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Have you ever not said or asked something in fear of answering incorrectly or being made fun of? You’re not alone. See page 5 to read one of your peer’s point of view on this topic.

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How is the water quality down the hill?

Gillian Myslinksi Staff Writer

Have you ever wondered how clean the water is from The Ten Mile Creek? On November 2 Seniors Jordan Adams, AJ Bieber, Sydney Chapetta, Bree Fangman, Grant Perry, Emily Kasee, Emma Swanson, Paul Thomas, Erin O’Donnell, Elizabeth Seiler, Nicole Wygant and juniors Julianna Spinks, Maazin Awada, and Madison Williamson attended the TMACOG 29th Annual Student Watershed Watch.

A watershed is an area where precipitation collects and then drains into an outlet like a river.

Wygant and Thomas presented the information; Adams, Chapetta, and Kasee created a visual display while Fangman and Swanson created a 3D model of Ohio’s watershed.

The six to eight minute presentation consisted of the results from different tests that they performed. The Ten Mile Creek water was better off and they found it had less wrong with it.

“Our creek water quality was fair, which is pretty clean,” Wygant said.

The students caught fish and many small organisms like insects from the creek.

They then presented the information to the other schools who collected data from their watershed.

The group won most informative presentation. Students also heard from speakers in the water quality field. The speakers at this year’s event competed and also demonstrated how quickly they can repair water tiles, according to environmental teacher Michelle Bogue.

“My favorite part

BOGUE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENTS attended the TMACOG Student Watershed Watch. Students got the opportunity to talk to people in the water quality career field and ask them any questions they had.

was presenting because to present information it was a new experience to a big group of peoand it was cool to be able ple,” Wygant said. Stu-

dents gained experience in presenting in front of large groups as well as

learning about the watersheds all around our area.

Welcoming eighth graders Local fame Marian Estifan Opinions Editor

The transition from middle school to high school can be a daunting and stressful time. You have to learn a whole new school layout, take on harder class material, and start thinking about what you want to do with the rest of your life.

At the same time, it can be very exciting. To help guide eighth graders through the chaos of it all, Northview hosted their annual Open House on November 1.

The event started in the Performing Arts Center, where Principal Steve Swaggerty and Assistant Principal Gracy Lloyd gave an overview of NV’s academic opportunities, like Advanced Placement and Career Tech classes.

Parents and students then walked around the school and explored the different things that NV has to offer.

In F-hall, the World Language Department passed out foods from their respective cultures,

like quesadillas and tartelettes. The Science Department did a fetal pig dissection, and the cosmetology students cut and curled students’ hair. In addition to these live demonstrations, several departments were there to talk to parents and students about the different classes at NV. In the gym, students could sign up for sports and clubs.

Throughout the school, Harmony Road Show sang “Say Amen”

by Panic! At the Disco, “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen, and “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga. The jazz and string quartets also performed.

Arbor Hills eighth grader Kylie Payne went on a tour. “The school is so huge and there’s so many activities you can

do,” Payne said. “I signed up for cheerleading and I want to do track and volleyball. I’m also thinking about doing yearbook.”

McCord eighth grader Nico Sarantou signed up for clubs in the gym.

“What really stood out to me is how accepting of everybody Northview is.

It’s not just football and sports, there’s so many other things too,” Sarantou said.

NEMIRE EIGHTH GRADERS AND their families pose with Willy the Wildcat to remember their tour of NV. Incoming freshman walked throughout the gym scoping out all the different clubs and activities.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

NEWS Should schools be safer?

Bree Fangman Co-Editor in Chief

On December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, 20 children and six school staff members were fatally shot. Since then, there has been 290 school shootings, according to the nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety.

Thus prompting the issue of school safety being discussed by schools, parents, and students all over the country.

Co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools Alissa Parker came to Southview High School on November 1 to talk about safety in schools. Parker’s eldest daughter, Emily Parker, was one of the 20 children who died in the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Parker recounted the sequence of events that took place on the day of the shooting. First, Parker received a prerecorded message informing her there was an active school shooter in one of the local schools. She assumed the shooting occurred at a high school, but quickly found out it was at Emily’s school.

“Guilt rushed through me immediately,” Parker said, “I saw the problems and didn’t say anything.”

Before the shooting, Parker and her husband visited the elementary school for parentteacher conferences. She thought to herself how easy it would be for somebody to get into the school. To get in, visitors have to buzz in by the front doors which then allows administrators to see the visitors through a camera.

After that, the doors are unlocked and visitors have access to the whole building since the entrance is not connected to the office.

Her fear was that someone could pretend to be a parent or delivering something and they would be able to go through the building.

Parker also observed that the classroom doors were incapable of locking from the inside.

“I dismissed those concerns because I told myself ‘not here’,” Parker said.

Immediately after receiving that phone call, she drove to the school.

Upon arrival, she encountered chaos--cars crowded the streets, the presence of media was manifold, misinformation spread like wildfire, and piles of parents wandered aimlessly in hopes to reunite with their loved ones.

Parker was directed to wait in the fire station as Emily had not been found yet.

In all, the shooting lasted four minutes. It was abruptly ended by the shooter taking his own life after claiming the lives of many others.

After countless hours of waiting, Parker and the other parents of the 24 children still unaccounted for were told that 20 of those children fell victims to the shooting. Parker held hope that her child was one of the four children alive, but in critical condition.

As more time passed, the patience of the parents dwindled.

Finally, Parker asked someone about the condition of their children and the response was, “their time has expired.”

Four of the names on the list of those 24 missing children were duplicates, meaning all of those children had passed away.

This incident shed light on how crucial safety precautions and proactive thinking can be in circumstances such as these.

For example, the school never included substitute teachers, cafeteria workers, custodians, and parents on evacuation and lockdown plans.

That day, there was a substitute teacher in one of the classrooms that were attacked. The substitute teacher was never given a key to lock the door which could’ve prevented the attacker from coming in. Also, there were no first aid kits in the classrooms which could’ve been used for wounds.

The school never had law enforcement or other officials review their safety plans, either.

Among those deceased was Principal Dawn Hochsprung.

The Principal is in charge of communicating and handling these types of situations.

There was no back up plan indicating who was in charge of these issues when the Principal was no longer able to do it. This contributed to the disorganization following the shooting.

The process of reuniting the children with their family was impractical. There was no real process to keep track of children who were safe and accounted for.

Some parents picking up their children took their friend’s children, too, or one parent would pick up their child while the other would have no clue and continue to search for their child at the scene.

Although the school lacked safety procedures and planning, Sandy Hook implemented precautions like designating the firehouse as a location to meet at when an evacuation occurs.

The school had an evacuation drill a week before the shooting, which proved effective as many of the children remembered to go to the firehouse after they fled from the shooting.

“They [children] know what they're supposed to do if they are taught,” Parker said.

Sandy Hook tried to be proactive, but the drills did not effectively prepare the school for this situation.

“We prepared enough that

made us feel safe enough to send our kids,” Parker said, “We were banking on this insurance policy that it was never going to happen here.”

