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October 2012 Issue 2 Vol. 51 TheBulldog Lakeview High School Bulletin 300 Hillman Drive Cortland, OH 44410 (330)-637-4921 Girls golf team makes school history, wins first place at sectional tournament BY JAYNA SZWEDKO first place. They all each made a Reporter great team and individual effort and distinguished themselves The Lakeview girl’s golf and the school very well. I am team made school history as very proud of the girls and I the first girl’s golf team from wish them the best of luck.” Lakeview High School to ever “Kaylee Neumeister win sectionals. On Sept 26, the has definitely shined throughout Lakeview girl’s golf team won the season. Ryan Rosenberger Inside: first place at the sectionals undeniably stood out in tournament at Pine Lakes Golf sectionals and districts and has Club in Hubbard. The team been the most improved this ended up with a record of 10-7. year,” said Turco. 2 News Mike Turco, the girl’s golf When asked about the Meningitis outbreak team coach for five years, said, relationship between spreads throughout “I am very happy about the girls’ herself and her team, success this year. It is something Rosenberger said, United States. very special to be a part of.” “We are like a family! The Lakeview girl’s golf We laugh together, People team shot 356 to beat out go through the good 3 Hubbard by four shots at and bad, and we bond Homecoming King sectionals. Ryan Rosenberger so well! Our team and Queen share their led Lakeview with an 80 on probably has the most the par-73 Pine Lakes Course. fun.” experiences. Kaylee Neumeister shot an 83, Turco said, Submitted whereas Lizzy Konitsney had “What makes our team a 95 and Nikki Bradley finished successful is the girls’ Girls golf team members with a 98. They advanced to good attitude. They celebrate their first place finish at sectionals. the district tournament which are all very close with 11 was held on Oct 2 at Tam each other and they Entertainment O’Shanter’s Hills Course in all get along. When be. I am so excited about what the next Canton. Neumeister missed out I’m coaching them, proud of season will bring. The girls have Lakeview Drama Club on state by one place. everything has to be Submitted her. She’s a all greatly improved from the impresses audiences in Rosenberger said, “I shot positive, and it is all freshman and start of the season. The freshmen Sophomore Ryan a 42 on the back then went 4, 4, about motivation, was so close have all been continuing to Nightfall. Rosenberger swings her 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5 for a 38 on the practice, and to going to practice after this season ended way to sectionals. front at sectionals. The toughest dedication. The girls state. If she and even some have been taking team we faced was definitely respond confidently, keeps up the private lessons.” and it is what makes them “Next season is going to be 6 Hubbard.” great work, there’s no doubt Features LHS Superintendent superior.” that she will go to state,” said so much fun, but it won’t be the Students discuss the Robert Wilson said, “I think it’s “Kaylee Neumeister Rosenberger. same without Lizzy and Nikki,” inspires me to be the best I can said Rosenberger. upcoming state and outstanding that the girls won Turco said, “I am very presidential elections. Rising costs of college place larger financial burden on parents and students 12 Sports of higher however, in 2011, debt increased Bulldog football BY KATIE LAMAR education by eight percent. The Institution reviewed. Editor-in-Chief is worth also found, in a survey of 73 the burden. colleges, that 90% of students Shelling out money for According leave college in debt. an everyday necessity such as to College One out of ten students owe a college education has become Board, the more than $40,000 in student almost cost prohibitive. Most average total loans. The Pew Research center young adults do not question cost, including has found that 22.4 million the necessity of continuing tuition, fees, room, households, 19 percent, had 15 Opinion education beyond high school. and board for a public, four college debt in 2010, a 15 percent Should hate speech Acording to President Lauren year university in the 2011-2012 increase from 2007, representing “Many school year was $17,131. For a the largest three-year increase in be outlawed in the Asher, of the Institute for College Access and Success, a f a s t - g r o w i n g private, four year institutions, student debt in more than two United States. certificate of post-secondary industries, such as the Marcellus the average total cost was decades (npr). education is the most valuable Shale industry, require workers $38,589 per year, not including “Until college enrollment asset to obtaining a job in to have an associates degree or books, supplies, or personal peak, I would not expect the modern society (npr). even just the completeion of a 12 expenses. amount of outstanding debt to Lakeview High School or 18-month training course,” These exorbitant costs level-off,” said Richard Fry, a guidance