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SubjectSubject Requirements Requirements College PrepCollege Prep

English English 4 Credits4 Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits

Math Math 4 Credits4 Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits

Science Science 3 Credits3 Credits 3 Credits (4)* 3 Credits (4)*

Social Studies Social Studies 3 Credits3 Credits 3 Credits 3 Credits

Fine Arts Fine Arts 1 Credit1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit

Health Health .50 Credits.50 Credits

PE PE .50 Credits (Waiver).50 Credits (Waiver)

Electives Electives 6 Credits6 Credits

World Language World Language 0 Credits0 Credits 2 Credits (3)* 2 Credits (3)*

Total Total 22 Credits 22 Credits

Scheduling for success February 2014 Olentangy Orange’s Parent Newsletter Volume 05, Issue 04

MADDIE BROOKS | WRITER

KAM GADAWSKI | DESIGNER

Tournament

season

updates

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Scheduling for the 2014-15 school

year is just around the corner. This means

the selection process for classes has

begun. Academic decision-making can be

overwhelming for some students. However,

the guidance department evaluates, advises

and supports students until a desired

schedule is obtained for each student.

Initially, the teacher of each current

core class: English, history, science, math

as well as foreign languages, will evaluate

each student’s performance in that class to

recommend the best class for the following

school year.

Next, students meet individually

with their guidance counselors to review

academic performance and growth to

determine appropriate courses.

“It is a different conversation for each

student,” Guidance Counselor Pam Otten

said. This means that counselors either

agree with teacher-recommended courses

and student preference, or disagree and

advise another course.

Parents must agree with the

recommended course selection by the

teachers and counselors in order for the

student to enroll in

at students who are willing to challenge

themselves,” Combs said.

Taking an extra math, science or

language class, may be the deciding factor

of student’s acceptance to a college, over

another applicant.

Balance is a priority of Combs. Although

she is taking four AP level classes, she

has four “free periods”. These are used for

independent studying or receiving extra help

from teachers to ensure her understanding

of the material.

Students may enter high school with

one or even two credits of math, leaving

only two left for completion while in high

school. This means the student may not

have to take a math course their senior

or even junior year, but it is

strongly encouraged. Taking

all four core class, all four

years, demonstrates academic

dedicaton and is admired by

colleges.

Lastly, Combs would

recommend students to take

multiple courses that they enjoy and believes

that being excited about your learning, in

return, motivates you to do well.

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the classes for the

upcoming year.

During these

c o n f e r e n c e s ,

discussions include

student ability,

performance and

p o s t - s e c o n d a r y

planning.

Parents are

encouraged to

discuss with their

child courses

that will be

beneficial to their

p o s t - s e c o n d a r y

planning. Also,

students should complete their “required

for graduation” classes early in their high

school careers, to allow more time for AP/

honors courses or multiple electives.

AP courses are taken by mostly

upperclassmen. These can count as college

credit if the student performs well, meaning

they score a 3-5 on the AP test at the end

of the course.

Honors courses are slightly more fast-

paced compared to regular courses. These

do not count for college credit but are

considered to be a pre-requisite for many

AP courses.

Senior honors student Alyssa Combs

encourages students to take the advanced

courses over the regular

courses because “colleges look

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BRYN PRIDE | WRITER

MEGAN GREYWITT | DESIGNER

Students prepare for the OGTs

JAWAHIR ABUKAR | WRITER


Senior Stephanie Elkins is the first

DECA state officer in the district’s history.

Elkins became the Ohio DECA Public

Relations Representative after attending

state conference and receiving the position

there. DECA used to stand for Distributive

Educational Clubs of America, but is now

just referred to as DECA. According to

www.ohiodeca.us, it is a club that prepares

emerging leaders and entrepreneurs

in marketing, finance, hospitality and

management in high schools and colleges

around the globe.

“It was something I wanted all year so

it was incredible,” Elkins said, about being

named state officer.

Last year, Elkins competed for state

officer and managed to get second place.

Since Elkins is a senior, her motivation for

winning state officer was knowing this was

her last chance to compete.

During the competition, Elkins had to

write a press release and present a minute

self-introduction. In addition, she had to

interview and answer multiple questions

about DECA and public relations.

Elkins had to “first study a lot of

On March 10-14 students, sophomores

through seniors, will be taking the Ohio

Graduation Test.

Students will be given several

opportunities to take this test so that

they can pass. This test is mandatory for

students to take.

“This test is very important because

it will determine if a student can graduate

high school or not. It also gives teachers

a benchmark of what their sudents are

supposed to know and it’s good for schools

to get weighed,” Math and OGT tutor Josh

Stands said.

The test takes two and a half hours,

with one test each day for five days. There

are 40 to 44 questions per test. Students will

be tested in reading, writing, math, science

and social studies/ citizenship.

“We give students a lot of practice

problems and diagnostic problems to

prepare for the OGTs. Also making sure

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be put in a raffle for a free parking pass for

the 2014- 15 school year.

