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Sylvania Northview Volume 83 Issue #10 April 28, 2009

Prints PEEK INSIDE NV Theater presents The Diary of Anne Frank >>pages 12-13

Boys Tennis improves record >>pages 23 FEATURED STORY

B.O.B. auditions rock Northview

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April 28, 2009

NEWS

NV plans Band travels to Florida for new Business Editor lockers Staff Writer Over Spring Break Northview’s hallways were supposed to be painted with yellow and black stripes.

Obviously walking through the hallways students can see that there are no stripes on the walls, but they are not there for a good reason.

“We were going to get them painted but toward the end of break but I got word that new lockers were going to be put in,” said Principal Mr. Stewart Jesse.

The only place stripes would not be put is in senior hall since those walls are already painted.

In the middle of Spring Break Mr. Jesse heard from Superintendant Dr. Brad Rieger that lockers would be put in so they had to delay the painting of the stripes until after construction. The stripes are meant to add to our school spirit and add color to the stark white hallway walls, according to Mr. Jesse.

The new lockers will be put in over the summer. Originally students were going to get volunteer hours for coming in during break to paint the stripes, then Mr. Jesse decided to have a company come in to paint them instead.

“The lockers might be taller and run into the stripes ruining the already painted walls, so we put the painting of the stripes off until the lockers are finished,” said Mr. Jesse.

Florida was invaded by Northview and Southview band members during spring break. Keeping with the tradition of going every four years the bands left April 4 to travel 20 hours to get to their destination, Orlando, Florida.

In preparation for the trip, the bands came together to practice twice.

On April 2, the SV band came to NV to march through the neighborhood Sleepy Hollow. The following night the bands performed together in a marching show at SV and a meeting followed, according to senior Mariah Vallejo.

The purpose for the trip was for students to participate in a parade at the Magic Kingdom. The band played Raiders of the Lost Ark and Zippidi-DoDa in the evening. The parade was extra special for NV band kids because it gave them an opportunity to march in their new uniforms.

“I was extremely proud of the students performance, their behavior and the way they represented the Sylvania community,” said band director Eugene Bohland.

On the trip students were able to

Faith Lattorre LOOKING AT A MAP at Disney World are freshman Colin McCloskey and a few Southview band students. The students were able to visit multiple theme parks during their trip to Florida. experience Florida like a true tourist, going to places such as Epcot, the Animal Kingdom, the Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, the Rainforest Café, the House of Blues and they were able to see a Medieval Knights show.

“[My favorite part] would be the parks if I had to choose,” said Vallejo. “The Magic Kingdom was the best because it is so iconic to Disney and I loved taking pictures with the characters.”

Seussical announced as fall musical Staff Writer Dr. Seuss’ classic stories will come alive onstage come fall of 2009, as Northview mounts its production of Suessical the Musical.

Suessical follows the journey of Horton the elephant as he attempts to protect the microscopic Whos of Who-

Ville, a town situated on a speck of dust. Due to his belief that such small people could exist, the poor elephant faces merciless persecution from the show’s antagonist, the Sour Kangaroo.

The colorful story unfurls as the Cat in the Hat narrates, Gertrude McFuzz (Horton’s love interest) searches for the elephant, and a young boy named Jojo goes on a journey all his own.

“I’ve never done musicals before,

but I’m really excited to get involved.

Some of my stronger suits are dancing and tumbling,” said junior Megan Mick.

The cast includes a plethora of other whimsical characters including the Mayor of Who-Ville and the Grinch, all created by Seuss.

NV’s production of Seussical the Musical is set for next November and is to be performed on the Franciscan Center stage at Lourdes’ College.

NEWS

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April 28, 2009

AP Govt. visits courthouse Six bands chosen for B.O.B.

Staff Writer The Advanced Placement Government classes reported to the Northern Ohio United States District Court House on March 31 not because they were in legal trouble, but rather they were taking a tour of the court. Mr. Perry Lefevre took his two AP classes after their unit on the judicial branch of government and the Supreme Court.

After passing security checks, the classes were led to the courtroom of Judge Jack Zouhary. Judge Zouhary presented a PowerPoint discussing the U.S. court system. The students were able to ask questions about the courts and the jobs within the courts.

The classes were then led to the court of Judge James Carr where there was an appeals trial occurring. The trial was an appeal for reduction in sentence length by the prisoner who was spending time in prison for drug trafficking and conspiring to attempt murder, according to senior Sam Gross.

“I was really interested in the case occurring,” said senior Jennifer Post. “I expected it to be very boring, but the case was actually very intriguing.”

The class watched the trial for about an hour before leaving the court.

“Judge Carr’s court was able to enliven the material I had taught in class,” said Mr. Lefevre. “We saw a case

Staff Writer

Kayla Henderson STANDING ON THE COURT HOUSE STEPS discussing the case they had just seen are members of the AP Government class. Mr. Lefevre was explaining the probation hearing for a man who was found guilty of attempted murder. with so many aspects of the material that students could not fully understand without actually seeing it.”

Mr. Lefevre also took his Contemporary Law classes to the Lucas County Correction Center on April 23 and 24 to help further apply the material they had learned in class.

Students took a tour of the different levels of the jail and were able to talk with wardens and police on staff there.

“It was a real eye-opener, going to the jail,” said junior Michelle Lorenz.

“If you mess up, this is where you go, and no one wants to get into that kind of situation.”

Sylvania walks for Autism Staff Writer The Sylvania community came together April 25 for the Second Annual Walk for Autism hosted by the Sylvania Medical Technology Classes.

The walk lasted for three hours at the Northview Track. Walkers were asked to donate a minimum of $25 to participate. They then received a shirt, refreshments and a chance to win door prizes. There was also a Moon Bounce at the event for more fun and excitement,

according to Soldner.

“The money we raised is going towards the Sylvania Schools Special Education Departments,” said junior Jessica DeBelly, “Last year we got NV a treadmill and wish to do better this year.”

Northview’s gym will be buzzing with activity on May 8 as six NV bands will take part in the 2009 Battle of the Bands.

Tryouts were held on April 21 after school in the cafeteria. Out of the 12 bands that tried out six made the cut.

Each band performed two songs during their tryout.

Challenge Cat’s advisor Mrs. April McGough, the Challenge Cat officers and senior Joe Mehling helped judged each of the bands.

Other Challenge Cat members were invited to attend the tryouts to give their input as well.

On April 22 the Challenge Cat officers and Mrs. McGough got together to decide which bands made the cut and also to decide on which t-shirt design would be used.

The six bands that will be playing are Estar Cohen & the Power of the Plum, Band of Fire, Ska Band, Free the Manatees, Jeff Goldblum, and Bastilla and the Cat Women.

The gym will have two stages set up so one band can set up while the other is playing. Each band will get 25 minutes to perform.

Each band’s lyrics must be approved by Mrs. McGough before their performance.

Senior Kyle Lammie won the t-shirt design contest with his Guitar Hero inspired design. He will receive a free tshirt for his creative design idea.

“I’m honored to be chosen for my designing abilities and to help B.O.B,” said Lammie.

B.O.B. tickets and t-shirts will go on sale the week before. Tickets will be $5 in advance and $6 at the door.

T-shirts will cost around $7, but the price still has to be verified by Michigan Silkscreen.

4 Senior breakfast cancelled News Editor Due to unforeseen circumstances, the senior breakfast has been cancelled.

In the past, the senior breakfast is usually followed by the commencement rehearsal.

This year the breakfast was originally scheduled for May 4. However, Toledo Public Schools already booked the Stranahan Theatre, where the rehearsal is usually held, for that day. TPS scheduled their actual graduation for May 4, which took precedence over the NV breakfast and rehearsal.

The schedule of each school in the district is planned months in advance. At the time the schedule was made, the administrators wanted to have the breakfast and rehearsal on the planned day, according to Principal Mr. Stewart Jesse.

The breakfast was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts, not because the administration didn’t plan for it, according to Mr. Jesse.

“I would have loved to have the senior breakfast,” said Mr. Jesse. “Unfortunately the schedule does not permit us to have it.”

The commencement rehearsal was rescheduled for May 10, however the senior breakfast was not rescheduled.

“It stinks that the breakfast is cancelled,” said senior Sam Gross. “It would have been a lot of fun.”

“I’m really upset that there’s no breakfast,” said senior Lisle Zeiler. “I mean who doesn’t want a free breakfast?”

There will be a senior luncheon June 2 to replace many of the activities saved for the breakfast such as the slide show.

April 28, 2009

NEWS

STAMP visits Arbor Hills Staff Writer The transition from junior high to high school can be tough on any student. Often students fall into bad habits like using drugs or alcohol to help ease their problems, according to junior Shannon Bates.

Northview has a program that can help students make the right choice when they start high school and not let them give into peer pressure.

The Student Tobacco Free Athlete Mentor Program (S.T.A.M.P) is a group of NV students that go to junior highs to talk about the risk of tobacco.

NV students talk to the younger students on how to resist the temptation of tobacco in high school, especially with athletes and how it can hinder their performance, according to sophomore Mary Grace Fitzgerald.

S.T.A.M.P. has been visiting Arbor Hills since April. Two groups of NV students traveled over to Arbor Hills to educate the students about drug use.

“Since were older the younger students look up to us,” said junior Shannon Bates.

“Hopefully we will have a positive influence over them.”

NV students talked to Mrs. Gershenson and Mrs. Reed’s

Staff Writer

Shannon Bates DISCUSSING A LESSON PLAN before they teach at Arbor Hills are juniors Courtney Tipton and Kelly Engel. Students are recommended by their teachers to be a member of S.T.A.M.P., they meet after school and in the mornings to prepare.

Home Economic classes.

Most students are recommended for S.T.A.M.P. but if you would like to become

a member or more information, you can contact NV counselor, Mrs. Jodie Hess who is the advisor or Mrs. Horn, from

Flower Hospital who is the leader of the organization.

S.T.A.M.P. goes to Arbor Hills every Friday for four weeks.

Exploring Careers competes at Kent Sports Editor Seventeen students from the Exploring Careers in Education Tech program journeyed to Kent State University to attend the Ohio Future Educators Association conference March 30.

The conference was for students all over Ohio who were in the Exploring Careers program. Students attended work-

shops and listened to speakers throughout the day.

“I really liked the keynote speaker, he was fun and entertaining,” said senior Katie McGuire.

Students also took part in multiple competitions during the day. Both the Northview senior and junior programs were part of the Honorary Chapter, meaning that the students were entered in at least five different

competitions.

“Sure it was hard to try and enter five different competitions but with our great leader Mrs. (Wanda) Snyder we can do anything,” said senior Joel Edinger.

