Northmont High School 4916 W. National Rd. Clayton, OH 45315 October 1, 2010 Volume 28, Issue 1

The Tribune

For the second consecutive year, Northmont has achieved the rating of “Excellent with Distinction” on the report card issued by the Ohio Department of Education.

This rating, which is issued every school year around August, depends upon 28 different categories. These categories include indicators such as attendance, graduation rate, yearly progress and district test scores.

“This rating measures everything,” explained Mr. George Caras, principal. “You have to get all of these categories, can’t tinker around or miss anything. It’s more than just happenstance. This is a big deal and what this district does with

our limited resources is incredible,” he said.

Several schools, such as Centerville, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek and Beavercreek, which have previously earned the “Excellent with Distinction” rating, have lost this status in the past year. In fact, less than 10 percent of the schools in the state are able to achieve this rating, said Caras.

“We [Northmont] have the best kids with the best work ethic. At 6:30 a.m., there are kids in the hallways; at 7:30 p.m., there are kids in the hallways; and on weekends we’re packed,” said Caras. “We also have the best staff I’ve ever seen,” Caras continued. “As Northmont, we’re all

in this together. I see staff helping kids, taking time after school, talking about school work. Everybody seems to like to talk. We [staff] like hanging out with you and kids seem to like us, too.”

What should this rating mean to students?

“I wish you guys knew how hard it is to get. It’s like being 10-0 in football, going undefeated. It’s very difficult,” Caras explained. “Plus, it got us cookies, and good cookies at that!”

“I guess it means that we’re really smart. Apparently something is working. Teachers are doing their job right, because obviously we’re learning something,” said junior Devon Williams.

“It means that kids do good work. It should mean that you go to a good school. Kids come to this school because their parents see this rating,” explained physics teacher Mr. Clif Martin.

Despite the excellent with distinction rating, Caras said the district needs better facilities to maintain excellence.

“I’d love to see us get the facility we deserve. There are teachers who move to more than six rooms a day and students carrying around 70 pounds of books, being mashed in the halls. We need smart boards, space to work and labs that are state of the art. If we had that, we’d blow the nose off of everything,” said Caras.

Northmont grabs ‘Excellent with Distinction’ ranking

Northmont City School district has a new superintendent, Dr. Sarah Zatik.

When Zatik was in high school, she never thought of being a super-intendent, “I didn’t know anything about superintendent, other than this was the person who handed me my diploma at graduation. School administration was not on my mind at all,” said Zatik.

She said she always wanted to be a physical education teacher, teaching kids how to have fun and how to get fit. But due to her strong work ethic, she said she was quickly promoted through positions and soon ended up in the administration office.

Zatik has worked for two other districts in northern Ohio, Parma and Lakewood.

“Both of those districts were

and amazed to work in this wonder-ful school district that continually demonstrates excellence,” said Zatik.

She said she has attended open house at each school, home foot-

ball games and soccer games, the ninth grade orientation, the c h e e r l e a d i n g fundraiser din-ner and many of the first days of school through-out the district.

“The staff has demonstrat-ed its dedication and passion for student success, and parents have been very welcoming,” said Zatik.

“My favor-ite thing about working with

kids is to make a positive difference in their lives. It may be through the Superintendent’s Council that I will be developing at Northmont High School and Middle School shortly, or it might be through working with stu-dents at fundraisers or through Ro-tary and other community activities,” said Zatik.

Zatik recognizes students have barriers to learning. “You set your destiny, you develop the right atti-tude and you work hard at it,” said Zatik. “If I can influence students to believe in themselves, give of them-selves and focus on what is impor-tant, then I have achieved my goals in working with students,” said Zatik.

Zatik’s top two goals for North-mont are to “continue to monitor, re-vise and focus on academic achieve-ment while maintaining our state report card designation of ‘Excellence with Distinction.’” Zatik also wants to develop a strategy to balance the budget for 2011-12 school year.

somewhat similar to one another, and both were much larger than Northmont,” said Zatik.

“Both districts struggled to be ‘excellent’ and succeeded just this past year. N e i t h e r district is ‘Excellent with Dis-t i nc t i on ,’ like North-m o n t . So aca-demical ly Northmont has been more suc-c e s s f u l ,” said Zatik.

Z a t i k loves being with the Northmont district. “I am both h o n o r e d

New superintendent shares passion for NorthmontCharlie Kleptz

Features Editor

Photo by: Mr. Tom Andrassy

Dr. Sarah Zatik, new superintendent, reads to elementary students. Zatik brings her leadership from the Parma and Lakewood school districts.

Jacqueline HensleyEditor-in-Chief

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TribuneNorthmont High School4916 W. National Rd.Clayton, OH 45315

Editor-In-ChiefJacqueline Hensley

Kyle Howard

Assistant Editor-In-ChiefLyndsay Boyd

News EditorsHannah Cortes

Miranda Lindsey

Features EditorsCharlie KleptzRebecca Peets

Sports EditorsNick Burton

Photography EditorElyssa Cokinis

Briana Heitkamp

Advertising ManagerJacqueline Hensley

Business ManagerKyle Howard

AdviserMrs. Melinda White

ReportersHadeel Abderrahman, Amanda Akers, Jordan

Barker, Aubree Cash, Cassandra Crownover, Mia DiSalvo, Kelsey Gray, Shayla Kendricks, Kara Loges, Jonathan Lord, Ashley Medlar, Bryan

Murphy, Alexis Patrick, Hannah Peyton. Brady Pierce, Madison Rumschik, Alaina Shewman,

Lauren Stickdorn

The purpose of the T-Bolt Tribune is to inform, entertain, and interpret issues that directly affect students, staff and the North-mont district.Editorial Policy: Letters to the editor can be submitted to the T-Bolt Tribune editorial staff, Room 201 or Mrs. White. Letters may be edited for content, grammar and libelous material. Unsigned articles appearing on the editorial page reflect the opinion of the editorial staff. The purpose of the editorial page is to serve as an outlet for students and staff opinions.

Over the summer, Northmont High School faced tragedy. Wael Moudjed, a junior last year, lost his life on the night of June 4. Moudjed passed away doing an action that could have been pre-vented: speeding while driving.

What is it about the human mind that says speeding is ac-ceptable? Moudjed lost his life due to speeding. Speeding could take the life of anyone. While stu-dents mourn the loss of a friend, a lesson can be learned from his death. This lesson is simple: don’t speed.

