Northmont High School 4916 W. National Rd. Clayton, OH 45315 October 29, 2010 Volume 28, Issue 2

The Tribune

Four years have gone by since the Pink Ribbon Club was started, four years that students have been able to come to school and know there is a place for them to go to help fight cancer.

In Pink Ribbon Club, the students take charge more in the club than the advisers. There are about 10 students in the club, according to junior Chelsey Dechellis, club member.

The club gets involved in the community in many different ways. For example, club members send letters to businesses and ask them to donate to the club, explained senior Zoe Woodbury, who is the vice president of the club.

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month throughout the country, it is easy to see how this month has been busy for the club.

During this month the club sponsored a “pink it up” activity. Students wrote their names on a pink ribbon, and all the ribbons were put on one wall to “pink it up,” said language arts teacher Ms. Melissa McMonigle, club adviser.

During Pink Week, which is the last week of October, the club always does something to show support. “We’re wearing pink shirts every day,” said Dechellis.

The club also sponsored a “pink raffle.” Anyone caught wearing pink was given a raffle ticket. Students could also buy tickets during lunch. The prizes were gift certificates to many places including Buffalo Wild Wings.

Something that the club has done during past years was a fundraiser called “Stop the Bop.” The Michigan fight song was played between classes the week before the big Ohio State versus Michigan game. During lunch Ohio State fans could pay the club to stop playing the song and

Michigan fans could pay to keep it going.

Last year the club supported Relay For Life by joining the Northmont staff team. During Relay For Life the club had its own booth where members sold pink jewelry and gave the proceeds to Relay For Life.

How the club got started is a story McMonigle was happy to tell.

“Jane Sussman’s daughters were in high school at the time she found out she had cancer, so they founded the club. This was in California,” said McMonigle. At that time there was no club like this where students who were going through cancer with their families could go for support, McMonigle explained.

Brittany Sussman, who is a Northmont grad, was Jane Sussman’s niece. She approached McMonigle about starting the club at Northmont. “She knew my dad had cancer, so she asked me to be the adviser four years ago,” said McMonigle.

Pink Ribbon Club helps community

Northmont School District is eligible for a $300,000 grant in the Race to the Top funds. Race to the Top is a competitive federal grant program.

Ohio won $400 million. This funding is spread over four years. All districts in the state can receive at least $100,000, but Northmont can receive $300,000. This averages about $75,000 a year.

The money can only be used to complete five major goals set by the state:

•Increase high school graduation rates by .5 percent per year •Reduce graduation rate gaps by 50 percent •Reduce performance gaps by 50 percent •Reduce the gap between Ohio and the best-performing states in the nation by 50 percent•More than double the increase in college enrollment for 18 and 19 year olds

To help make this happen, Northmont has established a transformation team that consists of five administrators, one school board member and six teachers. This team has spelled out Northmont’s plan to

meet the state goals by working on a 50 page Scope of Work document to be reviewed by the Ohio Department of Education.

“To meet these goals we need to have the best teachers and principals. We also need to look at all the data related to student achievement and what areas of growth need to be addressed,” said Superintendent Dr. Sarah Zatik.

“The money is going to be used for staff development to enhance the excellent instruction our students receive, to develop new assessment methods and to develop new teacher and principal evaluation tools,” explained Zatik.

By reaching the goals of Race to the Top supported by these funds, Northmont can be ranked with other top districts across the nation, said Zatik.

“Even though we are ‘Excellent with Distinction’ there is always room for improvement. Until every child is highly successful, our job is not finished,” said Zatik.

Other states to win these funds were Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. Also receiving money was the District of Columbia. Florida and New York received the most money at $700 million.

Northmont eligible for Race to the Top grantLyndsay Boyd

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

Editor-In-ChiefJacqueline Hensley

Kyle Howard

Assistant Editor-In-ChiefLyndsay Boyd

News EditorsHannah Cortes

Miranda Lindsey

Feature EditorsCharlie KleptzRebecca Peets

Sports EditorNick Burton

Photography EditorsElyssa Cokinis

Briana Heitkamp

Circulation ManagerBriana Heitkamp

Advertising ManagerJacqueline Hensley

Business ManagerKyle Howard

AdvisersMrs. Melinda White

Ms. Melissa McMonigleMrs. Sandy Freeman

ReportersHadeel Abderrahman, Amanda Akers, Jordan

Barker, Aubree Cash, Cassandra Crownover, Mia DiSalvo, Kelsey Gray, Shayla Kendricks, Kara

Loges, Jonathan Lord, Ashley Medlar, Bryan Mur-phy, Alexis Patrick, Hannah Peyton. Brady Pierce,

Madison Rumschik, Alaina Shewman, Lauren Stickdorn

The purpose of the T-Bolt Tribune is to inform, entertain, and interpret issues that directly affect students, staff and the North-mont district.

Editorial Policy: Letters to the editor can be submitted to the T-Bolt Tribune editorial staff, Room 201 or Mrs. White. Letters may be edit-ed for content, grammar and libelous material. Unsigned articles appearing on the editorial page reflect the opinion of the editorial staff. The purpose of the editorial page is to serve as an outlet for students and staff opinions.

Growing up, I was blessed with a talent for gymnastics and flexibility. Early on, I started competing in all-star cheerleading, and by the sixth grade had already won numerous medals and national championship titles in cheerleading, stunting and was even the individual national champion in power tumbling.

I was at my prime… until sud-denly…everything changed. I had broken my back, and my spine had slipped forward out of place.

I was told that I couldn’t even run or jump until (and if) it was sta-bilized. I was devastated. I couldn’t even bend without pain. I couldn’t

do anything but hope to recover.That is when I started my many

months of physical therapy.During my therapy, my focus

changed. I found myself working with other athletes going through the same thing. I saw their struggles to recover and rebuild their dreams, just like me. I saw the same sense of accomplishment in them.

I felt a connection, as if I were looking through their eyes. Even more, I found myself wanting to help them. I felt a fulfillment I hadn’t in all my years of competing.

It was then that I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted

to become a physical therapist. At this point I started volunteering at Kettering Sports Medicine Center (KSMC) several days a week after school.

What I thought was a personal tragedy turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened. It led me to my future career.

I have been able to return to competition cheerleading, but now it is with a sense of accomplishment and knowledge that I can go to help others do the exact same thing. This sense of fulfillment is worth more than a million gold medals!

Letter to the editor

-Senior Abbey Pilgrim

Student finds self in tragedy

Lack of respect, bullying cause suicides among teens

Within the past two years, five Mentor High School students have taken their own lives due to bullying. Five. One of these students could have one day become the president of the United States and fixed some growing issues that challenge the country’s citizens. These students could have become fathers, moth-ers and mentors, helping our future generations, the generations which will some day lead our great na-tion.

However, because they were shown a lack of respect, their bodies rest six feet beneath the surface, in a cemetery.

What would make anyone ever believe bullying is acceptable? Put yourself in the victim’s shoes. If you were being bullied, you would not want to deal with that pain.

Let’s face it. We’ve all been bul-lied at one point or another or we have felt left out of a group. There is no excuse for hurting and insulting

another person just to feel powerful for a moment.

