Winter, 2021The Shield Federal Hocking High School Covid 19 in Class By Nathaniel Massie With news updating year is a struggle for some Seventh grade student the correct procedures in Covid and the way the students. In trying to Samuel Balch said, “Desks ensuring students are safe. infectious disease spreads, minimize contact schools are more spaced out and many schools have shift- and teachers have to for- there are less kids in the ed to remote learning, feit some of their avail- classroom.” making these tough times ability to students. Along with the class- tougher on students and “We are only in class rooms changing, so have parents. Others offer a for two days compared the daily procedures that split learning where half to five. You can only see students are required to of students' week will be your teacher for half a follow while learning in spent in class and the oth- school day,” sophomore person. Brown has no- er half spent online. Jonathan Lee claimed. ticed all the precautions. “If I go to school, I have “There is less amount “Social distancing, someone pushing me to of help available,” Pfeiffer wearing masks, wiping do my homework,” Senior grumbled. down all desks, walking Mason Brown stated. In addition to the learn- a certain direction in the Most students felt as ing process, the classroom hallways, and each class- though being in class was environment has changed room has a designated more beneficial to their drastically. bathroom closest to the learning process when Schools have tried to class.” asked why they chose split minimize all chances of Covid has surely learning instead of virtual. spreading Covid, provid- changed all of our lives. “The fact is that the ing contactless assign- As for Covid in class, learning quality is bet- ments along with social schools such as Federal ter in a hands-on envi- distancing. Hocking showed their ronment,” Senior Jared “We don’t have to turn true colors in the steps Pfeiffer said. any papers in, there are they took by providing However, this learning also a lot less people,” Se- the best that they can as process compared to last nior Paige Tolson stated. far as in class learning and 1 Run, Rosie, Run! By Chloe Phillips and Miles Hadley The year 2020 has had “The thing that is going mature from the a lot of firsts. Some have to get you farthest is run- sophomore season been challenging, but ning on the off-season. to the junior season. for one Federal Hocking That's how I got to where Her off-season train- student, there has been I am today.” ing allowed her to an epic first. Junior Rose- In cross country every- lower her times and mary Stephens was the first one is close. It is like one do her best. That’s female from Fed Hock to big family. They support the payoff for hard ever advance to State for and help and push each work, and with dis- Cross Country. other. tance running, that’s She moved up 20 spots “Coach Miller pushed what really pays off. from where she placed last me when I wanted to stop. It's very satisfying. year. He supports you and is It is truly one sport “My PR is 20 mins and 7 genuinely proud of you.” you get out of it what you put into it.” seconds.” Coach Dave Miller him- ite memory this year and Being and staying mo- Stephens has been run- self had some good things wished she would have tivated is hard. Runners ning since her freshman to say about Stephens’ been able to break her 20 have to find something year. This year she won performance. minute-record. that will keep you going the most valuable runner “The results speak for “I remember the race and inspires you to want award. themselves, watching her where I ran 20:07; when to do more and to never I left I was so frustrated give up. Stephens said that that I didn't make up staying motivated is the the seven seconds some- hardest part. where. Stephens began run- This year has been a ning when she entered record breaking year for a 5k called “A Race for a Stephens. Reason” in 8th grade. She didn't really have a favor- 2 Busta Rhymes Article By Miles Hadley A sequel to his 1998 throughout. an avid Hip Hop listen- ly bad by any stretch of album, Extinction Level With features on the er and agreed with this the word, but he seems to Event: The Final World record from the greats, assessment. work better accompany- Front, Busta Rhymes such as Chris Rock, Rick “It was a really cool ing someone else. On an comes in strong with a Ross, Eminem, Kendrick track. We haven’t heard out-of-ten scale, I would new 26 track record with Lamar, and even Mariah from Busta Rhymes in 8 give this album an 8.5/10. four rereleases, Extinction Carey, this album covers years; it was nice to hear Level Event 2: The Wrath many styles and flows so from Kendrick as well of God. With it extending there’s a little bit of some- since he hasn’t released to a lengthy one hour and thing for everyone while anything in a minute,” 34 minutes, you’re in for still keeping the Busta Hadley said. a mind-boggling auditory integrity on every track. Overall: This is a great experience. Although, these eccentric album, but not perfect. As This album is set on the features leave much to be I mentioned earlier on, idea that the world is in desired on the solo Busta the outstanding features fact, ending. With various Rhymes tracks. from people like Kendrick non-comedic skits, and a The best track on this Lamar and Mariah Carey long intro track half mu- record, in my opinion, is leave much to be desired sic half monologue, it sets Look Over Your Shoulder when Busta is doing his up the pacing well for the (Ft. Kendrick Lamar). best on tracks alone. Not rest of the tracks and skits Senior Duncan Hadley is that he’s doing particular- Another Game Awards By Miles Hadley The Game Awards, games and additional Family Game. Last Of Us 2 was an okay hosted by Geoff Keighley, content. Best Esports Game game at best, while Hades is an event like any other This year, we had plenty unsurprisingly went to was the culmination of awards ceremony, but of exciting announce- League Of Legends, and everything SuperGiant chock-full of announce- ments and crossovers Game Of The Year went had made and I don’t ments for new games from various developers. to a yet again unsurpris- think anyone could make inside. It's hosted every Some particularly stand- ing, The Last Of Us 2. a game better than it.” year at the beginning out announcements “Seeing all the other Whether or not you of December (this year range from Halo and The awards it got, such as enjoyed or agreed with the 10th), and is the 7th Walking Dead crossovers Best Sound Design, and this year’s Game Awards annual. TGA host Geoff in Fortnite, to the highly Best Action/Adventure, it announcements and win- Keighley ran a previous anticipated new Super was a no brainer to win,” ners, there’s always 2021. game awards ceremony, Smash Brothers fighter, Duncan Hadley, a fellow the Spike Video Game revealed to be Sephiroth viewer, said. Awards for more than 10 from Final Fantasy. On the flipside, this is years before starting the A few notable games what a less than satisfied game awards. The Game won some awards this viewer, Thomas Schwar- Awards as we know it year, such as Best Mobile zel, had to say. today isn’t only known Game and Best Multi- “I honestly for the awards ceremo- player Game going to the believed that ny itself, though. It's hit game Among Us, and Hades should known for it's sleuth of Animal Crossing: New have won game announcements for new Horizons winning best of the year. The 3 Argentina Addresses World’s Deadly Disease By Mason Jackson, Maggi Ballew and Chloe Phillips It is a beautiful spring a large number of cases. groups to decide what by this pandemic, these day in Mendoza, Ar- There have been 917,000 days you could leave your fines are a big deal. gentina. The sun shines cases and 25,000 deaths in house. Pustavrh and his One good thing that has through the pine trees Argentina. wife were put in different come from police pa- planted around the park Despite the large num- groups, based on wheth- trolling more is the crime while dogs lounge in the ber of cases, Argentina er their last digit of their rate is way down. shade. The wind gently has been one of the most government ID number “It is a lot safer now blows the mass of yellow strict countries when it is odd or even, so they than it was before quaran- caution tape strung across comes to rules during the haven’t been together in tine to walk the streets in the playground’s benches, pandemic. Their quaran- public since March. Mendoza. Crime rate fell slides, and monkey bars. tine began on March 17. Some rules for when dramatically. There were This outdoor recreation The shocking part is that, you do go out include a lot of restrictions and center looks like a de- as of Oct.