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WARRIOR NEWS
April 2010

"The Music Man" Set to Open This Weekend

Rachel Herman and Jennica Hennen

Last Friday, we sat down with Mrs. Diana Caldwell, the director of our 2010 production of “The Music Man”. We asked her some thought provoking
questions about the musical, how it’s coming, and how we got the Victoria.

Why did you choose “The Music Man”? Well I felt like it was a family friendly show, we always pray about the show that we pick. We felt like it
would draw a lot of people to the show. And because we’ve added an evangelical message “The Music Man” is a great story of love and redemp-
tion and goes along with an evangelical invitation at the end. It’s a good show for that.

How many people are involved?: Approximately 200. 165 in the cast, grades 3-12 and we have a 30 piece orchestra, tech crew and marching band
we have about 200. Dr, Stiffler is using the middle school band and some high school kids to be in the finale to be in the boys marching band..

The Victoria Theatre is a large professional venue, and no other high school has ever performed there before. How did you manage to book it? Well, last
summer around June, we started thinking about where we could do the show, I started searching around for options. I talked to Bellbrook, West
Carrolton, and the Baum Opera House. We had an arrangement with the Baum Opera House, but due to the size, we decided not to do that. The
Victoria came to mind, we set up an appointment and Mrs. Berlean and I went down and the sales lady said that there was a two year waiting list.
She put in and said that she’d let us know two years from now. We left feeling kind of a little bit bummed about it. And then all the other venues
fell through so I talked to Mrs. Berlean about it and she said she was praying, and I said I was praying. And it was Friday morning and I got up and
I went ahead and email the sales lady and thought “well, we’ll just get on the list.” And sat down and sat all the books out and I prayed and said
“God, show me where you want us to go” and this is gonna be the honest truth, and I said “please open up a venue” and Mrs. Berlean was praying
too and then my phone went off. And then I went and picked up my phone and it was an e-mail from the sales lady from the Victoria and she said
“you’re not going to believe this but the Dayton Ballet has canceled their last week.” So I was like “Thank you God.” It was definitely a God thing.

How do you think rehearsals are coming along so far? We’ve been blessed with wonderful choreographers, Issac Pittman and Jinny and John
Hollins. And they’ve been very helpful in choreographing the music numbers. We are on schedule; it was a little hectic with the snow days, but
the month of April we will be running the show over and over. The Victoria theatre is advertising this to their regular patrons, we are hoping that
the audience will be made up of people who have never been to a Dayton Christian show before. We are in the Victoria Theatre website, www.
ticketcenterstage.com, we’re in with all of the other shows. So a lot of people who go to the shows will see (us). We are just very humbled by this
opportunity. We want this to be a good experience for the students.

Do we have any future plans to stay at the Victoria? If we get to go back, if God opens up the Victoria back up for us than that’s great, but it may
not work out again. We want everyone to have that experience. I just think it’s a great PR thing for our school.

