October 2007

625 Broad Street Wadsworth, Ohio 44281
Newspaper II/III
October 2007
REMEMBER:
The first grading
period ends
October 26
1870 - 2007
Wadsworth City Schools:
“Celebrating 137 years of
Excellence in Education”
Volume XXXII No. 1
INSIDE
THE BRUIN
2007 Homecoming court crowned
Congratulations to the
2007 Homecoming Court:
HOMECOMING KING: BOBBY
HOMECOMING QUEEN: JILL
S ENIOR ATTENDANT: JENNY HARSH
SENIOR ESCORT: DREW CLINE
SENIOR ATTENDANT: JENNA GAHAN
SENIOR ESCORT: KYLE FOX
JUNIOR ATTENDANT: BRITTANY ARVAY
JUNIOR ESCORT: ZACH WATTS
SOPHOMORE ATTENDANT: SAM GEARHART
SOPHOMORE ESCORT: ANTHONY SCHROCK
FRESHMAN ATTENDANT: MONICA BORSANI
FRESHMAN ESCORT: PHILIP LAHUE
indians seek a
return to the
world series
pg 12
Seniors Bobby and Jill receive the honors of Homecoming King and Homecoming Queen on September 28.
PHOTO BY DAVID SANSONETTI
Mayoral race intensifies
BY MORGAN DUTA
Mr. Magnacca
talks about his
new role as whs
principal
page 5
students study
Chinese Culture
over summer
pg 5
Cal’s Comments:
Coach Cal talks
about life, Spirit,
and Wadsworth
high school
pg 6
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625 Broad Street Wadsworth, Ohio 44281
Three Wadsworth citizens, Joseph Arpad, Robin Laubaugh,
and Chuck Pfeister, are all key individuals in this year’s campaign
for mayor. On September 26, each
of the candidates came together at
a question and answer luncheon
hosted by the Wadsworth Chamber of Commerce. Each contender was asked a series of ten
questions and had two minutes to
discuss each answer in front of a
packed house. The luncheon was a
great way for all of the candidates
to showcase their personal viewpoints on Wadsworth’s future.
“Instead of developing around
the edges of the city,” the Democratic Arpad suggested, “I would
like to see more redevelopment in
downtown Wadsworth in the same
manner as Medina and Wooster.”
Arpad also foresees three major projects for Wadsworth: “One
is the high school, next is a recreation center and third is a senior center. I believe the citizens
of this city must be engaged in
every aspect of these projects
and be excited about being part
of the process. This is not the
city’s project, it is the citizens’.”
This year’s Republican candidate, Laubaugh, also believes
that Wadsworth needs more economic development and stated,
“We have much work yet to do on
the city’s infrastructure. I wanted
to add that I love our small town
charm and will continue to consider that a priority.” The candidate also talked about making
Wadsworth a better community,
“We can always do better. We can
communicate better. I am, and if
elected I’ll make certain that we
will make growing a business in
Wadsworth an easy thing to do.”
She also discussed her leadership
roles within the community, “I
have been a leader in many organizations in the city and the re“ I lo v e o ur sm a l l
town charm and will
continue to consider that a priority.”
- Robin Laubaugh
sult has turned me into an always
optimistic, but realistic person.”
Pfeister, an Independent candidate, also believes in more
economic growth within Wadsworth, “I would support anything within my power as Mayor
to bring new businesses into the
city,” Pfeister states. He also discussed his desire to follow the
people’s wishes. “I’ve been going around this city and asking
every customer who comes into
my barber shop what their priorities are,” said Pfeister, “We
have to honor the people’s wish.”
With each candidate working
towards economic growth, it is
inevitable that Wadsworth will
be seeing new changes soon.
While at times it may seem that
the mayor has a majority of the
control over Wadsworth’s future, you, as a young individual,
really do have a say in what
happens in your home town.
Get out on November 6 and cast
a vote for your favorite candidate.
BREAKING NEWS
High school students busted
CLEVELAND:
A 14 year old student from Success Tech Academy shot four people on October 10 before shooting
himself. All four victims are in
stable condition.
WADSWORTH:
Six Wadsworth High School
students were arrested on October
5 and are facing drug trafficking
charges. Medway, a MedinaWayne drug task force, along with
the Wadsworth Police Department,
had been investigating four months
prior to the arrests. According to
the WPD, the main goal is to keep
the school safe and to keep drugs
and alcohol out of the school. All
students under 18 are being held at
the Medina County Juvenile Detention Facility.
FIRESTONE:
A Firestone High School student was arrested October 6 for
stabbing his father several times.
The student has been charged
with felonious assault and domestic violence.
TALLMADGE:
Six members of the undefeated Tallmadge Blue Devils football team have been suspended
for a hazing incident that occurred in August, which violates
the school’s code of conduct.
Two students are facing rape-related charges in Summit County
Juvenile Court. Those involved
are not allowed to return to
school until the appeals process
is completed.
Cafeteria strives for improvement
BY ALYSSA ROBERTS
For just her second year as Director of Food Services, Jennifer Knapp has a lot on her plate.
Since Knapp has taken the position, many changes have either
already been enacted or are in the
process. One change Knapp has
had to make involves the pricing of
a la carte items. The price of most
items has increased. This increase
has caused many students to question the reasons for these changes.
“A la carte prices have not
changed since the 2003-2004
school year,” stated Knapp.
Since then the economy has
shifted and overall prices of
goods have risen. This year
especially, Knapp realized a
change in price was inevitable.
“This cost of food has gone up
over 6% this past year, and the labor cost of the food services program has also increased by 3%,”
Knapp said. In addition, Knapp
also noted that higher fuel costs
are part of the increased a la carte
prices. Because of corn shortages
due to national development of ethanol as an alternate energy source,
prices of fuel have skyrocketed.
“The
price of a la carte
items really
depends on
the cost of the goods coming in,” explained Knapp.
Although Knapp sets the final prices for a la carte foods,
school lunches are mandated by
two regulatory bodies. Regular
lunch, at $2.40, allows the school
See Cafeteria on page 19
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E DITORIAL
THE BRUIN
October 2007
The
editorial
Recent high school events
bring harsh dose of reality
This past month has brought
about an unheard of number of
high school tragedies and tribulations. Students from schools
around the area, including Wadsworth, have had to deal with the
consequences of very real world
situations. From the hazing scandal in Tallmadge, to the recent
drug bust in Wadsworth, it seems
the harsh reality of the world is
sneaking its way into our academic communities.
As students, our lives exist
mainly in the atmosphere of the
high school. We spend our days
socializing with fellow students
and working with our teachers.
We often mistakenly believe that
our actions will only have consequences within Wadsworth High.
The worst punishment for breaking the rules is a detention and
even then we can talk our way
out of it if we are on our teacher’s
good side.
However, the closer we approach to adulthood, the more
severely we are held to adult
standards, including the law. Often, we think we will always be
young and able to get away with
whatever it is we want to do. Yet
with the recent arrests of our fellow students, be it in Ohio or
elsewhere across the country, it is
painfully obvious that we are no
longer in that age of innocence.
We are in an age when the police
can come into our school and arrest the same kids we have known
since kindergarten.
We at The Bruin believe it is
time to step up to our roles as responsible individuals and become
more aware of the consequences
of our actions.
Dear Editor,
September 11 came and went
this year with no mention of it
at WHS. Our flag was not even
at half mast. Overall, I think our
school does a lot of good things,
but how can this happen? We
have a Veterans’ Day assembly
that is important, but if we honor
and remember things that happened before we were living,
why can we not have something
to commemorate an event that we
have lived through? At the very
least there should be a moment of
silence. I think it was extremely
unfortunate that there was no recognition of a day that was so disheartening, yet unifying, at all.
Candace Smalley, 10
have been nominated for 2007’s
homecoming deserve it. It is well
known for homecoming court to
be a popularity contest, common
sense should be used and the consideration of other’s feelings is
important, and feelings deserve to
be respected.
Homecoming court is, and
should remain, something to be
proud of. Students who are wellrounded, caring, and involved in
the community and school should
be the basis of why someone is
nominated. It should be a good
representation of the class, and
viewed as an accomplishment to
be voted by fellow classmates. Instead, there are some who would
rather point and laugh rather than
respectfully be proud of their
class.
Taylor Connolly, 11
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Happy as I may be for those
who have been nominated for this
year’s homecoming court, I cannot help but remember that some
are simply there to be a name
on ballot that, as a class, we can
laugh at. It was a sad day when
the student body discovered such
a ‘practical joke.’ Students who
take pride in organizing such a
thing should be ashamed of themselves. The excuse might be used
claiming that the students who
Dear Editor,
First off I would like to say that
I love Wadsworth High School,
and I am proud to be a grizzly. I
think that a big problem WHS has
is the lack of school spirit. About
a quarter of the student body does
not wear grizzly apparel on Fridays, and the rest of us who do,
do not really care, we just wear it
to wear it.
bruin staff
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Bruin Debate
Should the school’s cell phone policy remain the same?
YES
NO
BY ERIN CONLEY
BY JILL EDMONDS
Certainly, it is no secret that the use of cellular
devices are prohibited during school hours in all
classrooms throughout the building. The student
handbook even requests that all cell phones remain
in the students’ lockers until the end of each day.
So why are so many students throwing tantrums
when their teachers confiscate their phones?
When a faculty member sees or hears a cell
phone during class, they are allowed to take it until the end of the day. When the incident happens
a second time, a parent must make a personal appearance to pick up the phone in the office. On
the third offense, the staff is able to retain the cellular device for the remainder of the year. Some
may believe that these are incredibly harsh punishments, but rules are rules.
Because every student has clearly been informed
of the school’s opinion of this issue, they are aware
of the risks involved. Cell phones are nothing more
than disturbances and have no purposeful use in
the classroom. Without a doubt, the school’s current cell phone policy should be unaltered.
I think that everyone should
be proud to be a grizzly, and we
should not have to be bribed to
show school spirit. We all go to
one of the best schools academically and athletically in northeast Ohio, it should not be hard
to show our spirit. I hope that
in the future all students at WHS
will take more pride in being grizzlies.
Matt Waanders, 10
Dear Editor,
As an exchange student from
Europe, going to an American
high school is a completely new
experience. It is sometimes hard
to understand the student’s problems because I am used to something else. Why are you freaking
out about the rising lunch prices?
We did not even have a cafeteria
in Germany; there was no possibility to have a lunch at school!
And you can be so glad to have
your lockers. I took my book
bag from home with me because
normally we carry all our books
with us the whole day. Besides
we do not have any sport teams
at school. We do have a gym, but
only for school sports. There is no
school spirit at all because we do
It is no surprise that cellular devices are becoming more and more popular as time passes. Fortunately, Wadsworth administrators have thought
of such a nuisance and mention the rules on cell
phones in the student handbook: keep the gadget
in your locker or risk having it confiscated.
But what about the unwritten part of the cell
phone rule that all faculty members abide by? The
first time a phone is confiscated, it is held until
the end of the day. The second time, a parent must
come to the school and pick it up. The third time a
phone is taken, it will be held in the office for the
remainder of the year.
The third strike consequence is outrageous. A
cell phone is an expensive piece of equipment that
one uses for emergencies and recreation. To hold
it for a substantial amount of time is unfair to the
people who pay the bill and puts the owner of the
phone in potentially harmful situations.
A revision of the cell phone policy is in need for
the near future.
not compete with other schools.
In addition to all that we have exactly one room with computers,
not a whole wing for media lessons.
But there are also things I really miss! School starts at 8:00
a.m., our lessons are only about
45 minutes and there are 20 minute breaks after each second lesson where you can hang out with
friends.
Jana Becker-Maier, 12
Dear Editor,
With four weeks behind us
in the 2007-2008 school year, I
cannot help but voice my opinion shared by the entire student
body. School lunch prices are
an absolute outrage. Buying my
lunch to support our school since
my sophomore year, I hate the
thought of graduating with empty
pockets. Working two jobs to
pay bills and save for my future
and upcoming college education
next year, the thought of budgeting a decent chunk of change
for school lunches disgusts me.
