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Jim Tressel speaks to students at Hayes Current YSU president gives advice about college

eople came to the event with Buckeye fever and left with an enthusiasm for Youngstown State.

Jim Tressel, known as the Ohio State University Buckeyes former head coach, now is the president of Youngstown State University. With the administration team behind him, he travels to high schools to host “evening discussions” with students about Youngstown and financial literacy, all while cracking a few jokes about a time Buckeye fans fondly remember.

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Former OSU coach and current YSU president Jim Tressel looks out to the crowd, filled with both Hayes students and students from other schools, at his evening discussion on January 12. Tressel has been the president at YSU for the past year and a half.

“My hair wasn’t always gray,” Tressel said. “I always tease Troy Smith, I say that I had dark hair until I met Troy.”

Now retired from the Bucks, Tressel not only has lighter hair and a closet full of vests, but also a broader understanding of what it means to preside over a large group of students.

“Believe it or not, [I’m] much more busy,” he said. “It was very busy when I was with the Buckeyes for sure, but there just really isn’t any off season when you’re a president. At least when you’re a coach, your playing season is busy, your recruiting season is busy, but there is a little bit of a lull; you get a couple of weeks of in the summer.”

Tressel said that brief amount of time he had is now gone.

“When you’re a president, you don’t get a couple hours off a day. It’s been an interesting transition,” he said.

However, while coaching no longer takes an active role in Tressel’s life, he has carried over knowledge gained during that time.

“Throughout my coaching time, I always wanted to try to be helpful... now I get to do it at a much larger scale with a lot more different students,” he said. “I think the most rewarding thing is just meeting so many different students who have so many different goals, and seeing if we can realize their dreams.”

Tressel also believes that networking is vital in both coaching national championships and helping students receive a college education.

“I think [coaching] helped in understanding there’s a lot of things involved in success, and your success really is determined with your relationships with people,” he said.

Tressel admits that having the public identity tied to his name has helped him further his campaign to help students get into college and complete some of his own goals as well.

Recently, Tressel worked with a senator discussing a bill regarding suicide prevention.

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Buehler’s to close after over 4 decades of service M

any may have heard the news: Buehler’s is closing down. Buehler’s is a chain of grocery stores mostly located farther north. Buehler’s was located on 800 West Central Avenue close to Carlisle Elementary School. Buehler's will close on February 13.

Buehler’s has been one of the most dominant grocery stores in Delaware for the past several decades, having been in business for 42 years in the Delaware location. Buehler’s began in 1929, founded by Ed Buehler, as a small grocery store in New Philadelphia. Today Buehler’s has 14 locations, not including the location in town, and has continued its success as a business, competing well with the other big grocery food chains. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for this one.

The Buehler’s in Delaware has been struggling to keep up with other grocery stores, such as Kroger, Meijer and Walmart, who can afford to sell products for lower prices, a luxury which Buehler’s has not always been able to have.

“If you want quality, enormous as well. “I honestly don’t you have to pay a little bit know where some of these people more,” said Paula Evans, are going to go,” Sparks said. who has been a server at His statement is true for many, Buehler's Main Street Grill who have shopped at Buehler’s for (formerly known as The as long as they’ve lived in Delaware.

Mill) for 12 years.

“My husband, joking, said that he Buehler’s has also ofwasn’t going to go grocery shopping fered some unique services. again,” said Cathy Berry, whose famTheir most popular service ily has shopped at Buehler’s for over was likely their “Click, 30 years. “The jury is still up on that Load and Go.” This service honestly.” allowed people to shop The factor that hurts most of for groceries online. After the supporters of Buehler’s is the the groceries would be memories that the place held. purchased, a member of “As a life time resident of DelaBuehler’s, which has been open in Delaware since 1974, is set the Buehler’s staff (called ware County it’s sad,” Berry said. “I to close February 13. The store was a place many people in a personal shopper) would town did their primary shopping. remember going with my grandthen go and collect the mother to the old location on Troy “It’s a great service that this town is going purchased items, put them Road to return old pop bottles for to miss,” said Kris Sparks, who has been a perin a bag and send them down a conveyor belt. the five cents a piece. Then to see them move sonal shopper for Buehler’s for 22 and a half This conveyor belt would bring the groceries to a bigger store and watch them grow over years. “There are a lot of elderly people that out to the customer, who would pull up in the years, to now watch them be shut down is can’t walk the store and they’re really [going their vehicle and take the groceries. This kind heart-wrenching.” of service was very unique and is almost never to] miss it.”

Buehler’s has been a huge part of many The impact that the closing of Buehler’s utilized in grocery stores today, despite its of the citizens of Delaware’s lives and though has made on its faithful customers has been convenience. gone, will never be forgotten.v

Book competition comes to Hayes

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DEMETRIUS STORK staff writer

A day in the life of principal Stranges

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Book competition comes to Hayes

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ayes will be sending a team to compete in a local Battle of the Books competition this spring. The competition centers around participants’ knowledge over a specific list of books.

Sarah Ressler, head librarian, brought the club to the school this year after Gahanna Lincoln invited multiple schools to compete against each other last school year.

“I was a little intimidated last year to start, but then several of the library aids kept saying, ‘Oh, we loved Battle of the Books in middle school. It was so much fun,’ and so I jumped in the fray,” Ressler said.

“I did it in seventh and eighth grade, and it was a lot of fun, and I love reading,” sophomore Annabelle Schoonard said.

The last time the option to take part in a Battle of the Books was in middle school for most students. Rachael Schreiber, sophomore, is one of the students who enjoyed competing in Battle of the Books in middle school, but was excited about it being brought to the high school as well.

“When I came here as a freshman, I was hoping they would have it here, and we finally got it,” Schreiber said.

As a team, students will have to read a list of 36 books which they will be tested about at competition, being given a brief description of one of the novels and having to know both the book name and author, one team member at least having read every book. While only five students from Hayes will be allowed on the stage at a time, alternates from the school will be sent in and swapped out for the rounds.

Schreiber has already started picking books from the list, reading “Young Elites” by Marie Lu and planning on picking of “The 5th Wave” by Rick Yancy and “City of Bones” by Cassandra Claire.

Schoonard is excited about reading “The Great Gatsby” by Scott F. Fitzgerald.

The participants’ first meeting was on January 6, 2016, and determination and hope to have fun can already been seen in students and Ressler alike.

“At the first meeting, everyone pretty much said they were kind of there to be motivated to read books that they wouldn't necessarily know to read or to get more good books, and I'm just excited because it's a good group of students,” Ressler said.

While students will be meetChloé Niswander sits in the library reading in preparation for Battle of ing every Wednesday during the Books. Students will read from a list of 36 books and compete with 5th period to stay on track, the competition won’t take place until other schools in early April. early April.

If all goes well, Ressler may try to bring Battle of the Books “We are going to go to Gahanna Lincoln in April and we’re to house as a competition next year, but that is still to be detergoing to answer questions about those books in rounds. We mined v are going to compete against other schools,” Ressler said.

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Changes to security at major attractions

Universal Studios, Disney World, and Seaworld Florida theme parks are enhancing security measures including metal detectors inside and outside of the venues.

Sea World guest will undergo bag and wand detector checks.

Disney will no longer allow guests 14 and older to wear costumes into the park. The change is to assist security personnel screen guests more effectively.

All parks are ending the sale of Toy Guns in Florida and California Parks. They will prohibit such items from being brought in.

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“Let’s face it, when you’ve been the coach of the Buckeyes, you have a little bit of a name recognition,” Tressel said.

“Sometimes when you’re talking about important things like suicide prevention... you can lend your name recognition to that.”

Additionally, Tressel uses what he experienced publicly as a coach to explain what he experiences privately as a president.

“Wherever you are, no matter what your task is, there’s always someone that keeps you awake at night,” Tressel said.

“Mine, for years, was Michigan. Now, quite honestly, it’s student debt.”

Not only does he use Ohio State analogies to express his presidential duties in his speeches, but he uses the same advice he gave to players to today’s students.

“Companies want to know, do you know how to work as a team?” Tressel said. “That’s why I have… never apologized for being involved in athletics, because athletics teaches you how to be a part of a team.”

On campus, Tressel stresses both financial literacy and joining extracurricular and having a good time. He believes that while classes and keeping GPA up are important, it is also the extracurricular that make college a worthwhile experience. It is the groups and organizations that people participate in during their free time, he believes, that make a student who they are.

“It’s an expensive investment to go to college, but heck, it better be fun,” he said.

Students like junior Rachel Pisano take such advice to heart.

“I really liked how he said…’don’t stress yourself out,’” Pisano said. “‘[He said to] try to make [looking for a college] fun.’”

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The fact that Pisano now knows about Youngstown and is considering it for a college was what superintendent Paul Craft hoped for with this event. Craft offered a personal anecdote on how even though he was a good student in school, he didn’t realize the opportunities for college that he could have had. He said that as superintendent, he didn’t want anyone graduating from Hayes to face that same problem. ”I am absolutely convinced that… you can only aim for what you can see,” Craft said. “And the more opportunities we give our kids to see the different opportunities out there, the more options they will have.”

Craft also feels that Tressel was able to easily talk to Hayes due to how its student body reflects the rest of the state.

“We’re increasingly becoming one of those school districts that people pay attention to. We have a study body that looks a lot like the state of Ohio,” Craft said. “Demographic-wise, I think that [Tressel] felt we were a perfect match for Youngstown State. We’re not the richest district you’re going to find, but you’re not going to find any better kids or better families.”

Overall, while Craft was pleased to see the school and community react to Tressel’s visit, he is also pleased that more students heard another option they can have for college. ”There aren’t very many of those [opportunities] that come by that bring… a name like ‘Jim Tressel’, so that’s what made that evening special,” Craft said.

While Tressel’s visit was an unusually rare one, he made his point clear: Youngstown State University is a college worth looking into, financial debt is a crisis that can be avoided through hard work, and, no matter where he goes, there’s still a little scarlet and gray that runs through his veins. v

p o o c S Health

Eight-year-old Chrissy Turner from Utah is believed to be one of the youngest individuals ever to be diagnosed with breast cancer according to CBS News. Turner was diagnosed in November with secretory breast carcinoma, a rare type of breast cancer that has never been seen in a child of such a young age by any specialist across the country. After a mastectomy in November, Turner is having to attend regular check ups with her surgeon due to her particular type of cancer having higher recurrence rate than most. She is also likely to be faced with reconstruction surgeries in the future to help with her developing. v

Wo rld After two years and over 11 thousand deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Liberia, being the last of the three initially out broken countries, was determined to be free of the Ebola virus on Jan. 15, 2016.

Guinea, the West African country where the outbreak originated in December of 2015, was cleared by WHO in the last days of 2015. The Ebola transmissions in Sierra Leone had ended in November. The countries have now entered a period of heightened surveillance for the disease that will continue throughout the year. WHO is working with these West African Countries to provide medical and psychological care to survivors and to build “resilient healthcare systems” that will be capable of terminating any future flare-ups. v

Prospect Hill’s Paul Frentsos catches a fly ball during the first game. Prospect Hill is currently in 2nd place in the house competition.

Steamtown House dean Josh Lamb high-fives Ridge members after the first round of mat ball. Steamtown won the game 16-0.

Freshman Ethan Abrams kicks the ball during the Ridge vs.

Steamtown game on Friday January 22. Ridge will play Lockport Monday in the final day of first round competition.

