One Last Time

By: Jillian Jeschenig

Aidan Thompson is heading into his senior year here at Madison. Aidan
performed extremely well at his last Lift-A-Thon, making it onto the 10th
spot for bench power at 305lbs and the 2nd place spot for squat power at
495lbs. His team also won first place overall for most weight lifted. When
asked about the event, Aidan said, “Lift-A-Thon went really well and
everyone did a really good job. It was sad to think about how this coming
season will be our last but I’m proud of our team and I’m looking forward
to my senior football season”.

Throughout his high school career, Aidan has made many accomplishments.
He is a member of the 1000 pound club after this year’s Lift-A-Thon, Rookie
of the Year his sophomore year, News Herald Scholar Athlete his sophomore
and junior year, Offensive MVP, and All County his junior year, and he won
the hot dog eating contest this past year.

Some of Aidan’s favorite memories of high school have been starting varsity
football his sophomore year, Willis’s pregame speeches, basketball games
this past season and going to Wendy’s afterwards. His goals for his senior
year are to go to the playoffs and be an all-state player for football.

After high school Aidan is planning on pursuing a career in the engineering
field. His favorite movies are Joe Dirt, and Super Troopers, his favorite
show is Trailer Park Boys, his favorite class is English with Mr. Herald, and
his favorite sports teams are the Browns and the Indians. In his free time,
Aidan likes to spend time with the boys, his family, and his girlfriend. He is
super excited for his senior year and can’t wait for football season to begin.

Taking it to Nationals

By: Alyssa Knezevich

The Madison High School’s cheer competition has had a great season. The girls competed several times. In total the girls have won grand champions, best choreography, best jumps, and 2 place. The team have had the most girls on the squad than they ever had before. They said it was very different but also nice too since they all bonded together and all felt very close.

The team has practiced every week, improving their weaknesses and increasing their strengths. All of the girls have an amazing experience competing and it has been a huge part of their high school career.

One of the girls said, “I love everything about cheerleading. Yes there are hard times, but you create these bonds with each other that is like nothing else. I’ve definitely made new friends this year who I’m very close with now.” Many of the teammates relate to this and will continue to cheer for the rest of their high school career.

The last competition will be nationals. This is the biggest competition of the year and the girls were very nervous, but also wanted to end this season with a grand champion win! Some of the things the girls needed to nail down is their jumps, their facials, strictness, and being peppy. It was also Amber Ferra’s last competition since she is a senior. This made the girls really want to win nationals so Amber can finish off her season with a win. This competition was challenging, but the girls were ready!

A Striking Start

By: Alyssa Molnar

On Wednesday April 3rd the jv lady streaks took the field away at Mayfield. The team was leaded by pitcher Kelsie McCandless with a numerous amount of strikeouts. The teams bats were swinging with almost every player on the team having a hit. The Lady Streaks had many stolen bases and a few close calls at home plate but sliding into victory.

Although the team made some mistakes in the field, they bounced back with their power to hit and gained the lead back. The game was close throughout the game it was a true battle both teams had good pitching and good hitting.

The Streaks also had lots of good communication going on in the field. All the girls were yelling where the play was and cheering loudly when someone made a play, had a hit, or when Kelsie stroked out yet another batter.

“I’m very proud of the effort and the determination the girls had through the game, if they made a bad play they would shake it off and focus on the next one which really gave us the overall power to beat Mayfield. The overall team effort and how the girls picked one another up when one was down showed just how close this team is,” said Coach Eric Cottrell.

The team defeated Mayfield by a score of 16-13 with an amazing effort from each and every one of the teammates. The Lady Streaks faced the Kenston bombers away at Kenston on Friday April 5th and are looking forward to the upcoming competition.

The Comeback

By: Alyssa Molnar

The JV Madison Blue Streaks had a tough battle on their hands Tuesday April 9th against Mayfield. In their previous match up with Mayfield the streaks won 11-7 but in the latest win they won by a slim  1 point lead.

The streaks started off strong until Mayfield hit a stride in the 3rd inning with a couple runs scoring. Madison hit a slump and couldn’t get the bats moving until the 5th inning when Anna Fedele hit a triple scoring 2 runs and Kelsie McCandless hitting a double also scoring 2 runs. Alyssa Molnar then hit a single also getting another run in and Tyra Orinko stealing home making the streaks up by 2. However, in the 6th inning the wildcats had a rally scoring multiple runs making the streaks down by 7 heading into the 7th inning.

With tremendous pitching done by Kelsie McCandless pitching a 1 2 3 strike out the Blue Streaks were heading into bat with fire and intensity needing to score 7 runs to tie and 8 runs to win.

