Volume 86: Issue 7

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THE PRINTS

What’s your app?

PROZ AND PROBZ

HAVE YOU HAIRED?

We painstakingly scoured the iPhone app store for the very best, unknown apps.

With the recent deletion of the twitter account @SouthviewProbz, we try our own, positive version: #NVProz

Sophomore Lexi Hiznay has dyed her hair nearly every color of the rainbow. Find out why she dyes her hair all of the time.

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THE STUDENT PRINTS Sylvania Northview High School

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Volume 86, Issue 7

Cat’s Meow steals the stage Amanda Binz

NHS delivers flower power Sam Good

Staff Writer

Although ballgowns and tuxedos were not a clothing requirement, A Night at the A-cat-emy was an affair to remember. This year’s production of Cat’s Meow was directed by seniors Travis Bihn, Bailey Feldstein and Erin Owens and advised by MaGee Wilson. Skits performed included famous scenes from popular movies such as Bridesmaids, John Tucker Must Die and Mean Girls. YouTube videos were also featured, including parodies of Jenna Marbles and Where’s the Chap-stick? Students were excited about the theme and the idea of parodies of well-known videos. “I think that the theme was a really good idea because the jokes were about things that everyone was familiar with, so everybody could enjoy the humor,” junior Molly Wheeler said. Seniors feel that all of their hard work was worth it. Long hours of practice, including four-hour days the week before opening night, usually called Tech Week, were exhausting and challenging for people not normally in theatre productions. “I definitely didn’t realize how much work it was going to be . . . Travis, Erin and Bailey deserve all the credit. They did so much work and put so much effort into this behind the scenes,” senior Wesley Flaum said. Unlike years before, no bands were featured. The absence of a musical act was initially a disappointment for the cast, but the seniors made up for the void by substituting in other acts to keep the audience entertained. “It was great to get involved with this, especially because it’s my senior year,” senior James Ragland said. The show experienced a few complications when some of the skits were found to be inappropriate for a school production. “We had to change Doug’s song in The Hangover 2 and we had to change the name of the House Bunny skit to “Shelley Goes on a Date,” Feldstein said. “But even after all the censoring, we pulled through with a great show and everyone shined.”

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“Roses are red, violets are blue I think you are sweet here is a carnation for you,” is just one of the many things that you could have written on a card going out to your special someone attached to a carnation on Valentine’s day. The National Honor Society sold carnations for $1 during lunch periods from January 23 to February 3. “I bought nine carnations, even one for myself. I can’t wait for everyone to ask me who it’s from,” sophomore Ray Padilla said. The Carnations will be passed out today, Valentine’s Day. NHS sold 705 carnations this year, selling 203 more than last year. “The kids did a great job of selling and organizing the carnation sale,” NHS advisor Mrs. Darla Omey said. “I was worried about where we were going to put 705 carnations on selling day.” The carnations were purchased through a local company here in Toledo, Denver Wholesale Florist. “I bought a carnation for myself so I could feel special,” sophomore Hannah Hurt said.

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THE CAT’S MEOW GIRLS’ chorus line broke out their hip-hop moves at the performance last weekend. Seniors Annie Babcock, Maddie Klein, Wesley Flaum, Sam Sarmento, Azaria Crenshaw and Cami Pavain show some attitude during the dance. The dance was choreographed by Jennifer Deng and Katie Pizza. “Jennifer and I had an awesome time choreographing. I think we both just have a lot of fun dancing. It didn’t even seem like work,” Pizza said.

Grilled cheese video to challenge Whitmer Michelle Jacobson Staff Writer

Smile and say cheese, grilledcheese that is. Grilled cheese Wednesday always draws in lines twice as long as those on normal days. Northview’s signature grilled cheese has been around for years and is popular among Northview students. What do you think would happen if we took the famous grilled cheese and featured it in a YouTube video, would it be just as popular? This is exactly what Whitmer High School did on January 8 when students posted an online video featuring their popular square pizza. Whitmer’s square pizza is in equivalence to NV’s grilled cheese and is just as popular among their students as grilled cheese is here. Over the next few weeks, Interactive Media teacher, Tami Blue is working on a video in response to Whitmer’s “Square Pizza Day” YouTube hit. “Our video will feature our grilled-cheese, it will be a friendly battle and Whitmer won’t know what hit them,” Ms. Blue said. The video will be student made and those who are interested can join i-Media students to create it. The video will feature a song/rap about NV’s grilled cheese. Those who would like to write the song or be featured in this project can sign up and work on the video during eighth and ninth period, as well as after school. Once it is completed, it will be

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FEELING LIKE A ROCK STAR junior Tork Barayan raps the Grilled Cheese song in one of the practice rooms while senior i-Media student Chris Johnson films him. Everyone from teachers to students will be in the Grilled Cheese video. posted on YouTube and NV’s website for everyone to watch. “The video is going to be awesome and I can’t wait to start working on it and for it to be online,” junior i-Media student Jacob Trestan said.

The grilled cheese video will be completed in about two weeks and if students are interested in creating videos and enjoy these types of projects, then they should sign up for the class, according to Ms. Blue.

Senior exam policy clarified Savannah King Opinions Editor

Senioritis is inevitable and it doesn’t just plague seniors, but nearly everyone second semester. But for seniors there is a small incentive to stay on top of things and not blow off school: the exam exemption policy Teachers and students alike may not understand the rules and conditions of the exemption policy. For all who are still confused, there is a brief overview on page 27 of the Student Handbook. There are two policies that can exempt seniors from their second semester exams. There is an “A” Policy and an “Attendance” Policy, according to the Student Handbook. The “A” Policy is that “students who earn an ‘A’ or above for third and fourth quarter may be exempt from the second semester exam.” However, an “A-“ does not count. The Attendance Policy is that “students can have no more than five absences for second semester,” and that “students must maintain a minimum of a ‘C’ or above both quarters in the class they wish to be exempt from the exam.” A “C-“ will not cut it. In cases of both exams, if a performance is required for a class, such as in band, orchestra or choir, a student may not be exempt. Much of the confusion comes from students and teachers mixing up or combining the two policies. The “A” Policy is completely separate from the Attendance Policy. Meaning that if a student maintains an “A” average in a class, it does not matter how many days they miss. Another reason some remain confused is because students do not know what counts as an absence. Field trips do not count against a student because they are school-sponsored activities, according to Dean of Students Rod Achter. However absences due to sickness, college visits, senior skip day, PCAs, and pretty much any other absence excluding field trips all count against the student. Absences are counted by how many days in a class a student misses, not how many periods. For example, if a student is taking physics or chemistry – a double-block class – and misses three days, it adds up to six periods. However, since the student only missed three days of class, they are still exempt from the semester exam, given they meet the “C” requirement.

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OPINIONS

Who should receive financial aid from FAFSA?

FEATURES

Bachelors

A&E COMING UP

3/3 Casting Crowns Concert 3/8 Choir Pre-Contest Concert 4/19 Rumors

SPORTS Megan Matrisciano tumbles her way to the top


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NEWS

(Math test + Concentration) x Nerves = AMC 2

American Math Contest proves to be more than just easy story problems Colton Lulfs Staff Writer

The American Mathematics Contest once again took place at Northview on February 7. Students from all grades, in geometry or above, were eligible to compete in the contest, and about 70 students’ competed. Geometry students took the AMC 10. “The test was very hard, it was like rocket science,” sophomore Sam Haack said. Any student in Algebra II or above took the AMC 12. “I… love… math,” was all junior Thomas Needham had to say. Each test consisted of 25 questions adding up to a total of 150 points. Students were awarded six points for a right answer, zero points for a wrong answer and 1.5 points for leaving it blank. “It started off pretty easy, in the middle it was

more challenging, but it ended on a good note. I came. I saw. I conquered,” sophomore Jacob Groth said. Students had 75 minutes to take the test during first and second period and were able to leave anytime after first period. Some teachers offered extra credit for students who were willing to pay the $3 fee and attend the contest. Students who perform well are invited to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination. Students who do well on this are invited for another exam, then possibly a summer program. Graduates from the summer program compete for the United States Math Team. “A number of students thought it was a hard test. There were more students working up to the end of the time limit this year, I hope that means more students did well,” Math Department Chair Greg Christy said. Overall the contest was a success and the test results should be available in two weeks.

Can you solve this? These two problems showed up on the AMC 12. 1. A triangle has area 30, one side of length 10, and the median to that side of length 9. Let θ be the acute angle formed by that side and the median. What is sin θ? FRESHMAN GEETA RAO took the AMC 12 while most of her freshman peers took the AMC 10. Students who took part in the math competition had 75 minutes to complete a series of 25 questions.

