Volume 88: Issue 9

THE SYLVANIA NORTHVIEW

STUDENT PRINTS

Sylvania Northview High School

5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560

Volume 88, Issue 9

April 15, 2014

NV teacher Sylvania Schools rally for big levy Campaign kick off to pass levy on May 6 ballot to study abroad Kaelynn Knestrick News Editor

Opportunities to study abroad are not only for students. Psychology teacher Sarah Rhine will be traveling to Europe this summer from June 23 to July 24.

Mrs. Rhine was selected to be part of the Walking Witness: Civic Responsibility in the Shadow of the Holocaust of Bowling Green State University. This research trip is funded by a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad grant.

“I had to submit an application, as well as a lesson that showed civic responsibility and a piece of digital media. I submitted my ‘out of the social norm’ project and a recorded lesson of operant conditioning,” Mrs. Rhine said. “I was then selected for an interview and chosen after the interview.”

Mrs. Rhine will be traveling with BGSU professors Tim Murnen and Heather ElliotFamularo, as well as seven other teachers from Northwest Ohio.

“We will be traveling to Poland, Hungary, and Greece, and will be following six Toledoarea Holocaust survivors’ lives. The goal is for the participants to learn skills and methods to authentically teach the Holocaust in class,” Mrs. Rhine said.

On the trip they will be learning about European Jewish history, the Holocaust, events that led to it, and exploring postHolocaust challenges that communities and schools faced, according to Mrs. Rhine.

Participants will attend classes the week before they leave, and then go to the Detroit Holocaust Museum, according to Mrs. Rhine.

“It will be a great experience to get a deeper, better and personal understanding of what happened around the Holocaust. To be able to go to Europe and do something like this, especially when it relates to my career, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Mrs. Rhine said.

After the trip, the participants will come together to help develop lesson plans and curriculum material that can be used by other teachers when teaching about the Holocaust, according to Mrs. Rhine.

Mrs. Rhine and the other participants will help create lesson plans for Northview classes that teach the Holocaust, such as World War II and World Studies. The lesson plans will be available for other schools that have classes that teach the Holocaust as well.

STEIRER “PASSAGE OF THE LEVY will preserve the quality of the educational experience for students and continue to make Sylvania an attractive place for families and businesses,” Superintendent Brad Rieger said. Dr. Rieger and many other community leaders spoke at the Celebration of Our Schools levy campaign.

occurring in all 12 of our schools and to kickoff the campaign to pass Issue 3.”

Staff Writer The celebration started off with the cheerleaders and bands from both high schools There was no major holiday, but community greeting the crowd of about 1,200 people, members from all over Sylvania came to a according to Dr. Rieger. celebration in the ”It was a great feeling Northview gymnasium to represent Northview on the evening of March by playing in the band, The purpose of the rally 18. especially with all the The school board was to emphasize the other schools there,” organized a communitysophomore Gina Murphy great achievements wide rally called “The said.

Celebration of Our occurring in all 12 of “The cheer teams Schools” to kick off from both schools did our schools. the levy campaign for a cheer together for the -Superintendent passing Issue 3 on the crowd,” senior Emma May 6 ballot, according Hawley said. “It was Brad Rieger to Superintendent Brad exciting to be a part Rieger. of something that brought the whole district “This was an energetic start to our levy together.” campaign,” Dr. Rieger said. “The purpose of the Sylvania Executive Director of Curriculum rally was to emphasize the great achievements

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and Assessment Adam Fineske emceed the rally and allowed each school in the district to make a brief shout-out, capturing their major accomplishments throughout the year.

Many community leaders, including Dr. Rieger, Mayor Craig Stough, and Sylvania Township trustees Neal Mahoney and John Crandall, were also given the opportunity to address the crowd to stress the importance of passing the levy. Mayor Stough emphasized the importance of the levy by stating that many families choose Sylvania over other areas of Northwest Ohio because of our excellent school system.

To close the celebration, the NV Dance Team and the Southview Cougarettes performed for the crowd.

“I think the levy rally was a wonderful opportunity for the dance team to showcase just one of the many amazing things that the schools have to offer,” NVDT member junior Emily Lu said.

District outlines plan to make up missed days Lauren Lewis

Features Editor

When students miss two and a half weeks of school as a result of snow and low temperatures, it is no surprise that this winter has been the worst one in history. What is a surprise is how the Sylvania Schools are going to make up all those missing days.

On March 19, the administration decided to add an extra hour onto the school day for 11 days after spring break. There will be an extra hour added on to school from April 7-10, April 14-16 and April 21-24.

“I think it’s frustrating because I think that it’s extending the day too long and it’s making it too hard to focus. By ninth period I’m already exhausted, and I don’t want to add an extra hour to the day,” senior Olivia Wisner said.

Before this year, adding on an extra hour to the school day as a result of so many school days was unheard of, according to Sylvania Education Association President Perry Lefevre. These 11 extra hours will give back two school days. By increasing the school day by an hour, each class period will have an extra seven minutes, except lunch periods, which will only have six extra minutes.

“It’s dumb,” said freshman Afif Mourad. “They could’ve added just one day at the end of this year or two days. It’s not helping

because we usually just stop at the end of classes.”

Although schools have had problems with snow days this year, next year there will not be any snow days. Instead, there will be contact hours, according to Mr. Lefevre.

“The state had already committed to changing the schools from contact days to contact hours. That is for next year, for 2014-2015, we won’t even have snow days anymore. We’ll have a required number of contact hours with our students,” Mr. Lefevre said. “Anything we fall below, we have to make up. But, we go so much longer than what the state minimum day is, we’ll never have a snow day issue again.”

While these extra hours bring back two school days, Northview has to make up at least four. For the next two days, the administration has decided to eliminate the rest of the two hour delays, which gives NV one six hour day. The last day will be made up before exams as an instructional day. This means that exams will be pushed back one day and students will get out on June 5.

Other options to make up these days included ideas such as having school on Saturdays, to having school on Good Friday and Memorial Day, according to Principal Steve Swaggerty.

In addition to the school days being longer, AP testing dates are in the process of being changed as well. Due to the excessive amount of snow days at NV and SV, the AP Testing Board emailed Mr. Swaggerty giving him permission to move the dates back in

the best interests of the students, according to Mr. Swaggerty. The schools and teachers are still in the process of deciding whether or not to move the AP testing.

“Between the schools we don’t really care what we do, but we need to be on the same page,” Mr. Swaggerty said. “What we don’t want is AP US History at SV going on the initial schedule day and our kids getting moved back two weeks and their parents and kids are all upset about that because they didn’t get the extra two weeks to study.”

While moving AP testing back gives students extra time to catch up on what they missed during those 13 school days, there are also consequences to the testing being moved back to a later date. One of these consequences includes a smaller testing pool.

A smaller testing pool means that the scores will not be compared to as many people and rate of scores will be more drastic. Another reason NV is reluctant on pushing back the AP testing dates is that graduating seniors will not know their scores until after orientation day and scheduling their classes, so they will not know which classes they test out of, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

Events such as the Senior Awards Assembly which is now May 30, the senior ice cream social which is now to May 23, and ‘Senior Skip Day’ is now a prospective date of May 19, all have been moved from previous dates to ensure that NV students still receive an education and are able to participate in school activities.

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Sports

New doors around NV: secure or scary? pg. 4

TSP reviews restaurants indigenous to Sylvania, pg. 7

NV Choir spent spring break in NYC, pg. 9

How did your bracket do in the Homeroom Challenge? pg. 11

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The Student Prints April 15, 2014

Big Apple brings big experiences to editors Claire Weber Staff Writer

The new co-editors-in-chief for the 2014-2015 newspaper and yearbook staff visited the Big Apple, also known as New York City, with adviser Sarah Huey to attend a convention at Columbia University on March 18-21.

The convention offered a variety of workshops that helped improve methods and techniques that are used to layout and design newspapers and yearbooks.

Each workshop was 45 minutes long and was hosted everyday, according to future yearbook co-editor junior Taylor Messinger.

The newspaper editors attended workshops that focused on sport writing, design and layout, opinions writing, typography, and law and ethics.

Meanwhile, the yearbook editors attended workshops that focused on yearbook design and theme, typography, and photography, according to Messinger and future newspaper co-editor junior Claire Goecke.

The workshops helped the newspaper editors discover new angles and perspectives when making newspapers more appealing, especially in a fun, yet professional manner, according to Goecke.

“The experience of being at Columbia University was amazing. Additionally, listening to speakers and learning from other peoples’ publications was very beneficial,” future co-editor junior Geeta Rao said.

The workshops helped the yearbook editors discover new trends and designs that will make the yearbooks more unique, according to future yearbook co-editor junior Sydney Everett.

After attending the workshops, the yearbook co-editors were able to take home sample copies of newspapers and yearbooks that have been awarded as “Crown Winners,” which are the highest honors bestowed by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

The newspaper co-editors also took home newspapers. The sample copies will be useful sources to refer to when designing yearbooks and newspapers in the future, according to Messinger.

Even though the trip was mainly for educational purposes, the editors and Ms. Huey went sightseeing and visited many places in New York City.

One of their favorite sights was the Brooklyn Bridge. They walked across the bridge, which was an unforgettable experience, according to Goecke.

