The Bruin - May 2021

WADSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL

VOLUME XLVI, ISSUE 6 MAY 2021

THE MUSIC EDITION

THE BRUIN EDITORIAL

Editorial: Importance of Local Music

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ocal music stations are a lot better than national stations. They provide listeners with new events in their area whereas national stations tend to focus on general news.

Local stations can also connect with the community in a way that is different than national stations.

They provide outlets for viewers to request songs, as well as providing more live interaction with the people. The music is more

specialized towards the area that they are in, which is why they have become so much more popular.

They also sponsor events such as local concerts and festivals. This gives back to the community in a way that national news could not.

These stations that are more community based tend to give local artists a chance to get their music on air. Artists have more of a chance to get their music out to a wider audience than they could on their own.

The history of local news stations is also very important to communities. Since some stations like Summit.FM started out as a teaching tool, it is important to keep the station running to continue to teach the community about new things going on.

Stations like the Summit.FM are important to keep history alive and the community involved.

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Dear Grace, How do I get ready for finals? Final Fanatic Finals are probably one of my second least favorite weeks of the year because almost every class has a final. For this, the best answer I can give you is to study everything the teacher tells you and if they give you a cheat sheet, USE IT. Freshman year I had given up at the fourth nine weeks and my grades did not do well. I had A’s and B’s in my classes and so I assumed that I did not have to do well on my finals, and I was wrong. What I am saying is that you need to study to avoid explaining to your parents and pretending to be shocked about it.

5 tips for summer!

1. Do not write H.A.G.S (Have a great summer), sometimes it can be really confusing for people and it is not very appealing to the eyes.

2. Go out and take the opportunities that are given to you!

3. Do NOT do anything illegal (this is obvious), it could ruin your summer or your life and that is not fun.

4. Try not to fight with your friends because that could also ruin your entire summer and possibly part of your school year.

5. Do not do anything that you do not feel comfortable doing.

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Need some advice?

EMMA CODDING, 12 OPIONON EDITOR Dylan Heppert

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Grace Pantalone

ART EDITOR Kade Miros

SPORTS AND MANAGING EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Ari Kaser

I SCREWED UP SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO

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NEARBY SCHOOLS FINALIZE PLANS FOR PROM 2021

BY JANAE JOACHIM

BY LILY CHESBRO STAFF WRITER

NEWS & IN-DEPTH EDITOR

Prom 2021 looks slightly different this year among schools in Summit and Medina County as they have to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions. Each school has made its own revised plans in order to host prom in compliance with social distancing and mask requirements.

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arberton usually holds their entire prom at The Galaxy. However, this year they had only the meal at The Galaxy. The dance took place at Barberton High School in the commons area.

Additionally, prom was for seniors only this year, as opposed to both juniors and seniors. No outside guests were allowed, so the seniors were only permitted to invite Barberton High School students.

“Ours will probably be about half of what it usually is, though,” said Mindy Cardinal, the prom advisor. “We are probably only going to have 100 to 150 kids there.”

Cardinal and her planning committee had to work around the orders from Governor Mike DeWine to ensure that the mask and social distancing requirements were met.

“We haven’t decided on the pod things yet, but the Governor’s order did suggest that there is social distancing and keeping kids in groups,” said Cardinal.

Students had to wear masks at the dance, which began at 8:30 PM and ended at 10:30 PM. Barberton High School has never had a post-prom or promenade, which did not change this year.

Barberton had their prom on Saturday, May 1, and maintained the COVID-19 protocols.

WADSWORTH’S PLANS

• 8-10 PM on May 15 •Takes place at Art Wright Stadium •Masks required and groups separated into pods •No group dinner •Dinner with group at restaurant of choice •Post-prom at Blue Sky, movie starting at 11 PM •Outside guests allowed

CHIPPEWA COPLEY

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hippewa High School had its prom at Occasions Party Centre on Manchester Road this year, per usual. The dinner also took place at this location.

The students were not in pods for prom at this location, but they had to wear masks.

Students were permitted to invite outside guests, and there was no guest limit.

Promenade took place before the dance and it was similar to usual. “[Promenade will be] exactly the same thing except guests are limited and masks, of course,” said Gigi Gentner, senior at Chippewa High School.

Promenade, unlike the rest of the prom event, took place at Chippewa High School.

Chippewa did not host a post-prom this year, and it has never done so in the past.

Chippewa’s prom took place on Saturday, April 24.

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opley is also only allowing seniors at their prom to limit the amount of people there.

The couples have to plan their own dinner rather than having a large group dinner. After-prom is taking place at Tangiers for food afterwards.

“Guidelines have been put in place to keep people apart, safe, and separated,” said Paige Beal, senior at Copley High School.

Outside groups, as far as inviting people from other schools, are limited. Copley High is doing this to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and limit it to the high school students.

Beal explained that the only way they are able to do prom this year is because of the COVID-19 guidelines.

Copley’s prom will take place on May 15, the same day as Wadsworth’s prom.

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mithville attempted to host an enjoyable prom for both juniors and seniors this year using safety precautions.

The school is keeping a low budget for their small school because of everything that has happened this past year.

“We’re using things from previous years for the theme ‘Roaring Twenties’ to save money,” said junior Lillian Morgret from Smithville High School.

They are required to keep their masks on and practice social distancing while at the dance.

“At prom every group will have their own square they can stay and dance in,” said Morgret.

They are using these guidelines in the high school to keep people apart with both seniors and juniors were there.

They did not have Promenade this year, following past years.

“After prom is taking place at Fun and Stuff in Macedonia,” said Morgret.

Fun ‘n’ Stuff is a family fun center located in Macedonia, Ohio.

Students are allowed to take their own way of transportation rather than the bus this year to stay distanced.

Smithville had their prom on Saturday, May 1.

FAIRS ARE COMING BACK DANIEL CHAFIN WILL BECOME NEW POLICE CHIEF IN 2021

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mong other things canceled in 2020, fairs were also canceled.

This year fairs are coming back.

They will be following their county, state and national guidelines.

The Medina County fair is from August 2-8. This year is their 175th anniversary.

The fair will be full. COVID-19 restrictions are going to be strictly encouraged.

The Wayne County Fair will be held from September 11-16. They will still be doing their main attraction: the demolition derby. It will take place on September 16, and $6,000 in prize money and trophies are to be awarded.

Officials are still uncertain if the Blue Tip Festival will be able to take place thus far, but the parade has been approved. It will take place on June 22 and will look the same as normal except for COVID-19 guidelines.

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Citizens participate in an outdoor picnic at the Medina County Fair. The fair will be open again this summer from August 2-8. PHOTO COURTESY OF MEDINA OHIO FAIR

aniel Chafin has been named the new police chief for the city of Wadsworth. This went in effect on May 1, and it is a promotion from his previous position of Detective Bureau Supervisor.

He is yet to be sworn-in, but it will be scheduled soon.

Chafin is replacing Randall Reinke, the former police chief. His retirement went into effect on April 30.

Chafin has been with the Wadsworth Police Department for 11 years---since February 2010- and he started out as a patrolman.

In 2016, he became sergeant and in 2019 he was promoted to detective bureau supervisor.

Chafin feels honored to have been given this position.

LEFT: Cars crash into each other at Wayne County Fair’s Demolition Derby. This is the fair’s main attraction, and it has been coined the “world’s largest demolition derby.” PHOTO COURTESY OF WAYNE COUNTY FAIR OHIO

Daniel Chafin poses in his uniform. Chafin will be the seventh police chief of Wadsworth PHOTO COURTESY OF WADSWORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT

SPORTS THE BRUIN

A YEAR LATER: THE RETURN OF SPRING SPORTS

BY JULIA SWAIN

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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ollowing the cancellation of the 2020 spring sports season, both athletes and coaches seem ready to get back to business this season. For seniors in particular, losing an entire season has been detrimental to their high school careers, as it has taken away a crucial year in their development.

Wadsworth softball and baseball seniors spoke on this issue and offered their insight on what their goals are for their final high school season.

Erin Morrison is one of only two players returning with varsity experience, and she is the only senior. She spoke on what she has tried to do to be a leader for the other girls.

