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SPORTS

What is Northview most thankful for?

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Starbucks and Netflix

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Family and Friends

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Being Alive and Healthy Thanksgiving Food #mostthankfulfor Twitter and Instagram

Fall sports teams end on a great note.

Many players and teams recognized for outstanding seasons and setting new records.

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OPINIONS

Is Finance 101 enough?

Many seniors enjoyed the two period break from classes, but some feel it’s not nearly enough to prepare us for the real world.

FEATURES Time for the staff to take a vote.

Instead of the classic senior polls, we gave the NV staff a chance to pick their own staff superlative winners.

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NEWS

HOCKEY TEAM STARTS SEASON WITH A WIN pg. 10

National Honor Society begins holiday fundraiser once again.

Members participate in poinsettia sale, selling to family and teachers.

Senior Leadership takes a taste of etiquette Claire Goecke Editor in Chief

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Have you ever wondered why there are so many silverware pieces at formal dinners? What is this tiny fork for? How does one eat during a fancy celebration without being labeled a slob?

On November 3, the senior Leadership Academy was invited to a dinner at Mancy’s Italian Restaurant where they were able to learn and practice how to eat with proper etiquette.

The event started at 7:30 pm and started off with a small presentation by iMedia teacher Tami Blue about the basics of proper etiquette.

“My mom is a retired home economics teacher and we spent a lot of time learning manners growing up,” Mrs. Blue said. “My mom said manners show people you care enough about them to do things properly.”

When Principal Steve Swaggerty asked for teacher volunteers to help with the presentation, Mrs. Blue thought she knew enough about proper etiquette to help the students.

“I wanted to make (the presentation) entertaining and not boring,” Mrs. Blue said.

“The most important part of the evening was the contest of course; having the students compete and police each other adds another layer of fun.

As a group, the students reviewed their etiquette rules that they had been given at their last meeting before the dinner.

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I had a lot of fun competing with my friends and learning about good etiquette at the same time.

-Matt Bules, senior

When the presentation ended, a competition-style dinner began and the dinner guests competed to see who had the best etiquette. Throughout the dinner, the seniors enjoyed calling out one another for not passing food dishes from left to right, or for using the incorrect silverware. Each invitee began with three glass stones in front of them; the goal was to end up with the most stones at the end of the evening.

One could gain a stone by catching someone at their table not following etiquette and the unlucky competitor would lose a stone. At the end of the night, senior Matt Bules had gathered the most stones from his peers.

“I had a lot of fun competing with my friends and learning a lot about good etiquette at the same time,” Bules said.

In the future, many students will be invited to business or other formal dinners, so the goal was to make the students feel more comfortable by practicing etiquette with their friends and peers, according to Principal Steve Swaggerty.

“Learning proper etiquette is a great way to prepare us for our futures,” senior Brianna Masters said. “I loved that we were able to practice in a fun and relaxed environment first, so I know I’ll be ready when the real day comes to use these skills.”

UNDER HYPNOSIS IS junior Natalie Kujawa. Brody made Kujawa believe that a fellow student had stolen her belly button.

Going green with gradecards Andrew Headman News Editor

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Our society has evolved so much that we have switched from simple pen and paper to a technology based world. The Northview faculty has decided to switch from printed grade cards to online grade cards.

Students lack showing their parents their grades; so, it was decided that putting the grades up online would be a more efficient way.

“I like the fact that we do not receive grade cards anymore. I would always forget to give my grade cards to my parents. I usually look at my grade on the Powerschool app, so I know what my grades are anyways,” junior Ted Austin said.

If students do not have access to the internet, they can go into the main office and ask to have a grade card printed, according to Principal Steve Swaggerty.

On the other hand, some people have opposing views. Those people do not like that we do not receive grade cards anymore because to get a discount off of car insurance, the actual grade card must be shown to their insurance agent.

“I think it is a bad idea to not receive grade cards anymore because if I do well in school and get good grades my mother will not be able to hang the grade card on the fridge,” sophomore Maddie Moore said.

The foremost goal of this switch was to save paper.

Students psyched, hypnotist has fun with psyche Psychology classes take a field trip to a different state of consciousness Baylee Gryca Staff Writer

Psychology students took part in a hands on and humourous lesson about hypnosis and the states of consciousness.

Tuesday, students had a double block “field trip” and traveled down to the PAC where they were entertained and educated by hypnotist, Michael Brody.

Brody, who has been hypnotizing people for 22 years, began the lesson by talking to the students about what exactly happens when being hypnotized. He then continued to teach students a way to help relieve headaches and feel more relaxed by visualizing different colors.

After picking students that would be able to be hypnotized quickly and easily, the fun part began. The students sat in front of the room with their eyes closed, and were quickly hypnotized after a few words said by Brody.

The range of things the hypnotized students did varied from jumping in the air and screaming when a certain word was said, to feeling like their butt was pinched when ever he snapped his fingers. He also caused students to forget their names whenever he shook their hand.

Debatably though, the most entertaining part was when he caused the students to see him as their favorite celebrity. A variety of celebrities were “seen” including Zac Efron, Harry Styles, Kim Kardashian, Morgan Freeman, Jimmy Fallon, and Shakira. But the students reactions were the best part. There were many giggles, tears, and hugs when the students saw their favorite stars.

“It was a really fun and different experience that I would definitely do again. It makes you feel really relaxed and is similar to a massage to your brain. During it, I felt completely conscious, but at the same time willing to do the things that he asked me to do and I felt like it was really funny when I couldn’t remember my name and I was crying because I thought that he was Jimmy Fallon,” said hypnotized junior Carly Radebaugh.

Junior Kamy Mourad was also hypnotized and had a really fun experience.

“When I saw Shakira, it was the best moment of my life. She looked so

fine in her outfit. I would definitely be hypnotized again if given the opportunity. It was the gnarliest experience of my life.”

For many students, this was by far their best psychology lesson and was very educational for them.

“The students were wonderful and everyone was interesting watching and everyone was participating and enjoyed it because it wasn’t just entertaining, but was also educational,” said hypnotist Michael Brody.

Psychology teacher Sarah Rhine organized the field trip for her students. This has been the second time Brody has come to visit Northview.

“I like the opportunity for students to see real life psychology. Hypno-

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tism is a part of our Psychology and AP Psychology standards and so I felt this would be a fun experience for my students,” Mrs. Rhine said. “What I liked about Mr. Brody’s presentation is that not only does he hypnotize students, but he also goes through and explains the process of hypnotism.”

Overall, the students all seemed to really enjoy Brody’s presentation.

The hypnosis even changed the opinions and doubts of some students.

“I think watching the hypnosis was amazing and really interesting,” junior David Dunnett said. “Before I saw it, I thought hypnosis was fake, but now I believe it’s real, based on what I saw. I think it would be really cool to be hypnotized one day.”

JUNIOR JILL NEWTON was one of the psychology students who was hypnotized. When Newton was under hypnosis, she saw Brody as her favorite celebrity, Taylor Lautner.

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Finance 101 teaches students life lessons

Seniors play game of Life to prepare for life after graduation Jessie Li Staff Writer

BEATTIE COMPETING IN THE GAME OF LIFE to experience what life after high school may look like are seniors Lauren Roth and Mickaela Muir compete. At Finance 101, the students received assigned occupations in which they played the role of, and learned how to, pay off their taxes and student loans. “I learned where to spend your money wisely and that your money disappears quickly. I thought it would be beneficial because when I have a real job someday, I won’t be as shocked by how much everything costs,” Roth said.

On November 11, seniors participated in a Finance 101 program that helped educate them about their future.

They were split up into three different sessions: periods 2-3, 4-5, or 7-8 and were sent to the main gym to live a pretend adult life for two hours.

They were randomly assigned occupations, a spouse or no spouse, a student loan payment, and a credit card debt. Some people became hugely successful doctors with a loving spouse and no debt while others became fast food employees with no spouse and a huge debt.

“I was a pharmacist with no spouse, two kids, and no debt. Not having a spouse saved me a lot of money which I could use later on entertainment and my house,” senior Bekah Sigler said.

After the seniors were given their pretend lives, they headed to the Auxiliary gym to live them out.

Through different stations, seniors paid their taxes and student loans,

and even rolled a dice to find out how many children they would have and would have to pay for later on.

As the game progressed, students had to pay all kinds of bills including medical, utility, transportation, and had the chance to experience the category of “Stuff happens”, where random, bad stuff just happens such as bad credit, debt, car problems, or health issues.

“Finance 101 really helped me manage my money to avoid going into all possibilities of debt,” senior Sierra Mckimmy.

The game also offered students a second chance in life, by allowing them to spin a wheel but not every second chance was a good one.

Seniors experienced a presentation by the Champion Credit Union as well as playing The Game of Life. They learned about the financial responsibility of life in addition to what is going to be expected of them after high school.

