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tracking of social media
has become the norm in
trading.”
“A group has
claimed authority for the
attacks, although there is
no way of verifying it at
the time. The Syrian
Electronic Army, who
has claimed credit for
hacking the social media
accounts of numerous
news organizations, took
credit for the hack of the
AP's twitter.”
While the citi-
zens are assured that the
tweet was false, every-
one is on a close lookout.
By Janaki Nair
On Tuesday
April 23rd, a fake tweet
about an attack on the
White House left the na-
tion in shock.
According to the
The Associated Press
(AP), “The fake tweet
went out shortly after
1pm and briefly sent the
Dow Jones Industrial
Average sharply lower”.
The tweet caused the
Dow Jones average to
decrease approximately
150 points. Even so,
many realized that the
tweet was fake and eve-
rything returned to nor-
mal.
The tweet said
that there was an explo-
sion at the White House
and President Obama
was injured during it.
Eventually, it was found
that this fake tweet was
retweeted almost 3,000
times.
It turns out that
the AP’s Twitter account
was hacked by an un-
known group of people.
Twitter is very
important to the market-
ing industry. “Market
experts say such close
One tweet impacts the nation
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
Mr. Kelch
honored
2
Archie Griffin 3
Boston He-
roes
4
Memorial
Day
5
Healthy
Lunches
6
Cher Lloyd 6
Little Ice
Cream Shop
8
Olive Garden
Review 8
H I L L I A R D C I T Y
S C H O O L S
The Paw Print M A Y 2 4 , 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3
Courtesy of www.policymic.com
Shows how the fake tweet affected Wall Street
Honors Stu-
dents
9
Summer
Vacatuin
10
Tolles field
trip
11
Veterans 12
Summer
Classes
13
Formal 15
One Direc-
tion
16
Justin Beiber 17
Summer
reading club
18
Orchestra
Trip
19
High school
classes
20
P A G E 2
Heritage Teacher; Educator of Excellence By: Marissa Pannett
Many teachers al-
ways try their hardest to
make sure the students
learn the most that they
can throughout their
school year. To recognize
teachers for their hard
work, the Hilliard Alumni
Association gives out an
award every year to sev-
eral teachers in the Hil-
liard City School District
called the Educator of Ex-
cellence Award. Mr.
Kelch, a teacher at Heri-
tage Middle School
(HMS) had the privilege
of being recognized for all
of his hard work.
Mr. Kelch, an eighth
grade Science teacher, was
among fifteen teachers who
were recognized for their hard
work in education. He won
the Educator of Excellence
award on April 24th.
To win this award is a
very honorable thing because
winners have to be nominated
by teachers, students or par-
ents. Winning this award is
recognizing a teacher’s hard
work with students. Accord-
ing to Mr Daubenmier, Ms
Brickley, the principal at
HMS, nominated Mr. Kelch.
The fourteen other people
who won this award were:
* Kathy Anderson, Tharp Sixth
Grade School
* Drew Barton, Memorial Mid-
dle School
* Brenda Boring, Brown Ele-
mentary School
* Kris Cave, Ridgewood Ele-
mentary School
* Neil Ferreri, Weaver Middle
School
* Melissa Headley, Horizon
Elementary School
* Kimberle Kembitzky, David-
son High School
* Susan Montgomery, Norwich
Elementary School
* Cindy Peyton, Hoffman Trails
Elementary School
* Marsha Pfahl, Britton Ele-
mentary School
* Terri Root, Alton Darby Ele-
mentary School
* Nina Rossi, Darby High
School
* Jayne West-McLinn,
Bradley High School
* Nicole Braet, Scioto
Darby Elementary School
(Who won Educator of the
Year)
So what qualities does
one need to have to re-
ceive this award? Mr.
Daubenmier, guidance
counselor at HMS says,
“To win this award I
think that someone has
to be dedicated, hard
working, personable,
and has to get along with
people.”
He says that he thinks
Mr. Kelch won the award be-
cause of his good personality,
humor, and gets students to en-
gage into his class. He also goes
above and beyond what is
needed to teach the students in-
formation and is good with the
students.
Mr Kelch says, “It’s nice
to be recognized, but it’s for
what people do all of the time.”
Many would agree that
Mr. Kelch is an outstanding
teacher, and was very deserving
of the Educator of Excellence
Award.
T H E P A W P R I N T
Picture Credits to: thisweeknews.com
Tom Calhoon from the Hilliard High School
Alumni Association congratulates Nicole Braet
on winning Educator of the Year.
Two Heritage athletes honored
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Because the award is
based on academic performance,
not just athlet-
ics, students
who apply
must do well in
their classes.
Eric Dameron,
Saito’s Creat-
ing America
teacher, de-
scribes her as “an A+ student
with an A+ personality,” and he
always asks her “Harvard or
Yale?” referring to her choice of
college.
In any sport, athletes are
part of a team. Nicol enjoys
“working together” and “always
getting better,” with his team.
Saito said she is glad she gets to
work with “great teammates and
coaches.”
The eight pre-
vious winners,
currently at-
tending Darby
as freshmen
through sen-
iors, attended
the ceremony.
The other finalists for
the award were Kip Burmeister,
Ellis Farson, Eric Ingram,
Daniel Bibler, Erin Kowalski,
Jillian Simpson, Jessica Cox,
Gabby Iosue and Lauren Iosue.
“Start working hard
as soon as you can and always make de-
cisions for the future,”
Saito recommends to
athletes who want to
apply for the award.
“Plan ahead and al-
ways give it your all!”
Nicol advises stu-
dents to “always
make the right
choices. Don’t mess
up, because it will
come back in the fu-
ture,” and like
Archie Griffin did,
“make good choices
on and off the field.”
By Audrey Cowen
Hard work, dedication,
and a lot of sweat have finally
paid off for two Heritage athletes.
On Friday, May 3, Randi
Saito and Brandon Nicol were
announced as the winners of the
annual Archie Griffin award.
“I was overcome with re-
lief and excitement (when they
announced my name),” Saito said.
“I had been really nervous all
day.”
The Archie Griffin award
is given to two eighth grade stu-
dents, a boy and a girl, every
spring. It is designed to honor stu-
dent athletes who excel in
the classroom and in
sports as well as those
who display both athleti-
cism and sportsmanship.
