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Vol. 83 No. 5 - January 2017
Founding a
Foundation
Taylor Thees
Design Editor
OH Foundation has a set
mission, “to permanently enhance
and extend the unique experi• Rogue One Reence of excellence that defines Otview
tawa Hills Local Schools.” The
• TV Golden Age
Foundation was created in 2013
in the hopes of serving as a fundFeatures
ing source for long-term projects
• Drones
and goals for the district such as
• Chicago Violence “March to a Million,” a campaign
• RIP Carrie Fisher to raise one million dollars by June
of 2018. The Foundation has been
Features
set up to allow alumni and OH enthusiasts the ability to donate and
• Photo Poll
support our district. It also serves
• Obama’s Retroas an outreach program to reconspective
nect and establish relationships
with OH alumni, and to build netSchool
works between those alumni, the
• Student Spotlight:
community, and existing students.
Entertainment
Renae Goik
• Boys’ Volleyball
Tournament
• OH Investors
The Foundation has also financially supported various small
projects that required immediate attention, such as providing a
generous gift to the Ottawa Hills
Choraliers to help fund their trip
to New York City to sing at Carnegie Hall last February. Since then,
OH Foundation has been able to
financially support other, smaller, projects such as various Agora
groups as well as The Wizard of Oz
production that takes the stage at
the end of January.
With new enthusiasm regarding the foundation, OH graduate (‘89) and Village resident, Erica Silk, was chosen as the district’s
first Director of Development and
Alumni Relations as well as the
Executive Director of the Ottawa
Hills Schools Foundation. Silk has
worked tirelessly to reconnect the
community of Ottawa Hills and establish relationships with alumni,
students, and community members. Silk has set up various alum-
Sports
• College Football
Playoffs
• Hunter Sieben’s
1000th Point
Final Analysis
• Hotter Takes
• Top Ten
The Hope of
Snow
Patrick Arnold
Editor-in-Chief
For most students in Northwest Ohio, January 10, 2017 was a
special day. For most high schools
in the area, students got to sleep in
a few extra hours then spend the
day either with friends or lounging around the house in their pajamas. For most high schools,
January 10 was a snow day. But
for Ottawa Hills students, January
10 was like any other Tuesday, and
school started promptly at 8:10
Photo by Erica Silk
OH Foundation logo
as it always does. Snow days
have been an enigma to OH
students over the past several
years, and some in the Northwest Ohio community, like
local reporters Jordan Strack
and Ryan Wichman have taken advantage of this opportunity to make jest of our school
closing policy. I sat down with
superintendent Dr. Kevin
Miller to discuss how he approaches his decision to close
school or not.
It may surprise many
that this decision is not made
by Dr. Miller alone, but in communication with the school
board president. On days in
“The Foundation was
created in 2013 in the
hopes of serving as
a funding source for
long-term projects and
goals for the district”
ni socials in New York City and
Chicago thus far as a way to foster
alumni interest in the schools.
With the growing community in mind, Silk and Dr. Miller
have composed a district wide
newsletter that gives community
members and alumni alike the
opportunity to catch up with our
lively district. This is a great way
for the relationships with alumni,
community members, and the
schools to continue to grow. Connections can also be made through
their Facebook page and more information can be found at www.
ohschoolsfoundation.org.
question, Dr. Miller will wake
up early and drive the streets.
He also pays close attention to
the news and the weather, and
any decision he makes will be
made by 6:30 AM. Ultimately,
Dr. Miller says that it comes
down to a question of whether
the situation is dangerous or
cautious. The village maintenance department is usually
very good about clearing the
roads in time for school, so on
most days, the weather just requires drivers to be cautious,
but is not incredibly dangerous.
When it comes to criticism, Dr. Miller says he doesn’t
lose any sleep over it, explaing
that “for every upset parent, I
have 12 that are glad their kids
are going to school.” He told
me that he understands why
students may be upset, and he
himself enjoys a day off like
everyone else, but we cannot
compare Ottawa Hills to other
schools in the area. “We are a
village of roughly two square
miles, and the speed limit is 25
throughout the whole village,
with a couple small exceptions,” Dr. Miller explained.
Another important difference
between us and other schools
in the area is our lack of buses. “Other schools have to bus
kids in from long distances on
country roads, whereas most
Ottawa Hills kids go from
their house to the connected
garage to get in their car,” he
continued. According to Dr.
