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SubjectSubject Requirements Requirements College PrepCollege Prep
English English 4 Credits4 Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits
Math Math 4 Credits4 Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits
Science Science 3 Credits3 Credits 3 Credits (4)* 3 Credits (4)*
Social Studies Social Studies 3 Credits3 Credits 3 Credits 3 Credits
Fine Arts Fine Arts 1 Credit1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit
Health Health .50 Credits.50 Credits
PE PE .50 Credits (Waiver).50 Credits (Waiver)
Electives Electives 6 Credits6 Credits
World Language World Language 0 Credits0 Credits 2 Credits (3)* 2 Credits (3)*
Total Total 22 Credits 22 Credits
Scheduling for success February 2014 Olentangy Orange’s Parent Newsletter Volume 05, Issue 04
MADDIE BROOKS | WRITER
KAM GADAWSKI | DESIGNER
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The Frontier
Scheduling for the 2014-15 school
year is just around the corner. This means
the selection process for classes has
begun. Academic decision-making can be
overwhelming for some students. However,
the guidance department evaluates, advises
and supports students until a desired
schedule is obtained for each student.
Initially, the teacher of each current
core class: English, history, science, math
as well as foreign languages, will evaluate
each student’s performance in that class to
recommend the best class for the following
school year.
Next, students meet individually
with their guidance counselors to review
academic performance and growth to
determine appropriate courses.
“It is a different conversation for each
student,” Guidance Counselor Pam Otten
said. This means that counselors either
agree with teacher-recommended courses
and student preference, or disagree and
advise another course.
Parents must agree with the
recommended course selection by the
teachers and counselors in order for the
student to enroll in
at students who are willing to challenge
themselves,” Combs said.
Taking an extra math, science or
language class, may be the deciding factor
of student’s acceptance to a college, over
another applicant.
Balance is a priority of Combs. Although
she is taking four AP level classes, she
has four “free periods”. These are used for
independent studying or receiving extra help
from teachers to ensure her understanding
of the material.
Students may enter high school with
one or even two credits of math, leaving
only two left for completion while in high
school. This means the student may not
have to take a math course their senior
or even junior year, but it is
strongly encouraged. Taking
all four core class, all four
years, demonstrates academic
dedicaton and is admired by
colleges.
Lastly, Combs would
recommend students to take
multiple courses that they enjoy and believes
that being excited about your learning, in
return, motivates you to do well.
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1. Kam Gadawski
the classes for the
upcoming year.
During these
c o n f e r e n c e s ,
discussions include
student ability,
performance and
p o s t - s e c o n d a r y
planning.
Parents are
encouraged to
discuss with their
child courses
that will be
beneficial to their
p o s t - s e c o n d a r y
planning. Also,
students should complete their “required
for graduation” classes early in their high
school careers, to allow more time for AP/
honors courses or multiple electives.
AP courses are taken by mostly
upperclassmen. These can count as college
credit if the student performs well, meaning
they score a 3-5 on the AP test at the end
of the course.
Honors courses are slightly more fast-
paced compared to regular courses. These
do not count for college credit but are
considered to be a pre-requisite for many
AP courses.
Senior honors student Alyssa Combs
encourages students to take the advanced
courses over the regular
courses because “colleges look
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BRYN PRIDE | WRITER
MEGAN GREYWITT | DESIGNER
Students prepare for the OGTs
JAWAHIR ABUKAR | WRITER
MEGAN GREYWITT | DESIGNER
Senior Stephanie Elkins is the first
DECA state officer in the district’s history.
Elkins became the Ohio DECA Public
Relations Representative after attending
state conference and receiving the position
there. DECA used to stand for Distributive
Educational Clubs of America, but is now
just referred to as DECA. According to
www.ohiodeca.us, it is a club that prepares
emerging leaders and entrepreneurs
in marketing, finance, hospitality and
management in high schools and colleges
around the globe.
“It was something I wanted all year so
it was incredible,” Elkins said, about being
named state officer.
Last year, Elkins competed for state
officer and managed to get second place.
Since Elkins is a senior, her motivation for
winning state officer was knowing this was
her last chance to compete.
During the competition, Elkins had to
write a press release and present a minute
self-introduction. In addition, she had to
interview and answer multiple questions
about DECA and public relations.
Elkins had to “first study a lot of
On March 10-14 students, sophomores
through seniors, will be taking the Ohio
Graduation Test.
Students will be given several
opportunities to take this test so that
they can pass. This test is mandatory for
students to take.
“This test is very important because
it will determine if a student can graduate
high school or not. It also gives teachers
a benchmark of what their sudents are
supposed to know and it’s good for schools
to get weighed,” Math and OGT tutor Josh
Stands said.
The test takes two and a half hours,
with one test each day for five days. There
are 40 to 44 questions per test. Students will
be tested in reading, writing, math, science
and social studies/ citizenship.
“We give students a lot of practice
problems and diagnostic problems to
prepare for the OGTs. Also making sure
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be put in a raffle for a free parking pass for
the 2014- 15 school year.
Projected test scores are based on
previous standardized test scores a student
has received, according to Principal Todd
Meyer.