Overall, Parker says the one piece of information she wants everyone to understand through her presentation is that effective communication saves lives.

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NEWS 3 Finance 101 educates seniors NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Zoey Napierala Features Editor

Max Kelso News Editor What better way to end Thanksgiving break than cracking open a book or news page and reading about weird and wonderful events in our world! So now the maX-Files will satiate your hunger for the unknown by delving into more mysterious stories.

From an odd use of Grandpa’s ashes to a fascinating find off the coast of New Zealand. Then we will journey to China where artificial intelligence is taking the first step into the public eye, then across continents to Greenland where a Paris sized crater has been found, the last remnant of the impact of an ancient asteroid.

Often times death is an ending and seems finite.

You're buried or cremated and then left to rest. But one student at Da Vinci Charter Academy, a public charter high school in Davis, California decided her Grandfather’s ashes were not quite done on this earth.

The student brought sugar cookies in on October 4, and many who ate them even knew beforehand something was off. She stated her secret ingredient was ashes which came from the urn her grandfather’s remains were in. Students who didn’t realize noticed gray specks and a slightly gritty texture to each cookie.

Local police have not yet pressed charges but are looking at items such as the improper use of human remains. Also the identity of the girl and her family has been kept quiet for the sake of her parents and the student herself. But let’s move on from stomach-churning cookies to something hailing from the depths.

Imagine you’re diving into the crystal blue water off the west coast of New Zealand, until suddenly a 26foot long pink mass drifts into view. That's what divers made contact with on October 25; a ‘Feather Boa of the sea’ is a pink mass of creatures called Tunicates that live in colonies which in turn form the Pyrosomes.

This Pyrosome is one of the largest members of the Pyrosoma spinosum. Pyrosomes have been exploding in population in regions outside of their native tropic areas. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in the summer of 2017, five minutes of towing a net off the coast of Oregon turned up a whopping 60,000 pyrosomes.

Let’s move on from ocean life to man-made life.

Specifically where China's Xinhua News Agency has credited the accomplishment as "world's first artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor."

The new technology was unveiled at the World Internet Conference in China's Zhejiang province. What they revealed was a carbon copy of a current news anchor, Zhang Zhao. This may show a movement to automating broadcast systems as a financial and more lucrative system. The only question is, will this become the new norm in news? Only time will tell From AI to space objects dropping from the sky.

Many look to geological sources for answers to the earth’s past, and Greenland is a great source for that.

Below Greenland's ice, a giant crater nearly 20 miles (31 kilometers) wide has been discovered using newly developed sonar technology.

The crater is twice the size of Paris and is also one of the most recent impacts, according to geological sampling.

Scientists in Greenland do hope that this will reveal more about the tumultuos and impactful history of asteroids and our beloved earth.

The game of life can be broken down by chance.

How many kids will you have? Where will you live?

What job will you or your spouse have? All of these are common questions asked by someone entering the ‘real world’ after high school.

On November 12 the seniors were taken out of their classes for a two period block to participate in Finance 101. The goal of the event being to have a positive balance in your checking book after a month’s worth of expense that ranged from car and house payments to events of chance like a wedding or a car accident.

In the beginning, the seniors were sent to the main gym and were given a book with a paper that told them their occupation and how much they made, if they had a spouse and how much they made, household taxes, student loan payment, and credit card debt.

The students were then released to the AUX gym where they went to a table set up where they began the Game of Life.

During the game, the students went around to different tables where expenses were decided like how much daycare was for your kids or how much you

BROTHAG SENIOR SARAH CARSON fills out her personal budget sheet as she navigates the Game of Life, also known as, Finance 101.

spent a month on groceries.

Many of the tables had options for the students to choose from, for example, you could pick what kind of car you wanted that would best support the family you had. “I really liked the ability to choose how expensive your activities were,” senior Jessica Degen said.

The game also had tables for chance were the students would spin a wheel that would decide a random expense or earning.

The students were responsible for keeping a running balance of their withdraws

and deposits throughout the game as they tried to have a positive balance at the end of the month.

“Being educated on financial matters is something that is very important and often not taught in schools. I think Finance 101 was very beneficial to all students involved,” senior Colton Powaski said.

The game also focused on the aspect of paying yourself first, which can be beneficial to those who have a lot of bills on their plate. One of the first expenses during the game was

that 10% of your income was transferred to a savings account every month.

After you pay yourself first you are then able to create a small cushion to support yourself, no matter the amount of money you owe.

“It was enjoyable because I still had enough money for shoes,” senior Cameron Boyd said.

Finance 101 also acted as an eye opener of how expensive children are according to Jeremiah Luke and how Hannah Doris wished she had learned more about taxes. At the end of the day, the seniors got to have a sit down conversation with three graduates where they could ask any questions they still had about finances, how to save money, or college.

Students send gratitude to veterans Eve Gross Sports Editor Northview took action to show appreciation for soldiers who currently serve or have served our country during homeroom on November 2 when students wrote letters to current soldiers or veterans.

Principal Steve Swaggerty helped take the lead for the letter activity. “Mr. Swaggerty was the one to come up with this idea,” Homeroom Committee Member Kelsey Liske said.

Each homeroom chose Sylvania Residents who are a certain veteran or some- veterans or currently servone that is serving the ing.

Students were recomcountry. mended B u t it wasn’t “All of the different to start out by just any homerooms had random thanking person different people to them for that the their sermake sure that students vice.

To go wrote to, everyone got on, the it was a letter.” one of students Sylvania’s - Madame Liske started to own. Mr. tell those in active Swaggerty put the word out and service about themselves, received the names of NV what activities or sports and Southview alumni, and they do, what they wanted

to do in the future, and some basic background information.

The students addressed their letters and then they were checked over by the teachers. Then finally the office collected all the letters so they could mail them out.

“I think it’s great that we write to our veterans because it takes a lot of courage to do what they do. Lots of them made a decision at a young age to serve our country and I am extremely grateful for them,” junior Kaitlynn Owens said.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

EDITORIALS Too close for comfort Are we real?

Public displays of affection in the hallways are as common of an occurrence as advertisements before videos or broken fingernails. Each of these situations all have one thing in common - very few people actually enjoy them.

As students travel from class to class, PDA between couples is not an unusual site. In fact, I witness it nearly everyday at my locker. It’s an issue during the day, but an even bigger problem after the last bell rings when the hallways are clogged and couples are pushed up against each other’s lockers. This is a huge waste of space for students trying to get out of school as fast as possible.

Not only does this act of affection clog the hallways and stop traffic, but it’s also gross for those watching, and makes students uncomfortable. After experiencing pack-up delays due to the unnecessary u s e o f

space, I finally decided to email Dean of Students Jonathon Monheim. He promised to take action, and I even witnessed a few confrontations the day following my email, yet the issue still continued.

Sophomore Jordan Slutsky is fully against PDA during school, and would like to see more disciplinary measures taken. “I just don’t want to walk around school seeing people with their tongues down each other’s throats,” she said, “I don’t mind hand-holding and hugging, but I don’t want to see people making out.”

