Northmont High School 4916 W. National Rd. Clayton, OH 45315 February 25, 2011 Volume 28, Issue 6 The Tribune Standing thousands of meters high, surrounded by snow, closer to the clouds than ever before with all the world below would truly be one of the most powerful moments in anyone’s life. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa, reaching 5,895 meters (19,340 feet) and one of Northmont’s own has graced its summit. Mrs. Susan Allemang, business department chairperson, climbed the mountain in January. Allemang climbed Mount Kilimanjaro when she became involved with a dental mission trip through her husband, an oral surgeon in Tipp City. With a team of dentists, some family members of the dentists and three dental assistants from Dr. Alvetro’s office, the Allemangs journeyed to the small village of Tarime, Tanzania, during winter break. “There’s just this little dusty road, this little village in Tanzania. We went to the Angel House Orphanage, where there were 50 to 60 orphans. There are so many orphanages all over Africa because of the culture. There are so many children without parents,” said Allemang. While the doctors worked on around 750 patients, other members of the team, including Allemang, went to an orphanage in the country and set up a large gym for the orphans there. After 10 days of being in Tarime, five members of the team started their ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro. “My husband and I had bought good hiking boots and prepared by hiking around Miami County. We did six to eight hikes just to break in the shoes so they would be comfortable. We also played a lot of tennis. We played three to four times a week and that helped a lot with our lung capacity, especially at those certain heights,” explained Allemang. “We started off at the bottom in the rain forest, wearing shorts, tee shirts and sunscreen. The sun is pretty intense, but it gets colder up at the top,” she said. Mount Kilimanjaro is an inactive stratovolcano, formed by repeated lava flow. It has three volcanic cones, two of which are extinct, and the other, the highest point on the mountain, is dormant. A dormant volcano is one that has not erupted for an extended period of time but still has the ability to do so. The first successful climb to the summit took six weeks to complete in 1889. For Allemang and other hikers, it now takes five to six days, depending on which route the group decides to take. “It took five days to climb up and only one day to climb down,” said Allemang. Much thought is put into the routes up Mount Kilimanjaro. The routes must be gradual as they go up the mountain in order for the hikers to acclimate to the changes in air pressure and the lack of oxygen, Allemang said. “There was a certain way you had to breathe. You had to keep enough oxygen in you, but we were fine. We watched the feet of the 20 plus local guides and we couldn’t have done it without them,” said Allemang. “We helped mentally push each other, putting one foot in front of another for eight hours a day, just watching in front of you. Our slogan was ‘Pole Pole,’ which is Swahili for ‘slowly, slowly, one step at a time,’” said Allemang. “I remember we did see this 70-year-old couple climbing, which gave us even more drive. If they can do it, so can we, pole pole,” said Allemang. Zara Tours is the organized tour business which provided reliable guides, camping sites and meals. According to Allemang, the local tour guides would set up their tents for them upon arriving at designated camping areas. In the mornings, the guides would make hot breakfasts, soup, fruit and tea. Around lunch time, the hikers received packed sandwich lunches, and in the evening, there would be another hot meal, soup, fruit and lots of water. Hikers were responsible for carrying their own gear throughout the climb. Over 25,000 people try to climb Mount Kilimanjaro each year. Allemang described seeing as many as 1,000 people climbing on her group’s last night and seeing the line of head lamp lights on the mountain, like little ants. On the day before reaching the summit, the group took a nap in the afternoon and woke up around 10:30 p.m. to complete their journey. “We got there while the sun rose, and we’re standing next to a glacier. Pictures don’t do it justice,” said Allemang. “We were all so exhausted; it was hard to fathom even getting there. Summiting was my favorite moment of the trip because that’s what we set out to do. We walked through rain and snow and made it.” According to Allemang, it was so cold at the top that it was difficult for the hikers to feel their fingers or toes, and they were desperate to get back down the mountain. There was not too much of a celebration upon getting to the top due to the bitter cold, but there are log books where hikers would write their names down and the guides would give hikers certificates of achievement, said Allemang. “You have to be very determined, want to get there, want to do it, to climb a mountain,” said Allemang. “For anyone who wants to climb a mountain, I would recommend it. If not Mount Kilimanjaro, then find another mountain to climb. It’s hard to describe. (In my life) it definitely ranks at the top,” said Allemang. Jacqueline Hensley Editor-in-Chief ’72 graduates climb Mount Kilimanjaro, contribute to orphanage in Tanzania The American Cancer Society’s annual Relay For Life will celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer and those who have lost their lives to cancer while fighting back against the disease that kills roughly 1,500 people every day. The Relay will begin on Saturday, June 4, at noon and will end Sunday, June 5, at 9 a.m. It will take place at Good Samaritan Stadium. The Relay For Life is an overnight event that raises funds for cancer programs and research. Relay also raises awareness of the various types of cancer. Teams camp out overnight so that team members can take turns walking around the track. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track the entire time to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps, said Mrs. Sandy Freeman, planning committe member. Anyone can form a team. A $10 registration fee is required from each person. Teams raise money before, during and even after the event. The date has been changed from its previous Friday and Saturday in May due to weather concerns and stadium availability, according to Freeman. The start time was also changed from its usual time of 6 p.m. because more time was needed for fundraising events. The Relay For Life committee members wanted participants to have more time Saturday so that they will be able to conduct fundraising events, said Freeman. Organizers also hope that the time change will encourage teams to remain until the conclusion of the event, contrary to past years when participants left before noon, said Freeman. The later date could affect student turn out. “ I was going to participant until I found out how late it was going to be,” said junior Jamal Trammel. “I have to take my vacations early in the summer, so I’m sure I’ll be gone by then,” said freshman Kait Fisher. “We’ll probably lose people, but we’re hoping to gain people also,” said Freeman. Shayla Kendricks Reporter Relay for Life moves to June, changes times Dr. Terry Allemang (left) and Mrs. Susan Allemang stand atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The Alle- mangs climbed this mountain, which has the highest peak in Africa, in January. Photo provided by: Mrs. Susan Allemang
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Northmont High School 4916 W. National Rd. Clayton, OH 45315 February 25, 2011 Volume 28, Issue 6
The Tribune
Standing thousands of meters high, surrounded by snow, closer to the clouds than ever before with all the world below would truly be one of the most powerful moments in anyone’s life.
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa, reaching 5,895 meters (19,340 feet) and one of Northmont’s own has graced its summit. Mrs. Susan Allemang, business department chairperson, climbed the mountain in January.
Allemang climbed Mount Kilimanjaro when she became involved with a dental mission trip through her husband, an oral surgeon in Tipp City. With a team of dentists, some family members of the dentists and three dental assistants from Dr. Alvetro’s offi ce, the Allemangs journeyed to the small village of Tarime, Tanzania, during winter break.
“There’s just this little dusty road, this little village in Tanzania. We went to the Angel House Orphanage, where there were 50 to 60 orphans. There are so many orphanages all over Africa because of the culture. There are so many children without parents,” said Allemang.
While the doctors worked on around 750 patients, other members of the team, including Allemang, went to an orphanage in the country and set up a large gym for the orphans there. After 10 days of being in Tarime, fi ve members of the team started their ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro.
“My husband and I had bought good hiking boots and prepared by hiking around Miami County. We did six to eight hikes just to break in the shoes so they would be comfortable. We also played a lot of tennis. We played three to four times a week and that helped a lot with our lung capacity, especially at those certain heights,” explained Allemang. “We
started off at the bottom in the rain forest, wearing shorts, tee shirts and sunscreen. The sun is pretty intense, but it gets colder up at the top,” she said.
Mount Kilimanjaro is an inactive stratovolcano, formed by repeated lava fl ow. It has three volcanic cones, two of which are extinct, and the other, the highest point on the mountain, is dormant. A dormant volcano is one that has not erupted for an extended period of time but still has the ability to do so. The fi rst successful climb to the summit took six weeks to complete in 1889. For Allemang and other hikers, it now takes fi ve to six days, depending on which route the group decides to take.
“It took fi ve days to climb up and only one day to climb down,” said Allemang.
Much thought is put into the routes up Mount Kilimanjaro. The routes must be gradual as they go up the mountain in order for the hikers to acclimate to the changes in air pressure and the lack of oxygen, Allemang said.
“There was a certain way you had to breathe. You had to keep enough oxygen in you, but we were fi ne. We watched the feet of the 20 plus local guides and we couldn’t have done it without them,” said Allemang. “We helped mentally push each other, putting
one foot in front of another for eight hours a day, just watching in front of you. Our slogan was ‘Pole Pole,’ which is Swahili for ‘slowly, slowly, one step at a time,’” said Allemang. “I remember we did see this 70-year-old couple climbing, which gave us even more drive. If they can do it, so can we, pole pole,” said Allemang.
Zara Tours is the organized tour business which provided reliable guides, camping sites and meals. According to Allemang, the local tour guides would set up their tents for them upon arriving at designated camping areas. In the mornings, the guides would make hot breakfasts, soup, fruit and tea. Around lunch time, the hikers received packed sandwich lunches, and in the evening, there would be another hot meal, soup, fruit and lots of water. Hikers were responsible for carrying their own gear throughout the climb.
Over 25,000 people try to climb Mount Kilimanjaro each year. Allemang described seeing as many as 1,000 people climbing on her group’s last night and seeing the line of head lamp lights on the mountain, like little ants.
On the day before reaching the summit, the group took a nap in the afternoon and woke up around 10:30 p.m. to complete their journey.
“We got there while the sun rose, and we’re standing next to a glacier. Pictures don’t do it justice,” said Allemang. “We were all so exhausted; it was hard to fathom even getting there. Summiting was my favorite moment of the trip because that’s what we set out to do. We walked through rain and snow and made it.” According to Allemang, it was so cold at the top that it was diffi cult for the hikers to feel their fi ngers or toes, and they were desperate to get back down the mountain. There was not too much of a celebration upon getting to the top due to the bitter cold, but there are log books where hikers would write their names down and the guides would give hikers certifi cates of achievement, said Allemang.