2. The sums of three whole numbers taken in pairs are 12, 17, and 19. What is the middle number? Answers: 1.) 2/3 2.) 7

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teaches judges how it’s done The sweater vests have arrived Early Childhood Clare Aldrich SciOly places 11th out of 60 at Solon Libby Headman News Editor

The 44 members of the Northview Science Olympiad team have started off the season strong at their first two tournaments at Wright State and Solon High School. On February 4 the team donned their trademark sweater vests and traveled to Solon where they finished 11th and 34th out of 60 teams. In Technical Problem Solving seniors, Dominic Fabiilli and Andrew Newmyer finished first. Junior Haley Ritzert, seniors Adeel Tausif and Sara Metcalf placed third in Write-ItDo-It and junior Thomas Needham and sophomore Mitch Kahn placed sixth in Remote Sensing. “As a team we did resoundingly well

considering the competition we had,” junior Thomas Needham said. A total of approximately 30 NV students attend each tournament, filling up two teams - Team Gold and Team Black. “At our next tournament we hope improve, win more medals and place higher in all events as a team,” Science Olympiad adviser Andy Roth said. The team has three more tournaments including Regionals and States. They are currently preparing for their next tournament at Mentor High School on Feburary 18. “We would like to finish in the top 10 at the State tournament again,” Mr. Roth said. “We would also like to grow Science Olympiad at NV, to encourage upperclassman to work with underclassmen in order to pass down knowledge and expertise.”

Econ stocks up to win cash Meghan Keene Staff Writer

Winning is the new thing to say or do and that’s exactly what the hopes are for Perry Lefevre’s Economics students this year. The classes are competing in The Toledo Blade’s yearly stock competition. Groups were to pick four stocks that they are going to watch and observe with hopes that their stock wins. “I think it’s pretty cool that The Blade can get students involved in handling money and investing,” senior Emilio Avardo said. Every Tuesday, the groups of five students get together to discuss how their stocks are doing. Winning groups with the best stock choice by April 27 get a cash prize of $250 and the school also gets a prize of the same value. Students can choose to switch their stocks on March 16 if they aren’t up to the standards to win. “Winning the cash prize would be cool, even though it has to be split between the team, money is still money regardless of how much,” senior Chris Weaver said. It’s not only students from Northview who are participating; students from all over the area are as well. That includes, other high schools, junior highs and even elementary schools. “I think it will be a cool contest, unless we lose to a bunch of sixth graders,” senior Mitchell Roth said.

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Lesson plans, portfolios and weeks of hard work brought the Early Childhood I students to a long awaited competition. Students participated in an FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) competition for a class grade with hopes of moving on to a regional competition on February 3. Both juniors and seniors are able to compete, however, only juniors are required to, according to junior Emily Gross. “I spent a decent amount of time preparing for the competition,” said Gross, “I put a lot of work into my props and visuals.” Drafts of portfolios and materials were prepared by students and checked over by adviser Mrs. Terry Morris. Four different categories are available to choose from and participants chose depending on what they felt most comfortable presenting to the judges. These categories include Early Childhood Individual, Teacher Toolkit, Concept Curriculum, and Language and Literacy. All categories included speaking in front of the judges and explaining how their activity is developmentally appropriate for children. When they presented to the judges, they must follow a particular theme that was chosen for this year. The students had to modify their activities to a “Winter Fun” theme, according to junior Nikki Nanez. “It was difficult preparing all of the materials for the competition, but definitely

worth it in the end,” said Nanez. All students had to follow rubrics that scored them on their portfolio, activity and presentation skills. In addition, clothing choice and body language were taken into consideration when the judges scored the participants. During this competition, the judges and one participant are allowed in the room at a time, according to the official FCCLA website. Senior Meagan Moyer kept materials from last year’s competition, which the juniors could use as a reference. Last year, senior Meagan Moyer was able to compete at the national competition because of her high accomplishments in previous competitions. She went to California with her mom for a week and stayed in a hotel that was only for hosting competitors. When she was not working on her project or actually competing, she was able to do other activities and meet new people. “Doing this made me feel a lot more confident in teaching and I learned so much,” said Moyer, “I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teacher, Mrs. Morris.” Juniors Gross, Nanez, Paige Williams and Rachel Turner will continue on to the regional competition February 25. “This competition provides an opportunity for students to showcase their talents in the area of teaching,” said Morris, “It prepares them for college and eventually the real world.”


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NEWS

Winter One Acts returns with six student plays

“Scooby-Doo”, Snow White, Wizard of Oz inspiration behind some of the acts Jack Melick Photo Editor

After months of rehearsal, the curtain can finally open. This year, seven plays were written and directed by students for the annual Winter One Acts and they were showcased February 3 and 4. Admission this year was $5, or students also had the option of donating two can food items. Both admission and canned food items were donated towards Northwest Ohio families; over $300 dollars and 200 food items were collected. “It’s really nice this year that, as a school, we can benefit others through the arts,” sophomore director Catie Mead said. Each play was 10 to 20 minutes long, but still consisted of all of the behind the scenes work of a full production, according to senior director Vikki Hiznay. “Mr. Wachowiak has so much to do and still had to teach,” Mead said. “After all of this, I have so much more respect for him.” One of the many performances showcased during the weekend included sophomore director’s Joe Jennewine. His play was a spinoff of the very popular television show, Scooby-Doo. The angle he took was creating a new episode about NV’s very own theatre monster. “The experience was challenging and it is something I will never forget,” Jennewine said. MR. WACHOWIAK HAD SO MUCH Hiznay’s show however took a different TO DO AND STILL HAD TO TEACH...I path. The main plotline is about a beautiful HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR HIM. little pageant girl whose mom hires a hit man to kill her. “I got the pleasure of working with a great -Catie Mead, sophomore bunch of actors, without them this wouldn’t have been able to happen,” Hiznay said. Sophomore director Henry Gray’s show was a psycho thriller that advocated drama and the death of an insane man. “The actors were very responsible and for such a short notice it went flawless,” Gray said. Junior director Mitch Nolan’s show Short Minded Nonsense is about a high school guy who forgets to study for a history test. The school’s janitor helps him get out of the jam by building a time machine and blasting through dimensions. “I was really surprised I was able to write a script, I was really proud of everyone,” Nolan said. For the last show performed, it had some flashbacks of this year’s musical, The Wizard of Oz. The shows director, Mead had the idea of writing the act from the view of Dorothy. It was set 20 years later. “Being a first time director, I really enjoyed it. Everyone worked great together and pulled off a great run,” Mead said. Junior director Kevin McBee’s show was written about a group of high school students that were locked in the home ec room. After being forced together, they all realized how much they had in common and became friends. “Being a director was very stressful and complicated. I’m really glad the way the show turned out,” said McBee.

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DASHING ACROSS THE STAGE are sophomores Carolynn McCartney, Kailee McAfee, Joe Jennewine, Emily Giovannucci and senior Travis Bihn. WInter One Acts were plays that students wrote and performed.

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SOPHOMORE Emily Giovannucci gets ready backstage before the first performance of Winter one acts.

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JUNIOR MITCH MOLAN and senior Erin Owens act in “There’s no place like New York” which is about Dorothy (from The Wizard of Oz) who refuses to leave the comfort of her house.

“Rumor” attacks the stage this upcoming spring Stephanie McCaskey News Editor

It has been confirmed: Northview’s spring play will be Rumors, a comedic Broadway production by Neil Simon, and that’s no gossip. NV’s adaptation of the classic 1988 play will run from April 19 – 22 in the Performing Arts Center, one week after Spring Break. The play opens at a wealthy couple’s estate during a dinner party, where several of their closest friends visit to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Upon the guests’ arrival, things are in disorder. Various people are missing, among them, the hostess. This comedy unfolds as the group frantically tries to preserve their affluent reputations by trying everything and anything to keep the incident far from the knowledge of the media and the police, according to a synopsis by stageagent.com “We were due to produce a drama this year, but some of my theatre participants had shown interest in the show,” Director Don Wachowiak said. “It’s a comedy and I knew we had the talent to do the show well. It is one of my favorite plays and Neil Simon is a very funny playwright.” This is not the first time Rumors has been performed at NV. In 2000, the play was so successful that the cast and crew performed at the State Thespian Conference the following

spring. “We did an encore performance for the public in March of 2001 before we traveled the show,” Mr. Wachowiak said. Rounding out the cast is a group of actors and actresses spanning from freshmen to seniors. Junior Chad Singer will play Ken Gorman, husband to Chris Gorman, who will be played by junior Natalie Szczerba. Lenny Ganz will be played by senior Travis Bihn and Claire Ganz will be played by senior Bailey Feldstein. Junior Mitch Nolan will play Ernie Cusack, and senior Hannah Quinn will play Cookie Cusack. The part of Glen Cooper will be played by senior Zach Johnson and Cassie Cooper will be played by sophomore Tori Schafer. Officer Welch will be played by freshman Noah Froelich and senior Blayne Weddington will play the part Officer Pudney. Furthermore, a show would go nowhere without a set crew to make the dreams of the directors and actors come alive. Technical crew leaders are known as the Student Leadership Team. Senior Hannah Henderson was chosen as Stage Manager and the Assistant Managers are sophomores Marissa Milliron and Carolynn McCartney. In charge of Properties will be senior Erin Owens. Sophomore Adriana Valdez is responsible for Costumes and Makeup. Junior Mackenzie Apel will direct Lighting while sophomore Jacob Groth will direct Sound,