Saito has played
six seasons of sports at
Heritage. In both her sev-
enth and eighth grade
years, she has played cross
country, basketball and
softball. Nicol played
football and baseball, both
as a seventh and eighth
grade student. He also
played basketball in sev-
enth grade.
“To win an award
named after Archie Griffin
is a big deal,” Nicol said.
Archie Griffin, the only
two-time Heisman Trophy win-
ner, was “a great athlete on and
off of the field.”
“To win an award named after
Archie Griffin is a big deal,”
winner Brandon Nicol said.
Saito and Nicol after winning the award.
Courtesy of Randi Saito
P A G E 4
Heroes Arise in Tragic Moments By Caity Robertson
In a tragedy, heroes
arrive in important moments.
They are like Superman com-
ing out of the sky in a danger-
ous action packed film. The
Boston Bombing is now one
of America's most scary mo-
ments, but people arose to
help the weak at an important
time after the bombs went off.
On April 15th 2013, an unex-
pected bombing rocked the Bos-
ton Marathon on Patriots’ Day.
Over 100 people were injured
and 3 people died. In a strike of
the moment and with no second
thought in their actions, people
were off to help others after the
explosions went off.
As some of the runners
were coming to the finish line,
when the bomb went off, the
runners didn’t have time to
think. Many of them are now
known as the runners who kept
on running. Many of these run-
ners went straight to the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital to
donate blood, for all the injured
bystanders that were hurt during
the explosion. These runners are
truly heroes who deserve recog-
nition for their acts.
One of the most famous
heroes that helped during that
day was a man by the name of
Arredondo. When asked if she
had heard of any specific heroes
that day,
Carol Mercer responded
by saying “I can’t remember
this man’s name but I will al-
ways remember that there was a
man that was wearing a cowboy
hat that I saw helping people to
triage.” By the public he was
given the famous name “the
man in the cowboy hat.”
Right after the bombs
went off Arredondo was seen
rushing towards the crowds of
people to help. Arredondo
helped one man whose legs
were hurt from the knees down
and now the man Arredondo
helped is now a double ampu-
tee. Arredondo was at the Bos-
ton Marathon as a peace activist
and supporter of the veterans
running in the race. His son was
a Marine who was killed in Iraq
in 2004. He became so fa-
mously known because of his
hat. It represented to others that
he was just a regular man who
wanted to help. It showed
that he was not a runner in
the marathon and that he was
not a doctor who came from
a local hospital after the ex-
plosions. He was just a by-
stander that jumped in to
help the helpless victims.
Joe Andruzzi is a famil-
iar name to many football
fans. He is a former New
England Patriots football
player. Andruzzi was also one of
the selfless people watching the
race that day and jumped in to
help. He was seen helping a
woman to safety. Andruzzi has
three brothers that were firemen
who were first responders on
9/11. Heros must run in the fam-
ily.
A few days after the
bombings, the city was put on
lockdown with no one being
able to leave their homes. One
cop from the area was seen tak-
ing milk to homes with young
children. After all the devasta-
tion in Boston reassuring acts of
kindness were going on every-
where.
There were many heroes
that day ranging from doctors,
runners and just regular people
watching the race. Out of heart-
breaking moments came positive
groups of helpers. People that
you least expect could end up
being the hero in a tragic mo-
ment.
T H E P A W P R I N T
Police Officer bringing milk to a
locked down home
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Fallen Soldiers, Fallen Traditions
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By Nathan Halbisen
On the last Monday of May,
the people of the United States
should stop what is going on and
take time out of their days to honor
all our military personnel who died
and fought for our country so that
we could have a place to thrive,
grow, and prosper. But if the reason
behind Memorial Day has not
changed, why has the tradition
behind this honorable day
been shifting?
Originally, the event
started out as Decoration Day
and was founded on May 5th,
1868. While the intention of
Decoration Day was to deco-
rate and honor the graves of war
soldiers with flowers, the overall
purpose of the event has stayed the
same throughout the years. Memo-
rial Day and Decoration Day were
founded to honor any soldiers
wounded and/or killed in service.
When Memorial Day first started
out, supporters from everywhere in
the country came together to make
Memorial Day a national obser-
vance. But since the 21st century,
the importance of Memorial Day has
dropped-substantially. In a recent
study conducted by the Uniformed
Services Benefit Association
(USBA) in which students touring
the Nation’s Capital were asked
about Memorial Day. In the survey,
the first thing that came to mind for
Memorial Day for almost all the stu-
dents about Memorial Day was,
“That’s the day the pool opens!”
instead of any relationship to our
military personnel.
Hilliard too, is experi-
encing a change in Memorial
Day. The American Legion Me-
morial Post 614, which is a patri-
otic veteran organization, was
forced to sell their previous Post
location on 3898 Lattimer Street
two years ago due to expensive
maintenance and budget cuts,
and only last year has the Post
recently bought a new location.
The Post could have stayed if
enough money could have been
raised. As very few people do-
nated to the Post, it was unfortu-
nate that the Post had to move
because of a lack of “memorial”
in Memorial Day. It seems that
the tradition of Memorial Day is
shrinking in importance of to-
day’s society. So how do stu-
dents feel about the change in
support of Memorial Day?
As stated by Brendan
Wingfield, a student that attends
Hilliard Heritage Middle School
(HMS), “It is just sad that Me-
morial Day’s focus is lost. My
family has had many connections to
Memorial Day, and I find it disap-
pointing that all people recognize
on Memorial Day is the fact that the
pool opens. Don’t get me wrong,
though, because I love the pool just
as much as the next guy. ”
However, one adult who
wished to remain anonymous says
otherwise. “I think that Memorial
Day has not changed at all, and
that its fine the way it is. Al-
though it may seem that
[Memorial Day] support has
dropped in places such as Hil-
liard, it may just very well be that
support has dropped because of
reasons such as economic loss, a
shift in priorities, or even because
of forgetfulness. ”
Whatever the final decision
may be, it is recommended by the
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
and by The National Moment of
Remembrance to pause for a minute
of silence wherever a person is at 3
p.m. local time on Memorial Day,
so that we as a nation may remem-
ber and honor those who have died
in service to the nation. For respect,
cars should drive with headlights
on, and everyone should find a flag
to wave when 3 p.m. rolls around,
as this is when most citizens will be
expressing the freedoms given to
them. As said by Moment of Re-
membrance founder Carmella LaS-
pada, “It’s a way we can all help
put the memorial back in Memorial
Day.”
