SPOTLIGHT Students work to keep Northview Beautiful
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United 93 brings controversy is it to soon for a 9/11 movie?
Girls Softball slides into leagues
Bands prepare to battle it out Lizzy Breier Staff Writer
Tonight the annual Battle of the Bands is scheduled to begin at 7pm in the NV gymnasium. Nine bands auditioned this year on April 6 in the cafeteria with Ms. Katie Mattimoe, the advisor of B.O.B. Each band played before a five person-judging panel, consisting of select Challenge Cats members and Ms. Mattimoe. “I am actually very excited about all of the nine bands that were chosen this year to perform,” said junior Chad Weaver. “I’ll be there to see the original music, and to see what NV bands can do for me.” Nine bands auditioned; however, because the possibility of a special guest fell through, all nine bands were given the option of playing. “The purpose of B.O.B. is to provide a musical showcase for Northview bands and to give the rest of the student body something cool to do on a Friday night,” said Ms. Mattimoe. The nine bands chosen to play are Jiff and the Choosy Moms, the Coast is Clear, Finding Emo, Soldiers of Fortune, Saturday Arrived, Under Water Burial, Rocktronica, Transition Elements, and Lies of Our Deception. These bands will have a opportunity to compete for six awards this year. The awards are for best stage presence, best original lyrics/music, most professional, best solo jam session, judges/ challenge cats choice, and best vocals. “We are doing the awards this year to make the event as fair as possible,” said Ms. Mattimoe. “This is also why all bands are participating this year.”
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Kristin Winters Staff Writer
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Graduation is just around the corner, yet many seniors are in danger of not graduating.
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EDITORIALS
Battle of the Bands starts tonight at 7pm and runs until 11pm. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5 a person. This event
is not just limited to Northview students, and hopes to have a good turn out. “It’s not about who wins or loses; its
The robotics team’s robot, Dark Side, took Third place in National Competition in Atlanta, GA on the weekend of April 27-30. Robotics took second place at the Great Lakes Regional in Ypsilanti, MI on the weekend of March 16-18. Then two weekends after that Robotics took First place in the Western Michigan Regional on the weekend of March 30- April 1 in Grand Rapids, MI. These two high placings lead Robotics straight to nationals. They won their division, which placed them in the Final Four. During the Final Four they lost in the first round, placing them third overall. “Nationals was an experience I will
remember for life,” said junior Jared Allen. In the beginning of the year a certain objective was given to all of the high school robotics teams in the nation. This year the objective was to build a robot that could shoot balls into a goal. Then, with this objective in mind, the robot was created, according to coach Mr. Andy Roth. Dark Side was designed to shoot nerf basketballs into a hole on a wall six feet above the ground. A tournament is a “game” which consists of two teams competing against each other. The two teams are distinguished by wearing different colors and are on opposite sides of the arena. This year the place a team came in was based on how many points they scored in the game. There were center goals and side goals, if
a robot shot a ball into a center goal it was worth three points, a side goal was worth one point. The first phase of a tournament is when two teams compete against each other as a human drives the robot. The second phase is an autonomous game play. Autonomous means that the robot only reacts to sensory inputs and pre-programmed commands. No human interaction is allowed in anyway during this phase, according to Mr. Roth. “This was the smallest and most inexperienced team we’ve ever had yet by far the most successful,” said Mr. Roth. Even though this year’s team consisted of many students who had never touched anything mechanical, they put their devotion into doing their best, according to Mr. Roth.
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Review of the new movie, United 93 portraying the 9/11 disaster plus how has senioritis affected you?
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FEATURES
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Check out photos as they enjoy Dancing in the Moonlight followed up with fun, games, prizes and more at After Prom!
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Look at the behind the scenes pictures from the musical, The King and I
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about having fun and putting on a good show,” said Ms. Mattimoe.
Robotics in Final Four Drafting
Sylvania Northview High School Volume 80 Issue #8 May 19, 2006
NEWS
PHOTOGRAPHER ROCKING OUT Junior Mark DeWood, sophomore Mike Nelson, and Arden Backus members of the band Underwater Burial practice for battle of the bands. The battle of the bands will begin tonight at 7 in the gym. Tickets will be sold for $5 a person.
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Spring sports start to wind down, but their ability to win doesn’t.
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Phone: 419-824-8708 The Student Prints Sylvania Northview High School 5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, OH 43560 www.sylvanianorthview.org
Photo Courtesy of Mr. Roth TUNING UP the robot darkside is DANA advisor Patrick Tillman, junior Cameron Seigl, and freshman Ian Shaw. The robotics team placed third in nationals which were held in Atlanta, Georgia.
students create award winning designs Olivia Reynolds Editorials Editor Knollcrest Community Banquet Hall has little meaning to most Northview students; however, these few words have consumed the student’s lives in Mr. Rick Bohn’s drafting classes since January. Students taking Drafting & Design, Architectural Design, and Advanced Design competed in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) High School Design Competition this year. The awards banquet took place on April 11 downtown at the Owens-Illinois building. Northview did very well in the competition and took home five awards. Winning an award this year were juniors Ryan Connolly (first place landscape) and Peter Keller (junior honorable mention), and seniors Stephen Cooper (senior honorable mention), Viktor Maier (senior honorable mention), and Olivia Reynolds (second place model). “I thought we did well this year. Naturally, I thought we could have been judged better but overall I was very pleased this year,” said Mr. Bohn. The competition this year called for students to design a banquet hall for the Knollcrest community in Point Place. Students had to create seven drawings of their design and mount them on two presentation boards. “Designing a banquet hall this year was much better than last year’s bus station. We were able to put more creative ideas into it,” said senior Steve Scholler. Be sure to check out the winning designs displayed in the front lobby showcase.
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19 May 2006
Large number of seniors Language students Choir goes face possible failure to Cinci enjoy full for States, immersion rates high - in brief -
Neno Aouthmany Staff Writer
Katie Wambold Staff Writer On April 29 five choirs traveled to Cincinnati at Lakoda East High School for competition. They included A Capella Choir, A Capella Mens, A Capella Women’s, Women’s Chorus, and Symphonic Choir. “The music for States was quite challenging, but we pulled through and did a good job,” said junior Mike Judge. All choirs had to compete in performance and sightreading which involved looking at a piece of music for four minutes and after that they had to sing it. “The students did a remarkable job on sightreading considering how hard the material was,” said Choir Director Mr. Gary Lewis. A Capella Choir, A Capella Mens, and A Capella Women’s all received I, or superior ratings. NV was the first and last high school to compete and didn’t return home until 3 a.m. the next morning.
