If you really knew me football season spectrum, pages 12/13 spotlight sports I, page 9 theWooster High School studentwooster newspaper 515 Oldman Road Wooster, OH. Sept.blade 30, 2011 Volume VII Issue 2 Wooster WCS District begins process of building optimization David O’Donnell as well as financially. starting next month, The current enrollment cuts. The studies conducted editor in-chief News & Last year, WCS was the district will begin to of the school district’s by Kocevar ranked the Over the past nine rated “Excellent with research how these possible elementary schools is schools based on their Notices months, the administration Distinction” and many of changes will affect the based on where the student current physical condition. of Wooster City School the concerns expressed by student’s ability to learn. lives. Based on population The order of the schools as District has been evaluating the community members “In October, superintendent studies done by Kocevar they appeared in Kocevar’s the efficiency of the district- have been whether or not (Michael) Tefs will begin to and West, the district is study, in descending order, owned buildings and are the proposed changes look at what effects these under-enrolled, which are: Edgewood Middle considering how to better will have any effect on changes would have on means there is room to School, Kean, Melrose, WHS Testing utilize the space they the students, move students around. Parkview, Cornerstone, Day have in a financially Wayne, Lincoln and academically Way and Layton. Testing takes place beneficial manner. The district also on 10/14/11. Many potential got appraisals changes have been for Central Office discussed, but no and the Armory. decisions have yet According to been made as to what Kocevar, the district the future will hold realizes that the non-instructional College of Wooster for the structure of WCS. buildings have Homecoming According to value, and they Game Director of Business can not be ruled The Scots will take on and Community out of any possible Denison on 10/1/11 Affairs Dave Kocevar, changes made to at 1:00 p.m. the talks date back to the district. December 2010, when “It’s a process. Treasurer Bonnie Right now we West researched the are gathering district’s tangible information and perspective property beginning to come tax. up with some Girls’ Tennis According to West, possible ideas for OCC Tournament based on the amount what the future will of facilities in use, the hold. I’m excited to Cheer on the girls this see what the future Saturday at 9:00 a.m. district will be taxed of Wooster City in Lexington $700,000 each year, for Noah SPector the next 10 years. Schools will look It was this research The Wooster City School District is faced with the task of maximizing current available building like” Kocevar said. that prompted space. Director of Business and Community affairs Dave Kocevar, shown at bottom right, is Throughout the the discussions of organizing the process in collaboration with Superintendent Michael Tefs. month of October, possible savings for the district will the district. interpret all of the “That’s not to say that the students’ ability to be and their ability to learn,” Kocevar wants parents to data collected from the The Wooster Blade $700,000 will be saved each excellent. Kocevar said. consider the advantages research, consider the available online year, but all of the scenarios A parent of the Cornerstone Currently, the district and disadvantages of parents’ suggestions and View the paper at will save a considerable PTO asked, “How will we is focusing on two main potentially moving to begin to narrow down the www.woostercity- amount of money,” Kocevar keep our ‘Excellent with issues: neighborhood a grade school based options. schools.org said. Distinction’ rating if we schools versus grade-level enrollment. The proposed changes, if The district also wants increase class size and schooling and building In 2003, the district closed accepted, will not be under to consider what the best reduce staff?” reconfiguration as budget Layton Elementary in order effect for the 2012-2013 decision is academically, According to Kocevar, control. to meet necessary budget school year. Students Speak The Imperator becomes The Legacy on texting Devin O’Rourke Yearbook updates name, style for new year staff writer Alex Holmes name; name alterations are change comes with in the back. on campus editor part of a lasting tradition. additional changes to the Kate Redmond (12), the The yearbook staff “We normally change format of the yearbook. yearbook’s co-editor- is starting off a new the name every 50 years Currently, Legacy staff in-chief, added that year with a new name. or so,” Nicki Barrett (12), members are working to interspersing ads