mittee of teachers, ad-

ministrators, and

coaches. That commit-

tee of coaches and ad-

ministrators will

choose the winner.

But to win this

award, it’s not all

about writing papers or

interviews. Along with

playing sports, students

who apply also need to

have a good personal-

ity and care for other

people.

Heritages ath-

letic director Billy

Martin puts it, “They

are usually more con-

cerned about others

than themselves.” And

Hilliard Heritage’s

Brian Hart adds,

“They’re proven lead-

ers at all times, and

great students too.”

By Katie Imwalle

Do you

enjoy playing

sports for Heri-

tage? Do you

have a team

player attitude,

and work well

with others?

You could

qualify for the

Archie Griffin

award. This

award is for

8th grade stu-

dents who have

participated in

4 (5 for boys)

or more sea-

sons of sports.

Archie

Griffin is a for-

mer American

football running back.

Griffin played seven sea-

sons in the NFL with the

Cincinnati Bengals. He

is college football's only

two-time Heisman Tro-

phy winner. So having

an award named after

him is pretty honorable.

In order to apply,

first, students need to

have participated in 4 or

more seasons of sports if

they’re a girl, 5 for boys.

But that’s not all. They

need to write a letter

about why they think

they deserve the Archie

Griffin award. Also, stu-

dents applying will be

interviewed by a com-

Archie Griffin award: Could it be you?

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

2013 Artists 2

Holocaust Re-

membrance

4

Athletic Safety 5

Walt Disney’s

Anniversary

6

Dive into

Splash

8

King’s Island

Trip

8

North Korean

Threat

9

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

S C H O O L S

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Spring Fashions 10

Hairstyles 11

Spring Sports 12

Healthy Food

Choices

12

Duct Tape

Trends

13

Formal 14

Graffiti 15

OAA Jam Ses-

sions

16

Tips for Finals 17

Mr. Trombitas 18

2013’s chart-toppers, upcoming albums, new artists

By Emma Adams

According to Bill-

board.com, 2012 brought songs

like Call Me Maybe, We Are

Young, and What Makes You

Beautiful into the music world.

They topped the American Top

40 and Billboard charts. In

2013, artists like Taylor Swift,

One Direction, and Rihanna are

as popular as ever, but new art-

ists are making hits as well.

In 2012, many break-

through artists came to Amer-

ica’s music industry. Carly Rae

Jepsen released her

viral single Call Me

Maybe early in the

year, and released

Kiss, her first full-

length album, in

September. Despite

Call Me Maybe’s

popularity on the

Internet,. It only

spent two weeks at

#1 on the American

Top 40 (the weeks of

June 30 and July 7).

The English-

Irish boy band One

Direction came to

America early in

2012. Their debut

album, Up All Night, was re-

leased in America in March

2012, and instantly went to

number one on the Billboard

200 chart. It sold 176,000 cop-

ies in the first week, and accord-

ing to Modest Management, it

sold 700,000 copies in the first

three weeks.Their first single

What Makes You Beautiful is

one of the best-selling singles of

all time, selling over 5 million

copies. The quintet released

their second studio album, Take

Me Home, in November 2012.

The British singer and

rapper Cher Lloyd made her

debut in America with her sin-

gle Want U Back in May 2012.

It peaked at number 12 on the

Billboard Hot 100. Lloyd re-

leased her studio album Sticks

& Stones in America in October

2012, which reached #9 on the

Billboard 200. Her newest sin-

gle, With Ur Love, was released

on February 5, 2013.

Some extremely popular

songs are the result of viral

Internet crazes. Carly Rae Jep-

sen’s Call Me Maybe was made

into a viral video that included

many music stars like Justin

Bieber and the boys of the

American boy band Big

Time Rush, as well as Jep-

sen herself. The music

video for Korean rapper

Psy’s Gangnam Style hit

over one billion views on

YouTube, making it the

most-viewed YouTube

video in history. Accord-

ing to AT40.com, the

newest Internet craze is

the Harlem Shake, a dance

that goes with Baauer’s

song of the same name

(that is currently at #40 on

the American Top

40).

Many art-

ists have only been

getting more popu-

lar and successful.

Country and pop

singer Taylor Swift

released her fourth

album, Red, in Oc-

tober. One of her

most successful

singles was I Knew

You Were Trouble,

which hit #1 on the

Billboard Hot 100,

and was #1 on the

American Top 40

for six weeks in a

row.

New singles have

come out recently, includ-

ing Taylor Swift’s 22

(which is at #34 on the

Billboard Hot 100). Rock-

alternative band Imagine

Dragons has a new single,

Radioactive. Ed Sheeran

released Lego House on

T H E P A W P R I N T

British singer and rapper Cher Lloyd released her

fourth single, With Ur Love, in February. It is cur-

rently #37 on the American Top 40 chart. Image

courtesy of Billboard.com.

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February 11, and has only

peaked at #95 on the Billboard

Hot 100. Bruno Mars’ second

single off his album Unortho-

dox Jukebox, When I Was Your

Man, hit #1 on the Billboard

Hot 100 for the week of April

20. According to Billboard,

Demi Lovato is making a come-

back with her single Heart At-

tack, and British singer Olly

Murs has a new single, Trouble-

maker.