While Moudjed’s death is one that directly relates to the student body, it is not the only car wreck caused by teenagers speeding. On Sept. 6, four Vandalia-Butler High School students were injured in a car accident and transported to a hospital.

Sure enough, this wreck was caused by the teen driver speed-ing. While these students survived the wreck, they very well could have been killed. Two Brookville teens were killed June 24 due to excessive speeds.

According to the National High-way Traffic Safety Administration in a study taken in 2007, 39 per-cent of male drivers age 15-20 who were involved in fatal crashes were speeding. While the NHTSA says teenage males are more likely to speed, females drive at excessive speeds, too.

The action of safe driving is an action that should be valued, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. David Robison. While

Speeding, lack of experience, textingpose threats to teens, officer says

speeding is an issue with teenage drivers, that is not the only issue.

“Automobile crashes are the number one killer of teenagers,” said Robison. “The number one reason a teenager gets in a car accident is lack of experience. They don’t allow enough time for stop-ping distance.”

Another issue not mentioned by Robison is texting while driving.

Robison also advised teens to follow all driving laws. Another law teenage drivers often forget about is the law that disallows a driver under the age of 18 from having more than one passenger under the age of 18 in the car at one time.

“The more kids you have in a car, the greater the chance of an automobile crash due to added distractions,” said Robison.

Let Moudjed’s death and the death of other local teens serve as a lesson to everyone of what can happen when a person chooses not to drive defensively, becomes distracted behind the wheel or chooses to exceed the speed limit.

Dear Wael,We all miss you so much. We

miss your smile, your laugh, the way you could put everyone in a good mood just by telling a funny story.

I especially miss hanging out with you, having a great time and doing nothing.

You have become lots of people’s role model just for the unselfish way you lived your life.You were such a great friend to me, and it breaks my heart knowing the one person that

Cartoon By: Darion Smith

could never do me any wrong is gone.

You by no means had a perfect life, and I admire you so much for making the best out of any situa-tion. I could always count on you to help me out with anything.

I love you so much and wish we could still spend forever to-gether like we planned. The last thing you ever said to me was, “I love you,” and that helps me get through every day.Love always,Catherine Weibel

Student bids farewell to friend

Wael Moudjed was killed Fri-day, June 4, in a car accident. While a student at Northmont, he was a member of journalism and track. The T-Bolt Tribune extends its deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

In memoriam

Photo courtesy of Yearbook

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Crossword puzzle:Name the artist of each song

The Last Exorcism is not a very good movie. It’s about Reverend Cotton Marcus, who is filming a documentary about how exorcisms aren’t real. Marcus travels to Baton Rouge, LA, to perform yet another routine exorcism documenting a girl named Nell, but Nell really is possessed. Nell supposedly transforms into a demon at night and ends up killing her family’s livestock.

This movie has its good parts that will scare some people, but mostly is really bad and extremely slow. Rottentomatoes.com gave this movie a 6.2/10 rating. The idea of this movie was ok, but it wasn’t executed very well and there were a lot of moments that don’t make sense. The movie jumps

around a lot, which loses focus on the main idea of the exorcism.

“It doesn’t fully deliver on the chilly prom-ise of its Blair Witch-style premise, but The Last Exorcism offers a surprising number of clever thrills,” said rottentomatoes.com.

Don’t spend the $10.50 to see The Last Exorcism. See another movie instead. Wait until the movie is at a cheaper theater or hold off until it comes out on DVD/blu-ray if you are still curious about this movie.

Final Verdict: I would only give this movie one out of five bolts. It was probably the worst 85 minutes of my life. I could have spent the time doing something a lot more fun.

Elyssa CokinisPhotography Editor

Last Exorcism earns one bolt

Word ofthe issue:

Here is a collection of crazy holidays for each day of the month from various sources.

October1-International Day of Older Persons2-World Card Making Day / Charlie

Brown & Snoopy’s Birthday3-Butterfly and Hummingbird Day4-Balloons Around The World Day5-World Teachers Day6-Mad Hatter Day7-National Carry A Tune Day8-Lee’s National Denim Day9-Universal Music Day10-National Cake Decorating Day11-National Kick Butt Day12-International Moment of Frustration

Scream Day13-National Bring Your Teddy Bear to

School & Work Day14-Be Bald and Be Free Day15-National Grouch Day16-Sweetest Day17-World Toy Camera Day18-National Chocolate Cupcake Day19-Get to Know Your Customers Day20-Shampoo Day21-Reptile Awareness Day22-National Color Day23-iPod Day24-Sour Day25-Sourest Day26-Worldwide Howl at the Moon

Night27-Cranky Co-worker Day28-National Chocolate Day

The 365Days of the month represent Mad Hatter, cakeJacqueline Hensley

Editor-in-Chief

Girls“Only Girl” – Rihanna“Barcelona” – The Plasticines“Teenage Dream” – Katy Perry“All I Do Is Win” – DJ Khale“Technicolor Eyes” – Backseat Goodbye“Smile” – Uncle Kracker“OMG” – Usher“DJ Got Us Fallin In Love” – Usher

“Fancy” – Drake“She’s Got the Rhythm” – The Summer

Set

Boys“Not Afraid” – Eminem“Burn It Down” – Awolnation“Water” – Brad Paisely“BMF” – Rick Ross“Shots” – LMFAO“Deuces” – Chris Brown“A Milli” – Lil Wayne“Up All Night” – Drake“16 Fever” – Gucci Mane

“Dynamite” – Taio Cruz

Miranda LindseyNews Editor

Each issue of the T-Bolt Tribune, we’ll feature a couple of songs for specific hol-idays or events. This issue we’ve listed songs for getting ready for Homecom-ing.

Tribune Tunes

Designation - noun

1.The act of identifying or indicating.2.Appointment to or selection for

anoffice,post,orservice.3.Adistinguishingname,sign,or

title.

Studios release October movies

In Theaters: Life As We Know It My Soul To Take Secretariat It’s Kind of a Funny Story Nowhere Boy Case 39 The Social Network Jackass 3-D ParanormalActivity2 Saw VII

In the opening weekend The Last Exorcism made $21.3 million.

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Lyndsay BoydHannah Cortes Reporters

No more using paint in the stands, hanging out in the pit or girls wearing sports bras.

New rules have been put into place for Friday night football games.

“We don’t have a problem with you paint-ing or looking how you always dress. The boys at our school don’t go crazy when you dress like that at football games because they are used to it. The people who care are the com-munity, and that’s why the rules are in place,” said Principal Mr. George Caras.