Senior Stephanie E. is an active member
of DECA. She received the district’s
first state officer award. “I loved when
the officers were announced, and we all
stood on stage together,” Elkins said.
information about DECA, second, win the
DECA district fall competition and then go
to the state conference to become state
officer,” Marketing and Business teacher
Chrystal Shanahan said.
“I had the opportunity to attend a
meeting with Governor John Kasich,” Elkins
said. This took place on Feb. 7, where she,
The week of March 10-14
Olentangy district’s first state officer
that a student is keeping up with course
work helps a lot. We make sure we help
fill in the areas a student needs assistance
on,” Stands said.
Students are also able to go online and
take practice tests using past OGT questions
that can be accessed at http://ogt.success-
ode-state-oh-us.info/studentsOGT.htm. For
the first time, usernames and passwords
were created for students so they would
be able to go online and take practice OGT
tests. Students were given these during the
OGT meeting during homebase on Feb.
4.
There are also incentives for students
to do well on their OGTs. If a class
exceeds the score of 110, they will be
given the opportunity to plan a class trip.
There are also several opportunities
to exempt one to three exams if a student
scores above or accelerated on sections
of the test. Students can also receive
an orange and/or blue card if they score
above their projected score on any
section of the test. Also, their name will
along with members of similar clubs, came
together to discuss goals and plans for the
future.
Throughout the year, Elkins must meet
the other six officers once a month to plan
the Career Development Conference.
This is a state competition for DECA
members, which will be held on March 14-
15 in Columbus. In addition to competing, a
dance will take place and for the first time,
Ohio DECA will be breaking a Guniess
World Record for the most people ever to
simultaneously tie a tie.
Elkins will also hand out awards at
the district competition. This position
requires traveling, for example, she went to
Wisconsin in December.
“I am extremely proud of her hard work
to achieve this position,” Shanahan said.
DECA has state officers as a way to
receive students’ input on how the club
should be run, in order to attract new
members and to help give the officers
management experience.
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February 2014
The Frontier NEWS 3
Parent access Schoology
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1.Carly Vroom
Talented students show off their forte
As a way to involve parents in their
students’ school life, district technology
administrators have created a way for
parents to access Schoology through their
own account, rather than signing in as their
child.
The Curriculum Office is in charge of
Schoology and helped with the update
of this system. “Instructional Technology
Supervisor, Jessica Field’s role was to
facilitate the implementation of parent
access to Schoology,” Technology Specialist
Dorothy Burfeindt said.
Teachers will be in charge of emailing
the parents of the students they have
in class to give them the Parent Course
Access Code required to sign in for the first
time. Parents can also call the office if they
are unsure of the code.
When using this Parent Access Code
to create the account, it will automatically
associate the parent with their child. In
order to add additional students to the
parent account, parents need to click on the
Add Child button in the Schoology account.
Once complete, parents district-wide
now have the opportunity to be informed of
their children’s assignments.
For families that have children that
attend different school levels within the
district, for example, elementary school,
middle school or high school, parents can
also set up a linking account. This allows
parents to click on each of their child’s
names, giving them each child’s account
activity.
“The purpose for this change is to
improve the parents’ ability to access their
children’s Schoology information through
one login,” Burfeindt said.
Similar to Powerschool, “it is used to
enhance communication between parents
and students,” Principal Todd Meyer said.
It is an easy way for teachers to share
academic content with both students and
parents.
“I see this as a positive change because
although it is important for students to
advocate their own school work, it gives
parents the chance to monitor their child’s
school life,” Meyer said.
This shift in communication opens up
a system that is user-friendly, personalized
and informative.
Students who are in the music program
of orchestra, band or choir all have the
chance to perform as a solo or ensemble in
front of a judge.
Solo and ensemble took place on Jan.
25 at Granville High School.
“This is a great experience for students
to have the chance to practice something so
hard and later get constructive criticism on
their playing in order to improve,” Orchestra
teacher Lori Cornett said.
Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and
seniors who are
in the
school’s performing arts program are allowed
to participate. Some students taking part
in solo and ensemble include sophomore
Sruthi Venkatachalam, sophomore Carolyn
Chen and sophomore Ashlen Torio.
Solo and ensemble judges are waiting
to hear musical performances with dynamic
contrasts and phrases, instead of just
notes. In order for the students to earn high
scores, it is advised that they play with a
beautiful tone, solid technique, in tune and
with emotion.
The highest score a player can get is a
one. Then, it’s second, third and so on. The
players not only receive a score but also
get beneficial comments from judges and a
medal based off of the scores they earn.
The pieces the players are playing are
also divided into levels of A, B and
C. A is the hardest,
and then it’s B and
then it’s C, which is
the easiest level.
“This is my first
time participating in
solo and ensemble, and I am nervous for it
as time gets closer. I am performing in an
ensemble, and I believe that if we practice
enough, we will do fine at the contest,”
sophomore Lily He said.
Solo and ensemble is a good event
for students to prepare either a solo or an
ensemble for a judge to receive personal
comments and ratings based on their
performances. This can really help a
player’s ability to get better.
