COUNTDOWN Every Sea Creature in His Mouth, Even the Octopus

May 3, 2013

Volume 79, Issue 14

Spanish Trip By: Rachel Winterfeld Inside this issue: The people who went to Puerto Rico left from the school at 1:30 am on Wednes- day, April 17. Their flight from Detroit took off around 6:00 am and arrived in Houston Hot or Not 2 around 8:00 am. The second flight left a little after 10:00 am and landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico close to 3:30 pm. After meeting the best tour guide ever, Bernardo, they ventured out Mystery Person 3 to see the city of Old San Juan. They visited the forts and had time to shop at little stores up and down the streets of Old San Juan. The shops were filled with all kinds of things, from Sports 4-5 magnets to clothes, you name it, you could find it. On the second day, they went to El Yunque Rainforest. They hiked through the Singles Corner 7 forest until they reached the waterfall. They took a break from hiking and got to swim under the waterfall. After hiking in the rainforest they went to Luquillo Beach. After the beach Couples Corner 7 they went back to the resort, Fajardo Inn Hotel, and had a few hours to swim in the pools before dinner. Senior Spotlight 8-9 On the third day, they went to Rio Piedras. While there, they went to Plaza del Mercado to do a scavenger hunt through the market place. Students were split up into groups and spoke in Spanish to the people in the market place. After the scavenger hunt, they all got on a boat and went to La Parguera, a fishing village. When they got there, they watched Ti- to's show with sea creatures. (Tito was also with them on their whole trip.) Tito put almost COUNTDOWN every sea creature in his mouth, even the octopus. Most of the students put the octopus on By: Katie Gilson their faces, and some students and adults ate a piece of a snail. After the show, they all went swimming in the Bioluminescent Bay. On the way back to the hotel, all of the students danced together on the boat. They didn't want to go back to the hotel because they were hav-  1 Day– Prom ing so much fun. On the fourth day, they went to Boqueron beach and went banana boating. Almost everyone who went banana boating fell off of the boat. After banana boating, everyone en- joyed beach time. Later that day, students had time to shop in the Plaza. The Plaza was a  9 Days– Mother’s Day small, open area with little stores set up everywhere. There were food stores, jewelry stores, a place to buy snow cones, and a lot more. Sunday was the fifth day, and the day everyone got the most sun. First stop was  14 Days– Last Day for Seniors Gilligan's Island. On the way to the island, the boats stopped in the middle of the ocean and everyone got to go snorkling. They saw endangered coral reefs and all different kinds of fish. After snorkling, they went to the island and had time to do what they wanted. A lot of  19 Days– Last Day for Everyone people decided to work on their tans. A few of the students went snorkling around the island with an instructor. They were in shallower water so it was easier to see sea creatures. After making it around the island, they stopped at a mangrove tree and jumped off into the ocean. On Monday, they went to a preschool in Ponce. The students split up into three  23 Days– Commencement groups; working with the kids, painting a mural, and picking up trash. About four hours after being there, they finished the mural and the kids left. Then they went to Hotel Melia de Ponce and went salsa dancing at a studio. After the dancing they went to a nice dinner and talked about the likes and dislikes about the trip. Tuesday was their last day in Puerto Rico. After breakfast, they checked out of the hotel and went to the airport. Saying goodbye to Tito and Bernardo was really hard for most- ly everyone. Tito and Bernardo became a part of their lives, and nobody wanted to say goodbye. The flight from San Juan to Newark, NJ took off at about 1:00 pm and arrived at around 5:00 pm. The flight to Detroit left around 9:00 pm, so they had a long layover. The flight landed a little after 11:00 pm, they got back to Liberty around 1:30 am, and the trip was offi- cially over. A special shout out to Mrs. Soto, none of this would have been possible if it wasn’t for you! Thank you so much for that opportunity, from everyone who went on the trip!  Page 2 Tiger Tales

