Issue 9 - North Canton City Schools - sparcc

Remembering a legacy:
VIEWS
Acknowledging Dick Hemric’s record
March 24, 2006
Hoover High School • North Canton, OH
Vol. 56 • No. 9
t h e v i k i n
g
Cafeteria
Changes:
New registers
increase
efficiency
Entertaining
Websites
Television temptation
•Students’ favorite shows
•Benefits of DVR and TiVO
•Competition of channels
•Negative ratings for news shows

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Letter from the Editor
With spring finally upon us, talk of spring break
vacations and the sound of flip-flops fill the air. As we
on the Viking Views Staff plan our senior issue, it has
become especially apparent that the end of the year
is rapidly approaching.
With all the change that comes with the spring
season, it’s should come as no surprise that our school
is continuing to make improvements. Turn to the news
section to learn the details of the new cafeteria system
just implemented this week.
In order for our school district to continue its
“excellence,” a levy is up for a vote in May. Information
on this can also be found in the news section. With so
much going on in the community and the world, we tried
The Viking Views Staff
Editor-in-chief Steffany Bagnolo
Managing Editors Kaci Lapp • Shannon Pifer • Katie Rojek
Copy Editors Miranda Oberholzer • Rebecca Paasch • Kaley Smitley
News Editors Mike Howes • Rebekkah Rubin • Tammy Williams
Features Editors Kristy Ferruccio • Brian Hines
Sports Editors Rachel Bouer • Dominic Garrini • Tyler Drake
Scene Editors Nathan Floom • Ashley Fogle • Kevin Zieber
Opinion Editors Jacob Brown • Ashley Kline • Aaron Miller
Focus Editors Rachel Bosyj • Katie Sponseller • James Williams
In Brief Jessica Crofford
Trends KT Bello
Poll Melissa Reynolds
In the Spotlight Rebecca Mohr
Calendar Emily Boardman
Sports Briefs Pat Brady
Photo Editors Dan Boyer • Julie Saternus • Sarah Tharp
Art Editors Kellen Safreed • Derek Quinn • Logan Wern
Web Editor Justin Fryer
Viking Views Extra Erik Long
Business Manager Brittnie Viscounte
Store Manager Amy Robenstine
Advertising Design Josh Gory
Circulation Manager Ali Hicks
Public Relations Kelsey Stults
Adviser Ms. Pam McCarthy
The Viking Views
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a new layout to bring you as much news as possible.
Check out pages 10 and 11 for information on the
students traveling to our sister school, Bay High School,
in addition to many other current events.
While some students are navigating the ruins of
Mississippi, other kids are navigating cyber space. Flip
to the features section to read about interesting and
popular websites.
Continuing the theme of technology, this issue’s indepth
explores the mysteries of television. Learn about
the biggest TV hits, TiVo/DVR and the popularity of news
shows.
Check out the sports section for details of the
successful girls basketball season.
With the completion of winter sports, spring sports are
quickly taking over the athletic scene. A preview of these
spring sports can also be found in the sports section.
With so much going on, it’s no wonder that the school
year is passing by so quickly. So we at the Viking Views
hope you enjoy this issue…after all, we only get to
produce two more!
KRISTY FERRUCCIO
Steffany Bagnolo, Shannon Pifer, Katie Rojek and Kaci Lapp take
a break during newspaper late night.
Editorial Policy
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editors make content decisions independently of the school’s staff and administration,
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review or restraint in both principle and practice.
Letters to the editor are accepted and encouraged. Letters must be signed, but,
upon request, they may be published anonymously at the discretion of the staff. The
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Letters that exhibit a blatant disregard for such standards will not be considered for
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The Viking Views takes all measures possible to make a clear distinction between fact
and opinion in all news printed.
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-The Editors

contents
CONTENTS
NEWS
4 new cafeteria system
6 levy
7 township change
7 prom fashion show
9 senator oelslager
10 news update
12 cartoon controversey
FEATURES
14 websites students visit
17 weight loss update
OPINION
20 editorials
FOCUS
21 tv hits
22 Tivo/ DVR
23 tv competition
24 news shows
ON THE COVER
Junior Sarah Tharp watches
“The Colbert Report” in
her downtime.
PHOTO BY DEREK QUINN
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20th century fox/ used
with permission
courtesy of dick hemric
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SCENE
30 movie reviews
31 cd reviews
SPORTS
34 girls basketball
35 dick hemric’s scoring record
36 spring preview
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Senior Abbey Lindeman, Mrs. Tina Cindea,
Ms. Carol Couch and senior Tommy Jeffcott
pose during the 16th annual Hoover High
School Senior Honors Banquet. The banquet
was held at Raintree Country Club March 14
to honor the top 25 students in the class of
2006 and their honored educators.
news in brief
features column
get to know
trends
‘cause it feels so empty without me
livin’ out loud
my view
your views
best letter
letters to the editor
viking virtue
popular views
comic strip
entertainment column
calendar
spotlight
sports updates
sports briefs
game faces
sports captured
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news
NEWS
Change
comes to
cafeteria
New system
expected to
improve efficiency
Kelsey Stults
Staff Writer
Talking with friends, eating lunch and
enjoying the 30 minutes a day that are
schoolwork-free is the highlight of the
day for many high school students. The
only thing that may intrude on that perfect
cafeteria experience are those pesky lines
that seem to continuously plague the
cafeteria. But Hoover’s Food Service is
tackling that problem head on.
According to Mrs. Carol Dannemiller,
Food Service Director, a new program in the
Hoover High School cafeteria began March
23. This program includes two cash registers
with keypads in the regular lunch line and
three in the a la carte line.
“Once we get new machines, students
will get food and will put their five-digit ID
number into the key pad which will be beside
each register,” she said. “The student’s
picture will come up on the screen so no one
else can use their number.”
Dannemiller also notes that the snack bar
will still be cash only and that cash can still
be used in the regular and a la carte lines.
Checks made payable to Hoover High
School cafeteria can be sent with students
in the morning, or mailed to the high school,
with the student’s name on the info line,
according to Dannemiller. The money will
then be entered into the students’ accounts.
Many freshmen still have accounts
that will roll over from the middle school,
according to Dannemiller. Freshman,
sophomore and junior accounts will roll
over from year to year with their remaining
balance at the end of each year.
According to Mr. Todd Tolson, business
director, seniors’ accounts will be handled
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JULIE SATERNUS
differently at the end of the year.
“If seniors have a remaining balance, they
will be issued a refund in the form of a check
at the end of the year,” he said.
Tolson sees this as a good opportunity
for all involved.
“From the food service’s standpoint,
they hope it will help the efficiency of the
lines…” he said. “One important thing [to
note] is that as we’re going into an operating
levy, this is being funded by the food service,
not us.”
Junior Romulus Mihalteanu sees faster
lines as key to a successful lunchtime
experience.
“When they added the extra register in
the regular lunch line, compared to before, it
goes a lot faster…” he said. “I think [the new
system] is a good idea, but in the beginning,
I think little things will slow it down.”
Dannemiller agrees that there will be an
adjustment period.
“We just hope that once everyone is
familiar with it, the lines will go a lot faster,”
she said.
Tolson has high hopes for the system
going into Hoover, based on previous
experiences with the system.
“We’ve begun to use these systems in
various buildings in the district and foresee
no problems with it in the high school,” he
said.
ERIK LONG
•(Left) Cafeteria worker Debbie
Holman practices with the new
cash register in the a la carte
line. (Below) Senior Mike Wiley
types in his student ID as he
checks out his lunch. The new
lunch line opened March 23.
One setback that Dannemiller
finds possible is parent and student
participation.
“I don’t know how many will pre-pay,
but if they do, it’ll be a lot easier for the
cashiers,” she said.
One parent that plans to participate is Dr.
Marcie Grosbeck, mother of senior Shaina
Hecht and sophomore Leah Hecht. She said
that she would definitely use her daughters’
accounts for their lunch money.
“If I loaded money into their accounts
for lunch, then I know they are spending it
on their lunches in the cafeteria and not on
something else,” she said.
In addition to parents’ ability to add
money into the accounts, according to
Dannemiller, there is a way for parents to
be able to see what their children are buying
for lunch.
“We can give [parents] a print out of what
their students eat if they call and ask, but
generally we feel that in high school students
are able to make their own decisions,” she
said.
Once cashiers, students and parents are
used to the system, Mihalteanu is optimistic
about this change.
“After the period of adjustment, it will
really work great.” v

It’s 11a.m.
Do your parents know what you’re eating
Rebecca Mohr
Staff Writer
You are standing in the lunch line holding
your food. The peanut butter and jelly
sandwich that you are holding looks great,
and you cannot wait to eat it. You type in
your code and the new computerized lunch
system pops up and shows your picture on
the screen. The cafeteria lady deducts the
price of your food from your account and
you go walk along your way. Suddenly
the screen shows that you are not allowed
to eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
you just tried to buy. What do you do now
How did the computer know that you were
not allowed to have peanut butter
In some schools across the nation, the
electronic lunch system that is starting in
Hoover High School is going to the next
level. Parents and guardians can now control
what their child eats at lunch. They can
place restrictions to prevent him or her from
buying the item.
Some students at Hoover High School
both agree and disagree with the system that
is being put in other schools.
“I would probably eat healthier, but I do
not think that my mom would have very
many restrictions on my meals,” junior Katy
Herman said.
This may be the case for Herman, but for
junior Courtney Rinehart, she would still eat
the same way that she always does now.
“My mom would definitely put restrictions
on my lunch,” Rinehart said. “The only thing
that I personally would change is eating
cookies on Tuesdays.”
Herman said that she “would find a way
or have a friend buy lunch for her if her
mom did choose to cut something out of
her lunch.”
“Even if kids would have restrictions on
their lunch, they would find a way around
it. They always do,” Rinehart said.
Sophomore Jenn Branch agrees that
students would go around the system to eat
what they wanted.
“I think that the whole system is better
for the elementary school kids to get a better
idea of what to eat,” Branch said. “High
school kids have to learn how to deal with
their actions. Eating lunch is something that
should not be taken away.”
Rinehart agrees with Branch.
“Elementary school kids do not know
what is healthy for them and for allergies, it
would be great,” Rinehart said. “If a child had
a peanut butter allergy and they forgot, the
parents could step in and protect them.”
“The system would also help elementary
school kids learn how to eat healthy,”
Rinehart said. “If kids start to eat healthier,
then we can start to help future problems.”
Overall, the electronic lunch payment
system will help with the lunch line
problems, but if the school starts to go too
far and lets parents choose what their high
school students eat for lunch, things may
be a problem.
“I’m responsible for lunch and if my
mom put restrictions on my lunch I would
find a way around it,” Herman said.v
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Levy garners support
Kevin Zieber
Staff Writer
It has been more than five years since
North Canton voters passed the last
school operating levy, and according
to Treasurer Todd Tolson, with help
from a slew of figures and statistics, the
district will need to make major cuts should
the 6.5-mill levy voters will be asked to
approve May 2 fail.
The organization working to pass this
levy – the Citizens Supporting Excellence
in Education – met Mar. 1 to discuss the
accomplishments of past levies and express
the need for the new levy.
The levy is mainly a non-wage and benefits
concern, meaning that it will not affect
teacher wages, but instead will be focused
on funding things
like textbooks,
t e c h n o l o g y ,
building supplies,
library materials
and field trips.
A new levy
would yield $4
million in funding, necessary to keep not
only the prestige and excellence of the
school district up, but also to keep the
property and house values within the district
high and rising. In essence, to keep people
coming into the community, the schools
must be supported by taxpayer dollars, say
supporters.
“I get calls from parents moving into
Parts of Plain to become Hoover Twp.
Rebecca Paasch
Staff Writer
An extra $40,000 may stay in the
pockets of North Canton each year
thanks to a proposal from City
Council. According to councilman-at-large
Jim Repace, this will be accomplished
by North Canton’s separation from Plain
Township, and the formation of a new
township, likely to be named Hoover
Township.
“The question was why we were paying
taxes to Plain Township when we could
be keeping it our own town,” Repace said.
“Roughly $40,000 will stay right here in
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the area and their number one criteria is the
school system,” Peggy McClain, Director of
Curriculum for North Canton City Schools
said. “It’s worth the extra tax dollars to us to
keep our houses at the value they currently
hold.”
The school is already eating into the carryover
balance, which is comprised of excess
funds and charitable donations that have
been collecting for years. If the proposed
levy does not pass, then the carry-over
balance of past levies will continue to wither
to nothing. In the past two school years
alone, the budget reductions have added up
to 30 percent, or a total of $1,774,641 tax
dollars saved, in an attempt to hold onto
the quality of the school district until this
new levy would have a chance to pass. At
the current rate of balance reduction, by the
end of the 2006-
“This community has been through a lot
of changes over the past few years, and
this is an issue that will continue on the
strengths of this community.”
– Mark Cerreta
2007 school year,
the school would
have a balance of
only $85,866.
Not only is the
actual feat of using
levy dollars to their
full potential a task in itself, but the hardest
part of any campaign is bolstering support.
Spearheading the campaign are parents Mark
and Lauri Cerreta, co-chairs of the Citizens
Supporting Excellence in Education. Mark
Cerreta believes that the strength in the
campaign lies in honesty with regard to what
it actually entails.
“We want to be open and honest with
North Canton.”
He said that the only other change will be
that North Canton residents will no longer be
able to vote for Plain Township trustees.
“There’s really no reason to be voting for
them—the trustees can’t represent any North
Canton resident anyways,” Repace said.
Council President Doug Foltz told the
Canton Repository that one benefit of the
change will be the reduction of yard signs at
campaign time, since trustee and clerk signs
will no longer be needed.
