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33contents March 2010 • vol. 6 • iss. 3

( feature story ) Kim Reeves

There’s more than meets the eye with this junior

( in every issue ) 4 29

People changing the world around us Passing period ponderings

( in this issue )

Melissa Andrews

6 8 11 12 16 18 22 27

brings magic to Columbus with a Quidditch team

Sage Mitch

participates in many activities

Tyler Cobb dances his heart out

Will Bowman is a member of Over Tehran

Jon Glackin

always has a song stuck in his head

Sloane Kirsch plays the electric ukulele

Morgan Case

knows a bunch of random facts

Ethan Hooten

plays for Columbus Rugby League

JUNIOR KIM REEVES has unique personality traits. Read more starting on page 13.

A whole new world

s she stepped off the plane in America, freshman Agne Jonaityte realized she knew very little English. “That was really scary. People would say things to me that I didn’t understand,” Jonaityte said. “I’d just nod and smile because I didn’t know what to do.” Living in Lithuania her whole life, she had never been to the United States prior to moving. She was nine years old when she moved here with her mom. “My uncle had moved here,” Jonaityte said. “My mom came to visit and then decided she wanted to move here.” Jonaityte lived close to the sea in Lithuania. She could go swimming or walk on the beach. “I really miss that part of it,” Jonaityte said. Even though she misses her home country, Jonaityte likes some things here better. “The schools have a lot more extracurricular options. People are overall friendlier,” Jonaityte said. “I miss the food in Lithuania though.” Jonaityte has visited Lithuania a few times since the move and plans to visit this summer. 33 by Marissa McEwan

Student moves here for freshman year from Lithuania

Q&A What are some major differences you’ve noticed since moving here? “What’s really funny to me and my mom is that there aren’t very many sidewalks downtown. In Lithuania, people walk or ride their bikes to stores.” How do you stay in touch with your friends there? “We always planned to write each other letters, but we get too busy. Although every time I go back, we’re still friends and it’s like it used to be.” What’s the most important thing you’ve learned since you’ve been here? “Before I moved here, I never really traveled much. Lithuania’s population is not very diverse. There were no people from Asia, America or Africa in my school. I learned that not everyone lives the same way, and I learned to respect other cultures and get along with many different kinds of people.”

Freshman Agne Jonaityte stands in front of the school. She moved here from Lithuania with her mom when she was nine years old. Jonaityte knew little English upon her arrival. photo by Marissa McEwan

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One love, one heart

This senior made a decision not to date while in high school find out why

senior Mallory Sims stands outside of the school. She chose not to date in high school. “Before a relationship can happen, I think the two people need to be really good friends,” Sims said.

enior Mallory Sims is not phased by guys or the looks they may give her. Sims’ parents made a rule that she wasn’t allowed to date until she was 16. “I think my parents made that a rule so it wouldn’t be a distraction from me making more friends,” Sims said. Sims was grateful for this, because she learned a lot about relationships without being in one. “I saw a lot more drama then I did love,” Sims said. “I don’t think a relationship should be initiated by physical attraction, and that’s what I was seeing a lot of.” To Sims, commitment is very important. She doesn’t want to date someone with the chance that it might not be the right decision. Following her parents’ guidance, she decided to continue to stay independent even after she turned sixteen. “The biggest reason is guarding my heart,” Sims said. “I don’t want to give it away to someone I’m not serious about.” Sims’ parents took pride in her independent decision to not date after they allowed her to. “We are proud of Mallory’s decision to not date in high school,” Mrs. Sims said. From the beginning of high school, Sims developed a good group of friends who make it easy for her to stick with her decision. “I’ve had so many good experiences without having that commitment,” Sims said.

Even though she doesn’t date, she still makes and maintains friendships with guys. “She has been able to have strong friendships with guys,” Mrs. Sims said. “We believe she will be better prepared when she decides to date because she will be more mature and ready to handle it.” By refraining from dating, Sims was able to get involved with multiple activities and sports. “We feel it helped her focus on school work, sports and any other activities she was involved in,” Mrs. Sims said. Going off to college soon, Sims plans to hold off on dating until she is ready for marriage or she feels the time is right. “I’m definitely excited to meet new people (in college), but not necessarily date,” Sims said. “Before a relationship can happen, I think the two people need to be really good friends.” Sims is not worried about finding someone, and believes she can have fun on her own. “I’m definitely not looking to pursue anyone,” Sims said. “You don’t need another person to have fun in life.” 33 photo and story by Marissa McEwan

People changing

the world

around you Dylan Gommel “Throughout our four years we have had a lot of different coaches. We have been through it all and it feels good knowing we turned the basketball program around.”

These five seniors have done little things that mean a lot. They are changing the world.

“You never know what life is going to throw at you. One thing is for sure, Columbus North Men’s Basketball is on the rise. Forget the old losing seasons and look forward to exciting winning seasons. It has not been too hard for us, we have been a really tight team and have always played together.” Louie Souza

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“Us five seniors have seen it all, winning seasons, losing seasons, new locker rooms, new coaches and new teammates. All this built up to this final year. We have a winning season, and a contender for sectional champs which hasn’t happened since ‘92. All five of us really have come together and had a fun four years.” Alec Olibo

“All of us seniors have had four different coaches and had many players leave. We have made the best of the situation and we are having a very good year.”

Nick Likens

“We have had a lot of changes to deal with in our basketball careers, but that is part of the game. We have had to adjust to both the other teams we play and the referees every game, so adjusting to all the other stuff was no big deal. We plan to keep working hard and win games in the tournament.” Phil Tarnowski

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Rap it up

Junior Lawrence Lunsford focuses on his school work and his future rap career

ords go through his head and escape from his mouth as he’s facing his opponent. Everyone stares and looks around wondering what is going to happen next as junior Lawrence Lunsford finishes up his freestyle. “I try to introduce a lot into my music,” Lunsford said. “I experiment with styles and blends until I’m satisfied with what I hear.” In addition to improving his rap career, he has other dreams. “My major goals are to graduate high school, get a college degree and make something of myself,” Lunsford said. While trying to graduate with just one more year left, Lunsford also finds it easier if he thinks about being successful for his mom.

“My mom means the world to me,” Lunsford said. “I just want to give her something to be proud of.” Lunsford is also very fond of his friends. He seems to be with them all the time. “Larry is like family to all of us, if we need him he’s there,” junior Brian Bailey said. With Lunsford comes many different styles and ambition, never knowing what will happen next. “I love books; Dr. Seuss to ‘War and Peace’,” Lunsford said. “Hand it to me and let me read.” Reading books gives Lunsford ideas on what to freestyle about, he makes things from the past, present and future come to life. Lunsford wants people to feel his music when they listen. 33 by Heather Caplinger

Junior Lawrence Lunsford practices his freestyle. Lunsford has many different ambitions including writing.

