the squire - Nordonia Hills Schools

THE SQUIRE
FEB-MARCH 2011
Inside this issue:
▪ May Levy
▪ Jersey Shore
▪ Freshman Prodigy
Nordonia High School
8006 S. Bedford Rd.
Macedonia OH 44056
Volume 7 Issue 3
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Editor in Chief: Kerry Tuttle
Copy Editor: Merranda Mason
Layout Manager: Laura Hostelley
Photo Editor: Katie Tata
News Editor: Carli Rosati
Features Editor: Olivia Nichol
Entertainment Editor:
Megan Glivar
Sports Editor: Kyle Lingo
Business Manager:
Shelby Kuchynka
Remaining Staff:
Charlie Gibson
Jon Lingo
Winter is almost over and I‟ve
never been more excited to see a blade of
grass in my life. With recent weather in
the 50s, spring has been the first thing on
everybody‟s mind.
The end of winter and the beginning of spring brings a whole slew of activities to liven up life at Nordonia High
School. The festivities kick off with the
annual spirit week lip sync competition, an
event that some classes have been practicing for two months, and some for two
days. To wrap up the spirit week competition is my personal favorite contest and
one that makes the “Green Team” cringe:
hallway decorating. A couple hundred dollars worth of paper later and the halls of
NHS are transformed into the corridors of
Hogwarts and even a Haunted House.
Nordonia High School
8006 S. Bedford Rd.
Macedonia OH 44056
As we get closer to the end of the
year, I would just like to remind every
senior to enjoy these last few months at
Nordonia, and encourage the underclassmen to make the most of their time left
here.
Although winter gave us six days
off from school due to the harsh snow
Quinton Evans
Squire Adviser: Janet Mankamyer
Also, my best wishes to seniors
Brandynn Clark and Vadic Patel as they
regain their strength from their stints in
the hospital.
And no matter how hard the underclassmen try, the seniors will come out
victorious. Knock on wood. If this article
jinxes the class of 2011, I sincerely apologize.
Charlie Luthanen
Kelly Coyne
storms that hit the region, I think I speak
for all of us when I say I‟m thankful that
it‟s almost spring. The seniors‟ countdown
to graduation and prom continues while
the entire school yearns for the start of
spring break.
Good Luck to the Boys‟ Blowing Team who will be headed
to the State Bowling Tournament in Columbus on Friday
March 2.
Matt Bugenske
Josh Clark
Jacob Clark
David Dombrosky
Travis Johnson
Rob MacGregor
Mike Sutkaytis
Nick Vanni
On the cover (L-R): Seniors Dave Bina, Alex
Filipski, and Brandon Richards bust a move
during the 2011 Lip Sync Competition.
Cover photo by Katie Tata
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News
4 Students‟ Futures On The
Line
5 Carpooling: 2:45 No More
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SPORTS
NEWS
Features
6 Hidden Talent of Nordonia:
Alethia Cornelli
14 Freshman Diving Prodigy
14 The Name On the Front of the Jersey
15 Bre Horrigan
16 The Chronicles of Roddy
6 Student Job Fair
16 The Orange and Brown Report
7 Thank God It‟s Jersday
8 Spring Break 2011
8 The Hated Minesweeper
9 Lights, Camera, Action!
10 Senior Year Lives Up To Expectations
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11 College Rocks For Two NHS
Alumni
12 Love Is In The Air
12 Jeans For Teens
12 M-Pact, The Band of Pure
Sound
ENTERTAINMENT
13 Welcome To The Jungle
17 Panera Restaurant Review
13 Spirit Week Rolls On
17 Sanctum Sinks
18 Falling For Fallen Captive
19 No Cornflakes For You
19 Scholastic Art Awards
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OPINION
Students’ Futures on the Line
By: Shelby Kuchynka
likely that student publication such their future.
In May, the Nordonia Hills as this very newspaper would be
The honors classes at NorSchool District will again place a 6.5 eliminated.
donia have a large amount of stumill school levy on the ballot with
There are many factors that dents in them, usually a good perhopes that voters will vote yes.
affect the budget. Since the 2008- centage of a class, and students also
The school levy is crucial to 2009 school year the number of stu- can take advanced placement
the day-to-day operations of schools dents in the free and reduced lunch classes which have the possibly to
and it has been defeated twice in program has increased by nearly ten earn them college credit.
2010. May will mark the third time percent. The unemployment in SumThere are eight A.P. classes
for a vote for the levy; the last levy mit County has also increased by a that our high school currently offers,
failure was in November. Following significant amount.
not to mention the many electives
the Nov. failure, high school busing
The district is working hard such as art and psychology classes
was cut, and all busing within 2 to find solutions and pass this oper- that can help a student decide
miles
of
K-8
where their
schools.
future
caField
reer intertrips were also
ests lay.
eliminated, along
Mr.
with after school
Beery and
weight
lifting,
Mrs. Miller
and a dean of
both comstudents.
The
mented that
School Board and
most people
administrators
look at the
have attempted
levy
ecoto reduce cuts as
nomically,
much as possible.
not in terms
After the previof the ripple
Photo by Shelby Kychynka effect
ous failure Mr.
and
Wright wrote a
the people it
Cars lined up in front of the high school have become a familiar sight.
grant, received it
affects and
and saved losing some electives for ating levy. Not only is the school how it affects the community itself.
the second semester. However, the board doing the best they can to
Imagine if all of this went
hard reality is that the grant will no minimize the effect on students, away. Maybe it seems right to save
longer be available after this year.
they are attempting to reach the money, however it‟s not right at all.
The staffing cuts that almost public.
The students are what mathappened this year will most likely
Not everyone is aware of the ter and these opportunities matter to
happen next year. It also means that effects this levy has on students. students. These are all opportunities
if the levy fails in May, cuts include Nordonia is a district consistently that shape students‟ futures and
the possible elimination of certain labeled with excellence. Without these are students whose futures
extracurricular activities and clubs, proper funding it is not very likely will shape the world.
and a variety of electives including that this is a distinction the district
Voting yes is voting for a
band and choir.
will easily keep. Students at Nordo- better future.
Another consequence of this nia strive to uphold this excellence.
possible failure is an increased num- They use the opportunities given to
ber of students per class. It is also further their education and improve
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Carpooling: 2:45 No More
Busing has affected the underclassmen greatly, but more importantly is the upperclassmen who
now have to beat the parents out of
the gridlocked parking lot at 2:11
p.m.
Finally there is a solution to
the life ending traffic at Nordonia,
carpooling. Carpooling is the answer
to all our prayers. Not only does it
save the suffering environment, but
it allows us who can drive, a faster
exit. With a neverending list of benefits there is no reason not to invest
in carpooling.
friends decided to carpool
three years ago and it‟s
been
smooth
sailing
since.
Whether
it‟s
Mankamyer having to
tell Lang where to
turn (even though
they
drive
here
every day) Lang has
nicknamed Mankamyer “Janet Janet,”
Lang‟s very own Tom
Tom. Their drive in
consists of lively conversation and the radio
isn‟t even needed. When
asked why people should carpool Mankamyer used the famous
Nike slogan to answer, “Just do it.”
Carpooling is becoming an
even bigger trend than acting like a
Guido from Jersey Shore, but there
at the beginning were Jon Lingo and ing
Max
Schweikert.