STAMP encourages no smoking Kim Yark Staff Writer Stop Tobacco Use was this years saying for Northview’s Stamp program. Stamp is a program designed to talk to junior high students about the use of Tobacco. Many students from Northview joined the group in order to help younger kids in Sylvania Schools learn about Tobacco and the harm of using it. The students who were involved traveled to Arbor Hills every Monday for a month, each time working with a different group of students. In order to accomplish their goal of helping inform students of the harms of using Tobacco, the organization met four times before they went to AH to ensure they understood the information and could have clear examples about Tobacco use to further explain the harm of it. “I feel it is important for younger students to have someone to talk to about these issues so they understand all of the affects,” said junior Danielle Darah. The results for these visits haven’t returned yet. “After visiting AH, I think we greatly impacted the students and helped them in decision making in the future on this topic,” said junior Katelyn Straube.
1st cloned transplants received
Laura Berkowitz Staff Writer
Seven patients, ages 4 to 19 years old, were the first to receive a cloned bladder transplant this year. On April 4, The Lancet Medical Journal reported that for the first time a complex organ like the bladder has been mostly replaced with tissue grown from a patient’s own cells, according to the Associated Press. “Organ cloning is so different, it is hard to know what to think of it,” said senior Mary Rhollans, “it’s like something out of a science fiction movie”. Researchers at the Children’s Hospital in Boston used a cell type known as a progenitor. They operated on the patients to remove bad tissue Then fished out muscle and bladder wall cells, seeded them on cuplike bladder-shaped scaffolds of collagen, and let the cells reproduce in the lab for seven weeks. Starting with tens of thousands, they ended up with about 1.5 billion cells. The cell-bearing molds were then surgically sewn back to the remnants of the patients’ original and partly working bladders, where the labnurtured cells kept maturing, according to the AP. Over the past decade, researchers began fashioning better scaffold-like platforms that hold growing cells and dissolve inside the body. The study of stem cells, which can mature into all the body’s other tissues, has also supercharged progress in regenerative medicine, according to the AP. Now scientists are doing research towards regenerating ailing hearts and other organs. “This suggests that tissue engineering may one day be a solution to the shortage of donor organs in this country for those needing transplants,” said Dr. Anthony Atala, the lead researcher.
There are considerably more seniors in danger of failing or not graduating this year than there have been in the past. The work load hasn’t changed for this year and it is puzzling how the number of failing seniors has changed. Since the seniors are waiting until the last minute to seek help, they are jeopardizing receiving their diplomas on time. Some seniors have been taking advantage of help that is being offered by academic assistance, National Honors Society, and teachers who are willing to come in before and stay after school to help them. Letters and phone calls to parents are being made to let them know what may happen if the students don’t start
making an effort, according to counselor Jodi Hess. Southview is also experiencing similar struggles with their graduating class. Scholarships have also been available and seniors aren’t taking the time to come to the guidance office and pick them up. They are struggling with the fact that the counselors are offering money to help them out in paying for college. Seniors aren’t being as proactive as the counselors would like to see them be and there are still several scholarships available, according to Mrs. Kathy Peace. “This isn’t unusual to happen at this time of year and I know that there are many things being done to help out the struggling seniors. One thing that I would like to see are the seniors helping out the underclassmen so that this problem can be prevented in the future,” said Ms. Hess.
Relay challenge successful Ashley McNair Staff Writer The 24-hour Relay Challenge underwent another successful year running from 9am April 29 to 9 am on the 30th. The runners tried to run around the Timberstone track as many times as their team could run in the 24 hour time period. For the past two years SCAT chose to have the 24-hour Relay Challenge at Timberstone because it is a safer environment for the children, according to Debbie Chany, head of SCAT. The 24-hour Relay Challenge is held every year for junior high and high school students in the surrounding area and sponsored by different local restaurants or stores. This year the 24-hour Relay Challenge was sponsored by JoJo’s pizzeria. Although there are usually 30 teams, there were only 23 this year. NV had three teams and SV two, 16 teams consisted of junior high children, and two were made up of elementary kids. “I think NV needs to be more involved and more students should help get the word out that we are having the 24 hour challenge,” said junior Aman Goyle. Each team consisted of 10 members and they needed $350 in pledge money, two 12-hour coaches and a coach to stay for the full 24 hours. Items that students brought were pillows, sleeping bags, music, games, and guitars, according to junior
Mary Dickerson. This year the runners were fortunate to have good weather with a high in the 60s, which is different from the temperature in the past. For the past ten years it has rained and has been cold. “I was glad that we had sunny weather because in the past the weather can ruin the event all together,” said Dickerson The teams were served pizza from many different pizza places, ice cream from Charlie’s, and meals from Magic Wok. Some runners believed the food to be one of the best parts of the challenge. Other activities included outdoor laser tag, movies, dancing, and a motivational speaker. Raffles and competitions were also held during the 24-hour period. There were hula-hoop competitions, a trivia game show, and a burping contest for individuals. Team competitions consisted of making team banners and t-shirts and a team dance competition. Save the Monkeys, a NV team, won the dance competition and Nimbus 2006, another NV team, won the t-shirt competition. Prizes included glow necklaces, bags of candy, oversized sunglasses, and boas. Sylvania is only the third community in America along with a city in California and Cedar Creek, Ohio to continue this activity every year, according to Chany. “I would like to thank the kids, parents and volunteers for their cooperation for another successful event,” said Chany.
