The Triangle Feb. 26, 2010

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Volume 89

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together After an earthquake in Haiti and a fire in Columbus, people in this community have united to help those who need it most

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inside:

“My dream is to go to India and take pictures of all the colors, the culture and how they live.” senior Paige Hundley

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The Triangle 2009-2010 Staff 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

15 Junior Paige

Hundley is starting her dream of professional photography early

Go to www. cnhsmedia. com to see story updates, extended copy and much more! This week, Jamie Webb’s ‘What’s up with that?’ blog expresses both his joy at scheduling classes for the last time and his frustration over the amount of info involved in the process.

Feb. 26, 2010 News Dance Marathon Filling classes New sports center Focus Coming together Features

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Diversity Council Bowl for Kids Sake Sports Winter sports wrap-up Leisure Prom dress advice Heard in the halls

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Our voice With troubled times hitting worldwide, a helping hand is always welcome

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veryone competes at something: sports, clubs, schooling, music, acting. Just about everything under the sun can become a competition.

Lately, the competition for jobs has become cutthroat because of the economy’s decline, forcing large amounts of people against each other.

However, a little over four weeks ago, an earthquake hit Haiti and the turnout to help the country rebuild caused people to stop competing and start coming together.

With all the uncertainties of life, the only sure way of surviving these troubling times is to work together for the benefit of everyone. Giving clothes, money, food and even shelter if it’s needed.

Organizations such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army along with all the fundraisers which sprung up from the unexpected disaster have been helping those who are worse off.

People’s capability to give all they can is inspiring. In just the first four days after Hurricane Katrina, charities raised $108 million, and in that same time frame, $150 million was raised for Haiti.

It’s a relief to know that in the event of disaster, we can rely on each other through the good times and the bad. We all need someone to share in our struggles. That is why so much money and so many goods are given every year to charity organizations.

Happiness isn’t meant to be only for those born into good situations.

So what if times are tough as of late? The only solution is to keep chugging along and giving boosts to those who have hit obstacles they can’t quite clear on their own. Whether it’s orphans in Haiti, victims of Katrina, impoverished families or just overly-stressed students, nobody should have to cope with their problems by themselves. With a little support from friends or family or a kind stranger, we can make it through anything life has in store.

Check out the related story on page 11.

Your vote 216 students were asked to estimate how much time and money they had given to any charities or community service efforts. The grand totals are displayed below.

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that is... $14.05 and 4.4 hours per person

Your voice The earthquake in Haiti has affected students in different ways. Four students tell their reactions to the news and how they have helped since.

“I donated some money with my family and bought cookies and brownies for Haiti. It made me feel good that I was helping out.” freshman Skyler Farmer

”I donated change to Dean Gray. I saw football players were helping out donating water, food and money to Haiti, and I wanted to help too.” junior Derrik Waltz

“I saw people in Haiti that didn’t have what I have and it made me feel like I should give to them.” sophomore Amberly Turner

“They (Haitians) lost everything and they lost people they cared about. I wouldn’t be able to handle that. I would be in panic mode.” junior Sydney Cox

compiled by Cade Mead

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Music theories

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came up with this theory that different people who listen to different music fit different stereotypes. The thought hit me while sitting next to a kid who was listening to rap in class Connor LeClerc while doing work. The kid was listening to rap, I assumed, because it made him feel brutal (Because I used to listen to that stuff for the same reason.)

So I sent out a survey to students and ended up with 72 sets of answers for five questions; What genre do you listen to?

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My fact-based opinion on music stereotypes How often do you listen to that genre? What kind of grades do you get? How emotional are you? How cool do you think you are?

Beforehand I created a list of stereotypes about people who listen to each genre.

Rap people are this way, Rock people are this way, Folk people are this way. I was wrong about most of the genres, including Screamo, R&B, Alternative and others.

Example: I thought that people who listened to screamo had very bad to average grades, very to dramatically emotional and varying coolness, basically the equivalent of a walking hand grenade with an IQ of four.

Those stereotypes were only that; stereotypes.

There were three genres that I actually somewhat called: Rap, Country and Indie.

For Rap, I pretty much hit the nail on the head, the Rap stereotype was that they had average grades, their emotions may vary, and most of them thought they were average amount to very cool. I thought there was no way I could’ve called the Rap genre’s stereotype, which had 11 sets of answers I got back. The grades were based on the six I got back that said “Okay grades” the other five said, “Pretty boss grades” There were others I surveyed. I figured the stereotypes about people who listen to metal, screamo, just needed to be laid to rest. Music get us through life and we are who we are and nothing should change that.

Senior sell-outs Senior pictures giving a lot less bang for your buck

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irst period trigonometry. Not my favorite way to start the day, but if I want to graduate, I simply have no choice. We were two minutes away from the daily pledge when out of nowhere, a bubbly girl shrieks, making every student’s sleepy, six-hours-a-night eyes a little bit wider.

“Oh my god! They’re amazing,” she Olivia Williams said.

