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Inside this issue: News 6 Feature 8 Student Section 14
Sports 24
I’m Just as Sharp Students with disabilities can overcome aspects of their difficulties with passion 16 NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / COVER PHOTO
CHS students make an effort to cut sodium intake 10
Student Section Members of the ComedySportz team prepare for their competition season 14
Entertainment Reporter Aaron Shi describes how Starcraft, a real-time strategy game, can enhance cognitive flexibility 20
Sports Students and fans learn the importance of keeping their composure during sporting events 27
Perspectives
Feature
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March is the month for competitions and big events in Latin Club, Global Giving and DECA 6
Reporter Alex Yu debates with reporter Kyle Walker about the doctrine of feminism 30
Perspectives
News
Social Media Editor Caitlin Muller evaluates the history and growth of the recent hippie trend 31
15 Minutes
Entertainment 20
Adaline “Adi” Bebo is ranked first in the nation for baton twirling 32
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February is National Cherry Month; on top of that, recent studies have shown that cherries may be a superfood. Here are a few things you should know about the fruit and the benefits that it brings to the table.
T H E P A R TS
T HE B ENEF I T S
EXOCARP
FIGHTS HEART DISEASE AND CANCER
The outermost layer of the fruit, the exocarp, is also more commonly known as the skin. This tough layer protects the inner layers and stores pigments.
Cherries are filled with antioxidants called anthocyanins. Add that to the three grams of fiber, abundance of vitamin C and carotenoids, and you’ve got one super anti-cancer team.
MESOCARP
The mesocarp is the fleshy part of the fruit that is generally eaten.
*Cyanidin and quercetin aid by reducing free radicals in the body.
HELPS WITH SLEEP (AND JET LAG) Cherries are one of the few foods that naturally contain melatonin, which helps regulate your heart rhythms and your body’s sleep cycles. Melatonin is also commonly used to fight the effects of jet lag.
ENDOCARP
The innermost layer of the fruit, the endocarp, can be thick and hard or fleshy.
GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMINS
SEED
Vitamin A Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin C
Also known as the pit of the cherry, the seed holds the embryo.
.012 mg .02 mg .02 mg .04 mg
*Cherries have nearly 19 times as much vitamin A as blueberries and strawberries. 10 mg
REDUCES INFLAMMATION The presence of anthocyanins and phytochemicals in cherries helps limit inflammation-inducing enzymes and can reduce pain from arhtritis, injuries or even sore muscles. They are said to be a great post-workout snack.
HAS A LOW FRUIT GLYCEMIC INDEX* Cherries 22 Plums 39 Blueberries 40
Peaches Grapes Apricots
42 46 57
*Glycemic or Glycaemic Index (GI) is a measure of how quickly one’s blood sugar rises in response to eating food
T H E T Y PES BING CHERRIES
RAINER CHERRIES
SKEENA CHERRIES
LAPINS CHERRIES
Color: Deep mahogany red Size: Large Texture: Firm Taste: Sweet (18% fruit sugar)
Color: Gold with red blush Size: Very large Texture: Fine Taste: Extremely sweet (23% fruit sugar)
Color: Mahogany Size: Large Texture: Dense Taste: Very sweet (20% fruit sugar)
Color: Mahogany Size: Large Texture: Firm, crack-resistant Taste: Sweet and flavorful (18% fruit sugar)
CHELA CHERRIES
TIETON CHERRIES
SWEETHEART CHERRIES
Color: Mahogany red Size: Large Texture: Firm Taste: Sweet (17% fruit sugar)
Color: Bright mahogany red Size: Very large Texture: Very firm Taste: Sweet (17% fruit sugar)
Color: Dark red/black Size: Large, heart-shaped Texture: Very firm Taste: Sweet (18% fruit sugar)
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Did you know? Accounting for about 15 percent of all cases, Adolescents and young adults age 16 to 21 have the highest incidence of meningococcal disease. One in seven cases among adolescents results in death.
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News Briefs March 1
The Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) will conduct the ISSMA state competition for percussion, wind instruments and string instruments.
March 17
Model UN will attend a Model UN conference in Indianapolis on March 17.
ANGELA WU / PHOTO
MODELING: Krishna Pathak, Model UN president and junior explains the Model UN conference in Indianapolis on March 17 to new club members.
March 19
The performing arts district will conduct a choral concert in the Dale E. Graham Auditorium on March 19.
March 23
NHS will conduct its induction ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Dale E. Graham Auditorium.
Extended Schedule To make up for time lost during snow days, CHS will run on a revised schedule starting March 6 Period Time
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Meningitis vaccination requirements to come in 2014 BY SARAH LIU sliu1@hilite.org
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ccording to nurse coordinator Kandyce Hardie, current juniors who have not received a meningitis vaccine before their 16th birthday will be required to receive one before school starts next year. She said because of the new government-imposed law, the health center is encouraging students to get their vaccines soon as a preventative measure. “In the past, you’ve always had to have one before college, but now, next year, they’re requiring that our (next year’s) seniors get them so that they’re covered here at school,” Hardie said. “Because the law’s changing in a year, we’re just trying to give a push this summer. We’re not trying to respond or react to something that happened; we’re really just trying to prevent it.” According to Hardie, it is important to take preventative actions because meningitis can be contagious and harmful. “Meningitis is typically spread in areas where there are lots of people who work closely together, so it’s very common to have meningitis in secondary education like in colleges because people live in dormitories, and it’s common in school
The Symptoms Meningitis has a number of common symptoms Altered mental status
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States across the country vary greatly in their meningitis vaccination requirements
Required for postsecondary schools Required for secondary schools Required for both No requirements NCSL.ORG / SOURCE ALEX YU / GRAPHIC
systems because students are working so closely together,” Hardie said. “Meningitis is scary just because it can lead to brain damage; it can make you very, very ill; but the simple thing about meningitis is that if you get a vaccine, you won’t get it.” However, some students like senior Alexander Neely said they do not support the new vaccination requirement. Neely said ALLY RUSSELL / PHOTO the responsibility to get TAKE A SHOT: Nurse coordinator Kandyce Hardie goes vaccinated rests in the hands over a student’s immunization records. Starting next of the parents and students, school year, the meningitis vaccine will be among the rather than the government. immunizations required by this school. “It shouldn’t be a requirement,” Neely said. “The government is here to protect, not such as during annual physicals. She also to decide what we have to get for high said the nurses are willing to help students school, what we have to do for shots and find out if they need it. stuff like that. It’s contradicting because “We’re willing to help if a student it is the school’s responsibilities to keep unsure if they need it or not, we’re happy public health in check, and this new to look for them and let them know,” she requirement could be a way of doing that, said. “I would just advise them to get it as (but) at the same time, it should be the soon as possible before next year because parents’ responsibilities.” the school has to take measures against Nonetheless, Hardie said students those who don’t receive it in time, so we H should still get the shot when they can, don’t want that to happen.”
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Administration to implement ACCUPLACER Test to determine college readiness in students scoring under a cutoff score on PSAT, ECA, other tests BY SREYA VEMURI svemuri@hilite.org
and is used to identify strengths and weaknesses in students to help improve their skills. Assistant Principal Karen McDaniel, who is in charge of the administration of the test, said sophomores will have to take the ACCUPLACER diagnostic if they score a 41 or In order to help students become more college or career ready, below on the critical reading and math sections of the PSAT the administration plans to administer the ACCUPLACER or fail the Algebra I ECA, and juniors and seniors will have diagnostic exam for students who fail to meet certain to take the exam if they score a 46 or below or fail the Algebra requirements concerning the PSAT and ECA. According to I or English 10 ECAs. These cut-offs were chosen based on College Board, ACCUPLACER is a group of computerized what College Board says is a good score for a student to get tests that determines preparedness for college-level courses on the PSAT that would make them college and career ready. McDaniel said, “(The state) wants to break down even further specific areas that students might need remediation and specific areas in reading and in math and in college and career readiness. But a student only has to take that area where they may be deficient. And then once we go through whatever remediation we’ll do in order to help students, then they would then take that ACCUPLACER diagnostic again next winter to see if they’re at a point where they feel as though they are ready.” Sophomore Micah ALEX YOM / PHOTO Hoffbauer said she is in TEST TAKER: Sophomore Micah Hoffbauer studies for a test during SRT. According to favor of the ACCUPLACER Hoffbauer, the questions on the PSAT are not a reliable indicator of academic skill or ability ab and the ACCUPLACER would be a better alternative. then because it would be a better
Comparing Scores Students with a scoring below a certain score in the PSAT must take the ACCUPLACER PSAT Mathematics 41
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determinant of college and career readiness than the PSAT. “I don’t think the PSAT is a good measure of critical reading or math. I’m in an advanced math class, and some of the problems on it I’d never seen before, and some of the English words I didn’t even know existed because you just don’t hear them every day or use them,” Hoffbauer said via email. +− ÷ × According to McDaniel, although the type of remediation students will receive has not been finalized yet, it may range If ab, then anywhere from a web-based program to remediation through cd. noun a student’s English or math courses the next year. Additionally, verb noun verb conj conj she said the cost of the test would be free since it is covered by adj The ACCUPLACER test has questions from a number of differentadj categories the state. ab If ab, then then McDaniel said, “Because the testing window is the end of cd. WritePlacer (written essay) January through the end of March, we will assess students this 17 arithmetic 20 English-As-A-Second ab year, but if we find that a student isn’t college or career ready questions Language (ESL) sentence then noun based on the determining factors, then we’ll start remediation meaning questions verb next year.” conj According to McDaniel, sophomores’ PSAT scores will adj ab 10.0 % 11.8 % 20 college-level still be taken into account when determining whether or not then math questions the student needs to take the ACCUPLACER, even though 11.8 % the PSAT only serves as a practice for them. However, the 11.8 % ab ab then 20 ESL listening questions ab student may or may not have to continue with remediation then noun ab then 7.1 % verb after taking the ACCUPLACER. then conj 11.8 % 12 elementary “If (students) take the ACCUPLACER diagnostic and they adj algebra questions score at a specific point value that they need to, then they don’t 11.8 % noun noun verb have to continue with remediation. So a student may not have verbskills questions 11.8 % 20 ESL reading conj ab taken the PSAT as seriously as they probably should have, conj adj ab then ab 11.8 % 20 reading adj because they didn’t score at that cutoff point. If they take that then then comprehension questions diagnostic and they score at a certain range, then they don’t H have to do anything else.”