Destiny Bryant Staff Writer
On April 17, the fifth year French and Spanish students went to Owens Community College to take part in Immersion Day. Before going to this event, the classes signed a contract stating that they would only speak the language that they were assigned. According to Mrs. Christine Monday, many fourth year Spanish students were allowed to participate in the Immersion Day at Owens Community College as well. The classes left at about 8 am to venture on their trip. The students were assigned families with about eight to ten members in each. Inside of Owen’s gymnasium was a pretend village made up by the volunteers running the Immersion Day event. There were many foreign languages present at the Immersion Day; many communities formed depending on the language. The village had a variety of different activities for the students to participate in. There were activities such as dancing, crafts and puzzles. The students were given about $100 in fake monkey to use at the flea market. The families rotated to different activities around “the village”. Some activities included an obstacle course, a game that was closely related to Wheel of Fortune, and a craft that the students could make to remember the event, according to Senora Monday. The obstacle course’s instructions were given in each families assigned language. In the Wheel of Fortune game, the students spelled out words in their target language but also participated with the students representing the other languages. This not only gave students an opportunity to speak in their learning language, but it also gave exposure to other languages. For the game, the students had different kinds of categories to choose from. There were also costumes that the students could pick out to have their picture taken with. To follow up in the picture, the students did a craft project where they made a picture frame to put their Immersion Day picture in. “Since we can’t take the kids to another country we immersed them to that culture in spend a day ‘in that country,’” said Spanish teacher Senora Monday.
EDITORIALS
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19 May 2006
Senioritis: ignore or go with the flow
The perfect time to coast Fourth quarter has finally arrived and for seniors our time is almost done. We have survived almost four years of stress, headaches and deadlines. Now is finally the time to succumb to the disease of senioritis and enjoy our final weeks here at Northview. At this time most seniors have been accepted to the college that they want for next year. Grades no longer matter and it is the perfect time for every senior to sit back and think about their high school experiences. This is not a time to worry about papers being due or tests, this is a time to get ready for prom and plan graduation parties. Now, if you are going to give in to the disease that we have been fighting for so long, senioritis, give in to it with care. Make sure that you do not fail any classes that you need to graduate. If you give up in these important classes and then fail to graduate from high school you have given in to senioritis a little bit too much. The important aspect to senioritis is doing as little as possible to pass and graduate. There is only one way to properly enjoy your final weeks of high school and this is to relax and do the minimum amount of work. The time you take to study for tests should be minimized and perhaps even eliminated if at any time during the studying process you begin to feel a headache coming on. Quizzes? Those don’t really matter, they are only worth a small amount of points so just relax and go out and play some basketball instead of studying. Sadly, you will still have to write papers for your classes. However, you can write the minimum. If the guidelines say one to two pages, you should clearly write 3/4 of a page and then adjust your margins accordingly. Two words that you should model your senior year fourth quarter after are, “minimum” and “coast.” These two words have summed up my fourth quarter and I am having a great time. By doing the minimum and coasting school has been fun. Even though I have to come in early, I just see school as a good place to see my friends and hang out for the day. The time is now to give into senioritis. No longer do you have to fight it. All seniors should embrace senioritis and not hide from it any longer. I hope all of you seniors are enjoying your end of your high school careers and that all of you relax for a while and look back on what was hopefully a great time in high school.
Don’t give up
It is finally fourth quarter. We made it seniors! After complaining about this “jail” of Northview and wanting oh so badly to just be released from its “cages,” well, we almost made it. With weeks to spare, however, some seniors are forgetting that we actually are still in school. Although the weather says different, it just is not quite summer, and we cannot say that we are graduates quite yet. We are seniors and yes, we deserve a little slack, but most seniors are taking much more slack than is deserved. This behavior is what everyone likes to call senioritis. Senioritis is a dangerous and extremely contagious “disease” that is sweeping the halls of Northview this spring. Seniors everywhere are dropping likes flies to this disease. There is no stopping it! Truthfully, though, what do you all really want to make of your high school careers? It is true that most of us have already been accepted into a college of our choice and it seems like this second semester has no importance. However, it really does. Call me crazy or even a little bit nerdy, but I do not think I can finish fourth quarter of my senior year with anything less than my best. We are here at Northview. Are we not? We are all going to have to sit here for nine periods from 7:35 to 2:25. If we are going to be here anyways and do what is required in class, then why not do it right. It is not only what is expected, but it reflects upon one’s character. After all, we are here, so why would we want to make it a waste of our time by not doing a darn thing? Some of us might be risking graduation too. After being here for almost four years, why risk the chance of having to be a fifth year senior, taking summer classes, or not walking at graduation. Staying awake in class and maybe giving just a little bit of effort, passing with a D average should not be too difficult. Final transcripts are also getting sent to the college in which we will be attending. So, even if students do not think their grades are bad enough in order to get admissions revoke, other things like housing and scholarships could be taken away. I am sure that this article will hardly influence anyone to pick up a pencil and put a little elbow grease into their schooling, but really, it is our last year, seniors! If you are going to do something, then just do it right. Don’t waste your time. This summer should be the best summer of our lives, but before looking ahead, let’s focus on graduating and finishing this school year with a bang.
Teachers failing to meet their grading deadlines is unfair to students who meet deadlines Every student knows how it feels to stay up half the night working on schoolwork, trying desperately to meet a deadline. Teachers are very strict in their due dates, saying that no late work will be accepted, or there will be a penalty. This is, of course, reasonable because life has deadlines and students need to learn to meet them. However, if students have to turn assignments in at a certain time, then teachers should have to return the work at a certain time. A general rule for teachers is that assignments should be graded in the time they gave the students to complete them. For example, if a teacher gives all her students a month to complete a large packet, she gets a month to grade it. This is reasonable and if the teacher knows that it will take a long time to grade accurately, then maybe they could think about changing the deadline so they can grade it accurately
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and the student can complete it accurately. It would be best for both student and teacher if this general rule was followed. Returning graded assignments in a timely fashion is important for several reasons. It allows students to see results of recent work, which affects p er for ma nce in class and h o m ewo r k because they can see how well they are doing. For example, if you write an essay and turn it in then get it back three days later, your grade can affect how well you perform on later assignments. If you did well, you will have confidence to do well in the future and if you did poorly, you will have the motivation to perform better on future assignments. If
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“Tanning is good for your complexion and makes you look and feel better.” -Freshman Meggie Richard
you got back an assignment weeks after you turned it in this affect is not possible. It’s also helpful to get assignments back in the quarter that the grades are going to be counted in. If a student gets assignments
get assignments back on time. It just makes sense to get things back earlier rather than later. Some teachers may argue that in order to effectively grade papers, they must have more time. They will say that this is because they have several other classes and they have other activities outside of school to attend. Therefore, they have less time to grade the assignments. It’s completely ridiculous to say that students must agree with this. Students have just as many things going on. We participate in sports outside of school, part-time jobs, clubs, volunteering, religious activities, competitions, and performances. We have to practice, perfect, and participate in
If students have to turn assignments in at a certain time, then teachers should have to return the work at a certain time. A general rule for teachers is that assignments should be graded in the time they gave the students to complete them. back the next quarter and the grading is incorrect, it’s pointless to ask the teacher to change it even though you deserve a better grade. This is unacceptable and should not happen to students. Unfortunately it does, and this is another reason it’s important to
What do think about tanning?
