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8th grader Lauren Iosue at

HMS says, “A downside to

being involved in so many

extra curricular activities is

that I sometimes don't get as

much sleep and I lose time to

spend with friends.” Although there are

some struggles, she

continues to do what

she loves to do and

stays active. According to the

Association for Mid-

dle Level Education, some of

the benefits of being involved

in school sports include im-

provement of physical fitness,

enhancement of social growth

and maturation, improvement

of socialization, self-esteem,

self-perception, and psycho-

logical well being. It is also a task for students to get their homework done in

addition to all of their other

activities. Keegan Farrell, eighth

grader at HMS says, “ I nor-

mally set aside 2 hours every

night to do homework when I

have school sports.” Randi Saito says, “I try to

do my homework late at night

when all of my activities are

done for the day.” Although it may seem as if

extracurricular activities af-

fect academics negatively, but

there are many benefits that

these activities give to aca-demics.

By: Marissa Pannett

Balancing extra curricular

activities and academics is a

struggle for many kids across

the world. How do these kids

do it all? Balancing homework, hanging

out with friends, and

being involved in ex-

tracurricular activities

is a big task, but it can

be beneficial. How can having a

packed schedule be benefi-

cial? According to the

Livestrong Foundation’s arti-

cle, “The Impact of Sports on

Middle School Students”,

students who participate in

one or more school sports

have a Grade Point Average

(GPA) of 3.151 while stu-

dents who don’t participate in sports had an average GPA of

2.4. This article also states

that middle school sports al-

low students

to work as a

team. Randi Saito,

an eighth

grader from

Heritage Mid-

dle School

(HMS) says,

“I like to be

involved in so

many extra-

curricular

activities, such as sports, be-cause I get to meet and work

with a lot of new people.” Another article by Laura

Altobelli, “Does Participation

in Sports Negatively Affect

Academics”, says that some

student athletes do well under

pressure, that is caused by

academics, due to their tightly

packed schedules. The article

also states that research shows

that children who are in-

volved in sports have better

concentration skills than those

who aren’t involved.

There are also requirements

to go along with playing

sports. The Ohio School Ath-

letic Association has a GPA requirement of 1.5 in order to

be eligible to participate in

school sports. Having this

require-

ment

makes

students

put aca-

demics

before

athletics

as the

schools

promote

students

to do. There is no doubt that bal-ancing schools and extracur-

ricular activities is a struggle

for many.

Students who participate in one or more

school sports have a Grade Point Average

(GPA) of 3.151 while students who don’t par-

ticipate in sports had an average GPA of 2.4.

Having no free time; can it be beneficial?

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

H I L L I A R D C I T Y

S C H O O L S

THE PAW PRINT M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Eighth grader Randi Saito studying.

Photo Taken by: Marissa Pannett

President

Obama’s second

term

2

What are Ren-

aissance cards?

3

New Innovative

Learning Center

4

Snapchat trou-

bles

5

Wacky Scholar-

ships

6

Spring Sports at

Heritage

7

What's New in

2013

10

High School

courses

10

Social Network-

ing

12

Texting and

Driving

13

Volunteering 14

New PARCC

test

14

Alice in Won-

derland

16

School Uniforms 18

Spring break

plans

19

P A G E 2

By Janaki Nair The United States, also known as “the greatest nation on Earth”, is in the midst of problems. The country is

buried in a growing debt and at a risk of nuclear attacks. After the presiden-tial election of No-vember of 2012, President Barack Obama encourages

Americans to look forward to the good changes that will be happening soon. As millions of citi-zens turned on their televisions for the State of the Union

address on February 12th, 2013, they ex-pected some explanation for what the President’s next step was. President Obama proposed his plan for the next four years.One of the most im-portant and highly anticipated topics

mentioned was gun control. After the Sandy Hook shooting back in December of 2012, the nation was swept with overwhelming grief. The issue is that many citizens strongly believe in the Second Amendment, so the government has to make laws

which balances out the safety of the people and the belief in the Second Amendment. Prakash Balakrishnan, one of the many people who were shocked by the recent shooting, suggests, “Make background checks mandatory, so guns won’t fall into the wrong hands.

Also, ban access to military style gun for ordinary people, which can cause a lot of damage in a short amount of time.” President Obama says in his address, “Senators -- senators of both parties are working together on tough new

laws to prevent anyone from buying

guns for resale to criminals. Police chiefs are asking our help to get weap-ons of war and massive ammunition magazines off our streets, because

these police chiefs, they're tired of see-ing their guys and gals being outgunned. Each of these pro-posals deserves a vote in Con-gress.” However, eighth grader, Amna Tahir obliges, “guns don't kill

people, people kill people.” America is also at the threat of the spread of nuclear weapons. “Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only further iso-late them, as we stand by our allies,“ The President’s solution is to, “strengthen our own mis-

sile defense, and lead the world in taking firm action in response

to these threats.” The United States is asking Russia to reduce the nuclear arsenal and to help prevent these dan-gerous weapons from falling in the wrong hands. As a strong country, it is

possible to have a positive influence on other countries from using these weap-ons. Cyberattacks are another issue that needs to be addressed. There is po-tential for hackers from

foreign countries to “sabotage our power grid, our financial insti-tutions, our air traffic control systems”. Presi-dent Obama recently signed a new order to protect the national secu-

rity. President Obama advises, “We cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy.” While gun control, nuclear weapons

and cyber attacks are all matters of na-

tional security and extremely impor-tant, another issue facing our current administration is the looming budget. President Obama said, “Congress

passed a law saying that if both par-ties couldn't agree on a plan to reach our deficit goal, about a trillion dol-lars' worth of budget cuts would automatically go into effect this year.” The problem is that the cuts could possibly affect military per-

formance and the funds for scientific research. Furthermore, education reform is another important topic being dis-cussed. The President proposes to work with the states and help make high-quality education to every child in America. The government has al-

ready made college more affordable for students, but the costs are still high. Shruthi Kandalai, an eighth grader at Heritage Middle School, “Instead of paying fees for textbooks, they could lend out Kindles or other e-readers

with our textbooks and we could download them, instead of carrying

five pound books up and down the stairs between

periods. Anyways if we lose the textbook it’s like $50 to $150, so why not put it into e-

readers where you can’t lose the text-

books. Or, they could maybe just have them as online,” Also, Adun Obisesan says, “Adding a study hall would be very helpful,