From hot dogs to whatever the
menu may bring, I am sick of
paying for poor quality food.
Armed with a five dollar bill each
day, I am able to walk away with
a grilled chicken salad for $2.50,
and a veggie wrap for the same
amount. For five dollars at McDonald’s or any popular fast food
establishment, I could walk away
with a filling and satisfying load
of burgers and fries. However,
we are not permitted to bring in
fast food due to the enjoyment
the cafeteria staff gets from the
sounds of grumbling stomachs.
If the price of lunches do not
change, expect a shortage of buyers and an overload of brown
bags in the trash cans.
Steve Sponsler, 12
Dear Editor,
I am currently a junior and
play soccer. I hate that sports
teams cannot wear black shirts
on the field to even warm up in.
The girls soccer team recently
received black shirts, and we
can only wear them off the field.
Red and white may be our main
school colors, but black is a color
also associated with our school.
No one understands what the big
deal is about getting black shirts.
Everyone at Wadsworth already
has about a million red and white
shirts!
Lauren Steidel, 11
Editorial Policy
The Bruin is a monthly publication produced by the Newspaper II and Newspaper III
students at Wadsworth High School. The Newspaper I class produces the May issue. The
staff will do its best to inform the student body and the community of intra-school, community or national events that affect the student body.
This paper provides on-the-job training for the staff members. All decisions are made
by the staff members with the advice and suggestions of the advisor. The school administration works closely with the staff to ensure accuracy. We, as the students of journalism,
hold the same rights and the same responsibilities as professional journalists as we strive
for professional standards. These rights include the right to print any material that is not
libelous, obscene, or excessively disruptive to the school process.
The Bruin will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion, color, creed, or
sex. The staff members accept full responsibility for everything appearing in this publication. The staff strongly encourages students to express their opinions through the letters to
the editor column, which is printed every month. The staff also encourages the members of
the community to express their opinion as well. Space permitting, all letters will be printed.
Because the staff accepts the responsibility for the contents of the paper, we must reserve
the right to edit or omit any portion of any letter. All letters must be signed, but the name
will be withheld upon request.
N EWS
THE BRUIN
October 2007
Shooting sparks controversy
BY ALYSSA HENRY
Five months after the Virginia
Tech massacre, two Delaware
State University students were
shot and wounded early Friday,
September 21. The two students
were at an on-campus café when
the shooting occurred. University administrators were quick to
react, and the campus was shutdown as police searched for the
gunman.
The victims, Shalita Middleton
and Nathaniel Pugh, both 17 and
from Washington D.C., were shot
just before 1 a.m. Friday morning at the Village Café. Pugh was
shot once in the ankle, and Middleton was shot once in the abdomen and once in the lower back.
Middleton remains in serious
condition. All together, the gunman fired four to six shots before
leaving the scene.
Officials at the university shut
down the campus for several days
and ordered students into their
dorms via the school website. The
main gates were locked while the
police investigated the shootings
and until it was deemed safe.
Three days later, the police arrested 18-year-old Loyer Braden
in the shooting of the two students. He is charged with attempted murder, assault and
reckless endangerment, as well as
From your
Principal
Mr. Magnacca
Welcome back to the 20072008 school year. We have had
a great start to the school year.
This is attributed to the great
efforts of students and staff. I
am impressed with your effort.
Keep up the good work!
Our Homecoming festivities
were recently held, including the
bonfire, spirit week and dance.
I am very proud of the positive
spirit displayed by our students
at the Homecoming events.
We also had a successful dance
sponsored by Student Council.
The end of the first grading
period is quickly approaching.
Grades for the first nine weeks
close on Friday, October 26 with
grade cards being distributed on
November 2.
Lastly, I want to thank
everyone who has helped make
me feel welcome at Wadsworth
High School. With your help
and support, we can continue the
tradition which has made Wadsworth High School the BEST!
Go Grizzlies!
Record of Shootings 1999-2007
Date
Location
September 2007 Delaware State University
Victims
Two students
injured
33 people killed,
23 injured
April 2007
Virginia Tech University
October 2006
Pennsylvania
5 girls killed
November 2005
Tennessee
Assistant principal
killed, two injured
March 2005
Minnesota
Student kills nine,
shoots himself
May 2004
Maryland
Four people injured
April 2003
Pennsylvania
Head teacher killed
January 2002
Appalachian School
Three killed
March 2001
California
Two students killed
May 1999
Georgia
Six students injured
April 1999
Columbine School
12 students,
teacher killed
Since 1999, numerous school shootings have occurred involving both younger
students and university students alike. The high number has sparked concern
over security in schools.
a gun charge. Braden is from East
Orange, N.J., and is a freshman at
Delaware State.
The shooting was apparently
sparked by a late-night disagreement involving Braden and another student. Braden was also
involved in an altercation earlier
that week that may have played a
role on Friday. Police believe that
both the altercation and the shooting might have occurred because
of rivalries between students in
New York and Washington areas. Police are certain, though,
that the victims did not instigate
the shooting but were simply
in the wrong place at the wrong
time. However, it is still unclear
at this time of the exact motive of
Braden.
Controversy surrounds this
shooting and how it was handled.
Police knew that Braden had left
BY MIKE HOOVER
students who hung the nooses
were suspended for three days.
Three months later, an unknown assailant burned down a
portion of the high school. In the
following days, several whiteblack fights occurred throughout
the school and the town of Jena.
The demonstrators argue that
the black students were punished
unreasonably in comparison to
the white students. Despite the
magnitude of the demonstrations
in support of the Jena 6, there are
also many naysayers who feel
that race is not an issue.
Donald Washington, the U.S.
attorney for Louisiana’s Western
District, is currently assessing the
situation to determine whether or
not racial injustices were committed by school officials.
The events in Jena have sparked
national debates concerning the
treatment of African-Americans
in the U.S. justice system. Civil
rights activists Al Sharpton and
Martin Luther King III have spoken publicly on the topic and
have had meetings with Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco.
The purpose of the meetings was
to discuss the treatment and negotiate the release of Mychal Bell
from jail. Bell was unable to post
his original $90,000 bail, thus
spending 10 months in jail.
However, nothing regarding
the five other students could be
discussed because they still have
charges pending against them.
campus shortly after the shootings because he was under surveillance from the earlier altercation. Braden was one of the first
two people questioned regarding
the shooting but was not held
because of the lack of evidence.
Despite suspecting Braden as the
shooter, campus security allowed
Braden to enter through the main
gate, cross the campus and use his
key card to enter the dormitory.
At the time he returned, police
had still found no gun, and it is
possible that Braden still had the
gun with him.
Those who are mindful of
the Virginia Tech massacre are
skeptical that the situation was
handled the proper way. Over
the past years, countless school
shootings have occurred. However, this shooting in particular
is the first since the Virginia Tech
shooting. Security is taking new
steps now to protect against possible shootings, such as quicker
responses from school and local
authorities, and a text messaging
warning system available at some
universities.
For now, the Delaware State
University freshman has been expelled, and the gun has yet to be
found. Braden is currently being
held at the Delaware Correctional
Center and prosecutors are seeking a higher bail amount.
‘Jena 6’ teens incite
national race debates
In recent months, tempers have
flared in the small town of Jena,
Louisiana. Several thousand protestors have come from all over
the country in support of a group
known as the “Jena 6.”
The Jena 6 are six black high
school students who face multiple
charges after beating a white student, Justin Barker, on the 4th of
last December. Mychal Bell, one
of the six, was convicted of aggravated battery in June. Recently, his adult conviction was overruled, saying that he should have
been tried as a juvenile because
he was only 16 at the time of the
attack. He was recently released
on $45,000 bail after spending 10
months in jail.
Reed Walters, the district attorney in charge of Bell’s case,
re-filed the charges in juvenile
court. If convicted in this court,
Bell could spend time in a juvenile facility until he turns 21. The
remaining members of the Jena 6
are yet to be brought to trial. They
also face possible aggravated battery and conspiracy charges.
In the recent rallies, protesters
have focused on last August’s racially-fueled events at Jena’s high
school. The day after a black student asked if he was allowed to
sit under a tree traditionally designated for white students, two
nooses were found hanging from
the tree’s branches. The white
More than 20,000 protestors
nationwide have held rallies during the last two weeks. Gatherings in Jena were led by Sharpton and King. When Bell was
released, Sharpton acknowledged
the crowd and indirectly credited
them with Bell’s release.
In light of the events in Jena, the
families of the Jena 6 members
have been subjected to threats
and harassment nearly every day.
A white-supremacist website
listed the names, telephone numbers and addresses of members of
the Jena 6. The listed editor of the
site, William A. White, is currently being investigated by the FBI
and Louisiana state police.
Family members of the Jena 6
whose numbers were listed on the
site have reported instances of being threatened over the phone.
In upcoming weeks, this case
will continue to unfold as the five
remaining teens are brought to
trial.
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News
Briefs
• In addition to having a new
principal, Joe Magnacca, WHS
has a few new administrative
faces. Mr. Steve Moore, former
athletic director, was hired as
associate principal., vacating
the athletic director’s position.
Former Chippewa AD Mr.
Rich Berlin has taken over.
• In similar news, Mrs.
Nancy Klocker, attendance
records clerk, has retired after 20 years of service. Her
last day was September 28.
Thanks to her for all her
hard work over the years..
• Nearly 800 copies of the
2007 Whisperer were distributed in early October under
first year adviser Mrs. Carrie
Knapp. Kudos to last year’s
yearbook staff. The yearbook
looks great!
• Order your son or daughter’s yearbook for the 20072008 school year now! Go
to www.jostensyearbooks.com
and use the password “Wadsworth.” You can also use
Images.jostens.com to upload
pictures of your children to be
included in the yearbook. Be
sure to include your child’s
name and class in the “title”
section. Order early before
prices go up. Please help support the 2008 WHS yearbook!
• A new security measure
that has been put into place
for this school year is the
AlertNow phone calling system. AlertNow will be used
to notify students and faculty
of any emergency situation
that may arise. The use of this
system will make it easier for
the administration to inform
large amounts of people within a short amount of time of
what actions are appropriate.
AlertNow sends a voicemail
message to a database of numbers, thus relaying information
to the recipients of the call.
School employees and parents
are asked to submit up to two
numbers to be alerted in the
event of an emergency. These
submissions are to be made on
the informational letter that
was recently sent to parents
and employees.
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THE BRUIN
October 2007
F EATURES
Students study Chinese language, culture
BY CAITLIN DOUGLAS
Wadsworth High School concluded its classes on June 6th,
2007. However, five students
from Wadsworth, along with
18 students from the Summit
County area, chose to begin a
new learning adventure just less
than a week after school ended.
On June 11, 23 students and six
teachers began their two week
journey, diving headfirst into the
culture and language of China.
The program, sponsored by
the Summit County Educational
Service Committee in partnership with the University of Akron, made it possible for students
and teachers to get a taste of
China.
To prepare for the course, several teachers, including our own
Madame Petrie, traveled all the
way to China to experience firsthand the culture and language.
She believes it is vital for students to immerse themselves in
foreign language, especially in
today’s world, saying “We now
live in a global economy. It is
common for Americans to travel
as far as China on business. To
best prepare for the future, today’s students should be studying
more than one foreign language
at advanced levels.”
The basics of Mandarin Chinese were taught to the students
and teachers by University of
Akron Professor Yi Joy Qiu and
Graduate Assistant Yan Zhang.
The Chinese language has a
reputation for being extremely
difficult to learn. “The hardest
part of learning Chinese was pinyin, their Chinese alphabet,” junior Morgan Duta comments.
Senior Erin Conley, however,
believes the most challenging aspect of the language was the pronunciation, explaining, “Every
word has a different tone. If you
say a word with the wrong tone,
you could accidentally call your
mother a horse!”