“I think tanning is a waste of time and money.” -Sophomore Sarah Thomas
these things, on top of family responsibilities that many of us have. Then we have to meet other deadlines that we get assigned from our other six or seven classes. Clearly, students have just as much going on as the teachers do, and we still manage to meet deadlines. Therefore, it’s not unreasonable to think that teachers can’t do the same. It’s very annoying to have to stay up late to finish assignments on time because life gets too hectic to complete everything in an orderly fashion, and then watch the teacher take their sweet time grading it. It’s not fair that a student worked so hard to complete it by the deadline and the teacher feels like they can just grade it at their leisure. Students work very hard at organizing their time in order to meet the expectations that they, their parents, and their teachers set. Teachers should avoid hypocrisy and set an example for their students by grading their assignments on time. If students have deadlines then teachers should too.
“Tanning takes away from the natural essence and beauty of the human body.” -Junior Griffin Browning
“I like it because it’s very relaxing.” - Senior Abby Kowalinski
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EDITORIALS
19 May 2006
t n e r e f A Dif Twist
Fake tanning unnecessary
By Katie Litzer
College is something that really tends to become a burden on the minds of the young people here at Northview. Constant nagging by the parental units and being sent tons of garbage mail gets to be kind of old. This is how my life has been for the past three months. The typical high schooler’s spring break consists of hanging out with friends, or going away to exotic places and then coming back with a kickin’ tan and making everyone jealous. Spring break is not supposed to be spent touring colleges that your parents pick out for you and you are not given a choice if you want to go visit them (I guess my spring break generated a little more animosity towards my parents than most.) After being forced to go visit colleges in Florida, (when I would have rather been laying on the beach working on that tan) I created a list of things to do to avoid being caught in my situation. #1: Ignore your parents- Okay don’t totally ignore them. Take their opinion into consideration. But, you have to remember that ultimately college should be your choice. I have been trying the “Ignore them” technique for about three months and it seems to be working out quite nicely for me. Although I have been receiving phone calls nonstop from my mother about why I am not answering the phone or leaving the house…so maybe that’s not a great idea. #2: Make a list of colleges that YOU want to visitdon’t leave it up to them to decide where you should be going. After all, it is your life! Choose colleges that are realistic for you, and that have the programs that you are interested in. What do you really want to do with your life? #3: Don’t freak out about cost- although college is ridiculously expensive, you need to think of what is best for you. If your parents are going to make you pay for your own college, then go to the school that you want to be at, despite the cost. Education will last you a lifetime. College costs have been going up 8% every year and they are just going to keep going up. This means that any way you look at it you’re going to have to pay. Get a good education and worry about the cost later. #4: Don’t open all that garbage mail- I swear, since the beginning of this year I have been getting mail about college. The latest one was from Spring Arbor University about how I can further my “Christian education” by coming to their college. Now, no offense to SAU, because it seems like a very nice school, but honestly I have gotten at least 50 emails from them, and its just getting a little tiring pushing the delete button 26 times in my inbox. Colleges have tons of scholarships to offer and the way that they advertise them is through annoying junk mail and millions of emails. Don’t get angry, just throw it away and investigate the college yourself. College is something that is really important in ones life. It is the foundation to how you are going to live your life in the real world. Without a good college education you are shorting yourself on how much better your life could become. There is a saying that goes “ Life is like a grindstone: whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.” –Thomas L. Holdcroft. This saying really means that we control our destiny. Ultimately you need to do what is best for you when it comes to college. As for me, I plan to keep working on that “Ignore Them” theory; until my parents get so persistent that I want to go crazy (which I have a feeling will be very soon.) Then I will remember that they are just trying to look out for my best interest, because they are my parents and are just worried about their little “babygirl” going out into the world.
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Meredith Lodge SIGNING IN is junior Katelyn Staube as she prepares to go tanning at Ocean Rays. Tanning beds were a way for students to get some color before spring break. For as long as I can remember (which is admittedly not that far back) tanning has been extremely popular. No matter where you are in the world, you have the ability to look like a burnt vegetable anytime, all the time. Unknown to most, the desire to be tanned has created a whole new species, what I like to call the Orange People. What would take evolution millions of years has been accomplished in the space of a few decades. They are sometimes mistaken for Oompa Loompas that have discarded their green hair, but I wouldn’t advise mentioning this to someone who has the Orange Effect, they tend to get upset. Those amongst us who do tan are putting themselves at a great risk. Tanning has been proven to cause skin cancer, the sad thing is most people who tan are aware of this. Their obsession with their supposed tasteful orange shade seems to mess up their brains and prevent them from seeing reality. Tanning beds are no better than tanning in the sun, in fact 30 minutes of tanning in tanning beds is equal to eight hours of tanning in the sun. Even if you are lucky enough to not develop skin cancer, you still have to deal with leathery skin and premature aging. I personally don’t want to look like someone’s grandmother by the time I’m 30 (although you could get into the movies cheaper). To the people who think they are being health savvy if they fake tan, news flash, you’re not. Many of the fake tanning lotions contain dangerous chemicals (that really may turn you into another species) and many need UV light to work, so you are still at risk of cancer. If you really feel the need to have an orange tint, you should look for tanning lotions that have dihydroxyacetone in it, because tests have shown it does not cause any damage to the body. The truth is, tanning is pointless. No matter how you go about it, it’s dangerous and most people look like they have been afflicted with some obscure tropical disease. Tanning has become so popular, nearly everyone does it, but it isn’t worth risking your health just so you can look bronzed (in most cases more of a carroty color). And anyway, we go to Northview, not Southview, so why would we want to look orange? – Faye Minshall
INshort . . .