Lingo
and
Schweikert have been carpooling
since the day they could drive. “I‟m
in it for the camaraderie, not the
cause,” Lingo explains. Both have
been carpooling and the experience
has made their friendship something to be admired. “We knew
the moment was right when we
first became friends,” Lingo discusses his first epiphany that
carpooling was the answer.
“I wish Jon would
warm up his car in the
morning,” Schweikert describes one of the negatives of carpooling. Besides
the harshness of the winter
season in northeast Ohio
there are virtually no other
big negatives. Less gas is
used, less pollution in the air,
less cars on the road, and a
beautiful friendship all from the
simple concept of carpooling.
When carpoolthere are a couple
speed bumps you
must watch out for.
One speed bump
Lingo
and
Schweikert
have had
trouble
with is the
harshness
of
the
7:20 bell.
“It‟s
my
bad,” Lingo
explains to
Schweikert
in afternoon
detention.
We all know
the cutting
of buses has
affected our
driving
schedule
and we are
forced
to
accommoPhoto by Charlie Gibson
By Charlie Gibson
Teachers Mrs. Mankamyer and Mrs. Lang are also vet- Max Schweikert and Jon Lingo have been
eran carpoolers who bask in all the carpooling from the very beginning.
benefits of carpooling. These two
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date.
Now
sometimes your friend might have
the case of “senioritis,” and has to
stay home when he was supposed to
drive. This forces you to rush and
change your whole morning routine
at the last minute. Experienced carpoolers will do their best to make
sure they tell their friends a day
ahead or with a very early morning
text. If you make it past these two
road blocks you‟re ready to hit the
road.
I say instead of leaving 30
minutes earlier why don‟t we pick up
that kid on the block you are not
really friends with and offer him a
ride to school, one small sacrifice for
the greater good.
We all complain about the
traffic. Why not do something about
it? We all want to get out of this
teenage nightmare called high
school to get home and take our
naps at 2:15 p.m. not 2:50 p.m. Carpooling is the answer. Save some
gas, the earth, and carpool today.
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Hidden Talent of Nordonia: Alethia Cornelli
JOB
FAIR
AT
CVCC
Brecksville, OH – Cuyahoga
Valley Career Center (CVCC) will host
a Student Job Fair on Thursday, March 10 from 3:30 to
6:30 PM. The event, which
is free to students, will be
held in the Commons at
CVCC, 8001 Brecksville
Road, Brecksville.
Area businesses will
interview students age 15
and up from CVCC‟s eight district high
schools for part-time and seasonal
employment. Information on the Job
Fair is provided to students by the
do,” she says.
Not only has she visited Ireland before, where the dance originated during the 400 AD, but has
had the opportunity to dance in a
competition there. This brings about
Photo courtesy of Alethia Cornelli
By: Merranda Mason
You may not know that Nordonia has many unknown talents
walking the halls, and I‟ve had the
pleasure of discovering one.
Junior, Alethia Cornelli began to Irish dance when she was in
the third grade at the age of seven.
She was born Sept 29,1994 in Cleveland, OH and has been attending
Nordonia Hills for nine years.
The laid back, but fun and
passionate, eleventh grader has the
title of being the only one in her
family to Irish dance. Someone who
has so much enthusiasm about this
dance, you would think is 100 percent Irish, but in reality is only 75
percent. Even knowing this, those
percentages mean nothing to her
because when she dances she
bleeds green, white and orange,
(The Irish flag).
Cornelli‟s
inspiration
to
dance comes from her grandfather.
“My grandpa inspires me the most
because he is extremely generous,
kind, and is a self-made man.”
She couldn‟t pinpoint what
she likes most about dancing,
“Everything; it‟s my favorite thing to
All decked out in her Irish attire, Alethia Cornelli proudly displays her medals.
her proudest accomplishment, placing 13th overall in a national competition in Ireland. Cornelli has also
just recently won a sash in a regional championship in the US.
Career Specialists in their schools,
and packets listing participating employers are also provided to students
attending the Job
Fair.
Additional
information, including a list of participating employers,
is
available on
CVCC‟s
website,
cvccworks.com.
Employers in all
fields with part
time and seasonal positions available,
employing students ages 15+, are
invited to participate in the Student
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Cornelli dances with is
McCulloch School of Irish Dancing
located in Hudson, OH. This just isn‟t
something she does for fun, this is a
passion. “I get so much out of Irish
dancing. I have made new friends,
traveled to different places, plus I
have learned so much discipline and
hard work as well.”
A typical outfit worn to competitions consists of: a long-sleeved
shirt and a dress with traditional
Irish designs in the embroidery. Beginners wear a school dress, and the
more advanced dancers wear a solo
dress which is unique to them.
She expresses that one of
her strengths as a person is will
power, but something she tries to
work on is her incapability to focus
well. One good friend who overlooks
that is Gunner Wunderlich, who Cornelli admits is one of her best friends
at Nordonia.
Cornelli plans on attending
college after high school at the University of Toledo for pharmacy. She
plans on continuing dancing as an
adult and furthering her dancing
career.
Job Fair. There is a $20 registration
fee for employers, which includes a 6foot table, dinner and event promotion. Employers are encouraged to
register as soon as possible. Interested employers may register online
at www.cvccworks.com, or contact
Theresa Brown, at 440-746-8252 or
tbrown@cvccworks.com for additional
information.
CVCC serves the BrecksvilleB roa dview Hei ghts, Cuya hoga
Heights, Garfield Heights, Independence, Nordonia Hills, North Royalton,
Revere and Twinsburg school districts.
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Thank God It’s Jersday
Photo courtesy of MTV
By Kerry Tuttle
I tuned in once again this
Thursday night along with the rest of
America to watch Pauly D and family
take on Seaside Heights in the pop
culture smash hit, Jersey Shore.
Whether you follow it religiously,
watch it occasionally, or like to pretend that you‟re too good for the
best reality series to ever fill our
television screens since Fantasia Barrino‟s season of American Idol,
chances are you‟ve heard of J-Shore.
I wouldn‟t call myself a television fanatic. When I do tune in to
the idiot box, it‟s usually to re-runs
of Bravo‟s Real Housewives series or
the Food Network. So what is it
about this particular reality series
that keeps me, and 4.8 million other
people, glued to the TV screen every
Thursday at ten, despite how much
homework I may have that night or
how absolutely exhausted I might
be?
A couple of weeks ago, my
mom and I sat in the living room as
I laughed out loud while watching an
intoxicated Snooki face plant on the
beach and get hauled off to the
slammer by the beach patrol. At a
commercial break, my mom shook
her head and said, “Kerry, why do
you watch this show?”
This got me thinking. Why
do I watch Jersey Shore? Not simply
watch it, but follow it obsessively. At
the time, my answer to her was a
please-stop-talking-to-me-while-Iget-my-GTL-on, “I don‟t know.”
It‟s not like I can relate to
anyone on the show. I‟m not Italian;
I‟m Irish. I also have no desire to
tan until I can be compared, rightly
so, to a rich cut of mahogany wood.
I‟m not an alcoholic and once I
graduate from college, I have no
plans to live in a house with seven
“guidos” that party all night and
sleep all day.
And clearly, there is no aspect of intellectualism involved in
watching Jersey Shore. It‟s bubble
I want to stand up to the
haters of J-Shore. If you find it
ridiculous that I look forward to
Thursday nights, then I find it
ridiculous that your hatred of
gum for the brain. And that‟s why I the show supplants the actual show.
believe
that 4.8
million
viewers
tune
in
each
week to
watch
what
could
possibly
be
the
biggest
cultural
phenomenon
in
the
past decade.