“Some is good, some is

bad [the mainstream radio],”

says Kaitlynne Chapman, an

eighth grader at Heritage Mid-

dle School. “The good ones are

the songs with true meaning

behind the lyrics and the bad

ones are the ones that don’t

have that much meaning behind

them.”

One song in particular

that has

been at-

tracting

much at-

tention

lately is

Thrift

Shop, a

rap song

by Mack-

lemore

and Ryan

Lewis. It

spent two

weeks at

#1

on

the American Top 40 (it is cur-

rently at #3), and is currently #2

on the Billboard Hot 100. Other

very popular songs include I

Knew You Were Trouble by

Taylor Swift,

Daylight by

Maroon 5,

Suit & Tie by

Justin Tim-

berlake, The

A Team by Ed

Sheeran, and

It’s Time by

Imagine

Dragons.

The year of

2013 has

brought many

breakthrough

artists

into the

world of

music.

Among

those art-

ists are

Emeli

Sande, Macklemore & Ryan

Lewis, Ed Sheeran, and Imagine

Dragons. New albums are com-

ing from One Direction (late

2013), Cher Lloyd (sometime in

2013), Ed Sheeran (early 2014),

and Justin Bieber (late 2013).

What else is in store for

2013? New albums from suc-

cessful artists are coming! Ac-

cording to HitFix Music, Lady

Gaga is releasing her first album

in two years, ARTPOP (release

date TBA, possibly spring). Pop

princess Katy Perry, rapper

Eminem, and former Disney star

Miley Cyrus all have albums

coming out this year. So, what’s

going to happen this year in the

music world?

“I think it will be good

to see some more talent take

their chance at the spotlight as

well as many more songs from

already famous singers and

bands.” Chapman says.

Kiss You, the sixth single from English-Irish boy band

One Direction, is currently at #78 on the Billboard Hot

100. It sold over 200,000 copies within a week of its re-

lease. Image taken from MTV.com.

American country-pop singer Taylor Swift’s

fourth album, Red, sold 1.2 million copies in its

first week, making it Swift’s second album to sell

over a million copies in a week. The album in-

cludes the new single 22. Image courtesy of

Swift’s official website.

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Citizens Remember Holocaust By Janaki Nair

The survivors from concentration camps

made sure that they would spread their hor-

rific stories through many generations. Sadly,

some people in today’s society don’t believe

that a tragedy like this ever happened. In or-

der to remember the people who suffered

during that time period, The United States

Holocaust Museum organizes A Week of Re-

membrance.

In 2013, the Remembrance Week was

from April 7th to April 14th. According to

the Museum, “Days of Remembrance are

observed by state and local governments,

military bases, workplaces, schools,

churches, synagogues, and civic centers.”

Adunoluwa Obisesan, a student at

Heritage Middle School, believes that know-

ing about the Holocaust is important. She

says, “I think it is im-

portant to learn about

the Holocaust because

so many people are

unaware, and by learn-

ing about it we can

further prevent any-

thing like that from

ever happening again.”

Since 1982, the

Museum has organ-

ized and led the na-

tional Days of Re-

membrance ceremony

in the U.S. Capitol Ro-

tunda, with Holocaust

survivors, liberators,

members of Congress,

White House officials,

the diplomatic corps,

and community leaders in attendance. Many peo-

ple in the United States celebrate the week by

holding ceremonies. One idea is to hold a

“remembrance table” with books that inform peo-

T H E P A W P R I N T

ple about the Holocaust. It is also common for an eye-

witness or a survivor of the Holocaust would come

and speak to an

audience. Some-

times communities

come together and

plant a memorial

tree or have a

name-reading cere-

mony.

Obisesan says, “I

think we can

maybe focus more

of our classes on

the topic during

that week. We can

do many Holo-

caust-based pro-

jects in many of

our classes.”

Most people go to the Holocaust Museum. In

the United States, some of these museums include, the

United States Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.,

the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,

Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, New England

Holocaust Museum, Holocaust Museum Houston, and

the Holocaust Memorial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

They provide many artifacts and information for peo-

ple to learn about. Other museums outside America

are located in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Israel, and Berlin.

Adunoluwa concludes, “It impacts us today in

the fact that the world is still prone to genocide or

other war crimes. There is still lots of terrorism in

many countries and the threat of war. With our current

technology and resources, it would be much worse

than the Holocaust.”

Only through these events can citizens remem-

ber the Holocaust and pass down what they know to

many generations to come. That is why Holocaust Re-

membrance Week is commemorated all over the

world. When every person remembers the horrific

tragedy of the Holocaust, it brings the world one step

closer to preventing genocide in the future.

Picture: The 1996 Holocaust Remem-

brance Project: Shows the children pris-

oners begging for food. Source:

www.ushmm.org

Picture: The entrance to

the Auschwitz Birkenau

Camp in Poland

How to prevent your career from ending

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

By Caity Roberson

A hard day of running,

cycling, lifting now you're com-

ing home with an achy and sore

body after a long day of work-

ing out. Sport injuries are very

common to anyone, especially

teens. There are many ways to

prevent getting injured in any

sport.

Proper food and fitness

is important for a healthy life.

