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The Triangle 2009-2010 Staff

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choir members are learning how to cope with the loss of their classrooms.

Editor-in-chief Emily Miller Managing Editor Olivia Williams Editorial Board Alex Weisner Madeline Hodek Emili Hefler Andrea Behling Taylor Gohn Sarah Burr Virginia Steilberg Cade Mead Courtney Smith Jason Latimer Chelsie Cooper Sara Smith Zeb Walton Staff Sarah Barriger Katie Bridgeman Becca Brougher Sarah Burr Chelsie Cooper Jennifer Dieckmann Nicholas Edwards Caroline Federle Blake Fields Katie Kutsko Connor LeClerc Hillary McCloskey Kevin McKinney Whitney Olibo Emma Smith Vanessa Staublin Kayleigh Steigerwalt Evan Trotta Zeb Walton James Webb Adam Willats Caitlin Wilson Adviser Kim Green

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Our voice School renovations demands patience from students

inally, a Christmas gift from BCSC that we can truly appreciate. Not one of those “gifts” like, say, finals. This one allows us to sleep in later and take longer lunches: the new parking lot! Although the walk into school is longer, it sure beats scouring the old lot for spots at the last minute. But wait. If there’s this new lot, won’t the old one be closing soon? And won’t we then be faced with a long list of inconveniences as North’s makeover progresses? Well, hopefully not. Those in charge of the building project have stated that the main goal of the construction process is to work around North’s students and activities. Only some parts of the old parking lot will be closed as they work. Most of the building is scheduled to take place during breaks, with the goal of taking many of the next steps this summer. Although next year will be hectic while we get used to co-existing with construction crews, sections of the building will be worked on one at a time. Students and staff will move to other parts of the building to continue study as their area is being worked on, and construction noise will be eliminated during important testing such as I-step. Maintaining a normal learning environment will require effort from students and staff as well as those building. But wait. Do we really need to be making changes if they are such a potential pain to both parties? Again, yes. As North’s population grows, its students spill out into portables because of lack of space and a larger variety of classes. So far, there are ten portable classrooms, but if we need more, where will they go? And although ports are a quick fix, students and teachers alike don’t particularly relish the idea of running in the rain to get to math on time. Our regular classrooms too are losing practicality; as building regulations change, our school is failing to comply with new building codes. So what do we do to combat North’s outdatedness? We wait. The budding renovation project will be full of inconvenience, but it is necessary. This will serve as a chance to exercise our patience and prove our maturity. So let’s do exactly that, Columbus North. The results will be worth the wait. Check out the related story on page 11.

Your vote We surveyed 100 students and asked how they felt about the new construction and renovations at North and got the following results:

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Your voice As shown by the graph above, students had mixed feelings about the renovation process. These four share their perspectives. “I’m really excited about a new choir room. I think it will benefit us a lot and be like a fresh breath of air, especially after using the studio room now.” freshman Emily Resnik

“It doesn’t bother me at all. It’s worth it, and it may be annoying, but I don’t really care.” junior Neil Semmel

“Parking - which was fixed - will become a problem again since student parking will be restricted.” junior Hailey Hirsch

“I dread the long walk from the new parking lot once this old one is closed and the limbo between old and new band rooms as the new one is built.” freshman Rory Willats

compiled by Katie Bridgeman

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What it’s for

y great uncle Earl was wounded by an artillery shell on the Japanese island of Okinawa in World War II. He was with a battalion called the “Marine Raiders,” the Connor LeClerc 1940s equivalent of our modern Marine sniper division. He is an awesome person and ties with his brother, Rex, on my list of favorite great uncles. Earl can tie with Rex’s comedic character because of his loyalty to his country, his readiness to defend the country he loved no

The difference between love for country and need for money matter who assaulted it. It’s why he fought that matters, not who he fought. It’s what it was for. That, I think, is the problem with some of today’s young adults who decide that they’ll join the military. I understand that there are some who join the armed forces because it’s their life-long dream and that’s how they want to make a living. That’s fine. I have a problem with the youth who slack off in high school and then think that they have nowhere to turn but the military. If you’ve slacked off in high school and guess that the military is the best option because you’ll get paid, you’ve guessed wrong.

As a matter of fact if you decide to join the military because you need money, you’re actually endangering the lives of the soldiers around you. Think about it. The relatives of your comrades aren’t going to want someone like you there endangering their loved ones. Make one mistake, it could affect everyone. When you want to do something right, first you have to want to do it at all and for the right reason. Like John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Earl enlisted because he felt the fight was for more: Country.

