Trojan Tempo Troy High School Troy, OH 45373 Vol. 30, Issue 1 September 2019 Student Spotlight TCS Launches the Trojan Way By Payton Ross, “Y” stands for You matter. Trojan Tempo Sports Editor “The need is there for a consistent message,” said THS- As students all over Mrs. Dedrick. “It is a much the Troy City Schools needed reminder. I feel like District enter the 2019-2020 everyone here is already school year, they will be very kind and I also feel introduced a brand new like we are a Trojan Family, lifestyle: The Trojan Way. but having these constant Before the 2019-2020 reminders will only make us school year began, teachers grow as not only a school, from the Troy City Schools but a community as well.” gathered together to discuss The high school is not Senior Jackson Goodall a plan of action for the the only building with The Name: Jackson Goodall upcoming school year. After Trojan Way. All of the Troy Age: 17. weeks of discussion, the City Schools buildings are Grade: 12. Trojan staff landed on new part of the Trojan Way. Where are you from: Troy, Ohio. method in hopes of unifying “When we developed it, the Trojan Family. it really was a district wide Favorite class: Mr. Nirode’s honors geometry. “The Trojan Way to me initiative,” said Mrs. Dedrick. embodies how we act as “Other schools in the district Plans after THS: To go into mechanical a Trojan Family,” said Mr. took ideas back to their staff or aerospace engineering at a currently Dilbone. “So we talk a lot and building from the meet- undecided university. Keep your eyes open for Trojan Family members participating in the Trojan Way. Let about the Trojan Family as ings we would have. Then the Tempo or WTHS know and we will recognize them! Siblings at THS: My brothers graduated a building. Last year we we would all come back from THS in 2012 and 2014. tried to defi ne what it really together to discuss what it it would be to fi nd that one experience even more bounced back the next means to be a part of the meant and dig deep, trying staff member that you can meaningful. Find an adult, week. A win over rival Tipp Extracurricular activities: Co-President Trojan Family and so when to fi nd something that we all connect with,” said Mrs. you will feel like you have a City for the football team of Interact Club, President of Troy High this came out as a district agreed on. This really is a Dedrick. “You know your purpose.” and not only a ONE at con- School National Honors Society, treasurer friends are going to be very Now it is your turn Troy test, but Grand Champions! of Business Club, treasurer of Student initiative, it was like a light K-12 initiative and when we Government- head of fundraising commit- bulb went off . This is what made it we really felt that it important to you and your High School. Own It: Our student tee, Reading Buddies, tennis, swim team, it means to be part of the was already stuff we were peers play a big role in section, the BRR, has Academic Quiz Team, Science Club, Trojan Family.” teaching in the elementary making meaningful relation- Together: The start of owned it so far. Awesome Math Club, Spanish Club, Senior Cabinet. Going from class to schools, but if we were all ships, but one thing that I the school year we faced football game themes and have learned in the educa- tragedy and extreme heat an amazing turn out at the If you could be a foreign exchange class, students can see speaking the same lan- student, where would you go? I’d be reminders of The Trojan guage (Trojan Way) it would tion world is that students and we all made it through Troy vs. Tipp volleyball a foreign exchange student in Japan if Way in the halls. Going into be much easier for students need to have that one adult TOGETHER. match. I could; Japanese culture has always the cafeteria, there are four that are transitioning into in school to connect with. Resilience: Both the You Matter: This one’s interested me. white signs that spell out new buildings.” Be open to allow yourselves band and the football team for you THS administration. to open up to that one adult, had challenges the same Thank you for giving stu- Favorite lunch at THS: When I don’t Troy but have a word for Mrs. Dedrick wanted to pack, probably the spicy chicken each letter. The “T” stands leave the THS students with share stories, and talk about weekend. A lopsided loss dents a voice and showing sandwich. for Together, the “R” stands one challenge. the hard times. Seek that and a TWO at the fi rst us you care! for Resilience, the “O” “If I could encourage out. It is just another layer band