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The Loveland High School Student Newspaper

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By Regan MeinkingLight News Editor

In the movie It’s Kind of a Funny Story, the main character, Craig, personifies the stress shared by many of the people walk-ing the halls of Loveland High School. After checking into a mental hospital, he expresses his fears about possibly not get-ting into a summer pre-college program, saying, “Then I wouldn’t be able to put it on my college application, which means I wouldn’t get into a good college. If I didn’t get into a good college, I wouldn’t have a good job. Which means I wouldn’t be able to afford a good lifestyle. So I wouldn’t be able to find a girlfriend, which means I’d probably get depressed, and I’d end up in a place like this for the rest of my life.” An answer like this may seem drastic, but according to professionals and teens, such stress is real and an epidemic. From freshmen to seniors, stress is everywhere. The Roar interviewed some psychologi-cal professionals about the stress teens feel and ways to deal with it. Dr. Marytena Hodges, a pediatrician based in Mason, says, “The amount of stress in teens is abnormally high.” She says the expectation to know it all at such a young age causes a lot of stress.

“Teens push (themselves) to know too much when it’s unrealistic to know every-thing,” says Dr. Hodges. Most seniors will tell you that they are asked at least once a day where they are go-ing to college and what they will be study-ing. Teens are expected to know exactly what they want in their future and exactly how to get it. According to Dr. Hodges, this is something we can’t possibly know for sure at this age, which leads us to stress out over it. “People have to decide early on that they’re not going to be able to do it all,” says Dr. Hodges. LHS’s own psychologist, Mrs.Van Strien, sees stress coming from many different ar-eas. “Students’ stress revolves around their jobs, relationships, and thoughts on their future,” she said. “There are so many envi-ronmental stressors out there.” She believes the stress people feel can

Teen stress is an epidemic

Man’s best friend? Hers tooBy Becca Black

Editor-in-Chief

The room smells like shampoo as the competitors get ready. Hair is being washed, combed, and blow dried. Nails are clipped to perfec-tion. The prep work takes hours. Beauty pageant? No. Dog show. Senior Kateland Koch (12) is a trainer who shows dogs. She shows all eight of her dogs competitively. She has competed and placed eighth for junior handling (chosen based on how well the dog is handled) in the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. And she also com-peted in the national championships. Kateland shows every dog from Whippets to Poodles to hounds. She tries to go to a competition two to three times a month. But it is not as easy as it may look. The whole process starts when the puppy is six months old, when train-ing begins. The trainer conditions and grooms the dog until it is ready for showing. There is grooming be-fore the show, and then the judging begins. The trainers are called in by num-bers. They take their dogs to the table and stand the dog. The judge inspects the dog. Then it is “gaited,” or run around the ring. Kateland goes through this process at ev-ery competition. “The hardest part is patience with the dogs. They sometimes misbehave while in the ring, and it’s hard to correct them in front of the judges,” Kateland said. During one show, the leash broke that Kateland was holding and the dog ran wild around the ring, even going after another

Kateland Koch (12) showing a Whippet in a dog show. Photo courtesy of Kateland Koch

dog. Another time, Kateland tripped and fell while showing at a competition, in front of everyone, even the judges. It may be challenging at times, but she obviously enjoys the sport, as she has been compet-ing since age 10. Her love for the sport began when she got her first dog, a Whippet. The breeder that she bought the dog from signed Kate-land and her sister, Lauren, up for a show. The two loved it. They must often compete against each other, but they’re friendly rivals. Show-

ing brings the girls closer together, as they show almost every weekend. Kateland enjoys working with animals; it’s one of the reasons she shows so often. “It’s a lot of work to train and groom the dogs — get them ready to show — and it’s nice when all that hard work pays off,” Kateland said. And it has paid off with her prestigious finishes, as well as the reward of doing what she loves. She fell in love with dog showing the second she stepped into the ring and has been competing ever since.

The Roar takes an in-depth look at stress – and how to avoid it – on pages 8 & 9.

Jan. 12 – Semester ex-ams, blocks 1 and 2Jan. 13 – Semester ex-ams, blocks 4 and 3Jan. 14 – No school; teacher in-service dayJan. 17 – No school; Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan. 18 – First day of second semesterFeb. 3-5 – Drama per-formance (Twelve Angry Jurors)Feb. 11 – LMS/LHS Showfest at LHS

Upcoming Events

(See TEEN STRESS, page 8)Read about LHS’s own Gleeks on page 10.

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Read all about teen stress on pages 8 and 9.

Photo by Regan Meinking

Read about the field trip LHS students took to the Rumpke recycling center on page 6.

Photo by Madeline Vance

Read about LHS’s own Rose Bowl star, Brian Wozniak, on page 4.

Photo courtesy of Patty Wozniak

Read about Martin Luther King Jr. Day on page 2.

Photo from ineedmotivation.com

Editorials2TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Ellen Mack

Matthew Worsham

The Roar is the official student newspaper of Loveland High School. The Roar is produced by students in Journalism. Editorials reflect the staff’s opinion but do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the school administration or the Loveland City School District. The Roar is published monthly. For information regarding adver-tising in The Roar, call 697-3749. As an open forum for students, letters to the editor are welcome, but are subject to be edited for length, libel, and clarity. Letters to the editor may be dropped off in room 109.

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It has been snow-ing all night, and now there is a frozen blanket of snow not only on the streets, but on your car as well. You must be care-ful when you venture out onto

these treacherous roads. What happens if your car slides on the ice? What happens if you press the brakes and your car doesn’t stop? These are just some of the scary situ-ations that happen while driving in wintery weather. So what exactly are you supposed to do? For starters, drive slowly; ice can be invisi-ble on the road, and if your tires speed right over it, there is no longer traction between your car and the road. Also, controlling the car while it’s going slow is easier than con-trolling a car that’s going fast. Keep in mind; you should leave at least three times the stopping distance than you usually would. When braking, slowly ap-ply pressure to the pedal to prevent skid-ding. If your brakes lock up, then slowly ease off the brake. If your wheels skid, turn your wheel the direction you want the front wheels to go. Another thing to consider before ventur-ing out on the icy roads is to heat up the car several minutes before leaving. This will

melt the ice on the windows and heat up the engine. Remember to clear all the snow from your car. Don’t just clear a little circle on the driver’s side of the windshield. This is ineffective and will just obscure your vision even more. Also, if you don’t wipe the snow off of your car, when you drive, it blows off behind you and obstructs other drivers’ vision of the road. This isn’t funny when that car runs into the back of you.

Snow kidding: drive slowlyFollow these tips to drive carefully in winter weather

Sabrina Newstead

Remember, you’re not the only person on the road. Some other things to keep in mind while driving through this treacherous weather: keep your gas tank at least half full to pre-vent gas lines from freezing, check your tires to make sure they’re appropriate for the trip, and drive with your lights on. Next time you have to drive in the snow, take it slow and be safe.

A near crash avoided in the parking lot. Photo by Katie Henke

Journalists have a responsibility to provide their audience with factual, informative reports on the issues affecting their audience . Sometimes, that

means breaking stories that will

disrupt the status quo in order to right a wrong. For example, during the Watergate scandal, journalists played a crucial role in revealing the extent of corruption under the Nixon administration. This obligation ends, however, when the information given can put the lives of innocent people in danger and disrupt delicate foreign policy situations aimed at avoiding armed conflict with

other nations. Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks compatriots violated this fundamental principal of ethics when they began releasing over 250,000 American diplomatic cables to the internet and various media outlets this winter. The term “cable” is intelligence jargon for a confidential text communication between diplomatic entities, such as embassies and consulates. It’s important that such communications remain secure so that officials can speak frankly about the political climate of other nations without fear of embarrassment or backlash. For example, some cables use less-than-flattering terminology when referring to foreign heads of state, like when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was characterized in a cable from the U.S. embassy in Moscow as the “Robin to (Vladimir) Putin’s Batman.” When

this was said, it was assumed that the conversation would stay private, and this metaphor was important for conveying the relationship between these two public figures. Now, diplomats around the world are coming out to apologize for the way they described each other in cables, in fear that they might be released in future leaks. WikiLeaks also refused to conceal the identities of informants mentioned in the leaks, endangering the lives of some of our most important sources of information in the field. Leaks like these can have far-reaching consequences for the intelligence field. For example, many leaks provide evidence of the desire of many Middle Eastern countries for the United States bomb to Iran. (Don’t worry; it’s not going to happen.) Now the entire population of Iran has documentation of the extent to which its neighbors resent its influence, making it even more difficult to negotiate with its already radical government. Even worse, the threat of leaks will make government officials less willing to share information between offices. In a worst-case scenario, this could undo much of the hard work put into increasing transparency between security groups that was begun after 9/11. I used to be a fan of WikiLeaks. The work they did in the past to fight corporate corruption and human rights abuses around the globe was admirable at the very least. However, there comes a point when a journalism organization must decide if the information it plans to publish crosses the line between whistle-blowing and gossip that could damage international relations. Assange crossed that line when he allowed his organization to publish these leaks. Assange had no business disclosing information that could endanger so many nations’ foreign policy. Next time I hope he remembers that nobody likes a tattletale.

WikiLeaks: irresponsible journalism taken too far

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Photo from boiledpeanuts.podbean.com

Editorials 3

Making the Grade

TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Marie Policastro

Regan Meinking

CONTRA

Dodgeball tourney: A+ Not to brag, but The Roar can put together one fun-filled school event. This annual event was yet again a success.

Three snow days: C Don’t get us wrong;we’re hap-py to have any days off at all. But why take away two days of fun?

Start of 2011: A New goals, new friends, and new memories. It’s fun thinking about everything this new year can bring. Make the best of it!

Exams: F Study, Study, Study. All we re-ally want to be doing is sledding and sipping hot chocolate, not falling asleep reading text books.

Winter break: A+ We all enjoyed our Winter Break this year. Spending quality time with friends and family re-juvented us all and geared us up for the end of the first semester!

Every year we get the third Mon-day of January off for Martin Luther

King Jr. Day. But do we honestly spend

any time thinking about what this day is really about? We’re just all happy that we have at least a three-day weekend or, like this year, a four-day weekend. Yet Martin Luther King Jr. Day is so much more than just a long weekend. It took a lot for America to declare MLK Jr. Day a national paid holiday. It wasn’t common for a private citizen to be honored with a national holiday. When it was first

proposed in 1979, the bill failed by five votes in the House of Representatives. Even Ronald Reagan was against the holi-day at first, because of the cost concerns of another national paid holiday, but after Congress passed it with an overwhelming veto-proof majority, Reagan signed the bill into a law. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most important people of the 20th century. Looking back at everything he did and ac-complished, he truly changed America for the better. He led the non-violent activism in the civil rights movement. Thanks to him, American society’s playing field has been leveled for all races and people.

Dear editors, There are several things I wish I would have known when I was a wee little one, meaning my freshman through junior years. Looking back, I wish someone would have told me these: 1. Take your ACT and/or SAT tests ahead of time, and take them often. You will most likely increase your test score. These scores will not just help you get into a school, but they help so much with schol-arships! 2. Join clubs! The more you have to put down on your college applications, the better. You meet so many people through these too. 3. VOLUNTEER. Again, it is so nice to put down on your college applications, and you’re giving back to the community. 4. Get enough sleep. At first it might seem okay to stay up until one in the morn-ing a few times a week, but it catches up to

you quickly. 5. Don’t let other people’s opinion about you change the person YOU are. I’ve seen too many people get sucked into this. Stay true to yourself. You should not have to change yourself for someone else. 6. Do not ignore your friends when you get a boyfriend/girlfriend. It is so an-noying when your best friend gets into a relationship and constantly blows you off. When that relationship is over, you will need someone to fall back on. So balance out the time! 7. Try new things. I missed out on so much because I was too afraid to do this. 8. Go out and support our athletics! Football games especially are a blast, even if we don’t score a touchdown … but not just football, every sport! I wish I could go back at times and do a redo, but obviously I can’t. Enjoy high school; don’t let it be a burden. Hopefully

you can look back like me and think of all the good times and how truly a blast it was! Remember these words (author unknown): “Moving on is simple. It’s what we leave behind that’s hard.”