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

The Victoria Theatre

138 North Main Street;
Dayton, OH, 45402

Friday, April 30 at 7:00pm

Saturday, May 1 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm

Tickets: $12 each

To reserve tickets contact Ticket

Center Stage (937)-228-3630 or ticketcenterstage.com
2 SPORTS
The Life of a Generous
Coach
Anna Caldwell
Staff Writer
When you think of a high school sports
coach, you would think the job would
end after practices or their matches or
games. At Dayton Christian, there is
a tennis coach whom has completely
devoted his free time and money to the
cause of improving the tennis team.
Tom Joch has been the tennis coach for
almost 8 years at Dayton Christian, and
first began when his DC alum son, Nick,
was on the team.
Coach Josh owns a large cabinet-
making company that is located only
a few miles from Wright Patterson Air
Force Base and has made cabinets for
people all over the Dayton area. As a
large business owner, he has a lot of
responsibilities, yet he finds time to
dedicate to mentoring the young tennis
players at DC. He invests his own money
into renting private court time in the
off-season, as well as buying expensive,
new rackets for members of the team
who cannot necessarily afford them. He
has also been known to enlist the help
of tennis pro’s to visit practice and help
improve the players’ skills.
My personal experience with Coach
Josh was when he gave my doubles
partner, Ben Saxe, and I four free tickets
to a master’s tourney up by Kings Island.
They were great seats and we got to see
a lot of famous players there. Without
my coach’s generosity, I would never
have been able to go and experience
that. It is the selfless acts like this that
make Coach Joch stand out as an indi-
vidual in the coaching world.
D.J. Moody, number one singles player
for the varsity team and senior at DC,
was quoted saying, “Coach has really
gone out of his way to make a better
player and get me court time in the off
season. Right now he is trying to get me
a tennis scholarship.”
Coaching for DC tennis may have
started out as a way to bond with and
support his son, but he has turned it
into a hobby. For years to come, Coach
Joch will continue to mould the lives of
young tennis players and develop and
improve the Dc program completely.
Mr Grimley: Ping Pong
Prodigy
Brandon Filaseta & Christopher Sneed
Staff Writers
For one brave man it all started long, long ago in a state
not too far away, in the state of Pennsylvania to be exact.
Mr. Grimley first picked up his paddle one faithful day
in 1969 while working at the Pennsylvania State Mental
Hospital as a recreational therapist. He then tore up the
tables for seven long years before giving up his paddles.
For a very long time he forgot about his love of ping pong.
But five years ago this man woke up from his serve slam-
ming slumber and picked his paddles back up. It wasn’t
easy to get back in the swing of things but Mr. Grimley
has recently been picking up steam and moving his way
up the rankings. Out of 7,882 players nationally, our own
Mr. Grimley is ranked 1,196 and competes at regional
tournaments in Kentucky, Indiana, and of course Ohio.
If you wonder how one keeps his skill honed Mr. Grimley
practices every Tuesday at the Dayton Table Tennis Club
from 8 to 12. When asked about his goal for his table
tennis career he wants to use his talent for the glory of
God and he wants to, if called upon, spread God’s glory
throughout the community and even internationally.
Caleb Hornback scores winning run.
Ben Saxe returns a serve.
WARRIOR NEWS
The Promising New
Baseball Team
Emily Neal & Lauren Marriott
Staff Writer
The 2010 Dayton Christian baseball team is
looking forward to what could be a promising
season. With six seniors and eleven returning
varsity players, the team expects to have a
successful season and to win the title of Metro
Buckeye Conference Champions.
Caleb Hornback, a senior baseball player and
four year starting varsity catcher, hopes to
achieve an unprecedented goal this season.
Caleb is seeking to accomplish a batting
average of .727, defeating Coach Jason
Bowman’s batting average record. Last year
he had an average of .560, leading the entire
region with the highest batting average. This
senior is going to have to work extremely
hard to earn this average, as he says, “It’s
going to be hard to get.” Caleb has been
featured in the Dayton Daily Newspaper as a
freshman, sophomore, and junior for his great
achievements, and he hopes his name will
appear in the newspaper for a fourth year in
a row.
For the first time in years, Dayton Christian
baseball has enough interested baseball
players to form two teams. They have created
a junior varsity team, using Matthew Farmer
as the pitcher. Matthew has been playing
baseball for seven years, and he is making his
debut into high school baseball as a freshman
this season. Although he plans to pitch for
the JV team, will be playing up on the varsity
team and hopes to pitch a few of the varsity
games this season. Matthew respects Caleb
Hornback and Josh Mannix as the leaders
of the team and is excited to improve as a
pitcher under their leadership.
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The Year the Brackets
Went Bust
Dylan Swearingen
Staff Writers
The 2010 NCAA Basketball tournament
was one of mid-majors and defense.
The upsets were numerous, and un-
expected. It seemed like every time a
team looked like the new favorite, they
lost, a parallel to the regular season as