The cast of Jersey Shore: Snookie, Paulie D, Sammy, Vinny, Deena, Ronny, JIf Wow, Mike the Situation.
you‟re
one of those people who complain Those who are offended by the
about the stars of Seaside and claim stereotypes at play need to stop bethat anyone who watches the show ing so sensitive. I‟m not offended by
could sink to the bottom of the At- The Hills because it shows girls that
lantic Ocean due to their head now I can easily relate to going out clubbeing filled with rocks, I have one bing after a long day at their fashion
thing to say to you. Get off your internship. It is no more a “mockery
high horse, and get on the band- of Americans” than Dr. Phil‟s sensawagon. Behind the fake nails, spray tionalistic broadcast therapy sestans, and hair gel, there lies a family sions, but you don‟t see him being
of laid-back, endearing juiceheads slashed by stuffy journalists who
who are sure to win your heart over don‟t know how to have a good
if you just give them a chance. You time.
may not be a crazed follower like the
Your reason for watching
rest of us, but one episode and you this cultural hit may be different
will surely be entertained, if not than mine, but for me it‟s a mindless
hooked for life.
way to spend an hour before bed.
Although unfortunately, I It‟s more entertaining than some
have been forced to admit that real- scripted sitcom with a laugh machine
ity television may not be complete that goes off after every ten seconds
spur of the moment action, there is and certainly more enjoyable than a
never a dull moment on Jersey morbid crime show like CSI. Jersey
Shore. The housemates are loveable Shore is this generation‟s Cheers. If
and the show is endlessly quotable. you‟re not tuning in, you‟re missing
Even though you may not be able to out.
relate to their lifestyles, you can at
I‟ll see you at 10 o‟clock
least relate to some of the social every Thursday on MTV. Put your
issues they run into, like Snooki‟s bronzer on and get ready for an
quest for love or how not to handle hour of fist-pumping fun.
a rocky relationship (ahem, Sammy
and Ronny).
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Spring Break 2011
By Megan Glivar
Every spring, students look
forward to the cool breeze and sunshine, but so far, the sight of flowers
blooming and sunshine is not very
promising. This year at Nordonia,
spring break takes place March 28April 1.
Ideas for spring break are
considerably endless, varying from
overly expensive to reasonably
cheap. A weekend camping trip or
road trip to shopping in Columbus is
on the cheaper side, while taking a
plane to Cancun Mexico is up on the
pricey side.
According to About.com, the
most popular place
t e e n s SC, and Cancun, Mexico.
a n d
Let‟s be realistic, most high
y o u n g school students don‟t have the
a d u l t s money, time or luxury of purchasing
plane tickets and reserving seven
nights at a hotel on the beach out of
state, which is why are there are
other fun things to do that will keep
you within budget and in town.
For all the girls out there,
taking a road trip with friends to go
shopping is a great idea. Ask each
i n
friend to pitch in a few bucks for gas,
their twenties visit during along with money to go shopping.
spring break is Panama City, Other fun ideas for everyone on
Florida. The flashy, outgoing and spring break are going to the movies,
young atmosphere is found to be a ice skating, laser tag, or just hanging
thrilling stay for most. Other popular out. Supporting your fellow classspring break getaways for the com- mates at their athletic events is also a
mon family are Orlando, FL, Wash- fun thing to do and is just another
ington DC, Sea Island GA, Myrtle opportunity to socialize and show
Beach SC, Hilton Head school spirit.
Where Are
You Going On
Spring Break?
Senior Kelly Coyne is heading to Scottsdale, Arizona
to visit her Aunt and to
find a prom dress that will
make her a princess.
Junior Kelsey Watroba
looks forward to her Junior
Olympic volleyball tournaments, including her tournament in Baltimore, hanging
with friends, and spending
quality time with her family.
Junior Sammie Tobias
is traveling to Atlantis
Waterpark in the Bahamas with her family
over break for a warm
week full of swimming
and tropical adventures.
Junior Brad Coppedge will be
flying to Cancun, Mexico with
friend Alex Reasbeck for a
week of swimming with dolphins, snorkeling, going to
seafood restaurants, and talking to native girls.
I once hated
and cursed
this game,
but that wasn‟t because it was boring or just a waste of time, but because my ignorance blinded me from
mastering this game. Earlier this
week a close friend, Sophomore
Scott Kazor, showed me that this
game was more than random
guesses, but a game built around
the process of elimination. Minesweeper is not a game to be spited,
but understood.
The Hated Minesweeper
By Quinton Evans
No longer will I allow people
to slaughter the good name of Minesweeper.
This great game of prediction and elimination is always thrown
under the bus or is brought up as
one of the worst computer games.
Recently I was taught the skills of
beating this game and instantly fell
in love with it.
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Minesweeper might come off
as challenging, but is really easy to
play. Each level has simple steps and
rules to defeat the game.
First, pick your level of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate or Expert. There is also a custom setting
to make your own level of difficulty if
wanted. The key to the game is
avoiding the mines (the reason its
mine “sweep”). After picking the
level, click it anywhere on the grid
(you can‟t lose
Cont’d on p. 9
on first turn).
9
Beware, after the first move
you can lose and
is also when you
start the process
of elimination. If
you open up a
big
space
of
numbers you‟re
in luck because it
makes
winning
the game easier.
Preferably start
at the number
ones
(which
mean that only
one mine is by
it). After deciding
which
square
might have a
Photo by Quinton Evans
cation Beauty and The Beast because “It‟s
going
fun and well-known, but it‟s also
into
very challenging.”
this play by all the actors as well as
The play includes leads Bell
the backstage crew.
and the Beast, played by Seniors
Tickets are relatively inex- Alyssa Ahrens and Dave Bina.
Ahrens was asked if she was nervous and she nonchalantly responded, “There is a lot of
pressure because I have so
many lines to memorize, but I
am more excited than nervous.”
Ahrens has appeared in ten
plays over the years, and plans
to study some kind of video
editing after high school like
making movies or music videos, “but if somewhere down
the road I can act, I‟ll take it,”
said Ahrens. “I like the different people that are in the
drama club, but I love to singing and acting. It‟s fun when
you get to be someone else
and portray them on stage.”
Beauty and the Beast also
has many supporting roles in
the play as well as 20 backstage members that are working hard to help make this play
one of Nordonia‟s best.
Beauty and the Beast will
bring back some memories for
pensive ranging from $6 for stu- the children and parents that grew
dents, $8 for senior citizens and $10 up watching the movie with their
for adults.
families.
Ms. Sawyer chose the play
Lights, Camera, Action!
By Katie Tata
After last year‟s success of
Seussical the Musical, Ms. Sawyer
hopes to come
back with another
hit, in a tale as old
as
time
with
Beauty
Beast.
and
the
Nordonia
High
School
Drama Club is
working hard to
put on a spectacular show for the
communities
around us. Director Ms. Sawyer, as
well as assistant
director Mr. Simmons, choreographer Mrs. Czekaj,
music
directors
Mr. Pickering and
Mrs. Lester, and
make-up by Ms.
Blair and Mrs.
Flauto are working
hard to make this
play shine in the
spotlight.
