A Star Athlete

As the basketball season comes to an end, I interviewed one of Madison's most promising athletes. Michael O'Brien is a sophomore playing for the junior varsity boys basketball team. Michael plays forward and is looking like he could be a very big improvement to the varsity squad next year as he shows improvement game after game. When asking his teammates about some of his best attributes many responded the way that he was an all around good teammate and is able to play everywhere on the court. During his off-season he also plays football and is looking at the varsity quarterback spot. Everyday that he is not at practice he is trying to better himself whether it be in the weight room getting stronger or in the classroom. Currently he is pushing himself in the classroom by taking AP history and pre-calc. This shows that he is not only dedicated to his athletics, but his academic life as well which makes him a shining example of what a Madison student should be. Outside school he enjoys spending time with his friends and family. Michael's also enjoys watching Ohio States football team when he is not working out or doing homework. One of his inspirations for basketball is LeBron James, he is constantly watching him play, trying to mimick his way of playing. He also looks up to Alex Dragas who was the starting quarterback this football season and is currently an important part of the basketball team. Michael O'Brien's future at Madison is looking bright.

By: Isaac Moyer

Movement

This past Wednesday, the lady Blue Streaks returned to their home court to challenge the Riverside Beavers. The last time the girls played the Beavers it was a close game being a back and forth battle through the night. However, when the Beaver traveled to the Streaks, it was a little bit of a different game. The Blue Streaks came out hot from the start. With amazing ball movement and patience, the lady’s were very successful on offense. On the other side of the court, the girls basketball team also found success. Tremendous defense and great boxing out helped the girls pull off such a good lead in the first half of the game. Going into halftime, the lady’s still had their lead but it was a bit closer. After coming back out to finish the game, the Blue Streaks rallied again. Great offensive moves by Riley Montagner (sophomore) driving to the basket getting layups moved the score up more. Alyssa Lavdis (junior) really showed up during the game against Riverside. With great offense and defensive work, she really stood out and helped her team pull off the win. The Blue Streaks have just two games left on their season. They travel to Mayfield on Saturday then Wednesday is their last home game of the season and they will take on Jefferson. If you have nothing going on it’d be nice to give the girls a big crowd for their last home game of the season. Following that game they will start practicing to take on the South Rebels in their first game in the sectional tournament. If you see a girls basketball player, wish them luck!

By: Alyssa Molnar

Project Unify Countdown

As the date approaches, Project Unify day comes closer and the excitement grows. Caitlin Barnicoat is the only student body that is running the assembly this year. As she scrambles to get it all finished the t-shirts are being sold and seem to be going fast. The annual ESPN act is going to involve three students: Syd Guyer, Lexi Fleischer, and Jill Jeschenig. The plans involve focusing on trying to get more students in the stands to participate,and go around with go pros for the best experience. This time of the year is truly one of the greatest in the efforts to get everyone to come together as an entire school. The difference between students is set aside in the moments to create a better environment for everyone. The players that are involved on both teams cannot wait to get out on the court to make some amazing shots. Alex Barron has big ideas for the game and hopes to make some game winning shots. This year Reba Shaffer is not playing in the game but as I spoke to her she is even more excited to be a helper to make sure Project Unify has the best possible outcome. As I asked around every student that was asked said that they were so excited for Project Unify because it was a way to bring a better and more happy attitude into the school day. The hype and excitement that runs through the halls before and after the assembly is ecstatic. As Mr. Fisher said “ Project Unify is the highlight of the year. The entire school is excited for it, and being able to see all the students come together is a wonderful sight to see.” Thursday is only a couple days away but the excitement has been here for weeks!

By: Lexi Fleischer

Giving Back to Others

Have you ever thought about giving back to others? Here at Madison High School Mrs. Kilpatrick offers an amazing opportunity for all students and staff members. Mrs. Kilpatrick helps organize a blood drive that is run two times each year. KP partners up with the American Red Cross Association to implement a blood drive. The blood received from students gets donated to any hospital in need. Madison High School has been doing this generous task for just about over ten years. Multiple students at Madison volunteer to help run the blood drive. The students that volunteer are mainly part of Key Club or Drama Club. Students in the Drama Club receive lab hours for helping out during the blood drive. Each semester students are required to have three lab hours if they are enrolled in the Drama class. About fifty students donate to the Red Cross Association each time they come. If a student wants to sign up to donate, all they have to do is fill out a slip and then select a time slot. If the student is under eighteen, a parent approval form must be signed. On February fifth, there was such a large amount of students, some did not even get a chance to donate. After each student donates one pint of blood, they are allowed to stay in the gym for as long as they need. The Red Cross Association provides snacks and beverages such as juice and water for the students that decided to donate. If you ever want to give back to others, consider donating your blood through Madison High School!