“This was an awesome once in a lifetime experience because it wasn’t just sightseeing, but we learned a lot in the classes too that will help for next year,” Messinger said.

HUEY JUNIORS SYDNEY EVERETT, Geeta Rao, Taylor Messinger and Claire Goecke walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

“This was my favorite thing to go to in New York. The bridge had locks on it and the architecture was very cool,” Everett said.

Cos studies for State Boards Kailee McAfee Staff Writer

KNESTRICK COSMETOLOGY SENIORS prepare for State Board Exams on May 1. To prepare seniors take multiple practice tests and review books and packets. They also pack Cosmetology bags with equipment for facials, hair cuts, perms, manicures and thermal curls. They will also practice hair techniques on State Board heads.

As the school year is coming to a close, the senior Cosmetology students are perfecting their skills in time for State Board, a test that they have been preparing for since they began Cosmetology.

“Passing State Board is the goal of the Cosmetology students because it gets you your Cosmetology license to legally work in a salon,” senior Andie McCready said.

Most of these girls plan to work in salons during college because it’s a higher paying job than a minimum wage job, according to Rachel Olson.

The girls take the exam on May 1 in Columbus.

“It’s an all day process; we will be taking the test from 8 in the morning to about 5 in the evening,” senior Jordyn Martinez said.

To pass state board, the students have to receive at least a 75 percent, according to senior Charity Shaw.

They will be graded on two things, a practical exam and a written exam. For the practical exam they have to cut, color and perm hair, as well as performing a manicure and other skills a cosmetologist needs to know. The written exam is 150 questions that ranges from the anatomy of the body to rules and regulations of a salon.

If they pass state board, they will become a certified cosmetologist.

“I’m nervous for state board, but Mrs. Jude gave us the necessary skills to pass,” Martinez said.

Business Tech will take care of business at Nationals Ahmed Atari

had to raise money to afford the trip, and decided to host a three-on-three basketball game as a fun way Staff Writer to fund raise.

The tournament was open to everyone and consisted of seven student teams and one teacher Business Tech students have successfully made team. Each team played a certain amount of games their way to Nationals. depending on how they played Seniors Davidson Baker, their last.

Jacob Bilek, Gabby Croci, Heather I’m really looking forward If a team won their Dorner, Meagan Jamieson, Sarah first game, they move to the Klepzig, and Caleb Rau have all to going to Indianapolis second game; if they won their qualified for Nationals. because I have never had second game, they moved Each student has qualified for different sections of business and an opportunity like this. It to the third and final match, the championship, according will be competing against over will be a great experience to senior participate Jordan 5,000 conference attendants from Rose. across the nation. to meet so many people Rose was on the winning They will be showing their interested in the same team, along with seniors Josh business skills in competitions, Liebes McClellan and John workshops, general sessions, and things I am. I’m going Wendt and juniors Alec Ritzer the national officer candidate with a great group from and Daniel Schweickert. They campaigns and elections. won the championship match For example, Bilek will be NV too.

15-7. competing in the small business -Gabby Croci, senior The three-on-three section. He will be a marketing tournament raised $175, consultant who has been assigned which went towards sending the students to to make the company who hired him number one in Nationals, according to Mrs. Briddell. This means their production. that senior Business Tech students will be heading Croci, on the other hand, will be in the global to Nationals in Indianapolis on April 30, according marketing division. She will be given a prompt and to Bilek. must decide which country and city would be the best “I’m really looking forward to going to Indiaplace to expand a box store outside of the U.S. Then she napolis because I have never had an opportunity like must make a business plan and presentation detailing this. It will be a great experience to meet so many the process, according to Croci. people interested in the same things I am. I’m going The road to Nationals was not easy, according to with a great group from NV too,” Croci said.

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Med Tech tackles senior projects Henry Gray

A&E Editor

At the end of the year, most students only have to worry about finals and the occasional AP test; seniors in the Med Tech program however also have to tackle the most important project of the program. Med Tech senior projects are evaluations of the senior’s medical knowledge and are a proud tradition that was almost cancelled this year.

“With our 13 snow days I asked if we could eliminate [senior projects] this year, but we fit it in and I’m very proud of all the seniors,” Med Tech teacher Pat Johnson said.

Although this year it was more of a rush than usual, the experience for the Med Tech seniors was very rewarding. The entire project is centered on technical skill requirements to meet college prep standards.

What is most demanding of the project is the amount of research one has to do, and the ability to meet all the criteria. Every senior is required to write a five to seven page paper, construct a portfolio, and participate in a judged presentation all based on an individually selected topic. The panel of judges for the presentation consists of 20 individuals all of whom have esteemed medical or educational careers such as college professors, medical personal, and school administration.

There may be a lot of requirements for the final project, but the amount of work did not stop this project from being the highlight of many seniors Med Tech career. This is because the only requirement for choosing a topic was that it was related to one of the four topics of career shadowing, education, community awareness, or clinical specialty.

“One of the best things about this senior project was learning more about something I love,” senior JayLeigh Teal.

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Leadership Academy fulfilling multiple goals

Sophomores impact society in order to be more informative Kendall McCoy

documentary and movie about human trafficking. Along with this, workers from Staff Writer the Daughter Project will be speak to those in attendance; one guest speaker includes junior Alexis Brown’s mother, according to Wilson.

“I don’t want people to think the Often times, people fail to look at the documentary is some boring movie but problems and situations going on in our rather it’s very informational and interesting society today. Fortunately, sophomores in especially because human trafficking is often the Leadership Academy are seeing what they something we don’t think happens when in fact personally can do to help. it is happening all the time,” Wilson said.

In this stage of Leadership Academy, Tickets are not being sold but instead the sophomores are donations are being required to choose I don’t want people to think the taken for any who a problem that they wishes to help the documentary is some boring would like to give aid cause. There will be to. buckets at the doors movie but rather it’s very inforThey chose to where everyone mational and interesting esperaise awareness for enters and they will human trafficking by have people walking cially because human traffickhelping a program carrying ing is often something we don’t around called the Daughter baskets for anyone Project, which is think happens when in fact it is who would like to located in Bowling donate money. happening all the time.

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Half the proceeds -Marley Wilson, sophomore Their main goal from the concessions is to help women who will also go towards have been freed from human trafficking. This the Daughter Project, according to Wilson. includes providing food, shelter, and any other “I am hopeful for a good turnout but I necessities needed to help them get back on really want people to understand that this is a their feet free of charge, according to sophomore problem and anyone can do their part to help,” Marley Wilson.

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In order to help them, the sophomores In other Leadership Academy news, they are having a movie night to educate people recently had a lunch with guest speaker Scott about human trafficking and how the Daughter Estes who is the CFO of Health Care REIT. He Project helps women. talked about his journey to becoming a CFO and The event will be held on May 10 at 7pm how to be a leader. in the Performing Arts Center for anyone to “It was cool hearing his story and how he attend. worked his way up to a CFO of a multi million On this night, there will be a short dollar company,” junior Hannah Creech said.

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BEATTIE RECENT EVENTS in the Leadership Academy include speaker and CFO of Health Care REIT Scott Estes. He spoke at the most recent Leadership Lunch held on April 8 highlighting leadership skills. In other news, the sophomores are having a movie night to promote the Daughter Project and to help raise money.

Senior Joon Kim headed to Nationals in Congress Geeta Rao

Opinions Editor

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a member of Congress, passing bills and establishing laws? Senior Joon Kim is an expert on this as he qualified as a first alternate to the National Forensics League national tournament in June.

On March 15, Kim traveled with the Southview Speech and Debate team to the Ohio state house to compete at the Western Ohio Congressional Debate District tournament.

Kim competed against about 70 other students for six qualification spots to the national tournament. Each of the competitors was assigned to a congressional chamber where

they would either advocate or oppose a bill. The bills ranged from topics on foreign language education to the Voting Rights Act of 1964, according to Kim. “My favorite one was a bill to end economic sanctions on North Korea; but the chamber did not have time to get to that one and I could not give a speech on it,” Kim said.

In total, five of the 70 competitors qualified to the national tournament. There were three competitors from each of three congressional chambers and two qualifiers from a “senate” chamber. There were also two alternates from each chamber: one first alternate and one second alternate, according to Kim. The SV team and Kim left Sylvania at 5 a.m. on Saturday morning to compete all day for the limited spots to nationals.

“It was really tiring and I was awfully nervous since this was my first time really doing Congress, especially at Nat Quals,” Kim

said.

The competitors participated in four two-hour congressional sessions, according to joyoftournaments.com. Each competitor has the option of giving as many speeches as they want, granted that a presiding officer chooses the competitor to speak.

“I did not want to make mistakes during my speech and look stupid but after giving my second speech, I started to really have fun,” Kim said.

Awards were presented at the end of the tournament to the top speakers, best presiding officers of each chamber, and to the national qualifiers and alternates.

“I was really surprised when I got first alternate because I was not expecting it. Overall, it was a great finish to four years of hard work, great friends, fruitful procrastination, and becoming the better speaker I am today,” Kim said.

Academic Chewing gum’s effect on concentration awards for Students in Environmental Science present research Jessica Stark grades 9, 10 Photo Editor

Peter Birsen

Staff Writer

Often sports seem to receive more recognition or appear to be valued above everything else in high school.