Calendar April/May Calendar

By: Katie Gilson  Friday, May 3: Track @ Archbold Relays– 4PM Hot or Not Vars Softball @ Bryan– 5PM  Saturday, May 4: By Kam Pohlman Vars Baseball DH home w/ Hilltop– 11PM  Monday, May 6: HOT: JV Softball @ Waite– 5PM Vars Softball home w/ Waite– 5PM Yearbook  Tuesday, May 7: Weather Track home w/ Wauseon & Monclova Christian– 4:30PM Prom NOT: Vars Softball home w/ Woodmore– 5PM Vine  Wednesday, May 8: Manti Te’o JV Baseball home w/ Wauseon– 4PM Tim Tebow  Thursday, May 9: Chandler Parsons Choir Concert– 7:30PM Lakers JV Softball @ Swanton– 4:30PM Vars Softball home w/ Swanton– 4:30PM Vars Baseball home w/ Fairview– 5PM  Friday, May 10: Vars Baseball @ Hicksville– 5PM HS Art Show– 6PM Saturday, May 11:  Birthdays Track Invite @ Montpelier– 9AM By: Kennedy Wodd JV Softball Tourn. @ Wauseon– 10AM Softball Sectional @ LC  Monday, May 13: May 5th: Cody Neff, Ashley Yarnell, and Abbie JV Baseball @ Montpelier– 4:30PM Hill JV Softball @ Montpelier– 5PM May 9th: Trevor Geahlen, Kasey Sekula, and Vars Baseball home w/ Montpelier– 5PM Rachael Culler Vars Softball home w/ Montpelier– 5PM May 10th: Jada Vollmar and Amber Lewallen  Tuesday, May 14: Track NWOAL Meet @ Archbold– 2PM May 12th: Jordan Sidel Vars Softball @ Tinora– 4:30PM May 13th: Logan Overmier Vars Baseball home w/ Toledo Christian– 5PM May 14th: Alex Hoffman  Wednesday, May 15: May 15th: Zach Niner Red Cross Blood Drive- 8AM– 7PM  Thursday, May 16: May 16th: Sharon Stewart Vars Baseball @ Stryker– 5PM Vars Softball @ Stryker– 5PM  Friday, May 17: Vars Baseball home w/ Swanton– 5PM Track NWOAL Meet @ Archbold– 7PM

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Mystery Person This Day in History By: Rachel Winterfeld By: Zach Bare

He/she is a sophomore. May 3, 1946 - Greg Gumbel, sportscaster, born He/she has dark brown hair. He/she has smooth milk chocolate brown May 3, 1992 - Baltimore's Gregg Olson, 25, is young- eyes. est to record 100 saves

He/she is a solid 6’. May 3, 1999 - Joe Adcock, first baseman, outfielder, He/she is in two sports. played for Cincinnati Reds dies He/she has three siblings. May 3, 2001 - Billy Higgins, American Musician dies His/her favorite food is steak. His/her favorite color is blue. May 3, 2003 - Suzy Parker, model, dies at 70 His/her best friend is the person who wrote this article. *If you know who the mystery person is, see Rachel Winterfeld for a prize!

What's up By: Maetrix Couch

The league track meet is approaching fast with many hopeful league winners. For the boys Nick Demaline will be favored in the shot and the strong relays are also looking for a strong placing. The girls will be looking to be repeat champs by dominating their competitors in every race. The girls team has a lot of star runners in distance and sprints.

The baseball team will be having a make up game Monday against Patrick Henry at home so come out and support our boys team.

Monday will be senior awards night, so seniors remember to bring your gowns and and look your best for the award ceremony. Page 4 Tiger Tales Sports

