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THE SPECTRUM
Volume 94, Issue 7 “The Maroon and Gold in Black and White” February 28, 2020
AP Physics C pendulum project in full swing
By Marguerite Smith Buying sustain-
The Spectrum Editor
There is a new addition coming to able clothing:
the high school in the next few years that will
not only be a new structure for campus but a
See page 2!
landmark for Lorain County. The school li-
brary will be the host for a museum-style, 30-
foot tall Foucault pendulum that will be de-
signed and created by the AP Physics C class
at Avon Lake.
What is a Foucault pendulum? It Winter Sports
can be described as a simple device named af-
ter French physicist Léon Foucault to demon- Updates:
strate the Earth’s rotation. This large scale See page 5!
experiment will be a continuously moving
pendulum that swings around in a circle, sim-
ilar to the one seen in the Cleveland Museum
design, market, and finance
of Natural History.
The project, advised by Mr. Gill, Photo courtesy of @ALHSphysicsCthe project. Students and
began with the graduating class of 2019, was Students working on electrical pieces of the Foucalt pendulumfaculty of the technology, art,
proud of the work that his peers have accom- business, and English de-
handed off to the current 2020 seniors, and
plished this year, stating “This year’s AP Phys- partments have also been involved in aspects
will continue to be passed along AP Physics
ics C class has made remarkable progress de- of the creation of the pendulum regarding
C classes until the project is complete. The
signing and fabricating the foundation of our marketing and aesthetic design.
goal of the project was simply described by
upcoming Foucault Pendulum. I look forward The completion of this project will
the group as “advancing the skills of the stu-
to seeing the cooperation among even more create a space for the community and stu-
dents through engineering design projects
classes, and the results we will be passing on dents to enjoy and learn in. Elementary and
involving research, design, and installation
to next year’s class.” Intermediate school students would have the
of landmarks in our community.” Groups of
So far this year, the class has been opportunity to take field trips to view the pen-
students work in areas such as engineering,
successful in collaborating with neighboring dulum rather than traveling to a Cleveland
design, marketing, and finance. Engineering
groups from Parker Hannifin, Clark and Post, museum, and community members will also
groups have created different pivot points and
Nordson, and the Community Foundation to have time to observe the project. The pendu-
worked with companies to manufacture parts.
gain insight into the proper ways to engineer, lum is estimated to be completed and revealed
Student leader Evan Danielson is
around 2021.
ALHS taking steps to reduce stress and anxiety in school
From Courtney Smith ously enough and that the movie was flawed to come talk to them anytime, explaining that
The Spectrum Writer in the way it approached handling stress and the Guidance Department “[has] an open
anxiety. door policy for all students, especially those
This school year has not been the With the stress of AP classes, sports, dealing with mental health issues.” If students
first that the students of ALHS have suffered work and standardized tests, us students have do not feel comfortable enough to reach out
from anxiety, but it is the first that the schools a lot on our plate. Although it seems that the quite yet, they can try to employ some of the
have made a district wide effort to address goal of the movie was to help students recog- coping strategies that Dr. Barlow, a psychol-
it. The movie, cleverly titled Angst, was first nize their own anxiety and to not be afraid to ogist who came and spoke to the students,
shown to some of the parents of Avon Lake seek help, many students felt the film was try- showed them.
before it was introduced to Troy and Lear- ing to “explain” their own anxiety to them. Anxiety is something that kids in
wood students and the ALHS student body. Even if the movie was a hit or miss Avon Lake, even as young as 8 years old are
Although there were some technical with some students, it started an important dealing with. For the students at ALHS in
difficulties that ironically brought about some conversation. Anxiety is something that many particular, this anxiety is likely not going to
anxiety in the administrators, the students students deal with, and we as a community go away when many leave for college. It is
were eventually able to watch the film, which should not be afraid to be open with each oth- important we do not let ourselves and those
came with some mixed reactions. Some stu- er about our struggles. The Guidance Depart- around us struggle. We are a community here
dents saw the movie as an opportunity for ment is a great place for students struggling in Avon Lake, and we must stick together so
them to speak up about their anxiety, while with anxiety to go for help. we can be stronger than our angst.
others thought the issue was not taken seri- Mr. Kaminski encourages studentsPage 2 The Spectrum Opinion Page February 28, 2020
Avoiding fast fashion and buying sustainable
It’s always hard to pass up dioxide is released. Further, when polyester is
a good deal on clothes. Being some- washed, it sheds a numerous amount of mi-
one who enjoys staying on trend and crofibers. These microfibers are miniscule and
getting dressed up, I find it hard to can very easily pass through wastewater sys-
invest lots of money into pieces I will tems, where they build up and add to the al- DO you like to write?
only wear once or twice. Brands like ready increasing plastic contamination issue.