according to Northviewtheatre.org. The Lighting crew also consists of sophomore Caitlin Wohlgamuth, freshman Rebekka Forster and sophomore Jordyn Martinez, according to Northviewtheatre.org. The Sound crew also includes junior Monica Duncan, sophomore Erin Bruggemann, freshman Tyler Slattery and sophomore Kailee McAfee, according to Northviewtheatre.org. The Costumes and Makeup team is also comprised of juniors Paige Williams and Lindsay Wright and sophomore Alanna Henderson, according to Northviewtheatre. org The production staff includes Director Mr. Wachowiak and Assistant Director Mr. Matthew O’Brien, BGSU student teacher, as well as Technical Director Jason Rahe and Costumer A.M. Duffee. Of the 45 students that auditioned, 29 auditioned for the cast and 29 interviewed for technical positions, according to Mr. Wachowiak. Some students applied for both cast and crew positions. “Casting was relatively easy for this show [Rumors],” Mr. Wachowiak said. “Mr. O’Brien, my student teacher, and I were finished within 30 minutes of the last audition.” Crew discussions, on the other hand, took a while longer to complete, according to Mr. Wachowiak. The actors, actresses and technical crew

had auditions and interviews during the evening of January 30 and 31. Those trying for a technical position were encouraged to bring a portfolio of previous work to their interview, according to Northviewtheatre.org. “My audition experience was very nervewracking because I wanted to be cast as Ken so badly,” Singer said. “I worked very hard on my monologue, performed it for Mr. Wo [Wachowiak] and then waited anxiously for Friday to come.” The requirement for the audition was to perform a one to two minute comedic monologue in front of Mr. Wachowiak, according to Singer. “We had to perform the monologue in front of Mr. Wo which is quite scary,” Singer said. Come Friday afternoon, students that auditioned gathered in the PAC to await their notification letters. Notification letters consist of confirmation of participation, which part the student is cast as, and a performance rating, according to Singer. “I opened my letter and I was extremely pleased,” Singer said. Rehearsals for Rumors began Monday in the PAC. “I’m excited to find out more [about my character] as rehearsals start,” Singer said. “It’ll be fantastic because everyone’s so talented.”

Band, orchestra, choir members play in OMEA festival

Northview’s new musical wing hosts practices for district competition Casey Wittman Staff Writer

Music directors from six counties in Ohio offer their students the chance to be in the Ohio Music Education Association District I Honors Festival. Band, orchestra and choir students are welcome to participate in OMEA. Students from Lucas, Wood, Henry, Defiance, Fulton and Williams County were chosen by a group of directors based upon the students’ performance that was recorded on a CD. Students were given a piece of music to perform and record. They were able to record as many times as they wanted until they had obtained the best of their auditions. Once they were satisfied with their recording, they sent it

in to be judged. “Practicing was really tiring but if was worth it in the end,” sophomore Joon Kim, an orchestra student, said. A director was given a specific instrument groups CDs, to listen to all of the recordings and choose the best performances, according to Mr. Bohland. Northview’s choir, orchestra and band participated in the festival. Senior Colin McCloskey, senior Blayne Weddington, sophomore Katelyn Work, senior Liz Barga, junior Genevieve Ostler and sophomore Mitch Kahn were the band

members that were picked to participated in the OMEA festival. The orchestra members that participated were freshman Andrew Bennett, freshman Noah Froelich, freshman Oliver Greive, sophomore Joon Kim, freshman Sae-Byul Kim, freshman Geeta Rao, freshman Mary Solomon, and freshman Morgan Vince. Senior Bailey Feldstein, junior Gregory Hall and freshman Kristin Osinski were the participants from choir. Only 105 students were picked to participate total.

IT WAS WELL DONE. THE MUSIC WAS REALLY INTERESTING AND MEANINGFUL. THE STUDENTS LEARNED A LOT BY SINGING ALONG SIDE STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. -Dawn Kingman, choir director

Band director Eugene Bohland offered NV’s facilities to hold the practices for the festival. “I volunteered our school to show off our new space,” Mr. Bohland said. Each year a director is selected to conduct the OMEA District I Honors Festival. Doctor Chad R. Nicholson was chosen to conduct this year’s festival. He is the Director of Instrumental Studies at Indiana University and Purdue University of Fort Wayne. “The concert was outstanding and very uplifting,” Mr. Bohland said. On January 29 at Stranahan Theater, the District 1 Honors members performed. “It was well done. The music was really interesting and meaningful. The students learned a lot by singing along side students from other schools,” choir director Dawn Kingman said.


4@SouthviewProbz #cyberbullyinghurts The Student Prints

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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. This phrase was probably the biggest lie I was ever told as a kindergartner. Sometimes, words can hurt more than a stick. Let’s be honest, getting a stick thrown at you would NOT hurt that much… unless it was a very big stick. Gossip is one of the biggest problems that teenagers face on a daily basis. I hate to admit it, but I have gossiped before. Whether you want to admit it or not, a majority of people gossip and are gossiped about. Being talked about is not just between two people in the hallways - it can also happen online. Being talked about online is probably worse than just being talked about. Whatever they said is in print for the whole online world, which is everyone, to know. These days it is much easier to cyber bully someone with all the social networking websites teenagers take part in. Twitter became the new craze once Facebook became less popular. People could finally escape the drama of Facebook and channel their social networking somewhere else. That mood changed when the recent @SouthviewProbz opened its account on Twitter. The person was anonymous and wrote about all the “problems” that occurred at Southview on a daily basis. It started off as funny, just some random person complaining about the lunches and dirty hallways. Then it took a turn for the worse. @SouthviewProbz began directly attacking students by calling them out on inappropriate rumors from around the school. Now, it has been said that some of the things said were not rumors, but even so they were writing rude things. Imagine having something extremely embarrassing posted about you for the whole online community to see. Whoever started the Twitter account @SouthviewProbz was cyber bullying those students who were called out. Bullying is one of the causes of teen depression and suicide; it has been affecting not just teenagers, but everyone, forever. I can see why some people found this funny because at first glance I would have laughed too. But just because something is not about you and people seem to get enjoyment out of it does not make it okay to make fun of others. The account was recently taken down. Once faculty and administration found out about it, they put a stop to it and that is a good thing. Writing rude things about someone online may seem funny, but it is quite hurtful. Something like this should never happen again, even if it may seem funny, things like this are cruel and the people who do these things are bullies. - Libby Headman

Illustration by Savannah King

Turning the bad into the good, the fictitious @NVProz twitter illustration focuses on all of the “proz” of NV instead of dwelling on the “probz” of SV.

FAFSA helps students pay for tuition, but to whom should they give money? FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a notoriously controversial form. People mostly recognize it as “that form that takes like 13 hours to fill out that gets weirdly personal with the questions it asks.” It is unjust for colleges to use such a form to give grants, loans, and scholarships to a few deserving people and way too many people who aren’t. Recently, President Barrack Obama announced unemployed workers receiving benefits may qualify for a special training, according to federalstudentaid.ed.gov. This may seem like a nice notion, however, if you already have a Bachelor’s degree you are not eligible and if you don’t receive unemployment benefits you aren’t eligible. How fair does it seem that if the government already knows you work hard, that you may not have help financially; without robbing the taxpayers for benefits - you don’t receive help? Wouldn’t you think that money should be given to people who have some degree already and are going to help the economy by making themselves even further educated rather than adding to the people who have worked their tails off for years to get where they are today? I thought so. In addition, this grant President Obama announced, the Pell Grant, is not only needbased, but it covers more than just education. It helps with books, transportation, supplies, personal expenses, living expenses (room and board) and allowance for costs expected to be incurred, according to federalstudentaid.ed.gov. And where is this money coming from? Our paychecks. In addition, when filling out the FAFSA form some people qualify for an automatic zero EFC, Expected Family Contribution. If you’re income is less than $31,000-32,000 annually, you are already on some type of government aid program such as: SSI, Food Stamps, WIC, Free & Reduced Price Lunches, Dislocated Workers, etcetera receive and automatic zero score. In summation, people who have been living off of government funding their whole lives receive help while people who are doing things, don’t- and we wonder why the National Debt is so high. Now, I know there are a select few persons who actually need the money and cannot better themselves, but the majority of people are like a close relative of mine. In such case they would rather try to spend their food stamps on their drug addiction than buy food for their children. Frankly, that is most of the real world and people don’t realize it. In general, federal aid is code for: give away hard-working taxpayers money to the undeserving and unwilling to work. -Vikki Hiznay

Every year, high school seniors and college undergraduate students fill out a form that, for some, can determine what colleges they are able to go to. FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The form determines your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) and based on the EFC, it decides how much money the government can contribute to college education, according to fafsa.ed.gov. There are many students throughout the nation that are going to need money for their college education. Regardless of a family’s income, university-level education is extremely expensive and difficult to pay for. “I don’t even know if it’s worth my time,” senior Lindsey Loss said, “but all my colleges are telling me to fill it out.” There are many academic scholarships available, but even with these scholarships, there is much left to pay for, such as room and board and a meal plan for college. Student loans are always available, but federal aid would be money that a student would not have to pay back. Private student loans set a student in debt before they may even have their first credit card or before they are 18. I know for a fact that I probably will not qualify for many federal dollars in terms of my education. There are many students that live in suburban areas that face the same predicament because suburbs are stereotypically upper-middle class to the upper-class on the economic ladder. However, just because my parents can contribute money to my tuition, according to the government, does not mean that they will. When factoring your EFC, the government does take into account how many people are dependent on the parents in the house. But it has already been said to me that my parents are contributing very little, if any, money for my university education, regardless of what the government says they can contribute. FAFSA is unfair to students living in upper-middle class ranks. There are many Sylvania students who cannot afford a university education by themselves and their parents have told them that they will not contribute to payments either. It is very scary to be in debt when they are barely an adult, so private student loans are not a very viable option. I believe the U.S. Department of Education should take more factors into account other than what our parents can contribute. - Savannah King