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United States In 2013, sixteen-year-old Ethan Couch of Texas was convicted of killing four individuals and injuring two after a drunk driving crash, according to CNN. Psychiatrists at the trial claimed the boy suffered from what they called “affluenza,” blaming the boy’s parents for raising him in a life of privilege without consequence for poor behavior, since they allowed him to drive without a license and consume alcohol at a young age. Couch was given ten years of probation and rehab.

In early December, a video was found of what seemed to be Couch drinking at a party, a violation of his probation. He and his mother Tonya Couch fled to Mexico. They were found and arrested on December 28, though they hired attorneys in Mexico to delay the time of their deportation. Tonya was brought back to the U.S. on January 11 and has been charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive - a crime worth up to ten years in prison. Ethan remains in Mexico where a Mexican judge granted him a temporary stay.

Upon his return to the U.S., the now 18 year old will face a trial for violating his probation, but can receive up to no more than a few months in prison unless he is moved from the juvenile system to the adult system. v

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Politics On Jan. 12, 2016, President Barack Obama gave his eighth and final State of the Union address. He began the speech by urging optimism upon the nation in facing the future. He described the successes of the nation while under his leadership, including the growth of the economy through an increased employment rate. He outlined the night by highlighting the promotion of a new economy that works for all people, the spirit of innovation and technology, U.S. leadership in the world, and a hope for a broken political system. Obama also announced a new program that will work to find a cure for cancer led by Vice President Joe Biden, who recently lost a son to brain cancer. According to CBS News, Biden has declared a multi-billion dollar “moonshot” that he hopes will serve as a catalyst to scientists in the search for a cure. v

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A day in the life of a principal: Stranges encourages positive learning environment CASEY ESTOK features editor

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ontrary to typical assumed attributes of a high school principal who sits at their desk all day behind closed office doors, principal Ric Stranges does his best to act in a manner that is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum.

“The whole idea is to be out and about as much as I can,” Stranges said. “I am never alone in the office; they don’t pay me to sit in there. We have 1600 kids; I need to be out there with them.”

Stranges is consistent in starting each day off at the front of the building, greeting students as they walk in and hoping that they start their day off on a positive note. The extent of his routine schedule though ends with the ringing of the morning bell. “[My schedule] is truly different everyday,” he said.

His daily calendar is filled from 7:30 a.m. until around 10 p.m. Most nights consists of wide variety of activities including meetings with students, parents, and teachers during the day and attending school and community events in the evening.

“The best part of my day is when I’m in classrooms,” Stranges said. “[I love] to see students learning and teachers teaching.”

Chemistry teacher Steve Lehman thinks that during Principal Ric Stranges speaks about what he does on a daily basis. Stranges tries to stay out of his office Stranges’ three years of being principal at Hayes he has enas much as possible in order to stay engaged with students and faculty. couraged a “very positive atmosphere in the building.”

“When he interacts with people, [he’s] always very day, [and] if I don’t get out and about and walk slowly, I’d never “Some people become principals because they’re tired positive and knows people’s names... At times I’ll see him ransee them.” of teaching, but I loved teaching and I didn’t want to leave,” domly pick students names out,” Lehman said. “...He’ll pop into As a former history teacher of 19 years, Stranges has a Stranges said. “A principal who loves teaching and teachers people’s rooms and say ‘hey’ and see how things are going.” sincere love for students and wants to make their high school and students, I think it adds a different kind of culture.”

It seems that in a culture of busyness, getting from one learning experience “as positive as [he] is.”

Though there is a lot of responsibly on his shoulders, place to the next is nothing more than a mundane task to “He’s always really pumped up to go and talk to everybody,” Stranges believes that he has the best job in the world and most, but Stranges treats walking the halls as an event in itself. junior Katarina Friz said. “I know one time he took me into his wouldn’t trade it for anything.

He takes his time and makes an effort to greet everyone in office and let me take some of his candy because I was really “My job is so neat because I still get to be in high school, I passing, rather than rushing around and seeming to be unapcraving chocolate.” never left,” Stranges said. “I still get to be with students, I get proachable.

Though he was originally hesitant to accept a job as princito bring wonderful people into Delaware to teach our kids and “I really try to manage my time to make it so people can say pal, he is now glad he made the move and loves every aspect still be a member of the community.”v ‘hi,’” Stranges said. “There are people who I don’t see every of the position.

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Hayes works to improve environment, many believe more could be done S

chool isn’t just about saving the environment, but with a little effort, Hayes will continue to have a positive impact on the future of this planet.

“It’s really important if kids are taught early on to conserve energy and to try to reduce their waste,” senior AP Environmental student Celeste Smith said. “It can really help them later on to be more mindful about the environment.”

Within the school, there are many programs to help encourage students and teachers to make an impact on the environment. All classrooms now have motion activated lights and paper recycling bins. There are also plastic recycling bins located throughout the school.

“I think [the recycling program] is extremely important because we produce a whole lot of paper and plastic and other waste here, and I think we would have a really big impact as to how much of that paper is going to landfills,” science teacher Jeff Bakunas said.

Many students have ideas regarding recycling within the school as well.

“I think more rooms need to have the things for plastic recycling,” senior AP Environmental student Caleb Riddell said. “If those were more throughout the school, like in hallways and stuff, then it would be easier because there are so many people that buy sodas from the vending machine.”

Some people believe that Hayes is making great strides to protect the environment, but

there is always room for improvement.

“I would like to see composting,” Bakunas said. “I think that a lot of the food waste and stuff like that we generate should be used to produce fertilizer to start using around the school for landscaping and stuff like that instead of using a lot of artificial fertilizers or using commercial fertilizers.”

There has also been debate regarding the financial and environmental cost of the use of styrofoam trays in the cafeteria.

According to the Jeffers Foundation, foam trays cost approximately $0.032, while plastic trays cost about $12. While eventually the cost of foam trays will exceed the cost of plastic, there is still an environmental cost for both.

“We used to have regular hard trays... and it takes a lot of energy for the Many recyclable items are disposed in the trash cans at lunch. Students and dishwasher and those kinds of things, staff are hoping to implement more opportunities to make the school more enviso they went to styrofoam which is one ronmentally friendly. way good, one way bad,” Principal Ric According to the Jeffers Foundation, biodeknow that we are saving energy that, in turn, Stranges said. “It does fill up the landfill, which gradable paper trays cost about $0.072 cents, saves them money too.”

I don’t like, so that’s maybe something we but must be cleaned and sorted for recycling He is willing to help the school become need to look at again at some point. I think purposes. more energy efficient through innovative there are always ways we can look at to be Stranges is open to ideas from students means, similar to those of the world leaders. more efficient.” and teachers to help make the school more “You know, it would be cool to do a global Smith would like to see changes in the environmentally friendly. summit with schools to see what Olentangy lunchroom as well.

“It would be nice to have maybe a taskis doing, or Buckeye Valley, to bring a couple “One thing that Hayes does that does not force of students and teachers to really take a students and to just have that discussion it protect the environment are the lunch trays look and say ‘at Delaware Hayes here’s what may be pretty cool because they may be doing that are styrofoam,” Smith said. “That’s a lot we are going to do to be environmentally something we could learn from,” Stranges of waste that can be completely eradicated if friendly,’ and... I think our community would said. “It might be a cool thing to do. I’d be we use regular lunch trays, or if we use biodelike it,” Stranges said. “I think they’d like to more than willing.” v gradable ones.” photo by SIOBHAN KAY

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Sean Breakey attends OSU Marion full time

his education, including Intro to Engineering and an accelerated Pre-Calculus class.

Overall, Breakey said that the workload is a lot harder than high school. He menhis year, Sean Breakey decided to go against the status tioned having to work 14 hours a week quo for a normal senior year… by not having one at all.

- for just one class.

Instead of going to Hayes and taking courses, Breakey chose “My first semester, I had nearly no free to go to Ohio State University Marion campus for classes, time,” Breakey said. “My weekends were and in turn, is getting his freshman year of college at a much free, but other than that, I spent a lot of reduced rate. time working on school work. College is hard.”

“I’m planning on becoming a welding engineer,” Breakey When he is free, Breakey makes time for friends, including said. “I had gotten all the credits at Hayes I had needed except senior Connor Rush. Rush and Breakey have known each other for English, and it’s a whole lot cheaper to do it this way. It’s for years, attending school together as far back as preschool.

Rush is also taking College Credit Plus classes, but is taking them online through Columbus State at home.

Despite the added schoolwork, both of them work it out in their schedule to spend their normal amount of time together.

“We usually spend about two hours every day [together], or every other day, depending on what’s going on,” Rush said. “But since he’s gone off to college… we can Sean Breakey works on homework at his kitchen table. Since attending OSU Marion, either hang out in he had to spend more time on school work than he ever had to while at Hayes. the morning some days, or... we can saving me probably six or seven thousand dollars.” hang out after [school].”

He said that for his major, he needs a lot of math and sciRush said that he has noticed a change on Breakey’s behavence, as well as some general education classes. First semester, ior since he began attending OSUM. Breakey took some of the intro classes that he needs to further “He really wanted to get out of high school,” Rush said.

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“He’s a better student than he was in high school, definitely. I had a lot of classes with him in high school and we’d just goof around, but in college he’s always studying, always doing his homework.”

Jodi, Sean’s mom, has spent many years in Delaware City Schools as a fourth grade teacher at Carlisle and a fifth grade science teacher. She has noticed a change in behavior as well.

“He is more careful with his time management,” Jodi said.

“He is more self disciplined, as far as the video games.”

Jodi said that she and Sean decided to have him go to Marion after Sean had a successful junior year with Post-Secondary Education Option (PSEO). Once they realized that there wasn’t a second year course for PSEO, they knew that College Credit Plus classes would be a better fit for Sean.

“He was ready to move on,” Jodi said. “AP is not for everybody… but I think AP gets a lot more press, and that there are so many other opportunities out there to earn free college credit, that… people can consider more. Sean wanted to be a Buckeye. Period. So he’s happy. I wouldn’t see any reason to do it different.”

Even though Jodi has spent many years watching Sean progress, she is excited for the entire class of 2016 and to see Sean graduate with his class. Despite going to Marion for his senior year, he will still walk the field at Hayes’ graduation to receive his diploma May 21. “[He has grown] into a fine young man,” Jodi said. “I’m proud of him. I’m really glad that he decided to… take the challenge.”

While the work has been hard, Sean knows that it was the right choice for him, and would recommend anyone else to do such work.

“Take what you want and what you’re interested in,” Sean said. “I would say go for it… Anything that can help you pay for college is great.” v

Extended studies allows students to pursue art

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ayes offers many avenues for students to pursue art.

Though only one fine arts credit is required to graduate, for some that just isn’t enough.

Extended Studies started last year as an opportunity for students to further their art education beyond the basic classes, whether it be to prepare themselves for colleges and careers or for their love of art.

Junior Addison Shaal fills her schedule with art classes. It is her second year participating in this program. ”I love art,” Shaal said. “It’s been my passion since I was literally three....I don’t know if I [want to] be an art teacher yet.

I’ve also thought about art therapy because I took art therapy when I lost my dad and it was the most amazing, life changing thing.”

When the previous principal, Bradford Faust, came to Hayes, he worked with the art teachers to get rid of continuing art classes such as ceramics three and four and replaced it with this new style of learning.