By: Alyssa Lavdis

A Fresh Start

Madison basketball is looking at a bright future with stand out freshman, Brandon Kosanovich. Brandon is the freshman basketball team captain who really is taking the lead of the team and trying to make sure everyone is improving. Brandon is looking to break two hundred points by the end of his first season and he is currently at roughly 150 points. However the team has not had the greatest season so far only managing to win one game and taking a heavy amount of loss. Brandon has shown game after game that he is able to work both ends of the court be a lethal shooter and is a hard working defender. While Brandon does work hard in the court he also works hard off the court excelling in math as well as other classes. Outside of school Brandon enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoys playing basketball anytime he can outside of just practice and games. Brandon is not just a one sport athlete as he also plays football in the off-season to stay in shape. Brandon looks to continue his excellent academic career in highschool and looks to get varsity minutes next year. After high school Brandon wants to attend any college that is willing to recruit him. Currently his favorite basketball team is the Lakers, and his favorite player is LeBron James.. Brandon looks up to Jacob Land for inspiration and how to be a great basketball player and a great student.

By: Isaac Moyer

Swimmer Dillon Miller

Once again the boys and girls swim team both won. The meet took place at the indoor YMCA in Madison. This coming Saturday is the sectional swim meet. One swimmer in particular who is especially excited is Dillon Miller. Miller stated that, “We as a team are really excited for sectionals. After that are districts. We have been working hard for this moment.” When asked if Miller has broken any personal records, Miller said he has set them in 100 back 200 50 free 500 100 free 100 butterfly those are all of the PR this year. Dillon says that his favorite memories this year are all the memories in the locker room. They are always messing around and they said it makes their day better.
 The next meet is going to be taking place at the ymca this Saturday in the morning. If they do happen to do good and win this sectional, then they will get to go to districts and from there, that will be the last meet for the season. Dillon is upset that it is ending, but happy he got to do what he loves and hang out with the people that he loves. Plus, all the new prs he set. Dillon says that he strongly believes that him and the team are going to win it all this year with the rate and speed they are looking at now. He is excited for the next season and what it holds for him

By: Makenzie Smith

All About Leadership

Leadership is something very important for students in Madison High School. Setting good examples for other peers is important to be able to set a tolerable environment around the school and community. Mr. Titman teaches a class at this school for leadership and he explained to me what it is all about.
According to Mr. Titman, he does what he can to establish some leadership skills among the students in the school. He hopes that it will generate some more leaders in the building. He explains how he can’t teach everyone leadership skills, but he can teach a group of people. Once that group of people has established those leadership skills, they can set influences on other people around the school. He hopes he can take the “if” limits and mentality in hope for creating more of a positive stronger environment.
During the course, Mr.Titman does several activities. One of the activities include reading a book about leadership. This book breaks it down into a team perspective and how you can go about the mentality a lot of leaders have. He explains how they spend a lot of time talking as a class because it’s important to be able to get students used to using their voice. They break down the book together and go over what leaders do or what poor leaders do.  Mr Titmans biggest goal in this class is to create students that being an example of leadership is important for themselves.

By: Nyla Chandler

Note This!

The Madison concert band and jazz band have been working hard. From their everyday lives to practicing daily to perform their best. They have a lot coming up. From concerts to contests to Disney, they are working their hardest so that they can get better. In March they have both a contest and a concert. They also go to 3 basketball games a month. With their diligent efforts they are getting better and better each day. Competition is a very important time for band students. It is their time to show what they can do and how they have come from the beginning. Everyone is incredibly determined to get better than what they did last year. It can also be a rough time. You get one chance. You don’t get to go over the same thing over and over again till you get it right like in a sport. You perform and that is the only chance that you are given. If someone messes up, plays a wrong note, squeaks, or does something in general that does not go with what you are playing you can not fix it. With that the people in the band get a little stressed and hope they do not mess up and ruin an amazing piece. This makes it so that they are pushed to grow and become better, getting them a better score than if they did not care. They get one chance to shine. To show what they can do. With that, they hope for all the support they can get. We hope to see you in March.

