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HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL l SENIOR ISSUE l MAY <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>
[Adam Reese, Jessica George]<br />
[<strong>2012</strong> Senior Swim Team]<br />
[Liz Reink, Logan Sisca, Annie<br />
Szendrey, Mr. Gallina]<br />
[Alexandra Black, Garrett Sterling]<br />
[Dominic Mercorelli, Jacob Marion]<br />
[Chaz Gordish, Seth Brown, Chris Harris]<br />
[Cassie Rafferty, Taylor Inzetta, Alexa Mittica,<br />
Emily Harris]<br />
[Emily Hoff, Hannah Christ, Stephen Burrier, Emily<br />
Saus]<br />
[Lauren Brumbaugh, Emily Bergert, Kara Riccardi,<br />
Melissa Bentler]<br />
[Kate Pelini, Sarah Mills, Miranda<br />
Fabian]
[Emilee Kotnik, Cassie Hendershot, Darah Nusseibeh,<br />
Sarah Nist]<br />
[Jon Nutt, Aaron Viscounte, Ryan Sarbaugh,<br />
Austin Appleby]<br />
[Josh Thompson, Jon Nutt, Aaron Viscounte, Sonny<br />
Lee, Garrett Sterling]<br />
Oh, the places you’ll go, the things you’ll see. One<br />
fish, two fish, <strong>may</strong>be three! We’ve been around the<br />
world and seen a million faces. Yes, we’ve tried<br />
our fair share of green eggs and ham; some of it has been<br />
delicious and rewarding and fun, while other experiences do<br />
nothing but stun.<br />
The lessons of life, in simplest terms, were taught by the<br />
fantastic Dr. Seuss, using small words. He would craft, illustrate,<br />
and broaden the wide expanses - of our brilliant imaginations -<br />
all while teaching us valuable life lessons.<br />
Take, for example, dearest Thidwick the Moose. He was a kindhearted<br />
animal who wouldn’t hurt a fly, but his kindness placed him in<br />
a bit of a bind. Much like our days in elementary <strong>school</strong>, we learned to<br />
obey those that nourish, and we need our friends to flourish.<br />
Not to mention those silly sneetches, who unfairly discriminated on Dr.<br />
Seuss’s beaches. In middle <strong>school</strong> we learned about ourselves, but most<br />
importantly, we learned about others. There are others in this world who are<br />
different, and that is no reason to bad-mouth and bash; ‘tis a surefire way to end<br />
with the trash. So, like the sneetches, we learned the stars on our bellies were of<br />
little effect; loving one another is something we should never neglect.<br />
Plodding and skipping and doo-daddling along, the light of the sky brought<br />
us on and on. In <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>, the world opened up and we focused our ears, -<br />
despite all those fears. Just like Horton, who heard that small who, we found<br />
that the world wasn’t always in view. We learned about forces like gravity and<br />
light; and sometimes the concepts were hard – we had to put a fight.<br />
But as humanity always seems to do, we chugged right along.<br />
So, come, let’s take a journey and see what yesterday’s fantasies, as well as<br />
today’s realities, have revealed in our mind’s sacred<br />
store. And don’t forget to cherish the memories, as<br />
you walk out the door.<br />
[Emilee Kotnik, Sarah Nist, Jillian Warburton,<br />
Kailee Aston]<br />
[Mckenzie Yerrick, Ashlea Thomas]<br />
[Alex Fluke, Mike Ratay]<br />
[Klarissa Calhoun, Katrina Lambert]<br />
[Tess Johnson, Alex Kalmar]
Elementary <strong>school</strong><br />
At some point or another, we all<br />
dream of building a time machine<br />
and venturing back to the wonder<br />
and imagination that filled our childhood<br />
years. This is much more desirable<br />
than the immense amount of stress and<br />
<strong>high</strong> expections we are forced to take on<br />
throughout our four years of <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong><br />
and four more years of college. Unfortunately,<br />
science has yet to perfect the art<br />
of time travel; so we are left reminiscing<br />
about memories from the good old days of<br />
elementary <strong>school</strong>.<br />
Whether you spent some of the best<br />
years of your life at <strong>North</strong>wood, Clearmount,<br />
Greentown, Orchard Hill or some<br />
other elementary <strong>school</strong>, you probably had<br />
the same thoughts and actions as nearly<br />
everyone else your age. At that stop in<br />
our journey through life, we all craved<br />
that hour called recess, during which we<br />
could take a break from learning all the<br />
continents, perfecting our cursive writing<br />
to earn the coveted “Cursive License”<br />
(though this license has proven to be not<br />
nearly as useful as my driver’s license)<br />
and struggling with long division to spend<br />
some quality play time with our peers<br />
on the playground.<br />
[Rylie Jobe, Allison Busby, Cristina Ocrainiciuc, Kara<br />
Campbell, Kaylie Settles, Tori Crowl, Courtney Gang,<br />
and friends]<br />
The elimination of recess is just downright<br />
baffling. It was replaced with half of<br />
a period called “privilege period” but I fail<br />
to see how this is nearly as satisfying as recess.<br />
While it does offer a nice break during<br />
the <strong>school</strong> day, the greatest part of recess is<br />
still nonexistent: the bond.<br />
On the playground, everyone played<br />
together. No one was afraid to walk up to<br />
a line at the four-square court and join in<br />
the game or have a conversation centered<br />
around the best Lizzie McGuire episode<br />
with a girl you have never met while soaring<br />