Projected test scores are based on

previous standardized test scores a student

has received, according to Principal Todd

Meyer.

Senior Stephanie E. is an active member

of DECA. She received the district’s

first state officer award. “I loved when

the officers were announced, and we all

stood on stage together,” Elkins said.

information about DECA, second, win the

DECA district fall competition and then go

to the state conference to become state

officer,” Marketing and Business teacher

Chrystal Shanahan said.

“I had the opportunity to attend a

meeting with Governor John Kasich,” Elkins

said. This took place on Feb. 7, where she,

The week of March 10-14

Olentangy district’s first state officer

that a student is keeping up with course

work helps a lot. We make sure we help

fill in the areas a student needs assistance

on,” Stands said.

Students are also able to go online and

take practice tests using past OGT questions

that can be accessed at http://ogt.success-

ode-state-oh-us.info/studentsOGT.htm. For

the first time, usernames and passwords

were created for students so they would

be able to go online and take practice OGT

tests. Students were given these during the

OGT meeting during homebase on Feb.

4.

There are also incentives for students

to do well on their OGTs. If a class

exceeds the score of 110, they will be

given the opportunity to plan a class trip.

There are also several opportunities

to exempt one to three exams if a student

scores above or accelerated on sections

of the test. Students can also receive

an orange and/or blue card if they score

above their projected score on any

section of the test. Also, their name will

along with members of similar clubs, came

together to discuss goals and plans for the

future.

Throughout the year, Elkins must meet

the other six officers once a month to plan

the Career Development Conference.

This is a state competition for DECA

members, which will be held on March 14-

15 in Columbus. In addition to competing, a

dance will take place and for the first time,

Ohio DECA will be breaking a Guniess

World Record for the most people ever to

simultaneously tie a tie.

Elkins will also hand out awards at

the district competition. This position

requires traveling, for example, she went to

Wisconsin in December.

“I am extremely proud of her hard work

to achieve this position,” Shanahan said.

DECA has state officers as a way to

receive students’ input on how the club

should be run, in order to attract new

members and to help give the officers

management experience.

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Parent access Schoology

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Talented students show off their forte

As a way to involve parents in their

students’ school life, district technology

administrators have created a way for

parents to access Schoology through their

own account, rather than signing in as their

child.

The Curriculum Office is in charge of

Schoology and helped with the update

of this system. “Instructional Technology

Supervisor, Jessica Field’s role was to

facilitate the implementation of parent

access to Schoology,” Technology Specialist

Dorothy Burfeindt said.

Teachers will be in charge of emailing

the parents of the students they have

in class to give them the Parent Course

Access Code required to sign in for the first

time. Parents can also call the office if they

are unsure of the code.

When using this Parent Access Code

to create the account, it will automatically

associate the parent with their child. In

order to add additional students to the

parent account, parents need to click on the

Add Child button in the Schoology account.

Once complete, parents district-wide

now have the opportunity to be informed of

their children’s assignments.

For families that have children that

attend different school levels within the

district, for example, elementary school,

middle school or high school, parents can

also set up a linking account. This allows

parents to click on each of their child’s

names, giving them each child’s account

activity.

“The purpose for this change is to

improve the parents’ ability to access their

children’s Schoology information through

one login,” Burfeindt said.

Similar to Powerschool, “it is used to

enhance communication between parents

and students,” Principal Todd Meyer said.

It is an easy way for teachers to share

academic content with both students and

parents.

“I see this as a positive change because

although it is important for students to

advocate their own school work, it gives

parents the chance to monitor their child’s

school life,” Meyer said.

This shift in communication opens up

a system that is user-friendly, personalized

and informative.

Students who are in the music program

of orchestra, band or choir all have the

chance to perform as a solo or ensemble in

front of a judge.

Solo and ensemble took place on Jan.

25 at Granville High School.

“This is a great experience for students

to have the chance to practice something so

hard and later get constructive criticism on

their playing in order to improve,” Orchestra

teacher Lori Cornett said.

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and

seniors who are

in the

school’s performing arts program are allowed

to participate. Some students taking part

in solo and ensemble include sophomore

Sruthi Venkatachalam, sophomore Carolyn

Chen and sophomore Ashlen Torio.

Solo and ensemble judges are waiting

to hear musical performances with dynamic

contrasts and phrases, instead of just

notes. In order for the students to earn high

scores, it is advised that they play with a

beautiful tone, solid technique, in tune and

with emotion.

The highest score a player can get is a

one. Then, it’s second, third and so on. The

players not only receive a score but also

get beneficial comments from judges and a

medal based off of the scores they earn.

The pieces the players are playing are

also divided into levels of A, B and

C. A is the hardest,

and then it’s B and

then it’s C, which is

the easiest level.

“This is my first

time participating in

solo and ensemble, and I am nervous for it

as time gets closer. I am performing in an

ensemble, and I believe that if we practice

enough, we will do fine at the contest,”

sophomore Lily He said.