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Writing her dream

Junior Eva Whitworth is putting her thoughts on paper

er mind is constantly thinking of new characters and different realms to create. Junior Eva Whitworth is working on publishing her first science fiction fantasy novel. “I’ve been working on creating my first story since 6th grade,” Whitworth said. “A year before I had a bit of planning with characters and the plot.” Her story, whose title is being withheld until publication, has many characters and plots. “It is a science fiction novel filled with action and adventure, portraying characters, both human and alien, whose inner journeys transcend the age-old stereotypes of good and evil,” Whitworth said. “Heroes will be made out of life’s epic struggles that have influenced our society since the dawn of civilization.” Whitworth followed in her older brother’s footsteps, he too created a story after getting an idea after playing with LEGOS. “I got my inspiration from my brother, who had been developing a sci-fi story before me,” Whitworth said. “We’ve worked together on our stories for many years and came

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up with some awesome ideas that eventually evolved into my own stories.” Whitworth plans to publish it in her early college years, although the process is complicated. “You first need to contact a publisher. The public library has an online database were you can look up different agencies,” Whitworth said. “After that you have to get them to acknowledge you by letters describing yourself and your story. They then can help you contact art editors, and then you finalize and edit your story and it is off to the public domain.” Her brother Elliott supports her decision. “I hope to see it published someday, but it still needs quite a bit of work,” Elliott said. “No story is perfect so I hope she takes her time to finish it.” Her mother cannot wait until her story is published. “I’ll be thrilled to see her books published knowing that it would be the fulfillment of her dreams and years of creative energies,” Mrs. Whitworth said. 33 by Katee Holman

working on her laptop, Junior Eva Whitworth creates her novel. She has been writing since the sixth grade.

Computer today, t-shirt tomorrow Senior Graham Pedersen puts his fondness of graphic design to good use

s the bell rings, band students file out of their classroom. They cluster together and admire each other’s new mellophone and drum-line sweat shirts. Walking behind with a smile, senior Graham Pedersen accepts the credit for a job well done. “I was the section leader for the mellophones this year so it was sort of my responsibility to take care of the shirts,” Pedersen said. Pedersen was drafted to design sweatshirts for the drumline as well. “It’s a really cool design,” assistant to the drum-line Matt Imel said. “I like how the design has drum sticks on it and that it’s personalized.” Pedersen can do more than just sketch a design on notebook paper. “I went to a summer camp at Indiana University the summers before my freshman and sophomore years,” Pedersen said. “I learned how to operate Adobe Flash, Dream Weaver and Adobe Illustrator.” Pedersen also enrolled in Mr. Patterson’s web design class last year, where he learned to create images using various computer programs. “I used Illustrator and that’s where it’s at for T-shirts,” Pedersen said. The shirts were a hit with the section members. “If he gets famous one day, which he will, then the shirts will be worth a million,” senior Emily Haight said. Although Pedersen has seen success through clothing and web design, he was not necessarily going to make a career out of it. “Web design isn’t really a big money maker,” Pedersen said. “I am thinking about working for Google and video game design as a fall back.” Graphic design also requires other knowledge. “You must first learn how to use the programs correctly before you jump into designing anything,” Pedersen said. “That’s why it could be difficult for some people.” 33 by Tori Newkirk

SENIOR GRAHAM PEDERSON shows off the senior band shirts. He designed them himself, along with a few others. “I used Illustrator and that’s where it’s at for T-shirts,” Pedersen said. photo by Alex Weisner

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xci lis ryffindor tin sa A ga seeker, Harry Potter, cti ndre vit zooms across the Quidditch y f ws s pitch on his Nimbus 2000 or tum Ha b searching for the golden snitch. Once rry les he stumbles upon it, he immediately Po upo tte n a charges toward it and the race is on. Similarly rf an new senior Melissa Andrews discovered a muggle s Quidditch league. “I found an online article that was titled ‘College Students Playing Quidditch.’ When I saw that I had to read the article,” Andrews said. Everything about muggle Quidditch is the same except no one is flying on broom sticks. The “A lot positions are all the same like in Harry Potter, except of people ask the snitch is actually a person dressed up in a gold if I will still teach or yellow shirt who normally is quick and maintains them how to play and good endurance. I definitely will once it “I played a game of Quidditch with one of warms up,” Andrews my brothers friends and him at West Virginia said. University,” Andrews said. “It’s definitely a sport, it Junior Elizabeth involves a lot of running.” Clerkin was very Andrews wanted to start a Quidditch league interested in locally, but there were many complications. joining the muggle “I wanted to start the league at Parks and Rec Quidditch club. so I could actually have a field,” Andrews said. “I wanted to join “Unfortunately, spring soccer was going to be using because I love Harry the fields and also a fee was going to be given if a Potter, and it would be a fun certain amount of people showed up.” activity with my friends,” Clerkin Andrews didn’t feel the fee was necessary for the said. “I know we would have acted crazy league since it was just for fun and there was already and had a great time. It’s really disappointing going to be a small equipment fee to get the club we don’t get to do that.” started. Although the league could not be started, “If the league would’ve started I would have had Andrews suggests to everyone to play the sport in to buy hula hoops and PVC pipes for the goals,” their spare time or to try a league themselves. Andrews said. “Also, I would have to have some “It’s definitely different than most sports. playground balls and shirts which would be about Most people who play aren’t involved in other $50.” sports,” Andrews said. “We may not be fast or have Most people who heard the news the club was tremendous hand-eye coordination, but we all go not going to be created were very disappointed, into the sport having one thing in common; we love but Andrews is still hoping that people will give Harry Potter.” 33 Quidditch a try. by Brooke Fath ON A BROOM senior Melissa Andrews jumps in the air. She wants to start a muggle quidditch team. “A lot of people ask if I will still teach them how to play and I definitely will once it warms up,” Andrews said. photo by Madeline Hodek

New to North Freshman Jessica Mao transferred from East to North in the middle of her freshman year

he hallway is empty as the bell for first period rings and the announcements play through the school, “Goooood morning Bull Dogs, and welcome back! Have a Terrific Tuesday.” Freshman Jessica Mao makes her way into her new classroom. All eyes are on her as she enters the room and slides into an empty seat. This semester Mao moved from East to North. “The decision was pretty easy for me,” Mao said, “I didn’t have the option to take classes at East like I did here.” Mao has a very busy schedule, she is planning on taking Chinese, Spanish, and Jazz band next year which she couldn’t do at East. “My mom just thought if I was going to move next year, I might as well transfer now,” Mao said. Academics were the main factor but she was also planning on playing volleyball and participating in the band here. “North’s a lot bigger school so I think it will help her,” freshman Katherine McAvoy said, “It helps prepare her for the real world.” Another friend of Mao’s,

freshman Ivan Somers, was also glad to hear the news. “I was excited and happy because that meant I could hang out with her more,” Somers said. The school has less freedom during resource compared to East, but she already had friends here. However, finding her way was a difficult task. “I was completely lost,” Mao said, “I couldn’t find the health room.” Navigating her way wasn’t her only difficult task at North. Coming into a new band midyear was also confusing. “Learning the new band music is a pain,” Mao said. “Everyone has been practicing it and it’s all new for me.” Although it’s hard, it is helping Mao improve her talent. “She seems very enthusiastic with the band,” Somers said. “It’s helped her so far.” Transferring schools is always difficult but Mao has been handling the transfer very well. After her first couple days she started getting lost less often and is feeling more comfortable now. “She handled it really well,” McAvoy said, “She was so much happier here.” 33 by Laurel Wolfe

Reflecting outside freshman Jessica Mao sits in front of Columbus North after she transferred from East.

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Blazin’ speed

Sophomore Heather Gross finds thrill in drag racing compiled by Brooke Fath

“We have an inclosed 34-footlong goose neck trailer that we pull to the track.”

