The Bruin - March 2022

WADSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL

VOLUME XLVII, ISSUE 6 MARCH 2022

UKRAINE UNDER ATTACK STUDENTS & STAFF REACT

MLB WALK OUT

UNDERWATER ROBOTICS

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CARPENTRY HOUSE

HOLMESBROOK PARK BECOMES MEDINA COUNTY PARK

DISMISSAL ALTERATIONS

HISTORY OF C.I.S.

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Ukrainian refugees need our help he Bruin staff mourns with Ukraine and

organization needs as much help as they can to give

all that has happened throughout this

these Ukrainians as much as they can.

past month. Their democracy has been

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

obstructed and we stand by them and their fight

in Cleveland is asking for any donations including,

to keep their democratic rights.

money, cooking ware, bathroom supplies, etc. to start

Russia was once the Soviet Union, a fierce dictatorship, who had a huge empire. Ukraine

these refugees homes. Any donations will help to get their lives back on track.

was once part of this as were other European

Please consider in helping these refugees who were

countries, but now a majority have become a

forced to leave almost everything behind and those to

democracy after the fall of the Soviet Union.

refugees who are sure to come after things advance.

We, The Bruin Staff, are standing with Ukraine and urge everyone to donate to their cause. In Cleveland, Ukrainian refugees are migrating to.

They will be helped by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Cleveland.

This

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GRIZZLIES OF THE MONTH

I SCREWED UP SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO

Dear Grace, I wanted to get a nice dress for Prom but it seems like every dress I look at is pretty high in price (like $500). Do you have any suggestions?

Hi! I totally get this, dress shopping can be exhausting and sometimes stressful, BUT it can also be really fun. I say check out second hand dress shops! You never know what they have there and sometimes there are really good finds. Personally, I really like looking at second hand stores and finding fun things like that. I went dress shopping the other day and found a dress I really liked but it was also in the $500 range and I thought to myself, “There is no way.” I do not understand how it is normal to spend hundreds of dollars on a dress that will be worn once, maybe twice. I would also recommend looking at the dresses that your friends or friends of friends have worn in the past. I know that there are Facebook groups for dress selling and there are probably some good deals on there too. Good luck on your search!

Dear Grace, The third nine weeks seemed like it would last forever and now the fourth is starting, but I have no motivation to do any of my work. I do not know what to do to get myself to get through these last quarter.

I totally get this but keeping on track will really help in the long run, especially if you are a senior. I am really excited that seniors are able to become exempt from their finals by having a certain grade point average. But I really think that staying on top of your grades will aid you in the long run. During my sophomore year, I really started getting bad with my grades. Part of it could have been that all schooling was online but I regret not keeping up with my work just because I was not in school learning in person.

I also find it helpful to make small lists to do because then I get things done in small increments while thinking that I am getting a lot done, which I technically I am for one day. Just like saving money, doing small things can really add up. Keep up the good work and do not forget to celebrate the small victories!

Need some advice?

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SOPREMA BUILDS NEW HEADQUARTERS IN WADSWORTH

BY LIZ GROMOFSKY

“One of the things we decided when Snyder said. “With the existing headquarters being here and building was that we don’t just want to n the coming weeks, Soprema will be our primary production facility build for the employees that we have now,” building a brand new, bigger building in being here for the whole Snyder said. “With a growing company Wadsworth, Ohio. This will be located U.S., we decided to stay here comes new employees, new residents [of next to the other buildings that Soprema Wadswor th] instead works in, which are located on Quadral and also new of trying Drive in Wadsworth. tax revenue for to move Michael Snyder is a technical services the city.” everything The sun shines on the construction site of the new Soprema manager for Soprema. He manages a headquarters. This site is located on Quadral Drive in Soprema to some group of field technicians that span the Wadsworth, Ohio. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Kramer. was founded o t h e r country and is one of the leads on the new and the growth expected in the coming in 1908 in place.” building.

Strasbourg, years, our goal is to build a building in Soprema has Soprema’s North American Headquarters addition to the existing building office so F r a n c e staff in three have been based in Wadsworth since 1992. everyone can be back in one building.” and now different buildings in The headquarters will still be in Wadsworth, operates in The new building will use the existing Wadsworth, while it is Soprema is a factory located in Wadsworth, Ohio. but this project is essentially meant to front wall of the office building as an interior 19 countries also renting a building It is a manufacturer that makes products used in expand the building headquarters. around the wall. At the end of this project, Soprema from a neighboring construction. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Kramer.

“We own three buildings on Quadral will have one new building even though it is globe. company because Drive,” Snyder said. “But based on the being built in two different phases.

Soprema is a manufacturer and Soprema has outgrown its office space. number of employees we currently have “The new building “The goal is to have everyone back in this specializes in products for the building will have a much more new building so that as we collaborate on envelope.

“If you imagine a building as a block modern look which is projects, we are not driving to a different more in line with the other building or having to pick up the phone,” having six sides, we specialize in developing headquarters buildings Snyder said. “Our owner is very in touch products for all six sides of the building,” for Soprema around the with the earth and has a passion for Snyder said. “So the roof, the exterior walls, world,” Snyder said. “We sustainability and taking care of the planet. and the waterproofing under the slab of the are renovating our existing One thing we were able to accomplish with building.”

Soprema is days away from digging holes building as part of the new the new building is that it is being built to construction.” the highest engineering standards of the for the foundation of the new building.

“In the next 12 months, we will be in This new headquarters day and because we are renovating the is a multi-million dollar existing buildings we will be upgrading that various stages of construction with our end project. facility as well to meet the current energy goal being in the new building and fully functional by February 2023,” Snyder said.

“Our primary production standards of the day.”

This construction will be used to bring facility is in Wadsworth Snyder says the company's current goal Construction has started at the site of the new Soprema headquarters. the headquarters in Wadsworth up to and we want to be here is to become a net zero facility as it pertains This construction is expected to take up to a year or more. Photo current standards. as long as possible,” to energy usage. courtesy of Jennifer Kramer.

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MR. VANKIRK HOSTS UNDERWATER ROBOTICS VENTURE AT WHS

BY MASON BURTON

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adsworth robotics teacher, Mr.Vankirk, hosts a yearly underwater robotics venture where his junior and senior students build a diver to go underwater and retrieve items for a grade. Mr. Shipley’s junior engineering class also participates in the event.

The event begins March 24th at the YMCA pool and ends the following day.

The students spend two weeks before constructing and testing their divers.

They learn to construct waterproof motors and solder circuit boards.

“We give them certain challenges to retrieve a certain amount of items from the bottom of the pool,” Vankirk said.

The students use a certain amount of pool noodle in order to get the buoyancy correct. The craft only has a certain amount of thrust, so too much or too little buoyancy can cause it to float or just sink to the bottom.

“It’s a good overall project, and the students are doing everything from soldering to learning how to use other tools,” Vankirk said.

Vankirk uses the project as a way to show his students how to get more involved with using their hands and learning how to use different tools.

“It has helped me by giving me new tools and opportunities. We learned soldering, we’ve learned a bunch of coding, we have done wiring and

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Last year’s Robotics class poses for a picture in the Two students test their underwater craft in the deep end of YMCA pool. The event is two days long. Photo Courtesy the pool. Students have to retrieve different items in a certain amount of time. Photo Courtesy of Jason Vankirk. of Jason Vankirk.

Two students test their craft before launching into the water. The students spend the two weeks before making and testing their crafts. Photo Courtesy of Jason Vankirk.

The Robotics class of 2021 uses the underwater crafts they made. Each student has to construct a working craft before the event. Photo Courtesy of Jason Vankirk.

electricity. Some of those are also examples of real world things,” Colin Sharier, senior in Vankirk’s class.

“A lot of classes are theory so you might learn theory on how something works, but the kind of stuff I try to do is more hands-on application,” Vankirk said.