Minority privileges restricting rights of majority

Affirmative action paying attention to the new majority? “‘Affirmative action’ means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and business from which they have been historically excluded. When those steps involve preferential selection—selection on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity—affirmative action generates intense controversy,” according to plato. stanford.edu. “In general it’s a good thing that protects minority rights as long as qualified individuals get the spot. It was done to correct past injustices- at some point when these injustices are deemed non-existent we should get rid of it. Today the issue is if we remove it, will we revert to discrimination?” social studies teacher, Mike Czerniakowski said. The answer: We have moved well past that point of needing this age- old custom and now we need to move forward and stop backwards discriminating against non-minorities. Frankly, I get extremely annoyed when on forms I find myself constantly filling out my race. To be honest, I always choose “prefer not to answer.” That way I feel like I am preventing backwards discrimination against myself. In addition, I do not deem it fair to set aside x positions for females and x for males in workplaces or in colleges. How fair is it that if two overqualified males go out for the

same position a barely qualified female goes out for, that the female gets one position and only one of the males. Is that not what they are trying to stop by having affirmative action in place? “Obviously, it’s not fair. Our government often claims to give everyone an equal opportunity - however, they take that opportunity away by giving it to minorities in education and the workplace,” senior Colin McCloskey said. “The President recently announced that unemployed workers receiving unemployment benefits may qualify for a special hand in paying for education and training. And aid can be significant: In particular, the Federal Pell Grant program can provide up to $5,350 for educational costs at community colleges, colleges and universities, and many trade and technical schools. This is only one example of several federal student aid programs available to assist unemployed workers,” according to federalstudentaid. ed.gov. Basically, people who live off welfare receive more financial aid opportunities than those who have a job. “I don’t view it as fair for people who have worked hard to get or keep their job don’t get financial aid for working hard,” McCloskey said. - Vikki Hiznay

I DON’T VIEW IT AS FAIR FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED HARD TO GET OR KEEP THEIR JOB DON’T GET FINANCIAL AID FOR WORKING HARD -Colin McCloskey, senior

THE STUDENT PRINTS Volume 86, Issue 7 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. 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. Sylvania Northview High School hosts 1347 students, represented by 30 students on staff. 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. Bylines are determined according to the original writer of the story. Corrections to The Prints will be made in the following issue. The newspaper follows the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook guidelines for punctuation and grammar. The Prints is a member of the National Scholastic Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and Quill and Scroll. The Student Prints is produced at the address 5403 Silica Drive, Sylvania, OH 43560.


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They have an app for that? Blizzard Bill has some competition! If you want to know the weather anytime, anywhere, look no further. Watch that snow day approach!

Twitter but better - Just pictures!

All you have to do is take a picture every day, pretty soon you can look back and gaze at your fond memories from each day of the year.

Rotten Tomatoes and movie times all in one. A movie buffs must have. For the addicts who can’t go long without pinning anything, here you go! The classier Tumblr now goes mobile. Country, Hip-Hop or Top 40. It’s like the radio without commercials, plug in your headphones and jam!

Getting someone’s digits just got easier...all you have to do is fist bump then all of their info appears!

Finally a boost for both the couch potatoes and the gym rats. You either get paid to go to the gym, or charged for not going, you pick.

Saving money by the Benjis, all you have to do is scan and walah! The cheapest price online and in town appears!

A TI - 84 Silver Edition to-go! Translate anything! Hold it up to a menu in Spanish and within seconds you know what foods to steer away from.

The nightmare of losing your iPhone can now be averted! This GPS app tracks your love down within feet.

The best emoticon app out there. It adds instant flare to your keyboard.

For those of us who are not fortunate enough to have SIRI, Dragon Dictation is a close second.

Takes your addiction to the next level. After pressing a few buttons, your burrito is waiting for you hot and ready. Pay online or in the store.

Don’t sleep well and want to find out why? This app tracks the way you sleep and how “well” you sleep. The next day, go over your stats and you could be surprised.

Have you been accepted yet?

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Top Ten Things to do while waiting for college acceptance letters

.Read The Hunger Games series, guaranteed to keep you thinking of nothing else for at least a week.

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.Focus on schoolwork…oh wait, you thought I was serious?

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.Learn something useless, like knife throwing or how to make a four-story card castle.

.Get a job. If you already have a job, get another one. After all, if the whole college thing doesn’t work out, you’re going to need something to fall back on.

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It is finally the time of year that so many of us seniors hate: waiting for college decisions. If you are one of the lucky ducks who has already been accepted to your dream school and you know where you are going next year… I hate you. For the rest of us unfortunate souls who still have at least a month left to find out where we have been accepted, each day that passes is one more day that we must fight our natural urge to give into the insanity that waiting brings. Before you go completely crazy and start drawing on your bedroom walls or wearing a furry bunny costume on a daily basis, read the list below, which gives you several ways to distract yourself from the fact that your future is in someone else’s hands.

.Calculate how much pizza money you’ll need for the next four years.

Student How many times have you dyed your hair? I’ve honestly lost count... 16 times I’ve switched colors.

Do you plan to go into Cosmetology next year?

Yes, I plan to add that to my list of classes next year.

Spotlight Why do you dye your hair all the time? I get bored a lot.

What was the first color you dyed your hair? I dyed it red in 7th grade.

What is your favorite color that you’ve dyed your hair? I loved when it was purple and black.

By Kelsey Pomeroy

.Attempt to download and use all 500,000 iPhone apps.

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.Google “What to do while waiting for college decisions.”

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.Spend the next month and a half hibernating.

.Study the mating habits of the East African Wildebeests… or the South Sylvanian Teenager, known to exhibit vastly different behavior from the Northern variety.

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.Plot your revenge on the admissions officers who deny you admission to your dream school. The best thing to do with pent-up anxiety is to channel it into something constructive, right?

How many different colors have you dyed your hair?

Just about every color you can think of, natural and unnatural. I’ve dyed it from black to purple to blue to red.

Do you plan to keep dying your hair several different colors? I probably will not dye my hair as much now that I have a job.

Photo by Vikki Hiznay

Lexi Hiznay

Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore


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The Student Prints Alex Weiner & Sam Sarmento, The Face

Emily Halter, Girls’ Chorus

Pet names

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What they say about your relationship

Have you ever called your boyfriend or girlfriend by a pet name? Or have you ever been sickened by the pet names other people call one another? Have you ever wondered if the pet name for your significant other says something about your personality? I can promise you, it does. If you refer to your dating partner by food: Pudding, Cupcake, Babycakes, Buttercup, Dumpling, Honey, Peanut, Stud Muffin, Sugar, etc. Clearly you’re hungry and your boyfriend/girlfriend is just the most scrumptious thing near you. Make up for this by making the person you’re dating buy you chocolates for their Valentine’s Day gift today so you can get some food in your stomach. If you go by the classics: Babe, Baby, Prince, Princess, Darling; it means you like to play it safe. But don’t be afraid to mix it up a bit and get some more creativity in your life. Nothing impresses a girl more than some super creative name. If your pet names refer to looks, like Sexy, Hotness, Beautiful, Gorgeous, Handsome, you should spend some time watching Nicholas Sparks movies (The Notebook, anyone?), and get in touch with your inner emotions. There’s more to the person that you’re dating other than their looks, I promise. If you call the person you’re dating names like Punkin’, Schmoopy, Snuggle Bunny, Yummers, or “Sweet Pear Half in Your Own Heavy Syrup” (Yeah, someone had called their boyfriend this before.), you get points for creativity, but a little weirdness points too. You don’t want to freak someone out by calling them a “Sweet Pear Half.” And finally, if you use names like: My Everything, My Soulmate, My Other Half, you need to SLOW DOWN. Many people have made this mistake before. But most of you are between 14-18. No one should be EVERYTHING at that age. So these names show that you love being committed, which is not necessarily a bad thing… but maybe you like it a little too much.

a night at the

Ashley Hall, Alex Weiner, James Ragland & Alec Stern, Boys’ Chorus

Written by Savannah King

Cupid’s

corny pick up lines

“Are you from Tennessee? ‘Cause you’re the only TEN I SEE.” If you have experienced being hit on with the aid of a pick-up line, then you have been a victim of one of Cupid’s pranks. As decades have passed, we have steered away from this method of attracting a crush. However, we still tend to reminisce about those silly times when those were cute and repeat them for laughs. To boost Valentine’s Day spirit, it became my mission to find out, what’s YOUR favorite pick-up line?

