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The Polar PressEdition 6 February 17, 2017

Drama Club Presents: School House Rock Live! Jr.

The drama club is back at itagain with another play.Except this time, it’s in theform of a musical! Watch asour students and friends puttogether SchoolHouse RockLive! Junior. The set-listincludes songs such as“Conjunction Junction”, “Just a Bill”, “The Preamble”,and more! The studentsinvolved in drama club havebeen working quite hard onputting this show together.Come out on February 17and 18th at 7:30pm to see ourMargaretta Drama Clubpresent SchoolHouse RockLive! Junior.

SynopsisTom, a nerve-wracking schoolteacher is showing a bit of anxietyon his first day of teaching. Hedecides that the best way to tryand relax would be to watch TV.While watching TV, variouscharacters representing sectionsof his personality emerge fromthe set and show him how to winover his students through usingtheir imaginations and music.

Cast ListThe cast list includes: Jacob Hall,Josephine Stark, Emile Bowen,Paige Harmon, Noah Hesch,Mckayla Krawczyk, LaurenMaynard, Madison Hall, MadisonWilson, Breanna Gilliam, KobieMcLane, Addison Foreman, KayteeMcCumbers, and Kalli Gregory.The stage crew includes: EmilyHineline, Kallista Peat, DelaynieNejedly, Kelsey Bedee, KathyNimichter, and Hailey Bauman

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By: Luke Gaspar

Photos Provided By: Breanna Gilliam

Senior Bios By: Ben Patterson

Name: Lydia BiasBirthday: October, 31st, 1998Activities/Hobbies: Swimming, running,knittingSiblings: Grace BiasFAVORITESFood: PineappleSubject: SpanishNBA Team: CavsSeason: FallPerson: Connor SwartzSport: SwimmingColor: BluePlace To Be: Castalia QuarryBook: Anything by Rick RiordanBand/Artist: Twenty One PilotsQuotes: “Its all fun and games untilReggie runs into a mailbox”Childhood Toy: Jessie the CowgirlCartoon Character: NemoComedian: Mark MillerHoliday: ChristmasAnimal: LlamaHigh School Memory: New York CityTripRANDOMSBiggest pet peeve: Saying “literally” todescribe something figurativeBad Habits: Over thinkingIf you could be anyone for a day: TaylorSwiftWhat is something that is surprising aboutyou: I play the UkuleleBiggest Fear: Fear itselfIf your life was a book, what would thetitle be: “Just a Little Biased”

Name: Kaleb Christopher CarpenterBirthday: 09-02-1998Activities/Hobbies: Baseball, hunting,xbox, football, powerliftingSiblings: Travis Carpenter, Tyler andBradley Smith.FAVORITESFood: ChipotleSubject: ChemistryNBA Team: CavsSeason: WinterPerson: Jacob Luma, and BrevynHedden, Alex MichelSport: BaseballColor: BluePlace To Be: HomeBook: The Other Wes MooreBand/Artist: Lil Uzi VertQuotes: “Try not to become a man ofsuccess, but rather try to become a manof value” -Albert EinsteinChildhood Toy: Thomas The TrainCartoon Character: Tom and JerryComedian: Kevin HartHoliday: ChristmasAnimal: WolfHigh School Memory: Being sectionalchampions for baseball.RANDOMSBiggest pet peeve: James FisherBad Habits: Biting My NailsIf you could be anyone for a day: EzekielElliott so I could play in an NFL footballgame and be fast for once in my lifeWhat is something that is surprisingabout you: I can gleek on commandBiggest Fear: SpidersIf your life was a book, what would thetitle be: “Stop Breathing So Loud”