“You have to be very determined, want to get there, want to do it, to climb a mountain,” said Allemang. “For anyone who wants to climb a mountain, I would recommend it. If not Mount Kilimanjaro, then fi nd another mountain to climb. It’s hard to describe. (In my life) it defi nitely ranks at the top,” said Allemang.
Jacqueline HensleyEditor-in-Chief
’72 graduates climb Mount Kilimanjaro, contribute to orphanage in Tanzania
The American Cancer Society’s annual Relay For Life will celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer and those who have lost their lives to cancer while fi ghting back against the disease that kills roughly 1,500 people every day. The Relay will begin on Saturday, June 4, at noon and will end Sunday, June 5, at 9 a.m. It will take place at Good Samaritan Stadium.
The Relay For Life is an overnight event that raises funds for cancer programs and research. Relay also raises awareness of the various types of cancer.
Teams camp out overnight so that team members can take turns walking around the track. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track the entire time to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps, said Mrs. Sandy Freeman, planning committe member.
Anyone can form a team. A $10 registration fee is required from each person. Teams raise money before, during and even after the event.
The date has been changed from its previous Friday and Saturday in May due to weather concerns and stadium availability, according to Freeman. The start time was also changed from its usual time of 6 p.m. because more time was needed for fundraising events.
The Relay For Life committee members wanted participants to have more time Saturday so that they will be able to conduct fundraising events, said Freeman. Organizers also hope that the time change will encourage teams to remain until the conclusion of the event, contrary to past years when participants left before noon, said Freeman.
The later date could affect student turn out.
“ I was going to participant until I found out how late it was going to be,” said junior Jamal Trammel.
“I have to take my vacations early in the summer, so I’m sure I’ll be gone by then,” said freshman Kait Fisher.
“We’ll probably lose people, but we’re hoping to gain people also,” said Freeman.
Shayla KendricksReporter
Relay for Lifemoves to June,changes times
Dr. Terry Allemang (left) and Mrs. Susan Allemang stand atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The Alle-mangs climbed this mountain, which has the highest peak in Africa, in January.
Photo provided by: Mrs. Susan Allemang
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The Constitution Class recently traveled to Columbus to com-pete at the State Finals for the
We The People Program and placed sixth in the state. The Constitu-tion Class was made up of juniors U’Raiyah Alexander, Nick Bozovich, Sonya Sokhey, Kyle Barton, Kate But-terbaugh, Abby Shepherd, Jasmine Shahbazi, Casey Clapp. Breanna Dominguez, Bobby Jigielski and se-niors Jon Stirling and Kyle Wood.
Mock Trial competed in District Competition. Team White At-torney junior Tyler Broyles won an Outstanding Attorney Award
and senior Trevor Coran won an Out-standing Witness Award. Team Green won both its trials and will advance to the Regional Competition. Team Green attorneys seniors Grant Millard and David Seitz won the Outstanding Attorney Award and senior Kyle Wood won the Outstanding Witness Award.
Five athletes have recently signed National Letters of Intent. For football they are Josiah Riggins, the Air Force
Academy; Will Myers, More-head State University; and Josh Mc-Clain and Chavez Leath , Grand Rap-ids Community College. For soccer, Angela Phillips signed for Wilmington College.
Academic Challenge won fi rst and second place at the Miami University Academic Tourna-ment. Northmont team A,
made up of seniors Michaal Czupryn, Dan Welch, Emmanuael Boayke and Becca Amos, won fi rst place. North-mont team B, consisting of fresh-man Kennedy Amos, junior Breanna Dominguez and seniors Brandon Williams and Emily Bingham, won second place in the tournament. This is Northmont’s fi rst ever 1-2 fi nish in
a tournament.
Yodit Aseffa will represent Northmont High School at Ohio’s Poetry Out Loud Com-
petition on Saturday, March 12, in Columbus. She is also eligible to par-ticipate in a statewide workshop on Saturday, February 19, to prepare for the competition. Aseffa was selected after competing in Northmont’s sec-ond annual Poetry Out Loud Contest.
Dominguez and seniors Brandon Williams and Emily Bingham, won
Mrs. Susan Allemang, business department chairperson, and her husband, Dr. Terry Allemang, re-cently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. In doing so, Allemang demon-strated how one can do anything one puts his mind to.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, is the highest peak on the entire continent of Africa.
One might say, “That moun-tain is too high to climb,” but is it really too high? Are there limits to the levels a person can reach? Or is it just that the person limits himself by saying that a feat can-not be accomplished?
Along with this, “T-Bolt Tri-bune” columnist Dan Welch made remarks in this issue’s column about some mistakes and regrets during high school. Every person makes mistakes and has regrets, but these mistakes need not distract a person from his goals. People can learn from mistakes and regrets, and humiliation over mistakes and re-grets eases over time. But pride from an accom-plishment sticks. “Climbing that mountain” will enable a person to gain the pride needed to have a satisfying and successful life.
“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make,” is a famous quote by Les Brown Sr., a renown motivational speaker. This quote speaks directly to each individual and his goals. Maybe a person’s goals are not to climb a moun-
tain. Instead, maybe a person’s goals are to earn high grades in school. As Brown puts it, this goal is possible. Although a person may say this goal is not possible, in reality, it is. However, saying that the goal is not possible gives the person an excuse to fall short of his goal.
People tend not to push them-selves to their full potential if they believe that the goal is not achievable. Why do people do this? Pride comes from accom-plishing these goals. Pride leads to self-confi dence, and self-con-fi dence leads to success in life. It is all part of the process of reach-ing success.
Only you can decide what success is to you. If success is getting straight Fs on your report card, then make that your goal. Most likely, that is not your goal, so you must apply yourself to reach your goals.
How did Allemang reach her goal of get-ting to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro? One step at a time. That is how every-one reaches a goal.
Set your goals high. Just because your goals are set high does not mean they are not attainable. To make up for the diffi culty in accom-plishing your goals, simply push yourself harder to achieve them. Do not be afraid to “go the extra mile” to achieve these goals.
Students can achieve success when they apply themselves
March1-Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day2-Dr. Seuss Day3-What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day4-Hug a GI Day5-Potty Dance Day6-National Frozen Food Day7-Fun Facts About Names Day8-International Pancake Day (IHOP)9-Get Over It Day10- Mario Day11-Middle Name Pride Day12-Alfred Hitchcock Day13-International Fanny Pack Day14-Pi Day15-Everything You Think Is Wrong Day16-Everything You Do Is Right Day17-Absolutely Incredible Kid Day18-Awkward Moments Day19-National Chocolate Caramel Day20-Snowman Burning Day21-Spring Fairy Fun Day22-As Young As You Feel Day23-National Chip and Dip Day24-National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
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Jacqueline HensleyEditor-in-Chief
Days of the month represent hugs, polar bears, Dr. Seuss
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People born between May 21 and June 21 have always been a Gemini, but it now may be possible that their zodiac sign has changed. They’re no longer Gemini unless they were born between June 21 and July 20. Most other signs have changed as well.
This does not mean people have to change their entire life to fi t their new zodiac sign. Some people may not even pay atten-tion to the new horoscopes at all.
Astronomer Parke Kunkle told NBC News that a change in the Earth’s alignment is now causing people’s astrological sign to change.
The 12 zodiac signs are based on the constellations in the sky. By tracking where the sun was in the sky 3,000 years ago, the Babylonians were able to come up with them, according to www.Huffi ngtonPost.com/new-zodiac-signs.
“However, recently the moon’s gravita-tional pull has slowly moved the Earth on its axis, causing the stars’ alignment to move and creating a month long shift in the horo-scopes,” said Kunkle.
“I am upset. I liked being a Capricorn better. I don’t feel like Saggitarius fi ts,” said senior Taryn Tynes. “I don’t believe in the change at all.”
“Kunkle is describing what is called the sidereal zodiac: the backdrop of the fi xed stars. It’s not the zodiac used by most west-ern astrologers. Here in the West, we use a zodiac that follows seasons. It’s called the tropical zodiac. It’s based on the position of the sun’s rays and the tropics – that’s why it’s called tropical,” wrote Eric Francis of “Planet Wave” magazine.
There have been rumors that all of the changes are an effect of a new zodiac sign called Ophiuchus.
“Ophiuchus, known as the serpent bearer, is not a new sign. It was also discovered by astronomers 3,000 years ago for those with birthdays between Nov. 29 and Dec.17. The Babylonians discarded the 13th sign to make for an even 12 signs two millennia ago,” said Kunkle.
According to “Time,” Opiuchus would be an interpreter of dreams and vivid premoni-tions and envied by peers and favored by father fi gures.
“I probably wouldn’t read it anymore,”
said junior Tayler Campbell about the horo-scope change. She is a Leo and said no mat-ter what she will always be one, because the sign suits her.
Several students said they were not happy about the change, and two said they simply did not care.
“If you don’t really read your horoscope, then the change doesn’t matter,” said fresh-man Katie Schwaiger.
However, some people are happy about the change. Disappointed with their old sign, and feeling like it didn’t fi t them, some students have been given new hope.
“I’m stoked! I hated being a Capricorn!” said junior Taylor Ware. He said he felt like Capricorn didn’t fi t his personality, and hopes his new horoscope will fi t him better.
“If you’re going to believe that all the people born on your birthday are imbued with certain traits similar to your own in some mys-tical, ancient manner, you might as well believe it does not matter where the stars are in the sky to begin with. On the fl ip side, if you’ve never liked your sign, here’s your chance to switch,” said Kunkle.