Howe ve r, there is a small group of peo-

ple that aren’t completely against PDA during school. The majority of this group consists of those actually committing the displays of affection, but there are also a few that just don’t mind it.

“It’s not hurting anyone,” said one NV student who preferred to remain anonymous, “Unless you have your tongue down someone’s throat, I’m not going to vomit.” Although PDA isn’t physically harming anyone, it can still become very disturbing to those passing by.

“I guess I would like to see more teachers forming some kind of a punishment,” said Slutsky, who along with many others students, hopes for more changes i n the future.

-Regan Fordham

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Disclaimer: This story is just for fun! These things could very well be true, but this is not based on fact, purely opinion.

Ever feel like the world we are living in is sometimes fake?

Kind of like we are living in a simulation? If you said “yes”, I am right there with you.

Now, I don’t mean that every single thing around us is fake, or even that we are. I mean that maybe life isn’t actually what we make it out to be, and maybe there is there is a completely different world outside of what we know.

There is a show called Under the Dome and in this show a small town is completely cut off from the rest of the world. This shows one possibility of how the alternate universe could be perceived, we just don’t know what’s real.

We, as residents of Sylvania/Toledo, could be living in a world completely closed off from reality. The reason that the whole world is not involved in this and it is just us, is because we make up a random sample of chosen people.

However, there is a possibility that the whole world could be involved in this madness, the entire topic is up for discussion.

My idea is that the government is completely in control of every aspect of our lives. The reality could be that our world is sort of how the world is portrayed in the novel 1984 by George Orwell, completely

Emma’s Dilemma At this point, I have lost count of the unnecessarily blocked websites that I’ve run into while on school grounds.

We’ve all run into this common issue, and usually I would just let it go and continue onto another site, but one incident I recently had pushed me past my limits.

In my AP Environmental Science course, my class was following along with the day’s lesson plans when suddenly a podcast assigned to us on diverting water to The Great Lakes was blocked under Northview’s internet filters.

The podcast was blocked because it was posted on a Michigan radio website. Since our administration chooses to block websites that are deemed as “entertainment”, half of my class was unable to access the podcast and finish the assignment.

The Children’s Internet Protection Act requires that schools and libraries block all material available to children that could be seen as, “obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors.” The “harmful to minors” aspect of this seems to be stretched a little too far in order to include entertainment sites.

I understand that our administration, of course, has our best interest in mind, but the overprotective internet filters are hindering our education more than the sites they are meant to protect us from.

On another note, if they only work half of the time, such as during the problem in my class, what is the point of having them?

What if something that really

should have been blocked from a student’s view slipped through?

One of the arguments for blocking entertainment and social media sites is so students don’t have access to those distractions on the internet while they are supposed to be working in class.

However, the administration is overlooking the fact that social media sites can also offer educational material that NV students are being deprived of.

According to The Atlantic, one student reported using Facebook to help her organize her student academic group and could no longer reach the site because of the restrictions on her school’s internet.

In reference to The Atlantic again, MLA now also has a standard format for citing tweets. If MLA decided that a tweet could hold such valuable information that it could be cited, then why can’t students have access to it?

Twitter pages of journalists, news anchors, authors, businesses and political figures could all be used by students as educational sources. Twitter is also used by student and faculty organizations to connect with the student body such as Student Council, Student Government, and athletics pages.

Since these sites are blocked, student organizations can’t post tweets while at school and students looking for information on things like spirit themes can’t retrieve this information.

In my Business Technology class, we are required to

conduct research on various companies and their products along with contact information. While researching, I had a difficult time reaching relevant company websites that I could use for my assignment.

Another argument is that social media sites contain language too colorful for the eyes of students. In the real world, there are no limitations on swear words like there are in school.

If school is all about teaching minors how to prepare for the real world, we also have to be ready to hear and read things that we might not always want to and it’s better to learn how to deal with these situations earlier rather than later.

I see where the administration is coming from by blocking social media sites for our own good so we don’t get distracted.

However, I personally don’t even think about checking my social media sites while in class because I am busy with school work.

I’ve ignored this issue in the past thinking that I’m probably on the wrong side of the argument, but when I realized that bored students in study hall can play Flappy Golf on their computers meanwhile I’m sometimes denied access to the athletics page of my own school, something isn’t quite right.

If certain students want to waste their time in class on Twitter then fine, but I shouldn’t be deprived of these valid resources and learning opportunities when I want to use them for good because of it.

-Emma Swanson

government run.

The rulers/government watch and control every movement that people do. They have very specific and odd rules for people to follow. Such as watching people through their televisions, like our government does through our computers and money transactions.

Now, you’re probably thinking, “Our world isn’t run like that” and you’re partially right.

However, I believe that we are actually just a portion of the world. The government chose random people to be part of a case study.

They wanted to see how humans would handle having basically no ruling. The volunteers being able to pretty much do whatever they please at any given moment.

This could explain why sometimes people see really weird things happening. Like seeing three suns at the same time, or some people have found gravity to ‘stop’ working. There is a video where a man throws a rock off a very tall building and instead of falling down, it goes straight up.

These occurrences could be explained by the ‘simulation’ not working properly/having a malfunction.

If you are thinking, “Well how about when we travel to different places out of the city?”

Well everything you’re seeing during your flights/drives is made up, they, the government, could be creating images to make it seem like you have actually moved, but in reality you haven’t.

So next time you see a ‘glitch’ in the sim you will know what it is.

-Hailey Brothag

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EDITORIALS 5 Don’t be afraid to speak up in class NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Lindsey Hubay Staff Writer We’ve all been there.

The teacher asks a question, one you may or may not know the answer to, but regardless you look away. I pretend to write nonsense on my paper or I make sure I never engage in eye contact. Look busy, I tell myself, look like you’re still trying to figure the question out even if you’ve already completed it.

I used to get so excited about knowing the answer, and engaging in the class always made it much more fun.

In result, I ended up comprehending the material better. As my years in high school have continued on, my hand goes up less

and less, even when I know the answer.

“Don’t you dare raise your hand unless you are 100 percent positive your answer is correct”, I think to myself. There’s nothing worse than being called on and not having the right answer.

When did this fear of speaking out, of being wrong, start to become who I am as a student?

It’s hard to remember the exact time when I stopped raising my hand, but I am sure of one thing; I didn’t stop speaking out because I didn’t feel like it, or because I didn’t know the answer, but because of the way my fellow classmates respond to any wrong answer.

A kid shares their answer, and immediately an-

other student has something to say about it. One “that’s not right”, or “too bad you’re wrong” can change everything.

One kid who thinks that their rude comments are okay can lead to you never raising that hand in class again. “I’m not trying to be mean, I’m just being honest” they say as if it makes everything okay.

What’s the point in believing your words matter when those around you don’t think they do? As someone who already has a hard time speaking up, the moment my words lose value I shut down.

I start to believe it too, that what I have to say must not be important. It’s easy to feel voiceless in an environment where that’s just what you are - afraid to

speak.

There’s a few reasons as to why discouraging your fellow students isn’t okay.