By: Megan Porter

Ending The Jv Season

   The Madison JV girl’s basketball team is sad to see their season quickly coming to an end. The girls have two games left of their season. One game is on February 8th, away at Mayfield, and the other game is home on February 12th. This team has formed such a pure, strong bond with each other and with their coach. It will be sad for the girls to end, but they are proud of their season and their accomplishments. They’ve had such a tremendous season. So far they are 16-3. When I’ve talked to a few players on the team they all agreed how it’ll be sad for this season to end, but they hope for another great season next year. When I asked Kailey Williams how she would want to end the season, she answered, “I hope to  finish this season off strong with my team.” While talking to Riley Elliot about the season, and the upcoming season, she said “ I hope to end this season 18-3. Next season I hope we can come back strong, and continue to improve, and eventually once everyone moves up we can have a solid varsity team.” Another player on the team who always shows a positive attitude towards the game. Autumn Molnar said, “I hope to end this season with our winning streak, and that the upcoming freshman will show true dedication, and teamwork.” The girls have worked so hard this season, to make sure that this one will be the best one yet. The girls’ hard work, and dedication to this sport they love has paid off by having a good season.

By: Lexi Aiello

A Day in the Life of a Basketball Player

Madison high school’s JV basketball has many different bright personalities on the team, however, I began to ask about the daily routine of Landon Albert. On game days Landon starts out his day by waking up at 7:00 A.M. After waking up, he takes a shower in order to wake up and get focused for the day. Before he leaves for school he makes himself eggs and toast so that he has a healthy start to the day. Once he gets to school he is trying to get the mood all day long by blocking out any unnecessary distractions throughout the day. As the game comes closer he begins to really get ready for the game, making sure to stretch and get mentally ready. While warming up he makes sure he is glancing at the other team to get a feel of how they play. However no matter what the other team looks like warming up Landon treats it like any other game not allowing for intimidation to overcome him. During the game the only thing in his head is how he can help the team and get the win over the opposing team. After the game is finished, win or lose, Landon always will reflect on the mistakes that he made while on the court. Landon Albert is a great example of an athlete that just doesn't care about himself but how his team is doing and what he can do for his team.

By: Isaac Moyer

The Past Signs for the Future

For most, the dream of a National Signing Day ceremony does not start to materialize until an athlete's freshman year.  The idea of being the reason everyone came to be witness instead of another witness is appealing to all levels of athletes.  On February 5th, however, the message resounded for three MHS athletes that their goals took a lot more than just four years' hard work.

The coaches of Jacob Glass, CJ Kessler and Alyssa Molnar each head up very different programs, but said the same thing about their high achieving athletes: their character was built on an erring foundation of hard work.

Superintendent Angela Smith echoed this sentiment as she stated that you simply "do not get these scholarships without also performing in the classroom."  She referenced the idea that the individuals who draw the crowds on signing day do so because they are so much more than just talented athletes.

It is no wonder, then, that Principal Fisher beamed with pride as he handed each signee their own commemorative Madison High School pen and watched as they committed to their futures.  While each represents some of the best qualities MHS has to offer, they have showcased them in very different ways.

Jacob Glass - Football - Walsh University (Division II)

Under Head Coach Tim Willis, Jacob earned three Varsity letters.  Willis went above and beyond to praise Jacob's work ethic revealing he had only missed a couple of workouts out of the near 2,000 that have been scheduled while he attended high school.  

When Asstant Coach Tim Mainello spoke, he seconded Willis's opinion of Jacob and praised the player's absolute unwillingness to ever let his teammates down.  This quality, he said, is what makes Jacob a stellar athlete and friend.  

For his part, Jacob stated that playing in college was not where his athletic dream began.  "The dream is all the moments you encounter along the way," he said.  Jacob will join former teammate Mark Primer at Walsh, but holds the unique distinction of being Coach Willis's last signing for MHS as he enters football retirement next season.

CJ Kessler - Soccer - Baldwin Wallace University (Division III)

CJ earned three Varsity letters while playing for Head Coach Julio Gutierrez.  Before he gave praise to CJ, Gutierrez applauded BW for having chosen "a great player."  

CJ's father agreed that his athletic future was bright, but so was his academic career.  His parents wanted to emphasize that they were just as proud of what CJ had accomplished in the classroom as they were of soccer.

"Playing soccer has always been a dream," CJ told the gathered crowd.  Playing soccer with all of his friends has been a "great honor," a phrase CJ was quick to repeatedly emphasize.  As an explanation for all of his success, CJ singled out close friend and teammate Fabian Ruiz-Diaz.  "I wouldn't be where I am without him," he said.

Alyssa Molnar - Golf - Mount Union University (Division III)

Alyssa might have been the only female to sign on Wednesday, but the distinction carrying the most significance was being the only four-year Varsity letter winner on the stage.  Coach Brian Titman explained that Alyssa was another great chapter in a program that has a history of sending girls onto the next level.  Girls' golf has had five signees in the past eight seasons.