Thanks to Dave Jones, Summit County ESC coordinator, the
students utilized top of the line
technology, including iPods, to
record Chinese
dialogue.
Not only did
students dabble
in Mandarin,
they also got an
in depth look at
Chinese culture, past and
present. The
class learned
about Chinese
schools, street
life, traditional
dance, and the
renowned Terra
Cotta Army.
On June 15,
the class met Students Morgan Jenna , Drew , Erin and Caitlin visit Chicago’s Chinatown.
at Ni’s Dy- PHOTO BY GRETCHEN PETRIE
After learning about culture in There were lots of interesting litnasty in Fairlawn for Asia Day,
where students dined on Chinese the classroom, the class had the tle shops and the food was great!”
cuisine, practiced Tai Chi with opportunity to visit Chinatown in elaborates Drew Cline, 12.
Master Mr. Gang, and learning Chicago to witness some of what
By the end of the two week
painting techniques from local they learned firsthand.
class, students were able to write
In Chicago, students and their own names in Chinese, do
Dorena Shen.
Senior, Jenna Gahan, remarks, teachers shopped in Chinatown, basic translations, and recognize
“Chinese culture is a lot differ- toured the area, and visited the forty Chinese characters.
ent from ours. I really enjoyed Chinese American Museum.
“The class was definitely worth
“It was actually pretty cool! it,” Conley concludes.
learning some of their rituals!”
Students of The Month
Words of Wisdom:
“Let the chips fall
where they may.”
Career plans:
Engineering
Justin
Favorite Class:
It’s a tie: AP Chem.
and AP Calc.
Lauren
Favorite teacher:
Mrs. Hutchinson
Magnacca keeps traditon intact
BY EMILY HANNA
This year, Mr. Joseph Magnacca was hired as our new principal.
He acquired this job because the
former principal, Mr. Brian Williams, was promoted as Director
of Instruction and Professional
Development. Magnacca knows
the school has an excellent rating and plans on continuing this
tradition.
He has known he wanted to be
an administrator at Wadsworth
and declared, “Becoming the
principal at Wadsworth was the
only way I would have left my
position as Rittman High School’s
principal.”
Magnacca has lived in Wadsworth since 1988. He has two
children, Katie, 13, and Karissa,
12, whom attend Wadsworth
Middle School. He now enjoys
going to all of the Wadsworth activities with his children, and no
longer has to drive them to Wadsworth events and then drive to
Rittman. Magnacca states, “It is
easier when my family and I are
going to the same place and represent the same school.”
As far as our school goes, he
plans on evaluating the staff, students, and administration to see
what qualities each hold.
Knowing he cannot change our
school’s foundation for success,
he only plans on tweaking things
he sees that are a problem. He
was a former principal and teacher at Rittman High School, so he
has great experience with how to
treat students. His method is no
one gets away with anything. He
treats his students like his kids.
“If I let one kid in our school
get away with something, then
I have to let the other 1599 get
away with it too,” he said.
He does not plan on being lenient with student punishment.
The three main things that really
bother him are lying, tobacco, and
fighting.
“If you get caught lying you
will only get in more trouble. Tobacco will cause enough problems
for you, even if you’re not doing
it in school, and fighting solves
nothing. If anything, it causes
the problem to grow larger”, he
claims.
Magnacca tries to make the
students feel like they are being
treated the same and keeps things
consistent. As far as future plans
go for the school, nothing will
be changed drastically. He thinks
our policies are outstanding, and
many things in our school should
continue the way they are. Mag-
nacca has no plans on changing some policy changes within a new is definitely in the future; the
many of the issues that have been school.
problem is we do not know how
Magnacca describes that a new far in the future.”
building is being discussed. In orAfter finding out more how the
“Becoming the principal
der to make a new school, it has to school acts during its daily rouat Wadsworth was the
be authorized by the board. Then tine, Magnacca will start changonly way I would have left
they would have to strategically ing things that he feels are necesmy position as Rittman High
plan where everything would go. sary after discussing it with the
After figuring these two aspects, other administrators. Magnacca
School’s principal.”
the board must review the budget plans on helping our school reach
-Mr.Magnacca, Principal
to see if labor and material costs its full potential and going above
are affordable.
and beyond our excellent tradimentioned to him such as dress
Magnacca said, “A new school tion.
code, a new school and
many other things.
He personally believes, “dress code
should be from the
base of the neck to the
knee.”
The thing that bothers him most about
dress code is when
students know they
are violating the rules.
Normally, the student
will keep a change of
clothes in their car.
“If you thought it
was going to be a problem, why did you wear
it?” he proclaimed.
As far as future plans
go, the dress code is
not on the list. HowNew principal, Joe Magnacca, plans a bright future for Wadsworth High School.
ever, students may see PHOTO BY DAVID SANSONETTI
A RTS & C LUBS
Drama club prepares
for fall children’s play
BY CARLY MCNUTT
School drama is about to
start, and what a better way
than the children’s play to make
the kids happy. October 25, 27,
and 28 the Drama Club will be
performing two plays for the
price of one. These plays will
be completely directed toward
the children of the community.
The performances will be held
at 7:00 p.m. on the 25 and 27,
and at 2:00 p.m. on October 28.
The children’s play consists
of two, one act plays. The first
play is called Folk Tales are
Fun. The Drama Club will act
out six folk tales from different
countries. Each tale includes foreign languages. The actors and
actresses in the play will teach
a few words to the young audience. They want to be able to
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show children that other countries
have the same idea for stories as
we do here in the United States.
Stone Soup is the classic tale
full of knights, kings, queens
and fighting dragons. The idea
the actors are trying to get
across is the thought that anyone can be anything they want
to be if they put their mind to it.
Stone Soup and Folk Tales are
Fun will be performed for all of
the second graders in the city on
October 26. This day is a day
for the kids to get out of class
for their second grade field trip.
Folk Tales are Fun, and Stone
Soup will keep the city on their
feet. Children enjoy watching high
school students perform because
they all look up to the performers. The plays also bring in many
adults that enjoy a good laugh and
a good time from the students.
Wadsworth’s Band has been selected to be the guest high
school band to perform at St. John’s Arena at Ohio State
University on Oct. 20 (Mich. State game). For those of
you who do not know what a “skull” session is, it is basically a pep rally and musical extravaganza 2 hours and
45 minutes before the game begins. Wadsworth Band
will play at 12:45 p.m., then, Ohio State and Michigan
State will start playing at 1:25 p.m. Coach Jim Tressel will bring in the team and say a few words. The
Wadsworth Band will get to play one more tune in-between the Michigan State and Ohio State songs. Then,
the bands and crowd will march over to Ohio stadium
to see the game - kick-off time is 3:30 p.m. It is OSU’s
Homecoming, so St. John’s Arena will be full (capacity
is 13,276). The rally is FREE and seating will be based
on a first come, first serve basis. Many people who do
not have tickets can stay in area hotels who offer packages to see the game on a big screen in their banquet
rooms, complete with refreshments, and suites to stay
in overnight.
Everyone try to come out and support!
Submitted by Mr. Hadgis
FINE ARTS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
What clubs/ activities are you
involved in?
Band, HUDDLE, Choir, and
Drama Club
What clubs/ activities are you
involved in?
Drama Club President, Latin
Club Vice President, and Show
Choir
What do you plan to do when
you graduate?
I am hopefully going to go to
Capital University for nursing.
Dan
Kelsey
What do you plan to do when
you graduate?
I am going to go to Akron for
Polymer Sciences and continue
on into their law school.
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Dates
to
Remember
October 19
Red Cross Blood Drive
October 19
Sweetest Day Flower Sale
October 22
6-8:30 P.M.
College Fair at St.
Vincent- St. Mary
High School
October 22-26
Students not passing all
five subject areas will
retake only that subject
test(s) for the OGT.
October 27
ACT at Wadsworth
High School
November 2
Report cards go home
November 3
SAT at Wadsworth H.S.
November 20
NHS formal evening induction
ceremony at O.J. Work
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10 Tips for dating
BY ANGEL ROBERTSON
1. Listen to what your friends think about the relationship. They only have your best interest at heart.
2. Think about why you like the other person. Do not go out with someone for the wrong reasons
because it will only come back to get you in the end.
3. Know what you want out of the relationship.
4. Do not do anything just because someone wants you to.
5. Make sure you are out of a relationship before you start talking about getting into another.
6. Stay away from people known for cheating; you almost always get hurt.
7. If someone tells you that they are cheating while you are with them, try to find out the truth before
doing anything about it.
8. Make sure that they are only talking to you about how they feel and they are not trying to get with
other people while trying to get with you.
9. Make sure they are in it for the right reasons, do not let them use you.
10. Most importantly, do not let anyone make you do anything that you do not want to do. Like
number four says, but apply it to everything about the relationship. Just all around be careful, the
other person may say things just to get to you.
Front runners and fair-weather fans
As I walk
through
the halls of
our school,
I see many
students
wearing an
assortment
KYLE
of
athletic
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team’s apparel. Whether it is a college team
or a professional one, students
love to represent their favorite
teams. Living here in Ohio, one
would expect to only see clothes
that show off teams from this area,
but that is not always the case.
Ever since I can remember,
I have watched the Pittsburgh
Steelers whenever their games
are broadcasted. Since both of my
parents were raised in Pennsylvania, I have always been a fan.
My father and I love to put on
our Steelers gear and help cheer
on our team. We always root for
them, regardless of their record.
It would be downright wrong to
only like my teams when they
have a winning season.
Recently, it seems as if kids in
our school only express themselves as fans when a certain
team is doing well. For example,
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take the Cleveland Indians. This
year the Indians won the American League Central Division title.
Now that they seem to be making
a good run in the playoffs, everyone jumped on the Indians bandwagon. In the past years when the
Indians were not doing so well,
no one seemed to be the die hard
fans they are now. Why is this?
These people are what you would
call a fair-weather fan. They only
root for their teams when it is a
good season. To me, these kids
are not the fans they say they are.
Along with the fair-weather
fan is the front runner. This person only likes and cheers for the
teams with the best record. Whatever the sport or season, they root
for the best teams. I remember a
few years back when the Steelers did happen to go to the Super
Bowl. All of the sudden, we had
numerous Steelers “fans.” Now
do not get me wrong, some people do have legitimate reasons for
liking a certain team. It becomes
unfair when they start to wear a
team’s apparel only because they
are doing well.
“It really angers me when people only root for the good teams,”
says junior Zach Watts.
True fans of the Cleveland area
are no strangers to losing. The
Browns, although winning an
NFL championship in 1964, have
never appeared in a Superbowl.
In baseball, the Indians have
not won the World Series since
1948. Although the Cavaliers just
reached the NBA Finals this past
summer, the Cavs have failed to
clinch a league title. If you say
you are a fan of Cleveland sports,
you can not only cheer for them if
they do happen to be in a winning
season. Take Craig Snyder, 11,
who I see as a real fan. Snyder’s
favorite teams are the Browns,
Cavs, and Indians.
When asked if he is still an avid
fan even during a losing season,
he replied, “No matter what the
circumstances are, I still love my
teams.”
This is the mark of a true fan,
always cheering his teams on.
If you say you are a fan, then be
a fan all year. Do not just root for
a certain team because they are
having a good season. You should
have a legitimate reason for liking
a team, not only because they are
good. Being a front runner or fair
weather fan is a disgrace to the
team and to other true supporters.
Price increases
take over cafeteria
Looking
back
on
last year,
I remember
the
good old
days when
cookies
LINDSEY
were only
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35 cents,
a single
dollar could buy a hotdog, and
you could purchase a Gatorade
for only a dollar and a quarter.
Prices like these can no longer be
found within the school cafeteria.
This year, nearly every food item
is being sold at a higher price.
“I am forced to bring a packed
lunch now! There is no way I
am paying those kind of prices,” says Mike Harbaugh, 10.
