Northmont High School 4916 W. National Rd. Clayton, OH 45315 November 23, 2010 Volume 28, Issue 3 The Tribune New surveillance cameras are slowly making their way on to Northmont school buses. These new cameras are being installed in the front and the back of the buses and have microphones. Why are these new cameras needed? Transportation Director Mr. John Gossett said the old ones were outdated and still used VHS tapes. Gossett also said the tapes are not being watched every day. “We do not review them every day, only when a driver reports an incident,” he said. Principal Mr. George Caras said he welcomes the cameras and thinks they can be used for protecting students from incidents like bullying and fighting. “Students need to understand that we don’t go looking for trouble, but when we find it, we handle it diligently,” Caras said. Students are becoming aware of these cameras and what they could mean for them on the trip to and from school. “I don’t like them. They can hear everything we’re saying, and that to me is an invasion of privacy,” said sophomore Kristen Buckner. “I think kids will pretty much do the same thing as they have been doing. I don’t think anything will change,” said sophomore Dominick Marshall. Some students may not have seen these cameras yet. This is because of financial reasons. The cameras are being phased in over time because the district cannot afford to replace all the cameras at once. The cost of these cameras has not been released. There is no set date for when all of the buses will have the cameras installed. Reporter Jon Lord “Just one? That’s $3 please.” That’s what people are familiar with hearing if they go to the Englewood Cinema to watch the newest movie. The people they see behind the counter might be a little unfamiliar, though. Recently the owners of the cinema, the Petrocks, sold it back to the previous owners, the Snells. “We were just talking one night, and one thing led to another,” said owner Mike Snell. Snell and his wife Michelle bought the cinema back on Oct. 22. “Basically it was a time thing for them,” said Snell. The Petrocks had a lot going on, and they didn’t have time to manage the cinema, Snell explained. “It’s a very time consuming thing,” he added. Before the Snells sold it to the Petrocks, they owned it for two years. The Petrocks only had the cinema for eight months. “Nobody wanted to see it not be here. That’s one of the reasons we bought it back,” said Snell. “We’re happy to be back. We want to try and do some things to make it better than it was before,” he added. “We have no intentions of not being here,” said Snell. Don’t plan on seeing anyone new behind the counter giving people their tickets or giving them their popcorn. The Snells plan to retain their current employees. Word is spreading fast that the Snells are back, and Snell agreed that the response has been good. “We haven’t really told many people, but the word is passing around pretty quick,” said Snell. Snell said he is just happy to be back. So is the rest of his family. “We’re not going to change anything price-wise,” said Snell. Tickets will still be half price on Tuesdays. Regular admission prices will not change, either, he added. Snell also said they intend to start themed movie weekends. Some of the themes he said he will try might include stupid movies, funny movies, or action movies. The cinema also might do a “Twilight” movie marathon or a “Narnia” movie marathon, he added. Briana Heitkamp Photography Editor New cameras update buses If students have ever felt like no one understands them or that they’re alone, then If You Really Knew Me, a MTV reality show, might be a solution. If You Really Knew Me presents something called a Challenge Day, a one-day program that aims to break down barriers among students. Host Vinny Ferraro helps a group of 100 students to get comfortable with each other by giving insight into their own lives and problems. According to challengeday.org, the goals of Challenge Day are: •To make sure that students will never again be able to say they did not know that negative judgments, thoughtless jokes, rumors or oppressive behaviors, comments or violence hurt people. •To challenge students to adopt a three-step formula for creating positive change: notice, choose and act. •To challenge students to celebrate the diversity of all people. •To encourage students to share and express their true selves, instead of hiding who they are to fit in at school or in their community. •To provide students with tools and alternatives for healthy self- expression while also challenging them to let go of self-limiting thoughts, beliefs and emotions. •To challenge students to live a life in service to others. Two anonymous students went to Mrs. Sheree Coffman, the student assistance counselor, and presented the idea of bringing If you Really Knew Me to Northmont. At the time the students approached her, it was too late to enter the Cox and MTV voting contest, which ended Oct. 12. The top three schools that received the most votes will experience Challenge Day at their school. Although they could have put in an application to challengeday. org, the students, along with Coffman, decided to launch a letter writing campaign. Letters will try to persuade MTV to bring the Challenge to Northmont. The letter writing campaign will start in January. Specific dates will be released when established, but anyone who wants to write a letter may do so now and put it in Coffman’s mailbox in the Principal’s Office. Coffman explained why it is important to bring Challenge Day to Northmont. “The whole school will feel like a lighter place, a more accepting place. I think that’s what we’re all looking for,” she said. Coffman said she wants the student body to realize and understand that this is for the students. The letter writing campaign is being organized by the students for the students. Students who want to contribute ideas for the campaign should contact Coffman before Nov. 30. Shayla Kendricks Reporter Northmont seeks MTV show bid Previous owners purchase Englewood Cinema again
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Northmont High School 4916 W. National Rd. Clayton, OH 45315 November 23, 2010 Volume 28, Issue 3
The Tribune
New surveillance cameras are slowly making their way on to Northmont school buses. These new cameras are being installed in the front and the back of the buses and have microphones.
Why are these new cameras needed? Transportation Director Mr. John Gossett said the old ones were outdated and still used VHS tapes.
Gossett also said the tapes are not being watched every day. “We do not review them every day, only when a driver reports an incident,” he said.
Principal Mr. George Caras said he welcomes the cameras and thinks they can be used for protecting students from incidents like bullying and fighting. “Students need to understand that we don’t go looking for trouble, but when we find it, we handle it diligently,” Caras said.
Students are becoming aware of these cameras and what they could mean for them on the trip to and from school. “I don’t like them. They can hear everything we’re saying, and that to me is an invasion of privacy,” said sophomore Kristen Buckner.
“I think kids will pretty much do the same thing as they have been doing. I don’t think anything will change,” said sophomore Dominick Marshall.
Some students may not have seen these cameras yet. This is because of financial reasons. The cameras are being phased in over time because the district cannot afford to replace all the cameras at once.
The cost of these cameras has not been released. There is no set date for when all of the buses will have the cameras installed.
ReporterJon Lord
“Just one? That’s $3 please.” That’s what people are familiar with hearing if they go to the Englewood Cinema to watch the newest movie. The people they see behind the counter might be a little unfamiliar, though.
Recently the owners of the cinema, the Petrocks, sold it back to the previous owners, the Snells.
“We were just talking one night, and one thing led to another,” said owner Mike Snell. Snell and his wife Michelle bought the cinema back on Oct. 22.
“Basically it was a time thing for them,” said Snell. The Petrocks had a lot going on, and they didn’t
have time to manage the cinema, Snell explained. “It’s a very time consuming thing,” he added.
Before the Snells sold it to the Petrocks, they owned it for two years. The Petrocks only had the cinema for eight months.
“Nobody wanted to see it not be here. That’s one of the reasons we bought it back,” said Snell. “We’re happy to be back. We want to try and do some things to make it better than it was before,” he added. “We have no intentions of not being here,” said Snell.