Name: Amanda Lin NielsenBirthday: 2/25/1999Activities/Hobbies: Crochet, VideogamesSiblings: 2 sisters, Mairat CindyFAVORITESFood: Chips and SalsaSubject: BandNBA Team: NASeason: FallPerson: Jeff NielsenSport: TrackColor: Royal BluePlace To Be: Casa RealBook: Too manyBand/Artist: Panic at the DiscoQuotes: “Just when the caterpillarthought it was over it became abutterfly”Childhood Toy: Game BoyCartoon Character: DeadpoolComedian: JeffHoliday: ChristmasAnimal: ZebraHigh School Memory: All themarching band seasonsRANDOMSBiggest pet peeve: People talking overeach otherBad Habits: Over sleeping/lazyIf you could be anyone for a day: NooneWhat is something that is surprisingabout you: I am DyslexicBiggest Fear: NAIf your life was a book, what wouldthe title be: “The Whole Picture”

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The Drugs Are Not for Me convention at Kalahari was held on January 30 2017 and wasan event where hundreds of students from various schools in the Erie County came to listen and learn about drugabuse. The event lasted several hours with much of the information given to the students about how drugs haveaffected people's lives. Many true stories were told throughout the convention and about how teens lives were ruinedand ended from drugs. Several officers from the NARC department came to talk to the students and advised themabout spotting drug use from a person and how to get them help. The officers showed items to the students such assand paper, tin foil, and vent screws to help spot a drug user. Townsend Community School is responsible for fundingand for providing the resources for this event.

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The main speaker at the event was Tony Hoffman, a former drug addict. He will have been clean from drugs for 10years on May 17th. He is now a BMX trainer for the Olympics. Tony in his childhood was very good at basketball andBMX but says he was to cocky and thought he was better than everyone else. This attitude lead him to go to partiesand get introduced to marijuana. Tony became a addict and after getting kicked out of school he started getting hookedon more drugs. He was eventually kicked out of his own home. He told the stories of his friends and how they weretragically lost to drugs. After serving two years in prison, he became sober and started coaching BMX for theOlympics and is now continuing his career by bringing awareness to students.

Kalahari Drug Convention

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By: Gabe Balduff

To learn more about Tony Hoffman go to :http://www.tonyhoffmanspeaking.com/about-me/

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By: Hailee Nichols

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On February 10th at the

basketball game the relay

for life team went around

the stands and did a Dash

For Cash. From the Dash

For Cash our school earned

$369. During the week of

February 6th - 10th the the

relay for life team we

selling Candy Grams for

Valentines Day. From the

Candy Grams they earned

$200.

In March we have the

famous Penny Wars. This is

during the week of the

20th. The winning Grade

gets a free day off of school.

That means no classes for

the whole day. Pennies are

the only coins that will

count toward the total,

anything else is negative

points. Another big event

will be March 31. It will be

the second annual Dance-

a-thon. Teams will pay

money to enter and will

collect donations for Relay

for Life. During the 6 hour

event, one team member

per group will have to

continue dancing. A bake

sale, trivia, and other fun

games will be provided at

the Dance-a-thon, along

with donated pizza and

drinks for area businesses.

Lets try to be the top

earning school for the

second year in a row!

School Activities

Relay for LifeRelay For Life is a team fundraising event where team members take turns walking around a

track or designated path. Each event is 6-24 hours in length and each team is asked to have a

member on the track at all times to signify that cancer never sleeps. Cancer patients don't stop

because they're tired, and for one night, neither do we.

Each team sets up a themed campsite at the event and continues their fundraising efforts by

collecting donations for food, goods, games, and activities. This money will count towards their

overall team fundraising goal.

When you participate in a Relay For Life event, you become a vital part of the American

Cancer Society: a volunteer. You are now part of an organization of 2.5 million survivors,

patients, advocates, volunteers, caregivers, and researchers doing everything within our power

to save lives.

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SwimmingOver the weekend we hosted The

Margaretta Invitational in the gym at

the high school. At the meet Jacob

Huber placed first in the heavyweight

category. With this placing at the

invitational Jacob will be seated high in

the ladder for the SBC in Lakota this

Saturday. Also placing in the meet

was Jordan Ayers at 5th place in the

195 weight class, Cameron Suttle at

2nd place in the 120 weight class, and

Kaden Keegan at 5th place in the 138

weight class.