Bullying is not the only issue, however. The feeling of being judged by another person just because you

are different from him is enough to damage a person’s self-esteem. Growing into your body and into your personality during your teen-age years distances you from many people and sometimes can be quite confusing. Sometimes you will find yourself doing or saying things you never thought you would do or say. This is all part of growing up, but part

of a struggle many teens deal with.

Learning to accept others for who they are is a key skill to achieve, in order for others to accept you. The phrase “Give respect to get respect” applies to this scenario. If you want others to include you in their activi-ties, learn to respect them and not to judge them.

The bottom line is to show others respect and not to judge another person until you know his story and what he is going through. With this, life will be much easier for everyone, because showing respect will allow most everyone to get along.

There are five Mentor High School students who are not around to read this today. Instead, they rest, motion-less in the ground, their hopes and dreams destroyed. This is because they were not given the respect they deserved and decided to take their own lives.

Let this serve as a lesson, and from now on, let’s respect everyone.

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Everybody has a secret that they don’t want someone else to find out. Northmont High School’s fall play “A,” an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorn’s “The Scarlet Let-ter,” deals with the difficulties of keeping secrets.

“A” will be performed Nov. 4-6 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. All seats are general admission and will cost $5 at the door.

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote “The Scarlet Letter” in 1850. Hawthorne wrote the novel as a way to exorcise his personal demons re-lating to his ancestor Jon Hawthorne who had served as a judge in the Salem witch trials in the 1600s and had sentenced numerous

Drama Club to perform modern day version of The Scarlet Letter

people to execution, explained Mrs. Margie Strader, Drama Club adviser.

“I wrote it (the adaptation) because I love ‘The Scarlet Letter.’ It’s the first real piece of literature in America,” said Ms. Kay Bosse, writer and director of “A.”

“A” is set in a present-day high school where a senior English class is reading “The Scarlet Letter.” “A” tries to connect four cen-turies by showing people that the problems back then are the same as the problems people have today, said Bosse.

Junior Micala Behrens plays Ms. Belling-ham. Also featured are senior Dan Welsh as Principal Brackett, senior Brett Mutter as Rodger, sophomore Roney Pena as Danny, junior Jasmine Shahbazi as Ann, sophomore Karley Holdeman as Pearl and senior Griffin Coldiron as Hawthorne.

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Interact Club has been recog-nized by Smile Train International. Members have raised money to pay for 21 children to have cleft

lip and palate surgery.

Seniors Emily Bingham and Brandon Williams have been named semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship pro-

gram after taking the 2009 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Approximately 16,000 semi-finalists are chosen.

Junior Kate Butterbaugh’s Constitution class essay, “Being

an American,” has been selected for the nationwide The Bill of Rights Institute “Being an American,” essay contest.

Marching band came in third place in class AAA and best visual at the Bands of America (BOA) preliminary competition at Akron

University Oct. 16. The band advanced to finals to place sixth out of the ten best bands that competed with a score of 74.45. The band also won Grand Champion for MSBA on Oct. 9. On Oct. 23 the band placed first at MSBA in class AAAA. The band won with a score of 85.7

Senior Marianne Bonanno placed eighth in state and is the first person in the history of Northmont to go to state twice

in tennis.

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Adapting to a new school is never easy. Students have to learn all new rules and meet new people. Going to a new school in a new country can’t be any easier.

Junior Miriam Sorgenfrei from Germany has made that adaptation here at Northmont.

“Northmont is bigger,” was the first thing Sorgenfrei had to say about Northmont. She said there are many other differences, too.

At Sorgenfrei’s school, students are al-lowed to leave during lunch and study halls. In fact, students aren’t even monitored dur-ing study hall, she said. “Teachers know that students are leaving,” said Sorgenfrei. “So you can leave but you have to be back on time,” she explained.

Sorgenfrei’s school began at 7:55 a.m. and ended at 2:30 p.m. “In Germany you don’t have the same number of periods every day. You have different lessons every day, and you see the same people too,” she said.

Friends are an important part of life for

young people in Germany. “We often met in the afternoons and every weekend,” she said. She and her friends did the same things in Germany that many U.S. students do. They would go shopping, go to the movies, go ice skating, play soccer, go to theaters, go to someone’s house and talk or go dancing. “Germans dance different than you (Americans) do,” she added.

Sorgenfrei also said that she plays the harp and would have one lesson every week. She was in a group in Germany, and they would meet every two weeks for two hours to practice and had concerts on the weekends. She was also on the school vol-leyball team and was an active member at her church. Here at Northmont, Sorgenfrei is involved in Interact Club.

Sorgenfrei’s host family has been host-ing for a few years. She is the third foreign student the family has hosted for a whole year, and also others for the summer. They have three grown children in their 30s, one who lives in Englewood and often visits with her three children. They also have a pet cat and fish.

German exchange student enjoys Northmont Photography Editor

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German foreign exchange student Miriam Sorgenfrei enjoys America.

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4 T-Bolt Tribune 10.29.10EntertainmentThe 365Days of the month represent chaos, circlesJacqueline Hensley

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October 29- National Frankenstein Day 30- National Candy Corn Day 31- Increase Your Phsycic Powers DayNovember 1- National Family Literacy Day 2- Look For Circles Day 3- Sandwich Day 4- King Tut Day 5- Guy Fawkes Day 6- Saxaphone Day 7- International Toungue Twister Day 8- Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day 9- Chaos Never Dies Day 10- Forget-Me-Not Day 11- Guiness World Record Day 12- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day 13- National Indian Pudding Day 14- Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day 15- Clean Your Refrigerator Day 16- Have a Party With Your Bear Day 17- Homamade Bread Day 18- Married to a Scorpio Support Day 19- Have a Bad Day/ Toilet Day 20- Absurdity Day 21- False Confession Day 22- Go for a Ride Day

Photography Editor

Concerts showcase musicians’ talents

Tribune TunesElyssa Cokinis

Photography Editor

music loudly when I’m in the mood,” said junior Nathan Jenkens.

“I have often gotten headaches from listening to music that loud, but that’s only when I listen to it too loud,” said Ingalls.

iPods cause hearing loss, experts say

Many music lovers are aware that lis-

tening to iPods and MP3 players at high volumes can lead to hearing loss, but not many of them do anything about it.

“When teens are pressured by fam-ily or friends to turn down the volume on their iPods they do exactly what you would expect, they turn it up,” said Time.com.

“I play my music from my iPod in my car every day. I don’t play my music loudly to be cool. It’s just more exciting and it puts me in a better mood,” said senior Taylor Woods.

“The reason I listen to loud music, most of the time, is so I can’t hear my thoughts. Not that I have bad thoughts, but it feels nice to hear something else that makes sense,” said junior Aly Somers.

Even teens who express concern about hearing loss listen to music at potentially dangerous levels, higher on average than kids who say they’re not worried about going deaf, said Time.

“I do get yelled at by older people for listening to my music that loud. They say I can go deaf, but I just tell them, ‘I know,’” said junior Patricia Ingalls.

Listening to music at full volume can increase the risk of permanent hearing loss. At least 15 percent of teenagers were found to have some degree of hearing loss, said Reuters.com.

“I’ve always wondered if I could go deaf, but I guess I don’t really care,” said Woods.