All sports have chances to get

injuries. One of the most impor-

tant things people can do before

playing or doing any sport is

stretching. Be sure to stretch

your back legs before and after

doing a sport. Mrs. Miller,

Cross Country and Track coach

at Heritage Middle School, said

that “Stretching is important to

not get injuries

like shin

splints and

pulled leg

muscles,

which are

common inju-

ries in any run-

ning sport.”

When

running a lot,

one thing to

keep in mind is

to build up

your running

gradually.

Starting all at

once can hurt more later than it

could hurt now. Running 10

miles one day and 20 the next is

not good for a healthy lifestyle,

if people haven’t ran that much

before. Injuries can come from

running

too much

at first

go. Build

up over a

couple of

weeks

and take

days off

in be-

tween, so

working out too much isn’t an

issue.

One of the things people

should keep in mind when doing

any sport is RICE (as seen on

firstaid.webmd.com). RICE

stands for Rest, ice, compres-

sion and elevation. All of these

are important in

recovering

from injuries

because taking

the slightest

injuries seri-

ously could

help from not

getting sick or

worse in the

long run.

In wrestling

one little cut

could get in-

fected very fast

and could have

someone out

for a season or longer. The

longer people wait to take care

of an injury the worse it could

and will get So it’s very impor-

tant that people get injuries

checked out quickly.

A very im-

portant

thing to re-

member

when trying

to prevent

sport inju-

ries is

knowing

limits and

how far

people can go and push them-

selves. Rest is very important at

all times. Getting tired could

make people sick and hurt, be-

fore getting to the main part of

the fun of sports.

Something that is very

important for preventing injuries

is wearing the right shoes.

Miller says that many injuries

could come from not wearing

the right shoes and you should

change your shoes about every

400 miles, so they don’t get too

worn out. Your shoes are your

support and you want to make

sure that they are in the best

condition at all times.

Next time, when doing

any sport like baseball, softball,

basketball, gymnastics, skiing,

cheerleading or any other sport,

think about the proper precau-

tions needed to take, to keep

yourself safe.

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Courtesy of

www.beltwaywrestling.wrestlingser

vers.com

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Disney -- 90 Years of Entertainment By Nikki Guess

On October 16, 1923, the

Walt Disney Company was born.

Needless to say, at that time no

one knew this company would

have a place in every child’s

heart, and become a part of their

fondest memories.

Walt and Roy Disney

started the Walt Disney Company

with family in mind. They created

movies, cartoons, television

shows, and many other things for

families to enjoy. Much of what

they did to make their products

better and more entertaining made

history. In 1932, they made the

first full color cartoon, Flowers

and Trees, which won the first

Academy Award for Animated

Short Subjects. On July 19, 1950,

Disney released their first live

action feature, Treasure Island.

The Emmy Award-

winning Disneyland television

show aired on

October 27,

1954, starring

Walt Disney.

On July 17,

1955, Disney-

land, the first

Disney park,

opened, and

the Mickey

Mouse Club

debuted on

television later that same year.

The Enchanted Tiki Room opened

at Disneyland on June 23, 1963,

using the first audio-animatronics.

Since those early years,

the Walt Disney Company has

T H E P A W P R I N T

branched out into many other areas.

Just to name a few:

An international theme park,

Tokyo Disneyland in Japan;

Disney Channel, with 18 hours

of programming a day;

The first Disney Broadway

show, Beauty and the Beast;

25 percent of the California An-

gels baseball team;

ABC;

Disney.com;

Radio Disney, a live 24-hour

music-intensive radio network;

A professional-caliber sports

complex at Walt Disney World Re-

sort, later renamed ESPN Wide

World of Sports;

The Lion King on Broadway;

Disney Wonder cruise ship;

Fox Family Channel, now

known as ABC Family; and

Baby Einstein Disney.

The Walt Disney Company,

as it now exists with all its subsidi-

aries and affiliates, is a successful,

diversified, international family en-

tertainment and media company

with five business segments:

media networks, parks and re-

sorts, studio entertainment, con-

sumer products and interactive

media. Their long-term strategy

is to “ensure that we continue to

find new ways to capture the

imagination of millions with

entertainment experiences that

exceed expectations and be-

come cherished memories.”

With their media brands – Dis-

ney, ESPN, ABC, Pixar, Mar-

vel, and now Lucasfilm – they

have the opportunity to create

“high-quality content and un-

paralleled experiences.”

On March 10, 2009, The

Official Disney Fan Club

“D23”, Disney’s first-ever

“official” club in its 90-year

history, was established. The

“D” stands for Disney, and “23″

represents 1923, the year Walt

Disney

founded

what ulti-

mately

became

The Walt

Disney

Com-

pany.

When

asking a

Heritage

student about her favorite Dis-

ney memories, she said

“watching my first Disney

movie, Snow White. It got me

hooked on all their movies.

Even now, when a new one

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ney and Mickey Mouse: A Cultural Transformation

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comes out, I want to see it”. As

the D23 website points out, “one

of the most important parts of

[Disney’s] fantas-

tic legacy are the

Disney fans, per-

haps the most

loyal, passionate,

and enthusiastic in

the world.”