It was probably another pair of Uggs in some sort of ugly pastel color, I thought. Much to my surprise, I wasn’t even close. They were gasping over wallet-sized senior pictures.

“I heard that photographer is amazing. How much did they cost you?” she said.

“Basically nothing,” the girl with freshly printed senior pictures said. “Only $600 with unlimited outfits.”

I couldn’t help but think to myself, what could I buy with $600? The possibilities flooded my mind. I could get five iPods. Or eat off the McDonald’s Dollar Menu daily for a year.

Better yet, I could buy myself a professional camera and take my own senior pictures.

I refuse to spend ridiculous amounts of money just to prove to others that I look fabulous. It doesn’t matter how many pictures a senior hands out; they usually end up in the same place: buried in the bottom of our backpacks.

by Adam Willats

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Attention shoppers

The economy is hitting local stores hard, forcing them to close their doors or move to new out-of-town locations.

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pace For Lease, a common sight as you walk through the Fairoaks Mall and other shopping centers around

Oaks Mall are boarding up and moving out of town.

Rumors were confirmed that the American Eagle will be moving to the outlet mall.

Managers at the store said that they will be moved into the Edinburgh Outlets by Spring.

Store closings around town are causing job loss to students like senior Kelsey Kreps.

“I worked for Old Navy for about a year and a half,” Kreps said. “I was kind of happy to hear that the store was going out at first because I wasn’t going to be doing the same thing until I left for college, but I still need a job.”

As of December 2009, the statewide unemployment rate was 9.9%, making any job a good one.

The Fair Oaks Mall and other businesses around town may be empty, but there are

town.

“There is nothing left in the Fairoaks Mall,” freshman Alayna Nelson said. “All of the stores are closing one by one. Why not just close it?”

Recently, Columbus has taken several economic blows, adding to the disappointment of students.

Many students mourned the loss of Bajio on National Road. The restaurant had to be out by January 1.

“I am a ‘Bajio-aholic’,” sophomore Slater Long said. “I was in Bloomington with Andrew Goen, and I bought three entrees at their Bajio. I stocked up.”

Another student favorite, Old Navy, has closed its doors, and a few shops in Fair

jobs provided in the stores that remain.

Kreps is choosing to remain hopeful about her situation.

“I am hoping that I can get a job at Gap, because they are owned by the same company as Old Navy,” Kreps said. “If not, I will try to apply other places around town.”

Not only is job loss affecting students, it is affecting the ability of some families to stay afloat.

“I have empathy for a lot of people because a lot of them have been losing their jobs in the economy,” Kreps said. “It is really sad for me because the people I worked with had families to support and that was how they provided. I was just trying to earn some extra cash.”

by Caitlin Wilson

Mall madness

Employees at Fair Oaks Mall shed some light on store standings American Eagle

Aeropostle

“There had been discussions of moving since I started working here in July. We are doing really well, but our store is outdated. The choice came down to a remodel here or moving to the outlets.”

Gage Lambert

“I was curious and talked to the district manager, and we are staying for sure. We are profiting 100 percent and have doubled income numbers from last year.”

Nick James

Claire’s “We just re-signed our lease, and we are not going anywhere.”

Malorie Judge

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On my way Dance Marathon ready for tomorrow to raise money for Turning Point and awareness for seriousness of domestic violence

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Instruct | Senior Ricky Naringhani talks to fellow committee members about the plans for the 2010 Dance Marathon.

The sticker

“The point of the stickers is to create awareness about domestic violence.” sophomore Erin Shuffett

hat to bring to Dance Marathon; $35. Check.

Student ID. Check.

Tons of energy. Check.

Dance Marathon is a fundraiser held at Central Middle School for Turning Point, the domestic violence shelter. The 12 hour event starts tomorrow at 6 p.m.

“It’s a really good cause and very worth the money,” entertainment chair senior Erica Tucker said.

The theme this year is “On My Way,” a song from the movie “Little Miss Sunshine.”

“It’s all about moving on,” Tucker said.

This year the attendance goal is 800 to 900 students.

“Last year we had close to seven hundred people,” Tucker said, “but the more the better.”

The money goal this year is $100,000 which is the same as last year’s goal.

“The economy was pretty bad last year so we only raised about $80,000,” facilities and decoration chair sophomore Ravi Narsinghani said.

The top five fundraisers for Turning Point at Dance Marathon get first choice in prizes.

“We have a plane ride and sky diving as prizes this year,” Ravi said.

Another point of Dance Marathon is to make people aware of domestic violence.

“We contacted the radio stations to get on one of the radio shows and tell the community about it,” senior Katie Bieger said. “Also, we have made static cling bumper stickers that we handed out.”

This year there will be four student bands who will each play for a half hour. The rest of the music will be provided by the DJ. “I think the coolest thing at Dance Marathon this year will be the DJ,” head chair senior Ricky Narsinghani said. “We have a DJ coming from Detroit.”

Besides listening to music in the first gym, the second gym will be open for other activities.