Tigers on a Losing Skid Softball By: Tyler Davis By: Katie Gilson The Lady Tigers continue to make a great season out of The demise of the Tiger Baseball team this year this year. After 15 games, the tigers are 13-2. They also have a has been the quiet bats. This season the Tigers are bat- chance to be co-champions in the league. ting .279 compared to .320 last year. Also a problem for On Thursday, the Tigers faced Evergreen at home in a the Tigers is the increase in strikeouts at the plate. In big league face-off. The Tigers had more than their usual errors, and combined with the lady Vikings’ strong hitting, the the past two weeks, the Tigers have fallen to Wauseon, Tigers fell behind 3-0 in the first two innings. The runs went Delta, Edgarton twice, and Bryan. The Tigers are still get- unanswered and eventually Evergreen scored again. Liberty ting high quality pitching from Tyler Davis, Sean Westho- Center tried to make something happen in the bottom of the seventh, but even with bases loaded and no outs, they couldn’t ven, Mason Knipp, Jarren Altman, and Tyler Hill though. get anything done. The Tigers lost 4-0. The pitching can only carry a team so far without getting Leading up to the Evergreen game, the Tigers had two hits. In the five game losing skid the Tigers have scored a weeks of solid performances. After beating PH, the Tigers had total of 12 runs compared to the opponents 35 runs. The another league match-up with Delta. They had a strong night at the plate, along with strong pitching by Kaila Sturgell to give low run production is the culprit of the Tigers’ record them the win. dropping to 5-11. On Saturday, April 20th, the Tigers faced the undefeat- ed Fairview. They won both games, coming from behind in the second. Track and Field The following week, they had wins to Wauseon, By: Dylan Gasche Ayersville, and Holgate, putting them at 12-1. On Saturday, the track team traveled to Ayersville to Monday, April 29th, the Tigers hosted Hicksville. Katie compete in the Diller Invitational. It was a very nice and sun- Thomas led the Tigers, going four for four at the plate. They ny day to compete. The girls finished in first place while the scored five of their six runs with two outs. The Tigers allowed a boys came away with an eighth place finish. The track team few errors and the Lady Aces got on the board. The Tigers competed very well in a meet that had 15 teams in it. Some of pulled it off, however, and won 6-2. the girls competition was Tinora, Columbus Grove, and Arch- The Tigers face Bryan tonight in yet another league bold. The boys competition included Delta, Archbold, Patrick game. Come show your support! Henry, and Pettisville. The top finishers for the girls track team included Jada Vollmar placing third in pole vault, Andrea Weirauch placing third in discus, Allison Righi placing third in high jump, the 4x800 team of Paige Chamberlain, Brittany Atkin- son, Kelly Haubert, and Olivia Kundo placing first, Allison Righi placing third in 100 meter hurdles, and Paige Cham- berlain placing first in the mile. Some of the top finishers for Liberty Center boys were the 4x800 team consisting of Cameron Weaks, Henry Elling, Joe Seedorf, and Vince Pinson. Be sure to come support the track team on Friday as they are traveling to Archbold to compete in the Archbold Relays. Go Tigers! Page 5

FFA By: Miranda Bogert

The 80th Annual Liberty Center FFA Awards Banquet  Meat Judging was held on April 12, 2013. The banquet was held in the cafete- ria and approximately 260 people attended. Those people in-  Ag Mechanic CDE cluded students, parents, and dignitaries. Several of the Ag students smoked the pork that was served and I heard that it  Small Engines was good. At the banquet FFA sponsors, FFA alumni, families of FFA members, and the FFA members were all acknowledged  Chapter Achievements and got a round of applause. Liberty Center FFA also gave away FFA T-shirts, salsa, and summer sausage. The new FFA  Chapter Sweetheart-Allison Crawford officers for 2013-2014 were also sworn in. Here are the awards given:  Class Awards: Ag Science 1, Ag Mechanics 2, Ag Me- chanics 2, Ag Science 2, Ag Science 3, Ag Business,  Star Green Hand Award-Randy Walker Advanced Ag Mechanics, and Food and Science and Tech  Star Chapter Award-Zac Graber  Proficiency Awards: Specialty Animal-Katherine Bell,  Outstanding Ag Science 3 Student-Kristi Walker Home Improvement-Collin Neer, Job Placement-Jenna Jeffers, Crop Production-Kristi Walker, Specialty Crop  Star Ag Business Student-Laura Yaney Production-Jenna Jeffers, Poultry Production-Sarah Yaney, Swine Production-Zac Graber, Vegetable Pro-  Star Advanced Ag Mechanics-Jake Box duction-Bret Hill, and Equine Production-Kristi Walker

 Star Food Science and Technology-Bret Hill  110% Award- Kristi Walker The plant sale will be held May 6-10. The Ag students have been growing roma, cherry, and grape tomatoes, bell peppers,  Fruit Sale Awards-number of students; Jake Box is the and jalapeños. They will also be selling a wide variety of other number one seller with $1,732 plants.

 Soil Judging The Ag class got about 26 baby chicks in the past few weeks. The chicks are already weigh two and a half pounds  Parliamentary Procedure Team each, but unfortunately two of them have died. The students plan on doing a feed study on the chicks. The students will split  Public Speaking the chicks into groups, feed the groups only certain food, and in the end the chickens will be butchered and the students will  General Livestock do a taste test to see what chicken tastes the best based on what the students fed to the chickens.  Poultry Judging