The play is quickly approaching, and begins its debut on
April 14. Although it is still early
there is hard work and severe dedi-
mine under it, right click it. A flag
will appear, but be careful because
you only get a certain number of
flags. The numbers on the grid
represent the number of mines one
space (in any direction) by it. Take
your time because every move could
be your last.
There is no reason to hate
or ignore this game because it is
available on most computers and
helps strengthen your mind. It is not
just a game to kill time, but one that
is free.
If you have any
problem you have the option of looking up the game on the Internet to
get more tips or ask Scott Kazor.
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Senior Year Lives Up To Expectations:
Evan Painter & Marissa Billy
By Charlie Luthanen
“Free Lunches and tons o „fun,” is what Evan Painter
said about his senior year thus far, even though he was kidding about the free lunches. Painter says his senior year has
been a blast.
“Senior year is when you can blow off classes,”
Painter said at first, “but really it‟s time to prepare for college and to get ready to take my education to the next
level.” Painter is excited about going to college, but he said
like all seniors he is a little bit scared. “Bad things happen
there,” said Painter showing his doubts about college, but
nonetheless he said he is still excited about the opportunity.
Painter reminisced about his freshman year when
he was, “a chubby scared little freshman,” but now during
his senior year, Painter has transformed into a man full of
confidence and memories of a great high school career. Winning the thePointbreak Tournament two times with The Call
of The Wild and The Waters of Lake Minnetonka was one of
Painter‟s proudest achievements. Painter admits without the
leadership of Captain Charlie Luthanen, this would have
never been possible.
Painter plans on doing something with art after
graduating college. Art has been a huge part of Painter‟s
high school career, and this is why Painter said Mrs. Dressig
and Ms. Stewart were his most influential teachers during his
time at Nordonia High School. Art has always been the way
Painter has been able to express himself and this is why he
has taken an abundance of art classes every year of high
school. To further his studies Painter plans on attending the
Columbus School Of Art and Design this fall to get his career
started in the right track.
Painter stayed active during high school. He enjoyed activities like organizing the point break tournament
and making the spirit week DVDs.
Even though Painter expressed his awesome senior
year he still has his doubts about college and the rest of his
life. He plans to be successful by creating his own photography
company
along with growing a 3 inch
long mustache
and riding his four wheeler.
I
n
general Painter described his
senior year as
spectacular. Painter had
nothing bad
to say about senior year. He
sat
in
silence hinting that
there was nothing
bad. Painter said
he‟s going to
miss
being
able to basically do whatSenior Evan Painter
ever he wanted to in high school,
but college is a necessary transition that eventually all high
school seniors will have to make, but Painter insists that his
senior year is something he will never forget.
By Kelly Coyne
“I‟ve worked hard to get here and it‟s time to
enjoy my last year in high school,” says Marisa Billy
about her senior year so far.
“Easy
classes,
fun
classes, and practically blowing off
my senior year
was
what
I
thought the most
when walking into
senior year, but
after being here
it‟s not much of
that,” says Billy. “I
had trouble with
getting myself to
study, but I knew
I still had to get
the work done.”
Comparing her freshman
year to her senSenior Marissa Billy
ior, Billy says, “I
was more shy coming into my freshman year and I was
excited to enter my senior year, but when it comes to it
my freshman year was by far the best: it was just so
much more fun.”
Throughout high school Billy
has been active in sports. She played softball her freshman year, and played volleyball 7 th through the 11th
grade were she ended her career. Also, Billy has also
participated in helping her class out in events.
She has had many great and bad memories in
her senior year, but when it came down to her worse it
was all because her friend Kaitlyn Cawley. “I was sitting
at lunch and Kaitlyn had flicked her milk carton at me
and milk was all over my clothes for the rest of the day.
I was so embarrassed,” says Billy. She‟s still waiting for
a favorite memory and expects it will be her prom night.
Does love walk the hallways for Marisa Billy?
Billy met her man Joey Kramp her freshman year and
they made it official her junior year of high school. She
is now a senior and they are going strong while he is
now in his freshman year of college.
Billy says, “She can‟t wait till graduation to get
out in the real world, but I also can‟t wait to meet new
people and just be on my own, but I really am going to
miss my friends and the sporting invents.” After high
school Billy plans on attending the University of Akron to
study nursing. After college she hopes to meet a man
and later have a family together.
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college has met his expectations. Licensed as of
two weeks ago, he is alOnce a class officer, Milani con- ready saving up for a 2014 Mustang for
tinues to build his resumé attending the the commute from his home in SagaUniversity of Akron and majoring in Pub- more Hills to the CSU campus to his job
lic Relations with a minor in political sci- at the local Giant Eagle.
ence. He is a member of the College
Other than his friends and famDemocrats, the Associated Student Gov- ily supporting him throughout his high
ernment, and is looking to get involved school career, Kuchynka thanks Mrs.
in either the newspaper or the radio sta- Mankamyer, Mrs. Spellman, and Mrs.
tion at Akron. Milani knew he wanted to Toukonen for all of their help in making
study something in the communications high school such a great experience for
field and Public Relations offered him the him. Other than wishing he was more
best of both worlds. Like
involved
his father, the mayor of
at NorNorthfield, Milani has
donia,
always been interested
K u in politics, hence the
chynka
political science minor.
states,
“It‟s kind of in the
“ M y
blood,” he explains.
senior
Milani decided
y e a r
to commute to college
w a s
because of his obligat h e
tion he has to his fambest.
ily. Another type of
As
a
family is what
whole
he said he
it was
misses the most
great.”
about high school. Former NHS student, Nick MIlani, gives
His ad“I miss a lot of the advice to current NHS students.
vice
to
people. We were a
students
close knit group
at Nordomy senior year. You don‟t get nia in the process of examining their
that bond in college.”
future plans is simple. “Be yourself, have
Clearly a bright future fun with it, and you‟ll figure out where
lies ahead for Nick Milani. “If I you want to go.”
can‟t be president, I want to be
As far as what the future holds
a Public Relations director at a for Devin Kuchynka, he would like to get
large corporation, like a sports into the video game business after colteam.”
lege of marketing and branding games
A sports team in Northeast that the consumer would enjoy playing.
Ohio, of course. “I‟m a big believer in Much of this industry is based on the
remembering where you‟re from and West Coast, and he explains that he is
remembering who helped you along the willing to go anywhere he can in order to
way.”
land his dream job. But for now, KuAnother upcoming star in the chynka is staying local.
communications field lies in Devin Ku“I love Cleveland more than
chynka. Majoring in Journalism and Pro- anything,” he declares with the pride of
motional Communications at Cleveland a true Northeast Ohioan.
College Rocks for Two NHS Alumni
By Kerry Tuttle
There must be something about
Northeast Ohio that has successful kids
choosing to stay close to home instead
of packing their bags after graduation for
out of state colleges and the big city.
Maybe it‟s the tough love this
place gets from Mother Nature and the
sense of unity you feel with your
neighbors after a foot of snow is
dropped in eight hours. Maybe it‟s the
potholes lining the area streets that turn
minivans into four wheelers and the asphalt into rugged terrain. Or possibly
watching the sports teams we love lose
season after season, and still loving
them anyways.
Browns Town is no L.A. There
are no posh nightclubs, no paparazzi,
and certainly no palm trees. But there
are real people with real families, and
real ways of living. Maybe that‟s what
keeps college kids close to home.
Alumni Devin Kuchynka Talks about his
college experience.