However, there are times when academics are highly acknowledged and rewarded. The underclassmen academic banquet is such a time. The banquet recognizes students with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

“There is so much emphasis on sports, its important to focus on other activities sometimes,” sophomore Tiffany Komon said.

The banquet took place on March 27 and was held in the Performing Arts Center.

“I like going to the awards banquet because it feels like a reward for getting good grades,” sophomore Cameron McCaskey said.

Students walked across the stage to receive their awards then they were given desserts and refreshments, according to McCaskey.

“It feels really nice to be recognized for achievements other than just athletic,” sophomore Brenna Rachwal said.

“I work hard in both sports and in school, I like to get credit for both my grades and my physical talent,” freshman Alex Zuchowski said.

Months of research and hard work all paid off on March 8 when five environmental science students participated in the District Science Fair hosted by and held at The University of Toledo.

“All five Northview students that participated in the Science Fair were awarded excellences, which is a wonderful accomplishment,” Environmental Science teacher Michelle Bogue said.

Senior Erin Severhof and Nick Bartlett partnered up to work together on a research project that studied the effects of chewing gum on concentration. Junior Lindsay Douglas researched if music affects animals. Junior Sarah Voulgaris’ project worked to see if there is a connection between GPA and physical activity, and sophomore Tiffany Komon researched student performance and music tempo.

The students had the wonderful opportunity to work with Mr. Dan Serfas, a graduate fellow from the National Science Foundation. Mr. Serfas guided the researching students and helped them all throughout the duration their projects, according to Mrs. Bogue.

The research projects took about four months from concept to finish, according to Serfas. He helped with data manipulation, showing them how to set up their research,

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Bogue SENIORS Erin Severhof and Nick Bartlett present their environmental science project held at The University of Toledo. On their presentation board were the steps needed to conduct their scientific method in order to research the effect chewing gum has on concentration. and organizing the best way to execute their plan.

“Probably the biggest hurdle the students had to face was to think outside the box when choosing and designing a research topic, due to the fact that they are not given unlimited funding,” Surfas said The five qualifying students, plus a few more of Mrs. Bouge’s students, will present their research projects to another panel of judges and

university professors at the Lake Erie Center in the upcoming future.

“I am proud of my students. These projects take a lot of work and time to complete. They have to be able to defend their work and be very knowledgeable about their topic. It was great that they had the chance to work with a science fellow and a wonderful experience at the high school level that will put them a step ahead for the future,” Bogue said.

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The word “addiction” is pretty scary.

Drug addictions, alcohol addictions, caffeine addictions; they all come with their own negative connotations and are typically viewed as undesirable habits. But what if I were to tell you that you might be addicted to something you use every single day? You may have it in your pocket or even in your hand right now. Yes, I’m starting to think that many teenagers are addicted to their cell phones.

Think about it for a second. Does the idea of a day without your phone freak you out? Do you frequently check your phone, even if you’re not expecting any texts? Does five minutes on Twitter quickly turn into a half an hour? I know that I’ve been guilty of a few of these more than once. We’ve subconsciously become dependent on our phones, and it’s a habit we should try to break.

Not only are teenagers addicted to their cell phones, they’re addicted to sharing much of their lives over social media outlets via their cell phones. Posting your own updates and keeping up with what your friends are doing has become a way of life for most of us, and it’s so easy when almost everyone has a smart phone with Internet capabilities. But how much is too much?

I guess I have been aware of how much social media has been a part of everyone’s lives for a while now, but during spring break, it really hit me. I spent a week with my family, and my iPhone became a lifeline to my peers who were spending their vacations elsewhere. I came to realize that some people don’t just utilize social media... they are addicted to it. God forbid all of your Twitter followers didn’t receive a blow by blow of your entire trip to Florida! And if you didn’t Instagram 12 pictures of yourself by the beach, did you ACTUALLY even go? I think people are beginning to feel validated based on the amount of favorites their tweet gets or likes their Instagram photos receive, and that is certainly a sign that we need to take a step back and reevaluate our usage of social media.

Okay, before I continue, I’d like to clear up that I tweet and Instagram pretty frequently as well, so these observations apply just as much to me as anyone.

But I guess my concern is this: with the amount of time many high school students use to document their lives to their online followers, how much of their life experiences are they actually enjoying?

Looking at a sunset on the beach isn’t nearly as pretty through the lens of a camera, no matter how many Instagram filters you apply. Although we might be under the impression that something only happens if the whole world can know about it via the Internet, you are actually still allowed to have experiences in life without sharing them with everyone else.

I don’t know about you guys, but it is a refreshing break to just leave my phone charging up in my room when I go about my business elsewhere. When you don’t have your phone on you, you can’t be tempted to pull it out every two minutes to refresh Twitter or start a new level of Candy Crush. I’m not suggesting we all start running around without our phones, because they are obviously useful tools in many situations, but taking an hour a day to disconnect from your phone actually feels pretty good.

As for the oversharing on social media: a good rule of thumb to consider before posting anything is to take a second and consider if whatever it is is actually worth sharing. Will your followers be glad they took the couple seconds out of their lives to read your tweet? If the answer is no or even maybe, you should probably reconsider.

Cataloguing every second of your life online is probably exhausting, and besides, it’s less fun if everyone already knows everything about you. As one of my favorite people ever so wisely stated, the less you reveal, the more people can wonder.

Wooden doors with no windows, or wooden doors with windows? What’s the difference, really?

There has been a lot of talk since the new classroom doors have been installed, and they have not seemed to receive many positive reviews from students around the school.

The first day that the school received new doors, I honestly did not notice the change.

Now I don’t know if it’s because I was oblivious or because I could not really tell the difference, but either way I did not notice anything different until someone told me.

I also had a few people tell me they did not realize the change either.

Regardless of noticing the difference or not, the new doors should not be that big of a deal.

The amount of times I have heard students compare the doors to “making them feel like they are in a jail cell,” is too many times to count.

High schools, particularly public ones, are designed extremely similar to other institutions such as civic centers, hospitals and jails, according to childrenandnature. com.

Why would this be? Well, schools and jail are not supposed to be designed for you to feel comfortable or able to fall asleep in; especially not in school because it’s a learning institution. Not that the concept of the doors will allow us to learn better, but if you feel uncomfortable with them, it may cause you to stay focused.

Several people have also said that they believe the doors are even unsafe because you can’t see through the doors to tell if there’s an intruder or a student knocking on the door.

However, you’re not supposed to be able to shoot through them, break them down, or see through them. This as a whole makes the school safer.

Instead of bringing a whole negative attitude to the doors, try thinking on the more positive side of things, such as how they can help protect us, or how helpful they may become in the future.

Did NV halls undergo an upgrade or take a step back?

Everyone considers high school like a prison, but did you know that the architect who designed Northview and Southview actually did design prisons? No really I’m not lying, it’s true. Of course we know school wasn’t designed to fit the comfort of the students, it was designed so we can learn.

Although lately I have been feeling like I really am doing time on the inside.

Normally I’m not claustrophobic, but these new doors are making me feel like the walls are closing in around me and I can’t stand it. They make the room feel ten times smaller than it did before. The rooms already were bad with the whole beige concrete wall thing but now we have these doors that make it feel like a rock is blocking our only escape.

We are putting in these new doors supposedly to “protect us” because of all these recent school shootings. My question is, that if these doors are meant to protect us then why to they swing out into the hallways? The intruder could open the door and barricading it won’t do any good because it won’t stop the door from opening.

Even if there isn’t an intruder now every time someone knocks on the door you have no idea who it is, with the old doors you could see if it was a student or teacher, or big scary guy with a gun; now its like a game of guess who’s at the door.

They also are very plain and boring, teachers used to be able to hang posters and signs outside their door saying who the teacher is and what room number they are. Now how am I supposed to know what classroom to go to? I can see it now on the first day of school next year, a bunch of confused freshman not knowing what classroom to go to because there’s nothing on the doors to tell them the room number.

Before you know it they will be putting bars on the windows so we can’t escape.

Thanks to these new doors high school is becoming more and more like a high security prison.

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-Annie Nowak

-Megan McLean

NOTIONS IN MOTION Is the door make-over a prison sentence or safety precaution?

“Since I am only a freshman, I never really noticed the old doors.”

-Freshman Bella Murra

“They take away from the creativity and freedom of the teachers and also the diversity of the school.”

-Sophomore Starr Jiang

“The doors keep us safe but I don’t like them at all. They make the rooms dark and small like a dungeon.”

-Junior Maddie Cole

“The doors make me feel like I am trapped, like I am never going to get out... like senior year will never end.”

-Senior Bobby Kennedy

Extended schedule causes controversy

It’s awful. It’s outrageous. It’s completely unbelievable. I’m sure you’ve noticed they’ve added an hour onto our school day for 11 days this month, one hour: 60 minutes, 3,600 seconds.

