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Santa didn’t just come to town, he came straight to Northview! Along with the Frozen characters Elsa, Ana, and Olaf. Check out page 9 to see what kind of things they got up to.
A lot can happen in a year - and a lot did. A recap of the U.S. Open Final, the World Cup, the Super Bowl, and more can be found page 11!
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Bree Fangman & Emma Swanson Co-Editors in Chief Christmas came early for Northview this year. In mid-November, Sylvania Schools announced that the nonprofit health care organization Promedica donated $1 million to build the Promedica Sylvania Northview Health, Wellness and Strength Complex. “Just like Promedica, we agree that in the Sylvania community there is a need for future wellness,” Superintendent Adam Fineske said. The tentative plan for the complex is to build athletic locker rooms and a community weight room. Additionally, the locker rooms for physical education will be renovated and a new athletic office, team meeting room, trainer room, and entrance will be built. Once that is done, NV hopes to add health and wellness classrooms. Essentially, these classrooms will be a medical laboratory. However, before this can be done, funding for a new part-time teacher must be acquired, according to Principal Steven Swaggerty.
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The new complex will be situated where the preexisting weight room is - near the back of the main gym. The complex will be connected to the natatorium, making it easier to go to and from the facilities. On top of that, a whole new floor will be built. On this floor, there are plans to add windows looking out to the gym. The construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2019. The process is expected to take six to eight months at least. Overall, the project costs about $1.5 million and will add around 11,000 square feet to the school. Promedica donated most of the funding necessary for this project, but the NV Athletic Boosters, other donors, and the school district had to come up with the remaining costs. So, what will student life look like once the construction starts? For starters, those who use the weight room will still be able to use all the equipment, however, they will have to use it in the back of the auxiliary gym. As for every other student, the construction is expected not to cause any major disturbances. Once construction is finished, the complex will be
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used for PE classes and athletic teams. Then, when there is a staff established to monitor the building and the people within it, it will be open to the community. For example, the Sylvania Senior Center or programs for children in the summer could use it. “Partnering with Promedica, who is focused on the wellness of everyone, is really amazing,” Dr. Fineske said, “Sylvania Schools being a part of that mission is going to benefit everyone.” As it gets closer to being built, the security precautions, as well as the organization of the security, will be discussed further. The need for a new and improved weight room and other renovations has been talked about for a long time. “Facilities aren’t everything,” said Mr. Swaggerty, “at the same time, having facilities to match our student’s talent and work ethic is really nice.” Moving forward, Mr. Swaggerty and Dr. Fineske want to keep improving the school by adding a softball diamond on campus, improving the locker rooms outside, and renovating the natatorium.
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Isolated Islands
NEWS Promising start for SciOly season
the island has been a basis for much of Japanese legend and lore. Tales of creatures terrifying residents is common as well as the erupAs Winter vacation rolls around, tions many will travel to warmer climates Sirens go off when noxious levels to get much-needed rest and relax- of the gas get to high. ation. Though the stress may cause conStudents and their family’s head cern, our next island might make to Florida, Mexico, and even North your Geiger counter tic as well as your Carolina. heartbeat. But I am sure an island getaway is If you take a trip to the Marshall still a dream of many. islands a particular spot will stick out. Yet some islands remain unThe Bikini Atoll is where the Unittouched, and for good reason. ed States government detonated over From sea to shining sea we will 23 nuclear devices between 1946 and explore and explain the reasons and 1958. rarities; starting with the infamous Due to the heavy irradiation, the Ilha da Queimada Grande. area is unfishable as the meat would Better known as “snake island”, be toxic. This has created a wildlife this green speck lies 68 miles off the refuge for fish, birds, and most mencoast of Brazil and is for good reason acing of all, sharks. avoided. The Atoll is constantly surrounded The deadly lancehead pit viper by schools of the razor-teethed beasts. makes its home on the island. The countless shipwrecks in the area An estimated 90% of deaths are either as a result of testing or from caused by snake bites are a result of storms also bringing out divers, so lancehead pit vibeware. pers. “Not that that should ease Now its time the last civilian to visit the island residents of the one’s mind: At one snake of the lost. island was a lightisper meter, you’re nev- landSentinel house keeper and is one of his family, but af- er more than three feet great signifiter their deaths the cance as of late. away from death.” entire island was Located east of put on lockdown India and sur- Biologist Marcelo by order of the by a Duarte on Snake Island rounded government. military no-go Though these zone, it condeadly snakes pose a danger to any- tains a crucial part of world history. one on the island; the legend of one to On its beaches, the members of a five snakes per square meter doesn’t 60,000-year-old tribe have been isohold up. lated from most outside contact for But one snake for every square years. foot does. Only one woman ever managed to “Not that that should ease one’s make it to the island and communimind: At one snake per meter, you’re cate with its people. never more than three feet away from But most recently an American death,” according to Biologist Marce- missionary made contact with the lo Duarte. Sentinelese and was killed. He was Now that we’ve dealt with venom, the first to visit the island in 12 years. well talk about poison gas and vol- Authorities found his notes detailing canoes on Japan’s infamous Miyake numbers of the tribe somewhere in Jima island. the 250 range. He also noted the soThe island has had a very complex cial structure of the tribe itself and and tumultuous geological history. the topography of the island. Violent eruptions are common Three fishermen were arrested and poisonous gas even more so. and are being tried for aiding in him The gas is so common that resi- reaching the island both the first time dents have to carry gas masks with and the second time when he was them at all times. killed.