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The American Flag

Courtesy of imageenvision.com

New term, new changes

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

By Audrey Cowen The Renaissance program is a na-tionwide program to help encourage students to increase academic per-

formance. Those who meet the re-quirements receive coupons, free or dis-counted admission to dances and ath-letic events, and

even are allowed to skip an exam! At Heritage, stu-dents with a 3.5-3.99 GPA, no un-excused absences and no disciplinary referrals receive a blue card. A gold card is awarded to students who meet

the same criteria, except with a 4.0 GPA. These cards provide many benefits

for the students who earn them. Stu-dents who hold either card receive a front of the line pass on Fridays (and on Wednesdays for those with

gold cards) and a home-work pass (two for gold card holders)

each grad-ing period, along with

dis-counts

and coupons when available. Michael Daubenmier, the 8th grade guidance counselor, hopes

that the Renaissance cards encour-age students to “try a little bit harder,” because they “reward the

and I’d also like there to be online and physical textbooks for every class.” The President says, “Tonight, I ask Congress to change the

Higher Education Act, so that affordability and value are included in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal aid. And tomorrow, my Administration will release a new "College Scorecard" that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria: where you can get the most bang for your educational buck.” A good education is the foundation of a strong de-

mocracy. Kaitlynne Chapman, a student at the same middle school, says, “I personally think that having a 30 minute study hall would help a lot.” Another eighth grader, Lily He claims, “The school board should try to improve their communication with the teach-ers and parents” Many families wait anxiously at home while American

troops fight in Afghanistan. The President plans to bring back all troops by 2014. Different extremist groups, such as Al Qaeda, are beginning to grow in the Middle East. Amer-ica’s plan is to help developing countries, like Somalia and Libya, to have their own security. “I will continue to engage Congress to ensure not only that

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Renaissance program rewards students’ academic achievement

our targeting, detention and prosecution of terrorists re-mains consistent with our laws and system of checks and balances, but that our efforts are even more transparent to

the American people and to the world.” In addition, America’s borders in the south are becoming more protected as the number illegal immigrants decrease. “Real reform means establishing a responsible pathway to earned citizenship – a path that includes passing a back-ground check, paying taxes and a meaningful penalty, learning English, and going to the back of the line behind the folks trying to come here legally.” The President is

also attempting to cut the waiting period and to make im-migration more efficient. President Obama is also trying to lower energy costs and to encourage research for technology to help fuels burn cleaner. “So tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and

trucks off oil for good. I'm also issuing a new goal for America: Let's cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years.” The President is getting ready to take on another term and to fulfill the needs of the American citizens. “Our govern-ment shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.”

kids who are doing well.” Darby also has a Renaissance pro-gram, though it is slightly different. The gold cards are called white cards,

and to be eligible for a blue card, the GPA requirement is lowered to 3.25-3.99. As students transition to high school, the rewards get bigger, and students get better incentives, accord-ing to Mr. Daubenmier.

Some of the advantages gained by cardholders include discounts or free admission to dances, admission to home athletic events, and parking privileges. They also are allowed to exempt one exam (two for those who receive white cards). For more information on benefits of

the Renaissance programs, visit Darby’s Renaissance site or Heri-tage’s Renaissance website.

Information compiled from HMS guidance office.

http://hdb.hilliardschools.org/news/renaissance-information/attachment/renaissance-information-form-3

http://hms.hilliardschools.org/students/renaissance-program

http://hms.hilliardschools.org/students/renaissance-program

P A G E 4

The four plug-ins offered at

the ILC are

Young Professionals-

“Authentic learning

opportunities”- Through the

opportunities

of career

mentorship,

Academy

INC, and

Academy

EDU, students gain real-

world experience in a

desired field of occupation.

College Jump Start-

“Experience higher education”-A two year

commitment that allows

students to

earn 33-34

college

credits. Some

of the courses

offered

include English,

Psychology, Health and

Statistics.

Imagination-

“Creatively explore

learning”- Allows students

to take classes involving

creating and editing music

(Academy

Vibe) or

learning the

language and

culture of

another

country (Going Global).

Personal Success-

“Experience school in a

personalized way” -Helps

students who want learning

personalized for them. They

can chose to learn online, be

in small groups, or get one-

on-one

instruction

from

teachers.

New Innovative Learning Center coming to HCSD

Are you plugged in? By Randi Saito and Aud-rey Cowen

Next fall, Hilliard

City Schools will begin offering a chance for stu-

dents to excel in today’s

modern world. This build-

ing will offer students ex-tended experiences out-

side of the traditional

classroom setting. The

Innovative

Learning

Center (ILC) will

be available

to Hilliard

students K-12 to pro-

vide learn-

ing experi-

ences unique to Hilliard City

Schools. Many people may

wonder why the ILC is necessary, as Hilliard is

already an education

leader in Ohio. However, due to the rapidly chang-

ing business world we

live in, as well as other

districts providing new opportunities to their stu-

dents, Hilliard students

need to have more advan-

tages to be able to com-pete for higher level jobs.

The Innovative Learning

Center provides these nec-

essary experiences to put Hilliard students at the top

of the game.

To take advantage of the ILC, students can

“plug in” to one of four

different networks, in-

cluding Personal Success, Young Professionals,

College Jump Start, and

Imagination. Several of the plug-ins at the ILC will

allow students to earn

college credits through dual enrollment. The

credits

will be

avail-able

through

Colum-

bus State

Com-

munity

College at a

highly reduced rate. The ILC offers

many different non-

traditional choices for

students. For example, a

recording studio will be available for use by stu-

dents after school, as well

as those enrolled in a new

course, Rock Band. A coffee shop, run by high

school business students,

will be available for oth-

ers to purchase coffee and pastries. Near the coffee

shop, booths will be open

with a flat screen TV for students to plug laptops

into. Brent Wise, Di-

rector of Innovation and

Extended Learning, says that “fishtank” rooms will be

available for use via reserva-

tion. The rooms include a 60”

TV where students could plug in a laptop to work on a

group activity collabora-

tively. Another room, with a

bookshelf full of textbooks, will give students the chance

to study and do homework,

even if they forget their mate-rials at schools.

According to Holly

Fissel, District Extensions

Counselor, tutoring will be available, ranging from high

schoolers or teachers helping

younger students to a virtual

tutor from somewhere like Ohio State University.

Fissel says that the

best thing students can get

out of the ILC “is the oppor-tunity to enrich and grow in

the learning as well as have

hands-on experiences in ca-reer fields.”