You’re sitting in class at 2:24 pm anticipating the freedom bells. The clock ticks

THE STUDENT PRINTS Volume 88, Issue 9

Co-Editors-In-Chief: Photo Editors: Jessica Stark Maggie Figliomeni & Rachel Bules & Kristin Osinski Adviser: Sarah Huey Staff Writers: Ahmed Atari, Peter Birsen, Nazihah News Editor: Kaelynn Knestrick & Casey Wittman Bhatti, Isabelle Compton, Emma Crandall, Mackenzie Features Editors: Lauren Lewis & Sydney Albert Elrod, Claire Goecke, Allie Hartnett, Andrew HeadSports Editors: Jordan Rose man, Kailee McAfee, Kendall McCoy, Megan McLean, Opinions Editors: Geeta Rao & Annie Nowak Melanie Siedlecki, Claire Weber & Jarred Wulf Arts & Entertainment Editor: Henry Gray Business Editor: Emily Simone The Student Prints is the official student-produced newspaper of Sylvania Northview High School. It is distributed monthly at no charge to serve the purpose of informing students, faculty, staff, administration and the Sylvania community of current issues. The main goal of TSP 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.

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to 2:25 pm but the bell didn’t chime. You know the gut-wrenching feeling by now. Let’s look at several scenarios that this hour is going to have an effect on.

Personally, I work after school. My shifts are four hours and 45 minutes long so rather than starting at three, I have been starting later and getting out close to 9 pm or later. This week I was scheduled to work 30 hours. I haven’t had time to do homework or sleep or even think. I just go straight from school to work to bed. I am mentally drained and we still have until the end of April.

After work, I have to come right home, no stopping at the gym for a little bit or going to grab food with friends. I have to shower right away and get straight to business otherwise with no time to relax. I’m sure if I even attempted my homework, I’d be up all night. If I rest at all, I end up falling asleep from exhaustion.

Realistically, how am I supposed to get my recommended eight to nine hours? That barely happens when we get out at normal time. There is no way I’ll get even close to that much sleep for the remainder of the month.

Other people who work may have hours like 3-5:30pm because their store closes at 5pm.

Ending school at 3:30pm dramatically affects their hours and paychecks. Say the student works three days a week after school. Right there, that is three hours the student will be missing out on which is about $20 pay if they make minimum wage. That is $60 from the three weeks affected

by this school hour change. Do you know how many Chipotle burritos or slushies or gallons of gas you can buy with $60? (Nine burritos, 47 slushies or 17 gallons).

Sports teams and clubs, school-affiliated or not, are getting hit hard. The hour push back is affecting their start times so rather than starting at 3:30pm, they might have to start at 4:30 pm which in turn affects the times people get home, finish their homework, and go to bed. On the other hand, their games may start at the same time, but they might have to miss some of ninth period to get to their game location. Having to skip class dramatically affects people’s grades and intellect in that class.

However, if you look at the big picture adding an hour to the school day for 11 days is much better than the alternatives. I mean, we could go to school on Saturdays to make up our calamity days or go another week into summer affecting everyone’s vacation plans and graduation parties. I believe adding an hour onto the school day is a much more effective, reasonable alternative. I may not like it now and I am for sure dreading those extra seven minutes to our classes every morning when I get to school, but I would never show up to school on a Saturday morning in a million years.

I hate having an extra hour of school, but I would hate the alternatives even more. You have to give a little to get a little. More school now means more freedom later.

-Mackenzie Elrod

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Are school field trips a waste of our time?

No way, get me out of here! Yes, field trips are no fun.

School field trips were always the best news in elementary school. I still remember the undeniable joy of getting my permission slip signed, turning it in, and anxiously awaiting the day that would guarantee me a few hours at the Zoo, the apple orchard, or even the art museum. It was a day off from the stressful life of elementary school; what could be better?

Especially now as a high school student, almost ready to enter my senior year, I feel that same excitement for school field trips.

Although leaving school at this age guarantees me at least three hours of extra homework, I value that time away from the classroom despite the challenges of making up work.

The opportunities of an excursion from high school are endless. We are no longer tied to specific rules and guidelines that we had to adhere to as young children. School field trips offer freedom and prospects for new experiences.

As I recently experienced on a school trip to New York City, being able to travel with my friends to a new place was not simply an educational experience; it was a vacation.

Walking the streets of New York, Starbuck’s in hand, I was relaxed and worry-free; I was not forced to ponder the endless worries I had about chemistry class or the English paper I had to write. It was as if I could properly escape the world of school while still gaining knowledge and broadening my experiences.

That, specifically, is the best part of going on a school field trip. You can enjoy yourself, spend time with your friends in a new place, and learn something at the same time.

Unlike a mindless spring break vacation

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where your brain cells rot away as you soak up the sun, you actually gain knowledge from a school field trip. It is an amazing concept.

-Geeta Rao

Spring break is supposed to be spent with friends and family, right? As choir headed to New York for spring break, I find myself considering whether it is a good idea to travel away with classmates for a school trip. Sure it could be fun, a week with people that you spend everyday with anyway? Piece of cake!

Not so much.

Imagine every waking minute with those people, from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep. Is it really worth all that?

I know that if I’m around people for too long, I get extremely annoyed and I’m not so fun anymore. Last spring break, I went to Disney World with the band and let me tell you, that was a trip for the ages.

I was sick and annoyed most of the trip because of the people I surrounded myself with. I was rooming, hanging out with and riding on the bus with the same people the entire trip.

Traveling with friends is completely

different than traveling with family. With family you can do what you want, but with friends, it’s what you all compromise on.

I had to drag myself through things I’ve seen before, I had to eat at the same places and look at the same things. If I was with my family, we have done the same things already and could do different more fun things.

Another thing is that some of the people were very into the Harry Potter area of Universal while I was more into Disney, which meant I was dragged into wand shops, candy shops and Harry Potter rides, even though I didn’t want to.

The problem with school trips is that they lack freedom. On school field trips, every moment is planned out for you. The times you eat and what you see and what times you go to bed. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I love my freedom. I love that I can decide when I go to sleep and when I wake up; there’s nothing better than sunrise walks on the coast. But on school trips, someone else is making those choices. They choose that you get to sleep in a little but then there’s no time to for an afternoon nap.

The problem with school trips is that there is little freedom, little room for opinions, and long days.

-Sam Steirer photo illustration by Alyvia Szymanski

Why waste your time worrying this summer?

Six pack, flat stomach, and bikini body are just a few of the terms you tend to hear when it starts to get warmer.

1. Forget your flaws, and learn to accept and We freak out about our body image when we realize eventually love them. summer is on its way, but rarely with any positivity. What good comes from making ourselves feel bad for 2. Forgive yourself and learn from your mistakes. putting on extra winter weight, which humans naturally produce anyway?

3. Treat others the way you want to be treated.

It’s understandable to want to look better 4. Stop comparing yourself to others. come vacation time, and I am definitely guilty of this, but the extent to which some people torment 5. Stop trying to be perfect. themselves with diet fads and looking like models is not 6. Take care of yourself. good. By learning to accept and love ourselves the way we are, the relationship between warmer weather and body 7. Go after your dreams. image wouldn’t have to be such a drastic issue.

8. Let go of unnecessary worries.

A huge stressor that comes with summer body image issues is how good we look in swimsuits. This 9. Take time to relax. is ridiculous since we often forget that there are suits 10. Always look on the bright side. designed and made for all sorts of body types, yet this can be hard for us to process when most girls think the only acceptable swimwear is a bikini (sorry I can’t vouch for the guys).

10 Ways to Love Yourself

You look at the clock and it’s 2:25....THE FREEDOM BELL. Just kidding. We all have to endure an hour extra of school for 11 days this month. This week, we asked how that extra hour is affecting people right now.

-Interviews by Rachel Bules

Erin Bruggemann

@senior

Umm...well I get hungry

And...

Nick Wyatt

WildcatCode Ryan Czerniakowski @sophomore

I already ate my lunch...

It’s 10:30 AM

@freshman

I guess the extra hour is okay...

Tankinis and one pieces still exist and are often overlooked despite their fashion and flattering build.

Of course that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t wear bikinis, rather just wear whatever you feel happy and comfortable in.

The biggest thing we need to work on through all of this is loving ourselves completely, including our flaws. We are all amazing, unique, one-in-a-billion human beings.

There’s beauty and kindness in each of us, and often flaws overshadow the good stuff.

Why not celebrate what makes us special instead?

Imperfections are a given, and we all have them, despite the ads and commercials claiming some people don’t and that we should strive to be like them.

If you have flaws and insecurities, congratulations!

You’re human.

So the next time you’re feeling down about not being “bikini-ready,” how about outweighing the good with the bad? Really try to put into perspective whether or not your body image truly reflects the awesome person you are on the inside.

-Kristin Osinski

I don’t like the extra hour.

Getting out at 3:30 sucks...

Kayla Nash

Wait, actually it’s affecting my baseball team.

I don’t like it.

I would rather make up an extra day or five.

...Stinks.

@junior

I’m tired, I’m grumpy, and I don’t want to be here.

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SELF-DEFENSE 101

Take charge of your own safety

When thinking about selfdefense, what is the first thing that comes to mind? If you are grabbed from behind, what is your first instinct? To get away, right? Is that all you think of; or do you think of hitting them where it hurts to get away?

I thought about this myself; so I went to find out exactly what to do when a situation occurs and selfdefense must be used. I went over to Dragon-Tiger Martial Arts, located on Harroun Road across from Kroger.

