Some of her favorite things:
Favorite Book- Exit Here
Favorite Movie- What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Favorite Kinds of Music- Anything from the 70’s and 80’s
Carey Hetrick’s quote to live by “ Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get it.”
This week’s female athlete spotlight is on senior field hockey player Carey Hetrick. Carey finished the season as ninth highest scorer in Section 3 field hockey. carey finished the season with 10 goals and 5 assists for a total of 25 points. Carey helped lead the Vikings in one of their most promising seasons in recent years, and helped pave the way for a promising young team. Carey says her favorite thing about field hockey is when the team works together to score a goal. When she graduates the things she will miss most are the teachers she had throughout high school, and playing field hockey. If Carey had any advice to give to young athletes it would be to always give 110% and play with a purpose. Outside of school Carey works and goes on walks/adventures with family and friends.
Some of her favorite things: Favorite Book- Exit Here Favorite Movie- What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Favorite Kinds of Music- Anything from the 70’s and 80’s Carey Hetrick’s quote to live by “ Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get it.” Jennifer Zemba has been teaching Art at Northern Lebanon High School for 13 years. Prior to NL she was an elementary art teacher for 9 years. Mrs. Zemba graduated from Palmyra High School, and went on to Penn State and Millersville University for an Art degree. Although it was hard to pinpoint just one favorite artist, Zemba said that Mary Cassatt was her favorite because she was a strong willed artist trying to become a professional in the 1800s when women were shunned from the profession. So far, Northern Lebanon has taught Mrs. Zemba that she is a lifelong learner who can never have enough knowledge. But why is art so important to Mrs. Zemba? She believes that art reflects life and is a huge part of who she is. Art provides the opportunity for self-expression and a window into the past. If you are looking for that opportunity, Mrs. Zemba encourages you to take an art class or join the art club! Mrs. Zemba feels that the students are the most important part of our school. “We have amazing students who rise to any challenge.” Molly Masser has been teaching Music at Northern Lebanon for 14 years She started in the middle school and then moved to the high school when the previous music teacher retired. Mrs. Masser is a graduate of Tri-Valley High School. She attended Millersville University and received a degree in Elementary Education, then attended Lebanon Valley College for her BA and Masters in Music Education. Mrs. Masser is in charge of the musical, fall play, chorus, and is the band director. Music plays a huge role in Masser’s life, and she enjoys sharing that love with her students. It gives her great joy to be able to pass on her love for music to others. She finds her inspiration when things click. When the band plays a difficult passage or when chamber choir comes together in perfect harmony-she loves that feeling! In 14 years, you tend to learn a lot, and Mrs. Masser is no different. She has already learned so much (and continues to learn new things every day). She’s learned that you can create anything positive if you have an optimistic outlook. “Complaining is easy. Remaining positive and deciding to do something about it is much more work, but so worth it in the end.” Our October Artist of the Month is rebecca Preble. Rebecca is a senior at Northern Lebanon High School. She is well known for her exquisite artwork. Rebecca tells us she has been creating art since the age of three with her family; specifically her aunt and grandmother.
“In a way I use art to get my emotions out, but it is also going to be my career,” Rebecca says. She goes on to tell us that as a freshman, she was inspired by fellow Viking artist Hannah Niedwick. Rebecca says, “ Hannah and I create similar art styles and I used to love watching her work.” Rebecca's favorite medium is pencil drawing; preferably realistic ones. Her least favorite is oil painting. Rebecca plans on attending Moore College of Art and Design to major in Fine Art in Studio Art. After college she dreams of becoming a tattoo artist as well as designing for a major company like Disney or Tim Burton. She is certainly off to a great start. On Tuesday, November 3rd, select students and staff of NLHS, along with select students and staff of Annville-Cleona HS, will take on the Harlem Wizards in a charity basketball game. Forty percent of the ticket sales will go toward the NL and Annville's miniTHON funds. Mr. Kris Miller, Mr. Battistelli, Mr. Daryl Hess, Mr. Shewell and Mrs. Gosch, along with two basketball team members, Isaac Bicher and Zoe Zerman, will be the representatives from our school on The Spellbreaker's team. Come out and help put an end to pediatric Cancer by cheering on our school and watch the Harlem Wizards perform all sorts of tricks with a basketball. We hope to see you there! For the Kids!! By Jasmine Deitz Today we feature talented senior Taylor Street. The 17 year old from Lebanon loves to listen to music and write poetry. Taylor is a senior