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“Do you have a band-aid? Because I scraped my knee falling for you” – Freshman Remi Ryder

A-cat-emy

Alec Stern, Maddie Klein & Caleb Simmons Parental Control

Brooke Snead, Taylor Swift

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“If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together” – Freshman Jared Noe

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I think I’ve seen your picture before, oh right… it was in the dictionary under SHABAM!” – Sophomore Ruth Chaban

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“Are you from Jamaica? ‘Cause you’re Ja- makin’ me crazy” – Sophomore Matthew White

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“Let’s make like fabric softener and snuggle” – Junior Britany Murdock

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“Hey, can you solve this? I Love You” – Junior Tork Barayan

“Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?” – Senior Becca Berland

Wesley Flaum & Macy Fretz, The Face

Makenzie Perry, Potter Puppet Pals

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“Can you be the dub to my step so I can wub you forever?” –Senior Caleb Gillen

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“Was your father a thief? Tell me then, who stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes?” – Drama teacher, Mr. Don Wachowiak

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“Do you know how much a polar bear weighs? Enough to break the ice.” – Counselor Mrs. Stacie Wachowiak

Written by Juanita Vasquez Photos by Sarah Powazki


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“Calling somebody else fat won’t make you any skinnier. Calling somebody else stupid doesn’t make you any smarter.” As Cady Heron from Mean Girls so wisely realizes, causing someone else problems with actions or words does not solve your own problems or make you feel any better about yourself. High school is an experience that everyone has to deal with. High school can be hard, considering things such as homework, school dances, sports or finding the right group of friends. It is normal to feel pressure from teachers, coaches, and parents during high school. The last thing that a student needs is to be bullied by his or her peers. Pictured: Sydney Bihn

“You are young adults and the more you grow the more you will learn that life will be better for you if you treat people well.” -Principal Steve Swaggerty

An Advancing Problem When most people think of bullying, they think of throwing punches or calling names. However, in the evolving age of technology in which we live, a new concept has been introduced to bullies: cyberbullying. Sending a text, instant message or e-mail is a way to hurt someone and it is easy to contact someone at any time via social network sites such as Facebook or Twitter. When kids leave school to go home they have the chance to get away from hurtful students, but with the technology available now, bullying is following the students home. There is no way for them to escape the put-

downs or tormenting. It is also easier for that person to harass or bully the victim because they are not doing it to his or her face. In this evolving age of technology, it is so easy to bully someone from behind the screen of a computer or a cell phone. Another word that can be associated with bullying is the word “harassment.” Some people think that bullying and harassment are synonymous, but there is actually a big difference. Bullying is repetitive, where the bully repeatedly bothers the victim, but harassment is only a one-time occurrence, according to Principal Steve Swaggerty. -Rachel Bules and Michelle Jacobson

Where to draw the line “Hey kid, gimme your lunch money.” Cartoons and television sitcoms have long incorporated bullying as a conflict in their plot lines. The protagonist is typically a down-to-earth, but down on his or her luck teenager who has to deal with the popular or buff antagonist. This antagonist, depending on the gender, usually either wears a lot of pink or is six and a half feet tall and says phrases like “You gotta death wish, punk? You and me, after school behind the gym. Be there.” However, as entertaining as these shows might be, in reality bullying is not so straightforward. For one thing, it is not limited to physical abuse. According to www.ohiolegalservices. org, the law defines bullying as “any intentional written, verbal or physical act that a student has exhibited toward another particular student more than once and the behavior a) causes mental or physical harm and b) is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environ-

ment for the other student.” With today’s new technology, cyberbullying especially has emerged as a growing problem because it is easy to bully someone when one does not actually have to face the victim, the bully can even be anonymous. So where to draw the line? There is a difference between teasing and making jokes and actually being hurtful and causing emotional trauma, but it is a fine line. To bully when intending to bully is cruel and mean, but to bully without that intent is wasteful and unnecessary. How does one determine how far is too far? Well, the first way to prevent accidental bullying is to know the facts. Teasing is something that pokes fun at someone and does not cause feelings of anxiety, sadness and worthlessness. With teasing, hopefully the person being teased is not being laughed at, but genuinely laughing with. On the other hand, bullying makes a person feel threatened and intimidated and is usually a repeated occurrence.

The other main way to know when to stop is common sense. Everyone knows the golden rule, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” Think before you speak. How would you feel if someone said this about you? Would you think it was funny or hurtful? Put yourself in the other person’s shoes. If you even slightly doubt that you would find the comment offensive, then do not say it. It is not worth hurting someone else’s feelings for a few moments of shallow, petty laughter. Students in high school are just teenagers, we are practically still children. We do not yet have the ability to cure cancer or fix the economy. However, there is something that we can all do and that is to control our own actions. Think. Trust your gut. Bullying is a problem that is 100% fixable and it is up to us to solve it. Remember what you were taught in elementary school: if you cannot say something nice, do not say anything at all. -Maggie Figliomeni

Did you know?

•1 out of 4 teens are Bullied. •9 out of 10 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students experienced harassment at school and online. •As many as 160,000 students stay home on any given day because they’re afraid of being bullied. •1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully. •43% of students fear harassment in the bathroom at school. •More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school. •1/3 of students surveyed said they heard another student threaten to kill someone. •Playground statistics - Every 7 minutes a child is bullied. Adult intervention -4% Peer intervention - 11%. No intervention - 85%. •43% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once. •58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once. •53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online. More than 1 in 3 have done it more than once. •58% of students have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.

** Stats from stompoutbullying.com

How it Affects the victims

Photo by Casey Wittman

Imagine being afraid to go to school every day. Imagine feeling threatened and not being able to talk to anyone about it. Imagine contemplating suicide to escape the physical, verbal, and psychological abuse. It may be hard to imagine for most students, but this is a reality that some high school students face every day. “I have been bullied for almost all of my school career. I don’t understand why kids do it to one another, because the effects of it are so much worse than the bullies think,” sophomore Ben Moyer said. Moyer has been a victim of verbal bullying and cyberbullying. If you see someone being bullied, it is tough to be the one to stand up to the bully and say something about it. If you are the victim of bullying, you may feel helpless and alone. The best thing to do is to get help, even though it may be hard to talk to someone about. “Bullying is more than just words and actions, the victims themselves are changed. I pity those who bully because one day they will

get what they deserve. Time can only heal so much and the rest will stay with them,” junior Lyann Hutoum said. People who do not have the means to reach out and get help with their bullying situation sometimes may feel trapped and out of options. News about students committing suicide has become more frequent. The term for a person committing suicide because of a bully is “bullycide.” Bullycide is prompted by incidents of bullying and can result from a lack of a support system for the victim, a lot of emotional or physical pain, constant bullying by peers or an authority figure, according to bullyingstatistics.org. While it seems that being bullied will never end, victims need to remember that it will get better, especially if the victim finds the strength to be the bigger person. “Bullying never affected me much, it doesn’t matter what other people say, you just need to be the bigger person and not let anyone get to you,” sophomore Marissa Milliron said. -Rachel Bules

What you Can Do If you are a victim of bullying, it probably seems very difficult to try to get help. However, Northview has a network of support for students who are bullied, have been bullied, or want to try to end bullying. This group is called Coexist, led by iMedia teacher Tami Blue. “We get together so people who are bullied or who want to stop bullying can go and talk about a plan to end bullying,” Mrs. Blue said. A little over 20 students are involved and they meet every Monday to hang out and do activities, such as bringing in t-shirts to tie-dye. Mrs. Blue recommended the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The book takes a deeper look into the life of a girl who was bullied and it eventually led her to commit suicide. It shows how deeply affected students can become by being bullied, even when their peers do not notice any changes in the person. Teachers tell students that if they are being bullied or see someone being bullied, they should report it to an adult or a teacher. However, sometimes this is much easier said than done. If you are a victim of bullying, you may feel threatened by the bully and feel unable to tell anyone. If you are an onlooker while someone else is being bullied, you may feel uncomfortable telling someone. According to Mr. Swaggerty, a new link will be added to the NV website where it will be possible to anonymously submit reports of bullying or harassment. Victims of bullying or witnesses of someone else being bullied are

able to report here. “This link will be a safe way for students to report bullying and not feel threatened by whoever is bullying them,” freshman Kendall Jessing said. This link is being created in the hopes that more students will come forward about students being bullied at NV because the report will remain anonymous. “My advice to anybody who has been bullied is to get help right away. There are always people around NV, including Teen PEP, that are willing and qualified to help. Don’t try to struggle through this by yourself, because it won’t stop until you tell someone,” sophomore Ben Moyer said. Teen PEP stands for Peers Educating Peers and they are a group made up of NV students who perform skits in the freshmen health classes to educate students about issues such as bullying, teen dating violence and sexual and emotional types of abuse, according to Moyer. Teen PEP is made up of sophomores, juniors and seniors. Teen PEP members are available to talk to and must keep everything confidential except if someone is being harmed. “It is never the victim’s fault,” Moyer said. No matter how you do it, the most important thing to remember about bullying is that it is easier to deal with when you tell someone about it, especially someone who can help you. -Rachel Bules


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Bachelor The

Peterjunior Cook

Austin Snook junior

“I have a body sculpted by the gods.”

“I put the rest of these guys to shame. I’m the real prize - looks, brains, and a smile that kills.”

John senior Broer

Photo by Audrey Miklovic

Michaeljunior Tidd “I like long walks on the beach, I’m a great hugger, and I enjoy rainy days to catch up on my poetry.”

Alexfreshman Albring “I’m not afraid of being myself.”

“I’m not sure if you know this, but I’m kind of a big deal.”

