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Volume 71 Issue 11 Students speak up at school board meeting March 22, 2013

By Tyler MacQueen to learn. “We learn more in the longer daughter of 8th grader Caleb Slyer. Redbird Writer On March 11th, block periods because the classes are “I will not give up my music for two hours longer, with a 50 minute class we classes. They give me confidence, students and parents criticized School won't have as much time to learn what courage and relief from the stresses of Board members over the newly in- we need to know and stay focused on everyday life,” said an emotional Jun- stated seven period day that will begin that certain subject than we do in a ior Emily Schneider. next year, and the elimination of the block schedule,” said Junior Katie “I am proud of those students block schedule. Over 60 people at- Smith. that spoke to the School Board, they tended the meeting, were respectful and wise with many arriving beyond their years,” said after the meeting Amy Banbury, mother of started. The people Sophomore of McKenna that spoke that night Banbury. emphasized that many High School elective classes will be Principal Mr. Lance very difficult to par- spoke and said that the ticipate in such as reason we are changing to Band, Art, some chal- a seven period schedule lenging Science due to the poor results on Classes, and Choir. college entrance tests. Parent Suz- “There are a lot anne deSalme empha- of misconceptions about sized that after the seven period sched- homeschooling her ule. The college entrance sons she decided to test averages have been have her sons attend Loudonville – below the state standards in English Perrysville School District due to their “I love taking classes like Zo- and Math for the past seven years. We excellent music program. ology, and with a seven period sched- would not be going to a seven period “I can't see how having seven ule, there will be people that won't day if it was not for the low test periods in a day could offset the dam- have the opportunity that I did,” said scores,” said Mr. Lance. age caused by making electives un- Senior Sierra Wright. available to students. Research has “My daughter, now shown that participation in classes like a freshman at the Univer- Music and Art improve tests score,” sity of Akron was success- said deSalme. ful here on the block sched- “I want to take post-secondary ule. It was more like a col- classes next year, and I may have to lege schedule,” said Lisa add Physics to my schedule”, said Jun- Turner, mother of 2012 ior Abbey Bucher, who was holding Graduate Nellie Turner. back tears. “If I have to do that, I will “My son wants to be unable to take band and band is have a career in engineer- where my friends are, the class I love ing, and trying to balance most, the place where people watch Band and S.T.E.M in his my back. I don't want to miss that.” schedule is going to crush Students also want more time him,” said Mrs. Syler, 2 Spring Sport Preview By Krista Matteson against Triway. Both of them at Travis Price in pole vault; and Aus- Redbird Writer home. The following Monday is tin Cary and Craig Henderson as when their season really begins, throwers,” said Coach Sprang. The snow is melting and the April 1st at Lucas. flowers are blossoming. It is finally spring time and new spring sports are arriving! For Loudonville High

School our winter sports have ended, and now it's time for spring sports teams to shine. Softball: With the teams goal of

Track & Field: This year there is being competitive in their confer- Baseball: With a team of 24 boys an exciting team of 25 boys and 22 ence, competitive in the three sea- this year, only four of them are sen- girls, 47 total members. There are son tournaments, and to make some iors. Cody Spreng, Zach Lozier, many coaches that are helping out kind of a run in the end of the sea- Allen Berry, and Tyler Cates are this year including the returning son tournament, the four softball this years four captains. They will coaches and some new ones: Shan- coaches are all working hard to have to work extra hard along with non Sprang, Jeff Marotta, Russ make this happen as well as the the three main coaches, Brandon Reynolds, Denise McCarron, Rick team of 24 ambitious girls. The four Grimes, Jim Baum, and Matt Wolford, Sami Theimens, and Tori coaches are Eric Stoner, Kenny Rucki, plus two volunteer coaches, Mowery. Young, Devon Butler, and Angie Eric Stitzlein and Skiles Haag. Every year the team picks a VanDyke. “My expectation this year motto and then designs a shirt with “I don't believe in captains, with only four