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KELSO Sophomore Alena Stoycheva and junior Sophie Strawbridge combine their skills to tackle the Mission Possible Building event at work night.
KELSO Freshmen Grant Wieligman, Nathan Hass, and Harroon Lughmani study for various tests including Dynamic Planet the night before competition day
Hopes were high as the Science Olympiad team hosted their first invitational December 8. Other schools SciOly teams see NV’s competition as a test against some of the best in the state and even the country. Northview students had prepared the Friday night before with a long work night were some of their best work showed. Besides finishing the last part of a cheat sheet or the last test of your device. Students enjoyed pizza for dinner, a campfire on the smartboard, and Christmas jazz music; all traditions on a SciOly work night. On competition day, students arrived at 6:30AM to prepare for all the arriving teams. This year there were 45 different schools competing with 75 different teams. Students helped carry supplies to rooms and gave directions to confused attendees. As events started many felt confident but nervous as major competitors sat only feet away from them. After all the events were finished teams went back to their home bases with hopes of medals and trophies. NV and Arbor Hills hosted the event so, in tradition, they did not accept any awards. "I am very proud of how our team behaved and how they did at the competition. I am excited about
KELSO Junior Angie Lewis sits with her protein model for the Protein Modeling event.
how well the Varsity, JV, and JV Two teams are working together," Coach Andy Roth said. Afterward, the students went over their results and enjoyed a team dinner catered by Sidelines. NV Varsity, JV One, and JV Two placed 18th, 21st, and 37th. The team has been doing better and better at their own NV invitational and this year they exceeded expectations.
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Skip test stress with these study tips Regan Fordham Staff Writer
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in frequently can help them remember their curriculum better. For example, studying a list of vocabulary words in the living room, then taking a break and switching to the kitchen can help students learn their
Many students tend to believe that simply skimming over notes or textbook pages is actually helping One of the most stressthem study. However, this ful times of the year is when is not the case. The Assostudents are cramming for ciation for Psychological their exams. Science (APS) claims that Since their focus is this technique is increditrained on the informa- “I plan on reviewing ev- bly ineffective, based on a tion they’ve learned prior study in 2013. to finals, it’s quite dif- erything that my teachAnother misconcepficult for them to even tion is that highlighting ers have taught, and think about the holiand underlining can also days or summer break. then doing practice prob- help students remember However, these study lems,” one student said. information, which is not methods can help relieve true, but can help with stress when making reviorganization. APS says words faster. sions. that the best way to study is Alston claims that the to take practice tests. Although it’s a rarity for students to pace their study- brain connects informa“I plan on reviewing eving out between long peri- tion to the location that it’s erything that my teachers ods of time before exams, learned in, which explains have taught, and then doing it’s important to know that why this method is effective. practice problems,” one stuAlong with alternat- dent said. “I plan on creating pacing oneself is better than cramming the night before ing locations, taking short a study group and [collaboand is the most efficient way breaks in between periods of rating] with upperclassmen studying can drastically in- for tips,” another said. to retain knowledge. According to Shaniese crease the studying process, Both of these techniques Alston from Big Ideas according to Oxford Learn- are effective, and it’s always SUNY, waiting until the ing. recommended to ask for help Studying for 30 minutes from teachers and peers. last minute can trigger anxiety, which will likely slow and taking small ten minThese simple methods down the studying process. ute breaks is more effective can be used to increase exam So, make an effort to pull than studying for hours scores if followed correctly. out those textbooks and on end without taking any So before exam week, make study guides at least a few breaks. sure to get a good night’s Studying is not an easy sleep, eat healthy foods, and days before exams. The New York Times task and takes an incredible stay organized. states that changing the amount of energy and brain Start winter break off room that students study power. with an aced exam.
“On Mondays I am too tired and don’t want to have to concentrate on questions that can hurt my grade dramatically if I miss them. I rather have the whole week to study in study hall and go over it in class. I am more likely to study in a study hall than at home over the weekend.” -Sophomore Brianna Harris
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Cuffing season: good or bad? Taryn Wachowiak Staff Writer There’s nothing better than updating your status to ‘taken’ over the holidays, right? Wrong. When the winter rolls around, it’s common for people to want to have a significant other to spend time with, but why is there an entire “season” dedicated to being in a relationship? Though some people find it fun to be in a relationship during the winter months, cuffing season has a lot to do with society and the pressure to feel accepted. “Psychologically, we are...primed to seek mates in the winter,” psychiatrist Scott Carroll told Medical
Daily. Being in a relation- pretend to be someone they Many people during the ship soothes that feeling of aren't. They either dress dif- holidays expect their signifnecessity, but when a person ferently, act differently, talk icant other to buy them a rushes into a relationship, it differently, sometimes they gift, and some gifts can be normally doesn’t last. even change their morals very expensive. Because the start of a for a temporary relationDo you really want to relationship is usually full ship,” junior Jake Sulewski spend a lot of money on of happy memories, someone you’re not “Psychologically, we are... emotionally invested it often leads to false hope for the rest of the primed to seek mates in the in? Spending money relationship. Not only on other people may winter,” psychiatrist Scott does the honeymoon make you feel betphase give false hope, ter for a while, but it Carroll told Medical Daily. but it can also make doesn’t make you hapa person think that they’re said. When people change py forever. meant to be with someone themselves for a relation Cuffing season even when they aren’t. ship, they’re not showing doesn’t help mental health During the honeymoon their significant other the either. Being single helps phase people tend to be real them, which leads to a person focus on themsomeone they’re not. Many an emotional wall between selves and their own mental times, they portray the per- them. health, while being in a reson they think their signifiIf people rush into a re- lationship can be emotionalcant other wants them to be. lationship they won’t be as ly draining. “People are too worried close emotionally with their It might feel good in the about what others think of significant other, even if moment to be with a signifthem, so they have to try and they really like them. icant other, but it also feels
good to just hangout with your friends. According to CNN, “Researchers concluded that falling in love is much like the sensation of feeling addicted to drugs with the release of euphoria, including brain chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline, and vasopressin...Like drugs, the more time you spend with this person, the more addicted you become, [Kat Van Kirk, PhD, a licensed marriage and family therapist] says.” Instead of trying to force a relationship this winter, make memories and have fun with your friends, because when all is said and done, significant others come and go, but friendship is forever.