“You can no longer paint in the stands. Take it out into the field or parking lot and paint yourself before you go in,” said Caras. Students can no longer put on paint in the stands because of people getting paint on them who didn’t want to be painted.

“Freshmen would take paint down into the pit and paint middle schoolers and elementary kids,” said Caras.

Girls cannot wear only sports bras as shirts anymore.

“Everyone has been pushing the limit with the dress code. You need to draw it back,” said Ms. Robin Spiller, athletic director.

“You can either show your midriff and cover your shoulders, or wear thin straps but cover your stomach,” said Caras.

“I don’t think the wardrobe was bad. The way seniors are dressing now is the way past seniors have. I don’t see why administration had to do something about it now. It’s our senior year and we’re just showing school spirit,” said senior Lisa Wendling.

“We’re big kids now. I think the new rules are absurd,” said junior Mariah Gould.

Also, now students may no longer hang out in the pit because of safety concerns. The

school spirit. “The kids have awesome spirit. They

cheer for our players no matter what. We have boys that go to girls soccer games and vice versa. Not every school has spirit and support like that. The students cheer on our drumline and band and that’s great. Everyone

needs support,” said Caras.

Briana Heitkamp Photography Editor

Photo by: Mrs. Melinda WhiteSeniors Kaitlyn Belcher and Megan Deskins cheer at the Sept. 3 home game. New rules went into effect after this game.

pit, the area from underneath the bleachers through the walkway to the concession stand, consists of about 90 percent middle school students and upper elementary school kids, according to Caras.

“I wouldn’t have a problem with people hanging out in the pit but it’s the fact that in the pit kids are pushing, running and pull-ing on clothes. If someone’s little kid or old grandma is walking across the walk way to get to the concession stand, I don’t want to risk them getting pushed and hurt,” said Caras.

“Parent’s drop their little kids off at the game and they hang out in the pit so it’s like we are babysitting for three and a half hours,” said Caras.

“The fact that everyone must be in the stands is really dumb because now everyone will have to fight for seats and it will be really crowded,” said junior Madison Deloney.

Sections have now been designated for middle school and elementary school stu-dents located opposite of the student section on the home side.

“Try to help out with this. If you see a little kid in the (high school) student section, tell one of us and we will get them to their section,” said Caras.

Caras urged students to continue to show

Administration introduces new dress code,rules to promote safety at home games

Link Crew helps freshmen adjust to high school life

Photo by: Briana HeitkampThe 2010-2011 Link Crew shirt is gray with yellow and white lettering. Some Link leaders students can contact are seniors Ashley Trick and Jared Walker, and juniors Cassie Brubaker, Casey Clapp, Ryan Kirby and Ben Roberts.

Arts teacher Ms. Rebecca Henderson. “I teach mostly freshman level students

all day and I feel that the freshmen overall are more comfortable in the high school with the Link Crew Day the first day of school,” said Henry.

Link Crew has been conducting a program to help freshmen become familiar with the high school. Most students have gone through the program except for the seniors.

Every year on the first day of school the new freshman class piles into the high school gym to begin the program. The students begin by listening to several different speakers in-cluding principals, the superintendent, Student Government leaders and many others.

Next there is an activity that the whole freshman class does together in the big gym before they head out with their Link leaders for a tour of the school. This activity simu-lates a zipline, in which everyone is lined up in the big gym and has to move one step at a time to talk to the person facing them.

“Each pair of Link leaders comes up with their own theme and their prepared props for their “crew” to wear and use during the tour,” said science teacher Mrs. Jody Henry, link crew coordinator.

Teachers and staff are noticing a differ-ence in the freshmen that have gone through the program compared to past freshman groups.

“One of the most noticeable differences is the first few days of school freshmen aren’t running around. They know where they are going,” said guidance counselor Mr. Rich Sommer, who coordinates the program with Henry.

“They are a little more organized. They know where everything is,” said Language

Every year different teachers help Henry and Sommer, who are in charge of organiz-ing and running the program. “Each year we have staff members who volunteer to help train older students during the summer,” said Sommer. Staff members also help with other tasks during the school year, he said.

“After the first day of school Link leaders are required to attend monthly meetings,” said Henry. “The meetings are to plan future events and/or continue training for Link leaders to go into classes and help freshmen,” she added.

“They were really good at showing us around, they were really helpful,” said fresh-man Haley Sanders.

“Link Crew Day was very helpful to learning routes to my classes. I thought the full group activities, as in the entire freshman class, was super chaotic and a waste of time. It should be cut from the program. But the leaders were very nice,” said freshman Jake Didier.

“If I would have gone through the program I probably wouldn’t have gotten lost my first few days,” said senior Jessie Garrison.

The back of the Link Crew shirt says “EVERY STUDENT... EVERY DAY...WHATEVER IT TAKES!”

Seniors Emily Sipniewski, Rachel Mueller and Brittany Corzatt show their support at the Blackout Moeller home game. This game had the new rules in place.

Photo by: Mrs. Melinda White

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Each year Northmont goes through changes, from new students to new class-es. This summer the schedule changed as some classes were dropped and others were combined.

Classes that have been dropped include History of My Generation, Techni-cal Support Skills, Tech Support II, Net-working I & II, Networking III & IV, Intro to Computer Programming, AP Computer Science, Pre-AP Figure Drawing I & II, Intro to WOW and WOW Media II. Several physical education classes were made into semester courses.

Why were certain classes dropped from the schedule? “Some classes were dropped because of lack of student inter-est, some because of not having a teacher to teach the course,” said Mr. Chad Kalten-bach, assistant principal.

Counselors, curriculum directors and administration look at how many students want to take a class, and the cost of hav-ing the class and decide whether or not the class should be offered, Kaltenbach

explained.

Miranda LindseyNews Editor

Briana Heitkamp Photography Editor

All across the school students have no-ticed the change in menu at lunch. “Big cook-ies” are not available anymore.

A new federal law requires schools, in-cluding Northmont, to comply with new nu-tritional guidelines.

Now to sell any product at lunch, the fat content cannot exceed 30-35 percent of the calories, the saturated fat content cannot exceed 10 percent of the calories and the sugar content cannot exceed 35 percent of the weight of the product.

Because of these guidelines, the “big cookies” cannot be sold this year, explained Mrs. Kim Look, cafeteria manager.

Lyndsay BoydAssistant Editor-in-Chief

Bolt’n Board

Northmont Academic Chal-lenge team is ranked #1 in Ohio and #19 nationally. On the weekend of Sept. 18-19,

Aca-demic Challenge traveled to Nashville, TN, to compete against 48 teams from 6 states. Northmont finished 8-1 and in 3rd place.

