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!School News Student committee explores ways to implement honor code BY KATHLEEN DAVEY Text messages, layered note cards, filling in more than one bubble and Ts that could also be taken as Fs are cheating techniques most teachers and students are aware of. Dishonesty on tests, quizzes, sink-or-swims, and even homework is often heard of and gossiped about. Although the honor code has been a part of Hoban for two years, only this year was a student group created to be involved in interpreting and understanding the code. How frequent and accepted is cheating? The honor code committee, a group of 20 to 30 seniors, was formed to find out the truth about cheating and work with advisers on how to create and enforce rules to promote academic integrity. Amanda Viau, a member of the committee, hopes the meetings and efforts of the group are appreciated by both students and teachers. “The point is to get the student body involved,” Viau said. “We want students to understand that cheating undermines your integrity. It’s not just against school rules.” With the help of faculty advisers Mary Bulgrin, Kevin Hillery and Dr. Mary Anne Beiting, the students try to find the most effective way to inspire students behave honestly. The committee meetings often result in 4 A: “I resolved to not have a senior slide, but so far that hasn’t been working out so well.” —Erin Capitena ’07 “We want students to understand that cheating undermines your integrity.” —senior Amanda Viau a variety of ideas and proposals. Already the committee has adopted and administered a student survey to find out why and how often Hoban students cheat. The survey results will be analyzed and compared to other schools, then the results will be presented to the students by committee members. Two weeks ago the committee took the next step in its plan to make students better appreciate and understand the honor code. Bill Considine of Children’s Hospital, Judge Linda Teodosio of Juvenile Court and the Rev. Norm Douglas of Heart to Heart Communications spoke at an assembly on the value of honesty. Seniors Mitch Kolesar and Karli Hamad gave presentations that expressed the student experience with the honor code. They discussed cheating and its consequences and were willing to share personal experiences with their fellow students and teachers. The next day committee members visited English classes to gather opinions about their actions so far. At the assembly, student council president Kevin Contrera introduced the idea of displaying a letter for every week the school has no reported incidents of cheating. When the word HONOR is completed outside the central office, the student body will be rewarded. Fridays will become Hoban T-shirt days until the end of the year. Voices in the Crowd Q: What was your New Year’s resolution? A: “My New Year’s resolution was to be more positive about myself rather than always thinking negatively.” —Jasmine Sampson ’08 COMPILED BY MAUREEN BULGRIN A: “I really want to work harder for football and get a job.” —Laymon Carter ’09 Karli Hamad gives the student perspective on the honor code at an assembly Jan. 12 A: “I resolved to get better grades and work harder in school. So far I’ve kept it.” —LeAnna Gelesh ’10 THE VISOR JANUARY 23, 2007 Photo by Micah Kraus
Hoban chips in to help art teacher BY ANDREW LICKING The Good Samaritan has walked right into Hoban and is now affecting students and faculty alike. Last summer, art teacher Margot Eiseman was diagnosed with cancer. She has been receiving treatment at the Ireland Cancer Center in Cleveland. This has caused her to miss all of the school year thus far. On top of her illness, Eiseman was in a car accident last September, in which she broke six ribs, significantly slowing the frequency of her chemotherapy treatments. Despite this setback, Eiseman was declared cancer-free last month. She will soon receive her final chemo treatment, after which she will recuperate at home. Fellow art teacher Micah Kraus, along with members of the art club, have taken an interest in helping Eiseman. They went to her house to rake leaves earlier this year and intend to go back to shovel snow and do other chores to help. Kraus gives much credit to his students. “The kids began this whole thing,” he said, “daily bringing cards, little gifts and asking to help.” Kraus encourages volunteers to help Eiseman, though he intends to take a select number of students at a time. “We’ll do this several times,” he said. “I don’t want to overwhelm her with a lot of students.” Long-term substitute Jill Fortman has been teaching Eiseman’s classes. “I know she misses her students,” Fortman said. “But she is in a position where health and family are number one.” Also, since September, receptionist Janet Karson has organized a group of faculty members to cook meals for Eiseman and to deliver them each week. “This way she doesn’t have to worry about getting tired in the kitchen,” Karson said. “I think she appreciates the meals and also the camaraderie.” Eiseman is grateful for everyone’s efforts. “Knowing that my friends at Hoban are cheering me on has made a huge difference as I fight this fight,” she said. “Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and prayers.” BY ZRINKA DZEBA Sophomore Stephanie Klettlinger had the opportunity to learn about different cultures when she participated in the Youth Employment for Success (YES) Mural Project last summer. Klettlinger and her sister Deanna, an eighth-grader at St. Matthew School in Ellet, first became aware of the mural project through another area program, Coming Together Akron. “I found out about the mural from my sister, who’s in Coming Together Akron, and it sounded really interesting,” Klettlinger said. Coming Together Akron and the Akron Arts Alliance copartnered with Summit County Executive James B. McCarthy’s YES initiative in July 2006. Approximately 30 students in middle and high school participated in the summer project. “There were students from all over, from different area public schools and even foreign countries,” Klettlinger said. “Meeting so many new and diverse people was great, and I made many friends.” The students involved in the program painted a 9x200 foot mural on the Art Space on Akron’s East Market Street to celebrate multiculturalism. Teens from Akron, as well as Mexico, Laos and Korea took an active !School News Stephanie and Deanna Klettlinger helped with this mural on the Akron Art Space. The work is on display on East Market Street in downtown Akron. Student helps out in Akron mural project rôle in painting the mural, under the guidance of Kirk Mangus, a Kent State University art and ceramics professor. “[Mangus] sketched the mural on the wall, and we were told what color to paint it,” Klettlinger said. The program, created through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, encouraged area youth to explore and embrace different cultures. YES was one of 135 small programs throughout the nation that received $10,000 grants to extend the arts to the community. Area businesses, like Home Depot and Sherwin-Williams, donated art supplies to the three-week project. The opportunity for self-discovery was also presented to the participating students through a $679 grant from the Vernon Odom Fund of the Akron Community Foundation. The grant gave participants a chance to research their own cultural heritage and paint self-portraits. Art instructor Marcie Bircher helped the students with this extension of the project, and the portraits went on display in the fall. Klettlinger was glad to participate in the learning experience. “I loved seeing how people, even if they are from totally different backgrounds, can get together and do something as fun as painting a mural.” THE VISOR JANUARY 23, 2007 5 Photo by Larry Klettlinger
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