Students will be

bused to the ILC, as there are

enough busses throughout the day to form a “bus loop,” ac-

cording to Fissel. The ILC is located at

5323 Cemetery Road, at the former central office.

For more informa-

tion, visit the ILC website or

the High School Program of Studies (section E).

T H E P A W P R I N T

After winter break, new ILC

posters were hung up around

the school. Picture courtesy of

Randi Saito

*Unless otherwise

noted, all pictures cour-

tesy of the Hilliard City

Schools ILC webpage

Instant picture messaging tricks teens of today


By Eni Nini and Katie Imwalle

An instant picture phe-

nomenon is surging through the

teen world today. This popular

app, Snapchat, allows you to send

a picture for a set number of sec-

onds. After your time runs out,

the picture has disappeared... or

so you think.

Snapchat is a new way to

share special moments with your

friends. It was created by a Stan-

ford student, Evan Spiegel, and

his recently graduated business

partner in 2011. Snap a quick sel-

fie, and

tap to

add a

caption

or

draw-

ing,

and

you’re

set to

send.

The

benefit

of Snapchat is that it is only

viewable by the receiver for a

number of sec-

onds, which is

set by the sender,

but the creators

of Snapchat do

not guarantee

that this content

will be deleted.

Accord-

ing to the Snap-

chat website, the

receiver has the

ability to screen-

shot the photo if

he or she is fast

enough, and

what they do with that screen-

shot is out of your hands. What

you thought could never be

viewed again is now per-

manently on someone

else’s phone, unless the

contact makes the decision

to delete it themselves.

The promise of photos

with no evidence can eas-

ily lure teens into more risky

behavior than what is normal.

The last thing a teenager would

want to do is to make a silly

mistake that ends up as

a compromising photo

or an embarrassing text

that spreads over social

networks, and could

potentially have long-

term consequences.

Hilliard Heritage tech-

nology teacher Jennifer

Feeney says “If the app

is used appropriately it

is fine, but the photos

can still be captured. It

gives a false sense of

security.”

When young people are

constantly being warned not to

post inappropriate things online,

Snapchat offers a degree of free-

dom by letting users share im-

ages without

much fear of

reprisal.

Snapchat

users may

think there will be no conse-

quences, but their mistakes may

come back to haunt them.

next issue.

If you wish to submit a

comic, please turn it in to Mrs.

Garnett by April 19.

Do you enjoy drawing? Do

you have a good sense of humor? If

so, today is your lucky day!

The Paw Print is looking for a

comic artist to

produce a

comic to be

featured in the

Please make entries

school appropriate. All com-

ics submitted by the dead-

line will be considered and

reviewed by

the students

editors.

Attention all artists!

Courtesy of the Snapchat

website.

Courtesy of the Snap-

chat website, the ghost

Chillah is the mascot for

the icon.

Snapchat is accessi-

ble on iPhone and An-

droid, information

compiled from Google.

P A G E 6

Scholarships more abundant than ever By Mariah Midgley

Are you particularly good

with duct tape? Do you make an

amazing apple pie? These things -

and so much more- can get you

free money for college!

There are plenty of schol-

arships available in the Hilliard

City School system, as well as at

a national level. A scholarship is

an amount of money that is used

to pay for college, and they are,

other than the occasional applica-

tion fee, absolutely free! Some of

these scholarships are: Hilliard

Optimist, Hollyfest Scholarship,

and National Merit.

Hilliard Optimist is an

organization that holds activities

for students in the Hilliard City

School system. If a

student is in their sen-

ior year, and has been

in a Hilliard Optimist

activity, then they can

apply for this scholar-

ship. Applications can

be picked up in the

guidance office of

Darby, Davidson, and

Bradley. Two winners

from each school get $20,000 of

scholarship money.

Hollyfest is an organiza-

tion that randomly gives $8,000

to a graduate of each Hilliard City

high school, yearly. Hollyfest also

gives $2,000 to a student from

each high school based on aca-

demic excellence, financial need,

and the involvement in extracur-

riculars. Also, $2,000 is given to a

student attending Tolles, each

year. Hollyfest is funded by a

yearly dinner auction that is open

to everyone.

You can find out more

about these scholarships at http://

www.com/scholarships, http://

www.hilliardchamber.org/

scholarship.asp, and http://

nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php.

In 11th grade, students can

either take the Preliminary Scho-

lastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) or the

National Merit Scholarship Quali-

fying Test (NMSQT),

to qualify for the na-

tional merit scholar-

ship. After this test is

taken, the scores are

given to scholarship

organizations nation-

wide, so students are

automatically open to

other scholarships

from different univer-

sities! About 16,000

of the test-takers are semi-finalists

for the national merit scholarship.

The semi-finalists enter applica-

tions, and 15,000 get to be final-

ists. The finalists write essays and

are chosen by their high aca-

demics and extracurricular ac-

tivities. 8,300 finalists win a

scholarship.

Scholarship organiza-

tions don’t just look for good

grades. They also look at extra-

curriculars, community service,

and a student’s character. I in-

terviewed Tom Woodford, Hil-

liard’s college and career ad-

ministrator, to find out more.

So what are scholarships look-

ing for?

“Scholarships look at

your high school transcript,”

says Woodford, “any high

school classes. Students should

have good character, no disci-

plinary issues, good grades, vol-

unteering, and leadership. There

are scholarships for living in

Franklin County, like Battelle;

the Joyce scholarship is for stu-

dents who go to Ohio State Uni-

versity or Notre Dame.”

There are many ways to

look for scholarships. “$60,000

goes to each high school for

scholarships; you can look in

your school’s guidance office.

Colleges themselves give out

scholarships after you enroll.

There are also websites like

FastWeb.com and Scholar-

ships.com.”


Wacky Scholarships! For some interesting, strange, and funny scholarships, go

to pages 8 and 9

A sample of a scholarship

certificate. Thank-you

www.bedfordrec.com

Spring sports: more than just for competition


By Eni Nini Looking for a way to make

friends and have a fun time? Joining

a spring sports team is the perfect

way to interact with others while also being active. There is a wide variety of

sports Heri-

tage offers to students in the

spring, 7th and

8th grade boys’ baseball,

boys’ and

girls’ lacrosse,

7th and 8th grade girls’

softball, boys’

tennis, boys’

volleyball and track and field.