Homecoming 2010 is here. This year’s theme will be “The Eye of the Tiger, a Cel-ebration of the Chinese Year of the Tiger Northmont Schools… Rising Up to the Chal-lenge, the Cream of the Fight.”

The Homecoming dance will be in the

big gym from 8-11p.m. tomorrow.Northmont faces Beeavercreek tonight

at Good Samaritan stadium. The Homecom-ing court, along with the King and Queen will be introduced before the game.

Freshman Homecoming court attendants are Kaitlyn Fisher and Zach Weatherfield. Sophomore attendants are Nicole Engle and Tom Stoffel. Brooke Elliott and Kaleb Ringer will represent the junior class.

The 12 senior attendants are Jordan Carter, Tara Counts, Lewis Daniels, Kaitie Espeleta, Logan Murphy, Charlie Kleptz, Joel Quist, Erin Lander, Gavin Spohn, Abbey Pilgrim, Grant Walker and Bridget Rooths.

Charlie KleptzFeatures Editor

Homecoming king, queen to be announced

Lack of student interest causes dropped classesSchool store offers supplies, clothing,

spirit gear in DECA room 112

Forget about that protractor you needed to get for math class or a poster board you needed to start on a project? Need to ramp up your school spirit without going out of the way to find these supplies? Don’t worry. The school store can help.

To replace the big cookies, the cafete-ria is now selling Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. This company makes reduced fat cookies which meet the federal requirements. These cookies may be healthier, but not as many students are buying these new cookies.

“I think students are actually buying more plate lunches,” said Look. When al-most 40 dozen cookies were being sold ev-eryday last year, now only about 20 dozen of the new cookies are being bought this year.

“It’s not something we decided to do. It’s all geared towards the wellness program,” said Look. “All the snacks must fall into the ‘snack calculator’ or we aren’t permitted to sell them,” she added.

Look said healthy foods are served in the morning, too. Breakfast is between 7:15-

7:40 a.m. every day in the cafeteria.

Federal law to blame for no ‘big cookies’

Northmont Marching Band won grand cham-pion overall with a score of 73.10 at the Marching Band Competition which

took place at Bishop Fenwick High School Sept. 18. They also won first place in their AAAA class, best music, best visual, best percussion, best guard and best general effect.

Senior Marianne Bo-nanno is undefeated in women’s varsity tennis.

As of Sept. 28, women’s varsity golf, women’s varsity soccer and men’s

var-sity golf are number two in their GWOC standings.

Most people do not realize that there is a school store at the high school. It is located in Room 112, the DECA room.

“I think that we have high qual-ity products, which are very unique that you cannot find anywhere else,” said Mr. Eric Wagner, marketing teacher.

The store offers lots of different school supplies, such as pens, pencils, compasses,

templates, paper, folders, poster board and more. Prices of supplies range from 50 cents to $4.

The store also offers clothing, such as NIKE t-shirts and hats, t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts and other spirit gear.

“Reasons that you should shop at the store is that it is conveniently locat-ed at the high school, you can support a school organization while supporting Northmont and if you forget about a project or school supplies needed, you

can easily pick them up at the high school,” said Wagner.

Health concerns lead to change

Photo by: Elyssa CokinisJunior Kaleb Ringer inspects t-shirts avail-able from the school store. The school store is located in Room 112.

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Academic ChallengeAcademic Challenge (AC) is a team that competes with other teams to show knowledge of a

variety of subjects.“We mainly play quiz bowl games,” said senior Brandon Williams “It’s depth of knowledge on

a variety of different subjects,” he said.“It’s a lot of fun and you learn new things,” said senior Emanuel Boakye.AC travels a lot, competing in around 32 competitions a year. The team members have been

to Chicago, Atlanta, Tennessee and all over Ohio. But it’s not all fun and games. They study, too. Boakye studies on the weekends, while Williams did his study time over the summer.

AC was ranked 20th in the country last year and expects to do better this year. The team also won the national championships last year.

They’re planning to build a trophy case for AC by the main office, said Mr. David Jones, coach AC has about 60 trophies.

AC meets in Room 255 from 3-5 p.m. The varsity team meets on Tuesdays and Fridays, while their newly formed Trivia Club, for newcomers, meets on Mondays. Everyone is welcome to par-ticipate.

Art ClubArt Club is the school’s creative arts club.“I got started in it through a senior friend who was in it three years ago,” said junior Aly

Somers. “My favorite thing we did in Art Club was face painting at Englewood Elementary,” said Somers.

Art Club does a lot of activities including tie dying, painting the wall in the art room, creating clay projects and doing many other things.

Ms. Linda Schaefer started doing Art Club about six years ago and handed the reigns over to adviser Mr. Robin Dakin about four years ago. “I like to have fun, and they, the kids, seem to have fun. It’s something different outside the regular class,” said Dakin.

“It’s very laid back and fun. You’ll never feel left out. Join!” said Somers.“Art Club gives a sense of belonging, you meet new people and try new things,” said Dakin.The club meets in Room 132 from 3-4 p.m. every Thursday. “Just show up. It’s open to every-

one, and we’re an equal opportunity club,” said Dakin.

Art Club left to right: Freshmen Jordan Barker and Kristy Brooks, sophomore Mariah Weiner, ju-niors Sarah Krisher and Ginger Ohlemacher, freshmen Danielle Fischer and Rhiana Warren, junior Brittany Pollard, freshman Hayley Mergler, sophomore Justin Donohoo, adviser Mr. Robin Dakin, senior Madison Donohoo

Photo by: Elyssa Cokinis

Interact Club

Interact Club gives students a chance to help out and volunteer in their community.

Interact Club does many activities during the year, which include sponsoring a car wash, bag-ging for tips, working at the House of Bread, Christmas shopping and tutoring.

“It helps out the community by feeding the hungry, doing car washes and giving gifts to peo-ple who don’t have anything,” said junior Jordan Bane.

“It makes you feel grateful for the things you have because you see people with very little,” said Bane.

To join students just need to go to the meet-ings and sign up for activities the group is doing. Anyone is welcome to join.

Interact meets in lecture hall A, which is in the lobby next to the auditorium. The group meets on Mondays from 3-3:30 p.m.

Pink Ribbon ClubPink Ribbon Club is the cancer awareness club.

There is no set date for meetings. Just listen for meeting dates on the announcements.