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OPINIONS Not getting breaks for all holidays Jenna Storey Staff Writer
weeks long which starts a few days before Christmas and ends right after the new year. This is great for all the people Winter break is timed to who celebrate Christmas, but occur at Christmas and New not the most convenient for Year’s each year, however we people who celebrate other are not keeping in mind the holidays that don’t happen other winter holidays people during this break. For example, Hanukkah may celebrate. Winter break is about two begins on December 2 this
year and ends on December 10. Our Christmas break starts December 20 which is way after Hanukkah. This is not very fair to any people that celebrate Hanukkah because they are still expected to come to school while their religious holiday is supposed to be celebrated. Instead of spending time with friends
and family they have to worry about school and exams. With all the people that celebrate Hanukkah we should have a short break from December 3 to December 10. This would give a week to all students who celebrate Hanukkah to be with their friends and family. During this week students
could study for exams and get caught up on all their work before the semester ends. Continuing to have winter break with a week break for Hanukkah would be the most fair to everyone and I think would be very beneficial as students prepare for exams.
asks the barista. You wipe the drool off of your face and say “Yes, I’ll have one peppermint mocha please.” The minutes
walk away. As you make your way to your first period class, you take a sip of your steamy hot drink. “It tastes just as good as it smells,” you think to yourself. You walk into your class, sit down, and now you’re ready to start your day. A Northview coffee shop, I think it’s crossed all our minds at least one. Wouldn’t you love the idea of not having to wake up extra early, just to make time for that stop at Starbucks to grab your drink? If you answered yes to that, you’re not alone. For years now students have been asking for a coffee shop. Now this dream may become a reality. Business and marketing teacher, Patrick Sayre has been looking into the idea for a while now. “It would be very hard to do, but it is possible,” Mr. Sayre said. The only way we can make this possible is if we voice our support for a NV coffee shop. Talk to Mr. Sayre today; let’s be heard students!
Bad calls for Can we get a coffee snow days shop at Northview? Jenna Storey Staff Writer
Throughout the year we are usually given many snow days. Although they are very appreciated and a great surprise when you wake up, they are not the most convenient to teachers and administrators. I think some snow days are given away a little too easily. When we are given a snow day I usually still go and drive around during the day and realize that the roads are not all that bad. Even though I am glad we have a snow day, I am usually confused as to why we have one in the first place. Snow days are mostly given when the roads are icy or snowy. However, when snow days are given students most likely go and hang out with friends, go shopping, or get breakfast. Usually when we have a
snow day I go and get breakfast with my friends and then go to the mall because it is not busy. By doing this I am driving around way more than I would be if I had gone to school that day. Generally when we are given a snow day it always starts out as a two hour delay to see if the roads will get better later. Sometimes we do get a two hour delay which is better for teachers so we at least get some of our work done in school and are not so behind. I like two hour delays because our classes are shorter and you get an extra two hours to sleep. However, when we close completely, stuedents have twice the amount of work to do when we get back, and this puts a lot of stress on the student. By having a delay we do some of the work in class so we don’t miss as much and they have time to clear the roads.
Wisam Khrawesh Staff Writer
It’s 7:15 in the morning, you’ve just gotten to school and find that you have a little bit of spare time before your first period class. As you walk by the cafeteria you get a scent of something that catches you by surprise. You stop dead in your tracks and take another big whiff. “Ahh”, you let out a sigh. “Peppermint Mocha”, you think to yourself. You walk into the cafeteria to see where the smell is coming from and you see a whole herd of students crowding around what used to be Cat Cave. You make your way over to the crowd of students, push your way through everyone and before your eyes, lies “Northview Coffee & Brew”, Northview’s new coffee shop. You stare in awe at the menu before snapping back to reality, “Uh, can I help you?”