What is behind all of these price
increases? Were these increases
truly necessary? I think that, in a
way, the school is taking advantage of us high school kids. Think
about how much extra money
they are making in a day from the
price increases alone! To put it in
perspective, pretend that roughly
200 people buy a Gatorade. The
school would make an extra 50
dollars from these sales alone.
Now, to us this number does
not seem like a very tremendous amount, but add it to all
of the other extra money and
the number shoots way up.
There are approximately 1600
students currently attending this
school. This means that the cafeteria serves a huge amount of food,
and in return, makes a whole lot
of money. The price of a regular lunch is $2.40, and if you are
planning on getting fries with
that expect to pay an extra dollar.
Now I know that $3.40 is a
decent price for food when compared with restaurant prices, but
is our cafeteria food restaurant
quality? After looking around,
I have found that many restaurants have lunch specials for
only $4.99. Our lunch is only
$1.60 less! If you ask me, that
is just simply outrageous. There
is no way you can tell me that
our school lunches are close in
either proportion or quality to
what a restaurant would serve!
Once again I stress the fact that
these prices add up! Consider a
student who purchases a school
lunch everyday. Even if they
do not purchase fries as well,
they are paying $12.00 a week,
which makes it roughly $36.00 a
month. Their grand total for the
year comes out to $432.00! Next,
a student who does get fries with
their lunch would spend $17.00 a
week, and $51.00 a month. The
total amount they spend each year
is approximately $612.00! I am
sure people can definitely find better things to spend their money on!
By no means are any of us high
school kids big business people
yet. Most of us earn minimum
wage, if we even have a job at
all. Although minimum wage
has climbed to $6.85, our school
lunch takes up half of our pay
each hour. So if you are purchasing a lunch each day for
yourself, then you are technically working for $3.45 an hour.
“I definitely do not agree with
the new increased lunch prices. I hate spending all of my
earnings on buying my lunch,”
says Amanda Hoover, 12.
It is very obvious that these
new inflated prices are putting quite a dent in our pockets.
Something definitely needs to
be done, and quickly. Before
long we will have tragic cases of
people going hungry due to the
fact that their wallets are empty!
CaL’sComments
How does your 10th grade
Honors class rank with some
of your past classes?
It is too early to tell; I do not
know my students well enough.
I do not like to compare; it is unfair and leads to disappointment.
I teach great kids: respectful, kind, serious, and curious.
What worldly advice would
you give to outgoing seniors?
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Honor
this place. Finish what you start. Be
a
giver, not a taker.
Reach your full potential.
What is your take on our recent pep rally?
I was pleasantly surprised! Our students,
led by our amazing senior class, cheered as if they
cared. Our cheerleaders performed with precision
and enthusiasm, and our band completely rocked.
To make our next pep rally better, a purpose needs
to be established and stated. Why were no teams introduced? Why was there no mention of our football
team’s game that night at Green? Keep up the great
work Mrs. McIlvaine, Mrs. Lake, Mrs. Arvay, and Mrs.
Douglas! Your spirit and leadership are appreciated.
How do you like to spend your free time?
There is no such thing as “free time.” In fact,
the unforgiving nature of this time and this place is beyond exhausting. The older I get the more I understand the cost of wasting the time that I am given.
What is the outlook on the upcoming 2007-2008
varsity basketball season?
I cannot wait to get started. We had an excellent
summer. Our returning players have embraced our core
values: character, toughness, and passion. I have complete faith in the leadership of seniors Joe Goddard, Taylor Smith, and Mitch White. I look forward to watching our
players thrive as they utilize a very exciting style of play.
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Teacher involvement needed in Student of the Month selection
Back in
the great,
glorious
days of eleme n tar y
school, being chosen
by
your
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ers
for
an award
like Student of the Month was
an honor that received looks
of contempt and jealousy from
your peers. Now, it is a task to
get students to even consider becoming a Student of the Month.
To achieve Student of the
Month status, one must be a senior and nominate his or herself.
To do this, a student will have to
pick up, fill out, and return a surprisingly large eight page packet
in which students must describe
in detail their leadership activities, scholastic abilities, community service, employment,
music, drama or athletic participation and any other awards or
honors they may have received.
This process is uniform for all
county schools, and it is sponsored
by the Medina County Gazette
and the combined Kiwanis-Key
Clubs in our area. It is supposed
to be an entirely student-driven
process but here at our school,
that has been a problem of late.
“The main drawback is that students don’t take the initiative to
come in and pick up a packet, and
if they do, following through with
the packet is also a problem,” Student of the Month advisor Mrs.
McConnell stated when asked
about the process’s drawbacks.
If a student does happen to pick
up and return a packet, he or she
is voted to become a Student of
the Month by a panel of three
seniors and two juniors from
their own school. Does anyone
else not see the problem here?
Students can write down a plethora of things on paper to make
themselves look good to a panel
of judges who may or may not be
their own classmates.
“I wish the teachers would
pick the winners for Student
of the Month. That way, if I
would win, I could brag to
all my friends that my teachers like me more than them!”
-Joey Kaminski, 12
If a nominee’s classmates and
friends are part of the selection
committee, voters could pick
a friend that does not really deserve such a prestigious award.
But the question still remains,
is the nominee’s classroom behavior and demeanor consistent
TOP: These cameras have been installed in a number of places around our
hallways and monitor students throughout the entire school day.
PHOTO BY AUTUMN ELLIS
BOTTOM: Electrical technicians are now installing these cameras and
completing the wiring.
PHOTO BY AUTUMN ELLIS
These senior students, tired and stressed from the day’s activities, struggle to fill out the eight-page packet that is required of
them in order to be eligible to win the Student of the Month award.
PHOTO BY DAVID SANSONETTI
with what has been written down
on paper? I am surely not to say.
Why not ask or poll the people
who see and evaluate the students on a day-to-day basis; our
teachers. Our teachers know how
we behave and act, and most
importantly, they know our actions in the classroom. Our
teachers see us everyday and
can surely say if we are worthy or not of an award like this.
I am calling for a change. Send
a form to our teachers at the end of
each month, asking them to nominate a student who has worked
hard, gotten excellent grades and
has shown they have what it takes
to be a Student of the Month.
This seems like a good way to
erase the drought that our Student
of the Month advisors have seen
lately in the number of applicants.
“I wish the teachers would pick
the winners for Student of the
Month. That way, if I would win,
I could brag to all my friends that
my teachers like me more than
them!” says senior Joey Kaminski.
It is my firm belief that an award
like this should place high regard
on the student’s character, an intangible that cannot be written about
but only observed. I also believe
that this award should encompass
a student’s classroom behavior.
So, teachers, help us put the luster back into this award and hopefully draw more students to it.
New security cameras
cause debate, keep watch
Do you
ever
feel
like
you
are being
watched?
Well, it
is no secret
anymore, a
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ble hanging
from the ceiling usually indicates
another set of eyes watching
you.
Not only because of last years
dilemma over school bomb
threats, but an overall need for enhancement of security has caused
the school to install numerous
cameras throughout the halls.
The wiring process is being finalized for a new set of 31 cameras as compared to the 16 total
cameras last year, leaving our
school 47 cameras altogether. It
is proven to be a necessity caused
by research from the past years.
Hundreds of violent episodes
in schools located in Arkansas,
Colorado, California, Ohio, and
other states have led educators to
make “Safe Schools” a priority.
At this time there are no unbiased studies of the benefits and
drawbacks of the use of video
surveillance systems in schools.
Naturally, proponents of using
these systems emphasize the benefits, while opponents discuss the
drawbacks so it is hard to tell if
cameras are going to solve our
problems. Benefits to using these
cameras depend on the individual
school and the problems it faces.
Even with surveillance being
CAMERAS IN
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
SCHOOLS
Wadsworth - 47
Tallmadge - 26
Barberton - 44
one of the most controversial
methods of monitoring students’
actions, it is being utilized in our
school many believe that it could
be one of the most successful ways
to stopping theft and violence.
Mr. Terringo, our Assistant Principal, stated that, “It
is a source used to find missing things and to help keep the
students in our school safe”
They are used to keep the good
and honest students safe while
catching the bad ones that attempt to ruin it for everyone else.
It is a good idea when you are
doing what you are supposed to
be doing at school, and hopefully it will help us keep our
personal belongings a little more
protected. It can be pretty pathetic when you have your brand
new iPod sitting next to you and
the second you look away, it is
gone. Students have gone as far
as stealing someone’s graphing
calculator. “The issue is just getting out of control, and something
needed to stop it, and we feel like
monitoring the students through
surveillance could be the new solution.” Mr.Teringo says.
Although no one actually
monitors these cameras throughout the day, they are used when
a situation comes up to help protect our students and find out who
is responsible. With the amount
of complaints that students have
about their personal belongings
being stolen or vandalized, I think
it is beyond a necessity to bring
these cameras into our hallways.
They should not have to be
here, but we as a student body
should not care if we are doing the right thing. If you are
not doing anything wrong, then
why would you care if someone
is watching your every move?
“Cameras are there, kids
know about them, they are
mostly used as a deterrence
factor to help kids make the
right choices.” said Mr. Terringo about this new technology.
Cameras in our school were
not exactly installed because of
trust issues, but they do help prevent them. They are a good idea.
Everyone hopes with the new
security measures, that our school
will be a safe haven for students and
future problems will be prevented.
“In a nut shell, kids are here to
learn. The main priority of our
staff is for kids to be safe and not
feel insecure,” Mr. Teringo stated.
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PHOTO BY BRITTANI PELTZ
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1. Senior Matt shows his school spirit while holding the Wadsworth flag during the Medina football
game.
2. Sophomore attendants Sam and
Anthony exit the field after being
introduced during halftime at the Homecoming
football game vs. Cloverleaf.
3. The Homecoming King (Bobby ) and
Queen
(Jill ) are surprised and ecstatic about their titles.
4. The football team is ready to score six more.
5. The Homecoming bonfire rages on.
6. This group of seniors came together for a quick
picture after their last Homecoming dance.
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FA L L F E S T I V I T I E S
Earlier this fall, the Wadsworth and Cloverleaf volleyball
teams squared off in a highly anticipated Suburban League
match. This match did not only have league title hopes at stake
but was special in its own unique way. The teams joined forces
and participated in a state wide fundraiser called “Volley for the
Cure.” In honor of those fighting breast cancer and survivors.
The volleyball team sold pink t-shirts for the cause. All of the
money raised from the sales was then donated to breast cancer
research. During the game, both teams wore pink shirts, and the
whole gym was decorated in pink. Fans also wore the shirts they
bought. Even though the game did not fair too well for the Grizzlies who lost in four games, it was clear that everything was for
a good cause.
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1. Sophomore Kristen tips the ball over the net during warm ups.
2. Junior Kristen jumps high into the air and spikes
the ball during warm ups.
3. Junior Emily winds up and serves the ball over
the net. Unfortunately, the team fell short and lost to
Cloverleaf in four high-energy games.
4. Pink covers not only the players but even the
students as shown in this picture. All revenue was
donated to breast cancer research and survivors.
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Professional athletes lead
youth in wrong direction
OPINION BY TAYLOR SMITH
When thinking of a professional athlete, one might think
that they should be role models.
This assumption is not always
correct though. These days, the
athletes youth look up to are frequently arrested and fined for
breaking the law. If the way athletes are acting now is a sign of
how future athletes will be, professional sports are in big trouble.
There have been several incidences involving athletes in the
past few years. One case that
has made major headlines is the
Michael Vick dog fighting case.
The case made many people very
angry because of how cruel dog
fighting is. Not to mention, the
crime of dog fighting is a felony.
Vick first lied about committing
the crime in front of a court room.
After admitting to doing the crime
weeks later, Vick was suspended
from the NFL for the crime and
for lying to the commissioner. On
top of it all, Vick tested positive
for marijuana on September 13 of
this year. The thought that Vick
would do these actions shows
the direction our role models are
heading today. Kids who used
to idolize him now have to question what Vick is really about.