How to Gain the
Access code needed
for parents:1. Click on course.
2. Click on members tab on the far
left.
3. The Parent Access Code link is
located in the green box directly
below the Course Access Code.
4. When you click on the link, it
will generate an Excel sheet with
the codes.
how to create the
actual account:
1. Click on the parent option in the
login area.
2. Enter your access code.
3. Fill out the form with your
information.
4. Click register to complete.
YOONSU KIM | WRITER
CARLY VROOM | DESIGNER
ALAYNA KASCHACK | WRITER
CARLY VROOM | DESIGNER
“This is a great experience for students to have the chance to practice something so hard and later get constructive criticism
on their playing,” Orchestra teacher Lori Cornett said.
February 2014
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PHOTO CREDITS: 1. permission to print by Adam
Walters
The process of picking a new coach all
depends on the applicants who applied and
experience with that specific sport.
Athletic Director John Betz has been
in his position for two years. The process
of picking a coach is all about decision-
making.
“The process starts with posting the
open job and soon after receiving resumes.
I’ll review the resumes, talk with the
committee together and have an interview
with them. We will then select the finalists
and check references. The final interviews
will be made with the principal and Central
Office. The recommendation will then go to
the superintendent,” Betz said.
Not only is the process about making
decisions, it’s also about what qualities the
applicants have.
“The coach has to be kid-centered,
organized and has to communicate with the
student athletes and athletic department,”
Betz said.
In the end, the process and length
all depends on the pool of applicants. It
comes down to the qualities of the final two
applicants, and who fits better.
“It’ like putting a puzzle together. You
have to also consider if the coach will teach
or not teach, and the offseason activities
they will contribute,” Betz said.
The decision for the new head track
coach had to be decided as soon as
possible, Betz said.
A new addition has been added to
Orange’s athletic family. This year the track
and field team has added Coach Adam
Walters as the new head coach.
Walters interviewed for the coaching
position and soon enough he was hired.
In the fall, Walters coached the boys
cross-country team.
“I started this past fall as the boys cross
country coach,” Walters said.
Walters wanted to be an assistant in
track and to help the distance runners.
However, when the track head coach
position opened up, Walters decided to take
up the offer.
“I knew I wanted to be an assistant in
track, but when the coach position opened
up I decided to apply because I really enjoy
all the events in track and the track teams,”
Walters said.
Walters does have experience coaching;
he assisted in coaching both cross-country
and track at Westerville Central High
School.
He also has personal experience with
track. Walters went to Otterbein College
and lettered all four years, holds indoor
school records for the 1000m run and the
distance medley relay.
This season Walters hopes to
bring the qualities of excellence
and “a great team atmosphere”.
“I want to help students
understand that if you totally
commit and work hard year round,
you can improve and have a lot of
success in track and field events,”
Walters said.
“This year we hope to be a
top three team at the Delaware
County and OCC meets for both
boys and girls,” Walters said.
Track is like life, according to
Walters.
“It’s just like life. If you want to
succeed you have to stay focused
and work hard,” Walters said.
Newest addition to school’s coaching staffBREE MCCAGUE| WRITER
LIZ WEARS | WRITER
CHARLOTTE GROCE | DESIGNER
Coach Walters smiles after a big cross country meet. Walters was the boys cross country coach
for the 2013 season and is now the head boys and girls track coach. “I have helped coach cross
country for the past five years.” Walters said.
It’s just like life. If you want to succeed you have to stay focused and work hard,” Track Coach Adam Walters
said.
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1.Hallie Barnhart
2.Chris Gregorio
BREE McCAGUE | WRITER
HALLIE BARNHART| DESIGNER
SPORTSHockey players relate to winter Olympics
It’s that time of year when the winter
festivities of the Olympics take place.
Sochi, Russia is hosting the 2014 winter
Olympics this year. The opening ceremony
began on Feb. 7 The Olympics has a total
of 15 sports, ranging from ice hockey to
figure skating to bobsleigh.
Sophomore Todd McHugh enjoys
watching the winter events.
“Compared to the summer Olympics,
I personally like the winter Olympics
more because I think the sports are more
competitive and interactive,” McHugh said.
According to Sochi.ru (the official
website for the 2014 Winter Olympics),
there is a total of 100 countries participating
this year.
The first events that kicked off the first
day of competition were figure skating and
freestyle skiing. Some of the most watched
events are figure skating and hockey
The Olympic games include the following
events: ice hockey, bobsleigh, figure skating,
snowboarding, speedskating and many more.
The first Olympic games were held in 1928
according to history1900s.about.com . “I am
looking forward to watching Shawn White in
action,” sophomore Jacob Wehr said.
Day in the life of a skierLAURA DUNAWAY | WRITER
HALLIE BARNHART| DESIGNER
Sundays are busy days for freshman
Chris Gregorio.
He gets up, and it’s time to
get ready to ski.
Every Sunday Gregorio
spends most of the day skiing
at Mad River Mountain with Ski
Club.
“I get up at 11 a.m., and eat
breakfast and before I know
it, it’s time to get ready to go
skiing,” Gregorio said.