Mrs. Snyder supervised the students throughout the conference and is the leader of the program at NV. The NV students took part in the banner, trifold, poster,

scrapbook, prepared speech, poem, multi-media, and lesson plan competitions. Both the multi-media, created by Edinger and NV seniors Joe Mehling and Tyler Schemly, and the lesson plan, created by senior Ross Bernard, placed in the top ten.

Senior poet Andrew Simpson placed third in the poem competition.

“It was an honor to finally be recognized,” said Simpson.

NEWS

April 28, 2009

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Teachers challenge QuizCats Staff Writer The Northview Quizcats ended their season with a heated face-off between their very own teachers. On April 1, at 2:45 p.m. in coach Mr. Perry Lefevre’s room, G-5, the students and teachers began 12-minute rounds of mind-boggling questions. Questions were taken from Campbell’s 2,601 Questions.

“It keeps you on your toes,” said Mr. Lefevre. “They’re questions that you expect to go one direction, but by the end of the question, have taken a completely different turn.”

Topics included various subjects such as math, science, social studies literature, and fine arts. The team prepared for the annual face-off the same way they did for regular competitions.

They competed against each other using questions from the book and online.

“We haven’t won in five years,” said sophomore Alec Elrod. “So we prepared really hard.”

Mr. Dave Budhas, Mr. Mike Czernakowski, Mr. Dan Dubiel, Ms. Sarah Petersen, Mr. Andy Roth, and Ms. Jill Galdys took on a team of 12 trained Quizcats. The first round of the game was a penalty-free round, meaning that one team did not automatically gain ten points for a wrong answer from the opponent team.

The following rounds were exciting competition with refreshments courtesy of Mr. Lefevre to keep students energized.

With the teachers winning Round 1 and the students stealing Round 2, the face-off proved to be a fun, educational 45-minutes for everyone and as well as closure for the Quizcat season.

“I thought it was fun and exciting,” said Ms. Petersen. “It was thrilling when I got questions correct.”

Elizabeth Schwartz

GETTING READY TO ANSWER A QUESTION is Mr. Perry Lefevre while competing against sophomore Tim Sundberg, junior Athreya Rajan, sophomores Nick Smith and Jim Park, and senior Jesse Houston. Teachers competed against the QuizCats team and won round one while the students were able to win round two.

TSP staff receives 25 awards Opinions Editor Sitting at tablecloth-clad round tables, the nominees anxiously await for their names to be called. The anticipation builds as the announcer utters a name and the room bursts into a quiet applause. No, it wasn’t the Oscars, but it may have felt like it for members of high school newspaper staffs from schools in the Toledo area.

The Student Prints staff, along with 11 other area schools, traveled to the University of Toledo April 21 to compete in the 41st annual Media Day, presented by the University of Toledo Department of Communication.

After attending their choice of three presentations regarding journalistic topics during two 50-minute sessions, students had the opportunity to browse display boards set up by other schools, as well as mingle with students and view copies of other newspapers. The Student Prints staffers were given an assignment to speak with students from various schools to complete.

“It was interesting to learn how other schools function in comparison to ours,” said junior Katherine Chang, “I

realized that our staff is actually pretty organized and efficient.”

Students then poured into the third floor auditorium for the luncheon portion of the day, where they received Subway subs, chips, cookies, and pop.

The presentation began with a welcome from Dr. Richard Knecht, the Department Chair of Communications, as well as a video depicting interviews from various newspaper staff members representing several area schools. Students answered questions regarding their proudest newspaper accomplishments, extracurricular activities, and future plans.

The presentation continued with the introduction of the General Manager of Channel 27-WLQR and Bowling Green telecommunications instructor, Stephen Kendall, who was awarded with the UT Department of Communication Alumnus Award for 2009. Kendall graciously accepted his award and then presented a speech entitled “Life on the Media Playground”.

“I especially enjoyed the speakers,” said Notre Dame junior Emily Hostetler, “and I was really shocked to learn that I had won two awards.”

Following the speech, awards were given out in various categories. The

Sam Weisman

CONVERSING WITH SOUTHVIEW Catalyst staffer Lindy Williams is senior Max Filby. TSP staff members attended workshops to learn about journalism and interact with other school’s staffs.

Student Prints placed second in Best Front staff received 25 awards.

“Receiving honorable mention for Page Layout for broadsheet format and swept several other categories including one of my stories was a great honor,” Best Sports Feature, and Best Column as said News Editor junior Haley Hofbaur, well as winning first, second and third “but I was very proud of how everyone in every photo category. In total, the on staff did.”

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OPINIONS

April 28, 2009

Insufficient sports facilities make NV look unprofessional Football stadium, baseball field, track lack care With the exception of some occasional leaks, Northview’s interior is well equipped to support the everyday activities that take place in the school. This directs me to ponder why the sports facilities are clearly sub-par to the indoor facility that is NV High School.

Let’s begin this quest with the football field. The field itself is heavenly in the aspect of being flat, trimmed, and well kept. Yet, once an opposing fan takes a glance at the stands, they realize how outdated our stadium really has become. I always say a prayer before venturing to the stands. It looks like they are going to collapse at any moment.

Secondly, the concession stands are the most unappealing food vending facilities I have ever seen. Honestly, have you ever heard of a paint job? The outside of the concessions appear to have

miraculously survived several atomic bomb explosions. If I am going to purchase a hotdog that barely qualifies as food, at least have the place that stores it look semi-decent. NV needs to renovate their stands and concessions so that they are presentable and efficient.

Moving on, the baseball field is nice and has had many additions in the past couple years, including new seating and a brick wall. However, since the football team has no land to practice on, they practice smack dab in the outfield.

Nearly a hundred football players per day plus metal tipped cleats equals a ripped up outfield that invites broken ankles. As far as the rest of the field is concerned, the only reason it looks halfway decent is because the baseball team has to work on it almost weekly and the coaches look after it like a new-

born baby. A plot of land needs to be purchased and set aside for the football team to practice to preserve the outfield and we need to hire a service to take care of the baseball field.

However, the track makes the baseball stadium look like Comerica Park.

Our sad excuse for a track is basically just a slab of hard concrete in the form of a circle. Running on the track leaves sprinters with more injuries than Allen Iverson and there is a plethora of grass sprouting in between the cracks of the unruly surface. Maybe these are among the reasons why runners and throwers alike must travel to Timberstone to practice and host meets. It is embarrassing that NV athletes have to drive to a junior high school for high school athletics.

The tennis courts are in pretty good shape overall, but could certainly use

NHS induction pointless for seniors National Honor Society is known for its active volunteers, high academic standards and to some, disappointment. Each year, many juniors who meet specific requirements are accepted into NHS along with seniors who meet the requirements but were not accepted or eligible the previous year.

NHS is a great part of Northview where students volunteer their time to help out at many events and in school as well. But most NHS members do not join to plan events and spend a lot of their free time volunteering, but to be able to put it on their college and scholarship applications.

However, students who are inducted as seniors do not have this opportunity. By the time they are inducted in May, college and scholarship applications are done. The colleges and scholarship committees are not able to see that the student possesses the character, leadership, service and what not that an NHS membership distinctly shows.

Also, one must wonder why they would be accepted into NHS as a senior and not a junior. It’s possible that a student could improve on whichever pillar of NHS that they were lacking in before they apply their senior year, but many do not. For most seniors invited into NHS, nothing has changed since their junior year when they were rejected.

Thus, NHS should change the induction date for seniors. The seniors who are inducted deserve to be able to include NHS on their college and scholarship applications to show that they are a hardworking, intelligent student. NHS would also profit in that these newly inducted seniors would also be able to volunteer at events and be a useful member of NHS. It should be about more than just the gold and black cords at graduation for members inducted as seniors.

some repair. There is a “speed bump” that runs across the housing side of the court that is a huge problem for tennis players. They have to adjust their movements during the match due to the presence of the bump and several ankles have been twisted on the raised surface.

This needs to be fixed to make the tennis courts as functional as they should be.

It is apparent that NV’s sporting facilities are primitive compared to other area schools. If we cannot even house our own sports on respectable fields, how are other programs supposed to take us seriously? I understand that people put a lot of time and effort to allow athletes to take place in their selected activities, but if we do not upgrade certain facilities soon, opposing players will regret having to travel to NV. ~Andrew Miller

Sylvania Northview High School 5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560 2008-2009 Co-Editors-In-Chief: Max Filby & Elizabeth Strick Advisor: Sarah Huey News Editor: Haley Hofbauer Photo Editor: Sam Weisman Features Editors: Haley Nelson & Yelena Zhernovskiy Sports Editors: Alexx Klein & Joe Mehling Opinions Editor: Sarah Squillante Business Editor: Jackie Walz Staff Writers: Katherine Chang, Taylor Dreps, Sarah Fatemi, Mary Grace Fitzgerald, Nicole Hobbs, Adam Jurski, Katie Koffman, Kristi Kopaniasz, Nicole Mangas, Kelsey McCoy, Andrew Miller, Yianni Papadimos, Cody Ramm, Abbey Strick, Jordan Tomase, Brian Wadsworth, Nick Wineland, Ally Yocom Photographer: Halie Langhals 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.

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April 28, 2009

Pro athletes set bad examples;

Students search for new role models Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez, Michael Vick, all of these athletes at one point in time dominated their respective sports.

However, all of these athletes have very large blemishes on their record.

Jordan, gambling, Favre, painkillers, Rodriguez, steroids, Bryant, rape allegations, Vick, animal cruelty (currently serving an 18 month jail sentence).

If students are unable to look up to these people, five of the most famous athletes of all time, then who?

Good role models these days are hard to come by, though there are many great athletes who are good role models, the bad outweighs the good.

Some athletes I consider good

role models, so far, are Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Rafael Nadal.

There are many others but these are the people of elite status.

I would not even suggest, one of my personal role models, Tiger Woods to kids these days.

Though the man is very classy in interviews, if he does an interview, while watching golf you notice that Mr. Woods does not choose his words wisely. However, I would

consider Tiger over some athletes who find themselves in trouble with the law.

Constant viewers of Sportscenter, like myself, are being forced to watch courtrooms and jail cells instead of great sports highlights.

F o r example, Plaxico Burress walked into a nightclub with fellow New York Giant Antonio Pierce with a loaded gun and literally shot himself in the foot.

Students and younger children have lost role models in the sports world and someone needs to step up and inform them that they are acting like a bunch of idiotic fools.

Now he faces up to five years in prison and his football career is in jeopardy.

Another wonderful example of a celebrity athlete acting like a buffoon is former Denver Bronco running back Travis Henry. Henry was found with six pounds of marijuana and three kilograms of cocaine, no that is not a typo. Mr. Henry also has the reputation of having eight babies with eight different wives.