“My dad is a big help during my races, he does all the technical stuff to my car.”

“I just take my time getting to the light. I pre-stage, stop, close my eyes and take a deep breath. I always tell myself to relax.”

photo for 33 Things “The average speed for drag cars is 78 to 80 mph. My best time is 8.12 seconds for a distance of 200 meters.”

A day in the life...

A normal Tuesday in sophomore Sage Mitch’s life

6:30 Mitch wakes up and starts getting ready for school.

7:10 She gets to school early for a Key Club meeting.

7:45 1st period AP

English. “Accelerated English is just a fun class. Many of my friends are in there too, and I enjoy playing word games and reading time. Mr. Gaylord is always very enthusiastic.”

11:06 A lunch begins

and Mitch has Big Brothers Big Sisters. “On Tuesdays I walk over to Schmitt, find my little, Rachel, on the playground and then we

do some activity: Kickball in the gym, tether-ball or four square on the playground, or reading and board games in the activity room.”

12:57 5th period begins

and Mitch is in wind ensemble. “I’m in wind ensemble and jazz ensemble. The difference between them is that wind ensemble is a larger group and more formal. Jazz ensemble is less people and more interesting music.”

12:48 6th period begins

and this is her jazz ensemble class. “Band is with my friends, so we have a good time and music is something

that will always keep challenging me.”

3:15 The bell rings

to leave school but she stays after for Language Arts Academic Superbowl. “I like Language Arts Academic Superbowl because I end up reading a lot of different material from the other times and perspectives that I would probably otherwise not pick up.”

4:30 She leaves school

and is on her way home.

4:43 She is finally home. 33

Playing jazz music in 6th period, sophomore Sage Mitch really enjoys the interesting music she has learned this year. photo by Katie Stowers

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New place, new name

Junior Derrick Beckwith accepts his nickname

hen you move to Indiana from Arizona, a lot of things change. For junior Derrick Beckwith, one of the changes was his nickname. “One night I was just hanging out with my friends,” Beckwith said. “They just kept saying, ‘You’re from Arizona, I’m going to call you Zona.” While some of Beckwith’s friends call him Zona, others call him Derrick. “All of our close friends call him Derrick,” senior Jennifer Barbercheck said. Beckwith originally lived in Indiana. He and his family moved to Arizona when he was seven. “My family kind of just picked up and moved,” Beckwith said. Last year, Beckwith and his family

moved back to Indiana. He didn’t have a problem with his friends giving him a nickname. “It doesn’t really matter,” Beckwith said. “We only get one life.” Beckwith approaches his life in a similar way. Most things don’t bother him. “I’m the most laid back and care free person I know,” Beckwith said. Having such a laid back personality, Beckwith enjoys the little things in life. “Hanging out with friends is probably my favorite thing to do,” Beckwith said. “It’s the only thing to free my mind and body of stress.” While Beckwith doesn’t mind using his nickname, Barbercheck does. “I slip and call him Zona sometimes,” Barbercheck said, “Then I always get a weird look and have to backtrack to whoever I’m talking to.” Junior Derrick Beckwith sits In the end, however, it was outside of Senior Circle. He received what was most catchy. a nickname after moving here from “It just kind of stuck,” BeckArizona. “(They) kept saying, ‘You’re with said. 33

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from Arizona, I’m going to call you Zona,” Beckwith said.

Hip hop is not dead

ith his heart racing, junior Tyler Cobb prepares himself for his first performance with the school’s dance team. As they walk out to the middle of the gymnasium floor, silence takes over the crowd. Then the music starts...“You’re a Jerk” by New Boyz comes on the speakers, and the team becomes one. “I was very proud of him for doing it and also being brave enough to,” Mrs. Cobb said. Prior to the dance team here, Cobb took a dance class at Dance Zone from September to October. However, he wasn’t satisfied with the pace he was being taught at and how little they

practiced. “We were only dancing thirty minutes per week. It was slow,” Cobb said. Cobb’s parents take interest in his passion for dance and support him through it. “He tried taking a class around here but it didn’t fit him,” Mrs. Cobb said. “He really enjoys the type of style this group offered.” Cobb is interested in hip-hop and jazz style dancing, which is what the dance team performed. The dance team practiced three to four times a week since they started. “At first, it was embarrassing being a guy on the dance team,” Cobb said.

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Junior Tyler Cobb takes up dancing on the school’s team “I’m used to it now.” Holding on to his dream of dance, Cobb hopes to pursue a career in dance after high school. “I’m not really sure what I’m going to do after high school, but I really want to pursue a profession in dance,” Cobb said. “I’m just not sure how I’m going to get there.” Through the experience with the school’s dance team, Cobb found a style of music that he enjoyed dancing to, along with friends. “I’ve made new friends that I can dance and have fun with,” Cobb said. 33 story and photo by Marissa McEwan

In the hallway between the gym and the foreign language hall, junior Tyler Cobb leans while doing “The Jerk”, one of the dances the school team practices. Cobb tried dancing at local studios prior to joining the school’s team, but wasn’t happy with what they offered.

Complete 360 Watch as one student turns her life back around on her own

rom the time her dad passed away until now sophomore Caitlin Rhodes has lived her life the way she wanted, regardless of the consequences. “My dad fought for his life with everything he had. He passed away on Valentine’s Day of last year,” Rhodes said. “He taught me things no one else could.” When Rhodes found out her father was dying she didn’t know how to react. She tried everything she could to keep herself calm. “To be honest, I went straight to a friend’s house to try and forget about it,” Rhodes said. “It still hasn’t sunk in.” Rhodes would normally think of what her dad would want in her life, but now it’s different. “I know he would want me to live my life for me and no one else,” Rhodes said. Everything in life revolves around family as Rhodes has said many times, especially when you were really close. “We were best friends; no one could break us apart,” Rhodes said. Even though Rhodes’ friends were there it wasn’t the same. She needed all the comfort she could get. “When I found out about Caitlin’s dad I didn’t know what to say to her; I guess I really didn’t know how to comfort her,” sophomore Jessie Hunters said. If she could have one wish, it would be to spend one more day with her dad. “If I had one last day with my dad I would just want to talk about everything he’s missed since he’s been gone,” Rhodes said. “I would let him pick the rest, I’d do anything he wanted to do.” Rhodes has always been the person to never regret the mistakes she’s made, she feels she has learned from every one of them. “I regret nothing in my life,” Rhodes said. “I’m proudest of the way I’m trying to turn my life back on track.” It took Rhodes a while to learn that the things she does affects other people. “I’ve learned that everything I do doesn’t only affect me,” Rhodes said. “It affects everyone around me that’s in my life.” 33 by Heather Caplinger

Sophomore Caitlin Rhodes reflects on the death of her father and looks towards her future. Rhodes turned her life around last year after her father died. photo by Taylor Decker

I’m with the band...