“We agreed with him because we were just getting all kinds of kids in there,” ceramics and 3D design teacher Cynthia Vaught said. “We wanted to make it more specialized for kids who are truly interested in carrying on their studies over whatever the medium was.”

Students are graded on their work ethic and completion of projects. There is no set criteria; instead students have the

freedom to pick projects that best interest them and perfect that sort of work.

Junior Ethan Miller joined computer graphics extended studies this year. He plans on pursuing a career related to graphic design. ”I really enjoyed computer graphics and graphic design so I wanted to get better at it and do it more,” Miller said.

One of the main goals for these students is entering their work into art shows around the city. “[Having students take extended studies] is helping a whole lot because the more experience they have, the more advanced pieces they do,” Vaught said. “Before it was hard to compete because we had basically beginning classes. Now we are taking the kids and going further with them.”

The art classes already had one show last month during First Friday. It was a chance for Extended Studies students to showcase the work they did for the first semester.

This month, students will have their work put on display at the Arts Castle. It is open for a few weeks and will include the work of numerous high school students throughout the area.

“I remember walking through [the Arts Castle] and looking at the older kids’ stuff and going ‘Oh my God one day that’s [going to] be me,’” Shaal said. “So fingers crossed that’s me this year.”

The Delaware Arts festival will be held in April. There, student artwork will be judged but is also for sale.

In the next few months there will also be the The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, The Congressional Art Exhibit

and the Ohio Capital Conference.

To have artwork entered, artists must write an essay and submit it with pictures of their project online. Hayes students have always won awards each of the past 5 years at the Governors Show.

The Congressional Art Exhibit will be at the Columbus Museum of Art. At this show artwork is judged by college art professors.

In May the OCCs will be held. Four Extended Studies students will compete in this.

Another ambition for the art program is to get more involved with the community.

Shaal has donated a flower sculpture to Josie Posie Flowers located downtown. She is also working on getting her turtle sculpture displayed at the Columbus Zoo. Miller creates graphic designs for student athletes around Delaware and gets his artwork out on social media.

Extended Studies students may work independently but also help each other. During house periods they meet and critique each other’s work.

“I’ve made some of the best friendships in there,” Shaal said.

This class is flexible with all students schedules. It can be scheduled in any period of the day even if another art class is taking place at that time. ”Only join if you’re actually committed,” Shaal said. “If you do really care about it and [want to] join, do it because it’s the best.” v

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January 29, 2016

Hover boards causes debate

DEMETRIUS STORK staff writer

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hey seem to have come out of nowhere and have taken the world by storm. With a nonsensical name (due to the fact that it doesn’t hover) and a creative look, hoverboards have become the Today's technology has allowed Furlong to exnewest mode of transportation for many MORGAN KNIGHT tend her business into not just offering books and young people today. visual content manager supplies, but other things as well.

The hoverboard, or rather the self bal“I have added more sidelines: games, toys, arts ancing scooter, is a small metal board with undamentals, a book and teacher supply and craft things over the years just to kind of stay wheels on either side. The rider stands on store located across the street from Buns relevant to what's happening,” Furlong said. “The it horizontally and in order to move, leans Restaurant, has been serving the Delaware Comteacher supplies end of it has changed a lot too forward to go forward and backward to go munity for 28 years. Owner Tami Furlong opened with the internet and everything being online. I've backwards. the store to help not only her children but the made a lot of changes over the years.”

The board utilizes auto balancing community to find a book store closer to home.

Over the years of owning Fundamentals, Furtechnology to make sure riders don’t “I had young kids at the time and really just long has made many memories. immediately fall as they lean forward. could not find the kinds of things I wanted for “Just watching kids love books,” Furlong said.

Despite this, the board still takes practice them here in town,” Furlong said. “And most of my “I love it when we match them up with the right to get the hang of it, similar to a bike or a friends where teachers so it sounded like a good fit book or when they come running in and take their skateboard. and I did it.” coat off and they sit on the steps or the couch But while these boards have gained Over the years of owning Fundamentals, upstairs and pull books out.” popularity, the question has been raised Furlong has built a relationship with Delaware City Fundamentals is also an active member of Main as to whether or not these boards are Schools. Together they have been able to bring in Street Delaware, an organization that strives to actually a quality product. authors to meet students. keep the hometown feel of Downtown Delaware First the “exploding issue” needs to be “[The relationship has] been a huge help for alive. addressed because it has been a common me. I mean obviously having teacher’s supplies and “I love Delaware. It's just a great town and we source of question and concern for many books they go together, but over the years I have have so much to offer here,” Furlong said. “We regarding the hoverboard. certainly worked with the schools a lot,” Furlong now have all these amazing restaurants. I love our Many claim that hoverboards explode, said. “I take a lot of authors into the schools, they local downtown theatre, [and] I love all my fellow which they technically do not. The issue purchase books from me. It's a good relationship.” shop owners.” v has instead been with the hoverboards catching on fire.

These incidents are real and have happened on more than one occasion where the board will burst into flames. However, these incidents are incredibly rare with only 29 documented cases, and usually happen due to fault of the owner more so than that of the product.

Hoverboards do have a tendency to overheat while charging. This overheating would be much more likely to ruin the hover board than to cause it to burst into flames.

Secondly, a debate has been raised as to whether hover boards are a good mode of transportation or not.

The Anhell model is able to go 12 miles per hour, and is capable of traveling 12 miles before it has to recharge. Meanwhile things like bicycles and skateboards can travel faster than 12 miles per hour Books sit on a shelf in the upstairs potion of Fundamentals. Tami Furlong has been the owner of Fundamental for 28 years.

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and don’t need to recharge.

On the flip side, hover boards, while requiring a certain degree of coordination, don’t require much physical effort.

In comparison, a bike or a skateboard require a lot more physical effort.

Additionally, the affordability needs to be discussed. Hover boards can range in price from $400 to $1900. Meanwhile bicycles, depending on the seller, for a functional and adult size model can range from $200 to $800. Skateboards, meanwhile, can range from $120 to $270.

While some are turned away by the price, some just do not like them.

“I wouldn’t buy one because when I did ride one, it got boring really quickly,” said Mallery Boring. “It’s really expensive too.”

Meanwhile, some feel more positively about hover boards.

“It’s just feels like the future is arriving,” hover board owner Brandon Kitchen said. “It’s kind of crazy.”

Some, like Hayes Health teacher Josh Lee say it’s not worth the price tag. “I think it’s gimmicky and I don’t think I would ever buy one,” Lee said.

However, some feel like the purchase is worth it.

“I think it’s really cool and I’m glad I have one,” said Brandon Kitchen.

Many, in predicting the possible lasting power of this product, might compare it to the segway due to its similar design and mechanics.

The segway burst into popularity in the early 2000s but has clearly not lasted as a quality mode of transportation.

However, the segway and the hover board have several distinct differences.

The hover board is cheaper and portable, which gives it a distinct advantage.

But as any product works in the world, the buyers have all of the power.

If hover boards are not a good product, than they will die out the same as the Moon Shoe. But if people find the product to be effective, enjoyable, and most importantly, worth the money, then they will stay around for a little while longer.

Whatever happens, only time will tell if Hover boards are the real deal. v

International colleges to consider

There are many diverse colleges that can provide students an education that best meets their needs. Here are some schools to think about: University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia The University of Victoria, located in British Columbia, has over 2,300 residential students and over 100 fields of study including international programs.

Victoria is known for having low snowfall and the warmest temperatures in Canada. UV offers students activities such as sailing hiking and kayaking. This college is a great choice for students who are interested in experiencing different cultures.

University of Oxford Oxford, England The University of Oxford, located in Oxford, England, has over 140 countries represented within their student body of 3,200. Oxford University is home to 30 different colleges, which are academic communities, which house the specific majors students are interested in.

Students can choose from a variety of programs including law, mathematics, chemistry, theology and many other fields of study. There are many opportunities for fun on campus too, including sports, drama and music.

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Humber College Toronto, Canada

The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China

Humber College, located in Toronto, Canada, offers students a polytechnic education, which combines deep learning with hands-on activities. This provides students with the knowledge to excel in the workplace after graduation. They offer a wide variety of academic programs, including technology, business, performance, and many other areas.

The University of Hong Kong, located in Hong Kong China, actually teaches courses in English. This university is also the oldest in Hong Kong. There are just over 14,300 students at the University of Hong Kong, and 24 percent of them are international. Hong Kong University is a great option for students interested in business, since Hong Kong is one of the largest leading financial centers in the world.

Information and logos are from college and university websites.

Key player returns to basketball starting line-up

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“We don’t have Khalil in there to just destroy the paint so we’ve had a couple players have to step up, get more boards,” Midura said. Losing Khalil and Nobel was a setback, but the team is coming back strong.

Yoakum believes that his team is going to win a lot of games this season, and the team plans on improving game by game.

“Terin Kinsway has really stepped up, and we needed that from somebody in the basketball program,” Midura said. Kinsway is a freshman this year and a varsity starter.

“Our third scorer was a freshman Terin Kinsway, which is a lot to ask of a freshman to be one of your top 3 scorers,” Blackburn said.

It was a lot to ask of a freshman to be a top scorer, especially since Yoakum was out of the game.

“I hope that the experience some of the guys got this year is built into next year,” Yoakum said.

The team has had a tradition of winning, and that tradition Will continue. v

starting guard with a stress fracture in his left foot is not the way any team wants to start off the basketball season.

Junior guard Will Yoakum was going to be in the starting lineup at the beginning of the season, but instead he was out for about a month in a walking boot.

Coach Jordan Blackburn has been observing and coaching Yoakum since he was a freshman. Since this is Yoakum’s second year on varsity, Blackburn has had a lot of opportunity to help him improve.

“We have 3 returning starters and he’s one them, he’s one of our best scorers,” Blackburn said.

Yoakum had 28 points in his first game back, and still plans on working hard to get stronger and faster. Yoakum hopes to go to college for basketball, and with an offer from Urbana that dream is starting to become a reality.

“Since Will’s come back, it definitely has just made it easier for us to run our motion offense and to put the ball in the basket,” Blackburn said.

Having Yoakum back in the game is really helping take some of the pressure off of the offense.

“It’s another threat to our offense and we’ve been having a lot of trouble on the offensive side of the ball and trying to score,” junior forward Sam Midura said. Yoakum is helping raise the scores of the games, and relieve some of the pressure from key players like Jake Bourget, Zach McIntire, and Terin Kinsway.

Even though Yoakum was out for a month, he managed to keep his skills sharp so he can be the best player he can be.

“I shot a lot of free throws and just worked on my shot,” Yoakum Said.

Since Yoakum is a top scorer, it was Hayes plays Big Walnut and wins the game 37-34. Junior Will critical that he improve his shot any Yoakum scores the winning basket for the team. time he had the opportunity.

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January 29, 2016

NDSU: Goliath that beats David DYLAN JAMES sports editor

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ith roughly 7.5 hundred thousand people, North Dakota is the 3rd least populated state in the U.S. However, the pinnacle of college football has been going through Fargo for the last 5 years. The Bison of North Dakota State University (NDSU) have dominated the NCAA FCS division since 2010.

This season, they are attempting to win their fifth straight title, facing Jacksonville State in the championship game. To win five in a row would be an NCAA record in all football divisions.

So, I’ve come up with an amazing idea. One that rivals the likes of Einstein’s theory of relativity, or Hawking’s black hole theory.

Now, calm down and let me speak this genius.