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CHS clubs to compete in March Global Giving to have dance jam instead of CBDC
DECA members prepare for state competition
BY SRIYA RAVI sravi1@hilite.org
BY CHRISTINE FERNANDO cfernando1@hilite.org
Instead of Carmel’s Best Dance Crew (CBDC), Global Giving is hosting a dance jam due to the lack of dance crews, according to Ryan Ringenberg, club sponsor and history teacher. The club hopes to have the event before spring break, although it is unsure due to the snow days. Ringenberg said, “This is more in line with what the dance groups are asking for — less of a competition and less pressure regarding a full scale competition. They wanted more of a fun way to get together with other dance crews.” ANGELA WU / PHOTO According to Jessica Chiang, club co-president and NEW JAM: Jessica Chiang, club co-president and senior, senior, the dance jam will be different from CBDC in that leads a Global Giving meeting. Global Giving is partnering it will not have select crews perform. Anyone, whether in with Hip Hop Club for the dance jam. a group or solo, can perform. Also, there will not be any judges, and the dance jam will be more of a talent showcase. The money raised from this event will benefit the two charities, Operation Smiles and Ronald McDonald House, which Global Giving has chosen. “The ultimate goal of this event would be to raise money for a charity but also to provide kind of an outlet for different Global groups to showcase talent,” Ringenberg Giving said. “In the past years, we’ve raised over Ryan Ringenberg $500, so that would be the hope — that DECA Club sponsor and history teacher the event would bring in enough people to raise that much money.” H
“They wanted more of a fun way to get together with other dance crews.”
Latin Club to participate in IJCL Latin
BY SREETI RAVI sravi@hilite.org
ALEX YOM / PHOTO
VENI VIDI VICI: Catherine Hart, Latin Club co-president and senior, meets with other Latin Club members. Latin Club will compete in IJCL on March 14 to 15.
Latin Club is heading to Indiana University on March 14 to 15 to compete in the Indiana Junior Classical League (IJCL) State Latin Convention, an academic competition in which students participate in different tests for vocabulary, grammar, culture and other topics according to Latin Club sponsor Caren Rickett. The competition also includes creative arts and graphic arts contests. In the creative arts contest, participants can recite poems in Latin, design costumes in the costume contest or even give speeches in English and Latin. In the graphic arts contests, students have to make maps or posters. “It’s nice to get together with people from around the state who study Latin and like the same things you do, and it’s just fun,” Rickett said. Catherine Hart, Latin Club co-president and senior, is participating in the Latin Oratory competition and will be making a map and greeting card for the creative arts contest. Hart said, “It’s not just our school that’s going. It’s a bunch of schools, so I hope that not only do we get to further our education in Latin but also meet other people who are interested in Latin from other schools in the rest of the state.” H
DECA members, according to sponsor Laura Cardamon, will compete in their state competition from March 9 to 11 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. At Regionals... Students will compete either individually DECA members won or as part of a team in the following number many events, including of places at the principles of business previous Regionals administration, team decision-making, business operations research and First place business management and 10 finishes entrepreneurship. During the competition, students will take a written exam and participate in a role-playing portion. The top three Second 7 in each event will then place advance to the national finishes competition. DECA members, Cardamon said, have 6 often advanced to Third place nationals in previous finishes years and are looking this LAURA CARDAMON / SOURCE year to continue the trend. HELENA MA / GRAPHIC “Our (goal) is to send students in every event to compete at DECA Nationals in Atlanta in May,” Cardamon said via email. Mitchell Morfas, DECA president and senior, said his goal is also for members to win state and advance to the national competition. “I’m very confident that we’re going to reach our goal,” Morfas said. “I definitely think we have a very strong chance of winning state and pushing a lot of our members to nationals this year. We’re a lot more organized, and our members are a lot more focused than in previous years. Everyone’s just doing such a great job with putting in the time and effort to push DECA to the state competition H and beyond.”
CYNTHIA WU / PHOTO
IT’S ALL BUSINESS: Mitchell Morfas, DECA president and senior, meets with other club members to discuss the state competition. DECA members will compete at their state competition from March 9 to 11.
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Ending a word of derision
Best Buddies encourage students to sign ‘End the R-word’ pledge throughout March
BY MIRIAM HU mhu@hilite.org “Don’t be such a retard!” Alex Hiller, Peer Buddy and junior, said she heard a boy yell this across the table at her sixth-grade brother’s birthday party and deals with situations like this often. “I got so upset with him,” she said. “It just breaks my heart that kids that young throw around a word that has so much meaning like it’s nothing. I told him he should not use that word and that it is horribly offensive.” According to r-word.org, the words “retard” or “retarded” are painful to hear because they are demeaning and derogatory toward people with intellectual disabilities. The Best Buddies club supports the R-word organization in asking people to “stop saying the R-word as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people.” Buddy and senior Sarah Sayles said, “I want people to stop saying it (because) it’s a bad word. It can hurt people’s feelings.” Best Buddies sponsor Dana Lawrence said the club aims to raise awareness of the issue at this school. Like in the previous three years, members will sell End the R-Word wristbands as well as put up a poster for students to sign during all four lunch periods. By signing the poster, students pledge to stop saying the word. “We’d like to hang the poster up somewhere around the school,” Lawrence said. Hiller said she still tells people to stop using the word in casual conversation and has received mixed reactions. She said, “I will say something along the lines of ‘that’s a really offensive thing to say, please don’t use that word.’” According to Lawrence, though, almost every student
who walked by the club’s booth last year signed the poster to state they would stop using the word. However, it can be difficult to measure success. Lawrence said the club runs on the honor code and hopes students will be true to their promises. “We just hope that they’re true to their honor because a lot of the kids sign it, and we’re hoping maybe they’ll spread Different states have different levels it, saying ‘Hey, don’t use that of legislation regarding the words “mental retardation” word’ if they’re talking to their friends,” she said. “All I can really measure is how many people I hear say it,” Hiller said. “When one person believes in this and tells their friends and family not to say it, somebody in that group is bound to agree and do the same thing. I think the more people we can get to just to listen to what we have to say, the more times that message gets passed on. I want to raise awareness as much as possible. It’s something that is so hurtful, and I feel like everyone at some point in their lives has Bill introduced but Bill passed into law ANTHONY KO / not passed into law had something upsetting or GRAPHIC hurtful said about them. Just Bill not introduced but State passed a R-WORD.ORG / imagine that being used as a terminology changes made bill, waiting for SOURCE H diss universally.” governor’s signature
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END THE WORD: Best Buddies club members play games such as basketball during SRT. The club aims to raise awareness about the R-word throughout March and will sell wristbands as well as put up a poster for students to sign.
Discussing the R-word How to discuss the R-word with others: Another person
I’m such a retard; I forgot milk at the store.
Hey. Back off.
I’m not trying to make fun of people; it’s just how I talk.
I understand, I’ll try to use another word.
You Hey, I would appreciate it if you didn’t use the word “retard.”
When you use retard as another way to say idiot or stupid, then you’re saying people with mental disabilities are stupid, which is not true.
The problem is, when you use the R-word, you’re hurting people with intellectual disabilities because of the negative connotation of your comment. You’re also hurting their friends and families too.
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al·tru·ism
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SARAH LIU, RUSHI PATEL / GRAPHIC MERRIAM WEBSTER / SOURCE
Young Love (of Service)
\’al-trü-,i-zem\
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
Students at this school are fueled to participate in community service activities, contrasting a recent study that found correlation between older age and altruism
and community service organizations. a greater appreciation of the work they do Indeed, high school students also boast a For example, Jacob Brown and Griffin when they see the impact it has.” variety of advantages that offset any Hoover, Dance Marathon co-chairs, Joseph “Joe” Philleo, Key Club disadvantages that they face. Cabinet members and seniors, secretary and sophomore, said “High school students 15.7% September 2013 spearheaded the 2014 Dance college resumes are a possible are very energetic and of people study published Marathon event. As chairmen, motivation for doing service. more able-bodied than gave blood 44.6% of people by Alexandra Brown and Hoover have Napoli said altruism is some older citizens. last year volunteered for Freund and Fredda been perpetually involved also fueled by religious belief, Students are also charity last year Blanchard—Fields in planning, organizing and challenging life experiences centrally located. It AKSHAR PATEL / titled “Age-Related GRAPHICS fundraising for the event. and parental examples. makes organizing Differences in Altruism PUBLIC DATA / Brown said he invests According to Freund and events much easier SOURCE Across Adulthood” so much time and energy Blanchard-Fields, high school because there’s less suggests that there is into Dance Marathon not for students may be discouraged distance to travel and a positive correlation recognition, House points nor from altruism because they are at a it’s zero cost to volunteer,” between age and altruistic his college resume, but because of the disadvantage to older people in regards Philleo said. tendencies; adolescents are satisfaction of service. to resources. Many people believe financial generally not very involved in community “When you get up on stage at the Napoli said, “Some potential security also promotes altruism because service activities. end to do the dance and you look limitations include not knowing it frees many students here from financial Yet, students here out and there’s a thousand where to go, where to find duty. However, it may only be a clearly do not fit kids there dancing, it’s pretty good opportunities minor factor. the mold, with amazing to see a fourth of for community “The kids participating in several students our school come together service or Dance Marathon who aren’t here involved and give back to the simply a lack of financially sound who really in a plethora community,” Brown said. experience,. want to give back to the of volunteering According to Lisa— Yet, Ziegler said community will give back 63% of people gave Marie Napoli, professor he does not believe regardless, ” Brown said. money to the homeless of political and civic high school students last year engagement at IU, altruism is are at any disadvantage to primarily fueled by the inherent contribute to the community. motivation to help people or improve “At a high school age, you the world. can contribute just as much as any Similar to House, Do Something Club adult can. There’s never really a gives back to the community through disadvantage to getting involved various service activities. in community service at a young James Ziegler, Do Something Club age. Kids are learning skills sponsor and social studies teacher, said, they’ll be able to carry forward “Members of Do Something Club gain as adults,” Ziegler said.
BY ALEX YU ayu@hilite.org
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HOUSE AT SCHOOL: Jacob Brown (left), Dance Marathon co-chair and senior, takes House information from Griffin Hoover (right), the other co-chair. Organizations like House have always strived to have an impact at this school through altruism.
Jacob Brown
Dance Marathon co-chair
NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTO
I took a look at (House) and said, ‘This is something I want to do.’ It’s been an awesome experience and the best part of high school.”
FEB. 27, 2014 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | FEATURE | PAGE 9 Ziegler said he agrees. He said, “I’ve found that sometimes the people that have the least are the most giving.” Regardless of the motivations and limitations, the positive impact of community service, especially at a young age, is undeniable. Brown said, “If the younger generations start giving back early and continue to give back as they get older and older, they’re going to make a bigger difference in this world.” Napoli said, “The relationship between people who do
public service and the people who are receiving it is an extremely valuable connection. The impact is definitely strong; it creates trust in humanity.” But with a school of nearly 5,000 students, there is always room for improvement, according to Ziegler. He said there is potential to have more students do community service clubs. Ziegler said, “It’s something I’d like to see spread all throughout the school. With as many community service clubs as we have, we can continue to do better and continue to H get more and more kids involved.”