All of these cases plus many, many more have taken over the television and have been seen by children of all ages. Students and younger children have lost role models in the sports world and someone needs to step up and inform them that they are acting like a bunch of idiotic fools. ~ Joe Mehling

Letter to the Editor

Letter in response to the article, “School is for learning, not for earning H’s First off, the title of this article is completely contradicting to the topic at hand. Ms. Nelson’s argument is that Honors and AP classes are taken by students solely to boost their GPA’s. Funny fact, not only do some editors receive an H for being in newspaper, other students take courses such as Honors Choir and Honors Orchestra simply to boost their GPA. Many students feel that this is hypocritical of The Student Prints staff to generalize the goals of the student body while still perpetuating the very problems they write about.

Multiple times throughout this article, the writer implies that students work in classes only to earn grades rather than to gain knowledge. This point is invalid because while trying to earn good grades, students must learn the information presented to them.

Another point the author raises is competition in school. She claims that students only take Honors classes to climb higher in class rank. Honors classes do boost your GPA, if and only if you push yourself. The honors classes go more in depth on the material than regular classes do. So when the author says school is for learning, she should be pleased with honors classes because that is where the most learning gets done. Another reason to take honors classes is for colleges. According to Sister Valerie of Lourdes College, “many students are being rejected into colleges because they didn’t challenge themselves during high school. If two students have equal GPA’s, the student with more honors classes on their transcript will get accepted first.” The class ranking system is vital to colleges and students alike because it shows how much a student will push themselves and they are rewarded with a high rank and more importantly, scholarships in college.

-seniors Jordan Keefe and J.J. Marquardt

My article was meant to hopefully incite change and expose a problem that exists at Northview. Not all students take classes just to get the grade, and although many do, this group is still a minority. Yet, I wanted to expose the fact that many of these students can generally not be blamed for their actions. The system inherently pressures the student to work solely for the grade, without regard for real learning. It is unfortunate that the point I was making in this editorial was misunderstood. I never meant to blame or look down upon the honors class.

It is necessary to discuss how our school’s system is like a double-edged sword. Mr. Keefe and Mr. Marquardt make an excellent point when they state that students work harder and go more in depth about topics in an honors class. I agree, I just don’t feel that it is right that a student feels forced to drop a regular class because it will not award them an H. However, there are many students who take honors classes for the wrong reasons. As a student body we need to remember that school is for in depth learning that broadens our horizons and challenges our core beliefs. What I believe we need to recognize is that there are drastically different types of learning. There is one type where a student grasps the material well enough to pass a simple test and another where the student truly strives to understand the material and apply their deeper understanding to their own lives, changing their outlook on themselves and others accordingly.

Thus, I still feel the abolishing of the class rank system would be best for NV, without hurting a student’s ability to get into college. Countless schools from California to Minnesota have abolished the class ranking system without negative results. Graphs are submitted to colleges showing where a student ranks in their class. No colleges have complained. This eradicates the student-student competition. The focus would now be on learning and personal growth.

Finally, I feel that making rash generalizations about the quality of certain honor’s classes is unnecessary. If it were me, I would take a second to learn a little something about the group or person before I rashly attack their credibility.

- Haley Nelson, Features Editor

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April 28, 2009

OPINIONS

Senior pictures are too expensive Within two hundred snaps of a camera lens, my photo shoot in the 80 degree weather was over. After loathing the celebrity-like photo session, I was told to wait anywhere from four to six long weeks just to see the photographs I had taken. I could not wait to see my senior pictures.

The time came that my mother and I arrived to decide on my senior pictures.

Within a mere 35 minute span, I had already ordered 128 wallet sized pictures and 14 5x7 photographs, tallying up to a bill of $545. I had fallen victim, like many, to society and tradition.

As seniors look forward to the final year of high school, there are many rites of passage and traditions that seniors take part in to finally say goodbye. At Northview, some of these traditions include the big senior prank, senior row, senior skip day and my topic of discussion, senior pictures. A majority of the class of ’09 have taken part in the senior picture frenzy and I include myself in this count as well. In retrospect, I have realized how overrated the senior picture has become.

“People make senior pictures a huge deal, bigger than they need to be,” said senior Sam Pierson. “ I don’t understand why we feel so compelled to spend hundreds of dollars on photographs. Not to mention, there are people who find flaws in their pose or picture and pay hundreds more to get retakes.”

The average spent on senior pictures by individuals in the Sylvania area varies. According to Grand Lubell Photography, one of the local photography places, there are two categories of clients. Those who just want to get some senior shots and spend between $200-$300. Then there are those who have the “all about me” attitude and spend between $500-$700. Keep in mind that is just an average,

and seniors have been known to spend nearly $1000 on pictures. In fact, one client at Grand Lubell purchased $2200 worth of senior pictures. Everyone has their own prerogative to spend as much money as they wish, but with this crumbling economy there are far better ways to spend your family money. Nobody truly needs to spend that much on pictures, when the majority of the senior class owns or has access to a camera. Trust me, I am a member of Facebook.com and almost everyone owns a camera. So why not just take nice pictures of yourself and your friends? The pictures we should cherish and value are the ones we take with our friends, the ones who show the true us. Senior pictures do not truly capture who we really are; they are a photoshopped version of those we want people to see.

Despite the cost of pictures, we trade and collect wallets sized portraits of our friends. I admit I was ecstatic to finally hand them out and collect a stack of my friends, I now realize that it was not all it was cracked up to be.

“I was excited to get back my photos and pass them out. I wanted to see everyone else’s too,” said senior Noel Luther. “But now it is after the fact and I don’t feel the same way anymore. It is kind of dumb. We spend all this money, order all these pictures and nobody is going to keep them after high school.”

Certainly, as I go off to college, I will not be taking the 100 wallets of my friends with me. They will probably be stacked in the photo box tucked underneath my bed. To be honest they are stacked there now. And I am very optimistic that many of you will do the same as we move on. The only photos I will take are of the ones I took myself with my friends and of course all the tags on Facebook. ~Kelsey McCoy

Many fun options available for students Despite the fact that school is sometimes a drag, there are many great opportunities available to students at Northview. Numerous sports, career technology programs, post-secondary, successful art programs, and numerous clubs allow students to find their niche. All of these opportunities enable students to experience different things and prepare them for life after high school.

At NV, there are sports that not all schools in Ohio have. Water polo and lacrosse, though offered as a combination with Southview, still allow students to get the experience of playing in a league. Also, NV is lucky to have an ice rink available to them where students can participate in hockey. In addition, students can be part of the Sylvania equestrian team. Not many schools offer an equestrian team and it is great because it offers students who would be interested in horseback riding to get to do so.

The career technology programs at NV provide students the chance to dabble in different career fields. Medical Technology, known as Med Tech, lets

those interested in the medical field shadow people in various medical professions. The shadowing helps students figure out which job within the medical field would be right for them.

Med Tech is great because there are so many jobs within the medical field and it will help students know what to major in when they go onto college.

Another great program available at NV is Interactive Media. In this program, students learn their way around computers and graphic design.

Interactive media is really beneficial because in today’s job market, the knowledge of computers and web design is extremely crucial.

Cosmetology is another career program available at NV. At the end of two years of training, Cosmetology students are able to get their certification and go straight into the work force.

Through another program called Business Technology, pupils can engage in internships at various area businesses.

This is a really good opportunity for students to gain experience working.

The final career tech program is Early Childhood Education, where

students can work in the pre-school and also shadow other teachers in the district.

Another cool opportunity available at NV is the Post-Secondary program.

This program allows high students to jump start their college years by taking some classes at the colleges nearby, such as Lourdes Community College and University of Toledo. Also, it provides students the opportunity to be challenged by college level classes.

By taking one class, students can get high school and college credit all in one.

Also, the class is paid for by NV and is definitely a plus.

NV has a lot of unique classes that provide great learning opportunities.

Students can take Chinese, learn about photography in photojournalism, and learn to write newspaper articles in journalism. In addition, there are a wide variety of science classes such as anatomy and environmental science to subdue any hunger for science. Also, NV offers classes such as statistics and economics that will be beneficial to know later in life, especially in this economic crisis.

Another great opportunity offered at NV is in the awesome musical programs here. Choir, orchestra, and band all go to district contest, which is a really expensive. Choir and orchestra continue year after year to dominate at the state level by receiving the rating of superior. I am sure every one would concur that this year’s musical as awesome. The musical was huge and allowed many students to get the opportunity to participate in it.

Also, the costumes were fabulous and not a lot of schools have the means to getting such costumes that really help make the musical perfect.

All in all, NV has a lot of opportunities that not a lot of schools have. It really makes me proud to know I go to a school that has so much to offer to its students.

“I really do think NV great activities for Students to get involved in,” said senior Kayla Henderson, “There is something for everyone. Students have various interests and I think NV does a good job of offering something for every interest. I wouldn’t want to go to any other school.” ~Nicole Mangas

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New iPod shuffle under-whelms Throughout the course of time, Apple has continuously released fantastic products, whether they be a computer, cell phone, or music player. Their new iPod Shuffle, however, appears to be a gutter ball in their impressive series of strikes.

Just by looking at the new iPod, one is able to see what Apple was going for. With its microscopic, thumb-sized design, it is clear that they were aiming to make the new iPod small.

Yet, in making it so petite, they chose to sacrifice the iPod’s control pad. Instead of using the standard play/pause and rewind/fast-forward buttons, users need to ‘click’ a button on their headphones. This presents a series of problems.

For one, this ‘click method’ is far too intricate. One click will pause your song. That is simple enough, but there is more. Two clicks: go to the next track.

Three clicks: previous track. Hold it and

click to hear the artists. Hold it and wait for a tone to shuffle between playlists.

Click twice while step-ball changing and clicking your heels together in order to turn it on and off. These ‘easy access’ controls are horrendous.

Another problem presented is the use of the headphones themselves. Without them, one is not able to even access their music, let alone skip to the next song or pause.

Also, if you lose or break your headphones, you will have to buy new ones.

At $30, replacing your headphones would almost half the iPod itself, coming in at $80.

On a whinier note, Apple has also vexed

their color choices for the new iPod. As opposed to the vast spectrum that ran with the old shuffles, new buyers may now only choose between black and silver.

Finally, while at the Apple store in Chicago, the inept staff did not help me in understanding how the iPod worked either.

“You probably know more than me,” said one employee. I had no background information on the iPod whatsoever and I still think she was right.

In their defense, Apple did do a few things right.

They did successfully manage to make the new iPod Shuffle small and chic,

just as promised. It is the first iPod to feature VoiceOver, a program that is able to tell you what playlist or song is being played and who is performing it (by holding down their crazy system of clicks).

Also, they managed to price it right. $80 for 1,000 songs is a good bargain, even if the method of accessing those songs is painstaking.

The new iPod Shuffle was made to play music. That is exactly what it does; nothing less, and certainly nothing more.

My advice, however, would be to save the money. Instead of purchasing the screen-less $80 shuffle, save up another seventy and buy the $150 iPod nano.