Miller, the close proximity of
students to the school dictate
that most days require caution, but are not dangerous.
Photo by The Blade
Dr. Kevin Miller
2 Opinion
Arrowhead Staff
Mrs. Karen Schoenberger
Advisor
Patrick Arnold
Editor-in-Chief
Front Page Editor
Juile Hoeflinger
Associate Editor
Entertainment Editor
Taylor Thees
Design Editor
Tech Director
Cameron Roller
Features Editor
Digital Committee Chair
Tony Zhou
Final Analysis Editor
Steven Randall
Opinion Editor
Santiago Garcia-Mata
Community Editor
Abby Hauck
Sports Editor
Staff Reporters:
Aidan Byrne
Jan Durst
William Koury
Hailey McGee
Ethan Riepenhoff
Nathan Robinson
David Rodriguez
Matthew Sherman
Adam Simon
Ben Werner
2016-2017
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An All Expenses-Paid Trip... to College?
Ethan Riepenhoff
Staff Reporter
Recently,
millions of Americans have
become more demanding than ever, calling for
free college education.
They do this under the
assumption that the cost
in tax-dollars will lead to
higher paying jobs that
will eventually pay its
own investment. However, upon researching
the matter, it is clear that
a costless higher-education would be one of
the largest failed investments America has ever
taken.
To evaluate the
potential return of free
college, it is necessary
to look at the success of
current college graduates. A Georgetown University study concluded
that the employment rate
of college graduates between the ages of 21-25
has dropped from 84% in
2000 to 72% in 2012. Additionally, Georgetown’s
research has found that
it now takes the average
graduate four years longer to reach the median
wage than it did in 1980,
from 26 to 30. If college
has not been working
for many Americans as
is, why would we choose
to put even more money
into it? The evidence
clearly shows that free
college would unjustly
cost the taxpayer.
Many proponents
of free college fail to realize the rising labor demands in careers that
simply do not require
a degree. Leading the
world in workforce solutions, ManpowerGroup
predicts there will be an
undeniable shortage of
skilled-trade workers,
which includes electricians, welders, and me-
chanics, once the Baby
Boomers retire . As of now,
this has yet to be a problem
since the industry is dominated by workers 45 years
or older, but as this demographic group retires, there
will be no one to fill its spot,
since they comprise of 54%
of the workforce. The same
study shows people that
are 65 years or older represent only 1.9% of skilledtrade jobs versus 4.8% of
all other jobs, meaning
that workers of this industry retire earlier than others. Because of this, the
54% will leave the industry
soon, making the demand
for these jobs even more
urgent.
If we make education available to everyone,
we will inherently discourage the youth from taking
up these well-paying jobs,
which will have staggering
effects on the American
economy.
Combining these
two factors is what really
makes it clear how detrimental free college would
be for America. Not only
has college failed its recent graduates, but the
American economy cannot afford even more people pursuing careers that
require a college education. Without free college,
more people will decide
against enrollment and
begin working in a skilledtrade profession. This is
absolutely imperative to
fill the inevitable gap in industry. Also, if fewer people were to attend college,
then the odds of finding
employment upon graduation would increase. Although an idea with good
intentions, free college
would be disastrous to the
American economy.
Santiago Garcia-Mata
Sports Editor
In the competitive global economy of
the 21st century, many
Americans struggle to
find work, especially if
they do not recieve a
higher education. In fact,
according to the National Center for Education
statistics, 89% of people
with a bachelor’s degree
or higher are employed.
About half of people who
only finished high school
are employed. Furthermore, those with a college
dance has dropped by 10%
in the last five years. This
is where the government
can step in, making college
tuition free for all public
schools nationwide.
By making college
tuition free nationwide for
all public schools, the govPhoto by nationofchange.org
ernment evens the playIs free college really beneficial?
ing field for students who
cannot attend college due
highly educated workto cost, encourages high- American prosperity.
By making college force. In addition, by
er education for the next
generations of workers, free, students who cur- relieving the financial
and drives the new age of rently could not attend stress put on Americans
college due to cost would by having massive stube able to have the same dents loans, workers have
opportunity to reach much more money to
their full potential as any spend, fostering economAmerican that could al- ic spending and through
ready afford college. Fur- it economic growth.
thermore, by encouraging
The initiative to
the higher education of provide students access to
the next wave of workers, higher education at greatAmerica encourages peo- ly reduced costs brings
ple to find work that they a myriad of benefits to
enjoy, increasing produc- the future generations of
tivity, as well as employ- workers. America, one of
ment. With a fresh wave the wealthiest countries
of productive workers, in the world, should join
America can compete in other European countries
Comic by Joe French the global economy, en- in embracing tuition free
couraging companies to education for all.