Another big case happening
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right now involves O.J. Simpson. Simpson, who was previously in court for the murder of
his wife, has now been arrested
and charged with stealing NFL
memorabilia involving his career.
Simpson was a Heisman trophy
winner in college and an all star
NFL player. The people who
used to admire Simpson for his
athletic ability now have to deal
with the fact that he is a criminal.
Besides these two examples,
there have been many more athletes who have been arrested.
Nine Cincinnati Bengals have
been arrested in the past two
years. When Bengals’ quarterback Carson Palmer was asked
about it in a press conference with
espn.com, his anger was evident.
“From here on out, guys just
need to make better decisions,”
Palmer said. “Life is about making the right decisions and moving on. The decisions they have
made are not the right ones.”
The examples that these professional athletes are setting are
unacceptable. Athletes need to
start getting involved with the
community and start setting good
examples for these kids by being
well behaved. If they are going to
be making the amount of money
they are making, they need to use
it to do good, not commit crimes.
Go
Figure!
Indians seek return
to World Series
Twice our football team received a first place vote in
the state of Ohio in the AP
Poll.
Our volleyball team (13-7)
has no seniors on its roster.
The Cleveland Indians, a
losing team last year, has
clinched their Division
Title.
After going 0-6 against the
New York Yankees in the
regular season, the Indians
beat them three out of four
times in the playoffs.
The Cleveland Browns
scored 51 points in their
win over Cincinnati one
week and lost to Oakland
the next, giving Oakland
its first win in 11 games.
The Browns turned around
the next week and beat the
Baltimore Ravens.
The boys soccer team was
rained out for the second
year in a row against
Medina.
Postseason games will be played at Jacob’s Field for the first time in six years.
Cleveland fans are excited for their hometown team. PHOTO BY ANTHONY LORUBBIO
BY ANTHONY LORUBBIO
For the first time since 2001,
the Indians are headed to the
postseason as AL Central Division champions. Overlooked as
a contender in one of baseball’s
top divisions, they have proven
themselves as a legitimate candidate for the World Series title.
The Indians have the best record in baseball at 96-66 and rolling Heading into the month of
October, they have been plowing
down the competition, looking
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Palidar’s football career threatened
BY TAYLOR SMITH AND
ANTHONY LORUBBIO
Junior captain Jake Palidar
had a scare during the homecoming football game against
Cloverleaf. Although he is okay
now, the blow to his neck caused
a call to the ambulance and a
late night trip to the hospital.
The collision occurred when
Palidar attempted to make a
tackle against Cloverleaf’s
quarterback. Video evidence
shows that fellow linebacker
Broderic Kelker’s body jolted
Palidar’s neck in the wrong
direction. The blow did not
look serious at first glance, but
proved to be a serious injury.
Palidar was immediately put on
a stretcher and sent to Akron Children’s hospital for further testing.
“This wasn’t the first time I
had to leave a football game in
an ambulance. Freshman year I
broke my pelvis and in pee wees
I had the same
type of injury,”
stated Palidar. After a long night
in the hospital he
was clear to leave
with a neck brace.
Palidar’s tough
attitude gives him
a chance to recover in just a few
weeks. He laughs
in the face of danger.
Junior Jake lies in Akron Children’s hospital after his
career threatening neck injury.
PHOTO BY ANTHONY LORUBBIO
like a team on a mission. Baseball fans in Cleveland have not
felt this way since 2001. There
is only one diminishing aspect of
the postseason: the Indians’ first
two opponents are the New York
Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
Over the course of the season the Indians have not looked
good against their division foes
from the East Coast. The Indians are 2-5 against the Red Sox
and even worse (0-6) against the
Yankees this season. The first
time in six years the Indians have
made it to the post season they
are facing teams that they have
had minimal luck against during
the season. Luckily, the Indians put the past behind them and
won the series against New York.
Indian’s clinching game came
on a beautiful Sunday afternoon
game in front of a bustling sellout crowd of 40,250 fans. The
team came out ready to play.
Grady Sizemore was especially pleased with the performance of the team. “We had a
sense of urgency to get it done
today.” he said following the
game during a recent press conference. “We’re always intense,”
the center-fielder said. “I don’t
think we ever lose that. This
is a team that never gives up.”
The Indians must keep that
intensity if they expect to make
it back to the World Series.
The last time the Indians won
a World Series title was back in
1948 when they had superstar
pitcher Bob Fellar. They came
up short two times- once in 1995
against the Braves and again in
1997 to the Marlins. The Cleveland hopeful feel the Indians may
come through this year, though.
The past five years the fans have
not had much to cheer about
because of the “re-building”
stage they were in, 2003 being
the worst finishing 68-94. The
re-building has paid off, though.
Downtown Cleveland is alive
with pride in their baseball team.
Tickets for the Indians’ second
round of the playoffs with Boston are already sold out. The
waiting is over in Cleveland
as the team has a legitimate
shot at the World Series title
for the first time in fifty years.
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UFC fights for popularity
years ago. He is currently training
with Team Wreckroom, a professional fighting team, in Ashland.
“There is a unique thrill that
goes along with fighting. When
your adrenaline is flowing and
you know that you are winning, it
is an amazing feeling. This is what
makes it the best sport I have ever
been a part of,” said Sponsler.
He plans on debuting in April
when he turns eighteen. Although
his MMA career has not begun
yet, he has trained independently
for boxing and fought at the Arnold Classic his sophomore year.
Miller began fighting three
years ago while still playing football. He admits that it is difficult
to juggle the two sports, but he
enjoys both of them equally as
much. He specializes in jiu-jitsu,
kickboxing, and MMA. He has
had a few fights scheduled, but
BY LOGAN KILBRIDE
Sports that involve fighting and
violence, such as wrestling, boxing and karate, have always been
popular. A new sport has recently
emerged as a contender for the
most watched violent sport in
America: Mixed Martial Arts,
otherwise known as Ultimate
Fighting.
This sport is a combination of
boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and
other martial arts. The objective
is to knock your opponent out,
get him to tap out, or win by decision. Not only is it popular for
students to watch and follow, but
many students have taken up the
sport as a hobby, as well.
Luke Miller and Steve Sponsler
are two students that have begun
their Ultimate Fighting careers.
Sponsler began fighting over two
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yards Dru Jones had
in his record-breaking
performance against
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football conflicts have stopped
him from debuting. He plans to
make his Ultimate Fighting debut
after the football season is over.
Other students such as Dan
Foore and Taylor Deal stick to
some of the more traditional
violent sports. Foore has been
wrestling for twelve years now
and currently belongs to the varsity wrestling team. Last year he
placed 4th at the state tournament.
He has not trained for MMA yet,
but he loves both sports and can
draw parallels between them.
Deal has also wrestled for the
school in the past. He has been
doing jiu-jitsu since he was ten
years old. He seems to have always been interested in some type
of fighting or physical activity.
Deal said, “Almost every fight
you watch on UFC goes to the
ground, and that is where the
Steve freezes for a picture before his first boxing match in his debut at the
Arnold Classic. PHOTO BY LOGAN KILBRIDE
wrestling comes in. This is why
wrestling and jiu-jitsu have assisted me in becoming a veteran
fighter.”
Violent sports have always been
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of years that, Nicole Cargill,
the leading runner for the girls cross coun-sets by Emily McMillan
try team has been running
so far this volleyball season
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popular and as long as people
continue to support them, new
sports such as MMA will continue to see their success skyrocket.
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losing streak prior to playing the
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Alumni athletes take it to next level
BY DANIEL MUELLER
Former Grizzly, Derek Foore, grapples a fellow wrestler at the state meet last year.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MR. SHIARLA
Throughout the years,
our school has produced
numerous, young athletes,
but the class of 2007 had
an unusually large amount
of great performers. Kenny Owens, Beth Bianco,
Derek Foore, Cassie
Shrock, and Jen Uhl exemplify dedication, hard
work and success. These
people and many more
have lead teams to victory
and have been role models for kids of all ages.
They have shown people
what it takes to be a high
school star athlete.
Now these great high
school performers have
moved on to another part
of their life: college. The
majority of students who
move onto college have a hard
enough time dealing with the new
experiences of being on their own
and coping with the workload, let
alone having to partake in sport.
A normal day for Derek Foore,
now a wrestler at Eastern Michigan University, consists of getting
up at 6:30 a.m., going on a three
mile run, stretching and then going to classes. Once classes are
over, he again has to meet with the
members of his team and coaches
for a two hour practice. And this
is only the preseason workout.
“For me, this is a totally new
experience, and it is going to
take some getting used to.” Foore
said when asked what he thought
about college life.
“Spending over thirty hours a
week does not leave much room
to hang out with friends like most
students get the chance to do.”
Beth Bianco, a walk on at Ohio
State, is also in the preseason,
training for her pole vaulting career.
“The coaches are not able to
teach us anything yet and rarely
are there throughout the workouts, but I look forward to the
actual season when we will be
together as a whole.”
Bianco was a standout for the
track team and is not quite sure
what this year is going to bring.
Although, aware that the training
is not going to be easy, Bianco
stays dedicated. More than anything, she is happy to be a part of
the sports program at Ohio State
University.
“As a walk on, I have to prove
something to the coaches. I know
it will take more time, effort and
hard work than I have ever ex-
perienced before in order to gain
respect, but I am ready for the
challenge.”
Kenny Owens, another star
pole vaulter, will be performing
for the Akron Zips this upcoming spring track season. Like all
college athletes, Owens trains 35
hours a week leaving only time to
study for his classes to keep the
scholarship he was awarded.
“It’s going to take a lot of work
to accomplish what I want this
year,” Owens said. “It’s a whole
other level after high school!”
Other 2007 Alumni
Participating in
Collegiate Sports:
Aimee Basset,
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Jen Uhl,
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
Cassie Schrock,
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Ashley Currens,
Indiana Wesleyan University
Elana Cole,
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
Dan Robinson,
WALSH UNIVERSITY
Jeremiah Lawson,
GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Nick Neary,
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER
Mike Barlow,
BETHANY COLLEGE
Jessica Ellebruch,
SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
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October 2007
E NTERTAINMENT
Halo 3 takes nation by storm
BY DAVID KAUFFMAN
As most of you know, Halo 3
for the Xbox 360 was released
at midnight on September 25. It
has been under a lot of pressure to
live up to the hype given to it, and
many will agree that it has. Two
months prior to its release, Halo
3 acquired one million preorders,
a mile stone for the Microsoft
Game Studios.
For those of you who have not
played Halo before, Halo 3 is the
final installment of the Halo trilogy. First coming to the consumers’ eyes on November 15, 2001,
Halo captured millions of fans.
This science fiction first person
shooter puts the gamer in the position of “Master Chief,” one of
the last remaining super soldiers
of the human race. You fight off a
collection of alien species as you
discover the secrets of the planetlike construct you are on, Halo.
Halo 3 completes the saga
started six years ago. Along with
the ending to the Halo story, Halo
3 has some new features for the
gamer to enjoy.
The first addition allows gamers to play the campaign as a
team. Up to four players work
cooperatively either on the same
television with split screens, or
online via the Xbox Live service.
Players can now keep their most
memorable moments with the second addition. One can save about
100 of these “highlight reels” on
their Xbox 360’s hard drive. You
can post these films over Xbox
Live so others can check out your
best moments on Halo 3.
There are a couple of new features for the multiplayer mode as
well. One is the new multiplayer
game, “Infection”. It can be compared to the old playground game
of freeze tag. One player is an infected Flood (a creature in Halo
3), or “it”, and tries to infect all
the other players.
The final innovation, and arguably the best new feature, is
the Forge tool. With this tool,
games can customize different
multiplayer levels to their likings.
Although you cannot change the
physical characteristics of each
level, you are able to decide where
what weapons and vehicles will
appear and the respawning locations will be.