seniors and three it on it. This year the motto is by and I never have. We are one big juniors is to have a constant compe- Eddie Finnigan: “We are what we team and we should all work just as tition between all the guys. They repeatedly do. Excellence, there- hard as the person next to us,” said need to be working their hardest for fore, is not and act but a habit.” Coach Stoner. “I have a lot of tal- spots on the team so they don't feel “The team’s big goal this ented girls returning this year along lie they are being complacent,” said year is to advance as many people with some high expectations of Coach Grimes. to the regional and state competi- them all.” Their goals for this year are tion as possible, also win as many Coach Stoner believes that simple: win their league and do bet- conference championships as we there is one specific girl on the ter than last year. Last year the Var- can,” said Coach Sprang. “Last year team that really has the ability to sity team finished 14-14 and all the girls 4x400 relay team of Chey- being a great pitcher and she is they want is to win more this year enne Bryson, Sydney Spotts, Sierra stepping up to take that position. and advance a lot further in the Wright, and Jessica Berry went to “Haylie Hurst provides tournaments. For each player there Districts, and they are all returning good team leadership, and she is the is also a goal: get better every day. again this year hoping to do just as only returning senior from the pre- “Because our team is so good.” vious year,” said Coach Stoner. young with mostly underclassmen, Sprang has high expecta- there is a lot of room for improve- tions for both the boys and girls re- ment,” said Grimes. “I am looking lay teams, and she expects Sierra for them to fill in spots where we Wright to make a return trip to state need help.” in the 400m and Tristan Bender to The coaches are getting beat the schools record in the 100m antsy for the weather to start look- hurdles. ing better so they can get outside to “I also have high hopes for practice more often. Scrimmages Cheyenne Bryson in the 800m; Jes- start next week on Tuesday against sica Berry, Vanessa Byers, and Colonel Crawford and on Friday 3 “Footloose” dances into the Ohio Theater By Emma Van Keuren The musical is based off the how it all turns out in the end. But Redbird Writer 1984 classic, starring Kevin Bacon. it is a challenge, but a good kind of And the more recent 2011 version challenge” said junior Valarie Musicals are great ways to starring Dennis Quaid. Lance. relieve tensions of the every day Helming the musical is and what a better way than to attend Traci Cooper, who also directed Footloose which is being put on by The Wizard of Oz last year. Mr. the Loudonville High School Music Barone directs the musicians in the and Drama Department. Footloose pit for his 11th year in a row. And is about a teenager named Ren who Mr. Snyder is the chorus director moves to a small town after living this year, he has directed this musi- in the big city of Chicago, and he is cal twice already in other school astounded to learn that the little C.J Stanton stars as Ren districts. Local dance instructor town of Bomont does not allow McCormick, Gina Barone plays the April Spreng choreographed the dancing or even rock music, thanks Reverends daughter, Ariel. Tyler majority of the big musical num- to Reverend Shaw Moore. Along MacQueen also stars as Shaw bers. the way, Ren makes friends, and a Moore, Katie Smith as Vi Moore IMPORTANT INFO: few enemies in this entertaining and Gunnar Sloan as Willard. Also When: March 22, 23,24 musical. The play will be per- starring is McKenna Banbury, Where: The Ohio Theater formed tonight, Saturday and Sun- Shelby Snyder, Maria Vermilyia, Time: 7:00pm (22,23) day. It will be at 7:00 tonight and Bala Fodder and Ryan Weber. 3:00pm (24) tomorrow, and 3:00 on Sunday. Cost: $8—Adults “It's going to be interesting $6—Students/ Seniors Music Department soars at O.M.E.A By Emily Schneider Last Friday instructor), we have an excellent I'm Gonna Sing, and the emotional Redbird Writer night, the band and expect to be better for the song In You I Found. Overall, They band went next time the OMEA judges see got strait ones and an overall score to OMEA competition. Many of them next year. of one. Many joyful screams came them were nervous but they over- The Symphonic Choir per- out of the dressing room for the fact came them in the twenty minutes of formed the next day. On the stage that Girls Chorus is going to state. practice before the performance. they sang Cantante Domino, When So good luck girls at state and bring