Sophomore Will Bowman tried to make his band, Over Tehran, the best it can be when playing bass and contributing to song writing

oud music pours out of several amplifiers in a basement lit with small, white Christmas lights. Sophomore Will Bowman is playing bass for his band, Over Tehran. Over Tehran is made up of three students: Bowman, Henry Kohen, a sophomore at East, who plays lead guitar, and Henry’s brother, East junior Max Kohen, who is on drums. The band got together the summer of ‘07, only a few months after Bowman started playing. Last March, they started writing their own songs. “Henry will start by writing the guitar parts and that gives us the basic structure,” Bowman said. “Then Max makes up drums to it and Henry shows me a basic bass part, and we just sort of adjust it as we go.” Over Tehran’s original songs are untitled, and none of the songs they play have lyrics, but their following doesn’t seem to mind. “I think Over Tehran has the potential to go places and the music itself will pull people in to listen,” fellow musician and friend of Over Tehran, East ‘09 graduate Zane Jensen said. “It can’t be easily described.” They also enjoy playing covers by bands they look up to, even without the words. This trio is

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heavily influenced by other local bands. The Cinnamon Telegram and the Young Mosaics are very inspirational to Over Tehran. They even cover one of Young Mosaics’ songs, called “Warrior Tribe.” The Young Mosaics are made up of senior Casey Wilson and North graduates Nick Berg, Kyle Fisette, and Trent Fleener. The guys of Over Tehran keep the covers in their original state. This is something people like. “I really like that when they do covers they stay true to the original sound,” Over Tehran fan freshman Emily Resnik said. “They don’t change one thing, and they can still pull it off extremely well.” Senior Jay Bowman, Will’s brother, helps out. “I try to go to as many shows as I can,” Jay said. “Will asks me what I thought about each show and tries to change some things to play a better show next time.” Bowman takes music seriously and hopes to continue on in the future, but fame is not of interest. “Music is the most enjoyable thing I do,” Bowman said. “It would be really cool if I could support myself with it when I get older.” 33 by Sadie Allman

Sophomore Will Bowman plays his bass guitar at band practice after school. Over Tehran really tried to take advantage of each practice. “We practice basically whenever we have an opportunity; usually at least once a week,” Bowman said. photo by Katie Stowers

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Kim Reeves is a girl that likes many things. London is one of them. After a bad run-in with some birds, they have become her least favorite thing.

ressed in all black, she waits behind the scenes until it is time for her to move. She is nimble on her feet and when the lights dim she follows her fellow crew members out onto the stage to change the scene. As the seconds tick away she helps pull away the old props; the lights come back up. Junior Kim Reeves is no where to be seen, she has made it backstage in time and the play goes on. “I like to participate in North theater,” Reeves said. “I work backstage; I make the sets, during the show we call cues and move the sets on and off the stage.” This involvement helped her get a job at the North Auditorium. “We do stuff like sell tickets and set up tables,” Reeves said. Senior Logan McDaniel took Reeves’ influence to get involved. “She [Kim] inspired me to be in theater this semester,” McDaniel said. Reeves’ devotion to theater helped develop her taste for classical music into more than just an interest. “I played flute for three years,” Reeves said. “I stopped because I didn’t want to march in the marching band, I wanted to use my time for other things.” Reeves still wanted to maintain playing classical music so she expanded her skill to learn different instruments. “[I’ve been playing] piano for a year, and I like to write classical music,” Reeves said. There was a reason that Reeves wanted to learn piano; she had been fascinated by pianists for a while. “I always thought it was cool watching them because of the way their fingers are all over the piano,” Reeves said. Reeves didn’t want to only be a musician,

so she branched out to try and find another hobby that would suit her. “I just wanted to find a sport that I was good at,” Reeves said. She decided that kick boxing would be good for her not only because she liked it, but also because it let her release her anger. “It let me be aggressive,” Reeves said, “[which is good] because apparently I’m aggressive in manner.” Reeves chooses to be modest about her kick boxing since she no longer participates in the class. “I started in middle school and did it for two years,” Reeves said, “I stopped because it cost too much money and I had to drive all the way to Indy.” Reeves decision to quit resulted in a positive. “I don’t [miss it] because now I have a lot more free time to be with my friends,” Reeves said. “I wish I still kick boxed sometimes though because I wasn’t too bad at it.” Reeves was keen on her hobbies, but one of her most passionate interests is derived from a television show. “When I was in ninth grade I watched my very first episode of ‘Dr. Who’ and ever since then I have fallen in love with British things,” Reeves said. Reeves’ pride for the nation has encouraged her to plan a trip to visit the capital of England. “I’m planning on going to London the year I graduate,” Reeves said. “I’m not completely sure [what I want to do]. I know I want to go through museums and the rest of the tourist things but I kind of just want to see how life flows in somewhere besides Columbus, Ind.” Her fascination for London goes beyond just wanting to visit the city.

Junior Kim Reeves is passionate about many things including animals, math and London. Reeves was planning a trip to London. “I kind of just want to see how life flows somewhere besides Columbus, Ind.” Reeves said. photos by Madeline Hodek

“The clock on my phone is set for London time instead of the time here,” Reeves said. “Sometimes I get confused, but then I remember that it is the other time.” Reeves has also submerged herself into British culture by listening to radio programs and watching television shows. “My computer has BBC on it so I watch a lot of British television shows, and I listen to BBC radio on the internet,” Reeves said She has an allure for the city and the culture, but impersonating the language is not her thing. “I fail at British accents,” Reeves said. “ I tried it once and it was terrible.” Besides the London culture, Reeves also has another fixation: math. “I want to major in mathematics,” she said. “It’s something I’ve always been good at.” Reeves is enjoys math for a few reasons, but she decided to major in the subject because of just one. “It’s something concrete that always has an answer,” Reeves said. Even though she enjoys math and plans to make a career out of it, she doesn’t always pay attention in class. Still, her friends are envious of her skills. “My friends seem to think I’m a prodigy, but I do all right,” Reeves said. Reeves’ precalculus teacher Mr. Nathan Schiefer has witnessed Reeves’ math skills. “I think that if she continues to be motivated as the classes get more difficult then she can be a successful mathematics major in the future,” Mr. Schiefer said. Her love of math came from a past teacher who made her feel good about her math skills. “Mr. Childs was a lot of fun and explained things really well, and made me feel better about being good at math,” Reeves said.

Along with math, Reeves adores animals; she owns two reptiles. “I have two turtles: Donatello and Touche,” Reeves said. “I love my turtles.” She interacts with them, and in the summer she takes them on outside adventures. “They like to run a lot. Sometimes I let them run around in the grass when it’s warmer,” Reeves said. Reeves didn’t buy the turtles in a pet store, they were given them to her as a gift. “My cousin Shannon found them in her front yard,” Reeves said. “We decided to keep them.” While Reeves has a fondness for most animals, her biggest fear is attributed to a bad experience with one. “I’m terrified of birds,” Reeves said. “When I was eight, [my family and I] went to an aviary thing in South Carolina and the birds attacked me.” Reeves’ encounter was more than just a slight run in with a squawking bird. “You have these little honey things that you feed the birds with,” Reeves said. “One of the birds wanted to eat some more, so it latched onto my hand. My dad had to hit it to get it off of me. My hand was bleeding.” Reeves’ incident with the animal didn’t end there. Reeves explained that the birds had nipped at her ears trying to get the food. “One of the worker ladies told me that she’d never seen them act like that before,” Reeves said. “That kind of made it more scary.” All of these experiences have shaped Reeves’ life and McDaniel has realized that. “When I think ‘Kim Reeves’ I think ‘unique,’” McDaniel said. 33 by Summer Fuller

Aspiring to greatness Senior Jon Glackin describes the key point and interests in his life

enior year is one of the most confusing and exciting times of the teenage life, and senior Jon Glackin is taking it one day at a time. “I plan on going to Purdue for engineering,” Glackin said. “I’m undecided on which branch to go into. I’m considering mechanical, electrical, computer, and biomedical.” Like any senior in high school, Jon Glackin has had his fair share of ups and down, uncertainties about the future over the past few years. “The hardest thing I’ve had to go through in high school is the loss of my dad to cancer last year,” Glackin said. “He meant a lot to me and it has been hard to focus on school without his help.” Despite his loss, and the stress it caused on his academics, Glackin inherited aspirations from his father. “My dad was an engineer at Cummins and he’s the reason I’m interested in engineering,” Glackin said. Glackin’s positive outlook and ability to adapt helped him to refocus his attention and continue on with a normal life. “When you persevere and keep an open mind, you succeed,” Glackin said. The positive experiences through out Glackin’s life as a teenager have weighed out the bad with the development of new hobbies and friends he has made through them. “I enjoy all different types of games. I have an xbox 360 on which I like to play games like Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3,” Glackin said. “I also enjoy playing non-electronic games such as board games and card games.”