Solo and ensemble is a good event

for students to prepare either a solo or an

ensemble for a judge to receive personal

comments and ratings based on their

performances. This can really help a

player’s ability to get better.

How to Gain the

Access code needed

for parents:1. Click on course.

2. Click on members tab on the far

left.

3. The Parent Access Code link is

located in the green box directly

below the Course Access Code.

4. When you click on the link, it

will generate an Excel sheet with

the codes.

how to create the

actual account:

1. Click on the parent option in the

login area.

2. Enter your access code.

3. Fill out the form with your

information.

4. Click register to complete.

YOONSU KIM | WRITER

CARLY VROOM | DESIGNER

ALAYNA KASCHACK | WRITER

CARLY VROOM | DESIGNER

“This is a great experience for students to have the chance to practice something so hard and later get constructive criticism

on their playing,” Orchestra teacher Lori Cornett said.

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Walters

The process of picking a new coach all

depends on the applicants who applied and

experience with that specific sport.

Athletic Director John Betz has been

in his position for two years. The process

of picking a coach is all about decision-

making.

“The process starts with posting the

open job and soon after receiving resumes.

I’ll review the resumes, talk with the

committee together and have an interview

with them. We will then select the finalists

and check references. The final interviews

will be made with the principal and Central

Office. The recommendation will then go to

the superintendent,” Betz said.

Not only is the process about making

decisions, it’s also about what qualities the

applicants have.

“The coach has to be kid-centered,

organized and has to communicate with the

student athletes and athletic department,”

Betz said.

In the end, the process and length

all depends on the pool of applicants. It

comes down to the qualities of the final two

applicants, and who fits better.

“It’ like putting a puzzle together. You

have to also consider if the coach will teach

or not teach, and the offseason activities

they will contribute,” Betz said.

The decision for the new head track

coach had to be decided as soon as

possible, Betz said.

A new addition has been added to

Orange’s athletic family. This year the track

and field team has added Coach Adam

Walters as the new head coach.

Walters interviewed for the coaching

position and soon enough he was hired.

In the fall, Walters coached the boys

cross-country team.

“I started this past fall as the boys cross

country coach,” Walters said.

Walters wanted to be an assistant in

track and to help the distance runners.

However, when the track head coach

position opened up, Walters decided to take

up the offer.

“I knew I wanted to be an assistant in

track, but when the coach position opened

up I decided to apply because I really enjoy

all the events in track and the track teams,”

Walters said.

Walters does have experience coaching;

he assisted in coaching both cross-country

and track at Westerville Central High

School.

He also has personal experience with

track. Walters went to Otterbein College

and lettered all four years, holds indoor

school records for the 1000m run and the

distance medley relay.

This season Walters hopes to

bring the qualities of excellence

and “a great team atmosphere”.

“I want to help students

understand that if you totally

commit and work hard year round,

you can improve and have a lot of

success in track and field events,”

Walters said.

“This year we hope to be a

top three team at the Delaware

County and OCC meets for both

boys and girls,” Walters said.

Track is like life, according to

Walters.

“It’s just like life. If you want to

succeed you have to stay focused

and work hard,” Walters said.

Newest addition to school’s coaching staffBREE MCCAGUE| WRITER

LIZ WEARS | WRITER

CHARLOTTE GROCE | DESIGNER

Coach Walters smiles after a big cross country meet. Walters was the boys cross country coach

for the 2013 season and is now the head boys and girls track coach. “I have helped coach cross

country for the past five years.” Walters said.

It’s just like life. If you want to succeed you have to stay focused and work hard,” Track Coach Adam Walters

said.

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BREE McCAGUE | WRITER

HALLIE BARNHART| DESIGNER

SPORTSHockey players relate to winter Olympics

It’s that time of year when the winter

festivities of the Olympics take place.

Sochi, Russia is hosting the 2014 winter

Olympics this year. The opening ceremony

began on Feb. 7 The Olympics has a total

of 15 sports, ranging from ice hockey to

figure skating to bobsleigh.

Sophomore Todd McHugh enjoys

watching the winter events.

“Compared to the summer Olympics,

I personally like the winter Olympics

more because I think the sports are more

competitive and interactive,” McHugh said.

According to Sochi.ru (the official

website for the 2014 Winter Olympics),

there is a total of 100 countries participating

this year.

The first events that kicked off the first

day of competition were figure skating and

freestyle skiing. Some of the most watched

events are figure skating and hockey

The Olympic games include the following

events: ice hockey, bobsleigh, figure skating,

snowboarding, speedskating and many more.

The first Olympic games were held in 1928

according to history1900s.about.com . “I am

looking forward to watching Shawn White in

action,” sophomore Jacob Wehr said.

Day in the life of a skierLAURA DUNAWAY | WRITER

HALLIE BARNHART| DESIGNER

Sundays are busy days for freshman

Chris Gregorio.

He gets up, and it’s time to

get ready to ski.

Every Sunday Gregorio

spends most of the day skiing

at Mad River Mountain with Ski

Club.