The first day

of spring

sports tryouts are on Mon-

day, March

4th, and con-tinued on

Tuesday,

March 5. 7th

and 8th grade boys’ baseball teams are coached by Brett Maniaci and

Brandon Longwell. Boys’ and girls’

lacrosse teams are coached by Zac

Colvin and Tenise Hawk. 7th and 8th grade girls’ softball teams are

coached by Billy Martin and Brian

Hart. Boys’ tennis teams are

coached by Jane Mabry. Track and field is coached by Laura Miller,

Karen Lipp, and Matt Byerly. Boys’

volleyball teams are coached by Stephanie Dietrich. All sports are

led by disciplined and energetic

coaches ready to help you perform

your best. Sports are a great way to

make friends and to meet more

people. New and inexperienced

athletes are allowed and wel-comed on all teams. Track and

field athletes, both 7th and 8th

grade girls and boys, are forced to practice together. While re-

maining serious and attentive to

your coaches, you can also make

new friends. Another benefit of spring sports is the exercise and

activity. It is a fun and great way

to get in shape. Track and field does not require students to tryout. If an

athlete turns in his or her forms

on time and shows up for prac-tices, they automatically make

the team. For all other spring

sports on the other hand, tryouts

are required. Eighth grader and baseball

player Tai Bloch says, “Baseball

is a fun way to make new friends

while also sharpening your skills in the sport. It also increases your

social status and builds dedication

on some-

thing other than school.

You have

the stress of losing

which im-

pacts the

whole school.” He contin-

ues to play

baseball, one of the

many spring

sports of-

fered at Heritage,

this year

because it builds char-

acter from

all the pres-

sure put on the athletes and the teamwork required to win the

game. Eighth grader and track

and field runner Katie Imwalle says, “It was a really fun time. I

met some of my best friends dur-

ing track and field. Even though

some of the workouts made you want to quit, it was worth it.” She

encourages younger students to

play spring sports because there is nothing to lose, but everything to

gain.

Pictured above is the Hilliard Heritage Baseball team, one of the many spring

sports offered at Heritage. Photo was compiled from one of the players.

P A G E 8

Wacky Scholarships!

Tall Clubs International If a woman is under 21, 5’10”,

about to enter college in the following

fall, and can

find a Tall

Club Interna-

tional mem-

ber to sup-

port them;

they can ap-

ply for a

scholarship!

A man can

also apply if

he meets the

same requirements, but is 6’2”.

Do you have naturally red hair?

There are a number of scholarships for

this, some of which can be found at http://

www.scholarship-programs.net/red-hair/


Is your last name Zolp? You can get your tuition

fully paid at Loyola University! However, you

can’t just change your last name...

Left: A giraffe sporting

glasses and a diploma.

Courtesy of etsy.com

Below: The name “Zolp”

over the Loyola University

seal.

Credit to stickyegg.com.

Do you have asthma? Students with

asthma can apply in one of

the divisions of the AAFA

in their

area for

a $500

Above: An asthma in-

haler.

Thank-you com-

mons.wikimedia.org

Below: A troll doll with

red hair in graduation

garb. From ioffer.com


Frederick and Mary F.

Buckley Scholarship People who are

left handed can apply for

this scholarship! How-

ever, you actually have to

have good academics and

extracurriculars.

Connecticut Guild Of Pup-

petry If students are talented with

puppets, they can apply for a schol-

arship. Details can be found at fast-

web.com.

Duck Brand Duct

Tape

Students can win

a $6,000 scholarship for

making the best pair of

boy-girl prom outfits...

out of duct tape that is.

The Culinary Institute of Amer-

ica

Every year, there’s an apple pie

baking contest, and the winner gets a

whopping $25,000 in scholarships!

A person writing with their left hand.

Found at bonesandheart.woodpress.com/

A clip art apple pie.

Thanks to webclipart.com

A boy and girl in duct

tape prom outfits.

From prestonhollowpeo-

ple.com

A picture of Disney’s Pinocchio.

Courtesy of dailyfilmdose.com

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Many benefits brought about by high school courses at Heritage

What’s new in 2013 By: Katie Imwalle

A meteorite exploding in

Russia, the Pope re-

signing, new and up-

coming singers, and

new movies such as

Warm Bodies, Safe

Haven and Beautiful

Creatures. These

events and highlights

are just a sneak peek

into 2013 and all that

the public has to look

forward to.

On February

15, 2013, a 10,000 ton

meteor that was 17 feet across

shot across the sky and exploded

in the air over Russia. The explo-

sion damaged more than 4,500

buildings and injured about 1,000

people, mostly by shards of glass

and smaller parts of the meteor.

This meteor is the largest to strike

earth since the Tunguska blast in

Siberia in 1908.

Only a few days later,

Pope Benedict XVI resigned.

The pope, who is turning 86 in

April states, "that my

strengths, due to an ad-

vanced age, are no

longer suited to an ade-

quate exercise of the

Petrine ministry." So

how will they elect a

new Pope? All the Cardi-

nals will gather in

the Sistine Chapel.

They will write

down the name of

who they feel

should be Pope

and then the ballots will

be burned. If a winner is

selected, the smoke will

burn white. If no winner

is selected, the smoke

will burn black. They re-

peat until a winner is

chosen. On March 13,

2013, a winner was se-

lected in the afternoon. Pope

Francis I is the new Pope.

Been to the movies

lately? If so, you might have

seen Warm Bodies, Safe Ha-

ven, Beautiful Creatures, or

other great movies. Eighth

grader Eni Nini says, “This

year I saw Skyfall, and I really

enjoyed it. It was really sus-

penseful and I really like

James Bond.” Upcoming

movies include

Monsters Uni-

versity, the se-

quel to Monsters

Inc., Catching

Fire, second in

the Hunger

Games series by

Suzanne Collins,

and Iron Man 3.

“I’m really ex-

cited for Catch-

ing Fire to come

out,” Nini says,

“I liked the book

and Hunger Games was a

really good movie.”

classes for eighth graders of-

fered at Heritage Middle School

(HMS) include Honors Science

9 and Geometry. Electives for

students include Spanish,

French, and German 1, as well

as Advanced Art, Personal De-

cisions, Advanced Symphonic

Band, Advanced Choir 8, Ad-

vanced Concert Orchestra, and

Advanced Physical Education.

Students have the opportunity

to earn up to eight high school

credits during their time in

middle school.

Other high school core

classes for eighth graders of-

fered at Heritage Middle

School (HMS) include Honors

Science 9 and Geometry.

Electives for students include

Spanish, French, and German

By Emma Adams

How does a student finish

his or her freshman year in eighth

grade and graduate early? With

classes like Algebra 1, Creating

America, Honors English 9, and

Spanish 1, Hilliard students can po-

tentially earn credit they would not

normally earn until high school.

