Jace Wolford Volume 71 Issue 14

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Volume 71 Issue 14 Close call for LHS alumnus: Jace Wolford May 10, 2013

By Miranda Stake Sunday how many people were there cheer- plied with a yes and his classmate Redbird Writer April 14th 8:00 ing him on. He sent a HUGE thank asked if he had seen the bombings. AM. is the day you to God and finished 3:18:54 Jace had no idea that the bombs had that two bombs were detonated in which was a 7.35 pace for 26.2 been set off. Minutes later his Boston Massachusetts at the finish phone was blowing up with friends line of the Boston Marathon. and family checking on him to It was no typical day for make sure he was okay. He got a LHS grad, Jace Wolford, for he was sick feeling in his stomach. They running in the Boston Marathon. turned on the news watched in dis- Jace was a great athlete for Lou- belief, showered and packed up for donville when it came to cross home. country races. He continued his tal- Jace said he couldn't believe ent down at Mount Vernon Naza- people would do something like rene University. Little did he know, this. this would be a crazy day. Not only “It's a day of celebration for him, but for The United States and it was turned into a dark de- of America. pressing day of agony and pain.” Jace had started out the race The beauty of it all was that strong and was running alongside a people actually stepped in and former school teammate, Nate Win- helped those in need. Jace said that ters. Jace and Nate were having a miles. When the race was over Jace he is so blessed to still be alive and great time, even through the scream and his two friends walked down believe that God isn't done with tunnel. Nate and Jace high-fived Boylston Street, they were given him yet. He says it is a great experi- through the Scream Tunnel of the space blankets, fruit, drinks and ence and he wants to go back and all-girls-school. Around the 14th their medals. The guys went to go run the marathon again. mile Nate started to cramp, but then look for the nearest T-station. The he caught back up. Jace had looked towards the finish line and cramped around the 15 mile mark saw a sign for the green T- and then caught back up with Nate. station. When they were As Jace continued on he was very getting ready to head in that worried about “Heartbreak Hill” direction Nate noticed an little did he know that when he got Orange T-station which was to the top of a hill and there would closer to them. Jace calls be a sign that read “Heartbreak is this a God Intervention. He, over! Nate and Josh then headed The next thing Jace remem- to a train and outbound to bered was seeing a Citgo sign in the ENC. distance. The signs said .2 miles After 10 minutes on left which meant that the race was the train Jace received a text almost over. The last .2 of the from a classmate that said marathon, Jace couldn't believe “are you okay?” Jace re- 2 Women’s chorus– singing for state By Miranda Stake This girls and they were all very dedi- their score after they performed and Redbird Writer past Saturday cated to succeeding. The three received 1's by every judge, just on the 4th , songs they prepared for the compe- like they had received in districts. the Loudonville High School tition were; “Last Blue Rose”, “I'm Vocal Director, Mr. Snyder, Womens' Chamber Choir made Gonna Sing”, and “In You I was very pleased with the group. their way to the state finals. It had Found.” Only one song was re- “I'm proud of the girls. It takes a lot been a month since they qualified at quired for competition but instead, of focus and education to pull this districts with perfect 1's across the they snuck in one more, which is off. It's like a sport. You have to board. The women’s chamber choir riskier because of the more prob- work.” This was the first time since is a voluntary after-school no credit able chance of failure with two a Loudonville chorus had made it to class for those interested in music. songs. state since 1995 when Pauline Sta- The members of the When the girls arrived to ton was the director. women’s choir have been coming Gahanna West Middle School Sat- The ladies did an excellent in on Wednesdays after school to urday morning they were absolutely job and the school and The Redbird diligently work on the songs to be ready to give it their all. This com- congratulate you! prepared for competition. This was petition was not only for choir but a very serious competition for the also for band. The girls received Mini golf mayhem By Colton Young Begin- a part of this project that represents purchased a ticket will be given a Redbird Writer ning at noon and the class. free rain-check to