Interviews by Caitlin DeGross With the arrival of Valentine’s Day, there is also the arrival of whiny single ladies. If you are one of these girls, cheer up buttercup; you’re not the only one. I understand it is depressing to be alone on Valentine’s Day, but there are plenty of single, nice guys at Northview that would be willing to make your heart flutter. I constantly hear girls say, “there are no nice guys”. Maybe you just haven’t looked hard enough or you’ve sent too many decent dudes to the friend zone. So my Valentine’s gift to you is a few of NV’s finest. And who knows? Maybe one of these lovely lads is your match made in heaven. You’re welcome.

Adam Schwierking senior “I just haven’t found the right girl yet.”

Photos by Bridget Thomas

Mickjunior Roby “I will love a girl for who she is. Aw yeah.”

Wilsophomore Weddington

Johnsophomore Wendt “I like sprinkles on my ice-cream.”

“For starters, I’m not Peter Cook.”

TJ McCready senior

Ebensophomore Corron “I’m so hot, no girl feels confident enough to approach me.”

“I’m just a nice guy, fun to be around, good sense of humor and I’m great to take home to parents. I’m a good singer and guitarist also.”

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went a little Everyone has to have one at some point in his or her life. Whether it is the one that you’ll remember for the rest of your life or the kind that makes you want to forget that awkwardly “special” moment. Sometimes it happens at a young age. For others, it happens later in life. The point is, it’s a huge stepping-stone in one’s attempt to find love and discover the meaning behind it all. It’s the famous first kiss.

By Caitlin DeGross, Morgan Hawley & Meghan Keene

Jory Vanmeter, senior

Taylor Pohlman, junior

“I was on the bus in fifth grade and we “When I was in kindergarten, my mom used the Safety Patrol flag to prevent made my best friend and I kiss so I could catch the chicken pox, I caught it and people from seeing us kiss.” missed school for a week.”

Kate Perna, senior

Joe Holding, junior

“It was the St. John’s versus St. Francis “This one time way back when, I football game at UT and it was raining scored a goal in soccer and this girl and before I left he said, ‘I don’t get a was there to watch me. After the game kiss?’ And then we kissed. It was dramatic, with band music and everything.” she kissed me to congratulate me. It was so perfect.”

Brianna Urbanski, sophomore

In second grade, my neighbor and I were in my closet and he asked to look at my eye because ‘I had something in my eye,’ but he really kissed me on the lips and we were basically in love.”

Bobby Kennedy, sophomore

“My first kiss wasn’t as much as I expected it to be. It sort of reminded me of how my mom kisses me sometimes. It was sort of awkward.”

Julia Messinger, freshman

“My first kiss was in sixth grade at a NV versus SV game. It was with my boyfriend that I had been dating for two months. It was so awkward because it was in front of all of our friends.”

Keith Sporleder, freshman “It was in friend’s basement after the NV versus SV game in eighth grade. Fortunately, the kiss was not awkward and we started dating a week afterward.”

Coach Haynes

“I was petrified. She was pretty, so of course I was nervous. It was in eighth grade, walking home from school in the spring. I looked at her, she looked at me and it just happened.”

Mrs. Edwards

“I was in eighth grade at the Pilgrim Church Friday Night Dance. It wasn’t anything thrilling, it was more awkward.”


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Reeds, rosin, and countless hours of practice are only a small example of what goes into the preparation for the solo and ensemble contest. Musicians of all kinds gather for this event, from band to orchestra to choir, to perform in a group or individually. The competition took place February 11, from 8a.m. to 5p.m.

The performance itself was in a small room in front of a judge who rated them by preparation, skill and execution of the pieces of music. The scale of judging is 1 to 5, I being superior and 5 being very poor. Although the experience of the competition may be similar, practice for the event can be very different among other musicians.

A&E

Questions Answers and

By Henry Gray

Photos by Jack Melick

TJ McCready

Nadeen Sarsour

Esther Kim

Q: S olo and Ensemble Exper ience Four years

Two years

Four years

Q: How are you prepar ing for solo and ensemble? A conscious effort to practice every chance I get, especially in an ensemble because each part affects the entire group.

Many nights of intense practice

Practicing whenever I get the time and going to lessons

Q: How much wor k is put into solo and ensemble? More work than school sometimes

A superb rating.

Many hours of practice and rehearsal

Not much (giggles)

Q: What rating are you expecting? One with capital “O.” One Q: How do you deal with nerves?

I don’t get that nervous because I don’t think of the other people in the room.

When it comes to nerves I think back to all the opportunities I’ve had.

Top 40 Band brings new music, talent Molly Porterfield A&E Editor

If you ever wander past the band room on a Friday afternoon, you just might be serenaded by songs such as “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles, “Luck” by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat and “At Last” by Etta James being performed by Northview’s Top 40 Band. Having began rehearsals soon after Winter Break, Top 40 has been practicing every Friday afternoon to achieve greatness. Top 40 consists of four singers: seniors Zach Johnson and Taylor Wendel along with two juniors Greg Hall and Sydney Edwards. The pianist is junior Sam Olrich along with two percussionists, junior Kyle Boyers and freshman Matt Phillips. Jamming on guitar are juniors Zach Music and Mick Roby. Keeping the beat on bass is senior Josh McAfee. The horn section consists of sophomore Aaron DiMana on trumpet, junior Mitch Nolan on saxophone and sophomore Basrur Abhijith on saxophone as well. Top 40 demonstrates how it keeps its numbers low but musicianship high. “I wanted everyone in Top 40 to

be musically independent,” assistant Band director Nathan Heath said. Run by Mr. Heath, this band keeps it modern yet timeless with well-known tunes and an energetic charisma. Auditions were held in order to determine who would be best fit for Top 40. “Top 40 brings something fresh and new to the school,” Mr. Heath said. After the student musicians are asked for their opinion on what songs should be performed, Mr. Heath makes the final call on which songs would be the best for an audience. Students are then given written-out music or charts to practice for each song, which shows how independent each student must be in learning the musical numbers with only one practice per week. With such hard work being shown in rehearsal, Mr. Heath is excited to start having performances so the student body and community can experience Top 40 as well. “This band brings real life experience, some students may play in bands like this in the future,” Mr. Heath said. Mr. Heath played in a professional band similar to Top 40

and wanted to bring something like it to NV. Top 40’s goals include playing with the Harmony Road Show or Jazz Band in the near future. Mr. Heath also expressed how he hopes to perform in ensemble concerts as well. “Next year, I hope to start having Top 40 rehearsals right after marching band season rather than after Winter Break,” Mr. Heath said. “This seems very possible now that we got it started.”

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BROTHER AND SISTER, senior Skylar Rose and sophomore Jordan Rose, attended each other’s practices. They both learned new strategies from the new experience.

Photo by Jack Melick

sibling swap

The brother-sister basketball duo swaps places for a day Jordan Rose

Skylar Rose

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

I walk into practice. I look around and all I see are muscles. Big muscles. I had been playing basketball at the open gyms with these boys since fourth grade. Remember, my basketball team’s record is 15-1, so I thought this experience would be like taking candy from a baby. I believed they could learn a few things from this LadyKat. I only could imagine what they thought when they saw me. They were probably thinking, “Wait a minute, what is Skylar Rose doing here? This is a room full of juniors and there is only two months until Turnabout.” Well Wildcats, I had other things on my mind that day. It all started out with Coach Shadle saying one word: “baseline.” I knew we were running; remember I play basketball too. It was quickly evident that I was not as cool as I thought I was. In fact, I felt like I was running in slow motion while the rest of the team was passing me by. How could this be happening? Even the team water boy was in front of me. Once we were done running, I asked sophomore Adam Downing why we ran so fast, and he told me that was JUST the warm up. I could not believe it. The next drill was a three-man weave. I felt confident because we do this same drill in our practice…about ten times slower. All of a sudden, everything was extremely intense. There was yelling for the ball, fast moving feet and a lot of testosterone. When a shot was missed, you knew who missed it because of their scary reaction. You did not want to be around someone who made a mistake. At this point in the practice, I did not want to be there any longer and we were only 15 minutes into it. I kept thinking to myself, why did I decide to switch practices with Jordan, or why didn’t I switch with him during golf season? Clearly riding around in a golf cart, in my cutest outfit, on a beautiful, tranquil August day would have been preferable to running and sweating with coaches yelling in the Cat Dome. Well, my turn was up in line and I had to continue the drill, but this time defense was added. I was hoping that a freshman would defend me, but just my luck, I had the tallest player in the gym defending me, 6’7’’ senior James Racicot. With his arms stretched horizontally, it was not possible for me to pass the ball without having it stolen. There was no way I could shoot because I was too nervous that I would get hurt. I was so focused on trying to get past James that I didn’t even realize what was happening. But, I heard the word “baseline” and that reminded me that something must have gone wrong. We ran again, I came in last…no surprise. At this point I was at my limit, and I could tell they were not going to have the free throw contest I was hoping for. My experience was far different than what I anticipated at the outset of this adventure. This team’s record does not reflect their effort, work ethic and commitment to the sport. There may have been yelling during the time I was there, but there was also encouragement to one another. I am so proud of these boys and how hard they work. I can tell by the camaraderie and commitment to each other that they want to be successful. This basketball team consists of a great group of players and they know how to work hard. I know that success will ultimately be in their future. It is safe to say that they have a fan in this LadyKat.