Friends of Glackin’s also enjoy taking part in his interest in gaming. “Jon, or as I call him ‘Jonny G’, and I occasionally play video games together and always talk about new and upcoming games. Plus, he drives a pretty sweet manvan,” Glackin’s friend Caleb Denney said. Aside from hobbies such as gaming, Glackin also developed a passion for music when he was younger that intensified as he aged. “I played piano when I was younger. I played the alto sax [from] sixth to ninth grade. I now play the guitar. Some of my favorite bands include Yellowcard, Minus the Bear, Three Days Grace and many others.” Being that music is a significant part of Glackin’s life, he doesn’t limit himself to one specific genre. “My musical tastes range from metal-core to classical,” Glackin said. “I always have a song playing in my head.” Though he does play instruments such as guitar, Glackin finds leisure in learning the songs of his favorite musicians rather than creating his own songs. “I don’t write my own music or play in a band, sadly, but I would say that the songs I learn do tend to be mostly alternative rock, progressive rock, or metal,” Glackin said.. “My favorite bands include Radiohead, Rise Against, Yellowcard, August Burns Red, and Breaking Benjamin.” 33 by Hannah Perkinson photo by Madeline Hodek

SEnior JON GLACKIN reflects on his senior year. Glackin has a positive outlook. “When you persevere and keep an open mind, you succeed,” Glackin said.

Soundtrack

Glackin enjoys artists from different eras, here’s his list of top songs that make his day better:

Knights - Minus the Bear

Tokyo Drift - Teriyaki Boyz

The XX - Crystalized

Six - All That Remains

I Will Not Bow - Breaking

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Information - Dredg

Benjamin

Mew - Snow Patrol

The Fix - Minus the Bear

15 Step - Radiohead

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s students progress through their high school career, a common question they face is about what their plans are for the following year. For junior Yuto Mineno the answer was less conventional. “When my visa expires I am intending to go back to Japan,” Mineno said. “However, by then I will want to have graduated from high school.” Not only does Mineno plan to leave the country after finishing high school, he plans to get his diploma before the majority of his peers. “I am going to graduate at the end of my junior year,” Mineno said. This fast-forward version of high school will call for Mineno to step up to the challenge of meeting all of his graduation requirements at a much faster pace. “I am graduating a year earlier, so I need to finish my job shadowing and also my senior project,” Mineno said. Although senior projects are strenuous even for seniors, those close to Mineno feel that he is up to the difficult task. “I’ve known Yuto since he was in the fourth grade,” Michael McBride said, a teacher and friend of Mineno, “Even then, he was a really hard

This junior challenges himself with his education

worker. Now he even goes to school on Saturdays.” Mineno’s hard work will really pay off once he graduates and ventures off to college before many of his peers have even began the application process. “I am thinking of going to college in Japan,” Mineno said. “ Since I will be graduating early, the concepts are put into my head at a quick rate, so it may be difficult.” The swift transition from junior year of high school to freshman year of college will be a transformation in Mineno’s life. However, the cultural differences of living in Japan will most likely be the most eye-opening. “People in Japan are able to live by themselves. Also, the area would change so that will be different,” Mineno said. “However, the main difference is probably that some of the subjects will be different than from America.” Despite the work he’s put into his high school career, Mineno considers the most essential piece of knowledge he’s acquired to be something unrelated to academics. “The most important thing I learned was that you must speak openly to anyone or life is never fun,” Mineno said. 33 by Hannah Perkinson

JUNIOR YUTO MINENO challenges himself in the classroom. Mineno planned on graduating early. photo by Madeline Hodek

C4 connection Sophomore Shelby Dubois learns about her career in nursing in an alternative way

SOPHOMORE SHELBY DUBOIS works with a “patient” at Columbus East High School. She chose to learn about her career in nursing in a different way by taking C4 classes. photo by Chelci Simmons

spiring to be a nurse, sophomore Shelby Dubois went to East for two periods everyday and worked at a nursing home to help her prepare for the job. Dubois took Intro to Health Careers as a prerequisite class to the C4 Health Careers Training class. “I want to take a career in nursing and this class will prepare me for that career,” Dubois said. Being that she worked in a nursing home and always interacted with people, there were certain requirements and dress codes that ensured safety and cleanliness. “We aren’t required to wear anything special for the class itself,” Dubois said. “We have to wear scrubs on the job-site. We can’t wear jewelry and we have to wear our hair up and white shoes.” Health Careers Training was unlike any other class. It required job-site training, a uniform, and a patient-friendly attitude. In order for Dubois to participate

in the class, it was necessary for her to be up to date on all of her shots, learn CPR, and be tested for tuberculosis. “We had to get two tuberculosis shots in each arm. When you get the shot it leaves a bubble, if the bubble goes away, you don’t have tuberculosis,” Dubois said. Dubois, along with other Health Careers Training students, were required to work with a dummy to role play an actual patient. They practiced CPR on an infant, child and adult dummy to become comfortable with the exercise. They also performed medical practices with partners in the classroom to become more familiar with them. “I’m glad I took this class because I got to do the career I wanted to do,” Dubois said. It will help me prepare for a job in nursing.” 33 by Jaclyn Gill

I love (U)kulele How she got started...

Freshman Sloane Kirsch found an instrument that she is very fond of compiled by Heather Caplinger

“There was a little store in York, England that sold ukuleles,” Kirsch said. “I just saw the electric one and thought it’d be fun and easy since I already knew how to play the guitar.” “It took a few days to get used to it, but after that I knew some chords and it was really easy to read tabs.”

How she learned...

“The ukulele would have to be my favorite instrument because it’s just small. It’s only about 55 cm long, like most soprano ukuleles.”

How she feels...

FRANCE

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Freshman Sloane Kirsch remembers the first day she got her electric ukulele. Kirsch enjoyed playing the ukulele.

Global traveler Junior Jonathan Baldwin experienced new cultures first hand

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"My favorite part [of the trip] was walking through the town square in Interlockin, Switzerland on Christmas Eve," Mrs. Baldwin said.

GLA "My family and I visited Dover Castle," Jonathan Baldwin said. "It's cool because now it's a museum and people are putting on plays as you walk through it."