Photo retrieved from txcatyez.blogspot
P A G E 6
A single food group based menu pattern
based on fruits, vegeta-bles, grains, meat and meat alternates, milk
Use of 3 age/grade groups for menu plan-
ning – grades K thru 5, 6 thru 8 and 9 thru 12
Minimum daily portion sizes and minimum weekly serving require-
ments for each food group must be offered
Require students to take ½ cup fruit or vegetable with every meal
Serve a variety of vege-tables from each of these groups every week – dark green, red/orange, legumes, starchy and ‘all
other’
Half of the grain items offered must be ‘whole grain rich’ (contain at least 51% whole grain)
The number of servings of grain items and meat/meat alternates offered must be within the weekly ranges for each age/grade group
While a variety of milks must be offered at each meal, flavored milk can only be fat-free but unflavored milk can be
fat-free or 1%
Average Calories per meal (averaged across week) must fall within defined ranges for each
age/grade group
Average saturated fat content per meal (averaged across week) must be less than 10% of
total Calories
No added trans fat or zero trans fat as shown on the nutrition panel
Healthy lunches for Hilliard schools By Randi Saito
More vegetables,
more whole grains, no
added trans fats, but do
these changes make a dif-
ference?
As of July 1, 2012,
the Hilliard City School
District implemented the
Healthy, Hunger-Free
Kids Act (HHFKA).
According to the
Hilliard City schools web-
site, “The Act is intended
to not only improve the
nutrition quality of school
meals, but also to improve
the entire nutrition envi-
ronment in schools.”
This act, in addi-
tion to the nutritional
changes made (see side-
bar), put new signs in the
cafeteria on every serving line
to inform students about meal
prices and how their food
choices affect the balance of
their meal. These changes can
help make students more
aware of their dietary habits
and help Hilliard students
make healthy food choices.
The act not only pro-
vides nutritional benefits, but
it also provides an $0.06 in-
centive for every lunch meal
the school district can
document as proof of the
implementations made.
The changes by the dis-
trict not only improve
nutrition but it also pro-
vides money for helping
students make better
food choices.
Kali Apelt, an
eighth grade student at
Heritage who frequently
buys her lunch says that,
“Sometimes the healthy
lunches are disgusting
but sometimes I feel like
I’m eating good.
There are obvious
benefits to the changes
made by the schools.
However, is the taste of
the food worth it?
Cher Lloyd helps lead British invasion
Picture courtesy of
blog.timesunion.com
By Emma Adams
Sassy singer, rapper, and song-
writer Cher Lloyd is taking America by
storm. With her punk-chic style and her
double-platinum single Want U Back,
Cher is on her way to ultra-stardom.
Cher Lloyd hails from Great
Britain, where she first became famous
and placed fourth on the reality show
The X Factor. Her remarkable voice and
high confidence pleased even the tough-
to-impress Simon Cowell, who signed
her to his record label, Syco Music.
Lloyd released her first single in
America, Want U Back, in May 2012.
The song includes an angry grunting
noise that loops throughout the song,
giving it a sassy, jealous vibe. Accord-
ing to Songfacts.com, the grunting
noise was not meant to be in the song.
Lloyd was in the studio, and made the
sound when she got frustrated, because
she couldn’t hit a certain note. It turns
out that it was kept in- and it was on
loop. At the end of the song, she pro-
ceeds to imitate the sounds of a heli-
copter, which were also not meant to be
included in the song.
"I was in the studio, and to get
my mind off working all the time I'd
talk to myself. I was being stupid! I
was played the final edit and it was on
P A G E 7 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
there and I couldn't believe it.
It's cool though - I'm glad they
kept it in." Lloyd said about the
imitations in an interview with
Digital Spy. The helicopter
sounds and the repeating “ugh”
sounds add an element of fun to
the summer hit.
Want U Back was a
huge hit in the United States.
According to Epic Records, the
American record label that also
signed Lloyd, the song has been
certified as double platinum,
meaning that it has sold over
two million singles since its
release.
Want U Back is a catchy
tune that many can relate to.
It’s a great track to listen to on
repeat, especially when you’ve
just gotten over a breakup.
One of Lloyd’s less suc-
cessful, but more meaningful
songs, Oath, is a friendship an-
them featuring singer and rap-
per Becky G. It’s not only a pop
gem that’s great to sing along
to, but it shows the deep impor-
tance of best friends. The
song has a positive feeling to
it, and can improve your
mood when listened to. It has
typical pop-music lyrics, but
has the true meaning of
friendship woven into them.
But Cher Lloyd isn’t
perfect. Nobody is. “I think
she should maybe make more
songs that are more vocal
than they are rap,” says Heri-
tage Middle School eighth
grader Amaal Ahmed.
“Usually, most of her songs are
really jumpy and energetic, and
I would love to hear more of her
songs in a slower, more serious
tone.”
Cher Lloyd has had re-
markable success here in the
United States. She has released
a studio album, Sticks & Stones.
She has released three singles in
America: Want U Back, Oath,
and the dynamic teen-pop song
With Ur Love. Unfortunately,
Lloyd will probably never be the
most popular artist in the Ameri-
can music industry. There are
some artists, like Taylor Swift
and One Direction, who get all
the attention. It doesn’t give
other musicians, like Cher
Lloyd, a chance. And since
Lloyd’s fame has already
peaked in her native Great Brit-
ain, there is a chance that she’ll
just release one more album and
then be done for.
“I think she’ll only be a
few year singer,” says eighth
grader Cameron Allton. “While
her songs are pretty good,
they’re not the type that really
leave behind a legacy. They’re
not as memorable and all of
these teens are eventually going
to grow up and most likely develop
new taste.”