“I get up at 11 a.m., and eat

breakfast and before I know

it, it’s time to get ready to go

skiing,” Gregorio said.

Gregorio gets on the bus at

Olentangy High School around

1 p.m.

“It’s always trouble getting

our equipment on and off the

buses,” Gregorio said.

After everyone has boarded

the bus and loaded their

equipment, they head to Mad

River Mountain.

“Sometimes on the bus

we watch movies like ‘Spider-

Man’,” Gregorio said.

Once he finally gets there,

it’s about 2:30 p.m., and then

he can start skiing.

“You can kind of do what

you want in the club. You just

have to wear a helmet and be

The Ski Club met every Sunday to ski and snowboard at

Mad River Mountain. Chris G. has been skiing since the

fifth grade and plans to snowboard next year. “At the end

of the skiing day, you’re about ready to go home but not

ready to leave all of the fun of skiing and snowboarding,”

Chris G. said.

according to Sochi.ru.

“My favorite event to watch is ice hockey

because I know the game so I can relate to

it,” McHugh said.

In result of Russia hosting the Olympics

this year, attendance has been significantly

impacted because of the distance and

security risks in that country.

The Olympic village is surrounded by a

barrier wall due to the risk of terrorism to

the athletes.

According to CNN.com, the state

department security personnel will be

accompanying all American athletes to every

single event, and every single venue.

Sophomore Caleb Green likes what the

state department is doing.

“The state department is doing their job

protecting our athletes, and that’s something

not a lot of people know,” Green said.

“Supporting USA is a reason why the

Winter Olympics is fun to watch,” McHugh

said.

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safe. That’s it,” Gregorio said.

There are no supervisors; teens can ski/

snowboard by themselves and with friends.

They load onto the bus around 7 p.m.

so they get about four hours of skiing.

“Overall, it’s great and very organized,”

Gregorio said.

“The best part of Ski Club is hanging

out with my friends and skiing together,”

sophomore Ski Club member Kendra

Clayton said.

Gregorio has been skiing for about four

and a half years so he didn’t need anything

in order to join Ski Club.

Clayton has also been skiing for about

three years.

However, if the skiers don’t have three

or more years of experience, lessons are

required in order to be a part of Ski Club.

“The best part of Ski Club is hanging out with my friends and

skiing together,” sophomore Kendra Clayton said.

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Interact Club on a mission

6SPORTS/FEATUREGearing up for tournament season

for this year because our team is better and keeps improving,” sophomore Grant Gossard said.

WRESTLING

The wrestling team has had a great season with good wins against Big Walnut and Olentangy High school. They hope to continue their success at sectionals on Feb. 14 and Districts the weekend of Feb. 21.

SWIMMING

The swim team has had a successful season. The girls came in fourth at OCC championships and the boys came in sixth. The team had six qualifiers for districts in individual

events. Districts were on Feb. 15 at Ohio State University.

BOWLING

The boys bowling team came in fourth at OCC’s and the girls team did not compete. Sectionals will be held on Feb. 21, the top four will move onto districts.

Winter sports have worked hard this season to carry on the tradition of excellence teams have set in the past. Coaches and athletes have high expectations for the 2014 winter tournament season.

HOCKEY

The boy’s hockey team has more team spirit than ever as they head into its tournament season. “This season we have been intense and disciplined to make sure our team keeps improving,” junior Gabe Horvath said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

The girls basketball team hopes to make it further than ever in their tournament this year, while working together as a team.

“We have been working extra hard in practice and working out each day,” senior varsity captain Bri Barron said.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Their first game in the boys tournament

will be against Walnut Ridge, time and place are to be announced. “We are excited

fundraiser. The club will be doing a “kick start to

fundraisers” on Friday, Feb. 14 at the boys basketball senior night. This will show others how Interact Club is helping others and how others can contribute.

“Every little bit helps when you are talking about other people in need, so I encourage people to step up and help

others,” junior vice president Jessica Witkin said.

From Feb. 18-28, the club will be in the lunchroom and students will be able to vote for their favorite teacher that is in charge of watching the lunch that they are in. The students will put money into a bucket for that teacher if they wish to vote.

The teacher at the end of the two weeks with the most money wins and the charity money will go to Charity Water.

Charity Water is a national organization that provides those in need with

clean water and water pumps to those in need. Money that is raised by the club goes t o the organization, and then the organization helps others.

“We picked Charity Water because we would like to contribute to such a worthy cause and growing charity,” English teacher Amanda McCleary said.

There are 800 million people who live in villages where the only water source is polluted swamp water, according to charitywater.org. Some people have to walk five miles and carry an 80 pound container

filled with water just to get drinking water.

The Interact Club becomes well known and gets satisfaction of helping others from doing these international fundraisers and fundraisers through the school.

Last year the club helped an international project called the Polio project. It donated around $3000 to the organization.

This year the hockey team is preparing for the upcoming tournament

season. Last year the hockey team made it to the distirct semi-finals.