“I’d say I listen to my iPod four out of seven days, but I only listen to certain

Elyssa Cokinis

1.) “Monster Mash”- Bobby “Boris” Pickett

2.) “I Put A Spell On You”- Screaming Jay Hawkins3.) “Don't Fear The Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult4.) “This Is Halloween” - Danny Elfman

5.) “Thriller” - Michael Jackson

6.) “People Are Strange” - the Doors

7.) “Zombie Jamboree” – Rockapella

8.) “Dead Man's Party” - Oingo Boingo

9.) “Season Of The Witch” – Donovan

10.) “Over at the Frankenstein Place”-

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Halloween Words

Elyssa CokinisPhotography Editor

The sounds of voices and musical instruments filled the auditorium earlier this month as the district’s orchestras and choirs presented their fall show.

The first show Oct. 12 featured the sev-enth and eighth grade orchestras and the high school concert and chamber orchestras. The show was also the orchestra’s fundraiser kick-off. For the fundraiser, students had to sell Tupperware.

Seventh grade orchestra performed first and played “Two Tunes For Fiddlin.” The seventh grade did a good job and tried hard, despite their lack of experience. However, there were a couple of times when the group

was not in tune.The eighth grade musicians played

“Dragon Hunter” and “Noche De Estrellas.” The second song the students played was performed epecially well. The first song, on the other hand, seemed to move too quickly

and was all over the place with the pitch.The high school concert orchestra played

“Danse Infernale.” The performance was fun to listen to. It was upbeat and lively. It seemed that the musicians were well pre-pared and didn’t have many problems with tune or beat.

Chamber orchestra did the best all

around. It played “Concerto for Three” and “Fantasy on Simple Minds.” The performance was very fluid and sounded great. The best part of the show was the center movement to “Fantasy of Simple Minds.” All around the group was strong in the performance, playing loudly for such a small group.

Encore, concert and freshman choirs performed a variety of songs at the show Oct. 18.

Freshman choir sang “High Hopes,” “Blow Bugle Blow,” “We Must Believe,” “Lonesome Valley” and “I’m Into Something Good.” The choir did a terrific job with all of its songs. The group really did an awesome job, but the altos were really quiet during “I’m Into Something Good.”

Concert choir sang “Be a Candle of Hope,” “All-American Girls: A Medley of Carrie Under-wood Hits,” “If There Were Dreams to Sell,” “Riversong: A Celtic Celebration” and “Fire and Rain.” The Carrie Underwood medley was the highlight of this portion of the show. The choir did a good job singing that piece, because the group seemed more enthusiastic to sing this particular piece. The group could have certainly used more practice with their

other pieces though. Encore is always a fantastic show to

watch. Members sang “Haven’t Met You Yet,” “Africa,” “I Gotta Feeling” and “I Want You Back/ABC.” The group performed songs that

everyone in the audience seemed to know. En-core has performed other really great shows, but this one was a little less impressive. The choreography seemed a little too simple for such a good group. Encore’s songs were very exciting, and the group’s singing was beautiful. Encore was, without a doubt, the best part of

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

WitchTrick-or-Treat

Vampires Candy Apples Boo

Ghosts Pumpkin

FrankensteinHalloween

Zombie

5 Dating T-Bolt Tribune10.29.10

In some cases, you will fi nd that you really like a girl a lot. These cases are the ones where you can see yourself dating a girl for a long time. In cases like this, you may want to go to the “extremes” to impress her parents.

Another idea is to offer to do something interactive with the girl and her family. This will show the parents your interest in their daughter as well as showing that you won’t be a boring date for her. The fact that you offered to include them will fl atter them. Maybe go bowling with them. Or, if money is an issue, just play Wii with them, or play them in a game of cards.

If you really want to impress the parents, there are a couple other things you can do. Talk to the girl before going over and fi nd out her parents’ interests so that you could buy them something relevant to their hobbies.

You will look like the closest thing to perfect to them by doing this. This will show that you care about the girl’s family, too, which is vital in maintaining a long-term relationship.

Also, you could offer to go on a double date with the girl and her parents, to “get to know the girl and her parents.” They will immediately fall in love with you if you offer to do that. It will show that you are not “too cool” to spend time with adults in public.

If you do not go on a double date with her parents, start slow. Take her for a walk

Charlie Kleptz Feature Editor

If he is not calling anymore, hang him up! Maybe you play hard to get too well and that is why Bart gave up on dating you. He might have been playing the game right along with you. What are your options now?

He used to text you before and after school, but all of a sudden, he doesn’t contact you unless you contact him fi rst. What the heck? The fi rst thing that is going through your mind is “what did I do wrong?”

Ladies, it is not our job to fall all over him, so don’t you dare text or call him fi rst. Wait for him to call. He will call if he wants you in his life.

You just texted Bart, didn’t you? I should have known. He texted you right back? Oh, goodness gracious. I hope you wait at least fi ve minutes to respond to him. That’s the fi ve-minute rule. Follow it, please.

Don’t fret. He is not judging you; he was

only testing you. He was probably more than tickled to death to see that he was worth something to you and that he crossed your mind.

Give him until 8 p.m. to contact you in some way. And if he doesn’t, of course, you jump right on that number and you call him.

But don’t be the fi rst to contact him more than a few times. A few times, meaning no more than three, ladies. Because if you do contact him fi rst, then it will become a habit. Do you really want to be the person who always texts Bart fi rst? I think not, girlfriends.

Wait just one second… you waited all day for Bart? I’m very proud of you. He didn’t contact you until 10 p.m.? So what? Don’t let him know that it bothers you because that is exactly what he wants. He wants you to be all hung up on him and wait around for him. Burst his bubble! Act like you couldn’t care less. It works wonders. He will be calling you more often. I guarantee it.

Preparation eases stress of meeting parents

“Come on in boy, sit on down and tell me ’bout yourself. So you like my daughter do you now? Yeah, we think she’ something else.” Gentlemen, do these words sound familiar to you?

Yes, these are lyrics to the song “Cleaning this Gun” by Rodney Atkins, but does this apply to you in any other way? This song deals with meeting the parents of a new signifi cant other. Meeting “the parents” can be one of the most diffi cult things a man will ever have to do.

The fi rst thing to know when meeting the girl’s parents is that it is a necessity to bring your “A” game. This means start by dressing nicely, like you have some sense of direction in your life. Don’t wear your worst t-shirt and your jeans with holes in them.

Your “A” game also includes showing off the manners that you hold deep inside. As adolescent men, it is typical to want to bend the rules. For this one night, however, don’t bend these rules.

Use those manners. Say “please” and “thank you” when asking for or receiving something. Compliment the family on their house, even if it is a complete mess. Also, most importantly, greet the girl’s parents as “sir” and “ma’am.”

Bringing your “A” game is what is most important if you plan to take this girl on a second date. The diffi culty in this, however, is the nervousness you feel walking through the girl’s front door to the unfamiliar faces of her seemingly intimidating parents.

Generally, in the cases I have been in-volved in, the girl’s parents are nice people. You just have to earn their respect.

Your nerves will be reckless at fi rst; how-ever, to get rid of this nervousness, talk to the girl beforehand about what her parents’ interests are. If you know these interests beforehand, you will have some common ground to make conversation.

