1 March 9th, 2018 Vol. 75 Issue 8

Band performs at OMEA contest

By Bailey Polen zoned out, relying on muscle memory “I feel like we gave the judges — rd so I can enjoy the music oops. I our best performance. Even though it On March 3 at Ashland High know we poured our hearts into that was very disappointing to get the rat- school the concert band competed for a performance, I’m super happy!” said ing that we got. But those judges were chance to go to state. junior Lauren Reeser. hard on everyone and like Spreng said,

In a contest, the band performs After their onstage perfor- those judges are three strangers who three songs in front of three judges. mance, they move on to another stage have never heard us play before and The songs Loudonville took on this for the sight -reading portion of their the opinion that they gave us is just year were “Brighton Camp,” by Ran- evaluation. They are given a sheet of what they think from hearing us once,” dall Standridge, “Cantus Jubilante,” by music. They have four minutes to look said Sophomore Maddison Carey. David Shaffer, and “Solstice Dance,” over the music without playing it, and “This spring we are basically by Jack Wilds. The judges use a re- four minutes for the director to discuss trying new things and challenging our corder through the performance for the piece. They look at what to look abilities as musicians to not only play comments. The comments and be lis- out for, and after the discussion por- tened to after the performance. extremely hard stuff but to Put emo- tion, the band performs the piece for tion into our music as well because a “Walking onto stage is al- the first time. good musician doesn’t just play the ways nerve wracking, especially When the band had finished, black notes on the page, they make It when you notice where the judges are they gathered in the cafeteria to eat and into their very own story,” said Carey. sitting. But as soon as you start play- waited for their rating. After all the ing, it’s impossible to notice them. As judges’ ratings and the sight -reading soon as we started playing, the only score was evaluated, the score was thing I’m worried about is making sure posted. The Loudonville Band re- my sound lines with the rest of the ceived a 2 and unfortunately will not band. Most of the time though I’m be advancing to state. Choir has success at OMEA contest By Bailey Polen Each choir performed 3 songs made music up in stage and that's our On Saturday March 3 rd the Loudon- on stage. The symphonic choir sang first priority. To prepare we had clin- ville Symphonic and Chamber Wom- Locus Iste by Anton Bruckner, The ics from both Mount Union's Grant en’s’ Choir Competed at Ashland Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre, and Cook and Ashland University's Dr. High school for a chance at the State Swing Down Chariot by Andre Blackley. Expectations for state are competition. Thomas. The Chamber Women sang just to make music and leave every- “Both Choirs received 1’s Psalm 100 by Rene Clausen, Remem- thing we have on the stage,” said sen- across the board at districts. The big- ber by Donna Gartman Schultz, and I ior Saylor Lewis. gest thing that helps us prepare is Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray by Andre “This was my first year in teamwork between each choir and Mr. Thomas. symphonic and it was a great experi- Snyder” said junior Leah Carnegie. After these performances the ence. I’m hoping we get a 1 at state as “The group goes to seminars choir is taken to another stage for the well,” said Carnegie. ‘I’ll call them where we sing’ and an- sight reading performance. Both The State competition will other ear picks out details,” said Car- choirs received a 1. take place April 21 st . negie. “The choir did great on Saturday, we 2 Editorial: What are you going to do with the one life you have?