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1, as well as Advanced Art, Per-

sonal Decisions, Advanced

Symphonic

Band, Ad-

vanced Choir

8, Advanced

Concert Or-

chestra, and

Advanced

Physical Edu-

cation. Stu-

dents have the

opportunity to

earn up to eight

high school

credits during

their time in

middle school.

Algebra

1 is the only

high school

class seventh

graders can take, and there are

requirements to be eligible to

take it. According to the Middle

School Program of Studies, to

take Algebra 1 in seventh grade,

a student must have success-

fully completed Pre-Algebra as

a sixth grader or scored a 245

on the winter Measure of Aca-

demic Progress (MAP) math

test. They have many more op-

tions as eighth graders, includ-

ing some new middle school

courses being added for the

2013-2014 school years.

One of these new

courses is Chinese 1, which is

scheduled with Honors English

9 and taken at the Innovative

Learning Center (ILC). Infor-

mation and Communication

Technology (ICT 21), a re-

quired course for graduation

that is normally taken during

freshman year, is also going to

be offered to next year’s eighth

graders.

Other non-high

school credit

courses that

will be new to

Hilliard City

Schools next

year are His-

tory of Rock

and Roll, Hail

to the Chief (a

course about

the President

and Washing-

ton, D.C.), and a

pre-engineering

class called

Magic of Elec-

trons.

According to

Durham Public Schools in

North Carolina, there are many

advantages to taking high

school classes in middle

school. Students

may have more

time to take Ad-

vanced Place-

ment (AP)

classes in high

school. Some AP

courses in Hil-

liard include Bi-

ology, Physics,

Calculus, US

History, Psychol-

ogy, Statistics,

and English. Stu-

dents may also

be able to take

dual enrollment college

classes. They will earn credits

towards high school graduation

and may even graduate early, if

they have enough credits.

When taking multiple ad-

vanced classes, students may think

that they may have more homework

and not enough time for sports or

extracurricular activities. Or, with

all the activities he or she may be

taking part in, a student may decide

to skip or forget to do his or her

homework.

“I play a lot of sports, I’m

playing four in the spring;” says

eighth grader Lauren Iosue.

“Sometimes I have to do home-

work, and sometimes I have to go to

sports practice.” Lauren currently

takes five high school classes: Ge-

ometry, Honors Science 9, Creating

America, Spanish 1, and Honors

English 9.

Despite all the advantages to

taking these courses, is there more

pressure and competition in ad-

vanced high school courses?

“I don’t really think so.”

says Christian Hill, another eighth

grader at HMS.

“Being advanced is

the level that I’m at.

Why should there

be pressure in an

advanced class if

there isn’t in a regu-

lar class?” Christian

currently takes

Honors English 9,

Creating America,

Algebra 1, and

Spanish 1.

“If you try your

best, then it’ll help

you;” Lauren ad-

vises students on how to succeed in

high school classes. “I study, do my

best, listen in class, and then I do

well.”

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ages. Students can graduate

early if they obtain enough

credits to graduate by their jun-

ior year.

Image courtesy of Hilliard Home

Access Center. A sampling of which

high school courses can be taken in

middle school.

P A G E 1 2

Post now, regret later By: Caity Robertson

You’re at a party, in

the spur of the moment, you

take a risky photo that is crazy

and inappropriate. You like that

photo, and in one click, you

share the photo with

everyone

on Face-

book. But

is that

photo really

just on your

personal

page? Its

on the

internet for

the whole

world to

see. That

photo, no matter how many

times you pressed delete, will

follow you your whole life. This picture could be seen by

your future employer 10 years

from now. This above scenario

might be fiction, but in many

teens lives it is a very true real-

ity.

Roy Walker, Director of the

Human Resource Department in

Hilliard City Schools District

says, “Before hiring anyone for

a position, the department per-

forms in-depth, research on the

potential employee. This proc-

ess includes looking at Face-

book pages, Linked-In pages

and simply Googling their

name.” Social networking

sites like Facebook, Twitter,

Youtube and Linked-In are not

private information, no matter

how long ago you posted some-

thing.

Walker says, “If your

page is not private or secure

then it is fair game for anyone

to look at.” It may not even take

10 years for something you post

to haunt you.

One local business,

which wants to remain anony-

mous, recently reprimanded an

employee for posting a personal

opinion on Facebook.

This opin-

ion was

about his

place of

employ-

ment.

When ini-

tially post-

ing his

thoughts,

he be-

lieved that

only his

friends would view the post, but a

co-worker reported the incident to

their boss within an hour of the posting. A lot of young people

today don’t realize how vulner-

able they are on

information

they post on

social media.

“Many

children nowa-

days think that

the websites are

secure” says

Walker, “But

they are not.

The statuses and

pictures they

post now, will

always follow them.”

Marc, from the Human

Resources Department at the Co-

lumbus Library, gave some help-

ful advice to teens about what

they should do now, to help them

later, “Teens need to think about

the picture or status that they are

posting and if it is appropriate for

others to see, because some pri-

vate information should stay with

just close friends and family. Also,

no student should ever share about

politics and religion on social net-

working sites because later in life

someone could read it and not agree

with your beliefs. And lastly, when a teen is at the time to be getting a job

or going to college they should make

a new email for just business related

information, so if any future employ-

ers happen to look at your email all

they see is business appropriate

things. And that will make you more

accountable.”Many people ask, “Is

this a violation of your rights?”

Walker says, “It is a violation, only

if you have to ask for their personal

password before looking.”

Currently, in the state of Ohio, it is

legal for future employers to obtain

your password to look at your infor-

mation of these social networking

sites. However, right now a con-gressman in the state of Ohio named,

Eric Kerney and a New York Con-

gressman,

Elliot

Engel, are

in the

process of

getting a

bill

passed to

make this

illegal all

over the

country.

It is al-

ready

illegal in 6 states in

the United States.

Someone might only be a teenager

now, but everything can and will

follow a person through life-no mat-

ter how old. So next time you second

guess yourself about what you're

posting, don't post it for the whole

world to see.


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No more texts, no more wrecks!


By: Trynn Fanfulik Texting and driving has

caused over 35,000 deaths all over the world, and is causing the injury

and deaths of teens daily. Many won-

der how this epidemic can be

stopped.

Do teens think of the consequences of texting and driving? We always

hear about the deaths of teens or

teens getting injured in an accident,

and when they're asked what hap-

pened they actually admit to texting and driving, but we’re still texting

and driving today. Why? When I asked my mother,

Sherri Fanfulik, this question she

says, “Teens still do it all around the

world because they don’t think it

could be them that gets into an acci-dent.”