“Starting off this season I was unsure of what made a great leader, but now, I have realized without even trying that a good leader must know the individuals that they are guiding,” said Morrison.

“We have each other’s backs on and off the field and it’s because of the bonds we have created that allows for not only myself, but the other seniors as well to be great leaders.”

Nolan Kubilus is one player on the baseball team that has varsity experience going back to his sophomore year. He spoke on how he is working together with the other seniors in order to do a better job of communicating with the younger players than has been done in the past.

“So far this year I’ve tried to lead through my actions but also, being communicative on and off the field, said Kubilus. “In the past years, there has been a disconnect between the upperclassmen and the underclassmen, and I and several other of the seniors have tried to be very vocal and communicative to the younger players so that we can build a team bond.

Wadsworth track and field has not won a league title in seven years on the girls side, and in six years on the boys side.

Coming off of last season, the team is looking to finally take home a title, and are in good position to, as they are both undefeated so far in league play.

Coach Zach Humrichouser, girls distance coach, spoke on this season and stated that he believes that this season has more significance following the cancellation of last season, specifically for new runners who may have missed out on their first experience of high school track last season.

“I would say the season has more significance especially for the kids that track is their only sport and they lost a season because we really didn’t even get to start [last season],” said Humrichouser.

“I also think it’s important for some of the younger runners like the freshman who missed out on the experience last year.”

Rose Short, sophomore, missed out on her freshman year, but was initially grateful for the time off. However, these feelings changed once the season was officially canceled.

“When everything first happened I was just excited to have some extra time off, but when things got canceled it was really disappointing,” said Short.

Short also shared a personal goal for herself for the season.

“My goal for this season is to strive to be the best version of myself,” said Short.

“I’m trying to focus on improving myself and continuing to get one percent better everyday.”

With the regular season for many sports coming to a close, the ability to participate in these sports this season especially following the cancellation of last season is something to be grateful for these athletes.

WADSWORTH SOFTBALL SENIORS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: KENZIE DOYLE, ERIN MORRISON, LYNZEE FISHER, KENNADY SKIDMORE, MADISON BIDINGER, JANET HOOVER AND LILY CINGLE. PHOTO COURTESY OF KENZIE DOYLE

MICHAELA DAVIS GETS READY TO RUN IN THE 4X 400 METER RELAY. DAVIS IS ONE OF THE TOP RUNNERS THIS SEASON FOR THE GIRLS TRACK TEAM AND HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN THEIR UNDEFEATED START TO THE SEASON IN LEAGUE PLAY. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOPE HAGEMAN

KENZIE DOYLE AND ERIN MORRISON GET READY TO MAKE A PLAY ON THE FIELD. DOYLE AND MORRISON HAVE BOTH SET GOALS TO BE BIG LEADERS THIS SEASON. PHOTO COURTESY OF KENZIE DOYLE THE WADSWORTH BASEBALL TEAM CELEBRATES A BIG PLAY. THE TEAM IS 9-5 SO FAR IN THE SEASON. PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER JELENIC

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COACH TODD STARTS NEW OFFSEASON TRAINING

BY LIAM RUSSELL & BRENDEN BARLETT STAFF WRITERS

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ustin Todd has been the head coach of the Wadsworth Grizzlies for five years and has only had one losing season.

Todd always has a goal for each football season as well as a plan to meet that goal.

Todd works hard to prepare his team for the season and does everything he can to teach them not just football, but steps to become good men.

Over the course of this off-season, Todd and his team have been working incredibly hard to prepare for the upcoming season and their opening game against St. VincentSt. Mary.

“We’re working out four days a week, three days of lifting and one day of specific speed training,” said Todd.

The Grizzlies’ offseason weight-lifting program is free and newcomers are welcomed to join at any time.

“I like it a lot more than previous years because it’s in the morning.” said Thomas Arnold, sophomore.

Due to other sports that kids play after school, Todd holds lifting in the morning before school. Working out in the morning allows the players to get a good organized lift in before school and allows the teens to go home after school and enjoy the rest of their day.

“I don’t like getting up, I tell you guys all the time, there is no one in the world who truly enjoys the process of getting up,” said Todd. “But once you’re up you achieve

appreciation of what you accomplished before the rest of the world is awake.”

The Grizzlies also do individual work with quarterbacks and receivers throwing and catching on the weekends. As well, the offensive lineman, who have meetings every two weeks with their new offensive line coach.

“We’re trying to make up for what we lost last year,” Coach Todd said.

Last year, the Wadsworth Grizzlies lost an entire offseason of speed and strength training in light of the pandemic. While the Grizzlies did work during quarantine, it was not as effective as the organized lifts that Coach Todd holds every other day from December all the way until the season starts. Not having those workouts certainly made a big difference in the performance in the season.

Due to the pandemic, the Grizzlies also had limited two-a-days since they could not have in person meetings at the high school.

For the 2020 season, Todd held two-adays from 8:00 to 12:30 which differs from previous years when they were 8:00 to 2:00.

“I did like getting out early,” Todd said, “It was good for the players, it was good for the coaches so it will probably be 8:00-1:00 opposed to 8:00-2:00.”

The one thing that the Grizzlies did not get to do last year was the meetings with the coaches which Todd believes they will be able to do this year. The meetings will be with the players individual position coaches in which the coaches will be able to go over new concepts and plays with their players.

“We were always the one that was the physical team,” Todd said, “Where as last year we were not the most physical team,” The 2022 senior class is not as big as the 2021 senior class was. Last year a lot of the starting players were either seniors or juniors. With a very small number of seniors participating in football there are going to be more opportunities for younger players to have a chance to play on Friday nights.

With Coach Todd holding the morning and after school lifting there has been a significant increase in attendance, especially in younger kids. Todd has also brought a new intensity into the weight room.

“I think after the rough season last year,

Justin Todd is a health teacher at Wadsworth High School and the head coach of the Wadsworth Grizzlies Football team. This next school year he will transition to being the coordinator for Wadsworth’s new Opportunity School and stay on as football coach. PHOTOS BY ARI KASER

his intensity has been brought up and he wants to bring everyone else up with him,” said Michael Abshire, sophomore.

The Wadsworth Grizzlies have been the dominant team in the Suburban League ever since Todd joined the staff in 2016.

After the unfortunate season last year, Todd has done more to ready his young team for this year’s football season. The Grizzlies have much more work to do for the season and they are ready to choose greatness.

STUDENT ATHLETES PREPARE DURING OFFSEASON

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BY BROOKE BAUGHMAN STAFF WRITER

raining during the offseason is when a lot of athletes take the time to get better at their sport. For most high school sports, the offseason is during the summer.

Back to back First Team All League award winner and a two time letterman, Solomon Callaghan works very hard during summer break to become better and more prepared for the school season.

“I stay in shape by doing strength and conditioning workouts around 3 times a week and sports specific workouts, on and off the court, around 6 days a week.” said Callaghan.

There are lots of different ways to train over summer depending on the sport that one plays. Callaghan’s workouts consist of ball handling, shooting, and finishing.

Jaxon Joy, a state championship runner up wrestler as a freshman, is also an athlete at Wadsworth High School who thinks summer training is extremely important. Joys workouts consist of a lot of early morning runs, lifting, and matches.

“My training over the summer consists of 5 or more practices a week with lifting every other day,” said Joy. Sport specific workouts are a great way to stay in shape during the summer, but working on your individual physical fitness is just as important. Athletes

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who play any sport can all benefit from simple physical fitness workouts like lifting, running, swimming, etc. One thing athletes need to remember to take into consideration is their mental health, which includes taking days off to rest and refuel their bodies.

“Rest is important because it gives your body time to heal so you can be at your peak performance,” said Callaghan.

Joy also believes that mental health is a key component in being able to achieve ones long time goals.

“Working out during summer helps with the mental part of the sport just knowing that you are working hard,” said Joy. Even though athletes spend a lot of time during summer training for their sport, is it really beneficial? Callaghan and Joy believe that if you work hard during the summer it will pay off when it comes time to perform.