Now the

90th anniversary

of the Walt Disney

Company is

quickly approach-

ing, and Mickey

Mouse celebrates

his own anniver-

sary on November

18, as he officially turns 85 with

the anniversary of Steamboat Wil-

lie. To commemorate these anni-

versaries, the D23 team will travel

coast to coast on a 10-city tour

with never-before-seen artifacts

from the Walt Dis-

ney Archives

called D23’s Dis-

ney Fanniversary

Celebration. Span-

ning from 1923 to

2003, this presenta-

tion includes rarely

seen videos and

photos, and expla-

nations of their ori-

gins. To pay honor

Disney’s 90th An-

niversary, The

Walt Disney Com-

pany Japan will

put on the first-ever D23 Expo

Japan, which features Treasures

of the Walt Disney Archives, a

special exhibit containing nine

decades of treasures from the

vast Archives’ collection.

Walt Disney, “the vi-

sionary whose pioneering

spirit and inimitable creativity

made the impossible possible,

turning dreams into reality and

building the foundation of The

Walt Disney Company of to-

day”, died at age 66. Would he

ever have been able to image

that the small company he

started in 1923 would evolve

into the enormous entertain-

ment giant it is today, with

everything from Broadway

shows, radio and television

networks, and cruise ships, to

Disney parks all over the

world!

Quote from Walt Disney,

courtesy of Ideas Inspiring

Innovation

Created by Randi Saito

P A G E 8

Take a dive into Splash By Eni Nini

A new TV series pre-

miered on ABC this spring about

contestants taking a dive into a

swimming pool below. The

judges are Olympic divers and the

contestants are celebrities.

The new ABC TV series

Splash premiered on March 19,

2013. The show is about contest-

ants taking a daring dive into a

swimming pool to get scored on

by the judges. The show is shot

on a large set, darkly lit except for

the spotlights, every surface has a

slight purple tinge including the

Olympic pool and diving plat-

forms. The opening sequence is

an array of able bodied divers

leaping from impossible heights,

spinning like centrifuges before

they enter the water with no

splash. The show’s format is fa-

miliar. The celebrity in question

walks out onto the board, there is

an interview with one of the hosts

to fully document their thoughts,

then they walk toward the end of

the board and dive.

Steve Foley and David

Boudia are

judges while

Greg Louganis

mentors the

competitors.

Current con-

testants are Ke-

shia Knight

Pulliam, an

actress

from the Cosby Show, Chuy

Bravo, sidekick of Chelsea Han-

dler, Ndamukong Suh, NFL de-

fensive lineman of the Detroit Li-

ons, Kendra Wilkinson, reality

TV star, Katherine Webb, Miss

Alabama 2012, Louie Anderson,

TV host and comedian, Kareem

Abdul-Jabbar, NBA champion,

Drake Bell, actor/singer-

songwriter, Rory Bushfield, ex-

treme skier, Brandi

Chastain, FIFA

Women’s World Cup

Champion, and Nicole

Eggert, actress on Bay-

watch.

Nearly 9 million

people tune in to

watch Splash. The

only way to under-

stand why is to watch it.

The logo for the show Splash. Image

courtesy of Google Images

Heritage music program heads to Kings Island

By Nathan Halbeisen

Flips. Rollovers. Immel-

mans followed by

Camelbacks. Shoot-

ing straight up into

the air 100+ feet

from the ground, and

rocketing back to

Earth. Friends riding

in the same car. All

this excitement can

be found on the Hil-

liard Heritage Kings

Island Trip.

The Hilliard

Heritage Middle School Band, Or-

chestra, and Choir trip for Kings

Island during the 2013 school year

will take place on Saturday,

May 11th. During the trip, students

can go out

in the park

and enjoy

rides with

their

friends

from

around

9:00 am to

10:30 pm.

In order

for a stu-

dent in

one of these music classes to go, a

form must be filled out and $72.00

turned in by April 12th. Although

the due date is past, students

can still turn in forms.

As said by Kyle Turner,

“I didn’t go on the trip last year,

but I heard that it will be fun. I

can’t wait!”

Students and parents are

encouraged to go, as 10-15

chaperone slots are still open.

For new parents to volunteer

that have not done so before, a

HCSD volunteer badge is re-

quired. These can be obtained at

the Human Resources building

every Tuesday or Thursday

from 9-11am and 1-3pm or by a

phone appointment (921-7124).

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Chaperone ticket prices are the

same as students, though: $72.00.

Transportation will be

provided for the students that are

planning on going. A charter bus

will leave at 8:15 am from Heri-

tage. So get a lot of sleep for the

morning.

More information regard-

ing the Kings Island trip can be

found by talking to Mr.

Burke, Mrs. Given, and Mrs.

Hodgson. Forms can be found

in the band room adjacent to

the band/choir hallway.

testing of Military weapons and

military parades, on the 15th of

April. Kim Il Sung was the

grandfather of the current

leader, Kim Jung Un. Kim Il

Sung was also the leader that

started the Korean war. He also

started North Korea’s current

government. The leaders in

North Korea are looked up to as

gods by North Korean residents

and some North Korea sympa-

thizers all over the world.

Allison Hunter, a stu-

dent at Hilliard Darby High

School, is like many students in

the US who don’t really know a

lot about what is going on in

North Korea. Allison says that

she knows North Korea has

given threats and warnings to

the US but she doesn’t really

know what will come of it. Alli-

son said that “I know the

country's very strict on what

comes in and out of North

Korea and that the people in

North Korea think of their rul-

ers as a king or god.” But Al-

lison did not know a lot about

the threats that North Korea

has been making with the nu-

clear weapons. This could en-

danger people in the future,

not knowing what threats are

happening in their country.