Joe French’s Monthly Comic
come to America for the
education make about
$20,000 more per year
as opposed to those who
only finish high school.
So in a society
where 94% of parents
interviewed by the Pew
Research Center think
their children will attend
college, why do only two
thirds of students attend college? Because it
is much too expensive
to afford, especially for
those in the lower 20%,
for whom college atten-
3 Entertainment
Golden Age of TV
Steven Randall
Staff Reporter
Entertainment
moves in cycles. Every
facet of media experiences ups and downs,
booms and busts. Inevitably, a period of
time arises where media experiences a massive, sustained rush of
quality or popularity,
to be known in future
as its “golden age.” The
2016 smash hit musical
La La Land paid due
tribute to the golden
ages of both jazz and
Hollywood.
Inspired
by this, I pondered the
question: Are we in the
golden age of television?
The name “golden age of television”
may be a misnomer, because the definition of
television has changed.
Television used to act
as a blanket term for
both the device and its
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programming.
When
people think of shows
like I Love Lucy, Star
Trek, The Twilight Zone,
and Gilligan’s Island,
they are referring to the
golden age of what television was. Now, serialized
entertainment as an art
form is truly hitting its
stride and gaining massive popularity through
online streaming services like Netflix, Amazon
Video and Hulu. It is this
form of entertainment
that appears to be entering its golden age.
Streaming
services have even begun
supplanting film. Hollywood today languishes
in reboots, sequels and
adaptations that make
fair amounts of money
but garner mediocre
critical response. Netflix and Amazon Prime,
on the other hand, have
been practically printing
money and attracting
massive critical praise
with shows like Mozart
in the Jungle, The Man
in the High Castle, Narcos, Transparent, and
Bojack Horseman. It
almost seems like every
week or two that a new,
critically
acclaimed,
show is released on Netflix or Amazon Video.
The added benefit
of the streaming format
is that production companies can now film an
entire season of a show,
shotgun it onto a streaming platform all at once,
and wait for the money to roll in. In the old
days, shows would have
to broadcast episode by
episode on a weekly basis. With such a delay
between installments of
a series, if not executed
properly, hype would
die, the show would lose
viewership and critical
acclaim, and the network would lose money.
When every episode of a
show’s season is released
at once, many people can
watch that entire season
in just a few days, allowing for much quicker
feedback.
Imagine
what
could have happened
had Joss Whedon’s cult
space western Firefly
been released now, exclusively onto streaming
services. From the get-
go, the show wouldn’t
have had to deal with
the out of order airing,
misadvertisement and
preemption that plagued
the show on Fox’s cable
network and ultimately
led to its cancellation.
Television
may
have had its heyday long
ago, but the form of serialized entertainment
that we know and love
today is just entering its
time, and will (hopefully) continue on its path
of greatness.
Photo by digitaltrends.com
The many different medias available on TVs.
The Rogue Blockbuster
Matthew Sherman
Staff Reporter
Photo by StarWars.com
The Official movie poster for Rogue One
On December 16th, the highly anticipated Star Wars story: Rogue One
became a motion picture masterpiece
across theaters, flying through the roof
of the box office making 706.1 million
dollars. When the rumors of the sidestory began, the hype immediately rose
exponentially. So many fans were eager to know the story of how the plans
to Death Star managed to fall into the
hands of the rebel alliance. Rogue One
answers that question, telling of how
a group of Rebels manage to steal the
blueprints to the massive weapon that
hold the key to destroying it.
The circle of rogues includes
many characters, all of who bring their
own worth to the film, whether they are
ex-fugitives, die-hard Force believers, or
reprogrammed droids, each character is
memorable and unique, and contributes
to the story. The main character is Jyn
Erso, played by Felicity Jones. With an
imperial and a father who helped build
the Death Star, Erso must face all odds
as she takes on virtually the entire Empire. My personal favorite character is a
reprogrammed imperial droid, K-2SO,
who is the main source of comic relief in
the movie. What I liked most about the
humor is that instead of the usual light-
hearted Disney humor, the humor is
sarcastic and sardonic.This appeals
more to a slightly older audience and
those who were not fans of The Force
Awakens due to its more lighthearted
and arguably childish humor.
