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CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL NEWSMAGAZINE VOL. 84, NO. 6 JAN 23, 2020

REAL WORLD CHS curriculum strives to find balance between knowledge accumulation, real world application PAGE 26

SOPHIA HAWKINS, UMA KANDALLU

table of contents

NEWS 6

6 NEWS BRIEFS 7 GAME TIME 8 PACK YOUR BAGS 10 NEW DECADE, NEW ME School board works with art students to create new logo

11 UNDER THE LIGHTS

FEATURE 12 12 SOCIAL SETBACKS 14 HEMP HELPS

16 DON’T SUGARCOAT IT

In light of recent increases in adolescent prediabetes, colder weather, diabetic students are advised to focus more on balancing blood sugar

18 FOLLOWING THE FAMOUS

STUDENT SECTION 22 22 SO MANY STICKERS 23 HUMANS OF CHS 24 LET’S MENTOR MORE Students, staff consider significance, role of student mentors Carmel community in honor of National Mentoring Month

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26 THEORETICALLY SPEAKING CHS attempts to incorporate real life application into curriculum

ENTERTAINMENT 32 32 SCORING THE LAUGHS 34 GIRL (SUPER)POWER 36 ONE PEP AT A TIME Pep band gives low-stress environment to practice playing music

38 THE QUEEN OF NARNIA 39 ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

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Entertainment

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Managing Editors Riya Chinni Aditi Kumar Angela Li Raphael Li Uday Lomada Hari Patel Karen Zhang

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SPORTS 40 40 HARD YARDS 42 A NEW DEAL 43 MORE THE MERRIER 44 HEAD ABOVE WATER Women’s swimming team freshmen, coach evaluate stress, other factors for motivation

46 EAGER EARLY RECRUITMENT 47 SPORTS BRIEFS

PERSPECTIVES 48 48 (GO) FUND ME

Lack of funds for competition-level clubs prohibits participation, is detrimental to them

49 CONSOLE YOURSELF

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50 A PATH TO SUCCESS 51 THE RACE FOR ADMISSION

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52 FEAR OF FOREIGN FILMS 53 GRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES

15 MINUTES 54 54 WOULDN’T HURT A SPIDER Sophomore Lisa Venckus showcases exotic animals in the show, Hedgehog Hannah

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Web

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Adviser

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Kris Otten Angela Qian

Principal

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Cover

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JAN 23, 2020

THE ROAD TO 5G GRAY MARTENS GRAPHIC PC MAGAZINE, STATISTA, LIFEWIRE, BUSINESS INSIDER SOURCES

With nationwide rollout of 5G coverage coming soon, take a look at a short history of cellular data, what 5G could possibly lead to

WHAT IS 5G?

Smart Home Tech

5G

the fifth generation standard for wireless technology

4G vs. 5G

FUNCTIONS OF 5G

Due to the ability to connect multiple devices, 5G will be very useful in enabling more efficient smart home technology

Self-Driving Cars

Because of the increased speed of 5G, it will be much more useful for detection systems in self-driving cars, which require extremely low reaction times

Lower Latency

Virtual Reality The higher speeds of 5G will allow for higher quality VR experiences, and will create better multi-user VR experiences

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5G uses larger channels than 4G in order to speed up data transmission

5G can connect multiple devices together more efficiently Scan this to read a HiLite story about coverage at CHS

Faster data transmission Video calling Mobile internet access Max speed 2Mbps

Voice only calls allowed Analog phones Unreliable, dropped calls Max Speed 2.4 Kbps

Digital communication SMS, picture messages Call & text encryption Max speed 50 Kbps

Higher Data Speed

Connect more Devices

HISTORY OF MOBILE COVERAGE

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Lower latency means that 5G networks will respond much more quickly to user input

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Video conferencing/streaming Higher data speeds Mobile HD TV Max speed 1Gbps

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How do you feel about 5G data coverage coming to Carmel?

“I think that bringing in 5G to Carmel will be beneficial with the higher data speeds and just the greater ease of access that people will have to information because of the greater 5G coverage.”

“I think that if the internet is getting faster, we are a really techsavvy city, and I feel like it is good for the city as a whole to have attractions like this so that we will be more well-known and more people will move here.”

Senior Adrian Larco

Junior Madeline “Maddie” Blank

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THE RACE TO 5G

Three types of 5G coverage

Low-Band

Sprint

Long range, low frequency

Upgrade 4G directly into 5G Uses mid-band 5G coverage

Mid-Band

Medium range, medium frequency

AT&T

High-Band

Multi-city high-band in Feb. 2019 Uses low-band and high-band

T-Mobile

Short range, high frequency

5G Network Speed

Nationwide low-band coverage Uses low-band and high-band

Sprint: 195 Mbps AT&T: 762 Mbps

Verizon Greatest variety of devices Uses only high-band

T-Mobile Low-Band: 146 Mbps T-Mobile High-Band: 303 Mbps Verizon: 873 Mbps

9 cities 16 cities Nationwide coverage 31 cities

Indianapolis -AT&T highband -Verizon high band

HOW A MOBILE NETWORK WORKS

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Mobile networks are made up of onetower “cells� that provide coverage for devices within range

The phone sends a signal through the tower using mobile data, which the tower receives and relays

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Towers relay signals between each other, which allows for long distance calling, texting, etc.