“I think working over the summer is beneficial because it keeps you fresh and you can be more independent on what you are practicing,” said Joy. “Working hard during the summer makes you a better athlete because you are putting in work when others aren’t.”

Summer is full of opportunities to train for your chosen sport. Without having school, and having exceptionally good weather, summer is when most athletes have enough free time to get better.

ABOVE AND BELOW: Jaxon Joy, freshman, wrestling in the quarterfinals at the state tournament. Joy won this match 13-4, and ended up placing second overall. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAXON JOY

Solomon Callaghan, sophomore, standing next to The Gun shooting machine. This machine makes shooting very efficient because it rebounds every shot and then passes it back to you at a constant pace. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLOMON CALLAGHAN

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BY JACKSON KERLEY & ARI KASER ONLINE EDITOR & MANAGING EDITOR

usic affects our lives in many ways with or without our knowledge. This issue of the Bruin is aimed to take an in-depth look at the way music affects us and our community.

The next several pages are dedicated to the world of music inside of the surrounding community, with an exclusive interview with the program director of The Summit FM and an in-depth look at music causing controversy through the decades. This themed issue also includes a debate of what the best streaming service is, a look at upcoming festivals and interviews with the musically gifted WHS students and alumni.

WHS is no stranger to multiple kinds of music. Wadsworth High School is home to multiple choirs like Women’s Chorus and Show Choir and graduated the verified artist Gina Brooklyn.

The Bruin staff tried to cover all forms of music to accommodate the wide range and taste of music found within the student population at WHS. The goal was to create and write about something you will enjoy within the music section of this issue.

To end the music-themed spread, the Bruin staff designed a summer playlist that is full of the top songs that WHS students recommended and requested.

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GINA BROOKLYN CONTINUES TO PERSEVERE IN HER MUSIC CAREER

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ina Brooklyn, also known as Gina DeFilippo, local musician, is working hard after her success in winning the Djooky Awards, an online international songwriting contest. This accomplishment has led Brooklyn even further down her career path, indicating a promising future.

Brooklyn has loved music since she can remember. Both of her parents are musicians, giving her an early start to the game.

“I’ve just been surrounded by music my whole life,” said Brooklyn.

Being immersed in the music of her family has affected her style. She has played around with different genres and techniques, using just about anything as inspiration.

“Sound is always defined by a producer…” she said, “I don’t think I’ve found a concrete sound [yet].”

Very recently, Brooklyn wrote “No More Hiding” along with co-writer Dan Epand.

This song helped her win her award.

The inspiration behind it was the idea of someone on the run. Brooklyn uses this imagery in her song to insert her message of self-acceptance and moving forward.

“As I was writing, I thought, ‘This needs to be about owning up to your mistakes and struggles, accepting it and moving forward,’” said Brooklyn. “I think it’s a very positive message because I feel like these days many people fall into self pity,

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BY CARLEY SORRENT & MASON BURTON STAFF WRITERS and I would encourage people to own up to mistakes and push through.”

This is the song that won her the Djooky Awards on 29 August 2020. She got the opportunity to work with Brian Malouf.

Malouf is a renowned producer who has worked with Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam and more.

Brooklyn got to record a song with him: her newest single, “Selfish Air.” According to Brooklyn, taking that trip to California was incredibly impactful on her career.

a fairly big break.”

She appreciated gaining the benefits of

“I CAN GO BACK TO COLLEGE AT ANY AGE. IT’S SO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT COLLEGE IS THE ANSWER TO ALL THEIR PROBLEMS. IT ABSOLUTELY IS NOT.” -GINA BROOKLYN

This is Gina Brooklyn’s cover for her single “Just Be.” She wrote this in 2020.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GINA BROOKLYN

“Coming here (Los Angeles) and being around people who get it… it’s wild and it’s hard to describe,” said Brooklyn. “Recently after winning this contest, I think it’s been

her labor. The prizes from the award certainly helped her feel more accomplished.

“After working so hard, and doing so many different things to further my career, it felt nice to get the pay off,” said Brooklyn.

This is not to say that she prefers it to Wadsworth. After all, Brooklyn talks about how the bustle of the city makes you appreciate it all the more.

“When you leave and when you come back you will be able to appreciate it in a new light,” she said.

Brooklyn’s home remains with her family.

In fact, her dad is very involved in her music.

“My dad helps- he’s basically my manager,” said Brooklyn.

This family involvement impacted how

she grew up. Brooklyn says it was one of the most affecting aspects of her career.

“I can’t even imagine growing up in an unsupportive environment,” said Brooklyn.

Brooklyn was always advised to pursue a career in something she loves, not something that makes more money.

“You need to follow what you’re passionate about…” said Brooklyn. “I know too many people who are working at jobs that they absolutely hate… Life is too short not to.”

Going to college, in Brooklyn’s opinion, is only a good option if one knows exactly what they want to do.

Brooklyn encourages everyone to do what makes them happy in life.

This is Gina Brooklyn’s newest single “Selfish Air.” She co-wrote this with Dan Epand.

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27 year old singer, songwriter, performer and actress Ariana Grande has been very successful throughout her life. She made her Broadway Debut at age 15 in the 2008 musical, “13.” Grande played the role of Charlotte. Other acting credits include Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” (2010-2013) and “Sam and Cat” (2013-2014) where in both shows she played a fun and child-like character called Cat. Grande released her first album, “Yours Truly,” on September 21, 2013. Her debut album opens at Number 1 on the Billboard 200. Hit singles include “Baby I” and “The Way” featuring Mac Miller.

Her second album, My Everything, was released in 2014. This set includes many of her songs that she is well-known for such as “One Last Time” and “Bang Bang” featuring Jessie J and Nicki Minaj. Another one of her more popular songs, “Problem,” featuring Iggy Azalea, won the Best Pop Video award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.

Two years later, Grande released her third album, “Dangerous Woman,” that features fifteen songs and many collaborations including once again, Nicki Minaj. Many of Grande’s popular songs come from this album including “Dangerous Woman” and “Into You.” Grande’s first tour actually began due to this album introducing the Dangerous Woman World Tour.

Taking some time off in 2017, Grande comes back in 2018 with her fourth a l b u m , “Sweetener”.

Fun fact, this is her first album cover to be in color!

With the album hitting Number 1 U.K. and the U.S., Grande decided to go on her second world tour. This tour also was filmed at one of her London concerts, and was put on Netflix under the title of “excuse me, i love you.” The album mainly focuses on what Grande had been going through, featuring her relationship with Pete Davidson ending in October 2018.

“Sweetener” features some of her more popular songs such as “God is a Woman,” “Breathin” and “no tears left to cry.”

Her struggles continued in February 2019 when her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller passed away. Grande references him in one of her songs as an “angel” in her fifth album, “thank u, next”. Songs from this album are also featured in the Sweetener World Tour because both albums came out around the same time. The album includes some fan favorites such as “NASA” and “in my head.” The music video for the song “thank u, next” makes some fun references from 90s and 00s teen films like Mean Girls.

Due to COVID-19 and taking a break from her past two albums, Grande releases her sixth and most recent album, “Positions”.

She tweeted around the beginning of October, “i can’t wait to give u my album this month.” This left fans in suspense in what Grande had in store.

On Halloween, the album was released to the public. Many of her popular songs from this album include “34+35,” “motive”and “positions.’’

Only a couple months later, the deluxe version of the album released, featuring five new songs to jam out.

ARTIST COLLABORATIONS

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

goodnight n go in my head love language moonlight sweetener pov thank u, next bad decisions R.E.M. make up just like magic needy

SONGS

1. bad idea 2. raindrops (an angel cried) 3. greedy 4. test drive 5. god is a woman 6. ghostin 7. break free (feat. Zedd) 8. everytime 9. dangerous woman 10. fake smile 11. 34+35 remix (feat. Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat) 12. break up with your girlfriend 13. my everything 14. be alright 15. motive

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NEWEST MUSIC CONTROVERSY “MONTERO” PROVES

MUSIC IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER OPINION BY JULIA SWAIN

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ontero Lamar Hill, more popularly known as Lil a telecast of “The Cosby Show” which was among one Nas X, released his song “Montero” on March 26, of the most popular shows of the time period. Company 2021, and both the song itself, and especially advertising head Alan Pottasch shared a quote regarding the inappropriate music video, created controversy almost the commercial.