– Mackenzie Vizgirda, 12

Dear editors, I <3 two things: cross country and win-ter running. Oh, how I love winter running. People think we’re crazy (see story on page 5), but I’m writing to say we ain’t. I have run without a shirt in subfreezing weath-er, and I’m just fine. And I’ve only fallen through the ice twice! It’s fun! We have snowball fights and keep sleds in the back of our cars in case it snows. We also have Trail Blazin’ Tuesday. So reader, if you are bored after school, go to the Lost ’n Found, get some shorts, and meet us by the Senior Section doors of the cafeteria.

– Pat Salay, 12

You are walking down the snow-covered sidewalk gazing at all the beautiful Christmas lights, and what’s in your hands keep-

ing you warm? A nice hot Starbucks

coffee, of course. Hot chocolate is good when you’re five, but we are young adults, so we should step up to a more sophisticated hot drink: Starbucks coffee. Yes, hot chocolate is fun with its mini marshmallows and powder-filled packets, but it sorta kinda tastes like muddy water and looks like it. Yeah, that’s not appetizing. Starbucks is oh so deli-cious and contain way more flavor. Instead of just a bland, plain chocolate taste, Starbucks has a gamut of flavors. There are flavors for every taste bud. You get your flavor-filled drink mere minutes after you order, and you don’t have to make it. Yes, you can order hot chocolate at Star-bucks, but why, when you have so many other choices to pick from.?Most of the

time when you want hot chocolate, you have to make it and stir it and, hand-place the marshmallows on top and even the whipped cream, and come on, that’s really just no fun. I don’t want to have to work for my drink; I want it to be handed to me already made. The extra work is just unnecessary. Starbucks has awesome flavored drinks all year round, and I haven’t even gotten to the seasonal drinks. They have a drink for every season- fall, winter, summer, there’s a drink for each one. The peppermint mocha and peppermint white mocha are amazing during Christmas. It’s like Christmas in a cup. If you need to get

some holiday spirit, a steaming pepper-mint mocha is just the way to do it. So honestly, when its crunch time and you are

choosing what drink to get, Starbucks is the best way to go. There’s no question about it. So on the next miserably cold day (basically everyday), stop into the Starbucks on Loveland-Madeira road, or any one for that matter, and order one of their delicious gourmet drinks.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrat-ed every third Monday of January since it usually falls somewhere near his birthday, which is Jan. 15. It became a holiday in 1983, but many states resisted observing the holiday. It was first officially observed in all 50 states in 2000. It has taken a lot to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a nationally observed holiday, just like it took him a lot to change society. Instead of just thinking of this as another day off school, try to think of it as what it is: the remembrance of a remarkable man and his impact on history. Spend a little time this Martin Luther King Jr. Day think-ing about Dr. King and his courage.

I have a dream.....

Roar staffers debate their wintry beverage of choice

Regan Meinking Becca Black

CoffeeHot Chocolate

When you are shivering with cold from playing out in the snow, dreaming of warmth, what drink do you turn to for ref-uge? Hot chocolate. Admit it, you were thinking of the drink the second I even mentioned snow. Yet some people, like my co-writer over there, have the delusion that coffee is better than hot chocolate. Imagine this: You see a girl walking on the street with a steaming cup of some-thing. She is talking on her cell phone, say-ing things such as “OMG” and “like what-ever.” She sips her drink and lets out a loud, attention-seeking laugh. Then you notice her cup is from Starbucks. Of course, she is drinking coffee. Now here’s another one for you: Anoth-er girl is walking down the street, wrapped in a wool s w e a t e r and scarf. She, too, has a s teaming beverage in her mug. She is walking with a friend and talking. As she sticks out her tongue to catch a falling snowflake, she smiles. She is obviously a hot chocolate drinker. I get that many people have fallen into the coffee-craze. It’s the new “in style” thing to do, and some people need that

kind of reassurance from society. But we have all drunk hot chocolate since childhood. It is the unpretentious hot beverage. Nothing says comfort like a cup of hot chocolate with a marshmallow floating and disintegrating on the froth. Even the wise ancient Mayans and Aztecs agree with me. They were the first to cre-ate the remarkable drink. It was the “drink of the gods” and was even used in rituals. That means that those of you that agree with me are basically gods. And those of you who don’t are just mortals with yellow

teeth and bad breath. I have p r o v e n to you in countless ways how

hot chocolate is better than coffee. Even you coffee drinkers know it; you just don’t want to admit it. I mean, what is a mocha drink but hot chocolate with coffee? They are just trying to cover up their love for the timeless drink. Hot chocolate is better. Point proven.

Letters to the editor: Take advice from a senior

Respect the history behind the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Sports4TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Austin Stahl

Some former LHS athletes are expe-riencing success at the college level only dreamed about by most people. One is Lau-ren Beachy, a former All-American high school soccer player who starred in her se-nior year at Ohio State, helping lead them last month to the Final Four of the NCAA Tourna-ment, known as the College Cup. Beachy and the Buckeyes fi-nally fell to even-tual champions Notre Dame in the semifinals by a score of 1-0, but not until after a record-breaking run. It was the farthest Ohio State had ever been in the tournament, add-ing to their suc-cess after tying for first in the Big Ten. Beachy said, “It was a surreal experience being a part of OSU history for women’s soccer. I feel very blessed.” The team exceeded expectations, con-sidering it was ranked 17th before the NCAAs. When discussing how the team thought it would do, Beachy said, “For the season, our goal was to win the Big Ten championship. We got second last year, so we wanted to prove we could win it. For the tournament, we wanted to get farther than we ever have before -- and we did!”

Beachy excelled as a defender, starting 13 games as a true freshman and then keep-ing her starting job for the rest of her colle-giate career. She has won OSU scholar-ath-lete and Academic All-Big Ten awards, in addition to multiple team-specific awards. She even scored a goal, a rare feat for a defender, to help the Buckeyes put away Georgetown 2-0 in the NCAA quarterfi-

nals. It was one of her fa-vorite memo-ries from the tournament. “Scor-ing my first goal against George town to get to the Final Four and seeing ‘Ohio State’ written in the field for the Final Four were my fa-vorite tourna-ment memo-ries,” said Beachy. Beachy

believes one of the keys to their success

was attitude. “Believing in ourselves and having each player do their role for the team was key,” she said. Her success has also inspired her broth-ers, Matt (11) and Tyler Beachy (12). “I taught her everything she knows,” claimed Tyler, while Matt lovingly joked, “She’s a bully on and off the field.” Regardless of what her brothers say, Lauren Beachy is a fantastic soccer player and one of the most successful athletes ever to come out of Loveland.

By Austin StahlSports Editor

Consider the Fort Ancient Valley Con-ference dead. Loveland, as well as many other members, will be leaving to form a new independent conference after next school year. Joining us will be Anderson, Glen Este, Kings, Milford, Turpin, and Walnut Hills. Ross, Talawanda, Edgewood, Northwest, Harrison, and Mount Healthy from the FAVC West also announced their intentions to form a separate league. Norwood left the FAVC for the Southern Buckeye Confer-ence, and Wilmington has announced its intentions to leave the conference as well, leaving Little Miami and Winton Woods as the only schools left committed to the FAVC entering the 2012-13. Loveland’s new conference, recently named the Eastern Cincinnati Conference or ECC, is set to start with the 2012-13 school year. Only current freshmen and sophomores will be affected by the change. The conference is looking to add an eighth team that fits with the others, sharing a commitment to academics and the com-munity. Our athletic director, Mr. Zidron, said, “While the FAVC has been very good to us, the lack of stability and the wide dis-persion of school geography has reduced

the bonds between schools. We felt in re-viewing the situation, the schools on the eastside were natural rivals with a sense of common academic and community pur-pose. Competitively, all schools in the new conference share the same depth of pro-grams and commitment to field teams.” The ECC will look a lot like the cur-rent FAVC East, which includes all of these schools plus Little Miami and Wilmington. That lineup is the same for all sports except football, which currently retains the old Buckeye, Scarlet, and Cardinal divisions. Football is where some changes will oc-cur. While LHS drops Winton Woods from within the conference, it will add strong programs in Turpin and Kings. However, Coach Marlatt plans on scheduling Winton Woods for a nonconference game anyway, archrival Kings is played every year, and Loveland has opened their season with Turpin for the past three years, so there will be no drastic changes here either. The only team that will likely not be played again is Harrison, due to the distance factor. Re-gardless, the team’s schedule will remain one of the toughest in Cincinnati, especial-ly among public schools. The Eastern Cincinnati Conference makes sense for Loveland and should pro-duce lasting, quality rivalries among east-side Cincinnati schools.

Former Tigers loving their next-level successBeachy powers Buckeyes to 1st Final Four Wozniak part of Wisconsin’s dream season

By Katie HenkeEntertainment Editor

Loveland to leave FAVC for new league in ’12-13By Austin Stahl

Sports Editor

Lauren Beachy eludes an opponent.Photo courtesy of Tyler Beachy

Brian Wozniak was known in the Love-land community as a touchdown-scoring, basket-making superstar. However, his glory days didn’t end when he graduated from LHS in 2009. Wozniak has moved on to play football for the Univer-sity of Wiscon-sin. Wozniak was redshirted his first year, and despite a shoul-der injury this year, he is now playing on spe-cial teams for kickoffs. His first game was a victory against t h e n - N o . 1 O h i o S t a t e , and on his very f irst play as a Badger, his block sprung a teammate for kickoff return touchdown that sparked Wisconsin’s upset. Wozniak said, “It was a great way to start off my college career, and I couldn’t have come up with a better way.” When asked to compare college and high school, Wozniak said, “Playing college football is a ton of fun. Although the work is tough, after winning a game there isn’t

a better feeling. High school and college football are so different when it comes to film study and reading techniques.” When asked if it was hard to manage his studies and football, he said, “If it was easy, everyone would do it. But we do get a lot of help from our academic advisors, which helps balance

everything.” Wisconsin had a great year in the Big Ten, tying for first with Ohio State and Michigan State. They played Texas Christian in the Rose Bowl on Jan.1. Wozniak said, “Playing in the Rose Bowl w a s a m a z i n g . The crowd never stopped yelling and the stadium was constantly flashing from all of the cameras.” Although they were defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs, it was still a

major accomplishment in Wozniak’s career. Patty Wozniak, his mom, said, “I grew up watching the parade and game, and to have my son be a part of that tradition was amaz-ing. We are very proud!” Wozniak has gone a long way since his days at LHS. He is living his dream and is on the path to success. On Wisconsin!

Photo courtesy of Patty Wozniak

Brian Wozniak after getting a Rose Bowl spot.