toward the sky on the <strong>high</strong>est swing.<br />
This is what made that simple time of the<br />
day so beautiful. There were no cliques to<br />
impress. There were no jocks, nerds, ravers<br />
or popular kids. As opposed to worrying<br />
about who we truly are as a human being,<br />
we were more concerned with which<br />
handshake-song combo was the best. Part<br />
of this comes from the fact that we were all<br />
socially awkward and, frankly, fairly unattractive<br />
in a charming way. Since no one<br />
was exceptionally beautiful or intelligent<br />
or athletic, it was effortless for everyone<br />
to accept one another as we were, without<br />
making changes to ourselves.<br />
The other reason elementary<br />
[Myarr Monier, Madison LaBolt, Liz Saltis,<br />
Lauren Saltis, Ingrid Chovan, Emily Evans,<br />
Ali Reed, Chelsea Teal, Victoria Brayer]<br />
One fish<br />
<strong>school</strong> was so enjoyable is that no one<br />
thought we were crazy for wanting to be<br />
a billionaire astronaut racecar driver. Even<br />
our most far-fetched and illogical dreams<br />
were encouraged.<br />
While a grasp on reality is crucial to<br />
possess as we make our way to bigger and<br />
better things, we must also remember to<br />
embrace our imagination. There is nothing<br />
wrong with sitting down to color after a<br />
stressful day or getting a group of friends<br />
together to play matball in the gym. Don’t<br />
be afraid to act like a child sometimes because<br />
the person you become when you<br />
embrace the child inside you <strong>may</strong> be the<br />
person you truly are.<br />
As we part with Hoover and progress<br />
through our lives, we need to realize that<br />
elementary <strong>school</strong> is over. Life will be difficult<br />
and new challenges will arise each<br />
and every day. These are the times we<br />
must utilize the skills we have acquired<br />
over the years to concur obstacles and<br />
grow. During this process, it is necessary<br />
to treat the situation like recess and accept<br />
yourself and others for who they truly are.<br />
Furthermore, never be afraid to dream as<br />
you once did.<br />
By<br />
Kelsea<br />
Daniluk<br />
[Emily Saus, Hannah Christ, Emily<br />
Hoff]
Middle <strong>school</strong><br />
If you were anything like me, middle<br />
<strong>school</strong> was probably the most confusing<br />
part of your life. Middle <strong>school</strong> is<br />
nothing but a journey for your identity, and<br />
this search for self is accurately likened<br />
to searching for an imaginary needle in<br />
a haystack. You would find yourself and<br />
realize shortly thereafter this self was<br />
illusory, and then continue to search.<br />
Some of us held dearly onto our<br />
chosen sense of self all the way through<br />
middle <strong>school</strong>, and some of us are still<br />
clinging to the illusion today. Regardless,<br />
most of us have released our imaginary<br />
needle and embraced our evolving,<br />
albeit uncertain, role in the haystack.<br />
Many of us have ceased the fruitless,<br />
frustrating quest for ourselves via approval<br />
of others. Though it seems foolish now,<br />
our fingers are still vaguely tinted from<br />
the dirt and hay dust as a reminder of<br />
our digging through the haystack. It is<br />
certain we will commit many other follies<br />
along the way, but for the time being,<br />
let us remember those awkward years.<br />
Middle <strong>school</strong> was the time when<br />
our self-esteems<br />
[Haely Enot, Mara Nickel, Emily Evans]<br />
hit the ground hard. At no other point in<br />
my life have I been so concerned about<br />
my physical appearance. I spent almost<br />
every waking second, and some sleeping<br />
ones, obsessing over how the opposite<br />
sex would view me. We all wanted so<br />
badly to be handsome or beautiful, not<br />
knowing just how young we were and<br />
what physical changes were in store for us.<br />
Speaking of which, think of all the<br />
unattractive kids you knew in middle<br />
<strong>school</strong>. How many of them now are<br />
gorgeous young women or handsome<br />
young men? If only we would have known<br />
what was in store for us, we could have<br />
alleviated our worries to some degree.<br />
Admittedly, you might still notice a<br />
few ugly ducklings here and there,<br />
but hey, beauty is subjective, is it not?<br />
While the physical aspect played a large<br />
part, the emotional layer of middle <strong>school</strong><br />
cannot be overstated. It was very much<br />
an intense emotional roller coaster: the<br />
<strong>high</strong>s were exhilarating and the lows were<br />
excruciating. In roller coaster fashion,<br />
the ride was over before we<br />
even knew it, and<br />
[Brooke Burdette, Jenna Fisher, Kelsea Daniluk,<br />
Emily Stryker, Rebecca Junod]<br />
Two Fish<br />
some desperately yearn to go for a second<br />
time. Others wish never to venture through<br />
middle <strong>school</strong> ever again, and I’m a strong<br />
member of this camp. Finally, there is the<br />
camp that will not realize just how much<br />
they loved middle <strong>school</strong> until later in life.<br />
If I ever wind up in this camp, I will be sure<br />
to chalk it up to rosy retrospection. In any<br />
case, time seemingly forbids us to travel<br />
backward to prior events, so we are thus<br />
stuck where we are regardless of our wishes.<br />
No matter how bleak your future<br />