“The global media buy and unprecedented debut of immediately. The singer was accused of encouraging devil this long awaited single worshipping and being a bad influence on younger viewers, but were these claims will put Pepsi first and foremost in consumer’s fair? minds,” said Pottasch.

While it is true that the subject While the commercial matter of the video was not suitable for itself was not the younger audiences, Hill said it himself on his Twitter account shortly after the problem, it stemmed video was released that it is not his from the video that job to make content that suits younger premiered the following audiences because that is simply not his day, which caused demographic.

Pepsi to end their “I am an adult,” said Hill on his Twitter deal with Madonna account last month. “I am not gonna and remove the video. spend my entire career trying to cater to However, the damage your children, that is your job.” was already done as While I do believe that Hill is right in his the commercial had statements, it is also true that music can already done its job of be damaging for younger listeners as their promoting the song, brains are still developing and harmful and because of their images and music such as “Montero” can decision to not see have a long lasting impact. the video before it was This is a picutre of Lil Nas X from his latest music video The impact of music, and music for the song “Montero”. put out, Pepsi ended up videos specifically, was shown in a study aiding one of the biggest done by Tobias Greitemeyer. His study showed well- music controversies of all time. documented evidence that exposure to violent media This shows that Pepsi was willing to put their own promotes aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and personal benefit over the possibility of younger viewers decreases prosocial behavior (Bushman & Huesmann, seeing this commercial.

2006). For instance, correlational evidence indicated that While some may argue that the accusations are as consumers of rap and heavy metal music reported more a result of the increasingly more soft and offendable hostile attitudes (Rubin, West, & Mitchell, 2001). generation that we are living in today, the fact of the Other music videos in the past, like the Madonna hit matter is that sometimes musicians can take it too far to “Like A Prayer”, caused similar controversy. The controversy prove a point. stemmed mainly from the official music video, which shows However, that does not mean that parents should not the burning of crosses and Madonna kissing an African- do their part in order to keep their children from seeing American saint, but the Pepsi commercial, which aired for harmful content. As children’s brains are still developing, the first time in March 1989 during the Grammy Awards, the content that they consume can end up hurting them attracted a lot of attention as well and featured Madonna in the long run. dancing on a TV screen while a young girl watched.

Additionally, the music that we are all consuming today, The company also aired the commercial again during not just children, is getting more explicit and testing the

boundaries more than ever. This is shown in the fact that the Billboard 100 chart for the week of April 24 has eight explicit songs featured, while the same chart from the week of April 24 in 1983 has zero.

Children are consuming harmful content at younger ages more than ever due to social media, so it is getting harder and harder for parents to be able to control what their children see. This means that videos like “Montero” are getting easier to access, and although this was not his intention, his music video has seemed to become the poster child for the dangers of what social media and music are doing to children.

This fact is shown in a study done by American Academy of Pediatrics. One Swedish study found that adolescents who developed an early interest in rock music were more likely to be influenced by their peers and less influenced by their parents than older adolescents. Therefore, the AAP feels that specific descriptive labeling of music content (eg, violence, sex, drugs, offensive language) would be desirable. Only one study has examined the impact of parental advisory labels, and it found that teens were not more likely to be attracted simply because of the labeling.

The solution to this problem is clear. Social media platforms such as TikTok and Youtube need to create easier ways for parents to control what their children are able to access on their apps. They have to make sure that children have no way to access videos like these, TikTok especially, because it does not have anything like YouTube has (YouTube Kids for example) to help protect younger viewers.

Additionally, younger viewers that may not have parents that see what they’re doing on their devices, specifically those aged ten to thirteen, need to do a better job of holding themselves accountable in these situations and not succumbing to the pressure that comes from their peers.

Finally, the corporations listed above and so many others need to also hold themselves accountable and make sure that these videos and songs are not accessible to the younger generation.

While the video is horrifying to a lot of people, it seems to be getting worse as artists are pushing the limits more than ever, and it will continue to get worse for generations to come.

THE NEXT MUSICAL CONTROVERSY 1983 In April 1983, The Bruin published an article about the dangers of “satanic rock”. The article focussed on music by KISS, Rush, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.

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In March 1989, Madonna released one of the most controversial music videos of all time “Like A Prayer” which featured burning crosses.

1999

2018

In 1999 Marilyn Manson’s controversial lyrics and music videos were blamed for influencing the school shooters at Columbine High School in Colorado.

In 2018, the song “This Is America” Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, created controversy due to its topic of gun violence.

2021 In March 2021, Montero Lamar Hill (Lil Nas X) created controversy with his song lyrics and music video for “Montero” due to its use of satanic figures.

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he Summit.FM is one of very few individually owned radio stations located in Akron, Ohio. The station has been around since 1955 where they feature local artists. Brad Savage and Andrew James, both Wadsworth residents, are two of seven people who run the station.

The Summit.FM is a locally owned, commercial free, rock music based radio station that holds private concerts through their Studio C program. Artists like NEEDTOBREATHE, Scars on 45, Walk The Moon, John Mayer, Zombies, Grammy winners, up-and-comers and everything in between have been to the Summit to perform.

Brad Savage, a Wadsworth resident, is the program director and radio specialist at the Summit. He first got into music by listening to the radio when he was growing up in Minnesota and being an overall music fan.

“One day my high school did a shadow day in ninth grade where you picked some career you were interested in and they would arrange for you to shadow them for a day outside of school,” said Savage. “So I went and shadowed a local radio station, they liked me and could tell I knew a lot about the music and the format and the station so they invited me back as an intern.”

Savage realized after that shadow day that this was what he wanted to do because of his interest in all different kinds of music.

“I eventually went to school and learned more about it in the background but a lot of it was hands on and just doing it,” said Savage.

Savage traveled to many different states such as Missouri, Wisconsin, and Michigan to work for different radio stations. He ended up loving Summit.FM because of its connection to the viewers just like Andrew James.

Andrew James, The Summit’s music director, stumbled into music by chance. He was headed on the path of culinary arts and becoming a chef before he realized he wanted to become a radio station host.

“I’ve always been a music fan, started playing drums in the 5th grade and was in marching band in high school, music has always been around and music was just a natural step for me,” said James.

Brad Savage, program director, shows us what happens in one of the recording rooms.

They have software that allows them to record while the station is playing music.

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This mural sits in the Studio C performance room where it pays tribute to local home town performers and the people who help create the radio station. The Summit.FM hopes to reopen Studio C soon and bring in artists to perform in person again. PHOTO BY CHLOE PORTER

Just like Savage, James was surrounded by music at a young age, although it took James longer to realize that music was his real passion.

“I went in the army, was a cook in the army, and I was stationed out of Louisiana, there was nothing to do when you weren’t working.” said James. “You would work your shift and then go home till the next day so I started going out with some buddies and ended up being a DJ at the bar we all went to.”

Even after James became a DJ he went back into the culinary industry and worked at some restaurants. He realized that cooking had lost its fun and he looked into working with music full time.

“Summer of my Sophomore/Junior year I started

In the hallway of the Summit.FM radio station they have signed guitars from all of the artists that come in to perform. Artists like NEEDTOBREATHE, Scars on 45, and Patrick Sweany have performed and signed guitars here. PHOTO BY HALEY REEDY

working here as an intern because everyone was talking about these internships.” said James.

James came in four hours a day for four days a week to begin with. He was offered an official job at the station after one of their part time employees quit.

Within the last 3 years the Summit.FM has moved locations and now sits right next to Ellet High School.

Before moving, they were on South Main Street across from the old Firestone Headquarters in Akron.

Since Akron Schools owns the broadcasting license, the station used to be used as a teaching tool for staff and students throughout the Akron School District.

“Over the years it went from being a teaching tool to where each classroom had a little white radio and every classroom in the district used to have one and it only tuned to 89.1,” James said.

Every student in a certain class would tune in at a designated time in order to hear the same lesson that was being broadcasted.

“As technology progressed there was less need for the teaching part of it so it became a thing for students to come in and do the on air stuff,” James said.