Texting while driving causes

1,600,000 deaths per year, 330,000

injuries per year, 25% of car crashes are due

to texting and driving,

and approximately 11

teens die everyday due to texting and driving.

Eighth grade

HMS student, Arishah Khan believes that “the

age limit shouldn’t be

raised because sixteen

is a good age for driv-ing limits, they should

have enough responsi-

bility.” Do they? If

they do and are given

that much responsibility why would

they throw it all away to answer just

one text message? Arishah Khan’s opinion on

texting and driving is that “Nobody

of any age should do it because it’s dangerous, no matter what the age

is!” What are some of the ef-

fects of texting and driving? Tex-ting and driving can

cause accidents, tickets,

losing your license,

missing turns, injuries for themselves and

other people, and possi-

bly could lead to death. If the world strongly

advises against texting

and driving, and we all

know what the risks are, why do we still do

it? Arishah says, “Teens still

text and drive because they think they can handle all the risks and

pressure that come with it.” In 2011, at least 23% of

collisions involved

cell phones

being the cause. The

average text

takes the

driver's eyes off the

road for

nearly 5

seconds, when driv-

ing at 55

mph, that’s

enough time to

travel the length of a football field!

In Ohio, the law states that teens are not allowed to use any elec-

tronic device while driving to talk,

text, or email. The first violation

will result in a $150 fine and sixty days of a suspended li-

cense. If caught a second time

it’s a $300 fine and your license

suspended for one whole year! Is answer-

ing that one

text, call, or

email really worth all of

that?

A texting driver is twenty-three times

more likely

to crash then a non-

texting driver would. So how

could we prevent people from texting and driving? Don’t be

tempted! Turn off your cell

phone when you're in the car, if

you have a text or call that you need to answer pull off the road

and answer it safely. If you think

you’ll be tempted put your cell

phone in a place where you can’t reach it.

Take control of your cell

phone, don’t let it control you.

You are the only one who de-cides if you send a text, read a

text, or answer the phone while

driving. Do the right thing, ei-ther pull over and answer it

safely or wait until you reach

your destination to answer it.

It’s not worth losing everything for that one message. That one

message can destroy everything

in a matter of seconds; nobody

realizes that until that’s them in that accident.

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P A G E 1 4

Picture courtesy of the

Hilliard City schools

program of studies. Ser-

vice Learning is one of

three new capstone ex-

periences available for

high school students.

State test preps to slam students

Should volunteering be a requirement for graduation?

By: Randi Saito Four credits of lan-

guage arts, three

credits of mathemat-

ics, science, and so-cial studies, half a

credit of health and

physical education,

but not one require-ment to help out in

the community.

The Hilliard City School District does

not require seniors to

complete community

service in order to graduate. Recently,

the school district

was ranked number one

out of 832 other schools for value added. It is

evident that the students

are excelling in the

state, but now we need to get students involved

in making the world a

better place. For high school stu-

dents, the new senior

capstone “Service

Learning” will be avail-able and it provides a

great way for students to

be involved. With a pre-

requisite of 30 hours of service and the comple-

tion of a few more

courses, students will be

able to participate in many different volunteer-

ing opportunities. How-

ever, the particular cap-stone is not a require-

ment, but an option.

According to University

of Nevada area extension specialist Molly Latham,

“Youth who volunteer

just one hour or more a

week are 50% less likely to abuse alcohol, ciga-

rettes, become pregnant,

or engage other destruc-

tive behavior.” In December of last

year, the National Insti-

tute on Drug Abuse re-ported that 6.5% of 8th

graders used marijuana in

the past month with num-

bers rising. Community service requirements for

students in Hilliard would

ensure that they participate

in the community as well as avoid participating in cor-

rupt activities.

Audrey Cowen, an 8th

grade student at Hilliard Heritage Middle school,

thinks that students should

be required to perform community service in order

to graduate. “It gives stu-

dents perspective and en-

courages them to give back for what they have gotten.”

The benefits of

community service are

clear, and Hilliard students have been able to gain so

much from the schools and

community. Isn’t it time

that they start giving back? Visiting the nursing home,

donating items to the food

pantry, volunteering to help feed the poor. There are so

many ways to help, how

will you?

roughly the amount of

time in minutes of their

age. For example, a 6th

grader would have an

attention span of 12

minutes. But how

By Nathan Halbisen

According to The

Teaching Center at the

Washington University, a

person’s attention span is

would you feel about

kids trying to stay fo-

cused for up to a full

day on a single test?

The Partner-

ship for Assessment of



Readiness for College and Ca-

reers (PARCC) is currently

made up of 22 states, including

Ohio. These twenty-two states

are currently in work of creat-

ing a common set of K-12 as-

sessments in English and math

geared towards college prepar-

edness. The twenty-two states

working together

to create this test

is completely

separate from the

government, or

state-funded.

These assessments

are currently being

designed to be

tougher than the

Measures of Aca-

demic Progress

(MAP) and the

Ohio Achievement

Assessment

(OAA).

The PARCC

test itself is made up of two

sections, both on a computer, in

which it includes a multiple

choice section that is similar to

the MAP test, and a short an-

swer response based off of the

OAA. Even though this test is

not being required by the fed-

eral government, the goal, as

stated earlier, is to prepare stu-

dents for college and ready

them for tough decisions in life.

While it cannot be stated accu-

rately at this point in the test’s

creation, it is currently being

considered a better way to meas-

ure a child’s success across the

nation by the same standards. In

other-words, Ohio students will

not be tested harder than students

in Virginia, for example.

However, there are some

students opposed to this change.

When asked about

PARCC, one student, who wished

to remain anonymous, said, “I

don’t ever want to take these

tests. My brain would be fried and

there is no way I can focus for

that long.”

While the tests are de-

signed to be tougher, there is no

need to panic.

“The tests may seem hec-

tic and chaotic, but as with any

new implement of any kind, there

will always be a struggle to adjust

to the new format,” said Michael

Daubenmier, the 8th grade guid-

ance counselor at the Heritage

Middle School, when asked about

it. “Although it may take two to

three years before the assessments

start producing accurate results

that test administrators can use,

there is no need to cram in all

those study hours to prepare for

these tests.”

Students today

can prepare for

this change by

going out and

taking the

sample tests

included on

the PARCC

webpage or by

spending more

time studying

while still bal-

ancing home-

work with ac-

tivities.