Name Favorite thing Least favorite thingIan Jeffery Snowball fights The coldHannah Leeper Still being able to see everyone from cross country Blinding snowDanny McManus It’s chill Sometimes it’s too chillPatrick Salay Snowball fights, stupid stunts on the ice Freezing rain, slippery iceHannah Burkhard Snowball fights Running through the snowTyler Glenn Running with my friends 10-degree wind in my faceDavid Osborne Casual, laid-back environment When you forget your glovesMichael Scherpenberg Getting in shape When your feet get wetAidan Dolan Lady-impressing cross country body Not being able to feel your mouth

Sports 5TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Matthew Worsham

By Austin StahlSports Editor

As the winter sports season continues, the diving team has made a great new ad-dition to their team: a new coach, Korey Ryle. Ryle has been diving since she was

For most LHS students, the winter months mean days shut inside, watching the snow and ice cover the roads, and rarely venturing out into the cold. For one small group, however, winter means the beginning of a glorious new time to participate in the sport of cross country running. Meet Loveland High School’s winter runners - the “Polar Bear Club.” Winter running is less of an organized sport and more of a way of life. “It’s not an official club,” says runner Aidan Dolan (12), “just a bunch of dudes and gals who get together and run after school.” Most of these runners are on the cross country team, and they run in order to stay in shape for track in the spring. “It’s a good opportunity to keep training, and the cold air is good for your lungs,” says runner Hannah Burkhard (12). Oftentimes their coaches join them and exercise alongside the team. Winter runners have many reasons for going out into the snow to participate in the sport they love. Danny McManus (10) likes to run in the cold because “it gets you better conditioned for running in warmer weather.” David Osborne (9) likes “the casual, laid-back environment in which we can run and enjoy ourselves.” Some of the guys run to get the LICCB — the “Lady-Impressing Cross Country Body,” as they like to say. These runners don’t stop for any kind of weather. Tyler Glenn (12) broke down the rules regarding temperature. “When it’s below 30 degrees, you have to wear a shirt and shorts,” he said. “Sub 20, you’re required to add a sweatshirt, hat and gloves.

Food or sleep? Those are two things that are very close to teenager’s hearts and that humans cannot live without. So if you had to give up one of them, which would it be? Some of Loveland’s own athletes find themselves making sacrifices in these ar-eas. Wrestling and swimming are similar sports, not in the way they are played, but in the sense they are both winter sports and both require you to give up something. Wrestlers try to compete at their light-est weight possible, and have to constantly diet and exercise to stay light. (The state has regulations of how low of a weight and body-fat ratio each wrestler can have for his body type.) Methods other than diet-ing like excessive sweating, spitting, and dehydration are used before weigh-ins, al-though they are not encouraged.

By Hailey BoothStaff Writer

By Matthew Worsham

Staff Writer

“I wear lots of clothes and go hard all day, and chew gum and spit,” said Nick Shea (12), when discussing his methods of losing weight. “Gaming also keeps my mind off food.” Fellow senior Cam Ad-ams said, “I eat healthy and sparingly, and I go for frequent jogs in Loveland.” Junior Andrew Karle does anything he can to sweat. Swimmers are faced with the challenge of jumping in a cold pool during the winter every school day at 5:15 in the morning. Many lose sleep, or force themselves to go to bed earlier to get their rest. Senior Aus-tin Caldwell and sophomore Ryan Moss both claimed to get about five hours a night when having an early practice the next day. This loss of sleep can lead to other con-sequences. “I can’t watch Modern Family on Wednesday nights,” Ryan said. Laura Doppler (10) said, “Sometimes you have to give up weekends,” while Austin added, “I have trouble staying awake in class.”

Both sports re-quire their sacrif ices, and the ath-letes had biased opin-ions about which side is tougher. Austin said, “I think getting less sleep is harder be-cause I al-ready watch what I eat.” Laura also backed him up in saying, “I would rather give up food, because I love sleep.” On the flip side, Cam said, “I don’t sleep anyways, so I’d rather give up sleep.” Nick

Tough sports, tough sacrificesWrestlers, swimmers dish on the pain for the gain

about 10, so she has plenty of experience. She dove all through high school, and also currently dives for the University of Cin-cinnati, where she qualified to compete at the Big East Championships. Ryle says, “The team has made great strides this season. My main goal is to have everyone improve and hopefully have

at least one competitor at state.” With big contributors to the team such as Matt Swaine (11) and Lauren Blum-berg (10), the team is looking strong. Matt says, “It is great to have a coach who has a lot of experience in the sport. Korey will definitely help all of the divers improve a ton this season.”

Ryle is expecting big things from the team, and it is already showing. Their first dive meet against Milford was a big suc-cess, making major contributions to the fi-nal scores at the meet. The boys dominated, taking first, second, and third place against Milford. Hopefully the team will be able to keep going strong as the season continues.

Below 10, and you have to wear layers - pants, jackets, whatever it takes.” He never said it was too cold to run. You can’t truly appreciate the work these students do until you’ve gone for a run with them. In December, I ventured into the cold

Tiger diving team making splash with new coach

Wind chill, snowballs make winter running fun

Winter runners gearing up for a chilly December jog. Photo by Matthew Worsham

Wrestler Nick Shea is hungry; swimmer Laura Doppler is tired.

with the runners pictured here. The first quarter of a mile is cold, until your body warms you up from the activity. However, the winter presented a new problem as we entered the woods: mud. We slipped and slid all the way to the road on the other side

of the woods, where we continued along the bridge over the frozen river. In total, we ran about four miles - a short run for these winter champs. If you get a chance, go for a run with these winter warriors. You won’t regret it.

added, “I would much rather give up sleep-ing because I could sleep after school.” In the end it comes down to the person. What do you think is tougher to go with-out?

By Madeline VanceStaff Writer

How cool would it be if you were able to use cell phones or iPods in class? Love-land’s superintendent, Dr. Marschhausen, has designed a contest in order to seek cre-ative opportunities for teachers to utilize PODs (personally owned devices) in the classroom for instructional purposes. A few teachers have designed power points about different ways to use technol-ogy in a classroom setting. The presenta-tions will be judged by a committee that includes the superintendent and Mary El-len Wilson, the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning. The teacher who wins will receive an iPad to pilot for teach-ing purposes. The teachers who entered the contest are Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Rich, Mr. Conatser, Mr. Stephens, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Aspenwall, Mr. Marchal, and Mrs. Carnahan. Mrs. Hudson made a proposal to imple-ment the use of cell phones in her French class. Students will be able to text in their responses to a website called pollevery-where.com, where they can see where their results lie in comparison with their fellow classmates. She says, “Students are a lot more will-ing to participate in class, and it makes learning fun and interactive.” Mrs. Rich agrees and says, “Our goal is to be able to allow students to use their iPods while running the mile. It has been proven that students are more motivated and have faster times when they are al-lowed to listen to their music while run-ning.” Dr. Moorhead says, “I’m very pleased with the teachers who took the initiative in the classroom to be creative with their use of technology.” She said she is looking forward to be-ing able to use technology for educational purposes, adding, “I’m sure the students not only enjoyed their experience, but also benefited academically as well.” SNOW DECISIONS: Snow is on the

ground, and students are hop-ing for a snow day. Will school be closed? This school year, the state allows school districts only three “free” calamity days; addi-tional ones must be made up in June. Although this is the case, it does not make the district less willing to close school. Their top priority remains the safety of Loveland’s students and staff. The decision to close school in-cludes many factors: *Loveland’s business man-ager drives the roads throughout the district. *The district receives infor-mation from local road mainte-nance crews. *Amount of snow and ice ac-cumulated and if precipitation is continuing. *Temperature and wind chill, since some students walk to school and most wait outside for their bus While the school district val-ues our safety, it also values our education. Ultimately, the su-perintendent makes the decision based on what he feels is best.

News6TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Steven Goodman

Tiger Bites: POD contest underway

Photo by Madeline Vance

The environmental science students who have developed LHS’s recycling pro-gram this year got to see waste manage-ment on a much larger scale. On Dec. 17, Ms. Burge and her en-vironmental science students took a field trip to the Rumpke recycling center in Col-erain Township. Rumpke sorts through the 750,000 pounds of trash every day. Some-times there has been weird stuff found while sorting through the recycled piles, including strollers, deer carcasses, huge steel balls, and big chunks of concrete. Students were educated on the history of Rumpke, which began in 1932 when William F. Rumpke operated a junkyard business in Carthage, Ohio, which later included a hog farm. They collected and separated the trash they received from lo-cal residents. Items that could not be eaten were removed and recycled, and the rest was fed to the hogs. The company eventu-ally shifted its focus exclusively to waste collection, recycling and disposal. Small groups of students put on their yellow hard-hats, safety glasses, and fluo-rescent vests before beginning their tour of the recycling facility. Sophomore Chelsea

LHS students at the Rumpke recycling center.

Recyclers meet Mt. Rumpke

Hotham said, “The recycling center was kind of scary, but was also very interesting. It is a way more complicated process than I thought.” LHS students observed the massive mounds of sorted and recycled material. They saw Rumpke workers on task, pull-ing anything out of the trash that was re-cyclable, while 26 tons of garbage sped past them on the conveyor belt every hour. While walking through the sorting facility, Tyler Cook (10) said, “It was an intriguing and mind-shattering experience. I couldn’t believe that 8,000 tons of trash gets sent to Rumpke every day.” Students were very interested and ex-cited by the sorting process, taking pictures and posing next to 850-pound blocks of smashed Aluminum cans. Cody Gonzales (10) chimed in and added, “I loved going on this field trip. I found the angle rotator

thing super cool.” After leaving the Rumpke recycling center, the students ventured out to see what used to be a deep ravine, but is now the infamous mt. Rumpke, the highest point in Hamilton County. The bus drove around the grounds of the gigantic landfill covered in snow that stretched for several square miles. This public utility has recent-ly cleared legal roadblocks to expansion. Students were astonished to see how much garbage had accumulated, and were dis-heartened to learn that 60 percent of what makes up that mountain could have been recycled. Overall, the environmental students had a wonderful and eye-opening experience. Many will take this experience and use it to help educate others of the importance of recycling in a world where garbage is over-flowing.

By Madeline VanceStaff Writer

News 7TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Danielle Meyer

By Matthew WorshamStaff Writer

Last Tuesday, Superintendent Dr. Marschhausen addressed Loveland resi-dents in his first State of the Schools meet-ing. The meeting was made up of three parts. The first was a look back at the dis-tricts accomplishments, the second was about the district’s finances, and the third section was a look ahead. The big news was the announcement that the Board of Education plans to place an operating levy on the May ballot, likely to be 3.5 mills. According to Loveland’s trea-surer, Brett Griffith, 3.5 mills will cost tax-payers approximately an additional $107 annually per $100,000 of home valuation. He estimates that 3.5 mills will generate approximately $2.7 million a year for the district. The last operating levy passed in 2008 was a no-millage increase levy that the Board promised to last until 2012. If passed in May this levy will begin to be collected in January 2012, which is consis-tent with the Board’s commitment in 2008. In a recent survey via phone with more than 500 registered voters in the Loveland City School District, 82.8 percent said that they have a positive view of the district. “Overall, the community thinks we are doing well. The approval rating is off-the-charts high,” said Dr. Marschhausen. The Roar interviewed the superinten-dent before the meeting to discuss some key district issues, including the need for a tax levy. Q. What happens if the levy does not pass? A. We need to look at places that we need to reduce spending. We need to re-duce $1.2 to 1.4 million in reductions in order to balance budget in next fiscal year. Look in areas that are not mandated by

state. There are not extra things that we can cut anymore. Sports, extracurricular, el-ementary specials (library, art, gym music) athletics, music arts. Those are areas I per-sonally believe are part of a well-rounded education. They make Loveland so special. But we would be forced to look at ways to balance budget. Everyone should be (in-volved in) something, so we need to look at what makes kids come here. Q. How is Loveland school district financially? A. When we compare Loveland to other districts like Loveland, we are the most ef-ficient district in our cohort group. We have very high student-to-teacher ratios. There are not a lot of administrators. Eighty-five

percent of the budget is spent on staff. We get a lot of bang for our buck with our teachers. We have limited resources. It mir-rors our population. People are doing okay in Loveland, but there is not a lot of ex-tra money. The Excellent with Distinction (rating) has to do with teachers, parents, and kids. We don’t have a lot of behavior problems. For the most part, our students want to come and learn. Q. What are some district goals and challenges? A. The two obvious ones are communi-cation and financial. With regards to com-munication, we want to increase the com-munications within the community to meet the needs of the parents in the community

where they are. At the meeting, I am going to show a template of the new Loveland website that will become more and more a part of Loveland Schools. In the future I want to allow the user to get info the way they want: the website, twitter, email, or Facebook. One of my challenges to all of our buildings is to make better use of tech-nology tools, especially social technology. You can’t just use on way to reach people. We need to be able to present our messages in all of the ways our families need. Financially, we have a stagnant econ-omy. Voters across the states have reluc-tance to pass tax issues. Therefore, we are presenting voters with the lowest possible millage. I don’t want to eliminate options for students, so we need to be more effi-cient and conservative in what we do while looking for new, innovative ways. Overall, the community thinks we are doing well. The approval rating is off-the-charts high. However, people feel that taxes are high. We need to leave no stone unturned.