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n orange fluorescent light beams down on senior Kendra Moore. As she looks up all she can see are masks looking down on her. There’s a sweet sickening smell in the air as a mask is pulled down onto her face. Moore is going into surgery for the second time. She has had knee problems since the eighth grade. “I have missed quite a bit of school because of surgery on my knees but other than that school hasn’t been bad,” Moore said. Moore’s freshman year she had her first surgery on her right knee after tearing the tendons surrounding it. “The doctors said that my tendons were too long and that it was genetic,” Moore said. The week following her surgeries, she was hooked up to a CPM which is a machine that kept her legs moving, because she was unable to move around. “I could only get up to use the bathroom and wash my face,” Moore said. “But other than that I couldn’t walk.” The surgeries have made Moore a more cautious person, but Moore’s younger sister, sophomore Brooke Moore believes she’s made a great recovery. “I think the surgeries have made her more aware of things she can do,” Brooke said. Brooke Moore has learned from Kendra’s experience. “I have learned to be more careful of what I do,” Brooke Moore said. Moore’s mother Mrs. Moore thinks she has done a lot to get better and knows it’s helped her prepare for other challenges she will face in her life. “She’s a very strong person and she worked really hard in therapy to get back,” Mrs. Moore said. She has had to learn to listen to her body and refrain from certain sports and activities but Moore continues to keep a positive attitude. “I have some pretty cool scars now,” Moore said. She’s grown a fondness to her scars from her surgeries. “ She’s really proud of her scars,” Brooke said, “She loves them.” The surgeries have helped prepare Moore for things she will experience later on in her life. “I think the surgeries have changed her for the better,” Mrs. Moore said, “It has made her a stronger person.” 33 by Laurel Wolfe

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Figured out

Junior Shelby Simpson has future school plans and activities all set in place

R Junior Shelby Simpson scales the climbing wall in Bloomington at Hoosier Heights. Simpson planned on traveling abroad for climbing. “I want to get better so that I can go to different places,” Simpson said. photo by Marissa McEwan

Faith in Faith compiled by Shelby Beatty

Junior Faith Whitehead is dedicated to her church JUNIOR FAITH WHITEHEAD stands outside of school. Whitehead was in a youth group at the Faith Trinity Pentecostal Church.

Photo by Shelby Beatty Q. What is something that sets you apart from everyone else? A. “I teach puppet ministry, sing, sign and set an example for the youth at Faith Trinity Pentecostal Church in Shelbyville. We go on Sundays and Wednesdays, sometimes on other days, if there is something going on at my church or other churches.” Q. What are some of the other things that the youth group does for fun?

A. “Some of the group goes to church camps in the summer. At the camps we have a lot of church services and recreation time. It’s all week and lots of fun.” Q. Do you go on any mission trips with your church? A. “Some of us go to Mexico to hand stuff out to kids such as toys, toothbrushes, stuff like that. Sometimes my pastor preaches, even though we have to have an interpreter.” 33

ock climbing, traveling, and attending music festivals are what junior Shelby Simpson’s future holds for her. Step one, graduating a semester early next year and heading to Denver. “I’m going to Red Rocks Community College and studying cultural studies,” Simpson said. Cultural studies lets Simpson explore her interests. “This study gives me the opportunity to travel and take photos which are my two passions,” Simpson said. College isn’t the only thing Simpson is focused on. She also wishes to pursue rock climbing. “I want to get better at rock climbing,” Simpson said. Simpson wants to better prepare herself to climb abroad. “I want to get better so I can go to different places,” Simpson said. “In Tasmania, Australia they have epic places to climb, they’re known for it.” Simpson has never really been into sports, but climbing is different. “It’s a great way for my brother and I to spend time together doing what we love,” Simpson said. Apart from college and rock climbing, Simpson’s third step is traveling abroad. “I’m basing my entire career around being able to travel,” Simpson said. “I want to be knowledgeable about the cultures and countries I’ll visit.” Even her friends know of her plans. “She’s been planning this for a while now,” senior Chris Bremmer said. “She has always wanted to get out of Indiana.” Music is a big attraction for Simpson. She attends a number of jam bands. “Jam bands are music and art festivals,” Simpson said. “They’re both in and out of state.” Some teachers see students pursuing their career early as working out well. “There’s always been a number of student who graduate early and do well,” physics teacher Mr. Mike Spock said. “I assume it will be a good plan for her.” 33 by Erica Stewart

Robotics designer Junior Alex Memering participates in robotics club and competitions

uilding, designing, and creating robots is the way junior Alex Memering spends his after-school hours during Monday through Thursday. “Basically, the robotics team takes anyone who is interested. There is no limit on how many people can be on the team,” Memering said. In the robotics club there are about 15 people. “Most are boys, but we have three girls,” Memering said. Each person has a part to help in the finishing product of the robot. “I’m helping design and put the designs into plans so they can be made,” Memering said. “I’m helping with the programming.” Memering saw the announcement about robotics on BNN and that’s when he became interested in the robotics club. “I was kind of in it my freshman and sophomore year, but I’m much more active in it this year,” Memering said. In the robotics club, there are many different jobs you can do. “I like to do the programming for robots and help build and design them,” Memering said. The robotics club meets four days a week to prepare for their competition. “We work on it a little in our engineering class and resource,” Memering said. Memering’s brother, freshman Spencer

Memering agrees he spends a lot of time on his hobby. “He does robotics club everyday after school, and he really seems to enjoy it,” Spencer Memering. When the club meets the meeting starts the same. “We have a safety meeting first for the competition,” Memering said. “And then everybody splits up and works on individual parts of the robot like designing and building.” These meetings lead up to an important event. In March, Memering will go to a robotics competition, if they do well they stay the rest of the weekend. “It’s three days in Cleveland. Several of us will go up there,” Memering said. “We need an entire crew to fix it if its broken.” Lots of competitions and practices have given Memering a lot of memories. “When we were fixing up one of the old ones with a bucket and the first time we reset the bucket the piston fired so quickly that the entire thing was knocked off,” Memering said. “Everyone in the room jumped.” 33 by Haedyn Scgalski

JUNIOR ALEX MEMERING shows fellow robotics club members seniors Vance Yount and Dylan Howard a piece for a robot. The club met weekly. photo by Marissa McEwan

AS A fellow member of robotics club tests a robot junior Alex Memering observes. Memering worked weekly on the robot.photo by Marissa McEwan

So random

or junior Morgan Case, retaining information comes naturally. She remembers all kinds of random facts, even though they may not be the most useful. Case’s knowledge ranges far and wide from eels to presidents. “I am very good at trivia,” Case said. “I’m good at remembering random things that I’ve heard or read in the past.” Case has always been good with facts. Her family has gotten used to it by now, but her friends are a different story. “My friends think it’s really cool,” Case said. “If they need help with anything like that I’m usually the person they come to.” Her friends notice this habit all the time. “We will be talking about something and she comes out saying something completely random that has nothing to do with our conversation,” junior Jocelyn

Junior Morgan Case picks up out of the ordinary facts and memorizes

Hamilton said. Hamilton isn’t the only friend who notices. “She always tells us random facts or tidbits,” junior Chelsea Huff said. As for where these facts come from, it varies. “She probably gets them either from television, books or people,” Hamilton said. This talent has both positives and negatives for Case. “Sometimes it can be a con that the information is completely useless,” Case said. “But I’m very good at trivia games and it can also be good for a laugh.” 33

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STANDING OUTSIDE, junior Breana Pumphery shows off a tattoo on her arm. She got the tattoo when she was fifteen. “It’s a quote from Moulin Rouge that means a lot to me,” Pumphery said. photo by Marissa McEwan

Writing on her arm

he greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and to be loved in return.” These are the words junior Breana Pumphrey has tattooed on her right arm. “It’s a quote from the movie Moulin Rouge,” Pumphery said. “It just means a lot to me.” Pumphery also as other tattoos beside the quote on her arm. “I have three tattoos,” Pumphery said. “Two are homemade and one is professionally done.” While professionally done tattoos are common, homemade tattoos are not. “Homemade is where I go to just a stranger’s house and they put the tattoo on me” Pumphery said. Pumphery, however, didn’t go to complete strangers for her tattoos. “They aren’t like complete strangers that do the tattoos for me.” Pumphery said. “I kind of know the people. Like one of the tattoos was done by one of my friends brothers.”