Holiday movies
It is December and Christmas is right around the corner, so we ve decided to compile a list for you of the top five holiday movies you have to watch! Without further adieu here is our picks for top five movies you have to watch this holiday season:
5. Rudolph T he Rednosed Reindeer Rating: 7.9/10
4. T he Polar Express Rating: 8.7/10
3. How T he Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Home Alone Rating: 9.3/10
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Northview Coffee and Brewery
you stood there waiting for your drink seemed like millennials, but at last, “here you go, enjoy”, the barista says. You grab your drink, and
Should you go to college? Wisam Khrawesh Staff Writer
Here’s how I see it. Whether we have a degree or not does not serve as a means of measuring success, and Some students in this contrary to what your family year’s graduating class are has been telling you for the applying to college, some are last 18 years you can make a opting to go into the work- lot of money without college force, some are going into and you can prosper in sociarmed forces, and some don’t ety without college. We live in a time where have the slightest clue as to innovation is more importwhat they want to do. With this in mind, we can’t ant than what we call “eduhelp but ask the question: Is cation.” I put education in college really that important? quotes because our society Before we can answer that today defines education by question, we have to ask a the number of degrees we much simpler question: What have, which is a very misleading way of labeling us. is college? We can be educated withWell, according to Merriam Webster’s definition, out college, and although it is college is “an independent useful to some and can serve institution of higher learning as a stepping stone to get to offering a course of general a higher level of success, not studies leading to a bache- going to college does not make you uneducated. It lor’s degree.” To sum it up, college is does not mean you are bound this place you go to be fed for failular. A piece of paper that ideas for four years, until one day the college decides that hangs in our homes for years, you’re full. They then present never being touched, hardyou with a diploma and send ly being looked at is not the deciding factor in how our you on your way. Right? Well, not entirely. You see, lives will go. So to sum it up, to me, college has a different no college is not as important purpose than obtaining a de- as society makes it out to be, gree that for some odd reason and we can very well be sucmakes you more or less quali- cessful, contributing figures to society without college. fied to work.
FEATURES 5 Your boundaries, your way DECEMBER 14, 2018
Where to draw the line in relationships High school is the beginning of many new experiences for students. Whether that be new friendships, classes, relationships, or activities. With all the new experiences it is easy to get caught up in the moment or to just go with the flow with a friend group. However, it is also important to set and keep true to the boundaries you set for yourself. The first relationship is usually the most common area for boundaries to be crossed because you may not have as much experience with the difference between friendship and dating. When you are going into your first relationship it’s important to have good communication, to know where both of your boundaries lie, what you are and aren’t OK with, and what happens when a boundary is crossed. It’s also very important to stay true to the boundaries you set and to not budge if they are confronted. Back peddling on a previously set boundary only opens up more doors for more boundaries to be crossed. If a communicated boundary is crossed there needs to be a conversation about said boundary. Your boundaries should be respected in any relationship, especially with someone you are dating. It is a problem if the person you are dating does not respect your boundaries in a relationship. The google definition of a healthy relationship is when two people develop a connection based on: Mutual respect. Trust. Honesty. Support. These can all be solved with respecting boundaries and having good communication skills. A good rule of thumb is no means no. It doesn’t matter if you have done the same thing before but when ‘no’ is said the action should be stopped immediately. A friendship is slightly different than a relationship but a lot of the key points carry over like trust, respect, and support. The relationship may not be in a romantic way but you should still be respected by your friends, they should support you, and you should be able to trust them. The boundaries you set for friendships and relationships may be completely different, or the same, but whatever they are they must be respected by friends as well. Communication is also a key point in friendships. Like I said before, no one can read minds. So if you are unhappy with anything that may have happened that needs to be communicated. It isn’t fair for the friend if they do something that angers you but you don’t tell them, it wouldn’t be fair to be mad at the friend. Those actions may cause resentment and a divide in the friendship. The same goes for your friends and relationships too. If anyone is clearly uncomfortable or states they are they deserve your respect in either communicating the problem or stopping the action. Overall your boundaries must be communicated and enforced in any relationship. Respected boundaries have to go both ways for a healthy relationship and anything else would be one sided and not healthy for either party in the long run.
A shocking 30.8% of the pollers would use the words smart to describe themselves
81.4% would say that they have respect for themselves
50.4% of people don’t consider themselves to have highself esteem
Only 43.3% percent of people asked believe others respect them
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As our Co-Editors Bree and Emma help make this paper exactly what it is. They put in countless hours of work and always help get our stories to be exactly what we want them to be. “It’s more responsibility than I was expecting, but I’m enjoying every second,” Emma said. They are so hilarious and supportive, and I mix them up almost 100% of the time.
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For those of you interested in the Sports section of TSP, Patrick is your guy. He knows perhaps everything about sports, and is not afraid to show it. Patrick has a sports column in each issue, and if you want more his twitter is a public sports hub, @PAndres2001. “I like sports a lot even though I weigh 128 pounds. If you’ve got it, flaunt it.”
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The Student Prints staffers pictured above are just some of the students behind the pages of this very paper. Thank you to everyone for your hard work and effort, you make this experience so much fun! Photos and page by Lindsey Hubay & Gillian Myslinksi
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The Student Prints staff gather around one computer to see their peer’s work. The week before the paper goes to print, the whole staff stays after school to work on their pages, and this issue we stayed on December 7. We work on our pages, but still find plenty of time to have fun and get to know each other better. Most of the time, there’s lots of yelling involved and there’s always music playing, but by the end of the night everyone is proud of how the final pages look. It’s truly the night when the issue comes together.
FEATURES 7 Santa Breakfast sleighs once again DECEMBER 14, 2018
Marian Estifan Opinions Editor
Santa’s sleigh itself touched down at Northview December 1. In addition to bringing holiday cheer, Santa also brought three friends from Arendelle - Elsa, Anna, and Olaf! Organized by Student Council, Santa Breakfast is an event put on for the children and parents in the area. This is the third year since Santa Breakfast has started. STUC O m e m bers woke up early to be at school by 7
AM. They gave the cafeteria a Christmas makeover and put the finishing touches on the decorations they worked weeks to make. By the time kids and parents started rolling in, STUCO members were hard at work flipping pancakes, serving food, taking pictures of kids with Santa, helping with arts and crafts, running games, giving out prizes, and running the photo booth. Highland Elementary first grader Riley Stramel’s favorite part of S a n ta Breakfast was “the pancakes,
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Breakfast is to do something good for the community. We’re really lucky because we have so many talented kids that can act and run these stations for the kids. It gives a chance for the community to see the kids of today doing something good.”