Vankirk explained that in his labs, unlike a regular classroom his labs have to be one hundred percent correct before the student can move on.

“This lab helps the students understand more of what the real world is like, that you have to challenge yourself and you have to master stuff not just kind of know it,” Vankirk said.

“I could build websites for people, I could solder wiring, do electrical work, all sorts of things,” Sharier said. “I even have a stage one certification on a Fanuc arm robot that they use in factories. I could set up and program them to move pieces and parts, or even car chassis. His class gives me a lot to learn from.”

Vankirk hopes to help the student master the skills they learn so they can have good building blocks moving on.

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WADSWORTH AIRPORT TO BE EXTENDED IN NEW MASTER PLAN

BY DYLAN HEPPERT

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very ten years the city of Wadsworth drafts a master plan for the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) of the Wadsworth Airport. This decade, the plan includes expansions such as more hangers and extended runways as well as added safety measures too. The plan will also cater towards business owners, who are looking to make a base in Wadsworth.

The master plan for the airport includes an enhanced runway. This new runway will be 4,500 feet long and 75 feet wide.

David Williams, city councilman at large, states that this new runway will be able to land different types of planes.

“Extending the main runway will accommodate larger airplanes,” Williams said. “Not all small businesses fly commercial, a lot of them have their own airplanes, so if a company wants to come here, having an airport in close proximity to where they want to build is a big plus.”

As well as extending the runway, the runway protection zone will be enhanced as well. The runway protection zone is a trapezoidal area at the end of a runway that acts as a safety net for landing planes. The current protection zone at the Wadsworth Airport is not up to standards according to Bryon Pallito, partner of Wadsworth Flight Services.

“The current Protection Zone also causes problems with our Instrument Approaches,” Pallito said. “The impact

of the problem is significant to two big users of the airport because it forces the cloud height above the ground minimums for Instrument Approaches to be very high at 700’. This means that if the clouds are 600’ above the

build more hangars.

“More hangars, more airplanes, more flights brings more revenue for the airport, which also brings more revenue for the city as well,” Williams said.

The Wadsworth Airport is built at one

The new master plan for the Wadsworth Airport will bring major expansions such as an extended runway, enhanced runway protection zones and more hangars. These changes will not only allow for better use of the airport but will also allow more business to make a home in Wadsworth. Photo Courtesy of David Williams

ground the Cleveland Clinic Helicopter and Aerotrek Flight Academy pilots and students cannot come in to land. If the Protection Zone were according to modern regulations, we may get 400’ minimums which will greatly enhance Instrument Operations at the airport.”

Another objective of the plan is to

of the lowest points of the city, located in an area known as a floodplain. Because this area is flat, it is at a greater risk of flooding, but the master plan will help prevent flooding as well.

“There is a very old man-made dam in the River Styx that blocks flow backing it up and causing flooding,” Palito said.

“This dam is useless and has needed to be removed for the last 30 years. This would greatly reduce flooding at the airport.”

Palito says that some obstacles near Blockers run are also to blame for some of the flooding.

“There are many obstructions in Blockers Run that need dredged and cleaned out,” Palito said. “Fixing this would greatly reduce flooding at the airport.”

The new master plan for the Wadsworth City Airport will not only expand the airport, but it will also help the airport move forward. Expanding the airport will not only allow more planes to come in and out, but it will also allow more Corporations to operate out of Wadsworth. Williams says that expanding the airport will allow more companies to operate straight out of Wadsworth.

“We have corporations that want to build expensive hangars and have their base be Wadsworth, instead of wherever they are at right now,” Williams said.

The Wadsworth Airport is a fully functioning airport that includes hangars, maintenance and also a flight academy. The airport master plan will improve all of these functions, as well as make the airport safer. The airport master plan is well on its way through the FAA. If the plan is approved, construction could start this summer. The cost of renovations is still to be determined.

HOLMESBROOK PARK TO BECOME PART OF MEDINA COUNTY PARK DISTRICT

BY KATIE ALLEN

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ithin the next few weeks Wadsworth City Council will meet to vote on the introduction of Holmesbrook park to Medina County Park District. For the past few months, MCPD has been looking into Holmesbrook park here in Wadsworth with many ideas for improvements.

“It’s got all the boxes checked off, it’s got the feel and the look of a county park,” said Nate Eppink, Administration Director of MCPD. “So that’s really been our focus and why we’re interested in Holmesbrook.

We’ve looked at maybe a small picnic shelter or small play area, and improving

the pond that’s already there.”

Formed in 1965, the political subdivision is a country wide entity, with about 30 full time employees. They already manage more than 7000 acres of land and 50 different trails in the county.

Their main focus is managing different areas of land in the county. The different areas they manage range from parks and nature reserves to multipurpose trails and wildlife sanctuaries. The MCPD acquires land from either donations, buying it or making lease deals with city council.

“We have wanted to have a presence in the city of Wadsworth for some time,” Eppink said. “Instead of buying land there, we are talking with the city about maintaining Holmesbrook Park as a county park.”

The 58 acre natural area park has walking trails and even a pond, but has room for many improvements that can be made through MCPD. With many plans for these improvements, everything would be logos stands for a park within covered by

On this map of Medina County, each of the tree Medina County Park District. More information and locations can be found on medinacountyparks.com Photo Courtesy of Medina County Park District.

MCPD allowing for the city of Wadsworth to focus on other projects.

“We are in the process of creating an agreement between the city and MCPD, we have had a lot of discussions and I think we both feel that it would be mutually beneficial,” Eppink said.

Once an agreement has been drafted, both sides will take the agreement to a vote. On the Wadsworth side it would be City Council and for MCPD it would be the board of directors.

“In order to ‘turn the keys over’ to them we need to have an agreement that would state the length of this partnership, what the details will be, what type of maintenance they are going to cover, ways that the city would be involved, those kind of details,” said Robert Patrick, a member of Wadsworth City Council.

Lease agreements through MCPD can be anywhere through 25-100 years, this one being 50 years to make sure there is both enough time to make plans and improvements. With MCPD’s help, Wadsworth believes that this agreement will help to maximize the value and usage of the park.

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1. The open space of 58.3 acres across the whole park is considered by many a generally easy trail. Open year-round, the park is family and dog friendly. Photo Courtesy of All Trails, Holmesbrook Park.

2. The bridge shown is part of the main trail which is about two miles. This trail on average takes walkers 53 minutes with small chances of running into other walkers. Photo Courtesy of All Trails, Holmesbrook Park.

3. The scenery around the trails is home to a variety of wildlife. The total three miles of trail takes walkers through the forest and over the river. Photo Courtesy of All Trails, Holmesbrook Park.

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JIM RENACCI RUNS FOR GOVERNOR ON PRO-TRUMP POLICIES

BY JANAE JOACHIM

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im Renacci, the former Mayor of Wadsworth and former Congressman of Ohio’s 16th Congressional District is running in the 2022 gubernatorial election against three other Republican candidates and two Democratic candidates. Renacci is basing his campaign on pro-Trump policies that he believes will “Save Ohio” from corruption.

Jim Renacci came to Ohio

at 24 years old. He found Ohio to be a state where living the American Dream was possible because of the policies that were in place.

He feels that Donald Trump upholds these policies, which is why he bases his campaign off of similar promises. According to his website, he is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, pro-election integrity and pro-freedom.

He highlighted his belief in the importance of policies that move our state and country forward.

“The policies of President Trump were moving Ohio and our country in a better direction,” Renacci said.

Renacci plans to stick with the policies promoted by President Trump, and he believes such policies will benefit Gen-Z. He is passionate about making Ohio a place where high school and college graduates can live the American Dream because of his belief that keeping young people in the state working and raising a family is part of the process of improving the state of Ohio.

Renacci was a member of Congress for eight years after being the mayor of

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BY JANAE JOACHIM

tudents at Wadsworth High School who will be 18 or older by the Nov 2022 elections can register to vote in the primaries on May 3 before the April 4 registration deadline.