Gregorio gets on the bus at
Olentangy High School around
1 p.m.
“It’s always trouble getting
our equipment on and off the
buses,” Gregorio said.
After everyone has boarded
the bus and loaded their
equipment, they head to Mad
River Mountain.
“Sometimes on the bus
we watch movies like ‘Spider-
Man’,” Gregorio said.
Once he finally gets there,
it’s about 2:30 p.m., and then
he can start skiing.
“You can kind of do what
you want in the club. You just
have to wear a helmet and be
The Ski Club met every Sunday to ski and snowboard at
Mad River Mountain. Chris G. has been skiing since the
fifth grade and plans to snowboard next year. “At the end
of the skiing day, you’re about ready to go home but not
ready to leave all of the fun of skiing and snowboarding,”
Chris G. said.
according to Sochi.ru.
“My favorite event to watch is ice hockey
because I know the game so I can relate to
it,” McHugh said.
In result of Russia hosting the Olympics
this year, attendance has been significantly
impacted because of the distance and
security risks in that country.
The Olympic village is surrounded by a
barrier wall due to the risk of terrorism to
the athletes.
According to CNN.com, the state
department security personnel will be
accompanying all American athletes to every
single event, and every single venue.
Sophomore Caleb Green likes what the
state department is doing.
“The state department is doing their job
protecting our athletes, and that’s something
not a lot of people know,” Green said.
“Supporting USA is a reason why the
Winter Olympics is fun to watch,” McHugh
said.
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safe. That’s it,” Gregorio said.
There are no supervisors; teens can ski/
snowboard by themselves and with friends.
They load onto the bus around 7 p.m.
so they get about four hours of skiing.
“Overall, it’s great and very organized,”
Gregorio said.
“The best part of Ski Club is hanging
out with my friends and skiing together,”
sophomore Ski Club member Kendra
Clayton said.
Gregorio has been skiing for about four
and a half years so he didn’t need anything
in order to join Ski Club.
Clayton has also been skiing for about
three years.
However, if the skiers don’t have three
or more years of experience, lessons are
required in order to be a part of Ski Club.
“The best part of Ski Club is hanging out with my friends and
skiing together,” sophomore Kendra Clayton said.
February 2014
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Interact Club on a mission
6SPORTS/FEATUREGearing up for tournament season
for this year because our team is better and keeps improving,” sophomore Grant Gossard said.
WRESTLING
The wrestling team has had a great season with good wins against Big Walnut and Olentangy High school. They hope to continue their success at sectionals on Feb. 14 and Districts the weekend of Feb. 21.
SWIMMING
The swim team has had a successful season. The girls came in fourth at OCC championships and the boys came in sixth. The team had six qualifiers for districts in individual
events. Districts were on Feb. 15 at Ohio State University.
BOWLING
The boys bowling team came in fourth at OCC’s and the girls team did not compete. Sectionals will be held on Feb. 21, the top four will move onto districts.
Winter sports have worked hard this season to carry on the tradition of excellence teams have set in the past. Coaches and athletes have high expectations for the 2014 winter tournament season.
HOCKEY
The boy’s hockey team has more team spirit than ever as they head into its tournament season. “This season we have been intense and disciplined to make sure our team keeps improving,” junior Gabe Horvath said.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The girls basketball team hopes to make it further than ever in their tournament this year, while working together as a team.
“We have been working extra hard in practice and working out each day,” senior varsity captain Bri Barron said.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Their first game in the boys tournament
will be against Walnut Ridge, time and place are to be announced. “We are excited
fundraiser. The club will be doing a “kick start to
fundraisers” on Friday, Feb. 14 at the boys basketball senior night. This will show others how Interact Club is helping others and how others can contribute.
“Every little bit helps when you are talking about other people in need, so I encourage people to step up and help
others,” junior vice president Jessica Witkin said.
From Feb. 18-28, the club will be in the lunchroom and students will be able to vote for their favorite teacher that is in charge of watching the lunch that they are in. The students will put money into a bucket for that teacher if they wish to vote.
The teacher at the end of the two weeks with the most money wins and the charity money will go to Charity Water.
Charity Water is a national organization that provides those in need with
clean water and water pumps to those in need. Money that is raised by the club goes t o the organization, and then the organization helps others.
“We picked Charity Water because we would like to contribute to such a worthy cause and growing charity,” English teacher Amanda McCleary said.
There are 800 million people who live in villages where the only water source is polluted swamp water, according to charitywater.org. Some people have to walk five miles and carry an 80 pound container
filled with water just to get drinking water.
The Interact Club becomes well known and gets satisfaction of helping others from doing these international fundraisers and fundraisers through the school.
Last year the club helped an international project called the Polio project. It donated around $3000 to the organization.
This year the hockey team is preparing for the upcoming tournament
season. Last year the hockey team made it to the distirct semi-finals.
“Our team is looking forward to districts and hopefully making it to
state finals,” senior Evan G. said.