“It was not as bad as I thought it was going to be,” senior Caitlin

Beach said. “It was actually pretty interesting to see how my life turned out. It definitely helped to open my eyes a little bit to exactly what expenses I could have in the future.”

Counselor Melanie Rogers, along with other members of the Senior Transition Committee, brought this program to life to help educate seniors about the future.

“Hopefully it will have brought to their attention the idea of money management and looking at all of the different things that, as you leave and are out in the world and you’re doing your own thing, you’re responsible for yourself financially,” Mrs. Rogers said. “Also, this program will hopefully encourage the seniors to stay in education as long as they can so they can get the highest income that they desire to get.”

“I learned how to write a check, which everyone needs to learn how to do,” senior Lindsay Douglas said. “It was actually surprising that I learned a couple of things that will help me in my future”.

National Honors Society fundraises for graduation Annual poinsettia sale raises money for students’ rewards Allie Hartnett News Editor

The National Honor Society is taking the steps towards graduation.

Each year the NHS students gather together to participate in one of their biggest fundraisers for graduation; the poinsettia sale.

“The poinsettia sale is a fundraiser put on by NHS that benefits our program personally and helps pay for our honors cords and pins we wear during graduation,” senior Kendall Jessing said. “I think this fundraiser was very successful and benefits NHS greatly each year.”

This year’s sale took place on November 3 through the 12. All of the money that was raised from the sales will go towards paying for the student’s honors cords, pins, and the NHS certificates which they will

wear and have for graduation.

The students were required to ask at least two teachers to purchase the flowers, but were able to sell to anyone else that may be interested.

The poinsettias are ordered from the Schmidt Brothers Inc. and are available in a variety of different sizes and colors. The sizes that the pots come in are; four and a half inches, seven and a half inches, and ten inches. The colors of the flowers include; red, white, pink, and marble. The costs for the smallest sizes of flowers are $5, the medium sizes are $15, and the largest sizes are $30.

This year, the students were able to fundraise a total of $4,005, according to senior and NHS treasurer Taylor Messinger.

There were a variety of people who purchased the poinsettias including the Choir boosters, teachers, and other staff members.

“I think it is important that NHS students participate in the poinsettia

fundraiser because it’s a great way to make money for our organization so that everyone is able to receive their honor cords and NHS graduation items,” senior Mallory Small said.

The poinsettias may be picked up by the NHS members on December 1 in room E3 where all orders will be held.

“I thought the sale was successful because it was a perfect chance to sell them right around Thanksgiving and Christmas time” senior Ben Forrester said.

The senior members will receive their cords, pins, and certificates at the NHS ceremony which will be held in the spring. As for the incoming junior members, they will have the chance to receive their pins and certificates at the ceremony as well.

“It was our biggest fundraiser for the year. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to awards the members as we do,” Librarian Darla Omey said.

Medtech says to Keep “Calm and Give Blood”

Senior MedTech students host first blood drive Isabelle Compton Staff Writer

around Northview so that people know what iron filled foods to eat to help bring up their levels. (QUOTE FROM STUDENT IN MED TECH)

On November 21 from 8-2:30, senior MedTech will be hosting the blood drive for the first time ever.

In previous years, National Honors Society has hosted the blood drive.

(QUOTE) The theme this year is “Keep Calm and Give Blood”, according to Med Tech teacher Patricia Johnson. The goal of participants for the blood drive was 124 students, and they exceeded their goal by 30 students.

“We exceeded our goal and it was splendid,” Mrs. Johnson said.

Unfortunately, some people cannot participate in the blood drive because they suffer from anemia or other blood diseases, according to Johnson.

The week of November 17 will be iron up week.

This is so people with anemia can participate and donate in the blood drive. There will be posters posted

Congratulations to both Northview Golf Teams on a successful season and great run at the State Tournament!

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Northview hosts annual pancake dinner for rotary

Rotary stacks up its 55th year with night of crafts, fun, and food Allie Hartnett News Editor

On November 4, ten Interact members met at Northview to volunteer at the annual Pancake supper. It was held at the school from 5 pm to 7:30 pm.

The dinner was hosted by the Rotary; which is an organization that focuses on services and helping others through volunteerism. Their main focus is to eliminate the number of polio cases throughout the world, and continue accomplishing to narrow it down. Each year, the Rotary holds an annual Pancake dinner as a fundraiser to help pursue in carrying out their service projects, according to senior Interact President Ben Forrester. The dinner was held on Election Day, so anyone was welcome to attend and relax after voting at the polls. There was no admission fee to attend. However, all donations were accepted.

“I think the dinner was very successful; there was a great outcome and it looked like people enjoyed themselves. It was great to give a couple hours of my time to volunteer,” senior Megan Kupetz said.

The event also included food, music, balloon animals, and a craft table which was run by Interact members.

“It was fun. We got to work with all of the little kids that came and we had a huge craft table with a bunch of things to do so it kept us busy,” senior Abbey Pawlak said.

Some of the crafts that were open to the kids at the dinner were coloring pages and decorating construction paper with glitter.

“I thought there was a great turnout. There was a lot of crafts for all of the kids that attended and great food,” junior Maddie McGranahan said.

Beattie SENIOR MEGAN KUPETZ helps volunteer at the pancake dinner. Many students that are involved in Interact volunteered at the pancake dinner. “I think the dinner was very successful; there was a great outcome and it looked like people enjoyed themselves. It was great to give a couple hours of my time to volunteer,” senior Megan Kupetz said.

Speech debates its way through the season Ahmed Atari Opinions Editor

Whether it’s preparing for one of their four tournaments, or practicing throughout the whole month of November, Speech and Debate students have been working effortlessly to keep and pass their previous records.

This year however, the way Speech and Debate works has been reworked so that instead of centering around individuals, the goal is to have a more team focused group, according to SPADE coach Naomi Federman.

“This year we have a lot more cohesion and bonding with the three new coaches as well as more structured speeches, which has shown in all performances so far,” said Ms. Federman. These new coaches include English teacher Ms. Federman, German and French teacher Claudia Fischer, and Intervention Specialist Mallory Gebers.

Although SPADE would like to focus on more team-oriented goals, the team members are still competing in individual events. For example, junior Owen Cappellini competed and placed fifth at Princeton in the Lincoln Douglas category, therefore putting him along policy members.

“My favorite category has to be Lincoln-Douglas, which is where we debate the morals of each situation and if it should be implemented,” said Cappellini. “Placing at tournaments always feels great because you finally get to see all of your hard work pay off.”

Unlike the Lincoln-Douglas event, some categories did not make the cut this year, according to Ms. Federman. For example, the Impromptu event, in which students were expected to be given a topic and create a speech on the spot, was taken out by the Ohio Speech League. In replacement of this cut, a new event called Expository was added.

“Expository is a new event this year that we’re really excited about.

Expository allows the new members, which we call novices, to give a five minute informational speech,” said Ms. Federman. “This is exciting because it allows the novices to have a more experienced role on the team.”

From January 11-12, SPADE will enter another tournament that will host over 1,500 students across Northview, Southview, McCord, and Maplewood. This tournament is known as the Sylvania Invitational Speech and Debate tournament and is a nationally ranked event, according to Ms. Federman.

SPADE students have been constantly practicing their speeches and

NV leads after city disaster Peter Birsen Photo Editor

They’re large and in charge!

Over the last couple of weeks the juniors of Leadership Academy have undergone an online simulation, to refine their leadership skills for real life events.

For this simulation, they have been put in charge in the event of a city-wide disaster, according to junior Owen Cappellini.

“We had to use our leadership skills to handle the situation to the best of our abilities,” junior Talha Ozbaker said.

The students role played as the head of a University who had to take control and lead the University until their replacement came to take over the college, in wake of an earthquake, according to Ozbaker.

“If we are able to handle a situation like an earthquake there’s really not much that we can’t lead,” Ozbaker said.

In order to understand the situation, students had to watch short Youtube videos giving then a post-disaster situation.

They then had to answer a series of questions in response to the video that they just watched, according to Cappellini.

“You had to think what to do first and prioritize what needed to be done first, then you had to set up so that the community could survive for awhile until relief came,” Ozbaker said.

The questions mainly dealt with topics such as how they would react in certain situations and what their priorities would be immediately proceeding the disaster, according to Cappellini.

“The juniors are great leaders, I’m sure they would be fantastic leaders in controlling a University,” sophomore Joe Galati said.

They were also asked to put calming students, contacting the outside world, rebuilding and other similar topics in order of importance, according to Cappellini.

“Exercises like these are very important to see how we would actually handle a disaster, we see where our faults are and where we need to improve so that we are ready if a real disaster came,” Ozbaker said.

The purpose of the simulation was to test leadership skills, and strength in the event of a disaster, according to Ozbaker.

for good reason.