BEATTIE English teacher Jilian Stefango’s daughter Evie.
Highland Elementary students Audrey and Riley Stramel
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Oreos, and the marshmallow game”. In addition to games, the kids could make their own gingerbread men, ornaments, and finger paintings at the arts and crafts station. Senior Niel Johnson and junior Emily Link ran the elf naming station, where they matched up kids’ initials to give them their “elf name”. “I think Santa Breakfast is a great way to engage the community, and with the amount of people we just saw I think we’ve done just that.” Johnson said. According to STUCO advisor Tami Blue, STUCO reached their goal of 300 people at Santa Breakfast. “Our goal for Santa
Steven’s Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Malcolm
Blast to the Past Take a look at NV history!
Intro: For the fourth and final, Teacher Spotlight of 2018, I will be highlighting social studies teacher Ian Malcolm. Mr. Malcolm was not always a teacher, he worked as an IT Administrator for the Cenveo Corporation for four years. He also worked as a janitor for the University of Toledo. Mr. Malcolm currently holds three degrees, they include Computer Science, History, and Education.
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What do you do when you are not at school?: “We always have 1000 kid appointments to go to, like doctor’s appointments and dance. We do a lot of family stuff together.” You are stranded on a desert island, what three people are coming with you?: “Survivor Man Les Stroud, Gordon Ramsay, and Norm Abram.”
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What is your most used emoji?: “The thumbs up emoji.” If a movie was made about your life, what actor would you want to play you?: “Jeff Goldblum because he played Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park.” ESTIFAN
What is one of your hidden talents?: “I can juggle and I am really good at an English pub game called shove ha’penny.” If you weren’t a teacher, what career would you love to have?: “Something like an economic advisor or a sociologist.”
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What would the title of your autobiography be?: “‘Never Say Die, Say Darn’. That’s one of my favorite catch phrases.” Little known/fun fact: “I backpacked across Western Europe and I worked at a Chinese restaurant for five and a half years.” BROTHAG
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Map to the perfect
Winter Break NV sledding hill
Winter Wonderland
Sledding is a must do winter activity, and we’re lucky enough to have the best hill around so close! You can stop by with your friends either during the day or at night at any point during your winter break, just make sure there’s plenty of snow, and be sure to have hot chocolate ready afterwards.
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The Christmas tree farm
Although this location might be more fun for smaller kids, Tam O’Shanter’s Winter Wonderland has so many beautiful setups and activities that stopping by will for sure be worth the trip.
The lights at the Zoo
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What’s one of the most essential Christmas items that everyone needs? The perfect tree of course. Going out and cutting one down yourself with your friends and family is not only a fun activity for the day, but will for sure make some great memories.
Going to see the Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo is a fun activity to do with both friends and family. This winter tradition is not only great for pictures, but a perfect place to get in the holiday spirit.
Frankenmuth
Visiting Frankenmuth is practically like visiting the North Pole itself. This is the perfect place to visit on the weekend during the Christmas season. The world’s largest Christmas store, known as Bronner’s, is located in this festive town.
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u f l r T e i d m n e o o W f t s t h o e M Y e e h ar T It’s that time of year again. It’s time to get into that holiday spirit and spread some Christmas cheer. During this joyous time of year with friends and family here is how to make the most of winter break this year.
Winter Break Bucket List:
- Make homemade hot chocolate - Drive around and look at Christmas lights while drinking the hot chocolate you made -Have a cookie baking party with friends and family - Build a gingerbread house - Stay in your pajamas all day - Go an entire day without using your phone - Find Santa and take a picture with him - Watch all the new Hallmark Christmas movies - Buy and wrap presents for your friends and family - Try out a new restaurant - Have breakfast for dinner - Buy a Christmas gift for a child in need -Mail Christmas cards for friends and family - Of course go to the Lights Before Christmas at The Toledo Zoo - Listen to Christmas music non-stop -Make an ornament or Christmas decoration Page By Josie & Lydia Graphics by Zoey and Katie - Wear Christmas pajamas - Do a random act of kindness -Make Christmas cards to send to friends
Hot Chocolate Recipe: Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup baking cocoa Dash salt 1/3 cup hot water 4 cups milk 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Miniature marshmallows, sweetened whipped cream or cinnamon sticks, optional Put in Microwave for approximately 1 minute. Stir then microwave for an additional 30 seconds or until hot. Add a pinch of salt and stir. Directions: In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Add water; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in milk; heat to serving temperature (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Whisk until frothy. If desired, garnish with marshmallows, cream or cinnamon sticks.