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News Briefs

CADENCE ARMSTRONG BRIEFS

by the numbers

1866 when the first conversation hearts were created by New England Confectionary Company

JANUARY

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Naviance Lesson

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of candy bought on Valentine’s Day is chocolate

19.6 BILLION dollars spent on Valentines Day in 2018 NATIONAL CON­ FECTIONARS ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERA­ TION, NECCO SOURCES

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Chinese New Year

February

Black History Month

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Carnation Sales Valentines Day

Dance Marathon Leap Day

CARE TO DANCE?: Molly Cai, Indianapolis Chinese Performing Arts, Inc. (ICPAI) member and senior, performs a traditional Chinese dance at the International Festival on Nov. 1. ICPAI performed a New Year’s dance on Jan. 25 at Noblesville High School. “Through dance, I was able to discover a newfound appreciation and understanding of my culture,” Cai said.

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Game Time Rapidly rising CHS eSports team vies for dominance throughout state CARMEL ESPORTS SUBMITTED PHOTO

game on

Take a look at the CHS eSports team’s most popular games, by number of entries

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teams

Super Smash Bros.

League of Legends 17 teams

CARMEL ESPORTS SOURCE EDWARD DONG GRAPHIC

Q&A social media lead and senior alexander bogue EDWARD DONG Q&A

How does it help to be a team in eSports? Scan this So we actually don’t have an [eSports] lab here, so to stream everyone who’s with us is playing from home, but the CHS it helps to have a team, especially in games where eSports it’s not necessarily a team game, because you can come together and strategize and say, hey, I need team’s experience and usually at least one of us will know comphow to play it enough that it would be good practice. etitions on Twitch What is the future of the club?

I think we’re definitely going to be (winning more)— we have the numbers at this school and now we’re making a name for ourselves. We’ve got multiple teams in the playoffs and a lot of them got to semifinals and even finals. I definitely feel like we’re going to start dominating those leagues.

There are schools with smaller student bodies that probably can’t do (what we do).

IN THE ZONE: Sophomores Evan Wodock, Jackson Barne and Nicolas Zimmowitch (left to right) play in the Rocket League division at the Indiana eSports State Tournament. The team went on to win first place in their game.

What goals do you have as a team?

Every eSports team wants to win the tournaments they’re in. But for me, on the social media aspect, I’m trying to get other people who aren’t necessarily competing for us to be interested in it and come to our Twitch streams or check us out on Twitter, especially since awhile back, (there was an eSports tournament) that was for the most part eSports people.

How has eSports grown since last year?

We jumped from about 30 kids going into the year to over a hundred, and that’s with cuts.

We’ve got a bit of a family going on.

What does it take to commit to eSports?

The only thing we require of you is to make tryouts. Once you make it past tryouts with your (in-game skill rating), we just require you to be there for your games and one meeting at school a week to go over strategies. There’s a lot of times when I’ll hop Smash Bros. and we’ll just tag each other on the Discord and see if anybody else wants to play.

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JAN 23, 2020

Pack Your Bags J. Everett Light Center health science education courses to become semester long classes taught at CHS CADENCE ARMSTRONG STORY

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or the 2020-2021 academic school year, the J. Everett Light Center (JEL) courses Health Science Education: Nursing and Emergency Medical Services classes will move to CHS and become semester courses. Each will still occupy three hours of the school day. The changes to the courses will not affect the certification process for each. Students can still earn their Certified Nursing Assistant certification (CNA) or their Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification.

According to Brittany Wiseman, the assistant principal leading the changes, administrators decided to move the courses to CHS to ensure that students do not feel left out.

“There’s nothing wrong with (the classes) now, but of course we strive always to be the best at getting better. I think it will encourage more students to participate because they like staying here on campus,” Wiseman said. “This way, they aren’t isolated from the rest of the school.

Not everyone wants to leave to go to JEL. They want to be a part of CHS the entire day and they don’t want to leave. When we look at it from a school perspective, I hope this means we can ensure a culture where no one feels left out.”

According to Cassidy Bruner, JEL student and senior, these changes will give more students access to the JEL courses that are currently offered.

Bruner said, “I think they changed locations to allow students easier access to that type of education. I feel like there is a difference in the culture of CHS to JEL.”

Additionally, according to Wiseman, the change to move from a year-long to a semester-long class was to allow more students to partake in the courses.

“Well, we looked at the curriculum. And we looked at what other schools were doing, and we saw that we could actually have students get this done in a semester. There was no need for them to give two semesters of two classes,” Wiseman said.

“With this (change), you could keep getting some more certifications.

And so our school and Noblesville

Scan this to learn more about all the different courses JEL offers

and Westfield all work together towards our area anchored as a technical center. If you go to JEL, then it takes you an entire year.”

According to Wiseman, offering these as semester courses will allow more students to utilize opportunities at CHS to further their education for their future.

“One thing we noticed is that we have a lot of students that are interested in going into nursing or becoming a physician’s assistant (PA). As more students go on to pursue these (there are), more and

is there a doctor in the house?