 Horse Evaluation

 Dairy Judging

App of the Week By: Dylan Gasche This weeks app of the week has been around for a while but is still a classic. It is “Minecraft: Pocket Edi- tion”. Anyone who loves building things in a free environment will love this game. The main object of this game is to survive and build anything that is possible. There are two main modes in this game. There is the survival mode where the object is to not lose hearts and there is creative mode where the object is to have fun and build things. The preferred mode for most people is survival mode. In survival mode, the player has to build a home, survive against the creepers, and mine elements such as stone and iron. The most important thing to find first is a home, and also to build torches and a bed. In creative mode, you are given all the elements and you can build anything that you want to. This game mode is more for the people who do not want to deal with the creepers that are in survival mode. This app can be found on the Apple app store for a price of $5.99. Minecraft is a very fun game and I rec- ommend that everyone try it. Page 6

LC’s Got Talent Lexie Taylor Wins Best Special Themed Essay By: Kody Snyder By: Miranda Bogert LC’s Got Talent again showcased how talented Lexie Taylor, a 16 year old sophomore here at Liberty Center students are. The talent show provided Liberty Center, won the award for best special themed us with various different acts. Most acts showcased essay in this year’s Laws of Life Essay competition. This is the second year Lexie entered the Laws of Life Essay singing talents, but there was also a dancing act and competition, but unfortunately she did now win her first many different acts that played instruments. Instru- year. Lexie’s essay was about tact— skill in dealing with ments that were played include the guitar, piano, and difficult or delicate situations— and how it has affected the cup. Gabby Hawkins played “The Cup Song” from her life. Lexie likes to write and hopes to win an award the movie Pitch Perfect. Kam Pohlman sang by himself next year in the Laws of Life Essay competition. and in a duet with Hannah Barrett. Jordan Guess sang This year’s award ceremony was held at Villa two different country songs, and many other talented Malone in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Siebenaller, Lexie’s students performed as well. The show was not as long English teacher, went with Lexie to the ceremony. Only as it had been in the past, but still just as entertaining. If the best overall essay was read out loud. This year’s win- you didn’t get the chance to see it, you missed out. ner wrote about following her heart and “people almost cried,” Lexie said. Lexie received a $100 check and a certificate for her essay winning best special themed essay. You can find Lexie’s essay displayed in the glass display in the old commons hear the little theater.

Choir National Honor Society Induction By Kam Pohlman By: Jared Bare Last Friday night, the Chamber Choir Last Monday, on April 29th, the H.B. went to Van Buren to compete in the OMEA District Choir Romaker Chapter of the National Honor Society Contest. OMEA judges grade choirs’ performances on a inducted 22 new members. Every year applica- scale of 1-5, with 1 being excellent and 5 being very be- low average, based on performance and sight-reading tions are sent in, if the requirements are met, and ability. Last year the Chamber Choir did not make it to only the top of the class get in. The head of Liberty state competition, which was motivation to do better this Center High School’s National Honor Society, Mrs. year. The choir performed three pieces Friday; Rebecca Tejkl, did a fantastic job setting up the “Adoramus Te”, “Good News” with a solo by junior Ga- induction and organizing everything. The guest by Hawkins, and finished off with “Flanders Fields”. The choir received a 1 from two of the judges, and a 2 from speaker for this year was Dr. Mike Carpenter, a the last judge. The choir also got a 1 on the sight reading dentist and a fellow LCHS National Honor Society part of the performance, averaging out their score to a member. He spoke on the four qualities of being solid 1, the highest score you can get at state competi- an honor society member: Scholarship, Service, tion. This is only the third time in school history this has been accomplished. Leadership, and Character. Nineteen Juniors were inducted as well as three Seniors. President of Na- tional Honor Society, Kody Snyder, spoke as well. The National Honor Society plans on continuing its support of the blood drive and other community activities for years to come. Page 7

Couples Corner

Hunter Carnahan and Lexi Noll By: Zach Bare The next lucky couple to be featured in Couples Corner is Hunter Carnahan and Lexi Noll. This couple met way back in 2009 when they played travel soccer together. Also, their dads work together, so their moms were trying to get them to date last January. Their moms’ dreams came true this past August. May 1st was their nine month anniversary. Their first date was a trip to the movies to watch The Campaign and a stop at McDonald’s on the way home. Hunter’s favorite thing about Lexi is her pretty smile and that she is one of the toughest, most strong-willed girls he knows. Lexi likes how he still calls her babe when she makes him mad. Their favorite thing to do together is watching Disney movies together. This junior and freshman couple has had a great ride so far, and they are both hoping for much more fun together in the future. . Page 8

Senior Spotlight

By: Sean Westoven

Name: Jordan Sidel

1.What is your favorite part about being a senior? - Knowing that I get to actually start my life next year.