Interact Clubs members have been doing a series of fundraisers that will contribute to their international fundraiser that the officers pick at the beginning of
the school year. This year interact club has chosen Charity Water as their international
GYMNASTICS
The gymnastics team has a much larger team this year with a lot of potential. At their OCC conference, they came in fourth and have been working hard to prepare for districts. Districts will be held on Feb. 22.
PHOTO CREDITS 1.Carly Vroom
2. apimages.com
EILY COGAN | WRITERCARLY VROOM | DESIGNER
LENA MANCINI | WRITERCARLY VROOM | DESIGNER
Charity Water is an organization for providing clean water to those
in need as seen in the picture above. The Interact Club picked charity
water as its international project. “I am excited we have chosen such
an awesome organization,” senior Greg Feinberg, vice president of
the club said.
February 2014
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PHOTO CREDITS:1. Eily Cogan
2. Charlotte Groce
Twins of OrangeLAURA DUNAWAY | WRITER
CHARLOTTE GROCE | DESIGNEREILY COGAN | WRITER
CHARLOTTE GROCE | DESIGNER
Many wonder what life would be like if they had a twin.
“We’re just like any other siblings. We have our ups and
downs,” junior Tommy Briggs said. Currently at Orange High
School there are 16 sets of twins.
Juniors Colen and Tommy Briggs are identical twins, who
are one of a kind.
Having a twin has a few benefits that other siblings don’t
have, Colen said. “I can always blame Colen if something bad
were to happen,” Tommy said.
The Briggs family has a history
of twins. “My great-grandpa has a
twin,” Tommy said. Twins usually
skip a generation in families.
“There’s always someone to
hang out with, and we share the
same friend group, so it makes
living under the same roof more
fun,” Tommy said.
Sharing sometimes poses a
problem though. The Briggs twins
share a car, some clothes and
friends.
Sharing friends gets to be
annoying sometimes, Colen said.
“We live in the same house, so
when we go out to be with friends,
sometimes we get annoyed with
each other,” Tommy said.
At the same time, it’s nice to
have somebody that likes and does
the same things as you, Tommy
said. They live under the same
roof so they are always together
and are closer than the rest of their
friend group Colen said.
The Briggs twins enjoy spending
time together but try to be
individuals. “During freshman year,
Colen and I got different haircuts so
that people knew we were different
people,” Tommy said.
The twins are identical but
“don’t share the same style,” Colen
said. They got annoyed with people
when the two would be confused
with each other.
Tommy and Colen have
maintained a good balance
between staying individuals and
sharing the same interests, in their unique lives as identical
twins.
Everyone sees the multiple sets of twins at school, but
what’s it really like seeing a copy of yourself every morning?
Freshmen twins Ashley and Haley Callahan agree that if
they had the choice to be a twin they would.
“I would choose to be a twin because without Ashley I would
be bored and never have anyone to talk to,” Haley said.
Being a twin is great according to Ashley, “You get double
the stuff, including clothes,” Ashley said.
The Callahans may be close in age but that doesn’t mean
they’re close sisters.
“We fight a lot actually. It’s
always over something stupid
and sometimes we end up in fist
fights,” Haley said.
Ashley admits that too.
“Sometimes we get in a lot of
fights over little things like clothes
and shoes,” Ashley said.
Even though Ashley and Haley
enjoy being twins, there are some
negatives.
“The negatives are that parents
sometimes pick favorites.
One twin always get the other
in trouble and people don’t think
of you as an individual so they
expect you to share everything,”
Haley said.
Haley also said that her
mom sometimes picks favorites
especially when they’re fighting
with her.
“Some of the negatives of
having a twin are people are
constantly calling you the wrong
name. People treat you as one
person,” Ashley said.
Haley and Ashley’s mom
sometimes mixes them up but
that mostly happened when they
were younger.
Even teachers mix up Haley
and Ashley, “Ashley’s teacher
yelled at me back to get back to
class thinking I was Ashley and
didn’t know she had a twin,” Haley
said.
Ashley and Haley plan
on going to the same college and
living near each other in the future.
Freshman Ashley C. Junior Tommy B.
February 2014
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Snow days call for online assignmentsMADDIE BROOKS | WRITER
MEGAN GREYWITT | DESIGNER
PHOTO CREDITS 1. www.olentangy.k12.oh.us
2. Megan Greywitt
LIZ WEARS | WRITER
MEGAN GREYWITT | DESIGNER
OLSD has exceeded the maximum
number of calamity days for the 2013-14
school year. Originally, five calamity days were allowed for this school year. Due to
recent extreme weather, Gov. John Kasich plans on signing a bill that will grant Ohio
school districts an additional four calamity
days according to ABC6 News.
In result of the sixth calamity day, OLSD
experienced on Jan. 29, and the seventh on Feb. 5, students are now required to
complete an online, calamity day assignment
to make up for lost instruction time.
“Just because the students aren’t in school, doesn’t mean their learning has to stop,” Principal Todd Meyer said. He views technology and the Internet as a way for
students to collaborate virtually. Having the access to these luxuries provides an efficient way for schools to work around the inconvenience of having a snow day.
Assignments can be found on the
district’s website, under “Olentangy’s Top News”, titled “Calamity Day Assignments”.