“The team meets every Thursday to practice and will be competing every weekend throughout the month of December,” said Ms. Federman.

Although these tournaments are a big thing that the students all take seriously, they have fun practicing by mixing in small pizza parties and games like Minute-to-Win-it, according to junior Liz Hildebrandt.

“This year Speech and Debate is going much better than previous years with new coaches and more organization throughout,” said Cappellini. “We are going to have a bright future ahead of us.”

Book Club adds three free books to meetings Syd Donahue Staff Writer

What do you like to do in your free time? Read? Well now you can have fun and read with your friends if you join Darla Omey’s Book Club.

Too busy to join another club or extra activity? Don’t worry, Book Club meets during lunch in the Media Center. The two books that will be read are The Girl Who Was On Fire by Leah Wilson and One Came Home by Amy Timberlake.

Book Club is all year long and “You can join anytime,” Mrs. Omey said. “Right now we have about seven kids and would love to have more.

Any student can participate or teacher for that matter.”

Something new to Book Club this year is if you participate, read, and discuss the books you get to keep the two books you read and pick a third book out for free.

“I like Book Club because I love books and love to read. I’m an avid reader,” freshmen Sarah Martinez said. “My sister and I are in it and we both enjoy it very much.”

The dates Book Club plans to meet are January 26 for The Girl Who Was On Fire and April 20 for One Came Home.

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by Geeta Rao Thanksgiving. It’s the most wonderful time of year (well, almost) and food spans the entire 12seat dining table, what could ruin this delightful five-day excursion from school? There really is only one thing: the nosy relative.

This Thanksgiving, many can anticipate the dreaded question, “Where are you headed off to college?” among a myriad of other intrusive queries.

The thought of hearing all of this just makes me want to avoid all Thanksgiving festivities, curl up in a ball, and eat mashed potatoes while watching Grey’s Anatomy, all in blissful solitude.

However, because Thanksgiving is supposed to be all about family, spending time with each other, ect., the day is unavoidable. Plus, I would never miss the opportunity to eat pumpkin, apple, and pecan pie all on one day so skipping out on Thanksgiving is not really a realistic option. Instead, I have devised an intricate, top-secret list on how to avoid the dreadful holiday questions. So, when someone asks you: • “Where are you going to college next year?”

You say: “What is this college you speak of? Never heard of it.” (Everyone loves a jokester) • “Did you hear your cousin Jim has a football scholarship to Northwestern? How is your sport going?”

You say: “I made every goal, all year. Every single time.” (a little white lie won’t kill anyone and Grandma isn’t about to Google it) • “Do you have a boyfriend yet?”

You say (regardless of the truth): “Yep.” • “Follow up question. Can I meet him?”

You say: “Well, see, he’s captain of the lacrosse team, on Mathcounts, plays basketball, and is valedictorian so he’s a little busy right now.” (trust me, the questions will stop after that explanation)

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Top 10 teen things to be thankful for

November 25, 2014

-Hollis Martinez

10. Christmas music on the radio now:

Means Winter break is just around the corner!

9. People who give you gum at school: They are the real MVPs. 8. Getting an “A” on a test that you thought you failed:

It’s the ultimate confidence booster.

7. The new Tropical Smoothie Cafe on Monroe Street:

So now we don’t have to drive half an hour to satisfy our smoothie cravings.

6. Waking up late but still getting to school on time:

I mean is there really such a thing as a speed limit when you’re running late?

5. Disney Channel having throwback marathons of our favorite childhood shows: So we can sing along to Hannah Montana of course!

4. Late Starts: So we can be lazy in bed for an extra two hours.

3. Pumpkin Pie: Who doesn’t love it?

2. Starbucks + Speedway Slushies: To keep us awake after we were up until 3 in the morning doing homework.

1. Netflix: So we can procrastinate on our homework and put off all other responsibilities.

Alex from Target: funny or annoying? #MattHolterfromNVNatatorium

• “Does he have a Facebook? I want to see a picture of him.”

You say: “Nope, he doesn’t busy himself with social media. Instead, he volunteers at the local library and reads to small blind children.”

• “Wow. You’ve grown so tall. How old are you now?”

You say: “Eighteen, and I’ve been the same height for eight years.” (At this point, a little sass won’t hurt) • “Can you post this family picture on THE Twitter?”

You say: “Yes Grandma, I will do so right away” (at least the selfie with Grandma might get you a few favorites) • “What is your GPA? Have you been getting good grades lately?”

You say: “Not sure and nah...I got sick a few years ago with freshmen-itis. It’s a disease or something.”

• “Are you sure you want that much pie? You look like you have gained a few pounds...”

You say: Actually, don’t say anything. Take the pie and run.

It’s going to be a long holiday but the turkey is worth it. Have a happy Thanksgiving and hang in there, Wildcats.

Actors, singers, and models typically are the types of people that make up the celebrity population. I bet you’ve never heard of a famous grocery store employee, or have you? With social media, our generation can make anybody famous with just a photo, including a boy who scans your grocery items.

He isn’t just Alex, he is Alex from Target, and he has taken Twitter by storm with just a single photo.

He didn’t even know what happened, a crazed teenage girl just posted a photo and there he was, with over 7,000 retweets. From this tweet he has gained half a million Twitter followers and has appeared on the El-

len show. It begs the question: why am I not famous for teaching toddlers how to dance?

Has today’s society spiraled out of control? Almost everyday there is a popular joke on social media, and sometimes they just get blown way out of proportion.

Social media is a powerful tool that should be used to not only communicate with people around the world, but rather to raise awareness about issues that regular people face everyday. Instead of using it for good, American teens are using social media to gossip about an attractive grocery bagger. Disappointing, isn’t it?

It seems a little insane. Don’t get me wrong, I

think social media jokes are funny, and it’s cool that some people are getting their 15 minutes of fame. It is when a tweet that started as a joke turns into a national phenomenon that I think things have gone too far.

Alex didn’t even do anything significant to become the main concept of a viral joke, so it was excessive to have him as a guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ show.

Lauren Hill, a freshman at Mount St. Joseph University, has two months to live and is playing her first college basketball game. If you haven’t heard her amazing story, maybe it’s because she is being overshadowed by a teen from Target.

Everyone deserves their own 15 minutes of fame.

However, today people make the biggest deal out of trivial things. He became famous among teenage girls everywhere because of the way he looks, not because of any miraculous thing he did. Alex couldn’t control his rise to fame, but others could have controlled how far it went.

We need to take a moment and think about the things that should really matter to us, like the well-being of our loved ones and our ability to wake up every morning and live our lives. With Thanksgiving season just around the corner, don’t forget to be thankful for everything that you have.

Alex from Target was funny for his 15 minutes, but a half hour was overkill. Remember the next time you open the Twitter app that the world doesn’t revolve around you.

Think of how you can use the power of social media to benefit others. Alex from Target did get annoying, but a picture of a cute boy every once and a while isn’t so awful.

-Grace Colville & Trent Croci

Fall sports denied their annual banquet Typically, at the end of each sports season, the athletic department will hold a banquet for all the teams where they recognize students’ accomplishments for the year.

However, this is the first year where there was no unified banquet.

Instead, every team scheduled their own banquet, if they chose to have one.

Personally, I liked having the sports banquets. It was a way for other athletes to see my hard work and accomplishments throughout the year.

Many sports at our school don’t bring out a large student section simply because they’re not all student spirited sports, such as golf, tennis, and

cross country. The sports banquet at the end of the season was a perfect way to showcase all of us throughout the whole department.

It was nice to share my accomplishments with other athletes. All of the golfers and their parents know how I played all season since they were at all the matches and tournaments with me, but other fall sports don’t necessarily know how I did. I also like to hear how others did throughout the season.

It’s common for athletes to earn individual recognition. At the banquet, all of those who made different league honors or won any special awards were given their ten seconds of fame in front of the whole season’s

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notions motion “Ever since grade cards have not been printed my life has fallen apart. I no longer receive a piece of paper that makes me feel super good about myself... or super bad.”

-Freshman Jake Pizza

“I liked grade cards because I could look back at them and we always hung it up on the fridge because it made my mom proud.”

-Sophomore Kylee Moebius

athletes. Seniors were recognized for their years of leadership and good grades and athletes of the week received their plaques and stood on stage with the rest of the showcased athletes. The best part of the banquet was that we even got cookies before the sports teams parted ways.

The Fall Sports Banquet was a great way to bring together a large athletic department into one room to celebrate our school’s amazing athletes and fantastic seasons. Separate banquets are a great way to celebrate as a team. However, it was nice to share our athletic successes amongst the whole department.

-Mackenzie Elrod

Do you miss not having a physical grade card?

“I think it’s okay for freshman to help understand PowerSchool and see the effect your grades have on your GPA.” - Junior Hallie Varwig

“I’m not really affected by the grade cards.