Sorry, we’re closed Dems close off reform from public

hange was a trademark of President Barack Obama’s campaign and rallied millions of Americans to pledge their support for his candidacy last year. His campaign emphasized health care reform and its openness to the American public, including a collective effort from the health care community and a broadcast of the debate over C-SPAN. Jason Latimer This summer, Congress began drafting a bill that would overhaul the health care industry. Even though Congress continues to discuss and revise this bill, C-SPAN, doctors, insurance companies and congressmen that were assured a place in health care reform have been shunned from the discussion. Instead of an open discussion of health care reform, Democrats wrote the bill in closed-door meetings exclusively for a few fellow Democrats. The transparency the president promised is nowhere to be found. Democrats may not agree with their conservative opposition, but I think denying almost half of Congress any say in a bill that could overturn the entire medical industry and writing that bill in secret is not a smart move. These Republicans in the House and Senate represent a vast amount of Americans, this columnist included, who do not agree with the current bill and are angered by the Democrats’ secrecy. The Democrats need to stop their closed-door meetings and President Obama needs to follow through with the openness he promised. If they don’t, the Democratic Party will lose members in Congress in the next election, and the public will lose faith in the president and his promises.

by Adam Willats

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The scoop on global warming

From over-exaggerated to very prevalent, opinions on global warming vary

ophomore Joe Bridgeman other as completely untrue,” Bridgeman said. “We need has always a more neutral stance to ease people’s minds.” thought the issue of As of now, global warming has caused no worry in global warming is Bridgeman because the evidence is unaccounted for. nothing to worry about “Until there is in-depth evidence of significant right now. He believes warming,” Bridgeman said, “I don’t think we need to political parties have take such drastic measures.” over-exaggerated the topic Science teacher Tammy Reardon has a different take and the issue has not been fully on the issue. Mrs. Reardon believes the issue of global proven. warming is very prevalent. “They (political par“We are just now discovering the effects of ties) have taken this to our pollution over the past few decades,” a status it doesn’t need Mrs. Reardon said. to be at,” Bridgeman Mrs. Reardon believes a prime said. “They are using it example of the climate change is the Montana’s Glacier as a tool to accomplish recent cold spell we have felt throughNational Park contheir overall political out Indiana. tains only 27 glaciers, agendas, whatever those “The cold air that should be in the versus 150 in 1910. may be.” arctic is now here, and our warm air has Despite all of the “exaggeramoved up there,” Mrs. Reardon said. “This tions,” Bridgeman still cares for the phenomenon is known as ‘Arctic Oscillation.’” environment. Although some effects of global warming are well “I am all for environmental preservation,” under way, students should still take action and reBridgeman said. “We just do not need to make such sponsibility for the planet. drastic measures yet.” “Students can occasionally walk through their According to Bridgeman, the media has also had neighborhoods or down a street to pick up trash,” Mrs. an impact on how people deal with the issue of global Reardon said. “Let people see that you care; it could warming. motivate them to do the same.” “One side has completely accepted it as fact and the by Evan Trotta

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We didn’t start the fire …but band and choir members are learning how to cope with the loss of their classrooms. Students, teachers and families have been affected by the fire that was started by an electrical cable in the band office.

he recipe for destruction seems to be as simple as combining one cable and a little heat. That is all it took for the resulting fire at North to reach temperatures as high as 1200 degrees according to Inspector Investigator for Columbus Fire Department Tom Rebber. The destruction that was done has left the band and choir rooms covered in soot, smelling of smoke and inaccessible. “When I heard about the fire, I instantly put on my work boots and headed to the band room. I wanted to help clean it up, but they wouldn’t let me. We weren’t allowed to help until the next day,” senior Anthony Cox said. While some believed the fire was real, and were ready to go to the rescue of their “second home” others were not quite as accepting at first. “I didn’t believe it when I heard about the fire. I got a text about the band room on my way to work. It made everything smell like smoke,” senior David Packer said. After the realization sunk in, many people went and helped with the different situations that the fire caused. “Everyone has been great with dealing with the hardships. Many people have helped us out,” Mrs. Gordon said.

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Play | Band students have been using the auditorium as a classroom since the fire.

Shut down The cleaning company ERS has been working in the rooms while equipment has been sent off to First Team Milto Cleaners in Greenwood, Ind. to be cleaned. Custodians have been working double shifts in most cases to help with the clean-up process. The students are appreciative of the hard work everyone is contributing. ”The fire was a bad incident and the department is dealing with it well,” sophomore Christina Huang said.

Replacement Band students are having class in the auditorium while choir classes have been taking place in the studio room. The confined areas are very different from the normal conditions. According to choir director Janie Gordon the studio room effects vocals and pitches because of the heat. The auditorium however, has the opposite effect for the band classes. The instruments have a clear sound because of the set up.