with the Formerly, the yearbook co-editor-in-chief said. make the yearbook more other content adds a higher was titled the Imperator, but Barrett and the rest of updated by using new appeal to the book and the during the 2010-11 school the staff noted that the technology and design ideas. ads and hints at the 2012 year it will become the yearbook was called the “Every year we change the yearbook theme. Legacy. Imperator for 50 years overall theme and design of “Last year, we sold just over This is not the first time the before it became the Legacy. the yearbook,” Bret Hiner, 300 yearbooks, which is about yearbook has changed its The Legacy’s name English Dept. member one-fourth of the school. We and yearbook hope to surpass that this advisor, said. year,” Hiner said. The 2010- These new 2011 yearbook should come techniques will in at the end of October. be unveiled Hiner also noted that changes when the 2011- to the yearbook do not come 12 yearbooks without hard work on the are distributed part of all staff members. the beginning of “The kids are really off next year. to a great start this year. Another We’re about a month ahead change to the of where we were last year yearbook for from a content and design this year is that standpoint,” Hiner said. advertisements This year, the staff has three will be seniors who hope to leave incorporated their own legacy behind on directly the new yearbook. Barrett throughout the and Redmond are three Poll took place Sept. 27 pages, rather year staff members and co- 100 WHS students were randomly chosen Jetta BLAINE than placing editors, and Molly Fowler, 26 freshmen 21 juniors Morgan Redman (12) and Grant Delaney (12) edit pages of the Legacy. them in a also a three year staff 28 sophomores 20 seniors This year, the books will showcase new technology and design ideas. separate section member, is a section editor. graphics by Noah Spector 2 -- Focus 3 -- On Campus 4/5 -- Spectrum 6 -- Arts 7 -- Squibs 8 -- Marketplace 9 -- Sports I 10 -- Sports II 11 -- Technology 12/13 -- Spectrum 14 -- Trends 15 -- Entertainment 16 -- Views 2 [ the wooster blade / sept. 30, 2011 ] focus Third year for Junior Leadership begins Charlie Reynolds schools. squibs editor After received, the applications are then The Junior Leadership reviewed by the school, program of Wooster is along with the steering beginning its third year committee who chooses the of service to the Wooster students. community as the program Adam Barnard (11), a officially started last student who participated in Thursday. the program last year said, MARIAH WHITMAN Junior Leadership Wooster “I wanted to be in Junior Carol Estvanic teaches a science class at EWMS. EWMS has been working hard to improve is a program consisting Leadership because there is the school standing through different projects such as the Anti-Bullying program. of a variety of leadership always more room to grow activities presented by the as a leader and I also wanted Wooster Area Chamber of to learn about the diversity Commerce. in our community.” EWMS receives Honorable Mention for character The chamber staff works One of the main focal together with a steering points of the program is for Lauren Miller mention award. that qualify the school for Lauver said. committee to plan the students to come away with staff writer To qualify for receiving an the award. Director of program. an understanding of the Ohio School of Character “The award is a nice Secondary Education According to program importance to be involved Edgewood Middle award, there are 11 principles recognition for all the hard and past Principal director, Samira Salhani, the in their communities as they School has improved of effective character work that Edgewood has of Edgewood, Rich goals of Junior Leadership become responsible adults. its standing as an Ohio compiled by the CEP that done, but the important Leone said, “The Wooster are to, “Teach “I chose to do this because School of Character should be met. thing is that we have that Edgewood student students about community it looked like a great by one level from the These principles include climate in this building to body has stepped up resources, provide leadership opportunity to learn about previous year. the school creating a caring begin with,” Lauver said. various times the past training and practice in our community,” Athan Last year’s Emerging community and promoting The main program being several years for a leadership roles, increase Nicolozakes (11), a WHS School of Character core ethical and performance enhanced this year is the good cause. They have self-awareness and self- student who participated in Award was improved values. Olweus Anti-Bullying donated to The United confidence, develop a sense the program last year said.