Owner Sheri Meyers and her daughter, senior Mikhala Meyers, showed me some basic moves for both men and women to help defend you when a situation arises.

The first thing they told me was to get attention.

“Even when the predator says to stay quiet, you still need to scream, get noticed,” Sheri said.

Sheri and Mikhala showed me three different situations and how to get out of them.

They showed me how to get out of a wrist grab, what to do when you are grabbed from behind, and what to do when they come for you straight on. All three techniques are things I would have never thought of and are very easy to do and understand. In these photos, you will learn how to stay safe, thanks to the Meyers. ~Sydney Albert- Sydney Albert

7 Step-By-Step Self-Defense Scenario: You are walking, minding your own business and someone grabs you by the wrist.

What to do: Twist your wrist inward and then pull away. Rotating breaks the grip and makes it more difficult to keep a tight hold on you. If they are still too strong, use your other hand. Grip your free hand on your arm as close to your wrist as possible, and then use all your strength to pull away.

Two arms, twice the strength.

Scenario: You are being approached from the front by someone unfamiliar and aggressive looking.

What to do: Extend your arm out, locking it in place. Place your hand right at the hard part of their chin and push. One wrong move by them could damage the jaw and/or neck.

If they are much stronger than you and holding them back is not working, kick them where it hurts and get away.

I was terrified during the fifth class of driving school—remember, the one where the cop comes in with a power point and describes in detail not only the dangers of driving but everything that can possibly go wrong in life, ever? I held it together right up until I shut the door in my dad’s car, and then I burst into hysterical tears.

The things he talked about were scary. Murder, rape, attacks—all presented as very real possibilities.

However, one thing he said may always stick with me, and is the reason you should read this page and try and use what we’ve presented here.

Learn to defend yourself, he said.

Six percent of people out there are bad people and you can’t help that but you can keep yourself from being an easy target. Because given the choice between a sitting duck and someone who knows how to fight, an attacker will pursue the duck almost every time.

I’m not trying to give anyone a reason to live in fear. You should not and do not have to because keeping yourself safe is in your control.

Be smart and make choices that are preventative and cautious. Talk to your parents about investing in measures like pepper spray. Make yourself a fighter by looking into self defense measures.

Then relax and have a good life.

by Maggie Figliomeni

Scenario: Someone grabs you from behind and wraps their hands around your neck.

What to do: Use your hips! Move your hips to one side, and swing your arm down with a straight hand, and hit them where it hurts; in the groin. If that doesn’t work, move your hips and give a good elbow hit to the stomach. After they lose their grip on you, you have two choices; run away, or hit them again and then run. Every situation may vary.

Photos by Jessica Stark

Being smart is a defense in and of itself.

by Maggie Figliomeni & Rachel Bules

Want to not get attacked in the first place? Well, we can’t guarantee anything, but taking these extra precautionary measures should certainly reduce your chances.

Lock up your stuff! Whether it’s your car, laptop, cell phone, front door, or windows, make sure everything is secure. You wouldn’t want to tempt anyone who may be wandering by.

Stay in groups. Yeah, girls might get made fun of for traveling in flocks everywhere, but it’s not without reason. Walking around alone, especially at night, might be asking for trouble.

Park in well lit areas, and check your car before getting inside. If you’re alone at night going to your car, scan your trunk and backseat before getting in.

Walk with your car key sticking out of your fist that could be used as a weapon in case of emergency.

Keep track of your drink in a social situation. The minute you set your cup down, you are done with that drink. Get a new beverage to be sure that nothing you consume has been tampered with.

Make sure someone you trust always knows where you are, who you are with and where you are going. If something does happen to you, you will have someone who will know something is not right and can alert the authorities.

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SYLVANIA SPECIALTIES

Sylvania is full of many unique and quaint local restaurants. Their inviting and “familylike” atmosphere brings a sense of pride throughout the city. Whether you are on Main Street or in Mayberry Square, you are bound to find a local restaurant you will enjoy.

Here are some of our favorites and some suggestions that we urge you to try out.

Story and photos by Kendall McCoy and Emma Crandall Design by Kristin Osinski

Executive on the Main

This cute diner is one that can’t be missed. Not only does it serve great food, but also it’s less than a mile away from Northview, which is perfect for two-hour delays. Located on Main Street, right across from Chandler’s Café, Executive on the Main is a great place to eat breakfast or lunch. It opened this year in early February so it is new to Sylvania but nonetheless, a big hit. Their hours are Monday through Friday from 6am to 3pm and Saturday through Sunday from 7am to 3pm. They are most known for their breakfast and I am a witness to that. From my experience, their waffles topped with whip cream and strawberries were to die for. The second time I went there, I ordered a combined meal that came with eggs, bacon, toast, and French toast to my perfection. If you are looking for a place to relax and grab breakfast with a friend, then this is the place to go. It is not very big on the inside but within the small space, they have decorated it to feel very comfortable and home like.

Also to note, the pricing is not very expensive especially for the amount of food they serve.

RATING: 4.5 FORKS

Chandler Café

In the community for a while, Chandler Café has made themselves known in Sylvania. It is located on Main Street next to Lady C. To me, Chandler is a mixture between Starbucks and Panera right in Sylvania. Their menu consists of sandwiches, salads, soups, pastries, and a variety of beverages. In most cases, they close at 5pm and open around 7am. Chandler Café was opened in 2007 and stands where the historic Chandler building once was. It is one of my favorite places to go, not only because of the great food, but also because of the relaxing environment. There are a lot of spaces to sit and most often, you will find someone working away on their computer getting a quick bite to eat or laughing with their friends. My favorite thing to order is the uptown chicken melt but they also have very good broccoli cheddar soup. One can’t forget their assortments of pastries including blueberry muffins, banana bread, and scones. To make things better, Chandler Café has a drive thru so even if you are craving it, you can get it on the go. To me, this place is a great place to go after school with friends or even to work on homework. My only complaint is their pricing is expensive but overall, a great place to eat. RATING: 3 FORKS

Mayberry Diner

Everyone at Northview seems to know about and has been to Mayberry diner because it’s the best. It is located in the Mayberry Plaza a couple doors down from Puppy Palace.

Their hours are This diner serves breakfast and lunch, both of which are out of this world. For breakfast, they have fluffy pancakes, crunchy toast, and crispy hash browns. For lunch, they offer daily soup, salad, and sandwich combo specials. It has been around for a long time and continues to have popularity from everyone. My favorite breakfast option comes with eggs, bacon, toast, hash browns, and pancakes. A good lunch option is the fried chicken wrap, which comes with lettuce, cheese, fried chicken, and honey mustard with a side of fries. Mayberry Diner is a cute place to eat with family or an easy place to go eat with friends. The pricing is pretty low and the service is nice.

RATING: 4 FORKS

Fork:Yuck! Even if you’re starving, don’t eat there!

Forks: Eh! If you’re desperate, the food here could sustain you.

Forks: Mmmm!

Now we’re talking good eats, pull up a chair.

Forks:Yummmy!

You gotta try this, and this and this and some of this!

Forks: OMG! There are no words . . .

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR TOWN: Levy statistics and how it affects us.

By Kailee McAfee and Casey Wittman

Many Sylvania citizens, including Northview seniors that can now vote, are unsure of what the upcoming levy entails. Here are some note worthy facts about what will happen if it passes and what will happen is does not.

• Voting will be held in May for the primary election ballot.

• It is a $3.8 million operating levy.

• It will collect $4.9 million a year.

• It will cost an owner of a $100,000 house $133 a year.

• The levy being passed will help with the presentation of online assessments, new technology, safety training and an overall production of a stable district • If it doesn’t pass, state funding is predicted to decrease by $4 million from 2010 to 2016.

• If it is not passed, it will also create a $1.4 million deficit *Information from ToledoBlade.com and OurTownSylvania.com

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Life tips for the clueless & scared It’s a big, scary world out there and we are all quickly approaching the dreaded a-word: adulthood. Take deep breaths and put your head between your knees, because we have compiled a page of need-to-know tips and tricks for all things grown-up. With our help and a bit of luck, you just might make it on your own. ~Maggie Figliomeni, Lauren Lewis & Kaelynn Knestrick

FIRST AID KIT

Everyone should have a first aid kit, and it’s not a bad idea to have two--one for your house and one for your car. Here’s a basic overview of the supplies in a typical kit and what they are used for if (knock on wood) you ever need it.

Band aids Neosporin, sterile pads and rubbing alcohol- help clean and protect cuts from becoming infected Butterfly bandages- for bigger deeper cuts Gauze- to wrap injuries Scissors- to cut gauze or material that is in the way of injury Tweezers- to help clean cuts Aspirin- to take for pain

COOKING TIPS You are more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife, always keep them sharpened

Cut things the same size so they cook evenly

Rue is a thickener of equal parts flour and fat (butter)

Add oil and salt to boiling water for pasta: Oil prevents clumps and Salt seasons the pasta and causes a higher temperature so it cooks faster

Grocery

Store brands are usually the same in quality, but are less costly.

Go to the grocery store an hour before it closes for baked goods, they often mark down their prices to half off to get rid of items.

Always pick from the back of the shelf to get products with a later expiration date.