use on any day lasting through Last year, the seniors put on for a free round of putt-putt this most of the day on May 12th a “triple-threat challenge” and also summer. (Mother's Day,) the senior class is hosted a dodge-ball tournament. Be sure to get your tickets hosting a putt-putt tournament at The seniors of this year decided to now so that you and your mother or Mohican Adventures. This tourna- forgo these events, in favor of a you and a group of friends can en- ment is put on as part of the annual project that more people can par- joy this day of mini-golf and also Senior Endowment Project. This ticipate in and that coincides with support a great cause. Players will program, led by some active mem- the maternal festivities. The class also be able pay and play on the bers of the community (e.g. Mike officers decided that mothers will day of the event. Good luck! Bandy and Jane Walters,) involves play free to celebrate the holiday. the senior class putting on some The rules for the tournament sort of community-wide event that are as follows: players can sign up raises money for the senior class. in teams of up to four (minimum The seniors then give the money of two people per team,) teams that has been raised back as a thank will play through one of the you to the community for raising three courses and they will use them and bringing them up through the best score out of their group the 18 years until graduation. on each hole. The team with the The Leaders of this project lowest score over eighteen holes are the class officers of the senior will win the tournament. class (Tessa Cooperrider, Kirsten Food will be served at Nickles, Dylan Schalmo, Sierra Mohican Adventures at a very Wright, and Colton Young.) How- low, nominal fee. ever, this event is not just limited to Should inclement these leaders but also to all seniors. weather cause the event to be Everyone is allowed to help and be canceled, all participants who 3 Track team strides ahead of previous season By Emma Van Keuren Sprinter: Robert Redbird Writer Odenkirk Thrower: Abbey Bucher “I don't feel I have “Last year I couldn't throw due to improved at all be- my shoulder injury but this year I cause I only was am one of the best high school part of the first meet discus throwers. I went from my because I tore a personal record of 78 feet to an- quad. If I am in other personal best of 92 feet. I've track next year I maintained my distance in the will try to come shot-put despite the injury to my back strong from my injury. Sprinter/Hurdles: Sydney Spots shoulder.” Before I tore my quad I set a re- and Ashley Stanger Thrower: Austin Cary cord for the junior high school in “I have improved on my hurdles “I have dramatically improved the 4x400 meter of 3 minutes and time from last year to this year from last season to this one. I 52 seconds.” (Sydney Spots) My 4x2 got better went from 148 foot discus throw 4x2 and 800: Dylan Schalmo and I was able to stay very consis- to a 163 foot discus throw. I did a “I haven't run track before this tent (Ashley Stanger) bunch of lifting. Although I did Thrower: Maddie Tay- not improve very much from my lor sophemore to my junior year I “I have gotten stronger in have improved a great deal from lifting and I’ve lost my junior to my senior year.” weight.” Thrower: Maddie Haggarty Pole Vault: Nathan Wol- “From last year to this year I’ve gamott improved a lot, I mean last year I “My form has gotten a lot was throwing a six pound shot- better from last year to put thirty feet and now I can this year. I feel like this throw an eight pound shot the year has been a lot harder same distance. I am learning a lot than last year, we im- because I am learning a new way proved a lot.” to throw but I am getting in some Sprinter: Sierra Wright decent throws at meets.” “For my 200 meter my Distance: Dylan Miller time has been a little “This year I took a seven minute lower this year than last mile down to a 5 minute and 36 year but I can run faster now that year but my 400 meter time has second mile. I also knocked 10 I have practiced.” stayed steady. I have a few more seconds off weeks yet to improve my time of of my 800 57.8 seconds, I hope I will get it meter time; down to 56 seconds. I have a bet- I went from ter chance of getting down in the 2 minutes 200 meter from the last meet be- and 36 sec- cause I have been working hard onds to 2 and my times in the last meet minutes were not my best. I plan to con- and 26 sec- tinue improving in the next few onds.” weeks.” 