Despite all the criticism
she’s gotten, Lloyd hasn’t given up
on singing. She doesn’t let negative
comments get to her, and she’s very
self-confident. Her courage, confi-
dence, and funky style make her
stand out from the rest of today’s
teenage pop stars. Aside from that,
she has the support of her Brats (her
fans).
“I like her. She’s lots of fun,
and very independent. She’s also
quite bold in regards to both her
music and fashion style,” Allton
comments.“She’s adventurous, en-
ergetic, and independent.”
All in all, Lloyd is a very
talented singer, beautiful in her own
way, and a unique individual. Cher
Lloyd isn’t just another pretty face.
She’s “the future”, as The New York
Times put it.
Oath is not only catchy, but it
shows the importance of friend-
ships. Image courtesy of digital-
spy.co.uk
Cher Lloyd isn’t just another ge-
neric musician. Many teens can
relate to her music personally.
Image courtesy of listal.com.
P A G E 8
Little Ice Cream Shoppe appears in little Hilliard
By Eni Nini
Looking for a new and
delicious reason to gather up the
whole family and spend time
with each other? Get together
and head to the Little Ice Cream
Shoppe for a tasty frozen treat.
The homemade ice
cream is nothing short of deli-
cious. The friendly atmosphere
makes customers feel right at
home while enjoying the best
the Shoppe has to offer. The
new parlor is family owned and
operated. Customers walk into
the cozy shop to be faced with
the hard decision of picking just
one flavor. All flavors are dis-
played in rows almost immedi-
ately after walking inside. The
hardest part of it all is simply
picking a size, flavor and top-
ping.
The buyer can easily tell
if the ice cream is homemade or
not. If the ice cream is sold in a
octagonal tub, then it is home-
made, and if the ice cream is in
cylinder tub, then it is bought.
The shop carries around 20-24
flavors and one scoop costs
$2.69 while 2 scoops cost over
$3. To hold the creamy good-
ness, the purchase comes with a
choice of a cup, cake cone, or
waffle cone for an
extra dollar. You
can get your ice
cream in a cup,
cone, a hot fudge
sundae, or even as
a milkshake.
Eighth
grader Megan Lilly
says, “The shop is
right by my house
in Tinapple Plaza. It’s really
close to me and anyone in my
neighborhood can walk to it.
It’s a great place to go with
some friends to just relax and
hangout.”
As summer ap-
proaches, ice cream can be
just the thing to cool you off
during the hot day. The Little
Ice Shoppe has just what
you’ll need.
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Want Italian? Eat here! By Katie Im-
walle
Craving tasty
Italian food?
I’ve got the
place for you.
With a new lo-
cation in Hil-
liard, Olive
Garden is the
perfect place to
gather some friends or family
and hang out.
When customers walk
in, they instantly smell the
aroma of pasta sauce and deli-
cious breadsticks. Olive Garden
has great service and the staff is
very friendly. They will seat you
quickly and always have a
smile. The atmosphere is lively
and friendly. Customers feel
welcome and right at home.
Servers bring customer’s food
quickly and will fix anything
with no problem.
Couretsy of yelp.com
The Little Ice Cream Shoppe logo
Courtesy of www.marlerblog.com
P A G E 9 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Some stu-
dents are
excluded
because of
the classes
they take.
If a student
takes a
high school
course,
they won’t
be able to
get a good
grade as
easily as
those who don’t take a high
school course.
Kaitlynne Chapman, an
eighth grader, says, “I think it is
a little unfair because the high
school courses are so much
harder than the regular ones.”
Amna Tahir says, “They
were smart enough to get into a
higher course [so] they deserve
By Janaki Nair
Some
students hap-
pily march up
the stage to
claim their
award as others
sit in the
crowd, without
an award. Is
this right?
Should they be
excluded from
this ceremony?
Isn’t this un-
fair?
At Heritage Middle School,
there is an Honors Ceremony. On
Friday May 10th, 2013, students
with a GPA of 3.5-3.75 or a 4.0 or
higher got an award for their ac-
complishment. But the question is -
should there be more recognition
for students who take high school
classes?
more recognition.”
Getting into a high
school class is not easy. You
have to pass certain require-
ments to get in that type of
class.
“Some people just
barely miss the cut and that’s
not really fair.” Chapman
states.
“I think they should be
recognized a little more be-
cause they tried harder to get
into a more advanced class.”
says Amna Tahir.
If you are able to take
a high school class in middle
school, it is a great achieve-
ment. You should be re-
warded, not excluded from
getting recognized for your
academic achievements.
great classics. The full
menu is available at
olivegarden.com. My
personal favorite is the
Fettuccine Alfredo, par-
mesan cream sauce with
a hint of garlic, served
over fettuccine noodles.
“I love Olive
Garden. The servers are
really nice, and the
food is delicious. I
really like the bread-
sticks,” says 8th grader Morgan
Ford.
So next time you’re look-
ing for a fun way to eat great food
and hang out with your friends
and family, Olive Garden is
just the place to go.
Along with great service,
Olive Garden has a great selection
of food. First,the appetizers. Most
popular are the garlic breadsticks
and salad. The breadsticks, still
warm when they bring them to
your table, are baked to perfec-
tion. Their salad, consisting of
crunchy lettuce and hand tossed
with their signature Italian dress-
ing, is to die for.
Then comes the main
course. Their classic recipes in-
clude Lasagna Classico, Five
Cheese Ziti al Forno, Spaghetti
with Meat Sauce, Cheese Ravioli,
Eggplant Parmigiana and other
Do schools recognized students enough?
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Is summer good or bad? By Alex Bickle-Davis
Most students will agree
that summer is the best time of
the year to have no school and
hot weather, but how much of
school lessons do students usu-
ally forget?
According to education-
nation.com a student can lose
about 2-3 months of math and
reading skills, especially in low
income households, over sum-
mer break. This dramatic drop
in math and reading skills of
any student who does not study
over the break is well known by
most but still no solution has
been placed in most American
schools. Each year, schools
teach students lessons they are
expected to forget over the sum-
mer, then when they come back
in the fall, schools re-teach the
same lessons to them. This is a
waste of valuable time that
could be used to teach students
something new. That is
why schools need to find
an alternative to summer
break like in many year
round schools.