By Brooke Beans socializing with someone they to do huge monumental things in your love . Germans apparently top this cat- life. Some people make bucket lists So I’m back with another edi- egory at 10.48% (or 2,724 days). and go skydiving, or go to a foreign torial in the Redbird. Our last paper I Spending 7 -10% of our time engaged country. Some people want to make it shied away from asking and answering out of poverty, and make a name for in some form of loving seems reassur- a philosophical question, but I’m back their self. Or maybe some people just ing. again with another thought provoking want to have a couple of kids and live question that I’m going to give my 0.69% (or 180 days) of their life, on a farm. Regardless of what you opinion on. Now once again, this is people spend exercising , want to accomplish in your life, I want to leave you with this: “Everything entirely my opinion, and no one has to while 29.75% (7,709 days) sitting that lives must die. This isn’t to punish agree with it. If you don’t agree with down , with the Russians sitting most us, no, quite the opposite actually. It is of all at 32.9%. Maybe it's time we it, why don’t you come write an article this constant clock ticking; this notion about what your opinion is and we’ll got up? A third of our life is just sit- that our days are numbered that drives put in the Redbird. (Like seriously ting somewhere and if you add to that us to do more, and to be more.” please do it people, there’s only four all the time we are sleeping, it really of us in the class.) Anyways, today seems like a giant waste. I’m asking myself and my fellow read- Another sobering number is how much ers, “What are you going to do with time we spend staring at some the one life you have?” screen , be it a smartphone, tablet, As you go through life, some laptop or TV. That's 41% ! Again, days seem longer, some shorter, but Germans appear to do this the least, altogether it's often hard to get a sense around 8,995 days, probably spending of what actually constitutes your life the extra time with the loved ones. while you're living it. There are too In 25,915 days a human could climb many demands on your time, too many Mount Everest 4.5 times. Or walk up variables. Life just flows and flows, in the Empire State Building 1,657 times. a succession of days that seems end- Heck, you could run the circumference less until it isn't. of the WORLD 1.9 times. And finally, To gain an overarching perspective, last but not least, you could laugh a new study conducted by Reebok in 481,760 times. partnership with the global survey So these statistics aren’t consultancy Censuswide takes a look to say you should go at the life of an average person in climb Mount Everest 4.5 terms of pure numbers. Researchers times, because hey it’s surveyed over 9,000 people cold and hard to breathe, in 9 countries, including the United or maybe you hate walk- States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ger- ing up stairs, so forget the Empire State Build- many, France, Mexico, Russia, Korea ing. Running the circum- and Spain. What they found out were ference of the world some striking stats. would be neat, but you’d Taking the average life expectancy to probably have to swim be 25, 915 days (71 years), an average some too… But who doesn’t love laughing? human would spend: Anyways, what I’m get- 6.8% (or 1,769 days) of their lives ting at is you don’t have 3 Winter sports recap By Bailey Polen said sophomore Annie Seboe. “wow those five girls are doing some- thing amazing in swimming,” said The Loudonville Winter Sports sea- Wrestling : The wrestling junior Mya Switzer. son is coming to its end. Cheerleading : “I think the Men’s Basketball : The season went very well. We men’s basketball team has had a brought in a bunch of new girls rollercoaster of a season, but made and we grew together as a team! I some very big accomplishments hope next season a lot of new girls along the way. join and our team continues to “We had a pretty great grow,” said senior Gabi Burkhal- season and a lot of fun times, but ter. as most seasons, we had our rough Drill Team : The drill team spots during it as well. We ended danced their way through the sea- up 12 -12 on the year. We accom- son leaving the crowd stunned plished many things this season with their dances. that hasn’t happened in a while throughout basketball program “It was such a long season! such as winning a tournament My most proud accomplishment game, beating Mansfield Christian was when we made [coaches] at their place, and one of our big- Aimee Ross and Natalie Young gest wins on the season was cry at the end of Rylie Weber’s season is still continuing as Daniel against Smithville who played after dance because out ending was so Forbes heads to state as an alternate. the tournament seeding. They were ‘BAM’. I am hopeful for a bigger and the 5 th seed and we were the 9 th seed “The season went very well. I fun squad next year and that we’ll be and we beat them heading into the honestly wouldn’t take anything back as successful as we were next year,” tournament,” said senior Logan Fish- from this season. Sadly, the season said junior Sydney Cogar. ended earlier than others, but for how er. “I believe this year’s LHS well we did gives me absolute confi- “I give my best wishes to the Drill Team was very successful in dence or next season,” said junior team next year they have some great turning its name around. I am so un- Brock Lowery. “My goal for next talent that has been around the variety believably proud of the girl’s hard year is to make it to state.” atmosphere for a while and have great work and the effort that they put into young talent, they have big things Swim team : The Loudon- the season,” said senior Katie Smart. ville swim team went above and be- coming their way next season!” said The Drill team performances

