Sam Fiore Boy’s basketball is on the way! Led by coach Chris George, the young, scrappy team is getting ready for another exciting season. This is coach George’s 4th year as head coach at NL, and his 9th year as a head coach overall. He loves coaching and is inspired by the atmosphere, helping the kids become better athletes and teammates as well as his never ending love for the game. This year there are several kids coming up from the junior high team to join the varsity players, as well as the seniors, Eyan Margut and Josh Bowers, who will be playing their last season for NL this Winter. Coach George highlighted there will be lots of opportunities for students to be a part of promotional and charity nights, such as $1 hotdog night, free soda and candy night, as well as a charity night that’ll be partnered with the Lebanon-Lancaster League to help people with cancer There will be t-shirts on those nights and a variety of other items that will be sold to give money to charity. We sat down with sophomore Nate Shirk and asked him about his goals for this season and reasons for choosing basketball out of all the winter sports. His goals this season are to improve overall as a team since the their in a rebuilding stage and to prove throughout this year and beyond that they have what it takes to be a great team, and set an example for the younger players. Their biggest rival this year would have to be ELCO considering the history they have. He’s been playing basketball since 4th grade and began playing because he enjoyed watching basketball and figured he’d try it out and quickly grew love for the game. His favorite part of being on the team is the camraderie, passion, and love for the game you and your teammates have. Najla Alexander
The October Artist of the Month was Mary Fink. Mary is 17 years old and loves art, music, and reading.When Mary was very young she developed a love for drawing. This grew into the many talents that you see in her work today. Mary has a variety of artistic strengths, however, one of her talents is water coloring and shading techniques in her drawings. She also love to create collages. Mary feels like she can personally identify with all art in some way, and that that helps her project her message. Some of her favorite artists are Van Gogh, Francisco de Goya, Chuck Close, and Edward Wopper because they have all their own distinct style from where she can extract inspiration. Mary plans on going to college to study graphing or graphic design. Congrats to Mary for being October’s Artist of the Month! Josh Clemmer
NL Belron It's time to get ready for the wrestling powerhouse Northern Lebanon Vikings, as they go for an 8th straight season holding the Section 3 title. The team is filled with ¨excitement¨ as they look forward to the start of the season. Despite the loss of a few great wrestlers over the years, the Vikes are refueled with youth, and are looking forward to watching the growth of their future workhorses. Head Coach Wallace stated, ¨What I'm excited for, is probably what a lot of coaches would not be excited for, is that we have a pretty young team...that's exciting as a coach because you get to mold them, coach them, and watch them grow and be successful.¨ He also went along to mention how hungry they are for success. Some of these underclassmen who will get their chance with the varsity team are freshman Kayden Clark, Own Bridegan, and Cooper Gill. Along with them, are the long list of solid juniors Chase Bressler, Nick WInters, Brandon Breidegan, Ethan Walmer, Kai Whitman, and Seth Fischer. The team will be led by the experienced seniors Colin Leonard, Seth Ebersole, Ethan Herb, Larson Stichler, Dustin Varvel, and Nick Goodyear. The group has big goals set for this season including winning a section, district, and state title. But on top of that if they do fall short, NL wants to be known as ¨one of the top teams in the state.¨ When I asked Wallace about who the team's toughest competitors in the section would be, he responded with ¨hopefully no one.¨ He continued on saying that Annville, Elco, and Pequea Valley are teams that will give the Vikings their toughest matches within the section. Coach Wallace has got his squad working since the start of November, as they began the preseason with Berserker Week. This is one week filled with running, tire flips, lifting, and other physical activities that challenge the wrestlers to their highest point of mental and physical fatigue. Once matches and tournaments begin, the Vikings will start their daily practicing routine. Red Line practices are on Mondays, which are the toughest practices of the week that are supposed to ¨mentally and physically exhaust the wrestlers.¨ Tuesdays and Wednesdays revolve around technique and error correction from the week before. And lastly, NL goes through a pre match routine before a dual match or weekend tournament. The ¨long and grueling season¨ begins the weekend of December 8 with a Solanco tournament and will end in the beginning of March, finishing the year with the state individuals tournament. The most fun part about wrestling is the traveling and team bonding the team experiences. They will travel to Virginia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and the Disney Duels in Florida. Coach Wallace stated, ¨the comradery on the road trips the guys have is the most fun.