“I joined because of my sister,” said freshman Ashley Murakami. “My grandma and grandpa had cancer, and I want to help stop it,” he explained.

“You can start at any time. The biggest month is Cancer Awareness Month in October,” said se-nior Ashley Trick. Pink Ribbon Club sponsors Pink Week in October when members spread the word and also sell t-shirts.

It’s not a big commitment. Just come and do as much as possible, said Trick

At the school this club gives students a place to speak out about how to stop cancer instead of trying to do it alone, said Murakami.

“The faster we find a cure the better,” said Mu-rakami.

The club meets in Room 223 from 3:05 to 3:40 p.m.

Organizations offer diverse opportunities

Stories by: Elyssa Cokinis

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Gay Straight Alliance

Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) helps people with sexual orientation is-sues feel safer and accepted, said senior Amanda Colby. It also gets rid of intolerance, she said.

At group meetings GSA members have made t-shirts and have had group discussions about how they feel. “We’re pretty open with topics. We say a lot about what we want to say without being judged,” said senior Paula Bronston-Woods.

GSA is open to everyone. Members want to get the word out about the club’s existence and have even made a Facebook page to help. “It opens your eyes to things you wouldn’t normally notice, and it broad-ens your horizons,” said Colby.

Last year during Prom season, same sex couples were not permitted to buy tickets together. Then GSA worked to change that. Same sex couples are now allowed to attend Prom together.

GSA meets in Room 123 or one of the lecture halls from 3:15-4:40 p.m. on Mondays. The adviser of GSA is Ms. Karen Allen.

for student learning, development, service

SADDSADD stands for students against destructive decisions. “This club helps

show and teach about the dangers of being impaired and what happens when you are,” said junior Ashley Wilson.

During the year SADD organizes the Grim Reaper and Guardian Angel events to show students how destructive decisions affect their day-to-day lives.

“I want to make SADD grow and show more people that it’s not a bad group and they should make the decisions that we pledge to do without having to pledge,” said Wilson. “It’s a good fountain of information, and you can make tons of friends in this club,” she said.

“I am expecting a very large group by the end of the year,” said junior Sam Murray.

The adviser of this club is Mrs. Sheree Coffman. SADD meets in Room 151 from 3:05-3:30 p.m. There is no set date, but students who want to attend should listen to announcements.

SurgeSurge is a student led Bible study group. According to senior Luke Niesly, Surge started at Northmont 10 years

ago and died out for awhile but returned two years ago. Students named the group Surge because they used to have coffee at the meetings to get students through the day, said senior Josh Jacobs

“Surge gets people involved in faith and community. Last year we did the Haiti drive through the whole school and we adopted two kids for Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” said Jacobs.

Surge is trying to help out more this year, and it is open to everyone. “It’s a place to live out faith in school comfortably. We aren’t the only two leaders. (Jacobs and Niesly) We try to have new leaders every week,” said Jacobs.

Members meet in Room 166 before school on Fridays from 7:10 to around 7:35 a.m.

Diversity Club French ClubFencing Club Other Clubs Lunch Bunch Book ClubDrama Club Spanish Club

Dash of the PenDash of the Pen (DOP) is the school’s creative arts magazine. Anyone

can join at any time just by attending a meeting. “Dash works on the advertising of their club, reading and grading creative works, typing and publishing everything,” said junior Sonya Sokhey.

DOP puts creative writing, photography, drawings, doodles, paintings and more in the magazine. This arts magazine usually comes out near the end of the school year.

“This magazine gives students a place to put their artwork,” said Sokhey, “and it makes the school more creative.”

“I joined because I like reading, writing, drawing, and this conjoins all,” said freshman Henry Pitman.

Students can meet lots of new people in DOP. Mr. Dan Landis, Ms. Dawn Wojcik and Mrs. Juliette Schmalhofer are the advisers for this magazine.

“Keep an open mind when grading and be awesome, not boring,” said Sokhey.

Members meet in Room 114 on Wednesdays from 3-4 p.m.

Photo by: Elyssa CokinisMembers of Dash of the Pen introduce themselves at the first meeting. Dash continues to meet the rest of the year every other Wednesday.

T-Bolt TribuneFeature8 10.1.10

Hometown: Minster, OhioCollege: Bowling Green State Uni-versityPrevious teachings: Wapakoneta High SchoolWhy did you choose Northmont; I heard it was a great school district to teach in, and I get to work in a class-room instead of just shop class.Class you are teaching: Drafting I, Engineering Drawing, Architectural Drawing.How do you like Northmont so far: I love Northmont. I love the classes

and the students here.Favorite color: BlueFavorite book: Angels and Demons by Dan BrownFavorite food: LasagnaFavorite movie: Donnie DarkoFavorite song genre: Surfer Rock (Jack Johnson is an Example)What you did you want to be grow-ing up: I wanted to be a mechanical engineer.Interesting unknown fact: I despise OSU and I am a huge Notre dame fan.

Mr. Jason Couse

Hometown: Centerville, Ohio and Richmond, VirginiaCollege: University of DaytonPrevious Teachings: Student taught American government and Ameri-can history at Northmont with Mr. Abels.Why did you choose Northmont: I had such a positive experience stu-dent teaching, and it’s an excellent school district.Class you are teaching: World His-tory I, American History, OGT Social Studies InterventionHow do you like Northmont so far: I love it; it’s so much fun. The staff

is helpful and the students are won-derful and the school is filled with so much spiritFavorite color: PinkFavorite book: Anything related to historyFavorite food: Anything spicy. I love hot sauceFavorite movie: Mean GirlsFavorite song genre: PopWhat did you want to be growing up: I used to want to teach pre-school, then I learned about my passion for social studies.Interesting unknown fact: I was voted most talkative in high school.

Ms. Julie Hellerstein

Hometown: Columbus, OhioCollege: Michigan State and OSUPrevious teachings: I student taught in Upper Arlington, and I was a stu-dent assistant at OSU.Why did you choose Northmont: I heard it was a really good school and my husband got a good job so we moved down here.Class you are teaching: ChemistryHow do you like Northmont so far: I really like it. Everyone is really friendly.Favorite color: Pink

Favorite book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouFavorite food: ChocolateFavorite movie: Princess BrideFavorite song genre: I like the ‘60s and ‘80sWhat did you want to be growing up: I wanted to be a doctor until college, then I was an assistant teacher in a chemistry class and I found my love for teaching.Interesting unknown fact: I’ve never eaten red meat

Mrs. Julia Hoy

Hometown: West Milton, OhioCollege: Wright State UniversityPrevious teachings: Northwood Elementary and Englewood Hills ElementaryWhy did you choose Northmont: I wanted to work with high school kidsClass you are teaching: Contemporary Crafts, Beginning Ceramics, and PhotographyHow do you like Northmont so far: I love it. I think older kids are fun.Favorite color: Turquoise Favorite book: The Secret life of Bees Sue Monk KiddFavorite food: TacosFavorite movie: AmalieFavorite song genre: CountryWhat did you want to be growing up: I debated teaching Language Arts but I just liked art better.Interesting unknown fact: I won a pie-baking contest for my pecan pie.