It may seem like a much larger sum, but the truth is you are getting so much more for only $70, including videos, games, pictures, and an actual screen. ~Yianni Papadimos

Personal displays of affection taking it too far in NV hallways Ever walk to class and get caught in between a major make out session? If your answer is yes, then you’re not alone. I’ve literally been walking in the Northview hallways just minding my own business and almost been kissed on both cheeks by a couple because I unknowingly walked right in the middle of their 3rd period make out. Honestly? Get a room. I don’t come to school to see tongue-down-throat action everywhere I go. I could go hang out in a dark movie theater if that’s what I wanted to see all day long.

I’ve even seen students go so far as to make out while standing right next to a teacher. Okay, not only is that completely weird and awkward for everyone in the general area, but why would anyone ever think that that was even remotely a good idea?

Of course, not all public displays of affection are completely unacceptable. Holding hands or just a kiss isn’t bad. Neither sight makes me want to throw up my lunch all over the couple doing it. It does, on the other hand, become a problem when a couple takes up the entire hallway or takes forever to walk five steps because they’re too busy canoodling and whispering in each other’s ears about how much they’re going

to miss each other for the next 41 minutes. Sorry, I’m almost positive you’ll live. If you feel like it’s completely necessary to do that then at least try to leave some room for people to pass you who don’t want to watch you reenact The Notebook. Yeah, I know, you’re in love and stuff but seriously no one else thinks it’s as cool as you do.

What really makes my day though, is when a couple just flat out stops in the middle of the hallway.

FYI: you aren’t the only people in the school. If you’re going to make out, go into a corner or something not in the in the middle of E- hall where the majority of the student population is trying to get somewhere.

I think that a simple look at the golden rule would solve a lot of these problems. I know I’m not the only one who doesn’t like to see major public displays of affection, so before you make a move to fondle that special someone before heading off to study hall, just think about whether that’s something that you would really want to see anyone else do. I really don’t care what you do on your own time, but please don’t subject the rest of the school to watching it. ~Abbey Strick

Photo Illustration by Sam Weisman HOLDING HANDS in the hallway would be an easier way to show affection for another student without stopping traffic. However, sometimes students need to realize there’s only room for one person to walk and they’ll need to release each other momentarily.

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Are traditions at NV in jeopardy?

Although events like Homecoming, the fall musical and class Olympics are all set up by different groups in the school they all have one thing in common; each is an annual Northview tradition.

Unfortunately due to a scheduling error this year at the Stranahan Masonic Theater, the 2009 senior breakfast has been cancelled with its usual activities rescheduled for the senior pizza luncheon on June 3.

Toledo Public schools were originally scheduled to graduate on June 4, the same day as NV’s rehearsal, resulting in the cancellation of this year’s senior breakfast, according to Principal Mr. Stewart Jesse.

Traditions have taken a strange turn in the past two years at NV with the elimination of now two privileged traditions and the implementation of an alma mater that no one knew existed.

Traditions like senior breakfast and Great Gatsby Day need to be saved and resurrected before they are forgotten forever.

“It is kind of a disappointment to not have a senior breakfast because of its tradition,” said Senior Class President Nick Ansara, “but at the same time I think we’ll survive.”

Both senior breakfast and Great

Gatsby day are traditions that all students have looked forward to until the past two years.

After setting up and serving at senior breakfast for the past three years, I was looking forward to finally enjoying a free breakfast with my friends and receiving all the senior freebees offered by local businesses.

Luckily senior class advisors are salvaging the entertaining aspects of senior

Gatsby Day was shut down last year with disgruntled students and schoolwide controversy.

Teachers, who believe that students only fought for the survival of the 20’s time travel celebration because it meant a day out of classes are incorrect. The celebration seemed like a unique and fun educational experience, that all students enjoyed whether they were juniors or an underclassmen anxiously waiting

“We never used to sing the alma mater at the beginning of assemblies, it’s not the appropriate time to.”

-junior Shelby Burke breakfast by compacting them into the senior luncheon. This is an example of what might become a new and acceptable tradition while making sure that students do not miss out on any senior privileges.

“No one would come in at 7:30a.m. for a bagel with no mandatory rehearsal,” said Senior Class Advisor Mrs. Sue Briddell, “ The tradition of an annual Great

to participate.

“Great Gatsby day was fun, we got to play games that related to the book,” said NV 2008 alumni Susan Sedique. “It wasn’t the greatest thing in the world but, it’s a definitely a Northview tradition.

It is understandable that over the years some aspects of Great Gatsby Day may have been altered negatively, similar to past Cat’s Meow performances.

In spite of possible negative outcomes, such a unique activity could have been changed and revamped like Cat’s Meow, rather than discontinuing the tradition altogether.

With the elimination of two beloved NV traditions came a new, unwelcome, replacement. The alma mater is a great tune that all students and faculty should know before leaving NV. However, singing a slow three minute ballad is no way to kick off an assembly where students are supposed to be going crazy with school spirit.

“We never used to sing the alma mater at the beginning of assemblies, it’s not the appropriate time to,” said junior Shelby Burke.

Being Student Government President, a member of choir and a constant wearer of a Wildcat cape, I completely support school spirit and the alma mater, as long as both are displayed at appropriate times. Such assemblies like the senior assembly at the end of the year or a formal school awards banquet are more appropriate times for the choirs to perform NV’s alma mater.

Students must try to maturely resurrect the unique traditions that NV has offered for years, while also finding appropriate ways to implement new and deserving activities that will indefinitely become everlasting traditions.

-Max Filby

A note on: Letters to the Editors At The Student Prints we openly welcome letters sent in about both articles in the newspaper and various interests about the school. We have published almost every letter we have ever received, with only the exception of receiving numerous letters on one topic - in this case we will often choose two or three that represent all of them best. We do ask that letters be of high journalistic integrity and quality. We will not print letters that are mostly sarcastic nor those that seek mainly to demean and belittle others. We hope to encourage an open forum through The Student Prints for students to voice their opinions. If you want to write a letter please feel free to turn it in to Ms. Huey or the publications room.

You can also blog about it on our blog: Go to Northview’s Homepage click on Activities click on The Student Prints and go to Classroom blog from there

Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of The Diary of Anne Frank on such an amazing show!

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Columbine affects school safety: ten years later It was a beautiful day in Littleton, Colorado and school was about to let out for the summer in a few weeks. Suddenly, gunfire exploded. On April 20, 1999, the world stood in shock as the massacre at Columbine high school left 15 dead. Many believe that school security was to blame, despite the fact that the school had surveillance cameras, a lock-down procedure, and a school resource officer. A thorough investigation revealed that over half of the victims could have been saved

if school security had been stronger, according to various sites and police officers.

Although it seems that metal detectors would help curb school danger, they cost too much and are too hard to install around every door, according to Officer Bob Roe, head of the Sylvania Metro Special Response Team. Regardless, the Columbine Massacre has influenced major renovations in the high schools of America. Now, ten years later, just how much has changed? ~ Sarah Fatemi

Security Measure

Installed

What is it?

Why is it important?

Text-A-Tip

2009

A tip line where students can text information anonymously about drugs, weapons, or even a possible attack.

The line can text back and forth to the student while in a situation where the student cannot talk.

Safe 2 Tell

2004

A tip line where students can call in anonymously with concerns about their school.

It has prevented 28 school shootings, 492 bullying calls and over 100 suicides.

Response Options

2000

A website that gives instructions on how to protect yourself during an attack.

Lock-down-procedures are helpful, but cannot be the only tool. At Columbine and Virginia Tech, students stayed in lock-down position while the shooter was in the room, shooting at them.

ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate)

2000

A program of Response Options, this $395 course informs how to protect yourself if the shooter were to enter the room.

89% of school-shooters are students who attend that school and would know the hiding spots. People need to know how to protect themselves if the shooter entered the room.

Controlling of Surveillance Cameras

2000

Someone is assigned to a room to survey the scenes in the cameras for 24 straight hours. If suspicious action is seen, they may use the loudspeaker to communicate with the rest of the school.

Often, shooters end their lives when they hear of the police arriving at the scene. The camera-surveyor is even encouraged to lie about police action so the shooter will end his/her life before slaughtering innocent people, according to Officer Roe.

Safe Schools Act

2000

The law states that if the school chooses to, they have the right to call for police intervention during bullying cases of suspicious activity.

Many investigators believe that shooting sprees are a build-up of little events before the shooting. With the police having a right to intervene, they may be able to catch suspicious actions that the school may not, according to Officer Roe.

Training of officers on school grounds

1999

Officers are trained to attack the shooter as soon as they see any suspicious action.

During Columbine, school officers were trained to wait until the SWAT team arrived, delaying the rescue of the students.

Anti-Bullying Programs

1999

Groups such as “Rachel’s Challenge” and peace groups help spread peace throughout the school.

Students who bully others are at risk for expulsion and even being criminally charged. 80% of schoolshooters are those bullied, according to Officer Roe.

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Anne Frank pens itself

r Northview, ea D Traveling back in time to Nazi Germany, the North-

CRYING TOGETHER are sophomore Yianni Papadimos and juniors Courtney Tipton and Kate Mutchler. Discussing the future are juniors Emilly Thomas and Alex Gibson. Junior Breanna Randolph laments to Papadimos. Writing in her diary is Anne Frank, played by Randolph. The cast holds a toast over dinner. Juniors Paige Luther and Andrew Szczerba, senior Adam Cesarz and Thomas look over the news.

view Theater put on The Diary of Anne Frank April 23-26. The play tells the story of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl in hiding with her family to avoid persecution in Amsterdam.

Playing the part of Anne was junior Breanna Randolph. “I wasn’t expecting the part of Anne,” said Randolph. “I had read the book and seen the play but I was still very hopeful that I would get the part.”

Students auditioned for the play in January and had been rehearsing since early February.

“We worked really hard on the production,” said sophomore Viktor Barricklow, who portrayed a Nazi. “It was a lot of fun and the show went really well. We were very happy with the end result.”

One aspect of the play, which was different than usual, was that the characters never left the stage. “We stayed on stage and continued to act, even through intermission because we never left the apartment building in the play,” said junior Alex Gibson, who played Mr. Van

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Daan. “The curtain call was also cut due to the ending and the somber mood of the play.”

The play was one of the most serious topics the NV Theater has dealt with and was able to evoke various emotions from the audience. According to the NV Theater director, Mr. Don Wachowiak, he picked The Diary of Anne Frank because he had wanted to put on a drama for the spring play this year and had been interested in putting on this play for a while.

“Anne Frank has a plot that is so relevant to what students learn in their curriculum today,” said Mr. Wachowiak. “Many of the topics such as tolerance and prejudice are taught in classrooms today and the eighth graders in Sylvania read the story every year.”

“With my part, through all the seriousness, my character delivered some comic relief,” said senior Adam Cesarz who plays Mr. Dussel. “I think that it is so important in a play as serious as Anne Frank.”