Don’t plan on seeing anyone new behind the counter giving people their tickets or giving them their popcorn. The Snells plan to retain their current employees.
Word is spreading fast that the Snells are back, and Snell agreed that the response has been good.
“We haven’t really told many people, but the word is passing around pretty quick,” said Snell.
Snell said he is just happy to be back. So is the rest of his family. “We’re not going to change anything price-wise,” said Snell. Tickets will still be half price on Tuesdays. Regular admission prices will not change, either, he added.
Snell also said they intend to start themed movie weekends. Some of the themes he said he will try might include stupid movies, funny movies, or action movies. The cinema also might do a “Twilight” movie marathon or a “Narnia” movie marathon, he added.
Briana HeitkampPhotography Editor
New camerasupdate buses
If students have ever felt like no one understands them or that they’re alone, then If You Really Knew Me, a MTV reality show, might be a solution.
If You Really Knew Me presents something called a Challenge Day, a one-day program that aims to break down barriers among students. Host Vinny Ferraro helps a group of 100 students to get comfortable with each other by giving insight into their own lives and problems. According to challengeday.org, the goals of Challenge Day are:
•To make sure that students will never again be able to say they did not know that negative judgments, thoughtless jokes, rumors or oppressive behaviors, comments or violence hurt people.
•To challenge students to adopt a three-step formula for creating
positive change: notice, choose and act.
•To challenge students to celebrate the diversity of all people.
•To encourage students to share and express their true selves, instead of hiding who they are to fit in at school or in their community.
•To provide students with tools and alternatives for healthy self-expression while also challenging them to let go of self-limiting thoughts, beliefs and emotions.
•To challenge students to live a life in service to others.
Two anonymous students went to Mrs. Sheree Coffman, the student assistance counselor, and presented the idea of bringing If you Really Knew Me to Northmont. At the time the students approached her, it was too late to enter the Cox and MTV voting contest, which ended Oct. 12. The top three schools that received the most votes will experience Challenge Day at their school.
Although they could have put
in an application to challengeday.org, the students, along with Coffman, decided to launch a letter writing campaign. Letters will try to persuade MTV to bring the Challenge to Northmont.
The letter writing campaign will start in January. Specific dates will be released when established, but anyone who wants to write a letter may do so now and put it in Coffman’s mailbox in the Principal’s Office.
Coffman explained why it is important to bring Challenge Day to Northmont. “The whole school will feel like a lighter place, a more accepting place. I think that’s what we’re all looking for,” she said. Coffman said she wants the student body to realize and understand that this is for the students. The letter writing campaign is being organized by the students for the students.
Students who want to contribute ideas for the campaign should contact Coffman before Nov. 30.
Shayla KendricksReporter
Northmont seeks MTV show bid
Previous owners purchase Englewood Cinema again
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As teenagers, sometimes it becomes difficult to find our-selves and to discover what it is that truly satisfies us. Often-times, teens are influenced by others to do things that they normally would not do. These actions could harm others or ourselves and could potentially prove fatal. To prevent these unfortunate situations, teens must learn to control their ac-tions.
One decision that could po-tentially lead students down the wrong path is using harmful drugs and alcohol. Both drugs and alcohol are very damag-ing to the human body. Once a person has experimented with these drugs, the person may become addicted to them and act without thinking. As a result, many people find them-selves in harm’s way.
Another problem teens may face is from using online social networking sites. Facebook.com is one site that can be-come a nightmare for teens. One reason for this is some are bullied on this site. Also, students may post messages
on this website that they do not think through entirely. Stu-dents forget that everyone who is their “friend” on Facebook can see what they are post-ing. Sometimes unintended people see the post and drama results.
Teachers and students being “friends” on Facebook pres-ents another potential hazard. Should students and teach-ers be allowed to be “friends” outside of school? While ar-guments for both sides exist, student-teacher friendships on Facebook pose many dangers for both.
Being with friends can also contribute to teens not exer-cising self-control. Yes, we all like to have a fun time with our friends; however, sometimes a fine line separates having fun and breaking a law or rule.
If you commit a crime and use the excuse, “But I was with my friends; they influenced me,” the court of will not be very understanding.
Breaking a school rule, such as screaming or pushing in the
Self control leads students to successhalls, can lead to disciplinary ac-tions. Instead, set the example for good behavior and good choices.
Choosing to use harmful drugs or alcohol, befriending teachers outside of school, posting detri-mental messages on Facebook and acting differently when you are with your friends can all lead to serious consequences.
In order to prevent these actions from becoming serious issues, exercise self-control.
Do not use drugs and be the person who harms others due to the lack of available brain cells. Do not open yourself up to an inappropriate relation-ship with a teacher outside of school. Do not post messages on Facebook that could create hard feelings or embarrassment. Do not use alcohol and wind up in the hospital. And do not persuade yourself that the rules will change simply because you are with your friends.
Practice self-control. Do not cross the line. Don’t be “that” person. Think before you act; you will be just fine.
Cartoon by: Emily Eldridge
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Winning four Grammy awards last year for her hit album Fearless, Taylor Swift needs to make room in her trophy case because her new album Speak Now is award-worthy.
Speak Now switches up the pace and genres of music we are used to hearing Swift perform. The album is a mix of slow, country electric blues.
In this album she escapes the view of herself as an innocent, love-stricken child and has come out with anger-fueled songs that get you pumped and make you want to dance. “Haunted,” “Sparks Fly,” “Speak Now,” “Mine” and “The Story of Us” are all perfect examples of her newest pop persona.
She doesn’t completely leave her coun-try roots behind, though. Her voice is un-mistakably unique and beautiful, portraying her passion for each song. Accompanying her voice are strong violins, adding a loud,
foot-tapping beat in the song “Haunted.” “Haunted” is about a relationship gone
wrong and her wish that the guy she has is someone else. This song also displays her new rock and pop edge that brings her songs to a whole new level by adding in harder drumbeats and more electric guitar.
“Better Than Revenge” clearly outlines a song full of anger. Music is her way of vent-ing in the song.
Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did. Ha, it’s time for a little revenge, says Swift playfully in “Better Than Revenge.”
“I feel like in my music I can rebel,” said Swift to the New York Times.
Although it is an amazing song, it strongly resembles the song “Misery Business” by Paramore, which tells the story of a girl taking another girl’s guy and her desire for revenge. But Swift’s song is better than Paramore’s because it is different for her. Paramore is known for its emo punk rock, but for Swift it is a whole new edge that shows her voice in a different way than her other slow songs.
The venting of ghosts of relationships past continues with “Dear John,” rumored to be about John Mayer. The six-minute song slowly and sadly paints a picture of Swift’s pain.
Dear John, I see it all now that you’re gone/ Don’t you think I was too young to be messed with?/ The girl in the dress/ Cried the way home/ I should have known, sings Swift.
Classic Swift is shown through “Innocent.” Her slow, thought provoking lyrics mesmerize your thoughts about when times were simpler and people were more innocent. The country star sings, Wasn’t it easier in your lunch box days?/ Always a bigger bed to crawl into/ Wasn’t it beautiful when you believed in every-thing?/ And everyone believed in you?
