Volume 86: Issue 10

NHS INDUCTIONS Inside

Juniors get inducted into the prestigious organization while seniors receive their honor chords.

THE PRINTS

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Rumor spreads

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Hussein Elkechen

Cast and crew of Rumors receives rave reviews from students and community

Try having to go through schooling with English being your second language.

Sounds hard right? One of NV’s very own deals with the challenges daily.

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THE STUDENT PRINTS Sylvania Northview High School

5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560

Volume 86, Issue 10

Exchange students experience NV “Frenchies” learn the American ways

May 1, 2012

You, me Prom? Are you ready?

Skylar Rose Staff Writer

It’s the last chance to dance.

Senior Prom “Dare You To Move” will be held May 19, at the Grand Plaza Hotel. Promenade will begin at 6:15p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:30p.m.

Bids will be sold May 2-10. The cost is $30 for a single, $60 for a couple and $70 for a NV student and a guest currently not attending NV. The dance ends at 11:30p.m.

License to cut; Sylvania students at state boards Stephanie Smith Staff Writer

Photo by Hannah Henderson

Saying goodbye to one of the many French students is senior Suzanne Jaber. “There was definitely a lot less fun in our house after Borromée left,” Jaber said. Borromée stayed with seniors LeighAnn Pace and Jaber, and freshman Austin Pace.

Savannah King Opinions Editor

Northview has been invaded. Fortunately, the invasion ended without any catastrophic effects. The week of April 16, five students from Lyon, France took over the school. They stayed with a mixture of host students including freshmen Austin Pace and Ross Hanna, juniors Allie Hosinski, Liz Feltz and Nikki Nañez and senior LeighAnn Pace. Three French students stayed with hosts from Southview as well.

LeighAnn Pace and her younger brother Austin Pace shared an exchange student.

“It got annoying when Borromée wanted

to spend more time playing video games with Austin than he did wanting to actually do things,” LeighAnn Pace said.

As usual, the students (especially the girls) fawned over the French students.

“Gregoire was definitely the heartthrob of the school,” French teacher Kim McElroy said.

The French students spent time shadowing their hosts as well as spending time in French classrooms speaking with NV students.

As well as touring NV the week of April 16, the French students were also with their hosts for Easter and Spring Break. Many students did things like take their exchange students to Chicago, the zoo and the art museum.

“Borromée loved going to Chicago. He was so excited,” LeighAnn Pace said.

“When we were in Notre Dame, Indiana for Easter my little brother Andy would use his minimal French vocabulary to say random things to Grégoire, like “les lapins” (bunnies),” Hosinski said. “So it became a joke for the rest of the exchange for all of us to say these phrases at weird times.”

Even though the French students did not do as much this year in school compared to last year, the exchange was great for all involved.

“I loved hosting Quentin. He fit in with my family perfectly and he was like my little brother,” Nañez said.

“I liked seeing the Americans. You are all very nice and awesome,” French student Quentin Arnal, Nikki Nañez’s French student, said.

3.5 GPA earns students a spot at awards banquet Michelle Jacobson Staff Writer

Photo by Jack Melick

GUEST SPEAKER Sweta Rao, a Northview alum, shares advice with juniors and seniors about the importance of friends, family and perseverance at the Academic Awards Banquet held April 26 at Premier Catering. Ms. Rao talked about how her education at NV helped prepare her for the future.

Like famous celebrities and movie stars, Northview holds awards for students, commending them on their hard work and academic accomplishments. The 25th annual academic banquet was held for honors students on April 26.

“I am looking forward to the academic banquet this year because last year’s was very good and I’m looking forward to a good guest speaker,” senior Chris Weaver said.

The event was put together and planned by the co-chairs of the committee, Carolyn Kaminski and Karen Francis. Similar to the Oscars or Emmy Awards, there was a host, a speaker, musical entertainment as well as presentations and awards.

Students who attended were juniors and seniors who held a 3.5 or higher GPA throughout the year. Invitations were sent out, cordially inviting students and their parents to the event.

The banquet was held at Premier Catering and kicked off at 5:30p.m. as NV’s Jazz band provided musical performances for the guests.

“During the planning I knew it was going to be a special evening honoring all of the hard working students,” Mrs. Kaminski said.

The “host’’ for the evening, Principal Steve Swaggerty, gave a welcome and introduction speech at the beginning of the night. Following was 2009 honors graduate, Sweta Rao, who also presented a speech as this year’s guest speaker. Next up were the presentations of the awards that were given out to each student. One by one, the students were called up by name STRICK for each class. The seniors received medals and the juniors were given a certificate along with a ceramic mug.

“I worked hard to earn an invitation and was happy that the work paid off,” junior Shayna Zack said.

Can you imagine participating in eight hours of fast-paced, nerve wracking competition and testing? Six senior girls from both Northview and Southview did just that. These six seniors in Chris Jude’s cosmetology class took and passed the Ohio State Board of Cosmetology exam on March 22. They are now licensed cosmetologists and can work as professionals and get paid for their services.

“Cherish yesterday, celebrate today, and dream about tomorrow, it is all about the journey,” said Mrs. Jude to the six seniors.

They arrived early in the morning to set up and get prepared for the day. The Cosmetology Practical Examination portion of the test started at 8a.m. This portion of the exam is comprised of 11 different tasks that each student must perform. The tasks they were required to perform included a haircut, a facial and a manicure. Each task had a time limit ranging from five minutes to a half an hour.

“It was very stressful, but I am so proud of all the girls that passed the exam,” said Mrs. Jude.

Next was the written portion of the testing, called the Cosmetology Theory Examination.

The students were allowed 90 minutes to answer 110 multiplechoice questions. In Mrs. Jude’s class the girls began studying and preparing for this test in January.

They were given books and guides to study. Some students even had State Board apps on their phones that quizzed them on the things they needed to know in order to pass. All the studying and work put into the exam came down to one day. Passing this all day exam meant earning their license and becoming legal cosmetologists, the pressure and nerves were evident.

“It was really nerve-wracking, it was also a lot of studying and work. If you don’t study, you won’t pass the exam,” said senior cosmetology student Katie Pizza.

Also, on April 26, 14 more seniors took their State Board Exam. They have been preparing extensively in and out of class to get ready for the exam as well.

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NEWS

A part of Northview touches Buenos Aires, Costa Rica Bridget Thomas Co-Editor-in-Chief

The predictable spring break vacation scenario entails warm and sunshiny weather, beautiful scenery and perhaps most importantly, an escape from Sylvania. Where does nearly everyone flee to during that cherished week of freedom?

Florida? A cruise?

For junior Morgan Rondinelli, this year’s spring break was a unique eight day retreat to Costa Rica, jampacked with fun adventure and life lessons.

Rondinelli was one of nine students who participated in Global Leadership Adventures’ (GLA) community service trip to Buenos Aries, Costa Rica April 7-14. GLA is an international program that provides teenagers ages 14-18 the opportunity to volunteer abroad not only in Costa Rica, but in Ghana, Tanzania, Bali, Thailand, India, China, the Galapagos Islands, Peru, Dominican Republic and Guatemala, according to Rondinelli.

“I learned so much about Costa Rica because we didn’t just visit it, we lived it,” Rondinelli said.

Service, leadership and adventure are the three fundamental components that made up Rondinelli’s GLA expedition to Costa Rica.

For the volunteer aspect of the trip, Rondinelli traveled to a small, rural village where she helped refurbish a school and teach kids to speak English.

Even after just three days of volunteering at the school, bonds were already formed with the kids, according to Rondinelli.

“After the first day of teaching and painting, Natalia (one of the school children), gave me a beautiful hand-drawn picture of a bird,” Rondinelli said. “The next day, I gave her a drawing I made of the mountains surrounding the town and she followed me around and helped me paint.”

For the second element of the

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I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT COSTA RICA BECAUSE WE DIDN’T JUST VISIT IT, WE LIVED IT. - Morgan Rondinelli, junior

volunteering and studying abroad can discover more about GLA’s programs at www.expereiencegla. com. According to the website, GLA works exclusively with high school students and operates solitarily in developing countries in authentic cultures, significantly different from Western culture.

“I highly recommend GLA’s program because it gave me the opportunity to meet friends from around the world and form relationships with kids from a very different culture,” Rondinelli said.

“And lastly, I experienced a lot of self-development while having a very fun vacation.”

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excursion, Rondinelli exercised leadership skills. For one day, she lead the group by making sure everyone had water, thanking people in the village with whom the students interacted and leading discussions about goals for the trip.

“It was interesting to be leading people my age and in the same position as me, but I gained a large sense of responsibility from having to make sure that many tasks were done,” Rondinelli said.

“Adventure” is an appropriate word used to describe the last portion of Rondinelli’s voyage. She zip lined upside down through a tropical forest, white-water rafted, horseback rode and climbed the volcano Rincon de la Viega.

“White water rafting was funny because we would all accidently form a barricade of rafts in the river,” Rondinelli said. “We got stuck a lot.”

Students interested in

Photos courtesy of Morgan Rondinelli

JUNIOR MORGAN RONDINELLI volunteered abroad in Buenos Aries, Costa Rica over spring break. During her stay, she helped renovate a school and engaged the kids in conversational English. One of the school children, Natalia, was particularly fond of Rondinelli.

After only one day of meeting, Natalia took the time to draw a beautiful picture of a bird for Rondinelli.

The volunteers had down time with which they adventurously explored Costa Rica’s sights. They zip-lined through a tropical forest, white-water rafted and even climbed to the top of the volcano Rincon de la Viega.

National Honor Society welcomes next year’s new members Amanda Binz Staff Writer

Heart racing, hands shaking, junior Jules Aukerman tried her best to stay calm as she walked into the Media Center on April 2.

After receiving an enclosed envelope from librarian Darla Omey, Aukermans’ friends urged her to open the letter, but she was too nervous. After several tense moments of agony, “my friends took it, opened it, and read it out loud for me,” said Aukerman.