Learn about the fields JEL students at CHS will train in Nursing Roles Perform physical exams and health histories Educate and counsel on health issues Administer medication Average salary

$62,450

Emergency Medical Technician Roles Care for patients in ambulances Give immediate, onsite care Conduct basic, noninvasive interventions Average salary

Requirements Postsecondary education Obtain RN or LPN license Pass NCLEX exam

Requirements 2 years of higher education Obtain license Take accredited course Required internship Pass exams

$31,020

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more nursing schools now that are requiring students to have their CNA certificate to apply to nursing school,” Wiseman said. “There are students that we have once had at CHS that are in college taking extra night classes to get their certification. With this, we hope to save our students’ money in the long run by allowing more opportunities to knock this out before they graduate.”

The change of location will not affect other courses offered at JEL, such as the welding or dental lab classes.

Additionally, these changes will not be applied this year, so they will have no effect on seniors currently.

Nicole Payack, JEL student and senior disagreed with this.

Payack said, “I feel like (CHS) is just trying to make students stay on campus and JEL is a really great place. I don’t think it’s a good idea (to move these two classes to CHS).

It’s what (JEL specializes) in, I feel like CHS is trying to just put their own spin on the CNA and EMT courses. I don’t think this is smart in the long run.”

MANNEQUIN PRACTICE: Cassidy Bruner, JEL student and senior, spends time pretending to moving a patient into a wheelchair with a mannequin. JEL students get time to apply their learnings outside of class, whether that is as an intern, or when visiting hospitals and other locations that work with JEL.

Despite these concerns, according to Wiseman, the school is at the start of the long process of transitioning the courses and that could involve tweaks and time.

“A lot of this is new for us. It’s really new for us to go to an outside service, to have them come in and teach. We are still working out the details but we plan to have (the instructors) have a contract with Carmel Clay Schools where they’ll be a percentage of a teacher, but they’re also going to work with that company as well,” Wiseman said. “It’s just something new that we haven’t done before. Right now we’re in the process of getting contracts from everyone. We want students to be aware of what’s happening for the 2020-2021 school year.” h

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what’s new?

Learn more about the new JEL courses that are being offered Brand New Courses: Airport and Aviation: • Teaches students airport operations and general aviation • Offers 17 credits to Ivy Tech • FAA Private Pilot certification awarded IT: Security, Networking, and Coding • Teach informatics, software support, and computing logic •

Offers 18 credits to Ivy Tech; 9-15 during 1st year, 3 during 2nd year

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CompTia A+, CCENT, CompTIA Security certifications awarded

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JEL SOURCE

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JAN 23, 2020

New Decade, New Me

CCS district to rebrand logo with help of Digital Design 3-4, IB Business and Management students VIYANG HAO Q&A, SPEAKUPS, PHOTOS

Q&A

art teacher michael lee

What is the art department doing?

What will the new logo look like?

My Digital Design 3 students—the advanced digital design students and there are eight of us, including myself, and I do include myself because I’ve been working with them on the logos as well (as I put) some designs in and help them with their designs–the idea was to create some logos for (the superintendent and the school board) to decide which ones would go best with what they’re hoping to rebrand their district with, so our task was fairly large; they didn’t have a lot of guidelines (either), which is good and bad. It’s good for us to be very creative with the logo and come up with different kinds of things, but, on the other hand, we’re still trying to guess what (the superintendent) has in mind. So we have to be balanced with our ideas and the superintendent’s.

I don’t think (the superintendent would) want that to be revealed quite yet. (I can say that) there are four different logos (that are being considered). They all have the gold and blue color… (and) it’s not a seal anymore. It definitely does look like a stamped logo. I would (also) say all of them are clean and (have) clean lines so it’s “easy” looking. With the seal, you kind of look at it and then you have to look closer to see what is in the seal and everything, (but) with this (new logo, at a first glance) you’ll know what it is.

When we will see the changes?

That is a decision for the superintendent. We’ll have to present to the school board around February or March… I think the (original) thought was to get it done before the end of (2019), so (the superintendent) would roll it out at the beginning of 2020 in January, but because it is a slow process it just wasn’t feasible to meet that deadline, and that deadline was always soft (too).

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tell them how you feel Take a closer look at the details of the Carmel Clay Schools and the current student opinions on it The Book: represents knowledge, wisdom and learning

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(The current logo is) pretty decent and it’s kind of outdated overall. I mean it has the lamp on there, and every time I look at it, I’m like, “Is that a genie lamp?” but I know it’s supposed to be an oil lamp, but (the logo) is outdated in a way.

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The Diploma: a symbol of academic success

The Graduation Cap: a symbol of intelligence and superiority I don’t really like the color palette.

I mean I kind of understand the symbolism behind (the items in the logo), but I think it is a little bit too plain and a bit forward. sophomore sanchi porthuru

COUNTING COINS: (ABOVE LEFT) An employee opens the cash register at a German food stand that sells food such as kartoffel spies, a deep-fried and spiral-cut potato which is a popular German street food. This stand can be found at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt.

Under the Lights City of Carmel to audition to be in Hallmark movie

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s part of a recent effort and strategy, the city of Carmel has contacted Hallmark and other movie producers to try to get a movie made in the city.