Two 2010 graduates visited
their alma mater to explain how their
past shaped them, what they are doing
in the present, and what the future
holds. Nick “Big Poppa” Milani and Devin
Kuchynka are now successful college
freshmen who chose to commute to
their college of choice.
State University, Kuchynka says that
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Love Is In the Air
porch. Mannarino
found a dozen white
roses.
So many people think that Valentine‟s Day is just a day
for love
and
giv-
ot
o
co
u
rte
sy
o
fA
le
xM
an
na
rin
o
ing
gifts
but do
you really
heading.
understand
While he
the real meanwas in jail he
ing?
exchanged letIn third
ters with the
cenjailer‟s
tury Alex Mannarino and Tyler Eli- daughter,
ason shared their Valentine’s and quickly
Day with flowers.
fell in love
with her.
Rome, Claudius II, the On the day of his beemperor, outlawed
heading, he sent her
marriage because the
one last letter, signing
men refused to fight
it, “From Your Valentheir battles. They
tine,” and this is how
were too in love with
the tradition started.
their women. Saint ValPh
By Kelly Coyne
On Feb. 14
every year, millions of
people go out all over
America to buy candy,
flowers, and little gifts
for their loved ones.
Growing up we
give Valentine‟s Day
cards to the kids in our
class and maybe a special one to the one boy
or girl we have a special crush on. When we
get older we decide to
spend our money on a
thoughtful gift for our
number one.
Alex Mannarino
is a freshman. She says
she has never spent
Valentine‟s Day with
anyone special and she
was so happy to get to
spend it this year with
her senior boyfriend
Tyler Eliason. However,
Eliason got sick and
they couldn‟t spend the
day together. At 6:30
p.m. Eliason texted her
to look out on her
Jeans For Teens
Photy by Charlie Lu-
By Charlie Luthanen
Sponsored by
Aéropostale, Jeans for
Teens is an organized
fundraiser created to
help local homeless
shelters clothe those
that are less fortunate.
All jeans are
donated
by
high
schools around the
United States and Canada.
Mrs.
Dressig
helped organize the Senior Jay Velez helps collect the donations.
donations at Nordonia
High School and said goal of 500 pairs, we jeans that were gatherwe collected nearly 250 still made a difference. ing dust in the closet. It
pairs of jeans. Although
A big thanks to helped
those
who
NHS didn‟t reach its those that donated aren‟t as fortunate.
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M-Pact: The Band
of Pure Sound
By Charlie Gibson
Rocking the NHS stage with
nothing but vocal cords, M-Pact dazzled the Nordonia crowd with their
creative and amazing voices.
M-Pact came to Nordonia on
Feb. 3 and displayed their a capella
talent to the Nordonia community. M
-Pact is a music group consisting of
six guys from all over the world:
Fletcher Sheridan, Marco Cassone,
Morten Kier, Trist Curless, Jeff Smith,
and Jarnett Johnson, who share the
passion of pure music. They only
use nature‟s “first instrument,” the
human voice. With wide ranges from
extremely low tones to hitting high
notes as good as Alanis Morisette,
they rocked the show.
Opening for M-Pact was The
Rhythm of the Knights Show Choir
with their very brief a capella showcase. Nordonia Show Choir directed
by Mr. Pickering used beat boxing,
humming, and other tones to remake songs into a whole new piece
of art. After the choir sang four
songs wonderfully, M-Pact took the
stage.
M-Pact awed everyone in
the crowd with the amazing sounds
they could make using only their
mouths. “I have never
heard a cooler form of
music in my life,” show
choir
star
Alyssa
Ahrens
exclaimed.
When asked if she
would pay for tickets
to see them another
time she replied,” Oh
Yeah! Of course.”
In an era of
electronic music, MPact is doing something
special. Their joy for
pure music is something
you wish could be in
the current music world
more often. M-Pact is
currently touring all over the U.S.
and they look to make a capella a
mainstream type of music sometime
in the near future.
Photo by Carli Rosati
entine was so
compassionate
about love and
his true belief about it
that he secretly married
couples.
Valentine was
arrested shortly after
and was jailed until the
day
of his be-
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Carli Rosatti spoke on how they
were not expecting to have as
much fun as they did and they
exciting as the
were glad they went.
homecoming
This year‟s formal
dance, but
attendants were Freshmen
this
year
Alex Wyatt and Bailey
that has all
Watroba, Sophomores Zach
changed.
Zuercher and Kelly Kiernan,
Through the
Juniors Patrick Osborne and
hallways of
Leeanne Shea and Seniors
the
high
Brian Yurko, Christian
school there
Whitworth, Amanda Wyatt,
has been a
Alicen Schade with King
lot of chatCharlie Luthanen and
ter on how
Queen Emily Rodriguez.
many of the Winter Formal King Charlie Luthanen
After the juns t u d e n t s ponders his victory while accompanied iors put on a hit with
had a lot of by his Queen Emily Rodriguez.
this dance it is possible
fun during
to say that there will be
this past weekend event.
more attendees at Nordonia dances
Juniors Laura Hostelley and in years to come.
Welcome to the Jungle
By Katie Tata
On Feb 19 Nordonia High
School‟s 2012 junior class put on this
year‟s winter formal in hopes to raise
more money for their not so distant
prom in May 2012.
The theme of Winter Formal
was A Knight in the Jungle, but
rather lacked in their jungle fever
decorations. There was balloons and
streamers like every other dance at
Nordonia, but there was no jungle in
our gym this past weekend. Although the gym was not packed
with jungle decorations, it was
packed with 600 of Nordonia students.
In the past, most winter formals have been dull and are not as
Juniors win Spirit Week
activity. Victory went to the juniors,
followed closely by the seniors.
Other points include the canned food
drive, where all proceeds go to the
Emergency Assistance Center, benefitting
Nordonia
Hills
directly.
Color day was widely participated in by all, but the juniors took
the lead. With the juniors placing Charlie Gibson, Kerry Tuttle, Brad
first in dress up and lip sync, they Coppedge, Olivia Nichol, and Carli Rosati go
are in first place over the seniors.
all out for Fantasy Day.
“It‟s just really fun when
everyone gets involved,” junior
Leeanna Shea says. Mrs. Dressig
agrees saying, “it‟s about creating a
“school community.” She also adds it
would be awesome if we could get
the outside community involved
more, by showcasing the hallways or
lip syncs. In the future, progress
towards that will be made.
“This really is the stuff you
Seniors Andrew Mendez And Charlie
will remember about your high
Gibson show the underclassmen how
school career,” Dressig says and that
it’s done.
John Petal entertains during
couldn‟t be more true. So thank you,
the annual Lip Sync.
Unique to Nordonia, would Nordonia, for making it such a great
be our hallway decorating activity. memory.
This year extra efforts have been put
Spirit Week Results
forth to “Be as green as we can,”
First
Place:
Juniors
Third Place: Freshmen
Mrs. Dressig says, by recycling. Lip
Second Place: Seniors
Fourth Place: Sophomores
sync, being most students‟ favorite
Photos by Katie Tata
By Carli Rosati
For well over 30 years now,
spirit week has been the highlight of
every year for high school students
at Nordonia. Everyone knows Nordonia goes all out for spirit week.
When other schools talk about spirit
week, clearly, ours is bigger and better.
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Freshman Diving Prodigy
Photo courtesy of Stephen Romanik.
ago Romanik hurt his back on a trampoline while practicing diving moves,
which took two months to fully heal.