How to Ornament: make What you'll need: Gold spray paint an Fringe scissors
Clear glass ornaments Tissue paper Scrap ribbon Directions: Spray the top of some ornaments with gold spray paint; while that dries, cut the tissue paper with the fringe scissors to create confetti. Remove the top of the ornament and fill it with the confetti or strips of ribbon. Hang the ornaments from your Christmas tree or scatter them on the table
Must see movies for the holiday and winter season: - The Nightmare Before Christmas - Elf - Polar Express - Love Actually - How the Grinch Stole Christmas - A Christmas Prince - Home Alone - Arthur Christmas
- Home Alone 2 - Christmas with the Kranks - The Santa Clause - A Christmas Story - The Princess Switch - Christmas Vacation - I’ll be Home for Christmas - Frozen
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Catching up with the dance team Abby Summers Opinions Editor
The Northview dance team made their first appearance for the season on December 1 with all the kids that attended the kiddie clinic. The clinic started at 9am and went until noon, during that time dancers learned a combination to perform later that day at the basketball game halftime. “The kiddie clinic is a great money maker, it paid for most of our costumes. Also it’s so fun working with the cute little kids,” Sophomore Josie Varwig said. On December 7, the team had a dinner before the basketball game at junior Jenna Storey house. “Let me tell you it was one of the best meals I’ve had in awhile, thank you Mrs. Storey. Team dinners are a great way to bond with the everyone, it’s one of my favorite things about dance team,” senior Alexa Troendle said. After the dinner they performed their jazz routine, choreographed by three
Leading up to their first game this season the girls picked from a bag and received a secret sis. Before each game the girls get each other little goody bags and locker signs for goodluck. To make sure no one finds out who their sis is, they take it to the coach’s room the day of the game, and they are handed out. At the end of the season they will reveal who everyone’s secret sis is. One of the things the team all agreed on was that they would not compete a hip hop dance this year at any of the competitions. This is so they can focus more on their O’Shea strong suits, which are pom and jazz. But the seniors are THE NORTHVIEW DANCE team received pictures from Coach Amanda O’Shea’s brother, Keith O’Shea. still planning choreographing Dancers From left to right; Rachel Bell, Alexa Trondle, Isabella Lang, Rylee Mitchell, Josie Varwig, Emily Roesa hip hop routine to perform ti, Alyssa Restivo, Abby Summers, Brookelynn Thomas, Emma Meridieth, Josie Umfleet, Rose Roberts. at basketball games. members of the Ohio State Southview Girls’ and Boys’ niors, they choreographed “What people don’t know Dance Team. They have been basketball games. The girls something great, it was very is that for competitions you working on this routine since game on December 13 the thought out, and they taught have to follow a lot of rules. the middle of summer. team performed their pom it in just a few practices,” You can’t mix songs, use the “This was so fun to per- routine. This was choreo- junior Alyssa Restivo said. real artist, and do certain form, it is so pretty and I graphed by the four seniors Their performance at the girls tricks. So now that we aren’t love the costumes,” freshman Abby Summers, Josie Um- game would determine what competing hip hop, we don’t Rose Roberts said. fleet, Brookelynn Thomas, routine they performed at the have to follow the rules,” Their next performance and Alexa Troendle. boys game. It happened to be Thomas said. was at the big Northview vs. “I’m so proud of the se- pom.
Hockey team gliding into the new year Ryan Storey Staff Writer
With a decent amount of experience on the Hockey team, the Cats look to improve off a slower start than preferred. On November 24 the Cats took on Liberty in a back and forth intense game, coming all the way down to the wire. The Cats tied in a battle on the ice by a score of 2-2. Following up their recent tie, the Cats took on Newark at Tam-O-Shanter on November 25. They dominated just about every aspect of this game as they proved to be way too much for Newark and they came away with a very dominant win, 7-2. Pulling out probably their best win of the season so far, the Cats had to prepare for their big matchup against last year’s state runner-up, the St. Francis Knights. On the last day of November, the Cats and Knights faced off in their biggest games of the year so far. The Knights graduated a very experienced and good senior class last year and the Cats wanted to take advantage of
their lack of experience. SFS came ready to play and the young SFS team stepped up when they were needed. The Cats couldn’t pull away with a victory against the Knights as they lost 3-1. “We are all disappointed with the loss, but we just need to learn from it and get better for the next time we see those guys.” sophomore Dougie Carter said. The Cats are scheduled to play SFS again on January 11, at TamO-Shanter. Hoping to get back to their winning ways, the Cats took on St. John's on December 1 at Tam-O. This is a rematch of last year's District Semi-Final, where the Cats unfortunately fell in overtime in a hard fought and intense game. This year’s game would be much of the same. Heading into the third period SJJ had a huge 5-1 lead, it almost looked like they would easily walk away with a win by four goals or more. This was not the case as the Cats found some fire on their bench coming out of the second intermission period. NV scored two quick goals in nine seconds to make it 5-3 and to really shake the game
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Macy THE NORTHVIEW HOCKEY team plays against Saint Francis. Team celebrates after scoring the shot that tied up the game.
up. Shortly after, they added a fourth goal from senior Jake Ruehle. Unfortunately, SJJ would add a sixth goal to put them up by two with little time for
the Cats to respond. With a late push and an empty net from NV they were able to pull one back and make it 6-5, leaving this as the final score. “That third period we had
was everything we knew we could do from the start of the game, we just needed to fix a few things and not start as slow and we will be fine,” senior Teddy Bugert said.