Be polite to them as you would be to a new neighbor. If you act like a civilized man who shows respect, the parents will let you date their daughter. That is a guarantee.

in the park or just for a drive, somewhere where you can talk to her for an extensive amount of time.

Whatever you do, do not take her to a movie on the fi rst date. The movie theater date is the classic date. However, this girl does not want to be a “classic date.” She wants to feel special. So make her feel special.

A relationship lasts only because of strong communication. Talk to her; get to know her more.

Now it’s time to go home. You have cho-sen on of the options above. The parents are impressed by you and want you to continue dating their daughter. Make sure to tell them how great a time you had with them all.

Not only have you impressed the girl’s parents, but you have also impressed this girl. She is amazed at how respectful and caring you are to her family.

So, you have won the approval of her par-ents to date their daughter again. That sounds like a job well done.

The rest of the lyrics to “Cleaning This Gun,” the ones about the father warning the boy about using his gun to shoot him for hurting his daughter…you don’t have to worry about that. Following all of these steps in the “meet the parents” process has earned you the trust you need. More than likely, if you com-pleted all of these steps successfully, “Daddy didn’t have to show you his guns.”

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6 College Scholarships T-Bolt Tribune 10.29.10

Every graduating high school senior hopes he or she can get some kind of financial aid or scholarship to help pay for college. But what if you don’t have a 4.0 GPA or a 28 on your ACT? Don’t worry. There are hundreds of quirky scholarships out there, and your odd talent or hobby may make you the perfect applicant.

Ever been called a pig by your parents? If you’re inter-ested in swine management, the International Boar Semen (IBS) Scholarship is available to you.

If you’re more of a “Star Trek” fan, the Klingon Language Insti-tute awards a $500 Kor Memorial Scholarship. But don’t worry; fluency in Klingon is not a requirement.

Are you extremely tall or extremely short? There’s a scholarship for you too. Tall Clubs International offers a $1,000 schol-arship to males over 6 feet 2 inches and females above 5 feet 8 inches.

Scholarships awarded to students for

It’s about that time when seniors begin submitting college applications and start to make plans for life after high school. Senior Nick Scott already knows exactly where he is going and what he will be doing there.

Scott has verbally committed to Kent State University on a golf and academic scholarship. “I am receiving around 80 percent golf scholarship and 20 percent academic,” said Scott. He plans to study business there.

Scott will be attending Kent State on a full ride, meaning his tuition will be com-pletely paid for. His accomplishments in high school have paid off for him by earning him a scholarship. Scott is a four-year varsity letter earner on the boys’ golf team and has won numerous awards including being named First Team for GWOC all four years.

It’s no wonder he is being sought after by several colleges.

“I weighed out my options, golf pro-gram rank, practice facilities, education and amount of scholarship I would receive,” said Scott about choosing a college. “I believe Kent is the place for me,” he said.

Kent State’s golf program in ranked in the top 25 in the nation, “and still getting better,” said Scott. Scott also likes the practice facili-ties, “for sure one of the best in the country,” he added.

“I knew that if I go to Kent State, I will get better,” sa id Scott, which is one of the main reasons he de-cided on Kent. Another reason was the golf coaches.

“They know how to win, and they will always push you to get better,” said Scott.

Playing any sport in college is much dif-ferent from high school. The competition is greater and the expectations are higher. Scott prepares himself for this level ofcompetition by playing summer tournaments against other talented golfers.

According to Scott, these tournaments place him in competition against the top 100 high school golfers in the world. Scott is currently ranked number 50 in the world and number one in the state of Ohio.

“I plan on keeping at golf and my dream of one day doing it for a living,” said Scott.

“I love golf; you can never be good enough. It’s the hardest sport to be great at.”

Scott was introduced to the sport by his dad. He began playing when he was two.

When he was 10, he decided he wanted to play only golf, and he’s been golfing ever since.

Scott is looking forward to attending Kent State and enhancing his skills. “I really look forward to the freedom of college and the responsi-

bilities that I will have. I know I will have to keep my priorities straight, but I know I can do that,” he said.

But there are also things that Scott will miss about his high school days.

“I will miss my friends and coach Joe Mergler. He is the best golf coach I could have asked for, and over the last four years we have gotten close. He would do anything for me, and I really appreciate that,” said Scott.

“In golf you control how you play. There are no excuses. You get out of it what you put into it. My dad tells me that all the time and it’s true,” said Scott. “The harder you work, the better the results will be,” he concluded.

Senior golfer Nick Scott earns full ride to Kent State

Odd talents or hobbies could provide money for college costs

Rebecca PeetsFeature Editor

Rebecca Peets

Feature Editor

Sophomores Kinsey Swartztrau-ber and Troy Mangen show off their height differences.

“I believe Kent is the place for me.” - Senior Nick Scott

Photo by Nick Scott

seniors who can sport the best milk

mustache. If you signed

up to be an organ donor when you received your driver’s license, there’s a schol-arship for you, too. The Students for Organ Donation Youth Leadership awards $500 to $1,000 schol-arships to those who actively pro-mote organ do-nation and trans-plantation.

The Ameri-can Fire Sprin-kler Association offers 10 $2,000 scholarships per year to graduat-ing high school seniors who are aware of f i re safety. Require-ments include reading an

The Billy Barty Foundation offers scholarships to students of “short stature.” Similarly, the Little People of America awards student scholarships. Applicants must be 4 feet 10 inches and shorter. Scholarship amounts range from $250 to $1,000.

What if you don’t eat meat? There’s a schol-arship for vegetarians, too. Two health-conscious winners will be awarded $5,000 in scholarship money from the Vegetar-ian Resource Group. Eli-gible applicants must lead a healthy lifestyle and promote vegetarianism within their community.

Drinking milk builds strong bones. It also makes you eligible for the $7,500 Scholar-Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year award. The award is given to 25 graduating high school

essay and taking an online (and open-book) test. That’s all.

You can even receive a scholarship for making your own prom dress . . . out of duct tape. The Henkal Corporation’s Duck Brand Duct Tape “Stuck at Prom” scholarship contest rewards individuals for creating prom attire made completely out of duct tape. Each couple must submit a photograph for consideration.

It is estimated that 11 percent of the world’s population is made up of left-handed people.

At Juniata college in Pennsylvania, the Frederick adn Mary F. Buckley Scholarship program gives grants to left handed students attending Juniata.

These scholarships may seem silly to many people, but to some they could make a big dif-ference when it comes to paying for college. “Who are we to question what someone tall or short suffers in life and how that may put them at a financial disadvantage,” said Mrs. Amy Peters, guidance counselor.

“A lot of times these scholarships are given out by someone else who’s experienced that particular thing that may have put them at a disadvantage in some way and who wants to encourage others to go after their dreams and accomplish their goals,” said Peters.

If none of these silly scholarships is for you, check out Fastweb.com.

“It’s like playing the lottery,” said Peters. “If you don’t play, you’ll never win.”

Photo by Rebecca Peets

7College Scholarships T-Bolt Tribune10.29.10academics, athletics, unique talents Four seniors seek Wendy’s High School Heisman scholarashipRebecca Peets

Feature Editor

The Wendy’s High School Heisman Pro-gram recognizes the nation’s most esteemed high school seniors for excellence in academ-ics, athletics and leadership.