4 Editorial: Tattoo do’s and don’ts By Krista Matteson pensive and leave nasty scars. to a place that doesn’t always show, Redbird Writer Tattoos should have mean- like a shoulder blade, the back of ing behind them, not just for the fun the neck, foot, back, or side. More and more high school of it. For example, if you have lost There is also a thin line students are starting to get tattoos. a loved one, get a tattoo in remem- where there are just too many tat- It seems like the age for getting a brance of them with dates and their toos on one body. One or two is a tattoo is getting younger and name on it. Or if you are Christian, good amount. Three and four are younger, which is okay if you know get a scripture from the Bible in alright. Anything more than five is exactly what you want. Tattoos stay some fancy font. Don't just get a tip-toeing towards absurd. The guys with you your entire life, unless you butterfly and not have a reason be- that walk around with a body full of get awfully painful laser treatments hind it. hundreds of tattoos are very dis- or a skin graft to cover it up. The When picking out a place gusting. I can't stand to look at laser treatments are also very ex- for your tattoo, think about your them. future first. Don't get a So all I am saying is to giant tattoo down your really think it over for a long time arm and expect to get a before you get a tattoo. Make sure job being a waitress, be- it is absolutely what you want to cause most restaurants have permanently on your body. won't hire you. They Tattoos are used to express yourself would consider it so make it mean something special “inappropriate” and to you. “distasteful”. Instead of getting it in a place that is always showing, move it Editorial: Gay rights– equality for all

By Kassidy Koonz Back partnerships, but real marriages. I orders depend upon marriage as an Redbird Writer in late do know for some people it is a exclusively heterosexual institution. March there matter of their religion that they do Rather, anthropological research was an explosion in the fight of not support gay rights, however that supports the conclusion that a vast whether homosexual couples does not give them the right to array of family types, including should be given the right to get judge or discriminate, there is noth- families built upon same-sex part- married or not. Arguments from ing in the constitution that says ho- nerships, can contribute to stable both sides were stated and debated. mosexuals cannot be married. Ho- and humane societies.” Some believe a “comparable” civil mosexual couples are citizens of the With this research and real- union is better. This is because, United States and deserve their izing, gay couples are also real le- civil unions, provide gay couples rights as such, they should not have gitimate couples and deserve the with basically the same rights as to be given. Besides, your religion rights that are being so forcefully marriage would. However, civil may not support the idea of gay denied to them. Why not fight for unions still are not a real marriages, marriage, but your religion does change? Whenever California de- even in court standards, it is a lame speak on loving thy neighbor. cides it's fate. Do not let that be the alternative in comparison to mar- The Executive Board of the end of the argument and the fight riage. American Anthropological Asso- for their rights, because you never Without trying to start a bat- ciation has done numerous years of know when your rights will be tle against religion homosexuals research, and it has shown “no sup- threatened and you will need help should have the right to be married, port whatsoever for the view that to fight for them. in real marriages, not domestic either civilization or viable social 5 Busy summer for the world of tennis By Kassidy Koons Al- (2), Rafael dicition of victory, Rafael Nadal, the Redbird Writer though world Nadal (5), clay rock star, is likely to face fierce tennis occurs Serena Wil- competition with Djokovic, Ferrer, almost all year long, during the sum- liams (1), Jo- and Federer which are predicted to mer is when it really goes into over- Wilfried give Nadal a run for his money. The drive.With the upcoming world tour- Tsonga (8), Li Wimbledon and Us Open will also naments including; the French Open, Na (5), and provide a great show for both new Wimbledon, and U.S. Steadily ap- Andy Murray fans, and old fans returning for their proaching, many famous tennis play- (3). The favorite of the tournaments. For ers are training for these games. French Open whose clay court is great live coverage of all these These reputable tennis stars daunting to many is the first of the events make sure to check out include; # 1 seed Novak Djokovic, tournaments. With his recent mo- www.atpworldtour.com or watch Roger Federer (2), Maria Sharapova mentum in the