NDSU should join the Big Ten West Division. Plain and simple.

However, the one problem is that there’s already an even 14 teams in the conference. That would mean adding NDSU and one other team, or removing a current team.

My plan includes removing the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

When you look at the Big Ten, you see great educational institutions, however some shaky football programs. In my experiences, Nebraska ranks low in both categories. The kicker in this scenario is that Nebraska is a newer member to the conference, having resided in the West division since 2010.

I realize that people will think by my reasoning that either Maryland or Rutgers should then be removed. They would be foolish to think such a thing. Maryland and Rutgers are great academically, and they are on the east coast, far away from North Dakota.

In any case, welcome NDSU and goodbye Nebraska. Don’t worry Husker fans, I’m sure your buddies in the Big 12 will welcome you back with open arms. If not, try the SEC. Texas A&M and Missouri seem to have success.

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January 29, 2016

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n January 15, 1967, Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers faced off in a battle between the AFC and NFC to claim victory in the NFL as the best football team.

At the time it was called First AFL-NFL World Championship Game, according to The History Channel, but today it’s known as the Super Bowl.

50 years later, that tradition is going strong, and today the Super Bowl has grown to reach millions of viewers.

According to Huffington Post, Super Bowl XLIX was the most watched television program ever in America with 114.4 million viewers.

Josh Lamb, who regularly watches the Super Bowl, believes its popularity can be attributed to branding.

“The NFL does a very good job at branding its product,” Lamb said.

The NFL tries to target all audiences, the die hard fans and those who don’t know who’s playing, by providing entertainment for each of them.

“I watch the Super Bowl for the same reason I watch the finals in any sport,” Lamb said. “Just as a former athlete and coach, I enjoy watching the best of the best competing at whatever the sport is.”

Additionally, some don’t need any extra motivation to watch the Super Bowl.

“I enjoy watching football,” senior football player Caleb Naegele said.

While simply watching the sport of football is entertainment enough for some, others watch for the commercials.

“Normally it’s because of the commercials, but I like to watch the championship of any sport, and that is the best sport,” regular

NFL will temporarily stop using Roman Numerals for the Super Bowl. Instead of Super Bowl L, it will be known as Super Bowl 50.

The Roman Numerals will be picked back up in 2017 for LI. Regardless of who plays, the Super Bowl brings people together. And for some, the game becomes just a little bit sweeter when their team wins.

One memorable moment was “when the Ravens won the Super Bowl because I like the Ravens,” Naegele said.

The winners of the big game have to be the best and bring their A game. It’s a long 17 weeks leading up to playoffs, with a possibility of another four more games to be dubbed champion.

“I like to watch the celebration after,” Graham said. “The winners talking about that it was all worth it, all the hard work.”

That hard work has paid off more for some franchises than others. There are 13 teams who have never won a Super Bowl.

They are considered the Unlucky 13.

The Carolina Panthers, one of the teams Carolina Panthers linebacker, Luke Kuechly (59), bats away a pass intended for who has never won a Super Bowl, were able Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin (89) late in the fourth quarter. to clinch the NFC conference championship, Carolina stopped the late comeback attempt to win 31-24. earning their ticket to play in the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl watcher Andy Graham said.

Lamb said.

While 13 of the 32 are waiting on a victory, The Super Bowl commercials go all out.

Traditions have also arisen due to the the Pittsburgh Steelers have the most Super They are typically new and flashy.

Super Bowl. Often times it’s as simple as getBowl wins, winning six of their eight appearAccording to SB Nation, it costs about $4.5 ting together with a group of friends or family, ances. million for a 30-second commercial during eating food and watching the game.

The Super Bowl will be held February 7. the Super Bowl. Comparatively, the aver“Typically, I end up watching the game The Carolina Panthers will face off against the age cost of a 30-second commercial during with some of my friends,” Lamb said. “We Denver Broncos. regular season play is $627,300, according to always get together and whip up a big pot of The Super Bowl presents the best of the Advertising Age. chili, and we’ll all just get together.” best football teams, and the season never The commercials have become as much as The NFL has developed the tradition of its goes as planned.

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Date: January 2, 2016 West Virginia (43) vs. Arizona State (42)

Date: January 2, 2016 Georgia (24) vs. Penn State (17)

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sports 12 Wambach retires after more than a decade

January 29, 2016

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n Wednesday, December 16, Abby Wambach played her last game of professional soccer with the United States Women’s Soccer team.

“I’m a little sad that she is leaving, but it is understandable because she has been involved in soccer for so long,” sophomore Maddy Wilson said.

The team lost 1-0 against China, which ended the United States women’s national soccer team winning home streak of 104 games.

According to ESPNW, the women on Team USA were intentionally trying to pass the ball to Wambach. However, in one situation, China deflected the ball and scored a goal in the 59th minute.

Wambach unlaced her cleats in the 72nd minute, threw them on the bench and walked off of the field in her socks.

Christen Press replaced Wambach in the match.

“After much deliberation and talking with my friends, family, teammates and our coaching staff, I’ve decided to finally bring my soccer career to an end,” Wambach said in an interview with U.S. Soccer. “While we still have more work to do for women’s soccer, after bringing the World Cup back to the United States this summer, I’m feeling extremely optimistic about the future of our sport. It’s been an amazing, wonderful ride and I can’t wait to see what the next chapter of my life brings.”

Wambach previously played in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and brought the trophy home to the United States.

Wambach scored a game-winning goal against Nigeria, knocking the country out of the competition, allowing the United States to move forward within the tournament.

However, Wambach did not receive as much playing time in the tournament, and some fans were disheartened about the lack of playing time for the soccer star.

“I really was [disappointed]. I felt that because it was her that played soccer,” Wilson said. last season, she should have had some farewell playing time,“ As for Wambach’s future, many of her fans think that she Wilson said. will assume a coaching position in the following years.

Some soccer supporters were more accepting of the lack of “Somehow, outside of the sport, I think she will be able to playing time, as it allowed for other players on the team to get continue to do something soccer related,” Wilson said. playing time and international experience.

"It's harder than it ever used to be; the standard [for soc“I am disappointed, because I loved watching her, but at cer] is even higher," Wambach said the day before her final the same time, it’s going to make way for new generations to game in an interview with ESPNW. "And that's the way it come through and even better people are going to come out should be … Your mind is at the right speed, but your body just of it,” sophomore Anna Wells said. isn't capable of doing what it was capable of doing even three Many soccer players, especially young women, looked up years ago." v to Wambach as an aspiring soccer player.

“I didn’t know her very much as a child, but she is amazing, because she was on the U.S. American Girl’s team and they won the World Cup,” sophomore Carina Geissler said.

Wambach was one of the most influential soccer stars of this generation, as she holds the record in international play for both women and men, at 184 goals. “[Wambach] had such passion and love for the game and she made it seem easy, which it is not, but it made you strive for that level of achievement,” Wells said.

According to United State’s Soccer, Wambach was the 2012 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year.

She came in third place in the voting for both 2011 and 2014.

“I felt that she was very strong From left to right: Alex Morgan, Lauren Holiday, Abby Wambach, out in the field and she really and Whitney Engen celebrate their victory in the final match. The United represented the female population State’s Women’s Soccer team won the World Cup in July 2015. photo credit VAUGN RIDLEY/PA WIRE/ZUMAPRESS/TNS

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Fall sports record

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This conference swap is supremely beneficial to NDSU and it’s a travel relief to its new West Division counterparts.

Recruiting is very important to all college sports. With NDSU’s move, it brings high caliber athletes’ attention to the Bison. Better players equals wins and wins means more of the spotlight.

Think of it like the Nick Saban effect. Before Saban, Alabama was in a down period athletically.

In the eight years at Alabama, Saban has won four national titles including one this season.

At the same time and most importantly, those championships have translated into a long streak of top five recruiting classes, which include multiple number one overall classes.

A noteworthy difference between NDSU and other Big Ten schools is stadium size. Universities such as Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn. State are well known for their 100,000 seat or more stadiums.

The Fargodome only holds roughly 19,000. Now, before you scream your head off, realize that with wins comes boosters and money. Money can be used to build bigger and better facilities that include larger stadiums.

Coincidentally, bigger and better facilities means bigger and better athletes.

Something I personally find interesting is the fact that many of the FBS conferences have had opportunities to offer an invitation to NDSU to join them. It’s not the same as the Big Ten or Pac12, however the Mountain West, or MAC, is certainly better than the Missouri Valley conference.

It’s because they’re afraid. That’s why. Since 2010, they’ve played opponents like Minnesota (a Big Ten team), Kansas State, Kansas, and Iowa State and won them all.

In 2016, things will get interesting as they play a recently 11-2 top 10 Iowa Hawkeyes (Big Ten) team. If they win that game, the Big Ten should send me a thank you card and add NDSU right away.

As the saying goes, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” v

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January 29, 2016

ISIS gains momentum over 2015

Top Movies of 2015 SETH KERN staff writer

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y now, most people are familiar with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, a middle-eastern militant group responsible for the execution of journalists, and other western hostages, as well as the recent terror attacks on Paris.

Westerners may view ISIS as a cold, unforgiving terrorist group. However the main goal of ISIS isn’t to create terror, but to create a “theocratic Islamic state,” which basically means a territory in which God or another deity is the supreme civil ruler.

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According to Foreign Affairs, terrorist networks, such as al Qaeda, usually have only dozens or hundreds of members, they blatantly attack civilians, do not hold any territory, and cannot directly confront military forces.

ISIS, on the other hand, consists of some 30,000+ fighters, holds territory in both Iraq and Syria, maintains substantial military capacity, controls lines of communication, commands infrastructure, funds itself, and engages in sophisticated military operations. Comparing this to the definition of a terrorist group, ISIS sounds more like a conventional army more than a terrorist organization.

“The main goal of ISIS is to remove all western influence from Iraq and Syria, and to create a theocratic Islamic state where the Sunnis have absolute power, and the Shia have no

power.” said Dexter Allen, who is very knowledgeable of ISIS and the Middle East.

While this militant group may be on the opposite side of the World, their influence spreads far beyond Iraq and Syria, reaching out to people as far as the United States. “Some of the desire to join comes from the belief that it would be better to have a true Islamic state,” World Studies teacher Greg White said However, not all people who leave to join ISIS are going to fight either with or against them.

“Another reason that people want to join ISIS is to provide support and assistance to people who are living in a warravaged area, areas without electricity, and areas without clean water,” White said.

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ISIS isn’t the only terrorist group in the Middle East.

Many may be familiar with Al Qaeda, a group that has been operating since 1988. But even though they’ve been around way longer than ISIS has, it seems that ISIS has gained more power and support.

“Right now, ISIS is more organized that Al Qaeda, [Al Qaeda] has had some major leadership problems, which has rendered them a little less powerful,” White said.

The one fact that still holds true, is that thousands of lives have been claimed due to the ongoing warfare between the U.S. and ISIS. According to the Watson Institute, The number of United States troops who have died fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had passed 6,800 at the beginning of 2015. v

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he year 2015 has passed, and with it, the lives of over 13,000 American citizens at the hands of guns. That’s according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit corporation that collects and stores information about gun-related violence in the United States.

That number is not just murders though; it includes all deaths that result from a gun, whether they are a homicide, suicide, or accidental. In fact, murders do not make up the majority of gun deaths. Suicides do.

But still, with 3.4 gun homicides per 100,000 people, the U.S. has one of the highest gun murder rates in the industrialized world.