“We have jousting and four big screen TVs,” Tucker said. “Also, the salsa lady is coming again this year.”

Every year the students who attend Dance Marathon get a shirt.

“I think people will like the shirts because the colors are catchy and it grabs your attention and we want people to be aware of Dance Marathon and we want them to attend,” Bieger said.

Even though Dance Marathon is meant to be fun, it has a significant message behind it. Their true goal is to make people aware of how serious domestic violence is.

by Kayleigh Steigerwalt

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Attention: students

With class meetings underway, students are vulnerable to recruiting strategies. Check out what the C4 and social studies departments are doing to get on your schedule for the 2010-11 school year

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unior Amanda Holley sat in her eighth period English class, listening to all the options for her senior year. With the goal of a more laidback year, she needed some guidance.

“I want to make it an easy year, in the sense that I didn’t slack, but have fun,” Holley said. “When teachers come explain their classes, I am much more interested.”

Like Holley prefers, a some departments are taking the extra step this year to advertise what they have to offer and help guide their future students. This includes the multitude of posters around the halls these past few weeks advertising specific classes or departments.

During Holley’s US history class, social studies teacher Steve Perry took an extra step.

“Mr. Perry came into my class and

C4 Wonders What has C4 done to establish credibility with North students?

Mrs. Combs: “Booths are present for all of our clusters on our logo. At each booth, we have people from businesses and students.”

What is the advantage to C4? Why do you work so hard to recruit new students?

Mrs. Weichman: “Students can get a skill in high school that someone at the next level

talked about a lot of the social studies classes. He talked about all AP classes and humanities. I think I am going to take humanities,” Holley said.

Mr. Perry describes humanities as a class that studies motion picture technology.

“In my class we study movies. Movies from silent films, to 1930 epics, to the most recent Avatar,” Mr. Perry said.

With high hopes that speaking to the classes is beneficial, flyers put up around the school are also designed to attract students.

“We (social studies department), are working to advertise all of our AP and elective courses,” Mr. Perry said. “We give flyers and explain every class we offer, in hopes of bringing interest to our department.”

Advertise |Posters promoting Chinese classes, the newest of the five world language offered here, were put up all around the building. Below, C4 used this logo on flyers to advertise the career clusters they offer.

C4 Guidance Counselor Theresa Weichman and C4 Team Leader Becki Combs give the lowdown on why students should choose C4

will want whether they want to go to school, work or military.”

Mrs. Combs: “It is, in a way, students’ connection to their next level if they wish to take it.”

Does C4 offer dual credit?

What diploma do the credits most benefit?

Mrs. Weichman: “C4 credits can be used for the academic honors diploma or technical honors degree. Students could really get both degrees

if they tried to. 3,271 dual credits were awarded to C4 students last year.”

What else students should know about C4?

Mrs. Weichman: “Going through the C4 program, a student receives state/ national certification, dual credit, skill and real life experiences through internships.” compiled by Taylor Gohn

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s Columbus looks to start building, the head of Chicago’s development team Fred d’Escoto said he is enthusiastic about the project because of the success in the community. According to the president of the Columbus Redevelopment Commission Tom Vujovich, Mr. d’Escoto is very excited about what this city has to offer.

“He was very impressed by the youth involved in sports and the ability [Columbus] has to bring in large sporting events,” Mr. Vujovich said.” He said that Columbus is a ‘special place.’”

Outdoor sports complex The new outdoor sports complex will be located downtown by the county jail.

The Columbus Redevelopment Commission is looking to move dirt to create the baseball and soccer fields by this fall. The seed grass will be planted in 2011 and the fields should be ready for play sometime in 2012.

Although Mr. Vujovich is hopeful of finishing in time, it may not be done by the high school baseball season that year.

The Columbus Redevelopment Commission has come up with the idea to make the city a new amateur sports center

Varsity baseball coach Brian Muckerheide looks forward to working at the outdoor sports complex and expects to get onto the fields in a couple of years.

“I was told it would be completed in 2012 and that our first pitch of the season should be able to happen at this outdoor sports complex,” Coach Muckerheide said.

Sophomore Preston Shelton likes the thought of having a new set of fields to call their own. Currently the Bull Dog baseball players reside at Clifty Creek Park.

“Our practices are only a few diamonds away from East fields,” Shelton said. “I feel kind of offended because it is closer to Columbus East than North. Our field is walking distance from theirs.”

Thrilled about the new fields, Shelton is doubtful about getting to play on them.

“I don’t see it happening for another four to five years. Money has to come for that and the biggest issue is grass,” he said.

“Sodding is incredibly expensive. I played with Columbus Crush, and we sodded 400 square feet worth of sod, and it was worth

about $4,000.”

Competitive water ski lakes The new competitive water ski lakes will be located off of Johnathon Moore Pike.

Water enthusiasts believe ski lakes would be a great idea for Columbus and will attract national competitive ski competitions.

According to Mr. Vujovich the lakes will bring something extraordinary.