The album is undeniably Swift’s best. None of the songs outshines the other. They are all equally good no matter what spin she takes on them. Her new path of pop and rock works and is a nice addition to her sound. No matter how many times you listen to this album, it will never get old. Swift is timeless.
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“Stuck Like Glue”Sugarland
“Anything Like Me”Brad Paisley
“Why Wait”Rascal Flatts
“Turn On The Radio”Reba
Taylor Swift“Haunted”
Tim McGraw “Felt Good On My Lips”
Carrie Underwood“Mama’s Song”
Kenny Chesney"Somewhere With You"
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” is the seventh and fi nal Harry Potter book in the series. The movie just hit theaters Nov. 19. The movie version of the book will be split into two parts.
“I think this will be the best movie so far,” said sophomore Kylie Evans. “I hope there’s a lot of action in this one.”
In part 1, Harry and his friends, Ron and Hermione embark on a dangerous mission to hunt down and destroy the truth behind the dark lord, Lord Voldemort.
Without the help of their professors and the deceased Professor Dumbledore, Harry’s former principal at Hogwarts, there to protect them, the trio must count on one another now more than ever. But the Dark Forces in their path try to tear them apart.
Harry Potter is coming closer to the fi ght of his life, a fi ght he has been preparing for since he day the got to Hogwarts, according to. www.ropeofsilicon.com and www.screen-crave.com.
“I’m really looking for some really cool special effects [in Deathly Hallows Part 1],” said junior Chris Jones.
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Students must be diligent to get financial assistance for college Amanda Akers Reporter
Nearly everyone needs help paying for college expenses. Seniors should begin ap-plying for both scholarships and grants now, according to guidance counselors.
Scholarships and grants are not exactly the same.
Scholarships are financial awards used to further a student’s education either by merit, talent or financial need. Grants are based more on the financial need of the family and the money does not need to be paid back to the government.
To begin this process, in December se-niors and parents must request a four-digit pin number, a combination of the student’s Social Security number, name and date of birth to be able to access personal information on federal student aid sites, such as FAFSA. Students can visit the website www.pin.ed.gov
to obtain this number. Also, guidance coun-selors highly recommend that all juniors and seniors, with their parents, attend Financial Aid Night Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
Next, a Free Application for Federal Stu-dent Aid (FAFSA) should be filed at the end of January or the beginning of February, said both Mrs. Beth Kessler and Mrs. Erica Marsden, guidance counselors. After this, students will receive an Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). An EFC is a number that says how much a family is expected to contribute for college expenses. “The lower the EFC, the greater the financial need,” said Kessler. More information about FAFSA can be found on the Counseling Center website or at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
From there, students should apply for scholarships and grants, following both the guidelines and deadlines for each very care-
fully. Be sure to provide the right information, essays, if they are required, and submit them no later than the date stated. Northmont and Montgomery County both offer scholarships which are available for anyone with a 2.5 or higher grade point average. Scholarships can be found at colleges where students wish to attend, or at websites such as www.private.org and www.wiredscholar.com. The Coun-seling Center’s website offers scholarship information. Students should also check with their parents’ employers. Some companies offer scholarship opportunities to children of employees. On average, scholarships provide $500-$2,000.
Marsden said not enough students have been asking about scholarships. “Students have to be diligent and apply to as many as possible,” she said. It is better to begin the process as soon as possible before students run out of time, she said.
object upward to another level.“It’s like those Tom and Jerry contrap-
tions or the game Mouse Trap,” explained Marshall.
Science Olympiad is always looking for new members to join the team. Meetings take place Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 110. Members don’t always have to be there for the entire time.
“My favorite thing about SO is all the trips, staying in the hotels, going to State and hang-ing out with my friends in SO,” said freshman Jessica Cameron.
“You’ll get to have a whole bunch of fun, meet new people, go to new places, have fun on trips and bus rides. It’s amazing,” said Reynolds.
Northmont’s Science Olympiad (SO) placed sixth in the state and second in Regionals last year, beating out over 300 teams in its division and 60 of the best teams in Ohio for Regionals.
“We’ve consistently been in the top 10 in the state for the past three years,” said Mr. Tom Wilson, SO adviser and head coach.
Wilson has been the SO head coach of Division C for three years after being assistant coach for the previous three years.
SO divisions include A, B and C. Division A includes elementary students and sometimes combines with Division B, middle school stu-dents, Wilson explained. Division C is made up of just high school students.
Currently, 24 students make up the high school SO team, fewer than what is needed for two full SO teams.
“SO is so fun. It’s everything I enjoy,” said sophomore Dominick Marshall. “I joined in seventh grade after they came around to all the elementary schools and showed us the medals they’ve won. I like science, and I like
building stuff,” Marshall explained.Many of the other SO members got
involved through working at the Lewisburg Haunted Caves. The caves have been one of the few sources of fundraising for SO.
“We make about $18,000 off of the caves,” said Wilson. “This goes to all the SO equipment, to participate and hold invita-tional competitions, charter buses to go to these competitions.”
SO participates in seven to eight competi-tions a year, facing heavy competitors, such as Mentor, Piqua, Centerville and Solon. Last year Solon’s middle school team and Center-ville’s high school team won first place in the National Science Olympiad tournament at the University of Illinois.
“We need to get back to where we right-fully deserve to be,” Wilson said.
“You really put in as much work as you want to, but success comes from work,” said Wilson. “They should be putting in 10-20 hours in science and math a week,” he added.
“I probably put in an hour a day for five days, maybe one and a half hours a day,” said freshman SO member Kaleigh Reynolds.
“You don’t always have to be the best or the brightest,” said Wilson. “It all amounts to hard work. We’ve had kids who were on IEPs (Individual Education Plans), and it ended up helping them in their own science and math classes,” he said.
Science Olympiad competitions are made up of different events. Members of SO focus on two to three events, oftentimes paired up with another member. Some of these events are straight forward, such as Anatomy and Physiology, Ecology, Astronomy, Technical Problem Solving and Fossils.
More obscure events include Microbe Mission, which involves knowing differ-ent disease-causing organisms. Another is Write It Do It, in which a partner describes a particular object which has been chosen for the pair and leaves the description for his or her partner who will work to recreate this object.
In Mission Possible, students construct a Rube Goldberg device, a device which causes one motion to affect another in a certain path. For example, students design a contraption in which a ball drops down, rolls through a tube, rolls onto a lever and propels another
Jacqueline Hensley Editor-in-Chief
Science Olympiad ranks high in state competitions, seeks new members for club
Bolt’n Board
The Northmont Marching Band made semi-finals in the Bands of America Grand Nationals. The band placed
ninth out of 43 bands.
Today is the last day to buy a pie from students in orchestra.
Mr. Jim Smith will be award-ed Health Educator of the Year at the State OAHPERD convention in December.
Academic Challenge team is ranked number one in Ohio and number 11 nationally.
Seniors Logan O’Shea and Jessica Clutter received the Wendy’s High School Heis-man award.