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Work | Above, the clean up crew, parents, custodians, students and teachers have worked daily on the band and choir rooms in hopes of salvaging as many items as possible. Below, choir director Janie Gordon leads her eighth period, and largest, class in a circle singing exercise. The choir had to move to the auditorium lobby to have enough room.

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Buses buckle up

New BCSC buses come equipped with seat belts for student safety

or the past 96 years, children as young as pre-schoolers have not been required to wear a seat-belt in school buses. “We’ve been sending kids mixed messages about seat belts,” Transportation Manager Monica Coburn said. “They have to wear them in cars, but not in buses.” That is why BCSC’s new school buses have seat belts in them. The decision was made for safety reasons. “Technology has changed. Testing for seat belts has only been done on lap belts for front-on collisions,” Ms. Coburn said. “But the past years, there have been more wrecks with buses that involved backends and rollovers. Lap belts did not take care of these, so we started testing with shoulder belts.” Adults have noticed positive effects due to the changes.

“We have noticed a reduction in roughhousing, and kids don’t stand or walk around now,” Ms. Coburn said about the change. “Bus drivers were on the fence about it at first, but the ones who have the new buses like them now.” Students who ride the bus see having the new buses differently. “I ride on one of the new buses. I don’t like them because the seats are too close together,” freshman Justin Sprogue said. “The seat belts are very restricting and they’re very cramped.” Students take the new buses to field trips as well. “We went to a jazz competition in Bloomington. The new buses were uncomfortable but very safe,” sophomore Lindsey Smith said. “They also made it hard to talk to other people on the bus while ridding.” The new buses have many changes

to them. Along with seat belts, the seats students sit in are taller, the aisles are smaller and the seats can fit up to three elementary school students. “We can see from watching videos from inside the buses that it has had a good impact,” Ms. Coburn said. The transition to the new buses is a slow one. “We can’t get new buses all at once. We have to get a new bus at a time and it costs a lot of money,” Ms. Coburn said. “My goal is to get all new buses eventually. I’m not sure how long it’s going to take.” The new buses are a big change to what students are used to, but Ms. Coburn has one reason to explain why all of this is happening. “Safety is what we’re about.” by Vanessa Staublin

Frequent riders “To me, riding the bus is horrible. We have tons of little kids that ride and they are so annoying. It doesn’t help that the ride for me is about an hour long. “ freshman Rebecca Fink

“I have made a lot of good friends by riding the bus that I never would have even met if I didn’t. My bus driver is really cool and a lot of the students that ride the bus are respectful to her.” senior Jessica Engeking

“When I ride the bus we have assigned seats but we’re still by our friends. We laugh and joke all the time. There is never a time we are quiet. Our bus can be wild and misbehave but it’s like our big family.” sophomore Lexie Ford

Students who regularly take the bus to school give their takes on the ride

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A dwindle in the dollar Recent cuts in BCSC funding cause officials to consider possibilities

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t makes it more challenging [but] we are prepared to be able to manage our way through this,” Superintendent John Quick said of the budget cuts that came into effect this month. The cuts, signed by Governor Mitch Daniels in December, reduce BCSC’s fund by 3 million dollars. BCSC used this money and divided it into two categories - the Rainy Day Fund and the General Fund. The General Fund is the one of primary use which is used to pay for things such as teacher salaries and utilities. The cuts could possibly impact teacher salaries, increase student class size and reduce specific classes that are offered. Some believe that the possible climb in enrollment offers benefits and

challenges. “In a way it would be good because there would be more people to meet and in a bad way [it] would cut back on time teachers would have with individual students,” freshman Terry Winchester said. Others view the chance of increase in enrollment serves as a hindrance. “I would feel like the students who needed help wouldn’t get it because of all the other [extra] students,” freshman Paige Morgan said. Sophomore Andrew Goen worries about the same issue. “I think with all the other students it might be hard to get attention from the teacher,” he said. From a teacher’s standpoint, the idea of losing faculty is not preferable. Social Studies Department Chair Libby

Arthur said she would not like to lose any teachers. “I’d rather have large class sizes than lose teachers,” Mrs. Arthur said. Mrs. Arthur does not see the salary cut option as tolerable either. “I don’t approve of [the] salary cuts for teachers. We’ve never taken a salary cut [and] I don’t see that as an option,” she said. Although millions of dollars are being lost and final effects are not yet sure, Dr. Quick feels that this condition is not as bad as situations BCSC has faced in the past. “What I think is different is that we are prepared,” Dr. Quick said. “It’s not putting us in a panic.” by Whitney Olibo

“What I think is different is that we are prepared. It’s not putting us in a panic.” - Superintendent John Quick

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Theatre showcase

Last night marked the opening of the 2010 Theatre Showcase. Showcase is a series of student lead productions that takes place every January. One student director, junior Allie Halstead, shares her thoughts about the event.