The students eventually lost interest in radio and the classes that were being taught over it. Now, the station is basically run by seven staff members.

To air the radio, they insert all types of music into a computer system. Then, they have the system shuffle the songs for them so that they do not have songs of the same Andrew James, operation manager, walks us type near each other. They pre-record most of their talking through the room with all of the technology used for segments, then place them in the song list at the exact broadcasting the radio stations. They have multiple time that they want the system to play it on the air. stations, Kid Jam, the Summit FM, and Rocking Summit.FM has been a local station for over 60 years Recovery. PHOTO BY HALEY REEDY and is always trying to make the station better. To listen to The Summit.FM, tune into 93.1 or download their app.

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BY GAVIN ZEINER STAFF WRITER

potify is a reliable source for playing music because it is free and users are able to create a playlist and listen to music with no strings attached. Paying for premium allows users to select any song they want to listen to on demand.

Spotify is the best music streaming service because users do not have to pay for songs even if they do not have premium unlike Apple Music.

“I like Spotify better than any other music apps because it is free and I can listen to whatever I want,” said Charlie Hoffman, sophomore at Wadsworth High School.

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or many reasons, Apple Music is superior to all other music streaming services. It has over 60 million songs while it offers space to store up to 100,000 of them on a device at a time. It is convenient that you can integrate your own

devices rather than being selective to their music community. Being able to listen to music on any device allows the listener to listen anywhere, making it more accessible and appeasable because users are not limited to what they can listen through.

“I like that Spotify allows me to listen to music on my computer while I am working on school work rather than just my phone,” said Tyler Bing, freshman at Wadsworth High School.

Spotify also allows their users to listen to each

other’s playlists making it easier to share liked songs.

“It is pretty cool how I can share my playlist with my friends and make them able to add songs so that way we can share liked songs,” said Hoffman.

Plus, Spotify Premium is worth it if users are willing to pay because it allows them to download songs which they can listen to offline, and it gives them unlimited skips, which means they no longer have to wait on ads or newly released songs.

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on Apple Music and see what their people are listening to.

“Apple Music is the best music because you can have multiple devices listening on the s a m e account at the s a m e time,” said Adam Ryder, a junior at Wadsworth High School.

“Spotify will kick you off if more than one person is on at a time.”

There are also great deals that give users free months for different situations. Seniors

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library, whereas on other streaming platforms, that is not an option. It is possible to stream offline with Apple Music as well.

Although the prices for both music streaming platforms are the same per month, Spotify uses more data to stream than Apple Music does. Playlists can also be shared, music videos can be watched and users can ask Siri to play music for them. Along with sharing playlists, people can have friends

Spotify allows users to share accounts with people on free and premium.

Spotify premium costs $9.99 per month compared to Apple where users pay $14.99 to share an account with other people. Another thing that Spotify has is that it has an easy layout to the app which makes it easier to navigate the app.

also can get up to a 50% discount. Along with that, there is a three month free trial. Apart from senior deals, there is also a Student Plan that costs $4.99 a month.

Another advantage that Apple Music has over other music streaming services is that it shows the lyrics to every song. A lot of people enjoy that feature. The layout is also appealing and easy to navigate through.

“I like Apple Music the most because it shows the lyrics to every song,” said junior Alex Risher. “Other music apps don’t always have that option.”

If someone wants to see if they like Apple before they pay for it, there is a free three month trial they can do. This trial is longer than most other ones, which are normally around 30 day trials.

‘70s & ‘80s MUSIC VS. TODAY’S MUSIC

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BY LUKE HOUSER STAFF WRITER

he music of the ‘70s and ‘80s is iconic.

It is played in movies, people still listen to it on the daily and it seems to be relevant to this day. Music released today is also very popular, but many claim it is sub-par when compared to the music of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

People love music. There is something about those rhythmical lyrics that make people feel good. Music is incredible at evoking emotion, too. However, some music is loved more than others. A lot of good music is influenced by the culture and time period it was created in.

“I think that the musicianship was better back in the day,” said Mr. Mike Recupero, WHS teacher. “It’s not to say that there still aren’t great musicians today, but they’re not what pop culture is about.”

Musicians felt more genuine in the ‘70s

These are old vinyl records. Records were used throughout a large part of the 20th century.

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and ‘80s. Music almost always came from real instruments, not from electronic devices like it often does today. With the pop culture shift to a more fabricated musical style, the music of the past generations has a more authentic feel.

“I think we have to generalize,” said Recupero. “What you hear on the radio in the ‘70s, you had talented musicians playing their instruments or multi instrumentals… and you don’t really have that today… Today you could just have somebody who looks good with a pretty voice and there’s a beat behind it, and they can even [have] lyrics that are vulgar and it’s acceptable.”

Many people such as Recupero and junior Jonathan Johnson have made claims that the reason music today is generally considered worse is because it is more synthesized, autotuned and simply less genuine. Additionally, the fact that almost anyone can be a musician nowadays due to technology creates an incredibly saturated market. With a bunch of people making music, audiences have way more options to choose from than ever before.

This allows people to have more freedom with their music, but it also makes it far harder to stand out nowadays. This combined with the fact that music today is often made using electronics instead of actual instruments means that most music today feels more dull, unvaried and less impressive to most people, which is why most prefer music from the ‘70s and ‘80s.

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BY KATIE ALLEN STAFF WRITER

odern music is a large part of our pop culture; new music is always being made and streamed on so many different streaming services. It is easy to see that current music is favored by younger generations over older music from the ‘70s and ‘80s. This is because a listener’s taste in music has to do with their lives and emotion, which they can relate to modern music more.

“It’s more relatable to life now and there’s music for every type of season, such as country in the summer,” said Michaela Davis, senior at WHS. Today’s music is everywhere, from billboards and social media to TV shows and movies. Whether it’s the up-beat tunes, or the modern references within the lyrics or even the catchy chorus, modern music is good at catching and keeping the attention of listeners.

“It really depends on the music,” said Jennifer Moore, freshman at WHS. “Like Taylor Swift has been the face of pop music and some of her songs are a lot better than ‘80s songs, but some ‘80s songs are a lot better than her songs.”

Today’s music has changed so much since the top charters in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Genres like pop, rap and country have

changed in so many ways while still being enjoyable. But along with the changes of past genres, new genres have been created. Through modern music the genre “electronic” has grown to reach an all-time high.

Artists like Calvin Harris, Avicci, Marshmello and Lady Gaga have created top charting, catchy songs all while building up a new music genre.

While modern music is changing and drifting away from the styles used in music popular in the ‘70s and ‘80s, it is still growing with people of the younger generations relating to the music keeping it popular.

Most popular music genres in the US Rock 17.5% R&B Alternative

17.4%

Country

13.8% 10.2%

Hard Music

Rap

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Electronic

Latin

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8.7% 4.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8%

A study conducted by statista.com found the most popular music genres in the U.S. Rock music was found to be the most popular and Classic was found to be the least popular.

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COUNTRY FEST MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021

BY SYDNEY DAILY AND ASHLEY ALLWOOD STAFF WRITER AND FEATURES EDITOR

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housands of people attend Country Fest every year to hear the hits of country music. Last year, it got canceled due to COVID-19, but this year it is in full swing for the most par t. Luke Combs, Chris Janson, Old Dominion, and Sam

Hunt are the headliners per forming on June 16 through the 19. Some ar tists, such as Morgan Wallen, have dropped out of per forming.

Wallen was supposed to per form on the third day of the festival.

Old Dominion took his spot.

Country Fest has added on an additional week of headliners, such as Jake Owen, Chris Owen, and Dierks Bentley.

The second week will be at the same place and will follow the same restrictions.

The festival is held outside at Clay’s Park Resor t.

Restrictions include wearing a mask (if not vaccinated) and social distancing.

Clay’s Park Resor t has also extended the concer t viewing area to encourage social distancing PHOTO COURTESY OF HILLARY PLYBON. and added a “We wouldn’t be able jumbotron.

The CDC to have an event of this magnitude without the suppor t of our country made an announcement on April 27 music fans,” said Hillary Plybon, that vaccinated persons do not have Country Fest Director of Development to wear a mask outside. for Project Live since 2018.