This can be done by visiting the Medina County Board of Elections website.

In order to register online, an Ohio driver’s license or Ohio identification card number, name, date of birth, address and last four digits of social security number are needed.

However, voter registration does not have to be done online. The Medina County Board of Elections website lists various locations to register, including public high schools, public libraries and the office of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. A completed PDF of the voter registration form found on the Medina County Board of Elections website can be dropped off at these locations, as well.

Registration closes 30 days before Election Day, so in order to vote on May 3 for the primaries, registration must be completed by April 4.

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Primary Election Day, May 3. U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, Attorney General, State House, State Senate and other municipal seats will be on the ballot at the 2022 primaries.

Primaries determine which candidates become nominees for each political party for the General Election in November.

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Congressional district maps are necessary for Ohioans to vote on congressional races. Redistricting of the congressional districts must occur every ten years in accordance with the national census. 2022 was the year for such redistricting.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission presented the drawn maps to the Ohio Supreme Court, which the Ohio Supreme Court rejected because they violated the anti-gerrymandering laws in the Ohio Constitution. This anti-gerrymandering law was added to the Ohio Constitution by voters in 2015. The law ensured that the district lines would not be drawn in favor of either party.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the maps were in favor of Republicans, and the Ohio Redistricting Commission had to draw the maps again following the anti-gerrymandering law in the Ohio Constitution.

Some government officials were worried that law-following maps would not be drawn in time for the May 3 primaries after the maps were rejected by the Ohio Supreme Court twice. The map shown to the right is subject to further judicial review. The Ohio Redistricting Commission enacted it on March 2.

Wadsworth for a single term, so he feels he has had firsthand experience seeing how a federal government spends too much and states attempt to get back to the original intent of their own power and limit federal power.

He was also a businessman for 38 years which helped him understand how to improve government for individuals.

“The greatest quality I bring is not only living under the rules but having to run businesses under the rules the government s e t s , ” Renacci said.

Photos Courtesy of Renacci for Governor

He had experience in smaller Ohio government as mayor of Wadsworth and was able to turn deficits into surplus without raising taxes during that time.

Renacci emphasized specific failures of the state under DeWine including lost jobs, number one most corrupt state, number one in Medicaid spending, number three in trafficking and has the sixth most people moving out each year, all qualities that Renacci believes young people would never want from their state.

“Jobs and the economy, that’s where we’re failing,” Renacci said.

Renacci believes that young people such as high school and college graduates leave Ohio and O h i o

loses ground to other states because of these failures.

“Mike DeWine has failed Ohioans with continuing the policies over the last 25 years that have moved Ohio not from the top ten or top 12 but to the bottom ten or 12 in most categories,” Renacci said. The only categories we literally are in the top ten are all the ones you would not want your state to be in.”

Renacci believes Ohio can improve by looking at other states and changing accordingly whether by cutting expenses or changing its outdated tax model. Renacci feels these things will make Ohio more competitive among other states.

“We have to change and be prepared for change or we will just continue to fall further and further behind compared to other states,” Renacci said.

Renacci feels it is essential for young voters to look around at their own families and see how these policies have affected the state. He feels that they must understand that there is a reason why people are moving out of Ohio, and he believes that reason is because Ohio does not provide the assets necessary to make businesses come or individuals want to stay.

“I look at my grandson and say ‘Is this the state that I want to leave my grandson?’ And the truth is no,” Renacci said.

The primary election for the gubernatorial race will occur on May 3 and the general election on November 8.

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U .S . AND OT HER NATIONS PLACE SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA at the Woman’s Rights Convention in Akron. The statue is being created

by Akron-native, and artist Woodrow Nash.

The statue will act as a way to memorialize her and bring attention to the things she did to further the rights of women. Truth was born into slavery where she later escaped in 1826. After gaining her freedom, she began preaching for abolitionism and equal rights for all. Truth not only spoke for equality between men and women,

SOJOURNER TRUTH STATUE There has been a recent push to erect a statue of Sojourner Truth, a Civil Rights and Women’s Rights activist, in Akron, Ohio. Truth gave her famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech in 1851

MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH March is an important month not just because it is the beginning of spring, or because there is Mardi Gras or National Pi Day, or even because we lose an hour of sleep on March 13 because of daylight savings. March

is especially important because it is Women’s History Month. This month gives everyone an opportunity to take time to reflect on the achievements and accomplishments made by women in our history. Some people believe

Due to Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine, many nations, including the U.S., have placed several sanctions on Russia. These sanctions are a way of showing support to the Ukrainians in their time of need as well as providing a way to hurt the Russians through nonviolent methods. Canada, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand are also included in the list of nations that have placed sanctions on Russia.

These sanctions include the banning of oil and other energy imports from Russia, the banning of Russian ships

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docking in many ports around the world, banning transactions with Russian banks, banning online ad revenue from sites like Google and YouTube, as well as travel bans and banning Russia from U.S., E.U., and Canadian airspace. These sanctions have been placed on Russia as a deterrent against their recent actions.

but also for the equality of all people.

Her speeches helped bring together both white and black women searching for equality during a time where not all people were considered equal. A ceremony is planned for May 2022, where a 10 foot tall statue of Truth will be unveiled on a site overlooking the Little Cuyahoga River.

Woodrow Nash, creator of the proposed statue, stands behind a prototype of his work.

Nash specializes in African cultural artwork which was one of the reasons he was chosen to create the statue. Photo Courtesy of the Akron Cultural Plan.

women have been very overlooked and marginalized in history. The holiday, instituted by former President Jimmy Carter in 1987, has shed light on many of the significant women that, up until recently, were often not discussed by society. Women such as Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Lucy Stone, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, and Alice Paul all deserve special recognition this month for their efforts to create a more equal world.

Celebrate March

WADSWORTH SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM COMPETES IN STATE TOURNAMENT

The Wadsworth and Debate Team the Eastern Ohio Wooster High School. In debate there are six rounds with break rounds and if a competitor loses they are out for the competition.

The amount of qualifiers that each district has is based on its size. Speech and Debate in Ohio can be very

High School Speech recently competed in State Tournament at

competitive at the level that the Wadsworth High School Speech and Debate team competes at.

“Speech and debate is such a welcoming community so the experience is like no other. No matter how you do, everyone supports,and cares about you so it makes you feel great about yourself even when you do not do as well as you hoped,” Moore Colin Moore and Ben Wilkinson pose for a photo said.

District champions during their practice. The two have been partners for three years. Photo by Grace Pantalone Cale Breuers, Evelyn

Members of the Speech and Debate Team pose with their state qualifier awards as a team. Photo Courtesy of Wadsworth Speech and Debate Team.

Silliman, Leia Gonzales-Banaag, and Anna Wallace earned entry into the National Speech and Debate Tournament. Also, Colin Moore and Ben Wilkinson placed as octa-finalists in Public Forum Debates.

The team finished in 5th place at the Tournament.

The tournament took place during the weekend of March 4 and 5.

“It was an amazing experience. Ohio is

the most competitive in speech and debate in the country,” Moore said. “So we get to see the best of the best. But beyond that my partner, Ben, makes every tournament a great time” The two have been partners since freshman year, this has been their third year of competing together. The Speech and Debate team practice together weekly at Wadsworth High School.

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JOBS AVAILABLE FOR WHS STUDENTS M

BY GAVIN ZEINER

ore and more jobs are becoming available in Wadsworth and the Wadsworth area due to the lack of workers at businesses, making it the perfect time to send out applications for those just starting out or looking for job opportunities. Dr. Suber’s weekly emails provide information on the latest opportunities along with other nearby opportunities that are available near or in Wadsworth. The emails contain a link to a website which is also known as the JOG program and is run by Audry Owens, who works as an in-school counselor at Wadsworth and Cloverleaf, where jobs are posted up to date on the website in order to give students knowledge about opportunities around the community.

