1,000 Points Scored!

Athletes sign letters of intent

Congratulations

The Northview Dance Team, Front Row (L-R): Miranda Wigfield, Mackenzie Rofkar,Emily Rove,Sydney Debouver; Middle Row (L-R): Delaney Stedcke, Kennah Dunbar,Kenna Stichler,Madison Nafziger; and Back Row (L-R): Sydney Wittrock, Alyah Hale, Addison Falcone placed second in pom, fourth in jazz, and fifth in hip-hop in state competition in Vandalia, Ohio on Feb. 8.

The Southview Cougarettes Dance Team, Back Row (Freshmen): Avery Kozak, Sofia Pezzino, Natalie Hunyor, Kaiya Henisse, Ava Shepler, Ellie Stoll; Middle Row (Sophmores and Juniors): Allie Row, Katherine Mize, Teagan Constantinoff, Sylvia Schuster, Ava Boes; and Front Row: Assistant Volunteer Coach Kelli Altman, (Seniors) Leah Hegarty and Taylor Kwiatkowski, placed third in Medium Hip Hop, fourth in Small Pom and fifth in Medium Jazz at the Feb. 8 state competition held in Vandalia, Ohio. SV Coach Paige Britton was named Coach of the Year at the competition.

Spelling Champs

Central Trail’s 2026 Scripps Spelling Bee finalists are Dessah Pierce, second place, Cooper Linehan, first place, and Kensley Willard, third place. Cooper, as school champion, qualifies for the regional competition, which is held in March.

Wins the Good Deed Award

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 468 President Melissa Boyers, left, Veronica Motley, Ed.D, and School Board President Greg Feller congratulate Southview sophmore Mason Brown, second from left, who was presented the American Legion Auxiliary Good Deed award at the Feb. 9 School Board meeting. Last October, Brown spent his Halloween dressed as Kenny G and played his saxophone to lead a reverse food drive for Sylvania Area Family Services. Over 500 cans of food were collected and donated with the help of his parents to assist those struggling with food insecurity. The drive caught the attention of a member of American Legion’s Auxiliary Unit 468, who nominated Brown for the award. The American Legion Auxiliary Good Deed award was created in 2002 by the National Children & Youth Committee. This award is presented throughout the year to recognize the leadership in community service of youths high-school age or younger.

Timberstone Scientists at work

Sixth grader Derek Dower presents ‘Excercising Music,’ a study on how music affects the way subjects completed their workouts. Over a four month project, he tested the heart rates of four family members jamming out to either slow or fast music, or no music, and found that the music’s BPM correlated with heart rate.

Timberstone student Anastasia Shepherds learns about removing tomato sauce stains from a t-shirt using different ratios of baking soda and vinegar. She proves her hypothesis as she alters the amount of baking soda mixed with vinegar. She includes graphs measuring how well the stains washed out after the solution was applied.

Hannah Walt’s four-month-long study’s main “pointe” of interest was the age of each pointe shoe, testing whether the shoe’s beginning to break down with age would affect the amount of time that each ballerina could stay on pointe. In the end, the study concluded that the newer shoes offered better support, allowing the dancers to balance for a longer time.

Sixth grade Timberstone student Asher Kompenla presents his project on paper airplanes. The study compares different sizes of cardstock, determining which size is most effective in letting the airplanes soar. The colorful graph details the flights of each plane model, making it clear that the smallest plane can travel the most distance upon launch.

Amazing Shake Finalists Named

Front Row (L-R): Connor Murphy, Brynn Scovell, Madelyn Sibert, Kaira Torbey, Landon Lamm and Back Row (L-R): Nixon Reinemeyer, Amelia Brunty, Kiera Banach, Morgan Mahoney, Jackson Jones are McCord’s top 10 Amazing shake finalists. These students will deliver projects to test their presentation and interview skills on March 13 for their final round of competition. The fourth annual event was held on Feb. 3

Jorden Jewell greets Tucker, the comfort dog accompanied by his handler, Marty Patrilla of Walker Funeral Homes. Tucker was on hand to meet with students before they participated in the Amazing Shake, an annual program to give McCord’s middle schoolers a chance to practice interview and presentation skills.