well. I think most people had a #1 seed
in their championship game; more than
likely winning it all, but very few people
had Duke as that #1 seed. After disman-
tling a very highly-praised West Virginia
team they seemed to finally be getting
the respect they deserved with most
analysts picking Duke, however quietly
hoping for the miracle.
Butler came into the game with a 25
game wining streak, the longest ac-
tive men’s streak, but Duke was the
powerhouse, with big men, precise
shooting, and the most successful
coach of this era. Even though everyone
thought Duke would win, everyone was
hoping for Butler, the little school from
Indiana. It seemed appropriate that the
“Cinderella” (even though they were a
5 seed) of this tournament nearly lived
the “Hoosiers” dream.
With half of America and almost all of
the Lucas Oil Stadium behind them, the
Butler Bulldogs had one chance, one
final shot to win the game. It wasn’t
an easy chance, in fact before It was
released I had already dismissed the
chances he would make it. But as it ap-
proached the Basket, I held my breath,
along with All of America, and we let
it out with a groan of frustration has it
bounced off the rim. If the NBA pros-
pect, Gordon Heyward, had just a little
more arc on that final half court shot, it
would have been the very first national
championship game Butler had ever
won in school history. It also could have
been remembered as the greatest Na-
tional Championship game, at the very
least, of this decade.
Congratulations to the Duke Blue
Devils, though their storyline wasn’t as
touching or as memorable. In the end
they made their shots, played superb
defense, and showed that they were
worthy of that #1 seed.
Softball Season In the
Homestretch
Erika Tolson
Staff Writers
It now in mid season for softball and the team has gone
through a rollercoaster of wins and losses. With a record
of 4-7, Senior Captain Nichole Sharp comments saying“It
has been a different season because we played a lot of
different teams that we have never faced before.”Playing
against teams such as West Carrollton, Bellbrook, Alter,
and other Division 1 players began at push the DC team
to excellence. After being in a bit of a slump against
these tough teams things are starting to look up. The
girls have maintained an undefeated record for their
conference and are gearing up to play against the Troy
Christian eagles that always provide great competition.
Not only is the softball team playing for Christ, they
are also playing for a Breast Cancer Benefit at a Tipp
City Tournament. Last year the girls participated in the
tournament but this year they are getting more involved
with Breast Cancer Awareness. The whole team ordered
pink breast cancer t-shirts to wear while playing, instead
of the DC uniform. Various schools around the Miami
Valley will be attending this benefit for breast cancer.
As the season is coming to a close, the five seniors are
looking forward to an awesome senior night. The team
played against Oakwood and it was a good game.
Through all four years of high school Nichole has played
softball and I asked her about what she would miss most
about this sport. She laughed saying “The bubblegum,
peanuts, and kool-aid. But more seriously the people
and how laidback the sport is.” The team has had a lot
of fun these past couple months and is going to keep
up their winning streak all the way through the season.
SPORTS 3
DC Hires New Men’s
Soccer Coach
Joshua Schultz
Staff Writers
The Dayton Christian athletic depart-
ment has hired a new head men’s soc-
cer coach and his name is Andrew
Belleman. Andrew has a very strong
soccer background and played varsity
soccer at CVCA and was named captain
his senior year.
After high school he moved on and
played four years of soccer at Cedarville
University and was named captain
of the team as a senior. He also has a
strong coaching background and has
coached at multiple club teams such
as Thunder United, Lakota United, and
currently Cincinnati United Premier
(CUP). He also served as the assistant at
Wilmington College for three years and
his most recent coaching job was as
assistant coach at Centerville High
School for the past two years and was
working with the goalkeepers. He has
also had some other coaching experi-
ence in the Olympic Development
Program (ODP). He has graduated from
Cedarville University with a degree in
K-12 physical education and he also
received his masters in physical
education at Wilmington College.
There have been several meetings with
the new coach and the players since
the announcement. When asked how
he felt about the new coach after these
meetings Phil Holliday, a soon to be
senior soccer player at Dayton Christian,
said, “He seems well qualified or the job,
and I’m really looking forward to next
season.”
Dayton Christian's Varsity
Softball Team. Nichole Sharp,
Megan Tolson, Bethany Kindle,
Katie Poteet, Erika Tolson,
Miranda Cunningham.
 4 STUDENT LIFE
A "Wing" and a Prayer
Freddie Trimarco
Staff Writer
February marked the anniversary of Dayton
Christian welcoming on of its newest staff
members. For the past 2 years now, Jason Wing
has challenged students in many ways to mature
more in their spiritual walk with God. As Spiritual
Impact Director, Jason serves at DC for 12+ hours
a week in whatever capacity he is needed most
– heading up the chapel program. In this he has
brought speakers from all over the Dayton area,
pushing forward his upmost care and concern for