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Where Judson Erne Auditorium When Today 7:30 p.m. Admission $3

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The ‘Pie’ trials

American Pie 2010 auditions start Jan. 25. Audition times are limited and on a first come first serve basis, so sign up on the door of social studies teacher Ed Niespodziani’s room as soon as possible. This year’s show features songs such as “I Love Rock ‘n Roll.”

Plan Ahead

Individual Class scheduling will be available from the end of January through the end of February for all students.

Freebird Exchange The Freebird Exchange is located in the Social Studies hallway. Please donate gently used items for students who need them. Items such as backpacks, coats, gloves and scarves are greatly appreciated for this cold season.

Heritage Fund Scholarships Heritage Fund scholarships must be turned in at the Heritage Fund by 4 p.m. Feb. 19.

Library The library is a great place to find many genres of books. If there’s something you want in the library that it doesn’t have, fill out a book recommendation form and the library will try to order it.

History Club History Club meets every Wednesday in room 226. The History Club will be watching movies from The Silver Screen Era, such as Steam Boat Jr, The Kid and Tillie’s Punctured Romance. Talk to sponsor Elgin Kupferer in room 188 for more information. For more events, check out www.cnhsmedia.com

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e will be rebuilding the airplane while it is flying,” Director of Technology Mike Jamerson said. According to Director of Operations Steve Forster we have a challege with beginning construction while school is still in session. “We have to be smart about what [and when] we get [things] accomplished,” Mr. Forster said. Mr. Forster knows part of being smart is looking for time to rebuild without disrupting classes. “How do we maximize time when we’re on vacation?” he said. Forster realizes that there is no possible way to work efficiently without disrupting the education of students but they will be doing the best they can. “The challenge is worthy of our efforts,” Mr. Forster said. “(The main key) is having communication towards a common goal.”

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The plan

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Assistant principal John Green used to teach physics at Carmel High School. While there, he experienced construction at its best. “The busy or main hallway leading into school was turned into a construction tunnel,” he said. “In the tunnel there was a window that allowed students to see what was going on. There was even a park bench where students could sit and keep track of the progress.” Mr. Green hopes to have a similar experience for students here so students can walk safely into the building. Though the construction will be hectic, Mr. Green’s goal is to keep students aware.

Picture the cafeteria today, the voices of crammed students attempting to maneuver themselves to a table so they can eat their lunches. Now, take that image of the cafeteria and double its size. Once remodeled, the cafeteria should be able to hold double the number of students in the current cafeteria. Assistant principal John Green is hoping that with the new cafeteria, students will want to eat on campus. “We want to be able to encourage students to eat on campus because it’s safer,” Mr. Green said.

Director of Operations Steve Forster believes that parking will not be a problem once the school is remodeled. “The goal of the new lot is to try to bring more folks on the cite,” Mr. Forster said. Students and buses will no longer have to deal with the hectic routes around the campus. “We are going to be very careful about the new parking routes,” he said. The current car turn around will serve a different purpose. The front circle will soon change as well. “The front of the building is being turned into the new faculty lot with our main purpose being reducing the flow of traffic on 25th street when students are arriving,” Mr. Forster said. Also, the present bus drop-off will be transferred from a two entrance lot, to a safely routed one entrance lot.

Plan | Here is a shot of the most updated spec for the construction of North’s new building.

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Access | Senior Ryan Farnsworth takes advantage of the lowered front counter in the main office as he has a conversation with Mrs. Brosey.

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Teach | English teacher Kelley Culp uses her smart board during a class lecture.

n today’s buzzing world, it is not out of the ordinary for technology to communicate back to us. Cell phones can read text messages out loud, a GPS can talk drivers through directions turn by turn and chalkboards can even interact with classes. Smart Board technology is giving students a glimpse into what the new school will be like after renovations. A Smart Board is a virtual chalkboard that works with a teacher’s desk top. English teacher Kelley Culp has used the Smart Board technology and enjoys the versatility the board brings. “[The board] gives me a variety of ways to present information and an easy way to save class ideas,”

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Mrs. Culp said. “It is also a tool that has many functions so I can vary what students do in my classroom each day.” She has also noticed an increase in student participation while using the board. According to building plans, most rooms will have new media technology to help immerse students in a 21st century classroom. “A standard classroom will have an overhead projector with a laptop for each teacher with a docking station,” Director of Technology Mike Jamerson said. “There will also be a document camera. As far as sound, there will be speakers mounted in the ceilings and microphones.” The wireless tablets seen in the social

