Hi-LifeBellefontaine High School Student News February 3, 2020 Bellefontaine, OH Volume 1, Issue 7

Brown Named New Football Head Coach

DECA Ready for States

Former BHS student opens Solez downtown

Girls Swim repeats at CBC respective division to punch their ticket to Freehold Fights are the state meet. Riley Suman competed in the individual series and also took 3rd and will continue his project at the DECA state Revival Gives Down Thanks competition. Anthony Snapp, who had only joined the class less than 2 weeks prior to New Life to to Staff his first competition mentioned he was “happy with how my partner and I did with minimal practice and preparation, even Old Clothes Intervention though I was hoping we got first but we by Karma Williams by Ethan Higgins have more time to improve before state.” Here on Main Street we are lucky to have a Fights in High school are very common, The Bellefontaine DECA team still forever growing downtown Bellefontaine. or they were. Recently in Bellefontaine we has a chance to bring more of its chapter Many new stores have opened and among have had 8 fights during the 2019-2020 members to state this coming spring. As them is Freehold Revival. Freehold Revival school year compared to 20 last year. many did last year, many of its members is a store, owned by Zach Haney that states There is still the rest of the semester, but will team up to take on a large project in to “specializes in vintage and antique home we already have fewer fights overall. Even which they will use to compete in mid- décor.” they also “offer a large selection of in the last four years, this year still has the March. This project requires multiple vintage clothing and lifestyle artwork”. It least amount of fights. people to contribute and requires extensive is located at 137 South Main Street Belle- According to Mr. Core the research and teamwork for its completion. fontaine, Ohio. Store hours are Thurs- rates are down because of the staff in the day through Saturday 10AM-6PM, and high school. He says, It goes back to Dr. Sundays 11AM-5PM or open by chance Noeth and the others who keep an open Recent Grad or appointment. You can farther support ear and reach out to students, we try to them by following them on Instagram do something abouth the situation and or Facebook. Or buying from their eBay, keeping services open on the subject. We Wins Grant Depop, and Poshmark all under the name are proactive and try to communicate that of Freehold Revival. If you would want message “you are important and you have anything you may contact Zach and set up value” for Down- a time to pick up in store as well. He also says that after fights The store has the influence of they talk it out in his office. Many fights coastal vintage stores but has a bigger mes- begin because of gossip. Two anonymous town Business sage. The message is stopping fast fashion teachers believe that social media makes it by Riley Suman and living a sustainable life. Fast fashion worse. includes stores like H&M, Forever 21, and From the outside, it looks like a humble Target. Fast fashion is harmful to the envi- downtown store. From the inside, shoes ronment and many clothes enter landfills. DECA Gets line the walls with a desk at the back ready For example, Americans throw out 12.8 with a greeting in hand. It all starts with a million tons of clothes annually, as well ring from the door. as 70 million barrels of oil are needed to Fresh Legs in Drew Benton opened Solez down- produce the worlds polyester. The workers town back in October. He was inspired to for these companies are not paid enough to start the business by “buying shoes and re- even afford food. Although Freehold Reviv- Preperation selling.” Benton’s career selling shoes began al is a small part of the message of reusing back in high school, where he says, “I first antiques and clothes, any bit helps people had tons of shoes to a hundred shoes.” He to understand the effects. for States opened the store in Bellefontaine where he The owner, Zach Haney, said “I by Kyle Carper “went to high school here and I’ve watched want the store to feel completely differ- as the town grew.” What helped him start Bellefontaine High School’s DECA compe- ent every time you come back even if it’s the business was “making connections, tition team competed at Findlay this past a month later or a year”. The displays of sneaker conventions, and a presence of Tuesday. This meet had major implications clothing and antiques are a creative outlet online selling.” for the DECA students competing, it was for Zach and not to mention enjoyable to With his success, Bellefontaine the ticket to competing at the Ohio DECA look at. All the items in the store are curat- awarded him a thousand-dollar “Back to state event at the Columbus Convention ed to what is trending at the time and try- Bellefontaine” fund for young entrepre- Center in March. ing to put them out on the racks before the neurs. This money has allowed him to The team boasted 5 state qual- fast fashion supplies it. So, come downtown better advertise his business. ifiers, Kyle