at Northern Lebanon. Taylor developed a love for writing in second or third grade she says, and her favorite genre to write is free verse poetry because it allows you more freedom, and nearly no restrictions. Taylor says that she likes to write free verse, “Because you can change the way you write based on your mood.” Like most writers, taylor pulls some of her ideas from what she reads. Her favorite genres to read are horror, drama, and mystery. Taylor currently is enrolled in Mr. Wallace's Creative Writing class where she gets a chance to write daily. Taylor likes to listen to music as a hobby, and has no preference on the genre. Taylor's favorite subject is health, and she is considering a psychology or health-related degree in college. Below are a few of Taylor's poems: Damage Vines twisting and crashing through the windows of a small white cottage in the forest. No one knows who built it Because only we know it's here As we stand red leaves sputter down Float onto the porch And rest The shutters are red; paint chipping away revealing green underneath Dirt is caked around The hazy, broken windows. No one can live here A visit can't hurt We duck underneath the low, cracked door frame Sit on the floor and listen to the birds; Watch the squirrels The furniture is torn Stuffing purged from each tear Springs visible Frantic words are scribbled hurriedly Up and down the peeling wallpaper. A feeling of loss comes With the secret of this place An eerie feeling... We are alone. A Patient's Song It's a simple song The one they sing Just humming A few haphazard words Interjecting And out of place You can't write them down Rarely words They're thoughts that they took And made into sound A thousand years of torment In a muffled grunt and shake. Halloween A child of four or five In a costume with nothing to fear But out in the night Crisp air, dark, and clear Are the older monsters Who've done it for years. Wearing expressions void of all joy and cheer In masks like skin Pointed chins, teeth, and ears. Walking alone in shadows In pairs, threes and fours using their claws to tap on the doors A child dressed as a pumpkin Just sweet as could be Holds open the door he's shocked to see. People much older Much larger as well Who don't look as much people As creatures of hell. This boy is a baby The small, innocent kind Learning now There are monsters In and out of the mind.
Help the Viking football team tackle hunger tonight by donating canned goods to the Jonestown Outreach Pantry. Anyone who brings a canned good to the football game will receive $1 off their admission. Wish list: Canned vegetables Stuffing Rice Canned fruit Pancake Mix/Syrup Jelly Boxed Potatoes Canned meats Diapers Toilet Tissue Philip Lum is playing Mortimer Brewster in this year's’ fall play Arsenic and Old Lace. When he first found out about the part (the main lead) he was shocked. He is newly engaged in the play to Elaine (Ashley Tobias and Kate Wentling), and Philip can’t wait to work with them! He is most excited for the scene where he discovers his Aunts (Kirstin Ortiz, Elizabeth Vega, Brooke Troxell, Azure Herb) are murderers! Although it may seem like Philip is procrastinating, he has a lot of lines to learn, so does not expect to have all of his lines memorized up until the night of performance. Kirstin Ortiz is playing Aunt Abby (along with Elizabeth Vega) in Arsenic and Old Lace. She is playing an arsonist and is excited yet a little uneasy because she has never played a murderer before. She was inspired to go for this mainly because she loves the play and thinks that Abby is a lovely character. Considering Kirstin is sixteen years old and is playing a lady who is in her sixties, she feels this might be a challenge, but is still up for it! Why should you come see the play one might ask? “It is very humorous and different from any other play.” (Kirstin) Who plays who? Aunt Martha: Brooke Troxell, Azure Herb Aunt Abby: Kirstin Ortiz, Elizabeth Vega Mortimer Brewster: Philip Lum Elaine: Ashley Tobias, Kate Wentling Jonathon: Noah Gingrich, Kyle Moore Einstein: Colin Lentz, Nate Lyon Teddy: Kenny Bechtel Dr. Harper: Hunter Wallace Police: Owen Stover, Devin Tipton, Quinn Ressler, Frankie Rodriguez, Samantha Ritchie, Seth Frederick, Olivia Shirk, Karen Natale, Kelly Shuey, Brianna Ditzler, Maddie Breiner Superintendent Rooney: Rebecca Boisvert, Cassidy Graft Mrs. Witherspoon: Maja Andersson, Megan Yeager Gibbs: Tyler Smith When is the play? November 20 and 21 Where? High School Auditorium -Sam Ritchie Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States usually held on the last full week of October. Today high school social studies teacher and head football coach took senior football players to Jonestown Elementary School to speak to students about making good decisions. Today Coach Wall took George Thompson, Colton Herb, Ryan Miller, Dustin Motter, and Josiah Kerstetter to Jonestown Elementary School. They spoke on topics such as: Saying No to Drugs, Doing Your Best in School, Nutrition, and Respecting Your Parents and Teachers. You can check out a few pictures from the assembly here. More to come. Source: wikipedia
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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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