Mia DiSalvoReporter
This year’s Drama Club production of “Beauty and the Beast” was amazing. It made audience members feel as if they were actually in the town where the play is set.
The story is about a girl named Belle who is basically an outcast. Although she is beautiful, her love for books and adventure makes her “odd.” Belle is also hated because the bigheaded Gaston has fallen for her beauty. Belle is taken to a castle where she
fi nds her father who is being held prisoner. Bell takes his spot as prisoner and soon falls in love with the Beast who is actually a prince who was the victim of a spell that was cast upon him. The curse is lifted when belle falls for the beast.
This was an excellent production. The singing and dancing were amazing, and it was evident that everyone participating in this play put a lot of hard work into practicing and rehearsing.
A couple of outstanding performances stand out. The Beast played by Brett Mut-ter, and understudy Doug Davenport, did a
marvelous job with their characters. Also, the understudy of Belle, Cara Shaurer, did a spectacular job with her singing.
Director, Mrs. Marjorie Strader, did an amazing job putting this play together and should be very proud of every student in the cast and crew.
Also the costumes were really authentic. They were very festive and looked like many of the costumes from the actual movie. Belle’s fi nal dress was beautiful.
The sets were also wonderfully construct-ed. Many of them looked real, especially the castle.
Cassie CrownoverReporter
Students disapprove of zodiac sign changes
Review‘Beauty and the Beast’ identical to movie, blows away audience
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Many people use cell phones while driving. Texting while driving is a distracting task and is responsible for a huge number of accidents in the United States. Texting while driving can kill. Eighty-one percent of drivers in the United States admit to texting while driving, according to www.buzzle.com, a news and information website.
“Texting is an extreme danger,” said Charles Gannon, an Ohio state highway patrol officer,
Gannon said he believes attention is di-verted when texting takes place in a car. It takes only one second of looking down to cause a crash, according to Gannon.
“Multitasking shouldn’t be attempted while driving. It’s too dangerous,” said senior Aaron Newsom. Sophomore Jeremy Shaw said he agrees that texting while driving is risky.
“It’s very dangerous and nobody should text while driving,” said Shaw.
“I don’t think it’s safe, especially since I saw a semi-truck driver almost cause a few wrecks by swerving due to texting,” said senior Jennifer Rees.
Senior Rachel Hapner said she agrees with Rees. Hapner said that texting while driving makes her lose complete focus. Texting while driving is never safe, she said.
“One second of looking away and you can get seriously hurt or hurt someone else,” said sophomore Hannah Carver about texting while behind the wheel.
When teens text and drive, reaction times become as slow as those of some senior citizens, according to keepthedrive.com. Keep the Drive is led by teens who want to make a difference in the lives of their friends and classmates behind the wheel. It is an awarness campaign sponsored by Allstate insurance company.Texting and driving can increase the risk of crashing by 23 times, said the website.
“People aren’t as good at multitasking as they think. Why risk so many people’s lives by not paying attention to the road?” said Carver.
If texting behind the wheel is so danger-ous, why do people do it?
“I text and drive occasionally,” said Rees, “but only on straight roads when I know I can handle it,” she said.
Does everyone view this dangerous task the same as Rees?
“I refuse to text & drive. It is like drinking and driving,” said sophomore Gabby Baldridge. Baldridge has lost four friends due to texting and driving. “I’d hate to see my family go through the same thing the other families did. You’re a lucky soul if you live after doing that,” added Baldridge.
Sophomore Erin Hartmen said she agrees with Baldridge. Texting is way too dangerous
for the roads, no matter what, she said.“Texting and driving is bad and no one
should do it. It is worse than drinking and driving and I know a lot of people do it and they shouldn’t. A text isn’t worth losing your life or someone else’s life,” said Hartman.
Newsom also backed up Baldridge’s and Hartman’s views on phone usage on the road. “I don’t text and drive because driving takes full concentration. If you aren’t paying attention, I’d call that premeditated careless-ness. You know what you’re doing, and you don’t care,” said Newsom.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center did a study and found that texting while driving killed 16,141 people from 2001 – 2007, according to www.mobi-lecrunch.com.
“Texting while driving distracts many driv-ers and causes way too many accidents that would be avoided if they weren’t focused on something else,” said junior Caroline Boeck-man. I think it should be illegal because it would teach many who do it not to do it anymore,” she said.
Should texting while driving be illegal?Both Baldridge and Newsom said they
think that texting while driving should be illegal. “I don’t want to lose anyone else be-cause of a text message,” said Baldridge.
“The idea of making laws for driving is to keep people safe. For example, it is illegal to drink and drive because it has a direct influ-ence on how you drive. Texting while driving falls into the same category,” said Newsom.
The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill 85-12 last March that would ban texting while driving. The Ohio Senate still has to approve a texting ban before it becomes a law, according to www.cleveland.com.
Would a law really stop people from texting?
“I believe it wouldn’t make a difference if it was made illegal because people who still wanted to would text anyway,” said Rees.
Junior Connor Hall said he agrees with Rees, but added, “There are a lot more important things the government needs to deal with right now. If we can’t pass the law on the first try, I don’t think we should be pushing it too hard or too often. The real problem is that we can’t put on our big boy pants and leave the phone in our pocket, or get the passenger in the car to answer it. It’s sad that people can’t wear those pants, especially when they know they should,” said Hall.
People don’t need a law to tell them that texting is wrong and unsafe. Gannon said he believes a law won’t stop people from tex-ting while driving. Even so, Gannon said he thinks texting and driving should be illegal. “Texting doesn’t have a place while in the car,” said Gannon.
Charlie KleptzFeature Editor
Distracted drivers miss dangers, injure, murder thousands
Instead of waiting for MTV’s “If You Really Knew Me” to come to Northmont, students will have their own version. It’s called Unity Day.
Unity Day will be April 12 and will include only 80 students. To become part of Unity Day, a student must apply. Applications are in the Counseling Center, Principal’s Office and Main Office. They should be returned to the Counseling Center.
Mrs. Sheree Coffman, student assistance coordinator, said she is hoping to have one representative from each “clique.” Anyone who expressed an interest in bringing the MTV show to Northmont will be able to par-ticipate, said Coffman.
Marcellis Hanes, Northmont graduate and athlete, will be a speaker at Unity Day. Hanes will be speaking about choices teenagers make and the consequences that can come from those choices.
Unity Day will be an entire day of thought-provoking activities modeled on MTV’s “Chal-lenge Day” and will include similar activities, said Coffman. Activities will include “The
Hannah PeytonReporter Walk” which will help students see that other
people deal with the similar concerns and the “If You Really Knew Me” activity, in which students reveal information about themselves that other people may not know.
The day will be a little more focused and fitting for what is going on at Northmont, said Coffman.
“My goal is to have people leave feeling like they understand more about their peers and they feel more understood,” said Coffman.
Students seem to be excited by the idea and interested.
“It will make our school closer and more like a family,” said freshman Alyssa LeConey.
“This day can give you a chance to open up more and make more friends,” said junior Jenna Markins.
Students have some concerns about sharing so much information with people they don’t know.
“I think Unity Day will be good, but people may spread rumors about what other people share,” said freshman Clarie Kleptz.
“I would be scared people would spread stuff about what I say,” said sophomore Ga-brielle Baldridge.
Unity Day to resemble MTV show
“Going once…going twice…sold!” This will be heard Friday, March 11, at Meadowbrook Country Club on Salem Avenue. There, the Northmont Education Foundation (NEF) will host its 12th annual fundraising auction.
Tickets to the auction are $20 per person at any school in the district, at the central office, from any NEF trustee and at the door. The ticket price includes admission, which features both live and silent events and food. The event is open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., said Mrs. Carol Amsbaugh, NEF trustee.
This event is only one of the events NEF will sponsor this year. Until this year, the auc-tion was the main source of income for the organization. However, another event is in the works to raise money for the organization.
During the first weekend of August, NEF may also sponsor a concert featuring 1995 Northmont graduate Dave Hamilton. Ham-ilton is a country singer who currently lives in Nashville. He is trying to introduce his name to the public and would appreciate the support he can get at this event, explained Amsbaugh. The date, location and time of this event have been not been determined.
“The biggest fundraiser we’ve ever had is the auction. This is something new that we are trying to do,” said Amsbaugh.
The events will provide money to benefit
the student body. NEF provides teachers and faculty members with grants and students with scholarships, said Amsbaugh. Grants help teachers purchase classroom supplies and fund events such as Unity Day and After Prom at the high school, said Amsbaugh.
“Every penny we make stays right here at Northmont,” said Amsbaugh. As a former teacher in the district, Amsbaugh said she has personally received benefits from NEF.
“I was awarded a SmartBoard. That was a fairly new form of technology,” said Amsbaugh. “I’m giving back to the district. I’ve worked here for 30 years. I’ve received grants, so it’s kind of like payback time. It’s a worthwhile cause, especially in today’s economy,” added Amsbaugh.
Last year, NEF raised $34,000 at the auc-tion. A total of $82,000, some received from various other sources such as donations, was distributed for scholarships.
From an group that began in 1985 with a $1,000 donation from Emery Air Freight, NEF has grown into a fund of over $1.5 million. Through the dedication of the trustees, the organization raises money to help the district to continue its “Excellent with Distinction” tradi-tion, according to NEF’s mission statement.
“Our mission is to provide funds to enhance the education of the students in the Northmont community through grants and scholarships,” according to the mission statement, found in the NEF pamphlet.
Kyle HowardEditor-in-Chief
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Rebecca PeetsFeature Editor
“If I could have learned one thing before I went to college, it would be how to study because I thought I knew how until I got here and realized I don’t know how to study well at all,” said 2010 graduate Greg Galvin.