¨ I wanted to get Wallace´s take on what the best part of wrestling is. He responded with, ¨Just the physicality of it, not only do you have to be physically strong, but you have to be mentally tough. It's the oldest sport in the world, it was in the first olympics, and it's the closest thing to a fight that you can get to and still be able to legally do it.¨ ¨The family aspect of it all¨, is what senior Ethan Herb had to say of what his favorite part about wrestling is. Northern Lebanon´s first match within the section is December 12 at Elco High School. The Vikings expect another great winning season from the brotherhood of wrestlers here at Northern Lebanon. Wallace´s expectations for his team this year was a simple two words, ¨Never lose.¨ With those expectations and the mindset the team has for this season, along with the work the wrestlers have put it in so far this year, watch out for the defending Section 3 champs to be back at it for a huge season! Come out and support your Vikings! ROSTER 12 *Ethan Herb *Dustin Varvel *Nick Goodyear *Colin Leonard *Larson Stichler *Seth Ebersole 11 *Chase Bressler *Brandon Breidegan *Seth Fischer *Kai Whitman *Devan Carroll *Levi Arms *Nick Winters *Josh Werni *Michael Spitler *Ethan Walmer 10 *Levi Ditzler *Ben Bomberger *Luke Umbrell *Dominic Varvel *Matt Tinto *Arthur Shirk Tyler Boltz 9 *Kayden Clark *Owen Breidegan *Cooper Gill
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october teachers of the month Kris Miller is an Algebra I and Honors Geometry teacher from Quentin, PA. He is involved in extracurricular activities at NL and loves sports. Mr. Miller went to Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster and later went to Lebanon Valley College and received his Masters Degree at Millersville University. He has been teaching for 7 years at Northern Lebanon. Mr. Miller teaches Algebra I and Honors Geometry in room 40, and is accompanied this semester by student teacher Mr. De La Ronde from Lebanon Valley College. He offers tutoring in his room from Monday to Thursday after school from 2:30 until 3 PM. Mr. Miller is involved in extracurricular activities at NL. He is an assistant coach for the varsity football team and head coach for the junior high wrestling team. Mr. Miller is also a freshman class advisor along with Mr. Beidler. Outside school, Mr. Miller also enjoys golfing. He often visits his family’s cabin and loves to play with his two daughters, Breana and Reagan. Breana is 3.5 years old and Reagan is just 7 months. Mr. Miller’s wife, Steph, is a nurse at Hershey Medical center. He also has one younger sister named Alicia. Mr. Miller’s favorite movie is “Rudy”, a football movie by David Anspaugh, and his favorite book is Tuesday’s with Morrie by MItch Albom, a memoir. When asked about his growth as a teacher, Mr. Miller said, “I have spent a lot of time trying to make my math class more engaging through the use of hands-on activities and the use of technology.”
Mr. Jack Beidler is the 10th grade world history teacher. He is from Annville, but now lives in Fredericksburg. Mr.Beidler has been teaching for 19 years at Northern Lebanon. Mr. Beidler teaches 10th grade World History in room 15. Tutoring is available after school if you ask him. Mr. Beidler does not currently have a student teacher, but has had about seven in past years. Mr. Beidler has been involved in extracurricular activities at NL. Currently he is a 9th grade class advisor. He is also a former head football coach at NL. Mr. Beidler also coaches football at Lebanon Valley College. His hobbies include playing football, watching the Hershey Bears hockey team, and The Washington Capitals. Mr. Beidler’s favorite movie is “Remember the Titans”, another football-based movie by Boaz Yakin. His favorite book is The Art of Smart Football, an analytic and strategic book studying different football strategies, trends and plays, by Chris Brown. Mr. Beidler has four older brothers and two children, and all of their names start with the letter “J”. His two children are Jacob, 14, and Joseph, 12, and he is married to NL English teacher Julie Beidler. After 19 years teaching at Northern Lebanon, Mr. Beidler has learned that, “success breeds success”.
EDITORSWelcome to Northern Lebanon's new Belron Blog. The Belron has been our high school's source for news since 1964. This year the students are working hard to bring changes to the format of our news. Our blog will be updated several times a week with the latest and greatest news from Viking Country. You can also follow us on Twitter at @NL_Belron. Once a marking period we will also be publishing our full-color edition of the Belron news magazine on our website. Please follow us and spread the word. Archives
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