“Halo 3’s graphics are the best
I’ve seen,” says Matt Schaub, an
avid Halo 3 player. Along with
these better graphics and a handful of new features, Halo 3 brings
an end to the Halo trilogy. Ask
anyone who owns Halo 3, and
they will tell you that it is a must
have. Halo 3 has brought the best
the gaming industry has to offer
to the consumer. Any new games
will be based off of the innovations Halo has achieved.
Matt Schaub and Max Bruno take each other on in Halo 3. They have a blast
with the new features offered by Halo 3, especially the new weapons like the Spartan Lazer and Gravity Hammer. PHOTO BY DAVID KAUFFMAN
New iPods use new technology
BY TYLER JACK
The iPods are getting smaller,
more advanced, and more colorful. The newest iPod that is coming out is the iPod Touch. This
iPod is the most advanced one
to come out yet. The features include: new touch screen technology, a camera, youtube, Wi-Fi
internet, maps, and a new wide
screen viewing display.
The iPod Touch is very similar
to the popular iPhone, but there
are some advantages that the iPod
Touch has over the iPhone. Starbucks has joined together with
the makers of iTunes, and they
have created a new way of getting
music. While you are in the store
and there is a song that is playing
that you like, you can instantly
connect to the stores Wi-Fi and
see what song and who the artist
is. The iTunes Store is right on
your iPod, so buying and downloading songs is faster than ever.
There are also new iPod Nanos
that are coming out, they can
now play videos and movies.
Another addition to the nanos
is the variety of new colors to
choose from. The new iPod
Nanos are expected to be a
huge hit.
With all of the new iPods
coming out, many wonder what
new features will come next.
Live television, news updates,
and possibly live sport scores.
iTunes is always looking for
new ideas and improvements.
Jonah Hill makes huge
success with new movies
BY TYLER JACK
Two years ago when asked
about Jonah Hill, many responses
would have been, who is he? But
in the past couple years Hill has
come out of no where and made a
big hit in the movie career. This
24 year old has made a giant impact with his newest movie, Superbad.
You may also recognize Hill
from movies such as, 40 Year Old
Virgin, Grandma’s Boy, Click,
Accepted, Knocked Up, and Evan
Almighty. He has many new
movies and television appearances lined up.
Hill started his college career
at New School University, where
he studied acting. He started to
write plays and performed them
in a small bar. His plays that he
wrote started him off in his career
of acting. Soon enough his first
role came in the movie, I Heart
Huckabees.
Hill then began performing in
the show, Campus Ladies, for the
first season. When the season
ended he became more concentrated on his acting career.
His manager, Judd Apatow, was
the one who gave him his greatest opportunities. Hill has been
in two supporting roles in Evan
Almighty and Knocked Up. His
starring role came in the movie
Superbad. Apatow is also working on a fourth and fifth film for
Hill to appear in.
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there, he even makes his own
screenplays. Hill will be putting
out one of his screenplays to Sony
called Pure Imagination. In this
movie, he will be a patient that
has an imaginary friend that he
got after a trauma accident. Other projects that Hill is involved in
are; working for Saturday Night
Live, The Simpson’s and The Larry Sanders Show.
“I laughed so hard I thought I
was going to pee my pants,” said
Joe Goddard. Goddard believes
that Superbad was one of the best
movies he had ever seen. Many
students at Wadsworth High think
so too.
“The best part about the movie
is how close the movie relates to
real high school life,” said C.J.
Jonah Hill appears in his newest movie Superbad, that came out September 17th.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES
Emery.
Hill’s favorite movie was Superbad. Hill believe that the
acting and type of comedy that
they did made it easier to be relaxed and have a better time while
shooting.
Hill’s personal life growing up
was not very different than the
kid he plays in Superbad. Hill
grew up in Los Angles being an
outcast from the rest of his grade.
He was not in any sports and did
not get very good grades. Hill
stayed laid back and kept looking
forward to hopefully one day becoming an actor.
Being involved with his career,
he has met many new friends. He
became good friends with Justin
Long after they met on the set of
Accepted. You may know Justin
from other movies such as Dodgeball and Jeepers Creepers. They
have also worked together in the
films, Strange Wilderness and
One Part Sugar. Long said that
Hill was one very funny man.
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Third Eye Blind rocks BGSU
REVIEW BY CHAD TAYLOR
We all have those memories
of our early childhoods that really stick out; whether it is a
certain band or some event you
participated in. For me and many
others it happens to be music.
One such band that brings
me back to middle school is
Third Eye Blind. So when I
heard that they were to play a
show at Bowling Green University, I knew I could not miss it.
Third Eye Blind is a rock
group that was formed in the
1990s. They have had three
very successful full-length albums including their self titled
debut album, which went platinum six times. Some of their
more popular tracks are “SemiCharmed Life,” “How’s it Going to Be,” and “Jumper.”
As my friends and I arrived on
campus, adrenaline was pumping through our bodies while
approaching the venue. There
were college students everywhere, because as it turns out, it
was their homecoming weekend.
The atmosphere was electric.
“Once they left the stage, I was
hoping to God that they would
play at least one more song.”
-Kelly Collins, 12
The concert took place in
Anderson Arena, which is a
pretty good sized basketball
gym. Standing on the bleachers,
the lights went dim, and the giant THIRD EYE BLIND banner
was rolled across the stage. The
entire student body erupted in
cheers as front man Stephan Jenkins emerged from the darkness.
He started the show off by talking about homecoming. This was
his attempt at connecting with
the crowd to ensure a good night;
and it worked. The band needed
only to play the first few chords
of hit song “Jumper” before the
crowd began to rock in time.
Echoes of “I wish you would
step back from that ledge
my friend” traveled around
the arena as every person in
sight was chanting the chorus.
Sure, the lights were bright
Frontman Stephan Jenkins woos the
crowd at BGSU. PHOTO BY CHAD TAYLOR
and the songs were loud, but the
main reason Third Eye Blind was
such a hit was because they were
playing to the right age group.
They debuted in 1993 and became more popular around
1997-2000. The average college
student was between eleven and
fifteen years old when Third
Eye Blind released their hit
song, “How’s It Going to Be.”
After a few of the more unknown songs, the band left
the stage, leaving behind an
anxious group of students.
“Once they left the stage,
I was hoping to God that they
would play at least one more
song,” said senior Kelly Collins.
After about five minutes of
waiting, Third Eye Blind appeased the crowd with a much anticipated encore. They capped off
the set with “Graduate.” Jenkins
asked the crowd, “Are you guys
ready to graduate?” The students
responded with loud yells, fist
pumping and leaping into the air.
It was obvious that the band had
the arena under their spell. Eventually, the song ended and the
band began to say their goodbyes.
Overall, the band definitely succeeded at giving the BGSU students a memorable homecoming.
October 2007
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Rilo Kiley’s Under The Blacklight, Exposed
BY KAT SAUNDERS
Following a three year hiatus,
California’s indie sensation , Rilo
Kiley, is poised for success with
their fourth studio album, Under
The Blacklight. Comprised of a
group of child actors from Troop
Beverly Hills, Salute Your Shorts
and Boy Meets World, familiar
faces from once adored television shows and movies work their
magic in another medium.
After the success of their
break-through record, “More
Adventurous,” lead singer, the
meteoric Jenny Lewis, released
a critically lauded solo album,
Rabbit Fur Coat. A lucrative
tour followed, and many were left
doubting if Rilo Kiley would reform. In the after-math of Lewis’s
break-up with guitarist Blake
Sennet, tension within the band
hit an all-time high, and the two
were unable to get along during
their last tour. The announcement of Under the Blacklight’s
release came as a shock to many.
A strong departure from their earlier sound, Under the Blacklight
features Lewis’s same passionate
lyrics and soaring vocals. Taking
a poppier turn, the video for the
album’s first single, “The Moneymaker” was a popular summer hit
on Youtube.
While some were disappointed
with the new direction Rilo Kiley
has taken, critics were still quick
to praise the group’s latest effort.
Even with the split opinions,
an agreement was made that
there are some flawless tracks
on the album. Beginning strongly
with the uptempo, “Silver Lining” Lewis spins a tale of a love
she “willed to die” over a deceptively catchy guitar riff.
“Breaking Up”, a joint effort
by Lewis and Sennet sheds light
on the end of their relationship
and how lovely it is to make a
fresh start. The horn-heavy “15”
is the high point of the album
with Lewis’s vocals at their strongest.
Several other stand-out tracks
include the stripped down title
track, ‘“Under the Blacklight”,
as well as the fuzed out “Smoke
Detector.”
Despite the triumphs of the
album, several tracks fall flat,
including the Latin inspired “Dejalo,” as well as “Dreamworld.”
Featuring lackluster song-writing
and poorly executed ideas, these
tracks are drab and uninspiring in
comparison to some of Under The
Blacklight‘s gems. The few weak
tracks threaten to jeopardize its
impact on current music.
Still, the fact remains that
Lewis is a singer-songwriter that
few can over-shadow. Her charisma both live and on the record,
is the glue that holds the group together, though perhaps the band is
holding her back. Her relationship
with Sennet is still dysfunctional
Though both have released solo
material, she has clearly emerged
as the stronger of the two, making for friction between the pair.
Whether or not they can put their
Rilo Kiley’s shining star, Jenny Lewis,
is all smiles during her solo tour, but
tension still thrives within her group.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTUMN DEWILDE
differences aside and deliver on
tour remains to be seen.
As Rilo Kiley prepares to tour
ambitiously, they are uncertain of
what direction they may take next.
Having hinted at possibly parting
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a valiant effort to look beyond
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and is a real peek into the inner
turmoil of one the nation’s rising
bands, though such turmoil might
be their undoing.
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Welcome
REVIEW BY BEN WHITE
The Resident Evil series is
based off the popular video game
series by Capcom. The basis of the
story is that a malevolent company called, Umbrella Corporation,
which is the largest commercial
entity on the planet, has made a
vaccine called the T-Virus. The
virus reanimates dead body cells
to make a human stronger, faster
and smarter, but something has
gone terribly wrong.
The vaccine has escaped and
instead has infected the entire
research team that invented it.
They were all killed by the security system that runs the facility, the trouble was they did not
stay dead. The T-Virus turned
their dead bodies into zombies.
After time, the T-Virus infected
zombies have escaped the facility and went to the above city and
infected them. Umbrella, trying
to cover up their mess before the
entire world finds out, nukes the
city to destroy all evidence of the
infection and outbreak.
Although they tried to keep
the infection down, their attempt
was worthless because some of
the infected escaped the city before it was destroyed. Over time,
the infected that escaped infected
even more people until the world
became a barren wasteland.
We join Alice, a test subject
from Umbrella that has mutated
with the T-Virus and gained super
strength, speed and reflexes and
telekinetic abilities. She and her
caravan of survivors are the only
ones left that are not infected and
they are just trying to get by with
the final days of Earth.
Umbrella has gone into hiding and testing clone subjects of
Movie of the Month
Ailce (Mila Jovovich)
stands poised to battle
the undead.
Resident Evil: Extinction
PHOTO COURTESY OF
SONY PICTURES
MOVIES
to the
Extinction
M OVIES
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October 2007
The world is dying, over taken by
zombies infected with the T-Virus, and
it is up to Alice (Mila Jovovich) and her
convoy of survivors to bring the Umbrella
Corporation down.
See Extinction
Alice in scenarios. Unable to produce sufficient results, Dr. Isaacs
(Iain Glen), the one who made
Alice so powerful, has resorted
to finding the real Alice.
After testing the blood of Alice on an infected person to find
a cure, he realizes that they are
much more hazardous than a normal zombie.
“You survived the outbreak,
you battled the apocalypse,
now you face extinction.”
Resident Evil: Extinction
Sony Pictures
After this test he realizes that
the cure for the infected lies in
Alice’s blood. He sends his new
created zombies after her. Alice
fights them off but ends up losing
some of her convoy. Dr. Isaacs
watches the fight from a building,
but Alice finds and chases him.