The many things that will not change
include township lines and school districts,
as councilman Doug Lane told the
a lot of respect and integrity on this entire
campaign,” Cerreta said. “The people of this
community are very intelligent people –they
will see that there is a need for this to pass
now, not later.”
As for the actual process of recruiting
helpers to support the levy, the Citizens
Supporting Excellence in Education has
laid the foundation for what should be a
successful campaign. Every attempt is being
made to reach out to any and all from the
community willing to help with the cause.
Several volunteer committees are currently
forming to help enlighten and sway voters.
Committees such as callers, sign committees
and even a committee aimed at meeting with
kindergarteners and their parents will be
utilized in pushing for just one more vote
of “Yes” to Issue 3.
The Citizens Supporting Excellence in
Education are even hoping to reach and
excite teens about the prospects of a new
operating levy. They hope that those high
school students over 18 will exercise their
rights and show up at the polls come May
2.
“The student body just needs to realize
that this is ultimately for their benefit,”
McClain said.
The committee is hopeful that support
will be felt from the students and community
in a combined effort to pass this new levy.
“This community has been through a lot
of changes over the past few years, and this
is an issue that will continue on the strengths
of this community,” Cerreta said. •v
Repository.
“If you are in Plain Local Schools now,
you’ll remain there,” Lane said.
Repace added that services like road
maintenance will not change providers. If
a resident’s roads are currently cleared by
Plain Twp., it will stay that way, regardless
of whether or not he or she attends North
Canton schools.
The Stark County commissioners, who
will be presented with the proposal by
North Canton’s law director, will be asked
to establish the new township after a 30 day
period. However, this is largely a formality,
Repace said. •v

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Red Carpet
Premiere
Hoover’s Prom Fashion Show
n(1) Senior Molly Moldovan shows off her
white dress. (2) Senior Cory Fleischman
tilts his glasses to the audience. (3) Senior
Andrew Armour models his suit. (4) Seniors
Kavita Betkerur and Josh Nettleton enjoy
a moment together. (5) Senior Gina DePietro
annonces the next models. (6) Junior
Liz Porter stikes a pose. (7) Senior Deandra
Heithoff whispers in Stephen Soni’s ear
while posing. This took place March 7.
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Rep. Oeslager visits art council
Kaley Smitley
Staff Writer
Hoover High School has been chosen
as one of 10 schools in Ohio to participate
in Youth Arts Day March 29. Due to this
distinction, State Legislature Representative
Scott Oelslager visited Hoover on March 6.
Oelslager gave a speech about his affiliation
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with the arts in Ohio, viewed a PowerPoint
presentation compiled by Hoover artists
and participated in a question-and-answer
session.
The missions of Arts Day and the
accompanying Governor’s Awards for the
Arts are to create appreciation of the arts in
Ohio and to support greater funding for the
arts in Ohio. Rep. Oelsager’s visit provided
an opportunity for the Hoover Youth Arts
Council to lobby for this financial support
on a grassroots level.
Many Hoover artists are worried about the
lack of support for the fine arts curriculum.
“There’s always the threat that art
classes might just disappear,” senior AP art
student Nick Jensen said. “Like last year,
for instance, we were supposed to have an
art technology class and the funding just fell
by the wayside.”
Jensen currently spends about four
periods a day in the art room. He hopes
to become a professional animator after
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Fellow AP art student Ashley Waldorff
concurs. Waldorff, a recent Gold Key
winner for her artwork, feels that the
lack of funding for art classes is already
apparent.
“Already we share classes – we don’t
even have our own room,” Waldorff said.
Both feel that fine arts are an essential for
a high school curriculum.
“It’s necessary in developing as a wellrounded
person. The way you apply your
visual arts skills is invaluable,” Jensen
said.
Senior AP artist Mary Benedetto feels
that many undermine art as a mere hobby.
“It’s a living. People have a living through
art. Just because people are interested in
science, math, and English doesn’t mean
someone won’t be interested in art,”
Benedetto said.
Rep. Oelslager has a long history of
art involvement himself. Growing up in
Warner, Pa., his father managed a school
auditorium that often featured traveling
Broadway shows. He began to appreciate
art early.
“The arts literally surround us every day
of our lives,” Oelslager said.
While a staunch promoter of the arts,
Oelslager failed to have the answer to any
of the burning questions issued by the Arts
Council.
Jensen thought Oelslager was “vague and
unresponsive.”
“I don’t think he even thought about it
before he was asked the questions…He
talked mostly on the importance of math and
science in an event specifically designed for
art,” Jensen said.
Governor Taft has recently proposed a
new bill requiring Ohio high school students
to take four years of math and science as part
of his plan to enrich those subject areas. This
would arguably limit the amount of fine arts
courses a student would be able to fit into
their schedule.
“Ohio historically has been one of the
best states in funding for the arts,” Oelslager
said in his speech.
Currently, less than one twentieth of
one percent of Ohio’s state budget is for
the arts. •v
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Economic Prosperity
“We had
the microeconomics
packed
down
because
we knew
it well, but
we had just
started
learning
macroeconomics.”
– Ming
Hwang
(Right) Advanced
Placement
Economics
classes pose
underneath
the money tree
at the Federal
Reserve Bank
in downtown
Cleveland.
Mrs. Rashmi Chopra’s Advanced Placement
Economics classes recently competed in
an Ohio Economics Challenge. The yearly
competition was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland. Hoover sent three teams.
“It was a test on students’ ability to understand
micro which is the interaction between small individual
businesses, and macro economics, which is the interaction
of world economics,” senior Ming Hwang said.
According to senior Mary Benedetto, there were three
rounds of testing. The first two were individual testing
about economics and the last one was testing the whole
team. In the end, the scores were combined to determine
their place overall.
“I felt prepared well being that we only had the first
semester of economics. We had the micro-economics
packed down because we knew it well, but we had just
started learning macro-economics,” Hwang said.
To prepare for this competition students took practice
tests and they had to read extra chapters in the text. A
study session was also held. The team of seniors James
Hwang, Amy Liu and Mary Benedetto placed fifth out
of 26 teams.
“It was really fun because we had never gone before.
It was enjoyable to meet kids from other school although
it would have been better if we had known more of the
material we didn’t know,” Benedetto said.
–Tammy Williams
Movie Mania
The cheapest place to go for a
date has been Movies 4 for
many years. Now that is not
the case. Movies 4 closed down on
Feb. 25 due to the landlord’s refusal
to renew the lease. Fortunately for
all the discount-seekers, Movies 10
has been turned into part discount
movies and part regular movies. On
one side of the theater
there are six
discounted
m o v i e s
that range
from $1 to a
$1.50 on the
weekends; the
other side has
four that range
from $4.50 to
$8.00 depending
on viewing time.
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Congress Conquests
Planning a budget may not
sound as exciting as a trip
to the museum, but students
found it just as enjoyable.
AP U.S. Government students
traveled, Feb. 3, to The University of
Akron to be in a mock Congress.
Mr. Glenn Cummings, AP U.S.
Government teacher, said every
spring, students have the opportunity
to attend trips such as these.
“For the past three years, the students
have dealt with the national budget and
how it is put together,” he said.
Cummings felt that this was a
good experience for his classes.
“It lets the students work with
people from different schools, which
is something that they don’t normally
get to do,” he said.
Cummings said he was impressed
with the way his students represented
Hoover during the day.
“They...were very vocal,” he said. “They
got along well with the other students, but
were forceful in their opinions.”
Junior Kate Pakenham said she
enjoyed speaking for her group.
“I was surprised because it
interested me and I was a bigger part
of the decision-making in our group
than I thought I would be,” she said.
The task for the students was to
decide on different plans to help the
national government’s budget.
“Basically, we planned a budget
for the U.S. – either to have a surplus
or keep the country out of debt,”
Pakenham said.
Junior Erik Kennelly said the
budget idea was a good one.
“It was an opportunity for us to
see how the government operates on a
daily basis and just to see what issues
they deal with,” he said.
In all, students enjoyed the trip.
“It was beneficial because it made
me more knowledgeable about the
economy,” Pakenham said.
–Amy Robenstine
PHOTO COURTESY OF RASHMI CHOPRA

Broadcasting at Bay High School
For the past seven months
people have been watching the
news about recovery efforts
after the devastation in the southern
states from Hurricane Katrina. This
weekend, nine Hoover students will
travel to Bay St. Louis, Miss. to cover
the story.
For one week, six video production
students, two broadcast students, one
newspaper student and two instructors
will be staying with Shawn and
Casey Kelly’s family to write stories
and produce a documentary on the
recovery process.
The students are making the 20-
hour trip in an RV equipped with
editing and production equipment to
allow them to tape, edit and produce
documentary while on the road.
“We have a really hard-working
group going down. They are going
to work tirelessly through writing,
shooting and editing rotations and
make a really great documentary,”
video production adviser Mr. Tom
Wilson said.
The group expects to have most
of the work done before coming back
to Ohio.
Senior broadcast student Brittany
Wasko believes this will be the most
challenging aspect of the trip.
“I am nervous because we have to
write the script quickly and then edit
and produce it on the RV on the way
back,” she said. “It’s going to be a
very quick turnaround.”
Although the trip is going to be a
lot of work, senior video production
PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA WILSON
student Nicole Little is excited to
go.
“It’s going to be a really good
opportunity because we get to
experience firsthand what’s going on
down there,” she said.
Wasko is also interested in meeting
new people and listening to what they
have to say.
“I’m looking forward to meeting
people who have been through the
trauma and not just learning about it
through the news,” she said.
For Josh Gross, senior and video
production student, the trip is more
career-based.
“We’re going to find out what
an actual on-location type shoot is
actually like. I’m going to get great
experience in the field I want to
pursue,” he said.
Wilson agrees that this is the
“ultimate opportunity” for students.
“They get to use the skills they
have been learning for the past two
years in a real-life situation,” he
said. “Even though we have a very
realistic environment here, nothing
can simulate the cultural experience
they are going to undergo.”
The documentary is going to cover
the sister school students and staff
members at Hoover have been raising
funds for all year.
“We’re going to try focusing on
Bay High School and how they had
to restructure after the hurricane hit,”
Wasko said.
Students are going to talk to
students and teachers and see how the
hurricane has affected them and then
go into the community and listen to
what they have to say.
“We want to see how this tragedy
has affected the learning environment
for the students and staff and how the
community has come together to build
new lives and what changes they have
had to make,” Wasko said.
Overall, students and advisers
are hoping the documentary will
accurately display the experiences of
the people in Bay St. Louis.
“I’ve heard that the TV and news
stations never really tell the real
story of the people in these type of
situations, so we really want to make
a human interest story that encourages
people to continue helping the relief
efforts,” Wilson said.
– Rachel Bosyj
Culinary
Contest
(Bottom left)
Tents set up in
Bay St. Louis,
Miss., as temporary
refuge for
the citizens.
(Below) Dishes
on display after
being prepared
at the culinary
competition.
It takes more than a pinch of salt to create the perfect
recipe, and nobody knows that better than the culinary
arts juniors who went to
competition March 3 at the
RG Drage Career Center
in Massillon.
“The hardest part of
competition is getting
r e a d y, ” L e A n n
Woods, a student
who competed,
said.
Danielle Smith,
another junior who
competed agrees.
“Also, the time limit
makes [competition] hard.
It’s especially difficult to
work around everyone’s work
space, even though we have assigned
spaces.”
Although no one from Hoover won, the students all
agreed that going to the competition was fun.
Woods and Smith both said that making the food and
trying new things was one of the parts they liked best.
Culinary arts teacher Mrs. Campos said that competition
provides a chance to improve.
“No matter what happens, you learn from it,” Campos
said. “They have to work hard and be dedicated to
win.”
– Emily Boardman
PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNIE CAMPOS
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Cartoons cause worldwide controversy
Kevin Zieber
Staff Writer
Over the past two months, riots ignited
by a series of Danish cartoons
depicting the prophet Muhammad
with a turban representative of a bomb have
enraged Islamic extremists and caused not
only protests, but also fatalities and a general
civil unrest in the Middle East.
The violence has been escalating for
more than five weeks now, progressively
becoming more and more deadly, beginning
with the burning of the Danish embassy in
Syria Feb. 5. So far, the total number of dead
and wounded is vague at best. In Pakistan
alone there have been at least
11 deaths, but as for the toll
abroad, experts believe it is too
early to tell.
Dispute still rages on the
exact cause and rationale behind
extremists’ outrage. While
many believe that the cartoons
themselves have inspired these
acts of terror, Akron Beacon
Journal cartoonist Chip Bok
offers a different motive.
“ T h e y [ t h e c a r t o o n s ]
didn’t create that stir; it was
orchestrated,” Bok said.
As the number of casualties
continues to climb, many
are uncertain just what is so
offensive about the cartoons.
How can the public be expected to fully
understand the violence and uproar caused
by these cartoons if the cartoons themselves
are hidden away in the bowels of the Internet
Bok not only advocates actively seeking the
cartoons for one’s personal understanding,
but also suggests that newspapers re-print
the now infamous Muhammad cartoons.
“Since it’s become such a big story, it’s
perfectly legitimate to show what is the basis
of the story,” Bok said.
Some papers have refused to run the
cartoons, citing sensitivities in the Muslim
community. The main problem facing
the newspaper industry with regard to
the cartoons, however, is the threat of
physical violence and harm to newspaper
employees.
“To say that they [the newspapers] are
concerned about sensitivities is a cover to
say that they’ve been intimidated,” Bok
said.
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HANNAH ALLAM/KRT
The threat of physical harm is constantly
looming for cartoonists and other members
of the newspaper community. While it is
hard to say why these cartoons were drawn,
Bok suggests that a cartoon’s potential to
offend is not always at the forefront of a
cartoonist’s mind.
“I don’t draw the cartoon to offend, but
I don’t let the fact that it might offend keep
me from drawing it,” said Bok, in a personal
take on the point of view of the Danish
cartoonist.