Madrid Open and pre- ESPN. Memeology: the study of memes By Colton Young A meme Forever Alone meme: Another Refers to the thought that Asian fa- Redbird Writer (rhymes with popular rage comic signifying be- thers have incredibly high expecta- scheme) is an ing...well, forever alone tions for their sons idea, behavior, or style that spreads Condescending Wonka meme: One Does Not Simply meme: from person to person within a cul- This meme comes from a scene in Originally from Lord of the Rings ture. These trends are sociologically the original Willy Wonka and the when Boromir says: “One does not identified as an indicator of popular Chocolate Factory where he asks the simply walk into Mordor” culture within a society. Examples kids if they want to see an Everlast- Overly Attached Girlfriend of memes are: planking, Rage Com- ing Gobstopper meme: This meme comes from a ics, the Harlem Shake, and Bad Grumpy Cat meme: This meme YouTube parody of Justin Bieber's Luck Brian. In the last few years, comes from one-year-old Tardar Boyfriend where Laina Morris memes have exploded within picture Sauce the cat and her natural expres- makes fun of Bieber's song by acting sharing apps like iFunny and Reddit, sion like a stalker-girlfriend and all across the internet. Philosoraptor meme: This meme The common definition of came from the website lonelydino- memes (funny pictures or actions saur.com, a website about dinosaurs that are popularly used) started back Surprised Patrick meme: This in the 1870's when a photographer meme comes took a funny picture of a cat that be- from a scene came a commonly used greeting in the card. Perhaps the first viral example SpongeBob of memes however, came from the SquarePants website LOLCats. A website en- movie tirely composed of pictures of ri- The Most diculous cats with horrible grammar Interesting and spelling. Since then, meme-ing Man in the has exploded and is a popular form Planking: Originally called the World: This of cultural acceptance. Here are a “Lying Down Game” made fourteen meme comes few popular memes years ago by two English teens try- from the Dos Equis man, and all of and their histories/ ing to entertain themselves the interesting things he does meanings: Harlem Shake: Began in Australia Me Gusta meme: A as a result of a group of five bored popular rage comic YouTubers meaning: “I like” Demanding Asian Father meme: 6 Shawnee State slugger: Haylie Hurst By Krista Matteson Redbird Writer Where are you planning on going Do you think you are well to school after high prepared for college softball school? with the coaching you have Shawnee State University. had from Coach Stoner and Coach Young? What made you decide Yes, because Kenny is one of the Shawnee? best coaches that I have ever had. They gave me a softball schol- arship. If you could not play soft- ball, what else would you Did you always know you do? wanted to play softball? I don't know, I would get more in- Yes, because I have been playing high school softball to col- volved in on campus activities. my whole life. lege? No, not really. I am excited for the Are you nervous about the change. change in difficulty from Senior class cutest couple? Kirlin Ring and Travis Price By Kylie Lewis for the basketball games. Redbird Writer Travis: Golfing with my pants around my ankles with What college do you plan on go- Kirk. ing to? Together: When Colton Kirklin: Indiana University-Purdue Young broke both of his University at Indianapolis arms. Travis: Either Mount Union or Bel- larmine, depending on my success What have you gained from in pole-vaulting this season. high school? Kirklin: Friendship, women, What do you want to study and memories, women, confi- are you planning on playing dence, and more women. soccer. I wish I would have taken sports? Travis: Friendship, females, memo- classes more seriously. I wish I Kirklin: I plan to major in business ries, females, confidence, and more would have pursued Blake Lively and minor in economics. Yes, I females. earlier. have been recruited to play DI soc- Together: A lasting relationship cer. with Mr. Lance. Fantastic beard. If you could tell the underclass- Travis: I want to major in nursing. I men one thing, what would it be? plan on vaulting in either college I What mistakes have you made in Kirklin: Give Kirk delicious treats, go to. high school? What would you do I enjoy chocolate. And fun dip. differently? Travis: Never park in my spot. Give What has been your fondest Kirklin: I wish I would have played Kirk delicious treats in the hall- memory in high school? basketball. ways. Kirklin: Doing the different themes Travis: I wish I would have played 7 Book