According to Dan McFeely, Community Relations and Economic Development department employee, Carmel is a fitting scene for a Hallmark movie due to the Christkindlmarkt.

McFeely said via email, “We hear all the time from visitors to Carmel that spending a day at the Christkindlmarkt is ‘like being in a Hallmark movie.’ We have everything, from little huts selling gifts, wonderful German foods to enjoy while standing by an open fire pit, ice skating and hot chocolate around every corner.”

McFeely isn’t alone in believing that Christkindlmarkt is special.

Now in its third year of operation, the Carmel Christkindlmarkt has gained national awareness as one of the most authentic Germanthemed markets.

According to Marina Andrews, frequent Christkindlmarkt visitor and sophomore, visiting the Christkindlmarkt is very relaxing.

CADENCE ARMSTRONG STORY LIFE AT THE MARKT: (MIDDLE RIGHT) Christkindlmrkt worker makes a traditional Swiss-German raclette sandwich containing ingredients such as sausage and raclette, Swiss cheese. A raclette chalet at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt is sold for $14.

(BOTTOM RIGHT) A saxophone player from Monika Herzig Acoustic Project plays “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande at the main stage at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt on Dec. 20, 2019.

Monika Herzig Acoustic Project played from 4 to 6:45 p.m.

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Andrews said, “I like to go on walks to clear my mind and in the winters I prefer to walk past (Christkindlmarkt) because it is so pretty in the mornings and decorated. It feels like walking through a winter wonderland.”

In addition to being a popular attraction where Carmel citizens often spend their afternoons, Christkindlmarkt offers a way for the city to make economic and business connections.

McFeely said, “We work hard to celebrate Carmel and all that we do on a national level. We (want to) create a city where people want to live, a city with a high quality of life, where there are fun things to do along as well as good schools, good jobs and safe neighborhoods. We believe this is the key to attracting new businesses to Carmel.”

As well as providing the city means of revenue, it also offers seasonal job opportunities for CHS students and citizens as well.

According to Ava Slowey, Christkindlmarkt employee and senior, the market provides a change of scenery from common locations teenagers often find themselves employed.

Slowey said, “I enjoy working in market during the winter time.

It’s cool to have cute scenery in the background.”

According to McFeely, the aim of this project is to get featured in a Hallmark movie in the hopes of gaining exposure through the movie.

McFeely said, “Having a Hallmark movie would be part of that mission.

Millions of people across the country watch Hallmark holiday movies, and we would love to be able to have all of the beautiful sights of Carmel.”

Andrews agreed with McFeely that Carmel is a well-maintained city and hopes that the city is given the opportunity to be a backdrop.

Andrews said, “The thing with Carmel is that it’s pretty even without the outdoor rink area. Our city employees work hard to make Carmel look good year-round.” h

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Social Setbacks Social norms may affect women’s physical health GRACE XU STORY

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unior Isabel Schultz can’t sit for prolonged periods—nor can she stand for extended amounts of time—without feeling intense pain. As someone with chronic back pain paired with scoliosis, she not only has to wear a back brace, but she said she even had to quit a recent job because of the number of hours she had to work continually standing.

While Schultz said genetics likely plays a major role in her back pain given her family’s medical history, she added that many of her daily life habits, such as posture, likely contribute as well. However, societal norms may actually be encouraging such unhealthy habits like bad posture in many cases. In fact, a health trend encouraging women to “S.L.A.M.,” or “Sit Like A Man,” has recently resurfaced as a result of research implicating that social norms—specifically of

a ‘Q’ angle Take a look at how the q angle is calculated The ‘Q’ Angle provides information about the knee joint Anterior superior iliac spine ‘Q’ angle Typically 13-18 degrees. The average for men is 14 and the average for women is 17.

Midpoint of patella Tibial tubercle LILLIAN HE GRAPHIC KCCHAMPIONPERFORMANCE, PHYSIOPEDIA SOURCES

women sitting cross-legged—may be causing the higher rates of joint pain in females compared to males.

While Schultz said she wasn’t personally aware of this phenomenon, she said such social norms likely did create a difference in posture for some.

“I have never thought about it like that, but that actually would make so much sense,” Schultz said. “When a man is ‘manspreading’ and they’re sitting out and trying to take up as much space as possible, it’s like you naturally need to be sitting up straight to look all tough and big.”

According to Jessica Wall, certified athletic trainer from Hamilton Country Chiropractic, the theory that sitting cross-legged is a cause of joint pain in women does have a foundation in anatomy. However, she said it might not be the principal cause of joint pain in females.

“Being a woman, your hip is also wider, which really affects everything lower. That’s why you see, a lot of times, women tear an ACL (a knee ligament) more. It’s because their hips are wider and their knees go in,” Wall said. “(As a woman), you’ll have a larger ‘Q angle’ and that affects your knees, which in turn affects your ankles and how you stand and how you land and everything else… But there’s so many other factors that also play into back, hip, knee and ankle pain in women.”