Description: Key Club is a community service organization working in conjunction with the Kiwanis Club.
Special Events: Community service activities including various drives to support the Hamilton County Red Cross, support to Prevail (a center for domestic violence victims in Hamilton County,) fundraising for Camp Riley and Iodine Deficiency Disorder.
Key Club
House Description:
Altruistic organizations at CHS Compiled by Alex Yu Do you want to lend a helping hand? Consider joining these and/or other similar organizations. Description: GKOMs are assigned to a freshman SRT for the year. They work with the SRT teacher and the freshmen to ease the transition into CHS.
House is a branch of student government that provides social and community events for students to participate in and grow as leaders.
Special Events: Tailgate for Life, Greyhound Games, Dr. Duke 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Homecoming Alumni Tent, Winter Formal, Dance Marathon, Houndstock.
NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN, ALICE ZHU / PHOTOS
Special Events: Greyhound Kick-Off (Freshman Orientation,) 5 Connection Sessions for the freshmen, 2 social events for the freshmen (Hot Dog Dance and Basketball Pizza Night).
GKOM Do Something Club Description:
Special Events:
A club devoted to the betterment of our community by dedicating time and resources through volunteering and fund raising.
Nursing home visits, soup kitchen visits, making care packages for soldiers, donation drives for toiletries and baby products.
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Thanks, but Na
ALEX YOM / PHOTO
As awareness of sodium overconsumption in modern America rises, students become more mindful of sodium intake and monitoring dietary habits BY MATT DEL BUSTO mdelbusto@hilite.org It’s lunchtime. Hundreds of students go through cafeteria lines, picking up entrées such as spaghetti and meatballs, chicken parmesan or pizza. Still others unpack their own lunches. Junior Marisa Arakawa takes a sandwich out of her lunch box. Some students get white skim milk to be healthy while others choose to hold off on dessert. As far as healthiness is concerned, does anyone keep sodium in mind? Arakawa is among the many students who are aware of their diet. She said she considers herself knowledgeable about the food she eats, yet admitted to only “kind of ” knowing about the problems of high sodium consumption.
An American Heart Association article published Oct. 21, 2013 recommended people to “aim to eat less than 1,500 mg of sodium per day.” However, the article cited that Americans, on average, consume 3,436 mg of sodium per day —an amount well over twice as much as is recommended. As a vegetarian, Arakawa said she considers herself aware of the food she eats. “I think (I am aware) maybe more so than other people because my mom is conscious of it,” Arakawa said. “It reflects our family diet.” Arakawa and her entire family are all vegetarians. She said she has been a vegetarian since she was three or four years old, when her parents decided to make the switch to a vegetarian diet. She said this has led her to eat healthier. According to Brooke Pearson, independent consultant at
Sodium Content of Common Foods
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Pearson said most sodium is consumed from processed foods, ranging from pizza and breads to soups and sauces. Yeast breads contribute high amounts of sodium to diets not because of their high sodium per serving, but because people eat so many servings of bread a day. Additionally, Pearson said that because Americans tend to consume too many calories per day, this naturally increases their daily intake of sodium. Richard Mattes, professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue, said via email, “The primary source of sodium in the diet is processed foods, dairy products and baked goods. The former are high in sodium. The latter two are not necessarily high, but we consume this in high quantity, so they contribute
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cheese pizza: 1 slice
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chicken noodle soup: 1 cup chicken breast with skin: 1/2 breast ham: 3 oz.
100%
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709 mg
shake white bread: 1 slice
75%
Butler University and registered dietitian, a vegetarian diet usually contains less sodium as opposed to a diet including meat. Pearson said that processed foods such as lunch meats contain high amounts of sodium. Because vegetarians do not have the typical “ham and cheese” sandwich in their diet and tend to have more fresh vegetables and fruits, foods that are naturally very low in sodium, vegetarians generally intake less sodium per day.
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SALTY SELECTS: Seniors Allison Hartman (right) and Alyssa Zhao (left) select chips for lunch. This year, CHS implemented more low sodium policies.
FEB. 27, 2014 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | FEATURE | PAGE 11 a good deal of sodium. The salt shaker is actually a small contributor, as are salty snacks.”
Minimizing Sodium Consumption
Pearson’s first suggestion to keeping sodium consumption under control is reading food labels. Upon reading, she said people should choose the food lower in sodium or choose the sodium-free option. She said people need to find out where the sodium comes from in their diets and reduce their consumption of those foods. In the same way, Arakawa said people should read food labels to get knowledge about what the food contains. Additionally, in order to control amounts of sodium, Pearson stressed the importance of eating a diet with more fresh fruits and vegetables, which contain very low amounts of sodium. Mattes said that long-term effects from overconsumption of sodium depend on the individual. “Some individuals can consume high amounts with no apparent adverse effect. For some people, their blood pressure is responsive to sodium intake,” he said. “There is a genetic basis for reactivity to dietary sodium. Unfortunately, we don’t know how to test for this now.” Similarly, Pearson said the biggest adverse effect from too much sodium is hypertension. She said increased blood pressure is hard on the kidneys and heart, which makes people more susceptible to heart disease, including heart attacks.
HEALTHY HABITS: Junior Marisa Arakawa eats a packed lunch. Arakawa grew up as a vegetarian, which she said has made her choose healthier food options. ALLY RUSSELL / PHOTO
What is CHS doing?
Holly Huepenbecker-Hull, assistant cafeteria manager for the main cafeteria, said, “I don’t think students are aware of sodium (intake).” Yet, the food service staff has taken measures to control amounts of sodium. She gave an example of a can of green beans. She said the cafeteria gets the green beans with no salt added, but just to make sure, they rinse them as well. She said they are not allowed to add salt, but instead they add seasoning, another suggestion given by Pearson to reduce sodium consumption. Huepenbecker-Hull said the Competitive Foods Act, which will be officially enacted for the 2014-15 school year, affects the amount of sodium in foods. While the first target does not begin until July 1, 2014, she said that the staff is trying to get ahead of the ball game by having foods that already meet this act’s standards this year. Standards include having school lunches average 1,420 mg of sodium or less. By July 1, 2017, this number drops to 1,080 mg. Of these changes, Huepenbecker-Hull said, “Manufacturers have to come up with products to meet the guidelines.” Because of this, she said that decreasing amounts of sodium offered in school meals is something that will happen gradually.
A recent American Heart Association survey shows that Americans consume too much sodium, leading to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke
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Reducing the average American’s sodium intake by 1,200 mg would reduce annual health care costs by $20 billion
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Raising Awareness
Mattes and Huepenbecker-Hull said they both think awareness of high amounts of sodium is increasing. Mattes said, “I think most people have heard this, but not knowing what a high level of consumption is or where most of the sodium comes from in the diet, does little to reduce intake. Concern about decreasing the palatability of food also mitigates against reduction of salt in the diet.” For her part, Huepenbecker-Hull said she has had kids ask for salt at lunch, but there are no salt shakers in an effort to reduce sodium. This, she said, may open their eyes. Arakawa said further education about food would help. “People need to be more educated in schools and really just need to learn problems (ingredients in) food can cause,” H Arakawa said. “There is a need to teach people that.”
Amount of sodium the average American consumes daily:
3,300mg Suggested daily intake of sodium by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines:
The American Heart Association recommends that six out of 10 Americans consume only:
1,500mg 2,300mg
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Check This Out Watch some clips from the Comedy Sportz match that took place on Feb. 6 during SRT at http://youtu.be/5Rt13zRFdAo
ComedySportz team prepares for upcoming competition season BY ANGELA WU awu@hilite.org Junior Duncan Moran walks onstage for a ComedySportz match, not knowing what he’s about to do or say. He readies himself for what is about to be an hour and a half of just comedy and improvisation. “I joined ComedySportz because I wanted to take a shot at stage comedy. I
Upcoming matches All matches are home in the Studio Theatre Thursday, Feb. 20 Friday, Feb. 21 Thursday, March 27 Friday, March 28 Thursday, April 24 Friday, April 25 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL / SOURCE
made the team and became exposed to so much I never would have guessed would be important. I always figured improv was, well, in the moment. I soon learned how much preparation is needed to make yourself stage ready. Without working with your team ahead of time, getting on stage could be a disaster,” Moran said. ComedySportz is a competitive improvisational team. Members are selected by current team members and Jim Peterson, sponsor and performing arts teacher. The team holds auditions in September, trains during the fall semester and competes during the spring semester. “We choose the best that show the greatest potential in comedy: thinking on their feet, rhythm with music, people who are just not afraid to step out there. A good ‘actlete’ isn’t afraid to just jump up and make a fool of himself,” Moran said. During the fall, members practice various performance skills such as listening,
observing, being in the moment and the importance of ensemble performing. “In a play, once on stage, the lines become natural and all worry leaves. In improv, it’s similar. Once the crowd roars and the referee begins his opening spiel, all becomes all right. I just relax with the feeling that whatever happens, people will laugh,” Moran said. ComedySportz matches at CHS are held in the Studio Theater. Two teams of improvisational “actletes” compete for laughs, points on the scoreboard, and the Meaningless Trophy. “We compete against each other to see who’s the funniest. It’s a lot of fun. The kids are great. It’s fun to laugh and make jokes… and that’s always a good thing,” Peterson said. During matches, the audience actively participates in the show by offering suggestions that the performers can build their scenes or jokes around. Matches are staged like a sports match but players play improvisation games
that focus on teamwork and comedy. “Usual match games deal a lot with scenes, music, and gimmicks. I have many favorites, but one that almost always brings me to tears is a game called Boo-Yay. It’s a head to head game of establishing the bright and dark sides of everything. Players take a suggestion like puppies or something, and the ‘Yay’ line would start with ‘I got a puppy today!’ and the crowd shouts ‘Yay!’ then the opposite ‘Boo’ line would return with ‘It died a minute ago.’ ‘Boo!’ ‘But it had life insurance!’ ‘Yay!’ It may seem confusing, but this game is one that will have you on the floor laughing and hating yourself for finding it so funny,” Moran said. At the end of the game, the audience decides which team wins the match. “There’s a rule in ComedySportz: always play to win, but don’t care if you lose. It’s really about the crowd. You’re putting on a show for them. You’re trying to entertain people, not win a trophy,” Moran said. H
ALL LAUGHS: Members of the Comedy Sportz team practice their improv skills every week at practice. Duncan Moran (middle), junior and team member, said the team has been practicing all school year to prepare for the competition season. MIKAELA GEORGE / PHOTO
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Skin Deep
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Senior Layne Garrison "I got my tattoo over winter break. I got it because I'm really into music, and the verse just kind of spoke to me." Why that bible verse over any other? "I'm really into music. My Young Life leader showed me the verse and ever since then I've really liked it because it humbles me to do what I love to do for the best reason. What does it say? "Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything. Ephesians 5:19." “(They) originally messed it up. The guy thought a word was spelled a certain way, and I couldn’t see it due to its position on my body, and he just tattooed an extra letter. I did get it fixed, but I didn’t pay anything for it, and they were really cool about it, and it looks better in my opinion. Reliability had nothing to do with it. It was just a simple mistake that had a permanent effect. The tattooist was phenomenal, but nobody caught the extra letter. If you are going to get a tattoo, especially a big one with a lot of lettering, make sure to have someone proofread it. Others may think it’s a big deal, but I think the way you have to handle it is that everyone messes up, and you have to move on rather than sit and dwell over it. I still strongly encourage Carmel Tattoo and think that they did an incredible job. It was such a big deal to get a tattoo, but you just have to take a minute and look over it.”