With threats like these,

there could be a question of

history repeating itself. There

have been reports that North

Korea has been putting young

children into their armies at a

very young age. These groups,

by some people are looked at

just like Hitler’s youth groups.

North Korean armies have

been known to have more

than 1,00,000 people in it.

At this point, no one

really knows what's going to

happen in North Korea, but

being informed could be a big

step to preventing Military

confrontation and could point

countries towards peace.

By Caity Robertson

Living in the United

States of America, many citi-

zens have heard of the threats

and rumors regarding North Ko-

rea. Kids are the next generation

in the US. Some of them will be

the future leaders. Being aware

of what’s going on could be the

first step.

Currently in North Ko-

rea there are nuclear weapons

that were put up after a parade.

The weapons have been put into

shooting position then taken

down a couple times. There

have been many threats by

North Korea about launching

missiles and nuclear weapons

on the US, South Korea and

possibly Japan. But no action

has been taken yet. The US is

on high alert with all eyes on

what North Korea is going to do

next.

Right now North Korea

has made no move or action on

doing anything. On April 15th,

it was Kim Il Sung's birthday.

Many people believed that on

that day, the North Korean gov-

ernment would take Military

action, like they have been

know to do in the past, with

North Korea: A threat to whom?

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Dos and don’ts of spring fashion By Eni Nini

New spring fashion

trends come out faster than a

blink of an eye in today’s

world. Need help keeping

up? Look to the latest article

of 2013 spring fashion to

keep track of what’s hot and

what’s not.

According to E!, ruf-

fles, bright colors, and

graphic leggings are just

some of the newly trending

styles coming out for spring.

It’s time to trade winter's

moody hues for a fresh, new

palette. For the last few

years, that's meant pastels.

Well, not this spring. This

year’s signature colors are

more edgy and vibrant than

before- a perfect way to make

a lasting style statement.

There is no easier way to

leave a lasting impression

than by incorporating bold

hues, like a radiant red or a

vivid violet.

A more feminine look

incorporates the moderate use

of ruffles in a top or skirt. Ele-

gant ruffles can be popped up

on everything from hemlines

to sleeves in the spring. Al-

though, be careful when using

ruffles in an ensemble, too

much will not flatter one’s

silhouette.

Graphic leggings are

becoming very popular. When

rocking such a wild print, it's

best to limit the rest of the en-

semble to one or two solid

colors. If worn correctly,

they can be a great addi-

tion to your spring fash-

ion.

Cross body bags are

also becoming trendy for

women. This season's bag

can be bright yet func-

tional. The long, cross

body strap makes for easy

carrying, and the medium-

sized purse means there's

plenty of room for essen-

tials, but still forces one to

stay organized.

Eighth grader and

fashion follower Kiera

Toliver says, “I follow

fashion trends because

looking good raises my self

-esteem. I wear what’s in be-

cause I can rock ’em and I

dress to impress.”

There are many differ-

ent ways to make an impres-

sion during spring. If you’re

looking for more tips visit

websites like, Elle.com and

Seventeen.com. They offer

photos, outfits ideas, and the

top trending styles for 2013.

Find great fashion advice so

you can look your best this

spring.

T H E P A W P R I N T

Courtesy of www.plushswimwear.com, these are the most

popular colors for spring.

Hairstyles: Are They In?

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By Marissa Pannett

Nowadays everyone is doing their hair in dif-

ferent styles. Updos, big curls, braids and more. But

what hair-styles are

most popu-

lar? What

hairstyles would best

fit your kind

of hair? Ac-cording to

biggone.com,

some of the top ten trend-

ing hairstyles

include char-

acteristics such as

unique

braids, messy buns, wavy hair and more. The website says that the top trending hairstyle is

the “Twist on your hair”. The website describes this hairstyle

as, “If you are fond of a hippie look then you

can use three to six twists between your

hairs. This particular hairstyle is very trendy

and in the fashion. It is suitable for almost all occasions. You can create twists on the top

of your head followed by a braid, ponytail or

simply keep your hair open to flaunt your

trendy hairdo. This makes you look classy and also is sure to attract compliments.”

So what style best fits different

lengths of hair? Al-lure’s Website says

that some of the

best hairstyles for

medium length hair include, making

your hair wavy,

adding some bangs,

layers, and more. Eighth

grader Abbey Hei-

der from Heritage

Middle School says that she has ob-

served that most

girls at the school wear their hair

down and straight.

While she wears

her hair down and straight quite often,

she says that her

favorite way to do

her hair is to wear it down and curl

it with a wand. Abbey says, “My

favorite way to style other peo-

ple’s hair is to

curl it with my wand. I think it

looks good on

medium and long

length hair!” Theses hairstyles

are all fashion-

able and do-able

for short, me-dium, or long

length hair!

Abbey curled her friend Ryan’s hair with a wand. Photo Taken by: Abbey Heider

Photo Credits to: usmagazine.com Reese Witherspoon adding some bangs to her medium length hair.

Photo credits to: biggone.com Bella Thorne with the

“Twist on your hair”

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Spring sports at The Heritage By Katie Imwalle

Do you need anything to do this spring?

Though it’s too

late to join

spring sports,

you can always

head out to sup-

port your Heri-

tage athletes.