For instance, sophomore Rachel King has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disorder that can cause constant joint dislocations and back pain. According to Healthline, the disorder is entirely genetic and usually inherited. King said she has mixed feelings knowing that, unlike some other forms of back pain, her own was not the result of her actions or other environmental factors.

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How do social norms impact health?

“Social norms can make you feel not included if you don’t fit in, so I think that can be very negative for somebody’s mental health.”

Junior Daniel Seed

“The norm can (definitely) be bad for your health—not getting a lot of sleep is the normal, and juuling is bad and (so is) vaping.“

Senior Olivia Roop GRACE XU SPEAK-UPS, PHOTOS

did you know?

There are 13 subtypes of Ehler-Danlos Syndrome.

The most common type has symptoms including overly flexible joints, stretchy skin and fragile skin that doesn’t heal well.

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“(Having Ehlers-Danlos) kind of sucks, but also it kind of makes me feel better knowing that I didn’t really do anything to cause it. I just have it,” King said. “I feel like I would blame myself for it more (if it wasn’t genetic), but I feel like I’m able to not think about it as much because I didn’t specifically (cause the disease).”

Schultz said while she doesn’t necessarily blame her back pain solely on her actions either, she believes her actions have impacted her health.

She also added that many actions— such as increased phone usage—are encouraged through societal norms despite possible health detriments.

“We all know that being on your phone all the time makes your neck hurt, and your eyes are weaker, and your back usually gets worse as well,” Schultz said. “I’m guilty of (being on my phone) too. I’m on my phone a lot. But the way that

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I think exercise is another trend that is good. Don’t go to the extremes, but more and more people are joining accountability groups.

There’s no pressure in it. It’s just somebody else asking, ‘Hey, did you work out today?’

JESSICA WALL, CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER FROM HAMILTON COUNTY CHIROPRACTIC

phones have become so integral in our society—it’s really hard to function without one. And if your focus is all on your phone or even mostly on your phone, you’re not going to be thinking about sitting up straight and having good posture and how you should lift up your head or whatever so your neck doesn’t hurt.”

King elaborated on the impacts of social norms and environmental

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surroundings as well, acknowledging that they may affect health not just physically, but also mentally.

“Social norms can cause a lot of mental issues which then impact everything. Even eating disorders, those are really physically and mentally harmful because of social norms,” King said. “There’s just a lot of harmful things that social norms do for health—like you could change your physical appearance to better fit in with social norms. Being on your phone all the time could impact your back pain or even us sitting all the time in school can negatively impact our backs, especially because a lot of people are still growing.”

Wall said she agrees on the negative impacts of social norms, citing vaping and extreme diets, such as the zero-calorie diet, as examples of social trends normalizing unhealthy behaviors. However, she also added that such social trends can have positive effects in addition to the negative ones.

pressure pain Take a look at the effects of some common social norms and ways to lessen them Looking down frequently, as with texting, can strain the neck and head, causing poor posture

“I think there is some good to having diets in the spotlight because it shows people how you can eat. There are some great ones, like the Mediterranean diet,” Wall said. “I think exercise is another trend that is good. Don’t go to the extremes, but more and more people are joining accountability groups where there’s a bunch of people who are holding others accountable.

There’s no pressure in it. It’s just somebody else asking, ‘Hey, did you work out today?’ or ‘Hey, do you want to go for a run today?’”

Wall also said while the causes of health issues are numerous and diverse—from genetics to social norms to daily habits—it is always important to take care of basic health needs and try to address issues as soon as possible.

“Everything’s about balance. Nutrition is huge. Exercise is huge. Sleeping (is huge),” Wall said. “I think that preventative medicine is also important. Even if you’re not hurting, go get checked out… You have to take care of your body because it’s the only one h that you have.”

ANGELA CHEN, LILLIAN HE, VICTORIA NOPPORN GRAPHIC APA, BARBARABERGINMD, HEALTHLINE SOURCES

Lack of sleep can cause accidents, poorer grades and emotional instability

The FDA recommends 400 mg or less of caffeine a day. An excess can cause anxiety, agitation, rambling speech, excitement, altered circadian rhythm and addiction Junior Isabel Schultz

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S.L.A.M. Take a look at the aspects of “Sit Like a Man” (S.L.A.M.), one proposed strategy to prevent musculoskeletal problems associated with poor posture and sitting with legs crossed

Consuming large amounts of fast food can cause heart disease, high blood pressure and insulin resistance among other effects

Wearing high heels for long periods of time, as is sometimes expected of women, can cause ankle damage, muscle fatigue, osteoarthritis, and altered posture

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Hemp Helps Establishment of CBD month acknowledges rise in popularity of CBD oil, various uses UMA KANDALLU STORY

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ophomore Manasa Kesa said she first learned about cannabidiol (CBD) and its potential uses when her parents opened their weight loss store and began selling the product.

Now, Manasa said she primarily uses CBD to enhance her concentration while studying.

“I have problems with focusing and energy, and my parents make different types of CBD that’s made for different purposes, so I used a blend for motivation and focus to help me get homework done,” Manasa said.

This month marks the first observance of national CBD month. The popularity of CBD products has increased steadily nationwide since the 2018 United States farm bill legalized all products of hemp.

A 2019 survey conducted by Gallup found that 14% of Americans say they use CBD products.