Ms. Abby Sarver

Mr. Jason Couse is the new Drafting I, engineering draw-ing, and architectual drawing teacher.

Ms. Julie Hellerstein is the new American History I, World History and OGT Social Stud-ies Intervention teacher.

Mrs. Julia Hoy is the new Chemistry I teacher.

Ms. Abby Sarver is the new Contemporary Crafts, Begin-ning Ceramics and Photogra-phy teacher

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When it comes to applying to colleges, it’s not all about the numbers.

Grade Point Average, ACT and SAT scores are all important, but colleges are also interested in who you are as a person.

Being involved in sports and clubs is a good way to become a more well-rounded person. Volunteering is another.

The opportunities are endless if you just know where to look. Volunteering in the local community is a simple activity you can do to add depth to your college applications and also your character.

Senior Ashley Trick is very active in the community and also in Interact Club. “I love the feeling of being able to truly do something with my life. I want to look back at high school and be able to say that I’m proud of who I was, so every day counts.”

“If you’re willing to do something, there’s something out there for you,” said Mr. Rich Sommer, guidance counselor.

“If you’re not going to contact a group, get involved in a program like Interact. They will find you opportunities,” said Sommer.

If the Interact Club isn’t your thing and you don’t want to venture out into the community, take part in the charities run through the school. Donate to the Northmont FISH food pantry, ROTC’s Toys for Tots, Neighbors Helping Neighbors or Relay For Life.

“Colleges are looking for well rounded individuals in community outreach,” said Sommer. Being a volunteer shows college recruiters that you care about your community and are the type of personality they want at their college. Colleges want people with diverse experiences and skills, someone who will succeed out in the world. Volunteering

Trick has been involved in Interact Club for four years. She has participated in bagging for tips, working at car washes and Rotary auctions and serving food at House of Bread.

“Every year on Thanksgiving day I’m able to serve meals for the less fortunate at the convention center,” said Trick. “That’s definitely the best,” she said.

Interact Club is a volunteer community service organization run by Mr. Joe Hartenstein, club adviser. Students can join any time during the school year. One of the club’s activities is bagging for tips at McMackin’s Grocery Store. Proceeds go to the Smile Train, an organization that helps people with cleft lip and cleft pallet. Another activity is the annual car wash. The proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Also, working at House of Bread is a popular Interact activity where students

can serve meals to homeless and needy people.

Club members also provide tutoring for children at Trinity Lutheran Church and are part of the community Thanksgiving Day dinner.

“I think volunteering helps out quite a bit when it comes to college applications. It tells the college that the person is other-directed and self-directed, that they are not only involved in their own life but are motivated to help others in some capacity,” said Hartenstein.

The Dayton Daily News has a GO section with weekly listings for volunteering opportunities. Students can also just look for opportunities within the community. Try volunteering at a nursing home or a senior center, a local hospital, an elementary school, an animal clinic, or a homeless shelter.

Entering a new school can be scary, but going to a new school in a new country? That can be terrifying. For juniors Marium Sorgenfrei from Germany and Yuliya Datsen-ko from Ukraine, that’s reality.

Datsenko said that she likes Northmont. “It is really different. I wouldn’t say that it’s bad or good, just different,” she said. “In Ukraine we can’t choose any subjects as it is in America,” she said.

At her school in Ukraine, Datsenko said everyone has to take algebra, geometry, chemistry, biology, PE, physics, world his-tory, Ukraine history, world literature, Ukraine literature, astronomy and many other classes.

“Usually we have seven classes a day, so the school ends at 2:45. But sometimes we have six classes a day, so the school day ends at 1:50,” said Datsenko. She also men-tioned that each class has its own schedule, and they have the same classmates each period.

Students in Ukraine used to go to school on Saturdays, but they don’t do that any-more. Datsenko’s school doesn’t have any free periods, but students are allowed to leave during lunch.

Datsenko’s school has a uniform, she said, but it’s not very strict. “We have to wear a white top (blouse or shirt) and black down (pants or skirts). Jeans are forbidden,” Datsenko said.

“Life in Ukraine is very active,” said Datsenko. They have many activities after school. Not all of them are at school, though, but in different parts of the city. Students would run from one place to the other to get where they were going, she explained. “Evenings we spend with our families,” she added.

“I like the food here better,” said Datsen-ko. Tacos, Oreo cookies and fried pickles are her favorite foods here. “My favorite restaurant at the moment is Subway,” she added.

Marium Sorgenfrei will be presented in the next issue of the T-Bolt Tribune.

Exchange student compares U.S. to homeBriana Heitkamp

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Junior Yuliya Datsenko enjoys German II class with Mrs. Sara Heitkamp. She is the Ukrainian exchange student this year.

Photo by: Briana Heitkamp

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If some guy has the guts to ask you out on a date, he better have enough guts to get out his wallet.

The way I see it, this date could go two different ways. Either it will be good or bad.

If this guy, let’s call him Bart, comes to the door, then the date has potential. But if he honks or texts you that he is waiting in the driveway, the date is off to a rough start.

If he doesn’t have the courtesy to unbuckle his seat belt to come to the door to meet your folks, then you shouldn’t walk out that door. Bart is not worth your time or the money you will end up spending on the date he asked you out on.

Of course, if you do walk out that door it’s because you have manners, unlike him.

So, Bart has asked you out, yet he has no plans for the evening. Men, you should have some sort of a game plan. If you don’t make a plan, you will find yourself in the awkward conversation of deciding what to do, which is never enjoyable. This date will go down hill real fast, especially if it is a first date.

You might enjoy just driving around with a significant other of two years or more, but never some new guy named Bart.

What if this guy takes you through the drive thru at McDonald’s and the first thing he says into the speaker is that he has two separate orders? Bart is either really cheap, cannot afford the date, or he really isn’t that into you. If he can’t be bothered to buy your $2 meal at McDonald’s, do you really think he is ever going to buy you a real meal? I think not, ladies.

