The Western Breeze February 2016 Issue 3 WESTERN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL CINCINNATI, OHIO “HOME OF THE MUSTANGS” Grades and Weather Montego Frazier, ‘16 Grades: Students, remember your grades are very important. Midterm for quarter 3 ends the week of Febru- ary 1st, and 3rd quarter ends on March 11th. Keep up with your work, and check Powerschool fre- quently. Weather: Students, the weather during the winter can be very treacherous. Make sure you are wearing warm clothing and appropriate shoes. Remember that the two-hour delay only affects elementary school. If we have a snow day, be sure to watch in the news. Also, you can download the CPS app on your phone to get winter-weather clos- ings. Please be safe out there! Montego Frazier, ‘16 Shannon Silbernagel, advisor No matter the neigh- borhood in OHIO, Heroin has destroyed many homes, families, and most importantly the state. Statistics show that on average, “18 Ohioans die of overdoses weekly.” Before I get into this epidemic, what is The Heroin Epidemic? The Heroin Epidem- ic is a widespread dis- ease addiction that at- tracts people to heroin which may lead to death depending on what it’s cut with or an overdose. Heroin affects families in a huge way. People die every- day leaving their kids to fend for their own. Heroin also changes the physiol- ogy of the brain creating long-term imbalances. Due to the brain’s change it may affect decision- making abilities, the ability to reg- ulate behavior, and respond to stressful situations. Students are affected by this be- havior and many catch onto the epidemic. To help these heroin addicts there is a doctor in Northern Ken- tucky named Mike Kalfas. In 2000, he became the first certified addiction specialist. Mike Kalfas has more than 300 patients with addiction disease, and more than 200 are being treated for heroin addiction. About 40 of the 200 plus get Vivitrol, which is a drug that prevents us- ers from getting high on heroin. He also gives some patients Suboxone, but he can only prescribe 100 with the opiate. Kalfas states, “I know they're turning patients away daily. We pretty much tell them on the phone when they call that I don’t have any spots.” At Western Hills, our school wants the best for our students. If you are or know of someone affected by Heroin or any drug, it is best to inform someone. There are re- sources so you won’t feel alone if you need to cope. Students can talk to guidance counselors, teachers, or The Light House located in the basement. The Heroin Epidemic has been around for many years, and it’s time to say GOODBYE! Heroin: Old Drug, New Epidemic It’s a New Year; it’s a New You Danisha Payne, ‘16 It that time of the year again. That time where everyone plans to change for the new year and do things a little differently. What is a New Year’s Resolution ? A New Year’s Resolution is a promise to yourself or decision to do some- thing, especially to improve one's behavior or lifestyle in some way, during the year ahead. You would always hear “New Year, New Me” or maybe even some things like get healthy, go back to school, better grades, or become a better person. As well as some goals like being active, something about relationship (get one/keep one), saving money, quit- ting a habit, or finding a habit/skill. There are varieties of resolutions to choose from these are just some of the basics. Why do people make these resolutions? Maybe to make themselves feel better and restart in a new year. For those that are, “thinking healthy” as a resolution eating healthy, exercising, and losing weight is a main goal. Maybe you are thinking of your education; keeping your grades up is a great goal especially for the seniors who aren’t feeling it. Keep your head up, and don’t start to slack because these last 2 quarters in school still count. And if you aren’t sure what you want your resolution to be, just set a goal for yourself. When talking to a classmate, Montego Frazier, I asked what she thought about New Year’s Resolu- tions. She replied, “I think they are unneeded. Everyone just be talking, but there is no truth to the resolution. They just be frontin’.” There are many different opin- ions when it comes to New Year’s Resolutions. People feel different ways dealing with this as well. How many people actually can stick with their resolution? Studies from Statistic Brain Research Insti- tute says only 8% are successful in achieving their resolution. 49% had infrequent success. 24% never have success. In America 45% usually make resolutions, 17% infrequently make resolutions, and 28% never make a resolution. People who ex- plicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don't ex- plicitly make resolutions. And how long does a person maintain a resolution? 75% is maintained through the first week of the year, 71% two weeks, 64% one month, 46% six months. Where do you stand in the statis- tics? (Photo courtesy of beforeitsnews.com) This chart show the increase of deaths by heroin use between 1999-2010; it keeps climbing and climbing.