The summer break
system has been in school
policies since the 1800’s,
letting kids out of school
when it is the hottest time
of the year because school
houses at that time did not
have any plumbing or air
conditioning making sum-
mer a hard time to focus.
Students at that time were
also badly needed to help on
their families’ farm, around
farm communities. Imagine tak-
ing three months off in winter.
Kids would be depressed, so if a
school was to have a huge
break, it should be in the sum-
mer, although it the break
should not be as long as already
it is.
Even though summer
break is fun, schools should find
an alternative for summer break
like in most year round schools.
There are already about 3,000
year round schools across
America that uses many differ-
ent techniques to replace sum-
mer break. One way that fixes
the summer brain drain that is
getting attention is the multi-
track system which splits up
teachers and students into
groups and at any given time
of the year, one group is on
vacation, with a lot of breaks
that is sprinkled throughout
the year. To have a bunch of
short breaks that divide the
year gives students time
away from school without a
extremely large break. To
have a portion of students on
break also helps to solve the
overcrowding problem
which is becoming a big is-
sue in many schools around
the country. Year round
schools, if used, will help
our education system greatly
and make American schools
be one of the best in the
world again.
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Tolles, is it the place for you?
P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
By Arishah Khan
Tolles Career & Technical
Center is a place where teens and
adults can go to prepare for the
real world. They can go there so
they can get a better on hand ex-
perience of their future career
job.
There are many classes
students can take. For example,
Students can take classes like
cosmetics, engineering, nursing,
childcare, video games and much
more. There are many things that
they could do for a career, such
as nursing and baking . When I
went on the field trip to Tolles,
every student who went on the
Tolles trip saw design and graph-
ics class. Students are allowed to
go to Tolles in their junior and
senior years of high school.
Tolles does require stu-
dents to wear uniforms. That may
be an issue for some people. Par-
ents might like the idea of their
child wearing a uniform. Others
may not like the idea. They may
like the idea because the students
can pay more attention and not
get distracted by what other peo-
ple wear and their sense of style.
Parents and students might not
like the idea because students
can't express what they want to
wear.
Many people really en-
joyed the tour and field trip be-
cause it gave us a good look in-
side of Tolles. Tolles offers 35
different courses teens can take.
Teachers at Tolles are highly
qualified and are committed to
teaching the students at Tolles.
When we met some of the teach-
ers, they seemed really nice and
educated. Also, Tolles offers
some courses to the public. A few
of those courses include auto
maintenance and repair, carpen-
try, early childhood education,
and cosmetology services. When
we were at Tolles we were told
that some of the classes allow
people to get started on their ca-
reer right when they graduate.
Elaine Ruiz is a science
teacher at Heritage Middle
School. Mrs. Ruiz attended Tolles
as a student.
“Tolles is a great educa-
tion for people to get ahead of
their job skills,” says
Mrs. Ruiz. I agree with
her. Tolles does seem
like a place for people to
get ahead of their job
skills. It has been 12
years since Mrs. Ruiz
was a student at Tolles.
She said that she wished
she could have taken
some more computer
courses.
Mr. .Daubenmier is
the 7th and 8th grade Guid-
ance Counselor at The Heri-
tage Middle School. He went
on the Tolles field trip.
“Tolles is a great educa-
tional option for students. It
has many interesting pro-
grams,” says Mr. Daubenmier.
Mr. Daubenmier said
that he would take classes like
Sports Medicine, Police and
Fire, and Graphic Design if he
went to Tolles. He also said that
one good thing about Tolles is
that it provides an alternative
experience. One bad thing is
that students feel less attached
to their school. I know that I
would feel less attached to
Darby (my home school) if I
decided to go to Tolles. I would
miss all my friends and I would
not be used to their learning ex-
perience.
Overall, Tolles is a ex-
cellent place for students to go
to. Tolles is a wonderful place
to visit . If you decide to get a
tour it will be worth the trip.
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A recognition they deserve By Aidan Hatcher
Memorial Day is a day
of remembrance for the soldiers
who have fallen and those who
are still alive. The last Monday
of May has always felt special,
as a lot of my family members
served in the military. Michael
Nightwine, a family member
also known as Papoo, served in
the Marines Special Operations
Regiment. Although Papoo
never fought in the war, this
family member has always been
a hero.
Traditionally on Memo-
rial Day, American flags
are flown at half-mast on
the flagpole from sunrise
until noon to remember
those who fought. Dem-
onstrating remembrance
is important because our
veterans deserve to be
recognized. A person can
also show remembrance
by attending ceremonies,
placing flags at grave-
sites, marching in pa-
rades, sponsoring patri-
otic programs, dedicating me-
morials and wearing poppies
near your heart. Red poppies
represent those who have suf-
fered in war.
Twice a year on, Vet-
eran’s Day and Memorial Day,
5,000 visitors go into the Me-
morial Amphitheatre in Arling-
ton National Cemetery to see
the remembrance ceremonies
sponsored by the U.S Army
Military District of Washing-
ton with many other military
organizations. To many peo-
ple, just knowing that our
country has ceremonies for
the fallen, makes us proud of
us and what we do. according
toalringtonnational-
cemerty.com
Approximately 504,
500 American soldiers have
died in all U.S. wars dating
back from WWI to the war in
Iraq.(answers.com) My fam-
ily and I always remember
those people, including all my
relatives that fought. American
soldiers are the reason why we
go to bed safely not worrying
if somebody is going to attack
us at night, and why we can go
to school safely. These sol-
diers risk their lives for us so
we can walk, sleep and do
other things in peace. So,
please Heritage, take the time
to be silent for a minute to re-
member those who’ve died
and those that are still alive
who have served our country.
According to eighth
grader Layla Kelsor, “I think
veterans don’t get enough
recognition because if
they did people would
hear about them more of-
ten and hear more stories
but I have never heard a
veteran's story before and
how life was for them.”
What could you do to rec-
ognize them?
“I would probably make a
blog or website of stories
about veterans.” Layla
says she has no veterans
for family and she doesn’t
really do anything for Memo-
rial Day she still honors sol-
diers.
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A veteran saluting a flag being
raised as he wears a poppy
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Heritage offers new summer classes to students
P A G E 1 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
By Eni Nini and Katie Imwalle
Trying to find ways to
enrich your mind this summer?