School is way more enjoyable when your classes are fun, and a big part of that is knowing and respecting your fellow classmates.

Even if you’re not being outright mean, little comments can add up and go a long way for someone without you even noticing.

Everyone likes to be treated nicely, and on the flip side everyone knows what it feels like to not be treated nicely. Sometimes it feels like one bad comment can throw off an entire day.

If I’m being honest, there’s even classes that are ruined because of the environment not feeling comfortable to me. These situations aren’t fun, and it can

is through a large feast.

The topic of favorite food is very controversial. Some of the most common “favorite foods” are mashed potatoes, ham, turkey, and stuffing. According to the results of a poll taken from

the Northview student body, 40.5 percent of people voted for mashed potatoes as their favorite food, 11.1 percent of people preferred ham, 20 percent of students voted for stuffing as their favorite thanksgiv-

ing dish, 12 percent of people labeled turkey as their favorite, and 19.4 percent of students preferred other foods. Personally, honey baked ham is my favorite food because it’s sweet, yet savory.

Tackling turkey day Lydia Ludwig Staff Writer

Thanksgiving is a time to spend with friends and family to celebrate your gratitude towards all you are thankful for. One of the ways people celebrate

even make me feel isolated or too shy, which definitely affects my learning ability.

Through this journey, I’ve learned that finding one good friend in a class that might feel scary or overwhelming can change everything.

I’ve also learned to be unapologetically myself, no matter the glances or looks I get from other people.

School is meant to be a fun and safe learning environment, and I’ve spent too much of my time here worried about what other people think about me and hiding who I really am.

With four years being all I have in high school, I want to have the time of my life, and not fully being myself takes away from this experience. Being original and different is something

to be proud of, no matter what other people might have to say about it.

From someone who is just starting to find her voice through the editorial section of the newspaper, find yours.

Find your voice, wherever it may be, and don’t let anyone take it away from you. Speak up in class, even if it takes all that you have.

Talk to a teacher if you think comments are getting out of hand, it always helps.

But most importantly, be a classmate who encourages those around you to speak up, even if it may not be the right answer. Be a classmate who encourages others to try and be the best student that they can be, because school is a lot more fun when your classmates become your friends.

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“I do not own my own laptop. Also it is more convenient to use the Chromebooks because it is all used through Google which is what all the teachers said to use.”

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Let shootings Things I wish we could be be of the past taught while in school Wisam Khrawesh Staff Writer

It has been over a month since 11 people were massacred in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and still I find it hard to fathom what happened.

It is a seemingly never ending battle we face here in America. A shooting takes place, lives are lost, politicians tweet their condolences, everyone forgets, nothing changes, and the cycle repeats.

When will we, as Americans, learn? When will we understand that even a single life lost is one too many?

“The land of the free,” they say. But this phrase, that is quoted endless times in America is undermined by the fact that to be free is to put yourself in the line of fire.

It is undermined by the fact that anyone who goes against traditional American values, practices a different religion, has different color skin, talks in a different way, has parents born in a different country, or speaks a different language will have a target on their back every single day.

We owe it to these 11 people and the countless others murdered by

hate crimes and by violence in America to open our eyes.

To see the monster who decided to walk into a synagogue, a sanctuary, a holy place of worship for Jewish people on October 27 and end the lives of 11 innocent people as what he is. A terrorist. To call him a man would be unfair to men, to call him a person would be unfair to all humankind.

He is a malevolent monster inspired by the racist, close-minded, ethnocentric society that we all live in today.

Joyce Feinberg (75), Richard Gottfried (65), Rose Mallinger (97), Jerry Rabinowitz (66), Cecil Rosenthal (59), David Rosenthal (54), Bernice Simon (84), Sylvan Simon (86), Daniel Stein (71), Melvin Wax (88), Irving Younger (69), and the countless others whose lives have been unjustly stripped, you are gone but never forgotten.

As the youth of today, we are the future of tomorrow.

We will define how America looks ten years from now, and if we allow it to carry on its current course, we are in deep trouble.

Together though, we can stand for an equal America.

Let us be an America that does not see color, that does not see religion, that does not hear accents, let us truly be “The Land of the Free”.

SUMMERS SENIOR MARIAN ESTIFAN logs into her bank account. She learned about her bank from her parents and has always wished she could have learned these valuable lessons at school.

Abby Summers Opinions Editor You learn many things in school, but I feel like a lot of it is irrelevant and a waste of time. Between math equations I can’t remember, a science class I’m not interested in, and an English class all about old literature, it’s hard to see what I will truly use in the future. High school doesn’t last forever, and when it becomes time to move on, I don't feel like I am prepared to be an adult and live on

my own.

There used to be a class called Seniors How To Survive, I think they should bring it back and make it a required class for students to take.

Instead of pounding numbers in my calculator for pointless math problems, we should be learning how to balance a checkbook. How to write checks and even how to open the checking account in the first place are two very important things to learn.

We spend a lot of time in school, but very little to none learning these crucial aspects of real life.

Simply my parents seen busy paying taxes, their mortgage, car payments, and other bills. These things are very important to their life as adults. I would like to learn more about all of those to be more successful throughout the course of my whole life.

I’m currently writing an essay to apply for colleges and it’s not going well. Starting an essay from scratch shouldn’t give me so much anxiety and I think part of it could be due to not being prepared in school.

I think if we switched from reading old literature to writing about mod-

ern topics, it would help me develop better writing techniques. I also think that spending more time on modern writing topics will prepare me for future things, like job applications or other essays.

The next step that would guide me in the right direction for my future would be talking about college I know college is a scary topic and I don’t think the students and the administration talk about it enough. School should focus more on adulting than learning new formulas, and stuff I will forget about next week.

Should teacher aides be grading all papers?

Emily Thielen Staff Writer

Imagine, you're sitting in your fourth period PreCalc class awaiting your test that you've known about all week, more anxious than ever. You've been studying every night and participating in several tutoring sessions, yet you still just can't comprehend all the information.

After all your hard work and dedication you still fail the test. What's worse than knowing you wasted so much time and effort only to see no results? Everyone knowing about it.

As I get further through my high school career it has become difficult for me to find a class that there's not a student aide in. It’s not student aides that are the problem, I myself student aide for a freshman class for the second year in a row now, and it's one of my favorite periods.

I get lots of homework and studying done while I help the teacher with some basic classroom necessities and I am a great deal of help to subs. Student aides can be very helpful.

However, the amount of trust that teachers are giving their student aides

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when grading their own classmates’ papers is becoming unreal.

Probably up to every other day I can hear one of my friends say to another “Oh, you got this on your test, I graded them last period,” or when someone says, “Wow, I did so bad on this assignment,” and then another student responds with, “Oh I know, I gave you that grade.” I don't think I will ever feel comfortable with these words.

It's hard enough to struggle with school.

Grades without a doubt come much easier for certain students rather than others, but how deep that struggle goes is between

the student and the teacher, not their fellow peers and classmates.