The Blue Streaks took the game in the 7th inning by Anna Fedele, Kelsie McCandless, Nanette Neely, Alyssa Molnar, and Chloe Mcginnis scoring the winning run. The bats were on fire and the girls came back from being down by 7 and took the win by a slim 1 point. The streaks did not just have to battle the wildcats but also battle the umps since they were not calling great calls, but the streaks never lost hope and kept cheering for each other and kept their heads high. The girls battle the North Rangers at north on Friday April 12th.

Lady Blue Streaks Outlast the Rangers

By: Sydney Guyer 

Last Wednesday, April 3rd, the Girls Track and Field team hosted their first home dual meet of the 2019 season. The Lady Blue Streaks faced off against the Eastlake North Lady Rangers and beat them by a score of 85 to 53. The Lady Streaks had a total of 11 first place finishes throughout all the events on the track and in the field.

On the track, the Lady Streaks claimed 8 of the 11 first place finishes. Senior Abby Piert showed off her speed with a first place finish in the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.02 seconds and sophomore Lexi Fleischer followed behind her in second place with a time of 13.62 seconds. Abby Piert continued to race past everyone and also finished first in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.27 seconds.

Senior Julia Sansalone led the pack in the 1600 meter run and was the first Lady Blue Streak to cross the finish line with a time of 6:13, beating a Lady Ranger who was hot on her tail by 6 seconds.

The Lady Blue Streaks showcased their speed in the 400 meter dash by claiming 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes. Freshman Emma Lewis was the first girl to cross the finish line with a time of 1:09, followed by Brooke Butler who finished with a time of 1:10, and Jordan Yates who finished with a time of 1:12.

Sophomore Autumn Warren placed 2nd in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 18.14 seconds but redeemed herself in her next race by finishing strong and placing first in the 300 meter hurdles.

For the field events, they claimed the last three of the 1st place finishes and showed that the wind was not going to stop them from dominating. Junior Delaney Horton jumped far and took first place with a jump of 13ft 1in. Freshman Riley Elliot took flight in high jump and out-jumped the Lady Rangers with a first place finish and cleared height of 4ft 6in.

Freshman Maddy Moretti showed out in the shot put ring with impressive throws that proved to be enough to beat the Lady Rangers with a first place throw of 30 ft 3in.

More Events Coming Up

By: Amelia Marlow

Here are more volunteering opportunities coming up for Key Club. If you are interested in volunteering for anything, please let Mrs. Kilpatrick know as soon as possible.

Spring Clean-Up- Several volunteers are needed to clean everything in the Madison Schools District. Chores include wiping down desks, sweeping floors, scraping off scuffs and more. It is on May 4 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. See Mrs. Kilpatrick if you're interested.

Kiwanis Father-Daughter Dance- The Kiwanis Club is looking for at least 10 people to help with set-up (3:00-6:00 pm), the actual dance (6:30-9:00 pm) and clean-up (9:00-10:30 pm). The dance will be held in the MHS cafeteria. Pizza will be provided. See Mrs. Kilpatrick if you would like to help.

End 68 Hours of Hunger- Students in need of food are given backpacks of items for the weekend every Friday afternoon. End 68 Hours of Hunger supports many schools throughout Lake County and are now able to service our entire district. If you know someone who would benefit from this program, let Mrs. Kilpatrick know or drop off a note to Mrs. Grimes. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, see Mrs. Kilpatrick as soon as possible.

Barrie Beth Boutique- A mini clothing department at Cornerstone Friends Church for those in need of clothes. If you help, you will sort out and bag clothes. This is open every Thursday from 5:00-7:00 pm. Call 428-6868 if you are available to help.

Making word parts for Easter eggs- The Madison Preschool needs help making word part Easter eggs for the preschoolers by splitting a word into two parts and gluing them on both halves of an Easter egg. If you're interested, let Mrs. Kilpatrick know and she will get you supplies.

Track meets- Madison Middle School has two more home track meets and needs volunteers for the concession stands and timers. They are on April 18 and April 23. Both meets start at 4:30. See Mrs. Kilpatrick to sign up.

Easter Egg Hunt at the Outdoor Y- Volunteers are needed on April 13 from 1:00-4:30 pm to hide eggs, help children with the Easter egg hunt and run games. See the bulletin board outside of Rm. 103 to sign up.

Special Needs Soccer Program- Several people are needed to help out with a soccer program for special needs kids. The season runs from April 27-June 15. Games are on Saturdays from 10:30-11:30 am at Stanton Park. If you're interested, see Mrs. Kilpatrick to sign up.

The following events require filling out an application and must be received one week before the event date. Go to HAvolunteer@holdenfg.org and download the student application form. You can also call 440-602-8003 or see Mrs. Kilpatrick if you have any questions.

Easter Egg Hunt at Cleveland Botanical Garden- Volunteers are needed to assist the Easter Bunny with hiding eggs, help with bubble stations and dyeing eggs, run games, do crafts and more. The event is on April 20 from 8:30 am-12:30 pm.