the students of DCHS and their walk with Christ.
When asked how he saw his role in the spiritual
growth in DC students, Jason shared “My role is
to lead by example. I want to model the Christian
life in such a way that magnifies the Lord Jesus
above all else.”
Dayton Christian is not the only place God has
called Jason; he also works full time at apex
church as a spiritual life minister. “I regularly work
about 50 hours per week in my role at APEX.
When you add the 12 hours at DC it means that
most weeks I'm working over 60 hours”, said
Jason in an interview earlier this month. When
considering his major workload and stern
commitments to both DC and his beloved church,
add in the weight of finishing up a masters
degree and raising two small children at home!
“It’s very hard” says Jason, “but even though it is
hard, it has been worth it.”
“My greatest hope is that every DC student would
come to treasure Jesus Christ above all else. I
hope they really see that the cross is where Jesus
says ‘I love you’... and that the empty grave shows
that His love wins.” This has been Jason’s ongoing
goal for Dayton Christian over the past years, and
recently, a few students came forward to share
a few words with how Jason has impacted and
encouraged them. “Jason has really challenged
me spiritually. He is very insistent on living out
your faith rather than pretending. Don’t just be a
Christian, be a Christ follower!” said senior, Brad
Girdwood. Chelsea Powell added “Jason really
sets a good example. He focuses more on the
spiritual aspect rather than the enjoyment factor
and challenges us a lot.”
From taking the role as “leader” of student’s
chapel experiences to individually encouraging
students to follow Christ on an every day basis,
Jason has done an immense amount for the
student body in the mere 2 years he has been
here. He is a genuine example of someone who
picks up his cross daily and carries it wherever
Christ may lead and is forever more a blessing to
Dayton Christian High School.
WARRIOR NEWS
Upperclassmen Answer the
Call to Serve
Joshua Thomas
Staff Writer
Every year the underclassmen have to take OGT’s and standardized during a week
of March. This is usually a time of rejoicing for the upperclassmen because they
can come into school two hours late. However in the past few years it has been
optional for the upperclassmen to go and do service projects around the Greater
Dayton area. This year participation went way up because of a deal made between
Mr. Kurtz and the seniors. The proposition was that we would have another senior
retreat at the end of the week but in order to attend you would have to participate
in at least two service projects during the week. So the seniors agreed and almost
every senior and also some juniors helped serve throughout the week.
There were many different service projects such as cleaning up at the graveyard
(which included some golf cart driving), helping at the firehouse and police station,
and also going to Target Dayton. The feedback was very positive from the people
as they said not only did they feel good serving but they also had some fun. Some
people went above and beyond and served more than twice in the week. When
interviewed the majority of the people said that they would for sure do it again
and hope that maybe there will be another opportunity like this later in the year.
The week was a very successful week overall and everyone had a great time
serving throughout the week except for maybe the freshman and sophomores,
but they will have their chance to get out and serve in the years coming. It’s safe
to say that many of the students and even teachers will be looking forward to
OGT week next year.
Giving the Gift of Life
Devon Moore
Staff Writer
Many high school and college students have turned from traditional blood donating pro-
cesses and moved on to donating plasma. Plasma can be used to help treat many immune
disorders as well as burn victims and hemophiliacs. The biggest difference between donat-
ing plasma and donating blood is the compensation of up to $25 you can receive twice a
week.
Some people believe the practice of plasmapheresis is wrong since the donor is being paid.
Opponents think that it should be donated free of payment just like you would donate
blood or a kidney. They also argue that many plasma givers come from low income areas
and feel forced into giving up plasma for just a little bit of money. Also, in plasma donation,
you have no control over what the company does with your product, whereas in blood
donation you know it is being used for emergencies. Plasma is sometimes sold to pharma-
ceutical companies to be used in research of prescription drugs.
Those in favor of plasma donation argue that the compensation is irrelevant, and is only
a side effect of the business side of the plasma industry. This is the same business side
that draws in donors, which in turn can save lives. Many do not see the research aspect of
plasma to be a negative either, because it is used to develop drugs that may have life sav-
ing properties as well.
Regardless of your view on plasma donation, it is no doubt blood and plasma is needed.
The Red Cross claims it needs 36,000 donations a day to keep the blood bank afloat. With
no laws restricting blood or plasma donation, both options remain open to the public.
Whether you want to be rewarded with money or simply satisfaction is up to you.
WARRIOR NEWS STUDENT LIFE 5
Prom Fashion
14 Days. 30 Minutes. Jaclyn Barker
1 Relationship with God. Staff Writer