Once she heard the words, she let out a huge sigh of

relief and a million-watt smile. The words? “Congratulations!

You have been selected as a member of the National Honors Society”.

Out of 70 students who applied, 59 were accepted this year to become members of NHS. Getting into NHS was tough, as many factors influenced the selection process. A cumulation of high school information, such as grade point average, school involvement, leadership skills, as well as volunteer and service work, were weighed for each individual applicant, according to Omey.

“It’s an honor to be in the NHS because they’re the most prestigious group at Northview,” junior Peter Cook said.

NHS does many activities throughout the year, for the school and community, that benefits its students.

“NHS helps build leadership qualities, gets students involved in activities, and obviously it looks good on college applications,” Aukerman said.

Members are ecstatic to have been accepted.

“Being in NHS is the biggest honor you can receive in high school, so I’m grateful to have been accepted,” said junior Nadeen Sasour.

Members were inducted at a formal ceremony with desserts following on April 24 and immediately became active members in Sylvania Northview’s chapter.

“Look over there!” yearbook makes “look-book” once again Jennifer Deng Co-Editor-in-Chief

You’re inside Nationwide Arena as the Wildcats skate swiftly back and forth on the ice, maneuvering the puck with agility and precision. The score is 5-2 against St. Ed’s and the timer seems to be nearing zero quicker than your senior year fourth-quarter math grade. The crowd takes a deep, collective breath just as the game-buzzer goes off; you grab the hand of the person sitting next to you, see the excitement in their eyes and feel the passion in the air - you scream. The State Hockey Championship Title is ours. This is a moment you never want to forget.

And you don’t have to. Moments like this - moments of invigoration, of energy, and of sentiment - are captured carefully and comprehensively by Northview’s Wyandotte yearbook staff. They are the photography gurus who make “Kodak moments” out of assemblies, sporting events and award ceremonies.

Recently, the Wyandotte has earned its own award. It has been recognized for the eighth year in a row by its publishing company, Jostens, earning a place in the esteemed Jostens Look Book to be documented for all to see.

“Jostens national annual publication, the Look Book, features the best layouts, design ideas, photography and most of all creativity in yearbook design,” Jostens representative Steve Dufrane said. “Only a handful of schools are chosen out of the 15,000 we

publish nationally. These schools exemplify the dedication and hard work needed to be selected as one of the top tier yearbooks in the country.”

The Wyandotte was recognized for a spread in last year’s yearbook featuring Girls’ PowderPuff Football. The dominant photo on the page was taken by senior Chandler Austin.

“I was really just trying to capture school spirit and the excitement of the game,” Austin said. Since her sophomore year when she was trained by yearbook adviser Sarah Huey in the art of photography, Austin has been photographing a variety of school events.

While she and her camera can be found at events ranging from Quiz Bowl meetings to orchestra rehearsals, Austin does have a favorite category of events to photograph.

“I love sports photography. Especially hockey,” Austin said. “But my favorite is when I can take a sport such as hockey, and how brutal it is, and capture those dramatic and artistic moments.”

Austin revealed her tricks to capturing the most heightened moments of any event the tricks that earned her photograph a spot among the Brad Pitts and Neil Armstrongs of yearbook awards.

“I don’t think that I have certain techniques that I use to take pictures, I really just get in

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the action,” Austin said. “Ms. Huey always tells me to not be afraid to get in people’s faces. It’s kind of scary, but that’s how I’ve gotten some of my best pictures.”

Or maybe Austin just knows how to play the odds right. She admits she goes “click crazy” when she takes pictures, sometimes taking 600 to 900 photos per event. Regardless, her efforts definitely warrant major accolades.

However, Austin’s work was not all that was recognized in the Josten’s Look Book.

The design layout of the page, created

by Co-Editors-inChief seniors Divya Biyani and Natalie Forrester, was also appraised.

The Jostens’s page critic approved of the yearbook’s “simplistic design” and “use of whitespace.” Biyani and Forrester spent an immense number of hours perfecting last year’s theme, the 85th Anniversary Edition.

“Over the summer, I started working in late July,” Biyani said. “I spent about ten hours a week in the beginning phases and then at the end of summer, it was more like 20-25 hours.

During the year, I’m in the pub working during all of my free periods and then after school until about 5p.m. or 6p.m., usually.”

Biyani and Forrester had not expected to win any accolades for their work. Because last year’s staff had been relatively young, it

I WAS REALLY JUST TRYING TO CAPTURE SCHOOL SPIRIT AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE GAME -Chandler Austin, senior

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was mostly comprised of junior editors and sophomore staffers, they did not know what their staff was capable of.

“I think we just hoped for the best with our yearbook,” Forrester said. “It’s hard to always stay in trend with a lot of things [Jostens] looks for.”

Biyani added that while last year’s yearbook came out to be award-winning, this year’s will be even better.

“Last year all the editors were new to our positions, so the yearbook was relatively basic because we were settling in and figuring out how and when to do things,” Biyani said. “This year, since all of the editors are seasoned, we were able to specialize and make the yearbook more detailed. The coverage in this year’s book is definitely a lot better; it’s more indicative of what the school year was actually like.”

This year’s yearbook will be distributed in late May. The theme of the yearbook has not yet been revealed.

However, the editors are confident that this yearbook will be one that is frequently looked back on in years to come.

“In 20 years, you can’t remember exactly what happened in a given year, so you rely on your yearbook to remind you,” Biyani said. “I love that we get to capture the year.”

This level of national recognition is an honor that the staff has worked hard to earn. “[Sarah Huey] and her editors are not afraid to take on challenges most schools would not pursue,” Mr. Dufrane said. “The leadership of Sarah and her editors is truly what separates this publication from the others in the country.”

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NEWS

Clare Aldrich Staff Writer

The participants of the Northview choirs are stepping up their game for upcoming concerts and performances to show the community how talented they truly are.

Symphonic choir qualified to the state competition, but all choirs continue to improve their skills while rehearsing during the school day and focusing on style and presentation as well as their actual singing.

“Recently we’ve been practicing for our upcoming concert,” sophomore Symphonic choir member Kailee McAfee said. “This year everyone has been bonding really well which is nice.”

World languages come into play when singing, as Director Dawn Kingman often chooses at least one Latin, French, or Spanish song to perform for an audience, according to A Capella and Harmony Road Show member junior Sam Olrich.

Sixteen students took a trip to New York City over Spring Break to experience sites and influences regarding music, according to Olrich.

The group stayed in a hotel in Jersey City for four days and had the opportunity to sing for people exiting a cruise ship onto Ellis Island, participate in a workshop directed by a Broadway performer from Mary Poppins, and also see two Broadway shows including Anything Goes and Mary Poppins.

“Sight seeing and singing in the Cathedral was amazing,” junior Mick Roby said. “New York was an awesome experience aside from the fact that it was freezing when we were walking around.”

All of the choral groups will be performing at the Spring Concert May 24 at 7p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The concerts are free and open for the public to enjoy. All are encouraged to come and support the NV choral members, according to Mrs. Kingman.

On May 17 the Harmony Road Show will perform their annual concert with the jazz bands, creating a show of Charles

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Wadas

ACAPELLA CHOIR LEARNED some new singing techniques from Broadway professionals like Jen Taylor of Mary Poppins, while they visited New York City over spring break. The choir will use these techniques the rest of the year.

Trenet’s Beyond the Sea. Harmony Road Show was recently showcased at BGSU’s first ever-high school vocal jazz clinic where they were fortunate enough to work with Grammy

winning recording artist, Kim Nazarian.

“I am so proud of all of our choral groups,” Mrs. Kingman said. “Please join us in celebrating a fantastic year.”

New leadership program begins next year for all grades Casey Wittman Staff Writer

Leadership, integrity, service and character are the key elements of the Wildcat Way, the new Northview Leadership Academy starting next year.

Principle Steven Swaggerty, art teacher Ryan Creech and Peter Scharfenberg, NV parent and community leader, all see great potential in the student body and in the students that have the potential to become great leaders, according to Mr. Swaggerty. The main goal is to educate students to make a difference. The program includes four phases, one for each year at NV. “The idea is that the program is designed

Thespian members finish year strong Sam Good Staff Writer

“Break a leg out there,” the Thespian society proudly told their fellow statebound Thespians as they headed off to Dayton last month. The Thespian club is a group of actors who once every year, go down and compete or do workshops at the state Thespian conference. This year, the conference was held at Centerville High School in Dayton, Ohio. Northview sent 24 Thespians to the state conference.

There were several activities at the conference: students could watch other high schools perform, attend workshops, play theater games, and even attend a dance, according to the Thespian club adviser and NV Drama department head Don Wachowiak.

Two NV students, seniors Hannah Quinn and Travis Bihn, were selected to participate in the show. Last year the All-Ohio Show was a love story-comedy musical and this year’s was a more serious show called The Laramie Project.

This play is based on a real story about a boy named Matthew Shepard who was brutally beaten for being gay on October six, 1998, and died six days later. Shortly after this death, this play was created, making people aware of Matthew’s tragedy.

“After I read the script for the All Ohio Show, I knew immediately I wanted to do the show with the homosexuality article that came out and everything. I’m so glad I was able to take place in it. It was a great experience,” senior Hannah Quinn said. “In the show this year, I played many different characters. They included Catherine Connolly, Sherry Aanenson, Barbara Pitts and Mrs. Shepard. My favorite one to play was Mrs. Shepard. Even though she didn’t talk for being the main character’s mom, I loved the part. It was a challenge for me to play this character. It was an emotional journey getting into the part.”

“The conference was chaotic and confusing at times, but one of my best senior year experiences,” senior Travis Bihn said. “I played Greg Pierotti, Philip DuBois, and Governor Jim Geringer. The show took a lot out of me emotionally and mentally. It was life changing.”

