April 13, 2016 Volume XXII Hawk Issue 13 Happenings A Publication of Hamburg Area High School, Windsor Street, Hamburg, PA 19526 Coach Spotlight on Coach Zimmerman Ryan Smith – 12 Coach Zimmerman has been coaching Hamburg Sports for years. In fact, he has been coaching Girls Softball for 16 years and has built the program up from where it started. In his time coaching the Girls Softball team Coach Zimmerman has compiled 167 wins, averaging just over eleven wins a season with a .592 win ratio. He has led the girls to a 2010 county championship under star pitcher Tara Klee in her freshman year and numerous top division finishes. When Miranda Shollenberger was asked about her coach she was quoted saying “I like him as a coach, he knows Science Olympiad what he is talking about and helps the team a lot”. Overall, his time has led the girls Softball team to the most wins of any Annie Crider – 12 coach in Hamburg history and continues to push the team to greatness. In boys Golf Coach Zimmerman also pursues greatness for his team. In his 11 seasons On March 9, Hamburg’s Science Olympiad team participated in their annual competition. as the golf coach, he has 121 wins and compiled a .674 win ratio for the team. He has Science Olympiad is an Olympiad due to the various forms of competition such as written also gotten his team to the county playoffs numerous times and has the most wins in tests, written parts followed by an experiment, and entire experiments. Most students Hamburg history for golf as well. When Robert Smith was asked about his golf coach he work in pairs and compete in three or four events. Science Olympiad was held at Kutztown stated that “He makes the experience more enjoyable, typically joking with the players and University with many schools, both high school and middle school, participating. having fun, but also wanting to win”. Throughout all of his years coaching Hamburg sports Miss Farina and Mr. Wolfe took these students to Kutztown University, and the team teams, Coach Zimmerman has led his teams to a total record of 305 wins and 211 losses, did well in some of the events. They did not get into the top four in their competitions, but a record that shows his commitment into making Hamburg Sports better. they did well and made it into the top ten in multiple events. Elizabeth Brown said that everybody that participates is “seriously devoted to what they love, and it is a great learning experience that allows the students to test what they know.” Hamburg’s Science Olympiad team is not too disappointed about their performance because they only meet on club day B while most other schools meet daily. April is international guitar month Raymond Kubacki, who participated once in middle school and just this year, thinks Alyssa Marzili – 10 that, “It’s enjoyable to take the day off from school to see what we really know as students, Guitars began with pictures drawn by the ancient Egyptians about 5,000 years ago. and sometimes what we’re capable of achieving.” Back then it was only strings tied down across a plank of wood and over a bowl. It started out by having only four strings, but over time was changed to five strings. The idea of the guitar truly began to form with the lute, which had a short neck, raindrop shape, and Congratulations to the March a round back. Next the vihuela came along with a flat back, and the shape of modern guitars. The vihuela typically was played with six strings, however there could be the most of ten. Students of the Month During the 17th century the Baroque guitar very similar to the modern guitar came to light. Nylon strings were not yet created and animal guts were still used for the strings and fret boards. The frets were soon replaced with metal during the Classical Music era. Antonio de Torres created the Spanish guitar in 1859, which is still played today. The body was flat on both sides and larger than others. He also added more fret boards and had six strings. In the 19th century, Christian Fredrich Martin, changed the bracing system making it an x shape. He also changed the nylon strings to steel. The result was a better supported and more stable, acoustic guitar. Less than 20 years later two men worked on making the sound louder; they did this by taking two horseshoe magnets, connecting them together, and placing them around the strings with a coil underneath. From then not much changed with the standard acoustic guitar except for a few minor changes. Even from the start of the guitar it was one of the most favored instruments as it is still today. The Hamburg Area High School has a guitar class, which uses Martin’s Guitars. The students take a trip to Martin’s Guitar Factory and learn how he created his version of the 9th - Autumn Mohn 10th - Erisa Sloan modern guitar. International Guitar Month is celebrated in April of every year to honor the creation of guitars. Many songs today have the guitar playing in the background. One can celebrate the month by learning to play a guitar, learn how one is made, or listen to music with the guitar as the main instrument. The guitar is an important instrument for any culture anywhere in the world. For more information go to: https://courses.physics.illinois. edu/phys193/student_reports/ fall11/michael_baumeister_ 11th - Jacob Metcalfe p193pom_final_report_fa11. 12th - Annie Crider pdf Page 2 Hawk Happenings April 13, 2016 Thomas Looking into Jefferson’s 273rd Jillian Wesner Alexys Mateo - 9 birthday Jillian Wesner is a freshman at Carly Levan – 10 Hamburg Area High School and is considered, inspiring, outgoing and full Today is the birthday of one of America’s of charisma, according to some of her founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson friends. Jillian has done dance for 11 was born in Albemarle County in 1743. He years, played field hockey for two, and studied law and studied at the College of William joined track for the first time this year. Jillian’s favorite thing about dance is that it is always and Mary. Jefferson was not a very good public different, meaning that she is always learning something new. She dances at Culture speaker so he acted as a “silent member” of the American congress. At the age of 33 he Shock Performing Arts Center and the classes that she takes are, Polynesian, Acro, Jazz, wrote the Declaration of Independence and wrote a bill establishing religious freedom in and Tap. The hardest thing about dance would probably be memorizing the choreography. 1786. In 1785 Jefferson succeeded Benjamin as the minister to France. Later he had to Jillian’s mother danced when she was younger so she decided that she should too. Some fun parts about dance is that it relieves stress, the teachers are almost always nice, and resign from Washington’s cabinet because of conflict with Alexander Hamilton. Over time the routines are extravagant. he worked his way to the leader of the Republican Party and supported states’ rights. Jillian has one younger sister named Delaney, and an older cousin, Devlin, who has In 1796 he lost the election for presidency by three votes and became Vice lived with her and her family for about seven years. Her favorite sport is field hockey, President instead. In 1800 he took over presidency and reduced the national debt because she says it is liberating and her favorite movie is Pretty in Pink. by cutting the budget for the Army and Navy and eliminated the tax on whiskey. Jillian’s biggest goal, of last year was joining a new sport, field hockey, so her name was Before dying on July 4, 1826, he retired to Monticello to work on his designs for the out there. As of this year, academically, Jillian is in Honors Biology, Civics, and English, University of Virginia. His life is still celebrated today by many Americans. Without his and she is also in Algebra 2. She was very proud of herself for getting in these classes, influence in early American politics America would not be what it is now. For more as a freshman. information, visit: http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-jefferson-9353715 Troye Sivan Cleaning for spring starts his Ashley Lojko – 10 Spring is just around the corner, and getting in the season of spring second world is easy and fun. Cleaning the house is a great way to get into the spirit of spring. One of the most important areas to focus on is the bedroom. There are a few things that can be done about a mess in a bedroom. Start with tour the desk. Clean off the entire top and put all the items in their proper spots. Do Olivia Ludovici – 9 this process with every surface in the room. After cleaning out the entire room, make sure to clean the windows to ensure a clean finished feeling to the room. Troye Sivan, YouTube star and singer, Next, clean the floors. If the floors are wood, mop them, and if they are carpet, shampoo has just started his second major tour for and vacuum them. Clean out the closet next. If there are clothes that are worn less, set his debut album entitled Blue Neighbourhood. The tour kicked off in Vancouver, Canada them aside to be donated. Put away the winter clothes into storage to be taken out next on February third and ends on May twentieth in Stockholm, Sweden.