Analysis: Congress could have rocky ride

By Emma GoetzEditor-in-Chief

Say What? Check out the lighter side of the newsBy Ryann Lally

Staff Writer

District plans levy, eyes technology

On Jan. 3, the 112th United States Con-gress met for the first time in Washington, D.C. This congress has its hands full of issues, including new House leadership, a damaged economy, and rebellious Tea Party freshmen. With the change of party majority in the House of Representatives this year, a new House leadership was selected. For-mer Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) switched places with John

Boehner (R-Ohio) to become the new Mi-nority Leader. The Democrats’ decision to elect Pelosi as the Minority Leader was controversial due to the animosity between the congresswoman and the Republican base. This decision seems to indicate a Democratic policy to hold their ground rather than compromise with Republicans on issues like tax cuts and health care re-form. As the economy continues on its slow path to recovery, Congress may need to introduce legislation to ensure that the healing process goes smoothly. This could

be complicated by the fact that the two branches are no longer aligned according to party philosophy. For the last two years, both branches contained a Democratic majority. Now, with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, it will be more difficult for our government to function without lengthy debates and more compromise. A new presence in the House this year is the Tea Party. Many new congressmen and women were elected in November who follow the Tea Party philosophy of anti-in-cumbency and conservatism.

A similar situation occurred during the Clinton administration under then-speaker Newt Gingrich. These new representatives had a rebellious tendency and caused a deep schism in the Republican majority, leading to even less government coopera-tion. Speaker Boehner will need to find a way to control the new Tea Partiers in or-der to accomplish the goals of the Repub-lican Party. It promises to be an interesting year in politics. The Roar will be here every step of the way to keep you informed on the workings of our government.

After reading newspapers filled with dying economies, endless elections, grid-locked politics, and world disasters, it’s nice to take a break and read some news that makes you chuckle.

Mr. Awesome John Doe, John Smith and Joe Shmoe are names infamous for their commonness. To spice up his similarly bland name, Douglas Allen Smith Jr. of Eugene, Ore., had it le-gally changed to Captain Awesome. The judge was skeptical of his seriousness, but after swearing his intent was harmless, Smith’s request was granted. The judge

also allowed Awesome to sign his name (non-legally) as a smiley face with inward-facing arrows.(Source: msnbc.msn.com)

Look before you send A deputy prosecutor in Indiana was cer-tainly surprised to receive a text offering him drugs. While intoxicated, the dealer had mistakenly sent the text to the wrong contact. The text advertised oxycodone and other prescription drugs, which were confiscated after police traced the text. (Source: msnbc.msn.com)

Bearcat behind bars The Cincinnati-Pittsburgh college foot-

ball game on Dec. 4 was violent, but not on the field. The UC bearcat mascot was arrested. The mascot was throwing snow-balls at security guards and did not stop af-ter many warnings. Security guards pushed the mascot to the ground and put him in handcuffs. (Source: college-football.blogs.cbssports.com)

Frosty should have heard him holler “Stop” A Chicago bus driver resigned after re-ceiving heat for the hit and run…of a snow-man. A home video that went viral on the internet shows cars driving around a snow-man built in the middle of the lane. The anonymous bus driver then deliberately

swerved into the other lane to demolish the snowman. Whether the act was commit-ted as a reckless stunt or a public service of clearing the road remains a mystery. (Source: msnbc.msn.com)

Not what they grow at the North Pole It looks like even kids on the naughty list got presents for Christmas. Wrapped in paper and ribbon with a note reading “To Jessie, From Santa,” more than 110 pounds of marijuana showed up on the front porch of a Connecticut home. An anonymous source had informed police, and they were at the scene upon delivery to confiscate the disguised drugs, valued at $400,000. (Source: msnbc.msn.com)

Photo by Mr. SchmidtDr. Marschhausen addresses questions concerning LHS.Per-pupil spendingIn terms of “bang for the buck,” Love-land compares favorably with neighbor-ing districts that share an “Excellent With Distinction” or “Excellent” rating. Loveland Schools manages its top rat-ing while staying under the state aver-age of per-pupil expenditure.Indian Hill $14,770 Sycamore $13,522 Madeira $10,961 Mason $10,528 Forest Hills* $10,463 State average $10,255 Loveland $9,446

(*Turpin/Anderson)

8TUESDAY, January 11, 2011

By Alyssa TiptonStaff Writer

STRESSED OUT?!?

Let’s face it: School is stressful. We all feel stressed out from time to time, but The Roar went looking for students who are entitled to feel completely and utterly stressed out, those with some of the school’s toughest schedules. Take Diana Reese (12), for instance. Diana is currently taking AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP English, and her hardest class, AP Physics for independent study. She said she spends about six to eight hours on homework every night. Diana does not take these classes for the benefit of a high GPA, but rather to follow her dreams of becoming an engineer. She dreams of making a difference in the world. Despite the majority of her schedule being devoted to school and homework, she is also a varsity swimmer for the school and takes taekwondo,

in which she is a secondary black belt. Not only is she a super genius with a non-stop schedule, but she is fluent in three languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese. How does she balance all her activities, you ask? “I bought myself a new planner that is big enough to allow me to balance and plan everything out,” she said. Aidan Dolan (12) is another example. He has taken seven AP classes in his years at Loveland, including U.S. History, Govern-ment, Probability and Statistics, Physics, Biology, Calculus, and German Independent Study. Despite his crazy classes, he is also involved in cross country in the fall, tae-kwondo twice a week, and multiple clubs outside of school. When asked why he keeps his schedule so full, he replies, “It impresses the ladies.”

We eat homework for breakfast

The Roar talked to recent LHS 2009 gradu-ate Sydney Meinking, who shared her experi-ence with stress. She was a high school student who seemed to have everything going for her. She was seen as a smart, kind girl with plenty of friends. She was even Homecoming queen, certainly not the kind of person one would expect to enlist the help of a mental health professional. Yet when she had to make the transition from high school to college at the University of Kentucky, her normally bearable stress level went way up. “I was stressed out about school, my fam-ily, and my future, or lack thereof,” Sydney says. “When you go to college, a lot more is put on your shoulders. You are on your own for the first time and have high expectations of how fantastic it is going to be. I knew I was not feeling as happy as I expected to in my new life as a college student. It can make you feel like something is wrong with you, and that causes even more stress. It was hard to talk about and admit that something was not quite right. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone. “I never thought I would see a therapist. It seemed weird and not necessary. But I would do it again in a heartbeat. I think mental health is just as important as physical health. You can’t be physically healthy if you’re not men-tally healthy.

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“Talking to a therapist is something I think can really help. It’s so nice to talk to someone who has no idea of your background or your family and can just listen to you, with no bi-ased opinions or preconceived notions,” she says. “You’re not crazy. They can help you re-alize things about yourself and ways to cope with your stress based on your personality. I would really urge teenagers feeling stressed out to find someone to talk to other than your everyday friends and family.”

Sydney MeinkingPhoto courtesy of Regan Meinking

lead to many more serious problems, such as depression, if it’s not managed. “Relieving stress is a matter of being strict with yourself,” said Mrs. Van Strien. “Stress tends to make people rundown, so people need to establish healthy eating and sleeping habits and use a physical outlet, such as running or lifting weights. Some people don’t have natural stress relievers, so finding someone they trust to let what they’re feeling out is always a good

By Sabrina NewsteadStaff Writer

From left: Patrick Kudo, Aidan Dolan, Peter Samyn and Jerry Thomas show off their hefty book stacks.

What is your stress level? Answer these simple yes-or-no questions to figure out just how much stress you have in your life. (Some questions were consolidated from various internet quizzes.) 1. Do you have difficulty relaxing? 2. Are you competitive and aggressive? 3. Do you often find yourself impatient with others? 4. Do you take on too much?

By Katie HenkeEntertainment Editor

5. Do you have problems sleeping? 6. Do you often feel overwhelmed by the social pressures of fitting in? 7. Do you often feel like you can do noth-ing right? 8. Are you more likely to cry out of frustra-tion or anger than out of sadness? 9. Do you have the need to always be in control? 10. Do you often seek unrealistic goals? 11. Are you easily irritated?

Quiz time: see how stressed you are

Teen stress: experts warn of its dangers(continued from Page 1) idea. It’s a problem when people don’t use their

resources to help alleviate stress.” Dr Hodges also stressed the need to find stress relievers. “Everything needs to be in good proportion,” She said. “The time we spend doing things for our spiritual, mental, and physical health needs to be balanced.” Ultimately, teenagers need to balance the stresses caused by expectations put on them, whether by themselves or others, with real-life strategies and give themselves permission to enjoy the present day and be a kid.

Loveland’s strongest scholars digest textbooks ... and beat the stress

How is stress affecting you?Your toll may be more than simply mental

LHS grad shares stress storyA real-life testament to the importance of mental health

We’ve all experienced it...that feeling you cannot escape, hiding in the classrooms of LHS, waiting to strike at any moment: stress. It seems to have become a way of life for most of us, and in small amounts it’s healthy. However, a lot of stress all the time isn’t healthy, and it causes a lot of problems in your body. Some long-term effects stress has on your body are chronic headaches, mood swings, heart attacks due to high blood pressure, sleeplessness, and acid reflux. Some other short-term effects stress has on your body: chest pain, breathlessness, stomach ulcers, loss of energy, and anxiety. Symptoms of stress can affect your body in disguise. You may think it’s an illness, but in reality, it’s stress build up. The biggest things Americans say they stress over are work and money. As one gets older, stress factors become more prevalent

and usually get worse. With more stress come more health issues. An American Psychological Association study found that 77 percent of Americans experience physi-cal symptoms related to stress in a given month. Over time, stress can negatively affect the immune system, making your body at a higher risk of getting deadly diseases. For example, chronic stress can dramatically increase your chances of getting a heart attack. According to Slate magazine, stud-ies of heart attack patients found that 15 percent to 30 percent of those admitted to a medical center had suffered from severe emotional stress. Within 10 minutes of a heart attack, the victim will die. Not only do older generations expe-rience stress, but teenagers do as well. An early onset of stress in teens can lead to depression and an increase of other mental illnesses in the future. Practicing healthy ways of coping with stress can potentially save your life in the future.

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STRESSED OUT?!?