“Our team is looking forward to districts and hopefully making it to

state finals,” senior Evan G. said.

Interact Clubs members have been doing a series of fundraisers that will contribute to their international fundraiser that the officers pick at the beginning of

the school year. This year interact club has chosen Charity Water as their international

GYMNASTICS

The gymnastics team has a much larger team this year with a lot of potential. At their OCC conference, they came in fourth and have been working hard to prepare for districts. Districts will be held on Feb. 22.

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2. apimages.com

EILY COGAN | WRITERCARLY VROOM | DESIGNER

LENA MANCINI | WRITERCARLY VROOM | DESIGNER

Charity Water is an organization for providing clean water to those

in need as seen in the picture above. The Interact Club picked charity

water as its international project. “I am excited we have chosen such

an awesome organization,” senior Greg Feinberg, vice president of

the club said.

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PHOTO CREDITS:1. Eily Cogan

2. Charlotte Groce

Twins of OrangeLAURA DUNAWAY | WRITER

CHARLOTTE GROCE | DESIGNEREILY COGAN | WRITER

CHARLOTTE GROCE | DESIGNER

Many wonder what life would be like if they had a twin.

“We’re just like any other siblings. We have our ups and

downs,” junior Tommy Briggs said. Currently at Orange High

School there are 16 sets of twins.

Juniors Colen and Tommy Briggs are identical twins, who

are one of a kind.

Having a twin has a few benefits that other siblings don’t

have, Colen said. “I can always blame Colen if something bad

were to happen,” Tommy said.

The Briggs family has a history

of twins. “My great-grandpa has a

twin,” Tommy said. Twins usually

skip a generation in families.

“There’s always someone to

hang out with, and we share the

same friend group, so it makes

living under the same roof more

fun,” Tommy said.

Sharing sometimes poses a

problem though. The Briggs twins

share a car, some clothes and

friends.

Sharing friends gets to be

annoying sometimes, Colen said.

“We live in the same house, so

when we go out to be with friends,

sometimes we get annoyed with

each other,” Tommy said.

At the same time, it’s nice to

have somebody that likes and does

the same things as you, Tommy

said. They live under the same

roof so they are always together

and are closer than the rest of their

friend group Colen said.

The Briggs twins enjoy spending

time together but try to be

individuals. “During freshman year,

Colen and I got different haircuts so

that people knew we were different

people,” Tommy said.

The twins are identical but

“don’t share the same style,” Colen

said. They got annoyed with people

when the two would be confused

with each other.

Tommy and Colen have

maintained a good balance

between staying individuals and

sharing the same interests, in their unique lives as identical

twins.

Everyone sees the multiple sets of twins at school, but

what’s it really like seeing a copy of yourself every morning?

Freshmen twins Ashley and Haley Callahan agree that if

they had the choice to be a twin they would.

“I would choose to be a twin because without Ashley I would

be bored and never have anyone to talk to,” Haley said.

Being a twin is great according to Ashley, “You get double

the stuff, including clothes,” Ashley said.

The Callahans may be close in age but that doesn’t mean

they’re close sisters.

“We fight a lot actually. It’s

always over something stupid

and sometimes we end up in fist

fights,” Haley said.

Ashley admits that too.

“Sometimes we get in a lot of

fights over little things like clothes

and shoes,” Ashley said.

Even though Ashley and Haley

enjoy being twins, there are some

negatives.

“The negatives are that parents

sometimes pick favorites.

One twin always get the other

in trouble and people don’t think

of you as an individual so they

expect you to share everything,”

Haley said.

Haley also said that her

mom sometimes picks favorites

especially when they’re fighting

with her.

“Some of the negatives of

having a twin are people are

constantly calling you the wrong

name. People treat you as one

person,” Ashley said.

Haley and Ashley’s mom

sometimes mixes them up but

that mostly happened when they

were younger.

Even teachers mix up Haley

and Ashley, “Ashley’s teacher

yelled at me back to get back to

class thinking I was Ashley and

didn’t know she had a twin,” Haley

said.

Ashley and Haley plan

on going to the same college and

living near each other in the future.

Freshman Ashley C. Junior Tommy B.

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Snow days call for online assignmentsMADDIE BROOKS | WRITER


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2. Megan Greywitt

LIZ WEARS | WRITER


OLSD has exceeded the maximum

number of calamity days for the 2013-14

school year. Originally, five calamity days were allowed for this school year. Due to

recent extreme weather, Gov. John Kasich plans on signing a bill that will grant Ohio

school districts an additional four calamity

days according to ABC6 News.

In result of the sixth calamity day, OLSD

experienced on Jan. 29, and the seventh on Feb. 5, students are now required to

complete an online, calamity day assignment

to make up for lost instruction time.

“Just because the students aren’t in school, doesn’t mean their learning has to stop,” Principal Todd Meyer said. He views technology and the Internet as a way for

students to collaborate virtually. Having the access to these luxuries provides an efficient way for schools to work around the inconvenience of having a snow day.