“Hannah and Travis did an awesome job performing in the play,” Mr. Wachowiak said.

to give kids what they need at that time,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

Phase one, freshmen year, includes becoming involved, getting to know yourself and what you believe in. During this year, students will set their goals and reflect upon it. After setting these goals they will learn to identify values.

Phase two is about the value of service.

Students will focus on class service projects and setting the things they learned in phase one into motion.

Phase three is experiencing leadership and experiencing the value of teamwork. The students will create visions and discover skills for effective communication.

Phase four, senior year, consists of

putting leadership into action by establishing leadership roles within the Northview family and Sylvania community. They will also participate in an etiquette dinner and toastmaster. Finally they will participate in a public speaking competition and reflect upon their Wildcat Way experience.

If students want to learn about teamwork, helping the community and becoming a leader, the Wildcat Way is the way for them. Students participating in the NV Leadership Academy will get recognition at graduation, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

The founders are going to start an advertising campaign around May 1 and they will soon hold an informational meeting for students grades 9 through 11. On May 23

during lunch periods, all students can head toward the Performing Arts Center if interested in the program. During the lunches, Mr. Scharfenberg will bring in various leaders from the community to present to the students.

The next week they will meet with the interested freshmen after school to give the “checklist” of requirements to graduate from the program for that year on May 30, sophomores on May 31 and juniors on June 1.

They are planning on having a leadership lunch once a month and students should attend at least six of the eight meetings, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

“Our goal is to help our students figure out who they are and what they believe in,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

Northview, Clay bond together over state boards Bridget Thomas Co-Editor-in-Chief

Visualize a soundless atmosphere overflowing with intense concentration and professionalism.

For senior cosmetology students, this was the set mood during a mock test in preparation for the State Board Examination.

For the first time in cosmetology history, cosmetology seniors from Clay High School traveled to Northview April 20 and joined forces with NV cosmetology students to practice skills like foil highlighting, coloring, chemical relaxing and facials. Each Clay student acted as a proctor for each NV student.

“It was a really good experience for the girls because it was almost like peer-editing, but in a physical sense,” cosmetology instructor Chris Jude said.

“It was a really intense practice because it was all one-on-one; each student had somebody watching and evaluating them throughout the entire examination.”

All 28 students and both instructors worked toward the eventual objective for

Photo by Audrey Miklovic

NORTHVIEW COSMETOLOGY students received visitors from Clay High School April 20. The NV students worked with Clay cosmetology students to practice for the State Board Examination held April 26. each student to pass the licensing examination, Clay to help the students there prepare for according Mrs. Jude. their examination which will be held on May For the last six years, NV has maintained a 10,” Mrs. Jude said.

100% passing rate and hoped to continue this Mrs. Jude plans to continue working tradition of excellence. with Clay in future years to help the “If all of my students pass the State Board cosmetology students prepare for the licensing Examination on April 26, they will travel to examination.

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OPINIONS Racist comments are no joke, think first You do not have to open an American History book to know the horrible atrocities that racism has brought our country over the years.

Prejudice has lead to the discrimination, death and enslavement of numerous people. Even today, racism plays into issues like the motivation of violence.

The movement to rid America of racism is one that has made tremendous advancements since the civil rights movement; its influence is demonstrated by many people who now feel there is no difference between what we call “races.”

Sensitivity to racism has even developed to the point where people have been fired from their jobs because of racist comments or actions. Americans are attempting more and more to avoid racism.

So why are racist comments at Northview thrown around so carelessly?

The problem is that racism here is taken as a joke. Because NV is 91% Caucasian, according to the main office, it is easy to see why jokes directed toward other ethnic groups can be tossed around without fear of retribution.

Examples of these jokes range from rude comments to teasing among friends, but no matter the circumstances racism is still wrong.

I hear jokes pertaining to race throughout the hallways and classrooms numerous times a week. In certain classes, students announce them slyly to target someone. I often hear students using racist jokes and terms for a laugh.

I also hear students unnecessarily referring to each other in racist terms. For example, phrases like “what’s up nigga”

are used almost daily, phrases which are never okay to use.

The n-word, even with an “a” at the end, is a term used for the purpose of degrading and unfairly segregating an entire race. It was made for the purpose of segregation and represents the hate and brutality on innocent people who spent decades fighting for equality.

Using this racist word should not be taken with such acceptance, as it is still a word of hate that outcasts an entire group of Americans.

Perhaps words like these are used in an endearing way, to diffuse the hate associated with them. But the fact is that even when used without the connotation of racism, by keeping the words alive it will stay a racist part of our vocabulary.

Regardless of whether a student is African American, Muslim, Mexican, or any other race, using any derogatory word as a joke, or to make fun of others, is just wrong.

Other forms of racist jokes that can be heard at NV are to students who are not just of African decent, but other races as well. For example, I frequently hear students picking on classmates just because they are Jewish, and playing on steryotypes such as cheapness. Asians are a common target of steryotypes such as being social outcasts and only involved in academic performance. I’ve seen students who ignorantly associate Muslims with terrorism and Latin Americans with illegal immigration. All these stereotypes are unfair and wrong to put on other students, even with jokes.

Racism may also be used so frequently because of how the victims brush off the hateful comments and let the teasing continue. Students targeted may feel outnumbered and feel

pressured into acceptance of the jokes.

But more commonly these racist jokes may also be brushed off because they can come from friends.

For example, using a racist or prejudiced joke about their ethnicity or background, like explanations of their actions based on stereotypes, occurs often between friends but can really hurt someone, without even intending to.

However, even in a joking manner it is wrong to isolate your friends by such hurtful comments.

Race is a sensitive issue that some people are constantly harassed and teased about. If victims seek safety with their friends only to find further teasing, it will degrade them all the more.

Although this method of joking may be acceptable to some friends of the targeted ethnicity who find it funny, racism is an issue still being fought, so why fuel the fire of hate?

The solution to this problem is simple. As a fellow student, do not encourage racism. Do not partake in racist jokes, racist teasing, or even racist comments.

Avoid them when with friends and discourage others from being racist. Whether you are African American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, male, or female, not participating in the bullying and segregation of others can wipe out racism from our school.

So, the next time you’re thinking about using a racist term or joke, just think about how it could harm someone else on a deep level, and then choose to not spread the hate.

- Henry Gray

Save money on Prom, be creative instead how much would you spend?

Can money really buy happiness? Or would you rather look just as good at prom for a fraction of the price? Getting nails and hair done, buying the dress, perfecting your makeup and hoping that one special boy becomes your date is the perfect formula for a perfect Prom.

But exactly how much money are you willing to spend on just on night?

“I bought my dress for $100 and I’m wearing it to our Prom and St. Francis’ Prom. Instead of spending a ton of money on two dresses, I’m wearing different colored accessories to each dance,” senior Hannah Henderson said.

I personally think this night is a bit overrated. Maybe it’s just me, but $400 for a dress you’ll only wear one or two times and get all sweaty in isn’t really worth it. Go to the website renttherunway.com and rent a beautiful designer dress for around $100!

Even though $100 is still a bit much, it’s better than the $300 or $400 dresses that are going

to sit in your closet and collect dust.

It’s simple to look beautiful and not have to spend a ton of money. Do your own nails! Ask someone in cosmetology to do your nails for you, or just ask a friend. Think about it: $3 for nail polish at a local drug store is a lot cheaper than paying $25 for a salon manicure.

“I’m planning on getting a manicure in the cosmetology room for about $5. I’d pay that much for a bottle of nail polish anyway, so I might as well have them done! A lot of the cos girls are passing their board exams so they’re at the same level as the girls at the salon. So why not get it done cheaply?” senior Audrey Miklovic said.

As for the hair, do it at home! Even if it takes awhile, it’s still better than the $70 you’d have to pay to have a professional do it. To be honest, if you stood two girls in front of me and asked me which one got their hair done by a hair stylist, I couldn’t tell you.

“My girlfriend always looks pretty.

Whether she did her hair herself or went and got it done, she’ll look gorgeous. Plus, by the end of the night it’s going to be messed up from dancing anyway,” senior Caleb Gillen said.

With makeup, it either looks good or bad, and sometimes it’s really hard to get it just right. Go out to a Kroger or Rite Aid and buy some really cool eye shadow and lipstick. Mess around for a few days with different styles and shades to find the perfect look.

Finally, for the ride to and from Prom, go to the person with the coolest ride in your group and carpool. Or, be funny and have your parent dress up and drive you all in their car.

Limos are a bit unnecessary, and they’re very expensive; $75 per hour is a lot of money.

You could spend that money on much more important things.

So for all you going to prom this year, or ever, think about how much money is too much to spend on one night.

-Rachel Donnelly

notions motion Do people spend too much on

IN

10%

<$99

$100-$200

$200-$300

$300+

34% 26% 30%

*This poll was conducted by surveying 50 girls in the senior class

“If it’s not your money, then who cares?

- Freshman Jordyn Tinney

Dances?

People shouldn’t be spending money unless it’s on me!

- Sophomore Troy Watkins Yes, it’s not like this is your wedding day.

- Junior Katie Dorsey Girls, go ahead and spend $290 on a dress, #YOLO. - Senior Travis Bihn

3D overused, makes movies worse Remembering your first 3D movie experience and thinking back to how surprised you were when objects started flying straight at you is a memory to look back on and smile.

The next couple of 3D movies you saw were also exciting, but as time went on the glasses became annoying, the headaches set in, and a good old two-dimensional movie sounded good.

The point of a movie being in 3D is to see things flying and shooting out everywhere. So if there are not many things projecting out towards you, what is the point of making it in 3D, besides making viewers pay that extra ridiculous amount of money?

Once I hear people talking about how amazing a movie is in 3D, like Avatar, then I will go see it. Avatar was released in 2009 and is considered to be the best 3D movie in the last century, according to imdb. People were raving about the movie and it received three Oscars. Making this movie in 3D added to the plot, it did not take away from it.