Homework doesn’t stop another student, Patrick Kudo (12). He has taken six AP classes total, and has at least two hours of homework a night. “It’s a good way to prepare myself for college,” he says. Also tied into his schedule are music lessons once a week and involvement in the Community Orchestra every Sunday. Peter Samyn (12) loves the challenge of stress. He has taken five AP classes. “I strive to overcome mediocrity,” he says. Besides having two to three hours of homework a night, he lifts for football three times a week, runs twice a week, and spends about three hours practicing his bass on the weekends. Zana Percy (11) is a leading lady of the junior class. She has taken four AP classes: U.S. History, Probability and Statistics, Gov-ernment, and Biology. Zana leaves school

every day at 11:30 in order to further her stud-ies at the University of Cincinnati’s Raymond Walters College. “I am taking 21 credits at Raymond Walters so I can get a jumpstart on college and challenge myself,” she said. As if her schedule wasn’t crazy enough, she also works at the Indian Hill Winter Club 15 hours a week. Jerry Thomas (11) is yet another student who challenges himself on a daily basis. His schedule this semester is AP Physics, AP French, Honors Trig/Pre-Calc, Honors English, and AP Government. Last year, he took two other AP classes, U.S. History and Probability and Statistics. To complete all of his homework on time, he plans early and makes sure not to procrastinate. “If I procrastinate, I won’t have time for my friends and family,” he says. Jerry is also a varsity swimmer for the school.

Being a teenager can be stressful some-times. There are some tricks to help you get rid of stress though. Many doctors recommend different activities that can reduce stress, and let your body and mind relax. Yoga is a simple way to help “de-stress.” Doing yoga for 15 minutes before you go to school can help you feel more awake and refreshed. If you’re feeling pressure, then other things you can do are take a walk, lis-ten to music, or meditate. All of these are helpful and let your mind drift. Taking a nap can also be helpful. It lets you feel rested while also giving you a burst of energy. Who doesn’t love a good power nap? Journaling can also be helpful because you can reflect on different situations. There are also some unusual things that can do the trick and give yourself a break. One idea is to yell. It helps you let out pent-up energy. But make sure you are alone. You

By Liz SullivanStaff Writer

With AP classes, extra-curricular activities, and, well, everything else we go through as high school students, we get stressed. So, from The Roar’s iPod to yours, here’s a playlist we ensure will de-stress your life.“Skinny Love”- Bon Iver“First Day of My Life”- Bright Eyes“Abbie Martin”- Joshua James“A Beautiful Mess”- Jason Mraz“Tied Down”- Colbie Caillat“My Little Girl”- Jack Johnson“You and Me”- Dave Matthews Band“I’d Rather Be With You”- Joshua Radin

By Marie PolicastroStaff Writer

If your stress isn’t severe enough to re-quire clinical attention, you can try some at-home remedies. What you put into your body really affects how you will feel both physically and mentally. One specific food that can be consumed to help reduce stress is blueberries. Blueber-ries contain vitamin C, which helps lower stress levels. They also contain lots of fiber to regulate blood sugar levels; a major con-tributor to stress. An essential drink to help decrease your stress is water. Water helps regulate your body in many ways, and even just the slight-est bit of dehydration can stress your body, so keep yourself well-hydrated. Whole grains such as brown rice help supply serotonin, which produces carbo-hydrates to keep your blood sugar at a safe level. If your blood sugar is at an unhealthy level, you could experience the effects of stress. Sweet potatoes are loaded with carbo-hydrates, which satisfy the cravings one can get for unhealthy foods such as donuts. Sweet potatoes also contain fiber to help with stress.

By Reagan JohnstoneStaff Writer

Foods rich in vitamins, like soy prod-ucts, help keep your body and mind in good condition. Soy products such as tofu and soymilk contain magnesium, protein, and vitamin B, which are all essential for your health. Green vegetables like broccoli contain many different vitamins to repair your body, and they also contain potassium to help calm nerves. Finally, turkey contains an amino acid called L-Tryptophan, which helps release serotonin, a brain chemical to help keep you calm and feeling good. All of these common foods will keep your mind and body at its best. What you eat will influence how you feel and act in the long run, so keep your diet healthy and full of beneficial vitamins with foods like these.

don’t want to freak out your mom. Another thing you can do is start a garden. Buy a few flowerpots and seeds, plant them, and watch those beautiful blooms unfold. It will be re-warding and relaxing. Also, petting a dog or cat can relieve stress. It’s a social interaction without the pressure to impress anyone. Stress can also be relieved by star gazing. Wrap yourself in a blanket, get some cocoa, and stare up at the heavens. By looking at the huge sky, it’ll make your problems seem much smaller. The stars are beautiful to look at too.

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We eat homework for breakfast

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Munch these relaxing treats

Stress relief tipsStart with these activities: yoga, naps, walking, yelling

From left: Patrick Kudo, Aidan Dolan, Peter Samyn and Jerry Thomas show off their hefty book stacks. Photo taken by Alyssa Tipton

responsibilities and work harder. 4-9 times = You have a good balance of stress. You may get a little over stressed at times, but that’s healthy. A moderate level of stress can help you do good things, like strive to achieve at work and work to make relationships stronger. Keep up the good work! 10-15 times = Danger zone. You are stressed out to the max. Take deep breaths, relax, and enjoy life. Everything is going to be all right.

12. Do you frequently put things off until later? 13. Do you use sweets as a distraction from anger? 14. Do you ever scream for no reason? 15. Are you taking this quiz because you think you are stressed?

Calculate the number of times you said yes. 1-3 times = You have little stress in your life, maybe too little. Try to take on more

Quiz time: see how stressed you are

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Entertainment10TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Madeline Vance

What do you do during third block? Bal-ance chemical equations with Ms. Weill? Conjugate French verbs with Mr. Stephens? Pythagorate with Ms. Evans? Well, our lovely friends in By Request, Loveland’s very own show choir, hone their singing and dancing skills. “A lot of students are unaware that we even have a show choir at the high school,” says By Request dance captain Elizabeth Orsinelli (12). Not only do we have a show choir, we have a really good one. Last year they even travelled down to Nashville for Show Choir Nationals. This year they will be taking part in nine competitions, includ-ing one in Chicago ,and Show Fest, the com-petition they host at Loveland High School. Most people’s only view into the world of show choir comes from the hit TV series Glee, which, according to the majority of By Request members, is entertaining but not an accurate representation of what show choir truly is. Sam Hoffman (10) bluntly states, “Glee is terrible, inaccurate, and unrealistic.” Glee is a good first look into show choir for those who have never been introduced, but there is so much more that goes into

By Marie PolicastroStaff Writer

show choir that the Glee fan base doesn’t get to see. In Glee, the vocals are obviously a bigger emphasis than the dancing. “The choreogra-phy that we have for By Request is so much more intense than what they do on Glee,” says Kate Altieri (11). Another big difference between Glee and By Request is that on Glee, they perform a new song every week. By Request spends the entirety of a year working on their three shows: their fall show, their Christmas show, and then their competition show. “Unlike the characters on Glee, we can’t just pick up a piece of music, glance at it, and then be able to belt it. We spend a lot more time working on perfecting our music so it’s competition-ready,” says Micky Henskens (12). Luckily, there isn’t as much drama in By Request as in Glee. “We may argue with each other from time to time, but we still love each other. We’re such a dysfunctional family,” says Becca Pearson (11). Even though Glee may not show all that a show choir goes through, Glee and By Request are similar in the way they both find joy in singing and dancing, and ultimately, that’s why we have show choirs: to share their gifts with us and to bring joy to those of us who lack their special talents. Fellow students, let us differ from Glee’s student body. Praise our “Gleeks.” Don’t “slushie.”

Gleeks: Show choir quite unlike Glee

The holidays are over and school has begun again. The weeks may seem to loom ahead of you until the next day off, and you just can’t seem to find anything to entertain you. But wait! There’s plenty to do during the months of January and February. Once exam week is over and you have a day off,

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Boy band bliss: a date with Allstar WeekendBy Alyssa Tipton and Ogonna Ononye

Staff Writers

“Hey now you’re an All Star, get your game on, go play. Hey now you’re a Rock Star, get the show on, get paid.” Famous lyrics to the oh-so-familiar tune of “All Star” by the memorable rock band Smash Mouth. For many of us, these lyrics may seem like just another catchy song to jam out to in our rooms — an unattainable dream in musical form. But Zach Porter, Nathan Darmody, Cameron Quiseng and Michael Martinez have defined this standard like no others. Together, they form the teen pop-rock sensation, Allstar Weekend. In fact, it’s this popular song that inspired the rising band’s name. Being Allstar Weekend fanatics already, we were beyond ecstatic when given the opportunity to attend their concert as well as get an exclusive interview when they came to Covington on Dec. 2. We started squealing the moment we stepped through the doors of the Mad Hatter. Following a series of anxious giggles and candid photos, the time had come for us, along with a few other teen journalists, to meet the band. We first got our pic-tures taken with the heartthrobs, and as if that wasn’t enough, our interview directly followed. Though tongue-tied and hyper-active, we tried our best to stay calm, cool and collected throughout the interview, which was a challenge considering we were the first group to ask questions. We found there was more to the group than just their fun-loving charisma, heart-stop-ping vocals, and crush-worthy appeal. Al-though they promote these factors, these boys also work hard for their success. “It gets really tiring sometimes when you’re working on the road seven days a week, but once we hit the stage and look out at all our singing fans, we realize this is the best job we could have ever asked for,” said Zach. We asked the boys what they would

be doing if they weren’t Allstar Weekend. “I would love to be a teacher,” said Cameron, aka Alyssa’s future husband. Nathan, Ogonna’s love, said that he would still want to be performing, be-cause as stressful as touring life can be at times, it’s always very rewarding. “You get to travel to a ton of cool places, and you learn a lot about yourself along the way, too.” The band got their start about two years ago, simply passing out promotional fly-ers at the premiere of Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience in Los Angeles. They were lucky enough to have handed one out to a casting director at Radio Dis-ney, so they were entered into the Next Big Thing competition. Although they lost the contest, the Disney Channel be-gan showcasing the band’s music. But these fun-loving cuties are quickly becoming more than just music video fea-tures between reruns of Hannah Montana and Sonny With a Chance. In the summer of last year, Allstar Weekend sold out sev-eral venues during their debut headlining tour and were even more successful with their fall tour. Their dominant stage presence during the concert was made apparent as soon as “I love you, Nathan!” was shouted at the first glimpse of the guitarist’s dreadlocks. We were pushed forward with the crowd as every fan reached for Zach’s hand while he bopped to the beat of Mikey’s drums, and we have the bruises to prove it. Winks from Cameron were enough to make the already-screaming girls even crazier. They may not be of A-list status yet, but obviously these four shooting stars have already been breaking the mold. Their unique musical style showcases their talent in combining romantic lyrics and modern pop. With tunes like “Hey Princess” and “A Different Side of Me,” Allstar Weekend will melt your heart while you “Dance Forever.”

check out these upcoming concerts. Pop/R&B: Mary Wilson, a founding member of the Motown group The Su-premes, will be at Cincinnati Music Hall on Jan. 15. Classical: The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Cincinnati Music Hall on Jan. 21. Rock: On Jan. 29, Avenged Sevenfold

with Stone Sour and Hollywood Undead will be at the U.S. Bank Arena. Country: Rascal Flatts will continue their Nothing Like This tour at the Nutter Center in Dayton on Jan. 28. Hip hop/ rap: Bogart’s will be hosting Wiz Khalifa on Jan. 18. Contemporary/ new age: Jim Brick-man will be at the Aronoff Center’s Proctor

and Gamble Hall on Feb. 14. The Roar’s pick: Rascal Flatts at the Nutter Center. This country band has had 11 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart since the release of their debut album in 2000. They even have roots in Ohio, coming from Columbus. The drive to Dayton may be long, but once you’re jamming out, it will all be worth it.