Senioritis is just starting to kick in for most of Northmont’s seniors. You’ve applied to college and been accepted, and now it’s time to sit back and ride out senior year. Who wants to think about study techniques? The truth is, if you’re heading to college this fall, you need to.
College isn’t an extension of high school. It’s the next level. The classes get harder, move more quickly and require a lot more work and study time. For many people, study-ing is a totally untouched subject. This will change fast.
The average full-time college student takes 15 credit hours per semester. Each course you take is assigned credit hours based on the amount of classroom time per week. Most courses are three credit hours per semester; some are four, while others may be more.
For a three credit hour course, the course
meets for three hours of classroom time per week. For example, you can have a general psychology course that is three credit hours. It can meet for one hour three times a week, one and a half hours twice a week or three hours once a week.
Here is one possibility of a minimum full-time schedule for one semester: English Composition - 3 credit hoursGeneral Psychology - 3 credit hours U . S . H i s t o r y I - 3 c r ed i t hou r sGeneral Biology - 4 credit hours.
So, the total credit hours equals 13 for that semester. Typically, a semester is ap-proximately 16 weeks.
For an associate degree (two year program of study), the number of credits required to graduate is approximately 60 to 64, depending on the state mandate and the particular program of study. For a bachelor’s degree (four year program of study), ap-proximately 124 to 128 credits are needed to graduate.
It may not sound like a lot, considering the amount of time spent in high school would add up to a lot more than 15 hours per week, but this is because the material is that much more challenging. The ratio of time spent out of class on work to amount of time spent in class is about 2:1, at least. Then
you also have to leave room for activities.Today’s college experience is as much
about the experiences as it is the actual schooling. Getting a degree is the purpose of college, but college is the place to learn as much about yourself as anything you’ll read in a book. It’s a place to try new things in a small community where you live on your own without the pressure of being on your own in the world. It is very important to get involved in activities and have fun, not spend all your time with your nose in a book.
The key is to fi nd a good balance.A good balance begins with the right
schedule. Don’t overload yourself with 18 or 19 credit hours per semester. There’s not enough time to do schoolwork, explore new activities, sleep and have a social life if your schedule is too demanding.
Once you fall into the pattern of your classes and learn how much work is required for each, set aside study time, activity time and social time. Try to balance the amount of time for each.
Learning communities are programs of-fered by most colleges where you have the opportunity to take most of your classes with the same people. You also meet a few times a week to work on homework or study together for tests. Learning communities are nice be-
Rebecca PeetsFeature Editor
A buzz; a ring; your favorite song starts playing a 20 second interlude. Your fi ngers twitch. You’re just itching to fi nd out what they said. Your phone is calling to you: “Check me now.”
You look away from the road to read a text that is comprised of three letters: lol.
But what’s happening while you’re not paying attention? Is it really worth it to read that text the second you receive it?
We live in a world that is all about the now. We want the fastest in everything. We don’t like to wait. So how can we be expected to wait 10 minutes to read and send a text message? Because in the process you could get hurt or you could even die, all because you didn’t have the patience to reach your destination before you read that text.
What conversation is that important? So here’s my challenge to you. Put the
phone aside. Turn it down so you can’t hear it and be tempted. Give it to the passenger to text for you. But keep your eyes on the road. The person you were texting will be glad you did.
Imagine a child runs out into the street, a light changes to red, the car in front of you
slams on its brakes; all of this can happen in a split second. You may have little to no time to react as it is, but imagine if you’re looking at your phone even for just a few seconds. How can you react in time to avoid an accident? The truth is, you can’t.
What would you say is the number one factor involved in crashes involving teens? Would you say alcohol? According to Keep-theDrive.com it does make up about 25%, but what do you think makes up the rest?
I could give you all the statistics, I could list the numbers of people hurt or killed each year as a result of texting and driving, but that doesn’t give the full impact. You see the numbers, but it doesn’t really hit you that those are real people.
What impacts people are the stories, the images and the photographs. When we can see something with our own eyes, it becomes more real to us. Photographs of the aftermath: the glass, the blood, the burns of the survivors and the pictures of the deceased; it becomes very much more real then. Because people aren’t just numbers, they’re stories, and sometimes those stories are meant to teach others a lesson. So why can’t we learn?
A.J. Larson was a regular teenage boy like any other. His family appeared on Oprah’s
cause you can see a familiar face in all your classes and you can form new friendships.
“It’s great for the fi rst couple weeks of school because you will always have someone to sit with and adjust to college classes with,” said 2010 graduate Samantha Carter. Carter is part of a learning community at the University of Cincinnati.
Getting to know your professors is also a good way to stay on top of your academic game. Just introducing yourself personally will give a good impression.
“I think the best way to know your pro-fessors is to make an effort after class and introduce yourself. This will get the teacher to remember your name, and it gives you a chance to make a bond with your professor,” said 2010 graduate Brad Fischer.
Also, be sure to say “hi” or give a friendly wave if you see your professors around campus. Sucking up is perfectly acceptable in college.
Join a learning community. Find study groups in each of your classes. Get to know your professors. All of this will help you learn to adjust to the diffi culty of college work.
So seniors, enjoy senioritis while you can because college will be another story.
Information on credit hours can be found at http://wiki.answers.com.
“don’t tempt f8, that txt can w8” broadcast to share their story about texting and driv-ing. According to the family, A.J. was a goofy, funny teenager who was always making people laugh. He was described as having an amazing smile.
A.J. rolled through a stop sign while tex-ting his girlfriend and hit a garbage truck, ending his life and shattering others. He was a person, a boy with a family and a girlfriend who probably went to football games and hung out with his friends on the weekends. Not so different from you.
The people affected aren’t just numbers; they’re stories.
Why does someone close to us have to die for us to make the change? If you take the initiative today, you just might save a life, even your own.
We’ve all done it. I’m guilty of it myself. But the question isn’t what’s in the past, it’s are we capable of making a change, of start-ing a revolution to make the roads a safer place to be.
What if we could shrink the number of teens killed in car crashes. What if we could save lives?
A car is as much a weapon as a gun or a knife. It’s deadly. Vehicular homicide is labeled homicide for a reason; it’s murder.
Death and injuries are serious things to think about, but they aren’t the only consequences, either.
According to KeeptheDrive.com, the pen-alty could be damage to your reputation, an extremely expensive ticket, loss of license, being sued, going to court, paying for lawyer bills, high insurance rates, damaged property, having a criminal record that affects getting into college or getting a job, or even going to jail.
The simplest way to avoid any of these consequences is to take away the distractions. Accidents happen, but most can be prevented, especially the ones involving texting and driving.
No matter how well you claim to drive or how well you think you multitask, your eyes and your brain cannot be two places at once. You are not Superman. You are not invincible.
Accidents happen every day; people die every day because they choose not to wait.
That text that says “lol” won’t be very funny when you cause an accident that could cost someone’s life.
More information about texting and driving can be found at www.oprah.com/nophonezoneand www.keepthedrive.com.
Photo By: Rebecca Peets
‘Don’t tempt f8, that txt can w8’Commentary
Finding balance leads to greater success in collegeCollege Corner
Rebecca PeetsFeature Editor
A buzz; a ring; your favorite song starts playing a 20 second interlude. Your fi ngers twitch. You’re just itching to fi nd out what they said. Your phone is calling to you: “Check me now.”
You look away from the road to read a text that is comprised of three letters: lol.
But what’s happening while you’re not paying attention? Is it really worth it to read that text the second you receive it?
We live in a world that is all about the now. We want the fastest in everything. We don’t like to wait. So how can we be expected to wait 10 minutes to read and send a text message? Because in the process you could get hurt or you could even die, all because you didn’t have the patience to reach your destination before you read that text.
What conversation is that important? So here’s my challenge to you. Put the
phone aside. Turn it down so you can’t hear it and be tempted. Give it to the passenger to text for you. But keep your eyes on the road. The person you were texting will be glad you did.
Imagine a child runs out into the street, a light changes to red, the car in front of you
slams on its brakes; all of this can happen in a split second. You may have little to no time to react as it is, but imagine if you’re looking at your phone even for just a few seconds. How can you react in time to avoid an accident? The truth is, you can’t.
What would you say is the number one factor involved in crashes involving teens? Would you say alcohol? According to Keep-theDrive.com it does make up about 25%, theDrive.com it does make up about 25%, theDrive.combut what do you think makes up the rest?
I could give you all the statistics, I could list the numbers of people hurt or killed each year as a result of texting and driving, but that doesn’t give the full impact. You see the numbers, but it doesn’t really hit you that those are real people.
What impacts people are the stories, the images and the photographs. When we can see something with our own eyes, it becomes more real to us. Photographs of the aftermath: the glass, the blood, the burns of the survivors and the pictures of the deceased; it becomes very much more real then. Because people aren’t just numbers, they’re stories, and sometimes those stories are meant to teach others a lesson. So why can’t we learn?
A.J. Larson was a regular teenage boy like any other. His family appeared on Oprah’s
“don’t tempt f8, that txt can w8” broadcast to share their story about texting and driv-ing. According to the family, A.J. was a goofy, funny teenager who was always making people laugh. He was described as having an amazing smile.
A.J. rolled through a stop sign while tex-ting his girlfriend and hit a garbage truck, ending his life and shattering others. He was a person, a boy with a family and a girlfriend who probably went to football games and hung out with his friends on the weekends. Not so different from you.
The people affected aren’t just numbers; they’re stories.
Why does someone close to us have to die for us to make the change? If you take the initiative today, you just might save a life, even your own.
We’ve all done it. I’m guilty of it myself. But the question isn’t what’s in the past, it’s are we capable of making a change, of start-ing a revolution to make the roads a safer place to be.
What if we could shrink the number of teens killed in car crashes. What if we could save lives?
A car is as much a weapon as a gun or a knife. It’s deadly. Vehicular homicide is labeled homicide for a reason; it’s murder.