While cartoonists like Bok are less
concerned about sensitivities and more
concerned with freedoms and expression,
many prominent members of the Muslim
community have opposing viewpoints. This
does not mean, however, that prominent
Muslims in any way condone the violence
that is a reaction to the cartoons. In fact,
many of the Muslim community’s more
powerful members are denouncing the
violence. One of Lebanon’s top Sunni
clerics, Mohammad Rashid Qabani, urged
Muslims to show restraint.
“We don’t want the expression of our
condemnation [of the cartoons] to be used by
some to portray a distorted image of Islam,”
Qabani said.
The violence had reached fever pitch in
February when there was at least one death
every day in a different country.
“It’s ludicrous the point that they are
taking it to,” said Hoover junior Madhav
Chopra. “What you don’t have in these
countries is the freedom of expression. The
cartoons, in combination with the ignorance
of the population of these countries, are
being used as a manipulative tool to throw
people into a frenzy,” Chopra said.
As to why some prominent Muslims are
denouncing the violence, it seems to be a
matter of principle.
“I think that some Muslim leaders
understand that there are natural rights of
man and that freedom of speech must be
respected,” Chopra said.
The issue has also been addressed by
the world’s largest and most influential
Islamic body, the 57-nation Organization
of the Islamic Conference. The organization
released a statement that said, “Overreactions
surpassing the limits of peaceful
democratic acts…are dangerous
and detrimental to the efforts to
defend the legitimate case of the
Muslim world.” In essence, the
few extremists are making the
entire Muslim population look
unfounded.
Although many powerful
M u s l i m s a r e u rg i n g t h e
community not to be violent, it
has not quelled the extremists,
as thousands of Danish citizens
are being urged to take extreme
caution and get out of the Middle
East any way possible. The
Danish Foreign Ministry issued a
statement urging all of its citizens
to avoid the most populous
Muslim nation, Indonesia.
“Concrete information indicates that
an extremist group wishes to actively seek
out Danes in protest for the publication
of the Prophet Mohammad cartoons,” the
statement said.
The effects of the cartoons are being felt
in every corner of Denmark. They even had
an effect on the Olympics, as plainclothes
guards escorted the Danish team during the
opening ceremonies.
Now that it seems there is little hope of
appeasement, the West can only hope for
a peaceful solution to arise in the days to
come.
The cartoons can be seen in their entirety at
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004413.
• Students at Cairo University discuss a
campus display, Feb. 28, that protests the
controversial caricatures of the prophet
Mohammad that first appeared in a Danish
newspaper.

in brief
Jessica Crofford
DAN BOYER
• The following students scored above
100 on the American Mathematics
Competition (AMC) test and qualified for
Round #2: Rachel Bouer, Karin
Case, Bill Flaherty, Andrew
Glaws, Nicole Hess, Al LaFleur,
Amy Liu, Dan Merz, Jay
Ramsey and Kyle Roshak.
• The chess team took first place March
4 at the Canton Scholastic Chess League
Championship tournament. Shizuyo
Ichikawa had four wins and Ben
Hazen and Nick Sousaris had
three wins and one draw each. The team
competed in the state tournament March
18-19.
• Choir Spring Fling is March 26
from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at The Fairways of
North Canton. The cost is $7 per person.
• REACH students will travel to see
the opera “Turandot” March 29.
• The following Teen Institute members
are involved with first grade visitations
at Greentown Elementary aimed
at teaching kids about the negative
impact of drugs: Molly Price, Jen
Reink, Matt Spencer, Kaley
Smitley, Hannah Harris, Kaitlyn
LeBlanc, Annie Abrahante,
Whitney Dunne, Lisa
Werwinkski, Bryan Herman, Ali
Hicks, Mandy Denniss, Kathryn
Royer, Tricia Harris and Kelly
Price.
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•An animal handler from Animal
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freshmen students.
• Student Council’s Cookies for
Katrina bake sale raised a total of
$721.76.
• A Making College and Career
Count presentation will be given to
seniors April 7 in Hoover Hall. The
presentation will help students set and
achieve personal goals, manage finances
and avoid credit card debts, manage
time and set priorities in college and job
settings, build critical skills and choose
an appropriate career path by evaulating
strengths, interests and the future job
market.
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a baked good at the Cookies for Katrina
• The North Canton Lions Club Juried
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Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches
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features
FEATURES
a few
keystrokes
away from fun
Suffer from boredom Have access to the internet
Here are some websites that are sure to cure you.
Brittnie Viscounte
Staff Writer
Since the introduction of the World Wide Web in the
90s, millions of teenagers have used the Internet for
schoolwork, communication, and entertainment.
“I spend about 24 hours online a week,” junior
David Ruth said. “I [usually go to] forums, Nation States, and
some webcomics, but I also…do my own computer engineering
in my spare time.”
Ruth said he attributes his knowledge of computers to the
amount of time he spends on them.
Sophomore Chessia Stroup said she spends about two or three
hours a week on her computer.
“I just browse for about 20 minutes daily, then when my
computer dies, I quit,” she said, “but I have a Pentium II. Need I
say more”
Stroup said she spends most of her time talking to her friends
and going to www.youtube.com, a website where users can post
and view several videos for free.
“It entertains me to death,” she said.
Junior Karen Zurinsky also spends a lot of her time on
YouTube.
“I cruise around a lot, mainly watching Daisuke Asakura
videos,” she said, “but ‘Ask a Ninja’ is another one of my favorite
things to watch on there.”
Zurinsky also visits www.myspace.com, like many other
Hoover students.
“I just like to check my comments and post bulletins,” Zurinsky
said. “There’s not really much more you can do.”
Stroup thinks social networking sites such as Myspace are
“beats that cannot be stopped.”
“I only have one so that I can read my other friend’s Myspaces,”
Stroup said. “They’re…becoming the most popular things on the
‘Net now. I’ve [heard of] people who use Myspace and blog sites
like weapons against someone they don’t like. It’s harassment,
except on a new level.”
Ruth said he is a member of Myspace but doesn’t use it very
often.
“Actually, the only reason I know I’m a member is because I
get e-mails from Myspace every so often,” Ruth said. “Myspace is
kind of pointless.” V
www.babynamewizard.com/name
voyager
When did your name become popular Though this website is
mainly for couples trying to name their baby, it’s still fun to
find out how popular certain names are. Type in a name, and a
graph will appear showing what years that name was popular in.
Currently, the most popular female name is Emily, and the most
popular male name is Jacob.
To the right is a graph showing the trends for names that begin
with the letter “T.”
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www.theonion.
com
CNN, MSNBC, and FOX
News have nothing on The
Onion, a fake news website
that makes fun of existing
current events or makes its
own “news stories.”
www.fark.com
Fark is another news
website, similar to the
Onion, except the news
stories are real. Only the
headlines are changed to
make them humorous.
www.youtube.com
YouTube is a collection of home videos, short movies, and
music videos that members host. Though anyone can view
these videos, only members can upload and rate them. The
videos are available to be shared and put on other websites.
Below is a popular home video entitled “Urban ninja.” He
currently is jumping off a two-story building.
www.ytmnd.com
Short for “You’re the Man Now Dog,” YTMND is a place
where members can create simple web pages, usually funny
or quirky, with sound and pictures that other users can vote on.
With millions of user-made web pages to visit, it’s not hard to
spend a lot of time at YTMND.
www.googlewhack.com
In contrast to which word appears most on Google, which
word appears only once GoogleWhack claims to be “the
search for ‘the One’.”
www.myheritage.com
To avoid having to type in a long, confusing link, just
click on MyHeritage’s “Find the Celebrity in You!” link
on their homepage. Though you have to sign up to use
this feature, it’s worth it. Upload an image, click “Run
Face recognition!” and get ready to see which celebrity
MyHeritage’s database thinks you and your friends look
like.
Below is senior Aaron Miller and his celebrity look-alike
Paul McCartney.
www.googlefight.com
Which word appears more on Google: headache or aspirin
On GoogleFight.com, it’s easy to find out. Type in two words
and click “Make a fight.” After a short fighting animation,
GoogleFight will tell how many of each word appears on
Google.
Oh, and by the way, “headache” appears 34,500,000 more
times than aspirin, as shown below.
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Weight-loss challenge continues
Two participants continue to drop pounds
Kaci Lapp
Staff Writer
While many teens struggle
with balancing homework
and extracurricular activities,
others face the daily struggle
of balancing a healthy diet and
exercise plan to lose weight
and maintain a fit lifestyle.
Seniors Ashley Fogle and Erik Long
have been working hard for the last two
and a half months to lose weight and
begin living healthier day-to-day.
So far, Fogle claims to have lost 15
pounds, and Long said that his doctor
reported his weight loss to be 28 pounds.
Both admit that living healthier hasn’t
been as easy as they originally thought
it would be.
“Calorie counting and exercise is a
lot to do, and sometimes I just don’t want to
do it,” Long said. “I often want something,
but can’t have it because it has way too
many calories. I love muffins, but a single
muffin is usually more than 400 calories!”
For Fogle, the most difficult part about
getting in shape has been her struggle with
her asthma.
“I’m hoping to lose five to 10 more
pounds, but I can’t push myself too much
because of my asthma,” she admits.
Fogle confessed that she has only been
dieting off and on because she has a habit
of giving in to temptation.
“I’ve found that when I restrict myself, I
crave things,” she said. “I give in here and
there, but I don’t eat any red meat, and I
restrict fish and chicken. I’ve been eating
more vegetables and grain to balance things
out.”
Kidshealth.org maintains Fogle’s
outlook that restricting certain foods is a
bad idea. According the website, banishing
foods really does make you want them
even more. They also suggest that teens not
go “fat-free.”
“You need to have some fat in your
diet to stay healthy, so giving up all fatty
foods all the time isn’t a good idea. The
key to long-term success is making healthy
choices most of the time,” states kidshealth.
org. “If you want a piece of cake at a party,
go for it! But munch on the carrots rather
than the chips to balance it out.”
Mrs. Kathy Wise, the dietician and
nutritionist who spoke with both Fogle and
Long before they decided to change their
eating and exercising habits also suggests
pairing proteins with carbohydrates so
“I give in here and
there, but I don’t
eat any red meat,
and I restrict fish
and chicken. I’ve
been eating more
vegetables and grain
to balance things
out.” -Ashley Fogle,12
that a person can benefit
from the quick energy
carbohydrates provide,
while also benefiting
from the long-lasting
energy that comes with
eating proteins. Fogle
has been taking this
piece of Wise’s advice to
heart, but she and Long
have also found that
they created effective
ways of staying healthy on their own.
“A lot of what [Mrs. Wise] told me, I
already knew. I know what foods are bad
for me, and I know it’s always a choice to
eat what I eat and exercise as little as I do,”
Fogle said.
“[But now] I’m eating healthy, small
meals throughout the day so it fills me up
better so I’m not starving at the end of the
day.”
Long has also developed his own routine,
apart from Wise’s, to lose the weight he
wanted to lose.
“[Mrs. Wise] encouraged me not to lose
weight and just to lose body fat, which I
didn’t agree with. I wanted to lose weight…
[and] I’ve lost 30 pounds so far on my own
plan,” he said. “I weighed 250 [pounds]
when we started…and I didn’t want to stay
at that weight and be muscular, I wanted to
be a much lower number and thin….I plan
to increase my workout so that I can reduce
my body fat.”
Fogle says that little by little her healthy
eating habits are helping her to transform
her lifestyle into a healthier one.
“It’s a really gradual process, but it will
become a lifestyle change if I stick with it,”
she said. “I just hope to live a
healthier lifestyle and have a
healthier body.”
Long refuses to call
his dieting and exercising
experience an “experiment”
or a “lifestyle change.”
Once Long reaches his
goal, he says he will stop
maintaining his current
regimen, but he also says he’s
“I often want
something, but can’t
have it because it
has way too many
calories. I love muffins,
but a single muffin is
usually more than 400
calories!”
-Erik Long,12
learned a lot from the past two and a half
months.
“I won’t continue to count all my
calories after I hit my mark, but I do think
that I will think more about what I eat,” he
admits. “A ‘Big Mac’ doesn’t sound that
great anymore when you discover that it is
half a day’s worth of calories.”
Kidshealth.org has a simple piece of
advice for anyone to remember when he or
she decides to start living a more healthful
life:
“Try to remember that losing weight
isn’t going to make you a better person
– and it won’t magically change your life,”
they confess. “It’s a good idea to maintain
a healthy weight because it’s just that:
healthy.”
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The Pied Pifer
Q
Can a Spring Break be
complete without disaster
Shannon Pifer
When students travel for Spring Break with family or friends,
it’s common to return home tanned, refreshed and ready to
complete the school year. My family has been on our share of
Spring Break trips, but none seem to turn out the way we envision
before departure. Many stories go along with each trip, and though
my family and I look back on them now and laugh, at the time it
was only a disaster to our trip.
The first trip that became disastrous was about five years ago,
to Virginia Beach in April. The first “curse” was arriving to the
hotel only to find it was under construction, which was not told to
us before arriving. The explanation given to us was a recent storm
had torn out the swimming pool and back balconies.
Lucky enough, the next day, we found ourselves at a much
higher scale hotel that had a pool with water, inside. This may
seem strange at a beach in April to be excited about an indoor
pool; however, day three presented itself with snow flurries.
It was a lesson that Ohio is not the only state with completely
unpredictable weather. The afternoon of day three was spent site
seeing and walking the boardwalk to enjoy the view, even in the
cold weather.