Show choir students shows off their Glee spirit.

Photo by Alyssa TiptonOgonna gets a picture with the band.

Photo by Marie Policastro

We asked By Request members what char-acters they thought were most similar to on Glee. Here are their responses: Chloe Smith (11): Britney Tom Schickel (11): Artie Caleb Redslob (12): Finn Kate Altieri (11): Rachel Eddy Stecki (12): Puck Nick Johnson (10): Kurt Meghan Tegtmeier (10): Tina Matt Swaine (11): Mike Micky Henskens (12): Mercedes

Caleb Redslob Finn

Kate Altieri Rachel

Entertainment 11TUESDAY, January 11, 2011

By Ryann LallyStaff Writer

Page Editor: Katie Henke

Nervous about exams? Here’s advice from some seniors who’ve been through this six times and live to tell the tale. “Make your own study guide. If you’re the one writing it, you’ll remember it so much better.” –Shelby Copenhaver “Teach it to someone else. That way, you know if you really understand it or not.” –Nathan Robbins “Notecards, notecards, notecards.” –

You’ve just figured out a possible mo-tive for the victim’s husband. Everything seems to fall into place as a light bulb flicks on ...you’ve figured out who did it. This moment comes when one watches one of the numerous crime shows on TV. NCIS and CSI are two such shows that

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never fail to please. But when comparing, NCIS stands out as the winner. While both are entertaining and keep us guessing, NCIS is more realistic and has better sto-ry lines. The characters in NCIS are what make the show so good. Their humorous and personal connections are what keeps us intrigued. CSI seems to kill off all of its good characters just when we’ve dubbed

them our favorite. While CSI’s creativity is appreciated, sometimes it seems a little repetitive. You can only watch so many deaths in a casi-no. However, CSI does show us more of the science in investigations than NCIS. The science in NCIS is presented to us by the forensic scientist, Abby, who is a very charismatic character, once again proving

NCIS has superior characters. The investigations (the questioning and detective work) on NCIS are better than on CSI. On NCIS, the investigation has more twists, and it seems harder to catch the bad guy than on CSI, where the criminal is eas-ier to figure out. Although CSI is a great show and de-serves to be watched, NCIS wins 21-13.

By Jessica MillerStaff Writer

Face-off: NCIS vs. CSI in favorite crime show contest

Every once in a while a movie preview comes around, blows your mind, makes you tell all of your friends about how great it will be, look up all the information about it, and count down the days until its release. Then the movie comes out… and it breaks your poor little heart. This Ross Review isn’t necessarily about bad movies, just movies that disappoint. They lift your spirits and then turn out to be mediocre.

1. I Am Legend- This movie looked so awesome. I mean, Will Smith in a city filled with nothing but vampires and his dog? Yes, please! (Yes, they’re vampires, not zombies; I’ll fight you if you say they’re zombies.) However, the movie had a lackluster plot and a very poor ending. Still good, but it didn’t live up to its potential. 2. Hancock- Another movie with un-fulfilled potential from Smith, Hancock had some good action in it but had a very confusing plot twist combined with a weak

plot in general that brought it down to me-diocrity. 3. Book of Eli- Eli was a cool movie; it followed Denzel Washington across a post-apocalyptic America as he tried to deliver a book. However, like many movies on this list, it suffered from a weak storyline and one of the worst twists/endings I’ve seen in a long time. 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- I was easily tricked into being excited for the fourth Indiana Jones.

Unfortunately, the movie turned out to be one of the worst movies I’ve seen. Crystal Skull had plot holes bigger than the Grand Canyon and one heck of an awful ending. 5. The Incredible Hulk- Just to clarify, The Incredible Hulk is the reboot of the movie franchise (aka the one with Edward Norton in it). Unfortunately, the creators forgot the point of making a reboot of a failed movie in that they didn’t make the new one that much better. This movie looked good in previews but was just average on the big screen.

By John RossStaff Writer

As the end of the semester nears, that number becomes more and more omi-nous… maybe 20%, maybe 10%, but either way, that final exam is going to be a big part of your grade. It seems like a make-it-or-break-it moment. The A you’ve worked so hard for could drop to a B with just one slip up on a test. Never fear, The Roar is here to help you get the best grade you can with these easy steps: 1. Study, study, study: The procrastina-tion plague will hit you hard around exam time, but don’t let it get you down. Start studying at least a week in advance by go-ing over a little of the material every night. Ask your friends to quiz you on the infor-mation, and use notecards and bullet-point-ed notes to get the general ideas. Use web-sites like flashcardmachine.com to save paper. Ask your teacher what the format of the exam will be so you can practice. 2. Get a good night’s sleep: Take a good last look over all the material the night before the test, but don’t stay up too late. You’ll just end up falling asleep during the test, or you’ll be unable to focus and get a bad grade. 3. Eat a filling breakfast: Instead of grab-bing an energy bar or eating nothing at all, fill yourself with essential nutrients and

good fats and proteins that will stay with you all through the test. Take a pack of gum to settle any nasty hunger pangs that may strike towards the end of the day. 4. Take advantage of break times: Stu-dents are given 15 minutes of break time between exams for a reason. You aren’t allowed to leave the classroom during the exam period, so use the restroom, get a drink, or look over your notes one final time. 5. Don’t get tripped up on multiple choice: Use process of elimination and al-ways go with your gut. Be careful when you start to second guess yourself, be-cause your first answer is probably right. When you are finished with your work, do a quick double check that everything is in order, and turn in your test. 6. Prepare a quiet activity: When the test is over, you may have some down time be-fore the exam period ends. This is a great time to catch up on your reading, lay down your head and gather up some energy, or use as more study time. 7. Go home early: Don’t forget to bring that handy little note from your parents so you can leave when your exams are done. Use those few hours to relax. Take a nap, go out to lunch with friends, or crash on the couch and watch TV. Forget about ev-erything before you have to start cramming for the next day.

Ross Review: Hyped movies that ended up being duds

Exam cram ... with a plan, manAlex Schmidt “Relax. Stay Calm. Don’t stress out.” –Joe Bota “When you study, say facts aloud to yourself. It’ll stick in your head.” –Leah Slyder “Get sleep. Even if you have to stop studying, remember, you’ll do better if you’re awake.” –Anna Worcester “Don’t panic the morning before—you’ll just psyche yourself out. It’s better to say, ‘I’ve done all I can and I’ll do my best!’” –Andrea Dubell

By Elizabeth WorshamStaff Writer

Stressing? Rest, food, strategic preparation can help you attain good grades

Soak up study strategies from smart seniors

Photo taken by Ryann LallyKatelyn Tracy (12)and Lindsey Watson (12) cram for exams.

Entertainment 11TUESDAY, January 11, 2011

By Ryann LallyStaff Writer

Page Editor: Katie Henke

Nervous about exams? Here’s advice from some seniors who’ve been through this six times and live to tell the tale. “Make your own study guide. If you’re the one writing it, you’ll remember it so much better.” –Shelby Copenhaver “Teach it to someone else. That way, you know if you really understand it or not.” –Nathan Robbins “Notecards, notecards, notecards.” –

You’ve just figured out a possible mo-tive for the victim’s husband. Everything seems to fall into place as a light bulb flicks on ...you’ve figured out who did it. This moment comes when one watches one of the numerous crime shows on TV. NCIS and CSI are two such shows that

CategoriesCreativity

ScienceInvestigationStory LineCharacters

CSINCIS

never fail to please. But when comparing, NCIS stands out as the winner. While both are entertaining and keep us guessing, NCIS is more realistic and has better sto-ry lines. The characters in NCIS are what make the show so good. Their humorous and personal connections are what keeps us intrigued. CSI seems to kill off all of its good characters just when we’ve dubbed

them our favorite. While CSI’s creativity is appreciated, sometimes it seems a little repetitive. You can only watch so many deaths in a casi-no. However, CSI does show us more of the science in investigations than NCIS. The science in NCIS is presented to us by the forensic scientist, Abby, who is a very charismatic character, once again proving

NCIS has superior characters. The investigations (the questioning and detective work) on NCIS are better than on CSI. On NCIS, the investigation has more twists, and it seems harder to catch the bad guy than on CSI, where the criminal is eas-ier to figure out. Although CSI is a great show and de-serves to be watched, NCIS wins 21-13.

By Jessica MillerStaff Writer

Face-off: NCIS vs. CSI in favorite crime show contest

Every once in a while a movie preview comes around, blows your mind, makes you tell all of your friends about how great it will be, look up all the information about it, and count down the days until its release. Then the movie comes out… and it breaks your poor little heart. This Ross Review isn’t necessarily about bad movies, just movies that disappoint. They lift your spirits and then turn out to be mediocre.

1. I Am Legend- This movie looked so awesome. I mean, Will Smith in a city filled with nothing but vampires and his dog? Yes, please! (Yes, they’re vampires, not zombies; I’ll fight you if you say they’re zombies.) However, the movie had a lackluster plot and a very poor ending. Still good, but it didn’t live up to its potential. 2. Hancock- Another movie with un-fulfilled potential from Smith, Hancock had some good action in it but had a very confusing plot twist combined with a weak

plot in general that brought it down to me-diocrity. 3. Book of Eli- Eli was a cool movie; it followed Denzel Washington across a post-apocalyptic America as he tried to deliver a book. However, like many movies on this list, it suffered from a weak storyline and one of the worst twists/endings I’ve seen in a long time. 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- I was easily tricked into being excited for the fourth Indiana Jones.

Unfortunately, the movie turned out to be one of the worst movies I’ve seen. Crystal Skull had plot holes bigger than the Grand Canyon and one heck of an awful ending. 5. The Incredible Hulk- Just to clarify, The Incredible Hulk is the reboot of the movie franchise (aka the one with Edward Norton in it). Unfortunately, the creators forgot the point of making a reboot of a failed movie in that they didn’t make the new one that much better. This movie looked good in previews but was just average on the big screen.

By John RossStaff Writer

As the end of the semester nears, that number becomes more and more omi-nous… maybe 20%, maybe 10%, but either way, that final exam is going to be a big part of your grade. It seems like a make-it-or-break-it moment. The A you’ve worked so hard for could drop to a B with just one slip up on a test. Never fear, The Roar is here to help you get the best grade you can with these easy steps: 1. Study, study, study: The procrastina-tion plague will hit you hard around exam time, but don’t let it get you down. Start studying at least a week in advance by go-ing over a little of the material every night. Ask your friends to quiz you on the infor-mation, and use notecards and bullet-point-ed notes to get the general ideas. Use web-sites like flashcardmachine.com to save paper. Ask your teacher what the format of the exam will be so you can practice. 2. Get a good night’s sleep: Take a good last look over all the material the night before the test, but don’t stay up too late. You’ll just end up falling asleep during the test, or you’ll be unable to focus and get a bad grade. 3. Eat a filling breakfast: Instead of grab-bing an energy bar or eating nothing at all, fill yourself with essential nutrients and

good fats and proteins that will stay with you all through the test. Take a pack of gum to settle any nasty hunger pangs that may strike towards the end of the day. 4. Take advantage of break times: Stu-dents are given 15 minutes of break time between exams for a reason. You aren’t allowed to leave the classroom during the exam period, so use the restroom, get a drink, or look over your notes one final time. 5. Don’t get tripped up on multiple choice: Use process of elimination and al-ways go with your gut. Be careful when you start to second guess yourself, be-cause your first answer is probably right. When you are finished with your work, do a quick double check that everything is in order, and turn in your test. 6. Prepare a quiet activity: When the test is over, you may have some down time be-fore the exam period ends. This is a great time to catch up on your reading, lay down your head and gather up some energy, or use as more study time. 7. Go home early: Don’t forget to bring that handy little note from your parents so you can leave when your exams are done. Use those few hours to relax. Take a nap, go out to lunch with friends, or crash on the couch and watch TV. Forget about ev-erything before you have to start cramming for the next day.