Stephen Winn
Staff Writer
Dayton Christian students were visited by a familiar
face during chapel on March 4,2020 when Pastor
Mark Stevens decided to visit us once again, but
this time with a slightly different message. From his
last visit which focused on trusting in God, stepping
out, living for God, and making a difference, he now
decided to shift topics from going out into the world
to focusing on your personal relationship with God.
The Junior Senior Banquet was held on April 24th at B&B Riverboats. The
big question on every girls mind was “What do I wear?” There were so many
different styles to pick from, you couldn't go wrong. A few of the very popu-
lar styles this year were low back dresses, halter tops, strapless dresses, and
one shoulder strap dresses. Most of the prom dresses in stores right now are
mermaid style or straight dresses. Not all of these styles were acceptable to
wear at Junior Senior, but there was still a lot of beautiful dresses to pick from
that fit the requirements of Dayton Christian’s dress code. Most department
stores had great sales that put the dresses into a reasonable price range.

As the students sat and listened to what Pastor

Stevens had to say the mood began to change as
he started getting to his main point of which he
was trying to get across. Every day we go through
our lives at a fast-pace, from the moment we get up
to the time we fall asleep. We have every moment
scheduled and ready for what is to come. Taking
up any spare time we have with our daily planned
events. But this is what Stevens was trying to get
across, that we need to take that time to really just
sit and listen to what God has to say which is where
his challenge comes in.

For the next fourteen days pastor Mark Stevens chal-

lenged us as a student body to go for fourteen days,
waking up thirty minutes earlier than usual and just
giving the time to God, not speaking or doing other
things, just sitting and focusing on what God has to
say. When asked how sophomore, Stephanie Hsu
thought about it she said, “Every relationship needs
time. I really liked the silence instead of just a list of
prayer request.”