Science Olympiad offers help with math, science
5FashionT-Bolt Tribune11.23.10
Madi Rumschik Reporter
Stay hot during this cold winter season. This time of the year’s winter style is all about staying comfy while still looking chic.
“I think this winter’s style is very ‘80s. The off the shoulder shirt and leggings and coming back,” said junior Dessirae Turner.
The ‘80s style includes off the shoulder shirts, legwarmers and neon tights, which are starting to come back. Off the shoulder shirts are perfect for the winter because you can put a warm long-sleeved shirt or tank top underneath them.
One of the most popular items to wear this season is neither jeans nor regular leg-gings. Jeggings are leggings with a jean print on them. They are flexible and form-fitting.
“Jeggings are better than jeans because you don’t have to jump up and down to get
into them,” said freshman Ashley Sullivan. To accompany jeggings try an oversized
sweater or a cute cardigan. Knit sweaters are cozy and warm without making people look frumpy. For a jacket, try a pea coat; pea coats are modern and come in many different colors and prints. A pea coat is a jacket with six buttons arranged in two rows of three down the front. Some pea coats have a belt.
Guys can rock this season too. Casual jeans and skinny jeans are always in style. Pair jeans with a button-up or polo shirt.
To protect against the cold, try a thick cardigan or a furry jacket. Thick cardigans are comfortable without being too hot. Furry jackets look like a normal hoodie on the outside, but on the inside there’s a layer of warm faux fur. “Furry jackets are awesome,” said junior Joel Anderson, “I wear mine all the time.”
Stay stylin’ during chilly winter season
Counterclockwise from above: Senior Kayla Wo-odard models her pea coat and boots. Sopho-more Alia Eckhardt looks sweet in her skirt, tights and boots. Freshman Joseph Hanna sports his plaid button down shirt and skinny jeans. Senior Eric Cameron wears a sweat shirt and skinny jeans while rocking out. Junior Andrew Weaver wears his furry jacket. Senior Evan Rose shows off his jeans and sweatshirt while rocking out on the field. Senior Jordan Carter looks good in his pea coat and jeans. Senior Garrett Rumschik shows off his skinny jeans and cardigans. Ju-nior Sonya Sokhey stays warm in her oversized sweater and jeggings. Senior Eddie Olinger stays warm this winter while wearing a striped sweater. Junior Emily Eldridge wears her cardi-gan and skinny jeans.
All photos by: Elyssa Cokinis
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It’s “Facebook official.” Teenagers are in a serious relationship with one of the most popular social networking sites in internet history, Facebook.
Facebook was originally founded on Feb. 4, 2004, by then-Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg. Originally founded as an online student directory for Harvard, with the help of a roommate, they expanded it to include Standford, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell and New York University.
In an interview in 2007, Zuckerberg said, “For me and my colleagues, the most impor-tant thing is that we create an open information flow for people.”
It proved to be an instant hit, at-tracting more than 500 million active users today, accord-ing to www.Face-book.com.
N i ne t y - t h r ee percent of teens in America, age 12-17, are online, ac-cording to a new survey done by the Pew Research Cen-ter’s Internet and American Life Project. In another study done by the Institute for Public Policy Research, teens are easily spending 20 hours a week on social-networking sites, such as Myspace and Facebook.
• So how much time do we spend on Facebook?
“I probably spend an hour total per week, maybe 10-15 minutes per day,” said junior Jessica Vencill.
“On average, I would say about 35 hours a week, five hours a day,” said junior Austin Newsom. “I spend that time talking to friends and family. I don’t play a lot of applications,” he said.
Applications are another source of en-tertainment for people online. Zynga, the company which makes the popular application games Mafia Wars, Farmville and CafeWorld, has reportedly been making an increasing profit since September 2007, while Facebook has only recently started to bring in money.
With so much time devoted to the Internet and Facebook, young people around the nation have become concerned with just how much time they’re spending online according to an article by ABC News.
“Some teens have (become obsessed
Jacqueline HensleyEditor-in-Chief with Facebook). I mean, it’s a great way to
reconnect with people, but it’s also a place where people start drama, which isn’t good. I do believe some teens are obsessed with it,” said junior Jordan Ford.
In Michigan, sophomore Neeka Salmasi has tried to cut down on the time she spends on Facebook, by having her password changed by a family member or friend and only given the password to get on during the weekends, according to ABC News.
“The younger kids who use it think it’s cool, but as I get older it doesn’t really ap-peal to me with other things going on,” said CTC junior Chelsey Little.
Accord ing to a survey done by www.emarketer.com, teens ages 13-17 are leaving Facebook more frequently. In April 2010, one out of five teens left Facebook. They complained that the site had too many ads and was boring. They also reported that they were uncomfort-able sharing per-sonal information with others. Some left because family
members were joining the site, a growing trend in today’s society.
For the latter complaint, mypar-entsjoinedfacebook.com was created. The site welcomes visitors with a title that reads “Congratulations! Your Parents Just Joined Facebook. Your Life Is Officially Over.” Even Saturday Night Live fea-tured a sketch named “Damn it! My Mom Is On Facebook.”
• Should teach-ers and students be “friends”?
Originally a college student site, Facebook has expanded to include students of all ages and even their teachers. There has always been a thin line between appropriate and inappropriate teach-er-student relationships. Just last month, three New York City teachers were fired due to inap-propriate “friendings” on Facebook. According to
the New York Post, Bronx teacher Chadwin Reynolds left comments on the pictures of six female students, making comments like “this is sexy.”
School officials in Norton, MA, are proposing a new policy which would prohibit on-line connections between teachers and current or former students. This policy would also restrict teacher-student contact through the school’s elec-tronic system and would not permit teachers to give students their cell or home phone numbers. At a recent school board meeting, the policy was unanimously agreed upon but then put on hold for further discussion, accord-ing to The Boston Globe.
“If it’s for the safety of the students and the teachers, I think it’s okay for schools to have restrictions over teachers having Facebooks,” said Ford.
“I don’t think they should put restrictions on it because Facebook is an open community website. Anybody can have one (a Facebook page). I don’t think it is right of schools to tell teachers if they can or can’t have one. It’s ulitmately their life, and if they want to put it out there, let them,” said Vencill.
“It’s kind of weird (to add teachers), but if it’s your favorite one, that’s okay,” said fresh-man Tara Sampson. “That’s their life, their social life. It doesn’t matter,” she added.
Junior Steven Winston checks his Facebook updates. Northmont has online restrictions over social-networking sites such as Facebook.
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teachers).”Sophomore Drew Ratzel also commented
on the controversy: “I think it’s okay to friend teachers on Facebook. They need to be profes-sional during school, but the school shouldn’t
restrict what they do outside of school. I don’t think the school should step in and intervene unless this activity was going on on school grounds or during school events. If it’s not at school, then it would be in the hands of the police,” he said.
“Facebook should be open to everybody,” said Mrs. Carol Roberts, language arts teacher and yearbook adviser, “but young teachers do have to be careful with the kind of messages that are sent. I think there’s definitely a dif-ference between adding older teachers and adding younger teachers because there’s a different social life.”