Shein and Romwe have created an Perhaps the biggest issue with the pro- It doesn’t matter the
empire of low quality clothes for an motion of fast fashion is the amount of textile topic,
even lower price, and access to such waste that is created. Because fashion brands
pieces have taken a huge toll on the Nicole Duvall have chosen to use cheap, synthetic materials,
The Spectrum would
use of nonrenewable resources. With they have mass produced an item that is diffi- love to have you on
the rise of fast fashion, which can be defined as in- cult to repurpose and even more difficult to get rid
expensive clothing that is mass produced to meet of. Polyester and nylon based clothes will be thrown
staff!
current trends, the environment is taking a huge out and sit in landfills forever, potentially even find-
hit. ing their way into the environment. However, ma- Email
In the past 5 years, the clothing industry terials like cotton and silk will biodegrade overtime,
has risen to the #2 spot for biggest polluters, sec- and are also a lot stronger and more durable. When avonlakespectrum@
ond only to oil. For many years, clothes were main- shopping for clothes, consider quality over quanti- gmail.com
ly created out of natural materials such as wool, ty. Thrifting clothes is a great way to keep up with or join the Remind
cotton, and silk. Because these resources are grown trends while also keeping up with repurposing ef-
and harvested, they became expensive to work with forts. If you’re broke like me, try DIY-ing some old by texting
and produce pieces quickly. Thus began the switch pieces to make them into something new. There are @alspectrum to 81010
to synthetic materials. Polyester and nylon have plenty of ways to keep up with current styles with-
seen a drastic 157% increase in production since the out having to invest in cheap clothing companies.
2000’s. Polyester is created by a chemical reaction So before you consider putting your money into a
involving coal, petroleum, air, and water, two of harmful market, always take the time to look at the
which are fossil fuels. Through the process of cre- better, more eco-friendly alternatives.
ating this synthetic fiber, a large amount of carbon
Move over Coronavirus; TikTok fever is sweeping the globe
It’s second semester se- can post short videos of anything. the bandwagon, but I’m not worried about
nior year, and I’m sure I’m not the It originated from the lipsync app people with existing followings taking over
first senior to tell you that it’s get- Musical.ly, but transformed to fit the space. No matter how many celebrities
ting harder to focus with the allur- a wider stream of content around create accounts, TikTok remains a space
ing promise of graduation around August 2018. Think of Instagram where everyone has equal opportunity for
the corner. But how are we distract- with only videos (IGTV), or even exposure.
ing ourselves in our free time? How Vine if that helps you (although I With 1.5 downloads and 500 mil-
on earth don’t I have my homework don’t believe TikTok is “Vine 2”, lion users worldwide, TikTok is a scream-
done when I’ve been home for more on that later). ing voice of creators who cannot be ig-
three hours (as my mother so elo- Livie Crimaldi I think it’s safe to say that the nored. Yes, it is easily comparable to the
quently puts it)? These days it’s not most recognizable creators pump old video-based platform, Vine (R.I.P.),
YouTube or Netflix occupying the countless out a constant stream of dance content, but but calling TikTok the second version of
hours of procrastinating seniors, this time the possibilities are truly endless on this Vine soils the reputations of both. Vine
it’s a new beast. A promise of catchy music, colorful app. Skits, singing, painting, eat- had it’s time, and although it’s greatest hits
easily-replicable dances and fast fame: the ing, sports, life hacks; you name it, TikTok compilations will forever live on through
utterly addicting app TikTok. has it. That is one great aspect of TikTok: YouTube and nostalgia, it’s now 2020, and
I would hope that by now the there is content for everyone to consume, modern times call for adapted social me-
name TikTok at least rings a bell to every- and always the possibility of new content dia platforms (that allow for videos longer
one reading this. Since my main demo- to be created. than 6.5 seconds).