Another extremely popular movie is The Lion King. When watching The Lion

King, I put my VHS cassette into the VCR and watch the fuzzy tape with its old comercials.

The Lion King is not the same movie when someone is trying to make Scar and the three hyenas jump out at you. Making the movie into 3D ruins the classic Disney movie.

One movie that should have also gone untouched is Step Up 3D. The point of the movie, any movie, is to get into the plot.

In Step Up 3D the plot was about dancing, not action. When going to see this movie, I went to see the dancing not the couple of three-dimensional effects that were put into the movie.

Right now it seems as if everything is being turned into a 3D movie. Titanic, an amazing classic movie, should remain the same to keep its originality. When watching the Titanic in 3D, I would take my glasses off many times during the movie and sometimes the scenes did not look any different than a regular movie.

The only reason it is in 3D is to rake in extra money.

If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

- Casey Wittman

THE STUDENT PRINTS Volume 86, Issue 10 Co-Editors-In-Chief: Jennifer Deng & Bridget Thomas Adviser: Sarah Huey News Editor: Libby Headman & Stephanie McCaskey Features Editors: Caitlin DeGross & Morgan Hawley Sports Editors: Drew Crandall & Blake Miller Opinions Editors: Savannah King & Kelsey Pomeroy Arts & Entertainment Editor: Molly Porterfield Business Editor: Vikki Hiznay Photo Editor: Jack Melick Staff Writers: Clare Aldrich, Amanda Binz, Rachel Bules, Rachel Donnelly, Maggie Figliomeni, Henry Gray, Sam Good, Michelle Jacobson, Meghan Keene, Colton Lulfs, Max Messinger, Jordan Rose, Skylar Rose, Darren Sheffield, Stephanie Smith, Juanita Vasquez, Casey Wittman.

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May 1, 2012

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OPINIONS

OUR WORLD

the power to change

lies in YOUR hands

INSPIREusing your voice -Molly Porterfield

One world. One community. Think about it: Earth has so much beauty and potential to offer yet there is still much struggle.

Taking the mindset that this world belongs to all of us should leave one with a feeling of responsibility.

Living in Sylvania is something to be extremely thankful for. Not only is this a beautiful place to live but a very safe place as well. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to trade places with a kid your age in a poverty stricken third world country? Or even

with a homeless person here in the States? It is something I cannot even begin to comprehend.

Something so heartbreaking should not be overlooked.

I am guilty of not playing my part as a citizen of this world by not giving as much as I can to the less fortunate. This feeling struck me after watching the Invisible Children Kony 2012 video (all controversy aside).

After watching the documentary, I started to think a lot more about others who are struggling around the world. It does not matter if I agree or disagree with the organization.

What matters is this movement got me to think long and hard about how I am living my life.

One person took the initiative to make a difference and people listened, which is truly inspiring. What if every person in this school took the challenge to make just a small difference everyday to help this world be a better place? If that video got people to listen, so can you.

Living in such an amazing community gives us the beautiful opportunity to make a difference. Changing your lifestyle to help others and this planet is not as hard as you think.

I believe, as humans, we are afraid of change. This is what must happen, though, if we wish to improve this planet. Some changes

are simple. What if you gave up your weekly Chipotle-run money to a deserving charitable organization? Something as small as this could mean a world of difference to someone who is struggling beyond our own reach.

This leads me back to the idea of responsibility. I realized my responsibility from others speaking out about what is going on around the world. Education about who, where and how people are struggling is important. Speaking out is how others can learn how to help.

It is our responsibility as citizens of one world to take the initiative to start a revolution of changing this world for the better.

INFORM

who needs help?

Toledo, OH

[human trafficking]

Mississippi

Japan

[poverty]

[nuclear crisis]

Honduras [water crisis]

Brazil

[deforestation]

Chad

[hunger]

South Africa [AIDS]

DO SOMETHINGget the facts and act

-Stephanie McCaskey, Kelsey Pomeroy, Molly Porterfield

hunger

as an individual

as a school

as a community

33.9% of children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition in Chad, a country in Africa, compared to 1.3% in the U.S., according to globalfacts.org.

“When I went to Toledo Junior Academy, we made food, rented a bus and took the food to the Cherry Street Mission and handed it out to the people who were homeless and hungry. We did that every year for about five years.” - Bobo Kim, senior

Students should take advantage of the many food drives NV has throughout the school year. If you are involved in an organization or sport you could work as a team to organize food drives or work at soup kitchens.

Community members could rally together with local grocery stores and restaurants to donate food items that would otherwise go to waste.

homelessness One-hundred million people are home-

Clean out your closet and donate old clothes to organizations such as Goodwill. Next time you go to the grocery store, fill a bag of nonperishable foods and donate it to a local homeless shelter. Learn about the many different causes of homelessness for a better understanding of their unique situation.

“As a school I think we need to develop awareness about homelessness. A lot of students aren’t aware of the types of organizations they could be involved with to help this situation. With homeless comes a lot of other issues, so events such as food drives could make a difference.” - Mrs. Christina Renz

Habitat for Humanity builds homes for those who struggle with poverty and for victims of natural disasters along with other bad situations. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a great example of how the community comes together for a family in need.

water crisis A lack of clean water and improper san-

Become aware and realize how much water you use on a daily basis. Leaving the water running while you brush your teeth wastes four gallons of water. Over the course of a year, a leaky faucet can waste 2,700 gallons of water, according to chelseagreen.com.

Start a new club for raising awareness about the water crisis. Educating people about this problem is the first step towards resolving this issue.

“In December, Cedar Creek Church’s student ministries raised money to build a water well in Honduras. Some students collected spare change in small water bottles and others carried around five gallon water jugs to attract more attention to the campaign.”- Savannah King, senior

less around the globe, according to habitat.org.

itation kills more people annually than war, according to charitywater.org.

“If we change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.. We need not wait to see what others do.”-Ghandi

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The Student Prints

FEATURES

the social experiment.

By Maggie Figliomeni and Morgan Hawley Photos by Jack Melick

What would you do if you saw someone with something comically wrong with his or her appearance? Everyone has seen that person with the spinach-covered teeth, price tags left on their clothes or even random debris hanging from their hair.

Picture if you were that person. Envision it in your mind: you open the door to your house after a long successful day at school, look in the mirror and realize with dread, “OH NO.” Staring back at you is some embarrassing, obvious flaw in your appearance. Whether it is a giant hole in the armpit of your sweater, mascara that has taken a detour from your eyelashes and is running down your face or even the fact that your fly is open, it is sure to ruin whatever confidence you had during your day.

Panicked, you rack your brain trying to determine how long it had been like that. Maybe nobody important saw it. Or maybe this explains the laughter you had been hearing all day. Really the most important question is if as your terrible suspicions indicate, you looked like that all day, why had no one told you?

However, if you were on the other end of the spectrum and were observing someone else’s appearance malfunction, would you know what to do? Is it kinder to leave the person in blissful ignorance instead of making them feel awkward and uncomfortable in the middle of the day?

I recently experienced a scenario in which I was the one whose exterior was off and no one pointed it out. Talk about frustrating. It made me wonder, if faced with a blissfully ignorant soul who has such an appearance defect, will most people tell the person or take the “every man for himself” approach and keep silent? It was time for a social experiment.

For my part in the social experiment I decided to set myself in a position I have been in many times before. I have very curly hair that to the amazement of many of my fellow students, has the incredible ability to “catch” and hold objects such as paper, sticks and pens. Some consider it a fun game to throw things at my hair and see what

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Maggie had paper in her hair

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Morgan had marker on her face

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And only people told them about it.

These are the encounters of two high schoolers walking around for a day with something wrong with their appearances.

sticks. I usually do not mind too much, as long as I get whatever was thrown out of my hair and that I am aware it was in there. Many times, though, I am caught off guard and end up walking around school with a variety of objects hanging on the back of my head.

This time, however, the fringy scrap of spiral paper tangled in the back of my hair was used for a purpose.

I walked around all day looking like an idiot and took a tally of how many people took the time to politely enlighten me of how my head was starting to resemble a recycling bin. At the end of the experiment, out of everyone who I had seen during the day, I was only told by 12 people. Two of the informants were faculty members and one was my older sister Victoria, who looked at me like “what is wrong with you?” and said, “Maggie, you have paper in your hair.” The rest were all people I am friends with. Which makes sense because a friend would be more comfortable telling me than a stranger, but I still expected more people to tell me even if I do not know them very well. What if I had been going somewhere important, where I would need to make a good first impression? Also, this might be paranoia, but I am almost certain that instead of informing me, at least one group of students chose to laugh behind me. Nice, guys. Real nice.

One of the students who told me, sophomore Ben Moyer, was walking behind me in the hallway and started to laugh. He nicely told me about my back-of-the-head situation and then, still laughing, let me know that earlier in the day I had also had some thread in my hair. “You always have stuff caught in your hair,” he said to me. “Do people just throw and place stuff in your hair all the time?” I was fairly shocked by this because it revealed to me that I must constantly be walking around with random trash on my head.

After analyzing the data, I drew my conclusion. I now am a firm supporter of telling someone (even a stranger) when something is off, because if it were me, I would want to know. Even if the person is embarrassed or insulted, I will have done what I feel is right because I would have wanted someone to do the same to me.

So next time you spot a girl walking down the hallway with sharpie on her face, think of what you would want if you were her, and do your best to spare your fellow students some further embarrassment in the journey of awkwardness known as high school.

“You’ve got a little something on your cheek.” Have you ever heard that phrase after lunch when you have grilled cheese residue around your mouth? Or after you got a little too liberal with the finger paints during art? Or maybe no one told you that you were flaunting something on your face that wasn’t supposed to be there. I investigated what it was like to walk around with something on my face and see who would say something to me.

I had a pink mark on my cheek; it was subtle, yet something most anyone would want to know about. The first person to say something was one of my best friends. She informed me within a minute of sitting down in class with me. I laughed and thanked her and that was that. I thought it was a little strange she didn’t say anything when I didn’t take it off.