Heritage has partnered with the
Innovative Learning Center
(ILC) to offer summer classes
to the students of Hilliard.
The NEXT program at
the ILC provides a
summer full of edu-
cational opportuni-
ties for students cur-
rently in grades K-
11. The experiences
are for the grade
“A” student will be going in to.
The explorations are the fun,
challenging, and exploratory
experiences. One new class of-
fered through the ILC NEXT
program at Heritage is Blog-
ging through History.
This class is for 8th
graders going into ninth who
have Mr. Dameron for Social
Studies or Mr. Ross for Lan-
guage Arts. The class combines
these two classes for Blogging It
is a technology driven class that
is different than regular classes.
One thing that students might
enjoy is the fact that no text-
books are used in the class.The
innovative learning style will
connect the students to the con-
tent of the class. This class is
new and has never been offered
before. But with all the fun and
learning comes a price. The
class costs $175 including all
the materials needed.
According to Mr. Dam-
eron, “This class is out of the
box, it’s something the students
wouldn’t expect.”
Another class that is not fo-
cused much on academics is Miss
Litt’s knitting class. This class
teaches students the beginning
stitches of knitting. As the classes
advance, the participant will learn a
more difficult stitch
than before. The class
costs only $75, includ-
ing all the supplies
needed such as yarn
and needles. This class
is for crafty people
who enjoy learning new skills.
Miss Litt says, “This class is
just a relaxing thing to do. It is a
better option than TV or video
games.
There are many summer and
afterschool classes offered at Heri-
tage. Explore and find the right one
for you. For more information and
different class choices, visit http://
www.hilliardschools.org/ilc.
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Congratulations To all track athletes who broke records in the 2013 season:
-High Jump- Kiera Toliver tied the record of 5’ 0”
-4x100 Meter Relay- Abby Kunze, Gabby Iosue, Emma Konkus, and Jillian
Simpson broke the record with a time of 52.6 seconds
-4x200 Meter Relay- Abby Kunze, Gabby Iosue, Emma Konkus, and Jillian
Simpson tied the record with a time of 1:52.6 seconds
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other great thing at Heritage’s
eighth grade semi-formal was
that at any moment of the
night you could stop by the
photographer and get your
picture taken with some
friends or your date in front of
a blue backdrop.
Heritage 8th grade stu-
dent, Cara Crowley said, “ It
was a great night all around.”
The photographer was
a nice touch to add to the
night so everyone could have
some lasting memories from
the formal.
As the Hilliard Heri-
tage Panthers tend to say,
“Memories do last forever.”
Overall, The Heritage’s eighth
grade semi-formal was a fun
night for everyone. It had a lot
of unique touches that no
other schools have. From be-
ginning to end, it was an
amazing
night for
the pan-
thers.
was up to date
in this genera-
tion and had
some good, old
classics like the
chicken dance.
Everyone was
on the floor
dancing at one
point in the
night. The DJ
had some good
picks for every
type of genre.
One thing that
made many of
Heritages stu-
dents happy
was the root
beer and or-
ange floats.
Many students
were happy to
see a selection
of something dif-
ferent at the dances and not just
plain old water
to drink. Eve-
ryone loved
stopping by to
get one of
those tasty cold
treats. They
also had some
other yummy
food selections
out on the table
that anyone
could pick up
and eat, like
cookies and
chips.
An-
Suit and Tie:
Review on Heritage’s 8th grade formal By Caity Robertson
An elegant
walk down a red car-
pet, paparazzi captur-
ing pictures of you, a
piano playing in the
background, and your
name being an-
nounced to everyone
around. This was just
the start of an unfor-
gettable night at Hil-
liard Heritage’s semi-
formal.
Many teens
lined the entrance of
Heritage Middle
School on Friday the
10th at 7:00 pm to go
into the beautifully
decorated dance.
There were lights
draped throughout the
room and star bal-
loons hanging every-
where. There was a red carpet
for the entrance of the formal;
which was an outstanding
touch to make you feel like
you were on the real red car-
pet at an awards show. An-
other stunning decoration was
a beautiful lit arch that every-
one had to walk under to enter
the dance. Outside in the
courtyard, there were lights
hung all over the trees for a
beautiful view. The decora-
tions at the semi-formal were
very well done and appealing.
The music at the for-
mal was entertaining and kept
everyone dancing. The music
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British boy band sensation By Helena Eagle
Over 30 million girls,
called fangirls (a fan or a sup-
porter), scream when they hear
the name of this band. One Di-rection, the biggest boy band in
the world makes girls go crazy. One Direction is a British
-Irish boy band based in London, England, consisting of Liam
Payne, Harry Styles, Louis
Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik. They signed with
Simon Cowell’s record label
Syco Records after being formed
into a boy band and finishing in third place in the seventh season
of British television singing com-
petition, The X Factor. When they went on The X
Factor, they were solo singers
and they didn’t know each other
at all. They were paired up and became best friends- more like
brothers. Their music is catchy
and sometimes it can describe how people are feeling. In their
first album, Up all Night, they
have pop music. In their sec-
ond album, Take Me Home, they have music that isn’t so
up-beat, but more Pop, Pop/
Rock, Dance-Pop, Teen Pop, and Contemporary Pop/Rock. One Direction is a
good influence on teens be-
cause they don’t record nega-tive music. They’re also a
good influence because they
raise money for charity, ac-
cording to the Huffington Post, they helped raise £75 Million
for the British charity Comic
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Relief. They are always helping
people when they need it.
In their song Little Things, they’re trying to tell the
girls that are insecure, that
they’re beautiful and they love
them just the way they are. Some lyrics of the song are, “You'll never love your-
self half as much as I love you,
You'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you
to. If I let you know I'm here for
you, Maybe you'll love yourself
like I love you, oh.”
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Harry Styles helping a fan across the ice
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dates.wordpress.com
Justin Bieber, Good or Bad Influence? By Trynn Fanfaulik
Justin Drew Bieber is a Ca-
nadian pop musician, actor, and
singer-songwriter. He surprised eve-
ryone all with songs that caught on. Shortly after his name got out, more
and more people started liking his
music. Lately, he has been in the pa-
pers for some bad choices he has made. His friends, family members,
and fans are worried, heart broken,
and wondering what happened.