Junior Carly Moore When did you get your tattoo and why? “I got my tattoo when I was 16. My mom went with me. I went to a super sketchy place in Indianapolis. It was an inspiration for myself because I was bullied when I was younger. It took a lot out of me so when I got my tattoo I just thought about that and I realized I need to love myself for who I am and love myself for how God views me.” What does it say? “‘Love me for who I am’ in French.”
Should I get a tattoo? Permanent images on your body are something to heavily deliberate. Here is a a quiz to help determine if you should consider a tattoo 1. Is there a meaning behind the tattoo you would get? Yes
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2. If yes, will it still matter to you in 10 years?
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3. Do you usually take time to think about big decisions? Yes
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If you checked 2 or more no boxes, you should consider waiting a couple years to get a tattoo. Better safe than sorry.
Senior Adam Kremer “I got both of my tattoos the summer before I turned 18, my parents had to sign off on them. The one on my shoulder is for my friend Jordan Moss who passed away my eighth grade year. The one on my ribs, my whole family got them when (my mom) was cured from breast cancer.” “I felt like I needed something more for myself than anything else to always have a reminder of what he went through and to make me think every day how grateful I am to still be here and get to do what I do.” “It was a tribute to my mom. She went through five years of chemotherapy and pain and cancer, so we all figured we can go through 45 minutes of pain as a tribute.”
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I’m
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’m just as sharp. Students can overcome aspects of their disabilities through passionate motivation for their interests. Written by Cynthia Yue (cyue@hilite.org)
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s she prepares to present her idea for a fashion store to members of Nordstrom’s BP. Fashion Board, junior Sami Gruning thinks about the struggles she has faced with speaking aloud and expressing her words and thoughts accurately. Yet, when she begins to talk, she seems to overcome her difficulties. Gruning has dyslexia, which causes her to have trouble reading and slows her writing process. However, her passionate interest in fashion has allowed her to overcome aspects of her disability. “I’ve always had trouble getting my
thoughts onto paper, so in fashion, when we design something or we’re talking about our store at the Fashion Board, we always have to get up in front of everyone and talk about whatever the project is,” Gruning said. “And talking and getting my words together, I’ve always had trouble with, and so I would say expressing something that I really like is easier and has made (it easier for me to be) able to talk out loud like that and get my thoughts down to what I’m actually trying to say.” According to a Nov. 8, 2013 TIME article, “The Pain of Piano Lessons: Can You Force
Kids to Develop Interests?” students like Gruning can overcome their academic difficulties or perceptual disabilities through their individual passions. Rosalie Fink, professor emerita of English and literacy at Lesley University, has written articles and books about the ability of personal interests to help students with learning disabilities succeed. She has conducted a study of 66 individuals with learning disabilities and found that they found success by focusing on their interests. “(Interest) motivates people because if you follow something you’re interested in, usually that’s something you do well, and by doing it well, you get gratification,” Fink said. Fink said people who are recognized as smart or talented in some areas develop their self-confidence and gain respect from others in the community, thus making it possible for -Albert Einstein them to continue to persevere and work (Left: junior Sami Gruning hard at school subjects models a dress she created) that they may find to be more challenging than others do. Fink said, “In the case of the studies I’ve done, many of these people who later became quite famous as scientists, for example, were failing in school. They persevered and developed real confidence in their LAUREN LU / PHOTO interest area, and
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”
that helped them to succeed in other areas where they weren’t apparently naturally strong.” Gruning said she found out she had dyslexia in second grade. When she eventually discovered her love for fashion, she said she began to read more frequently than she had before by reading fashion books. Gruning added, “I read a lot of books that have to do with fashion, and that actually surprised me. I started liking fashion when I was probably 8 or 9, and so I was interested in those kinds of books.” Gruning said she struggles with spelling and reading for long periods of time because of her dyslexia. Nonetheless, she said fashion helped her become a better speller due to the complicated words in fashion terminology, as well as increased the amount of reading she does. “I think (fashion) kind of chose me. To be honest with you, I’ve always liked to pick out my own clothes and I always wanted to know about fashion, so I think that was kind of my escape almost,” Gruning said. “When I’m doing fashion and when I’m cutting out pieces of fabric to make designs, it feels like I’m a different person almost.” According to Gruning’s mother Jeri Gruning, Sami began to show signs of her passion for fashion at the age of 4. “She would never go out of the house without a matching purse with her outfit, and she always wanted to wear high-heeled shoes everywhere we went, and she had definite ideas about her clothes,” Mrs. Gruning said. “She didn’t want me to pick them out. She wanted to have her own outfits, so (her love for fashion) started at a very young age” Mrs. Gruning said the passion Sami has for fashion has helped her overcome some aspects of her dyslexia. “I think she’s always been very confident, and confident people have a
These people’s lives are the living proof that excellence is possible in the face of disadvantages, Thomas Edison His mother took him out of school to home school him. He had dyslexia and ADHD and went on to invent the light bulb.
Albert Einstein His parents thought he was mentally retarded; he probably had Asperger’s Syndrome.
Agatha Christie She was an iconic mystery writer who had dysgraphia, which affected her ability to understand words.
F. Scott Fitzgerald His school expelled him at the age of 12. He had ADHD or a related disorder, but went on to become one of the greatest American authors.
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SEW PASSIONATE:
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tendency to kind of express themselves freely, maybe more freely than other people do, whether it be through their clothes or music or whatever. She has never cared really too much about what other people think, so she has felt like she
could express herself, and fashion was one of the ways that she has always felt comfortable (with),” she said. Fink said teachers and families can help students discover their passions. “Parents and teachers can try to nurture
Fink added that teachers can give students reading Sami Gruning uses her sewing machine to work on interest inventories and take a design at her home workspace. Gruning said her notice of subjects that their motivation to learn more about fashion drove her to students seem fascinated overcome aspects of dyslexia. with in order to help them discover their passions. children’s interests (and) encourage Mrs. Gruning, who tried to foster them to pursue what they’re really passion in Sami, said, “Just when I saw interested in, not only in school but (Sami’s) interest (in fashion) and saw that it even in college, graduate school and was a talent she had that came so naturally as a career,” Fink said. “In addition, to her and something she truly loved, I just parents and teachers can help kids of all tried to foster it as much as we could. ” types, not just those with disabilities.” Although obstacles may arise, whether Fink said they can help “by realizing they be disabilities or difficulties in general, that people have what Howard Gardner students can overcome them by following (who is the professor of cognition and their interests. education at the Harvard Graduate “(Fashion is) my motivation to keep School of Education) calls ‘multiple working hard. When I’m drawing clothes intelligences,’ which is simply that or whenever I’m reading a fashion book people have different abilities. Some or in the BP. Fashion Board, it doesn’t people are strong in math, others are have to do with my dyslexia, and since strong in science (and) others are strong I have (fashion) inside of me as what I in dance or writing, and I think it’s important want to do, that’s my motivation to keep for teachers to nurture and encourage kids going,” Sami said. “I can’t describe how to develop what they’re really good at, in it is, but I know that (fashion) is what I addition to working hard at what they may H want to do.” be less naturally good at.”
Learning Disabilities (LD): group of disorders that affect
the brain’s ability to receive, process, store, respond to and communicate information
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50.1 million total students 2.4 million students are diagnosed with learning disabilities which is
41% other
LD
of the 5.8 million total students receiving special education
67% 74%
Most Common LD: students with LD of the general population
graduate with a regular diploma
1. Dyslexia: trouble with reading and spelling 2. ADD/ADHD: not being able to focus for extended periods of time, or overactivity
3. Dyscalculia: difficulty understanding numbers
children with dyscalculia take longer to count these dots
4. Dysgraphia: spelling errors, poor handwriting and other symptoms 5. Dyspraxia: problems with fine motor tasks (70 percent are male)
and these people shaped and ruled nations in spite of their struggles. Benjamin Franklin This eccentric and ingenious founding father has his face on the $100 bill and struggled with a mild form of autism.
Woodrow Wilson Despite being the only U.S. president to hold a Ph.D., Wilson struggled with the written word and is believed to have been dyslexic.
Napoleon Bonaparte His hypersensitivity to touch and military genius are possibly symptoms of his being a highfunctioning autistic.
George Washington The first president of the United States was incapable of spelling properly and probably had dyslexia.