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Privilege of parking
Once on the “Calamity Day 6” web page,
select a school on the left hand side of the
page to expand the assignment list. Finally,
select the teacher and course assignment
desired.
“I understand why the teachers are
making us do the
assignments. But
I think the work
they gave us is pointless, because
it is over material we are not even learning about right
now,” sophomore
Alison Ciryak said.
However, she likes that students are
given two weeks to complete the
assignments.
Teachers are
working to update
the assignments
so that they pertain
more to the current
curriculum in which
students are studying. The lessons were
uploaded to the website during the fall of
2011.
This is a convenient way for teachers to communicate with students regardless of
the dangerous weather conditions.
The links to the calamity day assignments are located on the district homepage.
Students used to have difficulty finding the assignments, but user-friendly changes
were made. “I found it pretty easy to find all of my assignments on the snow day,”
sophomore Natalie Toomajian said.
The students can either take the bus to
or from school, have a parent drop them off and pick them up, or drive themselves.
Students who drive themselves school have to pay a $35 fee for a parking pass and have to park in their designated parking area, which is classified by grade level.
“The amount we pay for a parking pass
is less than other schools, so I think it’s reasonable,” sophomore Lindsey Brandt
said.
The $35 fee goes back into the school and student body. It covers things like, repainting the lines and paving the roads according to Principal Meyer.
The fee also covers parking lot maintenance, student activities, student award programs and covers the costs for students in need.
“Since I’m a sophomore, I have to park in the baseball parking lot. I think the $35 should cover the salting and plowing the area. During the winter it gets very icy back there,” Brandt said.
The school has to register all cars on
property, so the parking pass is an easy
way to allow the school to keep track of all
cars.
This policy was adopted from the other
Olentangy schools and was put into place
when Orange opened up its doors in 2008.
“Driving is a privilege,” Principal Todd Meyer said.
Students who don’t park in the their designated area get a warning, and if the
already had a warning and get caught
again, they get ticketed $10. “The money for the parking lot goes
back into the student body, and is used to
repaint the lines,” Meyer said.
The parking pass is a great way to
make sure all students are parked in the
designated parking area and to penalize
students if they don’t.
“Driving is a privilege,” Principal Todd Meyer
said.
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1.Hallie Barnhart
2. AP Imaging
LENA MANCINI | WRITER
HALLIE BARNHART | DESIGNER
Technology: Entertaining or distracting
While some students say their grades
aren’t affected from being on their phone,
research has shown otherwise.
“The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
discovered the average student checks
their phones 11 times per lesson, and more
than 80 percent believe this technology
obsession is interfering with their learning,”
Victora Woollaston said from mailonline.
com
Students may look down just for a
second to check their phone and might
completely miss something important that
the teacher said.
A teenager sends an average of 110
text messages a day; this doesn’t include
receiving social media updates according
to dailymail.co.uk.
“Phones are very distracting and
addicting. I always want to check them and
then nothing gets done,” sophomore Jordan
Gels said.
Being in-group chats with friends is also
a major distraction. When the phone lights
up or vibrates about every 45 seconds, it is
very tempting to just check it for a minute or
two.
Two minutes is never just two minutes
though. It’s always one more minute and
then those minutes keep adding, eventually
adding up to 10 or more.
Social media is also a major factor on
making a student procrastinate.
According to the student handbook,
students are permitted to use their cellular
phones or electronic devices in designated
areas during designated times only.
“No phones on tests and quiz days and
keep them away unless we’re using them,”
history teacher Jordan said.
If a student gets caught with their phone
multiple times, John Jordan takes it until the
end of class.
Sophomore Kristina Sensibaugh’s mom
doesn’t care how much she uses her phone
because she knows Kristina gets all her
homework done and that’s what matters,
said Sensibaugh.
“Certain teachers have strict rules on
phones, but most of mine don’t mind if we
have our phones out, as long as we aren’t
texting,” said Sensibaugh.
If a student gets caught with their phone
out, they get a warning and tell them to put
it away. If it happens again, they take their
phone untill the end of class.
Teens are typically on an electronic
device for three hours a day; this causes the
student to procrastinate their schoolwork
and limits their study time.
Study time is greatly affected because
if teens are constantly checking their
phones then they won’t be focused on their
schoolwork.
Pictured above are some of the most talked
about and used apps. These include Vine,
Instagram and other social media apps. “Too
many distractions in class, like phones, affect
a lot of the student concentration in class,”
sophomore Maicy Kirk said.
“Certain teachers have strict rules on phones, but most of mine don’t
mind if we have our phones out, as long as we aren’t texting,”
Kristina S. said
Students in the building seem to be constantly on their phones, on social media such as Twitter or
texting others. Although phones have never been an issue in the past. “I’m on my phone almost
the entire day either on social media or texting my friends, it’s almost addicting having phone
privileges,” sophomore Abby Brown said.
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Parents as teachersBRYN PRIDE l WRITER
RILEY VANFLEET l DESIGNER
Marcus vs. RaveMARIA MATYAC l WRITERRILEY VANFLEET l DESIGNER
PHOTO CREDITS:1.Riley VanFleet
To some students having our parents as teachers would be awkward. However, there are eight students that are put in this particular situation.