Death and injuries are serious things to think about, but they aren’t the only consequences, either.
According to KeeptheDrive.com, the pen-KeeptheDrive.com, the pen-KeeptheDrive.com,alty could be damage to your reputation, an extremely expensive ticket, loss of license, being sued, going to court, paying for lawyer bills, high insurance rates, damaged property, having a criminal record that affects getting into college or getting a job, or even going to jail.
The simplest way to avoid any of these consequences is to take away the distractions. Accidents happen, but most can be prevented, especially the ones involving texting and driving.
No matter how well you claim to drive or how well you think you multitask, your eyes and your brain cannot be two places at once. You are not Superman. You are not invincible.
Accidents happen every day; people die every day because they choose not to wait.
That text that says “lol” won’t be very funny when you cause an accident that could cost someone’s life.
More information about texting and driving can be found at www.oprah.com/nophonezoneand www.keepthedrive.com.
Photo By: Rebecca Peets
‘Don’t tempt f8, that txt can w8’Rebecca Peets‘Don’t tempt f8, that txt can w8’Rebecca Peets
Commentary
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“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is the phrase that you learn all throughout your life. But a person’s outside appearance is always the first thing that attracts someone to another person.
Advertisements are everywhere telling people they are too fat or have some kind of flaw. Shows like “Gossip Girl,” “The Hills,” “Bridal Plasty” and “Dr. 90210” all portray an image of beauty achieved by changing oneself by undergoing surgery to conform to an image established by models and celebrities.
Some people go to drastic extents to achieve this image of beauty portrayed in the media. For example, trying to lose weight to conform to media images of beauty can lead to eating disorders or unhealthy dieting.
Anorexia, bulimia and other odd disorders are the face of a new show that just snuck into American homes. “What’s Eating You” has become a hit TV show on E! and is causing a controversy.
“Twenty-four million people of all ages and gender in the United States suffer from an eating disorder,” according www.anad.org, the website for the National Association of Anorexia, Nervosa and Associated Disorders. In terms of mental illness, eating disorders have the highest death rate in the U.S.
“(On the show) men and women battle distorted body images and self-created, life-threatening food rituals and compulsions in a fight for their lives,” according to www.eonline.com on the “What’s Eating You” homepage.
“What’s Eating You” is all about unusual eating disorders and people with low self confidence and a broken image of themselves. In this show family members and friends try to get them help in curing their disorders
year olds are afraid of being fat,” according to www.anad.org.
“(In magazines) every part of the fe-male body is picked apart and scrutinized, with most articles telling us outright which products we should buy to fix--or at least camouflage--our numerous flaws,” according to www.ourbodiesourselves.org.
“Other people are also a cause of the insecurities. We are a very judgmental society. A lot of time and energy is spent on watching what others wear and how they look, and if they look different, then they are considered an outcast,” said Snowden. “We also have a tendency to think
we know what others think of us and many times that assumption is incorrect.”
“I think it’s kind of messed up how we portray our citizens as being all beautiful and skinny especially when the large major-ity of people in America is overweight,” said sophomore Cody Hill.
“The media tries to instill in us that the only way to be popular, successful and fa-mous is by looking a certain way,” said Beck. “We equate skinny with fame and fortune because that’s all we see. Celebrities go to extreme extents to look skinny. They use spanx and European body wraps, ace ban-dages with mineral oil in them, which shrinks their waists.”
“I feel as though people are pushing themselves to become the next Paris Hilton because she has fame, beauty and she’s rich,” said junior Osahon Osa.
“Most TV shows and movies contain models that are skinny so it will make you want to look the same,” said junior Lorraina Gonzalez.
Fashion plays a major role in body im-age because of models and how small their clothes are designed to be. Most high fashion designers make their clothes for size zero models, which certainly does not represent over half of the world’s population, said Beck.
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld is an example of how designers feel about cur-vier women. Legerfeld was quoted at www.brainyquotes.com. “No one wants curvy women. You’ve got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television
Lyndsay Boyd Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Eating disorders and Dieting
Fame equating to beauty
Models and fashion
and saying that thin models are ugly.” “Yes, some people say to me you’re too
skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that,” said Lagerfeld.
A female model weighs an average of 23 percent less than the average female, ac-cording to www.healthyplace.com. Weighing significantly less than the normal female is not healthy, but for some reason, it is portrayed as being the way every woman should look.
“Models are supposedly showing what beauty is. Just because you don’t look like them doesn’t mean you aren’t beautiful,” said freshman Michael Hefferen.
“I don’t think there’s a perfect image. I think everyone should be themselves, not try to be like a model. I think they should just be happy with themselves. That’s all that mat-
ters,” said junior Spencer Reed.
“Models are supposedly showing what beauty is. Just because you don’t look like them doesn’t mean you aren’t beautiful.”
-Michael Hefferen
Media sets body image at perfection
Nolita model Isabelle Caro died when she 28 due to anorexia that she suf-fered from since age 13. She was featured in an anti-anorexia billboard. The photos, from www.runwaytoreality.com, were taken to show the dangers of anorexia.
Sophomore Caitlin Overholser looks at herself in the mirror. Sometimes when people look in the mirror, they aren’t happy with their looks.
Photo by: Elyssa Cokinis
whether the disorder is bulimia, anorexia or an odd disorder such as eating chalk. Many doctors who work with patients on the show are experts in their fields, such as nutrition and exercise.
The show is controversial because it follows a person going through his day with his eating disorder. Some believe that showing the eating disorder on TV glamorizes it. However, the goal of the show is to prevent people from developing the eating disorder because viewers are able to see how awful life can be wi th one , e xp l a i n ed w w w .e o n l i n e .com.
A l o n g with media affecting some people to the point of developing eating disorders, some people may start unhealthy diet routines.
“The diet industry alone generates $33 billion in revenue; advertisers have been successful with their marketing strategy,” said Dr. Paul Hamburg, an assistant profes-sor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, according to www.healthyplace.com, a site regarding America’s mental health.
“We are so wired into the media, through Internet, TV, etc. It definitely portrays certain body types, fashion and ways of speech as being desirable, and if you fall out of those guidelines, then you aren’t the ‘norm,’” said Ms. Erin Snowden, psychology teacher.
“I don’t think there is a perfect image. The idea of good looking is ever changing and the ideal body shape doesn’t stay the same. People’s tastes change,” said freshman Alex Applegate.
“Back in the day it was known that people who were overweight were wealthy. For example, King George was also called fat George. Now being overweight is associated with laziness and not being as attractive,” said Ms. Karen Beck, health teacher.
“The body type portrayed in advertising as the ideal is possessed naturally by only five percent of American females,” according to www.anad.org.
“Forty-seven percent of girls in fifth through twelfth grade reported wanting to lose weight because of magazine pictures, 69 percent of girls in fifth through 12th grade reported that magazine pi tures influenced their idea of a perfect body shape and 42 percent of first through third grade girls want to be thinner. Eighty-one percent of 10
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“Media is a huge part in our lives. For ex-ample, Jared from Subway got us all to think the way to lose weight is by eating Subway all the time everyday. Everyone bought into that one,” said Beck. “You also never see overweight people on TV. Models look super skinny, overweight people have to buy two airline seats and magazines airbrush peoples’ bodies,” she said.
Media has an affect on young girls, and boys, for that matter.
“A study of Saturday morning toy com-mercials found that 50 percent of commercials aimed at girls spoke about physical attractive-ness, while none of the commercials aimed at boys referred to appearance. Other studies found 50 percent of advertisements in teen g i r l maga -z i n e s a n d 56 percent of television commercials aimed at fe-male viewers used beauty as a product appeal,” ac-c o rd i ng t o www.healthy-place.com.
“Boys and girls social-ize very dif-ferently from an early age,” said Snowden. “ G i r l s a r e taught that part of their value comes from looks. One only has to look as far as the fairy tales we grow up with,” she said.
“Boys are socialized to be more active and little focus is given on looks. Look at children’s toys, for example. Girls play with clothes and make-up while boys play with swords and trucks,” said Snowden.
“I’m sure guys who read muscle magazines and see how most body builders workout try to become fit and lift weights a lot more to improve their physical appearance to look like them,” said sophomore Christian Pruitt.
“Well, I think not only is it the effect of magazines and TV, but also people that you see everyday at school who point out your flaws and compare you to other people. It
causes you to start comparing yourself to others, which isn’t fair to yourself,” said sophomore Taylor Bergin.
“We see ‘beautiful people’ in the media and everyone is obsessed with the latest ce-lebrity or fashion trend. We all feel the need to make ourselves carbon copies of the latest trends and gain acceptance. We are often unsatisfied with the result of all that we put ourselves through, and so we try harder and are swayed to believe we will never be good enough,” said senior Amanda Colby.
“You would look perfect, too, (like celebri-ties) if you had make-up artists, hair stylists, chefs, trainers and clothing stylists all hours of the day,” said Beck.
With the media playing such a large part in every-day life, most people start to adapt to the thought of a perfect image and body. In reality, there is no perfect im-age. Everyone is d i f ferent and beautiful in their own way and ev-eryone has a different body type to ac-commodate, said Bergin.
“ T h e r e is no perfect
body image. As Ke$ha would say, ‘We R Who We R,’” said
junior Teghan Sharp. “There is no perfect image, people are
not meant to look alike. We are all built dif-ferently and are designed to look unique. Unfortunately, the world is trying to make us believe otherwise,” said sophomore Victoria Timmons.
“What’s the fun of being a human if we all look the same?” said Beck.
“Seventeen Magazine” started a pledge program for girls called Seventeen’s Body Peace Treaty. Girls pledge not to let looks influence them and to accept that beauty is not only physical but also a matter of personality. To join this pledge visit www.seventeen.com.