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Star-Crafting a Better Brain Video games challenge the brain while enhancing cognitive flexibility BY AARON SHI ashi@hilite.org The activity that occupies most of senior Blake Patteson’s time — aside from eating and sleeping — is the video game StarCraft II. It is little wonder that over the years, Patteson has managed to accumulate over 1,000 hours of gaming. This figure, however, doesn’t even include watching online tutorials or matches: Patteson said he has watched at least two or three times as much as he has played. The result of such dedication? He holds the coveted title of “grandmaster,” which indicates his position among the top 200 StarCraft players in the Midwest. StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game in which players maneuver and command massive armies in order to destroy their opponent’s armies. But the game is about neither violence nor destruction. It’s not even about weapons or shooting, which one would normally encounter in a warlike game. Rather, StarCraft’s essence
lies in constant planning and thinking, according to Patteson. “You have to know what your opponent (is) doing and figure that out and control your own units to best react to it,” he said. Simply reacting to an opponent’s advance is challenging enough, but a combination of action and reaction creates what Patteson refers to as “chess on steroids.” Because of the intense mental work that is required in StarCraft, the game yields effects that carry beyond the computer screen. “Before StarCraft, as far as school problems go, I’d always follow exactly what the teacher says, and if that didn’t work, I would get confused and give up. But what StarCraft teaches you is there is no right answer, really,” Patteson said. His observations are in accordance with recent studies on cognition. According to a 2013 article published in the journal PLOS ONE, playing strategy-based games such as StarCraft is related to enhanced cognitive flexibility, the ability to rapidly adapt
Gaming and Brain Functions In the mind of Blake Patteson: Different parts of the brain are responsible for basic motor skills
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and switch between contexts as well as simultaneously think about multiple ideas. As a core component of thinking, cognitive flexibility plays a massive role in solving problems fluidly in the manner that Patteson described. This study could explain Patteson’s newfound speed in perceptual processing. One of the three authors of the article was Bradley Love, professor of cognitive, perceptual and brain sciences at University College London. According to Love, the decision to use StarCraft in the study hinged upon its emphasis Playing video games has been shown to on “monitoring grow brain regions responsible for spatial and adapting to orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. changing situations fluidly.” StarCraft was unique in this These areas are the right manner, according hippocampus, right prefrontal to Love, since other cortex and the cerebellum. games such as The Sims lacked this element. In fact, The Sims served as the control for his experiment. As a result of StarCraft’s apparent focus on adapting to foreign and rapidly fluctuating circumstances, Patteson said he has adapted a similar manner of fluidly solving problems. He said he considers the end result the most
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important. “As long as you win, as long as you get the result, it doesn’t matter how you get there. You’ll have people doing crazy stuff that’s like, ‘Why is this working?’ when it works. And maybe that becomes the new standard,” he said. Luke Obrique, former StarCraft grandmaster and sophomore, put it more succinctly: “When you keep playing strategy games, your mind develops to the point where you’re more reactive to what’s going on in the environment,” he said. In Obrique’s case, he said he had progressed to a point in which he could anticipate an opponent’s strategy rather than simply react to it. “From the beginning of the game, I immediately try to read what the enemy tries to do beforehand, and I react accordingly to it,” he said. Cognitive flexibility also involves the notion of manipulating multiple ideas at the same time. According to Patteson, StarCraft also exhibits this component. “For StarCraft, multitasking is a huge part of the game, and you’ve got to be able to make units. You start off in one base and six workers. Then you’ll add more and more workers, more and more bases. Once you have workers and bases, you’ll have an army. You’ll have to split the army into multiple places for optimum damage. And so you’ll have three or four army hotkeys,
FEB. 27, 2014 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | ENTERTAINMENT | PAGE 21 and these allow you to jump to each portion of the army. So you’ll go like, ‘3-3,’” he said, referring to the numbers on the computer’s keyboard. “This is my drop. So you’ll drop. And ‘4-4,’ this’ll be your main army attack. And you’ll be like ‘5,’ send the overlord to go scout and ‘6-6,’ where is my opponent? Is he dropping? I have to figure that out. And ‘1-1,’ I have to keep making units. ‘22,’ I have to inject my hatches. So you just have to keep doing all these different things at once.” What inevitably results from this multitasking is highly convoluted game play, according to Patteson. As if this was not complex enough, players must also worry about a concept called macro- and micro-management. “Macro is being able to make everything and getting your timing right and getting your build order right on the nail,” he said, explaining that build order was a series of steps that one takes to achieve a specific strategy. “Micro is getting the best out of every unit. If you just macro and have no micro, you’ll never win any game. But if you only micro and no macro, you’ll never win any game. It’s this balance where it has to be very precise.” Despite Love’s study about the cognitive training StarCraft seems to implement, he said he cautions against jumping to conclusions, due to the relative nascence of research on gaming. “Science is great at figuring out how things work, but it takes time, and it’s never a good idea to make decisions based on one or two studies. Thus, at this point, I don’t think people should play games just because they think they will benefit cognitively,” he said, via email. “If they already like gaming, it’s nice to know that recent studies find benefits. Hopefully, subsequent research converges
How To Play StarCraft II: The Basics
Attack
Move
Patrol
Gather
HOTKEYS: A shorter way of issuing commands, without the command panel. “G,” for instance, is the hotkey for gather. HEALTH: Holding the Alt button will show unit and building hit points overhead. The player can change the option on the menu for this: normal (only show when holding Alt), selected (selected units only) or always (show all unit bars). ABILITIES: Each unit has its own unique abilities ranging from creating forcefields to teleporting short distances.
Command Panel: Shows basic commands, such as move, build or attack.
Fog of War: Areas of the battlefield that your units cannot see are obscured by the Fog of War. You won’t be able to see the area unless you have units in position.
Minimap: Shows units, terrain, resource deposits and buildings.
on the same interpretation, and this study stands the test of time.” Already though, StarCraft shows great promise as the new chess, clothed in modern colors and looks, according to Patteson. To him, playing StarCraft is satisfying and enjoyable enough. The thrill of overcoming challenging circumstances is even better. But the cognitive flexibility that comes with H playing StarCraft is the cherry on top.
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Disney’s hit ‘Frozen’ to become Broadway musical BY MICHELLE DAI mdai1@hilite.org
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hen Lauren Searl, theater student and junior, tagged along with her mom and sister to watch “Frozen” for the first time last December, she did not have huge expectations. However, she ended up enjoyed the movie a lot more than she thought she would. Searl later went on to see it three more times in theatre and even plans to see a sing-along version with her friends. “I absolutely love all of ‘Frozen.’ I think it’s such a welldone, heartfelt story,” Searl said. “The animation is just gorgeous, and it has some really well-done female characters, which isn’t something you see a lot in animated films. The music Frozen Fun Facts is great. It’s just all around lovely.” Searl is just one of many • The scene in which Elsa walks out people who has seen “Frozen” onto the balcony of her ice palace was in theatres, as the movie has only 218 frames long, but it included the become Disney’s highest grossing longest frame to render. One of the 218 animated film of all time in the frames took over five days to render. box office, according to CBS. • Filmmakers modeled Kristoff’s In fact, it has become so reindeer Sven after a real reindeer, popular that it will be turned into observing physical composition and a Broadway musical, although the movement. date has not yet been set. • At one point, Sven’s name was Thor. Musical director Lamonte • Hans’s horse is named Sitron, which is Norwegian for “lemon.” Kuskye said there are many • “Let It Go” was the top downloaded factors that determine whether sheet music of the year, according to a musical adaptation of a movie Musicnotes.com. will become successful, with the • “Let It Go” has inspired many covers ability of music to enhance the and alternate versions, including an characters being a main one. Africanized tribal rendition as well as a “Not every movie should be a multilingual rendition. musical. There are a lot of factors, (some) rather complicated, that give it the possibility of being
“In ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ (the musical) really developed the character of the beast. You felt for him in the movie, but in the musical, it was deeper. You felt even more connected by the strife,” Kuskye said. “And in the ending of Act 1, there was this incredible song, ‘If I Can’t Love Her.’ You heard what he was thinking, so you just can identify more with him.” Searl said she hopes the character of Hans is more developed in the musical adaptation of “Frozen.” “Hans could be a really fascinating character. He was a really good twist, but it would make more sense and be more satisfying to an audience member if there was a real reason to why he did what he did,” Searl said. Still, although there are many advantages of musicals over movies, there are also many unique aspects of movies that can’t be shown through musicals, according to IB Film teacher Jim Peterson. He said one is the emotion of characters through their faces. “With film, you can get a close up. The screen is somebody’s eyeball. … A good director is able to show characters’ emotions • Did you know? Elsa was animated with choice of camera angel and shot size,” with 420,000 hairs, while Rapunzel Peterson said. “You can get a lot out of nononly had 27,000. The average number verbal communication on film. An actor just of hairs on a human head is 100,000. looking at the camera, if you get in a tight • The special effects team created close-up, can convey a lot of emotion.” 2,000 unique snowflakes for the film. Peterson also said some emotion is lost • To find inspiration for Elsa’s ice through musicals because the audience is far palace, film producers traveled to the away from the stage. Ice Palace in Quebec and observed “You’re so far away; you’re separated the architecture. • The Art Team traveled to Norway by rows and row and rows. Even if you’re to observe the environment, really rich and can sit up front, you’re architecture and local culture to still separated by vast space, and you realistically portray the fictional lose some of that intimacy that you kingdom of Arendelle. can get with film,” Peterson said. • “Frozen” is the third-highest In addition, there will always grossing animated movie ever. be people who don’t like musicals because they lean more toward reality-based ROTOSCOPERS.COM / SOURCE works, according to Kuskye. “There are still some people who don’t buy into musicals,” Kuskye said. “In order to enjoy musicals, d THE DISNEY WIKI / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION ke you have to have a certain element of fantasy, or as we call it in a theater class, life as it should be. Some people who don’t buy into musicals may think it’s cheesy. Like, ‘That’s not real; nobody’s going to start tap dancing in the middle of a street.’ But you’ve got to buy into that, that this is life as it should be, H where people do break into dance.” Singin’ in the Rain
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a musical,” Kuskye said. “The music always adds a depth to a straight play; music brings something else because of all the instrumentals involved. It takes the heart to a place you can’t through dialogue alone. If in the story there are opportunities for music to enhance, then you may have a good musical.” Searl said she has high hopes for “Frozen” as a musical because the story is driven by characters’ internal actions, emotions and relationships, which she said she believes will make a successful musical. She said she thought musicals like “Once” were hits, while ones like “Legally Blonde” and “Sister Act” were not because of the storylines. In addition, Kuskye said musicals are typically longer than movies, which allow the characters to be more developed and can make the musical overall more successful. He said this was true of “Beauty and the Beast.”
Singin’ in the Rain $13 million Aladdin Coming in 2014
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Oscar HiLites
With the Oscars coming up on March 2, it’s important to know who’s who BY JESSICA TAO jtao@hilite.org
Our Favorite Best Picture Nominees “Her” is an atypical love story between a heartbroken, lonely writer and a stateof-the-art operating system that’s designed to fulfill his every companion need. He is pleasantly surprised by “Samantha,” technology with a bright female voice, and their friendship eventually deepens into love.
“The Wolf of Wall Street” is a black humor film based on the memoir of Jordan Belfort, a 1990s penny stockbroker who got rich by defrauding investors on Wall Street. The scam involved widespread Wall Street corruption and the famous shoe designer, Steve Madden.
In “Gravity,” Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as two scientists working on a space craft. During routine work, debris hits the spacecraft and detaches them from the ship, leaving them stranded. The situation they face forces Bullock’s character to come to terms with her painful past and realize that all is not hopeless.
Past Funny Moments Sandra Bullock Nominated for “Gravity”
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Judi Dench Nominated for “Philomena”
Cate Blanchett Nominated for “Blue Jasmine”
2011: AUTOTUNED MOVIE PARODIES Hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco wanted to appeal to younger audiences, so they voiced over popular films with the comical song parodies “Social Network: Fishing for Facebook” and “Twilight Eclipse: Why doesn’t he own a shirt?”