Assignments can be found on the

district’s website, under “Olentangy’s Top News”, titled “Calamity Day Assignments”.

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Privilege of parking

Once on the “Calamity Day 6” web page,

select a school on the left hand side of the

page to expand the assignment list. Finally,

select the teacher and course assignment

desired.

“I understand why the teachers are

making us do the

assignments. But

I think the work

they gave us is pointless, because

it is over material we are not even learning about right

now,” sophomore

Alison Ciryak said.

However, she likes that students are

given two weeks to complete the

assignments.

Teachers are

working to update

the assignments

so that they pertain

more to the current

curriculum in which

students are studying. The lessons were

uploaded to the website during the fall of

2011.

This is a convenient way for teachers to communicate with students regardless of

the dangerous weather conditions.

The links to the calamity day assignments are located on the district homepage.

Students used to have difficulty finding the assignments, but user-friendly changes

were made. “I found it pretty easy to find all of my assignments on the snow day,”

sophomore Natalie Toomajian said.

The students can either take the bus to

or from school, have a parent drop them off and pick them up, or drive themselves.

Students who drive themselves school have to pay a $35 fee for a parking pass and have to park in their designated parking area, which is classified by grade level.

“The amount we pay for a parking pass

is less than other schools, so I think it’s reasonable,” sophomore Lindsey Brandt

said.

The $35 fee goes back into the school and student body. It covers things like, repainting the lines and paving the roads according to Principal Meyer.

The fee also covers parking lot maintenance, student activities, student award programs and covers the costs for students in need.

“Since I’m a sophomore, I have to park in the baseball parking lot. I think the $35 should cover the salting and plowing the area. During the winter it gets very icy back there,” Brandt said.

The school has to register all cars on

property, so the parking pass is an easy

way to allow the school to keep track of all

cars.

This policy was adopted from the other

Olentangy schools and was put into place

when Orange opened up its doors in 2008.

“Driving is a privilege,” Principal Todd Meyer said.

Students who don’t park in the their designated area get a warning, and if the

already had a warning and get caught

again, they get ticketed $10. “The money for the parking lot goes

back into the student body, and is used to

repaint the lines,” Meyer said.

The parking pass is a great way to

make sure all students are parked in the

designated parking area and to penalize

students if they don’t.

“Driving is a privilege,” Principal Todd Meyer

said.

February 2014

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PHOTO CREDITS

1.Hallie Barnhart

2. AP Imaging

LENA MANCINI | WRITER

HALLIE BARNHART | DESIGNER

Technology: Entertaining or distracting

While some students say their grades

aren’t affected from being on their phone,

research has shown otherwise.

“The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

discovered the average student checks

their phones 11 times per lesson, and more

than 80 percent believe this technology

obsession is interfering with their learning,”

Victora Woollaston said from mailonline.

com

Students may look down just for a

second to check their phone and might

completely miss something important that

the teacher said.

A teenager sends an average of 110

text messages a day; this doesn’t include

receiving social media updates according

to dailymail.co.uk.

“Phones are very distracting and

addicting. I always want to check them and

then nothing gets done,” sophomore Jordan

Gels said.

Being in-group chats with friends is also

a major distraction. When the phone lights

up or vibrates about every 45 seconds, it is

very tempting to just check it for a minute or

two.

Two minutes is never just two minutes

though. It’s always one more minute and

then those minutes keep adding, eventually

adding up to 10 or more.

Social media is also a major factor on

making a student procrastinate.

According to the student handbook,

students are permitted to use their cellular

phones or electronic devices in designated

areas during designated times only.

“No phones on tests and quiz days and

keep them away unless we’re using them,”

history teacher Jordan said.

If a student gets caught with their phone

multiple times, John Jordan takes it until the

end of class.

Sophomore Kristina Sensibaugh’s mom

doesn’t care how much she uses her phone

because she knows Kristina gets all her

homework done and that’s what matters,

said Sensibaugh.

“Certain teachers have strict rules on

phones, but most of mine don’t mind if we

have our phones out, as long as we aren’t

texting,” said Sensibaugh.

If a student gets caught with their phone

out, they get a warning and tell them to put

it away. If it happens again, they take their

phone untill the end of class.

Teens are typically on an electronic

device for three hours a day; this causes the

student to procrastinate their schoolwork

and limits their study time.

Study time is greatly affected because

if teens are constantly checking their

phones then they won’t be focused on their

schoolwork.

Pictured above are some of the most talked

about and used apps. These include Vine,

Instagram and other social media apps. “Too

many distractions in class, like phones, affect

a lot of the student concentration in class,”

sophomore Maicy Kirk said.

“Certain teachers have strict rules on phones, but most of mine don’t

mind if we have our phones out, as long as we aren’t texting,”

Kristina S. said

Students in the building seem to be constantly on their phones, on social media such as Twitter or

texting others. Although phones have never been an issue in the past. “I’m on my phone almost

the entire day either on social media or texting my friends, it’s almost addicting having phone

privileges,” sophomore Abby Brown said.