In the hallway my boyfriend made note of the mark and advised me to get a mirror so I could look at how silly I looked. I thanked him for his fashion advice and went to my next class.

Homeroom passed by and no one said anything. Even when I had a one-on-one conversation with my homeroom teacher about my grade card, she said nothing to me about the pink mark on my cheek.

Next period passed by and one of my friends immediately licked her finger and started to rub it off. I thanked her and attempted to stop her but she was so relentless that I had to explain to her about the experiment to get her to stop rubbing it off. She was shocked to hear that she was only the third person to let me know it was there and it was already fifth period.

My last four periods were spent with the same group of people so I thought surely within an elongated time span spent together that someone would let me know. WRONG. No one told me.

What if I were going to an important interview after school? Getting my dream job or meeting with my future college? Their first impressions of me would be a smiley girl with a strange pink mark on her face. With that said, next time you see someone sporting a mark on their face or something in their teeth, let them know. The embarrassing encounter will be much appreciated in the long run.

It’s spring, time to put off to the last minute . . . everything! Here’s some things to do instead of everything you HAVE to do (like design a page!)

Student At what point in your life did you move to the USA and start speaking English?

One year ago, but I spoke English when I was young in Lebanon.

Do you plan on bringing your education with you back to Lebanon?

I will show them American culture and how they live and how organized everything is here.

Spotlight What are the new things that you will take back to your culture that you learned in America?

The way they dress, the food and the way they live.

What are your future plans in life?

I plan to take over my dad’s business and keep it going.

How is NV different from Lebanese schools?

The way they teach you, different methods of learning, how you are respected, and most importantly, teachers cannot abuse students.

How are you involved at NV?

I am not involved because I want to focus on learning on English before I move on to the next step.

How does your family still practice your Lebanese culture in America?

The food we eat, home cooking, how we treat each other as a family, we always have dinner together.

Photo by Jack Melick

Hussein Elkechen Age: 18 Grade: senior

May 1, 2012

Boom Boom Pow “Expect the unexpected” and “Anything can happen”. These two warnings are the most ignored and taken the least seriously by drivers, especially teenagers. Teens often feel like they are invincible, thinking that nothing bad can happen to them. Some think that just because they are defensive drivers, they won’t encounter offensive drivers, therefore ridding them of any possible harm.

Well, these notions aren’t only wrong; they are also dangerous. Follow these steps after you have had an accident to insure it doesn’t come back to bite you.

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Be Prepared

Just because you are a cautious driver doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for the worst. Some items you might appreciate in an emergency include things like a first-aid kid, flashlight, blanket, and your insurance information.

Photo by Audrey Miklovic

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Keep a cool head

Take a deep breath and look around. Take an inventory of yourself and make sure you aren’t hurt. If you’re OK, make sure you are safe to stay in your car.

How do you get your license in the first place?

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You’ll need to pass a test at the BMV to get your TIPIC (temporary drivers license). The closest testing station is on Heatherdowns in Toledo. You can only take the test if you are 15 1/2.

You have one year to complete the following requirements before your TIPIC expires: 24 hours of classroom instruction 8 hours of driving with an instructor 50 hours of driving

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(with at least 10 hours at night)

After holding the TIPIC 6 months (meaning you’ll be 16), you will need to turn in all documentation proving you’ve completed your training.

Exchange Information You’ll need to know things such as Driver’s Name, the car they were driving, the insurance company, and the location of the accident. You’ll need to give the same information to the other driver and the police officer when he or she arrives. If the insurance policy is in your parent’s name, they will have to be the one to call the insurance company.

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Safety First

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Make sure help is on the way You’ll need to alert police to the accident by calling 911, even if no one is injured. You also need to report the accident to the insurance company after the accident.

A: I want to make sure injuries are taken care of first and foremost. After that, I need to make sure a roadway is clear for everyone else driving on the road.

Everyone’s safety is most important, the other stuff isn’t what I’m worrying about.

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“I was driving one summer day and out of nowhere I ran straight into the back of a Jeep Liberty, trying to switch lanes without realizing how close behind I was to the car in front of me. In the matter of five seconds I ran straight into the back of someone’s car, causing the front of the car I was driving to scrunch up. The hood was flipped up and my Arnold Palmer flew all over the front dash.

I didn’t know what to do so I just started to cry as I tried to call my parents. As it turns out I had run into one of my friends from school, Chelsey Mason. We sat there for awhile, a cop came and asked if we were all okay and then led us to the Ciao parking lot. My parents and Chelsey’s mom showed up at Ciao as we were talking to the cop. Basically all that happened was we talked to the cop and our parents talked to each other The accident was 100% my fault so I had to go to court and ended up taking a reckless driving class.

The moral of the story would be to make sure you are always careful how close behind you follow someone. Accidents happen in a matter of seconds and you can’t control what the outcome will be, so drive careful.”

- Sharaya Angell

Q: Out of all the accident you’ve seen, how many were caused by teenagers?

A: It’s all relative – crashes around 2:30 to 3:30 are probably going to be involving teenagers leaving school. Crashes at noon aren’t probably going to be involving a teenager.

Q: How do you feel about teenagers driving? Do you feel the current Graduated Licensing system is effective in preparing us for the road?

A: It’s certainly better than just handing a teenager a license. Personally, I feel it could probably be condensed a bit – there are so many rules attached to the program, sometimes it makes for the parent or guardian to know if the child is on the road legally.

Q: What would you say the #1 thing is that causes crashes?

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“I was on my way to cross country practice with four other teammates. The traffic was pretty heavy after school and all of the sudden I looked up and my car was attached to the back of someone’s SUV. She was really nice about it and tried to comfort me by telling me she hit a tree when she was my age. I had to get new headlights and a hood and the lady in front of me had some of my paint in her bumper. It was my first ticket and I had to go to CarTeens.”

- Hannah Henderson

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What happens now?

Initial Citation If the accident is your fault, the officer will cite you for what you did wrong.

Mandatory Court Appearance

A Word from the Wise

Q: When you approach an accident site, what are the first things you’re looking for?

What’s your car crash story?

So you’ve just had an accident, and it’s your fault - what now? The citation is only the beginning.

You’re allowed to move your car to a safe area if you are obstructing traffic and if your car is safe to drive. Pull over to a shoulder or a nearby parking lot. You’ll need to call 911 to make sure help is on the way, even if the accident is minor. If you or the other driver is injured, make sure you call 911 as soon as you can.

While students know him best as Resource Officer Phillip Gallup, they may not know he has served 23 years as both a State Police Officer Officer Gallup and most recently as a Police Officer for the City of Sylvania.

In all of his years of experience, he’s seen his fair share of car accidents.

By Juanita Vasquez and Darren Sheffield

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To get your Driver’s License, you will need to take a maneuverability test and a driving test in the car with an examiner.

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A: Driver inattention - #1 thing. Of the crashes I’ve seen, I might go as high as to say ¾ of them were drivers who weren’t paying attention. Even before texting, driver inattention was still number one. A driver might be looking at her rearview mirror and rear end someone.

Another driver might be changing the radio station and swerve dangerously.

Someone not watching their speedometer might not realize how fast they’re going.

With texting, since it is a new technology, there’s a lot of focus on getting people to stop texting while driving.

Q: If you could communicate one thing about driving to the Northview driving population, what would you say?

A: Pay attention while you’re driving.

Not giving the road your attention is the number one thing that causes crashes.

Every driver should drive defensively when they are on the road.

Adults have the ability to simply pay their citation fee and are not required to go before a judge. In Lucas County, a court appearance is required for minors cited in traffic incidents.

You may also need to appear before a judge or magistrate at the Lucas County Juvenile Justice Center, located in downtown Toledo. Traffic Court for juveniles is held Friday mornings at 7:30 am.

Diversion Programs If the accident was serious enough, you may need to attend a diversion program such as CarTeens. Attending this program drops the violation charge, but not the fees associated with going to court.

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The Student Prints

FEATURES

You don’t know you’re

beautiful

Right now, I want every girl reading this to think of all the things that you like about your appearance.

Only 53% of girls What does the list include? Your eyes? Your full lips? The shape of consider themselves to your face? Now, think of all the things you would change about your have high self-esteem appearance. Is the second list longer than the first?

Self-image is a huge issue with women, especially teenage girls. Girls tend to make things a competition and base their appearances off of movie stars, models and even their friends. No matter how cheesy it “I prefer make-up, but it does sounds, you are beautiful and you shouldn’t change yourself because of not change the way I think of a society’s or your school’s definition of beautiful.

A lot of women use makeup to hide their nonexistent flaws. This might woman. They are beautiful just seem like a quick fix to low self-esteem, but makeup doesn’t really help the way they are.” raise it. I’m not saying girls that wear makeup have low self-esteem, but -Anonymous guy sometimes we should reevaluate why we wear it. After all, we are our own biggest critic.