seems now, the slightest steps<br />
forward can illuminate potential paths<br />
you would have never fathomed.<br />
When I was in middle <strong>school</strong>, <strong>high</strong><br />
<strong>school</strong> seemed like some far off event<br />
that would never happen. Well, it did.<br />
Let this be an indicator of years to come.<br />
By<br />
Xavier<br />
Carr<br />
[Emily Stryker, Miranda Fabian, Kaitlyn<br />
Essig, Clint Owens, Chris Forchione,<br />
Kate Pelini, AJ Rojek, Matt Merriman]
For many, the end of <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong> is the<br />
end of a drastic journey that one has<br />
spent many years on. It’s something<br />
that we grew up with, people<br />
whom we loved and<br />
cared about, and,<br />
most importantly<br />
something that<br />
we’ve been given<br />
the opportunity to<br />
discover ourselves<br />
through.<br />
Some <strong>may</strong> see<br />
today as the end of the<br />
line, while others see it<br />
as the starting point to<br />
a life that will turn out<br />
to be all that they hoped<br />
for and more.<br />
Personally,<br />
I find<br />
m y s e l f<br />
b e i n g<br />
[Sara Nist, Mckenzie Yerrick]<br />
somewhere in the middle.<br />
For me, <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong> has been that<br />
experience. It has been a time to make<br />
and break friendships, to care and not<br />
care about academics and to decide what’s<br />
more impotrant - the football game or the<br />
English paper. Most times, the game won,<br />
by the way.<br />
Though it hasn’t always been easy,<br />
these past four years seem to have flown<br />
by. We all had times where we felt like we<br />
were at wit’s end and could no longer push<br />
through this disaster we called Hoover. At<br />
the same time, many of our best memories<br />
took place at Hoover or through something<br />
Hoover was connected too. Not many<br />
<strong>senior</strong>s can honestly say they have no good<br />
memories from <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>, and that same<br />
group of <strong>senior</strong>s cannot say they have all<br />
positive memories.<br />
The saying goes, days come and go, but<br />
memories last a lifetime. That is exactly<br />
how I feel about <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>. We’ll always<br />
remember what we did here, but it is time<br />
to cross the threshold to the new stage of<br />
our lives and say goodbye to <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong><br />
drama and, for many of us, life at home.<br />
So where do we go from here?<br />
Personally, the fact that my <strong>high</strong><br />
<strong>school</strong> career is over just has<br />
not hit me yet. Maybe it will<br />
Monday when I don’t have<br />
to get up and come here, but<br />
as of now it has not. So instead<br />
of being upset, I just can’t wait<br />
for it to be over. That doesn’t mean<br />
[Cristina Ocrainiciuc, Alexandra Black]<br />
I hated it, but it does mean it is time to<br />
move on.<br />
At some point over the course of the<br />
next few days, we have to look in the<br />
mirror and tell ourselves that we made it.<br />
Through the joys and heartbreak that has<br />
been our <strong>senior</strong> year of <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>, we<br />
made it.<br />
Yes, this <strong>senior</strong> class has its cliques<br />
and its drama, but when it comes down to<br />
the wire, this is also the <strong>senior</strong> class that<br />
has the ability to pull together and work<br />
through the struggles, while still coming<br />
out on top.<br />
Currently, most of the members of the<br />
<strong>senior</strong> class cannot wait for <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong><br />
to be over. We are so thrilled to see this<br />
chapter of our lives come to a close that it<br />
is almost unbearable to sit in our classes<br />
for another minute, much less another six<br />
periods. While we have these feelings of<br />
excitement, we also struggle with the fear<br />
of the unknown.<br />
What comes next in our lives and how<br />
can we make sure that we get where we<br />
need to be? Though the answer <strong>may</strong> not<br />
be black and white, there is still an answer.<br />
Our futures lie in the powers<br />
of change.<br />
F o r<br />
e x a m p l e ,<br />
if I woke up<br />
tomorrow and<br />
decided that I<br />
wanted to join<br />
the military, I<br />
[Megan Walton, Taylor Paxton, Kim Raper,<br />
Celeste Goldie]
would have to change my lifestyle to make<br />
my new life plan work out. The point is,<br />
what our parents and teachers have been<br />
drilling into us for twelve years is true: if<br />
you want something bad enough, all you<br />
have to do is go after it. In many ways, <strong>high</strong><br />
<strong>school</strong> was just another way of going after<br />
what we want in the long haul.<br />
Whether you used <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong> as a<br />
social facade, a way of improving your<br />
intelligence, or some mixture of the two,<br />
everyone got something out of these past<br />
four years. That something could then, in<br />
turn, allow you to mold yourself into the<br />
person you truly want to be and the person<br />
you are allowing yourself to become.<br />
Not only were these past four years<br />
an opportunity to discover who we are as<br />