Leonardo di Caprio Nominated for “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Matthew McConaughey Nominated for “Dallas Buyers Club”
Christian Bale Nominated for “American Hustle”
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2001: THE UGLY DUCKLING Called the fashion faux pas of the year, Björk sported her infamous swan dress, a full body stocking of a swan with its neck wrapped around her. During the ceremony, she even imitated laying an egg on the red carpet. This was one bird that should’ve migrated when it had the chance.
2012: YEAR OF THE LEG Angelina Jolie’s right leg stole the show when she wore a high-slitted dress paired with an overexaggerated, posed right leg. The appearance of her pose began a trend of ‘legbombing’ on the web and even earned its own Twitter account, Angelina Jolie’s Leg (@AngelinaJoliesL).
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During World War II, Oscars were made from painter plaster due to metal shortages.
In 1940, the Los Angeles Times published the names of all the winners before the ceremony.
The youngest Oscar winner, Tatum O’Neil, was only 10 years old when she claimed Best Supporting Actress. EMPIREONLINE.COM / SOURCE AARON SHI / GRAPHIC
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DID YOU KNOW? The men’s track and field team has won only one State title. The team achieved the title in 2000. AKSHAR PATEL / GRAPHIC CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS / SOURCE
Tracking a Championship As workouts begin for members of the track and field team, athletes aspire to reach the goal of winning the indoor and outdoor State title BY EMMA LOVE elove@hilite.org
there are 16 outdoor events, however there are only nine indoor events. “By the time you go to Although most spring sports are just the indoor State meet, it’s beginning, Nick Ash, track runner and 300 schools in a building, sophomore, and the rest of the men’s which is really small. So track team have been training together we love the outdoor season since December. On March 7, the men’s because we have a lot more track and field team will compete in the space,” Browner said. Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference Ash, who typically (MIC) Indoor Meet at DePauw University, runs the 400-meter dash and on March 8 other team members will and the 4 X 400-meter compete at Wabash University. relay, had to change In terms of preparation for these events due to the smaller indoor meets, Head Coach Kenneth track. Indoor, he still “Ken” Browner said the training is a little runs the 400-meter different than it is for outdoor meets. dash. However, there is “It’s hard because of a lack of space, so no 4 X 400-meter relay we do the best we can of maximizing the indoor, so he also runs facility. We have morning practice, and the 200-meter dash. after school practice to thin down the Although he adapts to the numbers so we can get some work in,” indoor track, Ash said he Browner said. prefers running outdoors. Ash said, “We’ve done a lot of running Due to the fact that 400 indoor, increasing our tempo and trying meters is one lap outdoors to increase our endurance.” and two laps indoors, Ash According to Browner, the indoor track said it’s easier outdoors. and field season is a qualifier. In other “I like outdoor because words, athletes must run certain times to it doesn’t affect my compete in the indoor State meet. strategy, and I learned it In addition to this meet, Browner outdoor,” Ash said. said, “We’re just slowly but surely getting However, this size ourselves into shape and getting ready CHRISTINE YANG / PHOTO difference does not affect for the outdoor season.” GO THE DISTANCE: Thrower and junior Vince Laconi throws a shotput during a workout. Laconi said he field event athletes such The main difference between the aims to win an indoor and outdoor State championship. as thrower and junior indoor and outdoor seasons is the limited Vince Laconi. Laconi indoor space. Indoor tracks are 200 competes in both discus meters long compared to the standard and outdoor track and field season. 400-meter dash in less than 50 seconds and shot put, which are both field events. 400-meter outdoor track. Additionally, “The ball is plastic and hard, and and making it to the State meet. According to Laconi, there aren’t outdoor it’s steel. But it doesn’t make a “(With) indoor,” Ash said. “My goal is many differences between the indoor difference because it’s the same weight. just get through it. See what I’ve done, and Season Rundown The competition is the same in indoor what I’ve improved on. I would say it’s more and outdoor,” Laconi said. preparation and building up to outdoor.” The track and field season is divided into an indoor and outdoor season. Laconi said he likes both indoor and Browner agrees with Ash that the Here are some upcoming events. outdoor seasons. outdoor season is more important. “They’re both the same importance In terms of goals for outdoor season, Indoor: Outdoor: level; one’s just indoors. You do the same however, Browner said, “We always • MIC Indoor Meet on March 7 at • HSE on March 25 stuff you do in outdoor; it’s just the have our one goal which is to be State DePauw University • vs. North Central on Apr. 17 outdoor season is longer than the indoor champions, then we just go from there. • HSR Qualifer on March 8 at • Flashes Distance Showcase on Wabash College Apr. 18 at Franklin Central season,” Laconi said. I tell the guys, if you win a State title, Ash said his main focus is the outdoor you’ll probably win a number of other H season. His goals consist of running a things leading up to it.” CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS / SOURCE
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Student-athletes in CHS tend to follow their parents’ footsteps in sports BY SHAKEEL ZIA szia@hilite.org
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Guard and junior Ryan Cline plays basketball with his father Michael “Mike” Cline. Ryan said that his father has a key influence in Ryan’s love for basketball. KARTHIK THADASINA / PHOTO
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yan Cline, basketball player and junior, was first introduced to a basketball at the age of one, and he continued from there. Ryan said he started playing organized basketball 10 years ago. According to Ryan, his dad had an influence on his decision. “I decided to play basketball because of him. He kind of influenced me to play basketball. He’s pretty much taught me to love it,” Ryan said. Ryan’s dad, Michael “Mike” Cline, said he introduced Ryan to the game. “I played basketball at Ohio State, so I definitely gave him a ball when he was old enough to handle a smaller ball, when he was around one, and gave him every opportunity to play,” Mr. Cline said. Like Ryan, juniors and swimmers Kelsey and Haley Harris, also started a sport at a young age due to parental influence. “We started swimming when we were really young, and it helped to have our dad to have a background in swimming so he could help us with our technique and give us some advice,” Kelsey said. In addition, their dad Bill Harris, who swam at the University of Michigan, stated he got them to swim since kindergarten. “My wife and I agreed that we wanted the girls to learn how to swim so they would be comfortable around the water. We enrolled them in a swim lesson at Lifetime fitness where they started kindergarten. After a couple years of doing lessons there, we then enrolled them in the stroke development program offered at Carmel High School. From there, it was just a natural bridge to the Carmel Swim Club program,” Mr. Harris said via email. Mr. Harris said he leaves the coaching
to the coaches, but still leaves occasional feedback whenever he needs to. “There are excellent coaches associated with the Carmel program who I respect a great deal. And after their races, I am always asking, ‘What did your coach say about your race?’ But like any parent with some knowledge of the sport, I will provide them some tips and feedback from time to time. In addition, my wife and I try to help them most with our support outside the pool and by helping them balance their schedule and workload,” Mr. Harris said. Mr. Cline said he’s been coaching Ryan since fourth grade. “I coached him in Pup’s Basketball and I was the head coach in fourth, fifth and sixth grade and then he started in AAU Basketball outside of high school basketball in April, May and July. I’ve coached him in the eighth, ninth, 10th, and now I’ll coach him in the 11th (in AAU),” Mr. Cline said. Even though the Harris’ dad swam in college, both girls said they never felt the pressure to match up to his success. “I feel like it never really put pressure on us because he allowed us to be free to make our decisions about swimming and stuff and it definitely motivated us to be as good as he was,” Kelsey said. However, Ryan said he doesn’t feel the same when asked if he’s ever pressured about living up to his dad’s legacy. “Yeah kinda, but I don’t really think about that a lot. No one really tells me anything like that,” Ryan said. Mr. Cline, for his part, has expectations for his son. “I’ve had expectations to at least give him the knowledge and what it took to play very competitive basketball whether it be D1 (Division 1), college or a major level,” Mr. Cline said. “At least give him the tools to work with so if he did want to do it he H would have had the opportunity.”
It Runs in the Family Family dynasties are not strangers to the athletic world. In fact, here are some famous ones : AKSHAR PATEL, ALEX YOM / GRAPHIC BLEACHER REPORT / SOURCE
The Mannings: The Manning football family is famous for its place in the football world. It is led by patriarch and quarterback Archie Manning. His quarterback sons are Peyton, a five time NFL MVP and one time Super Bowl champion, and Eli, a two time Super Bowl champion.
The Bryants: The Bryants are one of the most famous basketball families in the world. Joe “Jellybean” Bryant was a former NBA player. His son, Kobe, is a five-time NBA Finals champion, 16-time All Star and one-time MVP.
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OPINION
State Superstars The women’s swimming and diving team won the Sectional on Feb. 8 and State on Feb. 15. On Feb. 15, the swimming and diving team had all 28 competitors score points as they took home their 28th consecutive State title. SARAH LIU / PHOTOS
Feature Editor Rushi Patel
Say Goodbye, Richard Sherman. Excessive trash talk can overshadow players’ skills. If you ask any fan, the biggest matchup to are derided by fans in a sports world watch in the last Super Bowl would have been that is now increasingly emphasizing the that between the two quarterbacks, Peyton importance of sportsmanship. Manning and Russell Wilson, the veteran Sportsmanship is as important as who already had a title and the sophomore anything when competing. If athletes do who was taking the league by storm. not have any respect for their opponents, However, as the final they do not show seconds ticked away in any respect for their the NFC Championship sport, their team or game, Seattle Seahawks themselves. So, Carroll cornerback Richard once again had to have If life Sherman gave a post a talk with Sherman, gives you game rant on live according to Yahoo! lemons, television about the Sports, and told player he guarded during him that his words throw the game, Michael overshadowed his them back Crabtree, San Francisco team’s accomplishments 49ers wide receiver. It of getting to the completely changed who Super Bowl. Carroll everyone would focus was right. Instead of on two weeks later in the focusing on the arduous, upcoming Super Bowl. multi-year journey that “I’m the best corner Seattle had to take in the game,” Sherman yelled into the to build such a strong team, fans and microphone. “When you try me with sportswriters alike were simply unable to a sorry receiver like Crabtree that’s the stop discussing perhaps one of the most result you’re going to get!” memorable postgame interview in all of As the video went viral around the world, sports history. Sherman’s popularity, so high before the Simply saying, trash talking is not NFC championship, plummeted with just worth it. The backlash that comes two sentences on live television. Sherman from viewers, not just personally, but began receiving hate tweets. On sports to one’s team, utterly counterbalances forums and sites everywhere, such as ESPN. any positive effects from trash talking. com and CBSSports.com, comment sections Thus, Richard Sherman’s popularity will exploded with degrading and hateful continue to free fall after his rant even comments directed towards him. Sherman after the Super Bowl. He will forever be even remarked that he had received racist remembered as a trash talker instead of responses to his increasingly famous the extremely talented world champion postgame interview. that he has become. Sherman’s reputation had taken hits So enjoy the Super Bowl ring now, before. His words to Crabtree were not Richard Sherman. No matter how well the first time that he had trash-talked. you play, no matter how many Super Several times over the course of his twoBowls you win, no matter if you finally year career in the NFL, Sherman has had start respecting your opponents, to me, H memorable instances of loudmouthing. you are done. He trash-talked to the point that his Head Coach Pete Carroll had to have a The views in this column do not necessarily meeting with Sherman to ask why he was reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach disrespecting so many other players. Rushi Patel at rpatel@hilite.org. Trash talking is nothing new. In all levels of sports, athletes trash-talk to give themselves a confidence edge over opponents. I play Want to tennis, so I understand that the high levels see the of excitement can cause people to do so. Even in a sport emphasizing manners and interview? discipline like tennis, trash talk is still found everywhere. It is a great way to get in the head Scan this QR of an opponent before even the beginning of code to or go a game or match. to http://tinyurl.com/ However, such benefits certainly k883ugn to view Sherman’s come at a price. Athletes who trash-talk passionate postgame interview
Simply saying, trash talking is not worth it.
