Most of us here at Northern Lebanon would say there is no place like home, and although Maja Andersson is from Denmark, her real home proved to be on the tennis court. Andersson is a 16 year old exchange student from Denmark. Arriving here in Pennsylvania in August, she brought with her suitcase and her tennis racket. Maja is the daughter of Henriette and Ulrik Andersson. She was born on July 19th, 1999. Andersson has been playing tennis since she was eight years old, so when she came here and joined our small tennis team, she saw it as a positive. In Denmark, she does not play for a school team, but a club team. This means she does not go up against girls her age, most times not even all girls! So as she was transitioning from a club to a team, Andersson prepped for her regular season. Throughout her regular singles season she faced no problems finishing undefeated. This meant she would move on to Leagues, where she also went undefeated defeating Annville Cleona’s Alicia Hitz (6-1, 6-2) in the finals. Moving on to Districts she finished second, losing only in the Distcrict 3 final to Elene Tsokilauri, which meant she was going to States! Through her first round of matches, Andersson faced no problems winning the first match 6-1, 6-0 against Emily Jonsson, then the second match 6-2, 6-3 against Pam Niditch. This meant moving on to the semi-finals. Although she suffered her first defeat in the state semifinals on Saturday November 7th, she would play later for third place. This match did not last long, as she won 6-2, 6-2 against Hannah Phillips. As the bronze medal was placed over her head she thought about how proud she was of her performance throughout the season. All this goes to show, it does not matter where your home is; if you are good at tennis you can take it anywhere. Congratulations Maja...you made us all so very proud.
By: Samantha Ritchie
Most of us here at Northern Lebanon would say there is no place like home, and although Maja Andersson is from Denmark, her real home proved to be on the tennis court. Andersson is a 16 year old exchange student from Denmark. Arriving here in Pennsylvania in August, she brought with her suitcase and her tennis racket. Maja is the daughter of Henriette and Ulrik Andersson. She was born on July 19th, 1999. Andersson has been playing tennis since she was eight years old, so when she came here and joined our small tennis team, she saw it as a positive. In Denmark, she does not play for a school team, but a club team. This means she does not go up against girls her age, most times not even all girls! So as she was transitioning from a club to a team, Andersson prepped for her regular season. Throughout her regular singles season she faced no problems finishing undefeated. This meant she would move on to Leagues, where she also went undefeated defeating Annville Cleona’s Alicia Hitz (6-1, 6-2) in the finals. Moving on to Districts she finished second, losing only in the Distcrict 3 final to Elene Tsokilauri, which meant she was going to States! Through her first round of matches, Andersson faced no problems winning the first match 6-1, 6-0 against Emily Jonsson, then the second match 6-2, 6-3 against Pam Niditch. This meant moving on to the semi-finals. Although she suffered her first defeat in the state semifinals on Saturday November 7th, she would play later for third place. This match did not last long, as she won 6-2, 6-2 against Hannah Phillips. As the bronze medal was placed over her head she thought about how proud she was of her performance throughout the season. All this goes to show, it does not matter where your home is; if you are good at tennis you can take it anywhere. Congratulations Maja...you made us all so very proud. Comments are closed.
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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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