people, they also gave us the chance for<br />
many first times. Our first real kiss, our<br />
first dates, first formal dances. All of these<br />
things happened here, with this group of<br />
friends and at this <strong>school</strong>.<br />
Often, throughout the course of our <strong>high</strong><br />
<strong>school</strong> careers, we saw <strong>senior</strong>s from past<br />
years come back and visit their favorite<br />
teachers. I always thought that<br />
was weird. It was like, once<br />
you leave this place, why<br />
would you want to<br />
come back? I never<br />
understood. Now, sitting<br />
where I’m sure they were<br />
sitting, I can tell you with<br />
almost one hundred percent<br />
certainty I will be coming back<br />
[Marine Bio <strong>2012</strong>]<br />
to see a few teachers. Well, at least four or<br />
five. As students here we just want out, but<br />
as graduating <strong>senior</strong>s, we’re not really sure<br />
how to let go.<br />
Sometimes, we were put in positions<br />
where we assumed our teachers and<br />
administration were out to get us. Sitting<br />
here now, I realize that they were just doing<br />
their jobs. They didn’t hate us for what we<br />
wore or what homework assignment we<br />
didn’t complete. They tried to do their job<br />
to the best of their abilities.<br />
A big <strong>issue</strong> was the dress code this year.<br />
When it comes down to it, does it really<br />
matter at all? No, it doesn’t. Again, the<br />
administration and the teachers that were<br />
strict with it were just doing their job. They,<br />
like us, were trying to do the same thing<br />
we were. They were trying to get through<br />
their days in a civil manner and get through<br />
another year.<br />
All in all, we did our jobs together,<br />
and we came out on top of the crowd. We<br />
proved who we are as students and teachers<br />
and brought our fourth year to a close with<br />
a bang.<br />
As for today, the last real day of <strong>high</strong><br />
<strong>school</strong>, try and take a look back to see what<br />
it is that you got the most from in<br />
these past four years. For me, it<br />
was meeting the people I did and<br />
allowing myself to believe that it<br />
was okay to just be who I am. I’ll<br />
be taking the time to thank those<br />
people who helped me along the<br />
way, and most importantly, I’ll be<br />
[Lauren Saltis, Kara Riccardi, Janelle Jackson, Liz Clark,<br />
Carly Hartman, Emily Bergert, Liz Saltis]<br />
moving on with my life. It’s sort of strange<br />
to think that this is the last <strong>issue</strong> of The<br />
Viking Views that I’ll ever be a part of, but,<br />
like all great things, this too must come<br />
to a finishing point.<br />
So here’s to you<br />
class of <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
for all the<br />
memories and<br />
the hardships,<br />
the joys and the<br />
pain. Good luck<br />
in all we do, and<br />
know these are the<br />
last few moments<br />
you’ll ever<br />
spend in<br />
h i g h<br />
<strong>school</strong>.<br />
[Maria Hart, Cassie Thacker, Emily Hauter,<br />
Emily Harris]
Clint Owens is no stranger to the stage.<br />
His vocal talent was first heard when he<br />
joined the freshman choir, and later became<br />
a member of both the A’Capella choir and<br />
the Hoover Hi-Lo’s. His love for singing<br />
led him to attend a music camp to enhance<br />
his vocal skills. Clint’s performance in the<br />
Senior Spectacular saw him perform with<br />
friends and fellow <strong>senior</strong> choir members, in<br />
which he wowed the crowd. Combining his<br />
love for both singing and dramatics, Clint<br />
has been a part of many shows, such as,<br />
God Spell Jr., Aida and Peter Pan. After his<br />
all of his efforts in choir, he was finally given<br />
recognition. Not only did he win a gold<br />
and 1st in the New York <strong>City</strong> choir trip, he<br />
also received 1’s and 2’s for his solo and<br />
ensemble performances.<br />
Klarissa Calhoun has had a great love<br />
of singing from a very young age. Within<br />
her personal life outside of <strong>school</strong>, Calhoun<br />
credits her family for the passion that she<br />
has for vocal music. Since she was just 7<br />
years old, Klarissa has partaken in church<br />
plays and vocal lessons, which only went<br />
on to enhance her love for singing. In the<br />
sixth grade, she joined the choir and has<br />
been a part of vocal activities in <strong>school</strong><br />
ever since. Freshman choir, women’s chorale<br />
and the accapella choir are examples<br />
of the activities Klarissa has participated<br />
in. After all of the work she put in, Klarissa’s<br />
long term commitment to the choir<br />
was recognized when she received the 3<br />
year choir reward.<br />
Honorable Mentions: Neville Hardman,<br />
Clint Yoos<br />
Rob Kerr is the man behind the camera.<br />
After taking Interactive Media classes for<br />
2 years to learn the ropes, he moved on to<br />
Video Productions. As the <strong>school</strong> watches<br />
the announcements, many fail to acknowledge<br />
those who make the production possible.<br />
Rob is one of those people. However,<br />
the announcements are just a small part of<br />
all that he does within Video Productions.<br />
After creating a short film, his work was<br />
recognized and shown at the Glenoak Film<br />
Festival which <strong>high</strong>lights and features student<br />