Instead of stopping, he continued to
By Olivia Nichol
before practice.
dive, regardless of his back pain. “It
Breaking school diving rewas a little challenging to do my
cords in 6-dive and 11-dive and windives, but I made it through and fully
ning nationals in Moultrie GA 2009,
healed,” Romanik says, adding that it
freshman Stephen Romanik has
was his worst injury so far. “I have
accomplished a lot for his young
never hit the board… knock on
age.
wood!”
Romanik practices Sunday
His favorite experience as a
through Thursday at the University
diver is when a new dive is easy to
of Akron‟s Ocasek Natatorium.
learn and when he doesn‟t land in the
“Just to be physically fit and have
water smacking his stomach or back.
a feeling of self-worth,” Romanik
Learning new dives and getting supsays, is his favorite thing about
port from his teammates is what enbeing a diver. Romanik does not
courages Romanik to keep diving.
do any other sports so that he can
When diving becomes difficommit all the time that he can to
cult, Romanik uses positive thinking
diving.
and even videos on the internet of his
Although diving may seem
favorite divers to keep him motivated
like all fun and games, it requires a
to improve his skills. Thomas Daley, a
lot of hard work and definitely
16 year-old British diver, is Romanik‟s
comes with sacrifices.
Romanik
biggest inspiration in the sport.
says that his biggest sacrifice is hav- Stephen Romanik perfects his dive.
Romanik‟s future goal is to
ing little social time due to so much
use diving to get into a great college
practice. He also gets only an hour
Romanik also has to face the and to continue to dive in his free
and a half of free time after school, to risk of getting injured. Two years
time and to one day become a diving
get homework and studying done
coach.
just opponents on
the court, but the
injury “bug”. Due to
tragic and significant
injuries, the team will have to rely
on mental toughness in order to succeed in their quest for a championship.
Not having a stable team
leader might be the downfall of
some teams, but the Nordonia basketball team has been able to rally
together due to the unfortunate incident that recently occurred to senior
Brandynn Clark. Although coming
back to support the team during the
tournament, Clark still has a lot of
recovering to do after having his
appendix removed. His health is a
reassuring lesson for the team that
pain is
Cont’d on p. 15
The Name on the Front of the Jersey
By Quinton Evans
“One team, one goal, one
heartbeat, one soul.” Not only an
inspirational quote, but what Nordonia basketball players lives by. From
athletics to academics, Nordonia
emphasizes teamwork and unity as
peers.
Two year Assistant Head
Coach Kyle Lingo recently gave me
an inside look into the current 10-6
Nordonia Knights basketball team.
The Knights are looking for a fourth
seed berth for the tournament while
in control of their own destiny for
control in the conference. Knowing
that the rest of the Boys‟ schedule
will be a big challenge, coaches and
players know that they can only be
successful by working together.
While having a laid-back attitude the
mood was very intense. From the
subtle responses to the touching
quotes, Lingo and other coaches live
by one word, “Teamwork.”
Teamwork, a short sweet
lesson that all coaches teach their
players means more than just having
five guys on the court, but by not
putting teammates down and having
a mental connection that can give
them the edge no matter what opponent they face.
Nordonia faces more than
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temporary, but school sports will be the prime of forced during practice.
glory lasts for- their athletic career and they must
Lingo makes sure all needed
ever.
changes are addressed and that the
Although the Boys Knights
team can perform at their best
play an aggressive man-to-man
because he believes that “you‟re
defensive, coaches still emphasize
only as good as you practice.”
the importance of teamwork and
Practice is more than an after
mental toughness. Head Coach, Mr.
school punishment or needed
Cash is the motivation for the
work to better a team, but a
Knights and is always straight forplace where the team‟s unity
ward with his players. This helps
starts.
build trust and closeness for the
“The man,” Kyle Lingo,
team and the coaching staff. The
is a part of a coaching staff that
drive for a championship will always
creates the best game-plan in
come from within the players no
order for the team to be able to
matter who is coaching.
succeed on the court.
With only two senior startAlthough
preparation
ers the Knights are full of youth.
can lead to enormous amounts
From the talented juniors to the
of success, there are a lot of
reassuring sophomore class Lingo
things that can‟t be controlled
believes that the team still has yet to Senior Kyle Lingo is optimistic about this
during the course of the game. In
reach full potential.
Nick Nolan,
order to truly conquer any opposeason as the assistant coach.
Damon Luster and Nick Piotrowski
nent and defeat any challenge,
give hope and a promising future; put everything on the line every time Nordonia players know that it is a
these three players will bring talent they‟re out in the field.
necessity to play for the front of the
and hopefully leadership during their
In order to make sure play- jersey.
junior and senior year.
ers are in condition to put their best
For most players, high on the court lots of running is enPhoto by Laura Hostelley
Cont’d from p. 14
Bre Horrigan
College: Youngstown State University
Athletic Division: 1
Major: Nursing
Sports played in college: Diving
Sports played at Nordonia: Cheerleading, Gymnastics, and Diving
Misses mostly her teammates. “They
were all so supportive, even though
I was the only one on the gymnastics team for two years, other teams
from local schools brought me in like
family. Also I miss the coaches, they
were awesome.”
Greatest difference between college
and high school sports: “College is a
lot more work. We have morning
practices, then go to class, then
straight to afternoon practices for
four hours. It‟s a lot of work but it
pays off in the end.”
Favorite perk of college athletics:
“Just the fact that you‟re a division 1
athlete. Everyone on campus knows
you and you get treated with re-
spect. Teachers are more willing to
help and anyone on campus is there
to help also. Another thing is the
actual meet. In high school when I
was diving, everyone was silent. In
college, it‟s a completely different
atmosphere. It‟s loud and everyone
is cheering. It‟s really exciting.”
Best high school sports memory: Bre
was honored at the sports award
ceremony and it was announced that
her picture would go in the hallway
by the gym where the plaques and
pictures of other successful Nordonia
athletes are displayed. “Only a select
few athletes get to have their picture up in the hallway so that
was a huge accomplishment and
honor.”
Rate your high school sports experience from 1-10: 9
Rate your college sports experience from 1-10: 7
Advice to a high school athlete at
Nordonia: “Stick with it and see
where your future takes you. There
were many times that I just wanted
to give up and have a life like every
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other teenager, but I was stuck at
practice four hours a day, five days a
week. But if
you
stick
with it,
in
the
long
run
it
all
pays
off.”
Plans
for
the
future
are
to
work
in a
hospital
as a
regis-
tered nurse, then go back to school
to become a Nurse Practitioner.
Quotes to live by: “The difference
between try and triumph is a little
„umph‟”.
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The Chronicles of Roddy
Photo by Kyle Lingo
By Kyle Lingo
played basketball his whole life and the
“I‟m a team player. I don‟t set jump shot is something he has always
personal goals.” This is what Nick Rodri- had. When Charlie Luthanen was asked
guez answered when asked what
about Rodriguez he said,
personal goals he has set for
“When I watched him
himself this year. His favorite
in his youth, I
sport besides basketball is
always
point break and he really
wondered if there
likes to go to Rodhaven
was anything he
and practice with his fellow
wasn‟t good at.”
Demo Boyz, who were
“Every
recently runners up in the
game is just as
last tournament. When
important as the
asked if he would have liked to
next, so we can‟t
stay on The Call of The Wild if
afford to do anything
given the opportunity he demore than
clined to comment. Basketball Nick Rodriguez considers himself a take it one
will now be the main point of team player.
step at a
focus with point break being
time,”
exover.
plained Rodriguez.