“There are quite a lot of job opportunities at the moment,” said Owens. “Now, more than ever, employers are willing to pay higher hourly wages than we have seen in the past. For students in high school, this could be a great way to earn extra income and save toward goals like college, a car or a license.”

For those searching for job opportunities, there are some examples provided below with their information. Other forms of finding job information is through the QR code, which leads to the job board posted by Owens. If a student does not find a job or has trouble finding a job they would like or a good opportunity through the JOG program or job board, they can contact Owens for some help.

“It’s as easy as sending me an email and setting up a time to meet with me! If someone is interested in looking for a job, I can contact JOG’s employment team and have them search for specific opportunities. If you would like to meet one-on-one, I strongly encourage you to send me an email in advance – my office can get a little full sometimes!” Owens said.

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JUNIOR LEADERSHIP PROVIDES EXPERIENCE FOR WADSWORTH STUDENTS

BY BRENDEN BARLETT

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unior Leadership is a program that takes juniors from across Medina County on a field trip once every month. Over the course of the school year, students go on nine trips, each of them being an excused absence, and ending in time for students to return to school and

Wadsworth Junior Leadership poses for a picture in Downtown Wadsworth at the gazebo. From top to bottom and left to right: Mya Garcia, Maggie Galvin, Julia Fortner, Grace Swain, Emma Hitch, Christina Chen, Molly Kubilus and Kianna McEwen. Photo Courtesy of Carrie Park

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participate in any extracurricular activities.

Carrie Park, Director of Junior Leadership, says that from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., they explore typical places students usually can not access such as the inner workings of the Root Candles store, McJak Candy and Westfield Bank.

“We rotate where we go every year to kind of keep things fresh,” Park said.

For instance, they recently explored the abandoned amusement park behind Chippewa Lake, as well as learned the history of the lake, which happens to be the largest inland lake in Ohio.

Park believes students experience a lot of career exploration during each of these trips and improve upon their leadership skills. Most importantly, however, she hopes students realize it is okay if they do not know what they want to do when they are older.

“I think one of the most annoying questions students can be asked at this point in their life is ‘so what are you going to?’” Park said, “But the thing is, every single adult who asks you these questions had these same exact thoughts when they were 17.”

Because of this, Park likes to have every presenter start from where they were at 17, and share how their goals developed from there. She believes this can help give students the knowledge that there is not only one way someone can use their skills and there are various jobs they can discover that may require them.

This year’s Junior Leadership team poses in front of Chippewa Lake after a long day of learning about the history of the lake. This is one of the nine field trips that the Junior Leadership team will take this year. Photo Courtesy of Carrie Park.

“I didn’t even know Junior Leadership existed when I was 17,” Park said. “I became a teacher first, and after I was done with that, I went to law school and became a lawyer, and after that was done was when I found out about Junior Leadership.”

Overall, Park hopes that through the discussion of career talk in a nonthreatening and safe environment, members of Junior Leadership can be themselves, have fun and explore many possible career paths during the process.

For sophomores who are interested in being a member of Junior Leadership during the 2022-2023 school year, applications began on March 1 and will continue through May 31. To sign

up, students can apply by searching leadershipmedinacounty.org or by using the QR code in the bottom right corner of this page to get there.

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THE BRUIN IN-DEPTH

Teacher Speak Out

Jason

Knapp

CONFLICTS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE ADVANCE

A “A lot of people would think the war has a lot to do with this idea that Putin doesn’t want Ukraine to have NATO and I think that is part of it. I think that Ukraine, along with some other countries would join NATO or even the EU. There are comments about military security and even some economic questions. Putin claims it is more of a historical reason, Ukraine was never legitimate and that Ukraine was part of Russia from the beginning, in the Medieval period. It’s not so much rebuilding the Soviet Union but creating his own sphere of influence.”

Zach

Humrichouser

Do you believe there will be a draft?

Bella

Schoonover Sophomore

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s of February 24 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Following Putin’s order for “special military operations,” Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv have been struck by missiles.

There is a lot of conjecture on whether or not the United States is helping enough.

Mr. John Yaggi, WHS history teacher, does not quite know what to think.

“I’m very torn as to what the next moves by the U.S. should be,” Yaggi said. “My heart is saying that we should intervene, because the Ukrainian people are suffering greatly.”

As of March 10, 2022, around 2,000 to 4,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, according to the U.N. Lots of the citizens are in extreme need.

In fact, many are currently fleeing to the United States.

“I hate to see children uprooted from their homes and become refugees in a foreign land,” Yaggi said. “With that said, my brain says proceed with caution, so that this doesn’t escalate into a global affair.”

The possibility of this war going global seems far away, but only time can tell.

Russia alone has 6,257 nuclear warheads, 3,039 that are available. The United States has 5,550, with 2,361 available. Added up, that makes 11,807 nuclear warheads, in only these two countries.

The United States is part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, and is pledged to aid the other countries in NATO. “I think we do have an obligation to

defend NATO countries or NATO has no purpose,” Yaggi said.

The use of propaganda in Russia is seriously detrimental to the education of Russian citizens on what is actually going on.

“It’s [about] military security; I think there’s economic pressure,” said Mr. Jason Knapp, WHS history teacher. “He [Putin] claims it’s more historical– that Ukraine was never legitimate, that it was part of Russia from the beginning, that Kyiv was the center of the origins of Russia.”

In Russia, everyone is extremely censored– people are banned from saying that Russia is ‘invading’ Ukraine, and they cannot call it a ‘war’. The media that people are allowed to consume is heavily monitored. This invasion is being shown to Russian citizens as an act of patriotism, and the New York Times says that “NeoNazis have been a recurring character in Russian propaganda campaigns for years, used to falsely justify military action against Ukraine in what Russian officials have called ‘denazification.’”

“I don’t know if it’s really about recreating the Soviet Union anymore, but I would say that Putin wants to have his own sphere of influence,” Knapp said.

The countries that have the most relations with Russia are Belarus, China, Kazakhstan and Syria.

“It almost feels like Western Europe is surrounding him [Putin]-- I think that’s part of it,” Knapp said. “I also think that not just Ukraine, but other countries like Belarus. . . would also want to join NATO.”

“I feel like the war could be avoided in general and I feel like we need to go about this very carefully so we don’t lead to nuclear warfare.”

Joseph

Davis

Freshman

“I really hope not. My cousins [are 18] so I hope America keeps quiet, but tries to protect Ukraine as best they can.”

Mark Eaton Junior

BOMBINGS IN UKRAINE Chernihiv “I feel like this is a situation that has been building over the last 8 to 10 years. I don’t think the U.S. should get involved by sending troops on the ground because that just draws us into the conflict. I am concerned that we are giving the Ukrainians anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and that is how the United States has an influence without having boots on the ground. Sending troops there would not be a popular decision for our government to make.”

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“It is very, very early to tell but our military is ten times the size that it was in WWll, so to need a draft we would have to lose a large portion of our military. As terrifying as that is, it is very unlikely that we would need a draft.”

Travis Graham Sophomore

Mykolaiv

Dnipro

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Updated as of March 10, 2022. Red circles show Russian conducted air strikes.

“I don’t think there will be. Putin is so crazy about getting Ukraine, but I don’t think he would want a world war because his people aren’t motivated to fight.”

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MYTH

Ukraine is a part of NATO

FACT

At least 2,870 Ukrainian troops have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded

Ukraine is technically not an official member of NATO. Although they are not an official member, that does not mean that NATO is not helping them by supplying them with money and weapons.

According to The Washington Post

MYTH

The war is the fault of NATO for promising Russia they would not enlarge their alliance.

Ukraine became an independent country on the 24th of August 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

FACT

There was never a promise to Russia that NATO would not expand. Although Russia claims there was a promise in an interview, this was denied by all of NATO.