made films. Not only does Rob have<br />
a gift for the digital arts, he also has impressive<br />
musical abilities. He participated<br />
in both Marching and Concert band for 4<br />
years. Furthermore, his band played in 3 of<br />
Hoover’s Battle of the Bands, and won in<br />
2010. Rob hopes to become an animator in<br />
the future.<br />
Jenn Shaw began her work in design at<br />
the beginning of her sophomore year, and<br />
has been very involved in the digital arts<br />
ever since. She took both Interactive Media<br />
I and II during her junior year, before<br />
progressing on to take Interactive Media III<br />
to further enhance her skills. Jenn has utilized<br />
her digital design ability throughout<br />
the pages of the Viking Views Newspaper.<br />
After mastering In-Design and Photoshop,<br />
her talent went on to produce award-winning<br />
designs that impressed the judges over<br />
the years at the OSMA convention (Ohio<br />
Scholastic Media Association.) Beyond the<br />
pages of the newspaper, Jenn has used her<br />
eye for design to create posters that are displayed<br />
in the library along with the web site<br />
for Hoover’s Robotics Club. Shaw plans to<br />
attend The University of Akron in the fall<br />
after receiving one of five art scholarships.<br />
Honorable Mentions: Jesse Spencer, Sarah<br />
Hershey, Justin Rembielak<br />
Corey Lipkins Jr. is Hoover’s leading<br />
man. While people <strong>may</strong> recognize him<br />
from his appearances on HVTV news, there<br />
is more to all that he participates in. For<br />
his work on HVTV news, Corey received<br />
the Award of Excellence for his On-Air<br />
talent and an Honorable Mention for his<br />
feature. He was also on Hoover’s Speech<br />
and Debate team. Whilst on the team, he<br />
received many awards for his work including,<br />
Outstanding Sophomore, the Coach’s<br />
award, the Speech Award of Excellence<br />
and he consistently placed within the top<br />
three. Outside of <strong>school</strong>, he partook in the<br />
NAACP Act-So Competition, in which he<br />
placed as a national qualifier. On top of all<br />
his accomplishments, Corey was awarded<br />
the Outstanding Distinction in the National
Forensics League (a <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong> Speech<br />
and Debate honor society.)<br />
Miranda Harig has been a committed<br />
dance for over 14 years, but her passion<br />
for dance is by no means restricted to one<br />
style. Throughout the years, she has danced<br />
in many different styles including tap, jazz,<br />
contemporary, ballet and pointe. Not only<br />
does she dance 4 days a week, she has a<br />
strong work ethic and extreme dedication<br />
to dance and performance. Where words<br />
are not enough for her, Miranda uses dance<br />
to express herself. Beyond her commitment<br />
to her own personal dance career, she<br />
teaches dance too. Of her wide range of<br />
dance ability, she teaches tap, jazz, lyrical<br />
and musical theatre. Miranda’s hard work<br />
and dedication to dance paid off when she<br />
received two major scholarships, including<br />
the Joe Walsh Scholarship from Kent<br />
State’s Art Department, as well as the Creative<br />
Artist Award in Dance scholarship.<br />
Honorable Mentions: Annie Szendrey,<br />
Lee Columber, Seth Noble<br />
Dylan Moats has been involved in art<br />
classes ever since he entered the halls of<br />
Hoover <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong> his freshman year. All<br />
throughout <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>, he partook in art<br />
classes including Art I, II, III and IV. After<br />
excelling in Art IV, he was placed in AP Art<br />
V for his <strong>senior</strong> year. Dylan’s artistic talent<br />
was recognized when his artwork was<br />
displayed in the ‘little art gallery,’ located<br />
inside the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canton</strong> Public Library.<br />
While he enjoys many different forms of<br />
art, he has a particular preference for painting<br />
and working with charcoals. In the fall,<br />
Dylan plans to attend Ashland College, in<br />
order for him to pursue art.<br />
Rylie Jobe is an all around artist. She has<br />
been involved with art for 5 years now, and<br />
has a lot to show for her work from within<br />
that time. Whilst taking Art I, II and III,<br />
Rylie became a member of Hoover’s Art<br />
club. Her outstanding work was acknowledged<br />
when she won the Silver key award<br />
in drawing. Not only does she excel in her<br />
artwork, she took both Commercial Photography<br />
I and II which enhanced her work<br />
using digital art. The use of mixed media<br />
and photography won her many awards<br />
in the past two years, including the Silver<br />
key award in mixed media, the Silver key<br />
award in photography, the Gold key award<br />
in photography and the Nest body of work<br />
for photography award.<br />
Honorable Mentions: Laruen Saltis, Trina<br />
Lambert, Alex Smith<br />
Max Loutzenheiser has been taking<br />
private piano lessons for over 12 years,<br />
which led to his involvement as a pianist<br />
in Jazz band I. In addition to piano, Max<br />
is a Violin soloist, was a member of the<br />
Hoover orchestra and is both a solo and<br />
ensemble performer. Outside of <strong>school</strong>, he<br />
took private theory and composition study<br />
classes at the Kent State Stark for 4 years,<br />