I check my grades online anyways.”

-Senior Evan English

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November 25, 2013

Keep to the oath

Death with or dignity “Death with Dignity” an Oregon law that says anyone who is terminally ill has the right and decision to end their life with a simple drink or pill. This solution has become quite the controversy since Brittany Maynard of Oregon, who was dying of stage 4 glioblastoma and wanted to end her life before this deadly disease took complete control, took her own life.

But picture yourself in that situation. Given the news that you have less than a year to live, and your cancer or disease will eventually take over your body and kill you.

Would you rather have to wait for your body to slowly disintegrate or just get it over with and take medicine that will put you into a coma and let you drift away whenever you like?

Everyone that is terminally ill should have the choice of how they want to die. And it’s not like you can just get the assisted suicide medicine if you are a healthy, but depressed person. You have to be examined by your doctor to make sure that you are terminally ill.

Right before you take the medicine you have to be able to explain what you are doing by stating something like “This drink is going to put me into a coma. And from there I will die and go to Heaven,” this fact is according to a documentary titled “How to Die in Oregon,” it is a documentary about different people and their opinions and cases involving the assisted suicide.

You have to be able to give yourself the medicine. No one else can put it to your mouth and make you drink it. You have to be fully aware of the situation and what you are doing.

Why is it that when animals are dying we put them out of their misery, but when a relative is dying a very slow, painful death we would rather be selfish and not let them die the way they would like to? Everyone should have the right to be able to choose the way they’d like to die if they already have a death sentence.

And yes, there is always that possible miracle that you will recover from your illness and become healthy, but you don’t know that unless you wait and wait. And odds are, once you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you won’t get better.

-Chloe Romine

In the fifth century BC, Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine, wrote one of the longest living documents in scientific history: the Hippocratic Oath. In our century, almost all medical students will recite this oath at their graduation, promising to guard their art with the highest moral standards. Those ethics, written hundreds of years ago, instruct doctors to never take another's life, even if asked, therefore called assisted suicide immoral.

There's a reason Hippocrates included this clause in his oath; doctors train for almost a decade to ensure they are giving the most effective care to their patients, and that care does not include taking a life. Especially in today's medical field, with palliative care options at its best, physician assisted suicide creates more problems than it solves and goes entirely against the moral framework of a physician's choices.

Imagine if we allowed euthanasia to be practiced in medical cases. We would be eliminating the will to live, and sometimes we could be eliminating the will to survive. There would be no boundaries and the idea of a doctor as a healer would be invalidated forever.

The idea, however, goes far beyond the choice of the physician or the patient. In our world, it is so important to recognize that humanity exists to better ourselves as individuals. Physicians exist solely to save lives, to alleviate suffering and let nature decide when a life ends. They exist to make the lives of their individual patients longer and more vivacious. A physician exists to improve the quality of life of their patients, to advocate for their health. Patients seek out doctors to prolong the beautiful thing we call life. Of course, every person defines quality of life differently. However, euthanasia does not improve quality of life, it simply ends it, and that should not be acceptable to humanity.

-Geeta Rao

{ { Everyone that is terminally ill should have the choice of how they want to die.

{ { We would be eliminating the will to live, and sometimes we could be eliminating the will to survive.

No more grade cards for fridges With our society becoming more and more technologically savvy, it is no surprise to me that Northview has stopped printing grade cards. Most of our classes are placing a strong emphasis on working with technology along with helping us learn how to use our Chromebooks efficiently.

I can confidently say that the majority of the student body checks their grades online on a somewhat regular basis. Printing out grade cards when we could easily just log on to PowerSchool wastes a lot of paper that could be used for other things.

It is also time consuming for the person who has to physically print out the grade cards, fold them, stick them into envelopes, sort them, and deliver them to each teacher.

I was shocked to hear the reaction of the students when they announced that we would not receive a pa-

per copy of our grades. I was unaware of how much the students actually like to have a tangible copy of their quarter grades.

On the other hand, I am aware that some people do not have access to the internet all the time. However, if this is a problem that you are facing, all you have to do is go down to the office to request a copy of your grades and they will happily print them out for you.

Another added bonus is that you no longer have to worry about your friends nagging you to tell them your grades or being nervous that they might peek at your grade card.

Overall, I believe that this is a win-win situation.

We are helping the environment by using less paper but we are also accommodating to those who may have difficulty with this new policy.

-Hollis Martinez

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Co-Editors-In-Chief: Claire Goecke & Geeta Rao Advisor: Sarah Huey News Editors: Andrew Headman & Allie Hartnett Opinions Editors: Ahmed Atari & Mackenzie Elrod Features Editors: Nazihah Bhatti & Annie Nowak Sports Editors: Emma Crandall & Kendall McCoy Business Editor: Jillian Koffman Staff Photographers: Luke Beattie & Peter Birsen Staff Writers: Amir AbouZied, Sydney Audet, Matt Bishop, Grace Colville, Isabelle Compton, Trent Croci, Baylee Gryca, Jessi Li, Hollis Martinez, Chloe Romine, Claire Weber & Jarred Wulf The Student Prints is the official student-produced newspaper of Sylvania Northview High School. It is distributed monthly at no charge to serve the purpose of informing students, faculty, staff, administration and the Sylvania community of current issues.

The main goal of The Prints is to present coverage of events in an unbiased and accurate manner. The paper also respects the opinions and ideas of the entire NV community.

Signed letters to the editors are encouraged and should be no longer than 300 words. All letters can be turned into the publications room, E-6. The Prints reserves the right to edit letters that contain grammatical errors, accuracy and profane or libelous comments. The newspaper staff is entirely responsible for the content of the paper and supports the First Amendment to the Constitution. Unsigned editorials published in The Prints are written by staff members, and agreed upon by a majority vote of the editorial board. The Prints is carefully examined by its staff and adviser prior to publication to prevent incorrect or libelous information. The newspaper staff does not endorse advertisements published in The Prints. Advertising specifications may be obtained by calling (419) 824-8708.

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Yes. Is it actually snow or ice?

Finance 101 prepares seniors for life after high school

In all my years at Northview, I have learned everything from graphing a polynomial function to writing a solid persuasive essay. I can correctly spell all the names of the elements on the periodic table and state their symbol. I have learned about wars, technological advances, and all the parts of the brain, yet I haven’t learned how to do the laundry, pay the bills, or how to manage my money once I’m no longer living under my parent’s roof.

Finance 101 is a two-period senior activity meant to show the upcoming graduates a slice of the real world. We were given jobs, spouses, incomes, student loans, and credit card debt to simulate what you have to deal with in life. We played the game of life where we rolled a dice to see how many kids we would have, the type of daycare we had and if we had work benefits. Depending on how much money we had and the type of family, we were able to choose what type of house and car we would own, and basic wants and needs from a variety of choices.

The thought behind Finance 101 is very smart and I completely agree that seniors should be informed, but I also believe there is much more about the real world I need to learn than what was covered in a short two-period session.

Students should be taught throughout high school more real life lessons. We should be taught how to care for ourselves: for example, how to correctly do laundry or cook a cheap, healthy, tasty meal. Students should be taught how to set up their student loans and how to pay them off without digging themselves to China in debt.

As soon as new college students step foot on campus, there are always advertisements left and right for a free T-shirt or sub if they sign up for a credit card. Since we know nothing about credit, we can easily be wheeled into the free advertisements to later find ourselves struggling to pay off the debt accumulated on 11 different cards.

Uneducated use of credit cards can ruin someone’s credit score and without a cosigner, they won’t be able to buy a house, car, apartment, etc. after college.

Education is important and I’m thankful for all the knowledge I’ve gained throughout my schooling, but soon I will be on my own in the real world and I will need real life skills in order to thrive and prosper into a successful adult. I need a strategic plan to get the best investment with the least amount of money to keep my debt, and my stress, at a minimum.

I should be in a year long class my senior year to prepare me for the years after high school. Schools should also advise parents to help guide children outside of school. Some parents do have their children learn responsibilities such as laundry and paying car insurance, but other parents do everything for their children.

Finance 101 taught seniors how to play the game of life, but life isn’t a game. The decisions I make as an 18, 19, 20 year old college student will affect me for the rest of my life. I need to know more than I can learn in just two-periods of my senior year.

-Mackenzie Elrod

Yes. Well, there’s a fair chance you might not have school. Hooray!

Yes. Go to his account. Refresh every 20 seconds.

No. Check your phone just in case.

Is there precipitation?

No. Then grab your umbrella and get to NV. No. You’re no fun! Where’s your snow day spirit?!

Will Northview have a snow day?

Are your pajamas mysteriously inside out?

No. Is there a spoon under your pillow?

Are you following Brad Rieger on twitter yet?

Did Ottawa Glandorf close?

No. Did you flush an ice cube down the toilet?