“I started a Facebook page this year to publish Spanish Club meet-ings,” said Ms. Janelle Hayes, Spanish teacher, “but stu-dents can’t do anything on it. It’s okay for teachers to have Facebook pages if it’s for educational purposes, but for personal reasons, absolutely not,” she said.
Teachers have sometimes been accused of misusing Facebook, but students have also been responsible for inappropriate activity on Fa-cebook. There are a number of cases in which students have created fake profiles on Facebook and Myspace of teachers and school ad-ministrators, according to allfacebook.com.
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“Personally, I don’t have a Facebook. There’s always somebody who wants to get at a teacher. People love taking free shots at others,” said Principal Mr. George Caras. “I think you run into opposite per-ceptions. A quick post can easily be mis-construed, even just jokes or snippets of a conversation. It’s weird,” said Caras.
• The Dangers of FacebookFake profiles have also been made
by students for other students, often as a form of cyberbullying, according to allfacebook.com. In the past year, cyber-bullying has made the headlines several times due to suicides that have occurred from this type of bullying.
A teen in Georgia, Roger Corey Bon-sant, created a fake profile account under the name of another student at his school, then accused a teacher of handing out answers to special needs students, which led to the teacher’s being fired from that school, according to the TV station, WRDW in Augusta, GA.
In Newton, CT, 18-year-old Ian Guilfoil was charged with three felony counts of risk of injury to a minor and misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and reckless driving all due to a video he posted on his Facebook page in Janu-ary 2009, according to The News-Times from Danbury, CT. This video showed him speeding with friends in the car who were under the age of 18.
Despite all these dangers, Facebook
also proves to be useful to students.
•The Advantages of Facebook“Sometimes, if I need help, I can ask
a friend who is online and they usually get me what I need,” said Vencill. “Also, some of my teachers that have Facebooks use it only for school to post homework and stuff. So while you’re on and going th rough all of the updates, y o u r t e a c h e r posts your h o m e -work and then you r e m e m -ber what you need t o d o ,” she said.
I n September of 2009, President Barack Obama took part in a question and answer session with a group of teens. He warned them to be careful on social networking sites. “First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook because in the YouTube age, whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your
life,” Obama said. “And when you’re
young, you make mistakes and you do some stupid stuff. And I’ve been hear-ing a lot about young people posting stuff on Facebook, and then suddenly they go apply for a job and somebody has done a search,” he said.
• Should employ-ers be able to check Facebook pages before hiring?
In a random sur-vey taken of 125
becomes teenage obsessionNorthmont students, 60 percent of students said they thought it was all right for employers to look at someone’s Facebook account before hiring them. According to a survey done in January by careerbuilder.co.uk, today 53 percent of employers check Facebook pages before hiring.
“I think it’s okay (for employers to check Facebook pag-es) if you want to get to know more about the person, but if they are just on there to find out informa-tion that isn’t critical to the job, then no, it’s not okay,” said Vencill.
Newsom agreed, saying, “The em-ployer can get a feel for what the future employee will be like behavior-wise, and the use of language
is a big thing at work.”“I interviewed a few teachers a few
years ago, straight out of college with great credentials,” said Caras. “I checked their Facebook pages, and there was stuff on there, partying and drinking, and that cost them their chance to teach, and they’re only 22 years old. That’s fairly innocent for their age, but teachers have to realize perceptions are different,” Caras said.
When it comes down to it, most people will agree precautions need to be taken before posting online.
“I think teens should think about how many people can actually see what they post, even if they aren’t their friend. If you don’t have your profile set to cer-tain security settings, then ultimately anybody can see what you’re posting,” said Vencill.
“I think a lot of the trouble comes from stupidity,” said Ratzel. “It’s a lack of common sense, and it’s more than just Facebook, such as consuming al-cohol, drugs, destruction of property and a lot of disrespect for others and themselves.”
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Austin Hicks graduated from Northmont in 2009, and now he’s on his way to becom-ing a well-known country music artist at age 20.
Hicks said he gained an interest in music at a very early age. Music was one of the first activities his family ever did together. His
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going through, consumers could be more cautious with their spending. On the other hand, the economy could influence stores to lower their prices even more so sales will go up and profit will not be lost, said a Best Buy representative.
“I think the economy will affect the peo-ple shopping on Black Friday because peo-ple will spend more money with the deals,” said junior Brandon Hoskins.
Many businesses tend to thrive on the holiday season, although in some cases, saving money is not as important as getting the right gift.
“During the holiday season I don’t care about money as much as I care about get-ting good gifts,” said Family and Consumer Science teacher Mrs. Megan Knight.
Millions of people all over the U.S. will be hitting the malls on Friday, Nov. 26, to get the best deals this holiday season. Since the Fri-day after Thanksgiving in 1924, people have started their holiday shopping on this day full of sales and discounts.
Black Friday, as the day is called, got its name in 1960. When accounting records were kept by hand, red ink stood for loss and black ink stood for profit. On the Friday after Thanksgiving, accounting records were appearing in black ink; hence, “Black Friday” received its name, according to blackfriday.com.
Many businesses fear the economy could be a factor working against this year’s sales. With the post-recession slump the country is
In addition to the madness of getting the best deal and that special gift come the crowds and frenzy. People can be crazy when it comes to Black Friday. Two years ago a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death after opening the doors to a New York Superstore.
“Black Friday is competitive and so in-tense. Who wouldn’t want to participate?” said freshman Yulian Applegate.
Senior Alex Applegate has another view. She will not be shopping on Black Friday. “Of course not! I don’t want to get trampled to death!” she said.
The crazy crowds and chaos can moti-vate people to stay home from the event; however, others love the crowds.
“Black Friday has its goods and bads, but
Hannah PeytonReporter I like to go for the fun of it,” said freshman
Cameron Black.Target will be opening at 4 a.m. Black Fri-
day, and Best Buy will be opening at 5 a.m. Representatives from both stores said they believe the X-Box Connect and iPad will be their biggest sellers. Both stores are expect-ing big crowds and a positive outcome in sales due to the economy coming out of the recession.
Those who decide not to get out and face the masses might be able to find some deals on Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is the Mon-day immediately after Black Friday, the kick-off day to online shopping for the holidays. It is also the busiest shopping day for online retailers. The National Retail Federation cre-
ated the term in 2005.
Black Friday can mean big savings for holiday season
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Hicks is not currenty on tour. He will ap-pear in Las Vegas on Nov. 30 with big names in country music.
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parents were in local bands, and he was al-ways on stage with them. Ever since he first started talking, music has always been a big part of his life, said Hicks.
Music has drastically changed his life.“Day in and day out music is what I
live. Everything revolves around my music,” Hicks explained. He said he spends most of his down time writing music and rehearsing or doing interviews and conference calls. He said he loves what he does and hopes to make music that touches people, music people can really relate to.
Hicks said he hardly has time for any of his old friends, but he loves his life and everything it has become. “I can’t believe how blessed I actually am. All the stars are aligning, and everything’s falling into place,” he said.