This year four students from Northmont are applicants for the scholarship. They are seniors Angela Phillips, Clay Mangen, Marianne Bonanno and Caleb Johns.

The program takes place at the local, state and na-tional level.

Heisman applicants first fill out an online application that must be reviewed by the school representative, Mr. Dean Grisso, Assistant Ath-letic Director, before it is sent on to a panel of judges.

“It has to be initiated by the student,” said Grisso. “We can make announcements, but they re-ally want the students to do it on their own,” Grisso explained.

“I applied because it’s a great honor to be nominated. I do well academically, my GPA is above 4.0, and I am devoted to tennis. I’m number nine in the Ohio Valley, which is most of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia,” said Bonanno.

One male and one female from each school

will be chosen as school winners. From all male and female school winners, 1,020 state finalists will be chosen. From those 1,020 state finalists, 102 state winners are chosen. Out of the 102 state winners, a judging panel selects 12 national finalists. These students are invited to the Wendy’s High School Heis-man National Awards Banquet on Dec. 10 in New York City.

They also will attend all Heisman Memorial Trophy Weekend festivities and receive a gold

medal and Heis-man patch. Their high schools will receive a $2,000 award in their name.

“I applied be-cause I thought how cool it would be to win it and move on through the competition, and also getting

scholarship money would be nice. I think I have something in all the areas they look for in the applicants and winners, so I figured why not apply,” said Mangen.

At the end of the competition two national award winners, one male and one female, are selected from the 12 national finalists and are honored during ESPN’s national telecast of the college Heisman Memorial Trophy presentation.

Each national winner receives a Wendy’s High School Heisman trophy, a Heisman patch and a $10,000 award for his or her high school. The two national winners will also receive a $500 Wendy’s gift card.

“I applied because I feel like it would be an honor to win. The qualifications I have are that I play soccer year round and main-tain a 3.7 GPA as well as participate in extra school events to help people in the school that in turn helps out our community. Also, athletically, I make time each day to either train or work out to make myself a better player as well as a better person,” said Phillips.

Applicants for the award must be seniors with at least a “B” aver-age and participate in at least one of the 27 varsity sports officially sanctioned by the National Federation of State High Schools. Community service also plays a role in the application process.

“I have a 4.0 while taking classes like AP Calculus, Spanish IV, and Physics. I have par-ticipated in a lot of community service through my two years of peer facilitation and at a food pantry through my church. I also participated in Relay for Life,” said Johns. Johns is also a two year varsity soccer captain and captain of his club soccer team, the United Rapids.

The spokesperson for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award is Archie Griffin. He is the only two-time winner of the prestigious Heisman Trophy, a symbol of “the outstanding college football player of the country.”

Horatio Alger Scholarship- Amount: $2,500-$20,000; Deadline: Saturday, Oct. 30.

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarships- Amount: varies; Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 31.

Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Patriotic Audio Essay Com-petition- Amount: varies; Deadline: Monday, Nov. 11.

“Freedom in Academia” Student Essay Contest- Amount: First Place: $5,000; Second Place: $2,500; Five Runners-up: $1,000.

Oct. 29 - A list of state fi-nalists is announced to me-dia and posted on www.wendysheisman.com.Nov. 5 - A list of state win-ners is announced to the media and posted on www.wendysheisman.com.Nov. 8-22 - 12 national fi-nalists are named (1 male and 1 female from each of the six Heisman regions).Dec. 10 - All 12 national finalists are invited to New York City for Heisman Week-end activities, including the Wendy’s High School Heis-man Award Banquet.

The Heisman trophy symbolizes “the outstanding col-lege football player in the country.” Each year it is given to a college football player who demonstrates excellent athletic ability.

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

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For more information check out the scholarship link on the counseling center page on Northmont’s website, www.northmontschools.com.

Important Dates

“I make time each day to either train or work out to make myself a better player as well as a better person.” - Senior Angela Phillips

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8 Homecoming T-Bolt Tribune 10.29.10 Dan Welch

Like many of my classmates, I attended the 2010 Homecoming dance on Oct. 2. Also like many students, I had a lot of fun. Unlike other students, I was confused about my level of enjoyment. By themselves, many parts of the evening’s festivities aren’t a lot of fun. After some quiet time to think, I evaluated my experience and discovered some things about school, myself and life in general.

First off, I am not an athletic guy. While I’m not overweight, I’m not exactly fit, either. Ac-cordingly, the prospect of three hours of con-stant, intense body movement is not initially appealing to me, yet that’s precisely what I did at Homecoming. I grooved and jived, twisted and shouted and sweat completely through my nicest suit. My glasses fogged up. I was having so much fun I didn’t care about my asthma constricting my airways. That night, I learned that even though a situation in life

may not seem attractive, if you dive right in you may find yourself having more fun than you ever dreamed possible.

One of the most important aspects of any dance is just that: dancing. I can’t really move my body in any organized response to music, and I’ve never cared to learn how. Oh, sure, I know basic, famous stuff, but as for the “Dougie” or “Jerking,” forget it.

My anxiety rose the closer my date and I came to the gymnasium. Upon entering the gym, though, I was surprised to find that everyone else in the room didn’t know how to dance, either. Everyone just jumped and fist-pumped and grooved. We let the music in and moved in time and tried to have as much fun as possible. Later that evening, I thought back on the evening and realized that, when faced with difficult life situations, sometimes the best thing to do is to stay on beat and try to enjoy oneself while doing it.

Another big part of any dance is the music played. As for me, my musical tastes are all over the place. Mostly, I listen to anything other than what was played at Homecoming. As I listened to the various R&B and pop hits, grooving in time, I realized that the lyrics and sounds didn’t matter so much as spending time with my friends, some of the people I care about most in the world.

We shouted the lyrics we knew and had fun being with each other, and dancing, and being alive at Northmont High. That night, I learned that in life, we may not like our en-vironment and sometimes don’t know what we’re doing, but while we can, we should cherish our loved ones.

I know that many of my classmates feel the same way about dancing and music, yet all of us had fun. So what is it that draws people to dances? What is it about music you don’t like and physical skills you don’t

have that has been so appealing to students through the ages? The answer lies in the structure itself.

Too often, high school society relies on what other think of you and how you feel about yourself, a process that leads to re-pression of one’s individuality. To be able to let go of social inhibitions, to be completely natural and animal, dancing outrageously, in the same building that normally forbids it, is simply too good and opportunity to pass up. Our Homecoming dance was at once beautiful and ironic, contradictory and irresistible. While I am eager to go on to higher education next fall, I’m not sure what higher education I could get after my last Homecoming.

Homecoming 2010

Senior gives opinion on 2010 Homecoming dance

“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.”

~Kevin Arnold *The Wonder Years*

Columnist

“Senior moments”

9 FeatureT-Bolt Tribune10.29.10People go silly for Silly BandzNewest fashion statement takes world by storm

There is no doubt that when students walk the halls they will see colorful bracelets along people’s arms, both girls and boys. Welcome to the latest phenomenon called Silly Bandz.