Plant Sale at Holden Arboretum- Help bring purchased plants from vendor booths to the pick-up tent, organize plants in the holding area and assist with parking. The event is on May 18 and 19 from 9:30 am-1:00 pm or 12:30 to 4:30 pm and is held outside rain or shine.

If anyone has any pictures from Key Club events, you are asked to send them to Amelia Marlow for the yearbook. Her email is 21marlowa@madisonschools.net.

Cleveland Botanical Garden

11030 East Blvd.

Cleveland, OH 44106

Holden Arboretum

9550 Sperry Rd.

Kirtland, OH 44094

Up and Over She Goes

By: Sydney Guyer

Autumn Warren is sophomore hurdler on the Girls Track and Field team. She has her one-year Varsity letter in track and her one-year Varsity letter in Soccer. Autumn is a two-year captain on the JV Soccer team and is a center defender. In outdoor track, she competes in the 100 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles, 4 by 400 meter relay, and the 4 by 200 meter relay.

In her indoor season, Autumn ran the 60 meter hurdles and the 400 meter dash. In her opinion, the competition is more serious during the indoor season. She had a new personal record this season in the 60 meter hurdles and beat her previous time by a little more than a second and consistently placed 4th in the race.

With the start of the outdoor season, she placed 2nd in the 100 meter hurdles, 1st in the 300 meter hurdles, and her 4 by 400 meter relay team also took first in their Dual Meet at home vs Eastlake North High School. Autumn made a new personal record in the 100 meter hurdles and matched her personal record in the 300 meter hurdles during the Dual Meet.

Autumn's favorite memory from track season last year was when she had to step in place of a teammate who got hurt and ended up placing fifth in the race.

Along with putting a lot of effort into sports, she also puts that same effort into school with maintaining mostly A's and taking challenging classes. Autumn plans on attending college and participating on the track team while she is there but is still undecided on what she will want to study when she gets there.

Autumn enjoys watching the TV series Shameless, lifting during school or on her free time, and hanging out with her friends.

Prom Raffle Prizes

By: Kennedy Rochford

Everyone is getting ready for an Evening in Italy on May 4th. The prom committee is meeting and planning together to make this years prom a night to remember for everyone. The Juniors on Prom committee,as well as Mrs. Vacca and Mrs. Colaneri have planned an idea to hold a raffle in the cafeteria this week which is giving away prizes like a Hairstyle or an up-do from David Allen Salon, a tuxedo from Men’s Warehouse, a manicure from Perfect Ten Salon, an Automotive Bucket from Giant Eagle, a Haircut and Style from Michelle Fojtik Beauty Design, Prom Photo Package from Findak Photography, Men’s Haircut from Michelle Fojtik Beauty Design, Spa Basket from David Allen Salon, corsage or boutonniere from Daughter’s Florist, and lastly an MHS prom ticket with the value of $40!

Mrs. Vacca is in cafeteria selling tickets to put into the raffle till the end of the week of March 8th, the ticket prices run for $1 for 1 and $6 for 5. Go buy a raffle ticket to get a chance to win some outstanding prizes to make your Prom experience even more enjoyable.

Starting Tuesday the prices will start at a discount of $40, then after the first week starting the week of the 16th the prices bump up to $45 and the finally after the 23rd the price will go up to $50 and stay there until the big day of Prom. Though you are getting your money’s worth with yummy Italian food and a time to remember in your last year or couple years of high school at Normandy Party Center.

Starting College Early

By: Michael Smith

Maddie Shires has Mrs. Kempers first block CCP / English Composition 2 class. It is a class based on learning about the argumentative strategies, along with doing the research process. CCP is a College Credit Plus which is a course through Lakeland.

Maddie's personal opinion on he CCP class is that it is "a great opportunity that Madison High School and Lakeland have to offer. As I am getting both my English credit for high school, I am also getting one to put towards my college credits". Maddie also says that she likes being in a small class and by small I mean they only have eight students in the class.  It provides a lot more of one on one teaching abilities than say a regular English class.

Mrs. Kemper has excelled in answering all of there questions and giving them what they need to succeed in not only her classroom but when they go into the real world. Maddie says that by far, her favorite part of the class would have to be the daily pun that my peers and she  writes and illustrates a picture for on the board. It adds a friendly/welcoming aspect to the environment in the classroom.

Right now in class they are learning about currently they have currently just finished up our debate section of curriculum. As they  were separated into two group (4 and 4) and had two different topics, One group did Gun Control while the other did immigration. And within the two groups, it was a two versus two debate, one side being the affirmative view on their topic than the other on being negative. Then they were  introducing to our persuasive speeches in which we have to persuade our audience to want to make change in something for our society.