Okay, so we have a lot in common. Skylar and I both are in the Student Government, write for The Student Prints, play basketball, and take the ball up the court. Neither of us are afraid to shoot the ball, in fact, I have never met a shot I did not like. It would only be natural that Skylar and I both chose jersey number 22 for the Northview Boys and Girls basketball teams. When I found out we were doing a “sibling swap” for The Student Prints I thought, no problem, this will be a piece of cake. Coach Sigler seems nice enough. He always jokes around with me. I will be fine. In fact, I thought this 22 could teach those LadyKats a thing or two. So, I walked into practice and expected an overwhelming reception. Surely they would want to welcome a 5’10” Junior Varsity Wildcat and gather around to hear all my secrets of how to be a successful basketball player. I waited and waited, but to my surprise, that never came. Well, maybe they wanted to ask me privately. Coach Sigler introduced me as the guest for the day and the drills began. I fit right in weaving and passing like I had been a member of the team all along. Coach Sigler thought he was being funny when he told me to get in the slow line for running, but apparently he did not know which Rose he was talking to. Not only did I run drills with them, I was the first to finish when running ladders. Coach Sigler and the LadyKats take their free throws very seriously. The team shot 26 for 28 from the charity stripe when they played Perrysburg, but only 15 for 29 when they played Anthony Wayne. Their low percentage did not sit well with the Coach, so we all worked on our free throws. I was placed in the group with seniors Jessica Jessing and Miriam Justinger, which put some added pressure on me. If we missed a shot, we had to get on the line and run. I was lucky, because free throws are something that we take very seriously in the Rose 22 house. We were all three perfect from the line, but unfortunately some of my LadyKat friends from another group were not. So, we ran. We did a few more drills and I concluded my sibling swap. Well, not yet. During the practice, Coach Sigler cracked a couple of jokes with me about his starting point guard. One of the jokes was about how I would never make a half court shot like Skylar did versus Central Catholic. Suprisingly, the next day I made a 70 foot shot at Anthony Wayne in a stunning upset over the Generals. I enjoyed experiencing practice from the girl’s perspective. They have a great attitude and are very supportive of one another. They are quick with the ball and move it around to find the open player. I can see why they are on the road to winning their third Northern Lakes League title. I think they learned something from my presence too, even if they did not ask me a thing. I know they were in awe of my quick running and free throw precision and I hope that one day they will invite this Wildcat back for another visit. I could even write an article titled, “Words of Wisdom from the Wondrous 22.” Well, maybe not.

Hockey wins NHC league title Drew Crandall Sports Editor

The Hockey team recently closed out an undefeated season in the Northwest Hockey Conference’s Red Division. “It is a great feeling knowing that we are the first school to go undefeated in league play and to win the league,” junior Nick Laplante said. Even though the team had a perfect record, it was anything but easy. The Cats faced off against St. Johns January 27 in a game that was set to determine the league champion. The Cats jumped off to an early 3-1 lead heading into the third period. In the third The Wildcats found themselves in penalty trouble and SJJ capitalized on their opportunities tying the game 3-3. The game looked like it was headed to overtime; until sophomore Jake Koback scored with 30 seconds left to give the Cats a 4-3 win. “It is always good to beat the catholic school teams, especially a team like St. John’s,” senior Dalton Carter said. The next night Findlay came to town for senior night. Findlay came out quick jumping out to an early 0-1 lead. The Cats struck late in the second when sophomore Cody Estrel scored from the half boards. Junior Drew Crandall scored quickly after to give the Cats a 2-1 lead and never looked back after an empty net would seal a 3-1 victory and a league championship.

Even though they already captured a league title, the team wanted to get two more wins the following weekend to carry their momentum into the playoffs. They came out flying against St. Francis jumping off to a 3-1 lead early in the first period. Once again, the team found themselves in penalty trouble and the opposition capitalized. SFS scored three goals in 43 seconds giving them a 3-4 lead. That’s when senior Zach Felser took over scoring two quick goals to give the Cats the lead once again. The team sealed the deal with an empty netter winning by a 7-4 score. Felser had four goals in the game. After the game, the league presented the captains with the league championship trophy. “I love beating St. Francis,” sophomore Caleb Rau said. The next night, the Cats traveled to Bowling Green. The team came out sluggish from the start, but their skill prevailed giving them a 2-0 victory. The win gave NV an undefeated league record and a 27-1-3 overall regular season record. “Our Success this year came from our hard work over the summer and our willingness to do whatever it takes to help us out in the long run,” senior Nick Foti said. The Cats began NHC tournament play last weekend and will begin the State playoffs on Monday against the winner of the winner of the Maumee Perrysburg game. The team is currently ranked second in the state polls and earned the top overall seed in the district playoffs.

Paterno, a legend, falls Max Messinger Staff Writer

Recently, the sports world lost one of the greatest coaches to ever walk the earth. Joe Paterno, the former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, passed away from complications of lung cancer just two months after he was fired from his position amidst a sex scandal at the university. As a result of the scandal, many people began to question if Paterno was really the soft spoken, cheerful coach that he was portrayed as, or just another sneaky old guy hiding stomach churning actions that were recently uncovered… Jerry Sandusky. When the Penn State scandal hit, everybody was surprised to find out all the events that unraveled. Sandusky’s arrest started off a chain reaction. It was revealed that Paterno allegedly knew about the incidents and reported them to Athletic Director Tim Curley. Curley then proceeded not to do anything about the situation. Many people began to wonder if Paterno did enough to try and stop the incident that was reported. This was one of the main reasons that he was fired. One thing we can agree on though, is that Paterno was without a doubt one

of the greatest, if not the best, coach ever. He holds the record of most victories by a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision with 409. In his 46 seasons as head coach, he had 38 winning seasons, which is one more than the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant accomplished at the University of Alabama. Paterno coached five undefeated teams to go along with his two National Championships won in 1982 and 1986 and three Big Ten championships in 1994, 2005, and 2008. Besides his legendary style of coaching, Paterno was also known for his famous gameday image and work outside of football. You could spot him from a mile away with his thick glasses, rolled up pants, a shirt and tie, and his white socks. He donated more than $4 million throughout his tenure at Penn State and the library was renamed in his, and his wife Sue’s, honor. “He is a college football legend and will always be remembered,” said junior Connor Hartnett. While many people feel that Paterno’s legacy was tarnished by the sex scandal, it does not reflect on the incredible feats that he accomplished. His unbelievable statistics are something that may never be matched again by a coach of any sport. Rest In Peace JoePa.


February 14, 2012

Sickest Flow

in the league

Interview and photos by Colton Lulfs

Henry Gray, sophomore swimmer, cello extraordinaire and budding musician. Gray is a first year swimmer, a cello player for four years, and has been banging out riffs on his guitar for three. Lets take a dive into his world.

What is the reasoning behind your lusciously long locks? The length of my hair represents the long, proud history of my Native American (Inupiaq) heritage.

And the bleach blonde swagger? The bleach blonde represents the brutality and destruction the white man brought upon my people… and I am on swim team.

How long do you practice per week, in seconds? Three

If you had to switch, would you rather be a band geek, or a choir… smear? Drum line band geek,

What are your favorite fingerings? It’s hard to say, I’m very diverse and creative in my positions.

What does it really mean to be a true orch-a-dork?

This one time at orchestra camp…? No? Yes?

Withstanding grueling hours of TYO, TIYO, Honors Orchestra, Solo and Ensemble, and regional orchestra, orchestra call, and still retaining your sanity.

-You think I’d waste my summer on cello stuff?

Future musical career?

Violins, lime-light hogs, or glorious victors?

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They’re just overrated, and soon, mark my words it will be soon, cellos will reign supreme, and our formerly modest dominance will be exposed. (evil laughter!)

If you had to trade places with one of the Two Cellos who would it be, Luka Sulic or Stjepan Hauser?

anyone could do that.

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What kind of name is Stjepan? And him, I want that name.

Dance, Cheer teams compete at Regionals

Hip Hop routine qualifies for state competition Stephanie Smith Staff Writer

“You could feel the tension in the room as we sat on the gym floor, waiting for awards. As they began to read off qualifying teams for the varsity hip hop division we all knew we had it, hip hop is our specialty. We bowed our heads and held hands as we heard the words, ‘Northview Dance Team.’ We all cheered and knew that we were state bound,” junior Emily Hosler said. On February 5 the NV Dance and Cheer teams traveled to Anthony Wayne High School for the Northwest Ohio Regional Dance and Cheer competition. Both teams have been working hard for weeks perfecting their routines for Regionals. They have also had practice performing them at halftime of basketball games and pep assemblies at school. The cheer team started their division off strong by performing a dance and cheer routine with stunting. “The competition was really intense, but it was worth it. All of the girls on the team are awesome and they made it a lot of fun,” junior Taylor Cook said. The Dance Team performed three dances, jazz, hip hop and pom, and qualified for States with their hip hop routine. They will be traveling to Columbus on March 4 to compete for the first time in dance team history for the state title. “I loved going to the regional competition. It brought our team closer and gave us a chance to prove ourselves. Making it to States is an amazing feeling. I’m so proud of all the girls,” senior captain Mackenzie Bihn said. The Dance Team will also be competing at Findlay High School on February 18 and Central Catholic High School on February 25. And the Cheer Team has competitions on February 18 at Genoa and March 18th at Southview High School. Both of the Cheer competitions are also a part of Cheer for a Cure, a fundraiser to help cure cancer. You can also check both teams out at all of the boy’s home basketball games. “I’m so glad I joined Dance Team this year, I’ve made so many new friends and we’ve become so close. I’m so excited to go to States, it will be such an awesome experience. All of our hard work really paid off.” freshman Caitlyn Jones said.