Songs performed: Coast Guards, I Hear Music, and then Sit Down home the gold. Declaration Overture (the required Servant. After performing these piece), and the majority’s favorite, songs they went into the sight read- Enchanted Spaces. After the band ing room to sing a four part. Their performed these songs they went overall score was a three in sight into the sight reading room and un- reading and a three on stage. Ap- expectedly achieved a score of one. preciation also goes out to Mr. Sny- The band received an overall score der for pushing them to great of two, a score of excellence. If the heights and seeing their potential. score was a one, which is superior Girls Chamber Choir went achievement, they would have gone into the warm up room first had 20 to state. Appreciation goes out to minutes to warm up and go through Mr. Joe Barone, Miss Couts (the each song once. Then on the stage band student teacher), and Amy they poured their hearts out in three Arnet- Thomsak (the percussion songs, Tis' You That Are the Music, 4 Who are they? (a look at Indie Music) By Kassidy Koons Kiven- Tyler Demorest, Danny the famous novelist F. Scott Redbird Writer Schair, and Matt Cohen make up Flizgerlad. They have two albums this Los Angeles, California based one in 2008 titled Honeysuckle Within the last couple of band. This band has actually been Weeks and Love Notes/ Letter years Indie music and it’s culture around for awhile, having released Bombs. They later added Jason have exploded in popularity. Indie two EPs, one in 2010, Two In The Stare on bass and Scott Barber on stands for Independent music and is Same, and in 2012 ,1840, on their the drums for better and more lively produced by not well-known or new EP their latest single is “Hope live performances. Their dynamic new record labels. These small re- & Smoke.” There are lots of sound is like that of the band cord labels produce music of any smooth harmonies, like that of The MGMT. genre, lately though Indie music Script, and also with lots of rock has become more of a genre than a based rhythms. If you like them term for record labels. This style is fear not, brand new music is on the Whitley- Began as a one man band more “undone”, less stylized, and way with their first full length al- originally from Australia. Whitley more real that includes no auto tune bum. It will be available in spring finally teamed up with his now pro- or fixing of cracked voices. Indie of this year. ducer Nick Huggins after seeing music also has lots of folk under- him play the steel lab guitar tones and influences. With this ex- Bad Books-This band is technically (Dobro). Their most popular album plosion of indie music, many for- not really a real band. It's a collabo- was made in 2007 and titled The merly obscured bands have been ration between singer/songwriter Submarine. This album produced catapulted into popularity. The Kevin Devine and Andy Hull of their most popular single “More popular song “Ho Hey.” by The Manchester Orchestra. They are Than Life.” Their most recent is Go Lumineers is a good example of accompanied by the other members Forth, Find Mammoth. Both with a this rising popularity of Indi music. of the Manchester Orchestra guitar- very chill sound, and with smooth If I had asked you this time last ist Robert McDowell, and also pro- vocals. The band is very adamant year who The Lumineers were odds ducing and doing both keyboard on only making music when they are no one would know because the and percussion Chris Freeman. Just want, and making it as stress-less as song Ho Hey had not been released listening to two seconds of one of possible. The band has a specific yet. Here are some more bands who their songs you will hear lots of genre, it's called “folktronic.” unlike the Lumineers, have not their folk influences. Their sound is been popularly discovered yet. quite similar to Matt Costa. These aren't enough new indie bands for you? Try going to sup- Garden & Villa- Just released a portindiebands.com for more bands new self titled EP (a short album) The Submarines- This husband and their music. There are new is- consisting of four tracks “Black and wife team, is made up of John sues every month or so. Hills”, “Orange Blossom”, Dragonetti and Blake Hazard. Who “Thorncastles”, “Star Fire Power.” is also the great-granddaughter of The most popular of these songs is “Black Hills.” The band is directly influenced by their surroundings, and the coastal life they all lead to- gether. Garden & Villa's name is actually quite close to home, it is a play on the street they live on and the garden the band members tend together.