The PARCC

assessment will

not affect students until the 2014-

2015 school year, around the time

when the current 8th graders be-

come sophomores and the 7th

graders at Heritage become fresh-

man.

For more information on

or about the PARCC assessment,

students and adults can go to the

PARCC homepage, visit the Ohio

Department of Education’s home

site (ODE), or ask your guidance

counselor for any other informa-

tion you may need.

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Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland By Aidan Hatcher

As the ever so curious Al-

ice, from the classic Alice in

Wonderland, ventures in Wonder-

land, she meets some crazy, funny

and even threatening characters

along the way. On Friday and Sat-

urday, March 1st and 2nd, Hil-

liard Heritage Middle School rec-

reated the classical tale of Alice in

Wonderland. They did wonderful

on their performance, so a thumbs

up to them! On Wednesday, February

27, 2013, the cast and crew got a

loud applause from their friends

and peers of Heritage Middle

School. Wednesday was the day

they performed the musical Alice

in Wonderland. Rachel Fox

played the curious, spirited,

minded Alice who -of course- fol-

lowed the white rabbit

(Christian Hill) down a

hole. When she ate the

cookie that made her big,

Hailey Scott took her

place; and when Alice

drunk from a mysterious

bottle that shrunk her,

Lauren Busch played the

part. The musical opens

with Alice and her big

sister Mathilda reading

about history. Alice is

easily distracted. When

she looks around her,

she sees what everybody is doing.

While reading, Mathilda doesn’t

notice that Alice has fallen asleep

and Alice starts dreaming of what

it would be like if the flowers

could talk

and sing

the ani-

mals wore

watches

and waist-

coats. A

man in a

suit

(Christian Hill) ran around saying

he was late and while Alice was

dreaming, he turned into the

White Rabbit and a servant to the

Queen of Hearts (Kathryn

McCarty). The White Rabbit

dropped in from time to time al-

ways saying he was late. Alice

trailed behind him wondering

where he’s going. The mysterious

three Cheshire Cats Baylee Jo

Walling (#1), Sarah Muntzing

(#2), Summer Gasaway (#3) nar-

rated the story of Alice

and advised her to go the

queen’s way instead of

her own. While on her

way she met; Tweedle

Dum (Ben Jones),

Tweedle Dee (Justin

Knueppel), Rose (Sarah

Krumpe), Lily (Lauren

Taylor), Petunia (Ashley

Sankey), Daisy (Lauren

Rodgers), Violet

(Michaela O'Brien), Cat-

erpillar (Marisol Alli-

son), Dodo Bird (Sean Hollowell),

Mad Hatter (Rachel Schoeff) and

the March Hare (Caydn Wright).

They all joined in song as Alice

woke up and realized it was just a T H E P A W P R I N T

Characters Alice-Rachel Fox

Small Alice– Lauren Busch

Tall Alice– Hailey Scott

Mathlida– Lauren DeWees

Cheshire Cat(s)- Baylee Jo Walling

(#1), Sarah Muntzing (#2), Summer

Gasaway (#3)

White Rabbit– Christian Hill

Tweedle Dum– Ben Jones

Tweedle Dee– Justin Knueppel

Queen of Hearts– Kathryn McCarty

King of Hearts– Matthew Connell

Rose– Sarah Krumpe

Lily– Lauren Taylor

Petunia– Ashley Sankey

Daisy– Lauren Rodgers

Violet– Michaeala O’ Brien

Caterpillar– Marisol Allison

Dodo Bird– Sean Hollowell

Mad Hatter– Rachel Schoeff

March Hare– Caydn Wright

Door Knob– Aurie Turner

Chorus– Georgia Bretz, Autumn

Daniels, Chrustina DiGioia, Cara

Crowley, Jenna Lake, Aileen Matos,

Tarissa Mitchell, Shannon See,

Kaylee Travis

Crew Production Assitant– Allison Rhoads

Asst. Stage Manager– Karoline Bet-

teridge

Lights Crew Chief– Catie Jordan

Light Crew– Samantha Conners,

Aaron Haugh

Sound Crew Chief– Nic Vincenty

Sound Crew– Kelsey Palagano, Whit-

ney Cope

Backstage Crew– Tori Pfaff, Kala

Mills, Arisha Khan, Will Patton,

Aaron Haugh

Publicity Crew– Nate Reiner, Safaa

Nabi, Sabaa Nabi, McKenzie

McClain, Alana George, Gabby

Prickett, Tanga Major, and Nate Ad-

kins

All the characters from

Alice in Wonderland.

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ventures in Wonder-

land

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dream and there was nothing

to be afraid of. Alice in Wonderland

was originally written in 1865

by English author Reverend

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

and Lewis Carroll. He origi-

nally named it Alice's Adven-

tures in Wonderland. The

story originated from Rever-

end Charles telling the story

to three little girls on a boat

ride and he was asked to write

it down. the story also has

some character symbol-

ism. In The Annotated Alice,

Martin Gardner provides back-

ground information for the charac-

ters. The members of the boating

party that first heard Carroll's tale

show up in Chapter 3 ("A Caucus-

Race and a Long Tale"). Alice Lid-

dell herself is there, while Carroll is

caricatured as the Dodo (because

Dodgson stuttered when he spoke,

he sometimes pronounced his last

name as Dodo-Dodgson). There are

also some chapters and quotes that

didn’t make the disney movie or

our musical. ike the white rabbit

serves the duchess instead of the

queen, that mad hatter asked why is

a raven like a writing desk and a

mouse talks about William the

Conquer. John Tenniel illustrated

the first copies of the book Al-

ice’s Adventures in Wonder-

land. The sequel to Alice Adven-

tures in Wonderland is “Through

the Looking Glass.” The book

was published November 26,

1865. Over all the musical was

excellent. The fabulous crew and

staff put so much effort into creat-

ing the best musical Heritage has

ever seen. They succeeded at the

job.

Q: So what was the experience like?

A: It felt the same. I’m used to get characters with

fun personalities.

Q: Why did try out for the play?

A: Mrs. Mendenhall said no regrets and I have no

regrets. and I don’t really have the opportunity to

perform in front of my peers. I missed a dance

competition but that’s okay because I have other

chances.

Q: Did you get the part you wanted?

A: Yes. I knew that the caterpillar was going to be

fun. I either wanted to be the queen of hearts, the

mad hatter or the caterpillar.

Q: How did you memorize your lines?

A: It was like naturally reading to me, it get’s

stuck in my head. I memorized everybody’s lines.