Photo by Jack Melick

THE NORTHVIEW DANCE TEAM has made the most of halftime this year. The team’s hip hop routine has recently qualified them for state competition in Columbus. Junior captain Lia O’Donnell is a huge part of the team’s success this year. On top of competitions the team also performs at halftime at the Boys Basketball games.

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SPORTS

Track preps for new season Juanita Vasquez Staff Writer

As track season speeds closer, conditioning has finally started for the whole team. As of January 31, the girls’ sprinters first day of conditioning began weeks after the boys started. After several attempts at persuasion, sophomore Sydney Albert convinced David Briggs to join the boys. “Who says girls can’t handle a boys’ workout? So far, I’m enjoying it,” Albert said. The sprinters’ conditioning takes place after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:30, usually joined by jumpers as well. Practices usually consist of running in the hallways, stretching, sprinting and coordination drills. The distance team conditions everyday and is instructed by Jodie Smith and Jerry Flowers. Their practices consist of ab workouts, warm-ups, and then running four to six miles, depending on speed . A couple months ago the former boys’ distance coach, Jerry Flowers, became the girls’ sprinting coach. “I’m looking forward to working with the girls and helping them achieve their goals,” Coach Flowers said. The throwers go in with high expectations and hopes for the best. “I’m not sure how the season will go yet,” junior thrower Taylor Warner said, “but I’m hoping to make it past Regionals.” With drive and persistence, the distance team goes into the season with confidence in their abilities and motivation, according to junior distance runner Abby Masters. “This year I think we’ll do better because it is going to be more organized and people are motivated to run this year,” Masters said. Starting the season with optimism, sophomore high jumper Alysha Welch is looking forward to another chance at success. “I’m excited for this upcoming season. It’s a fresh start and another chance to go further in the tournaments.”

Seniors lead wrestling team Blake Miller Sports Editor

All the pressure is on to tune up all the little things, as the Wrestling team approaches the latter part of the season as the Northern Lakes League Championships and Sectionals get closer. The team traveled to Anthony Wayne for the third consecutive season for the Anthony Wayne Duels January 28. The team had its ups and downs, but senior captains Charles Mason, James Aponte and Todd Enis definitely did not fit that trend. Enis came into the tournament extremely confident as he was the favorite to win and he wrestled like a champion. Enis started off the day against his opponent from Elyria which he won by a sizeable margin 10-4. That would be his toughest match of the day as he won by forfeit against Midpark. His opponent from Whitmer did not stand a chance as Enis threw him around the mat with ease, winning 15-0. His opponent from Clay was tougher than the previous match, but Enis still made it look easy cruising to a 12-2 victory. In order to win the 126 pound weight class and become the Anthony Wayne Duels Champion, all he had to do was beat his opponent from Bryan. Enis did exactly that and won his second tournament of the season. Mason got off to a rocky start as he lost his first match 1-16 to his opponent from Elyria. It was all up hill from there as he won his next match by forfeit against Midpark. Mason took out his frustration from the Elyria match on his opponent from Whitmer as he cruised to an 11-4 victory. He took his opponent from Clay to school as he pinned him in the second period. He ended the day on a high note as he pinned his opponent from Bryan. “I like where I’m going since I’m trying to wrestle with a torn meniscus. All I can do is keep my head up and look toward States,” Mason said. Aponte started off the day with a tough match against his opponent from Elyria, but he eventually pulled away for a 6-2 victory. Take downs came in bunches as he handled his opponent from Midpark quite easily winning 16-6. Aponte could not pull himself out of an early hole against his opponent from Whitmer losing 2-9. His next match against Clay was very controversial as Aponte got down early, but stormed back to almost take an improbable lead. When he finally got the take down he needed to seal the win, the referee did not call it as he lost a nail biter 6-7. Aponte left the tournament with a good taste in his mouth as he won by forfeit against Bryan. “I did well, but it definitely could have been better. I still have a lot to work on,” Aponte said.


12 B L E A C H E R F E AT U R E The Student Prints

SPORTS

Stephen Pershing, 11

Joon Kim put too much bleach on the middle of his hair and he didn’t spread it around so when he rinsed it out there was just a yellow spot in the middle of his head and the rest was black -Sebastian Corser, 10

Features Editor

Morgan Hawley

The funniest part was when Zac Frame realized that bleaching your hair is permanent and it doesn’t wash out. -Stephen Pershing, 11

While most of the Wildcat population dons their swimming attire in the summer months, the Northview Aquatics teams break out their speedos in the wintertime. Another fashion trend for the SwimCats is bleaching their hair. The boys sport the “bleach blonde” look while the girls go with a more conservative, pink chunk of hair. These are the tell tale signs that the Wildcats are the only cats that like water.

Everyone told me to dye my eyebrows but I didn’t want to because it burns your skin. Also, eyebrows don’t grow back after you shave them. In a year I would look pretty weird with bleach blonde eyebrows and brown hair. -Ben Pifer, 10

Garrett Weddington, 9

It’s painful when you get the bleach on your skin, it really burns. -Garrett Weddington, 9

Joon Kim was crying in the corner after he dyed his hair. -Andrew Winzeler, 12

We’ve got spirit, or do we? Feature Athlete Of the week Beam, bars and floor with Megan Matrisciano

Libby Headman News Editor

We have spirit yes we do, we have spirit, how bout you? Keeping this chant in mind when I look into the student section and can count about ten people, we have no spirit. I’m not saying the school completely lacks spirit because at hockey games I think there have been more students than a first grader could count. This is a great improvement; people are actually taking the time to support their school. Well, more like their hockey team. As a cheerleader, the best part of the games is timeouts. We get to pump up the student section to help the team either hold their lead, or make a comeback. However, timeouts have become something I dread at basketball games this year. When one of the coaches calls a time out, cheerleaders scramble to think of what cheer to start to get somewhat of a response from the already spirit lacking student section. My favorite cheer is “Y-E-L-L, everybody yell.” When the cheerleaders ask the students to respond with “go Wildcats” and they say “t-shirts” it isn’t really what we asked for. When one of our captains, Morgan Hawley, goes and politely asks the students to respond with the correct words and then maybe we will throw t-shirts, I am not sure why the students then proceed to “boo” her. All we are asking for is the right response. Just because the team does not win every game and they do not have a winning record, doesn’t mean they don’t deserve a crowd with spirit. I find it extremely rude to yell back at us that you want t-shirts. I get it, free shirts, but do you really need five of them? You should not be going to a game just for free shirts; you should be going to support your friends and the school. Spirit can help a team win because it pumps the team up and makes them want to try harder for a win. “When we have the school behind us and the crowd is in the game, it is more exciting and makes us want to win even more,” senior basketball player James Racicot said. I have not forgotten the other students who show up but choose to sit with the eighth graders. Yes, I am talking about all of those students who sit up in the top bleachers instead of the student section. Yes, they are still there supporting the team, but you are doing it in a way that will go completely unnoticed. You do not have to be the rowdiest fan in the front row, but you can sit in the student section cheering with the rest of the students hoping the team gets the win. Half of the school participates in a sport and I am sure if you ask anyone who does, they love when there is a crowd cheering them on. Say it all you want, you are there at the game supporting the team, but it is not effective. If there is no room in the student section, make room. Extend it to more of the bleachers, make it look bigger and make people envy the NV student section. It is called the student section for a reason. It is not meant to contain a few students with the rest of them in the other bleachers. If you are a student, sit in the student section. The team tries extremely hard whether they win or not. Students should support them by cheering them on so they know you’re behind them.

Do you plan on competing at the collegiate level? A: “Competing in college just isn’t for me.”

Blake Miller

Q:

Sports Editor

Bars, beam, floor, vault. You name it, junior gymnast Megan Matrisciano can do it all. After recovering from an injury plagued sophomore season, Matrisciano has stepped up her game and has led the team to its best season in recent memory. Matrisciano proved to everyone that she was one of the best gymnasts in the area as a freshman when she qualified for the State meet in vault. She has helped lead her team to multiple victories this year which are the team’s first since Matriciano joined the team in 2009-2010. Matrisciano’s skills do not just end with Gymnastics either, as she is one of the top pole vaulters on the Girls’ Track and Field team and is one of the top high jumpers in the area. As only a junior, Matrisciano has already rallied off a long list of accomplishments in Gymnastics which includes being named First Team All-Northern Lakes League, Second Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-State as a freshman. Even on an off year like last season, she was still named First Team All-NLL, but was not able to compete in any competitions after that.

Q: Who

is your idol gymnast? A: “Nastia Liukin.”

Q: Have

you been happy with your individual performance this season? A: “I’m doing a lot better this year, I was sick last year and didn’t get to compete that much.” What should people know about Northview Gymnastics? A: “We have literally been the worst team for the longest time and for us to win a meet this year was just amazing.” Q:

Q: What

is your most memorable moment? A: “Freshman year at States when I stuck my first vault.” What are your goals for this season? A: “To bring the whole team to States and enjoy it while it lasts.”

Q:

Photo by Ray Padilla


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