He went on to explain that this accomplishment was something to be very proud of, however, it was not only hers.  Just as she could not have done it without her teammates, her teammates would not have found their own success without Alyssa's leadership.  This revolving door of support continues to spin out more and more impressive accomplishments.  Alyssa continued this theme as she extensively thanked all of the people who helped her to make this a reality.

She leaves behind a legacy as a leader of the first girls' golf team to capture a Western Reserve Conference Title.

Swish

Over the past week the Lady Blue streaks have been back in action. On Wednesday, the Kenston Bombers traveled to Madison to challenge the streaks. It was an intense game from the beginning with lots of back and forth action. Riley Montagner (sophomore) had a great game against the bombers. With a couple three’s and driving to the basket drawing fouls, helped her team stay in the game and keep working hard. Post player, Payton Lewanski, also had a great game with good defense and rebounding under the basket. The girls had good ball movement throughout the game. The game was a back and forth battle up until the fourth quarter. The Bombers started to get hot on offense causing our girls to get flustered and start fouling. Unfortunately for our lady blue streaks we weren’t able to pull off a win against the Kenston Bombers. On Saturday the girls were back in action in another home WRC match against the Chardon Hilltoppers. Chloe Bancroft (sophomore) did a good job attacking the basket gaining multiple points for the team. Chloe Wakim (junior) had tremendous defense during the game getting back fast and trapping during the press. Unfortunately for the lady blue streaks basketball girls the game did not end in their favor. During the fourth quarter the Chardon Hilltoppers were able to break the bluestreaks press getting a couple easy layups. The blue streaks couldn’t pull through with the win. The bluestreaks travel to Brush were they take on the Arcs in a WRC matchup on Wednesday.

By: Alyssa Molnar

Wrestling 2020

On Friday January 17th and Saturday January 18th, the boys wrestling team traveled to Licking Height Highschool in the Columbus area in Ohio. Not the whole team ,but the boys that made weight left school early on that Friday school day to make they way down to the tournament. They faced the teams Central Crossing, Mansfield, Westernville, and Fairview Union in the tournament. The team as a whole has been struggling for wins even though they have a couple really strong players down here on the Madison team. Such as Brad Mckeon (junior), Chris Plummer (senior), Logan Blough (senior) and more. Those members are stellar athletes on the boys wrestling team this season with great outcomes on the mats almost every time. However, as the season progresses the boys are showing more effort and greater wins. At the competition in Columbus, they placed 5th as a team. Chris Plummer placed 2nd place in his division. The coaches were very proud of him for his performance because the season is almost over and it is his senior season. Also along with Chris, Brad Mckeon, and Dom Zirkle also placed 2nd in their division.  Plus Jason Davidson showed out with a 3rd place win at the tournament during his last year at Madison HIghschool wrestling. The boys season is a little bit more than half way over now and they still need the support from the Madison Blue streaks fans. Make sure to come out and support. 

By: Cailin Keller

What Eclectica Means To Ana Ramirez

  Ana Ramirez is a sophomore member of the Madison High School Eclectica. Ana has been a member of Eclectica since her freshman year and in middle school, she was a member of show choir for all three years. Her favorite thing about being a member of Eclectica is the music. She sings as a second soprano. The music is something she always looks forward to learning and singing. When she gets to class, she likes learning something new everyday that will help her mind grow.
Everyday the Eclectica class meets last period to practice their routines. The students bonds with each other grow stronger each day as they see one another. They all share common interests with each other which makes the class even more enjoyable for them. Ana says Eclectica is her favorite class of the day and she wouldn’t change anything about it. She is mostly excited for cabaret in April. Cabaret is an event that shows off all the students musical talents. Ana states how the performances always look so good and how everyone is able to tell how much work the students put in to each of the different songs.
 She is also excited for all the new songs they are going to be learning and performing at upcoming events. Her favorite thing to do in her free time is listen to music and spend time with friends and family. Her favorite food is pasta and her favorite movie is called “My Girl,” written by Laurice Elehwany.

By: Kylee Mramor

Swim 2020

Madison High’s boys and girls swim teams continue to climb to the top of the pack.    Striving to build strength and become the best that they can be, they continue to lift no less than four days a week. Their last meet was at  North High School where the girls came up with a win and the boys fought a good battle falling short.  Their next meet will be held at Cleveland Heights with Perry and Brush to following. The team prides themselves on being a swim family. They support each other both in the water and out of the water. Each week they get together for a team dinner to mentally prepare for their upcoming meets. With the thought of districts on their minds, their focus is intense. The boys only have a few more meet before the season is over and they are trying really hard to get their name on the board before it’s too late. One of the boys had just made a record on the board but only one it takes longer for the boys to get a record because dillon said they are much higher than the girls. The practices are 3 hours long normally at night because it will wake them up more. Dillon said that the swim tea is like his second family. Swim team is hoping to do good this meet and hopes that everyone cane come and join and give them as much support as they can get be there Thursday, Cleveland.     