“These lakes will be different because we will create three lakes which is unique,” he said. “There are only a handful of areas nationally [with three competitive ski lakes], and there are none in the Midwest.”

Columbus in 10 years Mr. Vujovich sees Columbus having a bright future.

“We will continue to be a strong regional location. We will have shopping, education and entertainment to bring in people,” Mr. Vujovich said. “We want to market Columbus, attract revenue and with these sports facilities it will help local companies.”

by Emma Smith

photo for The Triangle

Plan | This is the lay-out for the new outdoor sports complex. At the complex there will be four baseball diamonds, two of which will be the home fields for North, and soccer fields. Long term, they are looking to have a multipurpose stadium which will home Sectional, Regional, and State for soccer, baseball and softball. According to the president of the Columbus Redevelopment Commission Tom Vujovich, the stadium would also be able to hold concerts.

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u need to know Powder power

Clean-ups for service hours

The Environmental Club is planning trash pick-ups for the rest of the semester. This is a perfect opportunity to knock out service learning hours quickly and help clean the community. Contact english teacher Ryan Middleton or senior Peter Oren (pictured below) or check out Ebb ‘n Flow on Facebook for more information.

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We plan to host clean-ups so that seniors and other students have the opportunity to earn service learning hours. Volunteers will also learn about the deplorable state of our waterways and how they can help it.”

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Students should come join us to learn how to enjoy the outdoors and help the community at the same time.”

Time is expiring

Senior Project Coordinator Lisa Cooley reminds seniors of impending deadlines and consequences: March 12: Seniors whose projects are not completed cannot receive an Outstanding on their presentations April 2: Seniors whose projects are not completed cannot receive a Commendable or higher on their presentations

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We have had some very successful clean-ups this year, but the number of people who show up typically decreases as the days get colder.”

compiled by Jason Latimer

April 14: Seniors whose projects are not completed will not be dismissed for the two halfdays in April set aside for Senior Presentations

Senior Class Top 10

With seventh semester grades tabulated, here’s the class of ‘10s Top 10 seniors.

1. John MacAslan 2. Mary-Jeanette Andrews 3. Christina Pletcher 4. Cassie Funcheon 5. Kristin Otto

6. Ashley Miller 7. Emily Miller 8. Katie Bridgeman 9. Marcus Wadell 10. Adam Willats

Planetarium at public library The Bartholomew County Public Library is hosting the planetary exhibit “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery.” The exhibit celebrates advances in space exploration and includes activities that promote studies in the field. The exhibit is open until March 26 and admission is free.

Literary magazine submissions Want to have your work published? The Other Side is requesting submissions of creative writing (short stories, poems, lyrics, narratives), art (ceramics, paintings, sketches, doodles) and photos (on a jump drive or CD) to be published in the second issue, Signature. Turn entries into the pub room, 177,

by March 12.

Relief efforts for Haiti Key Club is selling bracelets to raise money to help the children in orphanages in Haiti. If you would like to buy a bracelet please see a Key Club officer, see club sponsors Libby Arthur and Jamie Champlin or go to senior circle during lunch. The bracelets are $1 each.

For more events, check out www.cnhsmedia.com.

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Two devastating events from far and near -- the Haiti earthquake and the total loss of the local United Way building -- have unified students and this community to pitch in and help

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The January earthquake in Haiti sent sophomore Kathya Davila to live in the United States

nbelievable. This is the one word sophomore Kathya Davila used to describe the earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12. Davila had been home from school for a couple of hours when the earthquake hit.

“I was home alone, sitting on my computer chatting with friends when it happened,” Davila said. “I thought it was just like any other earthquake back in Guatemala. I was waiting for it to finish, but it never did. That’s when I got scared.”

Despite all of the destruction in Port-auPrince, the nation’s capital, Davila’s house and neighborhood were barely affected.

“I got under a table like I would for any other earthquake, and some pictures fell off the wall, and some of my mom’s sculptures broke. We had a few cracks in the walls, too,” Davila said.

Davila was born in Guatemala and moved to Haiti when she was 13 because of her father’s work. Davila and her dad were the only two members of the family living in Haiti at the time of the earthquake; her mother and two brothers were visiting family in Columbus.

Davila was evacuated from Haiti by the Guatemalan military four days after the earthquake hit. She was flown to Jamaica, then Guatemala and then here to live with her grandparents, mother and two brothers.

Shave | Freshman Dean Gray shaved his head in several stages. He agreed to shave his head after meeting his goal of at least $1,000 to send to relief efforts for Haiti.

However, her dad had to stay back in Port-auPrince for his job.

“My dad works for the United Nations in downtown. After the earthquake hit, I was worried because he came home much later than he normally did,” Davila said. “Hopefully, I get to go back soon.”

Davila was not the only one among her friends who had to leave.

“Some of my friends had to move to Canada, and most of them are living in Miami. I’m still able to keep in touch with them through the Internet,” she said.

Davila had little trouble dealing with the stresses of adapting to a new school and a new country.