Beauty comes from eye of beholder
“There is no perfect body image. As Ke$ha would say, ‘We R Who We R.’”
-Teghan Sharp
Media with boys and girls
Seeking perfection
Becoming healthy all starts with being will-ing to change for the right reasons. Change to get healthy, not to become skinny and more socially acceptable. The easiest ways to start the change is to eat right and to be-come active, said Beck.
“ W h e n you get into working out, you not only need to be p h y s i c a l l y well but also emotionally and spiritually well,” said Beck. “You have to be mentally fit to take that first step. Getting in shape requires discipline and commitment.”
“I think people are losing weight to become healthier because we always hear how our generation is obese,” said junior Sarah Skipper.
On the other hand, freshman Catie Gera-mi said, “I think everyone thinks they could look better than what they look like now. It just depends on the person.”
“I think overeating contributes to being overweight mostly. But, sometimes that’s only a problem because the person already feels bad about their body, which makes eat-ing a form of comfort,” said junior Shannon Donnelly.
“To get in shape and watch your diet, cut out high fructose corn syrup and any kind of soda. This will make you lose pounds in weeks since they are excess calories you can avoid. In most cases you can lose five pounds automatically,” said Beck.
“ I f you ’ re l os ing weight, a way to improve your look is wearing clothes that are loose fit-ting, which can get rid of any muffin top,” said Beck. Also, black is a slimming color, she added.
These children’s toys are examples of the large dif-ference between how boys and girls are brought up. While boys play with swords, guns and Call of Duty, girls play with dolls and makeup.
According to a survey of 133 students, the majority said that lack of exercise the main contributor to becoming overweight. The next largest groups were over eating and eating unhealthy food. Although students also said that heredity and emotions play a part in becoming overweight.
Photos by: Lyndsay Boyd
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Healthy start
From left to right- 1-grains, 2-vegeta-bles, 3-fruits, 4-oil, 5-milk, meat and 6- beans. People should eat more grains than anything else.
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season. The animal magnetism from fall is still going strong.
Bohemian, peasant blouses and fl oor-grazing skirt styles are hardly like their fl ower child ancestors. The seventies style, known for hippies and Woodstock, is coming back. This style is very loose and comfortable with big, low cut peasant blouses.
Blue denim in all shades, usually reserved for California cool girls, is on its way back in for the east coast. The nineties heavy denim style is sticking its foot in the door, so watch out for denim jackets, pants and even shirts. Light colored denim tops on darker colored denim bottoms are “cool” this season.
That punk’d out look is still in style for spring, so don’t throw out those skinny jeans just yet. Tomboy toughness is making a punch for spring 2011. Masculine meets feminine yet again in magazines and in stores everywhere.
Spring is a new chance for new fash-ions.
Vibrant colors, lace, fl orals, metallics and seventies styles are the “in” style for spring this year, according to Elle.com, Vogue.com and “Seventeen” Magazine.
Floral print is very girly for springtime and can be matched with blue jeans or solid colored pants. Floral dresses can be paired with solid leggings or plain fl ats. The prints may look like wallpaper, but they are anything but wallfl owers.
Lace is very feminine, fun and goes with almost anything. Lace this season is very daring. Full body lace is in style and is noth-ing like what you would fi nd in grandma’s closet.
Jungle themes, animal shapes and feathered skirts are fashionable for spring
Elyssa Cokinis Photo Editor
Spring showers bring trendy fashions for 2011
Models top left clockwise: Sopho-more Caitlin Over-holser is in a fl oral tank top with boots; senior Jordan Carter is in a vest and bright blue skinny jeans; junior Jordan Engle-man is in a fl oral dress; Overholser is in a fl oral sweater with a lace tank top with gladiator sandles; junior Kate-lyn Royce in a white off-the-shoulder shirt and denim with Tom Toms; Engle-man wears a bright blue tank top with light jeans; Royce is in in a fl oral dress with a white cardi-gan, Carter wears a bright purple jacket with dark blue jeans.
All photos by: Elyssa Cokinis
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Some students may think that after high school there’s nothing for them. But a million different paths await a graduate, some more unusual than others.
Different options are available for stu-dents after high school. While many students choose to attend college, some Northmont grads have chosen other roads to follow.
Although college is pretty much neces-sary in today’s world to get a good job, that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. Students can now study abroad for their degree.
That is exactly what 2008 graduate Amanda Yantis is currently doing in Spain. Yantis is part of the first group of students at her university to study abroad in Spain.
“The trip was planned through my univer-sity. I am a part of the first group of students to get to go to Spain through my university,” said Yantis.
Yantis is currently going to school at Mi-ami University. The classes she is taking are requirements for her major, Spanish educa-tion.
“ The university here even promotes a lot of travel and tries to help to set up programs that are a little more cost efficient with a few locals that know their way around Spain,” said Yantis.
Yantis is currently living in Oviedo, Spain. She also plans to travel to Morocco, Paris, London, Dublin, Greece and Germany before she leaves Europe.
College is often a good idea; however, this is not the road for everyone.
Being in a band and becoming famous doesn’t sound too bad to many students, and 2010 graduate Damian Smith is doing just that.
Smith’s band has traveled to cities in-cluding Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and, of coarse, Dayton.
His band, The Defendants, opened for The Misfits on Oct. 15, at the Alrosa Vista center in Columbus.
“ I love playing music. We like putting our own opinions in our songs. Pretty much I love music, being able to produce music. I hope to make it a career,” said Smith.
Being in a band can be fun, but making a band famous across the country, and even the world, can be difficult.
Andy Trick, from the band The Devil Wears Prada, has helped make his band known across the world.
Trick has toured the U.S., Canada, Mex-ico, Europe, Australia, Japan and South America.
The key to becoming famous, Trick said, is the music. “From my experience, it’s all
about writing creative music that’s not just a copy or recreation of what everyone else is doing at the time. Along with that, you need to get out there and play as often and anywhere possible. The rest comes down to being relentless on it and maybe a little bit of luck,” he explained.
Not only do musicians travel the world, but journalists also do their share of travel-ing.
Alan Abrahamsom, a 1976 graduate, has done many interesting things in his life.
He grew up between Clayton and Trot-wood, but he has traveled to 46 states and several other countries. Many of Abraha-msom’s travels abroad are a result of his covering several summer and winter Olym-pic games. As a journalist in Los Angeles, Abrahamsom covered events such as the O.J. Simpson and Mendez brothers’ murder trials.
He co-wrote the book “Mistrial of the Century: A Private Diary of the Jury System on Trial” about one of the jurors who was released from the Simpson trial.
Abrahamsom also co-wrote the book “No Limits: The Will to Succeed,” with Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. Abrahamsom is currently an NBC Sports journalist.
Abrahamsom’s news and feature articles can be found at ncbsports.com.
Every girl’s high school dream is ap-proaching. It’s called prom.
Prom is a formal dance held every spring, usually at Hara Arena. It’s a time when girls get to dress up and also get to dress up their guys.
Prom is April 16, and the theme is “A World of Enchantment.”
“Hara Arena will have four stations that will each have their own destination of a romantic city,” said junior Ashley Hillis, committee member.
“Last year’s Prom was cool. It was so much fun to see everyone all dressed up and to just let loose and hang out with your friends,” said senior Shelby Patterson.
“I am extremely excited for Prom. I love dances and getting dressed up, and this year’s theme seems like it could be a lot of fun,” said senior Katie Espelita.
Junior Shayla Birdsong agreed. “I can’t wait to see what the theme is and what the decorations will look like,” said Birdsong.
“I think Prom is only fun if you’re with a group of close friends. I went my sopho-more year and the theme was about mov-ies, so that was okay, but I’m not excited about the theme for this year. I feel it’s too close to last year and it’s not creative,” said senior Evan Rose.
“I feel like Prom is way too expensive. It’s fun to dance and eat with friends, but it’s not worth all the money people spend or the drama people create,” said junior Jasmine Shahbazi.
“Last year’s Prom was okay. I liked it because there were no freshmen. How-ever, I’m not going to this year’s Prom. My best friend Jasmine and I will probably go out to eat and then hangout and watch movies. But we may attend After Prom,” said junior Connor Hall.
Prom committee decides the aspects of prom. Members try to meet once or twice every two weeks. They discuss things like decorations, location, themes, and bud-gets.
Many people might wonder what it is like to be thrown into a foreign country where things are entirely different from what a per-son is used to.
Just this year, Miriam Sorgenfrei, a Ger-man foreign exchange student, came to Northmont High School.
“I have adjusted well to your school and I’m enjoying being in America,” said Sorgen-frei.
It may be difficult to find someone to ask about a foreign exchange program who has experienced it first-hand, but two German teachers participated in a foreign exchange program when they were in high school.
“I did several summer exchanges when I was 16, 17 and 19. I lived with two different families for eight weeks,” said Mrs. Chesley Egelhoff, German teacher.
“I spent my senior year in Germany as an exchange student. I adjusted very well,” said Mrs. Sara Heitkamp, another German teacher.
According to both teachers, a student will learn a lot by participating in a foreign exchange program.
“You will see differences in the school system and culture. Experiencing someone else’s family and life is a really valuable ex-perience to help you grow as a person and become independent,” said Egelhoff.
“It’s such a wonderful experience. You can learn so much more about culture, world events and the world in general. Plus, it’s a lot of fun,” said Heitkamp.
To be part of the German exchange pro-gram, a student must meet certain criteria.
According to the foreign exchange pro-gram Northmont uses, the American Scan-dinavian Student Exchange (ASSE), a stu-dent must maintain a B average, have good health, an excellent character reference and be between the ages of 15 to 18½.
“A student should have relatively decent grades, be open minded about culture and ways of life, and be very friendly and outgo-ing,” said Heitkamp.