Silly Bandz were originally created by Rod Croak. According to the Silly Bandz website, Croak went to a toy show and came across rubber bands. He remodeled them, cre-ated different shapes and called them Silly Bandz.

The bands started selling in 2008 and 2009, but only online. It wasn’t until 2010 that they started to be sold in stores.

They were originally sold only in shapes of zoo animals, pets, sea creatures and dinosaurs but have since expanded.

Now the Silly Bandz company has come out with a lot more designs such as Hello Kitty, icarly, SpongeBob, Marvel Super Heroes, Dora the Explorer, Disney Princesses and Fairies and Mickey Mouse. There are even Justin Bieber and Halloween designs. A rapper named Young Siege even made a rap about the new trend called “My Silly Bandz.”

The Silly Bandz website said Silly Bandz were originally designed as a kids’ fashion accessory. But if that is true, then why are high school students and parents wearing them, too?

Freshman Tristen Bradley said he felt that Silly Bandz are the new Pokémon of this generation. “Growing up we used to trade

the Pokémon cards and now kids are trad-ing Silly Bandz. I mean they’re all right, but I don’t think it’s anything amazing. The reason why I wear them is to help me get girls,” said Bradley.

Junior Will Vennemeyer agreed. “They actually do help guys get girls because if a girl sees a guy wearing them, then she’ll ask what he has. It’s a conversation starter,” said Vennemeyer.

“Silly Ringz are my favorite! They are so adorable and small,” said Senior Madison-Donahoo.

As much of a trend as Silly Bandz are, not everyone likes them, including senior Eric Cameron.

Hannah CortesNews Editor “I think they’re stupid, especially when

people wear tons that go all the way up their arms,” said Cameron.

Some schools see the Silly Bandz as a distraction and changed their dress code policy, forbidding students to wear Silly Bandz. According to one Trotwood student, all schools in the district have banned Silly Bandz, Ringz and Necklaces.

Some people think Silly Bandz are a dis-traction and are dangerous for kids.

The Silly Bandz website advises that kids under the age of three should not wear or play with the Silly Bandz due to choking hazards.

Some Northmont schools have noticed the potential dangers. According to North-wood Elementary Principal, Dr. Robert Best, the fourth grade classes did ban the Silly Bandz earlier this year.

“We did not ban them from the school but each grade level has put restrictions on them. They became a distraction due to taking them, trading, playing with them during class,” said Best. There have been fewer problems since the restictions have been in place.

So what do people think is next?“I feel like they took Silly Bandz too

far. Kids think they’re more important than anything else around them. Plus, they just keep adding new items to their list, and it is getting insane. Next thing they are going to have are silly shoes or t-shirts or pants,” said Cameron.

Ready to be scared? The following are only a few of the many popular Halloween attrac-tions in Ohio. So grab a group of friends and prepare for a scream of a good time.

Dark Pumpkin Haunted Trail 7039 Preble County Line Rd., Germantown,

45327Open Fridays and Saturdays in October

from dark until midnight.Tickets: $10 per person. Parking fee of $2

per car. Coupon available on the website.Website: www.darkpumpkin.com/Dark_

Pumpkin/Home.html Visitors are cast in a film by “The Director”

in which they must avoid being butchered by the Pigman and walk the line between reality and nightmare. This attraction also has a YouTube account, www.youtube.com/DPHauntedTrail.

Nightmare on Valley Street4355 Valley St., Dayton, 45424Open Fridays and Saturdays from Sept.

17 to Oct. 30 from dark until midnight.Tickets: $12 per person. Free parking.

Coupon available on the website.Website: www.nightmareonvalleystreet.

comThis trail takes 30 minutes to walk

through.It has all new trails, attractions and scares for the eighth season. It received a rating of 8 out of 10 in the Ohio Valley Haunts reviews.

Land of Illusion8762 Thomas Rd., Middletown, 45402Open Fridays and Saturdays from 8 p.m.

to 1 a.m., Sundays from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.Tickets: General Admission: $29.95. Park-

ing fee $3. Prices may vary due to day or number of people in a group. Coupon avail-able online. See website for further details.

Website: www.thelandofillusion.com

Land of Illusion features five different attractions: Middletown Haunted Trail, Dr. Psycho’s Haunted Estate, Temple of Terror, 3-D Killer Klowns and the Voodoo Bayou Shanty. New this year is Club Zombie.

Terrormaze 20106988 Springfield Jamestown Rd., Spring-

field 45502Open from Sept. 17 to Oct. 30 from 8

p.m. to midnight.Tickets: $11. Coupon available from My-

space, www.myspace.com/terrormaze. Website: www.terrormaze.comThis is Springfield’s longest running

haunted attraction. It received a rating of 8.5 out of 10 in the Ohio Valley Haunts reviews.

For more reviews on other haunted attrac-tions in or around Ohio, check out

www.ohiovalleyhaunts.com.

BE A BE-LIEBER

He has got the hair and the voice, not to mention the girls. He sings “Baby,” and his newest single is “Smile.” He goes by the name of Justin Bieber.

Bieber is a Canadian pop-R&B singer. In July of 2010 it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the internet, and in that same month his music video “Baby” surpassed Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video to become the most viewed YouTube video ever. People either love Bieber or hate him.

“I love his hair, style and smile and his concert performances. I saw him on his summer tour; it was great,” said senior Angie Phillips.

Sophomore Morgan Scott agrees that it is Bieber’s smile that gets all the girls.

“I love that he is a triple treat. He can sing, he can dance and he is the most adorable kid ever,” said senior Brianne Garretson

Freshman Samantha Lucas agrees with Garetson. “I love how hot he is, how good he can sing and how good he can dance.”

Freshman Hannah Peyton said she loves Bieber’s hair even though some people hate it.

Those who don’t have the Bieber fever agree he is just plain annoying. Senior Emily Young said she finds him annoying, yet she has respect for the young fellow because he is talented.

“I’m not too crazy about him. He sounds like a girl and he looks younger that he is, yet he acts older than he is,” said senior Erin Lander.

Senior Tori Gray said she hates that Bieber sings about love when he doesn’t even know what love is.

“I think his music is all the same and that he probably gets told what to do so he doesn’t get to think for himself a lot,” said senior Ben Knipp.

Bieber is a modern day Hanson char-acter, according to senior Evan Rose. The Hansons were a band consisting of three brothers, who were popular for about five years and have now since disappeared from the music scene. “He is a marketing experiment. Once he gets older nothing will change,” said Rose.

“I’ll bet this whole Justin Bieber thing is a trick. I bet he is like Benjamin Button,” said senior Trevor Coran. (Benjamin Button is a fictional character who was born really old and got younger over time.)

Charlie Kleptz

Feature Editor

Halloween haunts fill Miami ValleyJacqueline Hensley

Editor-in-Chief

Photo by: Briana HeitkampThese are the various forms in which Silly Bandz are made. Silly Bandz are a new trend amongst teens.

10 News T-Bolt Tribune 10.29.10

Photo by: Mr. MartinMr. Clif Martin water skis during one his competitions. Martin has been water-skiing since the summer after he started teaching.