by Laura Berkowtiz Ah, the joys of spring. The smell of budding flowers, the sound of birds chirping, the feel of warm sunshine. Spring break, prom, summer movies, graduation…AP tests. OK, so spring is not all fun and games, but it definitely is a welcome change. There is just a feeling that comes along with spring, of renewal and happiness. Looking towards summer, the atmosphere is more relaxed and excited. Spring break is over now, and although it was short, it was a necessary break from the everyday pressures of high school. A time for everyone to sleep in and relax, let their brains recover from continuous learning. Everyone needs a little time to, well, stop and smell the flowers. Now that break is over though, it is back to reality, or as close as it gets around here. As I am sure all of the upperclassmen, and some of the underclassmen, know AP tests have been going on. Now, hopefully, everyone has recovered and is not too traumatized. Despite the pain of studying and taking AP tests, there is a bright side too it, college credit. School isn’t all bad though. There are also a lot of fun things going on. After all, spring is the time for prom, banquets, and awards. We are told all of our lives, that prom is one of the best moments of our lives. That it’s this big event that we will look back on for the rest of our lives. And with all that, it’s easy to forget what prom really is. It’s an amazing dance, where friends get together for a great time before they graduate. Or it’s just an excuse for people to get dressed up, stay up all night, and party. Whatever the case, prom is just another part of the end of the school year… or the end of an era if you are graduating. Personally, I know that the school year is nearing the end when everyone starts having banquets and awards. It is a time of congratulations for all that we have done this year. As students we spend so much time counting down the days and waiting anxiously for school to end, that we never really get to enjoy what is going on. All these events are maybe the last time we will see people. After graduation, everything changes and maybe it is time for us to learn to enjoy what we have. So, to the seniors, I would like to wish you good luck in the years to come. And to all of the underclassmen, enjoy high school while you can because it is over so quickly.
9/11 Movie brings controversy
September 11, 2001 (9/11) is a day that everyone will remember. The date alone brings time high. Now the question rises if the movie will bring hatred or more patriotism. Although, what many of the viewers do not realize, is that there tragic memories back to those who watched the event unfolded on CNN. was already a similar movie released on the A&E channel. This movie The people, their families, and the rest of America affected by this day was entitled, Flight 93, and was all about the deep, last conversations will carry the memories of the tragedy for the rest of their lives. passengers had with loved ones. Both United 93 and Flight 93 were So since this was such a terrible day, is it right to make it into a interesting and good movies. movie? Does Hollywood cross the line when releasing the movie not The actors throughout both movies showed emotion that the pastheatres? These questions have been on the rise for the past couple sengers on the plane would have shown. The portrayal of each character months. was well acted. After watching both movies, I do not think that there Four planes were hijacked on 9/11 by a handful of terrorists. Three should be any anger towards either movie. Instead this should be a out of the four planes hit their correct targets. These targets included dedication and remembrance to those brave people aboard Flight 93 both World Trade Centers and the Washington D.C. area. The one plane on 9/11. Flight 93 was better and if you do not feel like wasting money, that did not hit the destination was the inspiration for the newly released watch the A&E version on television. movie entitled, United 93. There is now talk around the media making a whole 9/11 movie. United 93 has gained a lot of criticism since the release because This movie would only be taking place on one day, but of course a very people do not think such a memorable day should be relived. Also, here intense day. The movie would feature a firefighters journey throughout are speculations that United 93 will bring new anger and resentment that historic day. In making a historical day all about a firefighter is towards the Muslim faith. not the best route to go. There would be too much focus on only one Any level-headed person knows that the 9/11 attack was only done man, as opposed to United 93 and Flight 93 features an entire plane by a group of extreme Muslims. This does not mean that all of the of people and their situations. Although, if you do not like the idea of Muslims agree with what happened. either of the movies, just do not attend the showings. People should This was a huge issue after 9/11. Many people started to go against not act extremely angry about them because no one forces you to watch any. Muslims all together. Besides going against this faith, patriotism started to be on an all
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Exchange student Student groups plan enjoys NV experience to keep NV beautiful Taylor Helberg Staff Writer Beautiful Northview is an organization that is meant to beautify the school. Beautiful NV is going to help with NV pride and school mural. According to Mr. Andy Roth, Beautiful NV organization creator and leader, if the school looked better, people would have more pride. Principle Dr. Kevin Gorman asked Mr. Roth to be in charge of cleaning up the outside of NV for one day, and Mr. Roth came up with the idea of making it a school wide activity. “The idea is that we’re trying to tap into the new volunteering aspect of our school that teachers see everyday, so anyone who comes through the door will start to see more pride in the school. The work
Meredith Lodge HANGING OUT DURING his fifth hour lunch is Brazilian exchange student Carlos WellendorfFilho.
Calli Smenner Co-Editor-In-Chief This year Carlos Wellendorf-Filho, an exchange student from Brazil, joined the Northview senior class. Wellendorf-Filho came to the United States in August and will be leaving June 12. He lives with a host Lori Jacobs and Nelson Massey and their two children that go to Highland Elementary. They applied for an exchange student through the Global Youth Exchange, AYUSA Program. Wellendorf-Filho learned about the exchange program at school. “I always had wanted to live in the United States and had friends who had joined the foreign exchange program,” said WellendorfFilho. During his time at NV, Wellendorf-Filho has been involved with coaching soccer and he ran track. “I have really enjoyed my time here, the students and teacher have been very welcoming,” said Wellendorf-Filho. This year he has made several good friends at NV. Many students have included him in the
social life here, according to Wellendorf-Filho. “Carlos has been open to many things and he has really adapted well to Northview,” said senior Kevin Bockert. “I have really enjoyed getting to know Carlos this year.” In Brazil, the schools are different than in the United States. Students do not have lockers because they stay in the same classroom while the teachers switch rooms. Also, the school day is much shorter going only from 7:15 am-12:30 pm, according to Wellendorf-Filho. “The best part of the exchange program has been all of the traveling throughout the United States that I have been able to do,” said Wellendorf-Filho. Since he arrived in the U.S. he has visited Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Scottsdale, AZ, Myrtle Beach, Mackinac Island, Atlanta, GA, Grand Canyon, Sedona AZ and the Smokey Mountains. Before going back to Brazil, Wellendorf-Filho will be visiting Washington DC and New York City. Wellendorf-Filho is going to college in Brazil for Business and International Relations, according Wellendorf-Filho.