According to National Geographic

MYTH NATO encircles Russia

FACT

More than 2 million people have now fled the Ukraine

NATO is actually 1/16th of the Russian border.

Considering Russia is the largest country and has 14 countries that border it, only 5 of those are NATO allies.

According to the UN

WHAT IS NATO

NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization which is an international government military alliance. NATO is made up of 28 European countries and two North American countries. NATO promotes the safety of the member countries in political and military ways. They are supporters of democratic government, as well as peaceful resolutions.

If issues involving countries outside of NATO arise, military efforts may be used. The only time article five of NATO has been used was 9/11. Article five deals with how NATO can come together with the armies. All NATO decisions are made by a consensus of all 30 members involved. This means that if NATO were to get involved, this would have to be a group decision involving all 30 countries. 40 other countries work with NATO to ensure security and political protection. These countries that are not officially members of NATO do not have the same authority to make decisions as the actual member countries.

All information updated as of March 10, 2022

RUSSIA NATO MEMBERS

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MLB LOCKOUT ENDS AFTER 99 DAYS OF CONFLICT

BY JULIA SWAIN

biggest effect. The next biggest and the 30 owners do not want to effect is just to play the game budge on any terminology, n Thursday, March 10, the MLBPA of baseball, you know, I saw that they were and the thirty club owners came every kid, we’re all proposing a pitching to a tentative agreement to kids out there, clock, and certain end the league’s second longest labor every team just things just kind Is the amount top pitcher Max shortage, including a reinstatement of wants to play, of pace the Scherzer was set to lose daily a 162 game schedule. Here is how we enjoy the game, game a little during the lockout got here: enjoy everything bit and make the The MLB’s first work stoppage since it has to offer. I think game more exciting, 1994 began on December 12, 2021, that’s a big issue as but this is just a and has lasted without much movement well, just getting out huge misstep on the since then. In the simplest of terms, there and playing.” leagues part because in terms the MLB has something called a CBA Additionally, with a deal of the big four in sports, they are (collective bargaining agreement), tentatively being reached, Eaton being left on the which has to be renewed every couple spoke on his surprise, as well as his wayside because they aren’t of years. This agreement mostly deals lack thereof, on the agreement marketable.” with the finances of the league, such as made Thursday.

For the MLB as what players are allowed to make, and “You know what, an organization, contractual agreements made between I am and I’m popularity has been the players and the owners. Evidently, not.

I think a consistent the deal comes down to money, and that Major League issue for the Is the drop in attendance from is essentially the reason no one will see Baseball has an past decade 2019 to 2021 a major league baseball game be played u n d e r s t a n d i n g or so. This is until at least April 14. that you know another reason “A lot of it just comes down to money every day that there’s that the lockout is at the end of the day, just how much the no games played is such a big issue, as players are willing to make, especially detrimental, so I think the longer this goes TV revenue deals that these leagues that the rush to get something on, the more chances they will sign,” said Evan Dammarell, owner and done and get something done now lose to gain viewership. editor in chief for Right Down Euclid, a was pretty prevalent,” Eaton said.

Additionally, Dammarell shared Cleveland based sports website. “It’s “I think they put there’s a lot of the advice he would offer to the very silly how much money they [the details that they’re still MLB as a whole. owners] make so a lot of it comes down pushing along that are “These groups are to that.” still not done. I think all using the media In an interview with the Bruin, Adam what needed to be as a bludgeon to Eaton, MLB player formerly of the Los done has been create a public Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, done. It’s good Was the average attendance in pressure on Washington Nationals and Arizona for baseball and one side, so it’s 2019, the lowest since 2002 Diamondbacks, spoke on his thoughts good for the fans, a very common about the lockout, especially with what good for the players tactic as a way to say he believes is the largest effect of the and the owners.”

I’m not happy with lockout, player wise.

While the cause of my situation,let’s “I mean money wise, it definitely the lockout, according fix it, so my advice affects the to Dammarell, shares would be to just iron out the p l a y e r s multiple faults, he details,” Dammarell said. “I saw directly, the believes that the owners the owners budged a little closer to money that hold most of the blame. what the players are looking for, and I you put into “Both sides bear think if they are willing to budge a little your pocket,” accountability because as bit, I think the players association have Eaton said.

I said, for the people who to meet them halfway a little bit, they are “The biggest make minimum wage they shooting for a higher number, and I think key issue to are being greatly impacted, they will settle for less than what they really any CBA both sides bear are actually asking for.”

This glove locked up symbolizes the MLB so is the money- lockout. The lockout started on December 2, accountability for that, but Now that the deal has been tentatively flow from the 2021 and ended on March 10, 2022, spanning it more so comes down to reached, Eaton believes that once 99 days. owners, to the owners at the end of everything has been confirmed, players the fanbases the day,” Dammarell said. will be expected to report quickly, as well to the owners to us, I think that’s the “The league just doesn’t want to budge as general managers being expected to

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manufacture spring training rosters in a matter of days.

“If I had to guess I’d say that players are going to have to report [to spring training] within five days of today,” Eaton said. “The general managers are going to be on the phone constantly in the next five days to try to put together a roster as quickly as they can. We are going to get to Florida and Arizona as quickly as we possibly can, get guys up and running, get things moving and then go from there.”

Additionally, this means that not only are the players and organizations under a large amount of stress, but the families as well. Now that players are expected to report in such a short amount of time, there is little time to get situated as far as schools and living situations are concerned.

“It’s a lot of stress on the families, the wellbeing of wives,” Eaton said.

“Whenever we do get this thing up and running basically everyone’s got to be somewhere in five days and that includes housing, could even possibly be putting kids in school, where to put kids in school if you’re a free agent and haven’t signed anywhere yet, it’s a lot of stress because all of a sudden the spring training is starting in five days and you have yet to find a team. There’s just a lot of moving parts, like I said your family is along for the ride and it is a very stressful time.”

Eaton shared his thoughts on the end of the lockout and the positives that it brings for the fans and the game of baseball as a whole.

“It’s good, it’s good for baseball, good for the fans,” Eaton said. “One thing we’ve touched on many times is how important fans are to baseball, we don’t want to upset them too much. At the end of the day it is a business, really at the end of the day if we don’t have the fans we are nothing as Major League Baseball. Without fans we’re just a bunch of guys out on afield playing in the backyard so to speak, so we need to make sure we take into account the fans and with the deal getting done, it’s only going to help hopefully everyone involved and to move forward and still play 162 [games], like I said hopefully everyone’s looking forward to it.”

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THE HISTORY OF CIS EVOLVES

BY LILY CHESBRO

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entral Intermediate School was built back in 1907 and has been in use as different versions of a school building since then. Before this school was built only grades 1-11 had to attend, so as construction continued room for grade 12 was added.

“Which meant that those eleventh graders that thought they were gonna graduate that year…they [the city] said no you now have to attend twelfth grade,” said Roger Havens, President of Historical Society.

Students in specific areas of the town that were considered the countryside went to the town houses. There were seven or eight different townhouses located around the city according to Roger Havens.

“The one room school houses--they just held kids from first through sixth grade,” Havens said.

Before CIS was constructed, the Union School House was the building that housed all the children in the village of Wadsworth. This was built once public schools were mandatory in 1870. Once the year 1907 rolled around, Union School House was not large enough or safe enough anymore to house all of the children. They then had to turn to the

idea of the Central Junior High School.

After being constructed and open for use, grades 1-12 attended here for daily education, and kindergarten was not a mandatory program. Each grade only had one or two classrooms.

The population of Wadsworth Village

old Franklin schools depending on where they lived in the village.

“They only had four rooms in each school: a first grade, a second grade, a third grade, and a fourth grade, but then they quickly, within the next ten or so years, doubled the size, which meant they added four more rooms,” H ave n s said.

T h e far back Junior High School was considered g r a d e s seven, eight and nine, but is now considered seventh and eighth grade.

open for use by the school, as well as classrooms in the basement.