contest of the year. Hidden talents: A hidden talent of mine stands for Own it and the students to do one thing, of making this high school They worked hard and both would probably be being able to bore literally anyone while trying to tell a story because no matter how hard I try, a two minute story becomes over ten minutes. My storytelling is hopeless. Schultz dominates Claim to fame: at the May 2019 Farewell Assembly, I won the Vesper Award for “most outstanding junior male,” Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award from the University of Rochester “in recogni- Tour de Donut tion of outstanding achievement and superior intellectual promise in the fi eld of science,” and the Rensselaer Medalist By Cheyenne Copeland, will probably keep doing it fi xed.” This does suggest Award from Rensselaer Polytechnic Trojan Tempo Staff Writer in the upcoming years,” he that the system needs to Institute for “outstanding academic achievement in the study of mathematics added. be more organized. and science.” TROY- THS Assistant The event features “The fi rst two years Principal, Mr. Schultz, many diff erent activities I raced, I ate a dozen Favorite thing about THS: THS has so won second place in the for all age groups, includ- many clubs and opportunities to support donuts. You have to eat ¾ popular bicycle race that ing the 70 plus age group. everyone with what they want to do, if of the donuts in the begin- Mr. Schultz devours a donut! Photo supplied by Mr. Schultz they choose to do it. combines riding and eat- Everyone can participate ning and you will be okay, ing donuts. The race took and have fun. More than if you wait until the end it’s Best friend/friends: (in alphabetical place on August 24. 3,000 riders ate approxi- order by last name so no one gets upset) extremely hard to eat and Anthony Gonzalez, AJ Heuker, Quenton “I never trained...I just mately 1,800 dozen donuts ride fast.” In this issue Shepherd, and Ryhs Williams. ate a bunch of donuts to throughout the race. The fi rst place jersey Falling into Autumn....................2 see the fastest way to eat “Something I would was sent to the winner of Favorite restaurant: Defi nitely Chick- them,” explained Schultz. change for the upcoming Fil-A. the race. Homecoming 411........................3 “When you dip the donuts years would be a better “Out of my coworkers, Job: Employed at Troy Aquatic Park as in water they are easier to and more effi cient system I would love to see Mr. Dil- Troy’s Dynamic Duo....................4 a lifeguard, employed at Hobart Arena eat.” to tally the donuts eaten by bone, Mr. Palmer and Mr. as a skate room attendant, employed at Schroeder Tennis Center as an assistant This was Schultz’s second the riders,” Schultz said. Greulich compete in the THS Marching Band “Rises”.........6 tennis coach. Tour de Donut. “The results on the podium race with me next year,” “It’s a bunch of fun. are always changed a day said Schultz, with a grin. Clunker of the Month...................7 Driver’s License: Yes, Black 2014 Ford More than 3,000 people later because tallies of do- Escape. LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTAskEGR Ambrosia..............................8ITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT come to ride around Troy, I nuts are being tallied and Something you want to change in the SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE world: Something in the world I’d want HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY to change is our society’s negligence towards the environment and renewable PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICFEin d H oOuNt OhoRw ItNheT EOGhRioIT Y PERSONAL COURAGE energy. LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY N PaEtRioSnOalN GAuLa CrdO pUaRyAs G10E0 % L OYALTY DUTY RESPECT Favorite THS memory: All of the college tuition. Call or text football games and how everyone comes SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE together to support the players. HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT A SarEoLnF WLEeSaSve SrE, RVICE HONOR INTEGRITY By: Allison Irey PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE H9O37N-2O1R4 - 1 I1N3T3E. GRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LOYALTY DUTY RESPECT SELFLESS SERVICE HONOR INTEGRITY PERSONAL COURAGE LO September 2019 Student Life Trojan Tempo 2 Ambrosia’s bucket list for fall Are you a VSCO girl? By Ambrosia Westcott, By Anna Harman, Trojan Tempo Staff Writer Trojan Tempo Staff Writer THS- Despite recent 90 de- THS- In 2019, VSCO VSCO app.