One thing that people need to
In his opinion, in order for the
understand about Nick Rodriguez is that Knights to be successful they will need to
he can shoot the basketball and has push the ball, be totally committed on
improved his confidence drastically over defense and play like a family.
the past year. According to Rodriguez,
Head Coach Matt Cash said the
“Confidence wasn‟t the issue at all, the Knights need to have the mentality of,
issue was more that I was timid.” He has “one team, one soul, and one goal,” and
The Orange and Brown Report
By Kyle Lingo
All of the Browns fans who disapproved of the hiring of Pat Shurmur
need to give him a chance. Yes, we didn‟t get the name with fame Jon Gruden,
but would he have really been the best
choice for a young Quarterback like Colt
McCoy anyways? Gruden did rave about
him on an ESPN special he did last year
about the upcoming QBs in the 2010
draft, but given his history on swapping
quarterbacks he is not known for having
a lot of patience.
Shurmur was actually unimpressive as an Offensive Coordinator for
the Rams who finished 26th in total offense last season out of 32 teams, but
you have to look deeper than that to the
eight years he spent mentoring a raw
talented Donovan McNabb into one of
the best quarterbacks of this generation.
Browns‟ President Mike Holmgren feels so comfortable with Shurmur
because he was mentored by his protégé and Head Coach of the Philadelphia
Eagles, Andy Reid. He runs the West
Coast Offense, a short, methodical and
high disciplined attack and his Uncle Fritz
was Holmgren‟s defensive coordinator
for many years in Green Bay.
New Browns defensive coordinator Dick Jauron plans on running a 4-3
defense where you will have four down
lineman and three linebackers on the
field as opposed to the old 3-4 they used
to run with three down lineman and four
linebackers. Jauron was a head coach
for the Bears, Bills, and Lions from 19992009 and spent last season as a defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia
Eagles. Jauron also played in the NFL as
a safety.
Of course, the collective bargaining agreement expires March 3 at
midnight so there will be no off-season
free agent signings or trades being
made, which may stunt the Browns‟
growth a little, but at least they still have
the draft to rebuild through.
This may change depending on
who you are asking, but in my opinion
the Browns most pressing needs are a
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Junior Jarrett Ruffin says that in order to
have a successful season, “We need to
want to succeed as badly as we want to
breathe.”
While Rodriguez enjoys sports,
he also enjoys playing Call of Duty for
the XBOX 360 and his 1.62 kill-to-death
ratio proves that he is very good at that
as well. “If only he was as good at basketball as he is Call of Duty he would
draw Michael Jordan comparisons daily,”
commented Charlie Luthanen. There
seems to be little that Rodriguez can‟t
do, except determine where he was
born. “I was born somewhere in Ohio”
he said.
His basketball height is 5‟10”,
but he is probably only 5‟8” on a good
day. That makes his basketball ability all
the more impressive. The Knights hope
to make it to the regional playoffs this
season and Nick Rodriguez will have to
be a big part of that.
“You have to shoot the ball
Roddy, we need you to shoot the ball,”
said teammate Nick Robertson. Rodriguez knows this, but like he said, “I‟m a
team player, I don‟t‟ set personal
goals.”
big play receiver like A.J. Green from
Georgia or a big time pass rusher like
Robert Quinn from North Carolina. Some
good alternatives would be Alabama
wide receiver Julio Jones or Texas A & M
defensive end Von Miller.
The NFL and the Players‟ Association will most likely not come to an
agreement before March 3, but a man
can dream and if they do, the Browns
certainly should go for a big play veteran
wide receiver, someone like Plaxico Burress because Colt McCoy needs a
weapon more than anything. A second
running back that can complement Peyton Hill is also needed because they
need someone who can break a run to
the outside.
The Cleveland Browns have
potential that may be held up because of
the CBA, but don‟t worry Browns fans,
give Shurmur the stamp of approval
because a new era in Cleveland has begun.
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Panera Bread
By Olivia Nichol
Panera Bread is a
restaurant is a perfect
place to enjoy any meal
of the day with family
and friends.
Panera sells a
variety of pastries, bagels, soups, sandwiches
and salads. “The environment is very friendly and
family oriented,” says
Rachel Nichols, a Panera
employee. They are open
Monday-Thursday: 6:309:00, Friday and Saturday: 6:30-10:00, Sunday:
7:00-8:00.
Panera‟s
most
popular item is Chipotle
Chicken. The most expensive thing on the
menu is the chopped
chicken salad, but it is
still very popular. The
cheapest items on the
menu would be the cookies and muffins.
Panera‟s average
price is about $6.00.
Nichols‟ says that Panera
is best known for their
“You Pick Two” where
you choose two items
from the sandwiches,
soups or salads.
Nichols says the
busiest time of the week
is during the church rush
on Sundays. The common
Sanctum Sinks
age group at Panera
Bread is older adults. The
location is great because
it is located near Target,
Giant Eagle and Lowe‟s.
Panera Bread has
always been a great
place to eat and now
they have made even
more
improvements.
They have a new grill and
By Jon Lingo
Going into the film
Sanctum, I was only aware
of a few minor details. I
didn‟t know too much about
the plot. I had heard of only
one actor in the fairly large
sized cast, Ioan Grufford,
best known for his role as
Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in
Titantic. And most importantly, I didn‟t know what
the word sanctum even
meant.
What I
did
know
was
that
this is
James
Cameron‟s
follow
up to
his
2009
smash
hit,
Avatar
(a film
that
I
also reviewed in this very
magazine circa 2009). The
highest grossing film of all
time is a misleading statistic
since most of the money
came from Imax and 3D
ticket sales.
I also knew that
Sanctum was about cave
diving, a dangerous activity
where people scuba dive
into caves filled with water.
Cave diving seemed to be a
perfect setup for an action
film that, unlike Avatar,
would hopefully be light on
Photo by Olivia NIchol
new noodles in their
chicken noodle soup.
They even have a new
menu that shows the
calorie intake of each
meal. The food always
tastes fresh and the employees
are
always
friendly at Panera Bread.
I would highly
recommend Panera Bread
for your next outing.
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the presumptuous allegorical screenwriting.
I set Sanctum up so
it couldn‟t possibly disappoint me. I went to Chipotle
beforehand and ate my favorite dish. I brought along
the guy who I could fist
bump with every time
someone died, Charlie Gibson. Basically, Sanctum
achieved what I believed
couldn‟t be done regardless
of how bad it actually was,
it disappointed me.
Sanctum started out
good enough, a sweet
scene where the helicopter
flew overhead a giant cave.
Then it got right into a
scene in which a man had
to choose not to double
breathe with his diving partner, leading to her death.
Powerful stuff. But soon
after the divers took their
literal dive, the movie itself
took a metaphorical one.
Of course the crew
decided to go into the cave
when a giant tsunami was
about to hit the coast. And
of course the storm hits
early; and of course the
radios don‟t end up working
so they get stuck. Of course
all the cliché disaster movie
scenarios pan out, but hold
your judgments! Sanctum
isn‟t afraid to touch on emotional issues and dwell deep
into the human psyche.