Of those users, 40% utilize CBD products for pain, 20% for anxiety and 11% for sleep.

Srinivasu Kesa, founder and owner of MD Medical Weight Loss, Medical Center and Med Spa and Manasa’s father, said he initially decided to start selling CBD at his store because of the wide variety of health benefits he said he saw could be achieved from using it.

Mr. Kesa said, “There are receptors in the body that are targets for CBD products. There have been multiple studies showing evidence that there are definite effects on the CBD receptors, and (CBD) has shown to be effective in many people who have critically chronic pain, anxiety and headaches.”

Kenneth Mackie, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, said while he himself has never tried CBD, he has seen others benefit from it. Mackie has been a key researcher in numerous studies about the effects of CBD. “(CBD) works for quite a few more conditions than you’d expect. Of

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MEDICAL RELIEF: Srinivasu Kesa, founder and owner of MD Medical Weight Loss, Medical Center and Med Spa schedules his next appointment. Kesa said there are several different benefits to using CBD oils.

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course, it doesn’t work for everything or everyone. It’s not 100%, but nothing is,” he said.

Manasa said her dog was also able to benefit from using CBD, finding relief from cancer.

“He had lymphoma and was in extreme pain,” she said. “We used a CBD oil brew meant for pets, and it helped dull the agony during his last days.”

Despite common belief, CBD is not the same as marijuana. The “high” users get from marijuana is a result of the chemical Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). CBD is extracted from the flowers and buds of marijuana or hemp plants and does not contain THC. CBD does not require a prescription to use and is sold over the counter in a variety of stores. CBD also has no age restrictions for usage.

Despite the current legality of CBD, if a student wishes to bring and use it at school, a memorandum passed by the Indiana Department of Education in 2018 mandated that the CBD product would have to meet certain testing, packaging and labeling requirements.

Caroline Pasko, registered nurse for Carmel Clay Schools, said via email those requirements make it difficult for students to be able to use CBD at school.

“Among the most important things, (the memorandum) states that CBD oil must be prescribed by a physician, been approved by the (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration or the federal Drug Enforcement

Agency as a prescription or over-thecounter drug and meet specific packing requirements,” said Pasko.

Though Manasa doesn’t use CBD at school, she said it can still be difficult to explain to others what CBD is and why she uses it due to the common misconception that CBD and marijuana are the same.

Manasa said she uses CBD in the form of an oil and adds a few drops of it to her drink. She said she was advised to use CBD every morning; however, she said she often forgets to take it. Despite this, she said she will try to use it more regularly in the future as she feels that it improves her overall health.

However, despite these benefits, Mackie said there could be additional long-term effects of CBD that are currently unknown.

“I think the biggest downside is that we don’t really know its long-term effects because they haven’t been studied, people haven’t been using it long enough to know what happens five, 10 years down the road,” he said. “The risk is very, very low; there’s plenty of evidence for that. But we don’t know, say, if (CBD) has effects on the developing brain that won’t enlarge until years later.

It’s always a balance between the potential risks and the potential benefits.”

Mr. Kesa said side effects may occur if one takes CBD along with other medications without consulting their doctor first.

Manasa said while she feels she doesn’t currently use CBD enough to quite understand the downsides, she said she agrees that negative effects may occur as a result of behavior such as taking too high of doses.

As advice for those considering using CBD in the future, Manasa said, “I don’t see any reason to not use it, as it can’t hurt you. Go for it, you only stand to gain.” h

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Insomnia CBD decreases anxiety levels through interactions with the CB1 receptor, which leads to better sleep

Microglia Brain receptor CB2

Pain and Inflammation CBD alters the CB2 receptor, helping to ease pain, varying types of inflammation and general discomfort Cancer Scientists don’t have a specifc reason as to why it CBD strengthens CB2 receptors, but the receptor helps immunity

The “Marijuana Tax Act” is passed and regulates the use of marijuana in the United States

Epilepsy CBD helps ease the symptoms of epilepsy, especially in forms that have resisted other treatments, by potentially lowering the occurence of irregular electrical signals that cause epilepsy

2012

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CBD searches on Google increase to 6.4 million per day

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JAN 23, 2020

Don’t Sugarcoat It New technologies, information help to combat burden of responsibility as diagnoses of Type 1, 2 diabetes rise LEAH TAN STORY

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efore fourth grade, sophomore Yashaswini “Yashu” Battina used to live much more at ease. She said that since her Type 1 diabetes diagnosis in fourth grade, her life has changed drastically.

“I’ve had to grow up faster as I’m responsible for making sure my body functions properly,” Battina said.

“Also, I have to make sure I’m always taking medication on time and being aware of my body and how I feel.”

Even more, her amount of responsibility has changed throughout her schooling career.

“Earlier on, I had to go to the nurse’s office, but now I’m much more independent, and I can check

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treatment types Take a look at how diabetes can be treated Exercise: When the body is active, insulin works more effectively.