Fisher. yond with such a successful season. can be viewed on Katie Smart’s YouTube channel. Women’s Basketball : The “The season went amazing, - women’s basketball team has had a but we want more for 2018 2019 sea- son! We all have accepted that our spectacular season. district is extremely hard to get out of “The season went really well. to make it to state, however we are We finished 22 -2. We improved a lot not letting that stop us. We are all and had fun together. We want to go back in the pool working for next sea- further in the tournament next year. son. We want to make Loudonville even more proud to say 5 girls place 3 We are proud to have a 20 or more at sectionals and 10 at districts. We winning record for 2 years in a row,” want people to look at us and think 4 What’s the report on report cards By. Grace Scarberry Here shortly, the semester will always thought that was an effective “I think that as long as the be coming to an end. Unfortunately for way of getting me to do my home- student is trying their hardest in school some, this is a very stressful time be- work. I guess what I’m trying to say and has a great work ethic then it cause they have to take home their bad is parents should have leverage to use changes the definition of a “bad” re- report cards to their parents. Some against their kids to control them,” port card. How hard they work and the students of LHS share what they per- said senior Tomas Sanchez. time commitment is more important sonally think parents should do after the grade,” said junior Emma Hinkle. “It depends on whether the receiving this poor news. child is struggling or just doesn’t care. “Don’t take away their phone “They should most likely lis- If they’re struggling parents should away or ground them for two months. ten to why the kid got the bad grade if help their child with homework, talk to Just offer to help them even though their child is an honest kid. Help them the teachers, or get a tutor. If the child teenagers don’t always their parents to with their homework and studying doesn’t care, punish them in a way help,” said junior Olivia MacQueen. instead of punishing them super harsh- that’ll teach responsibility, reward “I feel like parents should not ly like a lot of parents do. Positive re- good behavior, and get rid of the bad punish, but try to help their children inforcement tends to have better re- grades. Maybe taking away electronics unless their child is a good student and sults,” said senior Emily Hurst. so the child can focus on school, re- can do better” said junior Leah Carne- warding them with free time after the gie. homework is completed, or taking away after school sports and activi- ties,” said senior Gabi Burkhalter. “Depending on what they think is bad, if their kid is trying their best and not getting the results their parents want then they can’t punish them because it leads to tremendous amounts of stress. But, if they are not trying and doing bad then it is perfect- ly understandable to ground them or do whatever they think is necessary to do,” said junior Joe Henley. “They should be grounded, Senior Tomas Sanchez Junior Daisy White not be allowed to hang out with “Since I did sports, if my friends, and pulled out of extracurricu- “Parents should discipline if grades dropped lower than a C my lar activities, including sports they are they think that would help kids who parents would take me out of them in until they get their grades back up,” don’t care about school to get better until I brought my grade back up. I said junior Nikki Weber. grades,” said junior Daisy White. 5 Movie review: Winchester By McKenna Haggerty dissolute, laudanum -addicted, grief -stricken San Francis- co psychiatrist Eric Price (Jason Clarke). The board Background: Located in San Jose California, the Win- promises Price a large amount of money if he declares the chester house was under construction 24 hours a day and Sarah mentally unfit. But Sarah has her own agenda, in- 7 days a week by request of the proper- viting Price to visit because she believes ty’s owner, Sarah Winchester. After the his personal experience of a Winchester - death of her husband, Sarah inherited linked tragedy will help her rid the house 50% holding of the Winchester Repeat- of malevolent forces, specifically the ing Arms Co. Sarah believed she was most evil ghost of former Confederate cursed and all of the souls who had died soldier Ben Block (Eamon Farren), who is responsible for possessing her great from her company’s guns came to haunt nephew Henry (Finn Scicluna -O’Prey). her. Soon after Price and Winchester Because of this, Sarah kept meet, the plot plateaus into a series of building onto her 7 story mansion, con- routine shocks and familiar haunted - taining over 100 rooms. All kinds of house tropes. With their recurring use of “booby traps” for the spirits she claimed tolling bells, creaking doors, jump scares haunted her. This included stairways and creepy nursery -rhyme songs, the that led to the ceiling and doors that Spierigs provide the audience with cliché opened to the outside where one could horror.