5 Editorial: Break a Window with an Apple By Emily Schneider One PCs are much easier to use Lenovo, HP, Dell and more. PCs Redbird Writer question when downloading a game. If you are much easier to personalize so many people wanted to download an emulator people are more likely to choose may have is what kind of laptop (program that simulates game sys- the system for that luxury. Al- they should purchase for college. tems) you could go online and get though the PC is cost effective and What would last the longest, a Mac is a favorite of the public, it can or a PC? What is the best brand, easily be hacked without buying the Apple or Windows? There are posi- necessary preparation. tive and negatives of each purchase. Also, the main reason that Macs are known for being more people don’t like PC is because that secure against hackers making it your identity can easily be stolen less likely for personal information especially if the bills are paid to be compromised. Mac comes online I myself prefer Mac even with a fire-wall function protecting one. With a Game Boy you would though I own a PC. I prefer a Mac t from viruses. Today’s version of be able to download VBA(Visual for the fact that it is more difficult Mac comes with Microsoft Word, Boy Advance) easily on the PC. to get hacked. I use PC for gaming Garage Band, and Adobe Reader. From my experiences the emulator but that is it really everything else I The problem with macs is that if has to be opened in another emula- like to use a mac. They both have you want to download a game like tor which is ran in Excel. Another their disadvantages and their advan- Mine-Craft for example, you have positive thing about PC is that it is tages. With Apple products I have a to pay for a more expensive discs much less expensive than the Mac much better quality than all the PCs so that they are compatible with or the Linux. The reason is that combined. your Mac. they are lest costly in the fact that many companies make them like Fun in the sun By Miranda Stake plan a get away or look for things away, a beach vacation would be a Redbird Writer to do around the area you live. If great idea. There are many beaches you are looking for something to do that would be ideal for spring break When you think about around town, you might want to vacations. If you want a close vaca- spring break what comes to your look and see what movies are being tion, North Carolina is about eight mind? Is it laying around at home shown. You can plan a shopping hours away depending on where for an entire week? Or is it having you go. There are some beautiful fun in the sun somewhere on a beaches there also. A warmer place coast? Whatever your idea of spring to go would be Florida or Georgia. break is, I have some ideas for you. One of the most ideal places for Whether you are on a budget or swimming due to the water being ready for some expensive fun here warmer would be on the east coast. are some ideas that might interest No matter what you do on you. spring break, I wish you a fun and Spring break is a week spent exciting adventure. Don't feel like away from school that many people you need to go somewhere expen- enjoy. It is a time away from the trip to get ready for your summer sive, just get out of the house and homework and brain power that is break. A great idea would be to go out with friends. It's a break, so needed to survive school. It gives plan movie nights with your use it for it's purpose! Have fun and students a break between Christmas friends. be safe! break and summer break. This If you have more money to spring break, you might want to spend and you are looking for a get 6 Editorial: Backhand, drop shots and aces By Colton Young When looking at weak link or strong player doesn't a great way to connect with other Redbird Writer sports in the make or break the team, but in ten- players. One of the best things springtime, I no- nis, a win or loss depends strictly about tennis is that there are players ticed that there is not all that much on you as an individual. This pres- of all kinds of skill levels all over going on. Compared to the Fall sure is a great motivator to im- the world. No matter where you go, with football, cheerleading, boys prove. it is relatively easy to find someone and girls soccer, golf, volleyball, Another important part of who loves the sport and can match and boys and girls cross country; tennis is that it not only trains you your skill levels. This can foster Spring has only boys and girls track physically but mentally. Contrary to new friendships and allows you to and baseball/softball. One sport that what many might believe, tennis is play all through your life. Even would make a lot of sense at our a very strategic game. Knowing when mobility becomes harder with school would be men's tennis. when to make a backhand or fore- old age, playing doubles allows you Personally, I would have hand swing, deciding whether to go to not have to cover as much court loved to play tennis in the spring. for the dropshot (a shot going just and you can still be active, which is Tennis is a great individual sport, over the net, catching the opponent proven to keep you healthier that requires a lot of exercise, is off-guard,) or where to position longer. very demanding, and is a life sport. yourself to be able to respond to Overall, tennis is an ideal Tennis as an individual sport can be your opponents serves are very im- sport unlike anything else out there. very rewarding. For one, as com- portant mental aspects of the game. Loudonville with its newly paved pared to track or cross country, you Tennis requires quick reflexes and courts and lack of springtime aren't just competing against your- quick decision training the mind to choices makes it a possible new self to improve your times. Instead, be more vigilant and faster acting. sport. With enough interest and a in tennis you have a very real oppo- Not only is tennis a great good coach, a tennis team is very nent and you are pitting your skills mental workout, but it can be possible. against them. With team sports, one played into a person's sixties and is Book review: The Host By Kylie Lewis and because of this Wanderer starts turns will surprise the readers and Redbird Writer The Host which is to see the memories that Melanie keep them locked into the book, but written by Stephe- had. These memories include her the