“I speak English, French and Spanish,” she said. “The school here is similar to the school back in Haiti. The only difference is we do not switch classes; the teachers come to us.”

Davila said she feels Haiti has a livelier atmosphere, and that is what she misses most right now.

“People in Haiti are a lot of fun. We have clubs with music and dancing, and my friends and I always have a lot of fun,” Davila said.

Davila went from seeing her friends everyday to only being able to communicate via computer.

“It changed our lives completely.”

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Study | Sophomore Kathya Davila works on her homewor moved to Columbus after she was evacuated from Haiti f earthquake.

Chopped for charity One student makes an out of the ordinary decision to raise money for Haiti

Freshman Dean to raise money to s fundraiser was not “It started out a and I. He said I nee sented him with a c Later that night on the Internet wit about the earthqua tention.

Pulling through

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or weeks after the fire, I felt disoriented. I had insomnia, and I felt anxious and depressed. That was just me. I was one of the lucky ones,” program coordinator of Child Abuse Prevention Council Ann Smith said.

Mrs. Smith’s office was located in the United Way building which caught fire Dec. 24. While her office was filled with smoke and water damage, many agencies located in the building lost everything.

According to the Executive Direc-

Churches connect Here are a few of the many local churches who have come together in a variety of ways to send relief to Haiti

photo by Morgan Roederer

rk in the ESL lab. Davila following the January

n Gray has been working send to Haiti. However, his a typical event. as a joke between my friend eded a haircut, so I prechallenge,” Gray said. t, Gray went home. He was th his mom when updates ake in Haiti caught his at-

After United Way building burned down, organizations are finding new homes and still going strong

tor of United Way Doug Otto, 12 different agencies will be relocated to two different sites.

Despite the disaster, agencies are working to rebuild their losses. Mrs. Smith plans to hold rehearsals for the new Kids on the Block program sometime this month. Through the program, high school students use puppets and scripts to present social issues to elementary school children.

Mrs. Smith said students can help by volunteering for Kids on the Block. Senior Jessica Engelking

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

• “We have been working with Orphan Grain Train which is an organization that collects items and sends them all over the world. Currently we are filling boxes with supplies such as eye glasses and medical supplies that will be sent to Haiti.”

• “We are also sending about $2,200 to missionaries to purchase Proclaimers, which are radio-like players that recite the Bible in different languages, to send to Haiti.”

• “When the time is right, we will also be sending mission teams down to Haiti.”

Pastor Mike Malinsky

“My mom said that if I could raise a thousand dollars, I should let my youth group cut my hair,” he said.

Gray began collecting money from his friends and at his church, New Hope Christian Church. His grandfather even placed an ad in The Republic. Money came pouring in on the first Sunday Gray collected. He said a mixture of adults and kids have contributed. He collected a total of $6,315.42.

is working to get more students involved in the program for her senior project.

“Last year my friend kept bugging me to join, so one day I went, and it turned out to be a lot of fun,” Engelking said.

If interested in joining Kids on the Block, contact Mrs. Smith by emailing her at annblsmith@aol.com.

Mrs. Smith is thankful for the way Columbus has come together.

“We’re lucky that we have a very strong and supportive community.”

Community Church of Columbus

• $5,000 have been donated to Compassion International by the congregation.

• Supplies have been collected through the Kentucky National organization.

• Youth groups have had a clothing drive for Salvation Army.

• source: Pastor Chuck Poleman

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church

• Second collections have been asked for in addition to normal tithes that would normally be received.

• $5,000 has been raised for the Catholic Relief Services.

• $25,000 was given to the Perish Twinnings Program.

• source: Business Manager Mike Shelton

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Take your best shot

Junior Paige Hundley is starting her dream of professional photography early

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hrough the lens of her Nikon D60, junior Paige Hundley captures memories.

“She takes pictures of everything, especially on youth trips,” friend senior Rachel Teo said. “She has been taking pictures since about 2008 once she visited (an old friend) in Chicago.”

After visiting Chicago and seeing her friend’s Nikon D40, Hundley was determined to get one of her own.

“It was a cool camera,” she said. “I was like ‘I want one.’”

Now that she has attained a camera of her own, Hundley has used it to tap into her artistic side.

“I like taking pictures of random inanimate objects,” she said. “I just take pictures of whatever I see, like weird lines.”

From stationary items to mobile subjects, Hundley enjoys using children in her pictures as she believes they interact well with the camera.

“Little kids love the camera and they will do ‘big cheese’s for you,” she said.

Hundley uses her talents for others by taking a few seniors’ senior pictures for a fee of around $125.

“I like making people look the best they can,” Hundley said. “I like playing around

with different angles and being creative.

(Taking pictures) is a hobby anyway, so I thought why not just take some pictures of people.”

Senior Jacob Kennedy decided to hire Hundley to take his pictures.

“I saw some of the other pictures she had done for others and thought they were nice,” Kennedy said. “I was not sure what to expect going into it, but she made me feel comfortable. I was satisfied with the outcome.”

