Issue 3 - Sylvania Northview High School

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Sylvania Northview HS
5403 Silica Drive
Sylvania, OH 43560
No vember 10, 2009
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Chemistry classes celebrate
mol day with holiday style
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for the
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debate.
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Abbey Strick
PASSING A MARSHMALLOW as part of a Mol Day competition in Ms. Jenn Crosley’s classroom is junior Graham Kelsey and
senior Abby Reeb. The team chose to celebrate “Mol-oween” and ended up winning the award for best theme in their class.
By AURORA MILLIRON
St aff writ er
Chemistry teacher Miss Jenn Crosley has
been in charge of Mol Day for the past seven
years. After going to a conference and seeing
a teacher enthused over Mol Day, she started
researching the activity. Mr. Andy Roth started
helping her after the first year, then Mr. Ellis
started teaching Chemistry and joined the
group. At this point, a NV Chemistry tradition
had begun, according to Ms. Crosley.
Mol Day is celebrated October 23 from
6:02a.m. until 6:02p.m in Chemistry classes.
This event is a very “puny” holiday with each
activity during the day incorporating the word
Mol. The theme this year was “Molar Express.”
Each team of students picked a holiday and
then creatively dressed up and made a team
flag. Some holidays that were chosen included
Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day,
Fourth of July, and Memorial Day.
“I think that it is a way for students to have
fun with the word Mol and start to lose their
fear about the concept,” said Ms. Crosley.
“My group decided to choose Valentine’s
Day and call it Molentine’s Day,” said junior
Mel Worley.
Individually, every student had to sew his
or her own stuffed mole. The moles would then
be decorated in accordance with the holiday
chosen and could be dressed up in various
clothes or have patterns glued on.
“Mol Day was a fantastic experience and
winning the best Mol further intensified the
joy of learning Avogadro’s number,” said junior
Viktor Barricklow.
Some activities that the students
participated in were “Mol in one,” “molesical
chairs,” “ring a mole,” “name that tune,” “pin
the mole” and “molwing.” The biggest part of
the day were the Mol races. Each team chose
one team member to race with their stuffed
mole on their back with flippers on their feet.
The chosen member then crawled on his hands
and knees to the finish line without the stuffed
mole falling off.
“Mol Day was amazing,” said junior
Mackenzie Reeves. “It was definitely the best
day so far; I was so happy.”
Everyone also brought in different kinds of
foods, such as chips and salsa, guacamole and
quesadillas to celebrate their holidays to share
for Mol Day.
“Watching everyone compete and enjoy
the festivities is the best part of Mol Day, “ said
Mr. Roth.
Captains compete in assembly
By SKYLAR ROSE
St aff writ er
NV’s fall sports teams went out in style
with an assembly November 23 that Student
Government took a lot of time to prepare for,
according to Advisor Mrs. Jenson.
“During the week leading up to the
assembly, Student Government discussed
ideas together and with Mr. Jesse to get ready
for Friday,” said senior President Katherine
Chang.
On Friday, all Student Government
members missed 8 and 9 periods to set up the
gym.
The band played the Alma Mater to kick
off the assembly. Then, senior Matt Meehan
MCed the beginning of the assembly before
students watched the fall sports slide show.
All of the fall sport team captains were
recognized. To add some competition between
the captains, there was a relay race between the
sports. There were six teams total with four
captains per team. Each captain had to go to
the middle of the gym and put on two pieces of
sporting equipment.
“It was really fun but also hard because I
kept dropping the football and pom pom while
Abbey Strick
WORKING TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE is senior football captain Tyler James during
the Fall Sports Assembly. Football and cheer captains won the relay race.
doing the crab walk,” said Cowell.
The first person had to bear crawl, the
second person had to crab walk, the third
person had to do the wheel barrel, and the
fourth person had to army crawl. The team
with senior football players Scott Goellnitz and
Tyler James and cheerleaders Lauren Cowell
and Morgan Melchert won the relay.
“Our team was so good,” said Goellnitz. “I
started out super fast so that the two girls in
the middle didn’t have to do much. We won
because Tyler finished it for us.
To end the assembly, the Varsity football
players were brought down to the gym floor
to pep up the school for their game against
Southview the next Friday.
Band
plays for
junior
highs
By MOLLY PORTERFIELD
St aff writ er
Junior highs and elementary schools
around Sylvania were visited by some of
Northview’s musical organizations. The NV
marching band visited McCord, Arbor Hills,
Highland, Hillview, and Maplewood to play
for students and teachers November 4. NV’s
choirs sang for the students at McCord and
Arbor Hills.
“Going to the schools is always a bunch of
fun,” said senior Taylor Meek. “The students
who are in band and the kids who attend the
different schools really enjoy this event.”
The marching band performed songs
from the football season, such as Hey Baby.
Many students from the band sang to their
siblings or former teachers attending the
school as Hey Baby played on.
“I had been seeing the band come to my
school since first grade,” said freshman Greg
Clapp. “It was really cool to actually be able to
participate in it this year.”
The band also played the NV Fight Song,
Back in Black, Shine Down, Respect, and many
more. NV’s marching band tours the junior
highs and elementary schools every year.
After lunch half the band went to Hillview
and the other half went to Maplewood. There
the students continued to play their stand
tunes and a few of their favorite half-time
shows, according to Meek.
“It was really exciting to see how happy
the little kids were when the band would
play,” said Meek.
Younger students around the area got to
hear the NV symphonic, ACapella, road show
and chamber choirs sing.
These NV musical organizations gave
younger students in the NV district an idea of
what they can be involved with in their future
high school careers.
“I think it’s a really good thing to travel to
the schools because we get to show them what
marching band in high school is all about,” said
junior field commander Julia Hage. “It’s also
one of the bands favorite events to participate
in all year.”
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Olander Hike:
Seussical cast,
NHS volunteer
Northview’s National Honor Society and
Theatre celebrated Halloween a little early by
passing out candy to trick-or-treaters October
24 at the Halloween Hike.
Sylvania’s Halloween Hike is an annual
event held at Olander Park where festive trickor-treaters get a preview of the upcoming
Halloween holiday.
Chair people Leah Smith and Haley
Hofbauer, organized NHS’s participation in
this year’s hike with over 20 NHS members
handing out candy.
“NHS covered four out of the 20 some
stations at the Hike,” said Smith. “There were
also lots of other community groups there
like the Sylvania Advantage, the Sylvania Police
Department and Girl Scouts.”
The members were separated into groups
of five at each station. Students signed up to
participate in the Hike during the summer
meeting. Dressed in costumes, members met
at the Maintenance Building at 5:15p.m. and
stayed until about 7:45p.m. passing out candy
to the children.
“It was really fun passing out the candy to
the kids,” said NHS member Melissa Rondinelli,
“but it was just really cold outside.”
NV’s Seussical the Musical cast and crew
also participated in the Hike in order to create
publicity for the play. All members were
welcomed to come but only the lead roles and
make-up crew were required to participate.
“We met at school about an hour before the
Hike to get the cast in costume and make-up,”
said senior stage manager Marissa Mercurio.
Cast members were dressed as their
Seussical characters while the make-up crew
and stage managers wore their Seussical shirts.
NHS and Seussical members were not the
only NV faces seen at the Hike. NV teachers
Mr. Andy Roth, Mrs. Seal-Roth and Mr. Dan
Dubiel brought along their children to join in
the Halloween festivities.
“My kids and I go to the Halloween Hike
every year,” said Mr. Roth. “I purposely made
my kids say ‘trick or sucrose’ to some of my
former students that were at the Hike.”
- Katherine Chang
Drama club
ended at NV
For the first time in five years, there will be
no Northview Drama Club for the 2009-2010
school year.
Mr. Don Wachowiak, the Director of the
NV theatre program, will not be serving as the
adviser this year.
“I decided that I was not going to continue
as the adviser if I wasn’t getting paid for it,”
said Mr. Wachowiak.
There is still a possibility of the Winter
One Act plays being produced as usual this
year, according to Mr. Wachowiak, but only
if funding allows. As of right now, however,
these productions are on hold, since they are a
function of the Drama Club.
“I am just really upset that it might not
happen this year,” said sophomore Erin Owens,
who participated in One Acts last year. “It was
a great opportunity and I would be sad to see
it go.”
In regards to whether or not Drama Club
will resume next year, “it all depends on future
negotiations,” according to Mr. Wachowiak.
- Kelsey Pomeroy
Cheerleaders
host dance
After the home football game, the
Northview cheerleaders hosted a spirit dance
in the auxiliary gym October 23.
“It was a lot of fun to be able to go to
a dance without having to dress up,” said
sophomore Christine Blaisdell.
Tickets for the dance were on sale for
$5. The cheerleaders sold t-shirts that said,
“Cage SV” which were on sale for $12, and also
included a ticket.
“The dance was a lot more fun than I
expected it to be, they should have another
one,” said sophomore Natalie Forrester.
The NV tailgate was on October 28 at the
Village Inn. Also, the Village Inn catered the
event.
- Meagan Moyer
NEWS
November 10, 2009
World language clubs celebrate
traditional festivities, culture
By HALEY HOFBAUER
News edit or
Ever wanted to eat a skull? The Northview
Spanish Club was able to do just that on
November 4 in celebration of the very popular
Hispanic holiday, Dia de los Muertos.
Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Latin
America and Mexico on the second day of
November. Dia de los Muertos is similar to
Halloween except for the fact that Dia de los
Muertos revolves around honoring the dead,
instead of haunted houses and other frightening
things.
“It’s important for Spanish Club to celebrate
Dia de los Muertos because it gets students
familiar with some Hispanic traditions,” said
Mrs. Chris Monday. “The Dia de los Muertos
celebration is also one of the kids favorites and
when it’s fun they’ll remember the holiday
more.”
Every year, in order to celebrate this
holiday, the Spanish Club makes sugar skulls.
The recipe for making the sugar skulls is very
simple. All that is need is water, sugar, a mold
of a skull and an assortment of candies to
decorate the skulls.
“I thought making the skulls were a lot of
fun,” said junior Kasey Brooks. “I hope I get
to experience this super fun event again next
year.”
Spanish Club will be selling t-shirts from
November 6 through November 13. The
Spanish Club will also be starting their Holiday
caroling practices soon in order to prepare for
caroling at the Toledo Zoo December 16.
The Spanish Club was not the only World
Language club celebrating these past couple of
weeks, the NV German Club held a celebration
for Oktoberfest October 29.
Oktoberfest is celebrated in Munich. The
people of Munich celebrate this holiday in
order to celebrate a royal wedding.
“We like to celebrate Oktoberfest because
it’s a huge part of Southern German culture
and it is one of the most famous festivals in
the world,” said Frau Christina Forster. “It’s
important that our students experience it.”
To bring Oktoberfest to life the German
Club ate traditional Oktoberfest foods, learned
fun facts, and played games, according to Frau
Forster.
German Club will be celebrating Fashing,
a German form of Mardi Gras, on November
Stephanie Yarnell
DECORATING THEIR SUGAR SKULLS are juniors Kasey Brooks and Taylor Wieslack.
The Spanish Club celebrated the famous Hispanic holiday Dia de los Muertos by making
sugar skulls. The skulls could have been decorated with an assortment of candies such
as skittles, chocolate chips and many different colored frostings.
12 after school. Fashing officially begins on
November 11 which is the beginning of the
Mardi Gras season in Central Germany.
The French Club and French classes kicked
off National French Week on Friday November
6. National French Week runs from November
6-10.
To celebrate National French Week
students in all levels of French could participate
in a plethora of activities.
On November 9 students had the option
of making a dessert to place in the teachers
lounge for teachers to enjoy during their
lunches. Students could make anything from
creme puffs to brioche oau chocolat, according
to Ms. Kim Gogel.
“We like to give the teachers an extra sweet
treat that they can look forward to,” said Ms.
Gogel. “We also want to make sure National
French Week reaches out to the teachers as
well as the students.”
Along with “dessert for teachers” French
Club is having a scavenger hunt with students
in French at Arbor Hills Junior High and
McCord Junior High today at 3. The students
from Arbor Hills and McCord will be traveling
to NV immediately after their schools let out.