“We are hopeful with CDC’s new Country Fest added a Wednesday Night Kickoff Par ty to thank the fans for the suppor t in order to stay open this year.

The par ty is included if you have the three day commuter ticket.

This extends the Country fest gathers large crowds that three day event into stand together to watch hit country singers.

This crowd was from the 2009 performance. four.

Justin Moore performs at Country Fest in 2018. Moore was one of the performers that were live during the day.

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Russell Dickerson performs at Country Fest in 2018. Dickerson was another one of the starting line up performers PHOTO COURTESY OF HILLARY PLYBON

announcement that fans will be able to safely enjoy The Country Fest, keep their distance and mask when they cannot,” said Plybon.

LOCAL MUSIC VENUES THAT ARE HOSTING EVENTS THIS YEAR Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

New Laurence, Ohio

Country Fest

Rocket Mortgage Field House Clevelend, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

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backstreet boys july 27

chris janson june 16

eric church september 24

satisfaction- the rolling stones tribute june 25

maroon 5 august 26

luke combs june 17

harry styles october 18

abbamania- abba tribute july 9

thomas rhett august 29

sam hunt june 19

kane brown november 21

hard day’s night- the beatles tribute july 30

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SHOW CHOIR EXCELS AT WADSWORTH

BY CARLEY SORRENT & MASON BURTON STAFF WRITERS

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adsworth High School’s Vocal Music Department has become increasingly popular among the students, giving room for four separate choruses this year: Mixed Prep, Men’s Chorus, Elite Choir and Show Choir.

According to its participants, Wadsworth’s choir department has become its own community over the years.

When a student starts out in choir, they will most likely join Women’s

Chorus or Men’s Chorus. If they want to continue on, they can try out for Elite, Mixed or Show Choir.

Students have to work hard to be a part of the Show Choir. The group has 32 total performers, along with two understudies. Performing entails learning and memorizing music and choreography. The students agree that the amount of work makes the payoff even better. The performances offer a big moment to display all of their efforts.

“I think it gives the art students the ability to show off what we do. They can see that we put in a lot of work. It inspires them to branch off to other things,” said Mason Currens, a member of Show choir.

The show choir spends around two months getting ready for each concert.

Every day in class is spent preparing for the upcoming show.

Wadsworth show choir performs for the winter The students have to keep up show. They are singing a 14 song medley. with their deadlines. They take PHOTO COURTESY OF KAYLYN DAVIS choreography and singing tests

to ensure that everyone is up to speed.

Show Choir, being the highest ranked group, spends more time preparing than the other groups.

That is not to say that the other groups do not work as hard.

It is not just all song and dance, however. Show choir provides many practical accomplishments that can be used in other areas of life.

“In general, (choir has helped me with) problem solving and Wadsworth show choir performs at Winter performance.

This is one of the first post COVID-19 performance. working toward a goal and PHOTO COURTESY OF KAYLYN DAVIS meeting that deadline,” said Alex Miller, senior.

Some people decide to join after The opportunity to display the hard experience with theater. These two work and dedication of students in departments go hand in hand, building the arts is well shown by the show off of each other. choir. Many people looking into choir “I joined after I did the musical in are more inclined to join because they seventh grade (because) I wanted to know somebody in choir. be around those same people,” said “I think what inspired me the most Miller. to be in choir was probably my older Show choir is a chance for students brother… I joined show choir in middle to express themselves through school and stuck with it throughout performances that they have spent high school,” said Currens. countless hours working on.

AKRON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KEEPS THE COMMUNITY CONNECTED TO THE ARTS

BY ASHLEY ALLWOOD FEATURE EDITOR

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he Akron Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an Ohio orchestra that performs symphonic music, a form of harmonious music that is composed. The ASO performs at different concerts, events and even hosts educational programs. The orchestra has created many outreaches to keep the community connected to the

A violienist for Akron Symphony Orchchestra does a performance around christmas. Even while performing the composers follow COVID-19 guideline. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEANA SINGLETON

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BY COURTNEY CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER

arts throughout the pandemic. Musicians new experiences to new audiences. The have even made it easy to accompany their program focuses on a wide range of performance with virtual concerts at home. symphonic performance pieces.

During their interlude “We focus with a season, ASO will strong emphasis on share the gift of free music by traditionally “I suggest simply listening live music throughout underrepresented the Northeast Ohio composers, such as with an open mind. community. women composers and Just two ears and your “I suggest simply composers of color,” imagination. Put on some listening with an open said Jarret. “I love music and just let it take mind. Just two ears finding new ways to you where you and your and your imagination. partner with different Put on some music and new organizations, imagination want to go. and just let it take you and bring their story to It’s so easy, and it opens where you and your life on our stage for the up a whole new world of imagination want to community.” musical experiences.” go. It’s so easy, and In a non-COVID it opens up a whole season, the concerts PAUL JARRET, EXECTUVE DIRECTOR new world of musical were normally held at the OF THE AKRON SYMPHONY experiences,” said University of Akron’s EJ ORCHESTRA Paul Jarret, executive Thomas Hall. Now, the director of the Akron musicians have small Symphony Orchestra. ensembles performing ASO audience can meet the musicians around Northeast Ohio. The business relies backstage, as well as, work with Christopher on donations to stay open.

Wilkins, a conductor for ASO, who hosts an “We have met incredibly interesting and event for Medina County art enthusiasts. accomplished people through the Akron These events help ASO’s mission to partner Symphony, and greatly value all the time with community organizations to bring and talent they have shared with us and the

Two people dance in the field while an Akron Symphony’s fiddleist plays music for them.

The Akron Symphony sponsored this event last season. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEANA SINGLETON

area,” said Jeana Singleton, part of the Broad of Trustees for ASO since 2008.

The Akron Symphony is one of very few symphonys in the area. Students can go watch and learn from these professionals once E.J. Thomas Hall opens or at other local events. These musicians are award winning and have met and influenced many students across the state.

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SUMMER READING IS IN NEED OF CHANGE OPINION BY MICHAEL BERUBE STAFF WRITER

The lack of engagement and the book they want to read, difficulty for students to get the then they will most likely enjoy it. It is a ith the thought of a summer books are definitely some year great way to keep reading assignment, the negatives.Next students’ brains thought of running a couple of the freshman honors working over the miles in flip flops also comes because it English teachers will summer but also is just painful. The last thing a student be trying something give them plenty wants to do during the summer is read new that will be a lot of time to relax a book and complete assignments to better for students.

“This year we’re and have a good go with it. English teachers should time.

Some not assign specific books for summer changing it up and students enjoy reading because they are just plain giving the choice reading for pleasure boring. Right now only Honors English of reading one which is great, but teachers like Mrs. Harig assign summer nonfiction and one nobody likes reading reading. Academic English teachers work of fiction,” The books Of Mice and Men and A Tree Grows books that are not like Mrs. Smith do not assign summer said Harig. in Brooklyn are two classic novels written in the The books mid-1900s. These books are often assigned for interesting to them. reading, but there was a time when all will summer reading along with multiple book reports There are however students at WHS were required to have students choose from will for each one. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BERUBE some positives to summer reading. from a summer reading.

“In previous years we’ve done A Tree come “Summer reading helps students stay Grows in Brooklyn, Of Mice and Men, The list of books preselected by Harig and on track and not lose what they have Call of the Wild, Great Expectations,” Smith.

“I’m a big fan learned in the past year and it helps said Harig. of choice, so I’m Previously, Honors leaning towards English classes have having a broad assigned specific list of books and books that are not very choosing one interesting to most of those,” said students.

Smith.

“Truthfully a lot of the This would be a kids really didn’t do the good assignment assignments that went because it is with it,” said Smith. simple and since “We didn’t get much the students engagement.

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OPINION BY LIAM RUSSEL STAFF WRITER

Which is better, Waze or Google Maps?

hen Google Maps was released in 2005 it changed the world forever. Sixteen years later, it remains the most reliable means of directions to get from one place to another and the competition is not even close.

Google Maps has nearly four million reviews and 4.7 stars out of 5 on Apple’s App Store, making it sit comfortably as number one in Apple’s Navigation chart.