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Olympics, World Cup dominate headlines Patrick Andres Sports Editor
ing moments came to fourth-and-goal. on, in the group stage Championship saw the fruition: the UniversiLONG DAY’S JOUR- - clutch goals, scintil- Crimson Tide, trailing ty of Maryland-Balti- NEY. There were north lating shootouts, and, 13-0 at the half, substimore County (UMBC) of 15,000 baseball finally, an aggressive- tute in freshman Tua Another sporting throttled Virginia 74- games played this year; ly played final won by Tagovailoa for veteran year has gone by - this 54 in the first round none was quite like France, which took its Jalen Hurts. one was one to remem- of the NCAA Tourna- Game 3 of the World first crown since 1998 All Tagovailoa did ber. ment, representing the Series in Los Angeles, 4-2 over Croatia. was rally Alabama to a Full of dramatic and first-ever instance of a when the Dodgers outVIVA LAS VEGAS. tie at the end of regulaintriguing storylines, No. 16 seed defeating a lasted the Red Sox in Not since 1968, when tion, and a national title 2018 provided delights No. 1 seed in the men’s eighteen innings, rep- the NHL placed six ex- in overtime. in every kind of sport, tourney. resenting the longest pansion teams into one In December’s SEC from baseball and footThe Retrievers Champiball to snowboarding bruised the CavTop 5 Sporting Moments of 2018 onship, the and curling. aliers’ highly resituation 1. Winter olympics in South Korea Without further garded defense in inverted itadieu, here are the ten the historic upset; 2. No. 16 UMBC upsets No. 1 Virginia self: Tagovstories, events, people, they gave Kanailoa, now 3. Eagles win wild Super Bowl and general happen- sas State all they the estabings that captured the could handle in 4. Dodgers win marathon, but Red Sox take lished Tide world’s imagination in the second round quarterback, World Series 2018. before ultimately left injured, VISIONS OF KO- succumbing. 5. Crazy, Memorable World Cup in Russia and Hurts REA. On February 9, PHILADELstepped in as the 23rd Olympic Win- PHIA FREEDOM. The game, by both time and division in order to leg- the plucky backup, leadter Games officially Eagles, 57 years re- innings, in the history of islate parity, had an ex- ing Alabama to the winopened; what followed moved from their last the World Series. pansion team reached ning touchdown, SEC were sixteen days of riv- NFL title in 1960, emMax Muncy broke the Stanley Cup Finals. title, and Orange Bowl eting drama that show- barked on perhaps the an eternal 2-2 tie with The Vegas Gold- berth. cased an unusually high most unlikely Super a solo homer, giving the en Knights changed NBAERS ON THE volume of unlikely he- Bowl run ever under the Dodgers their final win that, embarking on a MOVE. Few moves roes. circumstances; late in of the season; days later, shocking run to lifting in sports history have None inspired the 2017, starting quarter- the Red Sox would take the Clarence Campbell received the press of American people quite back Carson Wentz tore the World Series title, Bowl in the franchise’s LeBron James’ seislike the US curling team, his ACL, prophesied by their fourth this centu- first season; not even a mic departure from the which shocked the world many to be the end of ry. Cup loss to the Capitals Cleveland Cavaliers to with a gold medal and Philadelphia’s Super SOCCER HEADS dimmed the shine of the the Los Angeles Lakers, galvanized American Bowl hopes. NORTH. By the time greatest debut season in but that was far from the interest in a primarily The Eagles recov- the World Cup drew to sports history. only instance of player Canadian sport. Among ered and played the per- a close in Russia, many ALABAMA’S AD- movement that made familiar faces, Shaun fect game on the biggest observers wondered VENTURES. The saga of the league quake. White delivered an epic stage, holding off the whether the tournament Alabama’s football team Jimmy Butler also run in the final to claim Patriots 41-33 with the had been the greatest in in 2018 has been some- drew headlines for his his third halfpipe snow- help of a gutsy trick play soccer history. thing else, featuring two protracted strong-armboarding gold. in which backup quarIt featured stun- of the most compelling ing of his team, the TimIT HAPPENED terback and Super Bowl ning upsets - including games in the recent his- berwolves, that resulted ONE NIGHT. Finally, MVP Nick Foles caught the exit of Germany, tory of college football. in him being dealt in the Holy Grail of sport- a touchdown pass on the defending champiJanuary’s National November to Philadel-
phia to play out his contract year. JUSTIFY’S TRIPLE PLAY. From 1979 through 2014, no horse won the prestigious Triple Crown; two horses have now taken the award in the past four years. After American Pharaoh’s victories in 2015, Justify won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and then took the Belmont, outlasting a horse by the name of Gronkowski. PRO FOOTBALL’S ARMS RACE. In 2017; the NFL stagnated a bit, slouching through a lackluster season that only picked up toward its end. 2018’s NFL could not have been more different. Kansas City unleashed the rocket-armed Patrick Mahomes on an unsuspecting league; New Orleans’ Drew Brees reinvented himself at the age of 39. The apogee of the New NFL came on a Monday night in Los Angeles, when the Chiefs and Rams enacted the greatest offensive showcase in the history of sports, won by LA, 54-51. HONORABLE MENTION. Tiger Woods turned heads with a strong comeback season.