Another client of Hundley’s, senior Mallory Sims was also happy with how the photos turned out.

“I like how my face actually looks like me unlike some pictures that are edited to where you can barely recognize the person,” Sims said.

Besides just taking senior pictures, Hundley wants to amplify the colors of other cultures.

“I want to take pictures of different cultures,” she said. “My dream is to go to India and take pictures of all the colors, the culture and how they live.”

To achieve this dream, Hundley has con-

Her choice

Senior Paige Hundley chose and explained a favorite pictures she has taken

“This is a little girl that I saw on a mission trip in the fall at the White Mountain Apache Indian Tribe in Showlow, Ariz. It captures how everyone is there. The poverty is so bad that the girls wear what the guys wear so it is hard to tell them apart. This picture captures the essence of the people.” photo illustration by Emili Hefler

sidered the option of working as a photo journalist for World Vision magazine. World Vision is an organization dedicated to overcoming poverty and injustice all over the world.

“I would want to go to India, Africa or South America,” she said. “When we are in America we see school most of the time and I would like people to see how (other cultures) live and all the colors.”

For right now Hundley keeps it simple.

“I just bring my camera with me everywhere and take pictures of whatever I see.”

by Sarah Burr

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Mix it up

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iversity is important to sophomore Diana Alleman, a member of the Principal’s Diversity Council.

“I joined last year because I wanted to help make a difference. Also I wanted to help others accept diversity,” Alleman said.

The Principal’s Diversity Council adviser Laurie Pfaffenberger explains the purpose of the organization.

“Our job as a Diversity Council is to appreciate diversity and help others accept and appreciate it,” Mrs. Pfaffenberger said.

This year Diversity Council took Black History Month and expanded the idea.

“The idea from one of our

Principal’s Diversity Council helps celebrate differences members was not to just celebrate Black History Month but to celebrate all minority accomplishments and contributions with 1000 flyers with important people that are in a minority. Sample flyers will be in the history hallway,” Mrs. Pfaffenberger said.

She explains why she thinks minority history

month is appropriate.

“A big thing is that in history books they focus on the majority race. We want everyone to feel appreciated, not just white Americans,” Mrs. Pfaffenberger said.

Sophomore Steven Greathouse also believes diverstiy is a relevant issue.

“I think diversity is impor-

tant because it’s inevitable.

We are all different and there is nothing that can change that,” Greathouse said. “Accepting is even more important because not only does it let us know who we are individually but it brings new people and ideas into our lives.”

by Hillary McCloskey

Celebrate | To commemorate and expand upon Black History Month, the Diversity Council has put flyers up with important people and historical figures that are in a minority on them.

Diversity is not just based on race but includes all the variations among people.

Categories such as opinions and religion make everyone unique. Three students filled out a survey to illustrate these differences

Name Gender Grade level Economic standing Sports Scholastic track Race/ethnicity/nationality Politics

photo illustration

by Adam Willats

Part of the mix Rachel Kimsey

Steven Greathouse

Jordan Jaggers

female

male

male

freshman

sophomore

senior

middle class

upper class

lower class

baseball/softball Caucasian

BMX, snowboard college bound

college bound

Caucasian

Mixed, Black/White

Liberal

None

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A spare for the youth Annual bowling event benefits local children

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Observe | A dad watches his son bowl in last year’s Bowl For Kids Sake event.

owl For Kids Sake is exactly what the name says. It is a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters that involves friendly competition against other teams while helping out local youth.

The annual event, which occurs March 6 and 7, has drawn many returnees from years past such as senior Cassie Funcheon.

“It’s a really fun event for a good cause,” Funcheon said. “It’s a main fundraiser for Big Brothers and Sisters.”

In addition to the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, Key Club has students active for the event too.

Sophomore Karen Ma, who is part of both groups, attended last

photos by Morgan Crouse

year’s gathering. This year, she plans on attending again, with hopes of encountering new faces. “[I look forward to] meeting the people because they are so nice and positive,” Ma said. “They’re really into the cause.”

Even if a student is not devoted to either organization, Ma advises any student to contribute.

“It’s fun and you get a shirt and food,” she said. “Plus you can spend time with teammates.”

Senior Zach Meyer, who is active in Big Brothers Big Sisters, decided to take part because he finds it enjoyable and was motivated by his performance last year.

“I had a lot of fun last year and I was proud of myself and my team for raising over $600,” he said.

In contrast with experienced students, other newcomers, such as junior Morgan Case, decided to give this fundraiser a try.

“I think it’s a really cool organization and I’d love to help out,” she said.

She also has high hopes about how the event will go.

“I’m looking forward to being able to go,” Case said. “Seeing kids and being able to help, it’s awesome.”

by Whitney Olibo Enjoy | Senior Cassie Funcheon (far left), along with seniors Tom Piotrowski, Barrett Beach, Zach Meyer and Katie Bridgeman take a quick break during last year’s Bowl for Kids Sake event.