On our way back about half a mile from the hotel, my sister
accidentally ran her foot into the back of my mom’s foot. With
our luck, this caused a dislocated toe. At this, the decision was
made to spend the evening playing games and ordering a pizza at
the hotel. It was an enjoyable evening full of laughter. However,
was not what we expected to be doing on our vacation. This only
proves any vacation can be salvaged and even when the trip is wellplanned
things may go wrong. We made the best of the situation
and learned our accident was not something that could have been
prevented. It’s still a memory my family looks back on and laughs
about.
The second trip proved our luck on Spring Break trips to be
bad. After a long flight to the Bahamas, the sun on our faces felt
refreshing. Even stepping out of the airport, the heat hits you and
makes the joy of knowing a beach and pool are near more exciting
than longingly looking at the pictures for weeks before. The next
morning we caught the first bus to the beach. Feeling the scorching
sun that early in the morning, the hotel representatives warned us
of the heat in the afternoon and to be sure to stay hydrated. The real
warning should be how scorching the rays are between lunchtime
and early afternoon.
For lunch, we decided to eat at a restaurant near the beach. To
our surprise, it only took cash. My mom and I left my sister and
dad at the beach while we headed back to the hotel to retrieve some
cash for a real bohemian lunch. Staying at a hotel downtown in the
Bahamas, it’s strongly advised to keep all money in the safe. Well,
the safe wouldn’t open, and it took three hours before returning to the
beach. We found my sister asleep in the sun. She was badly burnt.
May this be a lesson to everyone leaving town for Spring Break
to be careful; the unexpected does happen. The rays south of Ohio
are much stronger and sunscreen should be worn, especially during
the afternoon hours. A sunburn is dangerous and should be taken
seriously. Enjoy the trip, and at all costs try to avoid small accidents,
as my family had to learn the hard way. Maybe it’s luck or maybe
it’s carelessness that caused these things to happen. Hopefully, your
luck will prove to be better and you’ll enjoy the luxury of returning
home tanned and refreshed.
You’ve seen me before: Justin Modugno
Age: 17
Grade: 11
Viking Views: Who do you think the
most overrated celebrity is
Justin Modugno: “Lindsey Lohan.
She’s trashy, but she’s all over the
place.”
VV: Do you have any game systems
JM: “I have a PS2 and a computer. I
mostly use the computer and play ‘World
of WarCraft.’”
VV: What’s your favorite restaurant
JM: “Penn Station. They’ve got the
best subs. I usually get the Chicken
Parmesan. “
V V : W h a t ’ s y o u r s t a n c e o n
environmentalism
JM: ”It’s important. I don’t participate
in anything like that, but I do think it’s
important.”
VV: Are you involved in anything outside
of school
JM: “In school, I did mock trial, but that’s
over now. I work at Fisher’s, though. I
stock frozen food. It’s hot stuff.”
VV: What fictional character do you
most identify with
JM: ”Stewbeef from ‘Their Eyes Were
Watching God.’”
KELLEN SAFREED
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– Kellen Safreed

6
1
. Improves mental well-being
Regular physical activity two to three times a week can
actually improve your mood and your self-esteem, as well
as reduce depression, anxiety and most importantly stress
levels.
•Mike Howes
trends TRENDS
We all know that we should work out, but do we all truly know how beneficial exercise can be to our
lives Physical activity has more benefits then just fat burning and good cardiovascular endurance. So
before shoving the idea of exercising aside and opting for the newest reality show on TV and a bowl of
popcorn on the couch, keep these six benefits in mind.
3
. Helps you sleep
Studies have shown that working out actually helps you
sleep better. Just make sure you allow a few hours between
exercising and bedtime. If you exercise right before you try
to sleep, all of the energy your body is using may keep you
awake.
5
. Boosts your immune system
Since exercising makes your body stronger, increases
circulation of blood and nutrients, and helps flush the body of
toxins, it increases our bodies’ ability to fight diseases.
Duck Brand duct tape is sold in 18 different colors at
hardware stores. Here are some cool things to do with it.
Duck Tape scholarship contest:There is a $6,000
college scholarship given out to the couple that has the best
prom tuxedo and dress made completely out of duct tape.
If you’re interested, go to www.stuckatprom.com for official
game rules. The contest ends June 9.
Duct tape wallet: Make a double-sided layer of duct
tape and fold it in half with the short sides up. Next, tape the
sides together so the wallet is closed. Personalize your wallet
with initials, your favorite color or a trademark.
Duct tape bracelet: Measure your wrist and cut the
duct tape however thick you want your bracelet to be. Create
the double-sided strips of duct tape and place it around your
wrist with duct tape holding it together.
Duct tape cell phone case: Make a double-sided
layer of duct tape big enough to fold around your cell phone.
Fold the layer around your phone and tape it however tight
you want it to be, but leave room for your cell phone to slide
in and out. Next, tape the bottom closed with duct tape.
Decorate the case with markers or duct tape of different
colors.
Reasons Why You Need to be Exercising
Do it Yourself: Duct Tape Toys
Duct tape shoelaces: Cut a
three-foot long strip of duct tape
and fold it in half. Next, cut the
strip in half so you have two
thin strips of double-sided
tape. Cut the tips to make
a smooth edge and lace
through your shoes.
2
. Reduces risk of getting osteoporosis
Because exercising promotes bone formation, working
out may prevent many forms of bone loss that cause
osteoporosis.
4
. Aids in weight loss
Physical activity burns calories every time you do it. While
exercising, your body needs more fuel, which helps substain
life. This causes your body to burn more calories to stay
energized. Even after you finish exercising, your body is still
burning more calories than it was before you began working
out, so you continue to lose weight even after you stop.
6
. Enhances your overall performance
Studies have shown that working out increases your
performance in not only athletics, but the work environment
as well.
•KT Bello
Musical Cellphones
If you ask a normal teenager what he or she cannot live
without, many of them will say music. Many others will say
their cell phone. Now that there are cell phones with MP3
player capabilities, teens can have the best of both worlds.
Here are some musical mobile phones to check out.
Motorola SLVR L7: $199.99* The phone with iTunes
is less than 1/2” thick, comes with 512MB of removable
memory, has a camera with video capture capabilities and
has similar features to an iPod.
Sony Ericsson W600i Walkman: $229.00* This
“Walkman Phone” gives you 256MB of memory that can
be used for music, messages, or pictures taken
with its 1.3MP camera. This phone also
features Bluetooth connectivity, FM radio
and 360° swivel action.
Motorola E815: $99.00* One
of the cheaper music-oriented
phones, it has an MP3 player that
is supported by a memory card,
but it isn’t very user-friendly.
With a 1.3MP camera,
Bluetooth and a 2.2”
screen, this phone is
a good buy.
*Requires a
contract to be
purchased.
•Jessica Crofford
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War
of
the
Networks:
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Desperate Housewives
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Grey’s Anatomy
An
in-depth
look
at the
shows
Hoover
students
love to
watch
and
hate
to
miss
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Real World
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Katie Sponseller
Staff Writer
Did you watch last night’s episode of
“American Idol” on Fox How many of
us can say yes What about “Desperate
Housewives,” “Las Vegas,” or “The O.C.”
The ever-popular evening television shows
seem to spark a conversation everywhere you
go.
“I think it can be a problem with teens if
it’s all they do with their life,” junior Katy
Herman said. Although some teens may have
a problem, Herman believes that it is not
something that is typical of all teens.
“It depends on the lifestyle of the kid. If
they are active and get out a lot, then it’s not a
problem,” Herman said.
Herman, who views numerous shows a
week, feels that they are a good source of
entertainment and something that she can talk
to her friends about.
“They’re really in-depth thinking, but
they’re also really funny,” Herman said. “They
have so much mystery in them and they keep
you on your toes and you don’t know what’s
going to happen until the very end.”
Many of the shows that Herman enjoys
include “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s
Anatomy” and “C.S.I.” But she also finds
that some shows are not as entertaining.
“I don’t like “Survivor” or “Fear Factor.”
It’s not fear, it’s how disgusting you can
be. Or how low will you stoop for however
much money,” Herman said.
Junior Matt Bubp agrees with Herman
that reality television is not his favorite thing
to watch.
“I watch the first couple of weeks of
“American Idol,” when people [are bad], but
then I stop,” Bubp said. “I find them fake.
Some of them claim to be not scripted, when
it’s obvious that they are.”
Even Herman’s mother, Mrs. Ginny
Herman, theater arts teacher, feels that
reality television is not something that is as
entertaining as other shows.
Both Herman and her mother agree that
they don’t watch that type of television
because it doesn’t portray reality at all. Mrs.
Herman explained that a lot of the time
she and her family enjoy the same shows
together and that television has never been a
major problem with her children.
“I’ve raised four kids and I have never
banned them from TV and they have turned
out just fine,” Mrs. Herman said. “If you use
[TV] as a ‘babysitter,’ that’s one thing, but
we watch it as a family.”
Psychology teacher Mrs. Angela Smith
agrees.
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Watch
without
the
Wait
Rachel Bouer
Staff Writer
“American Idol” finale. Tonight. You have to watch it because
you’ve watched every episode this season and you just have to
know what’s going to happen next. You’re excited three days
in advance and that anticipation continues until third period the
morning of the finale. Third period. The announcements are on.
You’re chatting with your friends in math class unaware of the
horrible predicament that you are about to be thrown into. Then
you hear the fateful words: “volleyball practice will be from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight.” “American Idol” starts at 8. No show for
you. Devastation sets in.
This dilemma is frequent for people of all ages who have
busy schedules. With TV’s influence on culture growing by the
minute and busy schedules becoming fashionable, there had to
be change so as to avert this collision. This change came through
TiVo, an addition to cable service, and DVR, a part of cable
service from many cable companies. These services have a
wide range of abilities, like recording TV shows, rewinding live
broadcasts, and recording entire seasons.
Junior Kate Pakenham said she appreciates the convenience
of having DVR.
“I am so busy so [with DVR] I can watch shows that I’m
addicted to,” she said.
Sophomore Brian Vasquez said his hectic schedule kept him
from watching his favorite TV shows, as well.
“Before we got TiVo, I’d had too much homework and I
hadn’t gotten to see ‘Lost,’ which is my favorite show, in a long
time,” he explained.
Pakenham said that having DVR helped her with her
homework load.
“Now I don’t have an excuse not to do my homework. Without
DEREK QUINN
Teens have access
to their favorite
shows anytime
the distraction of TV shows, I can work a lost faster,” she said.
Mrs. Angela Smith said that having DVR also lessened the
time she spent watching television.
“[When I first got it], I was really excited because I could fast
forward through commercials,” she said.
Vasquez said he agreed. He said that with DVR, one can
watch more shows per night and only “see the good parts.”
In addition to only having to watch the “good parts” of shows,
sophomore Sahiba Gill said that having DVR has helped her
watch shows that she’s interested in.
“Now that I have DVR, I watch more of what I actually want
to watch whereas before I just watched whatever was on,” she
said.
However, freshman Jon Paasch said his biggest problem
before he got TiVo was that he had a hard time being home to
watch his favorite shows.
“With TiVo, I’m not going insane trying to get to the TV and
be there on time,” he said.
Conversely, Gill said that she “went crazy” when she first got
DVR.
“I was really excited [when we first got it.] I went crazy
recording whole series of random shows and things I never end
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Cable T.V.
Josh Gory
Staff Writer
Competition
Today, teens have a myriad of entertainment available at their
fingertips: the Internet, cell phones, radio (both broadcast and
digital), ipods and mp3s, DVDs, and, of course, cable TV.
Cable TV boasts several channels and features such as On
Demand and radio TV stations. According to Cabletelevision
Advertising Bureau, cable has traditionally dominated children’s
viewing, yet it is now taking over teens’ viewing as well.
Rachel Tharp, freshman, said she generall watches cable
channels like Discovery Health and MTV. Kirsten Riley,
sophomore, said she mostly watches ABC Family, Lifetime, The
Food Network, and WB. Three out of the four aforementioned
channels are cable channels. Crystal Olsen, sophomore, said her
favorite channel is E!, also a cable channel.
This trend presents a dilemma for Network TV since, according
to Media Life Magazine, network TV ratings have dropped in most
demographics, “but the declines are most pronounced for teens.”
Nielsen (the world’s foremost rating service) ranks “WWE
Wrestling” and “Spongebob Squarepants” as the highest rating
shows on cable television. Junior Matt Reynolds watches wrestling
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and said that he watches it “mostly with friends.” Many people,
however, watch TV outside of their homes, according to a
study by the University of Washington, and a show may lose 6
percent in the Nielsen ratings due to this fact.
But according to Media Life Magazine, teens “are turning to
cable TV where programs such as MTV’s ‘Laguna Beach’ and
‘The Real World’ rank among the 20 most watched television
programs in the demo[graphic].”
Many Hoover students watch MTV often. Junior Melanie
Mulig said she “dislikes other channels,” and said she enjoys
watching “The Real World” and other reality programs on
MTV.
In addition to cable, today’s TV viewers have the option of
On Demand service. On Demand channels have either movies
or TV shows that play on the viewer’s TV for a fee, which
may be more appealing to some as opposed to going out to
rent a movie. There are even special subscriptions that offer
movie channels, such as HBO and On Demand for free. Time
Warner’s New Value Packaging is one such subscription plan.
Reynolds’ home has a subscription to such a plan, and he says
that he watches HBO. He finds On Demand convenient.
“You can use it whatever time you want,” said Reynolds,
“and you don’t have to go out. It doesn’t always have everything
you want, but there are still good movies.”
Other students feel differently, and see On Demand as
superfluous, overpriced or bewildering. Steve Donnelly,
senior, said On Demand is “too expensive.” Senior Ryan
Hartman said it is an “unneeded expense.” Tharp said it is “too
complicated.”
In the past year, broadcast networks have seen a 15
percent decline, according to Media Life Magazine. Teens, as
mentioned before, show the most dramatic decline in broadcast
network viewership. According to Media Life Magazine, UPN
is the only network to report any increase, up by 5 percent, and
many others have reported drastic decreases. ABC and Fox
have decreased by 5 percent, CBS is down 11 percent, WB is
down 30 percent, and NBC is down 33 percent.