If Bart is jobless, he should have never asked you out. A date is something guys take

you on and treat you to something special. A date is not something they should make you treat yourself to.

Now the date is coming to a close. Here comes the awkward goodbye at the door. What will Bart do?

Men, don’t ask to walk us to the door after the date. Either suck it up and walk or turn that key and drive.

And what about a goodnight kiss? A kiss at the front door is never mandatory on any date. Guys, if you did not pay, don’t expect a kiss good night. Girls, he deserves no thanks.

I believe we girls all deserve a man who treats us like a princess. It may be hard to find our knights in shinning armor, but while we’re looking, let’s kick to the curb the knights in aluminum foil.

Men, if you ask us out, get out your wallet, or you’ll be thrown out with the trash.

Your date did what?Guys need game plan to avoid ‘trash’

Cheap date night ideas

The dollar movie in Huber • Heights offers $1.30 movie tickets on Tuesday nights. Go to Applebee’s; they have a two • for $20 deal!Go out to eat on a school night! • BW3’s is one of the many places that has meal deals on Tuesdays and Thursdays.When you go out to see a movie • buy candy before hand; stick it your purse ladies! You would be surprised on how much you two would save.Order pizza and have your own mov-• ie night on your very own couch.

Charlie KleptzFeatures Editor

11SportsT-Bolt Tribune10.1.10

I want more than anything to have the “perfect” show. It’s very hard to describe, but it’s the best feeling in the world. When you have an amazing show, and everyone else in the band had their best show, it’s an energy that surges through the band, and it feels like pure joy,” said Mahran.

Competitive team atmosphere, scholar-ships for colleges and the love of competing is the payoff for band members, explained Blankenship.

“I hope to leave the underclassmen know-ing that it’s not always all about winning, but instead it’s most important to have fun and love what you are doing there in band,” said Davenport.

The schedule for the band’s competitions this year is: Bands of America (BOA) Akron Regional, Oct. 16; Mid States Band Association (MSBA) Mason Invitational, Oct. 23; MSBA Centerville Invitational, Oct. 30; MSBA Cham-pionship, Nov. 6; and BOA Grand Nationals, Nov. 11-13.

story through the texture the music creates, said Blankenship.

“At first I didn’t like our theme very much, but it’s starting to grow on me as the season progresses. It’s a lot of fun to play, and it sounds really cool,” said senior Doug Davenport, vice-president.

“I like the music because it’s fun to play and fits in well with the theme,” said senior Katie Patton, senior class representative for marching band.

“The music differs from piece to piece. It starts fast, and the second piece has two amazing solos,” said Carver.

“This year we have a huge lifelike tree in the middle of the field that will be growing leaves during the show. The band is going to be changing plumes with the seasons. It will be more fun to perform and more fun to watch,” said Patton.

Along with painting a picture through sound, the band paints a picture through its props. This year the band will have a 26-foot wide, 11-foot high tree that replicates the Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Leaves appear to grow in and out of the tree. Colorguard’s flags will resemble leaves, and their costumes will be brown to represent a branch, explained Blankenship.

Marching band plays during the football games but also plays in many competitions throughout the nation.

“Competitions give us the spotlight unlike football games, which are about the football players,” said Blankenship.

Competitions require a lot of work and practice to make everyone the best they can be. During the summer, members attend three weeks of band camp. During camp they work on fundamental sound, decide which instruments everyone will play and practice learning the music, marching and drilling.

Blankenship said most people don’t realize how much work students put into the show. Band members practice every day for hours, and it pays off in the end, he said.

“Marching band takes talent, devotion and athleticism. Imagine running a seven minute mile and only being able to take 40 breaths. Well, that’s what the students are doing. Students who play the drums are doing all of that while carrying an extra 15 pounds on the front of them,” said Blankenship.

Last year the band was the Mid-West Champions and went to the Outback Bowl and were awarded Grand Champions there. The band was best in its class and came a tenth of a point away from getting to sec-tionals.

“Our goal this year is to do things better than we’ve ever done before,” said Blanken-ship. “We can’t control how other bands do or how the judges judge, but we can control ourselves.”

Lyndsay BoydAssistant Editor-in-Chief

Band is more than just an after school ac-tivity, a sport or a hobby for students in march-ing band. For many students, it’s a family and a place where everyone fits in and showcases their talents for everyone to see.

“It’s something bigger than yourself. It feels like a fraternity,” said Mr. Jim Blanken-ship, director of bands.

“Band has been my life. If I had to go back and choose to do it, I would do it again and again and again. The memories and friends and the feeling of belonging to some-thing greater than myself, well, they are great. The whole band is like a family to me,” said senior Emily Mahran, band president.

“I do band because of the people and experiences. The majority of my friends are in band, and I wouldn’t trade them for the world,” said sophomore Hannah Carver, drum major.

“This year I hope to accomplish an amaz-ing show and to show my leadership skills. As a band member, staff member and director, we are like one big family,” said junior Bryn Greenwell, drum major.

The theme of this year’s show is The Changing Leaves, according to Blankenship. Changing Leaves is all about symbolism. It shows the change in seasons, growth, colors and the constant evolving of the seasons. This theme allows a play on predictability with something unpredictable, explained Blanken-ship.

“It lets the audience know what’s going to happen; they just don’t know how, though,” said Blankenship.

Music for the year includes “Early Light,” a wind band piece, “Autumn Leaves,” a jazz piece, and “A Write of Spring,” an orchestral ballet.

The purpose of this music is to tell a

Marching band presents ‘Changing Leaves’ for 2010 show

Photo by: Mrs. Melinda White

This year’s football season is well under-way, and the Thunderbolts’ record currently stands at 3-2.

In tonight’s Homecoming game, the T-Bolts will face off against Beavercreek at 7:30 p.m. at Good Samaritan stadium. The Beavers’ record is 0-4.

Despite the Beavers’ record, the T-Bolts can expect a good fight.

“They are a competitive team, and we cannot look past them for the Centerville game,” said varsity coach Mr. Lance Sch-neider.

The T-Bolts began the season with a crushing loss to Colerain 35-6. The follow-ing week the T-Bolts recovered with a 24-0 victory over Princeton.

In week three, the Bolts were defeated by Moeller 51-14.

The next week, they went to Sidney and won 31-0. Last week, the team beat Lebanon 41-38 in overtime.

The players leading the way for the T-Bolts on offense are seniors Paul Winkler, Brandon Reaman, Jordan Taylor and junior Jamal Trammell. The players leading the defense are seniors Nick Guthrie and Josh McClain and juniors Kaleb Ringer and Jeremy Campbell.