“I think there are a lot of factors that go into it,” Senior Cory Beam said. “Socioeconomically, there’s a lot of poverty.

If you look at where the violence is happening a lot of times it is in these impoverished areas.”

Impoverished areas tend to have significantly higher rates of gun deaths. In fact, many major U.S. cities have similar rates to third world countries.

According to the Atlantic, Detroit had 35.9 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2013, just above Guatemala with 34.8.

Baltimore, at 29.7, is higher than Columbia with 27.1. And New Orleans is just behind Honduras with a whopping 62.1

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gun deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 68.4.

“I think violence, at least the violence that we deal with here on a local level, is a very complex issue,” said Captain Adam Moore of the Delaware Police Department. “Certainly I think that the availability of guns would be a factor. I also think that certain socio-economic issues would be a factor.”

Both of these are uniquely high in the United States.

With a relative poverty rate of 17.3 percent, the U.S. ranks last among the 24 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The country fares even worse in terms of childhood poverty. In 2013, the United Nations Children's Fund issued a report into the well being of children in 35 developed countries. With a childhood poverty rate of 23.1 percent, the U.S. ranked 34th, above only Romania.

Areas with high poverty tend to see more crime. Therefore this could be a large factor in the causes of the U.S.’s gun violence problem.

The other possible factor is gun ownership.

The Global Small Arms Survey estimates that there are about 270 million civilian weapons in the U.S. That’s about 88 guns per every 100 citizens, meaning the U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world.

A report from the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that about 36 percent of these guns are rifles, about 34 percent are handguns, and about 30 percent are shotguns.

Though there has not been a significant amount of

research into the types of guns used in crime, the studies that too exist indicate that handguns make up the vast majority of guns deaths.

A study by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justices found that 72 percent of murders were committed through the use of a handgun. And according to the New York Times, assault weapons only killed 322 people in 2012 out of around 11,000 or so gun homicides that occurred that year.

Despite this, Americans tend to fear assault rifles more than handguns. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll from 2014, about 59 percent of Americans favour an assault weapons ban, yet only 18 percent favour a ban on handguns.

“The majority of our gun deaths are in one on one encounters or one on few encounters,” government teacher Greg White said. “So maybe we’re not spending enough time looking into and educating ourselves on what could be causing those.”

The amount of time our media spends looking into and researching “one on one’ gun violence is minimal compared to more sudden and frightening attacks.

Mass shootings like those in Sandy Hook, Aurora Colorado, and San Bernardino receive a large amount of news coverage due to their tragic nature while in depth reporting about gun violence is more rare.

If someone were to only get their news from cable networks, which a Gallup poll found that 55 percent of Americans do, they could be left with the impression that these

events, and the weapons used in them, are a more serious threat than they are.

Additionally, due to this conflicting information, progress can often be hard. President Obama has tried and failed multiple times over the course of his presidency to pass gun control legislation, because Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on how to address the issue.

But with one more year to go, the president decided to issue a series of executive orders pertaining to guns. The new laws will attempt to close the “gun show loophole,” an exemption in the law that allowed gun buyers to bypass background checks, and remove certain barriers that prevent access to mental health records.

The Federal Government will also hire 230 more people to help run background checks, an increase of about 50 percent of the current staff.

These new laws don’t accomplish all that the President wants, but he is limited in the amount of action he can take without passing legislation through congress. Despite opposition from high ranking Republicans like House Speaker Paul Ryan, the laws are relatively popular. A CNN poll found that 67 percent of Americans are in favor of them.

How much they will actually achieve is up to debate, but it must feel good for President Obama who has been promising to reduce gun violence since he took office in 2009. v

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Key events that shaped 2015 February 1 - New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX 28-24 against the Seattle Seahawks

April 19 - Freddie Gray dies after being handcuffed and put in a police van with out a seatbelt in Baltimore City

March 24 - Germanwing Flight 9525 crashes in French Alps, killing all on board

June 26 - Supreme Court rules 5-4 that a state ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional

May 2 - Prince William and Catherine have to their second child, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

July 14 - NASA’s New Horizon probe performs the first flyby Pluto taking pictures of smooth areas, large mountains, and other features

August 9 - A state of emergency was declares in Ferguson, Missouri after peaceful protests held on the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death turn violent

October 28 Paul Ryan elected as the 54th Speaker of the House after receiving 234 votes

September 22 Pope Francis arrives in U.S. starting a historic six-day visit in the country

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Released: April 3

January 7 - 12 die from terrorist attack at the Paris office of satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo

See You Again

Government debates control on guns after increase in violence

Director: James Wan

information courtesy of BOX OFFICE MOJO AND IMDB

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Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ March 17, 2015 1.17 million total sales

Hold Back The River

James Bay

March 17, 2015 1.17 million total sales compiled by LEXI WOODWORTH

December 28 Prosecutors decide the officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio will not face criminal charges

November 13 - Simultaneous attacks on a concert hall, stadium, and various bars and restaurants in Paris, France leave 130 dead and hundreds wounded compiled by CLAUDIA MACRI

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photos courtesy of CREATIVE COMMONS

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January 29, 2016

First generation villain stands strong

MEGAN SWISHER staff writer

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hen it comes to cinematic villains, Darth Vader is one of the most iconic of them all and can take any challenge he comes across, even against the newest member of the dark side, Kylo Ren. Darth Vader, earlier known as Anakin Skywalker, is the father of Luke and Leia Skywalker. In “Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” it is revealed that Leia and the famous smuggler Han Solo had a child.

That child just so happens to be Kylo Ren, which makes Darth Vader his grandfather.

If it weren’t for Vader, the entire Star Wars plot line would not even exist, let alone Kylo. Vader is also Kylo’s number one source of inspiration to stay with the dark side, making Vader essential to his way of life and ultimately his reasoning on becoming a villain.

Granted, Vader is long dead before Kylo’s time. Even if he were alive, he would be very old, but with age comes wisdom and experience. He would be so beyond skilled with the Force that Kylo wouldn’t stand a chance.

The dark side is how both of them use the Force, and that feeds off of emotions such as fear, anger and hate. Kylo does have hatred within him, but not nearly as much as Vader has. Between the hatred over his mother’s death, the loss of his beloved Padmé and many more tragedies, Vader has more than enough to fuel him and allow him

to be much more powerful than Kylo could ever dream of.

Because of their hardships, both of them tend to hold in a lot of their anger. Vader however knows how to channel that anger, making him more powerful. Whenever Kylo’s plans do not go accordingly he just throws a tantrum and recklessly destroys anything around him with his light saber.

Kylo never had true training in the dark side either. He only had Supreme Leader Snoke to guide him, but Vader had the all powerful Sith Lord Darth Sidious, also known

Upgraded villain crushes competition

EMMA CHAPMAN entertainment editor

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arth Vader has always been the number one villain in the Star Wars franchise, but with the new age comes a new generation of fans. More importantly, new characters to take control of the Star Wars universe.

Kylo Ren, the villain of the most recent movie, “Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” is just the younger, better version of Darth Vader.

art by AUSTIN HUFF as The Emperor or Palpatine, and you can’t get a better master than him.

Together they could rule the galaxy as grandfather and grandson, but between these masked villains, Darth Vader would come out on top. v

Both are strong players for the dark side and have tendencies for violence. A battle between the two would be one that goes down in history.

Both masked villains have the tendency to have hissy fits when they don’t get their way, but Kylo Ren leans more towards the dramatic

side. This shows off his power and ability to annihilate his enemy and those who get in his way.

Kylo Ren rises from two powerful people in Star Wars universe, who are both talented in battle. With success of his parents backing him up in a battle, Kylo has more of a chance of being successful than his older counterpart.

Kylo Ren’s youth can be a blessing and a curse. The inexperience that comes with being young puts him at a disadvantage when it comes to this particular battle. With Vader having had more experience with fighting and the force in general he will have more of a chance coming out victorious.

On the other hand, being young can actually help Kylo in battle. It’s a well known fact that the younger people are, the more flexible they can be. The more he can move around the less likely he will lose right off the bat.

Another noticeable flaw that could hinder Kylo in battle is the simple fact that he has severe issues with his estranged family who would go to lengths to stop him from stepping even deeper into the dark side.

In battle this can be a real hindrance, but also can be extremely helpful when fighting against Darth Vader. This hindrance could actually help him. With most of his family wanting Darth Vader dead they would gladly help him destroy Vader.

This battle would be a close call, with the victor being almost unpredictable. One thing that’s for sure though is that Kylo Ren has a better chance of the two of coming out victorious. v

Performers prepare for Columbus concerts BEN TEITELBAUM staff writer

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he new year brings a new season of concerts to Columbus, Ohio, and anyone who likes music should be excited for what’s in store. From hip-hop, to pop, to alternative there is a concert for everyone.

Sophomore Griffin Clark voices his interest in seeing Years and Years with Ellie Goulding.

“They’re going to be playing at the LC Pavilion down in Columbus,” Clark said. “It’s gonna be lit.”

Clark has been to multiple shows at the LC, a venue which hosts both indoor and outdoor performances. Though he has only been to the indoor shows, he enjoys the atmosphere of the concert space.

“It’s smaller, so that the performance is more personal for the audience,” Clark said. “It’s also small enough so that you can fight your way to the front.”

Clark says the musicians he is seeing are different genres, even though they are performing together and opening for one another.

“Ellie Goulding is pop but Years and Years is alternative,” Clark said. “Years and Years is definitely a new sound. Their song ‘Take Shelter’ in particular has this baseline melody that’s really cool.”

While Ellie Goulding is singing performing pop at the LC, there is a different artist making their own unique sounds just a few miles away.

Logic is an up-and-coming rapper performing a sold out show at the Newport Music Hall. Junior Jonah Smith is a member of the limited group able to get a ticket before they are sold out, and Smith couldn’t be more excited.

“He’s really people oriented,” Smith said. “Just through a lot

of the stuff he says in his music, I feel like I can relate to him.”

Smith sees lots of Logic’s music as something to follow behind, along with his morals and beliefs.

“There’s this video where he stops his concert to break up these two guys fighting,” Smith said. “Peace, love and positivity.

That’s what he says.”

Logic’s newest album, “The Incredible True Story,” came out November of last year, making his upcoming concert tour highly anticipated.

“I’m really excited to hear ‘The Incredible True Story’ performed live and really understand the concept behind it.”

While Logic rocks the Newport, an artist by the name of the Oh Hellos is coming in with a more calm but equally energetic sound.

“I first heard the Oh Hellos through a tiny desk concert that NPR puts on,” Senior Kathleen Duffy said, who plans to see them when they visit the Newport at the end of January. “They’ve got a very authentic sound.”

The band itself is rather small, with the members having known each other for all of their lives.

“It’s a brother/sister folk duo,” Duffy said. “They started out just writing a silly song for their mom, and I like that a lot. It’s like this was what they were born to do. They just grew up playing music together and I like that.”

The Oh Hellos, like Years and Years, are also considered alternative, but more specifically identify themselves as folk.

Whether it’s hip-hop, pop, rock, alternative, electronic, or some combination, there’s a concert for anyone and everyone in Columbus. v

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Many musicians start new year with break

MARISSA MARKHAM views editor

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ow that 2015 has come to an end, a lot of musicians want to start the new year off right: with a much deserved break.

