Issue 6 Summer 2013

the IKING IEWS VHoover High School 525 Seventh St. North V Canton OH 44720 May 21 Vol. 63 Issue 6 Summer 2013 INSIDE A beloved school teacher retires after 41 years Hoover celebrates 3 new Teens of the Month The Great Gatsby’s fifth movie finally released Taking a look at the 2013 Powder Puff Football Game Summer concert preview the LETTER FROM THE VIKING VIEWS SENIORS Staff 2012-2013 Dear Mo, Editors-In-Chief How do we begin to describe Rachelle Ogilvie, the woman Katie Livick n Emily Plaver who has been our teacher, advisor, counselor and second Megan Sigler n Madeline mother to all of us for the past four years? Tauscher You have driven us to be better students, journalists, and Copy Editors people. There have been moments where we wanted to kill Cassie Pratt n Sydney Stroia each other, where we missed deadline, where we made pansy News Editors excuses, procrastinated with no shame and yet somehow you Tyler Bradley n Liz Deeds still love us endlessly. Angela Gusbar n Tori Narby Our high school career has been defined by you and the Features Editors four walls that create the pub-lab. There hasn’t been a time where you weren’t there to wipe away our tears, make us Sami Nonno n Hannah Rocco laugh, write our ledes and edit our stories or nag us about Kelsey Rife other classes. You have touched our lives in a way we cannot In-Depth Editors describe and you cannot begin to understand. Lauren Henley n Carly Preston Although we are excited to continue on our life’s adventure, Josh Woods one of our greatest adventures lies in A-6 with you. Our Opinion Editors future will be brighter only because you were there for us Andrew Falce n Maddie Light and always will be. Dylanni Smith While this is not enough space to thank you and remind Editorial Cartoonist you of how much we love you, just know you’ll always be our James Rutherford Mama O. Entertainment Editors Your seniors Madison DeChellis Madi Fechheimer n Jeremy Sayre Sports Editors Tyler Corbit n Corrin Pelini Photo Editor Maria Stroia Assisstant Photo Editors Emily Belles Macie Moneypenny MCT Editor Alexis Morrell Webmaster Danielle Pete Business/Billing Manager Trent Cash Advertising Manager Alexandra Miller Circulation Manager Chris “Crispy” Parker Editorial Policy standards against obscenity, libelous material, and personal attacks. Letters that exhibit a Advisor The Viking Views is a student-run newspaper produced 9 times a year to approximately blatant disregard for such standards will not be Mrs. Rachelle Ogilvie 1,900 students and staff, as well as members of considered for publication. the community. As student editors make content Unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the editorial board. No one indi- The Viking Views Cover: decisions independently of the school’s staff Hoover High School Photo illustration and administration, the paper is considered a vidual may be held responsible for the opinions 525 Seventh St. NE by Carly Preston forum for student opinion. It is therefore exempt expressed therein. Signed editorials and col- North Canton, OH 44720 from prior review or restraint in both principle umns reflect the opinion of the writer and not and practice. The Viking Views, adviser or school. The Viking Letters to the editor are accepted and en- Views takes all measures possible to make a clear distinction between fact and opinion in all E mail [email protected] couraged. Letters must be signed, but, upon Web http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~vv1nc request, they may be published anonymously news printed. Some material courtesy of American Society of at the discretion of the staff. The Viking Views In the event of an error, The Viking Views Newspaper Editors/KRT Campus High School News- will print retractions as they are brought to the paper Service reserves the right to edit letters for space and content in order to maintain the paper’s high attention of the staff. -The Editors CONT ENTS NEWS World Map 4 Retiring teachers 6 National Guard record 8 FEATURES Teens of the Month 10 North Canton to do’s 13 Personality Profile: Lauren Robinson14 Trends 16 ENTERTAINMENT The Great Gatsby 18 Senior Spectacular 20 Cd and movie reviews 22 Star Wars 24 Summer concerts 26 OPINION Editorials 28 Polls and My View 29 Columns 30 SPORTS Seniors sign to colleges 32 Conditioning for sports 34 Powder Puff 2013 36 Sports Updates 38 Game Face 39 Sports Captured 40 AROUND THE WORLD MAY 2013 AROUND THE STATE news Pakistan Kentucky, Malala Yousafzai, 15, United States recently returned to Jockey Joel Rosario rode school after being shot his horse Orb to victory point blank in the head in the 139th running of six months ago by the the Kentucky Derby at Taliban for wanting to Churchill Downs in Louis- receive an education. ville May 4. Heesh, Syria Rebels continue to