Yes. Nice try, but those don’t actually work. Get to school.

No. Then start following him!

What are you waiting for?

Yes. nbd though.

Are they ever open?

No. Then there’s no chance of a delay, let alone a cancellation. Get out of bed.

By Claire Goecke & Geeta Rao

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Features

November 25, 2014

Most changed sin

Most likely to be presid ent: Mr. Lefevre and Mrs. Rh ine

en for a student: Most likely to be mistak ord Ms. Federman and Mr. W

Most likely to know student slang: Mr. Helminiak and Ms. Huey

Best hair: Mrs. Jude and Mr. Briggs

ce day one of teach ing (or high school): Mrs. Warrington a nd Mr. Roth

Most likely to give a two-day test: Mrs. Schloegl and Mr. Dubiel

Teacher Polls

We took our faculty back to the best time of high school: senior year. Keeping with the senior year tradition, the faculty picked their top nominees for teacher superlatives.

Congratulations to the faculty winners. -Geeta Rao

Best friends: Mrs. Schloegl and Mrs. Briddell

Most likely to have been on Broadwa y: Mr. Davis and Mrs. Thiel

Best friends: Officer Gallup and Mr. Achter Most artistic: Mrs. Seal-Roth and Mr. Creech

Best dressed: Mrs. Henk and Mr. Creech

Most likely to brighten your day: Mrs. Townsend and Mr. Christy Best friends: Mrs. Laskey and Ms. Mattimoe

Most likely to hand out a demerit with a smile: Mrs. Edwards and Mr. Achter

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Features

November 25, 2014

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How-to: awkward family photo

“The not-so-merry Christmas card from the dysfunctional family and their dog.”

“The father that holds the family on his back physically and financially.”

“The ones who didn’t get their beauty sleep the night prior to the photoshoot.”

‘Tis the season for holiday cards. If you haven’t taken your family picture yet, here are some tips to master the perfect awkward family photo to send around to your friends and relatives.

There are four elements to every awkward photo.

Wardrobe: Matching ugly sweaters, turtlenecks, or outfits that don’t match the family’s personality are a good way to boost the awkward factor in a picture. If your family happens to have a very nice, coordinated but not exactly the same wardrobe, go thrift shopping before taking the pictures.

Pose: Looking at someone’s awkward body positions that have sharp angles are uncomfortable to look at. When a family lays on top of each other or when a dad holds the leg of his son while raising his wife’s arm would be weird enough to make anyone feel awkward. There is nothing weird about wrapping your arms around your family. Think outside the box. The farther outside the “norm” you go, the more awkward the picture will come out.

Props: Adding outrageous props to a picture can take a photo on the awkward scale from one all the way to Michael Cera. A couple or 20 webkinz, a pair of binoculars, or holding an umbrella while standing on a pedestal are all completely abnormal objects that you wouldn’t expect to find in a family’s photograph. If your family is really into golfing and your picture is taken on a golf course with some clubs, that is not weird.

It is extremely expected.

Facials: The facial expressions make or break the photo. A little side smile or a bottom lip quiver will top off a great awkward photo. Have the whole family smile but the father look mad. Even better, take your happy family and make them look miserable by having no one cracking even the smallest smile. Subtle facials are much better than a genuine smile when trying to achieve an uncomfortable picture.

The most important part of making an awkward family photograph is to make the photo your own. By rule of thumb, if you feel uncomfortable taking the picture, odds are that people feel uncomfortable simply looking at the picture.

-Mackenzie Elrod

“The family with too many kids.”

“The background atmosphere that doesn’t match the family’s outfits and personalities.”

“The holiday card from the college student who loves their pet just a little too much.”

“Sometimes the photographer needs to just say ‘no.’”

PHOTOS FEATURING THE STUDENT PRINTS STAFF PHOTO CREDITS: LUKE BEATTIE, MS. HUEY, AND EMMA CRANDALL

Pumpkin spice$ and &everything nice Everyone knows that when the season of fall approaches so does the craving for pumpkin flavored everything. We all know the basics, pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin spice oreos. There are some products out there that should not be made into pumpkin. Here are some pumpkin flavored things that you may not have known existed.

--Annie Nowak and Chloe Romine

Pringles Jello Whipped Cream Gum Toothpaste Oreos Ice Cream Coffee Creamer Bagels Yearbooks $65 BUY NOW!! prices goes up to $70 December 5

Marshmallows Almond butter Waffles Cream cheese Baked apples Smoothies

Caramel corn Ravioli Hummus Snickerdoodles Candles Lastly we could never forget the ever so famous Starbucks pum , pkin spice lattes believed to start the pumpkin spice craze

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Features

November 25, 2014

Where the wildcats are Popular student travel destinations for Thanksgiving break

Chicago, Illinois

“I’m really excited to go shopping and I love big cities,”- Liz Hildebrandt, junior

Jackson, Michigan

“I’m excited to see all my friends in band, I’m sure they’ll march high and play loud,”- John Reagan, senior

“I’m going to visit my grandma and hang out with my family,”

- Kathleen Duwve, junior

Cleveland, Ohio

“Every year on Black Friday, my family and I visit our family in Cleveland. I love seeing my family and it’s great to share the holidays with my family,” - Sam Steirer, senior

Do’s and Don’ts of Thanksgiving dinner Do

*Bring up funny memories from past holidays *Make sure everyone is there when talking about college plans

*Go for seconds, thirds….. fourths… No judgement! *Talk to your annoying relatives; it’s one day, it won’t kill you *Be helpful if needed *Once your food baby is visible, it’s safe to enter a food coma *Set an alarm for Black Friday shopping; those sales don’t come often *Remember what the day is about, be thankful for all that you have!

Don’t

*Eat until everyone is seated *Feed your pets under the table *Talk about politics *Keep asking when dinner will be; the chef will not be happy *Take food off of other people’s plates *Talk with your mouth full *Knock anything over; candles!! *Be mad if you’re still at the kids’ table; your time will come

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A&E

November 25, 2014

Theatre shakes things up in Nov.

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Band heads to Chicago, plays in concert Claire Goecke Editor in Chief

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If you turned on your TV last weekend, you might have caught a glimpse of the Wildcat Band marching in the Magnificent Mile Lights Parade in downtown Chicago.

The group, containing over 150 students, had one of their annual trips on November 21 through the 23. Previously, the group has traveled to Canada for a parade, but this year the group expanded their horizons and visited the Windy City for a long weekend. To be invited to the parade, the band was required to submit an audition video to the parade board and be accepted.

The group performed a combined Christmas tune titled Santa’s Parade and began practicing the song about a month before the trip. During class, the students formed their parade lines and practiced marching in parade style around the school.

They also practiced outside of school to give the group one last chance to perform together before leaving town.

“It was really, really cold when we practiced outside, but I’m glad we did because we will now be better prepared to march and be on TV,” senior and clarinet section leader Tiana Sarsour said.

In addition to the parade, the students were given the opportunity to explore the city in small groups. The first stop in the city was the John G. Shedd Aquarium, which contains more than 8,000 marine animals and is one of the world’s largest indoor aquariums, according the band’s travel company, Brightspark.

On Friday evening, the band enjoyed the musical Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago’s Apollo Theater.

“My favorite part of the Chicago trip was definitely marching on national television. Yes, it was extremely cold. But it was cool to be on TV,” junior Jack Sanderson said.

Throughout the weekend, various tourist sites were visited within the city, including the Buckingham Fountain, the Water Tower Mall, Millennium Park and the Navy Pier.

The group arrived back in Sylvania on Sunday night around 7:30 pm.

Claire Weber Staff Writer

2 1. Senior Emily Hoffman dressed as both her characters Natalie and Earl.

2. Senior Oliver Greive dances in the first scene set in a state prison. 3.

Senior Garrett Weddington dips junior Carly Radebaugh for a kiss. “Being part of the crew was made enjoyable partially by the directors and also by the other members of the crew, who I am now friends with,” freshman Gabe Weston said. 4. Seniors Oliver Greive and Noah Froelich talk about

1 love. 5. Displays seniors Kristin Osinski and Maddison Hadeed argue through song. 6. The whole cast and crew pose at the end of their dress rehearsal for one final curtain call before show nights. The musical was set in a small town in the 1950s. It shows unlikely loves and twisted feelings. With a surprise love at the end.

Photo credits: Sam Howald and Sam Steirer

feature musician Josh Powelczyk, guitar & violin Josh Powelczyk is a senior and a multi-talented musician. He plays violin in the Chamber Orchestra and started his own band in 2009 called Altars of Athens, where he plays the guitar.

How long have you been involved in music?

I started on the guitar six years ago.

What is the biggest difference between the violin and the guitar for you?

I don’t really read music when I play guitar because it’s more felt than played and I improvise on the guitar and play it much more often.

How many albums have you released?

We have released a few demos but we are currently working on our first real album.