Doctors recommend 30 minutes a day, five days a week

Nutrition: Eating a diet rich in nutrients and low in fat is vital to treatment of diabetes

Glucose levels: 2-4 injections of insulin are given every day to combat diabetes

Medication: Diabetes medications are prescribed when other measures fail to control blood sugar CDC, AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION SOURCES

(blood glucose levels) and be self-responsible,” Battina said. “Because I have new technology, I can just have a machine regulate (the checks), so it definitely relieves some of the responsibility. Of course that doesn’t mean that I can completely disregard how my body feels, but it definitely gives (me) a safety blanket.”

Type 1 diabetes, according to biomedical science teacher Richard Conley, occurs when someone doesn’t produce enough insulin, which is different from its counterpart Type 2 in which the insulin receptors are at fault. Despite different causes, Conley said both types have similar symptoms and treatments.

“Some symptoms include urinating frequently, fatigue and thirst, and they are usually the factors that lead someone to diagnosis,” Conley said. “Both types’ symptoms can be minimized through a balanced diet and regular exercise.”

The responsibility Battina bears as a result of diabetes is not uncommon, especially among adolescents; according to The National Library of Medicine, Type 1 diabetes is most prominent among adolescents. It occurs in 10 to 20 per 100,000 people per year in the United States. By age 18, about 1 in 300 people in the United States develop Type 1 diabetes.

Additionally, there has been a 2 to 5% increasing trend of Type 1 diabetes throughout the past 20 years.

Although there have been several hypotheses to explain the reason for both the cause and increasing trend such as, according to medical journalist Dan Hurley, lack of vitamin D levels and higher pollution levels, ultimately the official cause is unknown.

LEVEL CHECK: Tyler Lethen, Type 1 diabetic and sophomore, takes out diabetes test strips. Lethen said he uses these test strips to test his blood glucose levels after pricking his finger with a lancet and pressing the blood on the strip.

In order to alleviate some of these risks and symptoms, Battina said she followed through with a conscious decision to maintain a more healthy lifestyle.

“I definitely force myself to be more active and conscious of what food I eat,” Battina said. “I can’t just sit around and relax during breaks, and I have to refrain myself from eating too many sugary foods that I sometimes just crave.”

Although Tyler Lethen, Type 1 diabetic and sophomore, said he’s had a similar experience in how

his responsibility has changed for checking his blood sugar levels, he didn’t have to change his lifestyle habits as much. In fact, he said he only further reinforced them.

“Type 1 diabetes hasn’t really changed me physically, I’ve always been active my whole life,” Lethen said. “The only thing that has really changed is me watching my blood sugar constantly. Not only that, but (also) watching how many carbs I take in. My pancreas failed, so now I have to do its job.”

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I’ve had to grow up faster as I’m responsible for making sure my body functions properly.

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tent improvement in technology.

“Before, you’d have to constantly poke yourself to check your blood sugar levels; however, now you can have a machine just automatically monitor it,” Conley said. “Furthermore, they have a pump, so that you don’t have to inject any insulin yourself.”

Both Battina and Lethen said they are grateful for the evolution of diabetic technology.

“After checking my blood sugar levels, I can input the amount of insulin I need into my Omnipod, which is just a little pod on my body that acts like a pancreas,” Lethen said. “I can focus less on making sure my body is doing its job, which helps alleviate the burden.”

Even though it’s easy to highlight the differences between a diabetic and non-diabetic person, Battina and Lethen said that they wish people would be more sensitive in their remarks and actions to avoid isolating them.

“Of course, people will stare at the things on my arms just like how you stare at something you’ve never

YUMMY YOGURT: Sophomore Yashaswini “Yashu” Battina looks at yogurt before she eats. She said her Type 1 diabetes diagnosis has caused her to be more aware of her diet.

seen before, but sometimes it can get annoying,” Lethen said. “I don’t bite, so stop staring and just come ask me, ‘What’s that on your body?’”

Battina said the best way for people to avoid unintentionally offending diabetics is to educate themselves.

“If you are going to talk about diabetes in a serious manner, please do your research,” Battina said. “Don’t make rash assumptions. Know what people to talk to because it can be a sensitive topic, but I definitely think it’s beneficial to be more aware of it.” h

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JAN 23, 2020

Following the Famous Idolization of public figures, role models creates both positive, negative effects KIERSTEN RIEDFORD STORY

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irearms and drugs were loaded on a private jet alongside SoundCloud rapper Juice WRLD on Dec. 7, 2019. The rapper’s actions—choosing to intake as much of the illegal substances as possible—led to his death later that night at 3 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2019.

Junior Piper Conway said she was heavily impacted by the rapper’s death. She said, “He died on a Sunday and I woke up later in the day and got up, did my normal routine until I looked at my phone, checked my social media and immediately saw the news about his death. I instantly started crying because he died at such a young age; (he was) literally four or five years older than me and he had such a big life ahead of him.”

Conway said she has looked up to Juice WRLD as a role model and idol since 2018 when his song “Lucid Dreams” became popular, and according to Saul Levine’s article “Our Illusions of Role Models, Heroes, and Idols” published in Psychology Today, having new idols throughout the developmental stages in life is normal.

Counselor Cary Schwartz said she agreed with this claim.

“I think it’s human nature for us to idolize people because it starts out with them inspiring us,” she said. “When I was younger it was Michael Jackson. In my teenage years I loved a

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band called DC Talk, and now that I’m adulting, I really like authors who write from their own perspective or viewpoint.”