Sanctum deals with
new material that I have
never seen touched upon in
a film. An emotionally detached
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father
18
throughout
the
movie
the son
finally
comes
to grips
with
the fact
that his
dad is
more
than
just a
heartless
jerk
and
actually
has
motives
for being insensitive
Photo courtesy of Relativity
in the cave.
whose
After this plot
son just can‟t understand him, point unfolded I couldn‟t get the
groundbreaking stuff. I had never smell of Oscar out of my clothes it
before seen, in film or real life, a dad was so good.
that wasn‟t completely supportive
There is also a couple fightemotionally of his son. Of course ing their way out of the cave that
come to learn about one another‟s
true nature as they come closer to
death. The husband is selfish and
the wife has a tendency to get her
hair stuck in ropes and dies. Both
poor qualities that probably should
have been addressed before they
took the big step of going on a vacation together.
In the end, the son finally
makes it out of the cave after dancing with death as his oxygen tank
ran out of air on his way up. Everybody else however, died. The son
came out on a beautiful resort-like
beach where small children played
as the camera panned out and the
film ended. I forgot to mention spoilers ahead earlier in the paragraph.
As the credits began to roll,
I got the same feeling I had when I
first realized that my dog wasn‟t living on a farm, it was dead. In other
words, what I‟m trying to say is, I
thought James Cameron was cool
but he isn‟t.
Charlie
Gibson
summed
Sanctum up best, “It wasn‟t bad, I
mean it wasn‟t good, but it wasn‟t
that bad either.” Thanks Gib.
Falling For Fallen Captive
By Laura Hostelley
Mike Tata, a 2009 Nordonia
graduate, has recently taken his talent, band, and ambition into the
Cleveland music scene.
Fallen Captive came together nearly three years ago and
has been making a statement ever
since. A metalcore band originating
from northeast Ohio has been busy
playing shows and attracting new
fans. The six-man band features
Nordonia alumni Mike Tata on bass,
Mitch Pivarski on vocals, Jim Bergmann and Rob Warmuth on guitar,
Jay Verbic on drums, and Brian
French on keys/synthesizer.
Tata was the former bass
player for Manifest Destiny, but
when they decided to go their separate ways, Tata decided his music
career wasn‟t over. He quickly be-
came a part of this new band with a they played in Cleveland, As I Lay
promising future.
Dying.
Fallen Captive is influenced
Their music is full of energy
by bands such as August Burns Red, and excitement that leaves you with
Parkway
Drive, and
As I Lay
dying.
In
the
short
time
that
they have
been
together,
they have
played
a
countless
number of
shows and
Photo Courtesy of Mike Tata
have opened
for a band on Fallen Captive will be playing a free show April 2 at
a
national Peabody’s in Cleveland.
tour
when
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wanting more.
Their hard work
and dedication shines through their
performances. The talent they display in their music is obvious to all
who listen.
Their upcoming shows included February 27 at Sadie Rene‟s
in Canton, and March 12 at Peabody‟s. They recently released an
EP, which is available at their shows,
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along with band merchandise. After
that they have a numerous amount
of upcoming shows with dates
posted on their Myspace, Twitter or
Facebook page. “Hopefully we get
signed and become a national act.
We would love to do this for a living,” Tata adds about the band‟s upbringing.
Tata is currently attending
Kent State University and working
No Corn Flakes For You
s
By Kerry Tuttle
o Law
i
h
O
It‟s the Fourth of July
Odd
and you‟re at a party that got a
Photo by Kerry Tuttle
bit out of hand. The police come and
knock on the door. Guess what?
You‟re in luck because according to
a State of Ohio law, it‟s illegal to be
arrested on Independence Day.
According to bored.com‟s list
of funny laws still in existence, no
one may be arrested on Sunday or
on the Fourth of July.
Scrolling down Ohio‟s list of
funny laws, a couple more caught
my eye.
Before you bait those mouse
traps in your garage, know that in
Cleveland, it‟s illegal to catch mice
without a hunting license.
Those patent leather shoes you
just bought? Well, I hope you kept
reflections of their underwear.
the receipt considering women are If your cereal cupboard is empty on
forbidden from wearing patent Sunday morning, get out the frying
leather shoes, lest men see
pan and make some eggs for your-
towards a communications degree.
When it comes to his future though,
“I‟m hoping the band is able to become my future,” he states.
Tata‟s experience in Fallen
Captive has been a high point in his
short lifetime. “I love everything
about being in my band. I wouldn‟t
trade it for anything in the world. It‟s
worth every second.”
self because it is illegal for stores to
sell corn flakes on Sunday.
Scrounge under your car seats
for some spare change if your tank
is on empty. It‟s illegal to run out of
gas in Ohio.
This one is so bizarre that I
couldn‟t think of anything clever to
write here. It is against the law to
fish for whales on Sunday.
Throwing a snake at anyone is
illegal. Whatever happened to just
throwing punches?
Apparently, it‟s a bad idea to
give Goldie the goldfish a glass of
chardonnay. In Ohio, it‟s against the
law to get a fish drunk.
I‟m not sure what would happen
if you tried to use the “get out of jail
free card because it‟s Sunday” card
on a police officer, but if you ever
try it let me know.
Scholastic Art Awards
By Megan Glivar
Key, American Vision Award or the
Portfolio Award. Students who win
This past January Kent State keys go to a special ceremony to
University, Stark branch, hosted its
receive their awards, recognition and
57th annual Scholastic Art Awards for display of their work for the public to
accomplished and talented students. see.
The competition takes place at The
Gold Key winners, American
University Center every year.
Vision Nominees and Portfolio FinalThe Scholastic Art Awards
ists are sent onto more competition
represent students attending school in the national level awards in New
in Stark, Summit, Portage, Wayne,
York City. It is an honor to any stuTuscarawas and Medina counties.
dent who wins an award from the
Students prepare their best Scholastic Art Competition.
Winning the Photo Portfolio is Senior
work to send into the competition in
Cassie Sakach.
hopes of receiving a Gold or Silver
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Congratulations to the 2011 Scholastic Art Winners from Nordonia
High School!
EmerieSangrik-Photography
Gabby Sefcik-Photography
Michel Sutkaytis-Drawing
Megan Timbers-Photography
Jessica Wheeler-Ceramics
Christian Whitworth-Photography
Photo Portfolio Winner
Cassie Sakach
Honorable Mentions
Margaret Byrne-Mixed Media-Honorable Mention
Jade Cannell-Photography
Joey Cogan-Drawing
JackiKanieski-Photography
Emilee Kempke-Drawing
Shelby Moore-Photography
Zoe Ostberg-Photography
Evan Painter-Photography
Allison Paster-Drawing
Samantha Ryba-Photography
Asya Shine-Ceramics
Sean Whittaker-Painting
Christian Whitworth-Photography
Christian Whitworth-Photography
Gold Key Winners
Nora Parketny-Mixed Media
Christian Whitworth-Photography
Evan Painter-Photography
Sarah Hess-Drawing
Erin Andro-Photography
Margaret Byrne-Photography
Silver Key Winners
Kyra Flauhaus-Drawing
Sarah Hess-Photography
Andrew Keller-Photography
Cory Louis-Photography
Evan Painter-Photography
From L-R: Leeanne Shea, Quincy Shumate, Carli Rosati, Amanda Wascovich, Kelsey Watroba, Sara Vollmer, TOri Conniglio,
Katie Smoleney, BOTTOM: Sam Schultz, Aleah Kalessa, Reena Gill, Genvon Besses, Courtney Cole, Josh Bodziony, Charlie
Gibson and Brad Coppedge.
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