graphic is my peers, I’m guessing my odds Another unique aspect of TikTok TikTok is a center for creativity,
are pretty good. Yet, despite its exponential is the possibility and frequency of viral distraction, fame, and comradery, and it
popularity, there are still some adults in videos. If your video is funny, meaningful is the rising expressive outlet of a genera-
the dark about why all these kids are danc- or showcases any sort of talent, you have tion. I pity the entrepreneur who discounts
ing in front of their phone in public. Even as much of a chance to go viral as any this platform and misses an opportunity
my dad, despite multiple explanations, other Average Joe on the app. I’ve seen to reach millions of people worldwide, but
still mentions a clock whenever the app is user902314895289 get more views and welcome the parent who wants to better
brought up. likes on a video than Jimmy Fallon, eas- understand their kids. I guarantee that
For any adult for whom this may ily. Yes, with TikTok’s rising popularity, there is a TikTok for everyone, and 500
concern: TikTok is an app where anyone mainstream celebrities have hopped on million people agree.Page 3 The Spectrum February 28, 2020
Editors Recommend RomComs!
Set It Up: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Things I Hate
10 Days: About You:
A relatively new option
that addresses the come- I recommend this movie 10 Things I Hate About You
dic aspect of stress in the becuase it will make you is my favorite romantic co-
modern world, Set It Up is laugh and cry all at the medy and actually my favori-
the story of two overworked same time! Character Andie te movie of all time. Created
Livie Crimaldi and underpaid assistants. Marguerite
Marcy Allen (Kate Hudson) pushes Ben Smith
in 1999, this movies embo-
Harper (Zoey Deutch) is (Matthew McConaughey) dies everything that is teena-
an aspiring writer stuck doing the dirty to break up with her in 10 days by doing ge drama. There’s a love triangle, a strong
work of her demanding boss, Kirsten clingy and annoying things all for an female lead, and awkward 90s haircuts
(Lucy Lu), whereas Charlie (Glen Powell) article she is writing for a magazine: How and fashion. Kat Stratford is the beautiful,
is just trying to score some relief from his to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. What she does smart and abrasive older sister of Bianca
anger-ridden boss Rick (Taye Diggs). Af- to Ben in the movie is hilarious and leaves (Larisa Oleynik). Kat doesn’t attract many
ter a chance encounter, these two interns the audiance to question how the charac- boys, and house rules say that Bianca
discover they are experiencing the same ters’ love story will turn out. The ending is can’t date until Kat has a boyfriend, so
problem of overbearing management, and adorable and it’s definately a must watch new kid Cameron starts to pull some
quickly devise a plan to set their bosses up for Valentine’s Day! strings to set Kat up so that he can date
and gain some free time in the process. Bianca. Soon Kat crosses paths with the
A unique plot and talented cast make this handsome bad boy Patrick Verona (Heath
Netflix original shine, and as romcoms go, Ledger). You’ll have to watch to movie to
it is a pretty entertaining watch. find out if she fell for him though.
Senior Spotlight
Molly Andrejcak Zach Wheeler
Best date? Castle Noel Best date? Maria’s sunflowers,
Worst date? Bowling first date then dinner
What do you love the most Worst date? Bowling first date
about your significant other? What do you love the most
His personality about your significant other?
What annoys you the most She’s caring
about them? His attitude What annoys you the most
First impression of each oth- about them? Her lack of patience
er? He was helpful First impression of each oth-
What is something he/she er? She was funny
says all the time? He always says What is something he/she says
“I’m sorry” all the time? She always says “Got
Who would survive longer in the zombie it”
apocalypse? Zach Who would survive longer in the zombie
Who’s the better dresser? Zach apocalypse? Me
Who is more likely to be running late? Who’s the better dresser? Molly
Zach Who is more likely to be running late?
Describe each other in one word: Willing Me
Describe each other in one word: CaringPage 4 The Spectrum February 28, 2020
What was Your
WORST FIRST DATE?
A SPECIAL EDITION OF
ASK THE STUDENT
It really wasn’t a first date. He
showed up at my game and asked to take a
picture after stalking me for weeks.