For his future, Hicks said he has hopes of one day playing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN, where all of the biggest country music artists play.
Making it big isn’t as simple as a lot of people make it sound.
“You have to be 150 percent committed. It has to be your passion,” he said. “If you just want to be famous, then you have the wrong idea,” he added.
Hicks has one self-titled album that was released last September containing his breakthrough single, “I Still Pledge Al-legiance,” which is played on country music stations nationwide. He is working on his second studio album with three songs al-ready completed. He plans to finish the full album by the first of January.
Although Hicks’ life has become a life some dream of, he said he loved Northmont.
Some of his favorite teachers were Mr. Mark Barnhill, music teacher; Mr. Rusty Rizzotte, math teacher; Mr. Chuck Harlow, social stud-ies teacher; and Ms. Dawn Wojcik, language arts teacher.
He is currently not on tour but has one show coming up on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, where he will be with many of the biggest stars in country music. Check out Hicks’ new music on his website www.austinhicks.net, or purchase his album at Best Buy or FYE. Fans may also request his new songs on local country music radio stations.
2009 graduate Austin Hicks is currently working on his second album. His previ-ous, self-titled album was released last September.
Austin Hicks performs country music favorites. Hicks gained an interest in music early in his life.
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about fraternities or sororities? Parties? Alcohol? Hazing? This is how Greek life is portrayed on TV, but you can’t always believe everything you see on TV or in movies.
The popular TV show GREEK, on ABCfamily, follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University who participate in the school’s Greek system. They engage in haz ing, party ing and competing with other sororities and fraternities. Most of this TV show is just that, TV. It’s not real life.
“Many of the TV shows or movies portray sororities as girls who party all the time, and that is not true at all,” said 2008 Northmont graduate Lacey Stowe. Stowe is in the Delta Zeta sorority at Wright State University.
“We don’t have any rivals; the Greek community is really close. We have socials as much as we can to try to get to know more people,” said Stowe.
“I actually was not planning on even joining a sorority, but I gave it a try,” said Stowe. “Now I’m extremely glad I did because my sisters are always there for me through anything and because the sorority itself has so many opportunities,” said Stowe.
The history of sororities and fraternities lies in ancient secret societies. Secret societies have existed for hundreds and sometimes even thousands of years. The Freemasons are one of the mos t famous l y recognized of all.
According to www.shsu .edu , a website about t he h i s t o r y o f fraternit ies and sororities, in 1776, a secret society was founded at the College of William and Mary called Phi Beta Kappa. This group was different from other secret societies because it had a Greek-letter name. This was the first Greek fraternity, and it set the traditions for those to come: the Greek letters, a secret ritual, a secret handshake, a badge, a motto and a code of laws. It had regular meetings and an emphasis was placed on acting in a gentlemanly manner.
Almost 100 years later in the 1850s, Alpha Delta Pi was founded as the first sorority at
Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, according to Wikipedia.
Sororities and fraternities were created so that people with similar goals and dreams could form strong bonds of friendship and fellowship with each other, according to shsu.edu. In Greek society, fellow sorority or fraternity members are called sisters and brothers because of this tradition of strong relationships between members. Many fraternities and sororities have their own
houses where members live together.
“The best th ing about b e i n g i n a sorority is the s i s t e rhood ,” sa id S towe. “We a re a l l so different, but we come
together and accept each other for who we are,” she explained.
The Greek system was also created as a home away from home for students and a way of promoting leadership, scholarship and community spirit, according to Stowe.
“We do a lot of volunteering around the community and the campus,” said Stowe. “It’s a really nice thing that we can do for others, and we really care about our philanthropy events,” said Stowe.
Leadership is also a focal point of Greek society.
“Sororities and fraternities are really big on leadership. We have different leadership
p o s i t i o n s that can help i n d i v i d u a l s b e c o m e leaders which in turn can help w i t h f u t u r e careers,” Stowe explained.
“I think if I found one that suited me, I might join,” said senior Jonathan T i m m o n s . “Some people h a v e t h e impression that
all they do is party, but personally I know they are just like any other campus organization. They organize things like dances and activities, too,” said Timmons.
Also, hazing and partying isn’t nearly as prevalent on actual college campuses as it is on TV.
“At Wright State we are very strict on
Rebecca PeetsFeature Editor
“The best thing a b o u t b e i n g i n a sorority is the
sisterhood.” -Lacey Stowe
College CornerGreek life provides students strong bonds of friendship
I’ll admit it. I am indeed a bit of a nerd, and I love to learn new things every day. Sometimes, though, reasons why I have to know all the stages of cellular growth or the formula for universal gravitation escape me.
“Why do I have to learn this?” has been one of the more common questions I’ve been known to ask. And the more you dwell on that sort of thought, the more pointless school can appear. Why should I have to know about standard deviation? I’ll probably never become a statistician--ever.
Asking the “Why do I need to know this?” question requires the assumption that school only exists to prepare you for a career. If that is the case, I shouldn’t have to take any math classes beyond how to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Some of my other friends would never learn history. And some of this assumption is true; I can go through life quite comfortably without knowing all my polyatomic ions.
But can you imagine how boring life would be, or how ignorant people would become? Asking the “Why do I need to know this” question requires a new assumption; high school’s purpose is not to prepare you for your future career. If that is the case, then why would Northmont exist at all?
Dan WelchColumnist
Remember back in freshmen year when you had to take PE Survey? What was the point of that class? To give you a general idea of the options available for gym classes. It may have seemed useless in the long run, but it helped you find out what gym classes you wanted to take later in school and made you aware of your athletic capabilities.
The same thing applies to high school on a larger scale. Some of your classes may seem worthless now, but they help you learn what you’re interested in and what you’re capable of academically.
Here’s another analogy for you. My parents are pretty strict people, and growing up I had a lot of rules. Now that I’m older, when I go to hang out with people, my parents don’t tell me, “Remember every rule we’ve ever taught you ever.” Instead, they say, “Don’t do anything you’ll regret.”
Let’s apply that to your classes now. You may not need to know that Einstein said that mass bends space to create gravity, but you will (absolutely) need to know that Einstein existed and had revolutionary ideas on why you stay on the ground and why the moon orbits the Earth.
High school level classes may not be very in depth, and many of them may not prepare you for your glamorous job as a psychologist or reporter or lawyer or gas station attendant. But they do give you an understanding of a field of knowledge that is extremely important to your adult life.
Senior shares reflection on popular question ‘Why do I need to learn this?’
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hazing and parties. We like to have fun, but there is definitely a limit on these types of situations,” Stowe explained.
If you’re interested in joining a sorority or fraternity, you must first go through a recruitment process called rushing. “They basically come to different events for about two weeks and we get to know the new people,” said Stowe. Then some of the students are invited to become pledges.
So when you make your decision on what organizations you want to get involved with in college, don’t rule out sororities and fraterni-ties just because of what you may have seen or heard about them.
For Stowe it is an experience worth hav-ing. “Being in a sorority and having such lovely sisters has definitely been an amazing experience in my life, and our friendships will
be lifelong,” Stowe said.