“They should be outgoing and open to new experiences and definitely flexible. Ger-
many’s school system is a lot more difficult, so being a really good student and having a strong work ethic will help you succeed in a foreign exchange program,” said Egelhoff.
“They must have good grades and it would benefit being in a German class. They should also be friendly and willing to exchange and accept the aspects of the oth-er person’s culture,” said sophomore Carly Powell, who hopes to participate in the Ger-man exchange program next year.
“I am very excited to travel and expe-rience a new, different culture. I want to experience new things and try new foods,” said Powell.
For a twinning (exchange) program in Germany, the cost is $4,900 for three months and for the summer program, the cost is $4,500, but students interested can get help with the cost.
Although there has been one German foreign exchange student and one Ukrainian foreign exchange student at Northmont in the past year, no students have gone to Ger-many in more than two years, according to guidance counselor Mr. Kent McIntire.
Briana HeitkampPhoto Editor
Ashley MedlarReporter
NHS grads pursue varied career pathsInternational destinationsgive Prom romantic backdrop
Exchange program sends students to Germany
Hannah CortesNews Editor
A World of Enchantment
Foreign exchange offers life-changing experience
10 Feature T-Bolt Tribune 2.25.11Your date did what?
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Kyle HowardEditor-in-Chief
Winning hard-to-get girl takes playing same game at higher level
How do you become more than friends? The best boyfriends start out as just friends. How do you move pass being “just friends”?
•Sneak into his routine. Drop by his lunch table. He will get used to seeing you every day and hopefully will look forward to see-ing you.
•You know where he works. Act like you forgot and go get ice cream with your sister on a day when you know he is working. He will assume you aren’t there for him, and he will love the relationship you have with your sister. It gives you double points.
•Break off from the group of friends. Invite just him to do something. A light bulb should go off in his head, and he should know that you are interested in being more than “just friends.”
For example, you might need to go to the mall. You could ask him to join you. You wouldn’t be alone, and you two could pos-sibly have fun being away from the usual crowd.
•Send him a sign. Send him a bold text. Say that you thought he looked extra cute wearing his favorite button down shirt yes-terday. Or you could tell him you really like how he has been wearing his hair lately.
A girl who is just a friend does not notice little things like a hair style change. Only a girl who wants to be more than friends would notice something like that.
He should finally get the message that this is no longer a buddy-buddy relation-ship.
•Set the stage for romance. Get him into a dating frame of mind and spice up your relationship by asking him to join you for din-ner at a place that just so happens to have dim lighting and a romantic atmosphere.
•Use your body language to send a mes-sage. Brush a strand of hair out of his eye when he is talking to you. Lightly touch his arm when he tells you a joke. Sit closer to him. Do anything you can to let him know you want to be more than “just friends.” A girl who is a friend doesn’t do any of that.
•Tell him your feelings. Girls are allowed to wear the pants. We are living in the 21st century, ladies. You can take control if you want to be more than “just friends.”
•Hint that you are ready for a relation-ship. Or you could just ask him, “Should we try to make this relationship work?”
•Shut up and kiss him already! It is the fastest way out of the friend zone. Make the move that really will leave a mark on his heart and lipstick on his cheek.
You will get points for making the first move. Guys won’t admit it, but they love it when a girl makes the first move. So what are you waiting for? Make your move.
Kiss moves relationship out of ‘friend zone’ fast
It’s getting to that point in the year when I feel nostalgic. Soon, I’ll have to start worrying about finals, and I’ll remember how much I dislike school. But for now, I tear up at the thought of all the fun I’ve had in Dram Club, all the laughter I’ve shared with friends and the mistakes I’ve made along the way.
Regret is the topic of discussion today; the feeling you get when you wish life had a reset button. There are two types of regret. On kind of regret is for the mistakes we have made. Another is for the actions we haven’t taken.
For instance, I regret having worn a hook from Disney World on student-teacher look-alike day. Mr. Ruel is a great teacher, and I feel awful for having imitated him.
I also regret swearing on stage during the production of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream.” What I thought was barely audible was hu-miliatingly loud.
I still wince at the memories: standing on stage, the taste of obscenity lingering on my tongue; of sweat soaking the hand grasping the hook at the sight of Mr. Ruel Part of me wishes dearly that I had not acted so.
At the same time, though, I don’t think I’d change my actions for anything in the world. For it is regret that gives life flavor, that educates us about our errors, and it is regret that strengthens the bonds between friends and helps us to open our hearts and love more readily.
Regret arises from the memory that life was once much simpler, when making fun of a teacher was once the greatest wrong we could commit. Those memories anchor us to a past that we will cherish forever.
The other sort of regret comes not from action but from inaction. The opportunities we never took advantage of, the words we never said, the goals we never achieved and the love we never accepted. That regret will never instill cherished memories but will plague us into adulthood. We will wish, when we think back to our inaction, that we had been bolder, taken the initiative, carpe diem.
For now the best thing to do is to go forth with all gusto for the next opportunity. Talk to that pretty girl. Speak out against wrong.
We regret failure, but the positive side of regret for mistakes made is that which I have already mentioned. You may feel bad for a little while, but in the future you will recall your adolescence with fondness.
Do something just to say it’s been done. Be the student who isn’t afraid of messing up in the pursuit of glory. Go for all the gusto, and let boldness burn within you.
Dan Welch Columnist
Senior Moments
Student expresses high school regrets
In our lives, there is always that girl who is hard to get.
You do everything in your power just to get her to notice you, but you find that she just is not budging. Still, you continue to try.
There is a good chance you are trying too hard.
Women generally like a challenge. Portray-ing yourself as being desperate to have her only shoves her away from you.
Men are the same way in the sense that we also like a challenge.
Put this situation into perspective. Since you were an early teen, you have always wanted an iPod Touch but have never been able to afford one. One day, after saving up for it for many years, you are finally able to afford it. However, once you have purchased it, you realize that it is not as great as you thought it
would be and that you could buy many other items with that amount of money.
By purchasing this item the challenge is over. There is a letdown. This same concept applies to women. If they know they can have you, they are less inclined to want you.
Once you have told a girl you have feelings for her and she has said that she does not have feelings for you, you are at a disadvantage. However, she is not out of your grasp yet.
In this situation, continue to talk to her but pretend that you have other options. Do not directly tell her that you are interested in other women because that will steer her away from you, but do imply that this is a possibility.
Say things like, “I can’t wait for this weekend” or “I have a busy weekend ahead of me.” While these phrases may not be true, she will not know that, and will begin to
wonder if you have lost interest in her.Once the girl has become concerned that
you have lost interest in her, you may notice that she may become angry with you. This is because she secretly has feelings for you. Knowing this, you must play hard to get, making her believe that you are a “great catch.” If she wants you badly enough, she will chase after you.
Now that this girl has admitted that she has feelings for you, you have won the battle. She may have played her version of hard to get by showing a lack of interest in you, but you have played your version of hard to get by showing that you have other options. You have played hard to get better than she has.
Winning this battle has also won you the girl you have been seeking.
Keep in mind that just because playing hard to get does not work with one girl does not mean it will not work with another.
Everyone enjoys challenge
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The religious holiday, Ash Wednesday, is less than two weeks away on March 9.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the weeks observed by Christians that lead up to Easter. In the Catholic Church during mass, ashes of the blessed palms that were distributed on Palm Sunday of the previous year are blessed and sprinkled with holy water by the priest. Then the priest dips his right thumb in the ashes and makes a cross on each of the faithful’s forehead and says, “Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.” The distribution of the ashes reminds the faithful of their own mortality and calls them to repentance, ac-cording to www.Catholicism.About.com.
Wearing ashes is also a reminder of sinfulness, and many of the faithful leave them on their foreheads all day as a sign of humility.
Fasting is also a requirement for Ash Wednesday. Followers who are between the ages of 18 and 60 are required to fast and abstain from eating meat. The fast requires eating only one complete meal and two smaller ones with no food in between.
During Lent, which lasts 40 days, each follower is required to make sacrifices by giving up a daily activity such as eating
chocolate, drinking soda pop or playing video games.
Freshman Brittany Huff said the holiday is about, “repenting of your sins and a new start.” Science teacher Mr. Kevin Jones said, “It’s a reflection that you wouldn’t do at any other part of the year.”
Not everyone takes Ash Wednesday and Lent as seriously as others. Some confess to even “bending” a little, allowing themselves to indulge in what they had promised to avoid.
“Even though you have to give up some-thing, you can be the same you without that one component,” said Huff.
Wearing the holy ashes to school could cause some controversy. “I don’t think it would [violate school policy] because it’s exactly like wearing makeup. But it could offend somebody if they believe in a differ-ent religion. They could think that you were putting them down,” said Huff.
Language arts teacher Ms. Dawn Wojcik said wearing ashes to school does not violate school policy. “Religious freedom is permis-sible in school. As a teacher I cannot tell you how to believe. Everyone of religious faith should express their religious faith. If people express their own religious faith in public more often, there would be a better understanding of religious faith,” she said.
Amanda AkersReporter
Many people around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. In Ireland St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday celebrating St. Patrick, who converted the Irish people to Christianity.
One of St. Patrick’s symbols was the shamrock. People wear green on this holiday because it is the color of shamrocks. Lepre-chauns are actually not associated with St. Patrick or the holiday, but it is an American symbol for St. Patrick’s Day. Traditions of this holiday also include St. Patrick’s Day parades, according to www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day.
Some students and teachers celebrate this holiday by wearing green.
“Wearing green is a tradition I like,” said freshman Johna Eller.
“I like wearing green because it’s my favorite color,” said junior Jordan Millard.
“I like the green; I think it’s cool that the whole population is wearing the same color,” said junior Alyssa Somers.