Need to know

Who? Big Brothers Big Sisters When? March 6 and 7 Where? Columbus Bowling Center Register online at foundationforyouth.com

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Winter sports wrap-up Men’s swimming

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fter finishing second in Conference Indiana this year, the boys have a lot of motivation to win Sectional.

“We have had a good season. We have been working hard during practice and dropping times during meets,”

senior Greg Freudenthaler said.

Freudenthaler has a positive attitude about the upcoming meet.

“I think we have a good chance of winning,” he said. “I feel really good about it. I’m pumped for Sectional.”

The Bull Frogs got third last year in Sectional and went in this year with a bigger prize on their mind. As of press time, the team was headed into Sectional weekend with the intention to win.

Women’s swimming

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photo by Kelsy Moriatry

Backstroke | Junior Brenny Jarrard competes in the backstroke in a meet at the Chick Newell Natatorium.

he girls won Conference and Sectional for the second consecutive year.

“The girls did really well at both swim meets. We knew it would be a tough year but all the girls stepped it up and swam great,” sophomore Myra Retrum said.

Six girls qualified this year to swim in the meet which was Feb. 13 at IUPUI. North finished 10h at State.

photo by Luke Carr

Reach | Junior Tyler Greathouse grabs the ball from an opposing player during the game against Pike Dec. 18.

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ith Bloomington South, the number one ranked team in the state, as both a Conference and Sectional opponent, the Bull Dogs were going to have to fight for their victories this year. A loss to the Panthers during the regular season made them even more determined.

“The Bloomington South game was proof that we can keep up with the best teams,” senior Philip Tarnowski said. “If we can put together a whole game against them, we have a good shot at beating them in Sectional.”

This season has ended for nearly all six sports teams with only men’s swimming and gymnastics still competing; highlights include women’s swimming placing 10th at State and men’s basketball’s first winning season since 2004 Focus | Freshman Lexie Cain concentrates while on the balance beam photo by Kelsey Moriarity

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lthough the team did not make it out of Sectional, 13 individual wrestlers moved on to Regional. Of those 13, six advanced to the semi-state in Evansville Feb. 13. They had no individuals advance to State.

“I wasn’t surprised that so many guys moved on because we all work really hard in practice,” junior Gabe Holt said. “This year is kind of our rebuilding year. We have photo by Kiona Durham some really strong spots, but we’re not the Hold | Senior Marcus Wadell holds down an opponent strongest we’ve been as a team.” at the North Invitaional Tournament Dec. 12.

photo by Chelsea Mathis

Drive | Junior Jocelyn Hamilton dribbles the ball up the floor in a regular season game in Memorial Gym.

Women’s basketball

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or the gymnastics team, making it to State is a habit. Doing well at State is practically a given. Junior Tessa Lane looks for big things from her team later this month.

“We got second at State my freshman year and fourth at State last year, so the expectations are high for this year,” junior Tessa Lane said.

With a winning dual-meet season winding down, the team competes in the Sectional tournament at East.

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t first the team was hopeful for a win against Bloomington North which would clinch the Conference title. But after losing once, they hoped to beat them for a Sectional title instead.

“Losing the game that could’ve given us the Conference title has really motivated me for the post season,” junior Jocelyn Hamilton said. “I really wanted the Conference title, but we let it slip away. We all really want to win Sectional.”

The Bull Dogs headed into Sectional with a regular season record of 14-6. They played Feb. 13, losing a close game to Bloomington South 47-42.

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Behind the dress

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Sophomore gets a peek at the National Bridal Mart

Mrs. Karwacki’s fifth period Spanish 3 class tells us what their favorite restaurants in Columbus are.

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icture yourself walking through a glass door into a boutique filled with racks of gorgeous wedding gowns Katie Kutsko and prom dresses. It may seem overwhelming at first, but then an associate walks up to you and asks if you need help. The hundreds of dresses suddenly seem more manageable. Let’s just say, for example, that you are walking into That Special Touch, the shop that my mother owns.

In the store, there are dresses ranging from size zero to 28, electric lime to pastel pink, ball gowns to slim fitting. Who made these dresses? Where did they come from?

O.K. Let’s back up. Before you can see these beautiful gowns in the store, they are carefully hand-picked at the National Bridal Mart in Chicago, Ill. Last October, I was given the chance to go with my mom and two of the women that work at her shop. It was crazy and a lot different than I had expected. At Market, there are hundreds booths for the designers who are ready to present their latest collections to the world.

photo byJenny Dieckmann

Critique | Trace Fetterer, Mason Engel, Isaac Lax Paige Johnson, Preston Shelton, Alexa Rape, Tyler Goodall and Erin Shuffett

“Zwanzigz because I love the savory taste of the good pizza and breadsticks.” sophomore Isaac Lax “Buffalo Wild Wings because their wings are delicious and it’s a fun place to watch football.” junior Paige Johnson

Market is essentially this: sit and watch fashion shows for six hours each day, take notes, make lots of decisions (i.e. style, size, color, etc.) and want to lie down and just sleep at the end of the day because of the notes and decisions. It may sound like the best of times (except for the need to always be sleeping, of course), but it can definitely take a toll on one’s brain. It is a lot of thinking. Last year’s sales must also be taken into consideration.