Photos by Sam Weisman

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NV welcomes french exchange students BOWLING AT IMPERIAL LANES are Michael Matrisciano, Theophile Baggio, Elizabeth Gildea, Simon Giraud, Lara Meyer, Gautier Lefevre, Matthieu Emery, and Elliot Grieve.

Staff Writer Standing at the entrance of Northview at 6pm on a cold Wednesday afternoon, French students from both Southview and NV awaited what was to be their life for the next two weeks.

I was among these nervous students awaiting the arrival of my French exchange student. As the white Tarta bus rolled up, French students from Lyon anxiously rushed over to their host families. My exchange student, Capucine Tincelin, was all smiles and greeted me with a friendly “bonjour” and two kisses on the cheek.

Other exchange students included Simon Giraud, Gautier Mairot, Théophile Baggio, Manon Ferri, Gautier Lefèvre, Gauthier Tallon, Julien Carrillon, Laetitia Guillet, Matthieu Emery and Aude de la Barre. Hosts included juniors Elizabeth Gildea, Morgan Melchert, Seneca Perry, Michael Matrisciano and sophomores Lara Meyer and Elliot Grieve from NV. Hosts at SV included juniors Erin Carlson, Rachael Fitzpatrick, Carly Damman, Shelby Mytyk, and Jeana Davis. The other students followed in a similar fashion and after the initial meeting, we all went home as the students from Lyon were tired from a combination of jet lag and an eight hour flight.

The first night was a little quiet, as spending time alone with a complete stranger usually brings about expected awkwardness. As the week progressed, we grew closer and more comfortable around each other. We started talking about common topics like school, friends, hobbies, family, and the food we like to eat. Her English improved immensely day by day and we were able to communicate well since I also knew a little French myself.

The students of Lyon were surprised at many things that are commonplace in the states in regards to transportation and the size of everything.

“Everything is bigger,” said Lefèvre, “Including the size of drinks, burgers, and cars.” In other words, America believes in quantity.

They were also surprised that teenagers could drive. As I was walking

POSING AT THE BOWLING ALLEY is host Elizabeth Gildea with exchange student Simon Giraud.

TAKING A BREAK while shopping on Michigan Avenue in Chicago are Capucine Tincelin and Katherine Chang.

Capucine to the car, I pulled out my car keys and she said, “You actually drive?”

She said French citizens cannot drive alone until the age of 18. The French students were also, again, surprised by the size of our SUVs. “You have more liberty with your car and it’s cool that you can go where you want whenever you want,” said Tincelin.

Above all, the thing the group liked most about America were the cheap prices. When bringing students to our local Westfield Shopping Center, the exchange students were excited at what they consider “low prices”. With the combination of the fact that the euro is nearly twice as much in value as the dollar and that European products are in general more expensive, what we consider normal or even expensive is pocket change to the French.

“I bought an Abercrombie polo and it was only $60,” said Giraud, “It’s not very expensive since that is equal to about 30 euro.”

From personally shopping with Capucine, I know the French surely took advantage of the low prices in America.

She has no problem spending $60.00 on a jacket or $59 for a pair of pants. She spent a total of $338 on clothes and is surprised at how little in euro she actually spent. When walking around the Ralph Lauren store in Chicago during Spring Break, we spotted a $75 polo. I immediately laughed at the outrageous price while she said, “It’s not that much for Ralph Lauren”.

Spring break with the French was anything but boring and mundane.

Each day was spent gathering all the French students and their American hosts together to engage in various typical weekend activities. ‘Ensemble’, or what the French call ‘together’, we went bowling, played round after round of laser tag, played paintball, ice-skated at the rinks and enjoyed playing popular games like Guitar Hero and Rockband.

Every night was spent at a host’s house playing one or the other and the French grew very fond of the game.

“We have the game in France but I played it for the first time in America,” said Lefèvre. “I like the drums the best.”

The experience was not only fun for

the foreigners, but also for the hosts.

“Just getting to know him was worthwhile,” said Gildea. “But taking him to Chicago was really fun because he got to see what other parts of America were like.”

Personally, the experience was interesting and we formed close relationships not only with our own exchange students, but also with others. I developed an interest in the French culture at an early age, so hosting a student from France could have only been positive.

I have learned that by interacting with the French we learn more than just our differences.

“Even though they are from a different country, they’re just like us,” said Melchert. “They like the same food and we share the same interests and humor.”

Sadly, the French students departed April 17. Hosts drove their correspondents to the Detroit airport and said their last goodbyes as the French students entered their respective gates.

“It was really sad,” said Gildea.

“I cried and so did most of the other hosts.”

FEATURES 15 Earth Club celebrates Earth Day April 28, 2009

Co-Editor in Chief The Northview Earth Club held its second annual Earth Day celebration on April 22.

The celebration began with a clean up of the NV hill. Students formed teams with eco-friendly names such as Team Go Green, Team Solar and Team Wind.

Each team was given garbage bags, a bucket for recyclables and tongs for waste removal provided by Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful. They were then set loose upon the hill with a goal of collecting the most trash.

After 15 minutes of collecting trash, the teams met at the top of the hill to be judged by Ms. Jennifer Crosley and Ms. Jill Galdys. The categories were Most Unusual Item Found and the Most Amount of Trash Collected.

Team Wind won the Most Unusual Item with a silver water bottle and Team Solar won the Most Amount of Trash collected.

After the clean up, the members of Earth Club hit an Earth-shaped piñata created by junior Felicia Jianuzzi.

“It was a fun way to show people what impact they have on the Earth,” said Jianuzzi Following the pinata, the teams competed in relay races. One team member had to put on a Personal Protection Equipment suit, run to the other member of their team, take the suit off and the other member had to suit up and run back to the starting line.

Seniors Kyle Babcock and Mark Halter, competing for Team Solar, beat the other two teams in close races.

“The egg and spoon race was a fun, creative activity that brought Earth Club together. It made me think about the Earth as the eggs were painted like little Earths,” said junior Katie Roemer.

The race was won by a team consisting of Roemer and seniors Tim Bodie, Rosemary Chaban and Kevin Carlson.

Earth Club members then used the eggs for another game by splitting into pairs for an egg toss. The pairs started right next to each other and kept backing

Photos By: Sam Weisman & Elizabeth Strick Seniors Stephanie Rentschler and Sam Pierson collect trash on the Northview hill. Senior Mark Halter places a recyclable in his team’s bucket during the trash clean up. Seniors Kevin Carlson and Tim Bodie participate in the egg toss. Senior Sam Pierson collects candy from the broken Earth pinata. up with each toss. The winning team was Ms. Crosley and Ms. Galdys and in second place were senior Joel Edinger and junior Conner Richardson.

After the competition, the members of Earth Club went inside for snacks provided by Earth Club advisor Ms

Michelle Bogue. They also watched videos made by the Environmental Science classes.

“I was really happy with the turnout that we had for Earth Day,” said Earth Club Public Relations Coordinator senior Nick Ansara. “All of our planning

really paid off because each event went very smooth.”

Earth Club’s next meeting will be held on May 14 where they are doing a volunteering activity at Wildwood Metropark, which is yet to be determined.

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The best tastes around town

Tired of the same old restaurants? Check out some Toledo area favorites

Open Tuesday through Saturday Hours of Operation: 4- 10p.m.

When in search of a restaurant that is delicious and reasonably priced, one place now comes to mind: Ansara’s Steakhouse.

Located in Toledo, at Laskey and Tremainsville, Ansara’s Steakhouse is nearby and a nice family restaurant.

Not only is Ansara’s locally owned and operated, but it is also a very welcoming and friendly place to eat and socialize.

The homey feel is brought to life by the tealights on each table and smiling faces as you walk in the door.

No matter what food you may he in the mood for, it can probably be found at Ansara’s. They offer a variety of foods, ranging from Greek salad to lasagna and fattoush (a mixture of garden vegetables and toasted pita) to shrimp. A highly recommended item is the Lebanese food such as hummus. It comes as a platter with many different veggies and breads to enjoy it with.

Friendliness is a must when it comes to the staff at Ansara’s. The servers are outgoing and helpful. The owner is the head chef and always makes a point to take a break from cooking to socialize with customers. Any chance he gets he goes from table to table, making sure everyone is satisfied.

Although I feel Ansara’s is a great place to go for a good meal, it can sometimes not be the best place for a teen hangout. There are generally families and older folks there, but the food is still worth the trip.

From beginning to end, a trip to Ansara’s is totally worth it. The food is spectacular and the service is just as good. I give the restaurant five out of five stars all around. When looking for a fresh place to get a bite to eat, always keep Ansara’s Steakhouse in the front of your mind. ~Chelsea Ulmer

Open Sunday through Saturday Hours of Operation: 11- 2 a.m.

Open Sunday through Saturday Hours of Operation: 5- 11 p.m. & 4- 11 p.m.

From their Bavarian Pretzel Sticks to B.L.T.T (bacon lettuce tomato turkey), Bar Louie offers a large variety of food.

While it might be a 20-minute drive out to Levis Commons in Perrysburg, taking exit two to Bar Louie is worth it.

Bar Louie is like a nicer version of Buffalo Wild Wings, with better food.

Although it is targeted for the 21 and over crowd, the wide screens and pool tables provide just as much fun as any other sports venues.

Not to mention that the selection of food there is excellent. In addition to a large selection of small and large entrees, Bar Louie offers wings, salads, burgers, sandwiches, and pizzas. The small entrees are excellent if you are not too hungry and want something filling but without feeling like “wow, my stomach is going to explode.”

Even the sides are mouth watering, they include fries and tator tots but also healthy options such as beans. The bottomless beverages are delicious and only help to make the eating out more affordable.

“Bar Louie has a good atmosphere, my favorites are the chicken club and the pomegranate ice tea, I really like it because it’s unique and no other places has it,” said junior Katherine Pence.

The deserts are good but I would recommend Bar Louie expand their selections so that customers have more choices. Prices at Bar Louie are reasonable, with meals ranging from $7-$10, and it’s a great place to get away from Sylvania’s lackluster food options.

I would definitely recommend taking a stroll through Levis Commons and stopping at Bar Louie. It is a fun sports venue with piazza. ~Yelena Zhernovskiy

Looking for a more interesting taste in town? Then get ready to dip into a unique dinning experience at The Melting Pot on Monroe Street in Sylvania.

Although the tableware may seem strange, the food is nothing short of excellent.

The first course offers a variety of cheeses melted in a pot right at your own table. Along with a simmering pot of cheese comes dip-able appetizers such as broccoli, white and wheat bread and, surprisingly, slices of green apples.

A second course consists of your choice of gourmet salad and dressing.

Finally, the main course features top of the line slices of various meats including chicken, fillet mignon, shrimp and several others.