Carper and Anthony Snapp and find yourself some new treasures or a If you’re a sneakerhead, be sure to took 3rd in their event to qualify, Stevie new style while also helping the environ- visit 937 Solez on W Columbus Avenue in Angel and Paige Cox also took 3rd in their ment at Freehold Revival. Downtown Bellefontaine. Sports Mr. Brown Swim Team Cheer Team Named New Continues Tra- Head Football Among the dition of Excel- Coach “Best In The by Ryan pool lence at CBC Bellefontaine has a new man in control of by Daja Wilson the ship. Jason Brown has been hired as the State” head football coach for the Bellefontaine The Bellefontaine boys and girls swim Chieftains. Coach Brown grew up playing team competed at Wright State Universi- by Bri Burkhammer football in Bellefontaine; he always has ty this past Sunday. The girls have had a loved being a Chieftain and eventually great past four years, always placing first at The Bellefontaine High School Varsity started coaching for his hometown school. CBCs. They finished first yet another year. competition squad competed at the Best After former head coach Toby Smith decid- Bellefontaine boys swim team were CBC in State competition on Jan. 26. The team ed to resign, Bellefontaine began a search runners up this season. includes Seniors Brianna Burkhammer to find a new leader. Coach Brown fit this The team overall having ped on and Lauren Carter, Juniors Lauren Easton, perfectly he has always been a great guy individual meets and relays helped each Riley Myers, and Torrie Breaston, and with a Chieftain heart. It was a perfect fit. side get in top 2 of placing to win the meet. sophomores Mia Mcdonald, Mackenzie Bellefontaine will be looking to For the boy’s side of the meet junior Jared Southard, Arianna Evans, and Ellise St. replace 15 seniors from last year’s team. Salyer placed second in his 50 free with a Clair. Coached by Andrea Simon and The Chiefs have been working extremely time of 23.7 coming in close with a Kenton Haley Labatt. The competition was held at hard in this offseason led by coach Brown Ridge Cougar. The girls had many placers Denison University. having team lifts four times throughout either placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in Bellefontaine is a part of division each week. The team will have an exciting either relays or individual events. Abby kite 3. Within this division there were 15 teams. season having a new head coach trying to coming in third place in the 50 free with Scoring is based off of tumbling difficulty get their first playoff berth since 2017. a time of 26.64, Joslyn Robinson came in and performance, motion placement, dance The players are extremely excit- third in the 50 free with a time 2:38.58. difficulty, jumps, variety, feet together on ed to have coach Brown as the new head Sarah Starkey took 2nd in the 200 free with jumps and skills, and many little technical coach. “Very excited. I have been blessed to a time of 2:05.79. Sarah Starkey, Abby Kite, aspects. As Coach Simon says, “it’s the little be around him for the last 3 years and I’m Joslyn Robinson and Chloe Reynolds in the things that matter the most”. super pumped to have him as head coach 200-medley relay team placing 3rd with a aCoach Labatt told the girls going into the for my final season,” said junior Cole Com- time of 2:07.79. competition, “You guys have the tumbling, stock, wide out for the Chieftains. Next The boys team scored 188 points, the jumps, the skills to do good here, you year’s starting quarterback Ethan Moore girls team scored 263 points. The Chiefs have to want it more than the other teams”. says, “I’m extremely excited to have coach next meet is the Irish Invite this coming The girls knew it would be tough going Brown as our head coach he will make sure Saturday starting at 11:30. After this invita- against 14 other schools that were bigger this team not only succeeds on the field but tional comes Sectionals at Trotwood Next than them. BHS senior Lauren Carter said, off the field as well.” Saturday starting at 10:00 am. “we’re all motivated even more with it being state and Bri and I’s last competition, we just want to have fun ad make it one to remember. I love this team.” At awards the girls sat in a circle and held hands waiting to hear results. BHS placed right where their goal was. 8th in the state is something to be very proud of, especially going against 14 other big schools. The girls gathered to take pictures, hug their teammates and coaches with many emotions flowing. BHS is losing senior members Bri Burkhammer and Lauren Carter. Next competition season BHS hopes to up their standards claiming a fourth consecutive CBC title and getting a higher place at state. monster hunter. Trained from a young age Arts & Culture and mutated to do so, he is highly skilled at his job. But when he saves a soon to be married couple, he chooses a reward that What are your will alter his life. Princess Cirilla (Freya Al- lan) or Ciri as some call her, is a young girl College Plans? who was the princess of Cintra. After Cin- by Lily Miele tra was defeated by Nilfgaard, Ciri wonders around the countryside through villages Seniors are starting to realize they have and forests trying to find Geralt because four months to make a decision that will her grandmother said it is her destiny. affect the rest of their lives. Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra) Devon Phonchon has been ac- was just a disfigured unloved farm girl but cepted into Bowling Green and Columbus Musicians are when a lady that teaches mages at a school State. He plans on studying education and buys her from her father, she learns magic. his goal is to become an art teacher. Devon Throughout the show she goes through mentions “I hope I stick with this goal, Stressing about changes but she still doesn’t feel happy with but it might change when I go throughout her life. college.” He plans on getting a degree to Solo/Ensemble The Witcher is a great show. There help him find a good job and to become are many action scenes in it that you would financially stable. “I have a passion and I by Byron Sopher expect from a show of this kind. There would love to see myself doing something were also comedic moments so if you were January is one of the biggest months for art related in my future. I most likely will thinking that it would be too serious of a music students at Bellefontaine because attend Columbus State so I can save more show, worry no longer. The Witcher is also they are faced with a decision: solo or money.” both a book and a video game but the show ensemble? An OMEA adjudicated event Victoria Rafac, junior student follows more of the books story line. Even will be hosted by a select school in Ohio. at Lakeview High School, is planning on though the show is based on the book there The event itself applies to all music depart- attending a four-year university to earn her were some things from the video games ments. Band, Choir, and Orchestra students bachelor’s degree in childhood education that were carried over to the show, for alike. Junior Emma Verbsky says, “This and learning. Tori says, “My dream college instance Henry Cavill sounds a lot like the time of the year is my busiest because I am is Kenyon College, a private liberal arts guy that voices Geralt in the video games. going from private lessons to practicing on school in Gambier Ohio.” Victoria loves The confusing part of the show is the time- my own at home, and then running things working with children and wants to make line of everything that happens because by with Mrs. Mitchell.” a positive impact on as many of their life’s there are certain things that happen before In an event like the students are as possible. Victoria mentions “I think other things like most of the scenes with evaluated by either one or more judges. it is important to be able to explore your Ciri actually happen later on in the other They are judged with very specific mark- options before committing to the rest of two storylines but eventually they all come ings in their music and their performance your life. We’re still young, and we can’t put together. pressure on ourselves to have everything techniques. After a performance the worked out the right way. Ambitions are students must wait for their judge or judges important, but we have got to learn more to make a final call on what the student has about who we are as people and what scored. Ratings are raked from a three be- Review: makes us happy.” ing the worst, all the way up to a one which Riley Suman, senior at Bellefon- is perfect. The event this year will take taine High School, has been accepted into place on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Milton Union. Wright State University for their four-year Wrench theatrical arts and film program. Riley by David Bruce states “I will be studying in Film and The- Opinion ater to help allow me to get jobs in these Do you want to work on an engine or even fields and possibly land a job in a major TV build an engine? But you have no garage? studio.” Review: No money? Amateur with internal com- Jensen Stahler, senior at Bellefon- bustion engines? Believe it or not, there taine High School, has been accepted by The Witcher is a game for that. Wrench is a mechanic The Modern College of Design and Bowl- simulator game for Virtual Reality. Avail- ing Green university. She says, “I am not by Brayden Smith able on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Valve sure what college I plan on attending but I The Witcher is a new series on Netflix Index virtual reality goggles. It also features do plan on studying Graphic Design.” She that stars Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and a desktop mode for anyone that does not is still unsure about her future but plans on Anya Chalotra. The show has three main have virtual reality goggles. Wrench is a doing her best to find out what suits her characters in it that the story follows. The game that will help the player get a gener- most. Witcher, Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), is a alized idea of how an engine is put together and how to put it together. Not