Artists like Sam Smith, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, and Taylor Swift are all planning on taking breaks for the coming year. Since a lot of these artists produce Top 10 singles, it’s a wonder what kind of effects there will be in the music industry.

“I don’t think anything will change, because I think that when these artists come back they’ll still have the fans that they had when they left,” sophomore Elizabeth Chapa said. “I think them leaving does definitely open a window of opportunity for other not as known musicians.”

Another thing people are curious about is what returns will look like. Each artist/group is leaving for their own reasons, from wanting to pursue more relationships to exploring the world without technology. So it’s not quite clear when they will be returning to music.

“I think [returns] are honestly going to be at their own pace,” junior Makayla Mackey said. “Most of them have been

going for so long... Like One Direction has been going for five years straight. I think they’re going to take their time with everything.”

A concern among some is if these breaks really are temporary, or if they’re a gateway to never coming back. Returns can be mentioned, or maybe even promised, but that’s still not a guarantee.

“Some of [these artists] might not ever come back,” Chapa said. “They might realize that the break or whatever it was that they changed worked for them... Others might come back even stronger and better, because they stepped back and looked at their life.”

A specific band that people are worried about is One Direction. They’ve announced a break for 2016 so they can relax from working for five years, and also possibly pursue some solo projects.

Last year, former member Zayn Malik had announced a break during the band’s Asia tour, but soon left the band entirely. It’s made some people anxious that the rest of the members will follow suit.

“They keep on saying stuff like ‘We promise we’ll come back together as a group,’ but Zayn took a break last year...

Kendrick dominates Grammy nominations

EVERETT SHARP staff writer

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015 was a year full of music with nothing to say. Songs such as Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae) and Trap Queen dominated the radio because of their catchy hooks and entertaining lyrics, but some would argue that they were not socially important.

One artist that stood out among the crowd, both in popularity and critical acclaim, was Kendrick Lamar. Becoming the most Grammy nominated hip-hop artist in a single year, he has been nominated with 11 Grammys for his 2015 stand out album, To Pimp a Butterfly. Lamar has also won 34 other awards, and over 100 other nominations throughout the years.

To Pimp a Butterfly is unapologetic, raw, and brutally honest. Reflecting on hot button topics such as racial inequality, police brutality, and the personal struggle of what it means to be an African American in today’s society. Lamar also raps about the corrupt society of Compton, California, where he grew up. All of this lyrical content is backed by jazzy instruments and parliament funkadelic bass lines, which sounds out of place in the modern music era.

“This album was refreshing,” senior Tyson Applin said. “We were stuck in an era of HipHop where it was all about jewelry, and cars,

and clothes, for a long time. [Kendrick] made it to where he wasn’t being preachy, but he has that political influence and he’s raising awareness about important subjects that aren’t really brought up in today’s music era. He made it cool to be smart.”

Along with all of his musical accomplishments, Lamar has also received a “Generational Icon” award from the California State Senate.

The Compton born rapper was honored for his ongoing efforts to address issues affecting his community and recognized for the music he has produced that reflects these concerns.

“With this album, you could relate it mostly to the act of rappers back when Tupac was around,” senior Jalil Barnes said. “Rappers who were actually active in the community, and actually rapped about being active, and raising awareness. With Kendrick Lamar, he is trying to raise black people’s spirits, and get away from the usual money and girls type of lyrics. It was about taking a stand and showing his viewpoint on things.”

In this world full of bragging artists, Kendrick Lamar stands out among rappers and the art of hip-hop. He sets the bar for what it means to be a musical artist, and with his new album To Pimp a Butterfly, he dominates the 2016 Grammys, and he continues to take actions that change the community, and the world. v

and ended up actually quitting March 25,” junior Madeline Cruikshank said. “I would hope they would come back together because they’re a great group... It’s a year break, so who knows what can happen.”

Sam Smith, on the other hand, is taking a break because he wants to take some personal time and get back into the dating market. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he said he basically needs to “kiss some more boys” so he can also write some more songs.

He believes that, while his album has progress, there’s still a lot more to be done. However some people think that this is not the right approach.

“It’s going to be a lot harder [to record] if you’re basing all of your music around relationships,” Cruikshank said. “Hopefully it makes better music, but he’s still going to be famous and people are still going to think ‘Oh, you have money,’ and they’re not always going to be faithful.”

All in all, sometimes musicians just need breaks. Writing and producing music that will do well and also connect with people can be difficult. It’s most likely tiring to go on tour and perform almost every night too, no matter how much someone enjoys it. Everyone needs a break now and then. v

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“Well, I just applied for Buehler’s, but... you know... not gonna get that job.”

“Never hit a man when he’s putting on ChapStick.”

“We’re all part centaur.”

“She looked like Elvis got shot by a lightning bolt.”

“You can tell a lot about a man by the way he eats his Choco Taco.”

“She’s so beautiful and she loves popping pimples.

She’s my idol.”

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Grammy tradition to continue this February

Movies in 2016 With a new year comes new and exciting movies.

These are just a few of the great flicks that are a must see this year.

CLAUDIA MACRI staff writer

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Captain America: Civil War

May 6

X-Men: Apocalypse

Star Trek Beyond

May 27

he Grammy Award show is fast approaching and with it come appearances and performances from the year’s top musical artists.

The awards are presented to musicians and other members of the industry as recognition of achievement. Coverage of the ceremony has been broadcast to the public since 1959.

According to the Recording Academy President and CEO, this year LL Cool J will be hosting for the sixth straight time.

Artists and other professionals registered with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, NARAS, are able to submit recordings for the considerations of awards. According to an official NARAS report, Kendrick Lamar is leading this year's nominations with eleven.

Some people are planning on watching the show for various reasons.

“I watch them every year for the performances,” junior Carly Woolwine said.

Performances have been an important part of the show and are what attracts many viewers. They have included many iconic stars such as Beyoncé and Radiohead.

Culminating a large amount of popular artists in one place and on live television makes it a major event

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Grammy Nominations

Album of the Year Other

Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd 1989 by Taylor Swift

Traveller by Chris Stapleton To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes

Song of the Year Other

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran

Suicide Squad

Aug. 5

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Dec. 25

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in pop culture. Recognizable events like Jennifer Hudson’s tribute to Whitney Houston or Lady Gaga arriving in an egg pique the interest of viewers “I’m more interested in other award shows like the Tonys or Oscars,” sophomore Elizabeth Chapa said.

“But I will watch [the Grammys] so I know what’s happening in the world.”

The winners are picked similarly to other award shows. After the submissions, nominees are determined and voted upon by NARAS members. Members are required to vote only the quality of the nominees and not be influenced by sales or chart performances.

They are also encouraged to vote within their area of expertise.

“The Academy probably knows what they are talking about,” senior Nathan Lippincott said. “You could always win a People’s Choice Award if you didn’t win a Grammy.”

Other awards presented to musicians include the Country Music Association Awards, otherwise known as the CMAs, and the Billboard Music Awards.

In the past, concern with the influence of money and politics in all major award policies has been expressed.

“It feels like the industry is slightly skewed,” Woolwine said. “I think there should be special awards from the academy, but the majority of awards should be decided on the people voting.”

This year, the show will air Feb. 15 on CBS. v

Students at Hayes were sent a survey asking who they thought should win a Grammy from the following nominations. Shown below are the results that were collected.

Best New Artist Other

Meghan Trainor

See You Again by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth

Tori Kelly

Girl Crush by Little Big Town

Sam Hunt

Blank Space by Taylor Swift

James Bay

Alright by Kendrick Lamar

Courtney Barnett

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Fans want to be in ‘Room Where It Happens’ SERENA ISHWAR staff writer

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amilton,” the new Broadway musical about America’s first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, has broken numerous records since its opening on August 6, 2015.

The musical follows Alexander Hamilton through the Revolutionary War, the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the election of 1800, and other significant events at the time.

Lin Manuel Miranda is the composer, lyricist, and he plays the role of Alexander Hamilton in the show.

Miranda is very familiar with the Broadway scene. Prior to “Hamilton,” he took part in the Broadway play In The Heights. Additionally, Miranda starred in a few episodes of Sesame Street.

Featured in the musical along with Miranda is Leslie Odom Jr. as politician Aaron Burr.

Odom is also no stranger to Broadway being in a few shows prior to Hamilton.

Christopher Jackson, an Emmy Awardwinning actor, plays George Washington.

Some actors in show play multiple roles, like Anthony Ramos, who plays both John Lau-

rens/Phillip Hamilton, and Daveed Diggs, who plays Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson.

James Madison/Hercules Mulligan are played

by Okieriete Onaodowan. The main antagonist, King George is played by Tony award winner Jonathan Groff.

Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds are played by Jasmine Cephas Jones. Phillipa Soo plays Hamilton’s wife, Eliza Hamilton. Angelica Schuyler is played by actress, singer, songwriter Renee Elise Goldsberry.

Students such as senior Jillian Goulet and sophomore Ryan Hawkins learned of the play through their friends.

“Three of them in [a group chat] were talking of this musical and I was like ‘what is this’ and it was ‘Hamilton,’” Goulet said. “They made me look it up and I am now obsessed.”

Hawkins had a similar experience when he learned of the show.

“Probably around three months ago, I was at a friend’s house… and she mentioned it offhand to me as something she discovered,” Hawkins said. “I listened to a few songs. [I] liked it. I went home, got the sound track and that’s all I’ve been listening to since.”

Fans of the show find how unique the genre of music is to be attractive. “It’s very unique,” Goulet said. “It’s kind of like Les Mis

in like it’s all sung there’s no spoken lines or anything, but it’s rap and hip hop and it’s very modern. It makes you laugh, and it makes you cry, and it’s so clever.”

The modern touch is also a special aspect of the show according to fans.

“It’s an old story told in a modern way and I think it’s very appealing because of that,” Hawkins said.

Some audiences, such as music teacher Dara Gillis, see the show’s success dependant upon the unique perspective it gives on history.

“I think the show is popular because it juxtaposes a period in history which often brings to mind "stuffy" characters, clothing, architecture, etc. with contemporary music and language,” Gillis said. “It is an outstanding example of bringing history to life.”

Since its release in August 2015, Hamart by AUSTIN HUFF ilton has broken several records. The cast are sold out until September 7, 2016. As a rerecording is the most popular cast recordsult, Miranda is planning on releasing a official ing in 50 years. It is also the highest-charting recording of one of the performances open to cast album since The Book of Mormon was on the public this summer. the Billboard 200 in 2011. To add to the suc“I think that’s great, because there are a cess, the album was featured on the Top Rap lot of people who, like myself, won’t get to see Albums Chart as it hit number 3. it on Broadway,” Hawkins said. v Due to its mass popularity, all of the shows

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Staff Editorial: Hayes needs to help make earth greener

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t has been announced that by the end of 2016, most makeup items will become biodegradable, meaning they will naturally decompose instead of taking up space in landfills or becoming litter on the streets. This is a great step towards a greener future, but it isn’t enough.

Sadly, human civilization is still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. While that won’t change overnight, the usage of wind and hydroelectric energy should be increased, for it will help lessen pollution and is renewable.

That’s a rather large step and will only produce positive effects if a whole state or the whole country changes together.

But there are ways that Hayes can help too.

A student spends at least 12 years of their lives in a school after all, so we believe that it should heavily teach the proper ways to dispose waste. It could easily be a subject taught in a required science course or health class.