The records of the wrestlers for the

season prior to the SBC is Jacob

Huber with an amazing record of 32

wins and 4 losses on the season.

Cameron Suttle is currently 15-11,

Kaden Keegan is 13-9, and Jordan

Ayers is 7-13. Jacob Huber and Jordan

Ayers, being the only seniors on the

team, will be departing this year. This

leaves the remaining members, Kaden

Keegan, Richie Reel, Cameron Suttle,

and Jaeger Johnson to take charge

and lead the newcomers from the

Junior High into their High School

Wrestling Career.

The Margaretta boys and girls swim teams

have had a successful year and are looking

forward to seeing it continue in the next

several weeks.The District Swim Meet is

today and there are several of our own

swimmers and divers who will have the

chance to compete at Bowling Green State

University. The boy qualifiers are Josh

Stanley, Noah Esposito, Donovan Draper,

Jake Kromer, Alex Richter, and Spencer

Flick. The girl qualifiers are Lydia Bias,

Bailey Beechler, Miranda Cruz, and Gabby

Mann.

In the boys events, Alex Richter, Jake

Kromer, Josh Stanley, and Donovan Draper

are swimming the 200 medley relay.

Hush, Flick, Esposito, and Draper will

swim the 200 freestyle medley. Draper,

Hush, Kromer, and Stanley are swimming

the 400 freestyle medley. 200 Individual

medleys will be done by Hush and Kromer.

Kromer will also swim the 100 Butterfly,

Hush will swim a 500 freestyle, a 100

backstroke for Richter, and a 100

breaststroke for Stanley.

The girls will have a busy day as well. The

200 medley relay team consists of Lydia

Bias, Bailey Beechler, Miranda Cruz, and

Gabby Mann. Beechler will be swimming a

200 and 500 Freestyle. Also, Bias will be

swimming a 100 Backstroke. Three divers

will also make the trip and they are Lexi

Fox, Brittany Kingseed, and Kassidy

Stimmel. Good luck to the District qualifiers!

The girls’ and boys’ basketball teams have

had a competitive season this year. The

Girl’s Varsity Basketball team has an overall

record of 11-9, currently 5-5 in conference

play. Margaretta girls played Clyde, who is

leading the S.B.C., on February 11th. They

battled and were up for most of the game.

At the very end of the game, Clyde turned it

around, and got the win. The final score was

53- 51. Smetzer had 11 points and Jayden

Moore and Grace Bias added nine apiece.

Faythe Smetzer tied the game at 51-51 with

only seconds remaining. Some other scorers

were Alex Michel with 7, Alex Kessler with

5, Tori Miller with 2, Kennedi Hilton with 6,

and Rebekka Wobser added 2. The girls will

be playing their tournament game as the #3

seed against Galion the #13 seed at Willard

High School on Wednesday, February 22.

The bleachers were packed on Friday

February 10 in honor of Hall of Fame night

and for the last home boys’ basketball game

of the season. What a night to be in the

gym. The J.V. team won in dramatic fashion

which pumped up the entire crowd as they

welcomed the Varsity team onto the floor

for warmups. The boys came out swinging

and had a demanding lead for most of the

game. Oak Harbor, Coach Keller’s alma

mater, has a good team though and came

back with some energy to make the game a

bit closer than the Polar Bears would have

liked. The final score was 61-56 with

Margaretta hanging on for the win. This

improved the boys to a 5-4 S.B.C record

and a 9-8 record overall.

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Game On! Seniors vs. Staff game!

The Senior team consisted of some

fabulous athletes such as James Fisher,

Jacob Luma, Simon Kromer, Zach

Rupsic, Brevyn Hedden, Taylor Skeets,

Kaleb Carpenter, Bethany White,

Courtney Wadsworth, Kailey Faulkner,

Michaela Eisenhauer, Michael Davis,

and Brooke Yates. The beginning of the

game started off with the teams battling

for the ball. It was a defensive clinic for

the first few minutes, but finally after a

while the Seniors scored the first

basket. There was no phenomenal

shots this year, like last year’s game

winning half court shot by Mr. Hedden.