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ed his first day at Columbus North, he experienced a completely different atmosphere. “Dirty, dark and gloomy” is how he described the new accessibility he had to deal with in our two story, high speed building. “I report that the lights do not work in the elevator, because I do not like being in the dark,” Farnsworth said. “And I feel like all my classes

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seem to be on the opposite side of the school.” As accessibility is a major concern in the construction at North, many of Farnsworth’s problems will be solved as soon as the renovation is complete. “There are certain things we can do and things we can’t do when it comes to accessibility. We try to fit all the needs of the human population in all our planning,”

studies classrooms will also be standard for classes postrenovation. The school administration also plans to distribute a laptop to every student. “The plan is to deploy the laptops in 2011 all across the board,” Mr. Jamerson said. “We will give them to both the middle school and high school. There is a rough estimate of 5,100 new student laptops.” Included in the new floor plan is a laptop servicing room for students who are having problems with their laptops. All of these efforts are to benefit students and help increase the accessibility to learning.

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Director of Operations Steve Forster said. Contractors are set up against many regulations and restrictions as well as having to keep the needs of all the people at North in mind. “Each year and each change we have made to North have had a lot of different restrictions on them as far as accessibility,” Director of Secondary Instruction Bill Jensen said. “We want the best for everyone accessibility wise.”

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Caged in

Junior Cameron Oathout dreams of becoming pro cage fighter

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hen I turn 18, I’m going to start fighting pro in Indianapolis,” said junior Cameron Oathout. Oathout fights in the Indiana Cage Fighting (ICF) league events in the light-heavyweight class of the junior division. He got into the sport after attending an event his friend was competing in. Oathout says fighting as a career will have its benefits. “Even if you lose, you get $250.” Just like any sport, a big part of cage fighting is conditioning and training to stay on top of the competition. Training with the groups or teams of other fighters is one way. Teams allow for improving against competitors in other divisions and weight classes without it counting against fight records. “I train with team No Mercy and team Underground Army. No Mercy trains in Franklin and Underground Army trains here in Columbus,” Oathout said. Usually, during a match somebody is injured. “I actually haven’t been injured.

Fighting words photo by Blake Fields

Guard | Junior Cameron Oathout demonstrates techniques learned from cage fighting.

Triangle: A chokehold which strangles by encircling the neck and one arm with legs in a shape similar to a triangle

I passed out once and that was the fight I lost. I had to be woken up by smelling salts. It wasn’t fun, it felt like I had a nosebleed. The guy got me in a guillotine. I could still breathe, but I lost blood flow to my head,” Oathout said. Of course, not everyone is as lucky as Oathout at avoiding abuse in the cage. “I saw a callout fight, the guy that called the fight overweighed his opponent by like 40lbs. They both were cut up bad and were really bloody. I remember there was one fight where a kid ended up needing staples in his head and his ribs had been cracked.” Recently, he has been invited to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “This summer, there’s a training camp I’m supposed to go to in Illinois,” said Oathout. “I think it’s called Junior Ultimate Fighter and it’s going to be on TV. Jim Thomas, who runs ICF, sponsors it. He owns a school up there. We’ll be staying up there for six weeks. I think (the rules are) we’ll all start 0 - 0 and if we lose, we’re done.” by Cade Mead

The term triangle does not always mean a newsmagazine! Here are some of the moves behind the names. Callout fight: Where a fighter doesn’t have a match, but another fighter challenges them

Guillotine: A lock where they have their arm wrapped around an opponent’s head and pull

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A gentleman’s disagreement

Opposing gentleman’s clubs are dressing up the halls of North

enior Kent Meinert was inspired to start the non-school recognized gentlemen’s club by the group two years ago. “We just dress up,” Meinert said. “The idea was also to help (senior) Olivia Williams with her senior project, and additionally also assist anyone else by being a gentleman.” To Meinert, gentleman’s club is more than just looking fancy. “Some other schools wear uniforms, so they have uniformity,” he said. “You get the sense of unity by all doing the same thing with the same general idea.” To be involved with this group the answer is simple. “You just dress up,” Meiner said. “We dress up on Tuesdays. Friday would have been the optimal day, but I didn’t want to interfere with sports.” According to Meiner being a gentleman is effortless. “It’s doing the right thing with class.” Junior Jacob Howarth was also inspired by a past gentlemen’s club. “(Junior) Jason Latimer, ( junior) Aaron Cunningham and I were sitting in U.S. History