Q: How often do you practice?

A: Probably 5 times a week on regular days When

it was near the dress rehearsal, I practiced 7 to 10

times.

Q: Was it all worth it in the end?

A: Yes-it was all worth it.

Marisol Allison played the Caterpillar

Q:What was it like being in the play?

A: I’m used to it because it felt natural like i was

talking to the audience. And I do competitive

dance so yeah, [it] felt natural.

Q: Did you take the play serious or did you goof

off a bit?

A: definitely serious. I’m personally not but in

cases of characters I am like on stage.

Q: Did you enjoy being in the play?

A: I loved it. I’m glad I got to be on stage and

the chance to perform. I have no regrets.

Q: is this the first play you’ve ever been in/

A: It’s my first musical. I’ve been in 6 plays.

Q: Have you ever done a play like this/

A: I have never done anything like this. I have

mostly done serious plays.

Q: why do you prefer serious?

A: When I’m play a serious part it gets me more

in character like I feel like I’m two different peo-

ple and the caterpillar is just simply me

Q & A with Marisol Allison

P A G E 1 8

School uniforms: good or bad? By: Arishah Khan

How would you feel if

you woke up in the morning

and found out that you had to

wear a school uniform until

you graduated from

high school? Statis-

tics show that 23% of

private and public

schools have school uniforms in the U.S.

Some parents

and students hate the idea of

wearing a school uniform or

having their

child not able to

express the way

the dress. One

issue with

school uniforms

is the cost for

schools and stu-

dents. The cost

of school uni-forms for girls

are $156.00 and

the cost for boys

are $140.00 on

average in the

U.S.

Nick Fin-

negan, who has

a daughter in

preschool that

wears a school

uniform, said, “Schools might

be most affected if a child couldn't afford a uniform”.

Another issue is that

school uniforms waste a lot of

class time. Some teachers say

that they spend too much time

on uniform policies. Beth Masters, who also has a son

who wears a school uniform,

says,

“One good

thing about

school uni-

forms is that everyone is

wearing that

same thing

so the kids

won’t worry

about hav-

ing certain

things that

other kids

have, and

bad thing is

that kids

can’t ex-

press them-selves.”

Masters also

said that if

she had to wear a school uni-

form, she wouldn’t like it. At

her work they don’t have to

wear uniforms.

School uniforms

cause lots of issues. For ex-

ample, many parents and stu-

dents tend to argue over the issue of school uniforms.

School uniforms don't

always help a child

have a better educa-

tion, and it doesn't

stop gang violence all

the time says Orange

City Schools after a

new report was done. Finne-

gan said that his child, Mad-

die, “likes the school uni-

forms, but she gets bored in

them”.

School uniforms should stay in private

schools; not public schools.

Masters said that

“Parents should get

the choice of making the de-

cision of letting their child

wear school uniforms, so

they know what their kids

are wearing at school, be-

cause some kids change their

outfits at school once they

get there.”

People may think uni-

forms are good, but are they really? Do uniforms help

kids have a better career and

better education? What do

you think?


The cost of school uniforms for girls

are $156.00 and the cost for boys are

$140.00 on average in the U.S.

Image from Google Images

Plans for spring break freedom


By Nikki Guess

When spring break rolls

around each year, it is often seen by

teachers and students as spring

freedom. For many, it might in-

clude travel plans, but for others,

staying local is just as appealing.

There are a variety of things

happening from March 22-March

31, 2013. For sports, the Cleveland

Indians and Cincinnati Reds are

back on the field, the Blue Jackets

are finally back on the ice, and

March Madness will start soon!

Any one of these would be an ex-

citing and thrilling event for a fan

to go to with their friends and fam-

ily.

If interested in the arts, the

Ohio and Palace Theatres have

shows scheduled, and the Colum-

bus Museum of

Art has multiple

activities going on

during this time.

When

asked about why

someone might go

to the Museum,

one student an-

swered, "There are

many exhibits to

explore and learn

things from, with-

out ever getting

bored." Also, there are plenty of

restaurants around these areas for

extra fun.

If science is the interest,

COSI has many activities going

on

(such as Engineering Challenge

Science Day, Nanoscience Day,

and Family Friday Night).

There is also a place in Cleve-

land, Ohio that some have men-

tioned called the Great Lakes

Science

Center.

One person

said, "It

was a great

place to

learn about

nature, his-

tory, and

how things

work. But

overall, it

was fun

just to

spend time with the family

there."

Not intrigued by any of

these events? Here are some

general places and things that

they might find fun

are: Nationwide

Arena has a Kid

Rock concert, the

Columbus Zoo has

a new baby pen-

guin, along with

Easter activities,

the Butterflies and

Blooms are back at

the Franklin Park

Conservatory, the

Ohio Expo Center

has the annual

Aladdin Temple Shrine Cir-

cus, and Cabela's has just

opened a big new store at Po-

laris if you are into the out-

doors.

Hopefully, as your

temporary spring freedom

grows closer, some of these

activities will serve as a rea-

son to get out of the house,

spend time with friends and

family, lose the worries and

cares, and just have fun.

Opening of new Cabela’s site located

at Polaris Mall.

Picture from Google Images

Picture of a Blue Jackets game

from BlueJacketXtra Fan Site –

Columbus Blue Jacket Community

For calendar of spring

break events, look on

back of this issue

Detailed Information for Spring Break

NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball 1st and 2nd rounds at St. John Arena 3/23 & 3/25 or 3/24 & 3/26

NCAA Men's Basketball 2nd & 3rd rounds at the University of Dayton

Blue Jackets Home games: 3/22 (Flames) & 3/31 (Ducks)

Cleveland Indians Home games: 3/22, 3/24, 3/26, 3/30 (vs. Reds)

Cincinnati Reds Home games: 3/23, 3/25, 3/27, 3/28

Ohio Theatre Columbus Symphony Orchestra - Rite of Spring 3/22, 23, & 24

Palace Theatre Broadway Musical Green Day's American Idiot 3/22- 3/24

Columbus Museum of Art go to www.columbusmuseum.org and check their calendar of events

Columbus Zoo Eggs, Paws and Claws featuring Bugs Bunny 3/29 & 3/30

Nationwide Arena Kid Rock Concert 3/23

The Ohio Expo Center Aladdin Temple Shrine Circus 3/21- 3/24

Cleveland, Ohio - I-X indoor amusement park 20 acres jam-packed with rides, games, food, and attractions. Live entertainment daily, themed week-

ends, celebrity appearances

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