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Keeping Their Cool Despite high levels of intensity and emotion, teams and fans are able to keep their composure during games BY ARSALAN SIDDIQUI asiddiqui@hilite.org
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uring a CHS home game, one might notice how fans show support for their Greyhounds as the stands are filled in a sea of fans wearing blue and gold. One might also notice that the CHS fans are relatively well-behaved during games. Both Assistant Athletics Director Bruce Wolf and Principal John Williams agree that a big reason for the students’ good behavior is that they understand how to behave. Wolf and Williams said keeping composure is vital during games. “Our student body is very well-behaved at games while still being supportive,” Wolf said. “A large part of that is the maturity of our student leaders. Our kids take a leadership role in behaving appropriately most of the time.” Conner McGeehan, Big Game co-president and senior, agrees with Wolf and Williams that students behave well during games. McGeehan also said while students are very hyped up during games, administration plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of spectators during sports games. “We haven’t had (a fight) happen yet. If it does, administration would come and take care of it,” McGeehan said. Both Williams and Wolf said the administration does a lot to prevent altercations at home events.
“We have a very detailed plan of supervision, and if you’ve been to any of our home events or our away events, you will always see a number of administrators there supervising and being around our kids,” Williams said. “We have a security plan. We have police officers and all of the things we need in case if there are problems. Sometimes if you are preventative, then you don’t have to worry about problems.” Wolf and Williams said administration would act quickly. Both said if the instigators are CHS students, administrators would implement discipline. “Once order is restored, school discipline is implemented,” Wolf said. “All school rules apply to a school-sponsored event.” Scott Heady, head coach of the men’s basketball team, agrees that maintaining composure during games is important. As coach, Heady said it is important for the coaches to stay calm since the players take after the coaches’ demeanor. Heady said that while there might be bad calls by the referees, he understands the referees are doing their best and he might let some of the calls slide. In addition, Heady said the team does a good job staying well-behaved. “(Players) do a great job in not showing a lot of negative emotion and they don’t get wrapped up into calls or anything,” Heady said. When fans of opposing schools come to CHS to watch their team face Carmel, many opposing fans chant the catchphrase, “We hate Carmel”. Despite this, Wolf, Williams and McGeehan said that the chant does not bother them that much. In fact,
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CALM AND COLLECTED: Assistant Athletics Director Bruce Wolf (left) and Assistant Principal Joseph Schaller (right) talk during a men’s basketball game against Lawrence North. Wolf said students know how to behave during games. Williams said that opposing fans say this to motivate their own fanbase and to contend with Carmel’s fanbase. “The fact that other schools want to chant those things, we almost see that as a sign of respect. Maybe envy,” he said. “As far as our students are going, we try not to respond and we don’t say things like ‘We hate Fishers’ or ‘We hate HSE.’ We just try to focus on our kids, our team and our school, and try to be positive.” Wolf and Williams said the students do a good job governing themselves. Wolf said, “We really do feel our support for athletics is exemplary, and the way we show our support shows who we H are and why we are successful.”
Feeling Fiery What happens when athletes lose their cool? Below are examples of well-known brawls Professional Basketball What: NBA When: Nov. 19, 2004 Who: Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons How: Pacers’s Ron Artest fouled the Pistons’s Ben Wallace in the fourth quarter. Pushing and shoving ensued, and Artest attacked a fan. After several minutes, order was restored. Nine players from both teams were suspended. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cTZsqxPVHo Collegiate Football What: NCAAF When: Oct. 14, 2006 Who: University of Miami Hurricanes and the Florida International University Golden Panthers How: A scuffle after an extra point results in a full-scale, bench clearing brawl including a body slam, resulting in 31 total players suspended. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNypDGoC_8M High School Football What: IHSAA When: Sept. 27, 2013 Who: Arsenal Tech and Fort Wayne South How: A Fort Wayne South player tackled an Arsenal Tech player out of bounds in the third quarter. Sidelines were cleared, and coaches fought. Both coaches and players were suspended from both teams. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is25ymhs-D4
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FIRED UP: Scott Heady, head coach of the men’s basketball team, argues a call during a home basketball game. He said it is important for coaches to stay calm since the players take after the coaches’ demeanor.
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CHECK IT OUT Visit www.collegeboard.com to learn more about the PSAT/ NMSQT and view your scores.
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State should define testing expectations clearly for schools, students beforehand
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ue to college and career readiness requirements from Public Law 268 and House Enrolled Act 1005, the state is requiring low-performing students to take a diagnostic exam called the ACCUPLACER. Students who do not reach a specific point value on the ACCUPLACER will have to take remediation classes. Assistant principal Karen McDaniel, who is in charge of the administration of this test, said sophomores who received scores of 41 or lower and juniors and seniors who received scores of 46 or lower on the math or critical reading sections of the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and students except for freshmen who did not pass the English 10 or Algebra I End of Course Assessments (ECA) exams will have to take the ACCUPLACER. These requirements are subject to change after the publishing deadline.
Planning beforehand
While the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) had positive intentions when creating these requirements, it determined these standards this January, three months after students nationwide took the PSAT/NMSQT in October. Principal John Williams said he finds the decision to make the PSAT/NMSQT a “high-stakes” test after it had been administered to be unfair. If students knew that scoring low on the PSAT/NMSQT would force them to take another standardized test and possibly have remediation classes, they would have been more likely to take it seriously and potentially score higher.
Speak Up!
To fairly assess students, the state should have determined these expectations early on, presumably before the school year began. Both schools and students would then have had adequate time to prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT.
Why sophomores?
Also, these requirements are hurting schools that have good intentions for their students. At CHS, like many other schools across the state, sophomores are required to take the PSAT/NMSQT free of charge in order to practice for junior year, but they may have not been exposed to some of the material on the test yet. Williams said, “You’re trying to be proactive, so you let kids take the test as sophomores so they can get ready to take it as a junior when it means more, but you kind of get punished as a school for doing what’s right for the kids because there’s a lot of material as a sophomore that you may or may not be ready for on the PSAT.” Instead, sophomores should have been given a chance to improve their scores junior year, before being forced to take the ACCUPLACER. According to the College Board, 69 percent of students score higher on the critical reading section from sophomore to junior year, and 74 percent of students score higher on the math section.
Cutoff is too high
Williams said one of the primary problems with the requirements is that the state has set the cutoff scores too high. According to College Board, the national averages for
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Do you think students who score poorly on both the PSAT and ACCUPLACER should take required remedial classes? Why?
Sophomore Parker Casper
Sophomore Jwala Rejimon
Junior Sydney Sorrell
Senior Kayla McNair
Social studies teacher Toby Steele
Assistant Principal Joseph Schaller
If I were them, I would take it because it’s going to help. They shouldn’t be forced to take these classes, but it’s a good idea.
Yes. I think they should be forced to take remedial classes because in the end, doing well on the PSAT will allow them to have a better career in the future. It’ll help them because it’s good for them.
No, because their education is their choice, and if they’re not working hard enough and that they don’t think it’s important enough, then they shouldn’t be forced into taking classes they’re not interested in.
I would just take the PSAT again. They could just be having, not an offday, but just a bad day in general. If they take it again, they might be able to do better on it.
No. I do not think they should be forced to take remedial courses. I think they should be made aware of what courses that are available to them.
Yes. If the remediation is going to be helpful for those students and it’s going to help them, prepare them to do better, then that would be a good thing.
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OPINION
Reporter Michelle Dai
Dance Marathon. Students should educate themselves on use of CHS Dance Marathon funds Another season of Dance Marathon has come and gone. The disappointing that they missed out on such a fun opportunity annual family dinner, basketball tailgate, setting FirstGiving just because they didn’t bother to find out what the money accounts and asking for corporate donations are all over, not was really used for. to mention the main event: dancing for six hours for the kids However, it is surprising that many people who were who can’t. big advocates of Dance Marathon didn’t Once again this year, the opposing know specifically where the money was viewpoints toward Dance Marathon are going either. I asked some people, most apparent. On one side, there are people of whom said they weren’t sure. Some dedicated to Dance Marathon, trying said they thought it went to a teenage to get all their friends to join and going technology room, while others said they above and beyond in terms of their thought it went to the hospital in general. donation. I know one person last year Some people thought it went to paying who raised more than $5,000, which for underprivileged children’s medical We all start as is incredible for a high school student. bills, while others thought it went to strangers But there are also many people who are medical research. cynical toward the event, who think the This ignorance toward the specific money could be allocated more wisely for area the funds go to is alarming because it another organization. should make a big difference. Researching The main cause of the difference in diseases and preventing infections from attitudes is a lack of understanding; spreading in hospitals are much more a lot of people on both sides of the beneficial in the long run than providing argument do not know exactly where a child with electronics, not to mention the funds go. Even though I have more likely to save a life. participated in Dance Marathon Certainly electronics can make kids before and am in House, I was never happy, which can quicken the recovery completely sure where the CHS funds time, but the situation of a child with an went until this year. After talking incurable disease, whether in Africa or to Dance Marathon coordinator America, is much more tragic than that Samantha Lame on the phone, I was informed that of a patient with no innovative toys to play with during his they go specifically toward the Ryan White Center for or her stay. Getting treatment lasts a lifetime, while being Pediatric Infectious Disease, which supports clinical able to play with certain toys only lasts for the duration of research, patient and family education, patient support the hospital stay. programs, infection prevention programs, sharing We all know that everything we do is “FTK,” but faculty findings with peers around the world, providing shouldn’t it matter what we do for them specifically? With supplies for faculty conducting research in Africa and the idea in mind that all the CHS funds go to the Ryan the purchase of toys for the Magic Castle Cart. White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, I will The main reason people oppose Dance Marathon is that make sure to go even more above and beyond in collecting H they think the money goes toward something else. I know donations for the kids in the future. a couple of my friends did not participate in previous years because they thought the money all went to buying new The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of electronics for the patients, like interactive walls and Wiis. It’s the HiLite staff. Reach Michelle at mdai1@hilite.org.