His family and close friends
are worried about the kind of people who have been surrounding him and
how they have influenced him.
Hailey Scott, 8th grader at
The Heritage Middle School, said “He has changed so much since the
past few years because he is starting
to be rude and talk back to adults
when he doesn't get his way.” A lot of people are disap-
pointed in Justin. After the news got
out of Justin visiting the Anne Frank house on April 12, it wasn’t his ap-
pearance that surprised people, it was
his comments. Touring the house in
Amsterdam of Anne Frank, the young Holocaust victim and diarist,
Justin left a comment in the guestbook. The comment read:
“Truly inspiring to be able to
come here. Anne was a great girl.
Hopefully, she would have been a Belieber." After reading that, it
wasn’t long until the public heard
about it. Some people say he is
“Way too full of himself.” People reacted like it was wrong because
the house is there for Anne Frank
and then Bieber came in and left that
comment. I think
that when Justin left
that comment, he didn’t think people
would think of him
this way. I don’t
think he intended for all of this to happen
and for people to
start saying the
things they are about him.
Reading what every-
one has been saying about Bieber, I can
understand both ways. What he
did sounds wrong, and it sounds
like he is full of himself, but I think some people are being a
little harsh on him. Give him a
break, while he was there maybe
that’s not what he meant by the comment. Anne loved celebrities,
so she might have enjoyed Justin
Bieber too.
Yes, he has made poor choices, and still is doing some of
those things, but there is good he
has done too! Seven-year-old cancer patient Millie Flamm
wanted more than anything to
meet her favorite singer, Justin
Bieber. Three years ago Millie was diagnosed with cancer and
has been fighting ever since. Justin spent hours with her.
Hailey Scott also said that
“Justin is a teenager, and kids
will be kids. Teenage boys like to have fun, they need their privacy,
and they do get angry, but that’s
not an excuse to talk back and be
rude to other people.” Yet, another story was
Justin Bieber got booed off stage
for being two hours late. The fact that he was late shows his lack of
caring and trust. The Dubai Show
waited two hours while his fans
waited for him to show up. He let them down. Justin Bieber was a
kid that everybody loved, now he
has made some bad choices that
is bringing on some hate. Kate Lonergan, 7th
grader at The Heritage Middle
School, said “Justin has kids
looking up to him, that he is their role model, and what he is doing
isn’t setting a good example for
them.” I agree with that. Justin
has helped out Cancer patients,
but that’s all we've heard about
him doing good things. He has been doing some bad things, be-
ing late, getting booed, and you
can’t forget the Anne Frank note.
Kate Lonergan also said that “Justin has gotten older and
has changed his style. (music,
clothing, who he surrounds him-
self with, and etc.).” Although I am not a huge
Justin Bieber fan, I understand
why people are being harsh with him. What he is getting into
could start to hurt him in the long
run, and he might regret it. He is
making some bad choices, but that’s his choice.
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Summer Reading Club: Good Idea, Couple Flaws
By Mariah Midgley
Every year, the Colum-
bus Metropolitan Library holds
an event called The Summer
Reading Club. The idea is that
people of all ages get rewarded
for reading.
As Ms. Miller- the li-
brarian at Heritage Middle
School- says, “It (The Summer
Reading Club) is made to fill a
void between the end and the
beginning of the school year so
kids don’t altogether stop read-
ing.”
The Summer Reading
Club is a good idea, but it does
have some flaws. Is it cheat-
proof? Is the required
reading amount realistic?
One of these flaws is the
prizes.
The prizes of the
reading program are
meant to motivate people,
but they fall a bit short.
Miller states, “The
prizes motivate the younger
kids more than the middle
school and high school kids”.
This is due to two fac-
tors. One factor is the psyche of
small kids in which a reward, no
matter how small, motivates
them. This idea is why fast food
restaurants include toys in chil-
dren’s meals. The second factor
is the cheapness of the prizes.
According to the Columbus
Metropolitan Library website;
children age 0-4 get a “word-
builder” (a stick with spinnable
letter blocks used to create
words), children age 5-11 get a
cloth bag, teens age 12-17 get
a bracelet flash drive, and
adults age 18 and above get a
raffle entry in addition to the
raffle entry reward from get-
ting halfway through.
Lots of children have
many bags from such pro-
grams. A flash drive can be
useful, but students often pre-
viously buy one due to a flash
drive being on school supply
lists. However, it is under-
standable that the prizes are
cheap, as the library has lim-
ited funding. The prizes just
aren’t effective.
Ever present is the
problem of cheating.
“Probably about 25%
(of participants of the reading
club) fill in the sheet without
reading,” Miller says.
The library has tried to
cheat-proof the program by
putting a place to list books
read on the back. This could
be effective if volunteers made
an effort to check the back, but
it seems they don’t. The li-
brary should get recognition,
though, that it is difficult to
cheat-proof a program like
such.
The Summer Reading
Club is meant to keep kids
reading over the summer, but
it falls a little short. The Sum-
mer reading club requires kids
5 and up to read 12 hours total.
Summer vacation is about
three months, but the Summer
Reading Club only goes on for
about two months- June 8th
through August 3rd. Accord-
ing to www.convertunits.com,
that gives 57 days to complete
the program. This means stu-
dents at Heritage would only
need to read a little over 12
minutes a day.
“12 hours is too little
(reading required),”
says Miller, “I would
hope students would
be willing to read
that much, because
that’s not very
much”.
Heritage students
would hopefully read more
than 12 minutes a day- for the
program and in their free time.
According to goodreads.com,
it’s healthy to read 45 minutes
daily. If this is the case, then
The Summer Reading Club
does not last through the sum-
mer.
The Summer Reading
Club is a great thing, but if
these flaws were fixed, it
could be even better.
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The design on the flash drives rewarded for com-
pleting the "teen" Summer Reading Club.
Thanks to columbuslibrary.org
Heritage Orchestra– First in their Class
P A G E 1 9 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
By Nikki Guess
May has arrived. Flowers
are blooming, the temperature is
rising, and excitement is building
at The Heritage. The semi-
formal dance, final exams, and
an out-of-this-world pool party
are just some of the things on
students’ minds. But when it
comes to the Orchestra students
at Heritage, there was only one
thing on their minds -- the
Kings Island trip on May 11.