Junior Breana Pumphery uses her body as a canvas for art

Pumphery had her first tattoo done right after her 15th birthday. After that, she waited to get her second one. “I tend to get one every year,” Pumphery said. “I got my second one right after my 16th birthday, and then my third right after my 17th.” Pumphery wasn’t scared when she was getting her tattoo. Her close friend, junior Allison Linn, kept her composed. “I was with her when she was getting it,” Linn said. “She just kept squeezing my hand and I was losing circulation.” While Pumphery’s first tattoo was from the movie ‘Moulin Rouge’, her other tattoos are completely different. “The second tattoo is of a robot that I drew myself,” Pumphery said. “My other tattoo is on my shoulder and is a heart with a brush through it. Pumphery doesn’t just draw art for her tattoos, she also does it as a hobby.

“Breana just likes to express her feelings in her drawings,” junior Bethany Wurl said. Pumphery doesn’t just get tattoos to have them. She always has a reason. “I get them in spite of my dad,” Pumphery said. “He doesn’t like them at all.” Pumphery has plans to have more tattoos in the future. She has one in particular that she has been wanting. “I want to get a butterfly because my mom loved butterflies and my mom means everything to me,” Pumphery said. While some people, like Pumphery’s dad, doesn’t like her tattoos, others feel different. “I love them,” Linn said. “I think it’s really awesome that she has the guts to get them.” Pumphery doesn’t see her work as tattoos. She sees them as a form of art. “I just think that your body is a canvas,” Pumphery said. “You can do whatever you want to it.” 33 by Levi Olmstead

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orpus also has time to incorporate baseball into his life. “I play left-field for the baseball team,” Corpus said Baseball isn’t something Corpus picked up when he moved to Indiana. He has played as long as he can remember. “I’ve played baseball for a long time,” Corpus said. “Since like little league.” Even though Corpus is just a sophomore, he is still a valuable member of the team “Alex is just a really good team player,” sophomore Hunter McIntosh said “If someone is down, he can pick them up.”

hen Corpus was younger, he and his family moved to Indiana. “I lived in San Louis Potosi, Mexico,” Corpus said. “It’s the capital of it’s state, so it was a pretty big place.” While Corpus made the transition to Indiana, it was a big change. “I like coming to high school because it’s different from Mexico,” Corpus said. “It’s just different from where I came from.”

Sophomore Alex Corpus sits in his science class. Corpus balanced multiple things in his life, yet always seemed to achieve.

Balancing act Alex Corpus is only a sophomore, but he knows what he wants to do after college. He is still adjusting to the differences between America and Mexico, but there’s one thing in common: baseball. by Levi Olmstead

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nly being a sophomore, Corpus knows what he wants to do after high school. “I really want to be an architect,” Corpus said. Having the passion to be an architect, Corpus likes to research about it. “I like to read architectural biographies,” Corpus said. Corpus hopes to get on track to his dreams while in high school. “I think I’m going to take an architecture class my senior year,” Corpus said.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the deal

Sophomore Jessie Chen expresses herself in many different ways

>> If I had a million dollars I would spend some, save some, share some, donate some. >> One thing I have to do before I die is go to a Jay Chou concert and eat at his two restaurants in Taipei. >> I remember when everyone was friends with everyone else. >> My favorite thing about Columbus, Ind. is that it's home to me. >> My favorite food is eggs because they can be prepared in so many ways, I never get tired of them. >> My favorite thing to do is read. >> My morning consists of waking up, laying in bed until I've pressed the "snooze" button exactly 3 times, getting dressed, brushing my teeth, breakfast, packing my lunch, going to school. >> A random fact about me is I'm a ninja. >> I can't live without family, friends, books, music, technology, love. >> My favorite sport is tennis because there is no long distance running, only agility on the court, and it is really a mind game where strategy is essential. >> I listen to lots of different music and don't really have a favorite band right now. Recently I've been listening to a lot of Jay Chou. (Taiwanese singer/songwriter) though, and if I go to Taiwan this summer, I'm going to one of his concerts. >> I would describe my style as laid-back and sarcastic. >> I don't have any pets, but I collect stuffed animals.

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>> I have traveled to Taiwan, China, Belize, and Mexico and I've been to the airport in Japan. 33

SOPHOMORE JESSIE CHEN has many different facets to her life. She loved to listen to Taiwanese music.

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Freshman Rob Liu is striving to become a YouTube star RoBluue

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HIS EVERYDAY LIFE mishaps are displayed in his YouTube videos. Freshman Rob Liu has been creating videos since Christmas Break.

s the camera faces his way freshman Rob Liu presses the record button and begins to explain common day occurrences with his best accent. Liu started creating YouTube videos this past Christmas Break under the name RoBluue. “My videos are mainly self-deprecating and sort of a commentary about some funny things that happen in my life,” Liu said. Liu goes through a certain process to make his videos. “First of all, you have to get an inspiration of what to make,” Liu said. “I don’t really spend time thinking about it, but when there is something pretty funny or strange happening, I try to recreate it in a video and add some humor to it.” After coming up with the idea and filming the video, Liu has two more steps before his final video is posted on YouTube. “Next is the boring part, and that is editing it,” Liu said. “In my first two videos, I wasn’t really good at it, but I have gotten better as I go. I believe my fourth video is one of the best editing jobs I have done, but I’m still learning.” Finally, Liu’s last step is uploading the video to the web site. “This step takes forever, and sometimes my laptop screws up,” Liu said. “It feels accomplishing after you finish one.” Once the finished product is up, anyone can watch and comment on his videos. “I love reading good comments, and I like constructive criticism too. I generally try to make my videos better through those

comments,” Liu said. “However, I can usually determine immediately if a comment is a hating comment, or is racist. When I see those, I get somewhat angry, but it’s not hard to get rid of them. Just click delete and block user, and everything is cool.” Liu’s favorite video of his is constantly changing as he makes more and more. “My newest video is always my favorite. After putting effort into making a video, you automatically think it is your favorite,” Liu said. “So as of now, my favorite video is ‘RoBluue is Kung Fu Panda’.” Liu is fortunate to have friends here that support him. “I think the videos are really great,” sophomore Sally Padzazza said. “I’m pretty sure if he keeps it going and gets a lot of support from his friends and gets a lot of views he will become the next asian comedian on YouTube.” Liu even have some friendly competition. “I made a bet with him that if he got more views than I did on my video, I would give him a dollar,” junior Andrew Wang said. Liu doesn’t see himself continuing in the YouTube entertainment business, but believes down the road this experience will be beneficial to him. “I do want to become famous, but I don’t think I want to get a career in entertainment,” Liu said. “My chosen major is actually business, but I believe that this experience can help me in the future. I love making people laugh.” 33 by Katee Holman

“Takeover of YouTube” “It was just a start up video with some comedy, and making fun of the fact that I have no muscles.”