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talking.” Howarth said. “Aaron thought of last year’s club and we liked the idea,” Howarth said. Howarth’s club spreads out the dates they dress up. “We dress up on the first and third Thursday of each month,” he said. However, the day was not completely chosen at random. There was thought behind the choice of Thursday. “We threw that day out there. It was pretty similar to last year’s club, but different since it’s one day off,” he said. “We wanted Thursdays to change it up. Who wants to wear a suit on Fridays?” When Howarth and his friends started the club, they did not know another had already started. Once they found out they decided it was best to keep the groups separate. “We did not want to get in-depth with (the club),” he said. “We just wanted to have fun on Thursdays. It’s fun dressing up. It sets you apart, no one else wears a suit to school. It’s just not normal like everyone else.” by Sarah Burr

Gentlemen’s club participant junior Andy Cox gives six ways to be a gentleman 1. “Open doors for all the ladies, it’s polite.” 2. “Compliment all the ladies, they deserve it.” 3. “Speak in appropriate ways.” 4. “Be smooth in any situation.” junior 5. “Always be thankful of people’s comments.” Jacob Howarth photo illustrations by Adam Willats 6. “Sit back and relax.”

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Mood music Pep Band tunes change the mood of athletes and fans

hroughout every home basketball game the Memorial Gym is filled with the music of the Pep Band. Pep Band is open to all band members. “Anyone in a band class can join Pep Band. We have two practices at the beginning of the season but it’s not taken as seriously,” senior David Yen said. Freshman Molly Rogers is enjoying her first season of Pep Band. “Pep Band is fun because I like watching the games and I like that there is entertainment,” Rogers said. Pep Band, while enjoyable for the musicians, also helps out the athletes. “I think Pep Band helps the basketball teams out a lot and gets them pumped up for the game,” Yen said. Men’s basketball team member sophomore Kyle Kamman agrees that the Pep Band affects his game positively. “I think Pep Band is great. It really gets

New beats Winter percussion brings additional excitement to basketball games

Beat | Senior David Yen lays down the rhythm which keeps the band together. Pep band’s drummers learn most songs by ear and memorization.

Warm-up | The pep band runs through some familiar tunes before the basketball game.

me pumped up for the game,” said Kamman. “Basically anytime the Pep Band is playing is good for me and everyone else.” The Pep Band works hard to keep everyone’s energy high. “When the crowd is quiet we get the crowd to get louder and more pumped up,” Yen said. Senior Jacob Logan finds playing at some games more exciting than others.

s the women’s basketball team runs onto the court the beating of the drums begins. The pulsing gets louder as the players start warming up for the game ahead. The hypnotic beats of the drummers of the winter percussion swell in the upper levels of the Memorial Gym. “The Winter Percussion is a new program this year,” said the director of the program North graduate Matt Imel. The winter percussion program started up for several reasons. “Percussion players needed a program like pep band that is not as serious however the students can still improve,” Mr. Imel said While the program is new, for some, so are the instruments . “There is 17 drummers total but 13 of them have never played the instruments before the program started,” Mr. Imel said.

photos by Madeline Hodek

“The most fun game the Pep Band plays at is the North vs East game, but it is always fun when the teams score a lot of points,” Logan said Pep Band has been changing throughout the years. “Every year there is new music and different people,” Logan said, “but what is new this year is the winter drum line.”

Senior David Yen sees the program being used as a place for new drummers. “To me the program seems just to be used for learning a new instrument, not to perform the members’ skills,” Yen said. Mr. Imel hopes to continue with the winter percussion program but the recent fire limits his time. “I would like to continue the program but because the drums have wood shells they were not able to be properly cleaned without professional help. I will try keep the program going as long as I have time in the off-season, but my time is very limited,” Mr. Imel said. The winter percussion will not be playing for the rest of season but plans on continuing next year. by Hillary McCloskey

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All in good fun Church league basketball offers enjoyable extracurricular opportunity

“C

hurch league does not have the pressure that playing for school does,” junior Tim Hoffmeister said. “When I played in middle school, basketball felt like a job at times. I’m playing for fun (in church league).” Hoffmeister has been involved in church league basketball at First Christian Church for three years. After playing school basketball in middle school, he decided not to try out in high school. Instead, he played church league. The main difference between church league and official school basketball is that church league is a more social environment and is intended to be fun and carefree. There are typically only two days out of the week dedicated to practice and games for church league basketball as opposed to the six days that most school teams require. Junior Matthew Prall, who also plays church league at First Christian, agrees that church leagues have less pressure. “I have been playing church league for five years,” Prall said. “Church league is a lot less stressful and a lot more fun because you get to hang out and play basketball with your friends.”