What has been your favorite gig or venue?

Either the show where we opened up for a band called House of Heroes because the crowd was large and because they were very responsive to the performance or when we played the main stage headliners in Toledo.

Are you going into music in college?

I will be continuing my music career in some way.

As football season wrapped up, the marching band had the chance to perform and show off the songs that were played throughout the season at the band concert which took place on November 6.

To prepare for the big day, the band practiced and ran through most of the songs a few weeks prior to the concert. For extra practice, the band had the opportunity to perform a tour at local elementary schools, middle schools, and junior highs. During the tour, the band performed most of the songs that were played throughout the season. The tours helped the band prepare and practice for the concert, according to band director Emily Hage.

While the band rehearsed their songs, the flags and majorettes also worked hard to go over routines for the upcoming concert. During the last few weeks of band, the flags and majorettes would practice their choreography and polish up routines that were performed at the beginning of the season for the concert, according to junior majorette Kylie Paprocki.

“It was fun getting to relearn all of our routines from the Superhero and Elvis show from the beginning of season. I enjoyed these shows and was excited to perform them one last time,” Paprocki said.

During the beginning of the concert, many traditional songs were played such as the fight song, the National Anthem, and Northview’s Alma Mater.

As the concert progressed, the band performed the Elvis Show (opener, CC Rider, Heartbreak Hotel), the Superhero Show (Batman, Spiderman, Superman), Late in the Evening, Safety Dance, Carry On My Wayward Son, Distorted, French National, and Santa’s Parade.

In addition, the band also performed their groovy show tunes songs such as Hey Song, Percussion (cadences), Bad Medicine, and the Race, according to band president Alex Albring.

“The band did a great job at the band concert and their hard work definitely showed. The auxiliary did a phenomenal job too and they made us look beautiful,” Ms. Hage said.

Towards the end of the concert, many band awards were awarded to students who went above and beyond the expectations of band directors Nathan Heath and Ms. Hage. A few of these awards were the 8-5 award and the MVP award. The MVP award was given to senior Kacey Knox for her outstanding practice and most improved member of the band. Meanwhile the 8-5 award was given to seniors Claire Goecke and Albring, for their hard work and outstanding marching throughout the season.

“I’m so happy to have received the 8-5 award.

It’s been a great marching band season and I’m going to miss it so much next year,” Albring said.

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Sports

November 25, 2013

Hockey team picks up where they left off Sydney Audet Staff Writer

AUDET SENIOR LARS CULVER celebrates with junior Alec Thompson after scoring a goal during their scrimmage against Upper Arlington on November 15. The goal put the Cats up 4-0 and they ended up winning 4-2. Other goals were scored by junior Drew Beattie, junior Alex Syring, and senior Zack Galecki. Senior Preston Due made many great saves to keep the Wildcats ahead.

It’s winter sports season, which means it’s time for hockey. There are many new faces on the team this year that will bring great skill for a successful season, as well as returning players who have contributed to the teams past success.

This season they will be led by seniors Ian Clement, Josh Koback, and Zack Galecki, who have been to the State Championships these past three years, and have been on varsity all four seasons as a Wildcat.

Going into their last season as Wildcats, these seniors have high hopes for many wins. They plan on ending their high school hockey careers with a bang to make it just as successful as their past years on the team according to Clement.

"It's been a fun three years so far, and I look forward to having a fun and successful last season," Clement said.

The boys started the season off with a win over Upper Arlington on November 15, with a score of 4-2. In the first period, a goal was scored by junior Drew Beattie, putting them ahead early in the game. Senior Preston Due had many saves for the Wildcats keeping the Golden Bears scoreless for the rest of the first period.

Early in the second period, junior Alex Syring scored another goal for the Wildcats, after an assist by Koback, putting them at a 2-0 lead. Shortly after, Galecki added a goal which then made it 3-0, with Upper Arlington still at zero Going into the third period, the Wildcats were ahead by three goals. Then, senior Lars Culver scored, making the score 4-0.

“I thought it was a pretty good start to our season, we progressively got better as the game went on and it felt great scoring my first goal as a Wildcat,” Culver said.

Shortly after the Wildcat’s fourth goal, Upper Arlington put in two goals on the Cats, but they were not enough to get ahead of the Wildcats.

The Wildcats ended their first game of the season with a victory, 4 - 2. They played two games on November 21 against University School and November 22 against Walsh Jesuit.

Fall sports athletes get NLL, district honors Kendall McCoy Sports Editor

Every season of sports has accomplishments that must be recognized. However, the case is a little different this year as there is not a Fall Sports Award banquet. Instead, each individual sport is having their own separate banquet to commemorate all the great things they did during their season.

Overall, there were many team accomplishments for the fall sports ranging from NLL champions to qualifying it to the State Championship. Boys and Girls Golf as well as Boys Soccer won the league. Boys Golf, Volleyball, and Boys Soccer were Sectional Champions in the state tournament. The Girls Soccer team made it a little further and were named District Champions. Lastly, Boys and Girls Golf and Girls Water Polo qualified for States during their season.

Not only were team accomplishments recognized but there were 40 athletes total that had individual accomplishments in the league. These accomplishments are shown in the chart to the right.

Another notable accomplishment is the academic honors for seniors, 78% of the seniors qualified for this honors which is 3.0 or higher.

Although there is not a banquet, it is still necessary to show everyone what these fall sports teams did for our school. Thank you fall athletes for all your hard work.

NLL All Academic Football Kyle Bussing Ross Hanna Preston McCurdy Jake Montz Danny Schweikert Ryan Tolson Volleyball Abbey Pawlak Bekah Sigler Girls Golf Lauren DeBelly Mackenzie Elrod Kayleigh McHugh Whitney Powlesland Boys Soccer Matt Bules Michael Condon Ben Haselhuhn

Andrew Klein Zach Liber Jake Mason Brandon Osborn

Tennis Annie Nowak Geeta Rao Sejal Shah

Girls Soccer Leah Arnsby Abbie Bacon Hannah Creech Megan Kupetz Allison Rieger

NLL 3rd Team Christian Bohlke James Hanley Jake Montz Luke Fortner Lauren DeBelly Justin Riggs Andrew Klein Christian Massey Allison Rieger Geeta Rao Sam Howald Sydney Boerst

Girls XC Brianna Masters Victoria Schell Mallory Small Taryn Pavain Boys XC Mat Coulter Branden Johnson Derek Miller Scott Pribe

NLL 2nd Team Justin Bohlke Erin Chambers Kylie Archibeque

Karlie O’Keefe Kathleen Duwve Abbey Pawlak

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District 1st Team District 3rd Team Jared Noe Justin Bohlke Mallory Small Christian Bohlke Ian Clement Mackenzie Elrod Kayleigh McHugh Abbie Ciucci Ashley Knight Geeta Rao Matt Bules Jessica Mermer Aerin West Leah Arsnby District 2nd Team State Honors Erin Chambers Matt Bules (1st Kylie Archibeque Team All-Ohio) Andrew Headman Ben Haselhuhn Kami Mourad Megan Kupetz Kathleen Duwve

Swim, dive plunges into season Boys BBall Amir AbouZied Staff Writer

The first meet will take place on Wednesday, December 3 at 5:00 here at Northview.

The team has started regular season workouts practicing for about two and a half hours on school days and three and a half hours on the weekends to get well prepared for this season.

“We have quite a few talented overall swimmers and new talent to add to the experience. The 3 years spent reestablishing Northview as a program will pay off and the kids have been working hard”, assistant coach Melanie Rogers said.

The swimmers individually and as a team, have set goals for this upcoming season. As a team, they want to improve their personal best times. Achieving these goals require spending a lot of time in practice

working on technique and working on what the swimmers and divers can do to achieve their goals.

“I think this season will go really good. Our team is ahead of schedule and we are practicing every day getting better and better. The best thing about this year is that most of our JV swimmers from last year have really stepped up and have gotten much better, and the leadership our team has this year is better than previous years”, senior Ben Hertz said The coaches and team plan to have a very good year.

“We are already looking better and more prepared for this season, with only a few practices, than we did at the end of last season. We have a lot of new swimmers this year, and not all are freshman which is nice, and our team is much larger than usual. Everyone is working really hard to keep getting better and faster. The coaches are great and the sets aren’t too bad and I think we are going to do very well as a whole team this year and I’m excited for the first meet!”, said junior Marissa Ragland.

NV student has race to victory Syd Donahue Staff Writer

Freshman Drew Smith has a unique talent that impresses many. Since he was eight years old he has been racing cars competitively. In his group, he is the youngest racer at 15 years old.

“I like that competition and I love to race.

It gives me an adrenaline rush,” Smith said.

Out of the many people he has raced, his favorite person to compete with is his dad. His dad is the person who inspires him the most.