By: Makenzie Smith

Preparing For LCMEA

   

The Madison High School choirs will be attending the LCMEA choir festival, Lake County Music Education Association, on Thursday, February 20th, 2020 at 7pm in the Mentor High School. LCMEA is a choir festival where a bunch of schools come together to form a mass choir and sing the music that all of the schools have worked hard on. The choirs will be singing a variety of different songs. One of the songs is “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by John Rutter. This song is a traditional song that the MHS choirs sing at LCMEA. They invite their alumni choir members to come up with them to perform it at the festival. The other songs that the choirs will be singing are “A Million Dreams,” from the movie “The Greatest Showman.” They’ll also be singing “Wide Open Spaces” by Sarah Quartell, “Dies Irae” by Schwedischer Rundfunkchor, and a few other pieces of music that they’re working on. In class, the MHS choirs are practicing strengthening their sight reading, solfege skills, and sight reading rhythms skills. Another event that has been taking place in the choir environment is Solo and Ensemble. Solo and Ensemble was held at the Madison High School this year over the weekend of January 24th through the 26th. Different schools including Madison, participated in Solo and Ensemble by performing songs they worked on either individually or in a group, in front of judges to get a rating on how they did. The MHS choir members scored a great overall rating being a soloist or being in a group of a 1 or a 2.

By: Kylee Mramor

Solo and Ensemble

This is their day to shine. The band members have a big moment coming up. Solo and ensemble is an amazing way that band members are able to show off their skills and show what they have accomplished this past year. Band members have the choice to participate or not. The band members who do choose to participate can either do a solo, play with a pianist, or be in a small group. It is a good way to show what they have been doing in band all this time. This year Madison High School is hosting. We are having a lot of different schools coming in and showing off their talents as well as our own students. Band members are working hard to make the school just right for solo and ensemble. There are a lot of students who are staying after school to help Mr. Tomko prepare for it all. Without their help none of this would be possible. Even though they all have busy schedules with pep band games and their everyday life they still are making the time and effort to help out. The students who signed up to be in solo and ensemble picked out the songs they will be playing and have spent a lot of time practicing to make sure they are at their best. They hope to see you all there to support them and cheer them on. They have all been working hard to help put this all together and would love to see a lot of people there.

By: Megan Porter

PBIS Coming To MHS

On Friday January 24th 2020, Madison Highschool had a pep assembly to spread PBIS throughout the school. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior In School, it’s a great way for students to spread positive energy to other students throughout the school. Throughout the school, posters were put up to help students think about their behavior in different school settings. The posters have different methods of positive behavior that students can do to make the school a better place. At the assembly it started off with Mr. Riley and Mr. Cramer explaining how PBIS works and why it makes the school a better place. After they explained how PBIS works, they played a video cameo of Kevin from the Office. Kevin then made a couple of jokes and shouted out Madison for having PBIS behavior and our principal. The PBIS video made by Lexi Fleischer, Chania Crawford, Nyla Chandler, Jillian Jeschenig, Justus Albert, Ryan Bowers, Fabi Ruiz-Diaz, Jacob Glass, Cj Kessler, Adam Grierson, and Hunter Nazdan was shown at the assembly where they all took videos of them using positive words to their peers when they weren’t showing good behavior in a school setting. After the video was shown, people had their names drawn if they showed PBIS behavior in the school. The people that had their names drawn, then had to play a game to see who got to pie Mr. Whaley in the face. To win the game, they had to get all of the ping pong balls out of their tissue box tied around their backs. Jenna Kadas ended up winning the game and got to pie Mr. Whaley in the face! The Madison High school students had a blast at the assembly, and hopefully will show PBIS behavior in the school!

By: Chania Crawford

A Hard Fought Night

On Friday, January 17th, the boys basketball team took on the Mayfield Wildcats. This was an important WRC game, but it was also the return of senior, Ryan Bowers after his ACL injury. Ryan tore his ACL this past summer and throughout his recovery he was unsure if he would be able to play at all during his senior year, which is any athlete’s worst nightmare. But just a few weeks ago, he was cleared by his doctors and played his first minutes during this game. When I talked to Ryan about how it felt to be back he said, “It was great to be back on the court, I missed playing with my friends and the atmosphere in the gym during the games”. This was a tough game for the guys and even though they didn’t end the night with a win, the boys played hard. You could feel the emotion on the court as they gave it their all but they ended up coming up short. One of Ryan’s closest friends, senior Chris Blauman, was very excited to be on the court with Ryan again, “It was definitely one of the happiest moments of my basketball career, I can’t wait for senior night when we get to all play together”. With only 8 games left in the regular season, everyone needs to come out and support the boys as much as they can. Their next game is away at Kenston on Tuesday, January 28th and varsity will start around 7.