2. What’s your most memorable high school moment? - Softball practices and state junior year.

3. What are your plans after high school? - Go to Northwest for medical support.

4. What’s your dating status? - Happily taken.

5. Who are you seen most with and where? - Tyler, Blair, and the whole softball team, everywhere.

6. What’s your favorite.. Name: Zach Niner Restaurant? Red Lobster

Teacher? Ressler.

Music? Country. 1.What is your favorite part about being a senior?

- Waking up every morning knowing I am one day closer to 7. What advice do you give the underclassmen? being done with school. You don't have to worry about stupid drama. It won’t matter later on down the road anyways. 2. What’s your most memorable high school moment?

- Wrestling at state.

3. What are your plans after high-school? - Wrestling in college. 4.What is your dating status ? - Taken. 5. Who are you seen most with an where? -My friends, everywhere.

6. What is your favorite.. Restaurant? jeds Teacher? No one Music? All kinds 7. What advice do you give to the underclassmen? - Have fun and stay in school.

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Senior Spotlight

Name: Victoria Biddle 1. What is the best part about being a senior ? - That it is just laid back. 2. What’s your most memorable high school moment? - Nichole Strall falling asleep in Mr. Arings class while having zombie make up on. 3. What are your plans for after high school? - Bum, gain 300lbs, be on a half ton teen show. 4. What’s your dating status? Single. 5. Who are you seen with the most an where? - Cammie Jo Glassford and The Great Nub at the com- ic book store. 6. What is your favorite.. Restaurant? Panera Teacher? Mr. Bowers Music? Alternative 7. What advice do you give the underclassmen? . Stay away from drama and focus on school. Name: Dominic Tammarine

1. What is the best part about being a senior? - . Having no homework. 2. What is your most memorable high school moment? - Adventures in Toledo with my homies. 3. What are your plans after high-school? - Heidleberg University for accounting. 4. What is your dating status? - Single. 5. Who are seen most with an where? - @z_bare @jaridbear @5ammyyyB and @garytheesnail in cinnamon (my car). 6.What is your favorite? Restaurant? Panera Bread Teacher? Mrs. Bishop Music? Christian Music 7. What advice do you give the underclassmen? - Stand up for what you believe in. Page 10

Teacher Spotlight By: Kennedy Wood

Burning Questions In this issue of Tiger Tales, the teacher spotlight By: Victoria Scarberry is on Mrs. Weaks. Born in Kettering, Mrs. Weaks then moved to Grover Hill, then to Grover City, and then back to Grover Hill. Heath was Mrs. Weaks’ next destination This issues question was: Do you pronounce Ramon Noodles and is also where she went to high school, at Licking “Rayman” or “Rahman?” County Christian Academy. Finally, Mrs. Weaks got mar- ried and moved to Liberty Center. Over-achiever is a This has been a topic of debate for a lot of people even word that could be used to describe Mrs. Weaks, she though it seems funny. Out of 68 people asked 52 of them earned degrees from three different colleges! She said they pronounce it “Rayman” and 16 of them say it’s pro- earned her associate of the arts from Ohio State, her nounced “Rahman.” After asking the question I left many of Bachelor of Education from the University of Toledo, and the homerooms talking and debating on who was right and her master of Education from Bowling Green State Uni- who was wrong. Even with evidence that it is pronounced versity. “Rahman” many students won’t accept it and choose to con- Liberty Center is the only school Mrs. Weaks has tinue calling it “Rayman.” worked at and this is her 20th year of teaching here. As most of you know, Mrs. Weaks’ kids went/go to Liberty Center and she says the only weird thing about seeing them is when they act like their dad. Class is never the same for Mrs. Weaks, and that is why she enjoys teaching. If Mrs. Weaks could live anywhere, she would want to live near a big mall. The most memorable moment for YouTube Sensations Mrs. Weaks was one day she realized, right before the last period of the day, that she had wore two different By: Kennedy Wood colored shoes that were the same style. Even I could tell while I was interviewing her, that Mrs. Weaks’ biggest PSY is at it again with yet another pet peeve is the fringes on papers. hit song. Just like “Gangnam Style”, this song is gaining millions of views fast. It’s called “Gentleman” and is a follow-up song to “Gangnam Style”. It is the 19th K-pop single released by PSY. Just like “Gangnam Style” it is yet another catchy and up-beat techno song that is sure to grab your attention. It was released on April 12, 2013 and already has over 217 million views. The music video reached 18.9 million views within the first 24 hours of its release.