“RoBluue talks about...” “I was at an Asian party, and decided to talk about them.”

“No more” “It was me attempting to be a gangsta with the help of my friend Zeek Taylor, who lives in Virginia. I fail miserably.”

“RoBluue is Kung Fu Panda” “My mom constantly makes fun of the fact that I am extremely clumsy, a ‘clumsy bear’, but I claim that I am at least a Kung Fu Panda. There are a few comical reenactments of some scenes of the movie.”

Rigorous Rugby

photo by Madeline Hodek

Senior Ethan Hooten practices rugby indoors at Foundation for Youth. Hooten has been involved with the Columbus Rugby Football team since his sophomore year.

unning towards his target, senior Ethan Hooten tackles the opposing player and recovers the ball. With his determination and desire he finds his way to the end zone. Hooten plays Rugby for the Columbus Rugby Football Club. “I started playing rugby my sophomore year of high school,” Hooten said. “A lot of my friends were on the team or going to join the team, so I decided to try it out.” The Columbus Rugby Football team is open to anyone in high school as long as they are 19 or younger. “It’s a club, so anyone locally can join,” Hooten said. “There are guys on our team from North, East, Edinburgh and other schools around town.” The team travels and plays other teams from Indianapolis and also some out of state tournaments. “I enjoy going to the tournaments and games,” Hooten said. “Rugby is a pretty intense sport to play.”

Animal interest

limy and exotic, reptiles specifically catch the attention of junior Kimberly Mundy. She is enthused about many different types of animals and is ready to learn more about them. Mundy became interested in animals during her childhood. “I love animals because they keep you from feeling lonely and there is so much to learn from them,” Mundy said. Junior Rinesha Robinson has been friends with Mundy for a while. “Kim is a very nice girl and she always talks about how she loves animals,” Robinson said. “I think she is very good with them.” Mundy’s interest in animals has helped her choose what she wants to pursue after high school. “I’ll have information that will help me be more educated about animals so I can study to be a vet,” Mundy said. Friends have also picked up on her animal obsession, especially pitbulls. “Kim is obsessed with pitbulls. We

Senior Ethan Hooten finds passion in a unique and vigorous sport The goal to win a game of rugby is to score the most ‘tries’. “Tries require the player to physically lay the ball in the end zone unlike football where it just has to cross the line,” Hooten said. Hooten’s main position in rugby is the flanker. “My job as flanker is to tackle the player with the ball and get possession back,” Hooten said. In rugby 15 players are eligible to play for each team during the game. There are both offensive and defensive positions involved with the game. Senior Casey Wilson believes everyone should play rugby. “It’s a sport that not a lot of people play and yet everybody plays the whole field,” Wilson said. “It’s not like football where everyone has their own job.” 33 by Brooke Fath

This junior is especially intrigued by distinct animals

have animal science together and when we use the computers she is always looking up pitbulls,” friend, sophomore Autumn Wilson said. Mundy has two pets: a guinea pig and a dog. Mundy shows her guinea pig at the 4-H fair. “(Bubby) has won reserve champion. If he were a little older he would have won champion,” Mundy said. “It was his first year showing.” Mr. Kenny Mundy, Mundy’s father has taken notice in how much she cares for animals. “She finds about an hour and a half a night to show her dog and guinea pig how much she loves them,” Mr. Mundy said. Mundy uses animals as a way to clear her mind at the end of the day. “A positive way animals have affected me is they have given me a way to escape,” Mundy said. “They give me a chance to calm down.” 33 by Haedyn Scgalski

junior kim mundy’s guinea pig Bubby won reserve champion at the 4-H fair. She also owned a Shetland sheepdog, Striker. “Striker is independent and he thinks he rules the house,” Mundy said. photo by Madeline Hodek 27

Disabling the label S

LEADING A BEST buddies meeting Feb. 22, senior Jenna Huebel talks to the group about upcoming events. She was the president of the club and tied it in to her senior project. photo by Madeline Hodek

Senior Jenna Huebel brings national campaign to North

enior Jenna Huebel is on a mission: to stop offensive language to help others feel better about themselves and to educate students on everyday words that cut deep. Huebel is so passionate about this, her senior project revolves around it. This task contains two parts: “Spread the word to end the word” and “Disable the label.” “I’m doing more with the ‘Spread the word to end the word’ campaign,” Huebel said. “Altogether it’s a disabilities awareness day on March 3.” Huebel isn’t doing this alone, it’s a worldwide effort. “Best Buddies and Special Olympics are also involved,” Special Education teacher Mrs. Janae Noman said. This movement has also appeared on “American Morning” on CNN. The combined global goal is to receive 100,000 pledges. The plan here is to end the R-word (retard) by disabling the label. Ending the word is a top priority for Huebel. “It’s so important because it’s very offensive and people don’t get that,” Huebel said. This word upsets students with disabilities. “They do understand what it means and it does hurt their feelings,” Huebel said. The R-word often does more than just hurt feelings. “Most people don’t think of this word as hate speech,” high school Best Buddies Manager Bridget Young said. “But, that’s exactly what it feels like to millions of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families and friends.” Huebel is spreading the word here for the project. “I’m going to resources and talking to the students about my project,” Huebel said. “I’m also having banners for kids to sign to pledge not to say the R-word.” It’s high hoped that students won’t stop with simply pledging, but rather stick with it and realize what they’re really saying. “Students need to recognize when people use the word and that it’s not appropriate,” Mrs. Norman said. “They’re referring to a person and that’s not okay.” This program is focusing on getting through to everyone. “Our goal is to reach those outside of this community so the general public stops using the word in everyday speech,” Young said. Huebel doesn’t stop with her senior project for this topic though. She is very involved with kids and is the Best Buddies president as well. “I’ve always loved working with kids,” Huebel said, “I find them amazing, they are such great kids.” 33 by Erica Stewart

Passing period ponderings

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First Christian Church was built in ‘42, and was the first contemporary building in Columbus. Architect Eliel Saarinen designed the church to be geometric. The free-standing bell tower stands at 166 feet. English sculptor Henry Moore created “Large Arch” in ‘71. It stands 20 feet tall, 12 feet wide and weighs five and a half tons. It was sand cast in bronze in 50 sections in West Germany before it was brought to Columbus.

The Second Street bridge was completed in ‘99 and is the first of its kind in North America. The cable-stayed bridge was designed by J. Muller International and frames the Bartholomew County Courthouse and First Christian Church’s tower.

The Visitor’s Center opened in ‘73, after being remodeled from a furniture store, a boy’s club and an office building. Expansion of the Visitor’s Center was completed in ‘95 by Kevin Roche. In the bay window at the front of the building hangs Dale Chihuly’s “Yellow Neon Chandelier”.

Built in ‘69, the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library was designed by I. M. Pei. He designed it to be a square with tall, rectangular windows. Pei requested that Lafayette Street be closed to compiled by Lindsey Thompson create a large plaza. 33 Information from Columbus, Ind. Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

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