counselor Johnathon he said. place more financial burden on senior economist at Pew (npr). Ramey said, “The belief of going Many graduates, however, students after their education is The burden of these loans Kangaroos cannot hop to college has been drilled into are considered underemployed. finished. As of 2011, two-thirds already puts students behind backward. our heads as the only way to be 19.1 percent of full-time aspiring of graduating college students financially as they enter the successful. Many studies have graduates are working either part left school with an average workforce and, potentially, shown the more education you time or have given up looking. debt of $26,000 according to the for the rest of their lives. The have, the higher your total life Thirty-eight percent of working Institute for College Access and Institute for College Access and earnings are.” He also said that young graduates have jobs that Success, a five percent increase Success says the unemployment it is important to recognize that do not require a college degree. from 2010 (npr). rate for young college graduates post-secondary education, not These numbers lead students, The Institute has found in 2011 remained high at 8.8 specifically a bachelor’s degree, parents, and universities alike that student debt grows an percent, only a slight decrease is key. to question whether the cost average of six percent each year; from 9.1 percent in 2010 (npr). THE BULLDOG BULLETIN 2 News Ohio schools investigated Meningitis outbreak for attendance fraud from steroid shots spreads BY VINDY PERERA News and Managing order to formulate schools’ state to 23 states Editor report card, which determines the funding schools receive from BY ASHLEY OLEJNIK Dave Yost, Ohio state auditor, the state. The state report card is investigating Ohio school dis- is considered incomplete until Reporter tricts for attendance fraud. At- attendance is audited. Once au- he non-contagious fungal meningitis--an inflammation of tendance fraud, or attendance dited, the complete report card T membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain--has been linked “scrubbing,” occurs when a determines the state funding, or to an injectable steroid. school district withdraws fre- Foundation Money, each The doctors prescribed these injections to reduce back pain in quently absent students from school receives said patients. Steroid injections are common for lower back treatments their rosters without the stu- H e r r h o l t z . or pain in any muscle of the body. dents’ knowledge and re-en- Schools can The patients believed they had been injected with a preservative- rolls the same students said opt to audit free steroid. No patient could have guessed that the substances Lakeview High School Superin- early, as LHS has inside the needle could put them at risk. tendent Robert Wilson. done. It is not clear how many people were injected with this According to Lakeview High “I don’t know of contaminated steroid, but health officials stated that 23 states could School Assistant Principal, Law- any school near be at the risk of this outbreak. rence Herrholtz. his re-enrolling us under investi- Also, with the latest numbers from the Center for Disease Control reduces students’ days absent gation,” Herrholtz and Prevention there has been a total of 214 cases and 15 deaths (npr. back to zero where the student’s said. “Mostly the org). Meningitis could easily affect 13,000 more people by looking attendance starts anew as if he/ ‘big eight’ urban at the records of potential people injected with the contaminated she were a new enrollee and im- districts, such as steroid (CNN.com). proves a school’s Annual Yearly Cleveland, Colum- “The Food and drug administration has limited its investigations Progress (AYP), thus greatly in- bus, and Toledo are in question to the New England Compounding Center, also fluencing a school’s state report under most scrutiny.” These known as the NECC”, said the administrator of the Surgical card. school districts have a record of Hospital at Southwoods in Boardman, Ohio, Mark Paczak. Schools are required by the attendance rate problems said state to be audited every year in Herrholtz. Continued on page 3 The Bulldog Bulletin Staff 2011-2012 Catherine Howard, Adviser Co-Editors Katie Lamar Jordyn Ting Layout Editors Michaella Radich Reporters Natalie Super Katie Chuirazzi Features Editor Amber Palmer Isaac Daffron Sports Editor Michael Krafft Audrey Letson Advertising Editors Lauren Hennessy Laura Ogurchack Natalie Super Ashley Olejnik Art & Graphics Editor Marisa Pesa Aaron Paczak Opinion Editor Katie Smith Morgan Sims Fundraising Managers Casey Boldt Valerie Szabo Kathryn Dickey Jayna Szwedko Managing Editor Vindya Perera Taylor Waid Back page Columnist Michaella Radich Cassie Welsh Photography Editor Lauren Hennessy Shayla Williamson News Editor Vindya Perera The Bulldog Bulletin Editorial Policy As preservers and promoters of democracy, schools shall protect, encourage, and enhance speech and positive exchange of ideas as a means of protecting our American way of life.