“We invite the kids from Arbor Hills and
McCord in order to let them see how French
Club is at NV,” said Ms. Gogel. “We also invite
them because it helps to ease their anxieties
about coming to NV next year.”
The scavenger hunt will take place around
NV and all the clues are going to be in French.
The students will be split up into different
groups and once they find what the clue is
asking for they have to take a picture of it.
The next French Club event will be Holiday
caroling at the Toledo Zoo on December 16
along with the Spanish and German Clubs.
The French Club will be holding caroling
practice sessions throughout November and
the beginning of December to prepare for the
big event.
SPADE full of new faces, ready
for competitive new season
By HARLEY ROHRBACHER
St aff writ er
The Speech and Debate Team has already
received some great news this year, according
to senior President Elizabeth Schwartz.
“We are a part of the National Forensics
League and based on how our team did
throughout last year at the tournaments, we
are placed as being in the top 10% of all teams
in the nation, which is a great honor,” said
Schwartz.
SPADE has welcomed 12 new debaters
and about 15 new “speechies” to the team this
year, according to Schwartz.
“This is the largest amount of new
members we have had in years,” said Schwartz.
“When we had our parents meeting, we had to
find more chairs for everyone to sit in, which
was exciting.”
The first big SPADE event was a fashion
show held November 9 in Northview’s cafeteria
after school.
“It’s just a fun way to show the novices
what they should and should not wear at
tournaments,” said senior Vice President John
Holler.
The coaches for SPADE this year include
head coach, Mr. Joe Drouillard, the speech
coach, NV graduate Mr. Griffin Browning, and
the debate coach, St. John’s Jesuit and Ohio
State University graduate, Mr. David Zavac.
“We were worried about how debate would
do this year after losing our debate coach,” said
Schwartz. “But David has been a great help to
the team already.”
Natalie Forrester
REVIEWING A PUBLIC FORUM CASE is senior President Elizabeth Schwartz and
Connor McEwen and freshman Michael Schwartz.
Returning members this year are
seniors Elizabeth Schwartz, Haley Nelson,
Courtney Tipton, John Holler, Sarah Fatemi,
Alyse Rogerson, and Jacob Justinger. Junior
returning members include Viktor Barricklow
and Kelvin Lui. Jennifer Deng and Moe Dean
are the returning members for the sophomore
class.
The first SPADE tournament is November
6 and 7 at Perry High School in Canton, Ohio.
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Augu st 28, 2009
AP Gov’t students work polls
By HALEY HOFBAUER
News edit or
Mr. Perry Lefevre’s AP government
students got a taste of life as a poll worker
on Election Day November 3. Many of Mr.
Lefevre’s students assisted the Board of
Elections at different poll stations around the
district.
There were around 40 students
participating from both Northview and
Southview. Approximately 20 students
represented NV.
In order to prepare and learn about the
polls, students had to attend a workshop that
taught them about the voting process and how
the Election Day was going to run, according to
senior John Holler. The students also learned
how to put together the computerized voting
machines and how to check in voters.
“I thought the workshop was extremely
enlightening,” said Holler. “Although it was a
little long, it really helped prepare us for the
actual election day.”
The night before Election Day, the student
volunteers had to be at their poll station to
check the machines and make sure that they
were functioning properly. The students had to
be there from 6pm until all the machines were
tested and everything else was ready to go for
the next day.
“I had to set up all the machines by myself
because no one else at my precinct knew how
to,” said senior Connor McEwen. “It didn’t
take as long as I thought to set up and I was
surprised at how much I remembered about
the machines from the workshop.”
Students were placed randomly around
the county. Students could have been placed
anywhere from SV to Whiteford Elementary
to McCord Jr. High School. However, some
students were placed as far away as the UAW,
which is the Local 14 Union Hall on Jackman
“I got to work in
Toledo and it was
interesting to see all
the people that came
out to vote. Working
the polls definitely
has me looking
forward to voting in
the future,”
-s enior Haley Armstrong
and Alexis.
The day of the election students had to be
at their poll stations from 6am to whenever
their precinct closed which was usually around
8:30pm, with an hour for lunch.
During the day of the election students
were kept very busy. At 6am students helped
the other people at their site set up machines
and get all the paperwork ready. Everything had
Co-edit ors
Students
are rarely afforded the
opportunity to get an up-close look at politics.
On October 23, current Lucas County
Commissioner and former Toledo mayoral
candidate, Mr. Ben Konop, spoke to Mr.
Perry Lefevre’s sixth and seventh period AP
Government classes. He spoke about how he
became County Commissioner, the importance
of revitalizing Toledo, what his job entails and
his views regarding current issues. We sat
with him in-between classes to ask a few more
personal questions.
Q:
A:
What is your connection to
Northview?
I grew up in the NV district and I had
Swine flu
affects
absences
The flu season has hit early with the
arrival of the pandemic influenza virus
H1N1 or the Swine Flu. Since the regular
flu season does not usually start until late
November, the majority of flu cases in the
past few months are being treated by doctors
and schools as the Swine Flu, according to
Principal Mr. Stewart Jesse.
“The percent increase of absences has
been between 20-33%. Teacher absences
have increased as well due to themselves and
their own children getting sick,” said Mr.
Jesse. “We have seen that most doctors are
simply viewing their patients’ symptoms and
treating them for the Swine Flu. Therefore,
most of our recent absent students might
not have had the Swine Flu but were just
being treated for it to prevent the virus
from having a chance to spread. Usually we
see that students are absent for about three
days, and then they come back.”
“When I had the Swine Flu, my doctor
told me to not come into contact with other
people until I went 24 hours without having
a fever,” said junior Austin Pase. “I missed
an entire week of school.”
This year’s Swine Flu, or A-H1N1/09,
is a type of zoonotic disease or disease that
can jump between species, according to
Megan Foster
SITTING AT THE PROVISIONAL VOTING TABLE AT MCCORD JUNIOR
HIGH is senior AP Government student Katherine Chang. Judges were required to be at their voting location at 6 a.m. and to stay to close down the
polls until 8 p.m.
to be set up and ready to go by 6:30am because
that’s when the polls officially opened.
Once the polls were opened students
would wait until someone came into their
precinct in order to check them in and make
sure they were in the right place to vote.
Students were either at a greeting table, where
people found out which precinct they were in,
or they were at a certain precinct checking in
people waiting to vote.
At 7:30pm the polls officially closed. At
this time students had to shut down all the
machines and record the number of ballots
used on each machine. They also had to make
sure all the equipment and ballots were safely
secured in their appropriate containers.
“I thought the day was going to go by really
slowly, but it really wasn’t that bad,” said senior
Natalie Dicola. “Although I was really upset I
didn’t get to vote, I ended up having a really
good time.”
For helping the Board of Elections run the
polls on Election Day the students received
$140. The whole idea behind having students
work the polls is to get them involved with the
voting process and to be able to see how their
political system works.
“I think it’s important for students to
work the polls because students are the future
electorate and it gives them a great opportunity
to see our political system from the ground up,”
said Mr. Lefevre. “It’s really great that we have
a system that allows our students to participate
in something like this.”
Lucas county commissioner
visits AP Government classes
By HALEY NELSON and
SARAH SQUILLANTE
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two brothers and two sisters who graduated
from here. I was part of the 1984 Homecoming
festivities when my sister forced me to dress up
as cupid and sit on the cheerleading float. And
of course, I was a frequent sledder on the NV
hill.
Q:
A:
Why do you come talk to young
students?
I enjoy being around young, smart
people, like here at NV. It is good to get out of
the office and actually interact with students.
Q: What is your job as Lucas County
Commissioner?
A: My job is basically an administrative
position; I make sure that the sales taxes
we receive are spent correctly and work to
maintain the community.
Q: What is the hardest party of your job?
A:
It is difficult to deal with a contracting
economy, which has greater needs, but fewer
resources and doing so in a place that is very
resistant to change.
Q: What do you hope to do in the
future?
A: Well, tonight, I’m hoping to go the
Walleye game [laughs]. In all honesty, I would
like to continue doing public service in some
way.
Q:
A:
What is your advice to high school
students?
I have noticed a big problem is
that young people are not voting. Toledo’s
average voter is about 60 years old; therefore
politicians are only looking to serve that age
group because we do not know how a younger
generation feels. I would definitely advocate
more political participation and interest.
“We have seen that
most doctors are
simply viewing their
patients’ symptoms
and treating them
for the Swine Flu,”
- Principal Mr. St ewart Je s s e
Google Health. Not only does this disease
include two genes from pig viruses found
in European and Asian pigs, but it also
includes genetic strains of the bird flu and
human flu viruses, making this virus a
quadruple reassortant; a virus containing
genetic material from two are more viruses,
according to Observer Today.
Since only .23% of 10,000 cases were
found to be fatal, U.S. health officials
conclude that the Swine Flu is no more
dangerous than the regular flu, according
to bio-medicine.org.
It is found that the disease can be fatal to
those above the age of 65, children younger
than five, pregnant women and people with
other chronic medical conditions. More
than 70% of people hospitalized due to
H1N1 have fallen into these categories,
according to Observer Today.
“People are acting like the Swine Flu
exists all over NV,” said junior Ken Bodie.
“I think it’s just an excuse to get out of
school.”
Lucas County received 1,500 doses
of vaccinations October 9, according to
toledoonthemove.com. These vaccinations
came in two different types: a nasal spray and
an injection. The nasal spray was first made
available to health and emergency workers
and the injection is primarily recommended
for pregnant women and children. Those
who have the greatest fatality risks of the
virus are first in line for vaccinations.
“The nasal vaccination was easy to get,”
said German teacher Ms. Christina Forster.
“After I got it, though, it made me sick. If
you’re going to get vaccinated, I wouldn’t
recommend getting the nasal spray.”
Common symptoms of A-H1N1/09
include chronic cough, congestion,
headache, unusual fatigue and body sores.
Fever, vomiting and diarrhea are also
common but are not true to all cases,
according to medicinenet.com. Fatality
occurs when the virus attacks the lungs and
leads to pneumonia or respiratory failure.
Vaccination is not the only way to
avoid the Swine Flu. President Obama has
recommended three simple steps to avoid
the spread of disease, according to USA
Today. These steps are simply frequent hand
washing, covering coughs and staying at
home when even slightly ill.
- Amanda Metcalf
EDITORIALS
November 10, 2009
Scholarships
awarded for
wrong reasons
Scholarships. This word encompasses
so many different things; you can receive
an athletic, academic, or miscellaneous
scholarship. They all have standards that must
be met. To get an academic scholarship your
GPA, ACT and SAT scores all must be high
enough to even qualify but way that colleges
decide who receives academic scholarships is
wrong.
Many schools basically decide how much
they are giving you based on your GPA, ACT
and SAT scores. Scholarship Boards have a chart
to decide how much money you receive. The
chart usually has class rank, GPA, and ACT/
SAT scores. Then you are awarded money for
how well you preform on the test.
This is not an accurate way to decide
who gets how much money you receive. What
if you took a bunch of honors and advanced
placement classes and that is why you have a
lower GPA? What if you’re not good at taking
standardized tests?
Many students have lower GPAs because
they chose to challenge themselves academically.
Those students’ GPAs are normally still very
good, but they could be higher if that student
would have taken all regular courses. That
student instead chose to challenge themselves
in high school. That student should get awarded
for challenging themselves and not penalized
because their GPA is not a 4.0.
In addition, there are plenty of students
who do not do well on standardized tests. Many
students felt ill prepared because there was
no material to study. Also, it is over common
knowledge. There is no just way to know for
certain that every [student] being tested has
a fair amount of knowledge going into the
test, according to brighthub.org/education.
In other words, standardized tests may not
necessarily be fair because there is no way to
test the amount of knowledge that person has
acquired throughout their schooling.
Standardized testing, though, it is
supposedly linked to demonstrating college
I propose a change
to this process.
Other colleges have
already changed
their policies
to become “test
optional” schools.
This means that you
do not have to send
in your SAT or ACT
scores if you choose
not to.
readiness, may not necessarily be a proper way
to assess a student’s knowledge and their ability
to do well in college. For example, a student
who could be extraordinarily brilliant could go
to college and be completely there for a social
event. The money that the college had invested
in that student will have gone to waste.