However, the end of the game could

have provided a similar excitement.

With the game tied, Mr.Schwan got

fouled on a three point shot at the

buzzer. Unfortunately, after he

connected with the first free throw, the

pressure was too great and he missed

the next one, ending the game. Some

give credit to referee and principal Mr.

Smith for making the game so close.

Students believe that he gave teachers

many chances to get some easy points,

when some were not necessarily

obvious. For example, after a timeout,

the teachers mysteriously got the ball

out of bounds when the seniors should

have had the ball. The students in the

crowd were outraged and yelling the

correction to Mr. Smith. When the day

was done, both teams enjoyed a hard

fought game and managed to keep the

real reason in mind; to entertain the

student body and to have fun. The

entire school shared a special moment

when everyone sang happy birthday to

Mrs. Ransom. The word on the street is

that the staff team has already begun

practicing for next years match up.

full of students, the band started

playing and the cheerleaders started

cheering. Then, when everyone was

settled and sat down, the band stopped

playing and the cheerleaders stopped

cheering for a moment to let Leadership

promote their events for Relay for Life.

After that, both teams were warmed up

and the game began. The staff team

was stacked with teachers from every

building, administrators, and kitchen

workers: Mr. Wise, Mrs. Kline, Mrs.

Yaussy, Mr. Hoffman, Ms. Frank, Mr.

Weyer, Mr. Simonton, Mr. Mock, Mrs.

Depinet, Mrs. Berg, Mr. Schwan, Mr.

Hedden, Mrs. Tucker, Mr. Barrett, Mrs.

Dreschel, Ms. Cullen, Mrs. Ransom, and

Mrs.Yetter.

The Pep Rally on Friday, January 27

was unlike any other; the students beat

the staff in a head to head matchup on

the hardwood. Before the game in

which the entire student body came to

watch, the cheerleaders practiced and

BCSN interviewed some of the staff’s

key players: Mr. Mock, Mr. Barrett, and

Mr. Hedden (who sunk a game winning

half court shot last year). Kids who

were not participating in the game were

getting some shots in before everyone

else started to show up.The teachers

entered the gym one by one, just like

the seniors. Once the bleachers were

Cheerleaders cheering before the game and everyone getting ready. Provided by:

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News Briefs

History behindValentines day

What are some wayspeople celebrate

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SpotlightWhat did you know about

Valentines day?

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DID YOU KNOW?Did you know that nearly 150 million cards are exchanged each Valentine’s Day?

Or that more than 40,000 American are employed at chocolate companies.

For some people that's not good enoughand do expect more. How do peopleplan the the perfect Valentines day.They prepare at work. Most of whatthey do happens before they leave for along weekend so that they arepsychologically free to relax and enjoyit. They set technology guidelines.Successful people set email and phonerules for themselves and the peoplethey want to celebrate with. Theyprepare all the little things first.Candles, romantic music.There are a whole bunch of genericgifts out there. People can use standardValentine’s Day gifts like heart-shapeditems, teddy bears, flowers andchocolate as part of gift basket, but besure to include something related to theactivities, ideals and concepts yourperson you're spending this holidayloves.Dressing to impresses, point is veryimportant point in some peoples minds.Whether you are a young couple juststarting out your relationship or matureadults who have gone through the goodand the bad and stuck by each other foryears, being presentable is a major partof showing that you care about anotherperson.Valentines can either be taken seriouslyor not taken seriously at all. Most ofthe time if you dislike this holiday youdon't have that someone to spend itwith. Every year the holiday doescome. It your mind set on how youwould like to spend this day filled oflove.