CLEANING UP are juniors Nick Saenz and Chase Banachowski as they sweep up the cafeteria. This is part of the plan to keep NV beautiful and pride in NV. Different clubs, sports teams, and organization will be in charge of zones at NV to keep it clean. Photo by Meredith Lodge
will be nothing major, just a couple times a year,” said Mr. Roth. NV will be split into different zones. The Beautiful NV committee sent letters to sport coaches and club advisors to ask if they would adopt a zone. The members of the team, club, or organization will help beautify their zone once every season. For example, the band will have the hill and the baseball team will have the baseball diamond area. The members will weed, trim bushes, clean up litter, and whatever else can be done. “I think Beautiful NV is a good idea, but I think Mr. Roth should do something fun with it, like a field day,” said junior Aman Goyal. The eventual result will be that everyone in the school will participate and the school will look better.
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Baseball turns it on for tournament Kaila Tschappat News Editor
The Northview Wildcats are ending their season with a record of NUMBER. The varsity team consists of nine seniors this year, David Bair, Brian Brand, Brad Brown, Josh Dilallo, Zach Fain, Justin Lea, Sam Myers, Alex Neuman, and Jeff Woodard. Leading the team are captains Brown, Dilallo, and Myers. The Wildcats played in the first game of the sectional tournament on May 1 at the Ned Skeldon field against the Springfield Blue Devils. Going into the game, the Wildcats were the underdog. The Devils had previously defeated the Wildcats in April by six runs. During the first inning, the Devils scored a run off of two Wildcat errors, however the Wildcats bounced back the next inning to score a run. At the end of the game, the Wildcats defeated the Devils 4-1 and advanced to the sectional finals the following Monday against the Whitmer panthers. After beating the Panters, the Wildcats played the St. Francis Knights the following week. “I feel really confident pitching because I have such a great defense behind me. Our hitting has been timely for these tournament games. The team really has come together to end the season successfully,” said DiLallo. On May 5, the Wildcats played the Anthony Wayne Generals at home. During the first inning, Myers had a hit and junior Zach Strauss hit a double to bring Myers in for the first run of the game. However, during the top of the fifth, the Generals scored two, leading the Wildcats by one point. Once the Wildcats were at bat again, Myers hit a triple and Strauss had a base hit to bring in another run again and tie up the game. The game remained tied at 2-2, and by the end of the seventh inning, neither team had made any runs. The Wildcats went into extra innings. During the tenth inning, the Wildcats were at bat, there were two outs and no one was on base. Myers popped the ball up, the Generals went to catch the ball, but dropped it. Strauss was next up to bat and smashed the ball out of the park. The Wildcats won the game 4-2. The winning pitcher was Neuman. “It was such a thrill to be able to give my team a win. I just saw the right pitch and took advantage,” said Strauss
HITTING THE BALL Junior Derek Andrzejczak jacks a ball to the outfield against Springfield. Derek shuffled between 1st base, 3rd base and was also a pitcher. He batted fourth in the roster this year. PHOTO BY Amy Perna
Lacrosse pumped up for play-offs Greg Adkins Staff Writer
PHOTOGRAPHER Senior captain Branden Stansley drives in with the ball against his opponent. Branden was one of the leading scorers this year on his team.
The weekend of April 22, the team had two games in Columbus against Hilliard Darby on Saturday and then Pickerington on Sunday. The game against Darby ended in a rough loss occurring towards the end of the game making the final score Darby 9, Maple Leafs 8. The following day, the team was still feeling the loss as they did not play their absolute best and suffered a 5-11 loss. The team had to go back to school that Monday with everyone else, as it was the end of Spring Break, and then had only two days to prepare for their most heated rival, St. John’s, who they played on April 26. The game was played at St. John’s, but the Maple Leafs still came out strong and looked great in the first half. However, something happened and the second half saw the Johnnies take the lead and finish the game with a win. This was a very tough loss for Sylvania because the stakes are always high between these two powerhouse teams. Additionally, this year a new organization was established known as the Toledo Area Lacrosse Association, which included the teams of Sylvania, St. John’s, St. Francis, Perrysburg, and Bedford. This year a trophy has been set aside for the winner between these particular teams and the loss to St. John’s is all but enough to take it away from the Maple Leafs. However, the disaster at St. John’s served as a wake up call for the team as they came out on April 28 ready to play. It was Friday night and Northview’s own Cat’s Stadium held a crowd of enthusiastic Sylvania fans there to see the Leafs play Westerville South. The fans weren’t the only excited ones in the stadium that night. Sylvania’s team came out hard and finished with a win that helped
to raise their spirits. The following Wednesday, the team returned to Cat’s Stadium to play St. Francis. The team once again brought their best as they brought home yet another win. The final score was pleasing to see but the game had its costs. Junior defensemen Brandon “Pixie” Bargaheiser, of Southview, injured his thumb and was unable to play in the next two games which really hurt the Maple Leafs. “We already had two guys out and that was hard enough. When Pixie was injured we knew the rest of us would really have to work extra hard to make up for it,” said senior goalie Will Dailey. Two days later, the weekend of May 6, Sylvania traveled to Cleveland for a weekend of lacrosse. The first game, occurring on Saturday afternoon, ended with a disappointing loss. The Leafs started in the lead playing one of the best first halves of the whole year. However, the opponents, University School, came back and tied the score in the fourth quarter. The entire fourth quarter became a fierce battleground with neither side gaining much ground. Unfortunately, University School managed to sneak in a goal with only 30 seconds left and the Leafs lost by one. The next day the Leafs had regained whatever was lost though. They came out and beat Rocky River in an exciting game. That win brought their overall record to seven wins and six losses. They have one more regulation game, playing at Green on the 20th, before the playoffs start. “I am really excited for the playoffs this year,” said senior captain Branden Stansley, “The team has gotten really close and we have to talent to really do well. Everybody wants it badly and is willing to give everything they have for it.”