The Networks may have to change their programming if
they want to attract teens because cable networks’ Discovery
Channel, TBS, Animal Planet, USA, and Nick at Nite reach
more than 60 percent of the teenage audience, according to
Mediavillage.
“I would wathc more [network tv] if it had better
programming,” said Katie Schmidt, senior.
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Window
to
the
World
Rebekkah Rubin
Staff Writer
Seldom does one walk down the halls of
Hoover High School amidst an intellectual
discussion. It is a rare occasion when one
hears the bits of a heated political debate.
It is far more likely that the outcome of the
previous night’s season finale of a celebrated
reality show is the topic of choice as students
meander their way to class.
Most students at Hoover don’t set aside
time for viewing the news on television;
they would prefer tuning into their favorite
prime-time show when they find the spare
time.
However, freshman David Esber is one
of the few who makes sure that he is up-todate
on current events.
“[I watch the news] probably because it’s
something I’ve always done,” he said.
Yet he recognizes that few of his peers
have the same habits.
“Fewer people nowadays, especially
teenagers, are concerned with current
events,” Esber said. “[But] I like to be
informed and I have to know what’s going
on.”
Esber also believes that watching the
news has a greater impact than just keeping
him informed.
“I think that has made me realize that I
am very fortunate after I see people in Africa
and other places in their state of poverty,”
he said.
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Larry
Hoover students have varying reasons
why they do not watch the news. Sophomores
Marissa Black and Maggie Morrow find
it hard to make time to keep themselves
updated. Despite this, Morrow tries to make
as much time as possible.
“I think it’s important to know what’s
going on in the world. You’d be surprised
how many places you can apply the things
you’ve learned just by watching five minutes
of the news,” she said.
Yet, not all teenagers feel the necessity of
expanding their knowledge.
“I think that the priorities for teens are
family, friends and schoolwork. News is not
one of our priorities,” Black said.
“I think that when we get older, the things
that are reported in the news impact us more
and more; we start paying attention so we
know what’s coming,” Morrow said.
“That’s why I like watching the news;
I like knowing what’s coming and being
informed enough about it to be able to
intelligently converse with my parents
and other well-informed adults about that
subject,” she said. “But I know that not all
teenagers feel the same way about this as I
do.”
Others have different reasons why they
do not watch the news, besides lacking spare
time. Sophomore Curt Laubacher doesn’t
watch because it fails to hold his attention.
“Every time you watch the news, you
don’t get to see what you want to see until
the end of the show,” he said.
“It’s too depressing,” senior Marissa
Farnsworth said. “The only news I watch is
‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’.”
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It is also common for students to opt for
watching TV shows when they have the
chance to relax.
But Black states that she does not make
time to watch any TV, which is a crucial
part of many students’ lives.
“Hoover students, as a whole, are very
active. Most people are like me and they
don’t have time or would rather watch MTV
and VH1,” Morrow said. “Right now, most
high school students’ lives are fairly small
and seem to revolve around the newest
episode of [their favorite TV show].”
Even though their choices of TV shows
over news shows does not reflect this, most
students agree that perhaps it would be
more beneficial if they did watch the news
or use some other form of media to keep up
on current events.
“People seem to be interested in the now
and not the future,” Morrow said.
“I think that teens should concentrate
on real issues, like Roe v. Wade, instead
of shows that aren’t real. A lot of kids in
North Canton who watch shows such as
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from p. 21
“Some use it as a ‘babysitter’ and others
as a way to escape from work and that’s not
right,” Smith said. “As long as you use it
properly, it’s not a problem.” Smith explains
that overall, the actual watching of television
is not as big of a problem as it may seem to
be.
“The time when it might be a problem
is when it becomes an obsession and when
it takes away from other work,” Smith said.
“It’s really just a form of entertainment.”
But Smith also explained that certain
television shows have a bad influence
on viewers, depending on just what type
of show it is. She said that after recently
reading an article, people might become too
knowledgeable.
“Criminals are becoming more savvy
in how to cover up their tracks because of
shows like “C.S.I.,” Smith said. “Shows like
“The O.C.,” give the misrepresentation that
it’s okay to have loose morals and I think
teenagers get the wrong idea from that.” But
she also explained that still some shows are
perfectly acceptable.
“Shows like “American Idol” are okay
because everyone is cheering on someone and
it’s like watching a sporting event, really,”
Smith said.
Nonetheless, people continue to watch all
of these shows.
“Some of my reasons [for watching TV]
are different than Katy’s,” Mrs. Herman
said. “Some [shows] make you think and
aren’t just for the entertainment value.” Bubp
agreed with Mrs. Herman.
“I watch them because I enjoy the subject
matter. I find them really interesting and I can
sometimes connect to what is happening,”
Bubp said. “If you really enjoy it and it’s
something that gets your blood pumping,
there is nothing wrong with it at all.”
Waiting...
from p. 22
up watching,” she said with a laugh.
Pakenham said that recording a lot of
shows isn’t a problem.
“I don’t have to watch as many shows
during the week because shows can wait
until I can watch them because you can only
manually erase everything so you can save as
much as you want,” she said.
Gill said she frequently used this feature
to record movies.
“I record movies from movie channels
because it’s a lot cheaper than renting
DVDs,” she said.
Sophomore Alex Huth said that cost was
another benefit of DVR.
“It was only $5 more with this deal from
Time Warner so it’s definitely been worth it,”
he said.
Gill said that her family purchased
DVR because they were getting new cable
services anyhow and there was no significant
additional cost to get DVR. She also said that
the system was very easy to use at first.
Huth said he agreed.
“The instructions are on the screen so it’s
pretty easy… my mom still doesn’t know
how to use it, though,” he said.
Paasch said his parents don’t know how
to use it, either.
“My sister and I use it all the time, but my
parents don’t really get it,” he said.
Vasquez said that he had to read the
directions, but after a while, he “got the hang
of it.”
Senior Ryan Kidder said he agreed.
“It’s not too difficult, and it’s worth it
because it’s so useful. There’s lots of stuff
you can do with DVR without the hassle of
VCRs,” he said.
Smith agrees. She said that, though many
people think it’s like a VCR, it actually has
many more benefits.
“If you catch a movie in the middle, it can
record that movie from the beginning,” she
said. However, she said she felt that VCRs
did have one good attribute that TiVo lacks.
“I wish there was a removable component
with TiVo because I record things that I
would like to take into my classes, but I
can’t because it only records shows in the
box,” she said.
Gill said she also sees opportunities for
improvement with TiVo and DVR.
“Someday, I hope they have the ability
to record shows based on your interests,”
she said. “That would be so neat.”
The World...
from p. 24
‘The OC’ and ‘Laguna Beach’ forget that
there are other places like North Canton all
over the country. The people who live in
Orange County aren’t real. At least, I don’t
remember the last time my parents gave me
$1000 to go blow on whatever I wanted,”
she said.
“We are the next generation and a lot of
teens don’t realize this. If we are to become
good leaders, we need to educate ourselves
so we won’t repeat the mistakes that we
made in the past,” Esber said.
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opinion
OPINION
Levy lobbying
“Public schools in Ohio are funded in the
large part by property taxes,” said an opinion
survey conducted by the North Canton City
schools. While the current economy may
cause many citizens to cringe at the thought
of paying a higher tax, it’s important to keep
in mind where the money is going.
The levy will focus on funding things
like library materials, building supplies,
technology, textbooks, fieldtrips and other
things that keep our schools as prestigious
(and our property and home values as high)
as they are.
Register redux
All of the people involved in running
Hoover High School from day-to-day seem
to take an active interest in making sure
the students are well accommodated and
that things run efficiently all throughout
the school.
When the administration found that
students were wasting unnecessary amounts
of time waiting in the full lunch line, they
started a second line, moving some cafeteria
Different dollar theater
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mission statement
“We strive to provide our honest opinions while representing all sides,
and to fairly portray the student body’s expressions.”
Without the passage of the levy, by
the end of 2007 all of the carry over fund
(money received from donations and past
levies) will be completely used up. Despite
the over $2 million budget reductions in
the past two years, the levy is necessary in
order to continue funding our exceptional
educational programs.
Whether you’ve got a few years left
at Hoover, will be graduating this year or
are a community member with no school
connections, it’s essential to remember
that the levy will indirectly benefit us all.
staff from the a la carte line to the full lunch
line to speed up the process.
Then, when students began to complain
that the a la carte lines became too long, the
administration created a plan to resolve that
problem and incorporate new technology
into the school as well.
While some students are skeptical of
bringing in a new procedure for operating
lunch lines more than halfway through the
The hearts of cheapskate moviegoers
all across town skipped a beat last month
when Movies 4 closed after years of faithful
service to the cinema-loving public.
For a brief moment, local economical
film buffs were dumbfounded. Where were
they going to go to watch a semi-aged movie
for less than $2
This question was answered in a timely
manner by Movies 10, which gracefully
conglomerated with Movies 4.
Movies 10 will now offer six discounted
movies and four new releases. Although the
location has changed, the Movies 4 tradition
of cheap prices has not.
Cinemark should be praised for keeping
such a tradition alive and for embracing an
organization that is able to allow people
to watch movies without bleeding their
wallets dry.
–Editorial Board–
Steffany Bagnolo • Jacob Brown • Ashley Kline • Kaci Lapp
Aaron Miller • Shannon Pifer • Katie Rojek
Whether it keeps your property and home
values high, maintains a prestigious school
for you, your siblings or your future children,
its benefits are numerous.
When considered that the average
household will only face an increase of less
than a dollar per day and will raise over
$4 million per year, the cost seems small
compared to its benefits.
For those of you under 18, remind your
parent of your “Excellent” school and that
you want it to stay that way...and if you’re 18
or older, vote “Yes” for Issue 3 on May 2.
school year, we would like to recognize
and thank all of those involved with
bringing in the five new cash registers
with keypads into our a la carte and full
lunch lines.
We appreciate your efforts to help get
lunch lines moving more effectively, and
acknowledge the fact that you work hard to
make our lives a little easier at school. We hope
that other Hoover students appreciate it too.

‘CAUSE IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME
Where is the Hoover Company going
François de la Rochefoucauld, a French
author once said, “The only thing constant
in life is change.” He was absolutely right.
Not to sound too pessimistic, but in the
reality of 2006, there’s a chance that even
Hell could freeze over any day now.
So it comes as no surprise that after 98
years of innovative vacuum production in
North Canton, Ohio, The Hoover Company
could be waving goodbye to its hometown
for good as early as 2008 when union
contracts expire.
For most people here, that would be
sad, indeed. After all, what would the
city that lies in what will eventually be
called Hoover Township do with a Hoover
Historical Society, a Hoover High School
and a Hoover Park with no Hoover Company
to complement the rich history of the city
I would personally find it embarrassing
and depressing, especially if a big, empty
brick factory stared down residents of our
quaint little city every day as a reminder of
our loss.
To make sure this scenario doesn’t
happen, several entities are fighting to keep
Ashley Kline
Pro-life supporters
won a huge victory for
their stance as South
Dakota Governor Mike
Rounds signed an antiabortion
act into law.
The law bans abortions
in all instances except when the mother’s life
is in danger.
The law becomes even more threatening,
and unbelievable, as it denies abortions for
women who are victims of rape or incest,
according to MSNBC.com.
Proponents of the law claim that the men
who are responsible for raping a woman still
have rights to their child. How reassuring it is
to know that South Dakota state legislatures
are putting the rights of rapists before
the women who have suffered from their
criminal acts.
The motive for the enactment of this
ban is to attempt to gain attention from the
the Hoover Company from falling apart.
Spearheading this campaign on the local
front is City Councilman and president of
union Local 1985, James Repace. In his
quest to keep Hoover alive, he is looking into
the idea for employees to bite the bullet and
personally invest in the company to revitalize
it and bring ownership back to where The
Hoover Company began – North Canton.
This proposal is bold in an ever-increasing
global marketplace where most major
companies are no longer independent of
one another, but conglomerates of many
smaller companies. Repace wants the pride
of a domestic company to stay in America
– not in the hands of a foreign company that
has no appreciation for the vacuum legend
save for its recognizable name.
The other major option for The Hoover
Company is to be devoured by Whirlpool,
the world’s largest appliance manufacturer.
This option promotes more stability for the
company, but it also can spell the downfall to
the North Canton operation as we know it.
According to their website, Whirlpool
has 15 plants between Canada and Mexico,
Jacob Brown
LIVIN’ OUT LOUD
Could Ohio be the next South Dakota
Supreme Court in hopes of overturning Roe
v. Wade, which legalized abortion.
With the addition of new Supreme Court
justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito, the
court has swayed towards the conservative
side. The possibility of overturning Roe v.
Wade could become very plausible if the
case makes it to the Supreme Court.
According to MSNBC, South Dakota
Senator Republican John Thune claims that
the law is neither extreme nor radical, and
that South Dakota is a pro-life state.
I find it hard to believe that Thune could
make such a statement as if he speaks for the
whole state of South Dakota. I’m assuming
that not every person in South Dakota voted
him into the Senate, so I’m sure there are
some dissenting opinions.
Personally, I think the thought of all of
these well-aged, power-hungry men making
decisions on what a woman may or may not
do with her body is quite absurd. Until a baby
four of which are in
Ohio. Sure, that shows
that this company is
dedicated to keeping
plants in the Midwest,
but all of these plants
are much newer and
more sophisticated than our factory. In
order to bring it up to spec, Whirlpool might
have to revamp the whole North Canton
factory, which could prove to be financially
unviable.