before becoming an arranger for the Ohio<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern University Quartet. For over 4<br />
years, Max has been a MacDowell Music<br />
Club Performer. Alongside his many commitments,<br />
he is also an outreach volunteer.<br />
While competing in the Musical Teachers<br />
National Association Composition Competition,<br />
he was the State Winner two years<br />
running, the East Central Division winner<br />
and a National Finalist. Max plans to study<br />
composition and piano performance in college.<br />
Kelly Crowl, much like Loutzenheiser,<br />
is a dedicated musician. From the 5th<br />
grade, she dedicated herself to playing the<br />
flute, including taking private lessons. All<br />
throughout <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>, Kelly has involved<br />
herself in many musical activities including<br />
the Flute choir, Full orchestra, Pit orchestra,<br />
Pep band, Symphonic band. Furthermore,<br />
her talent level allowed her to be a part of<br />
the Stark county honors flute choir throughout<br />
her sophomore, junior and <strong>senior</strong> year.<br />
Alongside playing within the many bands,<br />
she was also the section leader during in her<br />
<strong>senior</strong> year. Kelly also plays the piano and<br />
took private lessons along with her private<br />
flute lessons. For 3 years, she has received<br />
a superior rating of 1 (the <strong>high</strong>est rating) for<br />
both her solo and ensemble performances.<br />
Honorable Mention: Greg Heinle, Taylor<br />
Zhang, Ellen Lintner
After four years of being a stand-out athlete in Memorial<br />
Stadium, <strong>senior</strong> Stephen Denissoff earns the honor of being<br />
Hoover High School’s Top Male Athlete for the class of<br />
<strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Denissoff is a letterman in two sports at the <strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong>, track<br />
and football, and has made an impact in both.<br />
As a four year letterman in track, he has had many successes,<br />
and has been a leader on the team since his freshman year. He<br />
was the Sprinter of the Year in 2011 and was an All-Ohioan in<br />
2010 and 2011. Along with the All-Ohio award, he received the<br />
All- District and All-Regional awards. He is the <strong>school</strong> record-holder<br />
of the 4x400 relay. Since his freshman year, he has placed at<br />
states in the 400m.<br />
He transferred his speed and agility from track to the football<br />
team, where he is a two-year letterman. He has won the Football<br />
Catch of the Game multiple times in the past two years and<br />
earned the All-Federal League award in <strong>2012</strong>. This past season he<br />
had an average of 35 yards per catch, which was the top in the<br />
league, and 22.7 yards per kick return.<br />
Denissoff’s talent and leadership in every sport he does has<br />
made him deserving of the Athlete of the Year.<br />
M addy Helterbran has been a leading lady on the girls<br />
soccer team since she was a freshman, earning her<br />
fourth letter in the fall and now the title of the <strong>2012</strong> Athlete<br />
of the year.<br />
Helterbran has been playing soccer since she was four and<br />
her dedication to the sport has payed off. She has been the<br />
Offensive Player of the Year for three years, MVP her <strong>senior</strong><br />
year, First Team All-Federal League for three years, First Team<br />
All-Stark County for three years, First Team All-District for<br />
three years, and Federal League Player of the Year her <strong>senior</strong><br />
year. Her leadership and skill earned her the role of captain her<br />
<strong>senior</strong> year.<br />
She took her athleticism to the court her freshman and sophomore<br />
year earning two letters in basketball and an Honorable<br />
Mention All-District. She was also the star quarterback for Powderpuff<br />
Football her junior and <strong>senior</strong> year.<br />
Helterbran will be playing Division 1 soccer next year at Kent<br />
State University. She would like to thank her father for helping her<br />
get to where she is by spending countless hours practicing with<br />
her and motivating her to be the best she can be.
Letters<br />
-Basketball 11, 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-Led the team in charges taken, rebounds,<br />
and points<br />
-Averaged 15 points per game, 6.1 rebounds<br />
per game<br />
Honors<br />
-1st Team All-<strong>North</strong>east Ohio (12)<br />
-Special Mention All-Ohio (12)<br />
Letters<br />
-Swimming 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-Five Hoover Records<br />
-Three Stark County Records<br />
Honors<br />
-Four-year All-Ohio<br />
-Three-year All-American<br />
-Four -year 1st Team All-Stark County<br />
and Federal League<br />
Letters<br />
-Basketball 11, 12<br />
-Football 11<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-Most assists on the team (12)<br />
Honors<br />
-Captain (basketball)<br />
Letters<br />
-Swimming 11, 12<br />
-Track 10, 11, 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-Most Improved Swimmer (11)<br />
Honors<br />
-2nd team All-Federal League (swimming<br />
11)<br />
-Honorable Mention All-Federal League<br />
(swimming 12)<br />
Honorable Mention:<br />
Sam Wakser, Nathan Deems, Nate Weltman, Lexi Swisher,<br />
Lauren Lammlein, Riley Kiesling<br />
Letters<br />
-Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
-Softball 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-Tied for seventh in <strong>school</strong> history for most<br />
rebounds<br />
-RBI Record (softball 11)<br />
Honors<br />
-1st Team All-Federal League (softball 9,<br />
10, 11)<br />
Letters<br />
-Cross Country 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
-Track 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-State Champion 3200m relay<br />
-School record distance medley relay<br />
-Stark record in 3200m relay<br />
Honors<br />
-1st team All-Federal League (track 11)<br />
-All-Ohio (track 11)<br />
-2nd team All-Federal League (cross<br />
country 12)<br />
Letters<br />
-Track 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-School, County, District, State Records<br />
-Outdoor State runner up (10, 11)<br />
-Indoor State Champion (11, 12)<br />
-Outdoor National Champion 2011<br />
-Indoor National Runner -Up (11,12)<br />
Honors<br />
-1st Team All-Ohio, All-League, All-American<br />
- USA TODAY All USA track team 2011<br />
Letters<br />
-Cross Country 9, 10, 11, 12<br />
-Track 9, 10, 11 , 12<br />
Career Highlights<br />
-Four-time State Qualifier<br />
-Federal League Runner of the Year (12)<br />
Honors<br />
-1st Team All-Federal League (10, 11, 12)<br />
-1st Team All Stark County (11, 12)<br />
-Repository Runner of the Week
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Derick Damron • Meghan Green • Sarah Gregory •<br />
Mary Kucyk<br />
central State University<br />
Johnnise Kimbrough<br />
cleveland State University<br />
Elizabeth Reink<br />
columbus college of art and Design<br />
Paige Harter • Jillian Warburton • McKenzie Yerrick<br />
columbus culinary institute<br />
Sonny Lee • Ronald Selogy<br />
University of cincinnati<br />
Todd Beavers • Joanna Branch • John Brown • Steven<br />
Bueno • Allison Busby • Hannah Christ • Mike Clouse<br />
• Matt Corcoran • Nathan Deems • Bryce Dimit<br />
• Wantin (Cara) Ding • Maria Hart • Alexa Lewis •<br />
William Morris • Jacquelyn Schnackel • Jared Scott<br />
• Tyler Tedrow<br />
Kent State University<br />
Bruno Araujo • Ashley Ball • Kyle Berry • Tyler<br />
Bodenschatz • Rachel Bowen • Logan Crawford •<br />
Brad Curlutu • Michael Ducey • Emily Fano • Chris<br />
Forchione • Jessica George • Andres Gomez • Taylor<br />
Hargraves • Miranda Harig • Madison Helterbran •<br />
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Kingsley • Alyssa Login • Max Loutzenheiser •<br />
Jenna Lyberger • Morgan Neff • Sara E. Nist • Hans<br />
Ostrowske • Jon Penvose • Forrest Rojas • Shane<br />
Saba • Elise Schliffka • David Serra • Hannah Shimko<br />
• Madison Staib • Emily Stryker • Paiton Swope •<br />
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Lydia Troy • Kim Vandervaart • Erika Warren • Brandi<br />
Webster • Derek Willems • Kali Williamson • Linda<br />
Zheng • Crystal Zielke<br />
Kent State University - Stark campus<br />
Devon Boxler • Brooke Burdette • Drew Caley •<br />
Klarissa Calhoun • Xavier Carr • Sarah Chellinsky<br />
• Victoria Crowl • Jordan Hane • Neville Hardman<br />
• Sarah Hershey • Katie Kintz • Erin Kovacs • Clint<br />
Owens • Kelsey Shaw • Andrew Miller<br />
Miami University<br />
Cody Anderson • Stephen Bowersox • Cole Bukowy<br />
• Lee Columber II • Warren Davidson • Stephen<br />
Denissoff • Maree James • Connor Jarvis • Victor<br />
Jones • Rebecca Junod • Kristen Keller • Elaine<br />
Koberlein • Courtney Leggett • Jeana-Rae Schaper •<br />
Terra Stenger • Ben Taylor<br />
the Ohio State University<br />
Alexandra Black • Greg Bonavita • Stephen Burrier<br />
• Mark Caldwell • Amber Diano • Emily Evans •<br />
Nick Fausnight • Jenna Fisher • Lisa Giangardella •<br />
Chaz Gordish • Steven Graham • Katie Grammenidis<br />
• Connor Grasinger • Emily Harris • Cassandra<br />
Hendershot • Emily Hoff • Corey Lipkins Jr. • Alexa<br />
Mittica • Dan Murphy • Mara Nickel • Cristina<br />
Ocrainiciuc • Cati Pach<strong>may</strong>er • Kate Pelini • Jessica<br />
Pepper • Cassie Rafferty • Allison Reed • Lauren<br />
Richards • Alec Robinson • Tyler Sarver • Anthony<br />
Scaglione • Thomas Tedrow • Sam Wakser • Megan<br />
Winafeld • Clint Yoos<br />
Ohio technical college<br />
Johnnie Luther<br />
Ohio University<br />
Parker Adams • Lucy Andrews • Liz Clark • Mike<br />
Cotyk • Lizzy Daugherty • Jessica Detchon • Haely<br />
Enot • Aaron Ford • Carly Hartman • Caitlin Hopkins<br />
• Rob Kerr • Haley LeFever • Meghan Mencer •<br />
Alexander Minney • Justin Rembielak • Zach Sattler •<br />
Amber Shrigley • Alex Smith • Jesse Spencer • Garrett<br />
Sterling • Ashlea Thomas • Kristen Vandervaart<br />
Stark State college<br />
Ashley Austin • Nathan Amos • Skyler Boring •<br />
Chelsea Deihl • Elizabeth Duff • Gage Ericksen • Clay<br />
Hamilton • Derek Harrison • Mackenzie Kennedy<br />
• Trina Lambert • Phil Marcantonio • Brittany<br />
Marquardt • Ashley Maruschak • Sarah McClure •<br />
Matthew Monter • Nick Mullins • Jonah Ornouski •<br />
Taylor Paxton • Kim Raper<br />
Raphael’s Beauty School<br />
Kayla Scheppler<br />
University of toledo<br />
Amanda Pitrof<br />
Wright State University<br />
Robert Martinez<br />
Youngstown State University<br />
Sam Rakocy<br />
OhiO PRiVate SchOOlS<br />
ashland University<br />
Lauren Brumbaugh • Kelly Crowl • Ashley Hegidus<br />
• Carly Joliat • Dylan Moats • Zoe Shetler • Chelsea<br />
Teal • Megan Walton<br />
capital University<br />
Kailee Aston • Sarah M. Nist • Lydia Piero •<br />