Before a race, Smith normally goes into his trailer to relax and think about the upcoming race. He tries to focus his mind on the race and likes to turn the lights off to help his concentration. He loves competing with the support of his family and friends, especially his dad. He hopes that one day he can pursue racing as a career.

There are five different classes for racing, and Smith is in the Sportsman Class which means he races on a dirt track that is about three-eighths of a mile. A race of 20 laps usually takes about ten minutes to complete. Drew practices on Saturdays at Oakshade Raceway,

in Wauseon.

We all know that driving is already difficult as it is, but to race against others at such a young age can be very challenging and dangerous.

Although Drew races carefully, he was still involved in an accident. He was driving around the track and got too close to the wall which caused him to crash.

Luckily for him, there wasn’t any major damage to him or to his car. He has also had some minor incidents. During a race, his car broke a few gears and shocks. Like any good driver, Drew stayed calm and pulled off the tracks.

For safety, Drew’s car has a roll cage just incase any major accidents were to happen. His gear for racing includes a helmet, gloves, fire suit, and a hans device which is a neck protector.

When you think of getting into your car, you think of opening the door, getting in, and buckling up. That’s not the case for Drew. He has to climb into his car through a window which eventually gets covered with a protective cage. He then has to put on two seatbelts instead of one.

Do you enjoy air conditioning in your car??

Because Drew’s car doesn’t have and doesn’t come with this convenience. Now imagine de-

signing your own car. Drew has the ability to do that.

His car is blue and black and has flames with burning money on the side, as well as his sponsors’ logos.

The sponsors that support Drew are; Matt Smith, and Ken Well’s autobody war paint. Joe, his dad, who Drew would like to give a special thanks to, Autozone, H&M Exterminators, and Classic Industries. The most obvious thing on his car is his number, #71. This special number has been passed down through his family for many generations.

“My number on my car is a tradition. It’s been in my family for awhile. I really wanted to represent my family tradition,” Smith said.

In racing, you always race individually. Out of all the races Drew has raced in, he has won two championships and estimated winning over 60 races.

“I thank my dad big time for all that he has done for me,” Smith said.

Although he wins trophies and money, that’s not the reason why Smith races. To him, it’s not about all the fame and fortune, it’s about the game.

Smith drives with determination not only to win but to make himself proud.

Drew’s season came to an end but you can catch him in his next race in April of 2015. His last race was in Kokomo IN, and he finished his race in sixth place.

changes it up Grace Colville Staff Writer

Workouts and tryouts are over, jerseys have been chosen, practices have begun, and the first Boys Basketball game is just around the corner. The team is buzzing with excitement about their 2014-2015 season and they all have big plans, as individuals and as a group. The varsity team lost three seniors last year, but gained new players in exchange. The team is now made up of three sophomores, seven juniors, and three seniors.

With all of the hype of the season beginning, it’s important for the boys to stay focused on their goals. Senior Lucas Sturt is ready for his final season as a Wildcat. “Our goal as a team is to win the NLL Championship and I think we really have a chance at that and making a strong run in the tour“Our goal as a team nament,” Sturt said. is to win the NLL Members Championship and I of the team think we really have can tell that their program a chance at that and is beginning making a strong run to change for in the tournament.” the better. The boys practice -Senior Lucas Sturt every day for two hours, but practices are not the same as last year. ¨They are intense and different defensively because we work on pressuring a lot more,¨ junior Moe Afifi said. “ This will help us control the tempo of the game, giving us an edge that we haven’t had in the past.”

Although their in season games have not begun, the Wildcats’ first scrimmage was a huge success. On November 15 they played Bryan and defeated them in four of five periods. Team members admitted that their weakness in this game was stamina.

They plan on continuing to condition more in practice to build stamina. After working on this skill, the team will be fully prepared to take on their season. Their first home in season game is December 5. Go Cats!

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November 25, 2013

LadyKats start practice, prepare for season

Girls’ Basketball team plays scrimmages against Delta, Rogers, Clyde, Clay Kendall McCoy Sports Editor

For the Northview LadyKats, the season started much earlier than the end of October. The girls started their preseason individual workouts at the beginning of September. These workouts included ball handling, shooting, and other drills twice a week. The OHSAA allows individual workouts to happen so long as only four players or less are working out together.

“These workouts were mainly based around skill work. We would have guard groups, post groups, and then a mixture of both so everyone could work together. Coach really pushes us to get as much skill work as we can before the season starts,” junior Izzie Austin said.

At the beginning of October, preseason conditioning began. These workouts were held Monday through Thursday after school up until tryouts. During the workout, the girls would do different exercises such as stadiums, sprints, circuits, and Mile Mondays.

“Conditioning helps us physically and mentally. I think we all pushed each other this year and grew as a team. This also gives us the opportunity to bond and work together,” senior Maddie Fries said.

The official day of tryouts was October 31. While most students were on their way to the football, the LadyKats were in the gym working on their game. Ever since the first day of practice, the girls have been in full swing. They even have the Kat Krew helping them out this year. It is a group of guys who some in about twice a week and play against the girls.

“Our practices are always really intense because we go from one drill to the next. I really enjoy having the guys come practice against us because they are quicker and push us to work harder on offense and defense,” junior Kathleen Duwve said.

Their first scrimmage was against the Delta Panthers at Delta on November 8. The JV and Varsity teams from both schools played each other at the scrimmage. Instead of one long game they played ten minute quarters and alternated between JV and Varsity each set. Collectively, the LadyKats beat Delta..

“I thought our first scrimmage went really well. It put into perspective what we are good at and what we definitely need to work at. However, I was really excited after we played because I think we have a lot of really great aspects to our game,” senior Kendall Jessing said.

They also had a scrimmage against the Clay Eagles and the Clyde Fliers on November 11 at Clay High School. Here, they beat Clay twice and Clyde four times. The next scrimmage was against the Roger Rams and the Willard Tigers on November 14 at the LadyKats home court. Together, the LadyKats beat, tied, and lost to Rogers but beat them at the overall score. The girls beat Willard all four times.

Their next scrimmage was against the Evergreen Vikings and the Ayersvilles Pilots on November 18 at home. They then travelled to Cincin-

BEATTIE BEATTIE SENIOR HALEY ARCHIBEQUE DRIBBLES THE ball down the court during a practice. Official tryouts for the LadyKats were held on October 31 and since then they have been working hard as a unit to prosper during the season. “Our practices are really intense because we go from one drill to the next,” junior Kathleen Duwve said. The girls have played in many scrimmages to prepare themselves for their first game of the season, which is November 28 against the Whitmer Panthers at home.

nati to play the Sycamore Aviators on November 22 at Sycamore High School.

In other news than scrimmages, the LadyKats had a free throw fundraiser. The way it works is each player got pledges from family, friends, or businesses. These pledges could either be flat donations or they could be a certain amount of money for each free throw made. For example, someone could offer one dollar for each free throw made. Each player shot 100 free throws total.

This money goes towards their gear and their trip to Fort Myers, Florida where the LadyKats will be playing in a tournament over Christmas break.

“We turned the fundraiser into a competition. There were four teams and whoever raised the most amount of money was taken out to dinner.

It was fun being able to compete but I think that helped us raise to raise money,” senior Maddie Cole said.

The LadyKat has also welcomed two new coaches to the program.

The first is Coach Jackie Kieza who is Varsity Assistant. Kieza played in college at Cleveland State University and Bowling Green University. The other is Coach Kelsey McCoy who is helping with all three teams: Freshman, JV, and Varsity. McCoy played college basketball at Gannon University.

The LadyKats tip off their season this Friday against the Whitmer Panthers at 7 p.m. at home.

Gymnastics Wrestling team begins training, look forward to start of season prepares for competitions Jarred Wulf Staff Writer

Sydney Audet Staff Writer

The GymKats are flipping their way into a new competition season.

For a third year in a row the team will have a new coach Kevin McKee. These past three years the team has had a different coach each season. This change leads to new adjustments each season, as each coach has had different expectations for the gymnasts.

With Coach McKee only wanting ten girls on the team, each of them will have to work hard to contribute scores to the team score in competitions. On each event the GymKats can have up to six girls compete per event, but only the top four scoring gymnasts can contribute to the team score.

With this rule, There are a lot more they will have to be strong competitors news girls on the on each event to team this year than receive a score that compared to last will beat their opponents according year... I am really exOHSAA gymnastics cited about that. rules.

-Lauren Taylor, senior In preparation for competitions, they will practice three times a week at Sunrise Gymnastics Academy as they have done in past years. It is a big struggle practicing at this location as many other area high schools will be training there along with Sunrise’s club team, so they have to be flexible when it comes to getting time on events.

Leading the GymKats this year will be returning gymnasts, seniors Katelyn McKown and Caitlyn McCloskey. Individually McKown hopes to make a return to the State Championships on beam, as she competed on floor and beam last year at State.