At the beginning, I found the
plot to be rather slow, nothing truly
interesting happened in the beginning, save of course learning the backstory of Jyn Erso. Some viewers even
went as far as to say that they almost
fell asleep. I believe this is mainly due
to a lot dialogue, not an excess of it,
but there wasn’t enough action to
balance it out. This supposed error is
negligible however, as the action gets
progressively more fast-paced as the
film moves forward in the plot. After
this, the action never hinders or fails
to keep the viewer interested.
Overall, I believe Rogue One
did an astonishing job of storytelling
and answering any questions that the
original trilogy or the prequel trilogy
failed to answer. With its interesting
plot and heart-pounding action, it is
definitely a film that I would recommend viewing for every type of movie-goer.
4 Features
Flying High
Nathan Robinson
Staff Reporter
Drones. While many consider
them to be a fad of 2014, they are bringing countless hours of fun and practicality
to the table in 2016 and 2017. Major companies such as DJI, GoPro, Yuneec, and
Parrot, dominated the market in 2016,
bringing the people what they want. From
camera drones to racing drones to regular
drones, there is a drone for everybody.
DJI offers top notch performance
with their Mavic Pro drone. Featuring
a compact folding design, 4k stabilizing
camera, obstacle avoidance sensors, and
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smooth hovering. The 12 megapixel
camera is capable of shooting 4k video
at 30 fps with a max 8 second exposure,
delivering amazing footage. The three
axis gimbal system in the camera provides excellent stabilization. One charge
on the detachable battery gives 27 minutes of flight time at a max speed of 40
mph. The remote has real time image
transmission up to 1080P to the connected device.
Yuneec offers a similar drone to
the Mavic Pro, but at a little over half the
cost. The Breeze 4k has a flight time of
12 minutes, and a max speed of 11 mph.
It has the same 4k capability, folding design, return to home mode, and follow
The Death of Carrie
Fisher
Tony Zhou
Staff Reporter
December 27, 2016, in Ronald Reagan
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, actress
and writer Carrie Fisher died at 60 years old. She
suffered a heart attack on a plane ride from London to Los Angeles and was rushed to the hospital. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, 84, died the
next day.
She was only married once to musician
Paul Simon for a short period from 1983-1984.
However, Fisher always showed affection for her
ex when speaking of him, and on December 28th,
he tweeted, “Yesterday was a horrible day. Carrie
was a special, wonderful girl. It’s too soon.”
Fisher is most famous for her portrayal of
Princess Leia, creating a lasting impression on an
entire generation people. A nostalgic computer
generated image (CGI) rendering of a young Carrie even cameoed in Rogue One, the eighth movie
in the Star Wars franchise. Though she was primarily known for her role in Star Wars, Fisher
was also a writer, publishing bestsellers like Postcards From the Edge, The Princess Diarist, and
Wishful Drinking. For her lifetime achievements,
she will be presented with Harvard College’s Annual Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in
Cultural Humanism. Carrie Fisher leaves us with
a memory of a strong, stubborn woman of innumerable talents.
Photo by Wall Street Journal
Carrie Fisher
mode as the Mavic, however, it lacks the
camera stabilizing gimbal, which will result
in choppier footage.
The Karma drone by GoPro is another 4k/30 fps, foldable drone with a
three axis gimbal. The package includes a
controller, stabilizer and harness, case, and
a handheld grip. The Karma can achieve a
max speed of 35 mph, and has a flight time
of 20 minutes. It does not feature any obstacle avoidance technology. The GoPro
Passenger App allows the drone footage to
be streamed to a second device, where the
user has the option to control the GoPro
camera. The drone is compatible with the
Hero5 Black, Hero5 Session, and Hero4
Black and Silver.
ChiRaq: America’s Battleground
David Rodriguez
Staff Reporter
At the conclusion of 2016,
there were an astonishing 762 murders committed in the city of Chicago.
As the third largest city in the United
States, Chicago saw more murders
than the first two, New York and Los
Angeles, combined. Chicago has been
plagued with some of the highest murder rates in the country for years, and
there have been attempts to put a stop
to it. Whether it be increasing the police force or locking up gang leaders,
Chicago has tried it, but these solutions are doing the opposite of putting
a stop to the violence.