Lacey Stowe (pictured left) and her Delta Zeta sorority sisters attend a Greek event at Wright State University. Stowe is a member of Delta Zeta sorority.
Photo by: Lacey Stowe
Members of the Delta Zeta sorority at Wright State show thier pride in thier soror-ity. Delta Zeta members are active in their community and school.
Photo By: Lacey Stowe
10 Feature T-Bolt Tribune 11.23.10Your date did what?Bart finally gets ‘time clock’
Charlie Kleptz Feature Editor
You’ve been talking to Bart for a while now; for at least a few months, but are you actually dating him? Are you two together? Should you be dating?
You’re kissing Bart after school? Well, if you are kissing him, you should be dating him; however is he the only one you are kissing?
If he is make him all yours.Maybe you just aren’t ready to commit to
Bart. Think about being with him. Life really wouldn’t be that different if you gave Bart a chance. Give him a second thought. Bart most likely wants you, so just talk to him about your feelings. He will open up if you give him the time.
Is Bart the only guy in your life? If Bart is finally playing his cards right and you actu-
ally like him, give him your time clock; just him.
You won’t lose your friendship. Do not worry. The friendship you and Bart have right now will only get better by being closer.
Whoever said you can’t have other guy friends? Bart should know you have your close guys.
Ladies, we all know they have their “friends that are girls.” You as a couple should realize and accept the fact that you both are allowed to have opposite sex friends. We all need friends.
You’re only young once, so I understand why you might not think you are ready to be in another relationship. You should just give him some time as “your man” and go from there. If you find out he isn’t the one, you can always call a break up. Bart could be the one, though. Date him.
Girls, we need to date multiple eligible
bachelors in our lifetime. By dating more than one guy, we will know exactly when Mr. Right comes along.
There’s nothing wrong with just having fun with Bart now, though. Do you really think you’re going to marry Bart? I didn’t think so, but you never know.
Bart, do you know what move to make next? I think she is ready, and I think you are ready. Ask her to be your girlfriend.
Keep your cards in line now, Bart. Don’t get all stressed out. You know she likes you, so just go for the gold and keep your ques-tion-popping to an easy few sentences.
It isn’t a marriage proposal, but we ladies all want to feel a little different and more special than the last girlfriend you had. Just think of something cute. You know she is go-ing to say yes, so ask her to be your girlfriend already. What are you waiting for?
Whew! That last date was a crazy one! Well, that was definitely nervewracking. You were driving home and thinking about every-thing you just went through to achieve the approval of your dates parents.
But one thing was missing from this whole scene…the girl did not acknowledge anything that you did just to get one more date with her.
Don’t get me wrong; a girl should not always have to react to every single thing that you do for her. But there are times when some sort of notice needs to be given to your efforts.
Suddenly, you feel your mind start to race. You ask yourself, “Is this girl really worth it?” You begin to have second thoughts about taking this girl out on another date.
However, don’t be so quick to hang that girl up like an old coat in the back of your closet. Don’t jump to conclusions that quickly.
She could very well be overwhelmed with everything you did for her and may not know how to thank you.
Or she could just be ungrateful and could not care less what you did for her. You need to become Sherlock Holmes and determine which it is.
If she is ungrateful, put her out at the curb for the Rumpke truck next week.
First of all, you need to evaluate your date night. Did she seem distant from you at all? Was she constantly using her phone while you were with her? Were there ever any instances in which she was rude to you? If you answered yes to any of these, you may have a problem on your hands.
On the other hand, look for positives. Did you kiss each other at all? Did you talk a lot? Did she dress nicely and look pretty (very im-portant, gentleman)? Was she polite to you? Did she introduce you to her parents? If you answered yes to most of these questions, you are probably in pretty good shape.
While it’s obvious that this girl is not perfect, it’s also obvious that you deserve a
girl who appreciates and acknowledges what you do for her. The relationship may last for a while, or it may not. However, if it does not, it’s inevitable that one eventually will work out for you.
So, pull that magnifying glass out and grab your best friend Dr. Watson. It’s time to investigate.
You need to dig deep and find out why this girl is being so discrete. You do this by watching her every move to see if she takes any initiative. Do not make the next move. If she cares enough about you, she will make that next move.
Through all of this, do not lose your poise. If you find that she is simply ungrate-ful, then convince yourself that it is her loss, not yours.
Do not jump directly to conclusions, however. Give her a few days to mention the things you did for her. Do some other deeds for her, such as complimenting her or buying her something small, as well. If she has not shown appreciation to you, kick her to the curb.
Kyle HowardEditor-in-Chief
Girls should notice the little things
Guys must investigate to determine whether special girl is worthy of time, effort, second date or none of these
Do’s & Don’ts
for any guy
Do buy her flowers• Do kiss her goodnight• Do confide in her• Do call her every night• Do introduce her to your • friendsDo text her first• Do buy her jewelry• Do trust her• Do compliment her• Do get to know her parents• Do kiss her in front of friends• Don’t make her mad• Don’t let your friends come first• Don’t lie to her• Don’t forget anniversaries• Don’t be ignorant • Don’t cheat•Don’t let her cry• Don’t make her pay every time•
Do’s and Don’tsfor any girl
Do appreciate the small things• Do give him his friend time• Do buy him his favorite candies• Do play his favorite vidoe game• Do listen to him• Do drive occasionally• Do treat him to dinner some-• timesDo confide in him• Do be a goody two shoes• Do compliment him• Do get to know his family• Do support his hobbies• Do be confident• Do surprise kiss him• Don’t be clingy• Don’t be whipped• Don’t be jealous• Don’t cheat•Don’t be too ‘girly’• Don’t beg for him• Don’t text him first• Don’t lie to him• Don’t text him nonstop• Don’t believe everything he says•
T-Bolt Tribune Sports 11LeBron James leaves Cleveland for the Heat
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As the 2010-11 NBA season starts, LeBron James is getting back to his regular routine but with a different team. James crushed Cleveland hearts this off-season when he announced that he was moving to the Miami Heat.
With this move, James was one of the most hated players in Cleveland. “Being a Cavaliers’ fan, I can’t respect him anymore,” said junior Seth Zoellner.
The Cavaliers couldn’t bring home the championship with James. He saw the oppor-tunity to write a legacy for himself by moving to the Miami Heat. There he joined up with all-stars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh to cre-ate the Big 3.
Questions were raised about the all-stars sharing the ball with one another. It showed in the Heat’s opening game against the Boston Celtics when Miami lost 88-80.
“It’s a feel out process. Rome wasn’t built in one day; it’s going to take time. We under-
stand that,” LeBron told the offi cial NBA web-site. After the loss, the Heat went on to win four straight games with James and Wade averaging close to 20 points each night.
“I think the Heat won’t win a champion-ship because the Los Angeles Lakers are still the team to beat,” said Zoellner. The Heat has a target on its back because of the players the team has. If team members don’t per-form up to the people’s expectations, they will be destined to split up.