“I am beautiful in every single way,” is what all women should be saying to themselves all of the time, throughout the entire day. Christina Aguilera’s song, Beautiful, states that no matter what others say, everyone is beautiful and no one should let words bring them down. Embrace your natural beauty. That is what teenage girls should be learning from the media and the internet, not that girls have to cake on the make-up and wear certain clothes 88% of girls go in order to be beautiful. The media sends negative signals to girls, they say you without makeup have to look and dress a certain way in order to be considered beautiful. Watch some days a television show, I guarantee that you will see at least one or two make-up commercials to tell you to buy a certain brand of make-up and that will make “Girls shouldn’t you more beautiful. There are numerous brands that have created “natural” looking have to prove they make-up, but why wear that when you can be proud of the beautiful skin you are beautiful. They were given? No girl should base her appearance on what celebrities look like or all are without it 78% of even what models look like. The majority of models are not naturally beautiful; (make-up),” guys say they are only beautiful because of the make-up and clothes that make-up artists -Jake Mason, that makeand designers put on them. They go to extreme lengths to ensure that their bodies are beautiful too. Raderprograms.com, twenty years ago the average fashion model freshman up doesn’t weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today she weighs change 23% less and the average U.S. woman is 5’4” and weighs 140 pounds. their view of In contrast the average U.S. model is 5’11” and weighs 117 pounds. girls 76% of girls With all of the new, high tech technology, photographs can be majorly don’t wear a lot altered so the picture that we see in a magazine is not even the real of makeup photo. They’re fakes. Raderprograms.com says that some of the pictures of the models in magazines do not really exist. The pictures are computer modified compilations of different body parts. The website also showed that 80% of women who answered a People survey responded that images of Only 53% of girls women on television and in the movies make them feel insecure. What we see would use the word is not real beauty, it gets advertised as that, but it is not true. Feeling insecure is “beautiful” to a major problem that most teenage girls have to deal with. Most girls feel the need describe themselves to be perfect and add make-up to their faces and hide their true face. Girls, erase the make-up and feel confident with your face and your beauty. All girls should make a pact to embrace their natural beauty and to live life knowing they’re beautiful because they are.

63% of girls feel more confident while wearing makeup

**63 guys & 60 girls were surveyed to represent 10% of the NV population for the results of this poll.

-Meghan Keene & Caitlin DeGross

KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT Who Sees Your Posts?

Anybody t rying to sm oke tonigh t?

OMG! Did you see that picture? hard g n i Go Fifty million. That is how many tweets are posted to Twitter every day. Not to mention the 700 Facebook statuses that are posted every second.

It seems like an unbelievable amount of information, and it is. Many of these posts are harmless; status updates about upcoming sporting events or tweets directed at popular celebrities.

However, many people, including high school students, do not necessarily filter what they post on social networking sites.

A few years ago, this would not have been a big deal. Recently, more and more companies and colleges are checking out Facebook and Twitter accounts of people in whom they might be interested. This means that the pictures of you at the party you were at last weekend may come back to haunt you in the future.

I am sure that we can all think of a few people on our Facebook or Twitter timelines who consistently post provocative pictures of themselves or post statuses or pictures of smoking and drinking. I am sure we all have witnessed a “Facebook fight” and read some of the vulgar language and obscene names people were called.

What most people fail to realize is that these pictures, statuses and comments do not simply disappear after

ht! g i n o t

hat girl! t d n a t s t ’ I can What happened last night?

I wa s so drunk last n ight.

a few weeks. When you post candidates give their something online, you are leaving passwords over so that their a “digital footprint” that anyone accounts can be accessed, can view, even three years after according to Principal Steve you posted it.

Swaggerty. So if you thought A few years ago, social the incriminating pictures and networks were places that statuses on your accounts included only students. Now, were protected, think again. many adults, school officials and I know you may be reading companies have mastered the this right now and not taking use of Facebook and Twitter. it very seriously because Unfortunately this has not youʼre still in high school. deterred people from posting You donʼt need to worry inappropriate and possibly about college or getting a job incriminating and damaging for a few more years. Youʼre material. thinking you can clean up Many people believe there the things on your account is an easy solution to this before then. However, you problem: make your Facebook can be affected by what is and Twitter account private.

-Photo illustration by Colton Lulfs online right now.

However, colleges and Pictures and statuses that companies are starting to overcome this explicitly show you smoking, drinking, or problem. Before being admitted into a doing any other illegal activity can affect school or hired for a job, some schools you in high school as well. and businesses are requiring that potential If a school official happened to see

those posts or someone printed them out and showed them to a school official, it could result in being coded and possibly even suspended, each instance of which stays on your permanent record.

Having a Facebook and Twitter account is totally fine as long as you filter what you post online. There are positives to having these accounts when it comes to colleges and potential employers viewing them. If someone views your profile and sees that you have good pictures and post statuses with proper grammar, their opinion of you is influenced positively.

“When you are putting things out there for the world to see, you want it to be a reflection of your positive attributes and not taken in a negative way,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

These days, one of the biggest ways high-school students communicate is through social networking sites. The only problem is making sure that you donʼt post anything that could eventually affect you in the future.

A good rule of thumb is that if you wouldnʼt want your grandma to see it, you shouldnʼt post it online. Next time you are thinking of posting a potentially provocative picture or venting about something in a tweet, think about how it could affect your future.

- Rachel Bules

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May 1, 2012

rumor has it, rumor has it,

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RUMOR has it

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A&E

Northview’s production of Rumors was phenomenal.

-Kelsey Pomeroy

Sy lvania

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Yo ung bands are give n the opp o r tunity to sh are their ta le nt with the c o mmunity

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Henry Gray Staff Writer

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1. JUNIORS NATALIE SZCZERBA and Mitch Nolan and seniors Hannah Quinn, Bailey Feldstein and Travis Bihn act out a hilarious scene in which Cookie, Quinn’s character, complains that her back hurts. The other characters frantically rush to assist Cookie. 2. BIHN AND FELDSTEIN, who play the roles of married couple Lenny and Claire, just arrived to the dinner party and notice something has gone amiss. They try to figure out why everyone is acting so strange. 3. SOPHOMORE TORI SCHAFER and senior Zach Johnson, who play the roles of married couple Glenn and Cassie, argue because Cassie thinks her husband is having an affair. 4. JUNIOR CHAD SINGER and Szczerba, who play married couple Ken and Chris, listen to a long story about the gun shots that were fired that night at the party. Senior Blayne Weddington, who plays a cop, writes down the information being told about shots fired at the party.

From the moment that the stage lights dimmed, signaling the start of the show, to the final bows, the sounds of laughter and applause could be heard throughout Northview’s Performing Arts Center. Rumor has it that the spring play, Rumors, was a hit; and with a cast of actors this talented, I’m not surprised.

The play received a standing ovation for all four performances, according to Director Don Wachowiak. “I thought it was hilarious,” junior Veronica Czernik said.

In the play, four wealthy couples arrive at the home of Charlie and Myra Brock, who are throwing a party to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

Chris and Ken Gorman, played by juniors Natalie Szczerba and Chad Singer, are at the Brocks when the play begins, and it is obvious that something is amiss. Charlie has a gunshot wound through his ear, Myra is nowhere to be found and the kitchen staff has disappeared.

Being the only ones to hear the gunshot, they must try to keep the possible suicide attempt from the rest of the party guests, which proves to be impossible.

The other three couples who arrive at the party include Lenny and Claire Ganz (played by seniors Travis Bihn and Bailey Feldstein), Ernie and Cookie Cusack (played by junior Mitch Nolan and senior Hannah Quinn) and Glenn and Cassie Cooper (played by senior Zach Johnson and sophomore Tori Schafer).

The final two members of the cast, Officer

Welch and Officer Pudney, were played by freshman Noah Froelich and senior Blayne Weddington, whose spot-0n New York accent added to the humor.

“I watched a lot of The Nanny to practice my accent,” Weddington said.

At one point, Lenny (who is pretending to be Charlie) delivers a fantastic monologue that provides an outrageously false explanation for the events that occurred. Let me take a second here to commend Bihn on being able to not only memorize such a lengthy speech, but on his ability to bring the house down with his hilarious facial expressions and line delivery.

The monologue was easily one of the funniest moments of the show, and the thunderous applause that followed went on almost as long as the speech itself.

“To be honest, I was still working on it the day before opening night,” Bihn said.

The cast and crew put many hours of work into this production over the past three months. “We built the whole set over spring break and we only had two rehearsals with the full set before we had an audience. It was pretty hectic, but we managed to pull it all together,” Stage Manager senior Hannah Henderson said.

Overall, the chemistry between the cast members was superb. The couples played well off each other and managed to be both funny and believable, which is no small task.

“It was an excellent experience that taught

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me more about myself. I’m going to miss working with everybody,” Singer said.

For the seniors in the cast, Rumors marked the end of a four-year theatre career.

“It’s very bittersweet. NV theatre has given me a home away from home and great family members,” Bihn said. “Saying goodbye to it will be the hardest thing I have to do.”

Feldstein also had bittersweet feelings regarding her last NV production.

“I still can’t process the fact that I’m done performing shows at NV. However, I’m happy I got to end with Rumors. We all worked extremely hard on developing our characters and reaching our fullest potential. Everyone on and off-stage was devoted to making an amazing performance. It’s going to be sad leaving NV’s theatre program, but in the words of Dr. Seuss ‘Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened,” Feldstein said.

I’m sure that anyone who was fortunate enough to watch the show would agree that it was one of the funniest productions in NV theatre history; the fact that I started laughing so hard I cried on multiple occasions is proof of that.

“My favorite part was when Ken [Singer] went deaf. He was really funny,” senior Sammi Benton said.

In my humble opinion, Rumors was thoroughly entertaining and a testament to the talent we have here at NV. Hats off to the cast and crew of Rumors; you did it again!

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1. SENIOR JOSH MCAFEE is the bass guitarist for The Farther I Fall.

2. THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN band members is apparent as McAfee and senior Emilio Alvarado jam to an original song. 3. SENIOR MICHAEL BESLY is the lead singer of the band. 4. THE FARTHER I FALL is made up of five guys who share a passion for making music and having a good time.

What does your band name mean?

It has no real meaning. We came up with random names and this one was our favorite. We love the acronym TFIF pronounced (Tee-Fiff).

How long have you been together as a band?

About three years.

It began with a simple dream, to play a professional quality show on a big stage.

This was the basis for the idea behind Sylvania Alive 2012, but as Miraj Neve, Andy Edinger, Mick Roby, and Josh McAfee collaborated more with Southview students Jeff Tiedeken and Adam Klepzig, the idea grew.

The concept of Sylvania Alive began with the idea to have Northview and Southview bands perform on the same stage for the first time in history. And with further planning and preparation, Sylvania Alive started becoming reality.