Avoid buying fruits and vegetables that aren’t in season and buy produce during the week.

Head to the dollar store for your nonperishable items like canned goods or ramen noodles, grocery stores often sell to them to restock.

An app called Coupon Sherpa puts coupons in one place where you can pull up the coupon and the cashier will scan it from your phone.

Try buying cheese in the bricks instead of shredded, you can save around $2 to $3 a pound.

Don’t shop hungry, the hungrier you are, the more you buy.

Retail

Stores often have the biggest sales when things are close to being out of season (like winter coats in February or shorts in August).

Shoes are usually on sale close to when it’s time to go back to school, in August and September.

Holiday weekends, like Memorial Day weekend, are a good time because stores have sales knowing people have more time to shop.

Customer service is often located at the back of stores so people notice new items on the way and buy new items in place of the ones returned.

Store cards are great to have for discounts, but it is important to pay them off on time or your finance charges will outweigh the savings.

The best time to buy electronics is around Christmas time, because stores are trying to get customers to come into their buildings.

Cheaper brands are often on the lower shelves.

Look for coupons in the newspaper on Wednesdays and Sundays. Stores also have apps that will give you coupons if you sign up for them.

Make a list and stick to the list.

Sources: www.lifehacker.com, Real Simple

CHECKS AND BALANCES

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Season every part of the meal, because you can’t season as well once it is cooked

Butter has a better flavor while oil has a higher burning temperature so use both for the best results

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Make sure that the written out dollar amount is correct, because that is what the bank will follow.

Also, draw a line after writing who the check goes to and the dollar amount so people cannot add more money or change the recipient. When you receive a check, cash in the check to the bank within six months; most banks won’t accept it after.

LAUNDRY FOR BEGINNERS

Notes

Delicates, some cotton clothes & sweaters should NOT go in the dryer--they will shrink or fall apart If you have less laundry or time (ahem, college students), just separate lights from darks & do both loads on cold

WHITEST WHITES All-white clothes can be done together when there are enough for a full load. Add a bit of bleach in addition to normal detergent and wash them with hot water to keep them white as snow.

COLD WATER WHITES White clothes that have small amounts of color can be washed with a non-chlorine bleach and should be washed with cold water to keep the color from bleeding and being picked up by the white fabric.

Don’t forget the delicates:

NEUTRALS Light colored, pastel clothing like light grays, blues and browns go together and are considered neutrals.

They should be washed with warm or cold water using a normal detergent.

BOLDS Made up of bright colored fabrics, bolds should always be washed with cold water.

Use a color bleach like Clorox2 Stain Remover and Color Booster Liquid to help prevent colors from getting dull.

DARKS Darks are exactly what they sound like: dark.

Black, navy blue, and dark gray all go in a load together. Darks have to be washed on cold because they too get dull and lose dye from the wash.

Bras, underwear and some sweaters are considered delicates and need to be washed with care. They can be put in the washer if the machine is set to hand wash. However, some machines don’t have this function which means your delicates should never go in. Always, always check the tag for more specific instructions.

ALWAYS read the tag: it will tell you the best route to keep the clothing in the best condition (for example: by dry cleaning) For help deciphering tag symbols use a resource like www.textileaffair.com/lguide Use your judgment: when in doubt, wash with cold water and hang it up to dry

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Choirs have a New Students perform at York state of mind

by Melanie Siedlecki After a year of fundraising, preparation, and waiting, Northview’s A Cappella and Symphonic Choir, along with many of Northview’s theatre students, went to New York City over spring break. With only two buses, 112 students and chaperones, they traveled all night on March 31 to arrive in the city early the next morning. With choral director Jeremy Davis having worked previously in the city on Broadway, the travelers had amazing opportunities presented to them that most people would not have. While touring the big city, they visited many famous landmarks and attractions including Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, and the National September 11th Memorial.

“Radio City Music Hall was my favorite attraction because we got to meet a Rockette and stood in really cool rooms that many famous people have been in,” said sophomore Bridgette Froelich.

Mr. Davis also had the choirs meet with the Broadway stars of the show Pippin, Sabrina Harper and Billy Tighe, for an exclusive Broadway Workshop.

The students were taught some of the choreography and singing to the song “Magic to Do” from the production. It was an incredible experience for the students to OSINSKI learn tips and techniques from professionals in such an intense career field.

One of the highlights of the trip for the choir members was performing their district contest pieces at the world’s largest cathedral, St. John the Divine, which has been said to be so large that the Statue of Liberty could fit inside it. The choir members stood on the steps at the front foyer of the chapel and sang to a surprisingly large audience. With an incredible echoing applause, the choirs ended their performance by having a group picture taken on the outside steps of the cathedral.

Along with all the exciting tourists attractions, the group had

the incredible opportunity to see two Broadway shows, Newsies and Pippin. Pippin is not an ordinary production as while most shows have a grand finale as the ending, this show leaves you with your own mind as the way to interpret the overall message and outcome.

“Pippin was the most amazing show I’ve ever seen.

As a costumer in theatre, seeing the quick changes with the costumes all on stage was amazing. The whole show was incredible because there was always something to watch, there was never a dull moment,” said junior Victoria Massey.

Newsies is a more traditional show that has a very basic structure, but is performed with an inexplicably phenomenal cast full of extraordinary dance numbers and music.

“Newsies was incredible because who doesn’t love men that can sing, dance, and act?

Every single boy on stage was a triple threat and was amazing to watch because you don’t see something like that everyday.

They were all hard core triple threats, which is what everyone wants to be,” said junior Emily Hoffman.

Everyday was an adventure for not only the students, but also to many of the adults. Mr. Davis was excited to have been going back to a wonderful city he once called home.

“I’ve had many conversations with my students about New York City, like living there and all the life that the city offers, so it was really neat to be able to expose them all to it including using the connections I had to have the students meet the actors for talk backs and such. Showing everyone the different parts of the city that I personally enjoyed was amazing, and my favorite part was the September 11th memorial. It was unfinished the last time I was there so it was really great to be able to see it now and really experience it,” said director Jeremy Davis.

Our school, our stage, Our Town Nazihah Bhatti Staff Writer

The cast and crew of Our Town were busy preparing for opening night.

Despite 14 calamity days, a director with pneumonia and shortened rehearsal times the week before production, the show went on.

The cast and crew rehearsed Monday through Thursday and worked hard to make up for the lost time due to snow

days. Actors went in from three through eight and the tech crew stayed a couple hours extra, according to tech crew member sophomore Marissa Brown.

Stage Manager junior Noah Froelich narrates the play, which chronicles the lives of two families, the Gibbs and the Webbs. These families live in the city of Grovers Corner, according to sophomore Matthew Nolan.

The two main characters, George Gibbs, played by Nolan and Emily Webb, played by junior Maddie Hadeed fall in

love.

“My character, George Gibbs, falls in love with Emily Webb, and the play revolves around their lives and families,” Nolan said.

After returning from spring break, the crew began costume rehearsals in full costumes, with makeup and all props.

The crew worked on painting sets and finalizing details the week before production.

The play ran through April 10-13 in the Northview Performing Arts Center.

feature musician: Morgan Vince

The vivacious Vince’s voice will entrance you with its vivid sweetness.

Morgan Vince is a junior and performs in the A Cappella Choir and Harmony Road Show at Northview. She sings alto and occasionally soprano in these two groups. Vince competed in the OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest her sophomore year and planned to compete this year until the cancellation. She has always loved to share her voice and plans to continue her music education in the future.

~Claire Goecke

How long have you been singing seriously?

I’ve been singing my whole high school career, so for three years.

What is your favorite song that you have sung in choir?

We are working on performing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ right now, and that’s really fun.

Who is your favorite vocal artist?

Idina Menzel is my favorite because her voice is beautiful.

If you were a High School Musical character, who would you be?

I would definitely be Sharpay because “I want it all!”

Do any of your plans for the future involve music?

Yes, I plan to major in music education with a special in voice.

Bus. Expo Claire Weber Staff Writer

Harmony Road Show and the Northview Flute Choir stole the spotlight at the Business Expo, a convention that advertised different businesses, at Tam-o-shanter on March 22. Both groups performed on a stage in the back of the Expo as people walked around the different booths that advertised local businesses.

A week prior to the Business Expo, Harmony Road Show rehearsed and perfected several songs including As Long As You Love Me/Wide Awake, Flower of Beauty, gospel arrangement of This Little Light of Mine, Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel), Run to You, and an arrangement of Wake Me Up/Pompii, by former member junior Garret Weddington, according to sophomore Hannah Watt.

During the week of rehearsals, Harmony Road Show practiced by singing each song over and over again. The songs continued to be critiqued until the pitch, notes, and chords were perfected, according to junior Danny Hall.

Before Harmony Road Show’s performance, there were technical difficulties with the sound equipment. The beat boxer’s microphone didn’t work which messed up one of the songs. However, despite the unexpected problems, the choir did really well and met to the expectations that were set, according to Hall and Watt.

“They performed very well as always and I was pleased with the audience’s participation,” Choir Director Jeremy Davis said.

Considering the songs weren’t being judged, the students felt less pressure while performing. Overall, Harmony Road Show was happy with their performance and are looking forward to performing in future events, according to Watt.