face a 7 story free fall. Winchester is currently in theaters. Movie: Locked in a power struggle with Winchester board members to retain her stake in the company, Sarah (Hellen Mirren) agrees to submit to an assessment from LHS offers new computing class for 2018 -19 school year

By Brooke Beans 3 – Animations and Games, Unit 4 – a problem of your choosing. The Design Process, and Unit 5 – Da- LHS has introduced a new In Unit 2, you’ll learn how to ta and Society. course for the 2018 -19 school year create and share the content on your called Computer Science Discoveries. Unit 1 is a highly interactive own web pages. After deciding what Computer Science Discoveries (CS and collaborative introduction to the content you want to share with the Discoveries) is an introductory com- field of computer science, as framed world, you’ll learn how to structure puter science course that empowers within the broader pursuit of solving and style your pages using HTML and students to create authentic artifacts problems. You’ll practice using a CSS. You’ll also practice valuable and engage with computer science as problem solving process to address a programming skills such as debugging a medium for creativity, communica- series of puzzles, challenges, and real and commenting. By the end of the tion, problem solving, and fun. world scenarios. Next, you’ll learn unit, you’ll have a personal website how computers input, output, store, that you can publish to the Internet. The class is ½ credit, semester and process information to help hu- class. It consists of 5 different units If you want to find out any mans solve problems. The unit con- that will be taught by Mr. Bitner. The more information head on over to the cludes with a project in which you list includes: Unit 1 – Problem Solv- guidance office and sign up for the design an application that helps solve ing, Unit 2 – Web Development, Unit class while you’re in there too. 6 Music editorial: An example of an illness By. Gavin McIntire which is made even stranger by the you aren’t), then I hope you are do- fact that they released their newest ing well. Never neglect your mental Sometime in 2016, I wrote album, “YNAAYT”, on the same and physical health. You might be an article addressing then up and day as the hiatus announcement. thinking to yourself about how coming band Modern Baseball’s Despite the lack of details, the much you dislike me, and are read- announcement that they would be available information surrounding ing this out of spite, but I think you cancelling their tour alongside fel- the band paint a disheartening pic- are far too important to be neglect- low emo/punks Sorority Noise and ture. Singer Cameron Boucher has ed, because that applies to every- going on an indefinite hiatus, citing been outspoken in the past about one. Many of you aren’t going to mental health concerns across the need any of this, because entire band. In that you aren’t suffering, and article, I discussed the that’s fantastic, but to those disconnect between of you who are, you’re not audiences and their as alone as you think. favorite artists, and how a fans expectation that who they are see- ing will be both a hu- man being AND a hit machine, delivering the “goods” and giv- ing a performance that is otherworldly and over the top, while still seeming like (For more rambling, go to someone who could be your best his experiences with depression and www.modestaeroplane.wordpress.c friend in their own fiction, was de- anxiety, experiences that are cov- om) stroying individuals they didn’t ered extensively in his lyrics. To even know. I also discussed the fact put it lightly, the band aren’t known that touring is an intensive process for their stability, and they take that for the performer, their crew, and instability from city to city, stage to their families, and takes both a stage, on full display for those who physical and mental toll that is dif- came expecting it. ficult to gauge. Despite the setup, this isn’t It is now March 2018, and really about Sorority Noise, Mod- that other band I mentioned at the ern Baseball, band breakups, or start of this article, Sorority Noise, even… bands. This is about depres- have announced an indefinite hia- sion. This is about illnesses that are tus, citing burnout and exhaustion. exploited for the entertainment of Now, Sorority Noise have chosen others. This is about a creeping to be far more vague than their sickness that drives people to hate counterparts in their announcement things that they love. This is about (which was actually several dis- you. The vast majority of readers jointed tweets penned by their lead aren’t ever going to see this, anoth- singer), so I won’t pretend to know er editorial in The Redbird, but if the exact reason for this decision, you are reading this (and even if 7 Laine’s declassified school survival guide By Laine Heffelfinger be glad Ohio didn’t make us feel copies of the poem in random Welcome back everyone, its wrath and hit us with -30 de- places. and strap in for another exciting gree temperatures again. To close, allow me to issue of Laine’s Declassified. This We have also seen a surge shamelessly promote the school week’s article doesn’t really have in bathroom poetry, mainly in musical, “Urinetown”, or “You’re a main point to drive home, but building 3’s men’s restroom. For In Town”, whichever you prefer. rather a set of smaller points to the sake of decency, I won’t in- Opening night is next Thursday, just bring to light. As you may clude the actual poems, but I urge running all the way to that Sun- have heard, our Spring break has you to seek them out and read day. Support your local subpar been shortened by ONE DAY. them for yourselves. (Please stay satire writer by coming to see him Now, before you all lose your in your respective bathrooms.) I play a character who’s supposed minds and start rioting, just re- don’t know when the dead poet to be intimidating, something I am member that you aren’t actually society decided to move into LHS, most definitely not. Stick around GAINING any days of school. In but I feel honored to share the