Most church league teams practice one day during the week and play games on Saturdays. Senior Mike Solik plays church league at St. Bartholomew and also enjoys the casual environment of church league. “The practices are laid-back, and the games are more fun than anything,” Solik said. Solik is currently participating in his fourth “beautiful and majestic” season of church league basketball. Many students looking for a fun extracurricular activity get involved in church league every year. To get involved, Hoffmeister suggests you “talk to someone you know that plays and get information about it.” Solik says that church league is a good alternative to other leagues for many reasons. “I hear about other leagues and there’s one dominant team, but with ours (church league), the teams are all pretty even, and everyone pretty much gets equal playing time,” Solik said. “It’s really competetive, but it’s still fun.” by Andrea Behling

“Church league does not have the pressure that playing for school does.” junior Tim Hofmeister

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water

While the swimming and the diving teams are very similar, from practice times to traditions, differences do abound

swimming

diving

“Kari Retrum is our coach. She is very supportive and helps us with every dive she can. I like her a lot because she pushes me at practice to do what I need to do.” sophomore Sarah Wever

coaches

“Jim Sheridan is our coach. He is really good at motivating us to work hard. He know more about swimming and technique than anybody I have met. He is also always encouraging us to be a winner at life, not just swimming.” sophomore Nick Wang

“Practices are an hour and a half. In the morning we run and lift weights and after school is all swimming.” junior Ella Wildemann

PRACTICE

“Practices are from right after school every day and we have morning practices on Wednesday and Friday. We run and do team abs then get on the boards.” sophomore Sarah Wever

“We all support each other and tell each other to do our best.” junior Sarah Criswell

TEAMMATES

“They are all really fun and we have a good time on the bus.” freshman Grace Fischvogt

“For State we dye the tips of our hair, and after State we have this huge candy thing and we all eat it on the bus.” junior Ella Wildemann

TRADITIONS

“Two weeks before our sectionals we bleached our hair. A week later we dye our hair and a week after that we shave our heads for sectionals.” senior Keegan Jiles compiled by Kayleigh Steigerwalt

Swim | Freshman Jessie Freudenthaler competed at the swim meet versus Franklin Central Jan. 14.

photo illustration by Emili Hefler

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The catch

Voteforit

Popular ‘60s novel still connects

Chemistry and biology teacher Cheryl Dieckmann’s third period Chemistry class voted on their favorite recently released movie

ew books epitomize the redundancy of certain school requirements (senior project anyone?) as well as Joseph Heller’s “Catch-

22.” The main character, Yossarian, has so many flaws and quirks that anyone can identify with him. He ardently believes that everyone is trying to kill Virgina Steilberg him. Despite his friends telling him that nobody is specifically trying kill him, as a drafted U.S. World War II Air Force B-25 bombardier, he still thinks every round of return fire from the enemy is an assassination attempt. Yossarian is one of those very imperfect characters you can’t help but root for - even if he does everything completely backwards. With every crazy thing he does, you can see a piece of yourself in him. Even if you’re just hoping you never make the same mistakes. While Yossarian reminds me of myself, almost every other character in the novel has unique qualities that mirror at least one person in my life. For example, Doc Daneeka is that person who is perpetually complaining, Col. Cathcart is the ruthless authority figure who uses others to get ahead and Gen. Dreedle is a man whose days are comprised of a petty private war with another general. Although it gives unique insight into life during war, for me the novel was an example of how people react and behave under pressure, when their actions matter the most. And although Yossarian isn’t the most heroic character, I’d much rather end up like him, eventually finding independence, than Lt. Scheisskopf, or Capt. Black, or Major Major Major Major. So if you’re ever feeling stuck in high school, or getting frustrated with your senior project, Yossarian can give you hope that you too will eventually escape your own personal “Catch-22.” It just takes time.

photo by Alex Weisner Critique | Back row: Danielle Franco, Parker Shelton, Sarah Whaley, Grace Snider, Rachel Miller, Isaac Lax, Trace Fetterer, Dustin Foster, Keith Barrett Middle row: Alisha Cooley, Heather Smith, Vivien Teo, Andrea Solis, Sarah Wever, Nicholas Wang, Logan Waren, Alesha Litehfield, Morgan Cleveland Front row: Derek Bean, Kyle Roberts, David Linder, Will Bowman.

1. “The Hangover” 2. “Avatar” 3. “Sherlock Holmes” 4. “The Proposal”

5. “Alvin and the Chipmunks” 6. “The Blindside” 7. “2012”

“I liked ‘Avatar’ because the story was well put together and I liked all of the action about it” sophomore David Linder

“I liked ‘The Hangover’ because it was really funny and I could not stop laughing” senior Alisha Cooley

heard in the halls >> ““He said he wants me to get a flamboyant dress.” Giggling? See page 23 for more.