“The girls had some classes, their Home-Ec classes, down in the basement probably where they had classrooms when it was a church. Also, the band used the open part for their band practices after school,” Havens said.

This was removed after some time and the parking lot was redone.

1922 is when OJ Work Auditorium was first constructed as an addition to Central.

1994 is when OJ Work Auditorium got approved for a renovation process and is what it is today.

A lot of things have changed with just one building now. That building originally started as a place to house all the children that lived in the city area of Wadsworth Village. It transformed through a lot of different grade levels and construction to get to where it is today as did all of the other buildings that are the way they are now and located where they are now.

The original construction of Central in 1907 is pictured. This was the very base of the building, no details had been added yet. Photo courtesy of Roger Havens.

was growing rapidly because of all of the industrialization that was quickly appearing. The number of jobs were increasing, leading to a higher population of children that needed an education.

“When it became overcrowded they built the old Franklin school and the old Lincoln schools both in 1915…originally I think they only did first through fourth grade,” Havens said.

This meant that first through fourth grade students were moved from the A post card of the Central building is pictured. At the time this was called Central Central school High School. Photo Courtesy of Roger Havens. to either the old Lincoln or

“Around 1960 when they finally built the what I call the new high school which is now the new old high school…and they opened that campus style high school. Which at that point Central became a Junior High School.”

It was originally called Central School and then when all of the elementary kids got distributed out, it was changed to Central High School. When it was called Central High School it housed grades 7-12. “[In the parking lot where OJ is] there used to be a church The Annex building stands as a place that some classes as there, the Methodist Church well as band practices took place. This was the old Methodist used to be there. The schools Church. Photo courtesy of Roger Havens. bought the old church.”

It was referred to as the Annex and the sanctuary was

The junior class of 1922 is in front of the Central building. The sizes of classes in high school were a lot smaller back then. Photo Courtesy of Roger Havens.

Present-day Central Intermediate School stands. The outside appearance of the building has changed a lot since it was first built in 1907.

Photo courtesy of Roger Havens.

1902- Grade twelve was added

1915- Old Lincoln and old Franklin were built

1907- Central 1908- Central was constructed was finished

1922- OJ Work Auditorium added

1919- Four rooms added to Franklin building

1994- OJ got approved for renovation

1929-Four rooms added to Lincoln building

1960Campus style high school was built

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END OF DAY DISMISSAL TIME SHOULD BE ALTERED OPINION BY KATIE GRIFFIN

campus all at once. The buses specifically block the majority of the traffic flow. he end-of-day dismissal time has “Here’s what you have, you have a frustrated students who drive to and significant number of people that now from school and parents who pick up choose to drive themselves to school, we and drop off students. still have a great number of kids taking The pickup lane is often backed up to buses, but we also have a lot of kids in the Durling Drive and students struggle to student parking lot,” said Mr. Sieber, WHS make it out of the parking lot before buses principal. block the exit. The problem could easily The struggle with leaving the school be solved by allowing students who ride at the end of the day leads to many buses to leave class a few minutes earlier parents having to try to make their than the rest of the students. accommodations.

The main problem with dismissal is “We literally have people who will start the number of people trying to leave the lining up here [in the pick up lane] at about 1:30,” Sieber said.

Parents have also tried to pick up their kids from the high school’s student parking lot, causing frustration amongst the students.

“I think parents should pick their kids up at the front or back of the school,” said Shana Sisouphanh, a senior at WHS. “The student parking lot is for the students, and there’s already enough traffic as it is.”

Students have changed their schedules in order to avoid the traffic.

“I know kids that purposely sit and wait till about 2:40- 2:45, and then they don’t have any problem getting out of here,” Sieber said.

The high school staff has tried to The pickup lane fills with cars. Parents begin to line up help traffic at the end of the day flow, here starting around 1:30 p.m. Photo by Katie Griffin. as well as assigning one of the school

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resource officers to direct traffic at the entrance to the school.

“Mr. Weirich and myself stand in front of cars at the end of the student lot because kids either choose not to pay attention or don’t pay attention to the buses, because the buses are supposed to have the right of way, but once you get the buses out of here that should kind of free up traffic to kind of float out of here,” Sieber said.

While these accommodations have helped the flow of traffic, there are still complaints from students and parents.

Some of these individuals have suggested moving the parent pick up to the back of the school, but Sieber believes that would not be the best solution.

“The problem with putting it Cars hurry to exit the student parking lot. This lot is reserved for juniors and seniors, however some parents [parent pickup] in the back is we come here to pick up their children. Photo by Katie have a number of activities that take Griffin. place in the back of the building in the afternoon time,” Sieber said. the back of the school.

“So what we want to try to do is limit cars “What also adds to the logistical mess from getting back there because we will is that we have staff members park back have middle school kids who are walking there,” Sieber said. or exiting the middle school to go to the A satisfactory solution would be allowing developments south and east of the students who ride buses to leave at an middle school, high school kids who are earlier bell than the rest of the students. going to the same developments and then This would allow the buses to depart middle school and high school kids going before the bustle of traffic comes through, to Wintergreen.” making it easier for the cars to leave.

As well as students walking home in the This would be an easy accommodation to back of the building, even more, problems make, and staff would likely no longer have would stem from parent pick up moving to to stand in the streets directing traffic.

TECHNOLOGY HINDERS STUDENT ATTENTION SPAN OPINION BY BROOKE BAUGHMAN

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mart phones are one of the world’s greatest inventions, but that does not mean that they have improved the lives of humans in a positive way.

Smart phones have had a negative impact on students and adults both inside the classroom and out. According to studies, the average person picks up their smart phone more than 150 times a day, which clearly has a direct impact on concentration in the classroom, when phones should not be out.

Mr. Callaghan, a sophomore English teacher at Wadsworth High School has noticed that the entire environment of the classroom has changed ever since smart phones became easily accessible.

“Attention span is not what it used to be, focus is not what it used to be, the ability to interact and cooperate with groups is not what it used to be,” Callaghan said.

“A vast majority of that blame goes to an over reliance on technology and how social media and phones have rewired our brains.”

Because of this problem, Callaghan focuses a part of his curriculum on teaching students that electronics and social media are not all great and that there are negative effects too. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a prime example of how Callaghan incorporates the unfavorable view of technology in his

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classroom.

“Bradbury was concerned about what television would do to our society and how it would change people emotionally, intellectually, and cognitively,” Callaghan said. “I try to relate that to what phones are doing to us as a society and how it’s forming a culture that is not very healthy.”

Smart devices have been proven to alter the ability to which students focus and learn so much that teachers have

Fahrenheit 451 is a novel by Ray Bradbury that was written in 1953. Bradbury predicts the future and the effect that technology will have on future society. This novel is read in schools across the nation but has also been banned to many schools due to its controversial topics.

had to put limitations on technology in their classrooms. Mrs. Kusmits, a Science teacher at Wadsworth High School has several limitations on technology in her classroom.

“I personally do not allow cell phones in my classroom,” Kusmits said. “In lab work, in seat work, it doesn’t matter what they’re doing, they are distracted by it.”

Kusmits claims that even though she is strict on not allowing cell phones in class, they still have such an impact on kids that they often do not listen.

“When I say, ‘don’t take your cell phones out, the bell rang’ as soon as I look away from them, they pull it out of their pocket, or check their smart watches,” Kusmits said.

Not only have smart phones rewired brains in the classroom, but they have also changed the way in which people interact with each other.

Callaghan experiences this change frequently in his normal day to day life through companies like Amazon and Door Dash that contribute to the problem of instant gratification.

“I see this when I am in line buying coffee or a drive through at a restaurant, or whenever I am in public people are just so incredibly rude and impatient and if they can’t have what they think they need immediately, they turn into a very unattractive group of people,” Callaghan said. “I think it is just part of the instant gratification society that we live in. Technology has affected patience just as much if not more than it has affected focus, concentration, and how people interact.