Also, determining how much scholarship
money a student will receive because of their
class rank is sketchy as well. Many schools, like
NV, have very high standards when it comes to
academics. Also, since NV is a big school, the
class sizes are larger therefore there are more
students who will have a good GPA. If a student
is ranked seventieth in their class but yet has a
very respectable GPA, doesn’t it still look bad
that this student is ranked so low? It should not
matter how many other students have a better
GPA than them. Some schools do not have as
good of academics as NV so having class rank
be a factor in how much scholarship money a
student receives is not fair.
I propose a change to this process. Other
colleges have already changed their policies to
become “test optional” schools. This means
that you do not have to send in your SAT or
ACT scores if you choose not to.
Instead you can send in some of your
latest writing assignment or something other
than your scores depending on what university
you are applying to, according to Wittenberg
College representative Bridget Mourse.
In addition, colleges should just throw out
their charts that determine how much money
they will give you. Colleges should look at how
many honors or AP classes you have taken from
your transcripts and then compare that to your
GPA.
It is not right when a student who has
taken maybe one honors class receives more
money than a student who took many honors
classes just because the first student had a
higher GPA.
Scholarships should be based on how
the student does overall and what they spend
their time doing, not based on some chart that
decides how much money a student will get.
-Nicole Mangas
Respect NV, custodians - clean up
By the end of the day, Northview is a mess.
Bits of paper litter the floor in classrooms.
Someone in the hallway apparently tripped
and neglected to pick up their things. Some
unidentifiable food is stuck to the cafeteria floor.
And the bathrooms: trash cans overflowing,
hair in the sink, soap residue slowly dyeing the
bathroom floor pink (and that’s just the girls’
bathroom.)
However, by the next day it is as if a reset
button has been pushed – hallways are spotless,
bathrooms have been cleaned, floors swept
and the cafeteria is no longer sticky. This
miraculous transformation is the work of NV’s
dedicated custodial staff.
It is such a common occurrence that
most students no longer notice nor realize the
incredible effort that is needed to maintain
the school. What seems like a simple task
of sweeping floors or emptying trash is, in
actuality, a full-time job of almost constant
work. A single custodian can be responsible
for multiple areas of the school, according to
custodian Ruth Warnke, who has worked at
NV for 12 years and personally ensures that the
windows, hallways, floors, cafeteria and boys’
bathroom is kept clean.
In addition to their many responsibilities,
custodians also have to work difficult hours. At
a time when most students are still struggling
to even get out of bed, some begin arriving
at school at 6:00 a.m., spending most of their
shift on their feet. The simple objective of all
this hard work is to make the school as clean,
and therefore as enjoyable, for the students as
possible.
Fast forward to during the school day.
Someone who thinks they are sweet at life
attempts to throw a piece of paper away
basketball-style from across the room, misses
completely, and then neglects to pick it up.
Another person in the hallway decides to start
a shoving match with someone else, causing
them to drop their things, which somehow
never get picked up. In the cafeteria, crumbs
from people’s lunches wind up all over the
tables, and their owners leave without giving a
second thought. I am at a loss to explain what
goes on in the bathrooms. But it needs to be
said that each and every thoughtless action
mentioned above is a slap in the face to those
who work so hard to keep our school as clean
as it is.
I am not saying that it is every student’s
job to police every other student, wiping the
floors and giving lectures on pollution in their
free time. Students are here to learn. However,
they are also here to learn manners. The vast
majority of students in this building are 14 and
up, which is plenty old enough to know where
those torn-off paper edges belong. If everyone
were to clean up only after themselves, this
school would be much cleaner, and give our
awesome custodial staff a well-deserved break.
After all, it is common courtesy to not just walk
off and leave your gigantic mess for someone
else to deal with.
“Just clean up after yourselves,” said
Warnke. “That would help.”
Through the simple act of cleanliness
students would not only become more
responsible, they would also be more fair to the
custodians by not making them do unnecessary
cleaning. Some messes are just going to happen,
of course, and there is no way around it, but
if it is a case of a student just being lazy, that
needs to stop. And while you’re at it, why not
say a quick thank you to those who work so
hard to keep our school shining. After all, a
little appreciation goes a long way.
-Elizabeth Masson
Swine flu frenzy unnecessary
“Breaking News: Swine flu is on the
loose.” This title plagues every aspect of our
society’s media today. But is it really necessary?
Swine flu can be a harmful illness but so can
many other types of sicknesses. The virus is
life threatening when you have prior health
conditions and contract it. But the fear that
swine flu promotes is extensive to the point
where it becomes greater than just a healthy
concern. It consumes people so immensely
that they feel it is necessary to wear face masks
to the mall when in reality a routine washing
of hands would suffice. The media hypes
everything up way too much especially with
the two words “breaking news.” This simple
phrase embellishes stories, making them seem
more important than they truly are. The media
says things like “Breaking news: it will snow
tomorrow.” Next thing you know, lines in the
grocery store are forming with crazed parents
stocking up enough bottled water to survive
inside their houses for days. People are trailing
toboggans behind them to transport their over
abundance of groceries home for the so called
“storm of the century” that seems to reoccur
every year. Four-wheel drive is being put to use
and the snow has yet to hit the ground. But hey,
rather be safe than sorry, right?
The media forces citizens to abandon their
critical thinking skills. Rather than thinking
about the situations themselves, they listen to
exactly what the news reporter tells them. Our
society could be compared to a population of
lemmings, the rodents that follow each other
over a cliff and end up drowning in the sea.
People take the words of the newscaster or
meteorologist and run with them, often too
far.
So the true question is posed: Is the risk of
contracting swine flu as serious as it’s made out
to be? Is it necessary to wear a surgical, germprotective mask to the mall? Is the hysteria of
the swine flu virus rational and based on fact or
is it glorified, unreal fear created by the media?
swine flu is a concern, but abiding by every
warning claiming to keep us safe will make us
crazy. For example we are told to use purell on
our hands before, during, and after each class.
Swine-cycle
Takin’ over
by Daniel Rhollans
Hand sanitizer dispensers have been installed
in all classrooms. But, some expert reports
say that germs become immune to purell, and
overuse could encourage new purell resistant
bacteria to form. They tell us to go back to
soap and water hand washing. But then, the
sink handle may have swine flu germs on it.
Maybe the best advice is to get plenty of
rest and stay well hydrated. But should I drink
water from the faucet? I am told that this source
carries heavy metals and other pollutants that
are bad for me. Then again, if I drink bottled
water from a plastic container, the chemicals
from the plastic container could be harmful.
Perhaps I should just find a glacier with pure
water frozen centuries ago for my hydration
source. But my travel path to the glacier might
be too dangerous.
Think for yourself: Do not blindly follow
everything that the media tells you to do. Swine
flu is an important concern, but I advise you to
gather your own information and decide for
yourself if it deserves the over-exaggeration.
-Margot Jacobs
Swine flu...see
how it’s
riding in
and taking
control?
Th e
4
Student Prints
Sylvania Northview
High School
5403 Silica Drive
Sylvania, Ohio 43560
2009-2010
Co-Editors-In-Chief:
Haley Nelson & Sarah Squillante
Advisor: Sarah Huey
News Editor: Haley Hofbauer Photo Editor: Abbey Strick
Features Editors: Katherine Chang & Yianni Papadimos
Sports Editor: Alexx Klein Opinions Editors: Sarah Fatemi & Adam Jurski
Business Editor: Kristi Kopaniasz
Staff Writers: David Aldrich, Alex Carter, Estar Cohen, Mary Grace Fitzgerald,
Addison Hirschfeld, Margot Jacobs, Alexa Kalanquin, Nicole Mangas, Elizabeth Masson,
Amanda Metcalf, Aurora Milliron, Megan Moyer, Kelsey Pomeroy, Molly Porterfield,
Harley Rohrbacher, Skylar Rose, Mami Silver, Bridget Thomas, Brian Wadsworth, Ally Yocom
The Student Prints is the official student-produced newspaper of Sylvania Northview High School. It is distributed
monthly at no charge to serve the purpose of informing students, faculty, staff, administration and the Sylvania community of current issues. The main goal of The Prints is to present coverage of events in an unbiased and accurate manner.
The paper also respects the opinions and ideas of the entire NV community. Signed letters to the editors are encouraged
and should be no longer than 300 words. All letters can be turned into the publications room, E-6. The Prints reserves
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EDITORIALS
Homework on the computer:
a blessing or a burden?
Technology. Technology. Technology.
Some people say it has been a positive addition to our society. Others
disagree.
However, after 13 years of schooling, it is clear to me that technology, especially
computers, have only aided in my ability to learn and improve my education.
Whether reading a 13th century poem for my Literature class or preparing for a
dissection with the help of a virtual pig anatomy simulator, using the computer has
always been a welcomed and helpful component of my time at school.
Computers have consistently improved my ability to learn. Utilizing an
interactive graphing program online for Calculus class or viewing an array of online
illustrations for my English studies have helped me to better grasp the concepts my
teachers are throwing at me. Online educational aids are novel ways to educate
students. They are completely unavailable in a textbook and clarify concepts and
ideas that are left vague and unrealistic on a two-dimensional sheet of paper.
Interactive online quizzes, blogging, or world language web quests, for example,
elucidate class material and further learning beyond
traditional notes and
worksheets.
ksheets. Students need an education that is
applicable to real
life – and only an online medium can truly
translate
this
tangibility.
ibility.
This generation of Northview
students
is
much
h more suited to use technology and
the Internet;
providing
iding additional learning aids online
i only
is
l llogical.
i l
In addition,
ddition, the nuances and creativity
available
on the
he Internet to help students are
incredible –
making
ing the use of computers a key and
effective
tool to educate students. Using the
innovative
features
ures computers have to offer in
education
coincides
cides perfectly with the district
initiative
ative regarding the installation
n
of SmartBoards
martBoards in all classrooms
mss
m
and encouraging teachers
to usee this technology
as another
nother teaching
tool.
Further,
I know from
p e r s o n a l
rience that
experience
puter resources
computer
are a fantastic and
ssary
part
of
necessary
y’s highly changing
today’s
and increasingly modern
ational world.
educational
I can remember back to
omore year when my biology
teacher had
sophomore
our class use an online simulator that
mirrored the
ns of real human DNA. I was
finally able to
actions
trulyy comprehend the effects certain
proteins can
nature of our
have on the brain and see the true
an genetic system, an image our
text book and
human
illustrating.
class hand outs were not clearly
often
guided
My social studies teachers have
o take online quizzes that provide
me
with
a
me to
nostic report of what I need to
continue
to
diagnostic
w before an upcoming test. Thus,
the
computer
review
ides an effective and stress-free
way for students to
provides
ctively prepare for exams, and
accordingly, learn.
effectively
It cannot be denied that today’s
society is becoming
easingly concerned with the
environment
and
increasingly
into lesson plans
livingg “green”. Incorporating computers
and homework schedules fits into this
“green” ideal.
Teachers will not be forced to
make countless
douts of class readings or reference
materials when
handouts
this work can simply be accessed online.
exaample of this idea.
My literature class serves as a good
example
kl our class
l is assigned
d about
b
h
d
ing from
f
medieval
d
l
Weekly,
three
readings,
ranging
poems to classic epics to modern satires, in order for us to understand different
literary principles, ideas, and techniques.
acher where to print
All of this reading is very necessary, however if our teacher
copies for each of his about 40 students, he would likely bee printing about 300
wo class periods, and
sheets a week. This is an extremely large number for only two
multiplied by all teachers at NV and the entire United States, it is clear that a large
amount of paper would be consumed.
Thus, using computers to assign this reading and similar assignments is certainly
eco-friendly.
Some assert that using the computer is a nuisance. However, I find struggling
through important concepts and endangering the environment to be a greater
issue. But, that’s just personal.
Computers serve as a creative, innovative, and eco-friendly manner for teachers
to improve a student’s modern day education. From interactive quizzes, a plethora
of educational texts, and three dimensional science and math models, the computer
is an essential way to help all students learn with more ease, and thus become more
interested in school.