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The Western Breeze
February 2016
Issue 3
W E S T E R N H I L L S H I G H S CH O O L C I N C I N N A T I , O H I O
“ H O M E O F T H E M U S T A N G S ”
Grades and
Weather Montego Frazier, ‘16
Grades:
Students, remember your grades
are very important. Midterm for
quarter 3 ends the week of Febru-
ary 1st, and 3rd quarter ends on
March 11th. Keep up with your
work, and check Powerschool fre-
quently.
Weather:
Students, the weather during the
winter can be very treacherous.
Make sure you are wearing warm
clothing and appropriate shoes.
Remember that the two-hour delay
only affects elementary school. If
we have a snow day, be sure to
watch in the news. Also, you can
download the CPS app on your
phone to get winter-weather clos-
ings. Please be safe out there!
Montego Frazier, ‘16
Shannon Silbernagel, advisor
No matter the neigh-
borhood in OHIO,
Heroin has destroyed
many homes, families,
and most importantly
the state. Statistics
show that on average,
“18 Ohioans die of
overdoses weekly.”
Before I get into this
epidemic, what is The
Heroin Epidemic?
The Heroin Epidem-
ic is a widespread dis-
ease addiction that at-
tracts people to heroin
which may lead to
death depending on
what it’s cut with or an
overdose. Heroin affects families
in a huge way. People die every-
day leaving their kids to fend for
their own.
Heroin also changes the physiol-
ogy of the brain creating long-term
imbalances. Due to the brain’s
change it may affect decision-
making abilities, the ability to reg-
ulate behavior, and respond to
stressful situations.
Students are affected by this be-
havior and many catch onto the
epidemic.
To help these heroin addicts
there is a doctor in Northern Ken-
tucky named Mike Kalfas. In
2000, he became the first certified
addiction specialist. Mike Kalfas
has more than 300 patients with
addiction disease, and more than
200 are being treated for heroin
addiction. About 40 of
the 200 plus get
Vivitrol, which is a
drug that prevents us-
ers from getting high
on heroin. He also
gives some patients
Suboxone, but he can
only prescribe 100
with the opiate. Kalfas
states, “I know they're
turning patients away
daily. We pretty much
tell them on the phone
when they call that I
don’t have any spots.”
At Western Hills, our
school wants the best
for our students. If you
are or know of someone affected
by Heroin or any drug, it is best to
inform someone. There are re-
sources so you won’t feel alone if
you need to cope. Students can talk
to guidance counselors, teachers,
or The Light House located in the
basement. The Heroin Epidemic
has been around for many years,
and it’s time to say GOODBYE!
Heroin: Old Drug, New Epidemic
It’s a New Year; it’s a New You Danisha Payne, ‘16
gomery, Danisha Payne, Jordan Reed, Christian Watkins
Advisor
Ms. Shannon Silbernagel
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Senior Dinner Dance was successful
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Page 3 February, 2016
OPINIONS
Robyn McQueen, ‘16
The class of 2016 Senior Din-ner Dance was such an phe-nomenal and beautiful event--from great food, to great music, awards, all the way to great outfits.
Everyone came out and made remarkable memories for the class of 2016. The Dj was a great, and he played all the up to date great songs. The Senior Din-ner Dance turned out to be a great and memorable event. The awards part was great so many different categories and topics to win: best leader, prettiest smile, most outgoing, and most likely to stay friends, everyone came out and made their marks.
Not only did the students look great, the teachers looked AMAZING! Coming out to show
and support you Senior Class of 2016 is a great way to show your school spirit. “I feel the Senior Dinner Dance was a very successful event.”
TaKyra Hutcherson, a current 12th grader of Western Hills High School stated,“There was
great food, and great music; eve-ryone looked great.” Deja Dunlap, al-so a current senior at Western Hills Uni-versity, added.” II had a ball.,
and the music was the best part.”
Parents and other guest also came out and showed their support for our current seniors. “It was a great environment, I remember when I was in high-school, I miss it!” Regina MacQueen commented. All to-gether, the event turned out to be a great event.