because next week we will have fact, we still have less total school same school with this new age an even better article. So long, and days than we originally would Shakespeare. Whoever you are, try to stay away from meth. have, and although I understand keep up the good work, but maybe the complaints of coming in on don’t carve it in with a knife, you just Monday and having a break savage. My personal recommen- the rest of the week, honestly just dation: plaster the school with Editorial: Ban on hunting elephants lifted By Grace Scarberry fied incisors that can grow to By definition, Ivory Ella is an weigh dozens of kilograms and are online clothing store affiliated with Although it may not be used for a variety of essential pur- Save the Elephants, an organiza- known to everyone, recently Presi- poses in an elephant’s daily life. tion specializing in wildlife con- dent Trump has lifted the ban that These tusks are a significant servation of elephants. Ivory Ella Barack Obama had placed in order source of ivory which is used in sells clothing and accessories, do- to prevent the hunting of ele- ivory ornaments and jewelry, nating a portion of the proceeds to phants. Unfortunately the species which is the main reason people the nonprofit organization. Named are still endangered. In November hunt them. after Ella, an elephant in Amboseli 2017, Trump had tried to lift the It doesn’t make sense to National Park, the company do- ban. The public were outraged me why people would be given nates to end ivory trade and pre- which led to Trump replacing the permission to hunt something that serve elephant ivory. ban. Now, once again he has lifted is almost entirely gone. This isn’t I think more awareness it, and it is at a case by case basis. like a package of cookies where needs to be raised for, not only ele- According to the article your brother eats the last one so, phants, but all endangered animals. “Poaching Facts,” African ele- although you’re upset you can go phants are split into two distinct the next day to buy more. You species: the African Bush ele- can’t go to the grocery store and phant, the most prevalent species, buy more elephants. Once they’re and the smaller African Forest ele- gone. They’re gone. They aren’t phant. The bush elephant is the coming back. world’s largest living species of Organizations and compa- land animal. In both African ele- nies such as Ivory Ella sell cute phant species the males and fe- products for girls, and the profits males have tusks; these are modi- go towards the saving of elephants. 8 Kickin’ it with Kenny By McKenna heavy in grunge/alternative music, Smoke by Palace (yeah you’re wel- then it was the early 2000’s and that come in advance bc those songs are Greetings such kind hearted was mainly pop/punk. Just because I grrreat). WARNING THO, these people who actually take the time to read these terrible articles. Just know (or any other person tbh) listens to songs will for sure, 100% put you that these terrible articles are also rap does not mean that we’re plan- right the heck in your feels. If you try (shockingly or not) terribly procrasti- ning on joining a gang or that we sell and tell me you don’t like these nated. Because, well, I am in fact a drugs. songs , just do yourself a favor and senior with what seems to be the don’t. most severe case of senioritis. So this The last category of music I part of “Kickin’ it with Kenny” is here just to take up more words so I listen to frequently is chill/vibing have less to ramble about below. I music. Such as… one word…. KHA- had absolutely no idea what to write LID!!! If you know me you know about for this week (even though that how bad my obsession is. His voice happens for every issue of “Kickin’ it is pure gold and flows out of his with Kenny”), but I finally decided. mouth like a majestic waterfall flow- This week I’m writing about music ing into my heart. He released an al- and giving y’all a variety of bomb bum around this time last year and I artists to look into. I mainly rotate have listened to EACH song approxi- between the genres rap/hip hop, folk/ mately 4792381993 times (and indie, and chill/vibe songs. counting). Other artists include

Why do I like rap? TBH, I Khelani and SZA. This music just don’t really know. It makes me feel puts me in a feel good, happy mood. confident about myself and gives me I usually listen to chill music when the mindset to brush off the people I’m getting ready to go out some- who shoot me down. It’s also good where, when I’m driving by myself at music to listen to while working out, night. it motivates me. Besides the fact that rap songs contain awful lyrics, just the beats and rhythms put me in a good mood. My favorite rapper has Folk and indie music is a to be Lil Yachty. He is seriously the favorite of mine. Some of my favor- G.O.A.T. Most of you might know ite artists are Brandi Carlile, Palace, him for the song One Night or iSPY and Jesse Woods. I usually listen to (and y’all are bout to know him for this music while I’m driving alone in some more songs because he just the mornings and in my room before dropped Lil Boat 2 today)!! Some I go to bed. I find it really soothing other rappers I listen to often are and relaxing. Also, this is my go to Valee, Drake, Lil Uzi Vert, and Meek music to listen to on the good ol’ JBL Mill. Valee isn't too familiar but he is speaker (opposed to my rap) when I definitely getting up there. Rap is need to shower or do dishes and my honestly a really popular genre of parents are home. Usually the kind of music now -a-days. I remember one indie/folk music I like the most con- instance where I was at a concert see- tains a pretty guitar or piano melody ing Yachty and other rap artists and and is sang with a raspy voice. There my dad texted me a huge message is usually lots of emotion in the songs that explained how disappointed he as well. A couple songs I think you was in me. I told him not to worry all should definitely listen to are and that rap is just what is popular Sparks by Jesse Woods, Hearts Con- right now; for example the 90’s were tent by Brandi Carlile, and Holy