“Think about it,” Callaghan said. “When your phone starts to buffer, I don’t know about you but I throw a temper tantrum and immediately blame my phone, my carrier, or the wifi and then five seconds later, everything is back to normal.”

When the internet was first introduced, Callaghan claimed he accessed it through a land line and it would buffer anywhere from 30 to 40 seconds before it worked, and nobody thought anything of it. That is a prime example of how technology and the media have changed everybody’s way of life.

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STUDENT TEACHERS START THEIR CAREER

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BY SYDNEY DAILY

uring the second semester, new student teachers have started teaching at WHS. Samuel Herzog student teaches Honors Biology and Biology at WHS. Herzog has always been interested in teaching, even before going into college.

“I worked at a camp when I was growing up, it was a leadership camp called National Youth Leadership Training,” Herzog said. “There was just something about giving lectures there; some of the upper level staff members would give lectures throughout the week and I really enjoyed that. It wasn’t the teaching aspect, it was just working with the kids that were at the program and seeing them grow, that was big for me.”

Herzog attended Kent State University and was placed at WHS to start his teaching career. He is very happy with his placement and feels blessed to have such a wonderful opportunity to fulfill his dream of being a teacher.

Herzog likes teaching due to the aspect of it being different every day. He is never doing the exact same thing all the time and it is not repetitive.

“I’ve had jobs where I have known that I did not want to go into that industry,” Herzog said. “There is just something about teaching, it is always different everyday. You are never doing the same thing, I worked at a golf course and you do the same thing every single day and

I did not like that. Teaching is different.

Every day, you teach a different topic, sometimes the classes are different; it is always fun.”

Outside of school, Herzog likes to play golf and board games. He does this to de-stress from the day and keep himself entertained. He is not married yet, but he has a girlfriend. He lives with a roommate who he has known for a great amount of time.

Herzog looks forward to teaching at WHS and how it will further his teaching career.

Samuel Herzog is Mrs Rohrer’s and Mrs. McNeil’s student teacher. He teaches Honors Biology for Mrs. Rohrer and Biology for Mrs. McNeil. Photo

by Grace Pantalone.

Ben Maurer has been student teaching for Mr. Schrock’s world history classes. He will start teaching Schrock’s geography classes in a couple of weeks as well.

Maurer was never interested in teaching, he went into college openminded but he never thought teaching would be something he liked. It was his parents who convinced him to give teaching a try because they thought he would really enjoy it.

“I never particularly wanted to teach,” Maurer said. “My parents wanted me to teach and I actually didn’t think I would enjoy it, so I graduated without licensure to see if I could find something else to do. I could not, so I thought I would go back. I started subbing and I really liked it. So far I have enjoyed it [teaching], so I am glad I took that step back to reevaluate and find out how much I really enjoy teaching.”

Maurer attended WHS and then went to The University of Akron to get his bachelor’s degree. He is currently doing a post baccalaureate teacher licensure program at Notre Dame College.

Maurer was allowed to suggest places where he wanted to student teach at.

He put Wadsworth down as one of his suggestions and was placed here. He is very happy being back where he attended high school and loves having a totally new and different experience.

“Coming in on my first day was like

returning from a long vacation,” Maurer said. “Being back where I went to high school; I love it.”

In his free time, Maurer likes to play video games and go to fish stores. He has many pet fish in his house and always likes to look to add more. He does not have a family of his own yet and he still lives with his parents. He hopes he will have a teaching job by August, which will allow him to get his own place.

Ben Maurer is Mr. Scrock’s student teacher at WHS. He attended WHS when he was in high school and is pleased to be back. Photo by Sydney Daily.

COMPACT CLASS GETS STUDENTS READY FOR CONSTRUCTION

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BY MICHAEL JIRA

tudents that take the carpentry class through the Four Cities Compact get to build a house from the ground up.

The Four Cities Compact is a program run between Copley, Barberton, Norton and Wadsworth High School. It gives students the opportunity to dive deeper into a specific job or job field that they are interested in before graduating.

The students start their junior year for most of the programs, but they do less

The Four Cities Compact runs a lot of programs like carpentry. The carpentry program is run at Wadsworth High School. It is available to juniors and seniors.

hands on activity than the seniors do.

This year is meant to teach more, and senior year the students get to be more hands on in their specific field.

One class offered is the Carpentry Class, which is taught at Wadsworth High School.

In this class, students learn how to use tools most people do not see everyday.

They learn how to build barns, and as seniors they build a house from start to finish.

Chris Kallai, the carpentry teacher has been around for many years, saying he has built 30 houses with the carpentry class.

“We do all the work,” Kallai said. “We are there from start to finish.”

The supplies are given to them through various contractors, and they get their lumber from Smithville Lumber.

The house the students are building right now is 2500 square feet, and Kallai said the house is his favorite he has ever built.

“I get to watch the kids come in with no talent,” Kallai said when asked why he liked the class. “And watch them support themselves.”

The class allows students to learn to skills to be able to get a job right out of high school.

This is the house during construction. The seniors build the entire house, with help from professionals. The house is located on Stratford Avenue. Photo courtesy of Cole McNeil.

Some of these jobs include but are not limited to roofer, remodeler, drywall hanger, and general construction worker.

The students learn many skills.

Roofing, siding, drywall installation and rough and finish carpentry.

“My favorite part of the class is the abundance of knowledge that can be acquired through the years of experience that Mr. Kallai and his son have,” said senior Kendall Hahn. “Asking questions has broadened my spectrum of intellect thinking and problem solving skills.”

These are all skills that even if the students do not go into a carpentry or construction field after high school, they can still use. These skills will be useful when they buy a house, or if they need to help someone.

“If you are someone who enjoys hard work, seeing a pile of materials turn into a barn or even a house, and can take criticism well without taking it to heart,’’ Hahn said. “This is undoubtedly a class i would recommend to you!”

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It should be a fall sport.. OR It should be a spring sport..

SPORTS OPINION BY ASHLEY ALLWOOD

Fall is known as a hot, humid season This can be more dangerous for the in Ohio. The hot weather of summer athletes, due to heat exhaustion or carries over to the fall season. There is even dehydration. less rain and drier ground to play on. If Many baseball players play multiple baseball and softball were fall sports, sports such as baseball in the spring there would be fewer cancellations and and football in the fall. postponements. If baseball and softball “I would prefer baseball not to be were not fall sports there would be no in the fall because that is when most inter ference guys are training and with the other working,” said senior at fall sports Wadsworth High School, fields that Ben Sigler. “It would also already take be a pain for multiple place.

The sport athletes.” baseball and During the fall in Ohio, softball fields the temperature outside are only used can drop very quickly in the spring. once it gets to October.

If baseball Many fall sports do not and softball end until mid-October, were moved and then postseason to the fall, the starts. The baseball Wadsworth’s softball field is right on campus players would of the high school. The field hosts all the and softball seasons be able to home softball games and practices. Photo would have to be play in warmer by Ashley Allwood. cut short since early weather. winter conditions “I would prefer to have it in the fall would make it harder to play on because fall weather is not too hot, but the field. not too cold,” said senior at Wadsworth “I would not prefer the fall High School, Mia Haughn. “There would season because I feel if it was be less games canceled and there would in the fall the more important be better weather.” games in the playoffs will be Although, if baseball and softball were too cold and get canceled,” said moved to the fall, the athletes would junior at Wadsworth High School, have to play in more extreme heat. Jason Moore.