There

are a variety of sports for

students to see. You can

meet up with friends to

watch the sports and cheer

the Heritage panthers to

victory. Spring sports in-

clude: softball, baseball,

boys tennis, girls and boys

lacrosse, track and field, and boys volleyball.

The season has already started, but there

are

still

more

games

to go

to.

To

find

out when more game times are, the schedule is on

the Hilliard City Schools website.

So, if you have free time this spring,

come out to support your Heritage Panthers.

Hang out with friends and cheer on the sports

teams.

Track and field meets start at 5:00. The dates are April 24th, May 1st, and 8th.

7th grade softball games are on April 30th, May 1st, 6th, 7th and 9th.

7th grade baseball games are on April 30th, May 1st, 6th, 7th and 9th.

8th grade softball games are on April 29th, May 1st, 6th, 7th and 9th.

8th grade baseball games are on April 29th, May 1st, 6th, 7th and 9th.

T H E P A W P R I N T

and “sugary or fried foods” tend to

do better and their bodies are

healthier and more in

shape to compete.

Additionally,

according to the

United States Anti-

Doping Agency

(USADA), foods

high in fats should

be very limited on

competition days

because they “delay

the emptying time of

the stomach and take

longer to digest.”

Instead of fatty

foods, fill up with carbohydrates

three to four hours before an event

to replenish essen-

tial glycogen stores

which help provide

energy when com-

peting.

Ms. Miller says

that the worst thing

for a competing

athlete to do is not

eat. You become

more fatigued and

will be “too weak

to compete.”

The USADA says

that it is “Important that

By Randi Saito

You can see the finish

line, but you feel yourself slowing

down. Suddenly you feel like you

can’t move another inch. Your

legs begin to ache, your stomach

hurts. Why? Was it the three

pieces of pizza before the race, or

all the soda you drank during

lunch?

For athletes, the most im-

portant thing to be aware of be-

fore a competition is what you

eat. According to Ms. Laura

Miller, Heritage Middle school

cross country and Boys track

coach, students who “cut out pop”

Eating to pass the finish line

Courtesy of

hms.hilliardschools.org

Depositphotos.com

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athletes eat after competing to

make sure that they will have

enough energy in the muscles

for the next race or competi-

tion.”

One of the most important

things to remember when pre-

paring for any sporting event, is

to fuel throughout the day. If

there is one hour or less between

your events, then fill up on liq-

uid carbohydrates such as juice

or eat fruits like pears, oranges,

bananas, and watermelon. It is

important to remember that with

a limited amount of time that

athletes need to “limit the quan-

tity of food eaten,” says the

USADA.

The next time you are get-

ting ready to compete, remember

that your food choices affect your

performance. As you get ready to

sprint the final distance, don’t

start slowing down because you

made bad food choices, speedup

because you made good choices.

he says that he wore a duct tape

roll to school, but the principal

said he wasn’t allowed. Drone

started a rebellion by getting a

large amount of people (about

200) to wear duct tape on all

sorts of things. Drone started

making wallets and has now

come to make and sells a vari-

ety of duct tape items on his

website, as well as quality duct

tape.

Why do people like duct

tape, of all things?

Audrey Cowen, an

eighth grade student at Hilliard

By Mariah Midgley

Duct tape was originally

invented for military use by

Richard Drew in World War II

when there was a

need for strong,

water-proof tape.

Today, duct tape

has been taking

teenagers across

America by storm.

Why has this trend

become so popu-

lar?

Shortly af-

ter duct tape was

invented, people

realized that duct

tape was also use-

ful for a quick

housing repair. Ac-

cording to

www.houselogic.com, duct tape

can be used to make a roof shin-

gle, fix a slow toilet, tie off

open wires, and patch holes in

vacuum hoses.

The use of duct tape has

become more recreational over

the years. Keith drone seemed

to start the duct tape trend about

10-15 years ago. On his web-

site, www.ducttapefashion.com,

Heritage Middle School, says, “You

can make a lot of things out of it.

There are so many opportunities!”

All around Heritage, stu-

dents cover binders, make bracelets,

construct bows, and create pencil

pouches. Cowen is known for mak-

ing an elaborate dress.

The New York Times says

that duct tape has a nice, leather-

like texture while being vegan at

the same time. There is also the

“wow factor” of items being 100%

duct tape.

There is a large variety of

designs and color palette. One of

the most popular duct tape brands,

Duck Brand, features duct tapes

such as glow-in-the-dark, bacon and

mustache design, the new college

logo design, about 20 different col-

ors, and even sheets of duct tape.

Anyone can use duct tape.

It’s rather easy to use, except for its

sticking properties.

“I throw out a lot of stuck

duct tape,” Cowen states.

It’s official. Duct tape can

be used for anything. Perhaps stu-

dents should channel their creative

side and see what they can create.

Duct tape: what else does anyone need?

A wreath made of duct tape roses. Thank you

to poppiesatplay.blogspot.com

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Cute, clever, and creative approaches By Audrey Cowen

In high school, every-

one wants a date to homecom-

ing or prom. For eighth grad-

ers, it’s all about the semi-

formal.

While it is not re-

quired, many students want to

go to the semi-formal, often

referred to as formal, with a

date. Some people go beyond

just asking a simple “will you

go to formal with me?”