“Traditions there (Ireland) are different from here,” said senior Maxim Perel. Even though Ireland still has a parade, traditional Irish families attend church in the morning and celebrate afterward, said the website.
Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal in Ireland and the U.S. Corned beef is used to substitute for Irish bacon because it is not as expensive. On St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish also celebrate with music. After the English conquered them, Irish music was used to remember their past, according to history.com/topics/st-patricks-day.
People celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in dif-ferent ways.
“I usually just hang out with friends,” said Mrs. Beth Brill, environment and life science teacher, who also likes wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day.
Freshman Ian Louis said the holiday means a lot to him because he’s Irish. “I’m with my family a lot,” said Louis.
“I wear as much green as possible the whole week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. I do this in order to show my pride in my Irish heritage and to bring attention to this underappreciated holiday,” said Ms. Melissa McMonigle, language arts teacher.
Kelsey GrayReporter
Students,teachersto celebrateSt. Patrick’s Day
Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida and Hawaii. These are just a few of the hottest vacation spots for spring break.
Some students are going to warm weather places during spring break. Junior Nicole Blakley is going to Florida to have fun. “I’m going to go to the beach and the ocean,” said Blakley.
“I’m going to Texas to see my friend that I haven’t seen in a long time,” said sophomore Lexi Tillman.
A survey of 43 students from first pe-riod study hall shows 19 out of 43 students have plans for spring break.
“I’m going to Panama City Beach with all my closest friends to hang out on the beach,” said senior Gavin Spohn.
“I am going to Ludington, MI, over spring break to ride go-carts, play in the ar-cades, ride the bumper boats and swim in Lake Michigan without the fear of sharks,” said freshman Marcus Wills.
“I’m going to Minnesota to hangout with friends and go to Mall of America with my mom and sister,” said sophomore Celestria Daugherty.
“I’m going to North Carolina to stay at my uncle’s beach home, to relax and spend time with my family,” said sophomore Savannah Arts.
Language arts teachers Ms. Rachel Shock and Ms. Rebecca Henderson are go-ing to Las Vegas to celebrate Henderson’s birthday. “I’m going to go to a lot of shows and restaurants, and to the ice lounge, which is made out of ice,” said Shock.
“I’m going to Orange County, California, to go to the beach, visit cousins and to go to Laguna Beach,” said science teacher Mr. Adam Burkhardt.
French teacher Mrs. Zouina Mezache is either going to Texas, Columbus or to Washington, D.C. If she goes to Columbus, she is going to work on her house there. If she goes to Washington, D.C., she will visit her sister. “Our spring break is mostly work related, and we try to mix fun and
work together,” said Mezache.
Hadeel Abder RhmanReporter
Spring Break destinationsinclude Florida, Texas
Lenten season encouragesrepentance, reflection
Feature
Beauty (right) and Beast pose with two girls at “Tea with Belle.” This event al-lowed children to eat lunch and take pic-tures with the cast from Drama Club’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.” The cast sang and signed a u t o g r a p h s for its audi-ence.
Photo by: Elyssa Cokinis
Tea with Belle
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Winter sports teams prepare for conference tournaments
This year’s NCAA basketball tournament is approaching, and many great teams could make a run for the national championship.
Five teams have the best chance to make a big run this March in the tourney.
The number five team is the Pittsburgh Panthers. They play a very tough schedule in the Big East Conference and to this point are 23-2. The Panthers have a balanced offense that has three men averaging more than 10 points per game. They are fourth in the na-tion in rebounding. The Panthers are a very balanced team and have five victories over top 25 teams. The Panthers are a team that knows how to win the big games.
The number four spot belongs to the Texas Longhorns after a huge victory over the num-ber two ranked Kansas Jayhawks in Kansas. Before the Longhorns defeated the Jayhawks on their home court, the Jayhawks hadn’t lost there in over two years. But with only one se-nior on the starting lineup, the Longhorns lack a very key ingredient, experience, which could cause them to falter in the tournament.
The number three team with a good chance to succeed in the big dance is the
Kansas Jayhawks. With a 24-2 record, the Jayhawks are a very solid team. Their only loss this season was to the Texas Longhorns. Since then the Jayhawks have recovered well. With the dominance from brothers Markieff and Marcus Morris down in the paint, the best way for a team to pull off the upset is shooting the three. The number two team that is tourney ready is the Duke Blue Devils. The Blue Devils have had two upsets in which they lost to two unranked teams this season. But with a coach like Mike Kryzewski, who knows how to win, and a very deep bench that can score at any given time, the Blue Devils will find a way. One big flaw for the Blue Devils is their rebounding. They are 43rd in the nation in rebounding, which must get better in order to defeat the good teams.
The number one team in the tourna-ment this year is The Ohio State Buckeyes. With big man Jared Sullinger leading the way for the Buckeyes, they are very tough to beat. Sullinger is averaging a double double a game this season as a freshman. The Buckeyes are very good at shooting the ball. They are fourth in the nation in field goal shooting.
March Madness set to kick offSuper Bowl Sunday is not just for watch-
ing football; it is also for watching new com-mercials. Companies spent $3 million this year for a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl. Here are the top 5 commercials from the Super Bowl game.
5) Doritos “Pug Attack” Doritos used a dog theme for the Super Bowl. The dog’s owner taunts him as the pug runs to the door, but to his surprise the dog knocks down the glass door and gets his whole bag of Doritos.
4) Pepsi Max “ Love Hurts” This commer-cial opens with a man trying to eat unhealthy foods, but his wife watches him like a hawk to get him to eat healthy foods. When he opens a can of Pepsi Max, his wife is with him, drinking one, too, and doesn’t take it away. He then spots a nice looking jogger and says “hi” to her. His wife doesn’t appreciate him looking at her, so she throws the can at him. He ducks and the can nails the jogger in the head.
3) Career Builders “Parking Lot” Career Builders stayed with the chimp theme for their Super Bowl commercial this year. An employee drives up to work and parks in a spot. As he gets ready to get out of his car, he doesn’t notice another car, driven by a chimp,
is blocking his door. He pleads with the chimp to park again, but the chimp walks away. When he decides to get out the other side, another car, also driven by a chimp, clips the back of his car and blocks his passenger side door, preventing him from getting out.
2) “Darth Vader” Volkswagen. The com-mercial shows a kid dressed as Darth Vader trying to use “the force” on everything. When his dad arrives home, he runs outside to see him. But the kid is more interested in trying to use the force to start the car. After a couple seconds the car starts and the kid is amazed at what he has done. His parents just look at him, the father’s thumb on the start button on the remote starter.
1) Bridgestone’s Reply All When a co-worker informs him he sent the e-mail to everybody, the guy goes on a crazy run try-ing to break and vandalize every computer or e-mail device possible. He uses his car, equipped with Bridgestone tires, to go every-where destroying electronic devices. When he gets back to the office, the co-worker tells him he didn’t send it to everybody and it was just a mix up. If you didn’t see this commercial, look it up on You Tube and you will laugh. Also, the “DO NOT ATTEMPT” label at the bottom of the screen is funny when he is destroying the devices.
Super Bowl ads bring laughter
The weather might be getting colder, but the winter sports teams are heating up. With many teams in action, each team is trying to do one thing: improve before the tourna-ment.
The boys and girls basketball teams are both making adjustments to their games before the Sectional tournament. They plan on using hard work and determination to win games.
“We’re doing pretty well,” said senior cap-tain Jaron Isaac of the boys varsity team. “All we need to do is play harder defense, value possessions and be smart with the ball,” he said.
With big wins over Centerville and Geor-gia’s state champion Wheeler, the Bolts are improving their game with a strong team effort.
The girls varsity team has made adjust-ments to its game since losing five straight. Big wins over Beavercreek and Butler have boosted the confidence of the Lady Bolts as they continue to battle their opponents.
“Our team is playing well together and working very hard to win games,” said varsity captain junior Krista Knapke. “We are planning on ending this season strong,” she said.
Both the boys and girls swimming teams are trying to improve their times so they can win the Greater Western Ohio Conference (GWOC).
“Everybody is giving a very good team effort and helping each other out,” said junior Bobby Jagielski, captain of the boys team. Jagielski set a new GWOC record for the 50 meter breaststroke and has helped the team set new goals for the rest of the season.
To improve scores, the bowling teams are working hard at practices. Both the boys and girls teams hope to improve their records overall and in the GWOC.
“The team is doing well,
and we are improving each match,” said senior Grant Walker. The Bolts’ greatest victories so far this year were against Butler and West Car-rollton. The Bolts de-feated both teams with a score of 2320 total pins.
Fo r t he g i r l s bowling team, ju-nior Kelsey Daugh-erty and sophomore Kristen Samartini are having a good year. Daugherty is averag-ing 158.6 pins per game, and Samartini is averaging 163.8 pins per game.
The wrest l ing team is trying to fin-ish the season as strong as it started. “This year is based on individuals be-
Photo by: Miranda Lindsey
Senior Nick Tingle grabs a re-bound Friday, Feb. 18, against Springfield.
cause there are gaps in the team,” said junior Jonah Newburg. Newburg placed first in the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association Holiday Tournament in the 171 pound weight class.
Senior Paul Winkler and junior Max Greer have been improving in their weight classes. Winkler is ranked first in the GWOC in the 189-pound weight class with a record of 29-8. Greer is ranked second in the 152-pound weight class with a record of 28-7.
The gymnastics team has improved throughout the season. “Since the season has started, we have improved at the meets,” said junior Kelsey Anderson. According to An-derson, the gymnasts are looking forward to Districts because they get to meet their friends from other schools and compete.
“We look forward to any home meets we have, and we hope to see many of our friends and family there cheering for us,” said Anderson.
The boys basketball team will face off against Stebbins this Saturday at Centerville High School.
The girls basketball team finished its sea-son with a loss to Wayne in the tournament.