It’s all a big gamble. Is it more worthwhile
to let a huge corporation absorb our
legendary company and leave its future in
North Canton up to chance, or would it be
better to put faith in a modern hero to lead
the company’s operations back to where it
all began
Our community takes pride in this
company not just because of its success, but
also because of its willingness to give back
to the community that nurtured it. Now, it’s
our turn. We can either let whatever happens
happen, or we can give back to the company
that has given so much to us.
is born, it is only the woman’s responsibility
to decide what is right or wrong. No one else
has such authority.
Also, the majority of women who have
abortions are not usually involved in loving,
stable relationships, or do not have the
necessary means to properly care for a baby
through the pregnancy or after the baby is
born, according to Planned Parenthood.
South Dakota extremists are not stopping
at the ban’s approval. Representatives are
encouraging affiliates in Washington D.C.
to pass similar legislation in their respective
states, including Ohio, according to WKYC.
With this new legislation, what will
happen to the women who feel abortion is
their only option Are we going to return
to the days of illegal, back-alley abortions
Making abortion illegal will not make it go
away. However, with this new legislation in
South Dakota, women’s rights will surely
begin to diminish.
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your
views
If I were going on the trip to Bay St.
Louis, I would like to learn more about
how the students and staff cope with the
tremendous devastation and how they deal
with the sudden change in their daily lives.
I would like to know how much money it
cost them just to close the school and move
to different places in the area, if they had to
do that. I would really like to know how the
community took the blow, and if the disaster
brought the community closer together...
I would be in awe of the destruction
and I could not help but pick up a hammer
and help out with the rebuilding. I would
interview students and staff as well as
community members about the devastation,
for my focus.
–Andy Barron, 9
If I were going on the trip to Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, I would want to learn
a lot. The area is probably really different
from North Canton, Ohio. I would want to
know about the kids that go to that school.
I would want to know if they all made it out
OK, and how they handled it. If I were in
their situation, I would have been terrified.
It would be awful to lose your friends and
school….
–Robyn Gray, 9
I would like to hear and learn about
everything that had to deal with Katrina….
I would like to hear from certain people that
had made it through Katrina to see what
really went on with them. Also, to hear about
my
view
I have lived my whole life in North
Canton. I’ve seen the world, but only the
tourist spots or affluent small towns. I
consider myself very lucky in that I have
never experienced major tragedy and have
never seen it either, other than on the TV
screen.
If I were going down to Bay High School,
I would have the opportunity to see a side of
life to which I have not yet been exposed.
However, this sightseeing would not be
the joyous excursions of past vacations
rather quite the opposite, a solemn visit to a
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QIf you could go to Bay High School,
what would you want to know and how
would you react
•Because of the damage from
Hurricane Katrina, Bay High School
students in Mississippi now attend
school in trailers.
their reactions to the great devastation of
Katrina. My reaction might be somewhere
between feeling sad about it and feeling bad
for the people that had to suffer…. My focus
would be on how other people reacted to
Katrina and survived it….
–Sammi Steiner, 9
Editor’s note: Congratulations to David
Benedetto for writing this issue’s best letter.
You can pick up your Subway gift card
in room A-6.
Staff member Rachel Bouer responds
devastated land.
In seeing the students, I would hope to
find out how Hurricane Katrina altered their
lives, physically and emotionally. I’d like to
know where they lived, relaxed and did their
homework. I would be interested to know
where students went to school, how they
kept in touch with their friends and how they
cope without seeing those who have not yet
returned or never shall return.
The activities that we see as routine are
probably not nearly that for the students of
Bay High School and I am curious about the
Angry altruists
On Turkey Gravy day...an accident
occurred, leaving [it] postponed. As a result
of this accident, our Intro to Business class
wrote a...sympathetic poster to the lunch
ladies. We...hung up the poster in the a la
carte line as we were instructed to do by
one of the wonderful lunch ladies. There
were many lunch ladies working in the back,
without safety protection.
However, Mr. Henne called us out in
front of the study hall in the commons,
embarrassing us by scolding and
reprimanding our actions. He asked us what
we thought we were doing and told us our
actions, due to safety issues that were not
apparent to us or any other students.
The fact is, we were trying to cheer up the
lunch ladies after they had put hours of work
into Turkey Gravy Day. We wanted to show
them that we supported them and that we did
not blame them for what had happened.
We feel that students should not be called
out and embarrassed in front of their peers
for trying to do a good deed. Our intentions
were pure and innocent. The administration
needs to be more understanding when faced
with situations such as these.
–Shake It N’ Bake It Co. employees
•We have had an excess of letters. We have
chosen to run one of them in Your Views
section, and plan to publish all of them on
an additional page next issue. Thank you for
contributing to “The Viking Views.”
effects of this change on
their lives.
I hope that, when told
their stories, I would
react with humility and
concern, but not with
pity. I hope that I would
find a way to help them
without belittling their
ability to rebound into normal routine.
Given the opportunity to see a devastated
land filled with crumbled lives, I hope that I
would find just that: hope.

It’s mail
time!
Cartoon catastrophe
In the last issue of “The Viking Views,”
there was an editorial about the cartoon that
was printed in Denmark about the prophet
Mohammed. The editorial expressed that
the creator and the government showed
little responsibility. But just like the U.S.,
Denmark allows freedom of the press.
And that is exactly what the creator of the
cartoon did – freely expressed his opinion.
And if the government started to censor this
cartoon like the Middle Eastern countries
wanted it to be, then the government would
be taking away a right that Denmark, as
well as many other countries, use daily.
This does not show irresponsibility on
anyone’s part except for the countries in the
Middle Eastern where they do not have the
freedom of the press. This article showed
a disregard for the rights and freedoms of
the creator.
–Christopher Ray, 11
OGT: oh, good grief
In retrospect, I have to question the
wisdom of the OGT testing schedule.
Unless the objective was to create utter
inconvenience for three-fourths of Hoover
students not involved in testing, I’d hesitate
to call it efficient. I’m just having trouble
seeing the logic in shortening nearly every
viking virtue by Steffany Bagnolo
Letters to the editor
one of my classes, and in some cases,
lengthening to the point of obscenity so
that sophomores can take the apparently
sacred OGT. Why not move them to Hoover
Hall I know the three second bell might
be pretty distracting to those not in a two
hour math class, but I’m confident in their
coping ability. Not to mention the fact that
other schools in the area allow their students
late arrival for OGT week. But I guess I did
mention it….
–Matt Polen
Purse problems
Why are girls allowed to carry
ridiculously large purses while the student
body is not allowed to use backpacks
during classes I understand the need for
a small purse, but things have gotten out
of hand. The backpack ban was originally
put in place to help lower the risk of a
student bringing a weapon to school.
However, many of the purses carried by
female students are even larger than the
average backpack!
A growing number of girls use the
need for a purse as an excuse to carry
school supplies (making it a backpack
by definition) and absurd qualities of
unnecessary gear around school with
them. I ask the administration to please
deal with the purses or give us our
backpacks back.
–David Benedetto, 9
“Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of
information can drive out knowledge. – Daniel J. Boorstin
Keyboards. Self-check-out stations.
Wireless Internet. Arthroscopic surgeries. It
seems that modern technology is constantly
changing, striving to make things faster
and easier.
As a result, our generation has become
constantly impatient. We are frustrated if
a webpage doesn’t load. We get annoyed
at waiting in a five-minute lunch line. We
tailgate the adult driver ahead of us because
(gasp) they’re driving one mph below
the speed limit! We’re impatient to get
everywhere and find out everything.
But through our constant quest for
information, we seem to have lost sight of
the more important concept – knowledge.
At Hoover, this concept becomes
especially apparent. I bet that each of us
can recall memorizing things for a class or
an exam. Comprehending the information
wasn’t important, just that you could hold
it in your brain long enough to spit it back
out to get a decent grade.
The danger in this is that retaining
information without knowledge makes us
identical to the computers we know and
love. So leave the information banking to the
inventions and instead pursue knowledge.
After all, no technology can outdo the human
mind – or at least we hope not.
student views
What is your
favorite tv show and why
LAURA DEERING, 10: “‘Will and Grace’
because the characters and comedy work well
together.”
MATT MERCER, 11:
“‘Family Guy,’ because it is
quite possibly the funniest
show in the world.”
Brittney Morgan, 11:
‘Smallville,’ because Tom
Welling is hot. I also like
the plots.”
MATTHEW UITTO, 9:
“‘One Piece,’ because the
characters are really fun and
have cool superpowers.”
KAREN WILSON, 9: “‘Gilmore Girls,’
because the characters are interesting with
their unique personalities and they make me
laugh.”
KARTINA MANN, 12:
“‘One Tree Hill.’ I like the
characters and their personalities.
They say a lot of
meaningful things.”
DAN HENDERSON, 12: “‘The OC’ on Fox,
because it has hot girls. Just kidding, I like the
storyline: a poor kid in a troubling situation,
moving in with the upper class and going to
school with the rich kids.”
MRS HOUSTON,
secretary: “‘Law and Order
SVU,’ because it’s exciting
and eye-opening. I enjoy
solving mysteries.”
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scene
SCENE
Reviews
Kaley Smitley
Staff Writer
After seeing previews for “Aquamarine,”
I decided that I would need further input
in order to write a fair review. You see,
“Aquamarine,” the story of two best friends
on a quest to help a mermaid find true
love, is marketed as a blatantly pre-teen,
adolescent tale. So, I enlisted the help of
my eleven-year old cousin, Megan. Megan
enjoyed the movie immensely. I have my
reservations about its appeal out of the
middle school age bracket.
While a movie centering around a
mermaid may seem improbable, the
real message of “Aquamarine” is the
importance of friendship. And shopping.
And fashion magazines. And cute
boys.
The movie’s heroines, Claire (Emma
Roberts) and Hailey (pop singer JoJo)
are best friends, whose relationship is
threatened when Hailey’s mother is given
a prestigious position in Australia as a
marine biologist. The girls follow an
old tradition of making a wish during a
storm, hoping to prevent the move and
their separation.
The storm then sweeps Aquamarine
from the ocean into the pool of Claire’s
grandparents beach club. The storm,
as it turns out, is a result of the anger
‘A Clockwork Orange’-1971
Back...
to the classics
Kellen Safreed
Staff Writer
Saying that “A Clockwork Orange” is a
strange film would be an understatement.
The 1971 movie based on the 1962 Anthony
Burgess novel of the same name, details
the exploits of a young man named Alex
DeLarge in a futuristic England.
Alex and his friends, or “droogs,” like
nothing more than going out at night,
getting some drugged milk and then having
a good time full of violence, rape and
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20TH CENTURY FOX/ USED WITH PERMISSION
‘Aquamarine’
of the king of the sea–Aquamarine’s
father. She swam away to escape a
forced marriage.
Aquamarine needs to find a boy to admit
his love for her, so that she can a) prove
to her father true love exists and thus b)
escape marrying an undesirable merman. If
Claire and Hailey help her to be successful
by setting her up with resident lifeguard
Raymond, their wish to remain together
will be granted. Throughout the movie,
they are thwarted by a group of popular
girls who look like they were taken off the
set of “Mean Girls.”
While the plot is part-fairytale, partgirltalk,
the movie possesses a level
of sheer cuteness that makes it fluffy,
irresistible fun for girls under fifteen.
destruction.
After a failed robbery, Alex is betrayed
and sent to prison for murder. It is in this
prison that the disturbing psychological
message of the film is found.
Alex, after having spent two years behind
bars, hears of an experimental rehabilitation
treatment: The Ludovico Treatment. He
eagerly worms his way into being the test
subject and is told that after undergoing the
experiments he will be released from jail
in two weeks as opposed to the 18 years he
had left to serve.
The treatment involves Alex watching
dozens of vicious films while taking drugs
that cause his body to shudder and become
Both Emma Roberts (niece of Julia
Roberts) and Sara Paxton regularly
appear on Disney channel sitcoms, and
the movie plays as a pleasant extension
of a Disney show.
While not ideal for those who have
outgrown the idea that Seventeen Magazine’s
flirting tips will enable you to land the boy
of your choice, it can still be enjoyable.
The film’s endless shopping, makeovers,
and friendship, as well as it’s belief in
both true love and fingernail polish that
changes to match your mood will invoke
in teenage girls a fond nostalgia for the
days of junior high slumber parties.
While “Aquamarine” may not make
much of a splash in terms of originality or
plot, it does provide bubbly, light fun.
violently ill whenever he sees or thinks
about any sort of wrongdoing, like that in
the films, thus preventing him from being
able to commit any crimes. However, this
is in conflict with his cruel mind, and he
is driven to attempt suicide because of the
chaos of his tortured psyche.
The message of the movie is that it is
possible for a person to be irrevocably evil,
with no chance of redemption.
For anyone who even half-appreciated
the film, reading the book is a must as it
greatly expands on the movie. Either way,
“A Clockwork Orange” is a classic that
should be experienced by anyone with a
DVD player.

Noise
Rihanna
‘A Girl Like Me’
In the past year, Rihanna has been one successful Barbadian import. With steady
Caribbean beats that continuously flow through her album, “Music of the Sun,” her style is
a flavorful mix of laid-back reggae and island-infused dance hits that are worth a listen.
While most of the world has heard this 17-year-old’s chart-topping hits, “Pon De Replay,”
and “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want,” this girl is no one-hit wonder. Listen for her upcoming
track, “S.O.S,” and her new album, “ A Girl Like Me.” Both have enough originality to
continue her success for a while, and are catchy enough to rejuvenate her lyrics, which
are at times dry.
However, while the island rhythm is perfect for Rihanna’s dance mixes, attempts at
mellow tracks like “Don’t Even Try,” do nothing to separate her from the crowd. Without
her signature, carefree background beats masking her voice, listeners can hear that Rihanna’s
raw vocal talent is only average at best, which hinders her chances of longevity.