Last school year, one

student was asked to the for-

mal- in front of the whole stu-

dent body, at the spring sports

assembly. Nothing quite as

dramatic has happened this

year, but there have still been

creative approaches.

Amna Tahir, an eighth

grade student at Heritage, said

she would want to be asked in

front of a group of people. “It

would be sweet,” she said.

Kaitlynne Chapman,

another eighth grader, said she

wouldn’t want to be asked out

in front of a lot of people. It

would make her very nervous

and “it would be more special

if you’re alone.”

Shruthi Kandalai, an-

other eighth grade student,

says that however someone

asks you, it should be special.

“I want something that’ll

make an impression and

something I can remember,”

Kandalai said.

T H E P A W P R I N T

Tai Bloch baked brownies for Eni Nini, with

“Formal?” written with ic-

ing. One brownie offered

“yes” and the other read “no.” She ate the one that said yes.

Daniel Bibler wrote on a

softball “Will you go to

formal with me?” and

gave it to Randi Saito,

who plays softball. She

wrote back on a baseball “

yes (:” and threw it to him

while he was in practice.

Keegan Ferrall’s approach took a lot of planning. During the eighth

grade lunch, the scrolling an-

nouncements asked “Jessica Taylor

Cox, will you go to formal with me?” He walked up to Jessica with

a bouquet of flowers.

Courtesy of flickr.com

Left: The softball given to

Saito by Bibler

Photo by Randi Saito

The brownies Bloch gave to

Nini.

Photo by Tai Bloch

Graffiti in the Library

P A G E 1 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

By Aidan Hatcher This year at Heritage

Middle School, a new tradition

was started: a graffiti artist. So far

we have had graffiti artists creat-

ing new and unique designs. The

graffiti artist at Heritage started

when Chris Garcia’s name was

pulled out of the box. He had the

honor of being the first graffiti

artist. Since then, many people

have entered their names for a

drawing but only one is chosen.

Ms. Joy Miller is in

charge of the graffiti artists. She

says that the graffiti program

started because she “wanted to

showcase the talents of artistic

students. That was the only way

I could think of.” The possible

graffiti artists’ names are placed

in a box and one is randomly

selected. According to Ms.

Miller it takes about two to

three days for the artist to do the

graffiti. Ms. Miller also added,

“This year the artist got to use

chalk because it was the first

year we did it, but for next year

I bought chalk markers so it

won’t look dusty and chalky

anymore. I also love the de-

signs. It’s original and it shows

the creativity of the artist and it

Below are short instructions on

a simple way of creating graffiti

found on Instructables.com 1. Chose a name to write down.

Do any style but make sure the

letters are big enough to work

with because shading will come

in handy. 2. Any style is good. Bubble

letters are really popular. The

letters can have round sharp or

whatever edges. 3. Outline the letters to the style

that is suitable. Use pencils in

case mistakes happen. Make

sure the pencil has an eraser.

Also make sure the graffiti is original and don’t be afraid to

alter it. 4.Mess with the thickness of the lines. It doesn’t have to be

the same thickness the whole entire time. Use the pencil to

vary the thickness. It also doesn’t need to be pitch black. Do-

ing this step get a good idea for the permanent line thickness. 5. Add details as desired. Once the letters are the way that is

suitable, additional details can be applied. The top of an

“I”can be a lighting bolt. The “b” can have holes in it. The

possibilities are limited only by imagination. 6. Copy your drawing and put the pencils away. Everything

from here is permanent. If a mistake happens there isn’t really

anything to do. By copying the drawing a backup will be

ready if something goes wrong. Tracing will be difficult be-

cause of the darkness.

7. Blacken the pencil lines.

8.Add color to fill in the drawing. Use colored pencil crayon or marker. It’s a good idea to look at exam-

ples before coloring. Each letter can have different colors on them. Go crazy with the details if wanted.

Most graffiti is just one color.

9. Keep practicing. If the graffiti turned out perfectly, congratulations. Now go to www.grafftitcreator.net

and create your own graffiti!

Heritage continues to carry on the legacy of graffiti by choosing a new graffiti artist every other month.

So hurry up and put your name in so you’ll be the next graffiti artist!

Courtesy of Google Images

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Jam Session Success By Marissa Pannett

It’s one of the biggest

tests of the year, the one that

we prepare for from

the beginning, it

shows the growth of

not only the students,

but the teachers as

well. This test is the

Ohio Achievement

Assessment, taken on

the last week of April.

But, how do we pre-

pare for this test?

Jam sessions

are the answer. Here at

Heritage Middle

School, students take

half an hour every

Tuesday and Thursday,

starting the first day of

April, to review some

of the main concepts

that are going to be on the

OAA.

The OAA is an

achievement test taken at the

end of every school year.

Third graders to Eighth grad-

ers are tested on what they’ve

been taught all year. The scor-

ing of the students show how

much the students know and

also how well the teachers

taught the concepts that the

students are required to know.

In these Jam sessions,

students and teachers alternate

between the subjects of Read-

ing and Math for Seventh

graders and Reading, Math

and Science for Eighth grad-

ers. The Jam sessions familiar-

ize students with the kinds of

questions will be on the OAA

and how the test will look.