Apparently his mom had driven him to our
game. I settled for hiding in the locker room
until he was gone.
I had no idea it was a date, and when I rea-
lized it was, I felt horrible for quite some
time. I realized in the weeks that followed
that she had taken me out on a date. I would
have handled things differently if I knew
that were the case.
He kissed me but it felt like there was an
octopus in my mouth. Too soon.
I drove 15 hours to my ex-girlfriend’s law school
where I broke up with her in front of a monument
of Stonewall Jackson. I began driving home and four
hours through she called asking me to come back.
So I drove the way back and we were determined to
work it out. She ended up calling me the next day
telling me that the only reason she wanted to get back
together was that so she could have the break up.
Not a worst FIRST date story, but a worst LAST
date...
(submitted by a teacher!)Page 5 The Spectrum Sports February 28, 2020
The Spectrum Sports
Girls swim team makes splash,
wins SWC championship meet A look into Astros
By Marcy Allen look out for,” said senior captain Emma
Cheating Scandal
The Spectrum Sports Editor Okuma.
Avon Lake High School’s Girls The ALHS swimmers attribute
Swimming and Diving are back to back their accomplishments to their positive
SWC champions, as they snatched mindsets and team comradory. “We re- Kyle Chandler
the 1st place title on January 25th, at ally had it in our heads to do well,” said
Westlake’s Rec- Okuma. “Everyone Turmoil is still at large for the
reation Center. was very supportive Houston Astros, and all of baseball, as crit-
Winning with an of each other and that icism and backlash is still dominating the
impressive over- really contributed to headlines of the sign stealing scandal. The
all score of 361, our achievements.” now infamous 2017 World Series Cham-
as rival Avon Although ALHS’s pions cannot seem to find clemency from
High School Girls Swimming and anyone as this saga doesn’t seem to be going
came in 2nd with Diving team has al- away any time soon. Not only are the fans
a score of 276.5, ready two successful involving themselves, but well respected
the Shoregals seasons in a row, the players such as Cody Bellinger, and most
clearly dominat- future still continues recently, Aaron Judge have expressed their
ed in the water to look bright. “Fresh- rebuking opinions on the touchy subject.
against their op- men Zoe Wysong, Ally “They cheated, that didn’t sit well
ponents. McDaniel, Blake Ko- with me,” Judge said when asked about a
Placing vacs and Jenna Ken- tweet he reportedly had taken down congrat-
Photo courtesy of @AvonLakeSports
first in the SWC nedy all had huge suc- ulating the Astros second baseman Jose Al-
The ALHS Girls Swimming and Diving snatched SWC
bracket for the cess for their first year tuve after winning the MVP award during the
first place title.
Shoregal squad of high school swim,” 2017 season. “That post didn’t mean the same
was thrilling, as said Okuma. “The anymore… I was just sick to my stomach.”
they felt pressure to succeed all season team is only going to get better.” Dodger Cody Bellinger backed
due to their accomplishments last year. The Avon Lake Girls Swim- Judge’s comments, as he believes Altuve and
The previous season the ALHS Girls ming and Diving has a team banquet the Astros were not only stealing signs, but
Swimming and Diving team shared the to look forward to in honor of their also awards, and a World Series title. “I think
first place trophy with Avon, therefore SWC championship win. The banquet what people don’t realize is Altuve stole an
beating the Eagles this year was even will take place soon and will recognize MVP from Judge in 17. Everyone knows they
more exciting. “The stakes were defi- members of the swim team for their stole the ring from us,” Bellinger sternly con-
nitely higher this year considering we hard work and dedication this 2019- cluded at a press conference late last week.
won last season and were the team to 2020 season. Perhaps what’s even more con-
cerning is all of the careers that were ru-
ined because of this despicable act. Many
young talented pitchers on the cusp on
Slaughter takes 9th in diving at states Triple A and the Big Leagues ultimate-
ly being sent back down because the As-
as boys’ team finishes 2nd at SWC meet tros made the conscious decision to cheat
and have a much higher chance getting
By Emma Okuma On January 11th, Slaughter on base, knowing what pitch is coming.