Meeting Goals

By: Jillian Jeschenig

The 2019 Lift-A-Thon took place on March 15th, and the event was a huge success. As a whole, the football team raised a total of $7,234 for the program. There was a total of 25 juniors that participated in the event this year and eight of those juniors made it onto the board this year for their last Lift-A-Thon.

For bench, two guys made it to the board. Aidan Thompson made it onto the 10th spot for power at 305lbs and Alex Blackie made it onto the 7th spot for speed at 305lbs. For squat, four guys made it to the board. Aidan Thompson made it into the 2nd place spot with an impressive 495lbs for power, and for speed Jacob Land got the 4th spot with 425lbs, Jake Fisher got the 7th spot with 415lbs, and Mike Colaneri got the 9th spot with 405lbs. And finally, two guys made it onto the speed clean board. Alex Blackie made it to the 6th spot with 285lbs and Jacob Land made it to the 9th spot with 275lbs.

All the participants did very well and tried their best. Of the nine teams that competed, Team 4, which consisted of captain Aidan Thompson, Cole Tanner, Austin McCourt, Danny Alley, Treven Floran, and Jordan Watt came out on top with the most combined weight overall. Mrs. Craigo did a great job DJing the event this year as well.

The money these boys raised will be used to help out the team to get ready for next year’s football season. The weight room was packed full of people who were eager to watch and had a great time. All the boys are grateful for everyone that made donations or even continues to support them.

Miss Einstein

By: Jordan Pasalaqua

Allison Schultz is a Senior at Madison High School, she is a star athlete on the Madison Girls softball team. Allison has been the starting catcher for the Lady Blue Streaks Varsity Softball team for the past four years. She is very excited for the upcoming season to start and hopes to continue the success we started last year. Allison is also proud of my teammates to fill the roles of the seniors who graduated last year. Allison’s quote for every athlete is “ Anything is possible if you put your mind to it, and that dedication and resilience directly lead to success.

Allison has been a straight A student for the past four years hold over a 4.571 GPA. She is the top of the class of 2019 and is the Valedictorian at Madison High School, so she will be speaking at graduation in front of all parents and students. Allison is in the National Honors Society and Key Club. The only goal for Allison for High school is to end Senior softball season on a positive note and get through 6 more weeks of school. Her favorite high school memory was playing in the Powderpuff game her junior year and beating the seniors.

Allison has committed to Ohio State University to major in zoology, and then move on to veterinary school. She enjoys watching the Hunger Games series on her free time. Allison's favorite classes are anatomy and calculus, favorite teams are the Indians and the Buckeyes.

New Volunteering Opportunities

By: Amelia Marlow

Here are a list of volunteering opportunities coming up for Key Club. If you are available to volunteer for anything, please let Mrs. Kilpatrick know as soon as possible.

Barrie Beth Boutique- A mini clothing department at Cornerstone Friends Church for those in need of clothes. If you help, you will sort out and bag clothes. This is open every Thursday from 5:00-7:00 pm. Call 428-6868 if you are available to help.

Making word parts for Easter eggs- The Madison Preschool needs help making word part Easter eggs for the preschoolers by splitting a word into two parts and gluing them on both halves of an Easter egg. If you're interested, let Mrs. Kilpatrick know and she will get you supplies.

Cornerstone Friends Church Priscilla Shirer Simulcast- Help is needed on April 5th for setting up and April 6th for registration, helping out around the event and cleaning up. See Mrs. Kilpatrick to sign up.

Track meets- Madison Middle School has two more home meets and needs volunteers for the concession stands and timers. They are on April 18 and April 23. Both meets start at 4:30. See Mrs. Kilpatrick to sign up.

Easter egg hunt at the Outdoor Y- Volunteers are needed on April 13 from 1:00-4:30 pm to hide eggs, help children with the Easter egg hunt and run games. See the bulletin board outside of Rm. 103 to sign up.

The following events require filling out an application and must be received one week before the event date. Go to HAvolunteer@holdenfg.org and download the student application form. You can also call 440-602-8003 or see Mrs. Kilpatrick if you have any questions.

Easter egg hunt at Cleveland Botanical Garden- Volunteers are needed to assist the Easter Bunny with hiding eggs, help with bubble stations and dyeing eggs, run games, do crafts and more. The event is on April 20 from 8:30 am-12:30 pm.

Plant sale at Holden Arboretum- Help bring purchased plants from vendor booths to the pick-up tent, organize plants in the holding area and assist with parking. The event is on May 18 and May 19 from 9:30 am-1:00 pm or 12:30-4:30 pm and is held outside rain or shine.

Cleveland Botanical Garden

11030 East Blvd.

Cleveland, OH 44106

Holden Arboretum

9550 Sperry Rd.

Kirtland, OH 44094