Mr. Daubenmier,

Guidance Counselor at HMS,

says that the purpose of the

OAA Jam sessions is to give

students extra support and to

get students to think about the

test and thinking successfully.

He says, “We hope by

having these Jam

sessions it will

raise the scores of

students in some

way and get them

less nervous

about the test.”

Mrs. Brickley

and Mr. Trombi-

tas came up with

the idea of Jam

sessions and hope

that it will result

in HMS being the

highest scoring

middle school

out of all three

middle schools

in Hilliard,

Ohio.

The questions that are

used in the Jam sessions are

from the Ohio Department of

Education. Some of the ques-

tions are questions that were

on OAA’s from previous

years.

So, when the big time

comes, students are prepared.

T H E P A W P R I N T

Photo Credits to: portal.success-ode-state-oh-us.info

The OAA logo

How To Do Well On Finals

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By Helena Eagle

People all want to do well

on their final exams, don’t they?

Well there’s a whole bunch of

things they can do to get pre-

pared!

One way to get prepared

for finals is to study. Studying in

chunks is one of the best ways.

According to

Dartmouth

Academic

Skills Center,

studying in 20

-50 minute

increments

and giving

yourself 5-10

minutes be-

tween ses-

sions through-

out a week,

will give the

best results.

Another way to

get prepared, is listening to Mo-

zart. According to Huffington

Post, certain types of music, like

Mozart’s compositions -- which

follow a 60 bpm(beats per min-

ute) pattern -- have been shown

to activate both the right and left

side of the brain in listeners.

Huffington Post also says

that having a full stomach can

help too! Fresh fruits and vegeta-

bles can help reduce stress, while

“stressful foods” include; proc-

essed foods, artificial sweeteners,

carbonated soft drinks, choco-

late, eggs, fried foods, junk

foods, pork, red meat, sugar,

white flour products, chips, and

similar snack foods.

Alternating study spots is

a good thing to do, because it can

allow people to concentrate

more. The spots people study in

should be moderately quiet, so

they don’t get distracted.

When people study, it is

recommended that they build on

what they already know. If they

start studying what they already

know and add more difficult or

recent material, they can associ-

ate new information with famil-

iar material. Rather than taking

in huge amounts of new informa-

tion, doing this will ease them

into a comprehensive review and

ensure they don’t forget basics.

People could make study-

ing more interesting. Just as

it’s harder to remember a list

of 20 words than a 20-word

sentence, it’s harder to recall a

list of boring facts than a story

--to help retain information,

try to connect with whatever it

is they’re studying. They can

do this by making facts per-

sonal, or bringing test material

to life will make it much eas-

ier to remember.

People should put off

all social obligations or family

commitments - If they have a

good amount of time-- at least

10 days-- to study before ex-

ams, they should use as much

of that time as possible if they

want to do a good job.

Figure out what will

be covered on the exam- Will

it be only stuff from after the

midterm, or is it going to be a

comprehensive or cumulative

final? Knowing what will be

on it will help them know

what they should study.

De-stress before the

exam. Imagine a restful place.

Take deep breaths. Believe in

a positive outcome. People

should give themselves posi-

tive affirmations like “I know

this material” and “I will stay

calm during this test and will

do well.”

Picture courtesy of thetutorwhisperer.com

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Football player, teacher, assistant principal

By Arishah Khan

Mr. Trombitas is the

new assistant principal at The

Heritage Middle School.

Many students enjoy having

him as our new assistant prin-

cipal.

“He is friendly and

bright,” says Trynn Fanfulik

an 8th grader at The Heritage

Middle School.

Mr. Trombitas says

that he enjoys being an assis-

tant principal a lot because of

the flexibility. He doesn't have

to be somewhere at a certain

time like the students have to

be at a certain class at a cer-

tain time. Mr. Trombitas also

enjoys helping people solve

problems between each other.

“Being an assistant

principal is challenging be-

cause there’s not

much free time,”

says Mr. Trom-

bitas.

Humah

Khan is a senior

at Darby who

knew Mr. Trom-

bitas for three

years. “He is a

funny and laid

back teacher,”

Humah said. Hu-

mah also said

that in three words she would

describe him as a “funny, nice,

and cool”.

Mr. Trombitas is a mar-

ried man with one son who is

seven months old and is named

William. In his free time, Mr.

Trombitas enjoys hanging out

with his family and his little

man, Will. Mr. Trombitas

is originally from Ne-

braska then he moved to

St. Louis, Pennsylvania

and finally to Dublin,

Ohio for middle school

and high school. Mr.

Trombitas moved a lot

because his dad worked

for the FBI. Before Mr.

Trombitas came to The

Heritage Middle School

he was a teacher at

Darby. He taught Hu-

manities and U.S. His-

tory at Darby. Mr. Trom-

bitas played football for

eleven years. He started play-

ing in seventh grade. Mr.

Trombitas also coached foot-

ball for six years, and he said

that he loved coaching foot-

ball.

“My plan for the next

year is to get ready for another

year at Heritage,” says Mr.

Trombitas.

“I am constantly ad-

justing, and very comfortable

with my job,” says Mr. Trom-

bitas.

Mr. Trombitas is willing to say

“Hi” to students in the hallway

and get to know some of the

students at The Heritage Mid-

dle School.

T H E P A W P R I N T

Mr. Trombitas loves to play football

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