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6 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Experience Over
the Years
Nichole Sharp
Staff Writer
You had him, you’re going
to have him, your mom had
him, and your dad had him.
Mr. Pyle is one of the longest
teachers teaching at Dayton
Christian. With 33 years under
his belt he was quoted saying,
“there still isn’t enough time
to teach all that I would like
to teach.” He has graduated
three of his four children from
DC. Sarah a “98 grad, Nathan
“00, Gabriel “08, and Benjamin
soon to be a “13 graduate.
Mr. Pyle currently teaches
Bible 12, yearbook and a
single class of Bible 11. During
J-Term he teaches Current
Social Problems and C.S.Lewis.
Between all his classes even-
tually we all will have been
privileged to see him at the
end on the hall way patiently
watching us walk to class.
In the past Mr. Pyle had been
offered jobs that would have
taken him away from teaching
but he says, “I was so glad I
turned down those jobs to
continue teaching here at
Dayton Christian.”He was
asked, “If you had to teach one
lesson or leave one thought
with your students what
would that be?” He said, “I
would hope I have taught to
have an appetite for God be-
cause he will teach them what
needs to be taught.” Mr. Pyle
has impacted so many people
and I hope everyone has a
chance to experience what he
has to teach us all.
WARRIOR NEWS
SENIOR SURVEY: SENIOR BUCKET LIST
“What is the one thing that they would realistically like to do before they die?”
Top Five Most Interesting
1.Devon Moore - Get stabbed or shot, preferably while saving someone's life.
2. Mike Hurtado - Develop a fully functional artificial eye.
3. Sooji Kang - Build a Chipolte in Korea
4. Zach Roth - Conduct a philharmonic orchestra
5. Mason Schindler - Break the world record for the longest eyelash.
As Dayton Christian Seniors are starting to think about their plans regarding the rest of their lives, they were
asked “What is the one thing that they would realistically like to do before they die?” Half of the senior's answers
had to do with traveling; mostly to Europe. Devon Moore and Mike Hurtado had the most unique bucket list
responses. Mike Hurtado plans on developing a fully function artificial eye in the next 20 years. When asked about
his motives for developing the eye, he said "I just have an interest in it. It's there, it will help people, and I'll make
bank." Devon, on the other hand, thinks the likelihood of getting stabbed or shot will most likely happen when
he attends UC next year. Devon was asked whether he wanted to do it solely to save someone's life or just for
the attention it will get him, he responded "Both. Either way, it makes a good story to tell."
Lacey Livingston and Crissy Lovett
Picture This: Senioritis
Class of 2010 Gift Crissy Lovett
Staff Writer
Lacey Livingston With less than twenty-five days of high school,
Staff Writer most of the Dayton Christian seniors have
began to feel symptoms of the disease com-
“Picture This” in various places. Dayton Christian Seniors had
monly known as 'senioritis'.
a goal of raising 6,000 to 8,000 dollars by the end of April for
their senior gift to DCHS. The gift is up to six Vizio flat screen
Some of the seniors have more developed
televisions for the high school hallway that will be used for
cases than others. Nathan Kauffman and Sooji
communicating important announcements and other sig-
Kang were voted 'worst case of senioritis' for
nificant material.
the senior’s superlatives. Nathan was diag-
nosed with senioritis earlier than most other
The Senior gift idea was formulated during a class officer meet-
students. "After halo 3 came out my
ing after Chris Hsu made it clear he wanted to do more than
sophomore year, I noticed an increase in my
any other graduating class in the past. Mr. Kurtz didn’t doubt
desire to only play video games which was
the seniors could raise the money after the seniors already set
inversely related to my school work."
the bar high for the fundraiser back in September and raised
over 2,000 dollars.
The most common side effects include;
procrastination, lack of motivation, trying
On March 22, the seniors were presented with the idea for the
to coast through school, drastic decrease
senior gift and the goal they needed to save for. The first day
in school performance, and according to
of raising money the seniors brought in 900 dollars. Seniors,
Nathan, and increase in nagging and anger
after already raising a large sum of money, pledged a total
from parents.
of 1,580 dollars in order to hit the goal of 6,000. Numerous
donors generously gave money to the senior gift allowing the
Sooji on the other hand is in complete denial
seniors to finally hit 6,000 dollars as of April 22.
of her senioritis. You may ask yourself, is there
a cure for this fast spreading disease? The
Now, the ripped pieces of paper hung up on the walls of the
answer is, that doctors agree that the only
hallway saying, “Picture This” can be replaced with high tech
true cure needs to be developed by seniors
television screens generously given by the seniors. Mr. Kurtz
who are currently dealing with the symptoms.
was asked what makes the Senior Class of 2010 different than
But the fact of the matter is, we just don't
other graduating classes in the past and he said, “The Seniors
really feel like it.
are more optimistic and have a stronger sense of unity. Overall
a larger percentage of the class has a sense of tenderness and
appreciation for life, Dayton Christian and God which makes
a difference.”
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Dreams Crushed in the
Blink of an Eye.
Mason Schindler
After a long and grueling experi-
ence of growing out my eyelash,
my dreams of getting the world
record has come to an end.
Months of training and concen-
tration resulted in nothing as I
realized my goals had come to
an end. Around five months ago
senior student, Kaitlyn Brown ,
noticed this extraordinary long
eyelash growing on my eye.