By: Jillian Jeschenig

Swishin The Shot

Over the week the lady bluestreaks hosted the Mayfield Wildcats in a home WRC match. During the first quarter, the Streaks didn’t start with as good of a start that they were wanting. The team was already under pressure and worried about the score. With a timeout called by Coach Wagner, he told the girls to calm down, slow down, and focus. Coming into the 2nd quarte,r the Lady Bluestreaks started to pick up the pace and make some good shots overall working really well together as a team.

Riley Montagner, sophomore, had great offensive and defensive work against the lady wildcats. Driving to the basket and getting fouled did a great deed of help pulling back up to a close game. Chloe Wakim, junior, also had a good game with tremendous defense on the press and trapping the ball causing a few steals. Chloe Bancroft, sophomore, drove to the basket and shot a few threes cutting the lead to single digits. Coming into the fourth quarter, the Lady Blue Streaks were on a run and ready to finish strong. With some fouls called and some great offensive movement, the Streaks cut the lead within one. After a back and forth game layup after layup for each team, there were only seconds left. Unfortunately for our lady streaks they couldn’t come off with a win losing by one point to the Mayfield Wildcats. The lady’s are back in action when they take on the talented Eastlake North Rangers in a home WRC match on the 18th.

By: Alyssa Molnar

Science Classes At MHS

Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. In Madison High there are many different science programs. Just a few include Biology, Physics, Anatomy, and many more. Biology is the natural science that studies life and living organisms, including their physical structure, chemical processes, molecular interactions, physiological mechanisms, and development and evolution. In simpler words, it is the study of life. There are five basic ideas of biology which include Cell theory, Energy, Heredity, Equilibrium, and Evolution. Cell theory is the basic unit of life, all living things are composed of cells, and all cells arise from pre-existing cells. Energy is important because all living things are required to have it, heredity is the DNA and genetic information, equilibrium is maintaining homeostasis, and lastly evolution is change over time causing biodiversity. Mrs. Ziegler is one of the teachers in the school that teaches biology and all the information listed above. Physics is another form of science. It is a natural science that studies matter, its motion, and behavior through space and time. Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its motion, and behavior through space and time. If you are a student that is really interested in the universe and how it works, physics is a class for you. Physics is always changing as new discoveries are being found. Lastly, another science class includes Anatomy. Mrs.Ziegler also teaches this class. Anatomy is a branch of natural science which deals with the structural organization of living things. During this course you’ll be able to dissect a cat which may be sensitive to some. Overall students learn many different things in science courses.

By: Nyla Chandler

Becca Martin: Jv Basketball Player

   

Becca Martin is a sophomore at MHS. She is on the girls’ JV basketball, and she is the center. Becca is a hard worker when it comes to her academics, and sports. Becca has been playing basketball since she has been in first grade. She absolutely loves this sport. She puts so much commitment, and dedication into basketball. She never gives up even when it might be looking like everything is going down hill. She will practice extra hard to focus on how she may be able to improve herself. Becca Martin is a positive person who everyone loves having around. She is known for being a good student, friend, and an athlete. What Becca mostly loves about basketball is that if you make a mistake on one end of the court, then you can hustle to make up for it on the next possession. One person that Becca admires without a doubt is her grandfather. He used to coach basketball, but now he helps Becca during the off season to improve her skills. He pushes Becca to be her best, and to always believe in herself because with practice she can achieve her goals. At basketball games he will be there in the stands cheering Becca on. Besides Becca’s love for basketball she loves marvel movies. She enjoys sour patch kids, and hanging out with her friends. Just like any other teenage girl she likes going shopping. After highschool she would like to go to Ohio State for psychology. One thing that she would love to have in life is to have tons of dogs. Thank you Becca for all of your positive energy, and all the good work.

By: Lexi Aiello

212 Savings

Here at Madison High School, there is a class that is required for every student to take at some point during their four years. This class is called PFL. PFL stands for personal financial literacy. This course has been at Madison for eleven years. Mr. Titman has taught PFL the entire time it has been here. Last year Mr. Titman decided to add something new to the class, something that got the students more involved with the course. Madison teamed up with the Lake County Federal Credit Union to teach the students more about managing their money. MHS has so much knowledge to offer when taking this course. In this class, you will deal with hands on activities that involve real life situations. A man named Kevin LaCamera comes into the MHS PFL class every Wednesday and talks to the students. Mr. LaCamera gets the students started off by opening their own bank account through the banking branch. Of course as a minor, you need a parents or guardians consent before you are able to open an account. If you are unable to open one, he has you use a fake one so you are still learning and experiencing just as much as the other students. When you open an account here, they start you off with twenty dollars, after that he has you do assignments so you can get use to how a debit card works. Although it may not be common today, you can learn how to use a check book through this class as well. The 212 Banking motto is, “212 bank, for all your banking needs.”  Money management is a very important skill to have and one that you will use throughout life.