I remember all the way back to eighth grade when my science teacher would put all of our tests on a back table after a unit for us to pick up our graded scores the day after and whoever got there first could see everyone else’s scores. Now this class came very easy for me and I did fairly well on all the tests, but it still bothered me that other people in my class could glance over at my score if they wanted to, why is it any of their business?

I couldn't help but wonder how upset I would be with the passing-back

technique if I were to ever get a bad score on a test, and how this made other students in the class feel.

But then in high school it's only gotten worse.

Letting your students grade other students tests, quizzes, and various assignments causes stress on the students being graded and shows that you don't know what certain topics you’re students can or can’t comprehend.

I understand more than anyone else how long and stressful the job of a teacher can be. I have had my fair share of hearing how hard and underpaid the job is, growing up in a home where my own mother is a

teacher.

From early on I remember helping her grade several assignments, however her students are people I've never met.

Most teachers in our school do take care of this by only having student aides grade papers for classes in a different grade, but some go as far as letting students grade tests from their own class period.

How are teachers supposed to know what their students do and don't know if all they see is the score at the top of the packet to type into their computer? Some even let the student aides type the scores into the computer and never see the

results at all.

As a student, this of course makes me feel uncomfortable at the unstableness and inconsistency of fellow students, but it also makes me feel like that teacher just doesn't care about my grade at all.

It seems as if some teachers only care about giving tests and grades and don't care about their students’ ability to learn and how they are actually doing in their courses.

I have seen the great lengths and extra time some of my teachers put into our school, and I am very thankful for Northview’s wonderful teaching staff, but this is where I draw the line.

To move forward and help students feel more comfortable and cared for in the classroom, teachers need to understand that being graded by friends, enemies, classmates, fellow athletes, and club members, all the way to acquaintances is not okay.

I want my grades to come from my teachers. To simply put it, teachers need to make the time to grade their own papers. I know you can feel overwhelmed, we do too, if we know you’re doing the grading we will understand if it takes time.

FEATURES 7 Board of government rejection letters NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Max Kelso News Editor

it would probably contain wisdom and be enlightening,” No royalty has ever been written too before and especially a response from the queen is an impressive addition to the wall.

Oprah, JK Rowling, Lin Manuel Miranda, Lance Armstrong, and Stephen Colbert are among the most famous to have responded

For the past 14 years, AP Gov teacher Perry Lefevre has had a unique assignment for his senior students. Groups of five are tasked with writing a letter to invite a person of their choosing, whether it be a celebrity, politician, or person of equally high status.

The invitation is to speak at the senior commenceA ment for f e w graduothers ation. includThough ing Lance no one Armhas spoken as a strong, result, this and a year the n u m b e r s t u d e nt s of politigot an incians includteresting ing Al Gore KELSO response. a n d Hillary Clinton Senior have responded as well.

J o s h u a Simmons and his Even Bill Gates, whose asgroup decided to write the Queen sistant oddly enough made two of England. “We wanted to write to the queen because of the nov- typos at least responded to the elty of it. If we did get a response letter, which is more than they

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KELSO TEACHER MR. LEFEVRE next to his board of rejection letters that have been sent from a handful of inspirational people. The most recent letter being from the Queen of England.

ever expected In 2004 John Kerry was the Democratic candidate against George W. Bush. and at Bedford high school a senior invited Kerry to speak at their commencements through a letter. Whether he expected a response at all will not be known, but low and behold he did. John Kerry accepted and in the middle of his campaign he spoke at the commencement. As a result “The closest we’ve ever come

was two times. Once Jamie Farr called my phone and said he would come if his play didn’t go to Broadway. Unfortunately, it did.”

“The other was Neil DeGrasse Tyson, but he wanted money to speak and this was when he wasn’t as famous as he is now, so the school didn’t go with it.”

This project teaches students a variety of lessons, “ First you learn that these are normal people that really only their fame

separates us. Second, you get experience with researching and writing skills through formatting and sending this professional letter. And finally, the team building skills that you have to use to make a decision and how you want to write it really finish this as a wellrounded assignment for me,” Mr. Lefevre said.

“I would love for someone to come up with a new name, but for now the ‘Wall of Rejection’ will stick,” he said.

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Steven’s Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Werner For the third edition of Steven’s Teacher Spotlight, I will be highlighting science teacher Paula Werner. Mrs. Werner is a graduate of the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry. She also has a degree in Curriculum Technology but decided to keep teaching because she loves it so much. “The biggest highlight of my life is to watch you guys (students) go, ‘OMG I’m really good at this’,” Werner said.

-Steven Barry What do you do when you are not at school?: Play with my children, camp, fish, swim, and hangout with my family.

You are stranded on a desert island, what three people are coming with you?: Nicoli, Amelia, and Jay (my family). “If I had to pick somebody else that would not be my family, Harriet Tubman, Madam Curie, and Rosa Parks,” Werner said.

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?: Humanitarianism.

You have a late night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?: I have no clue because I watch cartoons nowadays. And I don’t think I would want to invite Dora the Explorer.

What is one of your hidden talents?: I like to sing and I’m learning to knit.

If you weren’t a teacher, what career would you love to have?: Doctor (pediatrician).

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What would the title of your autobiography be?: Hey Mom, Leave Me Alone.

Little known/fun fact: I have freckles on my eyeballs and I’m a first generation American.

Anything else you want to add: I absolutely adore my family and I love Northview. You guys keep me young and having fun.

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danceGOLD

Football season may be over, but the good times never stop. Northview’s annual danceGOLD fundraiser kept students on their feet from 7p.m. to 1a.m. on November 3.

Students were split up into four teams: Jive, Cha Cha, Twist, and Salsa. Team captains were Ryan Bules, Jive; Meghan Vandenbroek, Twist; Erin O Donnell, Cha Cha; and Sheridan Scott, Salsa. This year’s 400 dancers surpassed last year’s total of about 300.

In order to participate, students were to raise at least $50 in pledges, but some students went above and beyond the minimum requirement. Junior team Jive member Lydia Ludwig pledged a whopping $800 for the cause, making her pledge the largest of the night.

According to Bules, danceGOLD is one of the most fun nights of high school.

“It also supports such an amazing cause that affects so many people in the world and within this community,” Bules said.

The four teams split up into smaller groups and competed in various games such as Jenga, Mario Kart, Uno, Twister, Minute to Win it, Spoons and Just Dance. To get teams working together, they had to compete in a “savage” hunt by completing various random activities. These activities included performing a recognizable song, Jimmy Fallon classroom instruments style, creating a danceGOLD meme, convincing a stranger to vote for you in the midterm elections, and raking a random person’s front yard.

In between games, a hired DJ was set up in the cafeteria for students to sing and dance with their teams along with making chants that would encourage their team members and threaten the competition.

Overall, students raised over $25,000 for the Victory Center collecting about $6000 more than last year. The money that is raised and given to the Victory Center will be used for things like counseling, massages, and other things to help make patients more comfortable.

“It didn’t even matter who won because of the amazing amount of money we are giving to the Victory Center,” Bules said.

Behind the scenes, things seemed to run a lot smoother than previous years, according to Media Specialist Darla Omey.

“There was a lot more organization than last year,” Mrs. Omey said.