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Parents as teachersBRYN PRIDE l WRITER

RILEY VANFLEET l DESIGNER

Marcus vs. RaveMARIA MATYAC l WRITERRILEY VANFLEET l DESIGNER

PHOTO CREDITS:1.Riley VanFleet

To some students having our parents as teachers would be awkward. However, there are eight students that are put in this particular situation.

“Honestly, there’s really no difference. Orange is so large. I see her in the morning because we come together and at the end of the day when it is time to go home,” Science teacher Tammy Sensibaugh said.

There are roughly 1,400 students attending the school. Therefore, the chances of Sensibaugh seeing her daughter, sophomore Kristina, are slim.

“I’m glad my parents don’t work here. I see them enough at home. But I’m sure it’s beneficial to some students,” sophomore

Cassie Stephens said. ”It’s convenient and it made it easier

my freshman year to get me in the hang of things because she was there. If I ever forget something, I can always go to her and most of the time teachers know me because of my mom,” Kristina Sensibaugh said.

Even though there seems to be a lot of positives to having parents work at the school there are also some negatives. These include when a classmate doesn’t

Sophomore Kristina S. and her mom, science

teacher Tammy Sensibaugh, are in the building

each day together. Kristina used her mom as a

resource her freshman year. “Being in he same

building as my mom has its advantages,”

Kristina said.

like or has a problem with another student’s parent as a teacher, when the teacher tells embarrassing stories about his/her child to the class. Also it’s easy to be involved in everything in the student’s life because other students tell what he/she is doing.

Head baseball coach and OOMS math teacher Phil Callaghan has a daughter who is a sophomore at OOHS, Leah Callaghan. He said the best thing about his daughter attending the school he taught at was that she would stop by and visit him three times a day.

“So far teaching at the school she has attended and coaching her classmates have been great. Her first year of me

teaching at her school I could tell she was a little nervous, but it was maybe the greatest year in teaching that I have had,” Callaghan said.

The benefits students have from having

their parents work at the school are if they ever forgot lunch money, need to ask a quick question or forgot to get something signed, they would just have to go down the hall.

Marcus Cinema is located on Hutchinson Ave. The

theater recently bought new recliner seats. “The

new seats make seeing a movie so much better,”

Sophomore Abby Brown said.

Rave Motion Pictures is located on Polaris Parkway.

It was a popular hang out for families. “Rave is

convenient because it’s close,” Sophomore Connor

Ryan said.

This past year Marcus Theaters have been upgraded to give “going to the movies” a whole new meaning. Rave and Marcus are now more competitive for customers than ever.

The standards for movie theaters in general are rising because of the new innovations spreading through movie theaters in the Columbus area.

“Marcus Theaters is now more inviting and more comfortable than Rave,” freshman

Grace Coleman said.Automatic reclining chairs replaced the

original movie theater seating at Marcus. Coleman found Marcus to be her movie theater of choice because of the welcoming atmosphere.

“I like Rave more than Marcus because of how close it is to my house. It is easier to get to,” freshman Grace Christophersen said.

Proximity is an advantage that Rave possesses over Marcus. Lewis Center customers have to choose whether to drive farther for comfy seating, or to drive just a few miles, but settle with the original movie theater seating.

“Rave is a lot more crowded than Marcus because everyone goes there. I like the atmosphere of Marcus more,” Coleman said.

Senior Spencer Clayton, a former worker for Rave, explains the promotion that occurs each week.

“Tuesdays are $5 movie days, but Fridays and Saturdays are always the most crowded even with the regular prices,” Clayton said.

Marcus also has the $5 Tuesdays, but in addition, they have $5 Thursdays, but only for students.

Whether looking for a more social atmosphere like Rave Motion Pictures, or a more laid back experience, there are choices in our area for either personal preference.

Chistopherson and Coleman both agree that the standards for movie theaters have been set higher.

February 2014

The Frontier

JAWAHIR ABUKAR | WRITER


PHOTO CREDITS1. Permission to use from Lexie C.

2. Maria Matyac

A sweet treat for Valentine’s DayMARIA MATYAC | WRITER


This Valentine’s Day a new trendy

dessert has become popular. The cake pop

is a cute way to display sweets that taste as

good as they look.

The flavor of cake pops I decided to make was red velvet, to be in the theme of Valentine’s Day. First, I made two red velvet cakes from two boxes. When the cakes were done, I took them out of the oven and let them cool for about 30 minutes.

After the two cakes were completely

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cool, I used my hands to crumble the two cakes. Then I added about a third to a

half of a container of cream cheese icing per cake, and completely incorporated the icing and cake together, until it was a thick, mushy consistency.

On a greased cookie sheet, I rolled the cake and icing mixture into one inch sized balls, then dipped the top of the lolly pop sticks in the cream cheese icing and stuck

one in the center of each cake ball. When finished, I put the pan into the refrigerator for about 30 to 45 minutes.