Main courses are offered in two sizes including “entrees for two” and “big night out.” Each size includes different meats and vegetables.

Finally after a filling three courses comes the most delicious and fulfilling one of all, desert.

Deserts offered include several different flavors of chocolate fondues. Although the regular chocolate fondue is mouth watering to say the least, the cookies and cream fondue will become a favorite to anyone with a sweet tooth.

Overall the food available at the Melting Pot coincides very well with the dark, yet colorful and private décor.

Private booths allow a couple or a family to focus attention on each other rather than losing their conversation into the loud roar of most restaurants.

Bright colors stretch across the walls from the entrance to the seating areas with modern wall paintings of wine glasses. ~ Max Filby

Open Sunday through Saturday Hours of Operation: 4:30- 9:30 p.m. & 4:30- 10:30 p.m.

Restaurant Pacific, although not one of the newest restaurants on Sylvania, it is certainly one of its best.

As soon as my party and I walked into Restaurant Pacific, we were seated in a nice, quiet booth. Not having to wait to be seated was definitely a nice way to start out dinner.

Sitting in the tranquil Asian restaurant, surrounding by the pale orange walls, I was overwhelmed by the sizeable menu filled with everything from appetizers to dessert.

It included many different styles of chicken, beef and vegetarian dishes including bowls of rice, wraps and salads. They also had an extensive sushi menu.

My party and I started our dinner experience out with steamed vegetable dumplings. They were perfectly cooked and came with a deliciously sweet sauce.

I liked the option to have the vegetable dumplings steamed as a healthy option versus the typical fried appetizer.

Soon after our appetizer dishes were cleared, the entrees were quickly brought to our table. My heaping bowl of sesame chicken and broccoli overwhelmed me with its delicious aroma. Sitting beside my chicken was a bowl of perfectly cooked rice just waiting for me to add the chicken and broccoli.

As I took the first bite, I was pleased by the sweet sauce as I dislike spicy foods and was worried that my meal would be too spicy. Mixing the chicken with some of the crisp, steamed broccoli only enhanced the flavor.

I especially loved that there was enough chicken for me to take home for another meal the next day.

Overall, the experience was great.

The food was delicious, the setting was relaxing, and the service was great. ~Elizabeth Strick

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Condiment Cage Match Ranch vs. Mayonnaise Generally speaking, I love condiments.

Ketchup, mustard, relish, onions, it’s all delicious. That is, until it comes to the horrendous item called mayonnaise.

It has the consistency of hand cream and the stench it gives off makes my eyes water.

Simply seeing anyone eating something with mayo makes me gag. That being said, there is another condiment with almost the same consistency, color, and pungent odor. It’s name? Ranch.

Ranch trumps mayo every time. It can be used on anything from buffalo wings to salads and they all make my mouth water. The versatility of ranch conquers all other condiments. Sadly, I found out while writing this article that one ingredient of ranch is mayonnaise. It shattered my entire universe, I cannot believe I’ve unexpectedly been ingesting that disgusting condiment all these years without even knowing it.

From deliciously flavored ranch pretzel pieces to celery, the simple liquid erupts satisfying flavor throughout my mouth. Ranch makes my life complete. ~Nick Wineland

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Mayonnaise is one of the most delicious tasting condiments known to man.

Lets start with the ingredients used to create this beautiful substance. It is made primarily of vegetable oil and eggs. Who doesn’t love vegetable oil? It is used to fry all of the best delicacies that Americans live on. French fries, onion rings and mozzarella sticks are all impossible without vegetable oil. And eggs are indisputably one of the staples of the American breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Once you put these two amazing ingredients together, you obtain the creation of mayonnaise.

If this is not proof enough of the dominance of mayonnaise, let’s examine its taste and texture. A sandwich doused with a thick layer of mayonnaise could be one of the most enticing food specimens on the planet. It makes the blandest of foods spiced up and ready to eat. Mayonnaise: the savior of the sandwich.

Let’s move on to the crisis involving one of the most evil and nasty condiments on the planet; ranch dressing. Ranch tastes like dog feces that have been baked in a maggot infested trash can for three years. Hitler’s favorite condiment was ranch.

The thing that bothers me most about ranch dressing is the people who use it, or should I say abuse it. These ranch mongers feel the need to splatter giant pools of ranch all over their food and plate. It is disgusting to watch, especially when they lick the remaining ranch off of the plate. Ranch users always feel the need to put their nasty sauce on every single food they encounter. Pizza already has a sauce; it doesn’t need ranch as well. That goes for chicken wings too.

Ranch needs to realize that it is just a mere peasant compared to King Mayonnaise; it should bow down and exile itself to save civilization and condiments alike. As for the cage match, mayonnaise: 1 ranch: 0. ~ Andrew Miller

Honey Mustard vs. Barbeque What is honey mustard? It is a special blend of honey intertwined with mustard thus creating honey mustard. This blend of flavors is hands down the best dipping sauce to this day. I can’t imagine getting my dollar menu chicken nuggets or my chicken snack wrap without having any honey mustard to dip them in. Honey mustard is the foundation of all condiments.

With out honey mustard, my life would be lost,” said senior Nate “Sauce” Sauceda, “it completes me.”

Barbeque is no where near the taste of honey mustard, although barbeque is satisfactory, honey mustard is special.

Barbeque is a very bland taste where as honey mustard is tangy and smooth. When honey mustard enters my mouth, an explosion of awesomeness and bliss takes over my body.

Next time you’re at Buffalo Wild Wings order the honey mustard chicken wings and you will feel the special sensation called, “Honey Mustard.” When I eat honey mustard it not only fills the void in my stomach, it also penetrates my soul. Without a doubt it is clearly the best flavor, barbeque has no comparison.

Although barbeque was written in a song by Tim McGraw it was clearly not explaining about how barbeque tasted, it clearly was written about how their was a stain on his shirt. Had it been honey mustard the stain wouldn’t as visible to the human eye. Explore your taste buds, go get some honey mustard and let the taste explain it all, Game over. ~Cody Ramm

“And what sauce would you like on that?” 76% of the 80 students polled during sixth period lunch, and most of the rational world, would answer with a simple three letters: B.B.Q. If you are one of the few people that would prefer honey mustard on your chicken fingers or snack wraps, think about a nice, juicy burger. Would you want a bitter, yellow, creamy sauce on your patty? Absolutely not. The simple pleasure of this condiment creates the mouthwatering sensation that everyone seeks during the adventure of his or her first bite. Thus, barbeque is the ultimate condiment because it goes with every good food that requires a sauce.

Flawlessly blended together with tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, and Worcetershire sauce, barbeque sauce can range from a watery base for barbeque foods, to a thick sauce used for dipping. Some avid barbequers even put their favorite sauce on pizzas. In many groups of grillers, it is frowned upon to add any condiment to barbequed food, according to wikipedia.

Honey mustard on the other hand, includes the repulsive ingredient of mayonnaise along with some honey and lemon juice. I wouldn’t want something that goes on my toast in the morning on a burger.

Also, I don’t believe that honey mustard had a song written about it. Tim McGraw enjoys adding B.B.Q. to his summer picnic foods. Even though it may leave a stain on a white t-shirt, barbeque sauce is always the favorite condiment. ~Mary Grace Fitzgerald

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*Please note: No condiments were hurt in this competition.

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April 28, 2009

FEATURES

Power Juices enhance body function A shot of a power fruit drink can help rejuvenate and revitalize your body. Two TSP staffers decided to try the different kinds of power fruits to see if, and how, they affected their bodies.

Always consult your doctor before starting any new dietary supplements.

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Joint Juice

I chose to take Joint Juice for the The first juice I tried was Active past two weeks. Joint Juice is a juiceMona Vie. There are three different kinds based dietary supplement that is high of Mona Vie: Pulse, Active and Original. in glucosamine to increase healthy I tried the Active for two weeks. The flexible joints, according to jointjuice. juice contains 19 different fruits, but com. Glucosamine is a compound most importantly, contains the power found in bones and cartilage that helps fruit, Acai berry. The active is proven to keep them strong, according to to promote healthy joint function about.com. and targets mobility and flexibility, Every morning for the past two according to monavie.com. weeks I have drank an eight-ounce I drank two tablespoons of the tropical fruit flavored drink. The cans are juice a day: one tablespoon in the can of morning and one in the evening. I sold in packs of six at most grocery stores. Joint Juice can also immediately noticed that it had a lot be found as fitness water in three different flavors: lemon, of pulp as it went down my throat. berry, and kiwi-strawberry.

The company says that improvement can be seen in as Since I am not a big fan of pulp, it grossed me out at first. But as I began low as four weeks, but in less than two weeks I believe I felt to take it more, I got used to the texture a difference. Currently running track, my muscles and joints of it and now it does not gross me out anymore. The are constantly sore. I have recently felt improvement in how flavor of the juice is nothing special. Let’s just say I sore and tight I have been. My legs feel very refreshed and would advise drinking more than a tablespoon of it at are not sore or achy like they have been.

One downfall of this can style of juice that a I took was a time. As I took it for a couple days, I realized that I was not taking my daily hour nap after dinner. Since that the taste was not all it was cracked up to be. Although it I was not falling asleep during the day, it helped me is supposed to be tropical fruit, I could immediately tell it was sleep better at night. Not only did I have more energy, more than just the average juice. After a bit however the taste but also I realized that my face had cleared up a bit. grew on me, and it was not hard to down the small can.

My acne was more manageable and I have yet to get a huge, embarrassing zit since I have been taking it.

One of the main downfalls of the juice, however, is that it is quite expensive. To buy one bottle of juice, you • Smart Water need to purchase a case of four and each case costs over $100. This price is steep, • Special K Protein Water but when you figure that it has saved me • Vitamin Water money on acne treatment and kept me more alert during the day, it makes me • Sobe Life Water feel better about the price. I can’t say the • When in doubt - lots of good old regular WATER! price is completely worth it, but the juice definitely has some great benefits.

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Try these healthy water alternatives:

POM Wonderful POM Wonderful is 100% Pomegranate juice. The juice has incredibly high levels of naturally occurring pholyphenol antioxidants, according to pomwonderful.com.

Termed “lifespan essentials” Pholyphenol antioxidants actively work in the body to prevent certain disease mechanisms from occurring, according to wikihow.com.

I chose to take POM for the past two weeks. The taste was less than pleasing.

At one point, I remember gaging because the taste was so repulsive. Not only that, but the smell honestly grossed me out. If you are not a fan of funny smelling things, I would definitely pass on this juice.

POM is taken twice a day, usually the morning and the evening, in a shot sized amount. I recommend taking it with food.

Despite the taste, POM actually did benefit me. After drinking it everyday, I began to feel a lot more energized. I honestly had trouble sleeping at night because I would not be tired. Personally, I thought going to sleep at midnight or 1 a.m would affect me the next day, but it did not. I still felt alert and awake at school and maybe even more alert than usual.