So, in my book, I’m giving technology like computers a big check mark of
approval.
Important concepts and endangering the environment to be a greater issue.
But, that’s just personal.
Computers serve as a creative, innovative, and eco-friendly manner for teachers
to improve a student’s modern day education. From interactive quizzes, a plethora
of educational texts, and three dimensional science and math models, the computer
is an essential way to help all students learn with more ease, and thus become more
interested in school.
So, in my book, I’m giving technology like computers a big check mark of
approval.
-Haley Nelson
5
November 10, 2009
My homework load for tonight consists of a blog,
an online-quiz, and revising a French paper. All three of
these activities require one of the greatest gadgets ever
created: the computer. With the computer, you can access
the Internet at your fingertips, type a composition rather
than write it, and even add special effects to presentations.
Because it is considered to be easier, it is not at all surprising
that many teachers require many assignments to be done
using a computer. But is it really as less of a hassle as many
people perceive it to be?
First of all, my household only owns one computer.
Every day, it is a (friendly) battle between my sister and I
over who can use the computer right at that minute, and it is
not exactly her fault. Her teachers require her to complete
many assignments online as well, and chances are that many
of your siblings’ teachers do too. This is excluding both of
your parents, who prob
probably have a million e-mails to check
daily.
So, why don’t you just use a computer at the library?
That is normally a goo
good alternative. However, all of the
library’s computers are taken up because an entire class is
there
h
ffor the
h whole
h l per
period.
iod. The computer lab has the same
issue.
And what normally happens
when
an entire class is logging on
a t
the exact same time? Some
sort of technical problem
inevitably occurs with the
computers, which is not
always necessarily fixed
that same day. Plus,
many students cannot
seem to remember
their password and
are stuck logged out
of their account for a
few days.
Computers can go wrong
at any time, but many
teachers have recently
stopped accepting the
“technical
failure”
excuse, as valid as it
may be. Your screen
freezes, your printer
runs out of ink, your
flash drive randomly
decides
to
be
damaged. Yet, many
students
have
stressfully
still
had to deal with
it. What happens
with the press
of a wrong key
while you are
typing
up
a
lengthy
paper? If it
is not saved,
the entire
thing can be
lost.
S o m e
teachers also assume
t h a t
students are equipped
ith just
with
about everything. I recently had to buy a microphone and
headset for an assignment in one of my classes. Though
headsets and microphones are not very expensive, it was
still time-consuming having to go to many different stores
to see if they had the right kind as well as figuring out how
to install and use it. Not only that, but the program I was
to use for it had to be a specific kind. And I am not exactly
what you would call a computer whiz.
I do not even want to get started on the other
distractions that are right on the computer. Every time I
log onto Facebook, I see at least a few thousand statuses
that read, “I should be studying/doing homework, but
instead, I’m messing around on Facebook.” This is not
even including other networking sites and countless online
games that can instantly grab the attention of students away
from what is truly important. Although students should be
mature enough to know when it is work time and when it is
play-time, you have to admit that when you are sitting right
in front of the computer staring right at the screen, logging
on to an unrelated site does seem very tempting.
I am not saying that we should not have some
assignments online. However, it actually would be less of a
hassle if less were assigned online.
-Sarah Fatemi
Drama Club a
must for NV
Northview upholds the tradition of
housing dozens of extra-curricular activities.
There has always been a way to become
involved. With an entire spectrum of clubs
ranging from Speech and Debate to Spanish
Club to our very own Harry Potter Club, one
would think NV had all the corners covered.
Wrong.
For the first time in years, NV does not
have a Drama Club. The reasoning why this
cancellation of dramatic celebration occurred
is simple. The advisor was not being paid. For
years, the teacher in charge of Drama Club,
Mr. Don Wachowiak, was not receiving a
stipend for his efforts.
However, it should be noted that many
organizations, such as the Twilight and PingPong Clubs, have advisors that do not receive
stipends.
A stipend is a sum paid in surplus to a
teacher’s actual paycheck. They receive it for
leading students on a team or club as well as
coordinating different academic activities.
For example, a head swim coach who has
worked at NV for seven years or more makes
an estimated $7,530 for his or her efforts
in coaching. An Art Club advisor who has
been working at NV for seven years or more
earns about $1,528, according to the Sylvania
Education Association Contract.
The Drama Club has ceased to exist
because Mr. Wachowiak has stepped down as
advisor for the understandable reason of not
being compensated. With this resignation,
the activities within Drama Club have come
to an end.
In the past, the Drama Club met monthly.
They also traveled to multiple conferences
and hosted a Winter One Act Play Festival,
in which student playwrights were able to
showcase their work. At the end of the year,
the club hosted the “Red Carpet Awards”
which honored students for their dramatic
achievements.
All of the Drama Club related activities
took valuable time away from Mr. Wachowiak’s
personal life. He was dedicating large sums
of time towards work that could be called
nothing except volunteerism. However, Mr.
Wachowiak had attempted several times to
communicate his troubles.
“On two different occasions, I submitted
a proposal to address student safety,
supervision, liability, and compensation
concerns,” said Mr. Wachowiak.
Mr. Stewart Jesse had received the
proposal and sent it forward to the School
Board. The School Board has not yet
responded, according to Mr. Wachowiak.
With this
resignation, the
activities within
Drama Club have
come to an end.
In addition to not being paid for his work
in the Drama Club, Mr. Wachowiak receives
$3,965 for both the musical and play, which
requires the same amount of time and work
as coaching the swim team.
“Coaching and advising is always a labor
of love,” said Ms. Sarah Huey. “However, to
dedicate a huge chunk of your life and time
to something is stressful and takes away from
time you could be spending with your family
and friends. Being paid helps balance out that
inequity.”
Both Ms. Huey and Mr. Wachowiak
enjoyed working with students involved in
their programs. However, while Ms. Huey
coached the swim team from November to
February of last year, Mr. Wachowiak worked
on the play and musical from September
through May. I can see why he would be
upset.
In truth, the choice belongs to the
students. Those who participated in Drama
Club in the years before would like it
reinstated. However, in order for this to occur,
it has come to the point that students need to
take action. Drama Club members and their
parents can voice themselves through letters
to Mr. Jesse, Dr. Rieger, or the School Board.
If we want Drama Club back, we will have to
do something about.
-Yianni Papadimos
TV shows lack new ideas but not vampires
Edward Cullen. Stefan Salvador. Bill
Compton. What do all three of these characters
have in common? They are all handsome,
blood-sucking vampires. I personally do not
have anything against vampires. However, I do
have a bit of a problem when just about every
movie or TV show recently released involves an
innocent girl who unsuspectingly falls in love
with a gorgeous vampire.
Remember a few years ago, when every
show on TV was about FBI agents or policemen?
I could not even count how many different CSI
versions there were. What about a few years
after that, when everything was about the
exciting life of a doctor, like Grey’s Anatomy
and Private Practice? And do not even get me
started on all the TV movies on Lifetime. We
may as well just call it the same movie but with
different characters each time.
Now, it is the vampires’ turn to overtake
every angle of entertainment and there is not
much difference between the plots. In every
movie or show there is always an unsuspecting
girl who can’t get this vampire hottie out of her
head. I know, I know, there is just something so
attractive about a guy who has a healthy serving
of blood in his daily diet, not to mention, an
overly pale face and ridiculously sharp teeth.
I am not saying that it is wrong to be
interested in vampire culture—humans seem to
have this inexplicable fascination with fantasy
creatures. It is when there are continual
duplicates of the exact same thing that makes
the entire theme seem cheesy and old news.
Variety and originality are good things, when it
comes to constructing a plot. I could probably
predict what happens in True Blood’s next
episode just by watching The Vampire Diaries.
Maybe instead of chasing after an innocent
girl like some sort of pedophile, the vampire
could come across his identical twin, who just
happens to be human. Or instead of making all
the vampires desirable heartthrobs with ripped
abs and six-packs, add a bit of chub and acne,
just to spice things up a bit. For now, all I can
do is throw out these suggestions or pray that
this vampire phase passes fast.
-Sarah Fatemi
6
November 10, 2009
Cold rooms,
wet spots:
could NV be
haunted?
Halloween may be over, but ghosts
do not follow calendars. They continue to
roam the earth, stuck between this world
and the next.
At first glance, Northview seems to be
an ordinary school, but behind the sunny
façade, there lies a more mysterious side,
filled with strange occurrences.
NV has experienced several odd
happenings that obviously point to the
paranormal. People do not want to
believe the truth and try to use “reason”
and “common sense” to explain the
unexplainable. Hopefully, the following
will expose NV as the haunted Mecca it
truly is.
Cold spots are often cited as being
evidence of a spirit or ghostly presence.
During the first few months of the school
year, science teacher Mr. Andy Roth’s
room, D-10, was much colder than the
surrounding area no matter what time of
day.
The room has since grown warmer,
indicating that the presence has left. Some
would claim that this was a problem with
the heating of the room and that it is now
fixed. I find it just as possible that some
sort of cleansing or exorcism took place to
purge the room of the spirits that dwelled
there.
There have also been puddles forming
on the floors of the school’s bathrooms
on several occasions. What some see as
evidence of a leaky pipe or messy students
could also be seen as evidence of the beyond.
Ectoplasm is a physical manifestation left
by ghosts, according to wisegeek.com. It
seems that ghosts are infesting the schools
bathrooms and leaving this residue behind.
Other spooky episodes include doors
shutting by themselves, computers freezing
and students walking around with blank
distant expressions on their faces.
Now some would claim that drafts,
faulty programming and general tiredness
explain these things, but these are just
nonbelievers trying to find a logical
explanation. Hopefully, now that all the
evidence has been presented together,
people will see that these cannot all be
coincidences and that our high school is
definitely, supposedly, possibly, sort of
haunted . . . maybe.
-David Aldrich
COMMENTARY
Review: Seussical the Musical
impresses with creativity, talent
After the phenomenal production of
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast last year, the
general consensus was that this year’s musical
would have extremely large shoes to fill. We
were all left wondering; could such a fine
performance possibly be topped? The answer
to this question is definitely yes.
Last weekend, Northview Theatre brought
Seussical the Musical to the Franciscan Center
and I, for one, was blown away. The acting
was impressive, the songs thrilling, and the
costumes and scenery vividly eye-catching. To
call the show “amazing” would be doing it a
great injustice.
As I sat in my seat, eyes wide and mouth
open, I was dimly aware of the fact that I was
witnessing genuine talent, something that I am
beginning to expect from NV’s gifted actors
and actresses. The passion that the performers
possessed was evident in the way that they
danced, sang, and acted their way through the
lively and uplifting musical that reminded us
all that “a person’s a person, no matter how
small.”
The well-known Dr. Seuss story was
narrated by the Cat in the Hat (played by senior
Alex Gibson) and included many of the lovable
characters that we all know from childhood,
including Horton the Elephant (senior Andrew
Szczerba), Mr. and Mrs. Mayor (played by
junior Yianni Papadimos and senior Haley
Nelson), Gertrude McFuzz (senior Hannah
Dickerson), and Mayzie LaBird (senior Sia
DuFour).
One of the main characters, Jojo, was
played by freshman Jack Melick, who lit up the
theatre with a huge smile and a fantastic onstage personality. Brittany Von Stein, the Sour
Kangaroo, had a notably unbelievable voice,
while Thing One and Thing Two (played by
junior Kaylie Martinez and freshman Morgan
Rondinelli) delighted the audience with their
crazy antics and comical expressions.
To round out the cast were the chorus
groups, such as the Whos, including elementary
and middle-school aged students, Bird Girls,
Wickersham Brothers, and even the Circus
Acts to add to the jovial and entertaining
atmosphere.
Of course, the impressive music must be
mentioned as well. NV’s pit orchestra played
the marvelously zany music that complimented
the acting so perfectly. They performed
memorable songs that surely prompted
goose bumps to raise on the arms of many an
audience member, as they were played with so
much enthusiasm and zest.
All in all, Seussical the Musical was a fabulous
performance of epic proportions. When the
curtain was drawn and the final bows were
made, I had only one thought in my mind; once
again, NV Theatre had done the impossible and
made fantasy a reality. And to those spectacular
students and directors, I say this. Well done,
everyone, well done.