Ross Review: Hyped movies that ended up being duds

Exam cram ... with a plan, manAlex Schmidt “Relax. Stay Calm. Don’t stress out.” –Joe Bota “When you study, say facts aloud to yourself. It’ll stick in your head.” –Leah Slyder “Get sleep. Even if you have to stop studying, remember, you’ll do better if you’re awake.” –Anna Worcester “Don’t panic the morning before—you’ll just psyche yourself out. It’s better to say, ‘I’ve done all I can and I’ll do my best!’” –Andrea Dubell

By Elizabeth WorshamStaff Writer

Stressing? Rest, food, strategic preparation can help you attain good grades

Soak up study strategies from smart seniors

Photo taken by Ryann LallyKatelyn Tracy (12)and Lindsey Watson (12) cram for exams.

Entertainment12TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Ogonna Ononye

You spend an hour and a half daily staring intently at your teachers’ smiling faces. Think you could recognize them even as a child? Compare their photos here and make a guess, then check the answers upside-down at the bottom of the page.

Teachers: They were young once, tooBy Alyssa Tipton and Liz Sullivan

Staff Writers

Tyke BTyke A

Tyke DTyke C

Tyke FTyke E

Mrs. Scherman is a science teacher at LHS who is as out-going now as she was as a child.

Mr. Bowdler, the algebra teacher at LHS, looks just as inquisitive as a baby as he does now.

Mrs. Koch, the spanish teacher, has always radiated her smile, whether walking through the hallways of LHS or grinning as a toddler.

Mr. Hutzel, the english teacher, has always had a way with words, from his childhood years up until now.

Mrs. Rich is always on the run: as a gym instructor and even when she was a toddler.

Teachers Lil’ Teachers

Photo by Alyssa Tipton

Answers:

Tike A: Mr. GeigerTike B: Mr. HutzelTike C: Mrs. RichTike D: Mrs. SchermanTike E: Mrs. KochTike F: Mr. Bowdler

Mr. Geiger was making history long before he became a history teacher here at Loveland.

Photo by Hannah Moloney

Photo by Alyssa Tipton

Photo by Alyssa Tipton

Photo by Alyssa TiptonPhoto by Alyssa Tipton

Entertainment 13TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Elizabeth Worsham

By Ellen MackStaff Writer

(The Roar will feature a top 10 list each issue. It’s up to the author, determined randomly, what he or she wants to count down.) While I adore many things, there are some that I am so enamored with that I want to share them with the world. They are things that l personally love and things that are just fun or exciting. I feel these things should be known by all of LHS in hope that you, too, will delight in them. Here are my top 10 favorite things to share with you. 10. That Thing You Do!: Featuring 1960s pop music and actors like Tom Hanks and Liv Tyler, this movie gets two thumbs up. It never seems to get old. It in-

volves a band making it big during the 60s and the whirlwind of events that occur due to their new-found fame. 9. Kyoto: If you haven’t tried sushi, you need to now! This restaurant is the perfect place to go for this delicacy. Sushi may be an acquired taste, but it has a unique flavor you just might love. 8. Board games: What ever happened to sitting down and playing board games with your friends? Games like Scattergo-ries, Apples to Apples, and Catch Phrase always have excitement and competition that brings out the kid in us all. 7. Spearmint Stride: Coming from an avid gum-chewer, this flavor is the top of the line. It is delicious and satisfies your addiction. 6. Zappos.com: You can literally find

anything clothing-related on this website, but it is especially great for finding shoes. Anything you purchase usually ships in a day, and there is no fee for shipping. 5. Target: Some of you may take this store for granted, but if I ever need a place to shop, this is my first destination. It has so many cute clothes, accessories, and electronics. 4. Arrested Development: This series is no longer on TV, but if you ever have a chance, you need to watch it somehow. With young Michael Cera, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman, this show is hilarious. It follows a dysfunctional family in Cali-fornia. The Bluth family and their banana stand is unforgettable. 3. The Hunger Games: This book, which came out in 2008 and was written

by Suzanne Collins, is one of my all-time favorites. The reason I recommend it is be-cause anyone can read it and it is wildly entertaining. I could not put it down; the storyline keeps you going with all the ac-tion and suspense. 2. Circus peanuts: Don’t knock this strange candy until you try it. It looks like a peanut, but it is orange and foamy. The consistency makes you keep going back for more. Some even say they taste like ba-nanas. It is delicious. 1. Hanson: You may recognize Hanson from their hit “MMMBop” back in 1997. However, since then they have come out with many more albums, the most recent being Shout it Out in June 2010. The songs are super-catchy and fun to sing along to. Give ’em a try.

Top 10 list: Don’t miss out on these spectacular things

Snow ... whether one is cuddling up by the toasty fire and admiring the view of that soft, white blanket from afar, or simply waiting to get the call for a snow day, everyone has taken advantage of the snowy season in one way or another. Sometimes, though, it’s not all that en-joyable. Here are some icy incidents that LHS students have experienced: Hannah Bisig (12): “When I was younger, and my sister and I went sled-ding, she was sitting in the front of the sled, and I accidentally ran her into the tree in our backyard.” Maggie Stancliff (11): “Clarissa Weyman (11) saved my life! We were out driving on a really slick road and started swerving off the street. She hit the brakes just in time to save us both from slipping off completely.” Jon Hoge (12): “I built a 16-foot-tall snow castle!” Zach Perry (10): “I was hunting while it was snowing outside and accidentally put my eye too close to the rifle. It ended up rebounding and hitting me in the face.” Chelsie Pippa (10): “I was walking into

Winter brings frozen fiascos and melted mishapsBy Ogonna Ononye

Staff Writer

the school on a really icy day, slipped on a piece of ice and ripped my pants.” Sadie Wilson (11): “When I was re-ally little, I used to pretend to be an ice skater and slid around on the icy ground. But one time I slipped, fell on my back and slid into a tree. It hurt.” Michael Louis (11): “When I was 10 I stood on a seemingly-frozen pond and fell through the ice. It was cold.” Taylor Cindric (9): “I was snow-tub-ing down a hill and accidentally ran into a kid and toppled him over. I felt so bad!” Peter Samyn (12): “I was standing on a frozen pond that started cracking and fell through. I was half a mile away from my house, so I had to run home in the freezing cold.” Lindsey Miller (9): “My mom broke her tailbone sledding down a really big hill.” Joe Bota (12): “During the snow storm of sophomore year, Sam Murphy (11) and I got snowed in at Burger King” Kelsie Jamison (11): “There were giant icicles frozen onto our gutters, and my dad told me to chop them off with a golf club. But when I chopped down the biggest icicle, it landed on his face and split his chin open. He had to get 12 stitches.”

It has been a rough winter already, and we’re only in January. While many people dread this time of the year, The Roar thinks you should make the most of the cold, snowy opportunity by doing the favorite of all winter pastimes: sled-ding. Here’s a countdown of the top five sledding destinations in Loveland. 5. The Oasis- There is more than one decently sized hill that is fun to go down. 4. LHS- The hill in front of the school is always a fun place to slide down, espe-cially if you live within walking distance, which many students do. 3. Miami Trails- One of the best hills

Get your sled on in Lovelandin Loveland located where Miami Woods Drive hits Miami Ridge Court, and with so many LHS students living in the neighbor-hood; you’re bound to see some of your classmates. 2. Symmes Park- With a huge hill in the back, it’s a great place to go sledding. There are always plenty of other people, so you’ll probably see someone you know to make a sled train with. The staircase is a thrill if you want to be adventurous, but be safe. 1. Miami Riverview Park- It’s the big-gest hill in Loveland and easily the most intense. Everyone knows the famous slope in the back of the park that makes people scream. Miami Riverview separates the average sledder from the true daredevil.

By Kyle SiegStaff Writer

This is the third in a series of monthly features about students with interesting jobs. “Welcome to McDonald’s, can I take your order?” can get old pretty fast. But when you have a job like senior Angelina Misyukovetz, the hours of labor are any-thing but boring. Angelina is a telemarketer selling the Discover More credit card, and the job never fails to surprise her. She works Mon-day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday every single week, usually for five hours at a time. She makes her calls from a build-ing in Milford, and has been doing so for about seven months now. “An average day is a race for sales,” says Angelina. She has to call a set list of

numbers to try to sell the credit card. Her team has to compete with top producers of different credit card companies, and all they can use to make their sales is the phone. The people she calls are not always the friendliest, though. “A lot of people get mad and yell,” she said. They get bothered that people are calling their home. Despite the yelling, Angelina says that she likes her job, especially all the people that she works with. The funniest mo-ment during a call was when a guy tried to ask her out on a date. “He kept me on the phone for about 15 minutes,” she said. He must have been pretty intrigued by the sound of her voice. Next time a telemarketer calls your house, remember to be nice. It might be Angelina or one of her co-workers just do-ing his or her job.

By Ellen MackStaff Writer

Playing a game of telephone

This is your horoscope guide to this month, based on the stars and the wisdom of The Roar. It is completely true, but take the advice with a grain of salt. Aries (March 21-April 19): A tough de-cision will be made in the near future. Go with your gut; do what makes you happy. Taurus (April 20-May 20): A close friend is going to need good advice in the next couple of days. Don’t get irritated with them or you will soon regret it. Gemini (May 21-June 20): Watch your back this month. Remember that little white lie you told last week? Well, its com-ing back to haunt you. Cancer (June 21-July 22): Ever heard that opposites attract? The moon will be pulling the Capricorn of your dreams your way. Keep those eyes open. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): When you walk through the door, all eyes are on you. Your

outgoing and bubbly personality is nothing but loveable; keep it up. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Saturday, a crazy opportunity will arise. Take it; you only live once. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): January is your month. Set new goals; 2011 is going to bring you only the best. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.21): The stars say you’re falling. But don’t be discouraged; the 20th will lift your spirits. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stay away from the ice. Clumsy is your new middle name. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Watch the sky closely; a shooting star is coming your way. Wish big, for this will determine where you’re headed in life. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be prepared for a crazy ride. These next few weeks will cause some serious chaos. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Your re-lationship status is looking quite good. Go after the one you love. We guarantee they are secretly waiting for you.

Photo by Ellen MackAngelina Misyukovetz (12) works as a telemarketer.

Horoscopes: fate is in the starsBy Megan Slabaugh

Staff Writer

Buzz14TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Hannah Moloney

Where’sPatrick ?

Photo by Katie Henke

Try to be the first to find senior Patrick Kudo (12) in the photo at right.

What do you want to be? With our high school years slipping away (though some still have some time), it’s time to start thinking about where your future is going. It’s a lot to think about now, but here are some of the dream careers of a few LHS students: Shelby Copenhaver (12) – A lawyer who argues cases before the Supreme Court. Mary Bell (11) – A jour-nalist. Tyler Cook (10) – A chef.