“Honestly, there’s really no difference. Orange is so large. I see her in the morning because we come together and at the end of the day when it is time to go home,” Science teacher Tammy Sensibaugh said.
There are roughly 1,400 students attending the school. Therefore, the chances of Sensibaugh seeing her daughter, sophomore Kristina, are slim.
“I’m glad my parents don’t work here. I see them enough at home. But I’m sure it’s beneficial to some students,” sophomore
Cassie Stephens said. ”It’s convenient and it made it easier
my freshman year to get me in the hang of things because she was there. If I ever forget something, I can always go to her and most of the time teachers know me because of my mom,” Kristina Sensibaugh said.
Even though there seems to be a lot of positives to having parents work at the school there are also some negatives. These include when a classmate doesn’t
Sophomore Kristina S. and her mom, science
teacher Tammy Sensibaugh, are in the building
each day together. Kristina used her mom as a
resource her freshman year. “Being in he same
building as my mom has its advantages,”
Kristina said.
like or has a problem with another student’s parent as a teacher, when the teacher tells embarrassing stories about his/her child to the class. Also it’s easy to be involved in everything in the student’s life because other students tell what he/she is doing.
Head baseball coach and OOMS math teacher Phil Callaghan has a daughter who is a sophomore at OOHS, Leah Callaghan. He said the best thing about his daughter attending the school he taught at was that she would stop by and visit him three times a day.
“So far teaching at the school she has attended and coaching her classmates have been great. Her first year of me
teaching at her school I could tell she was a little nervous, but it was maybe the greatest year in teaching that I have had,” Callaghan said.
The benefits students have from having
their parents work at the school are if they ever forgot lunch money, need to ask a quick question or forgot to get something signed, they would just have to go down the hall.
Marcus Cinema is located on Hutchinson Ave. The
theater recently bought new recliner seats. “The
new seats make seeing a movie so much better,”
Sophomore Abby Brown said.
Rave Motion Pictures is located on Polaris Parkway.
It was a popular hang out for families. “Rave is
convenient because it’s close,” Sophomore Connor
Ryan said.
This past year Marcus Theaters have been upgraded to give “going to the movies” a whole new meaning. Rave and Marcus are now more competitive for customers than ever.
The standards for movie theaters in general are rising because of the new innovations spreading through movie theaters in the Columbus area.
“Marcus Theaters is now more inviting and more comfortable than Rave,” freshman
Grace Coleman said.Automatic reclining chairs replaced the
original movie theater seating at Marcus. Coleman found Marcus to be her movie theater of choice because of the welcoming atmosphere.
“I like Rave more than Marcus because of how close it is to my house. It is easier to get to,” freshman Grace Christophersen said.
Proximity is an advantage that Rave possesses over Marcus. Lewis Center customers have to choose whether to drive farther for comfy seating, or to drive just a few miles, but settle with the original movie theater seating.
“Rave is a lot more crowded than Marcus because everyone goes there. I like the atmosphere of Marcus more,” Coleman said.
Senior Spencer Clayton, a former worker for Rave, explains the promotion that occurs each week.
“Tuesdays are $5 movie days, but Fridays and Saturdays are always the most crowded even with the regular prices,” Clayton said.
Marcus also has the $5 Tuesdays, but in addition, they have $5 Thursdays, but only for students.
Whether looking for a more social atmosphere like Rave Motion Pictures, or a more laid back experience, there are choices in our area for either personal preference.
Chistopherson and Coleman both agree that the standards for movie theaters have been set higher.
February 2014
The Frontier
JAWAHIR ABUKAR | WRITER
KAM GADAWSKI | DESIGNER
PHOTO CREDITS1. Permission to use from Lexie C.
2. Maria Matyac
A sweet treat for Valentine’s DayMARIA MATYAC | WRITER
KAM GADAWSKI | DESIGNER
This Valentine’s Day a new trendy
dessert has become popular. The cake pop
is a cute way to display sweets that taste as
good as they look.
The flavor of cake pops I decided to make was red velvet, to be in the theme of Valentine’s Day. First, I made two red velvet cakes from two boxes. When the cakes were done, I took them out of the oven and let them cool for about 30 minutes.
After the two cakes were completely
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cool, I used my hands to crumble the two cakes. Then I added about a third to a
half of a container of cream cheese icing per cake, and completely incorporated the icing and cake together, until it was a thick, mushy consistency.
On a greased cookie sheet, I rolled the cake and icing mixture into one inch sized balls, then dipped the top of the lolly pop sticks in the cream cheese icing and stuck
one in the center of each cake ball. When finished, I put the pan into the refrigerator for about 30 to 45 minutes.
After waiting for the cake pops to set, I started to melt the chocolate candy
melts that will cover the cake pops. I set my
microwave to a power of five, then put the melts into a plastic bowl.
I put the melts in the
microwave at intervals of 10 seconds and mixed until they were completely melted.