POM also helped my running. I noticed on longer runs that I was able to sustain a faster pace without getting so tired.

My legs would feel more fresh each day and I would be able to push myself more.

The juice is definitely something I would try if you can handle the taste. It did not help me a whole lot, but it does have some great advantages.

-Nicole Mangas & Chelsea Ulmer

Arts & EnTERTAINMENT

April 28, 2009

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no reservations a meal on the town or cook your own grub

Opinions Editor & Staff Writer When one seeks fine dining, there are many options. The common choice?

Eat out. Pay others to create your dishes.

The seemingly more economic option?

Buy the ingredients yourself and take on the daunting task of cooking an entire meal.

Our eyes were bathed in the lavish sights of its stunning interior, our ears were swept up in the current of the Italian music, and our derrieres felt the warmth that was the coveted, cozy restaurant

booth. Our shelter from that Tuesday night storm came in the form of a restaurant. It was the perfect setting for our evening out.

We were taken care of by a pleasantly attentive waitress, Jillian.

“Hi, welcome to Bravo,” she said, “what can I get you two to drink?”

After several minutes of consideration and periodic watersipping, we decided to start with an appetizer: A tomato Roma flatbread.

Several slices later, we chose our entrees: wood-grilled salmon salad and the famous Pasta Bravo. Dessert came in the form of a monstrous slice of cheesecake, complete with strawberries and crème anglaise.

The only thing that could ruin the ambiance was our bill.

It came to a whopping $40.84.

Not too bad, but in today’s economy, who can afford such a luxury? We set out to recreate our enjoyable experience, right down to the last dinner mint, in order to discover whether or not dining at home was truly more advantageous.

First step; gather the ingredients.

This meant dissecting our dinner selections and taking note of each piece of the delectable puzzle, then heading to Meijer to purchase the goods. After over 30 minutes of a frenzied super market search, we checked out with everything we figured

we would need. Our grand total? $40.35.

Merely 49¢ cheaper than our Bravo bill. Already discouraged by this second blow to our wallets, we trudged home.

Several pots, pans, bowls, forks, whisks, plates, knives, and assorted spices later, we sat down to our homemade, pseudo date.

No one asked what we wanted to drink.

No fancy, foreign melodies blared from any nearby speaker.

The florescent kitchen lights reflected onto the average looking dishes. Our meals were mediocre, but more importantly, our service was nonexistent. Our meal certainly deserved no “bravo”.

In theory, duplicating the fine dining experience should be cheaper than actually going out. And it is was. For a little over $40, we got a phenomenal setting, gourmet food, and Jillian. For a little over $40, we also got hours of work, so-so dishes, and a poorly lit kitchen table.

The experience of cooking with a love interest can be fun, but if one is simply looking for some good food and a good time, call ahead and make a reservation.

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April 28, 2009

SPORTS

Lacrosse teams start new seasons FRESHMAN DANI LULFF attacks the opposing defense.

In their first game in which the Sylvania Girls faced off against the Anthony Wayne Generals. The team won 9-3 and they look to have a successful season with all of their new talent.

Sports Editors The Sylvania Girls Lacrosse team started their season on the right track.

They would face off against a new team, the Anthony Wayne Generals. The Sylvania girls would win convincingly 9-3. Key goal scorers were sophomores, Leslie Rowan, Aurora Milliron, Zoe Chryschoos, and senior Jessa Karabin while sophomore Tiffany Murdock made 3 saves.

The girls would next square off against the Tecumseh Indians but would end with a 9-7 loss. The game was consistently close but the Indians would score two late goals to seal their victory. Goal scorers were sophomores Lara Meyer, Lydia Grum, Milliron, and seniors Meghan Folley and Karabin and senior Heather Cechner made 14 saves.

The season would continue for the girls against the Notre Dame Eagles.

The game would end one half still tied at 8 but in the end the Sylvania Girls triumphed over the Eagles 14-8. Key goal scorers were Folley with 3 and Karabin with 4. Grum would lead the girls with 5.

The next game would then be against The St. Ursula Arrows. In a hard fought game the Sylvania Girls would suffer their second loss of the season 13-3. The girls would come out with a lot of intensity but would then struggle to compete. The lone goal scorer was Folley while Cechner made 10 saves.

Ottawa Hills was the next matchup for the Sylvania Girls. “We battled hard in the first half. Our defense was working hard and getting tired but was able to keep us in the game while our offense would struggle to score,” said senior Emily Moran.

Photo by: Sam Weisman

The next half for the girls would continue like the first. Both teams eventually found their scoring touch but the score went back and forth and they would take the game into overtime. In a sudden death style overtime, Folley would end the game and secure a Maple Leaf victory 13-12.

The Sylvania Boys Lacrosse team is also having success so far this season They took on St. Ignatius and defeated them 10-4 March 28. Junior Zach Jackson and senior Tripper Northrup each contributed with a hat trick. Sophomore AJ Mehling, junior Thomas Stichter and junior Branden Yoshino all scored one goal. Senior goaltender Alex Wisner continued his dominance with 14 saves in the game.

On April 10, the Leafs played Culver Military Academy, the reigning division one state champion from Indiana. Down

7-2 midway through the first half, the Leafs turned up the intensity level narrowing the lead to just one as the first half ended. The game went back and forth in the second half each trading goals. Finally, with under a minute to go, Sylvania scored taking the lead 1312. The team held off Culver to win the game in regulation. Northrup scored four while Jackson and Yoshino netted three a piece.

“We had two key seniors gone (Wes Ferguson and Mike Winters) but as the game went on, we started playing more together. The team realized what we had to do and put some goals in the net,” said senior Charlie Rollins.

The next day, Sylvania took on University School. Tied at seven a piece at the end of regulation, the game headed into overtime. It did not take long before Jackson netted the winning

goal to defeat the Preppers 8-7.

“It was tough to come out less than a day after such an intense game against Culver, but we pulled through with a sick goal by Zach,” said junior Connor McEwen.

The team made a trip to Cleveland April 17 to face Hawken Upper School.

The Leafs had no problems with the Hawks, winning 9-2. Stansley led the team with three goals and Northrup, Yoshino and Jackson all had two.

Sylvania took on Jackson April 25 and face St. Edwards Thursday April 30.

SPORTS

April 28, 2009

Most exciting sports plays &

Sports Editor & Staff Writer Recently Brian and I have been discussing what is the most exciting play in sports. We have narrowed it down to four main plays and a few honorable mention plays.

The four major sports are all exciting enough but some of these specific plays help define and hype that intensity or excitement up.

The first play is the world renowned Hail Mary. This play is considered the most exciting in football because of the “last shot attempt” reality of it. We believe that what separates the Hail Mary from others is the success rate. Since it is tried almost every game and usually fails most of the time, it is that much more exciting when actually pulled off. Everybody has seen it attempted and most of the time people look at the television and say, “it will never happen.” This creates the excitement in every attempt because everyone wants to be the person who said “I told you they would pull it off.” Some recent successful attempts happened to be University of Iowa’s bowl game against Louisiana State University. Iowa’s quarter back, Drew Tate, had a last attempt to win the game and connected the pass in the end zone. But probably the most commonly known would be

the world famous Doug Flutie heave in the 1984 Orange Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes. That play has gone down in history as one of the greatest Hail Mary’s ever.

Moving on to the next play and Brian’s personal favorite, the Shoot-Out. More closely at the hockey version but the penalty kicks in soccer is also respectable.

The dynamic unpredictability and the ongoing process he believes separates this sequence of plays from any other.

When overtime just simply won’t do, it comes down to a final shoot-out to decide the outcome. Three shooters from each team with the focus going on every single shot, continues to race the hearts of many diehard fans. What I ultimately appreciate the most is when a player skates towards a goaltender, no one knows what that player will do.

Only the shooter himself can decide the outcome. No one can deny the excitement even though the popularity of the sport is not exactly at the same level as other sports. What also might dull the excitement down is how recent the play is to the sport. With every shoot out, it will go down in history, but the play ultimately has no shining moment or exact play that defines the excitement.

He still continues to love this play the most and doesn’t believe he could get sick of it at any time.

Now onto my favorite play out of these four, the buzzer beater. Every year there is one buzzer beater that will be

seen on sports clips till the end of time.

This play is pure excitement because of the one second that the shot is in the air.

Everyone holds his or her breath as the ball glides through the air and makes the sweet sound of victory as it goes through the white lace of the net. As the players rejoice you find yourself watching the replay every single time they show it because you know how cool that was.

Nobody ever changes the channel when they know a buzzer beater could happen because they want to go to school the next day and ask their friends if they saw the most exciting play of the day.

For the final play of our list we want to set up a little situation for that might sound familiar. Two outs, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded down by three, the pitch, and its outta here, a walk off home run to win the World Series. Don’t lie sports fans you know you have played this situation over and over again in your head. That is exactly why this play is on our list, for the fans. The fans make this play exciting because as the player rounds the bases the fans send chills down the players spine and you go home from the stadium, after seeing a little piece of history, with a smile from ear to ear.

Some other plays that almost made our list include, for Adam Jurski, the last lap pass at Daytona, a putt to win on the 18th hole at Augusta and match point at Wimbledon. All of these play are worthy candidates but among the major sports,

21 The Top 4 1. Football Hail Mary- The most memorable moment for the Hail Mary has to be the 1984 Orange Bowl between Boston College and the Miami Hurricanes. The play has commercials galore and won’t be forgotten.

2. Hockey Shoot-Out- Although a great series of plays, it lacks a signature moment. But NBC had their way when Sydney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the 2008 Winter Classic.

3. Basketball Buzzer Beater- This play alone holds many

great moments but none better than the 1998 NBA Finals when Michael Jordan sank the turn around jump shot to seal a Bulls victory. Doesn’t get any better for Chicago Bulls fans everywhere.

4. Baseball Walk-Off Home Run- Kurt Gibson’s home run in

game one of the 1988 World Series takes the prize. fans have a tendency to turn on those sports as opposed to the smaller known sports. If you have any other plays that you thought should have made our list please inform us and we will tell you why these plays are better.

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April 28, 2009

SPORTS

Baseball gets into the swing of spring Staff Writer Northview baseball travels south for Spring Break and picks up key victories against Start and Rossford.

NV’s season opener was played against the Waite Indians at Wildcat stadium. NV proved to be the dominant team in the first inning, posting 17 runs.

They were able to hold on to their massive lead as they demolished the Indians 24-3. Trent Zuber and Mike Dorsey combined for 5 hits and Andrew Miller pitched a complete game to defeat the Indians.

Their first game upon arriving to Tampa Bay for their spring trip was versus McDowell, Pennsylvania. The Cats got off to a rocky start, allowing four runs in the first inning, but were able to recuperate and score in the second third and fourth innings to bridge the gap.