Also, on the Google Play Store the app is equally as impressive with 4.2 stars and over 13 million reviews. Keep in mind Waze only has about 11 million reviews across both stores.

Sophomore Morgan Kries says he chose Google Maps because it appeared first on the apple appstore and looked more visually appealing.

“I use Google Maps every now and then.” said Kries.

Aside from just being the more popular choice, Maps beats all other navigation apps because of the quality of its features. The app offers directions for

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them stay educated through the long break,” said Izaak Skidmore, a freshman Honors English student.

This makes sense because it is important for students to read because it keeps their brain active.

“Summer reading, although annoying and time consuming, is a critical learning experience that teaches students how to work independently and further develop their comprehension skills,” said Ethan Snyder, a sophomore Honors English student. “I don’t see it going away anytime soon.”

Even though summer reading is not the most enjoyable thing to do, it does contribute greatly to a student’s education and self growth. Overall there are a lot of positives and negatives to summer reading assignments. One positive is that it keeps students’ brains working over the summer while students are away from school. A negative is that it is really boring for students because in the past they have not been able to choose their own books.

In the future, more Honors English teachers should change it up and allow students to choose one nonfiction book and one fiction book for their summer reading assignment. This change will be for the better because it will keep students’ brains engaged while also allowing them to enjoy reading their book.

all modes of transportation from public busing to biking, to the obvious, being aze is the best navigation app cars, which Waze does not. Also, Maps out on the market right now. It is available to its users both online and not only has the best reviews of offline, making it possible to navigate any transportation on the app store with through areas with no service. This is a solid 4.9 stars another feature Waze fails to provide. but it also has It is worth mentioning that Waze great features can get its users where they want that are unique to be quicker than Google Maps. to Waze.

But this is due to Waze relying on Google maps an active community rather than only tells people collected data. how to get So while the user may get there and what somewhere a few minutes faster time they will with Google Maps’s sole competitor, arrive. Waze on they may also be directed towards the other hand dangerous areas or given false keeps users information. These are concerns updated on one will not have to stress over with anything that Google Maps. will slow down All in all, Google Maps is, without the journey to competition, the greatest navigator their destination app on the market. While Waze may such as save a couple minutes every now and construction, car then, relying on others and needing an accidents, and online connection makes it no match PHOTO BY ARI KASER police sightings. for Google Maps.

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help keep users safe and can help change the route in order to avoid those things that will slow down your journey.

Waze also has a carpool feature allowing users to carpool with other trusted users around their area which can come in handy in many different situations. Waze will let users know when the best time to leave is in order to arrive faster and safer. Waze can show where the nearest restaurants and gas stations are and it will show the fastest route in order to keep the journey as short as possible.

Waze is very community based and will allow people to see and interact with other Waze users who are active near and they can update on traffic and police sightings. While relying on the community isn’t always the best idea, there are a lot of false reports out there from other users. Waze however does do a great job of getting rid of the users who falsely report things. Google maps may have more users but do not let its popularity distract you from the fact that Waze is the better app by a mile.

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JIM MORROW: MORE THAN A DRIVER’S ED INSTRUCTOR

BY GRACE PANTALONE he has spent about ten years in Europe he has done many different things in SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR going on tours and trips, and he plans to his lifetime and plans to do more. He im Morrow has been working for take his wife to visit. has plans to travel and scuba dive with the Drivers School of Ohio for eight With a little over 5,000 dives, Morrow his wife. Another thing that he really years. Before becoming a driving has scuba dived in the Bahamas, the looks forward to is spending time with instructor Morrow was in the military, as Keys, Germany, Lake Erie and many other his grandchildren. So far Morrow has a scout, for 22 years. After nine years of places. He took a scuba diving course gone on many different trips all over the being in the military, Morrow was sent while stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas and world and he does not plan on stopping to Master Driver School. Prior to this has now been diving for almost 30 years. anytime soon. he drove trucks but due to an incident “When I wasn’t working in the Military I “Live your dreams, your dreams are offroading, he broke his neck and lost was diving, I would go to a lake and dive possible. Never let anybody tell you, you feeling in both his arms and legs. the lakes,” said Morrow. can’t do something,” said Morrow.

Morrow has traveled all over the world Even though Morrow is known around and enjoys a good adventure. His wife WHS for being the Driver’s Ed teacher, also enjoys adventuring with him. Together they like to hunt, fish and scuba dive. Traveling is something that Morrow has done all his life, and as a kid he lived in Bangkok, Thailand for seven years.

“It’s easier to Sergeant James Morrow sits with a Above is a photo of coral that Morrow took while on a dive. He has traveled all tell you where I Michael Flynn as he works to help Flynn shoot the TOW missile. PHOTO over the world and gone scuba diving haven’t been,” COURTESY OF JAMES MORROW in many of those places he has been. said Morrow Morrow enjoys scuba diving and has gone on almost 5,000 PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES MORROW dives. Above is a picture of him jumping into the water jokingly. preparing for a dive. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES MORROW Out of all the places that he has been, Germany has been his favorite. In total,

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Morrow stands in front of the Eiffel Tower while on a trip to France.

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ALEX KINCH CREATES A HOMEMADE SATELLITE DISH

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adsworth junior Alex Kinch is working on a homemade satellite dish to receive signals from space. Kinch is hoping to receive either radio signals or cable channels with this dish.

He began working on this dish in late February, just to see if it was possible to build.

“I want to pick up a satellite with it,” said Kinch. “But for testing I might try to just pick up a microphone signal.”

He started by 3D printing arms for the base of the dish. The arms are made to hold up the dish and keep it sturdy. After he finished the arms, he glued them to a PVC pipe, using it as a base for the whole project. He then started to construct the dish, cutting aluminum pop cans into plates for the main frame. The dish is about 14 inches wide and was planned using mathematical calculations.

“I used a parabola to make the dish so that there’s a focus point,” said Kinch. “In the focus point you can put an antenna if you are using an antenna or you could even use a microphone.”

Kinch plans to put a microphone into the center of the dish after it is complete.

He is beginning with a microphone rather than an antenna, because for him, it will be easier to pick up a signal.

After the product is built, Kinch will find a way to put the dish in a high spot to try

to receive a signal. In order to receive a signal, he will need to point the dish in different spots to try to pick up a signal.

“It’s like a really directional microphone,” said Kinch. “You can point it [the dish] in a certain direction and you can pick it up [a signal] from that direction.”

Kinch says that all he needs is an open view of the sky to place the dish. He will then use an app to help him calculate where satellites are so he can position his dish correctly.

So far, one of Kinch’s biggest struggles is piecing the dish together and the arms together.

“My gluing method is not very precise,” said Kinch. “You stick it on [the arms] but it just kind of falls down.”

After he is done with this satellite dish, he plans to build another one. The second one will be similar to the current one, but it will be built around using an antenna in the center of the dish. Paired with a reflective metal plates, the dish with an antenna can pick up different types of signals.

This is a reflector plate that Kinch made for his original dish. The reflector plate is used with an antenna base to help receive and reflect signals.

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This is the beginning of the base of the dish with four arms. The arms were 3-D printed and glued to a PVC pipe in order to prop up the dish. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX KINCH

This is the completed base for Kinch’s dish.

Besides acting as a base for the dish, the arms also give the plates the right parabolic shape PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX KINCH

Here is an example of how the plates could be fitted on. Multiple reflective plates will be glued onto the base to form a reflective dish.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX KINCH

[LEFT] This is a render of Kinch’s design in a 3D design program called Blender. Kinch used different programs to design each arm and then another to print the arms. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX KINCH [RIGHT] This is the microphone that Kinch plans to put into the center of the dish. He is choosing the microphone over the antenna first, because it is easier to work with. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX KINCH

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DRINKS

Wadsworth Nutrition, is a chain from Akron Nutrition that recently opened. I did not really know what to expect when going in because almost everything I had heard was good until they actually opened. I did not really like the shake that I got but they had a ton of different flavors to choose from and they were all really fun looking.

I also really liked the atmosphere when I walked in, it was very trendy and clean.