When she first noticed it she
thought that a hair had fallen
off and was resting on my eye.
However, to both of our surprise
it was actually attached to my
upper eyelid.
After realizing the hair was an
eyelash with an awkward length
and color, I set off on a mission to
grow the world’s longest eyelash.
I decided I would email Guinness
Book of World Records to find
out if I had the record already.
Unfortunately I didn’t, I was about
an inch away. The world record
was around two and a half inches
long, and mine was only one and
a half. I was determined to con-
tinue on with my pursuit despite
the ridicule I received about this
abnormality.
As time passed my eyelash began
to get longer and before I knew
the eyelash had already grown
another quarter of an inch.
After 4 more months I check the
length, it was at two inches. I was
stoked; I was half way to my goal.
But then the unimaginable hap-
pened on April 7th. My eyelash
was gone! Senior Josh Schultz
, pointed out to me that my
eyelash was missing. In disbelief
I reached for it feeling around
praying it was still there. I stood
up in the middle of the lunch-
room and yelled. I had never
been so upset in my life. I no lon-
ger had the chance to break the
world record. I have now decided
to break a new world record.
Possibly the land speed record
on a skateboard ? Who knows at
this point, but I am on a mission.
Nothing will stop this senior at
Dayton Christian High School.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 7
WARRIOR NEWS STAFF:
Content Editors: Student Life
Brandon Filaseta Writers:
Preparing Students for Emily Neal Devon Moore-Editor
Erika Tolson
college: More than the ACT Graphic Arts Lauren Marriott
Editors: Fred Trimarco
Devon Moore Kaitlyn Brown
Content Editor Fine Arts/
Crissy Lovett
Entertainment
According to the Barna Group, American twentysomethings are Sports Writers
Writers:
more likely to become disenfranchised with the church than any Josh Thomas- Editor Rachel Herman-Editor
other age group. Only 3 out of 10 young adults in their twenties Josh Schultz Jaclyn Barker
say they attend church in a typical week. The number of young Dylan Swearingen Jessica Allen
adults who were churched in their teen years, but are now dis-
engaged is at 61%. In contrast, over half of teens attend church Staff Writers:
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regularly, and 81% have attended at one point. There is a 42% Mason Schindler
drop in attendance from age 18 to 25. Lacey Livingston
Anna Caldwell Jennica Hennen
Many people credit this large drop to students going to college Nicole Sharp Chris Sneed
and leaving their Christian umbrella. Chuck Edwards, a staff
member at Summit Ministries in Colorado commented that
college seems to affect students “in a negative way.” He receives
A Picture Perfect
many e-mails from parents “expressing regret of their children
going to college and moving away from Christianity. To Chuck,
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not being able to understand and defend your worldview plays a Josh Schultz
large role in Christian students leaving the faith. Staff Writer
Worth Waiting for is a class that Dayton
In a survey of freshman and juniors, a vast majority could not Christian High School offers during
properly define a worldview. Many were also incapable of even
J-term that teaches kids to save sex for
listing different worldviews. When asked how well they would marriage. In this class you will learn
be able to defend their worldview, many claimed they could
some basic principles that will help you
adequately defend it. However, most of these same students stay out of compromising situations.
were the same ones that could neither list worldviews nor define The students in the Worth Waiting For
the term. Very few actually could appropriately list and define
course come up with a drama routine
as well as claim to have the ability to defend their own view. to perform in order to get their
Another Barna survey found that only 9% of Americans met the
message across.
criteria of a Biblical worldview (BWV). The survey also found that
only 19% of Christian Americans met the same criteria.
The theme of this year’s drama was
picture perfect which is about a girl
Dayton Christian Bible teacher, Paul Pyle, has integrated a world- that battles with self image issues. The
view course into his senior Bible class. He says the reason for this
students in this class go out to over
course is that “The kids grow up in a Christian school and need to twenty-five schools and share with the
know that people do think different and why they do. They need
students the importance of abstinence
to be able to interact as well as deal with their own worldview and saving sex for marriage through
questions.” The course is split into two parts. The first part is
their drama performance. They have
centered on other worldviews. It takes the time to teach kids to already performed at many junior high
understand other worldviews and compare them to a Biblical
locations in the Dayton area. They
one. The second half focuses solely on examining the BWV. His are also scheduled to visit Van Buren
goal is to integrate a BWV with a love of God.
School sometime next week.
For further worldview thinking, students in high school and col-
When talking to Fred Trimarco he told
lege can attend a two week conference called Summit Ministries me,” The reason I took this class was
headed by Dr. David Noebel. Renowned speakers from across the
because I thought it was going to be
country come and speak to the kids concerning Biblical thinking. fun and I didn’t want to do any work as
The goal of the conference is to spur young Christians to begin
a senior.” By taking this class Fred did
thinking about the bigger questions of life and why they believe have a lot of fun but also learned the
them. Chuck Edwards says the goal is “to train Christian students
importance of abstinence and saving
to be champions of Christ.” sex for marriage.