-Kelsey Pomeroy
High School relationship love time-line
By Mamie Silver
One Month-It has now become
St aff writ er
socially acceptable to change your
Facebook status to “in a relationship.”
That is unless, of course, your
boyfriend/girlfriend hasn’t kissed
you, hugged you, or held your hand
(basically, he acts like you have
swine flu), in which case you should
seriously question your boyfriend/
girlfriend picking abilities.
Awkward ConversationC’mon, it’s happened to all of
us. Assuming your potential
boyfriend/girlfriend has gotten
past the whole be-mean-to-theircrush stage, this period could last
anywhere from a day to multiple
months and is treacherous for
both parties.
One Week-At this point it could go
either way. Did conversation flow or did
he talk about the weather and school
assignments the whole time (bad sign,
unless you plan on being a weatherforecasting teacher when you grow up)?
Oh, and be sure to start holding hands
to make everyone aware of your newand-improved status. At this stage “the
relationship hasn’t really progressed yet,”
said freshman Meghan Leonard.
One Day-Does this
really even count as
dating?
Nine Months-If you haven’t
already, you’d better spit
out those three little words,
because if you don’t soon your
boyfriend/girlfriend may soon
begin to wonder if you’re only
in it for the free dates.
Three Months-OK, we have now reached the
time where dating becomes obnoxious to those
who do not share your great compassion for your
new love.Yes, this is the stage where some high
school students find it completely acceptable to
stop suddenly in the hallway and hug, kiss, or
make out. Also, you abruptly lose your previous
identity and your name is replaced by “that kid
After High Schoolthat’s dating so-and-so.” Do not worry, this loss of
Different college-Unless you
individuality is completely normal.
are star-crossed lovers, your
relationship will (and trust
me, it pains me to say this)
probably end here. But don’t
worry! It is widely accepted
that college students are 27%
more attractive than high
school students, according to,
well, no one.
THE
PEA
NUT
GALLERY
Two Years-If you have made it this far, you might
as well get married now (that was a joke), because
not a whole lot of high school relationships will
last this long.“To me, the most important aspect
in a relationship is to be honest and respect each
other,” said senior Brooke Darah. So, by this time
go ahead and tell your significant other all of
those gross things about yourself that no one
really wants to know (like that toe-fungus you are
trying to get rid of). Don’t worry, they won’t run
away screaming. Hopefully.
Six Months-Unless your boyfriend/
girlfriend is one of those super dramatic,
obnoxiously over-sensitive types, it is now
universally acceptable to start calling your
boyfriend/girlfriend by nicknames and
making fun of them for all the dumb things
they do that you had previously ignored.This
stage tends to be a big deal for high school
students (oftentimes characterized by cheesy
gifts and going out to Taco Bell for ‘nice
Mexican cuisine’), probably because many
relationships may be coming close to an end.
One Year-Face it, high school students
are lazy, and what better way to spend
your time than to be lazy together? By this
time, the average high school student in a
relationship has come to the realization
that dates are just way too expensive and
that it is perfectly acceptable to watch
TV and eat pizza together. After all, what
could be more romantic than gaining
weight with the one you love? “The ‘we love
each other so much’, lovey-dovey stage is
over,” said senior Colleen Grondin.
Same College-You
have put up with each
other for this long so
congratulations! Your
relationship has a good
chance of surviving.
IF YOU COULD MAKE YOUR OWN
DAY FOR SPIRIT WEEK, WHAT
WOULD IT BE?
“I would make the spirit
day theme old people so
everyone would dress
up like an old person.”
“Ninja day would
be awesome.”
-Junior Ellen Drabek
-Fre s hman Libby Headman
“I think we should have
superhero day because a
lot of people would do it.”
-Sophomore Ali Rent s chler
“ We should have
government official day
because government
officials are genuinely
important.”
-Senior Daniel Rhollans
FEATURES
November 10, 2009
7
PO W D E R P U F F F O O T B A L L
The Sport of True Champio n s
CATCHING FIRE IN THE
MASSIVE POST-GAME
BONFIRE IS the “beatsv” sign. The bonfire was
built and supervised by the
Sylvania Fire Department.
RUNNING THE BALL UP
THE FIELD is junior Raina
Padilla. Padilla gained
many yards for her team.
Padilla was a very important player, contributing
to many of the junior girl’s
successful plays.
MANOEUVRING AROUND
SENIOR DEFENDER
ALEXX KLEIN is junior
Mel Worley. The girls had
to be swift on their feet because they were not allowed
to tackle.
ATTEMPTING TO RIP
THE FLAG FROM SENIOR
HANNAH SMALL IS junior
Aurora Milliron while seniors Emily Snook and Kaitlyn Bryan block. Milliron
contributed a great deal to
the junior team defense, so
much so that she was accidently tripped during one
of the plays.
CHEERING TOGETHER
IN A HUDDLE IS the
junior girls team. The
Junior Girls emerged from
the woods when they were
announced for the crowd
while the seniors came
from atop the hill doing a
cheer reminiscent of Remember the Titans. COACH
ERIC KELLER TALKS
WITH GIRLS from the
junior team. Coach Keller,
along with other NV football coaches, volunteered to
referee for the game.
Photos by Katherine Pence
and Ms. Huey
By KATHERINE CHANG
Feature s edit or
The Northview junior and senior Powderpuff teams prepped NV
for the rivalry football game against the Southview Cougars October
29. It was a day filled with cheering, jeering, aggressive plays and
victory chants as the juniors in pink faced off against the seniors in
baby blue.
Seniors and juniors that signed up to play Powderpuff practiced
the day before and prepared for their big day by decking out their
cars with car paint and dressing in football uniforms at school. Both
teams also advertised the competition by posting signs around the
school in support of their respective teams.
“It was a good bonding experience for all the seniors,” said senior
Hannah Small. “All the girls were able to get along and hang out.”
The ladies met at the bottom of the hill at 5:30p.m. in order
to get warmed up and pumped up for the game. Once Mr. Mike
Czernakowski announced the junior and senior Powderpuff teams,
both came out in style as the juniors ran cheering out of the woods
and the seniors rolled down the hill yelling the “Hoo Ha” cheer.
“It was so much fun to watch the girls play and it made me want
to play,” said senior Amy Mierzwiak. “It made me kind of regret my
decision.”
The game started a little after 6p.m. with the seniors winning
possession of the ball with the coin toss. Within 30 seconds, senior
Seneca Perry scored the first touchdown. Perry scored two of the
three touchdowns for the seniors, with Small scoring the other.
The juniors managed a comeback scoring two touchdowns after
the senior’s first two. Touchdowns were scored by juniors Ashley
Yeager and Raina Padilla with assists from quarterback Mel Worley.
The seniors came out victorious winning the first Powderpuff
football game 21-14.
“I always thought we were going to win even though I was a little
worried at the end,” said senior player Morgan Hojnacki. “But we
pulled through when senior Alexx Klein stopped their last down.”
The juniors put up a great effort despite their lost and kept the
game close.
“I was upset that the juniors lost but I thought we played really
well for being the underrated team,” said Worley.
Immediately following the game, Student Government sponsored
a bonfire with the help of the fire department and supplied free pop,
pizza and activities for those who attended.
“We also had some fun stations while the bonfire was running,”
said senior Student Government member Stephanie Yarnell. “You
could decorate pumpkins, make bandanas and guess which baby
pictures matched which football players.”
The game had a positive turnout, attracting parents, students,
faculty members and even former NV students. The event is hoped to
become a new tradition at NV after its success, according to principal
Mr. Stewart Jesse.
“The game was more successful than I could have imagined. The
girls had fun and the boys seemed to like coaching,” said Mr. Jesse.
“My hope is that we continue to have it for years to come. It was a
very enjoyable experience.”
Spirit Week Ignites Wildcat P ride
Hairspray,
stethoscopes,
cheese puffs and flannel were
all essential parts of Northview’s
spirit week. NV’s spirit week
and wacky wildcats pumped
up students for the cross-town
rivalry game against Southview
October 30.
Leg warmers and oversized
sweaters
were
popular
ensembles on Monday for 80’s
Day. Students wore bright,
colorful clothing representative
of the retro time period.
“80’s day is absolutely my
favorite,” said junior Hannah
Spangler. “I wished I had lived
in that era.”
To follow the 80’s theme,
the Wacky Wildcat during all
lunch periods was a competition
to see which grade could
dress the biggest 80’s
hairstyle using a comb,
hairspray and scrunchies.
Instead of students
filling the halls on Tuesday,
there were police officers,
doctors and the occasional
superhero.
Students
went all out, dressing in
occupational attire that
included scrubs, lab coats,
business suits and officer
uniforms.
Tuesday’s
Wacky
Wildcat was a student
favorite. Participants raced
to dress in a variety of
professional clothing put
in a box and run down the
other end of the cafeteria.
Sylvania
turned
into the Wild West on Wednesday for Country Western Day.
Students dressed in plaid shirts and cowboy boots to continue
high participation for spirit week. Lumberjacks also occupied
the halls Wednesday, due to a misprint on the flyers that were
posted around the school.
“I was really disappointed when I learned that it was actually
Country Western Day. I love lumberjacks,” said junior Chelsea
Kania.
The classic game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey was
westernized for the Wacky Wildcat on Wednesday with Pin the
Tail on the Horse. Students had to pin the tail on the horse’s
CATCHING CHEESEBALLS with shaving
cream-covered faces are freshman Bailey
Rahman, senior Brendan Conolly, junior Ken
Bodie and sophomore Brooke Miller.
MARCHING IN THE HALLS are freshman
band members Mackenzie Apel and Lindsay
Wright.
HUDDLING IN PREPARATION for the Powderpuff
game are juniors Gabby Radke, Taylor Kotlarczyk and
Ilyse Golding.
SENIOR STEPHANIE YARNELL shows her spirit by
dressing-up in leg warmers and tights for 80’s day.
Photos by Abby Strick and Natalie Forrester
backside after being spinning
around in circles blindfolded.
Powderpuff team colors
filled the halls on Thursday in
recognition of the Powderpuff
football game that evening.
Juniors sported their pink
shirts and seniors wore their
blue jerseys. Sophomores and
freshman wore the color of the
team they were cheering for or
a combination of the two colors.
The teachers also supported the
girls’ football teams by wearing
their black shirts with both pink
and blue.
At lunch, students stuffed
their faces with powdered
doughnuts in a race using only
their mouths.
Students
brushed
the
cobwebs off of their spirit
wear on the last day of
spirit week.
Staff and
students were completely
covered in black and gold
in support of our football
team as they faced off
against the Cougars that
night.
“More people were
spirited than I have ever
seen,” said junior Katelyn
Collins. “But I think
Student
Government
should come up with
more original spirit days.”
NV brought back
an old favorite by having
students throw cheese
puffs at their partners’
shaving
cream-covered
face from behind their
backs.
The week ended with
a bang when the whole school followed the band into the gym
to get pumped up for the annual NV vs. SV football game. After
singing the Alma Mater, senior captains Ryan Kremcheck, Scott
Goellnitz and Tyler James were introduced and got the NV fans
cheering and pumped for the game later that evening. The
band’s performance featured the drum line.
- Mary Grace Fitzgerald and Ally Yocom
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An interview with the
Cat in the Hat,
senior Alex Gibson.
HOW DID THE CAT IN THE HAT
ROLE COMPARE WITH YOUR
PREVIOUS ROLES?
“All my other roles have been deep
voiced, manly men. This role allows
me to let loose and get more
creative with character.”
WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR
PERSONAL GOALS TO ACCOMPLISH IN THEATRE THIS YEAR?
“I put a lot more of myself into the
character because the script doesn’t
always tell you exactly what to do.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
SCENE IN SEUSSICAL
AND WHY?
“I really like the last scene, because
it is the biggest part of the show.”
WHAT WAS THE MOST
CHALLENGING PART?
“It’s hard to be constantly highenergy, even after a terrible day.”
WHAT PART DO YOU ENJOY
THE MOST?
“It’s so different from other roles
I’ve had, but it definitely gives me
more freedom.”