By Elizabeth WorshamStaff Writer

Photo by Hannah Moloney

WHAT is she wearing? Walking through the sea of sweatshirts, sweat pants, and tacky T-shirts, you might notice a few individuals who stand out. Some people could care less what they put on in the morning, blindly picking up the nearest item of semi-clean clothing off the floor (which might explain some of the odd combinations we see). Yet here and there you see someone with style, someone who cares what she puts on her body in the morning: a fashionista. Nicole Chan (11) is one such fashioni-sta. Her style: “I don’t have a particular style. Sometimes I like to pull on some-thing preppy, sometimes funky, sometimes just casual and comfy.” Dream outfit: She would love to have a Burberry trench coat. Where she shops: She has shopped in Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan, but she mostly shops at Forever 21, H&M, and Zara, where she can find fashionable cloth-ing at low prices. Fashion idol: She uses Japanese and high fashion magazines such as Vogue for reference. Accessories: “Earrings. They’re the most eye-catching piece of jewelry a girl can wear, especially when you tie your hair

By Becca BlackEditor-in-Chief

up.” Secret to success: “Don’t be afraid to wear crazy stuff. Experiment and see what suits you best.” Previous fashion mis-hap: “Nothing in particu-lar, but fashion is always changing without being noticed, and I kind of flow with it. So sometimes I look at old pictures and think, ‘Why was I wear-ing something like that?’” Necessities: “A one-piece dress and ballet flats — they’re just easy.”

What others think of Nicole’s look: “Unique and stylish. She brings a new spice to fashion.” – Trevor Hen-derson (11) “She is very creative in her wardrobe.” – Joe Mo-ran (11) “She always looks adorable. Her clothes make her stand out in our school.” – Jessica Miller (11)

Nicole Chan (11) struts her stuff in leopard leggings.

Nicole Chan (11) looks cute wearing a high-waisted skirt.

Juan Hall (9) – A Drug Enforcement Administration officer. Miranda Wernke (10) – A veterinar-

ian. Andrew DeMillia (10) – A video game designer. Eric Nedeljko (12) – A firefighter. Austin Hopkins (11) – A pharmacist or occupational thera-pist. Alex Robinson (12) – A space cow-boy. Sabrina Newstead (11) – A heart sur-geon.

Photo by Becca BlackPhoto by Becca Black

Eric Nedeljko (12) would love to have this job and put out fires.

Roar around the school How about that dodgeball tournament? Everyone had a ton of fun, right? And it was all for a good cause: this paper! Exams are tomorrow and the next day, so study hard, LHS students … except we seniors who opt out due to 90/90. (Whoop whoop!) If you need any stress-relieving tips while you study, check out pages 8, 9 and 11. Student Council is sponsoring a Health Fair on Jan. 20. Booths will be set up dur-ing all three lunches for us to enjoy. There will be representatives to teach us and give us coupons on things from health foods to healthy activities. So be sure to get up from your cafeteria chair and see what there is to offer. This Friday, there is no school due to the teacher in-service day. Students get the day off to relax while teachers have to work

tirelessly all day. And then next Monday is a day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Four-day weekend! The Loveland Drama Department is put-ting on a new performance Feb. 3-5. It is called Twelve Angry Jurors, and is a true drama. It is about a son is on trial for killing his father, and the “twelve angry jurors” are trying to decide if he should receive the death penalty. NHS is looking for ideas for proposed possible murals to be painted around LHS. Any submissions can be given to any NHS officer. The officers are Hannah Leeper, Hannah Burkhard, Megan Hadley, Han-nah Bisig, Brian Derrick, and Shelby Copenhaver. From your stressed out editors-in-chief, Becca Black and Emma Goetz

TUESDAY, January 11, 2011

People 15 Page Editor: Jessica Miller

Facebook is a fun way to get to know others. Each month, The Roar will pick two students at random (hitting names on a dartboard) to help introduce you to new faces, Facebook style.

By Hailey BoothStaff Writer

Grade: Junior.

Interests: All types of sports.

School activities: Football, wrestling, track.

Movies: I Am Legend, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.

Favorite music: Rock and rap.

Favorite class: Fantasy/Sci-Fi.

Hero: “My grandpa.”

Can’t live without: Football.

Pet peeve: When people don’t keep their promises.

Fun fact: “My wrestling nickname is ‘Big Car-rington,’ because my teammates think I look like a senior from last year.”

Jacob Alten “Hoping to play football in college.”

Ryan Altman

Charlie Heyob

Tara Spencer

Nicolette Hayes

Bryan Callahan

Amy Simone

Jake Schultz

Keith Smith

David Rankin

JoshBertke

E.S. Lawrence

Grade: Senior.

Interests: Hockey, hunting, trucks, and lawn mow-ers.

School activity: Hockey.

TV show: Cop Gear.

Favorite music: Country.

Favorite class: Lunch.

Hero: Keith Smith.

Can’t live without: “My lawn mower.”

Pet peeve: “Horrible drivers.”

Fun fact: “I have my own landscaping/lawn mow-ing company.”

Photo by Becca Black

Jake Howell “I like school.”

Look-alikes

Zach Galifianakis

Photo by Steven Goodman

Grace Dolan (10)

Clarissa Weyman (11)Birthday:November 11, 1993

Birthday:June 11, 1992

The monthly special of two strikingly similar-looking

human beings caught on camera!

Your mom placed your dinner on the table. It was a ham-burger and fries. But what was that you saw underneath the bun? Your mom replied, “It’s purple ketchup.” Some people cringed when they first saw the Funky Purple and Blastin’ Green ketchup. Ketchup should be red, and that’s it. However, the colored ketchup attracted many people. The colorful ketchup was a fun way to spice up your lunch and din-ner, and even to freak out your grandparents if they had never seen it. Heinz created the first colorful ketchup, Blastin’ Green, and it hit the shelves in October of 2000. After selling 25 million bottles of the ketchup, they continued to add to the color palate of ketchup. By 2003, Heinz had created green, purple, pink, teal, orange, and blue ketchup. They also made a mystery bot-tle, when you didn’t know what color you would get until you squirted it out of the bottle. Sadly, in 2006 Heinz discontinued their colorful ketchup, ending a fun way to pep up your dinner. Colorful ketchup was an odd invention, one that some people loved and others chose to stay away from.

Do you remember? Heinz used to offer foodies a tasty twist on traditional tomato ketchup

Colorful ketchup.

Photo by Hannah Moloney

Photo by Hannah Moloney

Image from flickr.com

Caboose16TUESDAY, January 11, 2011 Page Editor: Hailey Booth

By Kyle SiegStaff Writer

It’s hard to believe that 2010 is already over. It was one of the most eventful years in recent memory, and here’s a list of the top news stories from the year that was. * The Haiti Earthquake in January was one of the biggest natural disasters in a long time. It killed over 200,000 people and left over one million people homeless. * The iPad was released by Apple in January, and the rest is history. It was one of the most popular gadgets re-

leased last year. * The Winter Olympics in February was a huge international event. It was highlighted by the USA’s overtime loss to

world power Cana-da in the gold med-al hockey game. * In March, President Obama signed the very c o n t r o v e r s i a l health care bill into law. The bill ensures almost all Americans are covered by health insurance. * The Gulf oil spill in April was all over the news

for most of the sum-mer. The explosion

that caused the spill on a BP oil liner killed 11 people and spilled 185 million gallons of oil. * The death of Gary Coleman happened

When the new year is upon us, we all start to consider New Year’s resolu-tions. They can be serious, or some can be goofy and silly. The Roar asked LHS students what their resolutions were. Brad Vanover (12) wants to game more and have way less of a social life. Clarissa Weyman (11) wants to be-come better friends with John Ross (12). Matt Wallisa (12) and Nathan Bouch-er (12) both want to gain 20 pounds. Trent Lively (9) wants to help Matt Wallisa (12) gain 20 pounds or more. Jenna Myklebust (10) wants to try to give Leah Wood (11) a hug every day. MK Fisher (11) wants to get buff. Maggie Stancliff (11) wants to grow a pumpkin patch. Emilie Triot (12) wants to get hip hop abs. Jay Pigott (12) wants to tandem across America with KJ Lawler (12). Caleb Cloud (11) wants to marry Mackenzie Vizgirda (12). Thomas McCarty (11) wants to train a puppy. Bridget Landis (10) wants to meet her true love, Justin Bieber. Ekene Okafor (11), Chelsie Pippa (10) and Samra Eskender (10) all want to find their soul mates. Lauren Thomas (9) wants to marry Logan Walls (11). Jake Pickens (11) wants to catch ’em all. Hannah Bisig (12) wants to be able to give up cake completely for the year. Jordan McNally (11) wants to get healthier and lose weight. Anthony LaMacchia (11) wants to be better friends with Hannah Moloney (11). Nick Shea (12) wants to kill a vam-pire. Charlie Schickel (9) wants to stay true to Dani Lawler (11). Michael Wagner (10) is going to try to not pick on his 8-year-old sister as much. Leigh Ellexson (12) wants to spend her year traveling to different places and go on many adventures with her very own piglet.

in late May after he suffered an intracra-nial hemorrhage that left him in a coma and on life support. A day later, his family decided to take him off life support. * The World Cup was a huge sport-ing event that caught the attention of the entire world. This huge event had every-body watching from June 11 to July 11. * On July 8, LeBron James had mil-lions of viewers tuned in to watch The Decision. This special hour-long show raised $ 2.5 million for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America but also broke millions of Cavaliers fans’ hearts. * Thirty-three Chilean minors were rescued in October after being trapped 2,000 feet underground for 69 days. The miners were pulled up through a 28-inch-diameter hole. * The midterm elections in November were dominated by the Republicans, in-cluding a record 680 seats gained in State Legislatures.

The iPad was a big hit last year.

The World Cup attracted nearly every-one this summer.

Some people automatically come to mind when 2010 is mentioned. They have really shown in the celebrity spotlight. This is The Roar’s list of the top 10 people of 2010. 1. Taylor Swift: This incredible young singer had a fabulous year. She released her album Speak Now, which sold a mil-lion copies within the first week. She won four Grammy awards in early 2010. She also won the Country Music Award’s En-tertainer of the Year honor, which is a very prestigious award. She has grown up into

a mature and beau-tiful woman. 2. Justin Bieber: Although many people are not a fan of this handsome young man, you cannot deny that he had a very success-ful year. His sopho-more album was released. Justin won four Video Music Awards and is nominated for two Grammy’s. Justin released a book and has been on his My World Tour since June, and it is now going worldwide. He has cap-tured the hearts of millions girls and will no

By Hannah MoloneyStaff Writer

doubt continue to be successful in 2011. 3. Katy Perry: Katy had a very contro-versial year when she released her newest album, Teenage Dream, because some of the songs were dubbed risqué. She also found her dream man, Russell Brand, and they got married. Sorry boys, Katy is taken. 4. Eminem: Marshall Mathers has been one of the greatest rappers of our lifetime. He came out with his seventh album, titled Recovery. He recently received 10 Gram-my nominations for 2011. 5. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint: Harry, Hermione, and Ron thrilled us again when they came out with the seventh Harry Potter movie. They never seem to disappoint. 6. Nicki Minaj: Nicki has proved her-self as a female rapper last year. Her career exploded when she recently released her album Pink Friday. 7. Ke$ha: She always seems to be wear-ing something new and unusual. Also, her music has taken over the radio. 8. Joey Votto: The Cincinnati Reds star won the National League MVP award this year. 9. Beyoncé: Beyoncé didn’t come out with much new last year. But what year isn’t a good year for Beyoncé? She danced inside a pyramid, for crying out loud. The woman is incredible. 10. Drew Brees: Brees is the quarter-back for the Saints who won the Super-bowl. He was also Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year.

Drew Brees was a star on the football field last year.

The top 10 of 2010

Taylor Swift came out with a hit album in 2010.

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By Liz SullivanStaff Writer

Review the highlights of a busy, memorable year

Tigers share resolutions

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These stars really rocked it last year, on the stage and the field