While he is escaping to his base
on his helicopter, he is bitten by
one of his new zombies.
He goes back to the base to
inject himself with the virus that
is used to treat zombie bites. The
over mutation mutates him beyond control, and Alice must stop
him before he escapes the base.
Sony has done an amazing job
with this third installment of the
Resident Evil series. The movie
has phenomenal special effects
and a great story plot that is full of
action, suspense and horror. Resident Evil: Extinction is the best,
in my opinion, of the series hands
down, especially the ending.
BWhite’s RATING
(5 stars) Box Office Hit
A clone of Alice that was just awaken inspects her surroundings to
find out who and where she is. PHOTO COURTESTY OF SONY PICTURES
Cam Wexler (Jessica Alba), and Charlie Logan (Dane Cook) play the main characters in Lionsgate Films new
movie, Good Luck Chuck. PHOTO COURTESY OF LIONSGATE FILMS
Good Luck Chuck does not live to standards
REVIEW BY BEN DEE
Two well known stars, Jessica
Alba and Dane Cook, play the
main characters roles in Lionsgates new movie, Good Luck
Chuck. A new, somewhat comedic movie debuted on Friday,
September 21. Despite being just
an average movie, Good Luck
Chuck was still able to gross over
fourteen million dollars in its first
week at the box office.
The movie opens with a ten
year old Charlie Logan playing
spin the bottle with a bunch of
his elementary schoolmates. He
prays that his spin lands on the
very cute redhead, but instead,
lands on a freaky goth girl who
tries to jump him in the closet.
When Charlie denies her, she
puts an evil hex on him.
Charlie just trashes the hex as a
joke, not knowing that the curse
was real. He does not start to realize the full-forced reality of his
curse until twenty years later.
The main character Charlie Logan (Cook) has taken on a curse.
Sleep with Charlie once, and the
next man you meet will be your
true love. Charlie’s reputation
has made him ultimately famous
with many single women.
Being single and having a famous reputation can be a good
thing for awhile. But after not being able to keep a girlfriend for
very long, he becomes sick of his
famous reputation and looks for a
new woman in his life. One day,
Charlie wakes up and ends up
running into the love of his life.
Cam Wexler, accidentally bumps
into Charlie and recognizes him
for his reputation, as every girl
does. Cam realizes that if she
manages to be with him, she will
eventually find the love of her
life. For Charlie, that is a whole
different story.
This time though, he is determined not to sleep with her. If he
does, he will ultimately lose the
woman of his dreams.
Once again, Charlie is left with
a difficult decision: he can hook
up with Cam, or he can try his
hardest not to and find out if Cam
is really the one for him. Even
though this movie had some hype
to it, honestly, the movie was not
that great. For those of you who
have seen the movie, I am sure
you agree with me.
This movie should have been
rated NC-17. Even though this is
a comedy, there were scenes that
were way too graphic and vulgar
for a rated R movie.
Lionsgate films, known for
their original scary and mysterious movies, seem to have gone
off track with their new somewhat funny movie.
I do not really understand
what the main point of the movie
is, and I think they could have
planned this a little better. The
movie seems to be all about Dane
Cook trying his hardest to stay
with Jessica Alba without sleeping with her. This movie had absolutely no plot at all.
There is a lot of nudity in the
film, and I feel that you really do
not need a movie with nudity in
it to make it even an above average movie. Cook will never be
that great of an actor because he
is known as a hilarious comedian.
This has been one of the movies
that I have been looking forward
to seeing, and it just did not live
up to its standards.
The script was originally written for a PG-13 movie, but the
directors and script writers decided to see how far they could go
with their sexual humor. I would
not waste ten dollars to go see
this movie. This is a movie that
you would not want to sit and
watch with your mom. Overall, I
thought the movie was just average, everyone has seen better, and
there is better out there.
With some of the best comedy movies that have come out
in 2007, Good Luck Chuck does
not live up to the hilarious movies
such as Superbad and Knocked
Up. I plan on seeing way better movies in the future, and this
movie was a huge disappointment
to me. I expected better. There are
better movies coming out later
this year. Lets just hope some of
them are not as average or bad as
Good Luck Chuck.
BDee’s RATING
(3 stars) Average
A DS
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H EALTH
18
Students, teachers skip important aspect
October 2007
for their daily routine.
“I only sleep five to six hours a
Americans have rearranged night, so I never sleep much anypriorities in their daily lives. Lei- how. It does not interfere with
sure activities have climbed up in my daily life when I get only a
front of an essential part of pro- few hours of sleep,” said junior
Katie Johenning.
ductive functioning: sleep.
When valuable sleep is
“I miss about fourteen to twenty hours of sleep a week!” said skipped, there are some severe
consequences and that be diagteacher Mrs. Hutchinson.
Employees and students would nosed with sleep deprivation.
rather spend their time working According to Wikipedia, The Free
or going out to relax with friends Encyclopedia, sleep deprivation
than get the required amount of is the general lack of the necessary amount of sleep.
sleep every night.
Some moderate ailments of
“I miss about an hour of sleep
certain nights, and I am always sleep deprivation are headaches,
tired the next morning,” said se- dizziness, aching muscles, slurred
speech, weight
nior Josh Peters.
loss or gain and
For the average
person, “Lack of sleep has yawning. These
seven to eight caused over 100,000 are just some
of the
hours of sleep is
automobile crashes examples
symptoms. Some
recommended to
of the more sebe considered a and 1,500 deaths.”
vere
include:
good night’s rest.
The National Sleep Foundatoin
hernias, clinical
Although some
people only need four to six hours depression, cardiovascular disof sleep to feel well-rested, oth- ease, hallucinations, dizziness,
ers need more than the average color blindness and a weakened
eight hours to function properly immune system. Again, these
BY RACHEL HUDSON
are only some of the
severe
symptoms
sleep
deprivation
can cause.
“If I get only five
hours or less, I am
dragging and need a
lot of coffee to function,” said Hutchinson.
Another danger
of minimum rest is
falling asleep at the
wheel. The National Sleep Foundation
concluded from a recent study that lack
of sleep has caused
over 100,000 automobile crashes and
1,500 deaths.
Students are skipping out on sleep to do leisure activities and school work; they do not realize the
People who skip risk they are putting themselves in. PHOTO BY RACHEL HUDSON
out on sleep do not
realize the risk in their lack of on sleep for reasonable reasons care. Seven to eight hours is the
sleep. The cause behind this will- that apply to their lives. Hutchin- recommended amount of rest a
ingness for risk is for mere leisure son skips sleep for motherly and night, without this, it is possible
activities.
teacher duties or simply having to acquire severe problems and
even life-threatening situations.
“Homework, projects, movies time for herself.
and friends take the place of hours
The risks of losing valuable Sleep is a necessity to properly
of my sleep,” said Johenning.
sleep are high, but not many function throughout the day.
People have chosen to skip out know about them and might not
What to pack in your lunch
1. What kind
of bread should
a sandwich be
made of?
*wheat bread
2. What are the
best vegetables
for lunch time?
*cucumbers,
red peppers,
and broccoli
3. What dairy
products should
be in your lunch?
*yogurt
4. What are
some delicious
fruits to munch
on at noon?
*apples,
kiwis, cherries,
pineapple and
grapes
5. What are
some great protein-filled snacks
for lunch?
*trail mix,
toasted almonds and
cheese cubes
Brain development effects teen decision making
BY BRITT BUSSON
Teenagers are most often known
for their rebellious behaviors;
however, it is being questioned
as to whether this rebellion is a
result of nature or nurture. New
brain research is being conducted
to find when and how adolescents
develop the part of the brain that
regulates emotions and impulses
and how this development, or
lack there of, affects the decisions
teenagers make. Some interesting findings have been made,
however, little can be concluded
as studies are still in the very beginning stages.
Research done by neuroscientists at the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH) indicates
that the prefrontal cortex of the
brain, which controls impulse
and emotions, does not fully develop until sometime in the mid
20’s, as it was previously thought
to develop by age 18. This research offers some explanation as
to why teens, having been taught
since elementary the dangers
of alcohol, drugs, sex and other
risky behaviors, still resort to participating in these activities. This
does not insinuate that teenagers
are not responsible for their actions; however, it does put them
at a higher chance of making poor
decisions.
Sociology and Psychology
teacher, Mr. Lynn agreed, “Even
though this research claims that
the brain is not fully developed
until the early 20’s, this should
not be an excuse for teenagers
that make poor and uniformed
decisions.”
Richard Lerner, director of the
Institute for Applied Research
in Youth Development, notes
that as certain adolescents show
resistance to peer pressure, the
prefrontal cortex thickens, which
is an indication that connections
are being made between different
parts of the brain. This supports
the idea that an undeveloped prefrontal cortex would lack the ability to make connections between
impulses, emotions and knowledge, which could lead to poor
decision making.
The prefrontal cortex affects
decision making having to do with
drugs, alcohol and sex, as well as
decisions concerning situations in
which a teenager is forced to rely
on instincts and impulses, such as
instances in the classroom and situations when driving. Teenagers
are likely to make poor decisions
because they are unable to react
or focus as well as they should,
and they are more vulnerable to
impulsivity.
Senior Rachael Walker explains
her motor vehicle accident in the
winter of 2007, “I looked away
from the road for two seconds
and right when I looked back, I
Teenage Statistics
-Approximately one in four sexually active young adults ages 15 to 24 contracts an
STD each year.
-Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers.
-16-year-olds are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash
than the average of all drivers.
-23% of teen drivers killed in 2005 were intoxicated.
-Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each
additional passenger.
-Teens make up just 7% of all licensed drivers, but they represent 14 percent of driving fatalities.
-Nationally, nearly one million young women under age 20 become pregnant each year.
That means close to 2800 teens get pregnant each day.
-Every day, nearly 3,000 young people under the age of 18 become regular smokers.
-60% of college women diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease were
drunk at the time of infection.
Sound Vision Foundation
was on the gravel and about to hit
a mailbox, so I swerved. Then I
thought I was about to hit an animal on the other side of the road,
so I swerved back and ended up
in the ditch.”
This incident exemplifies the
hypothesis that attention span
and ability to focus and connect
regions of the brain are not completely developed as a teenager,
which makes decision making
while driving sometimes a difficult task.
Influenced by research done
by the NIMH and Ronald Dahl,
professor of psychiatry, pediatrics
and psychology at the University
of Pittsburgh, the Supreme Court
declared in 2005 that executions
for crimes committed as juveniles
are unconstitutional.
Most knowledge is based on
theory and hypothesis rather than
concrete, factual information, and
therefore, these studies and findings are not significant or strong
enough to show a cause-and-effect relationship between developments of the brain and destructive teenage behavior. However,
it is possible that an under-developed prefrontal cortex affects the
decisions teenagers make.
V ARIETY
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Haunted houses add thrills, chills
BY SARAH FORTNER
The weather is getting cooler
and days spent lying by the pool
are over. Friday nights are taken
up by cheering on the Grizzlies
and attending the after game
dances. Saturday nights are left
open for many students and everyone is wondering what to do.
Fortunately, Halloween is coming
up which opens up the possibility of many fun haunted houses in
our area.
Haunted houses are a fun social
event where teenagers are able to
go and have a great time. With
these haunted houses, fun and
scares are a guarantee.
A very popular haunted house
that high school students like
going to is the Haunted School
House and Laboratory. This
haunted house offers not one,
but two haunted areas. When
you arrive at the Haunted School
House and Laboratory you get to
pick which one you go into first.
The School House used to be
The Thomas House Elementary
school until purchased in 1976.
