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Senior Questionnaire (Cont.) Maria Barone: “Everybody Is a Genius 1 2 Senior questionnaire (cont.) Maria Barone: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a Madison Mosher: Mr. Barone Sage Weber: Attend the Uni- fish by it's ability to climb a is my favorite teacher. He isn't versity of Akron May 23rd 2014 Volume 72 Issue 15 tree, it will live it's whole life just a teacher he is also a believing that it's stupid.” friend. Sam Ramey: Hopefully, enlist Senior Questionnaire in the military and then go to Bekka Leitenberger: “When What do you plan to do after college for mechanical or What is your favorite memory before you know it. Don't pro- everything feels like an uphill high school? computer engineering. of high school? Shana Esselburn: Freshman crastinate! struggle, just think of the view year, my brothers best friend from the top.” Ruthanne: I'm going to Krista Matteson: Move to Shebly Vansickle: When we Ben was a senior and shouted Codee Valentine: This is a Northeastern University in North Carolina and become a beat North Canton Hoover at the name of my crush to the wonderful field, act like a Caelin Young: “The greatest Boston and then possibly join flight attendant. I want to see the Wendy's Classic. whole school, and my crush sponge and absorb all the info think you'll ever learn, is just the peace corps. the world! heard. you're given. There is a lot of to love and be loved in re- Kourtney Hill: Getting closer money to be made. turn.” -Moulin Rouge Jeffrey Campbell: None of Kayla Jamieson: Attend col- to Shana and Elena. Morgan Scarberry: When I your business. lege at Aurora University and turned my shoe over in French Ryan Rutherford: It's hard, Who is your favorite teacher?\ study nursing and play soft- Ashley Vansickle: Student and said, “Whoa, look at the but you'll make it if I did. Ryan Weber: Attend Malone ball. sections. We always had the cool rock I found!” Everyone Devin Rhees: Mrs. Ashby University and play football, best, mot fun student sections looked at me and said, Randi Kiner: Do your work, undecided major. Abbey Bucher: DOMINATE to be in. “Morgan, that's salt.” don't screw up. Tangie Barnett: Mr. Snyder THE WORLD Kurtis Glasner: Gonna go Tommy Lane: Graduation. Jacob Kline: Tripping and What is your favorite quote? Anthony Sweede: Big K build some Rockets. getting caught in the net dur- Clayton Glaser: Getting so ing baseball practice in front Coleman Quay: “If you can't close to all of the senior class; of the softball team. explain it simply, you don't 10TH Annual Mohican Mountain Bike Race we became like a family. know it well enough.” By Bala Fodor the number 1 best trail in all of Ohio. It there were 31 racers. Now in 2014 What advice would you give On your mark, get set, GO! On is also ranked the 39th best mountain there are expected to be around 700 Kassidy Koons: Mrs. Boone incoming freshman? May 31st professional mountain bikers bike trail in the world. racers. It has been a part of the Na- telling me she would cry if she Samantha Spreng: “I'm self- across the country and world will be The Mohican Mountain bike tional Ultra Endurance Series since making their way to Loudonville. 2006, which is the biggest mountain got the country I got for the Bobbi Bailey: Cherish every ish, impatient, and a little in- Why? Well because the 10th annual bike race series in the country. Riders project she gave me. single moment you have be- secure. I make mistakes, I'm Mohican Mountain Bike 100 mile race can compete in both a 100 kilometer cause it goes by so fast! out of control, and at times will be making it's way into town. and a 100 mile race and both races What was your most embar- hard to handle. Bot if you Mohican State Park is host to a start in downtown Loudonville at 7 23 mile single track mountain bike am. rassing moment of high Cheyenne Bryson: Don't let can't handle me at my worst trail that circles around the park. The Peter Joyle, a one time student school? your peers define who you then you don't deserve me at local trail has developed a reputation of Loudonville High School, has com- are. my best” -Marilyn Monroe for it's beauty and difficulty. The trail peted in the race since he was 15. He Olivia Lane: In Bio 2 when I has a total of 2,415 ft of ascent and became the youngest person to finish weaves in and out of the parks forest. the race in 2012 when he was just 15 didn't know that reindeer ex- Amber Johns: High school According to IMBA International years old. So come on down next Sat- isted. goes fast. You'll be a senior Mountain Bicycling Association, the race has been running since 2004 and urday to watch a pro mountain bike Mohican mountain bike trail is ranked has been growing ever since. In 2004 race. 3 4 Music with a Cause: Operation Encore The truth about gluten free By Shana Esselburn Studies show that 1% of ease, type-2 diabetes, and some By Bobbi Bailey and Shana Esselburn the cause was and has been a success.” BrownStake Music, is publishing it. We Nowadays, you hear about Americans have celiac disease. forms of cancer. A drawback of go- As the school year is coming to said Stake. will be administering synchronization li- an end and summer is quickly approach- Still the hopes are high for this censes for the commercial use of the mu- this craze about going on a “gluten Which is caused by an abdominal ing gluten free is that most of the ing, it recently has been brought to atten- album and each person participating in this sic.” said Stake. All the artists have put in free diet.” You go into grocery immune system response to gluten. foods that have the label on it are a tion here at Loudonville High School that project is hoping for a good outcome. a lot of time and effort to produce an al- stores and they even have shelves It can damage the lining of the small little more expensive than regular a member of our staff, Matt Stake, is going “I'm hoping to create a lot of exposure for bum that is going to be sold. full of gluten free products. Is gluten intestine and can prevent important foods. If you decide to go gluten to have a very busy summer. Mr. Stake, different veteran groups and getting to “The album didn't take a long free the way to go in dieting? The nutrients from being absorbed. Peo- free, you should go talk to your doc- along with 12 other artists and veterans meet other talented songwriters and get- time to put together. Some songs come truth is no, it is not. Gluten free diet- ple do not have to have celiac to tor about the risks. The basics of liv- from all over the United States have been ting to share stories through music.” said faster than others though. Usually songs putting together an album in which the Stake. that I write while deployed come faster ing is meant for people who are sen- have issues with gluten. Some may ing a healthy lifestyle is to make profits will go to the Buck Haven Learning than songs I write for other people. When sitive to gluten in wheat and have just be sensitive to gluten and go on good choices on the foods you eat. Center in Danville and the Wounded War- I'm gone, I am full of emotion so it's very celiac disease. If you decide to go on the diet. Most people who take the Pick leafy greens, fruits, veggies, riors Project. easy to tap into.” said Stake. a gluten free diet, you are going to gluten free foods of the shelves at lean meat, and other natural foods. “The project is called Operation As for the album itself, everyone be lacking a large amount of vita- the grocery stores do not have a sen- You do not need to rely on any type Encore. A group of thirteen song writers is probably wondering what kinds of songs mins, minerals, and fiber. If you sitivity to it or celiac disease. of diet if you want to make a change and veterans got together, myself included, will be on the album. avoid gluten, then you will be saying and put together songs that we have writ- “It's all mainly acoustic based but Having gluten as a part of in your health. Working out and eat- ten to make an album. The profits are go- there is some pop rock songs incorporated no to many nutritious foods/ favorite your diet is beneficial because it ing clean is all you need to see the ing to Buck Haven Learning Center in into the album.” said Stake. foods such as protein found in helps lower the risks of heart dis- results you want. Danville and the Wounded Warriors pro- In the end, the group is really wheat, barley, and rye. ject, along with several other veterans or- hoping that the album is successful and ganizations.” said Stake. that people who buy the album enjoy it Mr. Stake has been writing for because the album has been something that Katie Smith: making music with Paging Anaheim twelve years and it is something that he has impacted the group.
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