In order to prevent violence epPhoto by Chief Keef
idemics like what Chicago is currently
experiencing, criminologists and law Chicago rap superstar Chief Keef glamorzing
enforcement first try to discover a
the city’s violent nature
cause. What separates Chicago’s current state from violence outbursts in
the past, however, is that the causes
committed. Notable figures in the Chiof so many murders are simply uncago community argue that this vioknown. While the huge numbers of
lence has deep roots, dating back to
murders in large cities throughout the
the 1960s, when the Chicago Housing
90s are attributed to the intense gang
Authority constructed numerous pubwars of the day, Chicago is an entirely
lic housing developments. It is said
different beast. In pop-culture, Chicathat CHA isolated tens of thousands of
go street-gang violence has been made
public housing units in African Ameriout to be something huge due to media
can communities, allegedly deterioglorification of Chicago gang-bangers
rating living conditions and creating
that rose to stardom, like rapper Chief
a deeply segregated city. As a result,
Keef. Experts like John Hagerdon of
generation after generation has been
the University of Illinois claim that
stuck living in segregated communigang violence is a small portion of the
ties, which is claimed to brew the perproblem. If it were were gang violence
fect storm for violence.
causing so many murders, it would
While there is absolutely no
be much easier to contain. Why it has
shortage of people who claim to have
been so difficult to prevent murders in
all the answers as to the causes of the
Chicago is due to the fact that so many
violence, a solution to put an end to
are spontaneous, unplanned events.
the horror has yet to come forward.
Potentially, the most frightenWith violence on the climb, continuing part about the violence is its anoous failure in attempts to counteract it,
nymity. Of the 762 murders in 2016,
and already a bloody start to the new
less than 25% were cleared by police,
year, the sinister reality for the Windy
meaning that police made an arrest
City seems to be that there is no stop to
in less than a quarter of the murders
the violence in sight.
5 Features
Obama: A Retrospective
Will Koury
Staff Reporter
On the 20th of January,
when President-elect Donald
Trump assumed the esteemed
office that is the presidency,
the United States also bid
farewell to a president who altered the course of American
history and whose legacy will
remain in the minds of many
for decades. Barack Obama
defied all of the odds of his
circumstances to rise to one
of the most powerful positions that can be held in international politics, despite his
American birth being questioned, despite being the first
African-American candidate
for a major party, and despite
running against politicians
who possessed far more experience than him.
As with any American president, Obama had to deal with
a strong opposition to his administration. Despite losing
the Congress to the Republican party during his second term, Obama managed
to achieve a good deal of his
agenda through compromise
and deliberation, such as
launching his new healthcare
plan, getting a compromise
on Homeland Security passed
and compromised, and normalizing relations with Cuba.
No matter what your politics
are, you have to respect the
strong unity Obama promoted in Washington, even
though he did not always get
exactly what he wanted.
Many political analysts
have attributed Trump’s victory in the election to the resentment of certain factions
in America with Obama’s
policies. For example, many
who work in the healthcare
industry feel that the Affordable Care Act, the creation of
which was overseen closely
by the Obama administration, failed to benefit both
health workers and patients
alike. Furthermore, the
president did very little to
reduce the national debt or
put a stop to deficit spending
by the federal government.
Others feel also that the deal
with Iran on their nuclear
program was weak considering the international influence that the United States
supposedly holds in the region. Finally, Obama’s decision to reduce the amount
of soldiers stationed in the
Middle East seems to have
inspired greater conflict, including the rise of ISIS.
Despite these criticisms,
President Obama did a great
deal of good in places which
no past president has ventured. First and foremost, he
added more land to national
parks and monuments than
any President in history, protecting serene landscapes for
all Americans for generations
to come. Obama has pardoned more than a thousand
people convicted of crimes
that are no longer seen as socially unacceptable, many of
them related to drug use that
is being legalized throughout
the 50 states. Furthermore,
Obama has opened up relations with nations that have
long been out of the United
States’ sphere of diplomacy,
including Cuba and Vietnam.
Most
importantly,
President Obama has shown
Americans that with hard
work and a good sense of
rhetoric, you can rise to the
top of the bureaucratic pyramid that is American politics,
no matter what your circumstances are. Love him or hate
him, the people of the United
States thank Obama for his
eight years of service to our
nation.
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Question of the Month:
What would you do on a Snow
Day?