Watchforit “The Lovely Bones” PG13

“The previews looked good and I really liked the book”

sophomore Haileigh Lakin

January

“The Boys Are Back,” “The Escapist” and “Saw VI” coming out on DVD

Weekly Chess Games 5 to 9 p.m. every Thursday Club 50 at Fairoaks Mall

Open Mic Poetry and Slam “When in Rome” PG13 7 p.m. the first Monday of every month at Zwanzigs

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February

Mary Jane Beaufrand’s “The River”

Taste of Chocolate Fair Oaks Mall 5 to 8 p.m. “It is an event that every chocolate lover would like. It shows you how many different things you can do with chocolate.” junior Maria Bugis “Valetine’s Day” PG13

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Rockin’

photos by Alex Weisner and Madeline Hodek

projects

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Students in AP physics teacher Gale Nowels’s class present projects emphasizing six physics concepts to their instrument. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Junior Andrew Wang presents his homemade guitar. Junior Robert McLemore preforms a song on his physics instrument the “Curiously Small Guitar.” AP physics teacher Gale Nowels tests seniors Timo Loscher and Daniel Ward’s instrument. Senior Luke Kleinhenz plays his steel drum for the class. This year had a record number of steel drums made for the project. Junior Vanand Abedian performs with his “canjo” during his AP physics class.

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Invention tension

Who can forget our second-grade teachers asking us to draw what the future will look like? Students recall what they thought would be invented by 2010.

What’s the word?

There are some quick word searchers at this school! Last issue, the prize was claimed before first period. Complete the crossword below and and be the first one to turn it in to room 167 for a treat! Remember: most of the answers can be found in this issue.

“I thought a teleportation device would be invented. It’s a machine that’s used to get from one place to another. I would use it a lot.” freshman Alex Cornn “It’d be awesome to have a flying car because there would be fewer car accidents since it’s easier to move around. You can move side-to-side instead of just forwards and backwards.” freshman Christina DeSanto “In the year 2010, I wanted there to be holographic touch screens. You can touch and move around the images in thin air. You can use them anywhere at any time.” junior A.J. Bergman

“As a kid, I always used to watch cartoons, so I always thought hover-shoes would be invented. You could zoom around everywhere.” senior George Easterlang

Across 1. Auditions for this concert start Jan. 25 4. Donate your gently used school supplies here 9. Her favorite hangout is at the Hamilton skating rink 10. He expressed his views about healthcare 11. The newest addition to our school

Down 2. She wants a flying car to be invented 3. She wrote about budget cuts 5. An environmental issue in need of resolving 6. This room was closed due to the fire 7. They have 37 tanning beds 8. New music...Familiar Favorites compiled by Olivia Williams

Heard in the halls

We do not mean to eavesdrop, but it is too hard to listen to what others say in the hallway and not publish it. Here is a random collection of what we have heard in the halls. “She stole my tricycle!” “Do pretzels ever make you want to sneeze?” “For Christmas, I asked for Uggs and a lightsaber. I didn’t get a lightsaber. I was disappointed.” “Ice cream is NOT a winter food.” “Great. Now I smell like a fruit.” “Senior Circle would be a horrible place to be a donut.” “I want to go to Robot Pirate Island.”

“If you have magic powers then I’m Lady Gaga.” “She’s too cool for us. She has space boots.” “Alex, put some pants on.” “He’s just a dapper person.” “Whenever you put anything on your head, it just makes life better.” “I saw the new American Pie movie. I think the concert here is better.” “That’s dumber than butter melting on bread... on a biscuit.”

“I’m pretty sure you just made up a new eating disorder.” “I big-dogged it.” “If I threw a rubber band-ball at you, would it be considered a deadly weapon?” “It’s, like, my life’s goal to walk a turkey down the street on a leash.” “I do not walk like a dinosaur.” “Waterproof marker plus water equals pink on my hand!”

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The women’s basketball team won their game against East 48-46 in overtime.

A picture worth a thousand words can be nice, but instead of doing without words, why not add ones that shed light on the moment? Here’s one of the highlights from the women’s basketball game Dec. 21 versus East.

The men’s basketball team continued on to win against East the next day 70-49 at a game at East.

Principal David Clark passed out blue Santa hats to the student section before the game began.

“I’m friends with some of the East kids and I knew that they were dressing up so I decided not to let them be the only ones ‘dressed for success’.” senior Dylan Abney

“North East games are always the closest games and you never know how they’re going to turn out.” junior Jocelyn Hamilton photo by Madeline Hodek