ending ends up working out to a nie Meyer, who wrote the Twilight loved ones, and also Jared, the boy way that is loved. Melanie and Saga has recently been made into a that Melanie loves. Wanderer have to figure out how to movie and will come out in theaters When Melanie shows Wan- put their differences aside and be March 29, 2013. In the story The derer how much she loves Jared allies. They also have to learn how Host, Earth is being overtaken by a through her mind and memories, to handle their shared love for Ja- different species. This species are Melanie's “voice” breaks through to red. The other problems that arise called “hosts” and overtake the hu- Wanderer and they start out on a in the hidden caves of the desert man part of a body. The body is journey to find the one they love. will keep any range of readers in- still human but the mind belongs to From there, the love triangle be- teresting. This the host. The main character in this tween two bodies unfurls. There is book is a defi- story is Melanie Stryder who is also the complication that Wan- nite must-read captured and Wanderer is the host derer is even in this home that re- that takes over her body. sisters have built deeply hidden. Most of the bodies succumb This novel shows the humanity of to the host and let it take over, but people and even the “alien” that is Wanderer wasn't expecting Melanie overtaking the humans. to be so strong. Melanie won't let This book is a classic Ste- Wanderer completely take over, phenie Meyer novel. The twists and 7 Feature: Cut down abuse By Emma Van Keuren free to dream, to try new things, their own behavior because they Redbird Writer and to be encouraged by others were mentally or physically torn around them. Without these child- down in the past when someone Did you know that one out hood experiences the child is being else acknowledged their faults. of every five adults has suffered denied their basic needs and lack When the victims do not accept child abuse? Abuse does not only the developmental experiences they how they are as a person they do affect a child while they are being need as a child for a healthy mind. not realize that they may be repeat- abused but also in that child's adult This healthy mental state is needed ing the abuse that had befallen them life. Abuse is the maltreatment of during adulthood and if it has never as a child. someone that causes emotional or had the chance to heal or fully de- If you have ever felt unwor- physical distress. Although some velop their will be a lot of negative thy of the the people around you adults have grown up and have es- mental affects on the child as an and an unworthiness for the things caped their abuser, the abuse they adult. you receive then you understand experienced will affect them for the Affects of child abuse on how important it is to rescue some- rest of their lives. adults Include: one from that feeling. Many people Their are many types of Heightened feelings of fear, anger, can be saved from low self-esteem, abuse and all of them can affect a and sadness. feelings of unworthiness, and repeat child once they are an adult. The The urge to be isolated from the of abuse through help at a young most obvious types of abuse are rest of the world. age before it is to late. If you know Physical and Sexual abuse which Thoughts of suicide, low self- anyone who is experiencing abuse include; kicking, punching, threat- esteem, and worthlessness. or neglect please notify one of ening, raping, and confining of a Physical problems including; eating those wonderful people in the guid- person. Some other less obvious disorders to hide humiliation, diges- ance office. They would gladly help types of abuse are economic, emo- tion problems, and a pour immune someone in need and would of tional, and mental abuse. Mental system. course stay confidential unless you abuse is causing a person to feel A higher likelihood of becoming state otherwise. like everything is their fault, ne- addicted to Alcohol and Drug abuse glecting them, lying to them, or ma- or being promiscuous. nipulating them. Emotional abuse is Panic attacks, rages, depressions, insulting someone, intimidating disorders, or self-mutilation. them, or not respecting their feel- They also may experience feeling ings. Economic abuse which is of unworthiness compared to the most often done by a parent, is rest of the world and disconnected- when a person withholds money ness from their body. from somebody else, doesn't allow Many effects can occur sud- them to get an education, or pre- denly during an important time in a vents them from having a job. victim's life for instance during the When these experiences that are decision of marriage and having needed for a childs growth are children. Many may fear they may withheld from them it can be very abuse their child after they had bad for their growth into an adult. been abused as children and neglect It is essential to a child's their needs. Many victims fear tak- mental well-being and growth to be ing the responsibility of looking at 8 Meet the writer: Krista Matteson By Tyler MacQueen Redbird Writer Who is What extra– curricular ac- your favorite teacher? tivities do you participate Mrs. Hudson, she a nice in? person and very inspira- Drill Team, Swim Team, tional. Drama Club and Major- ette/ Baton. What is your favorite What is your favorite movie? book? “My Sister’s Keeper”: it’s “The Last Dance”, it’s a a great movie and it makes great book. It is about a me cry every time. dancer who dies at the end. What is your life-long dream? To travel all over the world. Meet the writer: Tyler MacQueen By Krista Matteson What is for anything. Redbird Writer something What do you like doing in about you that not many your spare time? people know? Cross Country, Academic I sat in the Bat-Mobile in Challenge, Jazz Band, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Choir, and Drama Club. What is your favorite Who is your favorite book? Why? teacher? Why? “To Kill a Mockingbird” First, Mr. Seboe because by Harper Lee because it he is funny, but does not is a very intriguing subject take crap from anyone. from an interesting point Also Mr. Barone because of view. he cares a lot about what What is the biggest goal he does and the students Tyler as the Tin Man in 2012’s you have set for your life? that want to work hard. “The Wizard of Oz” To win an Academy Award