“Play Spikeball with my best
friends, Hailey and Julie”
-Andrew Ponder (12)
“Hang out with my BFF,
Mrs. Hoeflinger”
-Mac Veh (12)
“What snow day?”
-Elizabeth Allen (12)
“Dissect crabfish with Ms.
Bailey”
-Dylan Schreder (10)
Photo by ABC News
Obama during a press conference
6 Community
Student Spotlight
Abby Hauck
Sports Editor
Superior students and athletes can be
found in every Ottawa Hills classroom and more
often than not, green bears are a combination
of both. Senior Renae Goik is one of these talented student athletes. What sets Renae aside
from many others is the fact that she competes
in the unique sport of archery. As our January
spotlight student, we interviewed Renae in regards to her talent so we can all get to know and
appreciate Renae’s talent and archery better.
Q: For those students who don’t know
how archery works, can you explain the
basics?
A: There are two main types of bows, compound
and recurve. Compound bows have pulleys which
cause a let up on the weight you are pulling when
you reach a certain point in your draw, making it
easier to draw more weight. On the other hand,
recurve bows add weight each inch you draw back.
Also, there are two seasons of archery, indoor
and outdoor. Indoor takes place during the winter and early spring, and you shoot a distance of
18 meters. Outdoor occurs during the late spring
through early fall. In outdoor archery, depending on your bow and age, you will shoot different
distances between 20 and 90 meters. In outdoor
archery, recurve shooters shoot farther distances
than compound shooters of the same age group.
What sets Renae apart
from many others is
the fact that she plays
the unique sport of archery.
Q: When did you start doing archery and
why?
A: I started archery in the winter of my sophomore year. I was on a synchronized swimming
team 4th through 9th grade, but the team fell
apart after my freshman year so I was looking for another sport to try. One of the girls in
my lifeguarding class told me about archery
at Adam’s Conservation Club, and I decided to try it out and ended up sticking with it.
Q: What is your favorite part about the
sport?
A: I like the fact that I compete with a team
and against other teams, but I am mostly competing against myself in an effort to beat my
best scores. I also like the focus, concentration, and physics involved in the sport. Mostly
I like that it is different than what most people
do; I like doing things that are not mainstream.
Q: What is your biggest accomplishment
in archery?
A: My greatest accomplishments are the pins I
receive through USA Archery for achieving certain scores. They are proof of my progression.
Also, I am proud to be well on my way to getting
a Level 2 Coaching certification, which gives me
the option to start an archery club in college if the
university I go to does not have an existing one.
Cameron Roller
Staff Reporter
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Fundraiser: Boys Volleyball
There is an oft-utilized refrain
amongst the studentry of Ottawa Hills
that our community cares little about
the needs of those in surrounding areas.
Frequently, however, the Ottawa Hills
students, teachers, parents, and administration display an attitude quite to the
contrary, manifesting itself in charity
drives, service days, and a variety of similar outreach programs. Most recently,
the Ottawa Hills High School student
council organized a volleyball tournament for upperclassmen boys, with the
primary goal of raising funds and collecting cans for local soup kitchens.
While the event was a wild success from a fundraising perspective,
it was also simply a fantastic night for
Photo by Nathan Robinson
students and teachers alike. Though
team organization was beset at the
onset by conflicts with basketball,
eight teams were arranged by the
tournament’s commencement. The
teams contained a large amount of
diversity in their composition: some
were made up of seniors, others of
juniors, one from the male portion
of an AP Senior English class, and
lastly, one team consisted of some of
OHHS’s most athletic male teachers.
Though the students fought hard, the
sturdy, well-trained male teachers ultimately won the title of “champions.”
As mentioned beforehand,
the event was also a fundraising
success. Individuals were asked to
bring one or two cans as the price of
admission, yielding a huge pile by
the night’s end. Of course, bureaucratic issues and scheduling conflicts, notably with theater and basketball, likely impeded some traffic
to the tournament, but the success
achieved regardless was a testament to Ottawa Hills High School’s
continuing dedication to community outreach and involvement.
Renae Goik
Investing in Knowledge and the
Aidan Byrne
Dow Jones
Staff Reporter
It’s a problem central to the human experience: how to make money.
Everyone feels this pressure for profit at
one point or another, even high school
students. Some of our peers are even
driven to take action, turning to the
stock market as a virtual money-making
flash game with serious consequences.