“My goal for the season is to qualify for States on beam, as that would be great way to end my last season as a GymKat,” Mckown said.

With a new season brings new members to the team.

“There are a lot more new girls on the team this year than compared to last year. I think that they will bring more contributions to the team and I am really excited for that,” senior Lauren Taylor said.

They have a young team this year so their goals are most importantly to have fun and stay healthy throughout the season.

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Northview wrestling hit the mats for the new season on December 5. To begin training for the season the team has been lifting weights, running, and practice their technique.

Each practice is three hours long. Although teams have not been picked yet, every wrestler practices together. Instead of tryouts they do “wrestle offs” which means that all the wrestlers in the program wrestle each other to determine which team they are on, JV or Varsity.

Returning to the coaching staff this year is head coach Rada along with coach Hartbarger. New to the coaching staff is assistant coach Libinski.

Libinski is from Bowsher high school, he wrestled at the University of Toledo and has coached many high school and college programs including Bowser’s football team this year.

The three returning seniors Keith Sporleder, Mahdi Jaloudi, and Matt Hosler look to lead the team for this upcoming season. “ We are looking forward to this season, since we have a bigger team, we bigger goals like going to states this year. I believe we are going to make it far this year from the leadership of the seniors,” junior Brandon Moody said.

The first match is in Northwood for the Open Derr Invitational on December 5.

Last year the Cats placed fifth in the league.

College BBall player diagnosed with cancer, plays in first game Kendall McCoy Sports Editor

Imagine being told that you have inoperable brain cancer and you only have months left to live. For 19-year-old Lauren Hill, this was exactly the case.

This particular basketball player’s struggle has been in the news for weeks now. It first hit news in the middle of October and from then her story has spread across the nation.

Hill is a college basketball player at Mount St. Joseph’s University in Cincinnati, OH who was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a cancerous tumor in her brain stem that has a zero percent survival rate. This cancer affects her body movement and nerves and slowly causes her body to become very weak.

Hill verbally committed on her 18th birthday on October 1 of last year but less than two months later, she was diagnosed. At the original diagnosis on November 20 of last year, doctors gave estimated she has two more years to live but after an MRI in August of this year, Hill learned that the tumor had grown and she wouldn’t make it to the end of year. They specifically mentioned that she would not make it to Christmas.

This meant that she would most likely never get the chance to accomplish her goal of stepping on Mount St. Joseph’s court for their first game, which was scheduled for November 15.

The news of Hill hit local news in the Cincinnati area and was also put on networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Hopes were low until the NCAA allowed Mount St. Joseph’s to move

their first game against Hiram College to November 2, two weeks before their original game was scheduled. Once they reached this clearance, the game was moved to Xavier University’s 10,000-seat arena, which sold out in hours. Tickets were $5 and all proceeds were to benefit The Cure Starts Now Foundation, which funds DIPG research.

The money given to the hospital's Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute will go to the institute's DIPG registry that collects brain tissue samples and information from DIPG patients to help researchers find treatments for the rare cancer.

The game started at 2 p.m. and was broadcast on Fox Sports Ohio.

Hill’s dream came true on November 2 when she stepped out on the court sporting her number 22. To add to the dream, Hill scored the first and last two points of the game and was able to enjoy the victory with her team.

Hill has already helped raise $203,000 for the DIPG foundation and she will continue to raise awareness for the cause.

Hill’s story is one that everyone can appreciate and consider. One of Hill’s mottos was “never give up.” This saying can be applied to everything you do, whether it be a sport you love or a goal that you want to accomplish.

Hill’s goal was to tell the world about her cancer so people can give a helping hand and to inspire millions to keep pushing forward through life.

“As a basketball player I was really inspired by Lauren Hill and her entire story,” senior Kendall Jessing said. “It means even more that she is a basketball player because I have the same passion to play in college. Every athlete should use her as an inspiration because she teaches everyone not only the value of life but how to push through when times get tough. Our basketball team used her “never give up” quote as our quote of the week.

Even though this saying is so simple, it holds so much meaning.”

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NVDT performs at Homecoming assembly Dance Team starts choreography for the competition season Emma Crandall Sports Editor

The Dance Team has only made one appearance thus far this year, at the Neon Lights Homecoming assembly, but will begin performing at basketball games starting on December 5.

At the Homecoming assembly, the NVDT performed a routine choreographed by senior Grace Colville to a remix of Demi Lovato's hit song “Neon Lights” matching the theme for the dance this year.

“Assemblies are really fun to perform in because your friends and teachers get to see the hard work we put into our dances. Performing in an assembly early in the season is a great way to show everyone what basketball half times will be like for this year,” junior Sammi Klinger said.

The girls have been working on a competition Pom routine, including a mix of Justin Timberlake songs, both new and old. The seniors have also choreographed a Jazz routine for the season as well.

“I really like the new dances we’ve learned so far. We’re working really hard to perfect and clean them while adding new leaps and turns to showcase our talents. I’m very excited to perform them this season,” sophomore Libby Sadowski said.

The NVDT lost four seniors last year, but gained three freshman and one sophomore to maintain a strong team. The team consists of five seniors, two juniors, three sophomores, and three freshmen.

“It’s a new experience dancing at school rather than at a studio. The upperclassmen always are willing to help. I am really looking forward to performing at games and having the student section cheer us on,” freshman Korrin Zollweg said.

The past two years, the girls have qualified for States in all three categories: Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop. in 2012 the team qualified for the State competition for the first time in school history. They won second in the State for their hip hop routine.

“The team has been working very hard in there off-season and I know that the team will continue to work as hard, if not harder, throughout the season. Our goal this year is to finish on top in one or more of the competitive categories,” Coach Erin Stedcke said.

The team has their focus on improving technique and cleanliness

SENIOR EMILY LU dances to the music at the “Neon Lights” Homecoming assembly. “I have a great feeling about this season of dance,” Lu said. The team has done well in competitions in the past, but are looking to improve this year. The team hopes to qualify for the State competition in all three categories again this year. in the routines to hopefully qualify in all three categories once again this year, according to senior Caitlyn Jones.

“I have a great feeling about this season of dance. Our team has im-

mense potential and as long as we keep working as hard as we can, and continue to cooperate as a team, I believe we can achieve all of the goals we have set for ourselves this season,” senior Emily Lu said.

Meeting held to discuss NCAA eligibility Matt Bishop Staff Writer

Many high school student athletes have dreams of playing a college sport, but to get there it takes a good student with good grades. Being academically eligible is one of the steps that student athletes must take to allow these dreams to come true. Being a successful student always comes first.

Athletic Director Chris Irwin teamed up with guidance counselor Stacie Wachowiak to hold an NCAA eligibility meeting on November 6 in the Performing Arts Center to inform parents and athletes about requirements for playing college sports.

“We just wanted to hold an event to provide information about eligibility,” Mr. Irwin said. “We thought it would be convenient to be able to answer any questions that parents or athletes had regarding being academically eligible.”

The presentation was one hour long and included a 20 minute video from the NCAA. Mr. Irwin and Mrs.

Wachowiak paused the video multiple times to further explain the rules.

“I learned how important it is to stay focused on your schoolwork during your freshman and sophomore year,” senior football player Preston McCurdy said. “It’s hard when you get behind and have to cram classes in your senior year.”

According to the NCAA Eligibility Center Quick Reference Guide, Division I academic requirements include 16 core courses, which must consist of four years of English, three years of math, two years of science, one additional year of either English, math, or science, two years of social science, and four years of additional courses.

A new requirement will be instituted for the class of 2016 and beyond. Student-athletes must complete ten core courses before the start of their seventh semester.

Depending on your GPA, athletes must have a certain ACT sum score. This takes all four of the ACT parts and adds the scores together. The higher your GPA, the lower your ACT sum score needs to be. Division II requirements are slightly different, but still very similar. The only difference is that the Division II required GPA and ACT sum score are slightly lower.

For more information regarding becoming academically eligible, go to NCAAeligibilitycenter.com.

feature athlete Preston McCurdy, Football Senior Preston McCurdy is a name that comes to mind when you think of Northview Football. McCurdy has been on the Wildcat Varsity Football team all four years of his high school career. His athleticism and touchdown scoring abilities have allowed him to help lead the Cats to many victories. ~Kendall McCoy and Emma Crandall

When did you start playing football?

I started playing in fourth grade for my church team.

What was your most memorable moment in your football career?

My most memorable football moment was my scoring my first varsity touchdown as a sophomore. I had a 78 yard punt return against Waite.

What is your pregame routine?

I usually listen to music to get pumped up.

Who is your favorite football player?

Danny Schweikert. He is the bomb and he inspires me to perform my personal best.

If you could play for any NFL team, who would it be?

I would want to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars because the weather is nice and I could get all the ladies on the beach.

BEATTIE