The Spectrum Sports Writer finished 2nd place at the District Div- It’s hard to have sympathy for this
The Avon Lake High School’s ing Competition which qualified him team, as a lot of respect for the organization
Boys Swimming and Diving team had has been lost by players and fans. As the sea-
for the State Diving meet. On January
a terrific season with senior diver Mi- son is just around the corner, physical war-
22nd, Slaughter represented Avon Lake
fare is most likely not far behind, and ver-
chael Slaughter going to the OHSAA as he went to States for his second year bal confrontations will be far from over, as
Division 1 State Diving Competition, as in a row placing 9th. the Astros have effectively become the most
well as the ALHS team overall placing hated team in baseball for years to come.
2nd in the SWC conference.
See Swimming and Diving page 6Page 6 The Spectrum Sports February 28, 2020
Boys Swimming and Diving
have a successful season
Swimming and Diving from
page 5
as successful.” Moses says.
Division I
Along with Slaughter’s successes,
the entire Shoremen Swim team
came in 2nd overall at the SWC
Bound
Championship meet. “Coming in
second in SWC’s is the best thing Nick Marsh
that we have done in a really long
time. Overall, our team had tre-
mendous improvements this sea-
son in terms of rankings and per-
sonal records,” senior Will Moses
says.
The team has high hopes
to continue to achieve in the fu-
ture. “Our freshman class con-
tributed more than we’ve ever Photo courtesy of @AvonLakeSports
asked for this season. If it wasn’t Michael Slaughter at states on February, 22nd.
for them, we wouldn’t have been
Shoremen basketball team moves on
after playoff win vs. North Ridgeville
By Kyle Chandler to say that hard work needs to be in
The Spectrum Sports Editor order, and that winning will come
Well the Shoremen didn’t with effort. Photo courtesy of Nick Marsh
quite end the season in the way that When asked about chal- Nick Marsh signing to Colgate University.
everyone thought they would. Fin- lenges the Shoremen has faced this
ishing with a record of 14-8, and season, it’s all positive from Perry.
grabbing the 5th seed in the play- “Trying to find minutes for every-
offs is not what they were hoping to body on the team. We have so many
find coming into the season. With talented players that are so veri-
Sport: Football
the Shoremen be- stale.” Perry Future College: Colgate University
ing heavy favorites adds onto
to win the confer- the positivi-
Major: Economics
ence this year, it ty by stating Favorite Athlete? JJ Watt
is safe to say they how well the
fell short of the defense has
Pump Up Song: Dreams and
bar meeting ex- performed all Nightmares
year. “When
pectations. None-
theless, there’s we’re all bat-
How do you feel about snow in
no time to sulk tling it’s re- November? I do not like it
on what could’ve Photo courtesy of @AvonLakeSportsally tough to Best Thanksgiving food: Turkey
been with a bigShoremen basketball team on senior night. score on us.”
game in determin- With a Powerade or Gatorade: Gatorade
ing how far they big one com- Favorite after sport snack: Chi-
will go into playoffs is scheduled ing up against North Ridgeville, the
for Wednesday. Shoremen will need four quarters potle
Cristian (Cheech) Perry, of focus in order to come away with What Are You Most Excited For
senior guard, thought the Shore- a victory. With a good chance to go
men had a good chance to go deep deep in the playoffs, the Shoremen as a Future College Athlete?:
into the playoffs this season. “We’ve will fair a game at a time in hopes Building relationships with other
been in every game this year and of bringing home the state title.
we know we can compete with any- people passionate about football.
one in our district,” Perry goes onPage 7 The Spectrum Sports February 28, 2020
Life would be better with a school pool Gymnastics team
From Morgan Hughes
The Spectrum Sports Writer
and jobs for residents of Avon Lake. An
indoor pool in Avon Lake could allow
finishes inaugural
It’s a typical school night, and for many residents to have somewhere
once again Avon Lake High School to swim during the winter, and buying
season strong
By Emma Knick
Swimming and Diving are on an unrea- pool passes could raise more money for
The Spectrum Sports Writer
sonably long bus ride to practice. Diving the city. This facility could be used as
The Shoregals gymnastics team
has to practice in Lakewood, while the a recreation center for Avon Lake resi-
finished their season off strong taking third
swim team has to take the bus all the dents. In addition, there are many life-
place at the SWC’s meet. The Shoregals
way to Oberlin College for their prac- guards for the Ellen Trivanovich Aquat-
gained a lot from this season and are look-
tice. The swim team faces around a 45 ic Center that already work for the city
ing to improve next year. Despite being
minute bus ride to and from Oberlin ev- and would probably be more than happy
a new team, they were unified and able to
ery night, give or take five minutes de- to have the opportunity to work during
have great success throughout their season.
pending on the route taken. This means the school year as well as the summer.