Kyle Howard Editor-In-Chief

Range equals original velocity squared multiplied by the sine of two multiplied by feta, all divided by the acceleration of gravity. Does this equation sound complex? Try teaching this equation for a living, as well as performing it in everyday life. Mr. Clif Martin, physics teacher, does just that.

Martin, in his 27th year of teaching, has a unique hobby outside of teaching. He is a barefoot water-skier.

“I started skiing the summer after I first started teaching. I was about 22 or 23,” said Martin. “I didn’t start barefoot til I was about 30.”

For Martin, his new hobby was discovered on a typical day with some family.

“My brother-in-law and sister had a boat and said, ‘Let’s go skiing!’” said Martin of his first experience water skiing.

Barefoot water skiing is an individual sport in which the participant glides on the water, holding on to a rope which is attached to an accelerating boat. The participant scores points in three events, Tricks, Wakes and Jumps.

In the Tricks event, the participant must try to perform any kind of trick he or she wants to perform.

In the Wakes event, the participant must try to glide across the wakes of the traveling boat, either with one foot or with two.

In the Jump event, the participant must make a large leap from a high surface or ramp and then ski off at the end of the event.

Many different point values are awarded for each event, depending on what is ac-complished by the skier.

While Martin says he enjoys barefoot water skiing, he does not enjoy it alone. His two sons, Andrew, 22, and Matthew, 15, also ski with him. Martin’s daughter Elizabeth, 17, will start skiing next summer.

Martin said Andrew and Matthew are both

fierce competitors. Andrew, in his last year in Boys III division (ages 13-16), won three gold medals, in Tricks, Wakes and Jumps. Andrew also won the overall medal.

In his first two years in Men’s I division (ages 17-25), Andrew also won the overall medal. Along with this, Andrew was national champion for three years and was ranked 13th in the world in junior division.

Matthew, in his last year in the Boys III

division, finished second in the Trick event. In Matthew’s last two years in the Boys II division, he finished second overall.

The instructor for Andrew and Matthew in this sport, Martin himself, also has had some successes in barefoot water skiing. Last year Martin finished 17th in the Nationals Tourna-ment.

When he first entered the sport, Martin finished in second place in the entry level during his first and second years.

While the human body can only sustain so much, Martin still plans to put his body to the test. He will continue to ski until he can no longer continue.

“As long as I’m capable (I will continue to ski). We aren’t done skiing for the year. We will keep practicing,” said Martin. “Even if I couldn’t ski, I would still be teaching my kids new tricks,” he added.

Martin enjoys the challenges barefoot water-skiing brings.

“There’s always something new to learn. It’s challenging, because there’s always new tricks to learn. That’s what I like about it,” said Martin.

Martin’s knowledge of this sport does not stop here. As a Physics I and AP Physics teacher, he uses pictures and examples of his skiing to help teach his classes. In Physics I, Martin uses water skiing to show different types of forces by using vectors. He asks the students to find how far the skier jumped in AP physics.

For anybody who plans to pursue this sport, Martin has some advice, which is also a barefoot water skier’s motto.

“Keep your toes up,” said Martin.

Teacher divides his time between teaching, skiing

Photo by: Elyssa Cokinis

Hannah Cortes News Editor

Name: Jenny WoodsHometown: Dayton, OhioCollege: Eastern Kentucky

University

Previous Teaching: None. Northmont is my first.

Why did you choose North-mont: I went to school here, and now my kids go here too.

Class you are teaching: I do a little bit of everything in the IMC. I help check kids out, help with media and help restock books among other things

How do you like Northmont: I love it. Everyone is really nice.

Favorite color: greenFavorite Book: any type of

thriller novelFavorite Food: Chocolate

Northmont grad returns as morning library aide

Mrs. Jenny Wood is the new aide in the IMC. Northmont is her first teaching job.

Photo by: Briana Heitkamp

Favorite Movie: Sound of Music

Favorite song genre: Every-thing except for rap

What did you want to be when you grow up: I always wanted to be a mom.

Interesting unknown fact: I have a scar on my chin from when I was little and jumped into the pool and scraped it along the side.

11SportsT-Bolt Tribune10.29.10

cation teacher, expressing his love for Ohio State. “Everybody knows where Ohio State is. Back in college we used to jump in Mear Lake at midnight the day before the big game. It wasn’t the best idea because it was usually the middle of November,” he said.

How are they doing now?Ohio State is 6-1 overall, and 2-1 in the

Big Ten conference according to www.espn.go.com/ Michigan is 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten conference standings, according to the website.

What’s the Record?Michigan leads Ohio State in the series

by only a few games with 57 wins. Ohio State has 43 wins and six ties, ac-

cording to http://library.osu.edu/. The game will be played on Saturday, Nov. 20.

The maize and blue of Michigan and the scarlet and gray of Ohio State have met every year to play football since 1918, a 91-year streak which ranks 11th in NCAA Division I-A history for the longest uninterrupted series, according to the University of Michigan Web-site, www.mgoblue.com/

Why be a Michigan fan?“Michigan is the underdog and they have

the obvious talent,” said sophomore Jade Hull.

“I went to school there and my family did,” said Mr. Nick Degrazia, math teacher. “I love the traditions and especially the football. We always tailgate and make sure to get inside

early enough to see the marching band,” Degrazia said.

Why be an Ohio State fan?“I’ve been an Ohio State fan since I was

10,” said Mr. Denis Barga, science teacher. “I really like watching them play. I’ve been a long time OSU fan. I root for the home team, and I thoroughly enjoy watching them beat Michigan,” he said.

“They are always a good, strong team. The coach is determined and confi dent, yet when we (OSU) are beating up a team badly, he is respectable enough to put in second and third string and knee the ball,” said sophomore Coltin Fannin.

“Great place to be, great place to be from,” said Mr. Mike Hagans, physical edu-

Miranda LindseyNews Editor

This year’s season of fall sports is wind-ing to a close. All of the sports teams had a strong showing.

The boys golf team had a stellar year with senior Nick Scott leading the way. The Bolts’ record was 14-5, fi nishing second in the GWOC. Scott was second in the GWOC, shooting an overall average of 35.64.

“We all did our part for the team, and we relied on the whole team and not just the same four people,” said Scott.

Thanks to a couple of long ball shooters, the girls golf team was able to fi nish the season at 9-7. Key players for the lady Bolts were senior Katlyn McCall and juniors Taylor Brown, Brittany Heintz, McKenzie Johnson and Madison Deloney, according to coach Ms.Vivian Bibler. The T-Bolts won the Diana Schwab Country Club Invitational.

One reason for the girls’ success was hard work in the off-season. “A lot of the girls worked hard on their game over the winter,” said Bibler.

“Next year should be a great year,” said Bibler.

The girls soccer team fi nished its season with a 10-5-1 record. The T-Bolts fi nished fourth in the GWOC. Despite not winning the GWOC, the season was a major improvement from last year, said senior Erin Poston. “This year we improved so much. It’s the funnest season we’ve had so far, and I’m really proud of all of us,” said Poston.

According to senior Haley Knostman, the T-Bolts had a lot of talent but at times struggled to show it.

The boys soccer team fi nished 8-6-2 in a very tough GWOC Central division. Leading the way for the Bolts were seniors Caleb Johns, Logan Murphy and Shawn Leconey.