Spring is known as a wet, muddy, and senior at Wadsworth High School, Abby cold season. At least in Ohio, warm Habegger. weather does not arrive until the end of Along with cancellation, most of the May, but for school sports, they all end teams play through the cold rainy weather. at the end of May as well. For high school, Most of the time, when it is raining, the the baseball and softball seasons ball travels differently and the speeds are begin in February. February is the different. month of snow and rain that alternates “As baseball players we don’t like playing every other weekend. The temperature in the cold but here it’s a must,” said fluctuates every senior at Wadsworth week, where at High School, Ben the beginning of Sigler. the week it will be When playing in warm and the end the cold, it can also will be cold. All cause composite the snow and rain bats to break more accumulate and easily. Many players cause the fields to will have to change become too wet to what bat they use play on. Many of due to the weather. the games that When the games the team has are are in the spring, the canceled due to playoffs are pushed weather.

Most into the spring/ of the season summer season is made up of The Wadsworth baseball dugout allows the so the weather is make-up games student athletes to stand or sit when they are better. not playing. The coaches will join the team in and postponed the dugout during the game. Photo by Ashley “The most games. Teams Allwood. important games often have four of the season need to five canceled or rescheduled to be played in the best weather,” said games throughout a season. junior at Wadsworth High School, Logan “I remember having to make Skidmore. “Having it in the spring makes up a whole week of league games the end of the season the closest to because it rained all week,” said summer.”

WADSWORTH SWIM TEAM GOES TO STATES

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The five swimmers that went to state qualifiers pose for a picture with the OHSAA background. The team competed in the preliminary to take them into the final 16 that qualified which took place on February 26. Photo courtesy of Kaylee Moran.

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BY ASHLEY ALLWOOD

adsworth High School’s swim team competed at states on February 25 and 26, 2022. On Friday, February 25th the students competed in preliminary. If the students make it to the top 16, they compete in the finals.

Wadsworth High School swim team spends their practice time lifting or swimming before school. Then after the school day, the team will swim 3-5:30 PM and then have practice on Saturday mornings from 6-8 AM. During the postseason, the team has later practices and does not come in for Saturday practice.

Seth Waldow, a senior that has been swimming competitively for 5 years, made it to states for the 100 breaststroke.

Waldow went into the states with the mindset of “Just going to have fun as it’s my last swim.”

Along with Maddy Schnelzer, sophomore at Wadsworth High School, qualifying for both the 100 breaststroke and the 200 free relay.

Schnelzer along with senior Kaylee Moran, sophomore Camryn Henderson, and freshman Wilson, qualified for the 200 free relay.

“I’m extremely excited I was able to go to states, especially as a senior,” said Moran. “Being able to go with 3 other amazing girls in a school-record-breaking relay feels unreal.”

Wadsworth’s relay team ended up being 22nd in the state. Waldow placed 23rd in the state and Maddie placed 14th.

The five swim team members that made it to qualifiers pose for a picture in their matching jackets. The team walked through the halls on February 24, 2022 for a school clap out on their way out to the qualifiers. Photos courtesy of Kaylee Moran.

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SENIOR ATHLETES MAKE COLLEGE DECISIONS

BY KADE MIROS & LIAM RUSSELL

at some point in their life have dreamed about becoming a college athlete and any Wadsworth High School committing to their favorite sport. No seniors are wrapping up the year matter what kind of day that the student and are making college decisions might have had, the one thing that they left and right. High school athletes have know will make it all worth it is playing a few more things to consider than their sport at the end of the day. others. This requires commitment, a “I have been wrestling for twelve positive attitude and the physical and years since first grade,” Shue said. mental ability to put in several hours of Becoming a college athlete requires hard work. a lot of “Deciding experience so to play it really helps lacrosse when an was a big athlete has decision been playing especially a certain considering sport for a that I am majority of going to their lifespan. school to “I am very major in excited to go nursing,” to Lake Erie said Laney and wrestle at Jackson, the next level,” senior.

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Students T h ro u g h o u t m e n t i o n David Shue, senior, signing the papers to fully commit to being a sport, an a wrestler at the college level. This is a special moment for the that one of athlete because it is a statement the expresses that he is very athlete may the things committed. Photo courtesy of Wadsworth Athletics. advance to a that can varsity team or make college sports difficult is also maybe even a team captain, but the trying to keep up with all of the school dream of playing in college is what most work that an athlete’s major includes. athletes strive for. So when it comes Although some majors require more down to making the decision, athletes work than others, it can be difficult to fire down. keep up with the school work along with “Even though I have gotten better and playing a sport. better throughout the years of playing “One of the biggest things that I had lacrosse, I do not know what is to come to think about when choosing whether in the future,” said Jackson. to play college lacrosse or not was A normal everyday high school athlete considering the immense amount of practices their sport every day of the work that goes into a nurse’s major,” school week and usually will have some Jackson said. sort of game on the weekends. The Although keeping grades up and routines are very similar to a college playing a sport at the same time can level except these practices raise be difficult and may seem impossible to the bar immensely. some, students are still able to. A lot of The difference the time this requires countless hours of between high hard work and dedication. Studying for school level Laney a college major is not easy and many Jackson, athletes are also working hard to acquire senior, runs down the the right degree for their dream job. field while “I have had dreams to pursue her other teammates college wrestling since sixth create a grade,” said David Shue, path for her recognition. senior.

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This develops bonds within the team in so that they can play the best they can.

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Laney Jackson, senior, plays the goalie position and is blocking the other team’s shots. Laney plays as well as she can in order to have as much experience possible when going into college. Photo courtesy of Laney Jackson.

David Shue, senior, is declared the winner of the match determined by the referee official. When the wrestler pins their opponent, the referee official grabs the winner’s hand and raises it up to declare victory for the athlete. Photo courtesy of David Shue.

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training and college level training is major to some athletes. Once an athlete is committed to a sport in college it no longer becomes a part of their lives, it is their life.

Just because an athlete is on the team does not necessarily mean that they will be playing for the team.

Athletes have -DAVID SHUE, SENIOR to work hard to get into the game and most of the time compete with teammates who both want the same spot as them. Athletes have to be extremely competitive seeing as they will be playing with athletes who have been competing at the college level for years Students are currently wrapping up their winter sports as the spring sports are starting up. Wadsworth High School athletes are making big decisions and are very excited for what is to come in the near future.

Playing sports in college is something most student athletes dream of their whole life. With the small percentage of students that do earn athletic scholarships we like to take time to recognize them. These students have put in more time and effort than one can imagine.

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Springtime crossword

BY GRACE PANTALONE AND JACKSON KERLEY

s the third quarter of the school year comes to a close, the weather is going to start getting warmer and Spring Break will be approaching. There are going to be many opportunities for students to go on adventures, such as how the WHS Choir Department is traveling to Disney. Here are some of the things that other students will be doing over the break and ideas for those who do not have any plans yet!

There are a multitude of activities around Medina County that are constantly going on. There are over 18 parks and environmental reserves that are open all year round for civilians to enjoy. Medina County also has handfuls of restaurants that are unique to the area. Local charities and businesses could always use an extra hand, so why not lend one?

Even though there are not very many concerts held in the county, one short trip away is Blossom Music Center or many different entertainment options in Cleveland. The Akron and Cleveland Art museums are open to the public all year round, although to get into one of the museums it would cost an admission fee.

Even though it costs money to go to some of these events, money is not always needed in order to have fun.

THINGS TO DO ON SPRING BREAK

- Hike at one of the Metro Parks - Attend a concert

- Visit the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Cleveland - Try a new restaurant in Medina County - Volunteer at a local charity - Spring cleaning - Go on a picnic with friends

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2. I can be made of chocolate or I can be ACROSS spotted in your backyard. What am I? 3. Early bird gets the _____.

5. What can fly, does not sting, has 4. I am an insect that comes in many colors. What am I? lots of spots, and is an insect.

6. This is the equinox that will happen on 8. I am a small pool of rain.

March 19 10. A green jacket covers my arms and don’t ever take my lucky 7. I am built and lived in by birds.

9. R-O-Y-G-B-I-V is the acronym to help you charms. remember me.

11. I am colored for a Spring holiday.