An interview with
Gertrude McFuzz,
senior Hannah Dickerson
November 10, 2009
FEATURES
Seussical practices,
produces and performs
By SARAH SQUILLANTE
AND BRIDGET THOMAS
St aff writ ers
Northview’s Theatre Department entertained audiences with their presentation of
Seussical the Musical. The musical attracted mass
numbers of viewers at the Franciscan Center
November 6, 7 and 8.
Over 148 students were involved in the production, which included flying, outlandish costumes, props and a $30 to $35 thousand price
tag. The costs were covered through advertisement sales, ticket sales and various fundraisers
held by the cast and crew.
Rehearsals started for the production the
second week of school, with two hours dedicated to vocal rehearsals. Closer to production
week, they lasted six hours or longer.
Tech week began November 2, when the
crew officially moved to the Franciscan Center
and began four days worth of rehearsals complete with costumes, make-up, props and lighting.
The musical was chosen as a way to give
the senior class the opportunity to showcase as
many students as possible, according to director Mr. Don Wachowiak.
“It’s really challenging in the pit, vocally
and with the acting as well,” said Mr. Wachowiak. “But it’s a show where people are familiar
with the characters but not the plot.”
“In the end when the cast, crew and pit are
recognized for their talents and hard work, it
makes it worth it for me,” said Mr. Wachowiak.
WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR
GOALS FOR THIS MUSICAL?
“I wanted to work really hard and
have a great experience.”
HOW DID THE ROLE OF
GERTRUDE COMPARE TO
PREVIOUS ROLES YOU HAVE
PLAYED?
“The character is really awkward,
but I can really relate to her.”
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE
SCENE AND WHY?
“The opening because it is so
energetic.”
WHAT WAS THE MOST
CHALLENGING PART OF
BEING IN THE PLAY?
“It was difficult to work with all
the set pieces.”
WHAT’S THE PART YOU
LOVED MOST?
“Working with such a great cast.”
PORTRAYING THING 1 AND THING 2 ARE
junior Kaylie Martinez and freshman Morgan
Rondinelli. “Being Thing 1 has been a blast and
Morgan and I have become great friends,” said
Martinez.
SETTING THE SCENE AS THE CAT IN THE
HAT IS senior Alex Gibson. “I had to be more
willing to make a fool of myself,” said Gibson.
BUILDING SET PIECES IN PREPARATION
FOR THE SHOW is senior Paige Luther.
PAINTING A SET PIECE FOR THE SHOW is
senior Baily Managhan.
REHEARSING WITH THE PIT ORCHESTRA
IS senior Jennifer Grimmer. The pit orchestra
was comprised of musicians from both band and
orchestra. “It’s hard work, but when it comes
down to the actual musical, it’s fun,” said freshman bassist Tabatha Hass.
Photos by Halie Langhals and Haley Nelson
A&E
November 10, 2009
Art s & Ent ert ainment
The Camera’s Lens
Autumn Film Reviews
and Anticipations
2012
What if the world came to an end? What if this happened in the
next three years?
This theme has grown popular among movie producers. There
was the blizzard in The Day After Tomorrow, the evil alien that had a big
heart in The Day the Earth Stood Still and the sun being too strong and
burning the earth in Knowing. All would be very unfortunate things
to happen, especially that evil alien thing, but what would a movie be
like if it was about an actual event that would probably happen in the
future.
2012 comes out on November 13 and is based on the predictions
of many different religions and people about the supposed end of the
world that will happen on December 21, 2012. The movie follows
John Cusack as he tries to get his family to China to one of the ships
that the world governments has made to try and save the human race
from extinction.
After watching some sneak previews of the movie in Mr. Frank
Ulrich’s astronomy class during our “end of the world and earth”
chapter, the movie looks like it is going to be awesome.
Seeing Cusack race his limousine down the street like Jeff Gordon
going for his fifth Sprint Cup Championship with a humongous crack
in the earth following him looks extremely exciting. There are tons
of special effects in the movie and they look well done, especially the
aircraft carrier crashing on top of the White House.
With many people believing that the world will end, coupled
with the media needing a good story to blow out of proportion,
New Moon
Vampires and werewolves and suspense, oh my! The beloved
Twilight saga is back with the sequel, New Moon, hitting the big screen
November 20.
For those who have not had the pleasure of reading the series of
books, the fans of the movies will have to make a hard decision. The
main focus of New Moon shifts from vampire Edward Cullen (Robert
Pattinson) to werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
This leaves not only protagonist Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) in
confusion, but the fans have to decide which team they’re on as well:
Team Edward or Team Jacob.
“I’m on Team Edward,” said sophomore Sami Leslie. “He actually
cares about Bella, and Jacob only acts on his dad’s orders.”
Motorcycles and voices in her head are the least of Bella’s worries
in New Moon. When Edward’s life faces danger with the introduction
of the Volturi, Bella races across the world in attempt to save his life.
With the premiere of New Moon approaching quickly, one would
expect Northview’s Twilight Club to have plans well underway for the
upcoming movie. In reality, this is far from true.
“Ms. Crosley isn’t even sure that she’s going to have a Twilight
Trick ‘r Treat
2012 is actually based on
what could possibly happen
in the future. Of course, the
movie is most likely heavily
“Hollywoodized,” as I do not
believe a title wave of water
will rush over the Himalayas
with an Asian monk ringing
a bell, but something on
December 21, 2012 could
possibly happen.
A lot more likely than an
alien landing in a big floating
ball (Day the Earth Stood Still)
in my opinion. Plus, everyone
knows the world will end on
that day by a black hole that
no one will see.
November 13 cannot
come soon enough.
I believe that 2012 will be
one of the best movies that
comes out this year.
The fear of “what
could happen” adds a lot of
excitement to the movie.
-Adam Jurski
Club this year,” said senior
Caitlyn Brant.
New Moon has much to live
up to since 2008’s Twilight grossed
$35.7 million on its opening day,
according to movietickets.com.
“I went to the midnight
premiere of Twilight last year,” said
junior Jackie Leizerman. “I’m
anticipating it to be even better
this year due to the growing
popularity and expectations that
it has to live up to.”
New Moon should be even
more exciting than the first
movie, including more suspense
and action-packed scenes.
Personally, I’m just looking
forward to seeing Lautner
without a shirt on. Can you
blame me, ladies?
-Amanda Metcalf
zombies of children deep in a
It’s Friday night in late October and you and your friends are scanquarry. After reading, you’re
ning the shelves at the local movie store. What are you looking for? A
probably expecting me to exscary movie to put you in the holiday spirit even if that means paying
plain exactly what role these
the price of checking corners and avoiding mirrors for a while.
characters played in the movie.
Scary movies come out one after the other during the spooky
You want to know more.
season and it’s hard to decide which one is the one for you, especialWell, I couldn’t tell you
ly since there’s such a fine line between good and bad scary movies.
more if I wanted to because
That’s when you see it: Trick ‘r Treat. With a figure appearing to be a
that’s pretty much how the
small child with a pumpkin on its head on the cover and the claim that
story ended.
it’s “The best Halloween film of the last 30 years”. It seems like there’s
After doing a comprehenno way to go wrong with the film.
sive search on Google about the
Wrong. After watching the Halloween horror film the only emomovie, I learned that pumpkintion that I felt was disappointment, wishing for those 82 minutes of
boy’s mission was to terrorize
my life that I knew I would never get back. Trick ‘r Treat consists of
anyone who broke a Halloween
four interwoven story lines that at first seem like a great idea.
tradition or was just down on
Well, it would have been if the story lines had been given an endthe holiday in general.
ing. Almost nothing in the movie is explained and it seems that the
I suppose this makes sense,
directors just quit and stopped filming in the middle of the story.
but considering that he wasn’t
The main character is a little pumpkin headed terrorist who gets
even a part of every story line
shot multiple times after pelting his victim with razor sharp candy.
I’m not sure how he can constiI’m shaking in fear just thinking about it. Even after the multiple
tute for a main character. The
shots, pumpkin boy lives and walks out without a scratch.
idea is actually a good one, but
Along with this character there are a set of vampires, a crazy unfortunately the movie did not portray it at all. Better luck next year Legprincipal who carves real heads with his son instead of pumpkins and endary Pictures.
-Abbey Strick
Law Abiding
Citizen
The cinema has become the home for the epic revenge flick but
most will have to live up to the comparison of the most recent Gary
Gray movie. The latest film to reel people in to the cinema is Law
Abiding Citizen. The justice-seeking film has been around since movies first showed up, however Law Abiding Citizen creates a new twist
as stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx put on a perfect performance.
After helplessly witnessing the brutal murder of his wife and child,
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) becomes outraged when his attorney
Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) makes an offer to the thugs he watched kill
his only family. One of the defendants is offered to testify against the
other in exchange for a petty three-year sentence while the other is
put on death roe after the testimony. Shelton is more than willing to
testify against both but somehow the evidence he presents as an eyewitness is proved “inconclusive” and can’t be used to prove the two
guilty. The news of verdict is crushing to Shelton’s hopes and he seeks
out to avenge the death of his family.
Shelton believes that true justice can only be sought through
death and destruction of the people involved in his family’s murder.
So he sets out to take matter into his own hands. A series of unimaginable murders begin with the thug who started it all when the thug
who killed Clyde’s family is brutally murdered. You can see the rage
and fury in Shelton when he is killing the murderer and the viewer
takes a new perspective of the star. No remorse is felt for the latest
victim after what he had done to Shelton’s family, but it becomes very
evident that Shelton has only just begun his revenge.
Shelton becomes the main
suspect in the murder and is
taken into custody by the police. One would assume that this
would be the end of the rage in
Shelton but he has a much bigger plan for everyone in Philadelphia. Although Shelton is in
jail, the murders do not stop.
His lawyer, the judge, and many
others involved in the case become victims in Shelton’s plan
to take down the justice system
of the city while Shelton is still
in custody. The authorities have
no idea what to do, as they cannot stop the monster that has
become Clyde Shelton.
Law Abiding Citizen is a
suspense thriller that keeps you
on the edge of your seat. As a
viewer you learn to grieve with
Shelton and what has happened.
Also you see what he is truly trying to say. His message is spoken loud and clear through his rage and timely
acts of seeking justice for the city of Philadelphia.
Law Abiding Citizen opened in theaters October 16 and continues to
be at the top of the box office list. This thriller is a must-see and would be
worth the ridiculous prices of movie theater tickets.
-Brian Wadsworth
9
Music on the
SCENE
With Estar Cohen
DISCOVERING MUSIC AT
BOWLING GREEN
Northview seniors Emily Holshoe
and CJ Wendt were among over 300
young musicians that gathered to glimpse
their future education as Bowling Green’s
College of Musical Arts hosted its’ annual
“Music Discovery Day” October 19.
Upon attending, prospective students
could learn about their major or course
of interest by sitting in on rehearsals,
participating in seminars and meeting
with faculty. Holshoe and Wendt are
both considering a career in music.
“I want to go into music education
and BG has an excellent program for it,”
said Holshoe.
Students broke off to meet the
faculty of their choice after a brief
welcome in BGSU’s Kobacker Hall.
Departments visited were composed
of Brass/Percussion, Keyboard, Strings,
Voice/Choral/Opera and Woodwind. It
was then up to the individual to divide
their time as they saw fit. Some of the
activities offered included sitting in on
music classes such as choir, attending
seminars about audition processes,
taking tours of the Arts Village Residence
Hall and meeting with faculty to discuss
questions personally
“Music Discovery Day was really
great,” said Holshoe. “We got to see
what the directors and teachers are like.
BG has an amazing music program.”
An “All College” Concert was held
near the end of the day to showcase
specific ensembles future students
could audition for. Among these
ensembles were the Collegiate Chorale,
Philharmonia, Wind Symphony, Brass
Choir and Jazz Lab Band I.
Music Discovery Day focused on
making the dream of studying music
a reality for potential students. It is
a free event and is open to anyone in
high school. Registration for next year’s
gathering can be found on BG’s website.