All four teams gave their all, but team Jive ultimately pulled ahead and Bules took home the trophy in the end. Placing in second and third was team Cha Cha and Twist, leaving team Salsa in last.

1st place: Team Jive

2nd place: Team Cha Cha

3rd place: Team Twist

4th place Team Salsa Page and story done by Emma Swanson and Jenna Storey All photo credits to Bartlett

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Mamma Mia! takes the stage Orchestra showcases talent locally Steven Barry News Editor

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CAST MEMBERS OF MAMMA MIA! at their final dress rehearsal before opening night. At this rehearsal, parents of those in the cast, crew, and pit orchestra get to come watch their kids rehearse their performance before having sold out audiences.

Josie Umfleet Features Editor

September and October with rehearsal really picking up closer to the show in After months of rig- November. orous rehearsal, the cast, An interesting addition crew, and pit of Northview to this years’ fall musical Theatre’s production of was the use of background Mamma Mia! finally took vocals backstage during the the stage for four perfor- show. In order to get the mances. Directed by Don big ABBA sound of MamWachowiak, Mamma Mia! ma Mia!, a group of about ran November 8-11 in the 15 students spent extra Performing Arts Center time learning and rehearswith three of the four shows ing vocals for all the songs being sellouts. throughout the show.

“It was great to see the Also, this year the pit talents of so many of our orchestra consisted of six students shine through,” students and six profesMr. Wachowiak said. sional musicians using a The cast had been re- wide range of instruments hearsing all their lines, all under the direction of songs, and dance routines Band Director Emily Hage. for the entire months of In order to have the neces-

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sary room on stage during many scenes, the pit orchestra had to be moved backstage to utilize the room on stage where the pit would normally be.

The production would not be possible without all of the students working in the crew. These students work to make sure that all the sound, lighting, props, and costumes in all of their complexity are working as they should. In addition, in order to have the elaborate set on stage many students gave up time on their weekends to help in the construction of all the pieces you see on stage.

“Mamma Mia! was definitely one of the best

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high school experiences I have had yet. The entire show was just so much fun and I got to meet people who are now some of my best friends,” junior Peyton Siegel, who played Sophie, said. In addition to the experience of being a part of such a large production like this, many students made close friendships that made the work and long hours worth while.

Overall, Mamma Mia! was a crowd pleaser. Many NV students and teachers came out to support these students and the NV theatre department. NV theatre looks forward to their next production of Radium Girls in the Spring.

Can you imagine the sights and sounds of the Orchestra concert? The lights and the beautiful music. Imagine yourself sitting in the auditorium of Maumee High School, listening to the sounds of the many orchestras at the Toledo Area String Orchestra Festival.

On October 30, the Northview Concert and Chamber Orchestras participated in the Toledo Area String Orchestra Festival.

Northview Orchestra, along with m a n y o t h e r area high school orchestras showcased their skills and many talented p e r for m ers on Buckeye Community Arts Network.

BCAN is a new program exclusively for Buckeye Broadband customers that represents the artistic expression of Northwest Ohio through education, performance, and exhibition.

Orchestra Director Pamela Theil spent countless hours helping the orchestras prepare for the festival.

The NV Chamber Orchestra performed many pieces including “Allegretto Grazioso” by Antonín Dvorák, “Battalia”

by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, and “Dies Irae” by Mozart.

The NV Concert Orchestra performed “Emperor Waltz” by Johann Strauss, “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini, and “Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade” by Modest Mussorgsky.

For many of the senior orchestra members, this was the beginning of their last year of high school orchestra.

The thought of being almost done with high school and having only a few more orche st r a concerts, is pretty emotional for most s e n i or members.

“It’s weird to think that this is my last year of orchestra, but I’m so proud to have been a part of this amazing group of people,” senior orchestra member Paige Emerson said. The NV Orchestra’s next concert is their annual Winter Concert on December 13. This concert is full of joy and gets everyone in the spirit for the upcoming holidays.

“The winter concert is my all-time favorite concert that the orchestra performs. It really helps me get in the holiday spirit and I love seeing everyone else enjoying the music,” senior orchestra member Mary Mains said.

“It’s weird to think that this is my last year of orchestra, but I’m so proud to have been a part of this amazing group of people.”

- senior orchestra member Paige Emerson

Anastasia Carter Online Editor

Do you plan on continuing playing an instrument after high school?

-“Heck yeah” What is your favorite piece you’ve ever played?

-“Mars because it’s really fun and there’s all kinds of techniques and stuff.”

Who has been your biggest inspiration in music?

“My private teacher, Estelle Dobbins, a soloist that I saw when I was younger, and my grandfather was who inspired me to start playing.”

Other activities?

“I paint, I read, but most of life is music.”

Alexis Van Klingeren

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SPORTS Soccer concludes magical season

Ryan Storey Staff Writer Boys’ Soccer season has come to an end, but the success they accomplished throughout the season didn’t go unnoticed. Heading into the state tournament the team finished ninth in the state rankings with a record of (13-1-3).

On October 18, Clay came into town to play at Cats Stadium for the Cat’s first game of the tournament. Coming into the game the Cats knew they couldn’t

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take the Eagles lightly because they are a solid team that could easily make the Cats uncomfortable with their game.

The Cats came out with a 8-0 win over the Eagles. Sending the Cats off to play in the District Semi-Final in the next round.

Heading into the District Semi-Final, the Cats were setup to take on the Springfield Blue Devils.

The Cats struggled to find ways to put the ball

in the back of the net like they did the first time they played, only able to score three. The Cats won by a score of 3-1, advancing them to the District Final for the third straight year.

On October 27 the Cats were lined up to take on Anthony Wayne, The Generals were determined to upset the Cats as AW scored first about 20 minutes into the first half. The score would remain the same

going into halftime. The Cats would add one back to tie the game on a free kick from senior Ruben Gonzalez, the second goal, and the game winner, came with under 10 minutes left in the game off of a ball served into the box that found senior captain Spencer Montz’s foot who put it in the back of the net.

This marks the third District title in a row for the Boys’ Soccer team.

The Cats advanced to

the Regional Semi-Final on October 31 to take on St. Francis. The Knights made it tough for the Cats to find their groove.

St. Francis struck first about 20 minutes into the game, the Cats turned the game around scoring two quick goals before the half. Heading into the second half, St. Francis tied the game up early in the second half, but the Cats would get the final goal to send them back to the Region-

al Final for the third year in a row.

The Cats were lined up to play St. Ignatius.

The Wildcats took it to the Cats, winning by a score of 6-0. This would mark the end of the Cats’s successful season they finished with a record of (16-2-3).

“I’m really going to miss practices and winning Districts with the boys, we have set a standard for NV soccer now,” Montz said.

Odd gridiron year draws to close Patrick Andres Sports Editor So Alabama and Clemson are likely headed back to the College Football Playoff. That is fine; they both well deserve it. The Crimson Tide and Tigers have dominated opponents this season, with Clemson’s thrillers against Texas A&M and Syracuse representing the only real challenges to either team.