review: Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities By Emily Schneider Every Club, not the Official Captain Stu- have their phones set so that get Redbird Writer superhero has pendous Fan Club or the Stupen- notified when he is spotted and a story of dites, just three friends; Vincent, they can get to the fight as soon as how they got their powers. A spi- Max, and George know the most possible. Vincent deals with find- der bite for Spiderman, being an about Captain Stupendous and ing and getting to know the hero of alien for Su- his life, and being able to talk to perman, and the girl he crushes on, Polly. Polly living in fear has a dark, emo personality which for Batman. doesn’t make her a normal girl. Well in Geeks, Vincent and his friends get to help Girls, and Se- their hero stop the menacing Pro- cret Identities fessor Mayhem. by Mike Jung, This is a new kind of super- it’s about how hero novel and it’s not even in the Captain Stu- perspective of the hero, it’s in the pendous be- perceptive of a junior high kid that comes a super- wishes he was a tall muscular man hero and tries like Captain Stupendous. It’s a dif- to figure out ferent kind of hero, a new type, how to defeat and a new hero for today's teens. a new super So get out your phones for a Stu- villain. pendous Alert and get to reading The Mike Jung’s novel, Geeks, Girls, Captain Stu- and Secret Identities. pendous Fan Movie review: The Call By Krista Matteson The with the same guy. Most of the Redbird Writer new thriller movie Casey is stuffed in the back starts out with Jordan (Hallie of the sociopath's trunk and is Berry) answering the phone say- talking on the phone with the 911 ing, “911, what's your emer- operator from a track phone, gency,” as calm as ever. Little where they cannot pin down the does she know that she is about cell phone's location. Anderson to answer the biggest call of her does a great job from jumping life. In Brad Anderson's movie, back and forth from all of the The Call, Hallie Berry and Abi- point of views to keep the audi- gail Breslin have their best per- ence on the edge of their seats. formances of their lives. The two The two girls make an of them work together to get Ca- awesome team. The movie will sey (Abigail Breslin) back from keep you on your seat all the way being abducted by a sociopath. until the very end. The overall Jordan has the extra de- plot of the story was well devel- termination to save this girl be- oped and was definitely a knee- cause of a past call she had from knocker and a teeth-clencher. a girl that went wrong dealing 8 Movie review: “42” is a home run By Tyler MacQueen Baseball movies are em- Redbird Writer barrassing; it is the sport that brought us god-awful films like The Benchwarmers and Angles in the Outfield. But once in a while there is a baseball movie that actually moves us (Pride of the Yankees, Field of Dreams, Moneyball). “42” is not just a movie event, but an in- credibly uplifting, humorous, and dark movie that eve- ryone in America needs to see. The story chronicles the journey of Jackie Robinson (played by newcomer Chadwick Boseman), from the Negro League, to Minor League, to the first African American player to be a part of a Major League Baseball team. The Brooklyn Dodgers man- ager Branch Rickey (played by Oscar-Nominee Harri- porting cast is first rate, and the script really does get son Ford), stands up for Jackie on and off the field, into the emotions and feelings of living in the 1940's. and endures much of the criticism that Jackie receives It will be hard for any sports film to surpass “42”. as well. But in the end, the film ends with the accep- tance of the baseball community as Jackie helped the FINAL VERDICT: With an impressive cast led by Dodgers win the Championships. Boseman and Ford, a balanced script, subtle direction, The film is directed by Oscar-Winner Brian and stunning cinematography“42” is the best sport's Helegand (L.A. Confidential), Helegand does a fine film of all time. A+ job of painting a picturesque setting of the 40's and the dark emotions towards the African Americans. Chadwick Boseman does a great job in his first role; he portrays Jackie with arrogance, pride and suffering. Film legend Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Witness, The Fugitive, Working Girl), does his best work in a decade as he portrays Branch Rickey, the manager of the Dodgers. Ford makes the character larger than life with a southern drawl, sar- castic wit, and some memorable monologues. The art direction is subtle and bright. The cine- matography is impressive (it was done by the same person who did Forrest Gump) and memorable. The music is both uplifting and emotionally raw. The sup-