A lot of people have that "Specialsomeone" to spend there valentines daywith. Do you ever wonder what aresome popular things people do for theirValentine? Many people although wedo not notice, go all out for theirperson. The "go to" gifts are usually aheart shaped box full of chocolates,teddy bears, and of course flowers. But

Have you ever wonder wereValentine's day came from? Whatmost people might not know, is thatValentine's Day has been around forquite some time. The origin of thisholiday for the expression of lovereally isn't romantic at all, at least notin the traditional sense. The catholicchurch recognizes at least threedifferent saints names. Valentine, orValentinus. There are many differenttheories that people believe aroundthe world. Which one will youbelieve?One of those legends says thatValentine who served during the thirdcentury Rome. Which whoValentine's day is named after.Emperor Claudius the second issuedthat men without wives and familiescreated a better soldier, rather than aman with a family and wife. Heoutlawed marriage for young men.Valentine, was in dismay. He lawdagainst claudius and continued tobelieve that young men can and willmarry.When Claudius realized thatValentine was against him, he orderedhim to death. Valentine waseventually caught, imprisoned andtortured for performing marriageceremonies against command ofEmperor Claudius the second. In theyear 269 AD, Valentine wassentenced to a three part execution ofa beating, stoning, and finallydecapitation all because of his standfor Christian marriage. There arelegends surrounding Valentine'sactions while in prison.

So what is the reasoning behindValentine's Day then? SinceValentine risked his life for love. TheRoomen chose to honor his heroicjester.There are many theories toValentine's death. Although thetheories may not , seem realistic,people believe that these theoriescame from somewhere. Anothertheory starts with Valentine, a youngteenager who was tragically killedwhile trying to helps christians escapeharsh roman prisons where they wereoften beaten and tortured. The idea ofencouraging them to marry within theChristian church was what Valentinewas about.According to the legend, Valentinesent a Valentine to a young girl thathe fell in love with but couldn't bewith. He didn’t care the risks, andwanted to not only prove a point, butalso show his affection in any wouldher could. Possibly his jailorsdaughter, who visited him during hisconfinement. After he died, it is said

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Staff BiosMrs.Lane Mrs.Wurzel

Where were you born? Canton, OHDo you have any pets? 2 dogs: Gunner & BuckeyeWhat school did you attend? Charleston SouthernUniversityWhat degree did you graduate with? AmericanHistory/ Secondary EducationWere a kid, what did you want to be when you grewup? TeacherAs a student, were you involved in any extracurricularactivities? Volleyball, basketball, softball, show choirWere you a nerd or an athlete in high school? BothDid you try hard or did things come easy for you inschool? English & History came easy, I really workedhard in Math & ScienceIf you could change one high school memory whatwould it be and why? I would not get kicked out of asoftball game for fighting. It was embarrassing that Ilost control of myself like that.Did you enjoy high school, or were you happy when itended? I enjoyed it but I was glad to go to collegeWhere have you taught? Massillon High School,Middlebranch Middle schoolIf you could be anything, other than a teacher, whatwould you be? Physical TherapistDo you ever regret being a teacher? NoWhat is your biggest pet peeve? Chewing & Drinkingreally loudlyWhat is your favorite movie? National TreasureWhat is your favorite book? Twilight Saga & To Killa Mockingbird

Where were you born? Norwalk, OHDo you have any pets? 1 Dalmation- BexleyWhat school did you attend? Bowling Green StateUniversityWhat degree did you graduate with? Bachelor ofScience- English Education MastersDegree- CurriculumWhen you were a kid, what did you want to be whenyou grew up? TeacherWere you a nerd or athlete in high school? NeitherDid you try hard or did things come easy for you inschool? I had to work for my gradesDid you enjoy high school, or were you happy whenit ended? I had funWhere have you taught? I subbed at EHOVE &Bellvue full-time beforeIf you could be anything, other than a teacher, whatwould you be? Ultra Sound TechnicianDo you ever regret being a teacher? NoWhat is your biggest pet peeve? Nosy peopleWhat is your favorite movie? Pretty womanWhat is your favorite book? Anything by JamesPatterson

Staff biosBy: Kaleah Contreras

Photo By: Kaleah Contreras Photo by: Kaleah Contreras