But it is deeper in the rankings where one must look if they hope to find chaos, which is the soul of college football. As of right now, Washington State is squarely in the CFP hunt with only one loss.

Michigan and Notre Dame are contending for a national championship; neither have sniffed a title in two decades, sleeping giants both.

Kentucky. Syracuse. Cincinnati. Basketball schools with no business competing on the gridiron.

All have taken turns in the Top 25, all looking uncharacteristically strong.

And many of college football’s historical heavy hitters remain in the doldrums. Tennessee, Nebraska and Florida State are breaking in new coaches. Miami is in a bit of a slump under Mark Richt, and USC looks completely void of life. Boston College... Central Florida... Utah State... good. Michigan State... Oregon... Arkansas... mediocre at best.

What does this mean? For one thing, in college football, the right coach is everything. Several non-traditional football powers are reaping the benefits of inspired hires; these include Mike Leach at Washington State (hired after being fired by Texas Tech), Jeff Brohm at Purdue (poached from Western Kentucky), and Matt Campbell at Iowa State (poached from right here in Toledo).

On the other hand, USC and Arkansas are reeling from dud hires (Clay Helton, elevated from interim status, and Bret Bielema, who made an odd, seemingly lateral move from Wisconsin to the SEC).

This offseason, the coaching carousel will loom larg-

er than ever. Kansas has already made an extremely splashy hire in luring Les Miles, the gambling, eccentric face of college football’s wild, innovative mid-2000s, from his advertising gigs back into college football.

That leaves Maryland, Louisville, and Colorado as the open major-conference gigs for now. Look for the Terrapins to play it safe in the wake of the Jordan McNair tragedy, going with a safe hire such as elevating interim coach Matt Canada or grabbing an up-and-comer such as Neal Brown of Troy or Scott Satterfield of Appalachian State. Louisville will probably move heaven and Earth to move Brohm (a former Cardinal); if he declines, expect Brown to be at the top of the Cards’ list. Colorado will likely center its search around Utah State’s Matt Wells, Boise State’s Bryan Harsin, and young Washington defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake. Whether or not one of these schools can grab the next Campbell or Leach, only time will tell.

Dance, cheer seasons hit opening note Jenna Storey Staff Writer

As fall sports come to an end winter sports are just getting started.

Cheer and dance team have been practicing for quite some time now.

Dance team had tryouts back in May where they added four new girls to the team. They had a choreography camp in July where they learned their new jazz dance that was choreographed by three Ohio State Dance Team members.

“I really like the jazz dance and hope it does

well this year,” senior Brookelynn Thomas said.

The girls official season started in October and they practice three times a week. The girls are currently working on cleaning their jazz dance and starting their pom routine.

The seniors will choreograph it and teach it to the rest of the team.

The team performs at Boys’ Varsity Basketball games and a few other events they are asked to do throughout the year.

They also attend two competitions later on in the year and if they do well at those they will

advance onto States in games and assemblies.

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“I’m really happy we are In past years the not competing hip hop Dance team has always because it will give us competed “I really like performing three routines which with the cheerleaders are jazz, and hope we can do it pom, and hip hop. again soon.”

This year the girls - Sophomore Josie Varwig decided to switch it up a little bit. more time to focus on After how they placed pom and jazz which we last year in hip hop they are stronger at,” junior decided not to use it in Alyssa Restivo said. competition this year.

Dance and cheer just Knowing that hip recently performed tohop is a crowd favorite gether at halftime of the they are still planning Powderpuff game. They to choreograph and per- practiced together once form a hip hop routine at before performing.

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“I really like performing with the cheerleaders and hope we can do it again soon,” sophomore Josie Varwig said.

At the beginning of November there was a Northern Lakes League champion for cheerleading for the first time. The cheerleaders participated in it and did very well.

Freshmen got second in fight song and sideline and placed third in cheer. Junior Varsity got first in sideline and fight song and second in cheer.

Finally, Varsity got second in fight song and fourth in cheer. “I’m super happy with how we

did and I’m so proud of my team,” senior Kerstyn Martinez said.

Winter cheer started practicing at the beginning of November. They will cheer at all Boys’ Basketball games which start in December.

The cheerleaders cheer the whole game and sometimes give a performance at halftime after the Dance team.

Currently they are working on getting ready for basketball games, learning all the chants, and cheers.

“I’m super excited for the year and love cheering for the boys,” senior Morgan Pelwecki said.

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SPORTS 11 Calendar turns to basketball season NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Patrick Andres Sports Editor November is here, and basketball is back. The professional and college ranks have returned, and soon, high schools will join them. Here in Sylvania, Northview is looking to follow up on a successful season.

In 2018, the Wildcats took off like gangbusters.

They started the year 110, demolishing teams by such scores as 77-40 (Maumee), 79-39 (Napoleon), and Bowling Green (74-47).

That led to a huge showdown with Southview, which NV dropped 61-58. The Wildcats recovered and put together a positive end to their season, although they ultimately fell again to Southview in the district

semifinals.

This year, a strong team returns for the Wildcats. Senior point guard Alek West, a multi-sport star, is now a senior, as is senior sharpshooter Sam Clear; both bring invaluable experience.

Aside from West and Clear, varsity returnees include senior guard Luke Pawlak, junior guard Grant Hartnett, senior guard Billy Biggs, senior forward Nick Leggett, and senior guard Jake Matuszewski.

George Cole, a senior who is new to the varsity squad, is high on his team.

“We are coming at this year with hard work and a mentality to win. Expect big things from us this year,” he said.

The Wildcats’ next game is tonight against Clay at 7:30pm.

IN THIS SHOT from last year, now-senior Alek West (1) and now-senior Jake Matuszewski (30) defend a Scott player. Both will be key contributors to the Wildcats this hoops season.

Wrestling poised for breakthrough Wisam Hasan Staff Writer

With a fast approaching season the, Wrestling Team has already started drop-ins and conditioning as they anticipate a highly competitive season.

With five returning seniors expected to be in the starting lineup, this will be a season guided by experience and wisdom. But the key to the team’s success lies in sophomore Connor Liber.

Liber is ranked 13th in the state and believes he might be able to punch himself a ticket to the state tournament.

“If I can keep focused this year and work even

harder than I have in years past I think I will definitely have a shot at making it down there”.

Senior Tucker Garn shares Liber’s view and thinks that in his four years being on the team, this year’s squad will be the strongest he has ever been a part of.

He said, “With as many seniors as we have this year we should have a very competitive season. I think if our work ethic is there we can finish number one in the NLL” .

Northview alumnus Trevor Hartbarger is joining the team as assistant coach. Young and exciting, he could be the man that the team needs.

Red Sox take World Series Trevor Aston Staff Writer

For the fourth time in 14 years, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series.

Lead by Mookie Betts, J.D Martinez, Chris Sale, and many other talented stars, the 2018 Red Sox have what people are considering to be the best baseball team ever; setting a franchise record with 108 regular season wins, and dominating every team that faced them in the playoffs.