One of these self-proclaimed
student-investors is Urvish Patel, who
claims that he was nudged in the direction of trading stocks from a young age.
“Money is the only important thing in
this world,” he recalls being told at age
six. From there, his love of numbers
and patterns helped him refine his investing skills. Urvish lost significant
amounts of money in early trades when
his experience was limited, but now he
claims he has made that money back
and then some. Currently, he manages
a significant amount of his own wealth
on the market. “Lots of research”
is what he attributes his success to.
Another student-trader, Will
Koury, claims that his father got him
into investing. Will was inspired by his
peers making money off the market,
most notably senior Sean Kasmi. As
Will’s expertise grew, he began to focus
more on his investing. It seemed to him
a viable means to make money as a student. In the past year alone he claims
to have made 175% of what he began
with on the market. When asked what
advice he’d give to up-and-coming investors and traders, he responded, “It
sounds like it’s easy to do, but stay rational when it comes to predictions.”
Though they aren’t going to be
millionaires any time soon, students
like Will and Urvish are making significant amounts of money as student-investors. And with the possible coming
extinction of pensions and the questionable future of social security, their early start in investing will have big-time
payoffs down the road. Why? Because
managing investments, particularly in
a 401k, is something today’s students
will have to learn to do if they plan on
retiring with a significant amount of
money. Will and Urvish have a significant start in investing, something that
will certainly pay off later in their lives.
7 Sports
Adam Simon
Staff Reporter
Arrowhead - January 2017
A Suspenseful Ending to a Rough Playoff
On January 9 in Tampa Bay, Florida, Alabama and Clemson gave the
American people one of the best football games of the year when the Tigers
prevailed against the Crimson Tide.
Alabama has been to the college football playoff every year since 2014. The top
four teams in college football get to play
in the playoffs, and this year the teams, in
order by ranking, were: 4) Washington, 3)
Ohio State, 2) Clemson, and 1) Alabama.
Many people believe that the playoffs
should be extended to the top eight teams,
which would extend the college football season and spark even more excitement. Also,
lower ranked teams would get a chance to
show their real potential. Instead of the first
games ending in humiliating losses, the
playoffs would be much more intense and
the games would be much more thrilling.
The championship game was definitely one to remember with the Clemson Tigers beating the so called unbeatable Alabama team. The Crimson Tide
quickly took hold of the game early on
Photo by Matthew Emmons
Clemson players celebrate their national championship victory over Alabama
by acquiring a 14-0 lead,
but by halftime, Clemson
had gained momentum
and made it a one score
game. At the beginning
of the fourth quarter,
it looked like Alabama
would win back-to-back
titles until Clemson decided that enough was
enough, and they scored
an exhilarating 21 points
in the fourth. Alabama was
ahead with 2:31 left to play,
and the Tigers stepped up
and scored the winning
touchdown with only one
second left in the game.
Clemson and Alabama had
both realized that the game
was over at that moment,
but just to make the game
worse for the Crimson Tide,
the Tigers went for an on-
side kick and made it.
“That has to be one
of the greatest games of all
time,” said Clemson head
coach Dabo Swinney after
the game. Clemson played
Alabama last year in the
National Championship
and lost, but this year the
Clemson Tigers decided to
make sure that the sequel
had a different ending.
Hunter Sieben’s 1,000th Point
Ben Werner
Staff Reporter
Photo by Ottawa Hills Local Schools
On December 30th,
senior
captain
Hunter Sieben surpassed the
1,000 point milestone after sinking a jumpshot in
the second overtime in a
big win against Pettisville.
Reaching 1,000 career points is an accomplishment attained by only
the best of the best, and
Sieben is a special player
who was able to do so during his senior campaign.
The reigning TAAC
Player of the Year is grateful to join this elite group
of players, commenting
that, “It’s a cool achievement to get, to be able to
join a club with people like
Geoff Beans. It makes me
appreciate all the opportunities I’ve been given over
the years and hardwork put
into improving my game.”
The unselfish fight
and desire Sieben possesses
allows him to be a leader on
the court, as he stated during his 1,000th-point game,
“I was thinking more about
what I needed to do to get
the win. Fortunately, a little
help from the double overtime win allowed me to get
it in front of the home crowd
and enjoy the moment.”
The three-year captain started his high school
career with a lot of momentum, as he was deservingly
placed into the starting lineup as a freshman, despite a
fierce and experienced class
of seniors ahead of him.