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Alden Hirschfeld & SOFTBALL
As the school year winds down so does the newspaper which means I am now finished embarrassing myself once a month and no longer have to visit a sports team for practice. At least I finished the year on a good note. No offense to the rest of the sports or anything, but I had the best time at Softball All the girls on the softball team were cool and treated me nicely, which always makes the whole situation a little more comfortable. First, I don’t really like baseball, although I did play growing up. Second, there is a big difference between softball and baseball so I did not think I would do well. My aunt played softball at the University of Toledo so I borrowed some of her college stuff. Practice started right after school at 2:45. I got my glove and a pair of running shorts and went and sat in the gym waiting on the team to show up. Each time a player walked into the gym and looked at me they would have a confused look on their face. I would tell them that I was going to practice with them and they would just sort of laugh a little bit and continue on their way. When Coach Schneider got there everyone was sort of huddled around to see what he had on the schedule for practice. I asked him if I could join them for the day and he said that it was no problem and I found out we would be doing sprints. As soon as he said this I looked at him and said maybe I should come on a different day. He laughed and told me I’d be OK. We took a few warm up laps around the gym and started to stretch. The toughest part about stretching was the KAT jumping jacks. Since softball is a girls sport it is KATS not CATS and they do something with jumping jacks where they spell out KATS instead of counting. The jumping jacks themselves were confusing enough and now having to spell at the same time was rough. I got out of rhythm around the letter T and from there it was downhill. After stretches were over we got on the baseline in the gym and broke up into groups for sprints. You may remember from cross-country that I am not a big runner and don’t really like doing it. We only did about ten sprints, but that was about five too many considering I was winded after the first five. After the sprints we did what they call soft toss, they partner up and get about four balls per group and a bat. The person without the bat is on the ground and the other one stands with the bat in front of them. The person on the ground tosses the ball up and the other person just takes light swings and makes contact with the ball to get loose. I was sort of nervous because no one was missing the ball and I figured for sure that I was going to wiff. Luckily, I was wrong though I actually didn’t do too badly after the first pitch, which I missed completely. I just pretended that I was swinging a hockey stick at a puck in the air and did all right. After this we warmed up our arms by doing some throwing, which made me sore. I hadn’t thrown anything in a long time and my shoulder started to feel sore, but the bad part wasn’t the throwing it was the catching. I am not lying to you - these girls throw the ball with some force! If you don’t catch it right in the pocket of the glove it is going to SMACK your hand which stung like crazy! I actually got a bruise on my palm from catching the ball. After a while of this it was time for the last part of practice which was batting. I was trying to avoid batting, but I wasn’t going to get out it. In the gym they set up a batting cage with a machine that pitches. I watched a girl do it before me and I could hardly see the ball because it was so fast. I was thinking to myself, “There is no way I am going to be able to make contact with the ball.” When it was my turn I grabbed a bat and a helmet, which barely fit my head and got into the batting cage. The first three pitches I was pathetic, I couldn’t even swing the bat. By the time I thought about swinging, the ball was already past me. For the next three I at least swung the bat, but still made no contact with the ball while the girls laughed. Finally, I hit one and got the timing down on when to swing the bat. I got around 50% after that, which is nothing compared to the girls, but I was proud. When I was done batting I had to feed the balls to the machine for senior Sarah Stevens, my partner the whole day, and she was awesome. Feeding the balls was definitely scary especially because she hit them right back at me and I thought I was definitely going to get drilled by one. However, I made it out of there safely and thanked everyone before I left. I really enjoyed softball even though I am not a baseball guy and think it was the most fun I had in doing the A Day in the Life columns this year.
8 sports column Sadly, there is little going on in the Sports World According to Pat Sayre The sports world has now hit a recess. For the first time all year, there is no big sporting event that is going to happen or that has happened recently. There are no championships or big important games in the near future. Therefore, this column is going to be designed around the concept of a giant ramble. The only semi-big event going on right now is the NBA playoffs. The playoffs are in the second round and, as of now, it looks like all the top seeds are going to move on, except maybe the Clippers will beat the Suns. That is my first topic. How are the L.A Clippers still in the playoffs while the Lakers are out? My entire life, the Lakers have been seen as one of the strongest teams while their city rival, the Clippers, have been the laughing stock of the league. Now I watch games played at the Staples Center and the familiar yellow and purple has been changed to the Clipper’s blue and red. The NBA playoffs are basically just a waste this year because the Pistons will win the championship. They had the best record in the regular season and have been destroying the Cavs in the first few games. The Piston’s defense has gladly helped prove my point that Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a giant waste of space. I would take Darko over him any day. Moving on, the NHL playoffs are also going on. This is what I know about them. Nothing! I do not care even the smallest amount, but I did decide to tune in to catch a game and there is no way I could read the names of the players. Each name goes something like this Thlsghieau. Now what does that say? I have no clue I just typed random letters into the computer. I honestly think that is what they do in the NHL. Some crazy shirt making guy picks some random letters out of a hat and sows them to the back of the jersey. He laughs about it as the broadcasters struggle to say the names and I simply just turn the channel. The NFL draft took place a few weeks ago. That was a big day of excitement in my life. The draft is one of my favorite three sporting events and this year I was more prepared than ever. For months in advance I read mock drafts and researched players from all divisions on football. What did all this research do for me on draft day? Nothing. No mock draft picked Mario Williams to go number one and this led to my mock draft taking a free fall. The draft was still fun even if I was completely wrong and I was happy to see five Buckeyes go in the first round. The Buffalo Bills were the obvious winner of the draft selecting two former Ohio State players for their secondary. Congratulations to the front office in Buffalo, they clearly know what they are doing. The only other big sporting event that is going on right now, that I can think of, is the race for the Triple Crown. For all you newbs out there this is a horse race. The horse Barbaro won the Kentucky derby and if he wins the next two races, the horse is the first Triple Crown winner since Seattle Slew. If I see a horse win the Triple Crown, I will have almost seen everything I have ever wanted to in sports. All that would be left would be to see a 16 seed beat a one seed in the NCAA tournament. I think i just contradicted myself because it seems that maybe it is not such a quiet time in sports. This is my final column for the regular school paper. Next year, the prodigy Ryan Stansley is taking over my spot in column writing. He is basically our version of LeBron James, a highly touted player with enormous potential. His competition will be Matt Wade, so look for them to be doing battle all next year.
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19 May 2006
Tennis team finishes strong Meredith Lodge Staff Writer
JUNIOR KEVIN LI slams a backhand. The Varsity Boys Tennis Team came in second at NLLs.