One way we can help make the earth a greener place is by turning it into a House competition. For a week to a month, each House can try to recycle the most items, whether it be solely paper, plastic, or multiple things. This way students have an incentive with a positive outcome.

We could also simply start a compost system and use it to start a fresh garden in the courtyard. There’s plenty of space for it, especially since the courtyard isn’t used for much anyway.

Biodegradable lunch trays would be a huge step in the right direction as well. Using the reusable plastic trays costs quite a

bit of money, so we understand why a change had to be made.

But the styrofoam trays are very harmful to the environment.

Styrofoam is made of polystyrene, which according to Harvard University, takes between several decades to hundreds of years to deteriorate in a landfill. Simply finding a biodegradable alternative for the lunch trays would a great help to the earth.

More recycling bins in the cafeteria would also be an easy change with a large result. Many students have milk or purchase a drink from the vending machines for lunch, so recycling those bottles would immensely improve the school’s waste.

Students will need to be encouraged to use these though.

Placing them by the normal trash cans, or at both ends of the lunchroom would be smart, so that way there is easy access.

Food waste is a concern, too.

For a while people would walk around with boxes for food that was unopened during lunch periods. However that suddenly stopped. Placing those types of boxes by the trash cans would more than likely improve results of leftover food, and could even

give someone a snack if they didn’t get enough to eat.

We understand that a lot of changes aren’t cheap and do take time. It’s hard to see the immediate effects now, but the styrofoam trays and lack of general recycling is adding up, and soon landfills will become overflowed with waste that could have been prevented. We may just be a high school, but we can make a difference. v

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Love is year round, not seasonal

MORGAN CONLEY staff writer

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alentine's Day is supposed to be a holiday filled with love. Most people even spend it with their significant other.

The purpose of this holiday is love.

People spend the day with their partner and typically get flowers, chocolate and go out for a romantic dinner. This is such a special occasion, but people should be doing things like this more often, not just on Valentine's Day. Valentine’s Day will always be a relevant

holiday and always should be something for people to enjoy.

This might be one of the only times that people get to spend time out together.

Loving and caring about other people should be the number one priority. There is no better feeling than the feeling of love. Since love should fill the air at all times, it is almost ironic that there is a day dedicated to it.

On Valentine's Day, millions of people spend money on their loved ones. I believe that money should be distributed and spent evenly throughout the year, instead of getting

somebody one big gift. This is just a simple way of expressing your love.

Everybody likes to get spoiled, don't get me wrong. This day is the day that it is guaranteed to happen. Yes, Valentine's Day is still a relevant holiday, but shouldn't we be enforcing the things we do on this day everyday?

This holiday is a very special one. I just think that love should be put into consideration everyday, and everybody should spoil each other from time to time I believe that Valentine’s Day is special and it is meant to be a fun and loving holiday, but like all of the other holidays, we should still be thankful and loving all the time and just not on the holidays. v

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raduation is something that every high school student has been looking forward to since they saw “High School Musical 3.” They have all yearned for the opportunity to get that diploma and high tail it out of Delaware.

But in today’s society, students are not fully prepared for what they will face in the real world.

In high school, students learn all about the pythagorean theorem and the quadratic formula, but the skills that they need to know to survive in the real world are not taught to them.

For example, the only classes that teaches students skills such as cooking or other housekeeping chores are Food and Nutrition, Advanced Foods and On Your Own. But these classes are not mandatory and students do not learn everything they need to know when it comes to being an adult. This includes filing taxes, registering to vote and putting together a resume.

Today’s youth needs to Google how to even address an envelope. This is not only sad, but it should raise the attention of the Board of Education and make them reevaluate their ability to prepare students for life after high school.

Schools like to claim that they are preparing their students to become productive members of society.

This is true when it comes to teaching students algebra and English, but not when it

comes to teaching students the future generations because they will truly be simplest of skills that they will ready to go off on their own after graduation. absolutely need to know.

Schools should not be able to claim that Yes, it is very important for they prepare their students for the real world students to learn math and sciuntil every single one of them knows how to ence, but not all of them will use pay bills. that knowledge in their adult Students should not have to depend on Jimlife. Even though more students my Joe Bob on Yahoo! Answers to help them are going to college, there are with filing taxes or budgeting. Schools need to still kids that will never get the take responsibility for failing to prepare their chance. Because of this, schools need to focus students for adult life. If they don’t, society will more on teaching what every student can apply be a flat-out mess. v to their adult life.

They need to take into consideration that because of the recent technological advances, students are lacking in knowledge that schools fail at teaching them. Although the core subjects are important to know, they should realize that life skills are just as important if not more so.

Home Economics should make a comeback in order to inform students of things that they will be able to apply to everyday life such as communication skills, balancing a checkbook and simply being an adult.

When this class disappeared, so did the preparedness of students for their adult lives.

Teenagers rely on the internet to Katrina Sherrer talks to students during her tell them how to do everything, and child development course. This class gives stuit is about time for them to learn dents the ability to learn more about specific these things for themselves. life skills.

These classes would improve

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Statutes of limitation should not affect cases

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Do not ‘Hide Away’ from Daya

MARISSA MARKHAM views editor

MALLORY KING editor in-chief

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hroughout this year there have been many accusations made about Bill Cosby, but now, because of a statute of limitation, he will no longer face charges for some of these claims.

A statute of limitation is a state or federal law that restricts the amount of time that legal proceedings can be brought up.

According to an NBC News article, Cosby will not face charges for one rape accusation from five years ago, and one from a few decades ago.

If they have valid evidence for the crimes, I believe he should be charged the same amount whether the crime occurred five days ago or five years ago.

It is appalling to me that in some states a crime as serious as rape can go without punishment under a statute of limitation. There are so many people who are afraid to get help after an event like this, and if victims wait too long, I argue a statute of limitations will hinder victims from getting the resolution they need.

I understand that evidence may be more difficult to find after an extended amount of time, but if and when there is sufficient evidence for a serious crime like this, why wouldn’t the evidence still count?

This case led me to think about the statutes of limitations within this state.

According to an article published by Nolo, in Ohio the statute of limitation for felonies is six years, fraud has a statute of limitation for one year, and misdemeanors have a statute of limitation for two years.

I believe that as long as there is enough evidence, there should not be a time limit

for a prosecution.

Having a statute of limitation gives people who commit crimes the ability to admit to the crime without punishment after the allotted time. Therefore when there are limitations like this, it encourages people to come clean about their crimes without facing charges.

How can this be the best plan for our legal system?

I argue it would make more sense to rid the legal system of statutes of limitation all together, and focus on the evidence at hand. This will give them more power to do their jobs, and give people who committed crimes less.

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race Tandon, otherwise known as indie pop singer Daya, has been involved with music since the age of three, when she started learning piano. Her song “Hide Away” broke the surface in late 2015, and since then she has been gaining popularity.

Tandon grew up surrounded by musicians. According to Mt. Lebanon Magazine, her older sister Rachel insisted that she join her for piano lessons. Tandon then began to entertain those around her, which ended in her learning how to play the guitar, ukulele, flute and saxophone as well.

This of course led her to realizing she could sing.

“At 10 years old, I found my voice,” she said in an interview with J.W. Stehle. “I started singing to accompany myself while playing the piano and other instruments.

I was also in musical theater growing up and started doing gigs around Mt. Lebanon.”

In 2014, at just 15, Tandon played at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Art Festival, where she was given a small tent for her singing act. To no surprise, by the end of her performance it was packed.

“Once she would start to sing and play, people from all backgrounds would gravitate to her,” Tandon’s mom said in an interview with Stehle. “She’s not only drawn to music, but has the ability to pull others in to share the experience with her. It’s just so cool.”

However, there was still a ways to go before Tandon could become a star.

When she began to record her first single “Hide Away,” her management team realized that there was another young pop artist known as “Grace” that had just launched.

Wanting to be different, Tandon looked into her family routes to think of a new name. Her grandfather is Indian, so she decided on “Daya” (pronounced Day-a), which is Hindi for grace.

According to Billboard, her single has peaked number 31 worldwide, and number 13 in the U.S. Top 40. That’s quite an achievement for someone who just turned 17 in October.

This is just the start of Tandon’s career.

She will be performing twice in Ohio in February in both Cincinnati and Cleveland, alongside pop-rap duo Jack & Jack. It might be a concert that is slightly farther away than normal, but I definitely believe it will be worth attending. v

Government should make public college tuition free ALEX WHITED staff writer

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he college class of 2015 broke a record. They became the most indebted graduating class in the history of the United States.

Congratulations!

In 2013 it was $30,000. In 2014 it was $33,000. Last year, the average college student graduated with an average of $35,000 in student loan debt. That number is triple what it was 1989.

In the meantime, the importance of a college education has risen dramatically. According to the Pew Research Center, four year college grads make an average of $17,500 more a year than their high school educated peers.

And in 1979, the average 25-32 year old high school grad earned $59,097 per year. In 2013, adjusting for inflation, they made $39,842.

Today’s high school graduates are also three times more likely to live in poverty than they were in 1979.

It’s time we stop looking at college education as a privilege reserved for those who can afford it and recognize it as an important aspect of our society. It’s time to offer tuition-free public college to all.

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Wouldn’t that be really expensive, providing a free college education to everyone in the country?

No. According to The Atlantic, using the U.S. Department of Education’s own data, tuition free public college would cost the U.S. about $62 billion per year.

Wait, that is really expensive.

Well, actually that’s really expensive only if you ignore the fact that the U.S. already gives out about $107 billion a year to help students pay off the high cost of college tuition.

And even if the program would be paid for through middle class taxes, which it wouldn’t, it would only require about 70 cents a day from the average American. An especially small price to pay when you consider that the average American paid almost three dollars a day to finance the Iraq war, according to Nobel Prize

winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.

But the average American wouldn’t have to pay a dime towards tuition free public college. According to most estimates, implementing a small tax of one percent on Wall Street financial transactions would bring in a yearly revenue of between $150 billion and $300 billion, more than enough to finance tuition free public college.

Wall Street financial transaction are basically stock trades. Any time somebody sells a stock in a public corporation, one percent of the stock price will go towards taxes.

It really shouldn’t be a question anymore. The U.S. is slowly falling behind the rest of the world in education, and making it more expensive isn’t helping. If we want to be atop the world again, we need to be willing to invest in the future. v

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rom the period after Christmas to the end of January, it seems that all anyone is concerned about are their New Year’s resolutions and their reinventions.

However, this is unnecessary to talk about so often because according to the Huffington Post, only about eight percent of people usually achieve their New Year’s resolutions.

The reason for this is because most people usually use the new year as a way to set their largest and most unattainable goals. This usually leads to disappointment when goal setters can’t seem to attain their goals.

Another problem with setting these New Year’s goals is that people often set their goals based on how other people are setting theirs. For example, when everyone around you wants to lose weight and be healthier, it might force you to try those things

as well.

With goals like those, they’re hard to achieve and people like to expect overnight success when it is not going to happen. This leads to a huge loss of motivation. In addition to that, it leads to even more disappointment and sadness when other people can achieve the same goals you couldn’t.

The solution to this is to not set goals just at one time of the year. Setting goals year round will make them seem more urgent and not too far off to try.

Also, if you set goals all year, you can choose smaller goals that are easier to attain at different times of the year. Or you can work on larger goals and make progress throughout your lifetime and not just until December.

Physical goals are some of the

most common goals to set. However, goals don’t always have to be focused on your physical health either, as your mental health is just as important.