By: Alyssa Lavdis

Lights, Camera, PBIS

As we settle into the second semester of the school year the idea of PBIS becomes a major focus for the students and teachers at MHS. PBIS, or also known as positive behavior in schools, was brought into the high school to create a better environment for everyone. Mr. Kramer is the advisor for these ideas in hopes to make the high school a more inviting and better place. The efforts to do so are based on the students who are willing to take time out of their day to make the school better and bring more respect with it as well. This week to get more school spirit and students involved, the best way was to make it a spirit week. On Tuesday it was hat day, Wednesday was twin day, Thursday was favorite sports day, finally on Friday is blustreak spirit day with an assembly to follow. Whoever participates in the themes has the chance to pie Principal Whaley in the face at the assembly. The assembly is not the only excitement that has to deal with PBIS, a group of students were chosen to make a video to demonstrate good PBIS behavior. The students involved were: Jacob Glass, Justus Albert, Lexi Fleischer, Nyla Chandler, Chania Crawford, Hunter Nadzan, Zach Waterman, Jillian Jeschenig, CJ Kessler, Fabi Ruiz Diaz, Ryan Bowers, and director Adam Grierson. Seven small videos were made by these students in different settings of the school to portray the positive attitude to bring into the school. When asked how Chania felt about the video she said, “Personally, I felt very honored to be part of this PBIS video because I hope it will make the school a better place, and I hope everyone enjoys the video, and has the same hopes as me.” For about four days, the students were taken out of their lunches and partially for some classes to spend as much time as the could on the video. The video ends with small snippets of every teacher in Madison High School that shoutout one student that they believe supports PBIS the best.

By: Lexi Fleischer

Eleventh Grade Honors English Class

Madison high schools 11th grade honors class with Ms. Maiorana is kicking off into high gear! Students are currently working on their summer reading projects. At the beginning of the school year they were required to turn in their summer reading essays, and are now expanding their essays into a well written out five paragraph essay. After our summer reading project we get to pick our novels ,approved by the teacher, and complete an essay on it. The english class has many exciting projects planned for the year. Eleventh grade student, Alexis Fleischer, says, “ The project I am most excited for this year is to read the How to Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, I heard it’s a very good book from multiple people, and I can’t wait to see what Ms. Maiorana plans for us to do”.
There are many students in the English class eager to expand their english skills. The first day of school the students got to make their own we are poems to do group bonding and learn more about their classmates! They were assigned partners by rows and had to find things that they had in common in order to make the poem. It was a great way for students to get to know each other, that may not have previously known each other or known much about each other. The students then got to present their poems with the class. It was interesting to hear what people found in common and put in their poems!

By: Chania Crawford

MESHing It All Together

Math teacher, Mrs. Meshingpoosh, teaches precalc, algebra, and advanced algebra. She is always making sure there is good and high spirits in the classroom. Mrs. Mesh is very supportive of her students and enjoys attending sporting events at the school. She has taught at Madison High School for 20 years and is also an alumni, she graduated from the 1990 class. Mrs. Mesh attended Edinboro University for her undergrad math education, Gannon University for her masters degree, and finally Cleveland State for her principals certification. Her more in depth personality is very spunky, Mrs. Mesh has many hobbies and likes to spend her free time reading, playing pokemonGo, travel, cooking, and gardening. Mesh’s favorite sport team is the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. She does not have a particular favorite famous person but mainly they are players from a sport team, if it has to be narrowed down to one it is definitely Kevin Love. She describes herself as a tv junkie and as of right now she likes to watch the show Jack Ryan that she found on Amazon, although that is not the only show she watches. The best season in her opinion is fall and wish it could be like that all year round. When I asked her what her favorite famous quote was she had no hesitation in telling me, “you are never too young to invest in yourself- Always pay yourself first.” Mrs. Mesh is an amazing teacher and her students and coworkers will definitely agree that she brings a smile to everyone's face.