They beat the Yankees 3 games to 1 in the American League Division Series, they beat the Astros 4 games to 1 in the American League Championship Series, and to finish it out, they beat the Dodgers

LadyKat hoops heat up is to win a Northern Lakes League championship and compete with the top teams in the league. With an energetic and high intensity group I think this goal is achievable, have a league

fourth year with the LadyKats, also knows that these four sophomores might just be the next step for this The Northview Ladyprogram.

Kats basketball team looks “The sophomores took to have a little pep in their a huge leap over the past step after last season. summer. All four of Although the La- “Our goal this season is them continue to get dyKats finished 7-15 better and better and to win a Northern last year, they took a are beginning to show Lakes League lot of positives and their talent consishope to carry them tently at the Varsity championship and onto the 2018-2019 level,” Coach Sayre compete with the top season. said.

The LadyKats’ Catch the Lateams in the league.” averaged 49 points a in action on - senior Anika Sweeny dyKats game last season and November 27 as they they are returning title in sights,” senior Swee- take a trip to Clay as they 71% of the scoring from ney said. battle the Eagles. last season as well.

Although the spotlight Topping off the Lady- is on the veterans, the team THIS MONTH IN Kats’ scoring was senior carries four sophomores HISTORY: In 1993, the LaAnika Sweeny with 11 that look to leave their dyKats are blown out by St. points a game. mark on their young career. Ursula, 64-33. In 2003, NV “Our goal this season Coach Pat Sayre, in his throttles Whitmer 80-30.

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4 games to 1 in the World Series to give the Red Sox an almost unrealistic postseason record of 11-3. This includes the fact that they went 7-1 on the road.

In the MLB postseason, home field advantage is arguably greater than it is in any other sport, making yet another extremely impressive stat for the Red Sox. What makes this even crazier is that the Red Sox did a lot of their damage with two outs. Jackie Bradley Jr. had ten RBIs in the ALCS against the Astros, and all of them came with two outs. This earned him the MVP award for the ALCS. The Red Sox rolled confidently into the World Series and they didn’t look back from there. They handed the legendary

Dodgers pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, a loss in both of his World Series outings, and won in just five of a possible seven games.

The only loss that the Red Sox had in the World Series came in an 18 inning thriller, which ended with a walk off home run from the Dodgers´ young slugger, Max Muncy. This just goes to show you how difficult it actually is to get a win against the star studded Red Sox. However, you can’t talk about this year’s World Series winners, without mentioning the names of David Price and Steve Pearce.

Price started two games in the World Series, won them both, and pitched a combined 13.2 innings with 10 strikeouts and three earned runs. David Price

was absolutely stellar and a big candidate for World Series MVP, but there was one person who clearly had a better overall performance than everyone else, and that person is Pearce.

Pearce hit for a .333 batting average, three home runs, and eight RBIs through the five World Series games to carry the Red Sox to a World Series victory. Two of those three home runs came in the final game, a very clutch day for Pearce and the Red Sox. This year was probably the best one the Red Sox have ever seen. There is no sign of slowing down the Sox next year, so expect them to have another big impact next season. You might even know them as the back to back world champs.

Project Unify

Project Unify is an inclusive program that unites Special Olympic athletes (individuals with developmental disabilities) and peers (individuals without developmental disabilities) through the power of sports. The ultimate goal is to build greater respect and appreciation within our school community. We strongly rely on the support of our peers to help make this happen. This is a free event and you will receive volunteer hours for helping. This winter we will be hosting several basketball events.

Practices: -8:30 pm * December 9th 7:30 6 pm * December 11th 5pm * January 8th 7-8 Games: * Northview vs. Southview Game: December 14th (also includes the option of helping athletes with the cheerleaders)

* Northview vs. Bryan January 12

(We will have one Sylvania team playing the unified Toledo Public team)

* A tournament in Michigan sometime in February/March against other high school teams. More details to come

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

SPORTS Freshman year VS senior year football SENIORS Taryn Wachowiak Staff Writer

Jayden Bolden

Four years can change everything, and it’s no different with football. Many of the seniors on the football team can agree that football is much more than a sport.

After spending so much time with each other, the team becomes like a family. Four players share what their thoughts were on the season.

“It was really hard for me, but at the end of the day I still had a job as a leader to help encourage the team, and the support from the team and the community helped me a ton.”

Devin Kelley “I really enjoyed my freshman year of football. Becoming close with the people who I will spend these next four years with throughout the season meant the most to me.”

Luke Pawlak

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KELLEY

Logan Thor

“It wasn’t what we hoped for, but at the end of the day I still made great memories.

Sometimes the best thing to take from a rough season is the lessons learned.”

PAWLAK

“I loved freshman football, it was a great experience.

We didn’t only learn how to be better players, but better people as well.”

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FRESHMEN Promising season ahead for the Cats Ryan Storey Staff Writer

Hockey is back and the expectations are set high from the players and coaches.

The Cats preseason started off with a perfect 3-0 record.

In their first preseason game, played on November 2, the Cats played Upper Arlington at Tam-O-Shanter. The Cats came out with a 4-3 win in their first showing of the early season.

“This season is looking promising, I think we can go a lot farther in the state tournament this year” senior Justin Baden said.

The next game up for the Cats was

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against Walsh Jesuit on November 3. The opponent and they had to bring their all.

Cats took control of the game from the The Cats battled in a back in fourth game start and were victorious, coming away that was down to the wire until the very with a 2-0 win. last seconds H e a d i n g “This season is looking prom- of the game. into their third The Cats were ising, I think we can go a lot victorious in and final preseason game farther in the state tournament a convincwith a record ing 4-3 over this year.” of 2-0.

Rocky River.

The Cats In their - Senior Justin Baden third and fiended their nal preseason preseason 3-0 game, the Cats played Rocky River. They heading into the regular season with a ton were looking for a bit of revenge because of confidence and determination to head Rocky River beat the Cats twice last year. to states for the first time since 2014.

The Cats knew they were taking on a good Saturday, November 10, both var-

When did you first start playing soccer?

Three, but I got serious when I was seven playing for Pacesetter.

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Where is your dream college and why?

Ohio State University because it’s a great school and I am a big fan of the Buckeyes.

What is your pregame routine?

Adam Gonia? Just shoots shots at me to get me ready and warmed up.

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sity and junior varsity combined to take on their alumni. The alumni game was a charity event held at Tam-O-Shanter. All the donations went to benefit the Jeremy Bigelow Fund.

Over Thanksgiving break, the team participated in the Cold Turkey Tournament. They played against Olentangy Liberty and the ending score resulted in a 2-2 draw.

“I’m super excited for the season and what’s in store for us, we have a good group of guys that are all determined to go to states this year,” senior Teddy Bugert said.

Catch the Cats next home game on December 1 at Tam-O-Shanter. The game is set to start at 7 p.m. against St. John’s Jesuit.

Ryan Bules Varsity Soccer - Goalie

What is your most memorable moment during your soccer career at Northview?

District finals against St. Johns 1-0 at Southview. It was memorable because it was the first time we had won Districts since 2007.

Who is your role model and why?

My mom (Kathy) because she set a good example on how to live and always set good examples for people.

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