If a particular size, style or color was successful, why not try it again? It is also important to bring new styles and sometimes even new designers into the shop.

But, let’s talk prom here. Last year at Market, there were a variety of styles, prices, colors and patterns. Prints were huge, as well as one shoulder dresses.

These were the dresses I was most excited about looking at, the dresses that I can tell my friends about, and they can buy.

If I can give anyone advice about prom shopping, it would be this: go into your dress shopping with an open mind. With the amount of dresses that are available, the possibilities are endless.

heard in the halls >> “I do not run like a dinosaur.”

Watchforit “Celine: Through the Eyes of the World”“I Dreamed a Dream”

February

Magic, Illusions and Comedy by Gary Carson 3 p.m. and 7pm Columbus East High School

“The Box”

“Secrets of My Hollywood Life” by Jen Jamie Foxx: Body Caloonita

Dance Marathon

19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |28 March

“Alice in Wonderland”

“Shakespeare Makes the “Hot Tub Time Playoffs” by Machine” Ron Koetge

“The Bounty Hunter”

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Attention Seniors!

February is Financial Aid Awareness Month No matter where you are going to college file your FAFSA with Harrison College!

Join us at College Goal Sunday February 21 2-4 p.m. at Harrison College

SENIORS! Do you want to preserve special moments with friends or a funny moment you want to remember forever?

Order your 2009-10 Senior Ad now!

Showcase your favorite pictures in the Log. Stop by room 179 to pick up an order form.

What can you order for $70 that will be priceless the minute you get it?

The 2010 Log yearbook captures the trends, the slang, the faces, the memories of this one year.

You can still order your yearbook by March 31 at www.herffjones.com order # 8881 .

Tune in to

BNN channel 29 daily or log on to www. cnhsmedia.com for your daily announcements

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The power of Photoshop If you walk into room 136, you will notice the back wall is partially covered with pictures of English teacher Bajorn Gaylord, but none of the pictures are real. Starting their sophomore year, seniors Marcus Wadell and Jeremy Barnes began “Photoshopping” Mr. Gaylord, and sometimes themselves, into popular images. Here are some of the more famous ones. Can you recognize them all?

“Marcus and I often had spare time after completing marvels of engineering, so we came up with the idea of making Gaylord photo art.” senior Jeremy Barnes

“Well, we started off ‘Photoshopping’ each other into pictures, and then we called a noble truce and worked together to create the wonders that now grace the wall.” senior Marcus Wadell

“Sorry, no comment, please talk to my agent.”

English teacher Bajorn Gaylord

Sudoku craziness To play Sudoku, try to write the numbers one through nine so that they show up only once per row, column and three by three box in the grid below.

1

4

2

2 1 9 6 3 4 7 1 6 4 7 8 1 3 4 4 9 6 4 7 3 5 2 6 8 5 7 6

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 as well as two seniors who reflect on their favorites.

• ”You’re obsessed.

You’ve made, like, 15 cranes since Friday.”

• “I spent all lunch looking at cuddlefish.”

• “Stuart Little was on last night and I thought of you.”

• “You think I’m a tiny, talking mouse?”

• “For a second I thought I was Lady Gaga.”

• “So he was a player when he was like five?”

• “Yeah, in the sandbox?”

• “Don’t laugh at Sanjay Gupta and my love for him!”

The quote: “For Christmas, I asked for Uggs and a lightsaber. I didn’t get a lightsaber. I was disappointed.”

“I thought it was funny because I’d want a lightsaber too.” senior Katie Kaiser

The quote: “She’s too cool for us. She has space boots.”

“I hear stuff that could go in ‘heard in the halls’ all the time. The space boot quote is pretty funny because they’re stereotyping astronauts in a weird way.” senior David Bean

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moment in

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 shots from the Taste of Chocolate performances at Fair Oaks Mall Feb. 12.

“Taste of Chocolate was an awesome experience for all of us to get in front of a large crowd before competition and get the nerves away for a good cause!” junior Rachel Ozols

This year at Taste of Chocolate, two show choirs, one jazz choir and three jazz bands from North performed for the crowd.

“Performing is such an amazing experience. We work hard, have fun and entertain!” senior Ricky Narsinghani

“Taste of Chocolate is a really good chance to practice our competition show for an audience without having all of the pressure because it’s mostly friends and family.” junior Allie Halstead

“It’s always a blast to perform like this. Getting to share our music with the people of Columbus is the best feeling ever - especially when little kids start dancing along.” senior Becca Austin “The performance was much better than I anticipated. We have been working for a while but not without risers so I was a little freaked out. But by the end, the overall sound gave me goosebumps!” junior Kara Katzenmeyer

photo by Madeline Hodek