By: Lexi Fleischer

Taking Down The Beavers

The boys basketball team has started off their season strong with a 9-2 record so far, most recently they played Riverside on January 10th. After a hard-fought game, Coach Gustin helped the boys gain another win. This game was important because of the rivalry between the two schools, but also because senior Chris Blauman scored his 1000th point. When I talked to him about the game I asked what he thought led to this win and he said, “It helped that we didn’t give up and we played hard. Justus had a big three in overtime that put us ahead and secured the win which was very important.” I also talked to some people that were at the game and sophomore Lexi Fleischer told me that Chris Blauman gave a really good hype speech in a huddle that got all the guys and the student section pumped up. This was a big conference win for the boys, senior Jacob Land said, “This win shows that our team can come together even when it gets tough and get the win”. Also, senior Ryan Bowers has been cleared after his ACL injury this past summer so he will start playing again in their next games. The top three performers for this game were Chris Blauman, who had 19 points, Justus Albert, who had 11 points and a go-ahead 3 in overtime, and JD Galovic, who had 15 points. The next game is at home against Mayfield on January 17th at 7pm, hope to see everyone there!

By: Jillian Jeschenig

All About The Past

Social Studies is an important course to take because it teaches you how to make important decisions in life. There are many lessons to be learned throughout history. Here at MHS, we offer classes such as PFL, Human Behavior, World History Global Studies, U.S. Government CP and Ap, U.S. History CP and AP, Western Civ., and finally Current Events. Every student that attended MHS is required to take PFl and Current Events at some point throughout their four years here. In order to graduate, students must have earned and received at least four social students credits. Social Studies helps inform young people to make reasonable decisions that may or may not affect the people around them. Teachers that teach social studies at MHS include; Mr. Titman, Mrs. Replogle, Mr. and Mrs. Gilligan, Mr. Dragas, Mr. Wightman, and Mr. Moran. Last year was my first year at MHS and I had Mr. Titman as my PFL teacher. Taking PFL has taught me how to manage my money and also how to invest my money. Mr. Titman is a great teacher that cares about his students not just inside the classroom, but outside as well. This year I had Mrs. Replogle as my U.S. Government teacher. Mrs. Replogle is a great teacher with a great attitude. She is able to teach kids and get them in the right mindset for learning. Another social studies teacher I had was Mr. Gilligan. I took Current Events and learned so much about what was going on in the present life. Social Students teaches you all about the past.

By: Alyssa Lavdis

Catching Up with the Jv Girls’ Basketball Team

The Madison girls’ Jv basketball team kept up the tremendous hard work over winter break. They had some great wins over break. The girls were undefeated over break. Their first win over break was against Lakeside. On December 18th, they played against Brush, and the final score was 45-25. They played home on the 21st of December facing Howland Highschool 38-22. After winning continuously these girls still began to work hard for their next game by hoping to keep the victory streak going. Madison played against Harvey coming out with another successful game 36-19. As winter break started to come to an end the girls had another game which was their most dominant game over break 56-18 against South. The Madison girls jv team is currently 11-2. They have been putting in such great work since their season has started. Due to their hard effort into this sport that they love they’ve had been receiving some impressive results with all their wins. This team has great determination to strive this season, and has shown that they will not give up after a loss, they’ll come out stronger the next game. It shows true teamwork that these girls are continuously working together to not just improve themselves, but the entire team as a whole. They are able to handle working under pressure on the court or helping the team bounce back whether the situation is good or bad by always communicating well with each other. Tomorrow the girls will face North high school home at 12:30. Come out, and show all of your support for our girls!

By: Lexi Aiello

Ecology 2020

There is a wide variety of science programs in Madison High School. One of these sources includes ecology.  Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and their physical surroundings. It includes both biotic and abiotic components. Mr. Pira teaches this course along with ecology two. Some areas he covers in this course includes a holistic and interdisciplinary comprehension of biology, chemistry, physics, and physical geology to forge key concepts, principles, and theories within environmental science. In this class students are able to develop critical thinking skills as they examine man’s historic interactions with his environment in the context of local and global economies and cultures according to Mr.Pira. Throughout the course students are also able to explore and learn about the functions of various ecosystems such as, forrest, grasslands deserts, tundras and freshwater ecosystems. Students get a hands on learning experience as they practice with professionals from local organizations. Once the students get this first hand experience with local ecosystems, they will be introduced to the scientific language and skill sets required to dissect and assemble environmentals systems world round, paying particular attention to the relations between matter and energy within systems. Overall this course is conducted through field experiences supported by lectures, labs, projects and seminars. A balance between the different learning skills gives students to look at different things with different perspectives. This helps students find a learning strategy that helps them best as well as trying new things that they may have not done yet. If you're looking for a class that helps you expand knowledge in a unique way, ecology is the one for you.

By: Nyla Chandler