NV STUDENTS BATTLE
FOR FAME
The Collingwood Arts Center
erupted with applause as Northview
senior Emilly Thomas was named one of
two winners for the Sylvania Community
Partnership’s first ever “Battle for Fame”
October 24. The event initiated Red
Ribbon Week and was in association with
the organization “America’s Pride.”
High school musicians looking for
a chance to perform went through an
audition process and were then placed
into one of two categories; vocalists
who played instruments and those who
did not. Seniors Emilly Thomas, Nathan
Watt, Sia Dufour and Corey Howe and
junior Estar Cohen made the cut and
competed for a feature on FOX Toledo
Idol, $50 and a music video produced by
FOX.
“Battle for fame was a great
experience,” said Howe. “The talent
had a wide variety, from rap to indie
music, and it was enjoyable to see all
these young kids from Toledo have such
a passion for music through such an
organized event.”
A brief intermission was held for
an “audience competition” in which
audience members had the opportunity
to perform a talent of their own in high
hopes of winning a gift card to dine at
Olive Garden.
After a winner was selected for
the audience contest, a panel of judges
determined the final four for BFF, a top
two being picked for each category. The
audience decided the winners by way
of applause, clapping for their favorite
talent act of the afternoon.
Thomas won first place in the
category of “vocalists who did not play
instruments.” Sam and Anna Gorman,
Bowling Green high school students,
took first place in the category of
“vocalists who played instruments.”
“BFF was awesome and I really
appreciated the chance I got to perform,”
said Thomas. “The competition was
great too. It was just an overall really fun
experience.”
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SPORTS
November 10, 2009
Northview Volleyball wins Sectional Final;
loses to St. Ursula in District Semifinal game
By KRISTI KOPANIASZ
Bu s ine s s edit or
The Northview LadyKat Volleyball team was poised and ready start on
their post season road after finishing up their last two regular season games
at home.
First up on senior night was the Rossford Bulldogs. Six LadyKat seniors
were honored for their hard work and dedication over the last four years.
Seniors Katie Bartlett, Kristi Kopaniasz, Katie Roemer, Becca Turley,
Stephanie Yarnell, and Kaylie Zollweg were showered with gifts from their
junior teammates and the underclassmen on Freshman and JV respectively.
Once the senior night festivities were over it was time to get to the action.
Although they started off slow the LadyKats were able to pick up their
play to defeat the Bulldogs in three straight sets for what would be the last
win at home for the seniors.
The next game would be a big rivalry game for NV as the Southview
Cougars would be their last regular season opponent. The last time the
LadyKats faced the Cougars, NV topped them winning in four sets.
The stands were packed with fans ready to watch the action begin. As the
line-ups were announced each varsity player threw an I Love Spandex t-shirt
out into the crowd. It was a tough battle, the game went point for point but
the LadyKats were not able to establish a lead and lost in three sets.
With the regular season behind them the girls would start fresh and work
towards a run in post season play. NV received a bye in the first round of
Sectionals as they were awarded the fourth seed on the District and a number
two seed in their Section at the district meeting, where coaches determined
the district bracket.
October 22 they faced the Waite Indians. “Even though we viewed Waite
as an easy win, we could not look past them,” senior Katie Roemer. “We took
it one point at a time to get a solid win.” It was an easy win for the LadyKats
as they flew past Waite in the Sectional Final in three sets.
The LadyKats could not celebrate for long as their next opponent would
be state and nationally ranked St. Ursula Academy. They played each other
earlier in the season so each team knew what to expect going into the match
up.
Coach Tony Geer created his practice plans around the SUA defense,
trying to exploit their weaknesses to gain an advantage. The LadyKats would
give SUA a tough fight in the first game as NV had leads twice late in the
game.
“I felt really prepare going into the SUA because we had a really good
practice the day before and since we played them earlier in the season, said
freshman Megan Frame. “I was not nervous at all, I was more anxious to see
how good our play was going to be.”
NV would keep SUA on there toes as NV was only one of the few teams
in the region that earned up into 20 points with them. The LadyKats would
lose the close first game 25-20 and would lose the next two games, giving
SUA a ticket to the District Final.
“Although our record didn’t end up how we wanted, we had a couple
games that went down to the wire, they could have gone either way. We still
stayed close as a team though.” said junior Erika Vogelson. “It was cool that
at the end of the season we could still look back and see the good that came
out of the season.”
Photo by Laura Guinness
CELEBRATING AFTER SCORING A POINT AGAINST LEAGUE RIVAL SOUTHVIEW are seniors
Katie Bartlett, Becca Turley, and Kristi Kopaniasz and juniors Erika Vogelson, Abbey Strick celebrate
in the middle of the court. The LadyKats went 1-1 with SV during their regular season.
Lacrosse begins indoor play; boys split
into NV/SV teams while girls remain together
By AURORA MILLIRON
Representative Mike McMahon.
Along with these problems there are emotional
disadvantages. The boys are upset by how they are losing the
teammates they have been playing with for a long time. Not
only are the boys getting split but NV is going to have a huge
Splitting up is always hard to do. The Sylvania Boys Lacrosse disadvantage compared to SV. The SV team has more offensive
team separated into two different teams, a Northview and a players and are getting the coaches. NV, however, has more
Southview team for this spring’s season.
defensive players and are not getting the coaches that they have
This change has been hard for the boys since most of them been playing under. The boys are upset and very unhappy about
have been playing on the same team since junior high or even
younger. The boy’s team has been dominant for the past three
“It’s nice to have one
years, even winning the state title from 2007-2009.
“It stinks to be split but it had to be done,” said senior Conner
last chance to play
McEwen. “For lacrosse to become a varsity sport the split had to
with everyone from
happen.”
To become a part of the OHSAA it will take about three
Sylvania because
years and then lacrosse will hopefully be a varsity sport for NV
we have all played
and SV, according to McEwen.
The divide will certainly have its disadvantages. It will cost
together since fourth
$400 for each boy to participate in NV lacrosse this year as
grade.”
opposed to last year which was $65. New equipment including
helmets, gloves, and jerseys will have to be purchased showing
NV’s logo instead of the Sylvania Mapleleaf.
There will be no transportation anymore and the boys must
rely on parents to drive them to games. The boys used to have this split, according junior Elliot Grieve.
a bus that they could take to all away games that will no longer
To help pay for the cost to play, the parents are holding
be available due to the year annual mulch sale, which will benefit anyone who
the split. Lacrosse participates. For each bag that they sell they will receive a $1
will remain as a profit to help pay the pay to play fee.
non-varsity sport,
Even though captains have not been decided yet, senior
instead it is a Ryan Coutts and juniors AJ Mehling and Doug Vandini seem
club at NV and to be in the running for this title, according to Grieve. They are
no varsity letters hoping to lead the team this year and be strong even though
will
be
given they do not have as many players now as they did before.
out,
according
“We may not be the strongest team this year since we only
to
Sylvania have five returning varsity players,” said Coutts.
Recreation
The NV and SV boys will play together for the last time
St aff writ er
- s enior Ryan Cout t s
during the indoor session of lacrosse. In their first game against
Perrysburg, the players the skills and the teamwork that allowed
them to advance so far in the past. The final score of the game
was 10-4.
“It’s nice to have one last chance to play with everyone
from Sylvania because we have all played together since fourth
grade,” said Coutts.
Unlike the boys, the girl’s Sylvania Lacrosse team will
remain one team. Although there have been rumors of a split
and petitions going around both high schools, neither are true.
The two captains, juniors Lydia Grum and Aurora Milliron, feel
that they will be a strong team this year.
“I am very excited to have been chosen to lead the team
this year with Aurora and I have a feeling we will go very far,”
said Grum.
Last season, the girl’s team went to the Quarter Finals and
lost to Ottawa Hills in a very close game. They had previously
beaten Ottawa Hills twice in overtime.
“It was very upsetting to lose to a team that we knew we
could beat,” said sophomore Cassie Stansley.
In order to avoid making the mistake twice, the captains
are already starting to set up conditioning, parent meetings, and
team bonding.
“The team wants to be very close with each other this year
and not be as cliquey,” according to Grum.
The indoor season started off well for the girls team, as they
claimed victory over Anthony Wayne with a score of 9-3.
“The indoor season is a lot of fun and it is helping me learn
how to play lacrosse before the outdoor season starts,” said
sophomore Cami Pavain.
There will be a parent and player meeting November 10
at 7 p.m. in the back of Tamoshanter. This meeting will discuss
conditioning, meeting the coaches, and discussing what Girl’s
Lacrosse is all about.
“I enjoy lacrosse because it is a combination of all the sports
I enjoy playing,” said junior Mel Worley. “I’m looking forward
to trying something new.”
SPORTS
11
November 10, 2009
Cross country teams dominate Football
fi
nishes
leagues, districts, regional races
season
on rough
note
By ALEXX KLEIN
Sport s edit or
The Northview Girl’s and Boy’s
Cross Country teams won their
second and eighth consecutive
Northern Lakes League titles,
respectively, October 17. NLL’s
took place at Bowling Green State
University and both teams went in
with only one loss in the league.
Depth was seen in the varsity and
junior varsity races for the LadyKats,
according to Girl’s Head Coach Jon
Monheim. They placed four girls in
the top 10 and all seven in the top
20.
Freshman Abby Masters took
the front running role coming in
second overall. Sophomore Alison
Work, junior Mackenzie Reeves,
senior Nicole Mangas, freshman
Janelle Noe, and sophomore Moe
Dean placed sixth, eighth, ninth, 11th,
and 16th respectively. Runners two
through six’s times were separated
by only 27 seconds on NV’s team.
“This team has the opportunity
to do some huge things in the
coming weeks and what better way
to head into these meets than with
the performances put forth here,”
said Monheim.
Led by junior Erin Koffman,
the girls swept the JV race, taking
the top eight spots. The team put
forth an impressive total team effort,
according to Monheim.
“We won the varsity race by 33
points over the second place team
and beat some other very respectable
squads,” said Monheim.
The boy’s team also had a
dominating performance, placing
all seven varsity runners in the top
10. Senior Jacob Barnes, followed
by juniors Kevin McKown and Mike
Wallace and seniors Sean O’Connell,
Derek Pohlman, Nick Homan, and
Harry Zeitler led the team to their
first place finish.
“Taking the top six places,
we could not have asked for much
more,” said Barnes.
The JV team took the first six
places in their race with freshman
Kyle Brooks leading the pack.
NV returned to Pearson Park for
the second time this season for the
District race October 24.
The girl’s claimed their second
consecutive district title and
By ADDISON
HIRSCHFELD
St aff writ er
Halie Langhals
RUNNING HARD IS SENIOR Meredith Wagner. The Northview Girls Cross Country worked hard to win the
league, district and regional title. Wagner was the district and regional individual champion leading the girls to a
strong season. Wagner will look to finish her cross country year strong with a good showing at states.
according to Monheim, most of the
team ran their best times of the season.
Last year at Districts, NV had three
girls under 20 minutes and this year they
had five under 19:40. The seventh girl on
NV’s team this season ran 20:15, which
is a minute and five seconds faster than
their seventh girl last season.
According to Monheim, the sixth
and seventh girls didn’t have their best
races and the team still ran well.
“I was a little disappointed because I
didn’t run my best race, but at the same
time, I was happy that we still competed
well as a team,” said junior Mackenzie
Reeves.
Senior Meredith Wagner, who
placed first overall, led the LadyKats and
Masters and Dean placed third and fourth
respectively.
“Watching them all come in so close
together was exciting. Having our top
seven girls in the top 15 is amazing,” said
senior Morgan Hojnacki.
Each week the season inches forward,
the little things get more important,
according to Monheim.
“Everyone left is a good team. The
teams that take care of the ‘little things’
like sleeping, eating, and hydrating will
ultimately run the best,” said Monheim.
The boy’s continued their
dominance in the district with their
third consecutive title. All five scorers
for the team finished in the top 10
and Zeitler and Pohlman rounded
out the varsity team in 12th and 17th
place, respectively.
Barnes was the individual
champion, with Wallace, Homan,
O’Connell, and Brooks not far
behind.
For the regional race, both
teams headed south; the girl’s to
Pickerington and the boy’s to Tiffin.
The LadyKats won their first
ever regional title and advanced to
the state meet with 61 points, which
was 10 less fewer than second-place
Dublin Scioto.