APPETIZERS

The Taco Bell Nachos BellGrande were a great portion to share with friends. Since my friends and I do not eat meat, we got them without the meat. I think that the ratio of toppings to chips was a little off and there could have been more nacho cheese. I think if I went back I would ask them to add lettuce. Overall they were pretty good!

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The last time I went to Substation was after a tennis match with my team and ever since I had been wanting to go back! I love the food and the atmosphere of the place. Their sandwiches are made to order and the menu is easy to follow which makes ordering easier.

I would totally reccomend going here!

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I think that Dairy Queen is very underrated. Their soft serve vanilla ice cream is so smooth and I love it! I do not really like ice cream but if I were to get ice cream I would go to Dairy Queen.

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would be necessary to grab some fries and their signature Chick-Fil-A sauce to dip in. This was probably one of the best decisions of my life because the waffle fries and sauce are perfect together! Name a more iconic duo.

DRINKS

Fairlawn has a plethora of drink options but I prefer Starbucks for any occasssion. With many options on the menu, you can never go wrong. The drink on the left is a Venti Lemonade with light ice and peach juice!

On the right is a Venti Lemonade with light ice, raspberry syrup, two pumps of pineapple ginger syrup and strawberry puree. It tastes like a sour patch kid!

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As one of the most popular options for the main course, Swensons beats other restaurants by a mile. It is cool that the employees take your orders when you park and they bring you the food!

The prices are also very reasonable due to mostly everything being a-la-carte. Their signature burger is the Galley Boy!

DESSERTS

When it comes to dessert, I usually will just go home and eat some ice cream from the local grocery store, but since I was in Fairlawn, I decided that ColdStone Creamery was the right decision. With the 20 flavors and endless amount of toppings. I did not know what to get. After I made up my mind, I got the Strawberry Blonde which consists of strawbery ice cream, graham cracker pie crust, strawberries, caramel and whipped cream mixed in.

It was delicious and I am going to make sure that I grab some when I am in the area!

WHAT’S TRENDING THE BRUIN

WHAT’S TRENDING?

BUT MAKE IT FASHION.

BY KATIE GRIFFIN STAFF WRITER

LAYOUT BY KADE MIROS ART & LAYOUT EDITOR

Hats- Bucket hats are a super trendy accessory. Animal ones like this frog one are some of the most popular. PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANA SISOUPHANH

Shirts- One of the biggest gender neutral trends at the moment is

sweaters, especially vintage ones. This can make an outfit the perfect mix of casual but classy. Shown above is a crew neck sweatshirt from Toledo, Ohio that is considered to be vintage. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUPMODE

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ast fashion is a marketing method that uses low quality materials to cheaply produce mass amounts of clothing. It is desirable to teenagers because of the cheap prices and the focus on current trends.

Websites like Wish, SHIEN and Romwe have been given a lot of attention through popular social media sites like TikTok and Instagram.

Their ads can be seen on almost every social media platform.

“I had seen ads for [SHEIN] everywhere. It definitely got me interested,” said Wadsworth High School freshman Rylee Heller.

However, with these low prices, it is possible the companies are not the most ethical, and it is questionable where the money to pay the workers is coming from. The main workers in these factories are young women, typically in China. Usually these workers spend between 60 and 70 hours a week working in these hot, undesirable factories with little to no ventilation. With all of this work, they make about $300 and do not receive any overtime pay.

These fast fashion companies also have a negative impact on the environment. When you order from these companies, each individual article of clothing is packaged in its own plastic bag.

The clothes are mass produced and typically do not last more than a few wears, just to be thrown away. According to Earth.org, “The fashion industry is the second largest consumer industry of water, requiring about 700 gallons to produce one cotton shirt and 2,000 gallons of water to produce a pair of jeans.”

However, some buyers have claimed to have good experiences with the products from these brands.

“I would buy from them again. So far from the stuff I’ve ordered it’s been good and I’ve liked it,” said Heller.

With summer approaching, teenagers may continue to buy or start buying from these fast fashion brands for an affordable and trendy Ellie Heckler, freshman, poses wardrobe. wearing multiple fashion trends that are becoming more and more common among teenagers.PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLIE HECKLER

Pants-

Baggy jeans and mom jeans have become a trend recently.

All colors of denim are trending currently, but patterned pants like these smiley face ones are very popular. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGGIE

Accessories- The Apple Watch has

always been a fashionable choice and it is also very useful when it come to technological help! PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE.COM

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MASKS CAN LOOK GOOD TOO Although the state requires us to stay six feet away from others and wear masks, we might as well make the most out of it! Masks do not always have to be the plain blue disposable ones. Some of the most popular ones are the masks that include sequins and lots of sparkles. Some of the sequin masks are double sided, so when brushed one way, it appears as a different color. Is it more fun to stay safe and still be fashionable!

PHOTO COURTESY OF BOWS N’ TIES

Accessories- Scrunchies can kill

two birds with one stone. They can hold hair up and also still look drop dead gorgeous. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAZZLING AND HYPNOTIC

Shoes- White shoes have gained PHOTOS COURTESY OF FAIR USE

a lot of popularity recently. Nike Air Force 1’s are one of the most popular shoes at the moment.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKE.COM

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PLAYLIST

THE BIGGEST SONGS AND ARTISTS OF SUMMER 2021

STUDENTS WERE POLLED ON THEIR FAVORITE SONGS OF THE SUMMER. THESE WERE THE TOP 25 WE FOUND.

FOLKLORE BY TAYLOR SWIFT “THE LYRICS ARE SO GOOD AND HER VOICE IS SO MATURED AND BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS FUN BECAUSE IT WAS A SURPISE” REGAN SIMPSON, JUNIOR

WUNNA BY GUNNA “ZERO EXPLANATION. BEST ALBUM OUT THERE” CONNER FRISBY, JUNIOR

16 BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES- MAROON 5, MEGAN THEE STALLION 17 DEJA VU- OLIVIA RODRIGO 18 THE GOOD ONES- GABBY BARRETT 19 MY EX’S BEST FRIEND- MACHINE GUN KELLY,

22 HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY- GIVEON 23 THE LESS I KNOW THE BETTER- TAME IMPALA

BASED OFF STUDENT SURVEY OF 98 PEOPLE

24 WHAT’S YOUR COUNTRY SONG- THOMAS RHETT 25 FOLLOW YOU- IMAGINE DRAGONS

TRUE 2 MYSELF BY LIL TJAY *Percents do not add up to one hundred as some genres are not shown*

31.6% 19.5% COUNTRY

24.8% RAP

5.2% ROCK

POSITIONS BY ARIANA GRANDE “IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY ALBUMS WHERE I ACTUALLY KNOW AND LISTEN TO ALL OF THE SONGS INSTEAD OF HAVING JUST A FEW FAVORITES” ALEXIS BERENTZ, SENIOR

20 LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN- SILK SONIC 21 HELL OF A VIEW- ERIC CHURCH

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE?

BY DUA LIPA

“IT HAS A GREAT VIBE THAT WILL PUT YOU IN A GOOD MOOD” AVA LALLI, SOPHOMORE

HEAT WAVES- GLASS ANIMALS LEVITATING- DUA LIPA, DABABY RAPSTAR- POLO G GOOD DAYS- SZA SAVE YOUR TEARS- THE WEEKND FEARLESS (TAYLOR’S VERSION)- TAYLOR SWIFT THERE SHE GO- JUSTIN BEIBER, LIL UZI VERT SOCIAL CUES- CAGE THE ELEPHANT STARGAZING- THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DOLLAZ ON MY HEAD- GUNNA, YOUNG THUG WHAT’S NEXT- DRAKE KILBY GIRL- THE BACKSEAT LOVERS 13 TONGUE TIED- GROUPLOVE 14 SOMEBODY’S PROBLEM- MORGAN WALLEN 15 PEACHES- IN THE VALLEY BELOW

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ALBUM REVIEWS BY STUDENTS

7.2% R&B

“THIS ALBUM IS WHERE TJAY HIT HIS PRIME AND HIS FLOW IS THE BEST IN THIS ALBUM” JOEY FLANIGAN, FRESHMAN