“Obviously, you don’t always win the ones you want to,” said head coach Mr. Mark Spirk.

The link for the success was team unity. “We support each other on and off the fi eld,” said Spirk.

Teams that can sometimes be overlooked are the boys and girls cross country teams. The key runner for the boys was junior Blake Ashley, and for the girls a key runner was junior Jessica Childers.

“We have only had one meet without

Rivalry still going strong after 91 years

Fall teams anticipate postseason berthsNick Burton

Sports Editor any competition all year,” said head coach Mr. Jack Lintz.

The team is very young this year and small with 14 runners on varsity.

The girls’ tennis team fi nished its season at 9-10 overall with senior Marianne Bonanno leading the way. Bonanno advanced to the Districts at the ATP courts in Cincinnati and then onto State. “She is extremely focused,” said assistant coach Miss Karen Beck. Throughout the season some of the younger players on the team had to be pulled up to

varsity and had to fi ll some holes. “All in all we are very proud in the accom-

plishments this year,” said Beck. The football team has been competitive

in the GWOC Central division; it is going to come down to tonight’s game as to whether the Bolts will win the GWOC Central division. Said junior

Justin Woods, “Each game determines the outcome of our season so we have to bring

our “A” game.

These are the OSU and Michigan logos. The teams have been rivals for 91 years.

Photos by: Google

OSU vs. Michigan game nears kickoff

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Saturday Nov. 13Sunday Nov. 1410 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Mrs. Burkett’s jewleryMrs. McCarn’s jewelry- cultured pearls in team colors Amy Dakin’s aromatherapy

oils and soapsMs. Beck’s scarves and embellishments for neck

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Senior Marianne Bonanno is top not only on the tennis court but also in academics. Bonanno plays first singles and has not let that spot down. Undefeated in her spot dur-ing high school matches and only losing two matches on a tournament level, she is at the top of her game.

“I think what makes me a good player is

that I hit every day even if it isn’t for a long time. I work on my strokes, have a variety of shots, have enthusiastic coaches and my parents aren’t pushy about anything. I always am trying to improve on something, and I always find a way to have fun with it,” said Bonanno.

Bonanno has had an undefeated season this year, along with her freshman year, and has been seeded first for the District tourna-ment. She has qualified for Districts all four years and qualified for the State tournament last year.

“I think the reason I made it to State was because of my coaches. I have very enthusiastic coaches who told me I could get to State. That encouragement got me there,” said Bonanno.

“Marianne is the ideal student athlete. She works just as hard in the classroom as she does on the court. She is extremely coachable, which is rare for someone as talented as her. She has done great things for the program and inspired many of her teamates and she will be greatly missed,” said coach Mrs. Chrissy Hall.

Not only has Bonanno achieved for Northmont, but she has also succeeded in Europe. Bonanno traveled to Europe through People to People’s sports program, where she took first place in singles and doubles in the British tournament and took second place in mixed doubles in the French tour-nament.

“Going to Europe to play tennis was a great experience for me,” said Bonanno. “I met people that love tennis, and I found out that they lived near me, so after the trip we would hit together and they helped me get better,” she added.

“She’s definitely the one who’s made me appreciate tennis and she taught me to always be humble,” said junior Amy Yu, who plays first doubles.

“Marianne is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. When she gets on those courts, she’s like Beyonce and Sasha Fierce. A whole new side of her comes out, and that side is vicious,” said junior Aerielle Johnson, who plays third singles.

Bonanno succeeds on the courts, but also in academics. She has a 4.0 grade point

average and is active in many clubs.“I respect all the time and energy that she

not only puts into tennis but also her school work,” said Ms. Karen Beck, assistant tennis coach.

Bonanno is active in Interact Club, Link Crew, Spanish Club and band. She also went to Washington D.C. for a trip due to her high PSAT scores.

“Since I am a senior, this is my last season, and I am going to miss all of the girls. I want to leave behind the drive for the other tennis girls to do better than I did and work as hard as possible,” said Bonanno.

This year Bonanno made top eight in the state, and is the first person in Nothmont history to go to State for tennis two years

in a row.

It started off as an e-mail to Seventeen Magazine about body image and “real girls” in sports. What senior Abbey Pilgrim didn’t know is that it would turn into a whole page spread of her posing in the exercise section.

“When I found out I was going to be in Seventeen, it was exciting. I got a trip to New York from it, and my whole family went with me,” said Pilgrim.

Pilgrim was featured in the August issue of “Seventeen” Magazine. She got involved with it through an ad on Seventeen’s website wanting articles and models. This particular article that Pilgrim submitted to the magazine was about how girls’ bodies change and how it affects their sports.

In New York, Pilgrim drove to Brooklyn where the shoot was in Prostpect Park.

“The shoot took about 10 1/2 hours, and they paid for us to stay in a hotel. There are six yoga poses in the magazine, and we shot each one a couple of times to get the best one for the magazine,” said Pilgrim. “They had me

in their clothes, which was a sports bra and spandex shorts. It was freezing the day of the shoot, too, so they had me wrapped in a blanket when we were waiting to take the photos,” she said.

“They were looking for real girls in sports. There was the swimmer, basketball player, et cetera. I was the cheerleader,” said Pilgrim.

“My article talked about how I broke my back in middle school due to years of tum-bling and had to go through lots of physical therapy,” said Pilgrim.

“I really wanted it to be about how girls’ bodies change and fill out and there is nothing you can do about it. It’s normal. They shouldn’t resort to drastic diets, eating disorders, et cetera to try and be tiny again. It’s something I have seen a lot of gymnasts and tumblers go through. Suddenly they grow, and it throws off all of their timing and skills. They aren’t the same as before, and it bothers them. But it shouldn’t. We should be proud of our curves!” said Pilgrim.

The August issue, however, did not con-tain her article, just pictures of Pilgrim doing flexible poses to stretch and work out.

“My article wasn’t put in, but I think the

reason I was chosen for that photo shoot was because I sent pictures of myself doing a needle, which is a cheer stunt where you put your leg straight up behind your head,” said Pilgrim.

Pilgrim was the Cheerleading of America national tumbling champion in 2005 and graduated from John Casablanca’s modeling school when she was a freshman.

“I was just very advanced and talented in tumbling. I signed up for an individual com-petition in power tumbling; when I went to nationals with my cheer team in sixth grade, I won!” said Pilgrim enthusiastically.

The tumbling over the years caused a stress fracture which led to her back slipping out of place. From this she found a career she wants to pursue.

“I started volunteering at Kettering Sports Medicine Center after I went there for all of my therapy because I liked it,” said Pilgrim. “I want to be a physical therapist now for sports injuries,” she explained.

All these experiences Pilgrim has had became the inspiration for her article and pictures, which led to her spot in “Seventeen.” Not many people can say that during their

senior year they were in a nationally viewed

magazine, but Abbey Pilgrim can.

Bonanno takes eighth in State tournament

Pilgrim poses in Seventeen

Senior Abbey Pilgrim gets her makeup done for her photo shoot. She was featured doing yoga poses.

Photo by: Abbey Pilgrim

Photo by: Lyndsay Boyd

Senior Marianne Bonanno serves in her first match at State. She placed in the top eigth in the state.

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