Since their return to
school after Winter Break, the
Heritage Orchestra stressed
over and practiced for the
Music in the Parks competi-
tion. This competition is held
every year with the awards cere-
mony at either Kings Island or
Cedar Point. This year it was at
Kings Island.
According to a Nickelo-
deon website, WikiParenting,
“There are many things that go
into preparing for a competition.
No note is just ‘okay’, it is either
right or wrong. Hard work and
diligence are needed to become a
good musician, and a good team
player.”
They also noted, “For an
orchestra to work, everyone must
play their lines correctly. This is
an intense study in teamwork.
Everyone must work towards one
goal. Teamwork is also a life
skill. Discipline is also a vital
skill in life you can learn through
music.
Students put in a lot of
practice to reach their goals.
Communication is yet another
vital skill in life and in music.
Teachers and students have to ex-
press to each other how the music
“feels” and should be felt. It is an
important part of teamwork.”
As an Orchestra, the first
time we work on a piece we will
be performing for competition,
we work harder than we ever
have. We must listen to the teach-
ers and judges, but most of all we
must listen to each other. That is
how we progressively get better
and become a first place orches-
tra. Nerves may be high on the
day of the competition, but listen-
ing to each other is what keeps us
calm. Staying calm is very impor-
tant to our overall performance.
We have to focus, stay together,
and truly take in what the conduc-
tor is telling us as we are playing.
Those are just a few of the many
things the judges look for.
Rachel Schoeff, an orches-
tra member, said, “I think overall
we have to rehearse like we will
perform, and be professional
about working together to do our
best on these pieces. Also, prac-
ticing at home is so important for
everyone to keep perfecting the
music.”
Some of Amna Tahir’s
favorite things about the Or-
chestra trip were, “when we
won first place at Cedar Point,
all the rides we went on, and
spending time with my friends
doing really fun things. I look
forward to winning the competi-
tion this year and riding new
rides.”
As for me, getting first
place last year showed me that
all of the things we learned,
and all the hard work we put
into the pieces, really came
out in our performance. But
Schoeff summed it up best
when she said, “I honestly loved
the rides a lot, but that moment
of getting first place was so ex-
citing! It really helped us gain
self confidence as an orchestra
and as individuals. Clearly, that
is something that makes every-
one happy in the end.”
Everyone came away
from the Awards Ceremony this
year extremely happy. After a
fabulous performance, the Heri-
tage Middle School Orchestra
won the First Place trophy in the
Junior High/Middle School
Class AA category. The HMS
Orchestra also won another tro-
phy for Best Overall, tying with
a Centerville Honors Orchestra
for this award. Kudos to the Or-
chestra members participating in
Saturday’s competition for a job
well done; and a big “Thank
You” to Mrs. Given for helping
us shine!
Timberwolf Amphitheatre at Kings Island,
where award ceremony took place.
Picture taken by Nicole Guess
to take these classes because “your teacher knows you better
than a test (does).”
Select elective classes,
those that are not a core class, are also offered for high school
credit. Some of these include In-
formation and Communication
Technology (ICT) 21 Online, Ad-
vanced Art, Ad-
vanced Physical Education, and Per-
sonal Decisions.
There are
no prerequisites for ICT 21 or Personal
Decisions. How-
ever, this may en-
courage students -who may not pre-
pared for the re-
sponsibility re-
quired- to enroll in them, thinking that
they provide an
easy way to receive high school credit
early. ICT 21 is
an online course,
so the classes do not meet daily,
like most courses
do. Students may
not take on the responsibility of doing the class
work each day, and may fall be-
hind. To prevent this from hap-
pening, students should be re-quired to have a recommendation
by a teacher who knows them,
and their study habits, in order to take the course.
Mr. Dameron said he
would like to see teacher recom-
mendation requirements imple-mented because it would
“determine if a student has the
maturity and work ethic to go
By Audrey Cowen High school classes that are
currently offered to middle school students may provide the opportunity
for students to earn college credit
during high school or to graduate
early. This might seem like a good idea, but, due to the low requirements
to enroll in these courses, students
who choose to take them may not be
prepared for the large amount and difficulty of the coursework.
The prerequisites for ad-
vanced, honors and high school
classes should be raised and a teacher recommendation required. This way,
only students that teachers feel are
ready for the advanced coursework are allowed to take the class.
Mr. Dameron, an eighth
grade Social Studies and Creating
America teacher, believes that in or-der for a student to take an advanced
core (math, social studies, science, or
language arts) class in eighth grade,
they should be required to receive a minimum of an “A” in the same core
area in seventh grade.
Some classes currently have
low requirements to enroll, such as foreign languages (French, Spanish,
and German). In order to take one, a
student is recommended to have a seventh grade reading Measure of
Academic Progress (MAP) score of
220 or higher. According to the guid-
ance office, the median MAP score for Heritage seventh grade students is
226. That means that over half of
seventh graders would be able to take
a foreign language as an eighth grader. However, the MAP score of
220 is not a requirement, just a rec-
ommendation. There are no other prerequisites.
Catie Jordan, an eighth grade
student at Heritage who takes high
school classes, feels that a teacher recommendation should be required
with their intelligence.” Some people worry that
requiring a teacher recommenda-
tion would put too much hassle
on the teachers, and it would take too much time. One solution to
this would be to allow students to
sign up for the advanced course.
Once a list of these students
is compiled,
the seventh grade teach-
ers could
meet and se-
lect the stu-dents that
they believe
have appro-
priate work ethic and
study habits.
This allows
only students that are pre-
pared for the
work to enroll in the classes.
While Mr.
Dameron
does not want to de-
fer students
from taking
high school classes, he believes that they are
“for those (students) that are
ready,” and does not want stu-
dents to become overloaded with class work that they cannot han-
dle.
For more information on classes middle school students
can take, visit hilliardschools.org
and click on the middle school
Program of Studies.
Easy requirements for difficult classes
French, German, Chinese, and
Spanish- the foreign languages
offered in middle school for high
school credit. Courtesy of hil-
liardschools.org.