After waiting for the cake pops to set, I started to melt the chocolate candy

melts that will cover the cake pops. I set my

microwave to a power of five, then put the melts into a plastic bowl.

I put the melts in the

microwave at intervals of 10 seconds and mixed until they were completely melted.

I then dipped the

cake pops into the

chocolate melts and

then quickly rolled them

into decorative sprinkles.Tasting the cake pops was the best

part of the process. Biting into the hard chocolatey outside of the cake pop and then the fudgy moist taste of the inside consumes your taste buds, reminding you of a chocolate truffle.

My recipe created 60 cake pops. The only problem I ran into was running out of the chocolate melts. I bought two bags of melts from Michaels for all 60 cake pops however, four bags would have been better.

The overall price for making these decadent sweets was fairly cheap. Each cake mix was $.79, the icing was each $.99, the bags of candy melts were $3.99 each, the lolly pop sticks were $2.99 and the sprinkles were $4.99, adding up to a total of $19.52 for 60 cake pops.

Overall, the fun dessert was worth the time it takes to make them, which ends up to be about an hour and a half. Cake pops are the perfect dessert for parties and events to show off your baking skills and provide your guests with a sweet treat.

Many students participate in sports

whether it is through a club or the school.

In club sports, the training and practices are very rigorous as students travel to compete in tournaments. The expenses vary depending on what sport the student participates in.

Many students get to travel to other states, giving them a broad experience of the sport. For sophomore and club sport

athlete Eddie Folds, he said he has a good chance of getting a college scholarship through playing a club sport.

“Club soccer allows me time to manage

my school and athletics,” Folds said.Club soccer is intense as athletes run

through drills to help with passing, dribbling, shooting and defending.

However, many students prefer school sports as they receive recognition from the student body and school. Instead of traveling like club sports, schools sports have tournaments such as the OCC

championship.

Freshman Emily Davis participates in the gymnastics program the school. Davis, along with her teammates, go to the Central Ohio Cheer and Gymnastics three times a

week for practice and conditioning twice a week at the school.

“I don’t think I

could get a college

scholarship because

they’re hard to come

by for gymnastics,” freshman Emily Davis said.

Sophomore Lexie Chafin participates in both school and club

soccer.

Both activities take up a lot of time but are definitely worth it as she maximizes her time on the field learning and improving her sport.

“You meet new

people and gain

experiences,” Chafin

said about playing both club and school

sports.

Chafin prefers school sports because each year she gets to meet new people

along with getting to know her coaches

better than she would have in club soccer.

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Both club and school sports provide benefits

Sophomore Lexie C. plays both club and high school soccer. She started

playing soccer when she was 5 years old. “ I like high school soccer better

because it’s a chance to play and make friends with players of all ages and

I’m able to represent my school,” Lexie C. said.

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YOONSU KIM l WRITER

RILEY VANFLEET l DESIGNER

Pioneer Pride Bars:

Tyler Houston•

Adam Brady•

Emma •

Coleman

Victoria •

Grimm

Kierstyn •

Weatherbie

Alexandra •

Gardiner

Jeddy Awuah•

Lauleena •

Todd

Kenzie •

Phillips

Olivia Keown•

JP Monk•

January

Students of

the Month:

Aja Shaw•

Patricia •

Sanchez

Miheer •

Patel

Josh •

Drummond

Allison •

Priest

Bailey •

Hurley

Garret Dahn•

Corey •

Simmerer

Elena Curia•

February/March

PHOTO CREDITS:1. Riley VanFleet

2. Bree McCague

Q: What is your job on the Frontier this

month?

A: Writer

Q: Why did you decide to do the Frontier?

A: I thought Intro to Journalism was fun so

I decided to join the Frontier.

Q: What extracurricular activities do you

participate in?

A: Dance

Q: What is the most exciting thing that

happened in 2013?

A: When my nephew was born in October.

Q: If you could meet someone, living or

dead, who would it be?

A: Beyonce

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: Spaghetti


month?

A: Designer


A: I thought it would be a good experience

for me to be introduced to publication.


participate in?

A: Basketball and football cheerleading


happened in 2013?

A: I finally got my license.



A: Elvis Presley


A: Fettuccine alfredo


month?

A: Designer


A: It is a good way to experience all the

jobs as a writer and a designer in the

journalism program. I also decided to join

because of my friends.


participate in?

A: Softball


happened in 2013?

A: When I went to Luke Bryan’s concert.



A: Chuck Bass


A: Pickles

Meet the Frontier sta!

Feb. 19: Homebase

Schedule on Alice

Training

April 8: Homebase

Schedule

March 31-April 4:

Spring Break

March 28: Blood

Drive

March 20-23: Spring

musical

March 14: End of

third quarter

Feb. 25 and March

6: Parent/Teacher

conferences 4-7:30

pm

March 10-14: OGT

testing

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Although Hallie Barnhart, Riley VanFleet and Bryn Pride are all sophomores and in The Frontier, they are all different.

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