What can fans expect the rest of the season? Coach Schneider said, ”You always want to compete for a league title.”

Some remaining crucial opponents for the T-Bolts are Wayne and Centerville. In order for The T-Bolts to have a chance at winning the GWOC Central, they must beat both teams, Schneider explained.

“For the T-Bolts to beat those two teams, the team must play well all four quarters,” Schneider said.

“Teams like that will take advantage of little mistakes,” he added.

And to beat Wayne High School “we have to contain Braxton Miller,” said Schneider.

Strengths of this Northmont team include good team chemistry. The team is also strong and athletic, he said.

For the T-Bolts to perform well, they will have to make some adjustments.

“We must get better on offense,” Schneider said.

The team’s weak points include a lack of strong leadership and not always playing at peak performance, said Schneider. “We don’t always have the competitive fire,” he said.

After tonight’s game the T-Bolts will travel to Centerville. The Elks record stands at 4-0.

Members of the 2010 marching band play during the football game against Cincinnati Moeller on Sept. 10.

Nick BurtonSports Editor

Northmont looking to be competitive in tough GWOC games ahead

Junior Kaleb Ringer hustles back on the field as the Bolts take on Princeton. The Bolts beat Princeton 24-0.

Photo By: Mrs Melinda White

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The leaves are changing, the days are getting shorter and the weather is turning colder. All this can only mean one thing. Fall sports have begun.

With the beginning of October, the fall sports season is in full swing.

The boys and girls varsity soccer teams have a lot of depth this year with 12 seniors for the boys and seven returning varsity seniors for the girls. Both teams have very high expectations for this season.

“We are off to a great start this season. We have to keep up the good work and continue with a positive attitude. We have the ability to do well in the GWOC,” said sophomore Kinsey Swartztrauber, of the girls’ team.

Having a successful season lies not only in working hard and staying positive but also in having good leaders on the team. “Being a

captain, I take my responsibility to heart. In most athletics, you can go a long way if you have the desire to win. I lead by example, always trying to inspire my teammates to have that desire,” said senior Caleb Johns, boys soccer co-captain.

Running into her senior season, Taylor Pfeffenberger already sees many improve-ments from last year in the times for the girls cross country team. “All the girls are working hard, sticking together and running their personal bests. We’re going to take it as far as possible,” said Pfeffenberger.

Although the boys cross country team lost many good runners from last year, team members continue to surprise even them-selves by how their hard work is paying off. “Together we’ve been working hard to bring together a tough competitive team,” said junior Blake Ashley.

The girls volleyball team kicked off its season with a feat that hasn’t happened in almost two decades for Northmont volley-ball. “For the first time in at least 18 years

we made it to the championship game at the Troy Invitational. Even though we didn’t win, I am still proud of our team for pulling together and getting runners-up,” said senior Erin Lander.

This accomplishment has inspired the girls to reach for new heights for the remainder of the season. “Our goal is to get better every day,” said Mr. Jim Smith, head coach, “and to take each game one day at a time.”

Two of the most successful and unno-ticed fall sports teams are the boys and girls golf teams. Both teams are doing well and are working every day to get better before tournament.

“Everyone’s play is getting better and more consistent all the time. We are using everyone’s scores and not just the same four people. We are all working hard, and we hope to keep improving our scores,” said senior Nick Scott.

“Our team has never been so close be-fore. We’re all more than teammates. We’re best friends. We always have fun,” said senior

golfer Katlyn McCall. “This year we have a really strong team, and we continue to be successful. I think we’ll end up going far,” said McCall.

Also looking to have a good season are the members of the girls tennis team. “We’re all improving and having fun and just doing our best,” said junior Morgan Pair. Senior Marianne Bonanno is leading the team with wins in first singles. The team is hoping for good things in the tournament.

At the beginning of football season, Northmont was challenged with playing some of the toughest teams in Ohio, but the team is keeping a positive attitude and trying to make the rest of the season successful.

“We have played some rough teams to start out the season, but we are getting bet-ter each week. In order to make the tourna-ment, we are going to need to keep getting better. As a senior it’s exciting but also sad knowing this is my last year playing in high

school,” said senior captain Paul Winkler.

Among many hardworking and talented Northmont students and athletes is senior Logan Murphy. He’s juggling two varsity sports and senior class president duties.

Murphy’s day starts with school. He leaves school fourth period to attend PSEO classes. He does his homework and then goes to football practice. He then does whatever homework is left.

Murphy is the kicker for this year’s varsity football team.

“I chose to play football because I thought it would be a different experience, and I wanted to wear the football pads,” Murphy joked.

According to varsity football coach Mr. Lance Schneider, senior Clay Mangen took Murphy to Schneider last winter so Murphy could train for the season.

“Logan had a late start but is a good player and fits well with the team. The only thing he needs to work on is placement kick-ing,” said Schneider.

“I love playing football. Everyone’s nice and has accepted me. The coaches encour-age me even when I play bad. They’ve helped me adjust and get used to every-thing,” Murphy said.

As soon as football practice is over,

Murphy crosses the fields and goes to soccer practice. “It can get exhaust-ing but I think it’s worth it,” Murphy said. Murphy is captain of the varsity soccer team this year.

“I enjoy being captain because the guys on the team work well together. I’m very vocal on the field, and I’m a good listener,” Murphy said.

“I’ve played on the high school soccer

team for four years and have been on varsity for three as the goalie,” said Murphy.

“Because I’m so busy, my family doesn’t see me as often. They miss me, but they still cheer me on in everything I do,” said Murphy.

Murphy is also the new class president. This is his first year on Student Council.

“It’s been a dream of mine since I was little to be senior class president. I used to watch movies and think, “that’s what I want to do my senior year in high school.” I saw the opportunity and took it,” Murphy said.

Being senior class president has a lot of responsibilities. One of them is to plan the annual Homecoming dance, which is tomor-row night.

Photo by: Murphy familySenior Logan Murphy practices goal tending. Murphy is also the varsity foot-ball team’s kicker.

Fall teams compete for league titles

Senior divides time between football, soccer

Sports season off and running

Favorite song?1. “Ride Above It” •Lil Wayne

Favorite sports 2. team?

Cincinnati Reds•Favorite athlete?3.

Michael Phelps•Greatest athlete of 4. all time?

Babe Ruth•Best teams you 5. have faced?

Soccer- Fair-•field; Football-- Moeller

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