The Northview Boys Tennis Team is finishing up their season strong and placed second in the NLL. The ‘06 team had four key players since their freshman year returning and will be losing six starting seniors. These seniors include Jake Butcher, Jason Gaynor, David Kallile, and Kyle Trumbull since freshman year, and Ben Treece and Tyler Powslend. The team had a 6 - 1 record in the NLL this season. The guy’s have only lost two NLL matches in the past four years. Susie Miller had been the coach for four years and has coached the boys to a 26-2 record against NLL teams. “I’m very proud of the guys and honored to coach them,” said coach Susie Miller. Losing to Anthony Wayne in the tournament, caused the guys to fall short of another NLL Championship. “I told my teammates to hold their heads high, because there was nothing to be disappointed about,” said Trumbull. “We had a great season.” Trumbull was the only player on the team to win his championship match at NLL’s. He played third singles this season. This was Trumbull’s third year winning. The team finished their season with a non-league match against St.Francis. Due to weather conditions, the match got cancelled halfway through. In tournament play, Gaynor and Butcher placed third in their sectional match. The boys lost to St.Johns but came back and beat Springfield to come out with a third place and qualify for districts. Kallile also qualified for districts at the sectional tournament. Kallile lost to a St.Johns player in the semifinals, placing fourth overall. Treece and Powlesland won their first match in doubles play, but lost in the quarterfinals to a Springfield team. Trumbull lost in singles to a close match against St.Johns and junior Cam Smith lost to a Southview player in sectional play. District play will finish this weekend.
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LadyKats swing into victories Matt Wade Staff Writer
JV CATCHER, freshman Angie Remley whips the ball down to first base. The Lady Kats had success at all levels this spring, freshman, JV, and Varsity.
With goals like finishing in the top three in the Northern Lakes League the Lady Kats softball team had no other choice but starting off the season on a good note. The Lady Kats started the spring off with victories over Waite, Lake, Bedford, Whitmer, Bowling Green, and Bowsher. With a record of 6-3 going into spring break the girls were looking to continue their success over the break. Other goals the softball team has this season are to work well together as a team and to achieve double- digit hits in each game. “At the beginning of the season we were supposed to be ranked fifth or sixth in the league but if we keep playing the way we can we should finish towards the top of the league,” said junior Annie Durkin. “Our team is really close this year, and it shows out there on the field,” said junior, Mimi Sayer. It was a tough Spring break for the Lady Kats as they came up on losing end of games against Springfield, Anthony Wayne, St. Ursula, and Maumee. The Kats got back on the winning ways at just the right time beating cross-town rival Southview 5-2. “Our coach is really pleased the way we are working hard this year, and how we never quit,” said junior Kristen Shock. The Lady Kats started their State tournament run off with a bang, mercying Libbey 20-0. After a couple of close league defeats against Springfield, Anthony Wayne, and Rossford, the Lady Kats faced another close loss to Whitmer in the State Tournament 6-5. NV lost a barn-burner to rival Southview after losing 11-10 in a game that was called early because of rain. The Lady Kats were supposed to play their last game against Rossford on Friday, May 12 but that game was canceled and has not yet been rescheduled.
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Players accused of rape Track runs to victory, Ryan Stansley Staff Writer The Duke Blue Devil’s Lacrosse team was accused of raping a hired professional dancer at an organized party by the team. The victim told authorities that she was sexually assaulted by three players on the team, and all that did so were white. This accusation led to the DNA testing of the
46 white players on the team. It also led to the resignation of former lacrosse Coach of the Year Mike Presslor and the final cancellation of their season. “It’s sad to see such a thing happen to such a great team,” said junior Chase Banachowski. The DNA testing showed authorities that no team member; out of the 46 players; was guilty of rape or the alleged crime. However, this didn’t end the case. The victim then brought up another case, one that dated back to when she was 14 years old. She accused the team of rape again but this time it was four years ago. “I can’t believe this woman is still trying to get this team into trouble; they did nothing,” said sophomore Kyle Dodd. The authorities decided to take another round of DNA tests for complete results. They learned that there was no conclusive matches on May 13 and they have realized that these rape accusations were not supposed to be for the Duke lacrosse team but for a man that is not on the team. This mystery man didn’t attend the party on the Duke campus and is said to be the victim’s “boyfriend”, according to the victims mother. This case is still under investigation and it is not known yet when the team will hear if they are guilty or not guilty of rape charges.
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Jamie Hamilton Staff Writer With Districts quickly approaching, Northview’s track and field teams have been working hard and putting forth a great effort to finish up the year with a successful season. “I do track because of the people I get to throw with and because it’s a lot of fun,” said sophomore Kelsea Kralovic, who throws shot put and discus for the girls’ team. The Clay Invitational, May 12 and another at Adrian on May 13 helped the team prepare for the upcoming Leagues. At an earlier invitational held at St. Francis, NV faced many teams in opposition but came out with a first place win for the boy’s team and a second place win for the girl’s. The teams also gained useful experience that allowed them to perform better at the NLL’s. The NLL’s took place on May 13. Perrysburg, Southview, Rossford, Bowling Green, Springfield, and Anthony Wayne all came to participate in the tournament. The girls’ team finished the tournament with many top placers. Senior Lisa Johnson came in first for the high jump competition and junior Kaila Horne came in
second. Freshman Noel Luther came in third for the long jump and sophomore Melissa Pierzchala came in fifth. Junior Nikki Klahn set new records for the 100, 200, and 400 meter dash. The boys came in third overall at the NLL’s just behind Anthony Wayne and Perrysburg. “The boys track team improved from sixth place at Leagues last year to third this year,” said Coach Ross Deye. Top performers are senior Codi Morris in the sprints, senior Eric Hatcher in hurdles and high jump and senior Austin Hendrix in distance, according to Coach Deye. NV’s top throwers are sophomore Will Hinton, junior Scott Lewis, and senior Andy Mutchler. Hinton throws discuss and has a record of 150’. Lewis throws shot put with a distance of 48’ and Mutchler also throws shot put with a distance of 45’. The throwing coach for the boy’s team, Mr. Keller said, “It definitely takes dedication and a combination of technique, speed and quickness, as well as strength to become a successful thrower.” He also has hopes that this year’s throwers will, “continue to improve and will perform at their personal bests this week at Districts.” “I like track because you can meet new people, and it’s fun to see what you’re up against, especially when you win,” said sophomore sprinter, Marcalis Quinones.