battle the Syr- ian government for an army base in the northern part of the coun- try, reducing the town of Heesh to a pile of rubble and forcing its inhabitants to flee. Savar, Bangladesh The Rana Plaza, which housed cloth- ing factories and shops, collapsed April 24, killing more than 1,000 people. Authorities continued to pull bodies from the rubble more than two weeks after the collapse. The Viking Views 04 PATRON SUBSCRIBERS news AROUND THE STATE Abbott Electric, Inc. Ameriprise Financial Advisors - Steve Landy Ameripro Heating, Cooling and Basement Cleveland Waterproofing Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and The Baxter Family Michelle Knight were found alive Bob Becker, DeHOFF Realtors May 6 in the home of 52-year-old Drs. Charles E. Belles/Ted A. Rath, Optom- Ariel Castro after being held cap- etrists tive for years. Drs. Brandau and Unger, DDS LLC Cain Chiropractic L. Quinten Campbell II, DDS Canton Women’s Center Belmont Business Systems and The Crofford Family The Deeds Family Engine Co. #9/Owners Larry & Scott Dave and Cindy Esber Family GDK & Company Gary L. Giammarco, DDS Steve & Lisa Gregory Hometown Veterinary Services Kisling, Nestico & Redick, LLC Donald P. Kotnik, Attorney at Law Kumon Math & Reading Center of North Can- ton Nabil Fahmy, M.D. North Canton Veterinary Clinic The Livick Family Market North Veterinary Hospital Ms. PAM (in memory of Charlotte McCarthy) Rhonda F. Company, DDS; Andrea M. Com- pany, DDS & Associates Pelini, Campbell, Williams & Traub The Pelini Family The Pete Family Premier Bank & Trust Tom and Tonya Preston and Family Spoonhower Orthodontics Sandusky Maconachy-Stradley Insurance Cedar Point unveiled John, Elaine, Maria, Tim and Eleanor Stroia their newest attraction, St. Paul Lifeteen GateKeeper, May 11. Dr. Denise Testa, Audiologist/North Canton This record breaking Medical Foundation ride is 4,164 feet long Dr. and Mrs. Roger Vazquez and features a 164 foot drop. Dan West Interior Design George T. Williams, DDS North Canton Winkhart, Rambacher and Griffin, LPA Issue 18 passed May 7, pro- Attorneys at Law viding Hoover with new buses, Key Investment Services LLC-Peggy Yoos, up-to-date computers, and Financial Advisor/Member FINRA/SIPC Not various other installments FDIC Insured n No Bank Guarantee n May that improve the quality of the Lose Value n Insurance products and annui- North Canton City School dis- ties offered through KeyCorp Insurance Agen- trict. cy USA, Inc. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF MCT 05 The Viking Views CARLY PRESTON CARLY news Leaving a ‘historical’ legacy Mr. Charles “Hop” Collier retires after 27 years at Hoover Anthony Massa suggestions,” he said. “I can’t say thank Senior Nate Shreve, who had Collier Staff Writer you enough [for that].” for APAH, said he will be one of the many s the school year winds down and Retiring will be difficult, according students missing his former teacher. students begin to say goodbye to to Collier, and he will miss being in the “When I think of Social Studies, I think their senior friends, they will also classroom every day. of Mr. Collier,” he said. “His class was A “I’m going to miss the everyday always something I looked forward to.” be saying goodbye to a beloved teacher. Mr. Charles “Hop” Collier, who teaches relationships with students,” he said. “I’m Jocas agreed. the Advanced Placement American History also going to miss a lot of good close friends “Everybody knows who he is,” she [APAH] and Intro to Law classes has a I’ve made in the profession.” said. “Everybody wants to have him [as a career spanning 41 years in education, Collier said he hopes students will teacher].” first as a graduate teaching assistant at the continue to look back at him fondly even Looking back at his teaching experiences, University of Akron, then Collier said he is proud to have at St. Thomas Aquinas for “When I think of Social Studies, I taught at Hoover for so 12 years. For the past 27 many years. years, Collier has called think of Mr. Collier.” “I am proud of the himself a Viking. — Nate Shreve students,” he said. “I’m Collier said his love for{ }proud of the great staff students and academics of dedicated people [at are all part of his strong commitment. after he retires. Hoover].” Fellow APAH teacher Mr. Shawn Bilker “I would like them to remember me Bilker said few people know about said he believes Collier’s dedication to as someone who was a good role model, everything Collier does outside of the students has made him the beloved teacher someone who cared about them, someone classroom, including announcing football he is. who taught them, someone who is and basketball games and being an active “He has the students’ interests first,” passionate about what he does,” he said.

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