“The course was muddy, wet,
and slippery,” said Wagner. “All the
times were a lot slower because of
the sloppy conditions.”
“When Meredith put the ‘war
paint’ under her eyes at the start and
the rest of the girls followed suit, I
knew it was going to be a good day,”
said Monheim.
“They did a tremendous job of
destroying the field in the middle
part of the race and we accomplished
our goal of wanting three girls in the
top 15 and five in the top 25.”
Wagner and Masters received
first-team all region and Dean and
Work were honorable mention.
“Our six and seven runners
[Noe and Reeves] were clearly the
best six and seven in the race. Once
again, it was a total team effort,” said
Monheim.
A few hours away from the girls
team, the NV boys claimed a regional
title of their own, one year after the
shock of not qualifying for the state
meet.
“Last year after the regional
meet we were devastated, so we
trained hard over the summer,” said
O’Connell. “Hopefully our hard
work will pay off.”
NV placed over the top team in
the state, St. Ignatius, and had a pair
of runners in the top five as Wallace
was fourth and Barnes was fifth.
“There’s still one race, and that’s
the big one,” said Wallace. “We’re
happy, but not satisfied.
Both teams competed this
past Saturday at the state meet in
Columbus, Ohio.
The Fall Sports Banquet was held
yesterday at NV. All teams started
together in the gym, then broke off
into their respective sports.
Toledo sports fans get hooked on
Lucas County Arena and Walleye
By BRIAN WADSWORTH
St aff writ er
Toledo has something new to
cheer about with the new arrival
of the Lucas County Arena and the
return of hockey in the city.
The arena will become the
new home of the Toledo
Walleye and a haven for
concerts and other special
events.
The new facility opened
on October 4 when officials
let fellow civilians take a
peek at the arena. People were
stunned and excited at the site of
the arena and knew it was a step
in the right direction for Toledo
according to Toledo News.
The first actual show to take
place in the Lucas County Arena
was when critically acclaimed
comedian Jeff Dunham came to
town. The show on October 9
was a huge success as the arena
was packed with eager fans and
anxious tourists.
The real opener seemed
to be with the return of
Toledo’s hockey team as the
new look Walleye opened
their season on October 16.
The team was a fresh start as no
players from the previous Toledo
Storm were on the season opening
roster. With young and promising
talent showing up for the Walleye,
fans certainly have something to get
excited about. The hockey did turn
out to be very entertaining
as well. The game was
very up-tempo and the
Walleye’s new talent
showed a lot of intensity
in the opening
day loss. The
Wa l l e y e
p re s e n t e d
a
n
excellent
game to
a
very
competitive
team
from
last year in the
Florida Everblades.
Everyone
seemed anxiously
awaiting the arrival
of the new arena and
when the Walleye
began
their
inaugural season,
The
Lucas
County
Arena was filled
t o
its
maximum
limit
as
people
swarmed
in to record an
attendance
of
8,000 people. The place was so
busy that it became difficult to walk
around. Concessions had long lines
and merchandise was flying off
shelves. The arena was rocking, as
everyone was ready for the future
of entertainment in Toledo.
The concessions were
p r o b a b l y
t
h
e
only
drawback
that I can
think
of.
Since there
were so many
p e o p l e
attending
the game,
the lines for
the concessions became
ridiculously
lengthy.
The wait became too
lengthy and I found
myself missing parts of
the game. With this being
the first game of the season
though some leeway is
needed and since the rest of
the arena is so wonderful, I
won’t complain.
Even though the
concessions took quite
a bit of time, the food
was worth the wait.
The facility offered
a various selection of
typical arena food such as
hot dogs, pizza, and cheeseburgers.
The grub was prepared with quality
and satisfied many of the fans.
Another thing that needs some
well-deserved attention is the seating
in the arena. A number of times
I viewed the facility in
different angles and found
myself enjoying each
perspective more than
the one before it.
As I toured the
building
some
more I found
that
it
resembled
another new
building
in
Ohio.
The
Lucas
County Arena
and
Columbus’
Nationwide Arena
seemed very similar
with
the
Lucas
County
Arena
obviously
being
much smaller. Still,
it was a beautiful
facility
that
featured
two
levels
and a number of
suites on the
second level.
The arena
shall
continue
to
e n t e r t a i n
thousands of eager hockey and arena
football fans along with avid band
followers, as the new facility will host
a number of concerts.
Injuries limit a coach’s options,
but only 11 players are needed to
field a football team. The Northview
football team ended their season
with more than a few men down.
The Cats traveled to Anthony
Wayne October 16 already without
senior quarterback Ryan Kremchek
and senior running back Torrence
Garland.
Kremchek suffered a cracked
rib against Bowling Green October
9 while Garland went down with
an ankle injury against Springfield
October 2.
The loss of their starting
backfield did not slow down the Cats.
Junior Brian Downing led the team
with three touchdown passes, one to
junior Addison Hirschfeld and two
to junior Jake Severson.
“It was very exciting to score
my first varsity touchdown,” said
Severson. “Especially because it was
such a big moment in the game.”
Severson’s score tied things
up early, but NV found themselves
ahead in the second quarter, 14-7,
when Hirschfeld caught his score.
The Wildcats however, suffered
another loss due to injury when
junior running back Zach Ryder
went down with what turned out to
be a broken ankle.
“Ryder was a big loss,” said
Severson.
“It would have been
nice to have him in our defensive
backfield against the General’s
running game. His cut tackles were
definitely missed.”
A vicious AW running game
plagued the young NV defense. A
back and forth first half was followed
by a lopsided second. AW’s running
attack proved to be too much for the
shorthanded Cats, NV lost 21-56.
The Wildcats tried to bounce
back October 23 while hosting the
Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at Cats’
Stadium.
The Jackets started off scoring
early, but NV responded with a score
of their own when Downing found
senior Tyler James for a touchdown.
Once again, injuries plagued the
Cats. Downing, along with several
other NV players, went down with
shoulder injuries throughout the
game.
This left the opportunity
for underclassmen to step up.
Sophomore quarterback Brandyn
Hall had to fill in behind center.
“It was fun getting into the game
Friday night,” said Hall. “I’m glad I
got some varsity experience.”
Hall connected with James for
another Wildcats’ score, but PBurg
answered with scores of their own.
The young players helped NV
stick with the Jackets through the
first half, but PBurg proved to be too
much in the late quarters. The Cats
would lose their last home game of
the season 13-41.
NV closed their season with
the battle of Sylvania against rival
Southview on October 30 at Cat’s
Stadium.
The Cats found themselves in a
hole early. A 28 point first quarter
for the Cougars was set up by great
field position due to the Cats’ lack of
execution offensively.
NV’s last game of the year ended
in a losing effort, 0-49.
NV finished the 2009 season 3-7
overall and 2-5 in the league.
NV will graduate nine seniors
from the team this year.
“I’ll never have the same feeling
on a Friday night. It is like a big part
of me has been taken away because
I won’t be with my teammates. I’ll
never forget Addison Hirschfeld,”
said senior quarterback Ryan
Kremcheck.
“Tough way to end, but it is what
it is,” said senior Scott Goellnitz
12
SPORTSVIEW
Girls advance to Regional Finals,
Boy’s season ends at District Semis
November 10, 2009
Abbey Strick
By ALEXA KALANQUIN
St aff writ er
Ending the season strong, the Boy’s Soccer team concluded
their regular season with a 4-2 win against Akron St. Vincent
St. Mary October 17. Junior A.J. Klever, sophomore Michael
McPeek and freshman Sam Miller scored for the Wildcats.
Next, the team played Clay in the first round of the state
tournament. They were led to a 4-1 victory with goals by senior
captain Josh Watkins, Klever, McPeek and sophomore Allen
Scharfenberg.
The boys faced St. Francis October 27 at Southview for the
Division 1 District Semifinals. Watkins scored the first goal of
the game late in the first half with a long shot, but about six
minutes later; the game was tied at 1-1. The game was intense
with dominating play from NV, resulting in double overtime. The
first period of OT was scoreless, but in the second period, SFS
scored off a set piece from about 35 yards out.
“We had our ups and downs and it was disappointing how
our season ended, but overall it was a great experience,” said
Watkins. “It was different than the previous years because we
were the underdog this season, but we did better than everyone
expected.
The Girl’s Soccer team finished off their season with a 1-1 tie
against North Royalton October 17. The game was tied late in the
second half by freshman Laura Connor. The girls began the state
tournament with a convincing 7-0 win over Waite with goals from
senior Bri Scharfenberg, juniors Lexi Fisher, Alexa Kalanquin,
Samantha Yurjevic, sophomores Jessica Jessing, Natalie Roemer
and freshman Paige Williams.
In the second round, the LadyKats played Clay. The team
won 4-3 in overtime with goals from Connor, junior Haley
Gasser, and senior captain Kate Schmidt. Schmidt scored four
minutes into overtime to finish the game.
“The game should have never gone into OT, we had
momentum the entire game so I knew we’d win in the end,” said
Schmidt.
The LadyKats faced NLL rival Anthony Wayne October 28
for the Division 1 District Semifinals. Twenty-nine seconds into
the game, Gasser scored off an assist from junior Lindsey Thomas.
NV held on to the 1-0 lead until the second half when AW scored
the equalizing goal that sent the game into overtime.
The LadyKats gave up two consecutive corner kicks
early in OT, but about six minutes in, Schmidt received a pass
from Scharfenberg that resulted in a shot that would end AW’s
season. Schmidt faked left then hit a left footed shot that soared
past AW keeper, Emily Wolfe’s hands.
“We owed it to ourselves and the players before us to put
AW in their place and let them know we didn’t perform our
best against them earlier in the season,” said Schmidt. “Their
cockiness and arrogance fed our fire and the parents holding up
the banner for their NLL title made us realize that that was the
only championship they’d be celebrating this year.”
The team won 2-1 and played St. Ursula October 31 for
District Finals. The game was scoreless at the half, but SUA
scored twice in the second half to make it 2-0. The LadyKat’s
first goal came from sophomore Brooke Snead late in the second
half.
“The team was fighting back hard and scoring the goal
helped us pick up the intensity to get us back in the game,” said
Snead. “We knew we had to come back after SUA scored because
none of us wanted our season to yet.”
Then, with 1:36 left on the clock, Schmidt took a free kick
that bounced off the cross bar and was headed in by junior Nicole
Hobbs. The game was sent into double overtime, but was still left
at 2-2 after a two 15 minute periods of OT. A shootout followed
OT, and junior Chelsea Nye, sophomore Stephanie Jenkins,
Kalanquin and Gasser scored for the LadyKats. Two of SUA’s
shooters missed the frame and sophomore keeper Jessica Jessing
stopped one of the Arrows’ shots, which made NV District
champions for the third year in a row.
The regional semifinal game was held at Ottawa Hills
against Findlay November 3. Findlay was first to score, but
Schmidt tied the game up before half time. Schmidt also scored
the game winning goal with about 20 minutes left to play.
“The team played hard and we did what we needed to
do to win,” said Schmidt. “It’s exciting because we were the
underdogs all year and everyone thought without last years
seniors we couldn’t go far [in the tournament] and we proved
them wrong.”
The LadyKats face Medina November 6 for regional finals
at Ashland.
KICKING THE BALL out of the goal box against Anthony Wayne is sophomore Jessica Jessing. The LadyKats
defeated AW 2-1 in the District Semi-Final with Jessing in goal.
COMPETING FOR A
LOOSE BALL against
a St. Francis player
is sophomore Denzel
Wheaton (left). The boys
team made it to district
semifinals this year.
Halie Langhals
FIGHTING TO STEAL
THE BALL from an opposing Anthony Wayne
player is senior Tiffany
Laplante (below). AW
defeated the LadyKats
during the regular season but the girls were
determined to redeem
themselves during the
post-season.
Abbey Strick
LOOKING TO
PASS THE
BALL off is
sophomore
Alex Weiner
(left) at Timberstone.
Halie Langhals
FOCUSING
ON THE
DEFENSE
is senior Bri
Scharfenberg.
The girls
advanced all
the way the
regional finals
against Medina.