only just sports for Bellefontaine. All schools in the the engine, you are also able to work on Drug Testing: area that drug test include Kenton Ridge, brakes and suspension assemblies. London, Urbana, Kenton and North Union. Wrench was released on Steam, Drug tests can occur as many as on December 19th of 2019. It is a mechanic Who does it 3 to 4 times a year and the dates and times simulator game. You are able to start off of these test depend on when everyone with simple tutorials if you are new to the involved is available. If a student is caught game. The tutorials will go over somewhat Benefit? with one of the tested drugs in their system simple tasks such as assembling a crank- by Erin Jackson it can lead to suspension or loss of games, shaft. Wrench also features a mode where At Bellefontaine High School there is drug matches or meets in their season. This you can be a mechanic for a racing team. testing for Athletes and kids in Show Choir, makes kids think twice before ingesting You start off at a low level and work your Band and Orchestra. This is a controver- any type of drugs knowing that they have way up. You can also purchase parts for sial topic at the high school for the fact things on the line to lose. This keeps our your vehicle. If you’re a high enough level, that some kids argue it is not random and school safer from drug use and can also you are able to assign tasks to other people certain kids get drug tested more than help kids stay out of trouble with the police that are lower level than you. others. This has been in affect at BHS since enforcement. When I started playing the game, 2010. This is also in effect at many other We asked some students their I was not familiar with very many parts of local schools including Kenton and North opinion on how they felt on drug testing a car. I went through the tutorial of how Union. and they said “I feel targeted as an athlete” to assemble a crankshaft and it gave me a In the drug testing process, student preferred to remain anonymous. very good idea of how a crankshaft works there are 35 random names selected by a While Junior Caitlin Hutchins said, “It on four-cylinder engines. I have also spent computer app from the kids involved in helps keep our athletes out of trouble and a little bit of time horsing around with the music and athletics. Out of the 35 kids that keep them performing at a higher level”. game as well. Including taking apart the get selected only 12 ends up getting tested. Many students feel many ways about this tie rods on the front driver side. I have When kids get tested, they test for the topic. not spent as much time on the game as I 10 main drugs. They include any type of We also talked to a teacher on thought I would, but I would still consider Perforce Enhancement drugs, Opioids and BHS’s staff, Coach Brown. He is officially it a very good and educational-like game. THC otherwise known as Marijuana. The our new head football coach at the high The crankshaft assembly tutorial taught me local Hospital Mary Rutan take the urine school. When asking him now he felt on how a piston is assembled. There is more to samples and runs the 10 main drugs and this topic he said, “We owe this to our stu- just a single piston than you would think. then supplies the school with the results. dents and community to make an effort to Wrench is a fun and generally When talking to Bellefontaine put the best students and people we can in great game. The graphics are very good in High School athletic director Matt Com- front of our community”. He also believes virtual reality. It is also a really good game stock, we asked why only athletes and this helps keep kids clean and away from to utilize if you do not have a garage or an music students and they said that it would drugs knowing they have something to engine to work on. It also teaches you how be far too expensive to do the whole school lose. He was on the original committee to to properly torque certain bolts. I would and is not as needed. This also helps kids bring drug testing to the high school. suggest this; anyone that wants to get a gen- prepare to go into the work force where Lastly, these drug tests are not eral understanding of how engines, brakes, they might have to be drug tested and our done to just punish kids but to keep them suspension, and oil assemblies work, I school believes athletes and students in- safe and out of trouble. The school is trying would suggest this game. volved should be help to a higher standard to protect themselves and out student ath- as they represent our school. If athletes letes as well as musically involved students. Bellefontaine High School Hi-Life Staff: or their parents refuse the drug tests this These drug tests will continue to happen throughout the school. Aryn Angel makes them athletically ineligible to play David Bruce Bri Burkhammer Kyle Carper Ethan Higgins Erin Jackson Lily Miele Ryan Pool Brayden Smith Anthony Snapp Byron Sopher Carter Sterling Liz Stevenson Riley Suman Karma Williams Daja Wilson

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