Note to Rihanna: Enjoy fame while it lasts. Most of Rihanna’s releases are optimistic
and ideal for chilling on a late summer afternoon, but behind her native island groove is
not enough talent for Rihanna to have more than a brief career.
Hawthorne
Heights
‘If Only You Were Lonely’
Although time has passed since the release
of their 2004 debut album, Hawthorne
Heights hasn’t changed with the times as
seen in their newest release, “If Only You
Were Lonely.”
Hawthorne Heights is perhaps best known
for their hit single, “Ohio is for Lovers,” and
it appears that they tried to mimic that same
sound in the 12 tracks that make up “If Only
You Were Lonely.”
If it weren’t for the few moments of
silence in between each song, one might
confuse the whole album to be one long,
drawn out song.
Not much has changed lyrically – it’s the
same tragic story about finding and losing
love. Song titles such as “Saying Sorry” and
“Cross Me Off Your List” pretty much sum
up the content of every song on the album.
Those who purchased their first album
need not purchase “If Only You Were
Lonely,” unless you want to hear the same
songs all over again.
– katie rojek
Van Morrison
‘Pay the Devil’
Van Morrison belongs to a small but
creatively-persistent group of musicians
who, for lack of anything else to do,
continue to make music well beyond their
more exuberant heydays. Generally, the
success of these artists varies from album to
album. It’s hit or miss. In Morrison’s case,
“Pay the Devil” is definitely a miss.
Every one of the 15 songs that are
featured on the album adhere to the rigid
and tedious guidelines of traditional country.
Not once, other than the faintly bluesy ballad
“Playhouse,” does Morrison stray from this
formula. While some songs provide brief
entertainment, like the slide guitar lick in
“Don’t You Make Me High,” Morrison
does little in the way of providing creative
insight.
For those that are looking to enjoy the Van
Morrison that once cast a formidable shadow
in the recording industry, it would be better
to buy “Astral Weeks” or “Moondance”
than suffer through this
album.
Blast...
Journey
from the past
‘Infinity’ – 1978
Parents often have a great influence on
what their children listen to, which means
that most students have listened to Journey
at lease once in their lives. Journey’s album
“Infinity” was their fourth release and
included two hits that can still be heard
today: “Lights” and “Wheel in the Sky.”
Journey focuses more on vocals and lyrics
rather than guitar and drums. However, all
the elements are there. Gregg Rolie, lead
vocalist, has a voice that soars through
notes and captures the listener in lyrics that
are simple yet deep. Lyrics such as “wheel
in the sky keeps on turnin’/ I don’t know
where I’ll be tomorrow” capture the anguish
of everyday life.
Even though Rolie’s vocals dominate
Journey’s sound, all would be lost if the
guitars were off or the drums were sub-par.
Journey’s sounds blend together to create
a remarkable listening experience. Even
though this album was released in 1978, it is
still a great listen in 2006.
–Ashley kline
– Aaron miller
– ashley fogle
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NO DIRECTION HOME
Q
How is TV making its comeback
Brian Hines
For a long while, I truly believed television was dead as we knew
it. Every single channel’s attempt at entertaining shows always
fell short of expectations. And don’t even get me started on the
increasingly painful reality TV shows that got even more lame as
the years went by. I mean, seriously, how long does “Big Brother”
have to continue before the producers realize that no one watches
nor cares about the show anymore
There was a time when these reality shows were actually
entertaining and exciting. The start of “Survivor” on CBS brought a
wave of pretty cool concept shows, for example “The Apprentice.”
Of course, the increased popularity of these shows dwarfed the need
for the average television sitcom, and thus a network’s focus on
sitcoms diminished in order to put more resources into the reality
shows.
And as I said, producers started running out of good ideas. We
started getting crap like “Average Joe,” Martha Stewart’s version of
“The Apprentice,” and more recently the absolutely horrible “Beauty
and the Geek.” It was a sad, sad time for television, and I believed
many people lost faith in the major networks. Whatever happened to
the great times of television, when shows like “Seinfeld” aired
But something happened that made the network producers notice
the lack of success. They obviously had to notice the poor ratings,
especially in NBC’s case. But then the networks started announcing
new sitcoms instead of new mindless reality concepts for their yearly
schedules. And, you know what These sitcoms actually sounded funny.
Not only that, but heart stopping suspense shows, like 24, were gaining
more popularity as well. It marked a change in the networks focus, and I
“Rejects”
believe they finally understand what makes good, quality television.
Just a year ago, NBC was the last in the ratings out of the four
major networks. But now, they have probably the two funniest
sitcoms on television in America, airing on the same night every
week. The first is “My Name is Earl,” which combines the hilarity
of Jason Lee (fans will recognize him as the star of numerous Kevin
Smith films like “Mallrats”) with a trailer park environment, and
for some reason, this struck comedic gold. The show is simple and
blunt with its approach, and funny in a stupid, idiotic way. It’s a
breath of fresh air in the start of the new comedic age.
But the real heavenly light of comedy today is the show that
follows “Earl” on Thursday nights. “The Office,” simply put, is
the funniest American sitcom since “Seinfeld.” The show is a
“mockumentary” of the life in a middle class paper supply company
and the less than exciting antics that occur during the workday. It stars
the funniest man alive today, Steve Carell, as head honcho Michael
Scott, and the show details how he tries to bring a friendly air to the
boring office. Hilarity ensues. The show is so sarcastic and simple
that you’ll often laugh for a good couple minutes over the most
basic things. It actually throws a little drama into the mix as well,
showing a friendly relationship between office friends developing
into something that could be much more. It’s truly a fantastic show
that I think single handedly revived sarcastic humor.
There is so many more shows I could talk about. “Family Guy,”
“American Dad,” “House,” “24,” and others have lifted television
out of the ghetto it was once in. Let’s hope this continues for many
years to come.
Kellen Safreed
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March / April
Although we cannot promise publication, please let us know
about your cultural event! E-mail us at vv1nc@northcanton.
sparcc.org.
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“Stay Alive” in
theaters today
“Lend Me
a Tenor” at
Weathervane
Playhouse
through April 9
26 27 28 29 30 31
1
Tadmor’s 61st
Annual All New
Shrine Circus
end today at
the Canton Civic
Center
- 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.
Tuesday
Musical
Association
at the EJ
Thomas Hall
- 8 p.m.
2006 NCAA
Division I
women’s
Regional at the
Quicken Loans
Arena
- 7:30 p.m.
“The Boys Next
Door” at the
Malone College
Theater
- 8 p.m.
Rhythms Concert
at the Massillon
Museum
- 7:30 p.m.
“Ice Age 2: The
Meltdown” in
theaters today
25
April Fools
Day!
2
Akron Symphony
Orchestra at the
EJ Thomas Hall
- 3 p.m.
3 4 15 5
6
7
8
Open poetry
night at
MuggsWigz
- 8 p.m.
Pink releases
“I’m Not Dead”
today
“Take the Lead”
in theaters today
“Lucky Number
Slevin” in
theaters today
9 10 11
12 13 14
15
“Hard Candy” in
theaters today
“Godspell” at the
Players Guild
- 2:30 p.m.
Toby Keith
releases
“White
Trash With
Money”
today
“Art from the
Classroom” at
the Little Art
Gallery
“The Wild” in
theaters today
Kid Rock at the
Quicken Loans
Arena
- 8 p.m.
Singing and acting has always been
part of sophomore Andrew Spehar’s life.
Although fourth grade was the first time
that Spehar took part in the school vocal
music program, singing has been a natural
thing for him since a young age.
“He has been singing since he was
young and the whole family goes to musicals
all the time,” Spehar’s mom, Mrs. Lee
Spehar, said.
“Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,”
was the first time that Spehar
performed on stage with his singing and
he enjoyed every minute.
“It was a lot of hard work but the payoff
was great,” he said.
Spehar hopes to continue performing
throughout high school.
In the spotlight: Andrew Spehar
Rebecca Mohr
Mrs. Spehar also enjoyed watching her
son perform on stage.
“I thought it was fun to see him in costume,”
Mrs. Spehar said. “It was another
side of him.”
Spehar actively participates in the choir.
“It is something fun to do on the side,”
Spehar said. “It is always good to have a
background in music.”
“Singing has always been a part of
Andrew. It’s just another way to express
himself,” Mrs. Spehar said.
Besides being involved in the arts,
Spehar is also an athlete. “I am in cross
country and play baseball,” Spehar said.
“I just really have fun at most things I
do,” Spehar said.
– Rebecca Mohr
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Putting
the Pieces
Together
A look at the 2006 spring
sports season as the pieces
fall into place.
All photo ilustrations done
by Derek Quinn.
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Girls Track and Field
Head coach: Doug Burwell, first season
Assistant coaches: Travis Ackerman, Jason Kirkland,
Mike Johnson, Kim Hood, Janet Peare, Chad Lukens, Mike Wright
Start of season: April 4
End of regular season: May 6
Last Season: 5-2 in Dual Meets, third place in Federal
League, fifth in state led by Ashley Muffet’s two state titles
Returning Letter winners: Taryn Cochran, 12;
Bethany McDearmon, 12; Molly Moldovan, 12; Tara Adams, 11;
Alex Cochran, 11; Jackie Delameter, 11; Ashley Hale, 11; Hannah
Mirzakhani, 11; Tracy Risaliti, 11; Sara Stone, 11; Ana Kidder, 10;
Jenna Logan, 10; Alyssa Marulli, 10; Brittany Orban, 10.
Key Competitions: Stark County Meet, Jackson/Glenoak
Double Dual, Fitch Optimist, Federal League Meet, Districts.
Coach’s season Outlook: “A number of top performers
from last years team have graduated. We have some big
shoes to fill, but I look forward to seeing this talented young team
develop.” (At right, sophomore Sandie Young)
– Tyler Drake
Baseball
Head coach: Jeff Hite, second season (15-10)
Assistant coaches: Jim Grensley, Jeff Sarbaugh
Start of season: March 28
End of regular season: May 18
Last Season: 15-10
Returning Letter winners: Josh Runner, 12; Evan
Merten, 12; Josh Nettleton, 12; Brian Allison, 12; Dan Green, 12;
Derek Zeigler, 12; Richard Nicademo, 12; Ryan Whittaker, 12.
Top Newcomers: Dan Reiss, 12; Blaine Maze, 11; Alex
Martinelli, 11; Jordan Bucar, 11; Shane Facenbaker, 11; Rocco Palombo,
11; Seth Allman, 11; Neil Michaels, 11; Scott Gnau, 11;
Matt Mercer, 11; Jon Duermer, 11.
Key Competitions: Canton South, Massillon, Boardman,
McKinley. (At right, senior Josh Nettleton)
– Pat Brady
Boys Track and Field
Head coach: Doug Burwell, first season
Assistant coaches: Travis Ackerman, Jason Kirkland,
Mike Johnson, Kim Hood, Janet Peare, Chad Lukens, Mike Wright.
Start of season: April 4
End of regular season: May 6
Last Season: 5-2 in Dual Meets, third place in Federal
League
Returning Letter winners: Matt Andrews, 12;Bryan
McIntyre, 12;Rob King,
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12; Jimmy Eberts, 12; Caleb Cross, 12;
Zane Shetler, 12; Brian Bader, 11; Dustin Blend, 11; Nathan Fryer,
11; Chad Kostelnik, 11; Kyle Roshak, 11; Devin Sanderson, 11; Rob
Talamo, 11; Steve Barr, 10; Andrew Blake, 10; Jared Fowler, 10;
Paul Frank, 10; Phillip Howard, 10; James Mayer, 10; Adam Stackpole,
10; Nick Stroemple, 10; Andrew Turgeon, 10; Greg Tischler,
10; Tim Welch, 10.
Key Competitions: Stark County Meet, Jackson/Glenoak
Double Dual, Fitch Optimist, Federal League Meet, Districts.
Coach’s Season Outlook: “We Should be solid in
the running events. We will need some field event performers to
step up and score to replace the scorers that we lost to graduation.”
(At left, sophomore Jared Fowler)
– Tyler Drake
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Softball
Head coach: Jerry Goodpasture, second season (21-6)
Assistant coaches: Scott Snyder, Dave Atwood, Larry
Salinas
Start of season: March 28
End of regular season: May 18
Last Season: 21-6, District Runner’s Up, second place in
Federal League.
Returning Letter winners: Abbey Lindeman, 12;
Debbie Warner, 12; Kate Pakenham, 11; Amanda Close, 11;
Felicia Houtz, 10; Jessica Simpson, 10 Mckenna Russ, 10; Ali Lindeman,
10; Erin Riccardi, 10; Sarah Gerber, 10; Megan Lilley, 10.
Key Competitions: “Everybody, the federal league is
always tough”
Coach’s Season Outlook: “Very optimistic. We
feel we are a quality ball team, but it’s a matter of producing on
the field.” (At right, sophomore Jessica Simpson)
– Sarah Tharp
Boys Tennis
Head Coach’s name: Ryan Shaffer, third season (37-5)
Assistant Coaches: Connie Steinberg
Start of Season: March 29
End of regular Season: May 4
last season: 18-1, Federal League Champions.
Returning Letter Winners: Ryan Carpenter, 12;
Drew Bolender, 11;Eric Kennelly, 11; Chris Magoon, 11; Jordan
Sands, 11; Pat Brady, 11;. Mitch Ramsey, 10; Tyler Schuller, 10.
Top Newcomers: Peter Volpe, 10; Jim Iani, 10; Tony
Kendle, 10; Nate Fochler, 9; Jeff Schumacher, 9; Joe Prasnal, 9;
Chase Pucci, 9.
Key Competitions: Jackson, GlenOak, Boardman,
Sylvania, Central Catholic, Napoleon Tournament, St. Edwards
Tournament.
Coach’s Season Outlook: “Two-time defending
Federal League Champions, we are deep in talent and experienced.”