Branden Race • Elizabeth Saltis<br />
case Western Reserve University<br />
Annie Flaherty • Matt Partridge<br />
cedarville University<br />
Michelle Erikson • Cassie Thacker • Brian Walczyk<br />
University of Dayton<br />
Logan Annis • Lauren Moroz • Brendon O’Toole<br />
University of Findlay<br />
Jeff Berner • Haylee Brentin • Riley Kiesling<br />
John carroll University<br />
Robert Cameron • Sarah Mills<br />
lake erie college<br />
Mike Ratay<br />
lourdes University<br />
Jacob VanDyke<br />
Malone University<br />
Sean Neely • Prosper Rumano • Ryan Sarbaugh •<br />
Tyler Veldhuizen<br />
Mikaela Lopez<br />
Marietta college<br />
University of Mount Union<br />
Emily Bergert • Shane Breckenridge • Emily Haueter •<br />
Lauren Lammlein • Taylor Moore • Megan Ostrofsky<br />
• Andrew Rojek • Amy Stephens • Aaron Viscounte<br />
Mount Vernon Nazarene University<br />
Mikayla Kullman<br />
Ohio Wesleyan<br />
Austin Okray • Mackenzie Sommers
Otterbein University<br />
Miranda Fabien • Brandon Strausser<br />
Strayer University<br />
Brittney Burfield<br />
Walsh University<br />
Kristina Beadnell • Ingrid Chovan • Zach<br />
Cook • Austin Darrell • Emily Everett •<br />
Stephanie Grable • Grant Gustafson<br />
• Kirsty Malloy • Victoria Pastore •<br />
Michael Patterson • Candace Riley •<br />
Megan Small • Michaela Sommers •<br />
Emily Wojcik • Triston Young<br />
Wittenberg University<br />
Kaitlyn Essig<br />
college of Wooster<br />
Seth Brown • Jonathan Nutt • Jacob<br />
Zoldan<br />
Xavier University<br />
Lauren Saltis • Annie Szendry • Sarah<br />
Wechter<br />
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Quiston (Marines) • Kaitlin Morton (Air<br />
Force) • Ashton Reece (Army) • Nick<br />
Santmyer (Army) • Emily Tepsic (Army<br />
National Guard)<br />
WORK<br />
Brittany Carillon • Emma Craig • Lianne<br />
Cribben • Brittany Daniels • Angela<br />
Donnelly • An Duong • Courtney<br />
Gang • Jacob Gratton • Joshua Hiner<br />
• Megan Horsefield • Aaron McCalla •<br />
Matt Padgitt • Estela Reynolds • Matthew<br />
Rouse • Sean Schwitzgebel • Andrew<br />
Smyers • Maranda Wilson<br />
UNDeciDeD<br />
Thomas Brady • Alyssa Bresiger • Alyssa<br />
Brown • Matt Calise • Mike Deckman<br />
• Nathan Durell • Alex Henson<br />
• Razvan Hodea • Lindsay O’Donnell •<br />
Jenna Romell • Nicholas Sams • Mike<br />
Sider • Eric Snider • Kalea Woody<br />
NO ReSPONSe<br />
Marissa Barker • Alex Cooper • Jeremy<br />
Davenport • Cody Diamond • Tanner<br />
Dinger • Kelsey Grove • Carrie Keith<br />
• Emily Orsich • Taylor Paxton • Carla<br />
Phelps • David Phillips • Tyler Sadler •<br />
Stephanie Sassos • Taylor Stoltz • Rachel<br />
Toxie • Kayla Wyman
[Jeff Quinn, Ashley Hegidus]<br />
[ASL 3 Seniors]<br />
[Aaron McCalla and Tyler Bodenschatz]<br />
[Jenn Shaw, Jenna Romell]
PAST<br />
PRESIDENTS<br />
Dr. T.K. Harris<br />
1958/59<br />
John Baxter<br />
1960/61<br />
Jim Hartong<br />
1962/63<br />
Bill Sanford<br />
1964/65<br />
Germaine Swanson<br />
1966/67<br />
Ken Phillipson<br />
1968/69<br />
Ralph Freday<br />
1970<br />
Cy Hefke<br />
1971<br />
Jack Geib<br />
1972/73<br />
Jack Berrey<br />
1974/75<br />
Dick Spall<br />
1976/77<br />
Larry Bishop<br />
1978<br />
Ron Fulton<br />
1979<br />
Ernie Fry<br />
1980/81<br />
Chuck Perry<br />
1982/83<br />
Don Masucci<br />
1984/85<br />
J.J. Smith<br />
1986<br />
Dick Sutton<br />
1987/88/89<br />
Ron Feltz<br />
1990/1991<br />
Bruce Cain<br />
1992/93/94<br />
Scott Warburton<br />
1995/96<br />
Pee Wee Mutersbaugh<br />
1997/98/99/2000<br />
Charlie Little<br />
2001/02/03/04<br />
Bob Berrodin<br />
2005/06<br />
Kent Weida<br />
2007/08<br />
Dave Greek<br />
2009/10/11<br />
Serving <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canton</strong> Hoover Students Since 1958<br />
Th e Si d e l i n e rS Cl u b is continuing its tradition of furthering<br />
excellence throughout Hoover High School. As we wrap up<br />
our 54th year, we continue to support Hoover’s athletics and<br />
organizations.<br />
All coaches and parents, as well as anyone else interested<br />
in Hoover’s students, are welcome to attend our meetings.<br />
We meet the first Monday of each month at the Greentown<br />
Athletic Club at 8 p.m. All patron and display advertisers are<br />
automatically members of the Sideliners.<br />
We thank you for your continued support and ask that you<br />
become an active member by attending our meetings. Your<br />
help is greatly needed if Hoover is to remain at the forefront of<br />
<strong>high</strong> <strong>school</strong> athletics and academics and continue to excel in all<br />
areas.<br />
Hoover High School Sideliners Club<br />
P.O. BOX 2<strong>18</strong>4, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720<br />
For information, contact Dave Greek at 330.966.7034<br />
or dgreek@sbcglobal.net<br />
Front Row (left to right)<br />
Jeff Weltman, Clyde Rhodes, Randy Santangelo, Don Hertler Sr., Gordy Knisley, George Housos Sr., Earl Stockert<br />
2nd Row<br />
Dave Greek, Kent Weida, Bryan Warstler, Adam Reinford, John Sogan, John Orr<br />
3rd Row<br />
Tom Krucek, Bill Novotny, Jeff McDonald, Randy Geib, Jim Eckelberry, Tom Fausnight<br />
4th Row<br />
Doug Houtz, Dan Peare, Kevin Hinton, Ned Lehman, Jim Holl, Craig Wallick<br />
Back Row<br />
Dave Cochenour, Geoff Stroemple, Tom Masucci, Charlie Little, Charles Little, Jim Malone, Jerry Wolfe<br />
Academic Challenge<br />
Boys Basketball<br />
SoftballFootball The Viking Views