Avon Lake’s Anna Molina had a
the swim team is on the bus an average There are many Red Cross Water Safety
huge impact on the Shoregals this year and
of six hours per week! It would be ex- Instructors that would also probably be
helped lead them to their third place finish at
tremely beneficial and solve many prob- able to teach swim lessons, so many kids
the SWC meet. Individually, she chipped in
lems if an indoor competition pool was would be able to continue their swim in-
a third place all around finish which allowed
built in Avon Lake. struction with the same staff during the
her to advance in the District Finals meet.
First, building a competition school year.
At the District Finals meet Mo-
pool in Avon Lake would be beneficial Overall, an indoor pool in Avon
lina placed sixth in vault, seventh on the
because it could save the swimming and Lake would have many benefits for high
floor, and ninth all around. Molina’s hard
diving team time and money. It would school swimming and diving along with
work and dedication to the gymnastics
give swimmers more time to focus on Avon Lake residents. If it cost around
team has allowed for great results. Moli-
their studies and other responsibilities $60,000 to construct a pool, since there
na credits a lot of her success to her coach.
in order to become better people. The are about 8,900 households in Avon
“Coach Shannon is my big-
close location of the pool could also Lake that would mean each house-
gest influence because she push-
attract more swimmers and allow the hold would have to pay around $7 for
es me to be my best everyday,” Moli-
program to grow and thrive even more, the project, which could be distribut-
na said. Finishing the season off strong,
along with allowing for more meet at- ed through taxes for a year. Therefore,
Anna was proud of her success overall.
tendance and support which could al- building an indoor pool would be an
For being a first year team, Anna
low the swim team to make more money easy and relatively inexpensive project,
finds each of her teammates to be her best
for the school. so it should be a no-brainer based on its
friends which helped to strengthen their
Also, building an indoor com- many benefits.
team as a whole and it therefore was a
petition pool would make sense because
great contributor to their overall results.
it would allow for more opportunities
“My goals were to make all events at each
meet and get first place and I accomplished
Girls basketball shoots high in 2020 that at two of our meets,” Molina said.
Avon Lake’s junior, Brooke Manga-
no, was also a huge contributor to the team’s
By Alexis Miller during the game. success this season. Despite being out of
The Spectrum Sports Writer The top scorers of the senior night gymnastics for four years, Brooke still placed
The girls basketball team has done were senior captain Arianna Negron with 19 in all events at the majority of the meets.
extremely well this season only losing five points, Junior Emma Knick with 10 points, “I do all of the events and my best
games. Junior Keely McGinty is the floor because I think it is the easiest
They won with 9 points, senior to get back into after being out of gymnas-
on January Emily Kirkwood with 5 tics for four years,” Mangano said.
25th against points, and junior Kiley Even though Brooke is a phe-
Berea-Midpark Boutin getting 3 points. nomenal all around gymnast beam is
with a score of 54 The girls sea- still her favorite. “I like beam when I am
to 41 and on Jan- son ended on Febru- not competing because when I am com-
uary 29th, the ary 20th when the girls peting it is really scary but getting new
girls fell short to had a very close game skills on beam is fun,” Mangano said.
Westlake losing against North Rid- Moving into next year’s season, the
by 10 points. geville. The score was Avon Lake Shoregals are looking to bring
During Photo courtesy of @AvonLakeSportsNorth Ridgeville 41 and
home an SWC title. With the great suc-
their seniorShoregal basketball team on senior night. Avon Lake had 40. It cess from this year’s team, the chances of
night against was a tough loss, but the them achieving this is very high. Congrats
Lakewood on February 8th they won with a team still has a lot to be proud of. to the Shoregals on a tremendous season!
score of 55 to 32. All of the seniors got to playPage 8 The Spectrum Sports February 28, 2020
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