(At left, senior Ryan Carpenter)
– Dominic Garrini
Lacrosse
Head coach’s name: Matt Gregory, fourth season
Assistant coaches: Steve Gregory, Bryan Carr,
Shawn Bilker, Brian Morrison
Start of season: March 25
End of regular season: May 19
Last Season: 13-7 in season, Federal League Champions,
State Elite Eight.
Returning Letter winners: Andrew Armour, 12;
Marcus Croley, 12; Andrew Dahl, 12; Scott Freday, 12; Tim Gates,
12; David Strauss, 12; Ben VanVranken, 12; Brandon Wardle, 12;
Cameron Bodenschatz, 11; Mark Lepkowski, 11; Patrick Orr, 11;
Kenny Staudinger, 11; Jake VanVranken, 11; Kevin Dahl, 10.
Key Competitions: Jackson, Shaker Heights, Walsh
Jesuit, Hawken Academy, Hudson.
Coach’s Season Outlook: “We should have a successful
season with a winning record and make it into tournaments
and do well.” (At left, two players go for the ball)
– Rachel Bosyj
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Pat Brady
Staff Writer
A sit down with former
ACC basketball star
Dickie Hemric
n
One
North Canton resident Dickie Hemric has lived on Seventh
Street, less than a mile away from the high school, for a while
now, but it wasn’t until recently that people started recognizing
the former Wake Forest standout and NBA champion. In his days,
Hemric’s 6’ 6” frame stood out more than it would nowadays. He
used that advantage to dominate the ACC for four consecutive
years, averaging close to 25 points per game for his career.
Most people didn’t even know who Hemric was until Duke
senior guard JJ Reddick approached his record for most career
points in ACC history. Eventually, JJ eclipsed his record and now
Hemric only has the rebounding title to his name, but there is more
to it than that.
Viking Views: When did you start playing basketball
Dickie Hemric: It was when I was a freshman in high
school. I lived in a small town – Jonesville, North Carolina.
We had a senior class of 36 students. From there I went on to
play at Wake Forest.
VV: When did you move to the North Canton area
DH: When I retired from basketball, I decided to work for
GoodYear’s world headquarters in Akron.
VV: How was basketball different when you played
DH: It wasn’t as up-tempo. We were more methodical when
I played. We had a lot of set plays. In those days, 6’6” was
a good sized individual. With my size and strength, I played
what we called the “pivot” position. The guards would bring
the ball up the court and then the offense would go through
me and the guards would cut to the basket. Today, it’s all a
motion game; everybody is moving.
VV: What enabled you to have the success you did
DH: I had good teammates around me, and my ability to
discern where a rebound was going and position myself for it.
I also think I had a lot of natural ability.
VV: Do you think your rebounding record will be broken
DH: I don’t think it will be anytime soon. The scoring record
was described as invincible, but nothing lasts forever.
VV: What’s it like to have JJ Reddick break your record
DH: There is a bittersweet reaction because they play a lot
more games than we did with all the conference tournaments
and stuff.
Courtesy of Dick Hemric
Shannon Pifer
“The scoring record was
described as invincible, but
nothing lasts forever.”
• (top) While at Wake Forest,
Hemric shoots over a Duke
defender
• (left) Dickie Hemric at his
home in North Canton.
VV: How do you feel about JJ having the three point line
when you didn’t
DH: Forget that, that’s the rules he played with and I played
the rules I had. I’m not going to make excuses; the kid broke
it by the rules. You need not put an asterisk by his name.
VV: What player in today’s game would you compare to
yourself
DH: Tyler Hansborough from North Carolina. He’s four to
five inches taller, but he plays with some similarity to how I
played. He’s always in the post getting rebounds.
VV: What do you think of the NBA
DH: The entire sport has changed in many ways. I don’t
think there is the same camaraderie because of free agency.
Players are coming and going every year.
VV: Do you prefer the NBA game or the college game
DH: The college game. In the NBA, the 24 second shot clock
makes it so you don’t have to press the other team or play
much defense because you know they’re going to shoot it. In
college, I think teams have to be more defensive-minded.
VV: What do you think of Lebron James
DH: I think he’s a great player who will rise to even greater
heights. He has tremendous agility and shoots well.
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Among the elite
Logan Wern
Staff Writer
Dynasty is an understatement when talking about the girls
basketball team. With three Elite Eight appearances
since 2002, including one state title, the Lady Vikes are
among the state’s finest.
This season was set up to be a defining year for the program,
and the team did not fail. After starting the season with two
losses to national powerhouses, the team won 21 straight games,
earning a fifth-place ranking in the last Associated Press state poll.
Additionally, senior Amber Witt and sophomore Brittany Orban
had stellar individual seasons. Witt broke the 1,000-point mark for
career points, and Orban broke the single- season scoring record.
Unfortunately, their season came to a screeching halt March
10 in the regional final game against Wadsworth to end the season
with a record of 22-3.
Witt said Hoover’s hopes were high before the game against
Wadsworth.
“We went into the game thinking
we could win it,” Witt said. “They
were on fire the whole game. They
did not miss a shot. Sometimes teams
get on a roll and that is what happened
[against Wadsworth].”
Witt said her
only regret this
season is the
regional final
game.
“I wouldn’t
change a single
thing [about
the season].
My senior year
of basketball
t u r n e d o u t
really well. I
might change
MS. PAM MCCARTHY
losing the regional final game. Otherwise,
everything went really well,” Witt said.
Junior Giavana DiPietro agreed.
“I wish we could go back to that regional
final game and replay it,” DiPietro said, “We
could have all done better. That would be the
only thing I would change.”
Wadsworth beat the Vikings by 22 points.
The final score was 71-49.
“[Wadsworth] played extremely well,”
head coach Paul Wackerly said. “There’s
not much you can do about that.”
Although the season ended sooner than
the girls wanted, Witt said she is happy with
their season overall.
“You’re never satisfied with a season
where you’re not the winner in the end,”
Witt said. “It’s not fully satisfying, but I’m
happy we got as far as we did.”
Witt said she was proud of winning the
district championship.
“Last year we weren’t able to do that,”
Witt said. “It was a great achievement for me as a senior to reach
that goal.”
Senior Michelle Maitert agreed and said that the girls
“accomplished so much.” She said she designates an early season
win against state powerhouse, Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, who
was ranked best in the state at the time, as the team’s breakout
game.
“One of my favorite moments was when we beat Mount Notre
Dame at Berlin Highland,” Maitert said. “I think we really came
together. Our game turned around and we started playing better. It
was so exciting.”
Wackerly said he was proud of the Mount Notre Dame win, the
district championship, the federal league championship, getting
to regional finals, but most of all, “being able to coach the kids he
had.”
“Every kid got better–even the kids that didn’t get to play as
much,” Wackerly said. “Their attitudes were positive, and they
played as a group.”
Maitert said she also recognizes the selfless attitude of the
team.
“We played as a team. We weren’t selfish. We shared the ball,”
Maitert said. “We worked both offense and defense. We each carried
out our responsibilities. We played team basketball.”
Wackerly said he feels that this “team basketball” and the girls’
success were made possible by the girls’ close friendships.
“These girls are best friends. This is a very close group of girls,
which is probably why they did so well,” Wackerly said.
Wackerly also attributes their success to other factors.
“Their work ethic was good. They came to practice and worked
hard every day. They were easy to coach,” he said.
Wackerly said he commends the girls for their season.
“I’m very proud of them. I have no bad feelings [about the
season]. We accomplished a lot. Being in the Elite Eight was great.
We have been there three times since 2002, and I think that is pretty
good.” V
• The Lady Vikings went 22-3 with an Elite Eight birth led by senior
Amber Witt (far left) and Sophomore Brittany Orban (left).

STEFFANY BAGNOLO
sports briefs
• The winter sports season has come to
an end with Hoover teams fairing well in the
Federal League and tournaments.
• The girls swimming and diving team
finished tied with Jackson on top of the
Federal League and had two relays and two
individuals compete at the
State meet. Junior diver
Jacquie Paumier also
competed at the state
meet finishing 11 th in the
diving competition.
M a k i n g f i r s t -
team for the girls was
seniors Emily Misanik
and Mary Schopper,
juniors Sarah Tharp and
Paumier and freshman
Mandi Grandjean and
Rachel Misanik.
• On the boy’s side of
the pool there was a three
way tie at the top of the
Federal League between
Hoover, GlenOak and
Boardman.
Making first-team for the boys was senior
Julie Saternus
Pat Brady
Game
Faces
H Name: Hannah Mirzakhani
anna
Grade: 11
Event: Shot Put
Highlights:
Two-time letter–winner
Placed eighth in District
Other activities:
Soccer
h Mirzakhani
Joey Reolfi, juniors Mike Maul and Caleb
Nettleton and sophomore Jesse Hawkins.
• On the hardwood, the girls basketball
team went undefeated in Federal League play
and won the Federal League Tournament.
The Lady Vikes then went on to beat
McKinley for the third time
this year and advanced
to the Regionals for the
fourth time in five years.
They lost to Wadsworth
in the finals.
Before the finals senior
Amber Witt surpassed
the 1,000 point mark for
her career and sophomore
Brittany Orban set the
single season scoring
record in an impressive
win over Cleveland JFK.
Three of the five
starters made first team
for the girls: junior
Stephanie Gibson, Witt,
and Orban, who took
home player of the year
honors, while Coach Paul Wackerly was
Game Faces
Rachel Bosyj
Justin esber
Name: Justin Esber
Grade: 12
Sport: Bowling
Weight Class: 135 lbs.
Highlights:
First team All-County
Member of AP first place
team
Lettered all years
Other activities:
Leadership
honored as coach of
the year.
• T h e b o y s
b a s k e t b a l l t e a m
f i n i s h e d t h e i r
season with a loss
to GlenOak in the
District tournament.
Junior Barry Shetzer
represented the boys
team, making second-team All Federal
League. Their final record was 13-8.
• Clay Benko (left), Devon Sanderson,
and Kenny Moore represented the Hoover
wrestling team in the District tournament but
didn’t qualify for the State tournament.
• The Hoover softball staff and players
will host a softball clinic for girls grades 3-8
from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, in the Hoover High
School gymnasium. Cost of the clinic will
be $25.
Registrations forms may be picked up
at the Hoover High School Athletic Office,
North Canton Middle School, all North
Canton elementary schools, and the North
Canton YMCA.
Courtesy of Justin Esber
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4th Quarter
QDoes professional baseball
need juicing up
In a recent “Sports Illustrated” issue, an excerpt was taken from
the book “Game of Shadows.” This expose chronicles the frequent
steroid use of Barry Bonds and seeks to cast the San Francisco
Giants outfielder in a negative light. However, I have a different
opinion about Bonds after learning, or being reassured, of his frequent
steroid use: thank you. Thank you Barry Bonds, thank you
for making the sport interesting, thank you for taking whatever
means necessary to provide a spark to an otherwise dull sport, and
thank you for “taking one for the team” and risking any physical
side effects so that the baseball world can be entertained.
Let’s not kid ourselves–from an entertainment standpoint, baseball
is just above the Senior PGA Tour. The majority of the time is
spent watching a game of pitch and catch between the aptly named
pitcher and catcher. Meanwhile, seven other teammates stand
ready and waiting for a ball to come their way. While they’re at
it, they might as well be prepared for Godzilla to terrorize the ball
park or an alien invasion, as they are both about as probable.
When by some miracle the batter makes contact with the ball,
sending it in the direction of some unsuspecting, hibernating fielder,
the excitement dies quicker than a squirrel flattened by a semi
as the hit becomes a fly or ground out. At this point, the batter
returns to the dugout to sit and spit sunflower seeds for hours on
end until he gets his chance to go on defense and stand in the field
again, sleepwalking his way through three more outs.
Anything that can break this monotonous boring cycle is fine
by me. I don’t care if it’s fireworks, a streaker, the Russian army,
or steroids–they are all better than watching nine innings of pure
and untainted baseball.
It’s not just chicks that dig the long ball. No spectator of the
Tyler Drake
sport can honestly say that they do not enjoy watching the baseball
soar distances that can only be traveled by plane. The number of
homeruns hit has skyrocketed since the 90’s, when steroids became
wide spread. In return, not surprisingly, both television ratings
and attendance have seen great increases as well.
Following Major League Baseball’s strike in 1994, many fans
were turned away from the so-called “national pastime.” It wasn’t
until Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s homerun race in 1998
that fans finally started to come back in masses to the game. When
Bonds hit 73 homeruns three years later, there was even more excitement
and interest in baseball, none of which would’ve been
possible without “the cream” or “the clear.”
So what if performance enhancers turn males into females and
swell body parts to twice their natural size. More importantly, they
make the game watchable. While horse hormones may be detrimental
to the health of the athlete, they are great for the fans.
Not only do performance enhancers increase the distance that
a hit travels, but they also create more emotionally unstable players.
This instability, often referred to as “roid rage,” creates more
competitive players, willing to go to greater lengths for success.
Furthermore, “roid rage” creates fights, ejections, and temper tantrums,
which all help to contribute to improved watchability.
When it comes to endearing baseball to the hearts of fans across
the nation, and re-establishing baseball in the forefront of the sporting
world, performance enhancers are not the problem, they are the
solution. Despite severe physical side effects and immense lack of
any moral standards, those who take steroids should not be labeled
cheaters, or a plague upon the sport, but instead should be forever
revered of matyrs of their sports, suffering for the benefit of us all.
Sports: Captured
[clockwise from left to right] Sophomore Felicia Houtz swings
at a pitch during softball practice. Photo: Derek Quinn Freshman
Nate Bodenschatez high jumps at track practice. Photo:
Dominic Garrini Three lacrosse players compete for the ball
during a recent practice. Photo: Ashley Fogle
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