I then dipped the
cake pops into the
chocolate melts and
then quickly rolled them
into decorative sprinkles.Tasting the cake pops was the best
part of the process. Biting into the hard chocolatey outside of the cake pop and then the fudgy moist taste of the inside consumes your taste buds, reminding you of a chocolate truffle.
My recipe created 60 cake pops. The only problem I ran into was running out of the chocolate melts. I bought two bags of melts from Michaels for all 60 cake pops however, four bags would have been better.
The overall price for making these decadent sweets was fairly cheap. Each cake mix was $.79, the icing was each $.99, the bags of candy melts were $3.99 each, the lolly pop sticks were $2.99 and the sprinkles were $4.99, adding up to a total of $19.52 for 60 cake pops.
Overall, the fun dessert was worth the time it takes to make them, which ends up to be about an hour and a half. Cake pops are the perfect dessert for parties and events to show off your baking skills and provide your guests with a sweet treat.
Many students participate in sports
whether it is through a club or the school.
In club sports, the training and practices are very rigorous as students travel to compete in tournaments. The expenses vary depending on what sport the student participates in.
Many students get to travel to other states, giving them a broad experience of the sport. For sophomore and club sport
athlete Eddie Folds, he said he has a good chance of getting a college scholarship through playing a club sport.
“Club soccer allows me time to manage
my school and athletics,” Folds said.Club soccer is intense as athletes run
through drills to help with passing, dribbling, shooting and defending.
However, many students prefer school sports as they receive recognition from the student body and school. Instead of traveling like club sports, schools sports have tournaments such as the OCC
championship.
Freshman Emily Davis participates in the gymnastics program the school. Davis, along with her teammates, go to the Central Ohio Cheer and Gymnastics three times a
week for practice and conditioning twice a week at the school.
“I don’t think I
could get a college
scholarship because
they’re hard to come
by for gymnastics,” freshman Emily Davis said.
Sophomore Lexie Chafin participates in both school and club
soccer.
Both activities take up a lot of time but are definitely worth it as she maximizes her time on the field learning and improving her sport.
“You meet new
people and gain
experiences,” Chafin
said about playing both club and school
sports.
Chafin prefers school sports because each year she gets to meet new people
along with getting to know her coaches
better than she would have in club soccer.
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Both club and school sports provide benefits
Sophomore Lexie C. plays both club and high school soccer. She started
playing soccer when she was 5 years old. “ I like high school soccer better
because it’s a chance to play and make friends with players of all ages and
I’m able to represent my school,” Lexie C. said.
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YOONSU KIM l WRITER
RILEY VANFLEET l DESIGNER
Pioneer Pride Bars:
Tyler Houston•
Adam Brady•
Emma •
Coleman
Victoria •
Grimm
Kierstyn •
Weatherbie
Alexandra •
Gardiner
Jeddy Awuah•
Lauleena •
Todd
Kenzie •
Phillips
Olivia Keown•
JP Monk•
January
Students of
the Month:
Aja Shaw•
Patricia •
Sanchez
Miheer •
Patel
Josh •
Drummond
Allison •
Priest
Bailey •
Hurley
Garret Dahn•
Corey •
Simmerer
Elena Curia•
February/March
PHOTO CREDITS:1. Riley VanFleet
2. Bree McCague
Q: What is your job on the Frontier this
month?
A: Writer
Q: Why did you decide to do the Frontier?
A: I thought Intro to Journalism was fun so
I decided to join the Frontier.
Q: What extracurricular activities do you
participate in?
A: Dance
Q: What is the most exciting thing that
happened in 2013?
A: When my nephew was born in October.
Q: If you could meet someone, living or
dead, who would it be?
A: Beyonce
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Spaghetti
Q: What is your job on the Frontier this
month?
A: Designer
Q: Why did you decide to do the Frontier?
A: I thought it would be a good experience
for me to be introduced to publication.
Q: What extracurricular activities do you
participate in?
A: Basketball and football cheerleading
Q: What is the most exciting thing that
happened in 2013?
A: I finally got my license.
Q: If you could meet someone, living or
dead, who would it be?
A: Elvis Presley
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Fettuccine alfredo
Q: What is your job on the Frontier this
month?
A: Designer
Q: Why did you decide to do the Frontier?
A: It is a good way to experience all the
jobs as a writer and a designer in the
journalism program. I also decided to join
because of my friends.
Q: What extracurricular activities do you
participate in?
A: Softball
Q: What is the most exciting thing that
happened in 2013?
A: When I went to Luke Bryan’s concert.
Q: If you could meet someone, living or
dead, who would it be?
A: Chuck Bass
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Pickles
Meet the Frontier sta!
Feb. 19: Homebase
Schedule on Alice
Training
April 8: Homebase
Schedule
March 31-April 4:
Spring Break
March 28: Blood
Drive
March 20-23: Spring
musical
March 14: End of
third quarter
Feb. 25 and March
6: Parent/Teacher
conferences 4-7:30
pm
March 10-14: OGT
testing
BRYN PRIDE HALLIE BARNHART RILEY VANFLEET
Although Hallie Barnhart, Riley VanFleet and Bryn Pride are all sophomores and in The Frontier, they are all different.