People agree the Heat will make it into the playoffs, but the question is how far the team can go. “I think the Heat will make it deep into the playoffs, but the Lakers will win it,” said junior Solomon King-White. “Rising teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder might give the Heat a run in the playoffs because of young talent,” added King-White.
The Cavaliers will have to rely on team-work instead of an individual each night. They may not make it into the playoffs this year, but they will fi nd players who want to play for a team and not an individual.
Cleveland’s fans still go to see their team
in action even without James. They currently rank second out of thirty teams in the NBA for average home attendance. Fans still go to the games, even though the Cavs lost four in a row after beating the Boston Celtics in their home opener.
James commented on the effects of his decision. “If I had to go back on it, I probably would do it a little bit different. But I’m happy with the decision I made. There’s always go-ing to be a misunderstanding. I don’t know what I would [have done], but I defi nitely would have changed it,” said James.
Recently, James and Nike teamed up to make a commercial about his decision and the after effects. In this commercial, James focuses on his move from Cleveland to Miami. He makes comments on what he should do instead of basketball. James also asks who the fans want him to be.
Fans of Cleveland reacted in a negative way to the commercial. They made a traitor commercial to show how they felt about James. In this commercial, fans are shown commenting on James’ statements.
Bryan Murphy Reporter
Northmont Boys’ Basketball Schedule 2010-2011
Varsity and JV
Dec. 3- Moeller 6:30 p.m. Away Dec. 7- Fairborn 6 p.m. Home Dec. 10- Wayne 6 p.m. Away Dec. 14- Bellmont 6 p.m. Home Dec. 17- Fairmont 6 p.m. Away Dec. 21- Beavercreek 6 p.m. Home Dec. 28- Tecumseh 6 p.m. Home Dec. 30- Sidney 6 p.m. Away Jan. 3- (JV only) Alter 7:30 p.m. Home Jan. 7- Centerville 6 p.m. Home Jan. 8- Meadowdale 6 p.m. Home Jan. 11- Butler 6 p.m. Away Jan. 14- Springfi eld 6 p.m. Away Jan. 21- Flying to the Hoop Tournament
Against- Wheeler (from Georgia)3 pm at Fairmont
Jan. 21- Wayne 6 p.m. Home Jan. 28- Fairmont 6 p.m. Home Jan. 29- Lebanon 6 p.m. Home Feb. 4- Beavercreek 6 p.m. Away Feb. 8- Greenville 6 p.m. Away Feb. 11- Centerville 6 p.m. Away Feb. 18- Springfi eld 6 p.m. Home
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This year’s college football Bowl Champi-onship Series (BCS) has been in mass chaos since week seven of the season when number one Alabama suffered a loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Since the loss by Alabama, there have been four other teams to claim the top spot in the rankings, the most recent being the Oregon Ducks.
Since the BCS voters can’t figure out who the top teams in the country are, I am here to propose who those top teams should be.
The number ten team is the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tide suffered a loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Louisiana State Tigers.
Moving up the list should be the Ohio State Buckeyes at number nine. Despite a crushing loss to the Wisconsin Badgers, the Buckeyes have rebounded very well with blowout vic-tories over Purdue and Minnesota. If they win out the Buckeyes can expect another BCS bid.
The number eight spot belongs to the Oklahoma Sooners. They have had a very tough schedule in the Big 12 Conference but have done well despite losing to the Missouri Tigers.
The Sooners have two top 25 victories this season, defeating the Texas Longhorns and Florida State Seminoles.
The number seven spot belongs to the Stanford Cardinal. The team has lost one game, but it was to the number one team in the nation, the Oregon Ducks. But Stanford has recovered well since. The team has out scored opponents by a total of 158-70.
The number six spot goes to the Boise State Broncos. Many may argue that they are deserving of a higher ranking since they are on a 21 game win streak, according to espn.com. But in those 21 games they have only played four top 25 teams. Two of those games were against another non-major conference school, Texas Christian University. They played each other in two bowl games.
For BCS voters to put the Broncos at number four is crazy. A team with one loss from the South Eastern Conference (SEC) deserves a BCS bid over a non conference team because of playing a tougher schedule. Many of the one-loss teams have played a much tougher schedule.
The fifth spot goes to the TCU Horned Frogs. They are undefeated this season and deserve to be in the top 10, but not as high as the number three ranking they have now.
TCU has beaten teams such as Southern Methodist, Colorado State, Wyoming and Brigham Young, but those teams have a combined record of 14-25.
The number four team in the country should be the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They have had one hiccup this season, a loss to the unranked Texas Longhorns. They have also had two huge victories against the then sixth-ranked Missouri Tigers and the 14th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The number three spot belongs to the Louisiana State Tigers. They do have one loss, but they have had a very tough SEC schedule to this point. The team’s only loss was to the number two team in the country, the Auburn Tigers.
The Tigers have already defeated four top 25 teams. In two of those games they traveled to Florida and North Carolina and won. They also defeated the then-ranked number six Alabama Crimson Tide.
The number two and number one teams in the country could go either way--the Oregon Ducks or the Auburn Tigers. Both are very good teams, but the edge goes to Auburn because the Tigers play in a much tougher SEC conference where they have already beaten three top 15 teams.
Notable games with BCS implications
Oregon vs. Arizona • Nov. 26
Alabama vs. Auburn• Nov. 26
LSU vs. Arkanas• Nov. 27
Stanford vs. Oregon State• Nov. 27
Boise State vs. Nevada• Nov. 26
Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma • State
Nov. 27
Northwestern vs. • WisconsinNov. 27
Losses by number one teams
Sunday, Nov. 28, 4 p.m. at Alter High School Wednesday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m. vs.Sidney High School Saturday Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. vs.Butler Wednesday Dec. 8, 6 p.m. at Wayne High School Saturday Dec.11 11:30 a.m. vs.Trotwood-Madison High Wednesday Dec. 15, 6 p.m. at Fairborn Saturday Dec. 18, 11:30 a.m. vs. Fairmont High School Thursday Dec. 23, 3:30 p.m. at Tippecanoe High School Monday Dec. 27, 5:45p.m. at Hiland MS/HS (“North Canton Hoover Shootout”) Tuesday Dec. 28, 5:45 p.m. at Solon High School (“North Canton Hoover “Shootout”) Wednesday Dec. 29, 6 p.m. vs.Carroll High School JV Only Wednesday Jan. 5, 6 p.m. at Beavercreek High School Saturday Jan. 8, 6 p.m. at Lebanon High School Wednesday Jan. 12, 6 p.m. at Tecumseh Monday Jan. 17, 5:45 p.m. at Ursuline Academy (“Shoot-out”) Wednesday Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. vs. Springfield VARSITY Saturday Jan. 22, 6 p.m. at Centerville High School Wednesday Jan. 26, 6 p.m. vs. Wayne High School Saturday Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m. at Fairmont High SchoolWednesday Feb. 2, 6 p.m. vs. Beavercreek High School Saturday Feb. 5, 6 p.m. vs. Centerville High School Wednesday Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Springfileld VARSITY only