We all know that everything we do is “FTK,” but shouldn’t it matter what we do for them specifically?
Dance Marathon Every year House hosts the annual Dance Marathon in order to raise money for Riley Hospital for Children This year, students raised $324,597.54, the most raised in a CHS Dance Marathon so far. The fundraiser started in memory of CHS alumna Ashley Crouse, who died in a car crash in 2006. House hosts fundraisers and events throughout the year to raise money for Dance Marathon, including events like the annual chicken dinner. CHS is home to the largest high school Dance Marathon in the country. In December 2012, a teen activity center was opened in Riley Hospital for Children in CHS’s name.
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PERSPECTIVES IN FOCUS: FEMINISM
OPINION
Reporter Alex Yu
Reporter Kyle Walker
Whoa, man. Why gender equality trumps feminism. Recently, female pop stars have been shaking the entertainment industry with promotions of feminism. On Jan. 12, Beyoncé published an essay on feminism, stating, “We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet.” Feminism has long been a powerful movement. However, as awareness and support grows, we need to recognize the truth. Modern feminism is wrong. A noble cause, but ultimately rooted in false assumptions and built on the wrong foundation. Merriam-Webster defines feminism as “the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes,” which sounds awfully similar to gender equality. The key difference, however, is apparent in the name of this theory—feminism. It is indeed a theory about the equality of the sexes, but it is a theory built on the basic assumption that women are disadvantaged and need to gain political, economic and social rights or privileges in order to level the playing field. Feminism is woman-centered and is primarily concerned with what women don’t have, and men are left behind. Gender equality is wholly different, however. It simply upholds that each sex should be equal to the other and receive equal treatment. Its ultimate goal is to provide the same rights and protections for both genders and it throws away all the stereotypes and outdated traditions. Gender equality is what our society should be pursuing. In a CHS Confessions post in November, a confessor stated, “I think that the (probably lazy ass male) senator that suggested the Sadie Hawkins dance should end up dateless. Now that would be justice.” The post referred to the Great Gatsby dance on Feb. 7, which
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If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong was rumored to have originally been planned as a Sadie Hawkins event but was later changed to a regular dance. Sadie Hawkins dances are not only a fun twist on traditional dances but central to promoting gender equality. Males are traditionally expected to ask females to the dance. As girl-ask-boy dances, Sadie Hawkins are an attempt to break this tradition. In this instance, it’s impossible to say which gender is advantaged and which isn’t. Is it worse to have to muster the courage to ask and possibly be rejected? Or is it worse to wait and to wonder who will ask? High school dances are a good example of the virtues of gender equality and the flaws of feminism in the sense that there is no upper and lower. Feminism is applicable only in the cases where women are disadvantaged. Gender equality, however, is always applicable and is the belief system that ultimately promotes fairness for the sexes. Modern society is too focused on a supposed “battle of the sexes.” Instead, we should seek to be conciliatory and recognize that each gender is advantaged in some areas and disadvantaged in others, and we should work to minimize these gaps for both males H and females.
Gender equality is what our society should be pursuing.
The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Alex Yu at ayu@hilite.org.
Roleplay. Don’t force gender roles upon others.
You’ll thank me later “I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who was as much of a whore as Wendy Davis. And I’ve met some epic whores in my travels,” reads a tweet from Todd Kincannon, Tea Party activist and former head of the South Carolina Republican Party. His other tweets, which denounce Davis as a “coke whore” and describe her “abortion fetish,” are among those in a recent wave of attacks on the Texas state senator, who ascended to the national political stage and spotlight last June when she filibustered a restrictive abortion bill for 11 hours. Ironically, Davis is emblematic of a pullyou rs el f - up - by - you rbootstraps success story typically championed by many American conservatives: By the age of 21, she was a newly divorced mother working multiple jobs and living for a period of time in a mobile home in order to put herself through college and eventually Harvard Law School. But Davis, regarded as a hero of the feminist movement for her attempts to fight for female body autonomy in Texas, has instead come under fire for leaving her daughters with then-husband Jeff Davis while attending school at Harvard, an act looked upon as abandonment by many of her opponents. “Wendy Davis: My story of attending Harvard Law on my husband’s dime while he took care of the kids is a story
every woman can relate to,” tweeted John Nolte, a columnist for Breitbart.com. Even if these attacks are unfair, so what? After all, Davis is one woman running for office in a place 1,000 miles away from our Indiana city. But the truth is, whether we like it or not, the treatment of Davis in American politics has frightening implications for all of us, even for me, a 16-year-old across the country from her and in a situation worlds apart from hers. Feminism, as I have always understood it, is the concept that men and women should have the same opportunities. In the case of a role reversal, I can’t imagine that Jeff Davis would be so heavily criticized for “abandoning” his children to the care of his wife in order to study law at Harvard. What is evident here is an affirmation of traditional gender roles: Men are to go to school and secure a good job, while women are to bear and raise children. It is insulting to call a woman “tremendously ambitious,” as a colleague said anonymously of Davis, but ambition in a man is regarded as natural and honorable. As a junior in high school, I cannot yet say with confidence what I plan to do in the future. I don’t know where I want to go to school or what kind of family I want to have, but I do know for sure that I do not want strangers to condemn me for not fitting their H model of what a woman should be.
I do not want strangers to condemn me for not fitting their model of what a woman should be.
The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Kyle Walker at kwalker2@hilite.org.
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OPINION
Social Media Editor Caitlin Muller
Peace, Love and Irritation: Why Generation X must stop imitating the hippie movement. Recently, I saw a post on Facebook which called today’s younger generation the new “hippie generation.” At first I was reluctant to believe it; however, as I look around today, whether walking through the halls of CHS, viewing blogs and social media sites, and even looking at my own room, I notice how a new, alternative phenomenon has come upon our generation. The idea of becoming a “free spirit” is transforming our society into mimicking the original hippie revolution, one laden with tie-dye, incense and everything in between. The original hippie movement was centered on anti-Vietnam war protesting during the late 1950s to the 1970s. Hippies strongly expressed ideas of love, peace and not conforming to normal society. Today’s “hippie revolution” is glamorized by ideas of a utopian lifestyle and setting themselves apart from a mainstream, conformist world. I obviously cannot be hypocritical in this situation, seeing that I, too, have fallen into this trend; however I decided to do more research into what the original hippie movement truly was. What I found interested me and led me to believe that the hippie movement is not a piece of history that should be repeated. Today, while our current generation is generally focusing on the very surface of the hippie revolution, many don’t realize that the hippies were looked down in society for many reasons. According to hipplanet. com, a site promoting hippie culture, the people running the website pride themselves in starting the largest uncontrolled drug experiment in the world. Marijuana, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and other psychedelics boomed during this era. Secondly, something that many people don’t know about the hippies is that many of their beliefs were borderline
communist, which made them a huge threat to American society. I won’t be the judge of that behavior, and I believe that everyone can make his or her own opinions on it. However, one thing that cannot be disputed is the fact that the hippie movement could not last long due to some unexpected events from one of their own “hippie revolution” leaders, Charles Manson. Long story short, according to history1900s.com, Manson founded a hippie cult group titled “The Family.” This group was responsible for many murders in the 1960s due to Manson’s strong beliefs and drug abuse. This spurred a quick end to the hippie movement, as people realized that malicious and violent crimes can happen anywhere, even within hippie We communes that advocate peace. meet With all that being said, today’s again society shouldn’t be too quick to label themselves as “hippies” without further research and practicality. That remains true with other movements throughout history, such as the Ku Klux Klan and communism within the United States. These movements were equally as short lived, and for a good reason. The hippie culture was flawed, however that doesn’t mean we can’t bring it back into our lives at all. The ideas of peace and love should be cherished, and we can admire the hippies for their dedication to peaceful protest and love amongst everyone. We should reinvent the culture to be something of our own, not mimic the failed revolution brought on by the original hippies. Besides, considering their very anti-mainstream lives, the hippies wouldn’t want us to be following a culture H we don’t truly believe in.
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We should reinvent the culture to be something of our own, not mimic.
History of the Hippie
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1950s The Beat Generation, led by Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, eventually evolves into the hippie movement.
1960s The hippie movement’s messages of nonviolence and peace begin to nationally manifest through the anti-war protests of the Vietnam War.
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1970s The ideas of the hippie movement goes mainstream with the help of famous artists such as John Lennon of the Beatles.
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Late 1960s Messages of free love and music spread through musical festivals and artists such as Jimmy Hendrix at Woodstock in 1969.
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What it Takes Baton twirling incorporates many different activities into its own. Here are some it requires.
“It’s not just BY NAOMI REIBOLD a sport; nreibold@hilite.org it’s a multiWhy do you twirl? sport. When It is an amazing sport that always has something new to offer. you actually I think you could train your whole life and still not learn everything there is to know about it. Most people think see the freestyle that it just involves band, but the world championships are as technical and athletically challenging as any baton twirling that Olympic sport. we do, it incorporates How did you get ranked top in the nation? multi-element tricks while Practice like I would perform it, then carrying it on to the floor, challenging the ceiling of doing gymnastics, dance and current tricks and being mentally tough performance seamlessly to a in competition. Not every year has been easy... but determination and piece of music, much support from many, many people like figure skating has been the encouragement that gets (me) over the or rhythmic tough times in training and competition. gymnastics.”
Senior Adaline “Adi” Bebo discusses her life as the top ranked twirler in the U.S.
Baton twirlers are required to incorporate gymnastics into their routines, whether it be handstands, aerials (no-handed cartwheel) or leaps. As a result, twirlers need a large amount of strength and balance to do their tricks.
For performances, twirlers must have dance routines that incorporate several elements of the art. Often they do various kinds of leaps and turns while throwing their baton.
Not only do twirlers perform with just one baton, but they can also use two, three or four. The types of tricks they do with multiple batons incorporate juggling skills, and require them to have exemplary handeye coordination.
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A baton is a long, thin metal rod with rubber stoppers on each side, used by twirlers. The sport first originated in Eastern Asia with knives and torches.
TWIRL TRICKS
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Bebo performs one of her classic moves, an aerial with a spin at the end. “I love developing new tricks that have never been performed. That might be a flexibility skill or a baton element with dance,” Bebo said.
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