Andre Goode, ‘16
Today we see a
lot of innocent
people being
killed by police
officers, but little
do we know these
kind of situations
have been going
on for over sever-
al decades. And
believe it or not,
Bloods and Crips
were invented to go against police
brutality, but due to their leaders
being incarcerated, the tradition
didn’t stay the same; they started
going against each other killing
and robbing one another just be-
cause their flags weren’t the same
colors.
From facts from copcrisis.com,
3136 Americans have been killed
by cops since May 2013; that is an
enormous number of people killed
by people who I thought were sup-
pose to protect our lives. Police
killing innocent people has kind of
torn our country apart a bit. People
don’t know the true definition of a police officer any-
more, and we
don’t know
whether if their
heroes or killers.
And I know for a
fact we don’t pay
our taxes for our
protection to kill
innocent people.
“Our country's
national crime is
lynching. It is not
the creature of an hour, the sudden
outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the
unspeakable brutality of an insane
mob,” says Ida B. Wells. People say
that the police is the most organized
gang in the world.
People today living in high crime
rate neighborhoods seem to question
to call the police when something is
going on. Some people don’t know if
the police are coming to solve prob-
lems are coming to create problems.
Besides police take their precious
time to get to those locations anyway.
POLICE BRUTALITY NEEDS TO COME TO AN END.
Animal Abuse Needs to Stop Jordan Reed, ‘17
What is the reason that animals are being abused in the
world, and who can stop it? In the world 64.5 percent
Year 2015 Review in Pop Culture Shannon Silbernagel, advisor
This year has brought us highs and
lows, from Caitlyn Jenner to the
break-out hit TV show, “Empire.”
Let’s look at the year in review.
High: Caitlyn Jenner
17 million people
turned into Diane Saw-
yer to see Caitlyn Jen-
ner come out as
transgendered. A
month and a half later
she had her Vanity
Fair photo shoot and
was finally able to
claim her identity.
Low: Oscars So
White
The 20 acting contenders for the
2016 Oscars were all white, and
this is only one year after of “12
Years A Slave.”
High: Mad Max: Fury Road
This movie was blood-pumping
with many amazing special effects.
It included modern heroes that
were brought to life by Charlize
Theron and Tom Hardy.
Low: Bill Cosby
Cosby continued to face legal bat-
tles with rape allegations. Despite
the protesters, he went on with his
comedy tour, “Far From Finished.”
He even joked and said “you have
to be careful drinking around me.”
Yuck!
High: “Inside Out”
This tells the story of a young girl
and what emotions go on inside
her head. This was a movie for
both adults and kids; it was a tear-
jerking film with rave reviews.
Low: “Rebel Heart” Tour
This tour defies Madonna’s age; she
is 57 and still making music, as well
as perfecting her dance moves. When
asked about her age, she replied,
“What are you supposed to do just die
when you are 40? That’s what every-
one wants you to do.” She is still very
much alive.
High: “Empire”
This successful and enter-
taining show ended up
with 17 million viewers.
This was the first show to
see weekly ratings in-
creases since the early
1990s. Taraji P. Henson
is sure up for an Emmy.
Low: Jennifer Garner and Ben Af-
fleck’s Split
After 10 years of marriage, Ben and Jen
split. They were seen as Hollywood’s
romantic couple, and many were shocked
at this split.
High: “To Pimp a Butterfly”
This was the first album with “Pimp”
in the title. The song was a celebra-
tion anthem to wake up and try to be
better.
Kevin Durant Brings His “A”
Game
Delon Montgomery, ’16
Will Kevin Durant ever win a ring? in my opinion his ring will come very soon. This season Kevin Durant averages 26.6 points per game 4.4 assists and 7.7 rebounds. Sound like good number numbers to me. To others they don't believe Kevin and the Oklahoma City Thunder will ever win a title. He’s third in scoring in the league and a big treat to the NBA. In my eyes Kevin Durant will get a ring and championship with or without the Thunder. Kevin is one the best players in the league next to Lebron James. Just like Lebron, it will take time for Kevin to get his. As everybody who knows and follows basketball, Kevin Du-rant can constantly score 40 points a night if he wants. If you can score that much a night you sure will be able to get a ring sooner than later.