Although
a
tremendous
accomplishment, Hunter Sieben and
the boys basketball team
still have unfinished business and will look to make
another run deep into the
tournament. Best of luck.
Senior Hunter Sieben recently joined
the 1,000 point club
Photo by Yarko Kuk
Green Bear Nation supports Sieben’s 1000th point as well as an
Ottawa Hills victory over Pettisville
8 Final Analysis
Aidan Byrne, Jan Durst
Staff Reporters
Arrowhead - January 2017
Hotter Takes
You may have found yourself wondering from time to time, as you sit staring out the classroom window into the gloomy January weather: Wouldn’t it
be nice to live in the tropics? Moreover, you may wonder if twenty Ottawa
Hills kids stranded in the tropics Lord-of-the-Flies-style could successfully
kill a bloodthirsty Grizzly bear armed with nothing but bamboo spears?
YES:
If you doubt that you and your peers could take down but a single bloodthirsty grizzly bear armed to the teeth with razor-sharp bamboo spears, you doubt human ingenuity
and the power of teamwork. There’s a reason humans are at the top of the food chain,
and that reason is simply our ability to adapt and cooperate to complete an objective.
Not to mention, twenty Ottawa Hills kids is practically an army, and an army with exceptional standardized test scores as well (grammar may not kill the bear, but mathematical
calculations and logic will). Let’s take a look at the numbers, shall we? The maximum
weight of a fully grown male grizzly bear is 1300 pounds. The average weight of ten
15-year-old boys is (123lbs x 10)=1230 pounds, roughly the same weight. If the other
ten Ottawa Hills students are included as 15-year-old girls, with a total estimated mass
of 1,150 pounds, the mass of all Ottawa Hills kids comes out to 2380 pounds, close to
double the weight of the grizzly. Not only do we have a superior mass, we have superior
numbers and strategy, though even simply swarming the bear in such large numbers
ought to do the trick. But we wouldn’t swarm, would we? A good general knows when to
retreat and when to engage his enemies. We wouldn’t engage the bear in an open field
where it could outrun us and fight fairly. No, we’d wait until we could corner the bear or
surround it, offering it no option for escape but death by the hands of our deadly bamboo
spears. The cynics claim that upon seeing the ferocity of the bear, many students would
turn and run, but running means death because the bear is faster than us, and being conscious of this, I think few would run once they attacked the bear. Furthermore, bamboo
spears are some of the deadliest and simplest tools for killing known to man, and though
some may think them nothing but sticks, fire-hardened bamboo can be as sharp as any
metal spear, and certainly sharp enough to pierce the relatively soft hide of a bear. All in
all, we students have an advantage of numbers, weight, intelligence, and patience. The
victor here is clear, and it walks on two legs, not four.
NO:
If you doubt that you and your peers could take down a bloodthirsty Grizzly Bear
armed to the teeth with razor-sharp bamboo spears, then you would be correct. Firstly,
humans have long since escaped the tethers of nature and evolution because of technology. Thus, we have lost the instinct and the ways of the animal world. These students
have never come across a vicious killing machine perfected by evolution, and they will
never be prepared to meet it head to head! In fact, I doubt that the students would be
able to handle the bear physically or mentally. High school students can barely handle
homework and anxiety, let alone a primal fight where their lives are at stake. I would be
willing to bet that many would turn tail and run once they see the carnage that lies before them. Additionally, the students are drastically unprepared for the fight. Compared
to the gnashing teeth and razor sharp claws in the bear’s arsenal, the children only have
bamboo spears. What use is a sharpened stick going to be against a 1300 pound bloodthirsty bear? This fight is one that no highschooler can prepare for, and anyone willing
to go toe to toe with this killing machine crosses the line between courage and stupidity.
Meme of the Month: Cash Me Outside Girl
Photo by soundcloud.com
Cash me outside how bout dat (trap remix)
Top Ten New Years
Resolutions
Hailey McGee
Staff Reporter
10. Play more video
games to work on your
hand-eye coordination
9. Shower less to save
water
8. Don’t forget to write
2017 instead of 2016 on
top of your papers
7. Work less hard
6. Buy a Lamborghini
5. Not freeze to death
walking to school in
freezing temperatures
4. Only eat things that are
green
3. Hit the gym! #GETBIG
2. Become as rich as the
Kardashians
1. Actually stick to your
resolutions