“I couldn’t be happier with the performance that we gave under the circumstances we were dealt with and I’m proud to be with the group of people I performed with,” Hall said.

Meanwhile, the NV Flute Choir performed many pieces of music including Yankee Doodle, Scenes from the West, and several more. The flute choir was practicing a few months ahead of time at Epworth Methodist Church prior to the Business Expo. However, due to the snow days, they didn’t get as much rehearsals as they were hoping for. Despite the unexpected snow days, the Flute Choir rehearsed as much as they could to prepare for their performance at the Expo, according to sophomore flute member Gina Murphy.

During the Business Expo, the Flute Choir performed really well and did better than expected, according to senior Megan Standiford.

“I expected our performance to be okay, however we managed to pull it off,” Standiford said.

The experience has taught the Flute Choir the importance of rehearsal, especially due to a lack of rehearsals and attendance. The flute members are excited to rehearse for future concerts along with improving rehearsals and attendance, according to Murphy.

“Overall, the performance went really well despite the lack of time to practice and people we lost,” Murphy said.

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Baseball travels to FLA for tourney, goes 2 - 2

Bick throws no hitter in final game during spring break tournament Allie Hartnett Staff Writer

For some, the road to success is only a 14 hour drive.

The baseball team traveled to Destin, Florida for spring break where they competed in a series of games against schools from all over the country. The tournament was held at Chocotaw High School. The first game took place on March 31 against Russellville High School from Kentucky. In the seventh inning, the team brought the deficit to one run, but they came up short with a score of 2-3.

“We started off slow but really started to hit the ball towards the end of the game,” junior Preston Due said.

The second game took place on April 1 against Jefferstown Kentucky. In the beginning of the last inning, down 1-5, they stormed back to tie the game. They couldn’t finish the job as the Cats fell into a close battle, losing 5-6.

Without stopping, the team moved on to the third game on April 1 against Atherton Kentucky. With the bases loaded, sophomore Corbin Paxton stepped up to bat and was hit by a pitch allowing his teammate on third base to run home.

Paxton successfully led the team with a win, 4-3.

The final game was played on April 3 against Madisonville Kentucky. The boys claimed the win with a final score of 7-0.

Senior Trenton Bick threw a no hitter and set the school record for 15 strikeouts.

“It felt amazing (to pitch a no hitter). It was an unreal feeling that I haven’t really felt after a game before,” Bick said.

The team will travel to Anthony Wayne on April 16 where they will take on the Generals.

NORTHVIEW BOYS LINE up at Choctaw High School after playing their last game on spring break. Bick, on the far right next to assistant Coach Tullis, threw a no hitter game against Madisonville and led the team with a win, 7-0. “It felt amazing (to pitch a no hitter). It was an unreal feeling that I haven’t really felt after a game before,” Bick said. Also adding to his success in the final game, Bick set the record for 15 strikeouts against his opponents. The team ended the tournament after going 2-2.

Boys’, Girls’ Lacrosse starts off with 1-1 season Andrew Headman Staff Writer

Boys and Girls lacrosse teams shoot their way to a 1-1 season.

The Boys` Lacrosse team has played three games so far this season. The first game against Perrysburg was cancelled due to the weather.

Next, they faced Central Catholic at Central.

The Cats came out victorious 5-3.

“We played really well but we missed many opportunities to finish goals,” Coach Charles Bott said.

Next, they played Saint Edwards in Cleveland and the Cats lost 2-12, with goals scored by sophomore Chase Baker and junior Tanner Jaramillo.

“They played more physically than we played and we did not play with the stick skills that we are capable of, “Coach Bott said.

“This year will be the best NV lacrosse team since we have started. We have a lot of young

talent and new players who will really make continue to get better every day and work on an impact on this season. Our schedule is also our physical nature in order to be successful the very competitive so we will have to see what our rest of the season,” Coach Bott said.

The Girls Lacrosse team has played two group of guys can do,” senior Trey Vorderburg games thus far. They played in the Cleveland said.

The boys team have three new varsity area at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on their brand new turf starters on defense field, which was a nice sophomore Matt introduction for the Nowak and players since they had Sophomore Jake I think we will be a very even been able Alzapedi senior strong team this year; we just not to have an outdoor Dominik Konik and they understand what need to work on communica- practice up to that point. is expected of them as tion out in the field.

“We have some the games progress, -Hollis Martinez, really great players on according to coach both junior varsity and Bott junior varsity, we all work The Cat’s next real well together. I game is April 16th at think we will be a very strong team this year; we Bowling Green “I feel like we are right were we need to be. I just need to work on our communication out on am always curious how a team will respond after the field, ''junior Hollis Martinez said.

In the team’s first game, they lost 7-8 in spring break. The team has improved the most on overall understand of the game. We need to overtime against Cardinal Mooney and then

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they played another game immediately after against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and won 7-6.

“We have worked hard to improve stick skills and game play but also to work as a team. It was evident during the first games that their has been so much improvement on the girls’ parts since we started practices in February. We have a nice mix of some returning players with good skills and game knowledge along with some new players with a lot of athleticism,” coach Marci Pavain said.

“Put that together with great attitudes from the players who are here and we’re looking forward to a successful inaugural season. I was really pleased with the spirit and play from the girls during those first games. In that we had not yet even been outside on a field for practice and had so many new girls and last minute changes they showed a lot of composure and guts. They were excited and ready to play and did a great job” coach Pavain said.

The girls’ next game is April 15 at Timberstone against Tecumseh High School.

Softball continues practice, Boys’ Tennis takes a swing into new season moving into scrimmages Kendall McCoy Staff Writer

The Boys’ Tennis team is serving up the competition in their new season this spring.

To start was the annual sucker sale that they have every year to raise money for their program. Every player has a bag of 30 suckers that they are required to sell. According to junior co-captain Ben Forrester, the money they raise this year went towards new long sleeve shirts for the players.

Practices have been in full swing for them and their season matches have now begun.

Their first match was supposed to be on April 7 at home against Archbold, but due to weather conditions, it was post-poned to a later date. The team’s next match was April 9 at home against Maumee Valley.

Before each match it is decided which players will be competing in a particular event.

However, this is not set in stone for each match.

For the Maumee Valley match, the first double for the varsity squad was Forrester and junior co-captain Mark Lewandowski. The second doubles was junior Lucas Sturt and senior Josh Liebes-McClellan. The first singles was junior CJ Horvath, followed junior Noah Turner, and then junior Ryan Leslie.

The team also held their annual invitational called the Northview Doubles Invitational on April 12. The event started at 1pm.

With the beginning of the season underway, the team is looking forward to improve and grow.

“I am excited for the season to start because it is always really fun. We have worked hard so hopefully our work pays off and we have a good season,” Forrester said.

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Allie Hartnett Staff Writer

Spring is here and so is Softball season.

Tryouts for the season were held on February 24 in the main gym. This year’s team, which consists of 12 girls, immediately began practices and preparation for the upcoming season. Due to the snow covering the fields, the practices were held in the auxiliary gym. At the practices, the girls train by hitting in the batting cages, participating in field drills, and practicing their throwing.

To stay in shape, the team completed Insanity workouts and practiced their sprints, according to senior Maddie Garrow.

“The practices have been going great for the team. Our team has bonded really well and it helps us have fun at practice but still work hard and stay focused,” Garrow said.

This season the team’s goals are to beat their rival, Southview, two times, compete for the

league championship, and advance in the state tournament, according to Coach Todd Omey.

“To beat Southview, it’s going to be a team effort. We need to all be focused and play the way we all know we can,” junior Kelsi Omey said.

The girls held a fundraiser selling t-shirts that say “I love NV Softball” to raise money for spirit wear and equipment for next year.

“I think this fundraiser is very useful. We get money out of it that we can use for new equipment and it’s really awesome to see people around or outside of school wearing one of the t-shirts,” senior Cassidy Ghesquiere said.

The team began their season with scrimmages against Bryan, Lacota, and Lake High Schools. The girls successfully defeated all three teams, starting their season off strong. After defeating Bryan 2-1, the girls faced Lacota and won 8-1. Finally, the team faced Lake and yet again, won 7-2. On April 8, the team took on the Whitmer Panthers in their first league game and defeated them, 11-10. The girls’ will take on Rossford tonight.

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Track team prepares for upcoming season FRESHMAN KAYLA MCCLEAN LINES up at the start in practice on April 8 at Timberstone Junior High. The team has been hard at work in preparation for the track season. The team has been working on short sprints and circuit training in the weight room to work on arms, legs, and core. “We run a lot of laps around the track to help build our stamina and we also work on our starts off the block,” senior Collin Reeves said. The team attended the UT Rocket Invite at the University of Toledo.

Emma Crandall Staff Writer

Track season is now in full swing. The NV Track team began their season with an inner squad meet at Timberstone Junior High on March 27.

An inner squad meet is one in which a team competes against one another on the same team.

“The inner squad meet was a lot of fun but really cold. We all just had fun and it made us closer as a team. The meet was held to help determine what events we would compete in for future meets,” freshman Maddie Moore said.

Although the bigger meets are not until later in the season, the team is practicing just the same to prepare for the regular season meets.