Girls’ basketball off to Boys’hoops victorious early start opens well Trevor Aston Staff Writer
The LadyKats basketball team has been off too a pretty good start going 2-1 in their first three games. The LadyKats traveled to Clay High School where they took a non-conference win 5447. The Ladykats were led by senior Lily Sweeney who had a career high 18 points. “We played really hard against the Eagles and my teammates found me open, and I knocked them down,” BARTLETT Sweeney said. SENIOR HAILEY KRAWCZYK dribbles against Anthony Wayne in a game at Northview. The The LadyKats came LadyKats, led by senior Anika Sweeney, were able to pick up a critical early victory. home for a short little break where the Gener- the Perrysburg Yellow to start the fourth quar- fensively that will help ter found themselves us become more consisals came to town. The Jackets. The LadyKats digging out of a hole tent. We’ve shown pockLadyKats were in a tight battle all game, but in brought energy and ef- 35-27. The margin was ets of how good we can the fourth quarter the fort as needed to beat too much to overcome be, we have to continone of the premier for the LadyKats as they ue to grow to the point girls got the edge. had sparks of a come- that we can play a full Pacing the way for teams in the NLL. As the first half buzz- back but came up just a game at the same level,” the LadyKats was senior er rang, the LadyKats bit short 41-49. Coach Pat Sayre said. Anika Sweeney with 18 “This group is The LadyKats have points. They were off had good vibes going into the break, tied 16hard-working and super high hopes for the rest the a solid start winning their first two games 16. They came out a lit- competitive. Each prac- of the season and will and going 1-0 in the tle bit slow as the Yellow tice they bring a high continue the success. THIS MONTH IN Northern Lakes League. Jackets started to pull level of energy and comaway. munication. We are getHISTORY: In 2003, On December 4, the The LadyKats ting better at the details Northview crushes LadyKats took a trip to brought pressure and both offensively and deBowsher 79-59. one of the league’s best,
Grant Hartnett Staff Writer The Northview boys basketball team is off to a very solid start this season. They have taken each of their first 3 games, with one of those games being against a NLL opponent. They have beaten Woodward and Clay and they came away with a 64-59 win over Springfield. Now they hope to keep the wins coming from there. The NV boys basketball team set school record for wins in a season last year, and based on the way things are looking right now, they just might be able to break it again. They are riding a lot of momentum right now from their good start, so there is no sign of slowing down this talented NV wildcats team that is hungry for a NLL championship and then some. “I expect really good things,” Senior Luke Pawlak said. “I think we have a lot of talent and skill with good mindsets to back that up.
I think if we play our game we can go very far.” There is still a lot of season left, but with the confidence and talent that this team is playing with right now, beating the wildcats will not come easy for any team. The Wildcats made it to the playoffs last year, but got knocked out earlier than they had hoped to. Even worse, the team that knocked them out was their cross town rival, Southview. The wildcats are confident this year that they can make it passed that stage. It should be a very exciting season for this year’s basketball team. With a 3-0 start and a very talented team, who knows how far this team might go. like they had in the first two games too handle opponents the rest of the way. They face the Maumee Panthers on Thursday December 6th. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: In 1998, Northview thrashed Swanton 73-24 In 1993, Northview fell to Napoleon, 57-40.
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Photos, page, and stories by Anastasia Carter and Eve Gross
Back muscles: used for pulling the opponent down
12/15/18 Findlay Wrestling Invitational (A) 12/20/18 Anthony Wayne (H) 1/10/19 Bowling Green (H) 1/11/19-1/12/19 P.I.T (A)
Stomach: consisting of mainly proteins 1/18/19-1/19/19 and low carbs; The Keto Diet Maumee Bay Classic (A) 1/23/19 Springfield (H) 1/26/19 Anthony Wayne Duals (A) 2/6/19 Perrysburg - Senior Night (H) 2/13/19 Whitmer (H) 2/16/19 NLL Championships (A)
Legs: used to shoot and lunge
Sophomore Connor Liber is a star wrestler for the Wildcats. So what goes into building a lifestyle that benefits a wrestler’s game? Being on the Wrestling team takes time and dedication. Every-
day practices are two hours long, but Liber typically lifts before practice and stays 20 minutes after to workout a bit more. “My mindset generally is that I like to think going into the match I’m
going to win or I’m going to wrestle to the best of my ability,” Liber said. Liber’s ideal weight class is 152 pounds. To keep up with his goal, Liber tries to stay on a Ketogenic Diet,
which is a low-carb, high-fat diet. To prepare before a match, Liber just likes to bounce around. From time to time he prays, but no matter what he does, he gets his mind focused for the match.
Swimming: not as easy as 1, 2, 3
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12/15/18 Northwest Ohio Classic (A)
Swim team usually practice for 2.5-3 hours.
12/20/18 Springfield (H)
Before a meet, the team warms up and encourages each other with cheers.
1/8/19 Southview (H) 1/11/19-1/12/19 NLL Championship (A)
“You have to remain calm, you cannot get into your head before the meet. If you stay calm and confident you will do the best.” -Eli Humeniuk
Core abdominal, lower back muscles, deltoid, and shoulder muscles are just a few muscles used in various types of swim strokes. To exercise these many muscles of the body, the NV Swim Team practices two and a half to three hours every
day. Senior Hayley Durback has been swimming all four years of her high school career. Before a meet, Durback likes get all of her stuff together and make sure she has everything she needs, including her mindset.
1/23/19 Clay and Whitmer (H) 1/25-1/26 NWOAC Championships (A)
“I just make sure that I put all my effort into it. Make sure I do everything that I’m supposed to be doing,” Durback said. To keep up with all of the physical output your body is giving while swimming, you have to make sure to
eat enough protein. Protein helps refuel the body, but so do carbohydrates. Every night before a swim meet, Durback eats a pasta meal to give her the carbs that help fuel her body for the swim meet the next day.