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THE STUDENTS PUTTING ON SYLVANIA ALIVE ARE NOT SEEKING PROFIT, JUST A CHANCE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAM. -Josh McAfee, senior

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The idea evolved into letting not just NV and SV bands play, but also bands of all schools all throughout Northwest Ohio and Michigan, and an immense community event was born. The students secured a spot to play at the Centennial Terrace to host the concert. They then created a website for the event (www.sylvaniaalive.com) and set up for submissions, according to senior Josh McAfee.

Musicians ages 14-24 applied up until March 14 and spread the word. Soon, even professionals in the community took notice and they gained sponsors from The Toledo Blade and Sylvania.com with the goal of raising $1,800 for equipment, according to The Toledo Blade.

“Sylvania Alive got started out of a desire to give local musicians a chance to show off their talent to the community,” Neve said.

“The process has been long and difficult, but we’re proud we’ve been able to put together the venue, sponsors and bands required to make Sylvania Alive a reality.”

With the success of bringing in funding from sponsors and the performing bands, Sylvania Alive went farther than the students first intended. Now the dream is a plan, and the community is on board. It evolved into a concert that will take place May 26 at Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd. in Sylvania. It is even being proposed to happen every year after as a large community event, according to McAfee.

Sylvania Alive is determining who plays based purely of auditions because of the large amount of submissions. So far 21 bands have submitted and are planning to audition for a spot to perform. NV bands auditioning include The Farther I Fall, Ascension, Archetype, Chi-City Funk Review, Henry Gray, 44 Days, Oneironaut, Insert Name Here and Altars of Athens, according to McAfee.

“I think it will be a great chance for the community to hear local artists,” said McAfee.

What is your inspiration musically?

Michael writes songs about the experiences and relationships in his life.

How did you secure the spot with Asking Alexandra?

The show promoter wanted a solid local band to open to help ticket sales and to ensure a great show. We were chosen out of a bunch of bands.

Is this a dream come true?

It was an honor to get to open for a successful band, but our dream is to be where they are one day.

Where do you see your band in the future?

We plan to record a full length album this summer and plan on touring as well.

Artwork provided by www.sylvaniaalive.com

SYLVANIA ALIVE is a concert featuring young bands throughout Northwest Ohio and Michigan. It will be held May 26 at Centennial Terrace.

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SPORTS

New cheer rules spark outrage from many

Rachwal leads tennis team with 9-3 record

Libby Headman & Morgan Hawley Section Editors

Double kick fulls, standing fulls and consecutive bounding tumbling passes are all things that cheerleaders work towards for their competition routines.

Competitions in cheerleading are meant for show. Each team pulls out all their tricks to receive the highest points and the best award possible.

Some girls have been working all their lives to learn these tricks and with the new United States All Star Federation rules, many things that were commonplace in the world of cheerleading will all be illegal.

Tumbling is one of the most difficult aspects of cheerleading, and for the USASF to limit the tumbling is an insult to what many cheerleaders have worked towards for several years. Consecutive bounding and twisting tumbling passes are no longer permitted.

For example, you cannot do a full out of a whip. For all those who are not well versed on their tumbling terminology, a full is turning 360 degrees while doing a back flip with your legs straight and a whip is a back handspring without your hands. These new limitations are for safety concerns.

There are now age restrictions for the teams as well. If you wish to compete on a senior team within levels four through six, you must be 17 or older. This is problematic because most teams do not let you cheer once you reach the age of 19.

This takes away the opportunities to compete on highly competitive teams for younger cheerleaders.

If you are under the age of ten, you cannot cheer on an open team. This leaves aspiring young cheerleaders on recreational teams for longer than normal.

The average ages on a team can range anywhere from a tiny eight year old that is easy to stunt with to an experienced 18 year old.

Etiquette rules have also changed. These changes are what define cheerleaders to the unknowing eye. Now, all-star cheerleaders cannot wear uniform tops that expose the midriff. Also, skirts must completely cover the hip and they must fall at least one inch below the briefs.

All-star cheerleading is known for their extravagant make up. All make up must be age appropriate and girls are no longer allowed to apply rhinestones to their faces.

Another trademark of all-star cheerleading is the huge bows on top of cheerleaders heads.

Starting next year, bows cannot be more than three inches in width.

If you have ever seen a Northview cheerleader’s bow, that would be too big. These new rules outrage many all-star cheerleaders, but for high school cheerleaders, luckily, it does not affect us too much.

For many avid cheerleader watchers, this could change what people view cheerleaders as: the tummy revealing uniforms, outrageous make up and oversized bows. The USASF members who made up the rules should consider all the hard work these girls have put into their tumbling passes and cheerleading teams.

Someone who finally hits something they have been working for should be allowed to show it off.

The rules need to be looked at more carefully so some of these rules, mainly the tumbling ones, are reversed.

SENIOR BRANDON RACHWAL returns a serve in his match against St. Francis. He has been very successful this season as the number one singles player on the team. The Cats hope to finish the season strong and win the Northern Lakes League title.

Photo by Sarah Powazki

Tennis: 13 matches played; only one loss Max Messinger Staff Writer

The Boys’ Tennis team opened the season with its foot on the gas pedal as they have won all 11 of their matches to date.

Sights were set high for all the players, who knew that this was their year to win the Northern Lakes League.

The season started off with 4-1 wins against Central Catholic, Ottawa Hills and St. Francis to go along with a 5-0 sweep against Clyde.

The Cats also had 4-1 wins against Archibold and Southview, followed by a 5-0 win versus Maumee.

The Cats faced the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets, a favorite to win

the NLL as well April 16.

Both doubles teams came out victorious with the first team, junior Mitch Hering and senior Spencer Georgetti, cruising to a victory with scores of 6-3 and 6-2, followed by the team of Mohan and Mukund Sharma beating their opponents with scores of 6-4, 3-6, and 6-3.

Number one singles player, senior Brandon Rachwal, played a tough match against his opponent who is one of the best in the area.

He lost his matches with scores of 6-1 and 6-1.

The number two and three singles players, freshman CJ Horvath and junior Shailen Shah, beat their opponents with scores of 6-4, 6-3 and 6-4, 6-3, respectively.

This match was Horvath’s first on the varsity level as he was filling in for senior Jimmy Stevens.

The Cats won the match with an

Softball bonds Jordan Rose Staff Writer

There is nothing soft about the Northview Wildcat softball team. A young and dedicated team led by four juniors and seven sophomores, the Wildcats look to tear it up in the Northern Lakes League this year. The players have strong faith in head coach Steve Kyle and his coaching staff.

“We have a great coaching staff that works well with us and helps us on our techniques,” sophomore Cassidy Ghesquiere said.

With a young team consisting of no seniors, the four juniors look to lead their team to a great season.

“Our team is really young this year, but we work really hard and we have what it takes to beat some of the tougher teams in the Northern Lakes League,” junior Marissa Humphrey said.

A disappointing loss in the sophomore sensation Lori Myer really takes a toll to the Wildcats batting line-up.

Myer, a varsity member last year, tore her ACL this year during basketball season. Myer was one of the leaders on the team in home runs and with runs batted in.

“It is frustrating that I can’t play this year because I was really looking forward to this season. Although I haven’t been to many games so far, I hope to attend more and be there for mental support,” Myer said.

The team has several get-togethers to bond and build team chemistry. With such a young team, the chemistry must be strong in order to do well in the league.

“Team dinners and team sleepovers really help us bond as a team on and off the field,” sophomore Brianna Quinones said.

Off to a slow start in the league, the 3-7 Wildcats look to stay focused on the field and to work hard as a team.

“The team gets along great, that’s what helps us perform better, having a bond as a team,” junior Bria Ambrozy said.

Their next game is Wednesday at Southview.

overall score of 4-1.

“After beating Perrysburg and Southview in tough matches, I feel that our team is in great shape to win the NLL this season,” said Stevens.

On April 17, the Cats played against the Springfield Blue Devils.

They could not take the Devils lightly, but they had no problem doing so, as they cruised to a 5-0 victory.

In the singles matches, Rachwal beat his opponent 6-1 and 6-0, Horvath won with scores of 6-1 and 6-1, followed by Shah with scores of 6-3 and 6-0.

In the doubles matches, the pair of Hering and Georgetti won 6-2 and 6-0, followed by the Sharma twins with scores of 6-3 and 6-4.

The Cats faced the former NLL member Rossford Bulldogs April 18.

They were looking to keep their win streak alive.

The Cats swept the singles matches as Rachwal won with scores of 6-4 and 6-1, Horvath lost his first set and kept his composure to win in three sets with scores of 5-7, 6-2 and 6-4, followed by Shah winning with scores of 6-1 and 6-3.

The number one doubles team of Hering and Georgetti managed to win their tenth straight match as they won with scores of 6-1 in both sets, followed by the Sharmas who also won with scores of 6-0 and 6-2.

The Cats swept the Bulldogs with an overall score of 5-0.

The Cats beat the Anthony Wayne Generals with a score of 4-1 on April 19.

They look to keep up the success as they face Findlay, Napoleon, Clay, and Bowling Green in upcoming matches.

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Sickest Flow

Seniors compete in National Tournament

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Interview and Photos by Colton Lulfs

Senior Eveline Farrell is not afraid to show off her style. As a recently licensed cosmetologist, she won’t be just styling herself anymore, she will be sharing her skills with others.

Drew Crandall Sports Editor

Straightener or curling iron?

If you had to create the world’s best A waver. hairstyle, in 30 minutes, and could only use one hair styling If you had to pick one hair tool, what would it be? accessory for the rest of your life, what would it be?

A teasing comb!

What would be the best hairstyle for a Hunger Games tribute to win the hearts of all of his or her fans?

I could never pick just one! I need an assortment of colored flowers and bows.

How old were you when you first dyed your hair?

I don’t dye my hair. The first time I colored my hair was in 4th grade. It was a bright plum color!