Since then it has been known as
the Haunted School House. You
get to go through three floors
of doom and even though it is a
school house, you get to be frightened by giants, witches, gargoyles
and much more.
will quickly learn that this was a
prison what was created right after the Civil War. When you get
to the reformatory you will notice
that there is plenty of parking, but
it fills up quickly. You will stand
in line for quite some time, but if
you ask people who have visited
this haunted prison they will most
likely agree it is worth it. You are
grouped into large numbers and
taken through the reformatory.
The dungeon is one of the many
places you visit on the tour. You
also see the electric chair and the
cells in which the inmates lived.
If you are not big on the whole
people jumping out and scaring you, you can still have fun
at the Reformatory and become
involved in a ghost hunt or ghost
walk. Although, if you would
like to do something like a walk
or hunt you would need to plan
ahead of time and get your tickets
early because they sell out very
fast.
The Mansfield Reformatory is
located at the corner of Route 575
and Reformatory Rd. The Reformatory is open September 28
through October 31; Friday and
Saturday’s 7:00 p.m. to midnight;
Thursday’s 7:00 p.m. to 11:00
p.m. and on Sunday’s from 7:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
So, if you love the feeling of
being frightened or just looking
Horrific Haunted Houses
Haunted School House and Laboratory
-- S. Akron, Ohio
Mansfield Reformatory
--Mansfield, Ohio
Cedar Point Hallow weekend
--Sandusky, Ohio
Apple Cabin
-- Lodi, Ohio
When you are finished with
the School House you will want
to keep going on to the Haunted
Laboratory. The Laboratory’s
history was created in 1932 as
The University of Akron’s Guggenheim Air Institute. When you
visit the Laboratory you will get
to go up four different floors of
spinning black holes, and vertical
wind tunnel, as well as hear scary
stories about different scenes
within the floors of the Laboratory.
You can visit the Haunted
School House and Laboratory
starting on September 21, 2007,
to October 31, 2007, on Friday
and Saturday nights from 7 p.m.
to midnight. Also, starting on
October 11, it will be opened on
Thursday’s and Sundays from 7
p.m.- 10 p.m.
It is located off of Route 764
on Tripplet Blv. in Akron. Per
house; admission is $15.00 per
person. The School House and
Laboratory is a great place to go
with your friends and have fun.
What could be better than a double haunted house?
If you would like to go for even
more scary and would not mind
a little longer drive, then head
on up to the Mansfield Reformatory. It is located right next to the
Juvenile Delinquent Jail. If that
is not enough to scare you, you
for a good time with your friends
jump into a car and go visit the
Mansfield Reformatory and get
some great memories from it.
For families who would like
to spend some time together and
who have children who are still
too young, there is always the
good old Cedar Point in Sandusky,
Ohio. On Halloween weekend,
they hold a “Monster Midway
Celebration” which is a big parade with not-so-scary floats to
get you into the Halloween spirit.
While you are up there watching the floats go down the park
you can catch a few rides on the
Wicked Twister, Witches Wheel,
and of course the famous Top
Thrill Dragster. This is a great fall
activity to enjoy the spirit of Halloween without being scared out
of your pants.
Haunted Houses are fun and
exciting to go to on those Saturday when you just wish there was
something to do. You can to go
hunting for ghosts with friends,
or get some laughs and many
screams out from some great
Haunted Houses in our area.
Although summer has ended
and many are usually stressed out
from starting up school and their
grades, haunted houses are a great
way to start off the school year in
the fall and have a ton of fun with
your friends.
October 2007
19
Junk of the Month
Jon stands by his 1988
Volkswagon Vanagon. He
smiles proudly as he rests
his arm upon his beauty.
Jon states that his van is
one of the last around.
The ‘88 Volkswagon features a bed, bin in the back,
and is also a weekender.
If you want to eat a snack
you can set up a small table
and two reversing seats.
Jon put a lot of work
into his vehicle by rebuilding his engine twice. He
takes pride in his work
and enjoys driving around
in it. So, if you see Jon
driving around in his ‘88
Volkswagon make sure you
give him a wave.
Jon with his 1988 Volkswagon Vanagon.
PHOTO BY AUMAINE GRUICH AND SARAH FORTNER
Full fun on Friday nights
BY AUMAINE GRUICH
The music is pounding and
animated voices can be heard
from all directions. It is a Friday after-game dance at the high
school and the excitement is
tangible. For Wadsworth High
School students, three dollars
and a student ID is all it takes for
two hours of unforgettable fun!
After home football and basketball games, from 9:15 until 11:00 the high school’s east
gym is open for any student
wanting to have a good time.
There is no expensive fee,
dress code or strict rules for these
dances. It is a fun place to be crazy with friends and not feel that
there is a certain way to behave.
Although there are not very many
regulations, the ones in place must
be followed. Most importantly, do
not forget your student ID! Even
though last year the teachers were
more lenient to let in students who
forgot their IDs, this year they are
really cracking down. Football
players and even student council
members have been denied admittance to the dances without IDs.
Once into the gym, most students hit the floor directly after
putting their bags and belongings
on the bleachers. The majority of
students change into comfortable,
athletic clothes before the dance
so they can dance all night without
worrying about how they look.
“I like how everyone dresses down. There is no pressure to dress up and it is a lot
Cafeteria
to be reimbursed by the government for each and every lunch
sold. The reimbursements then
allow the school to keep regular
lunch prices as low as possible.
As for a la carte prices, Knapp
sympathizes
with
students.
“I know many students are allotted a certain amount of money
for lunch, or pay for it themselves.
I am fully cognizant of that.”
This group of seniors stops dancing for a picture.
more comfortable to dance
when you’re dressed down”,
freshman Emma Webb says.
Although the dances are
always a good time, students
agree that there is a lot more
energy when we win the game.
Jordan Bailey, a junior on the
football team, states, “After game
dances are way more fun when you
win because you can go in and talk
about the win with other players.”
After-game dances are always
a good place to let out excitement
after cheering on the Grizzlies.
Since the mood is so excited
and energetic, students want music that will help them get out
some of their energy! This includes rap, hip hop, and other
fast songs that are fun to dance
to. A favorite song of students
is “Crank That” by Soulja Boy.
Sam Pecnik, a senior,
said “My favorite part of the
In addition to pricing changes, Knapp is trying many new
ideas this year in the cafeteria.
“I am really open to student input. I would like to see the cafeteria
become much more student-driven,” commented Knapp.
New this year is the A la
Carte Value Meal Deal. This allows students to purchase an
a la carte item, milk, and fries
for a lower price than if each
item was bought separately.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JILL SEIFERT
dances is doing the Soulja
Boy dance with my girls!”
A recent complaint let out
by students has been about the
DJs and the music. Most students are requesting to hear
more of this loud, fast music
rather than slow songs, country
or oldies. A common opinion
throughout the students is that
after game dances are a place to
let out energy and be crazy with
friends and that simply cannot
be down while swaying back
and forth to some country ballad.
Besides some minor complaints about the DJ’s music
choices, most would agree that
after-game dances are a positive and fun way to enjoy time
with friends. If you have not
yet been to an after-game dance
this year, grab your ID and three
dollars and come out after the
next home game for a fun night!
By the end of October, Knapp
also plans to return the ‘5 for
$2.25’ lunch option. This provides
easy access to students who want
affordable, healthy food for lunch.
In the future, Knapp would like
to see more options in the cafeteria,
although she realizes that space
limits many ideas. She hopes student input, creativity, and feedback will continue to allow the
food services program to improve
throughout the coming years.
20
S PEAKOUT
THE BRUIN
October 2007
What was your favorite Halloween
costume growing up?
My favorite costume growing
up was scream. I think I used the
scream mask about four times
when I was younger.
-Brandyn Carver,9
My favorite Halloween costume
when I was growing up was my
Cinderella costume. I got a new
one each year. Each was a little
bit different from the year before.
I always looked forward to Halloween because I got treated like
a princess.
-Renee Simon,10
When I was little, Aumaine and I
used to always dress up as Minnie
and Mickey Mouse. She would
always make me be Mickey, so I
actually hated it.
-Mallory Gruich,9
I dressed up as a trash can. I had
garbage sticking out all over and
pig tails. I had a trash can around
me and elastic bags on me too. I
had a lot of fun.
-Allison Staboz,10
A skeleton, obviously. My bones
would glow in the dark.
-Sam ,12
Teenage mutant ninja turtles are
pretty much sweet.
-Morgan Eggers,10
My favorite Halloween costume
growing up was when our soccer
team just dressed up crazy.
-Lauren Steidel,11
Kermit the frog.
-Joe ,12
Joe and Sam speak their minds.
PHOTO BY CARLY MCNUTT
Mine was a pirate when I was in
5th grade. I just liked having a
hook for a hand.
-Lyndsay Hickling,12
My favorite Halloween costume
growing up was the cartoon characters that were popular at the
time like Spiderman, Superman,
and Elmo.
-Tara Wilkey,11
My favorite costume was our
We do not have Halloween in Ger- family lamb. Everyone got to
many.
wear the lamb costume.
- Jana Becker-Maier,12
-Amanda Voss,12
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Spiderman does what ever a spider can.
-Seth Keiper, 10
I was the Little Mermaid when I
was like 5 or 6. I had a skirt that
looked like scales, but I thought it
was cool.
-Tiffany Weiss,9
Dressing as a troll and spiking my
hair.
-Dakota ,11
My favorite Halloween costume
growing up was a soda can.
-Eric Speicher,10
Mine was when I was a kitten! I
think I cried half the night too.
- Justine Frase,12
I dressed up as Brad Squire, but I
just do that for fun all the time.
-Joe Wenger,10
Dakota
expresses herself through
speakout.
PHOTO BY CARLY MCNUTT
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What was your favorite
school dance memory?
My school used to wear mums
with a large W on the flower at
our homecoming game. I wore
mine on my band uniform. My
school always lost in the Homecoming game so showing my
school spirit in the band was a big
deal to me.
-Mrs. Mathews
My favorite dance was Homecoming. I was playing quarterback for the Grizzlies and helped
beat Brunswick 14-7 on a cold,
rainy night. The win helped our
school have a great Homecoming.
A loss would have ruined it in my
opinion.
-Mr. Goddard
My freshman year I got to dance
the night away with my date, Mr.
Madigan.
-Mrs. Trausch
I always “gator” to the song
“Shout” at dances. “Welllllllllllllll,
you want to make dance and
shout now, everybody shout shout
shout!”
-Mr. Kibler
My favorite memory of a dance
was my sophomore year in high
school. I went to the prom (on a
first date) and had a blast. The
guy I attended the dance with is
now my husband!!
- Mrs. Fisher
My shoes - I loved my shoes!!!
-Mrs. Baxley
For one of my senior dances, my
favorite friends and I went together. We were really excited that we
actually got to rent a limo. It turns
out then when we got the limo, it
was from a retirement home and
on the outside of the limo door it
said retirement home. It was really embarrassing, but hilarious at
the same time.
-Ms. Yaggi
My school dance memory occurred in 7th grade at the Lucas
Jr. High “Sock Hop.” Everybody
was just standing around when
the Dean of Students, Mr. McNutt, got on the microphone and
said, “Ladies choice” meaning
that the girls could pick you to
dance. We ran as fast as we could
for the bathroom to hide!!
-Mr. Booth
My senior prom in 1980 was
great! I asked a friend to be my
escort. We danced the whole night
and went to the old Akron Agora
for after prom. Because I was with
a friend, there was no drama that
seems to accompany these things.
We just had a fun night of wonderful memories!
-Mrs. Cskay
My favorite dance was Junior
homecoming because our football
team had a great game, and we beat
Green!
-Mr. Kaufman
My favorite dance memory was
when I won the “twist” competition at a school dance back in
‘67.
Mr. Schmeltzer Sr.
Mr. Goddard poses with his Homcoming date from 1976.
PHOTO BY LAURA ARCH
At my senior prom in 1976, I met
my lovely wife of 26 years.
-Mr. Gramuglia
Mr. Kaufman strikes his Heisman pose.
PHOTO BY LAURA ARCH