They practice every day after school working on short sprints and circuit training in the weight room to work on arms, legs, and core.They also work on drills to help their form, according to sophomore Kathleen Duwve.

“We run a lot of laps around the track to help build our stamina and we also work on our starts off the block,” senior Collin Reeves said.

The team also worked out in the preseason doing sprints around the school and additional workout, according to Reeves.

“In practices, leading up to big meets, we will have ‘pre-race day’ which includes going for

ALBERT a shorter run, lots of stretching, and some strides to make sure that our legs will be ready. Some team goals we have this year are to improve at every meet and perform our best when it comes to championship races including Districts and

Regionals. The meets before hand are helpful in getting some experience and getting used to racing. We also would like to place well as a team at the league meet,” junior Mallory Small said.

The team attended the UT Rocket Invite held at the University of Toledo on April 12.

Teams attended from all around the Northwest Ohio area.

The next meet is today at Perrysburg.

Athletes recognized at winter sports banquet Mackenzie Elrod

NLL All Academic

Staff Writer

Blood, sweat and tears. The winter sports athletes’ hard work paid off this season with honors and accomplishments.

The teams competed in the Northern Lake Leagues where the coaches vote for different athletes to finish on first, second and third team within the league.

Hockey is not a part of the NLL. Instead, they receive their honors through the Northern Hockey Conference.

Another honor is athlete of the week which chosen by the coach. The athlete is featured on plaques around Sylvania in places such as Sautter’s and Charlie’s Ice Cream and Edibles.

NV athletes work hard on and off the field.

In addition to training, they also hit the books and keep up their grades. Seniors who have maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher are honored with NLL All Academic.

Boys Basketball Adam Downing Josh Liebes-McClellan Collin Reeves Jordan Rose John Wendt Cheer Team Emily Giovannucci Emma Hawley Alanna Henderson Jordyn Martinex Kailee McAfree Carolynn McCartney Andie McCready Emmi Peterson Ashley Sabin Tori Schafer McKenzie Watt

Dance Caroline Fleck Maddie Rutter Jessica Stark

NHC 1st Team Cody Estrel- Hockey Bailey Breitigam- Hockey NLL 2nd Team Aerin West- Boys’ Basketball Kendall Jessing- Girls’ Basketball Cam O’Brien-Dive Jack Sanderson- Swim Zac Frame- Swim Evan Sample- Swim TJ Castor- Swim

Hockey Bailey Breitigam Cody Estrel Colton Lulfs Sulaiman Mustapha Swimming/Diving Evan Sample Raghad Hassabelnaby Meredith Reynolds Jayleigh Teal NLL 1st team Maddie Cole- Girls’ Basketball Kendall McCoy- Girls’ Basketball Katelyn McKown- Gymnastics Kaitlyn Dieringer- Dive

NLL 3rd Team Adam Downing- Boys’ Basketball Maddie Fries- Girls’ Basketball Jack Sanderson- Swim Zack Frame- Swim Evan Sample- Swim Grant Schwartz- Swim Meredith Reynolds- Swim Mickaela Muir- Swim

Lydia Delmonica- Swim Ashley Houtikier- Swim Nick Adams- Wrestling Trevor Hartbarger- Wrestling Jessup Pawelczyk- Wrestling NHC H.M. Team Kooper Carter- Hockey David Marsh- Hockey Ian Clement- Hockey Zack Galecki- Hockey Athlete of the Week Adam Downing- Boys’ Basketball Cody Estrel- Hockey Katelyn McKown- Gymnastics David Marsh- Hockey Hockey Team- Hockey Meredith Reynolds- Swim Evan Sample- Swim

Homeroom bracket challenge ends madness

Freshman class brings home winning class Olympic points Jordan Rose

Sports Editor

A notable entry that should be mentioned March Madness has finally come to an end, is our very own Principal, Steve Swaggerty, who came in 48th place. He believes that his bracket and certainly along with everybody’s brackets.

Yet again, there were no perfect brackets took a dramatic downfall when the Creighton this year on ESPN’s Tournament Challenge; but Blue Jays were dismantled by Baylor University, there was an addition to the challenge this year 85-55. Mr. Swaggerty had Creighton in his Final Four, along with Michigan that has not happened State University, the before. Senior Davidson University of Florida, Baker helped create I am glad my love for and the University of the Northview Bracket college basketball has Louisville, leaving him Challenge. He created Florida as his only correct the group that was been shared with the Final Four selection. open to any Northview student body. We had “This year’s student or staff member tournament was rigged.

63 entries this year and could join. The new I think McBuckets [Doug tradition is set for a I hope it increases.

McDermott] took money Homeroom Challenge, -Davidson Baker, senior to submarine my bracket,” and whoever wins the Mr. Swaggerty said. bracket challenge by This year’s NCAA champions were the scoring the most points wins their homeroom a pizza party and points contributed to Class University of Connecticut Huskies, as they defeated the University of Kentucky Wildcats Olympics.

“I am excited for the future tradition that I 60-54. According to Yahoo! Sports and ESPN, have helped install here at Northview. I am glad only 0.2 percent of people who filled out a my love for college basketball has been shared bracket on either website had Connecticut with the student body,” Baker said. “We had 63 winning the National Championship, as nobody entries this year and I hope it increases as the from the Northview Homeroom challenge had faith in the Huskies either. years go by.”

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Do you know a deserving teacher, administrator, support personnel or volunteer in the Sylvania Schools?

Please consider nominating that individual as an Educator of the Year for 2014.

Nominations are available in the main office or the Sylvania Schools website.

All nominations are due by May 5, 2014.

Send them to the Communications Office, 4747 N. Holland Sylvania Road.

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Hockey celebrates end of legendary season

Cats recognized at Blue Jackets game, community holds parade Jarred Wulf

Staff Writer

There’s more to winning a State Hockey Championship than just being handed a trophy, or so the hockey team discovered over the past few weeks.

On March 21 the team traveled to the Columbus Blue Jackets game against the New York Rangers, where they were recognized during the second intermission. The Blue Jackets’ announcer had the Northview and St. Ignatius teams stand up, while standing highlights of their State Championship, and record-breaking, game were shown on the jumbo-tron.

When that was over, a picture of the team was shown and they received a standing ovation from a sold out crowd of 18,500 people.

At the end of the game a historic picture was taken of the two teams holding up both of their trophies next to each other.

March 22 the hockey team made an appearance at the Toledo Walleye game against the Gwinnet Gladiators. The team was then recognized in the beginning of the game with the ceremonial puck drop. Two pucks wee dropped, one by the team and the other by Hillview third grader Xavier Dee. Once again the team received a standing ovation.

March 23 NV held a parade of all the state qualifiers. First the team took a picture with the trophy on I thought it was really a Sylvania special that the comfire truck.

They rode in missioner came to the new trucks, assembly to give us our while the coaches rode medals and trophy. in sports cars -Reed Kross, sophoon loan from Dave White more Chevrolet.

The post parade rally was held inside the gym. Athletic Director Chris Irwin gave an introductory speech about the hockey team. They were introduced and seated, and then the town crier read the “ Hockey Doctrine” which was given to the coach. It states that the day was dedicated to the hockey team and made it “Northview Hockey Day” on all the records set and achieved by the team. Principal Steve Swaggerty came up to the stand with a PowerPoint of the national attention and all the big moments of the championship game.

Then retired head coach Jim Cooper gave a speech.

Afterwards the Commissioner, Mr. Irwin, and Coach Cooper handed out the medals to the team. Finally everyone heard the words of Head Coach Mike Jones and seniors Cody Estrel and David Marsh.

“I thought it was really special that the commissioner came to the assembly to give us our medals and trophy,” said sophomore Reed Kross.

The 2014 Frozen Four video was played, and the 2014 State Champs video is now available to watch on YouTube.

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THE HOCKEY TEAM BEGAN the state championship festivities on March 21 where they traveled to Columbus to watch the Blue Jackets play and were honored during an intermission.

NV held a parade for the team as they traveled around Sylvania and had a post parade rally in the gym. Here, the players were honored by the state hockey commissioner with medals and given their trophy.

Photos by Rachel Bules

feature athlete Trenton Bick Baseball There is no greater happiness for a pitcher than throwing a no-hitter.

For senior Trenton Bick, he brought his talents down to Destin, Florida this spring break and did just that. Bick, coming off his first varsity letter season, started his senior campaign strong by throwing a nohitter against Madisonville High School from Kentucky. He also set the school record with 15 strikeouts. Bick has committed to play at Jackson Community College in Michigan next year. His hard throwing arm strength and control makes him a difficult southpaw to solve. ~Jordan Rose

When did you first start playing baseball?

I started playing baseball when I was 4 years old.

Who is your baseball role model?

Definitely Bob Gibson because he always threw hard and was never afraid to attack the batters he faced.

What is your favorite MLB team?

The Pittsburgh Pirates.

How do you get mentally prepared before each game?

Before each game I always listen to music and I will just play catch and do whatever I can to relax myself.

The bases are loaded, there are two outs, you have a full count and you are on the mound. You need to strike the batter out to win the State Championship. What pitch are you throwing?

A 2-seam fastball all day because it keeps batters off-balance. It also moves a lot but I can still throw it fast and it is also the pitch I have the most confidence in.

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