Something involving snow, ice, and lollipops

The Sylvania Maple Leaf Hockey team recently completed a magical run that led them all the way to the 18 and under National Championship game.

The team is a Pre/Post team, which means they play for the Maple Leafs before and after the high school hockey season. The team features seniors Dalton Carter, Brent Easton, Zach Felser, Kyler Omey and Brady Storer.

The team qualified for the National Tournament in Lansing, Michigan by winning the State title in October.

In the first game of Nationals the team faced off against defending National champion, the Hatfield Ice Dogs. Hatfield controlled almost all of the play, but Bowling Green senior goaltender Nate Gay made several key saves keeping Sylvania in the game. His efforts paid off when the Maple Leafs scored in overtime to complete the upset.

From that point the Leafs rolled through the rest of the round robin dominating group play, winning convincingly against the Lansing Capitals and the Dallas Penguins. The wins advanced the team into the quarterfinals.

In the quarterfinals, the Leafs defeated the Littleton Hawks 3-0. The Northview hockey team defeated the same team in a tournament earlier in the year. The win set them up against the Niagara Eagles in the semi-finals. Once again, the game went into overtime, and once again the team found a way to win.

In the National finals, the Leafs struck first off a big goal from Carter. Dallas struck back though tying the game 1-1, sending the Leafs into another overtime game. This time, they went to three overtimes, but this time they couldn’t find a way to score, losing 1-2 to the Dallas Oilers.

“It sucks that we lost in the Natty (Nationals) Finals, but honestly we were a bunch of high school kids that don’t belong.

It says a ton for the individual’s character of those on the team,” said Felser.

“It was amazing we lost, but it was still unreal especially after winning States my senior year,” said Omey.

What influences your own personal hairstyle?

Disney movies.

What’s the most outrageous shade of nail polish?

Panda-monium Pink by O.P.I.!

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Several Ba se of last year’s seniors have moved on and are now playing college baseball. These players include Austin Schmidt (Toledo), John Joseph and Zach Ryder (Adrian) and Jeremy Reynolds (Lourdes).

The Ba team se was a preseason favorite to compete for an NLL title, but so far they have gotten off to a slow start. The team has lost to Bowling Green, Southview and top-ranked Perrysburg in league play.

The pitchers for this year’s team include seniors Brandyn Hall, Jeff Small, Donnie Nagle and juniors Kyle Kremchek & Aaron Paprocki.

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Over spring break the Northview baseball team traveled to South Carolina.

While in Carolina the team held practices and competed in games with teams across the country. In four games, the team won two and competed against teams from Florida, South Carolina and Columbus.

The Northview Baseball team’s season has been full of ups and downs up to this point in the season.

At times the team has proven they can compete with anyone in the area. The team is full of upperclassman and will be a tough out come tournament time, even though their record might not prove it. So follow us as we go around the bases with the team.

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Noe, Welch, Work dominate early season competition Blake Miller Sports Editor

Dominating performances by runners such as senior Alison Work, junior Janelle Noe and sophomore Alysha Welch have highlighted the early part of the Girls’ Track and Field season.

The team started off the season by traveling to St. Francis for the second annual Knight Warm-up March 30.

The team put together several top finishes as they finished second as a team behind Notre Dame.

“Midway through the season, things are shaping up nicely for our team. We have some very talented athletes, we’re performing well and we’ve had some younger athletes step up when they were needed,” Head Coach Jerry Flowers said.

Starting off the day was the 4x800 relay team that consisted of seniors Moe Dean, Work, juniors Abby Masters and Noe who completely dusted the competition en route to a first place finish. Welch left off right where she ended last year as she finished third in the 100-meter hurdles and first in the high jump.

“I thought I did very well even though it was a slow meet,” Welch said.

As always, Work ran away with an easy victory in the 1600-meter with a time of 5:24.31. The most exciting race of the day was the 800-meter where junior Robin Foster edged out teammate Masters with a time of 2:29.39 and a first place finish.

“Robin won and it was well deserved,” Masters said.

To start off spring break, the team traveled to Eastwood for the Eastwood Girls’ Invitational April 7. The 4x800 relay team consisting of Dean, Noe, sophomores Rachel Audet and Katelyn Work took first place with a time of 10:32.07.

Welch put together another solid performance as she finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.86, first in high jump and second in the long jump.

Work put together a record breaking performance in the 1600-meter as she blew away 2010 Northview graduate Meredith

Photo by Jack Melick

THE GIRLS’ TRACK AND FIELD TEAM continues to compete at a high level against local competition. The team has competed at the Knight Warm-up, the Eastwood Girls’ Invitational and the University of Toledo Invite. Junior Megan Matrisciano looks to improve on her third place finish in pole vault last season as she vaulted nine feet.

Wagner’s meet record by 13 seconds with a time of 5:10.35. Work did not stop there, as she then beat her former meet record in the 800-meter from 2010 as she finished first with a time of 2:26.15.

“I was really happy that I broke the 1600-meter record and my old record in the 800-meter,” Work said.

Noe hurdled over the competition to a first place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 47.75. Dean ran uncontested in the 3200-meter as she won by almost a whole

minute with a time of 12:01.83.

“It was my first two mile of the season and I won with ease,” Dean said.

With a depleted team due to spring break, the team traveled to the University of Toledo for the 17th annual Toledo High School Invite April 14. Welch had her best overall performance to date as she placed third in the 100-meter hurdles, first in high jump and shattered the school record in the long jump with a jump of 16-11.50 feet.

“I was very excited and very pumped when

I heard I got 16-11.50 feet,” Welch said.

Senior Azaria Crenshaw proved she is won of the top throwers in the area as she finished fifth in shot put and third in discus. Work cruised to a first place finish in the 1600-meter with a time of 5:14.32. Work also won the 800-meter with freshman Mallory Small not far behind her.

“It felt good to be able to run with Alison,” Small said.

The team will be traveling to Clay for the Clay Invitational on Friday.

Boys’ Track and Field becomes Facebook sensation Sports Editor

The Boys’ Track and Field team is gaining exposure quickly after senior Colin McCloskey became a Facebook sensation from his fall in the 2000-meter steeplechase April 14. The team, however, got off to a somewhat slow start at the second annual Knight Warm-up at St. Francis March 30.

“When I splashed in the water, I immediately looked around for sharks as I was concerned for my safety,” McCloskey said.

One of the bright spots was senior Austin Schwierking as he finished third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.70, and ran an excellent race in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.80.

“My goals are set high and I hope to continue to do good throughout the season,” Schwierking said.

Sophomore Dominik Konik is taking pole vault to a whole new level in his first season as he finished in third place with a vault of 11-06 feet. Senior Matt Disher ended the day on a high note for the team finishing in fifth place in the 1600-meter with a time of 4:43.40.

“My 4:43.40 is a hopeful sign that I will continue making strides toward a greater tomorrow,” Disher said.

Senior Colin McCloskey goes for a swim at UT Invite

Although several key runners, such as sophomore Erik Massey, were on spring break, the team traveled to Whitmer for the Whitmer Gold W Invitational.

Junior Chris McKown ran one of his better races of the season taking fourth place with a time of 4:47.28.

“It was a tough race due to dry weather, but I still performed well,” McKown said.

Senior Blake Miller finished third in the 400-meter with a time of 52.34 after losing to St. John’s senior Jamal Jones on the lean. Disher ran an impressive 3200-meter and almost caught the second place runner from SJJ as he finished in third place with a time of 10:17.49.

The highlight of the meet came when the Iron Man Relay consisting of seniors Steuart Besly, Chris Jablonski, Devin Welch and sophomore Ivan Soychev upset heavily favored Whitmer as they finished in first place with a time of 51.65.

“Can’t be beat,” Jablonski said.

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With the end of spring break coming up, the team traveled to the University of Toledo for the 17th annual Toledo High School Invite. McCloskey ran the race of the century as he hurdled and swam through the competition in the 2000-meter steeplechase setting the school record with a time of 7:31.09. This video is a must see and can be viewed from the Northview page on Facebook.

“Hurdling a hurdle over the water was quite different for me. Even though I fell in the water, I recovered and finished my race strong,” McCloskey said.

McKown ran a solid race in the 3200-meter as he finished in fifth place with a time of 10:29.65.

After suffering an early season injury, junior Kyle Brooks looked good as new as he barreled his way to a first place finish in the 1600-meter with a time of 4:48.46, just edging out teammate Disher who ran a time of 4:49.00.

“I didn’t wear spikes and the Toledo competition was blistering,” Brooks said.

The team will travel to Clay for the Clay Invitational Friday.

“We have a very solid dynamic with seniors and some young talent. We are looking to improve every week,” Head Coach David Briggs said.

Photo by Jack Melick

Feature Athlete Of the week Hurdling the competition with Janelle Noe Blake Miller Who is your idol runner?

My whole team, they inspire me to do well.

What is your most memorable moment?

Winning Districts and NLLs in the 300-meter hurdles last season.

What is your favorite part about running track?

That all of my events are shorter than 5000 meters.

What are your goals for this season?

To make it to States in the 300-meter hurdles and the 4x800 relay.

Sports Editor

Junior Janelle Noe does not just run past her competition, she hurdles over them. She is the pure definition of a mid distance runner as she excels in the 800-meter, 400-meter, 300-meter hurdles and can even run the 200-meter at a high level when called upon.

Even being the incredible mid distance that she is, Noe is no slouch in cross country as she runs an impressive time of 19:23 in the 5000-meter and helped lead her team to another Northern Lakes League Championship.

Noe hopes to lead the track and field team to a NLL Championship also as her and senior Alison Work look to dominate the competition yet again in 2012. Noe’s astonishing list of career accolades going into her junior season include being the 2011 NLL Champion and District Champion in the 300-meter hurdles and placing second as a freshman in the 400-meter at NLLs. She is also a part of the record breaking 4x800 relay team that has already finished third at the Indoor State meet and is hoping to make their third consecutive trip to Columbus this season.