However, McDowell’s offense proved too powerful for the Cats and NV fell 8-4. Offensively, David Navarre was the only player with a multi-hit game, and Alex Pistilli and John Greer each pitched in with a pinch hit.

The following day, they took on Stepinac New York. NV hit early and often, scoring twelve runs in the first five innings. They were able to hold on to this lead due to the solid pitching performance by Zach Ryder and Alex Kruger, who held Stepinac to a dismal five runs. Zuber led the Wildcats with a game high four hits, and the Wildcats achieved a 12-5 victory.

After their big win, NV faced Ravenwood Tennessee. Ravenwood hit from beginning to end and pitched and played defense, stifling the Wildcat’s offense, who only had five hits by the end of the game. NV could not keep up with Ravenwood’s powerful offense that generated 14 hits and lost 11-2.

They finished their spring trip with a rematch against Stepinac. The result was very similar to the first game, and NV ended up shutting out New York 7-0. Zuber pitched a complete game and did not allow a single run. On the offensive side, David Fleck, Eric Brown, and Rudy Severhof combined for a staggering seven hits.

NV hosted their league opener

versus the Springfield Blue Devils.

After a poor league finish last year, the Wildcats were looking for an early win to start the league off right. NV started off strong, scoring two runs in the first inning. Yet they were not able to hang on to this lead as the Blue Devils ripped the ball in the second to take the lead 3-2. NV left runners stranded inning after inning and could not get timely hits to score runs, and the game ended 4-2 in Springfield’s favor.

The following afternoon, a rematch of last year’s district finals took place between NV and the Start Spartans.

The Cats came out flat and the Spartans put up three runs early in the game. NV did not quit and was able to tie it up late in the game. The bases were loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning and the score was 3-3. Zach Ryder stepped up to the plate and hit a fly ball to the first baseman, which dropped in for the game-winning hit.

“I knew I was going to get the game winning hit, and for the record, I hit the crap out of that ball,” said Ryder.

NV then traveled to Rossford. They jumped on Rossford early and were able to score nine runs in the first two innings and the Cat’s pitcher, Zuber, was able to hold Rossford to a single run. NV ended up winning 14-1. Zuber, Epstein and Navarre combined for six hits (two of them triples).

NV ventured to Ottawa Hills for a double header. They led 5-2 after the third inning and were able to hang on to a lead into the seventh inning. In the bottom of the seventh, NV committed two costly errors and lost the game 6-5.

NV started off slowly in the second

Sam Weisman SENIOR DAVID NAVARRE readies himself at first base for an out. The Wildcats have started the season strong with a 7-4 overall record. game and trailed 5-2 in the fourth inning. However, they were able to score nine runs in the last three innings to defeat Ottawa Hills 11-8. Ryder was able to pick up the win with his pitching performance and there were five Wildcats that had multi-hit games.

The following Wednesday, NV took on the league favorite Perrysburg Yellowjackets. Being seen as underdogs did not effect the outcome of the game, as NV’s pitching took over and dominated the Perrysburg offense, allowing only one run. Behind this

pitching performance were seniors Bryan Munch and Brown, along with a seventh inning appearance by Zuber.

NV’s offense was not impressive, but enough to win. Ryder led the offense with two doubles.

With all of these games, NV’s overall record is 7-4, with a 2-1 league record.

“We should have a better record, we need to play better defense in order to win and we just have not gotten that done yet,” said head coach Kevin Danzeisen.

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Boys tennis hopes for sunny season Staff Writer With three of the seven Boys Tennis players ineligible to play this year, the team looks to make the best of a season that started out with high hopes.

With all of the eligibility issues, head coach Mark Fisher has been forced to call up people from the junior varsity team.

“We have had to change our lineup a little with our eligibility issues, but our team is still pretty strong,” said Coach Fisher.

Senior Chris Seigneur decided not to rejoin the team after Spring Break, hurting the team even more.

The tentative lineup for NV has junior Billy Rachwal at first singles, freshman Brandon Rachwal at second singles, junior Will Forrester at third singles, freshman Spencer Georgetti and junior Adam Jurski at first doubles, and freshman Jimmy Stevens and senior Matt Krieger at second doubles.

After the match with Anthony Wayne was canceled the day before due to rain, they played their Northern

Lakes League rival Springfield at home on April 16. NV won 4-1 with wins at second and third singles, and first and second doubles.

“Its great to get the first win in the NLL win in the team’s first league match,” said senior Matt Krieger.

“Hopefully, we can keep this momentum going.”

On April 17 they played Rossford, the favorite to win the NLL. NV lost 0-5 despite a great fight put up by all of the players.

The tennis team played their third match in as many days traveling to Wauseon to play the Wauseon Indians.

With it being a non-league match, Coach Fisher decided to switch up the lineup to try and find the right combination.

With the new lineup, the team lost 2-3 with wins at second singles at first doubles.

Rain continued to plague the tennis team as the Monday and Tuesday matches were rained out the next week.

The team’s record currently stands at 3-4, still a big improvement from last years record.

Their next match is today at 4:30 against Maumee at home.

Sam Weisman PREPARING FOR A SERVE is senior Matt Krieger. The boys tennis team has had most of its season rained out and rescheduled this year but their record is improving from previous years.

Students play Internationals travel soccer Staff Writer Northview seniors Jordan Keefe, Daniel Cooperider, Kyle Scharfenberg and junior Kate Schmidt do not spend their weekends like normal kids; they spend their weekends traveling to play soccer. They are part of the Cleveland Internationals Academy soccer teams, the u-18 boys team and Schmidt plays on the u-17 girls team.

The senior’s coaches are Romanian Tavi Muresan and Denzil Antonio from Britain. On a typical weekend, the boys have two games on Saturday and Sunday, according to Cooperider. The team plays against some of the youth teams of the Major League Soccer clubs.

“We got to play against the Columbus Crew Juniors in the Crew Stadium,” said Cooperider, “Unfortunately, we lost 1-0 on an unlucky goal.”

The boys have also participated in showcases all over the United States

in places like California and went undefeated in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The u-18 team has seven total players from the Toledo area. The seven Toledoans consist of Keefe, Cooperider, Scharfenberg, three players from Anthony Wayne and one athlete from St. Johns Jesuit.

Practice is held three times a week in Cleveland but the athletes from Toledo are only required to attend twice a week due to travel. The practices are usually an hour and a half to two hours.

“Playing on this team does interfere with our social lives. We’re gone almost every weekend for games and we have to travel so far for practice,” said Cooperider. “It is worth it though because we get to play against the best teams and that will help us prepare for college soccer next year.”

Schmidt also spends her weekends traveling around Ohio and Indiana to play league games. Her team is in the Midwest Regional League (MLR). They

play teams mostly from Cincinnati, Dayton, and many from Indiana, according to Schimdt. Their record is 2-1-1, but they still have several more games left in the season.

“I travel so far because it is the best competition around,” said Schmidt. “It got me where I needed to be to play in college.”

On the weekdays, Schmidt and three other girls from Toledo travel to the Pinnacle, which is in Cleveland. Since it is two hours away, the girls carpool.

Their parents alternate driving each week so the girls do their homework, according to Schmidt.

“Practice is very intense. It’s worth the drive,” said Schmidt. “ My team is very competitive and very good. We play a lot, work on set pieces, and do fitness.”

For tournaments, Schmidt has traveled to Las Vegas, Florida, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Kentucky.

At these tournaments they usually do

well, according to Schmidt. Her team has qualified for the MLR Nationals in Florida before and one year, they even were National Champions.

“The best tournament is State Cup, which is just states for Ohio,” said Schmidt. “We won that tournament last year and qualified for Regionals. It is my favorite tournament.”

Traveling so much affects her social life, according to Schmidt. Last year, she was gone every single weekend between April and May. In the summer, she is gone a lot because her team plays in a league on the weekend in July and will have practice a couple times a week.

Summer is not as bad as spring and late winter, according to Schmidt.

“Sometimes it is hard because when you’re gone away for soccer, you will miss something back home,” said Schmidt. “It’s gotten easier and being with friends on my team doesn’t make me think about it too often. It is a big sacrifice but it’s worth it in the end.”

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Pole vaulters jump into new, successful season

Q&A with Coach Urbina Coach Tony Urbina has been the Head Northview Girls Track Coach for his second consecutive year. Coach Urbina has eight years of coaching experience and specializes in coaching both girls’ and boys’ sprinting. He agreed to sit down with TSP for a Q&A session.

Compared to last year’s start of the season, how is this year’s season opening panning out?

We seem to be much stronger and working harder. Our times this year are already better than last year.

Are you hoping to accomplish anything new or better this season?

I hope that we have more athletes qualify for States. As always, I hope we continue to get better each week.

What are some of the highlights of the team’s season thus far?

First, (seniors) Noel Luther and Chelsea Ulmer have performed incredibly in the hurdles. Secondly, the sprinters times are much improved. Third, the distance girls team is really performing well, and finally, our relay times at the beginning of this year are better than all of last year’s times, which is amazing.

What occurs specifically at your practices?

To put it simply, hard work!

What techniques do you use to make your athletes perform at their highest level?

Motivation – I try to make them feel like they can do anything.

Have you been thinking about the future at all – how do you think your team will perform in high intensity meets?

I think our team will always work to their best ability. They are an intense group.

Our future looks good – as long as they continue to work as hard as they are doing now.

How did you perform at the Maumee High School Meet?

Great. We brought our best and I expected that we would perform to our best, like we do at all times.

What’s up next for the entire team?

First we get to compete in the Ermy Relays and then we all have the Bowsher Invitational, and the Clay Invitational shortly after. Then, we all have to get prepped for Leagues.

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SPORTS

April 28, 2009

Suppose you wanted to try something new and exhilarating. Suppose you wanted to reach new heights in your sporting career. No pun intended. One possibility is the track event pole vaulting. To start, you may ask yourself: where might I get this pole of fiberglass?

Once I find said pole, what do I do with it? If I use it to fling myself in the air where am I going to land? All these questions and more have already been answered by the pole vaulting team at Northview. This group of 14 fearless flyers have mastered the sport like it’s their job.

We decided to honor the seniors who have worked hard during their high school career in this sport.

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“I like the challenge, doing what other people won’t. I’m a competitive person.”

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“Some people are addicted to chocolate.

It’s like that with pole vaulting. It’s just fun to get up in the air.”

“I’m motivated to reach new heights. Literally.

My goal is to set records.”

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Amit Goyal

Mariah Vallejo

Nick Pietrykowski

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“Once you fly you never wanna be on the ground again.”

“My heart beats fast.

Like a rollercoaster.

You get that feeling.”

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“It’s an adrenaline rush when you get up in the air and when you clear the bar you smile the whole way down.”

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