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By: Hailey Young-Stewart With nothing but a handful of rubber bands, a Barbie doll, and their understanding of mathematical modeling, students in Kelly Roberts’ Advanced Quantitative Reasoning class turned an ordinary math lesson into an extraordinary experiment in precision and problem-solving. The annual Barbie Bungee Jumping Project challenged students to use linear regression to predict how many rubber bands Barbie would need to make the perfect bungee jump, one that brought her as close to the ground as possible without touching it. What began as a silly classroom activity quickly became a sophisticated application of data analysis, prediction, and mathematical…

Devotion is a quality few can say they have, but Richard Spindler, a man of many jobs, can say he is devoted. Spindler is a man of family, hard work, and bettering the youth. While he may be new to Federal Hocking, he's already left an outstanding first impression on those lucky enough to have an interaction. Spindler is a proud father and husband. He's been married for 36 years, 24 of which he’s had a daughter named Grace. He described his daughter as very artistic but struggling with something similar to ADHD. Spindler shows his nature best when describing…