Setting goals to focus on your mental health may help you attain your physical goals.

Another idea for goal setting is to set a goal that involves helping out other people. Something like volunteering more would be a good way to improve yourself and how you feel about yourself while helping other people.

Overall, goals can make people very successful and better as a person. People should continue to make goals to better themselves but not just focus on their goals during the New Year. Smaller goals throughout the year will be much more successful than a big goal in January. v

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Wild Lights not worth price MORGAN CONLEY staff writer

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he Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: the best zoo in the nation that also holds Wildlights during the Christmas season. According to the Columbus Dispatch, an estimated 406,504 people came to view the lights just this year in total.

Even though the wildlights seem like a fun family trip, there are more than bright lights and hot

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chocolate that come along with it. These aren't always good things, though.

Every evening that these lights are held, there are thousands of people there at a time.

With so many people surrounding you, how are you actually supposed to enjoy it? If there were not so many people there, you would be able to do more activities within your time there.

With the zoo being overcrowded, there is less to see, more lines to stand in and less enjoyment.

If you don’t have a zoo pass, being a part of this crowd is expensive. To get into the zoo for one person can cost up to $18. On top of that, most people buy food or some hot chocolate so it ends up being a night full of spending money that some people don’t have.

With it being overcrowded and overpriced, the temperatures outside are usually very cold and windy. The weather sometimes can not make for a good time if it’s so cold that you can’t even enjoy yourself.

When I think of the zoo, regardless of the situation, I want to see some animals when I go.

During the lights, few of the animals are out. Yes, it is dark out, so you wouldn’t able to see the animals outside anyway, but it would be nice if the inside displays were open for viewing. Regardless if the inside displays are open or not, the animals would be sleeping so you wouldn’t be able to enjoy them.

The lights are definitely a hit for many families each year. Regardless of all the downfalls that come along with it, you can still make it a fun family memorable trip. v

Year round schooling should be considered AKAYCIA BENNETT staff writer

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here’s been a lot of new information going around the country and Hayes itself about the idea of year round schooling. People are wondering if it should be considered in Ohio. Students are very hesitant about this new idea because many of us love our long summer break but it’s not as bad as some people may think.

One misconception that students tend to believe when they hear about year round schooling, is that students will be spending more time in class.

Most of the time, this isn’t true.

According to the National Education Association, some districts may keep students in school about nine days longer than the typical schedule in the case of very low performance.

Most schools, however, are simply just dispersing their school days in a different way.

Most year round school schedules follow the pattern of 45 days in school and a 15 day break continued the whole year. However, there are also the 60-20 and 90-30 schedules. These are also modified for important or big

breaks, like winter or Thanksgiving break.

There are actually a lot of benefits to this schedule for both the students and the teachers. One of these benefits is that there is usually a lot less stress for students and teachers because the frequent breaks motivate both to just get through the few weeks they have.

Then, they will look forward for another break.

Also, students tend to forget a lot of information throughout the extended summer break, so this will help teachers who have to spend the whole fall quarter catching people back up. This will help the students as well because they won’t be so frustrated with all the information they can’t remember.

Overall, there are more pros than cons with year round schooling because it leads to less stress, less information lost, and more breaks at the right times for students and teachers. v

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School and business website filters are too extensive

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chools and businesses all around the world have been using programs to block websites that are inappropriate for a long time now. people controlling the blockers are restricting too much these days.

In the state of Ohio, schools are required, by law, to use website filters to protect juveniles from harmful material. Businesses are not required, however some do still choose to use them just because.

At Delaware City Schools, on our current bandwidth speed, it would take about 2.3 hours of constant download to go through as much data as we are allowed to use each month, According to Speedtest.net. However, web filters can limit how much data a website or application can use.

For example, watching YouTube videos in high quality uses a lot of data really quickly. But, at the same time, teachers can use YouTube videos in their lessons, so the techies can’t really block YouTube all together. But they can limit the amount of speed YouTube is allowed to use.

So, this led to the blocking and limiting of all sorts of websites.

Using specific software, the school district can see what people search on the web and what websites are frequently visited, According to Lightspeed Systems. With this kind of power, they can control what websites are harmful, which they will then block, and which are okay for students.

But they obviously don’t know what’s on the entire web page, so a whole website that may be potentially helpful for students would no longer become accessible. For example, there is a lot of information on Q&A pages like Yahoo! Answers, but most of those are blocked because there are inappropriate entries.

High school students should have the freedom to explore information from various sources. Credible or not, it will help them develop the skills of determining what information is good, and what is not.

Most people couldn’t care less on the websites that the school decides to block… Until it ends up affecting their research. Finding a good answer to your question on Google and then clicking on it only to find it has been blocked is really frustrating.

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There are also many problems that can occur because of intensive blocking. If the tech department decides to block a port, which is a gateway represented by a number that a website uses, any website that tries to use that port will not load. This is usually done with VPN services that allow anyone to bypass the website filters, however it can get in the way of websites they did not know use the same port.

Overall, I think that filters should be toned down to where students can pick what they research. Searches showing only credible sources will give them a harder time when it comes to researching at home. While continuing to keep the internet safe at school, web filters should be used lightly and the students should be allowed to handle the rest. v

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Public schools should consider Technology distracts from our learning school uniforms SYDNEY DIXON contributing writer

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chool uniforms have been a controversial topic among schools. Although school uniforms don’t always look super stylish, they could eliminate a lot of problems.

A major problem that occurs when parents go out and spend tons of money before the first day of school to make sure that their kids look good. By the end of the year, those clothes aren’t even in style anymore. According to an article from Time magazine published in July 2015, parents will spend $300 per child in back to school clothes. Back to school shopping is a big waste of money.

These new clothes only last for about three or four months before new fashion trends come out or a student outgrows their new clothes. Then a parent has to spend even more money on new clothes. Having school uniforms would decrease the amount of money parents spend on clothes, and parents could put the money towards more important things like college funds.

Another annoying problem is trying to pick out clothes in the morning. I spend at least 30 minutes trying on and picking out clothes in the mornings, which makes me run late most days. Uniforms would make it easier to pick out clothes in the morning, so that students aren’t late. As reported by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), attendance has increased 44% since school uniforms were put into effect.

Uniforms would also be beneficial for focusing more on academics, instead of worrying about the super cute boots that Chelsea got last weekend and how you wish you had a pair. According to NAESP, student achievement went up 64% after trying school uniforms.

Some people may argue that people can’t express themselves when wearing school uniforms because a lot of people say that they express themselves by what they wear. But I would argue that students can express themselves if different ways, through their work or in their classes.

For example, they could express themselves through their art or music. I think it would challenge students in a new way to make them try harder. It’s easy to wear the kind of clothes you like, but it's more difficult to take your work or art or music and make yourself show through it.

Another problem that could be solved is bullying, most of the time bullying occurs because of the way someone looks. By making everyone wear the same kind of clothes, someone who can’t afford the name brands gets a chance to be liked because of their personality instead of their appearance. As stated in an article by PR Newswire, bullying has gone done by 64% by enforcing school uniforms. It’s harder to find reasons to bully when everyone is wearing the same thing.

School uniforms would probably not solve all these problems completely, but would be a big push towards student equality and making a better environment for the students to learn in. So if you haven’t considered or don’t like the idea of uniforms think about the possible improvements they could make to your school. v

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ow many times do you as a student check your phone in class and miss the last sentence your teacher says? Or totally forget about class because of Twitter drama?

Technology was made to enhance the speed at which information can travel and aid in learning new information, but as of lately technology has been more distracting than helpful.

According to a recent book, Professor Rosen of California State University, Dominguez Hills conducted a study of high school students to see how distractions from technology affect their study habits. It showed that the students could only focus for an average of three minutes without checking their social media profiles or seeing if anyone is trying to contact them.

Three minutes is not long at all when studying for an exam or test. Especially for a college student who studies for hours daily, three minutes of focus at a time isn’t scratching the surface.

In a study of 8-18 year old students done by Kaiser Family Foundation, about one third of the students surveyed confessed that while they were doing homework, they were also watching TV, texting, or listening to music.

This “media multitasking” has a huge downfall to your studying benefits. If a student is focused when doing their homework, they retain a lot more of the information when it comes time to take a test on that material, rather than multitasking which will result in retaining less information and worse test results.

The technology of our day and age is distracting our teens more than it is helping them.

The world will not leave students behind for the time that you are learning and studying. So I say we put down our phones and focus on what’s really important, getting a quality education. v

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very day, kids complain about Michelle Obama “taking away all the good food from school lunches.” What they don’t know is that a lot of the options that remain are still incredibly harmful to their health. Public schools should make more changes to the food that they serve in order to create a healthier student body, literally.

According to the Delaware City Schools website, the popular lunch of cheese pizza, curly fries, mixed vegetables, apple sauce, baby carrots with light ranch, apple slices, milk and a chocolate chip cookie contains 1045 calories. Most of the other common entrees available, combined with the sides listed above, total to more than 1000 calories for just one meal. This calculation does not include the extras that students

are able to purchase including chips, sugary yogurts, and even ice cream.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, boys ages 14-18 should eat 2200-3200 calories a day girls of that age should eat 1800-2400 calories a day. The lunches provided by schools are almost half of what a teenager should eat in one day in a single meal. USDA dietary guidelines suggest that people over 14 should only eat 2300 mg of

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sodium per day. The meal mentioned above contains 1564 mg alone. With the unhealthy meals served at schools, teenagers are consuming most of the daily nutrition requirements in one sitting, which leads to overeating and over consumption of dangerously unhealthy substances.

It’s obvious that school causes stress for students, and Livestrong states that as a way to calm themselves down, people eat junk food due to the effects it has on the brain’s reward center. With piles of homework, tests, projects and their futures weighing heavily on the minds of today’s youth, combined with the hazardous lunch options at school, it’s no wonder that obesity is a national problem.

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The lunches provided by schools are almost half of what a teenager should eat in one day in a single meal.

Livestrong website proves this because when tired, the reward center in the brain becomes more powerful as willpower decreases. The sleep deprived zombies that are seen wandering the hallowed halls of schools Monday through Friday with their s’more flavored Pop Tarts and a bottle of Pepsi are clear representations of people in dire need of changing their eating habits.

Part of the reason that students are eating such bad food for their ever changing bodies is because it’s convenient. When only given 25 minutes to get and eat a meal, and the choice of painstakingly peeling an orange or ripping into a bag of barbecue chips presents itself, the choice is clear. If the option wasn’t available then the school would be a healthier place and therefore a much more enjoyable learning environment.

Cut the crap from the school lunches so that the next generation can be happy and healthy. Then, we can be the change that Obama believed we could be.v

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Sports continue competing through winter season Girls Basketball Wrestling

Sophomore Rachael Bourget and the JV team face Big Walut’s girls JV team. Both teams practice everyday after school.

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Bowling

Junior Alicia Halstead practices her technique. The bowling team’s home meets are at Colony Lanes.

The Hayes wrestling team practices in the auxiliary gym everyday after school. The Rieman Invitational is the next tournament for the team.

Junior Remy Curtin swims down the lane in a meet. Swimming has practice at 4:55 every weekday morning till 6:50 at Meek Aquatics Center.

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Freshman Chris Ward readies himself on the starting block. Indoor track and field has been practicing after school and competing on Sundays.

Junior Will Yoakum takes the ball down the court in a game against Big Walnut. Hayes won the game with seconds to spare.

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