Despite the high points in both history teacher Allison Hargrove’s and Conway’s idols’ lives, they said those idols’ flaws leaned them away from the concept of perfection most idols are falsely claimed to have.

In fact, Hargrove said she idolizes Abraham Lincoln for when he began showing his flaws throughout his presidency. She said, “(Lincoln) tends to be placed on a pedestal—I’m the first to do this—but there’s something comforting in the fact that he was flawed and questioned his actions, just like we all do as human beings.”

Conway said for her, seeing those flaws for the first time—as in the case of Juice WRLD—was eye-opening.

“Everyone isn’t perfect and some people have ways of coping with hard times in their life, and I imagine being a celebrity is hard. And (those celebrities) are more susceptible to things around them, such as drugs, and there is no one around them telling them otherwise.”

But while celebrities have flaws, often their flaws can affect not only their careers but also their audience. Schwartz said it’s important for people to recognize those traits.

Schwartz said, “If there has to be a line (to differentiate positive and negative role models), it would be the human behind the idol, how they feel about being a role model. If a IMMORTALIZING IDOLS: Junior Piper Conway views Juice WRLD’s music and videos on her laptop. She said his death influenced her greatly because she has looked up to him and saw him as an inspiration. Juice WRLD was 20 years old when he passed away on Dec. 8, 2019 in Oak Lawn, Ill..

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According to a survey by the University of Phoenix, nearly threefourths of Americans have had or currently have a role model, and those with role models have an average of four. Most people’s role models were their dad, mom, teachers and professors.

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person is out there being selfish, indulging in things without caring about how it influences those who look up to them, that would be a negative idol. And a positive or healthy role model would be one who realizes that their actions are widespread and care about not only how people see them but also that their actions may be copy-catted by those who look up to them and that they want their followers to be good humans.”

Hargrove said she agreed with Schwartz, and said having Lincoln as her idol was a positive influence, especially as she learned more about him throughout her college years. As she learned about his flaws, she said, she eventually became even more enamored with him.

ABE THE BABE: History teacher Allison Hargrove displays her figurines and cutout of Abraham Lincoln.

Hargrove said she looks up to Lincoln’s bravery and passion.

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Who is a public figure you look up to, and why?

“Ray Chen, a violinist I really like. I recently got into listening to him, and I’ve fallen in love with his technique. He’s also very aware of global issues and has taken action with the Australian Fires and has donated instead of just posting thoughts and prayers.”

Sophomore Clizia Martini “Kirk Cousins, the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings. I really respect him because he’s had a lot of criticism, but this last game all of his hard work paid off and he won the game to move onto the playoffs.”

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“I grew up going to Civil War battlefields during the summer. My love for history, and specifically the Civil War, grew because of this. However, when I was in college at Purdue University, I truly became immersed in learning about Lincoln as a leader who was not perfect,” she said. “I think the reason I love Lincoln so much is that he was bold when others hesitated; he recognized his election would most likely create a war, and he was willing to shoulder this burden. There are many misconceptions about Lincoln, one being that he was a passionate abolitionist. This simply is not true, at least not at the beginning of the war. However, this position shifts as the war continues, and this evolution fascinates me.”

Although idols can serve as positive influences, both Schwartz and Levine’s article warn that idolizing a public figure can be dangerous; rather, Schwartz said, respecting the public figure is a better approach to admiring him or her.

“I think that public figures inspire us and they influence us, but again I think that if you put all of your hope in one person you I think it’s will be let down so sorely, so severely,” Schwartz said. human “I want people to protect themselves against thinknature for ing in a way that that perus to idolize son is flawless or without issues. They probably have people road rage sometimes, they because it probably have gone off at restaurants, they just aren’t starts out perfect. We’re all human with them and we all make mistakes, but if we all have the idea inspiring us. that we’re all in this together then maybe this can be a COUNSELOR happy little place to be.” h CARY SCHWARTZ

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“I like my ‘Rad’ sticker too just because I like the pink and black colors and I think it stands out on my computer.”

“I really like my Chicago stickers because of the memories I have there.

I spend a lot of time in the city and really love it, and hope to end up there one day after I graduate.”

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Humans of CHS Students, staff recount memorable moments, celebrations MARISSA RYAN, THEA BERTOLINI SPEAK-UPS, PHOTOS

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One time on News Year’s Eve when I was eight, we went to our friends’ house. The kids were just messing around with glow sticks and I wondered what would happen if I poured it on my dress. So I broke it open with my mouth and poured it on my dress. It didn’t work at first, but then when all the lights were off, it kinda worked and I freaked out because part of my mouth was glowing. I went upstairs and told my mom and she freaked out, saying the glow sticks were toxic. She acted like she needed to look up poison control’s number to see if she needed to take me to the hospital, but it turned out I was okay!

Once on New Year’s Eve, all of my cousins came to my house, and we spent the entire evening playing Wii until the countdown. After that, we had a competition on who could bake the best cake in under two hours.

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MEDIA SPECIALIST JOHN LOVE I’m not a huge New Years’ celebrator, never have been and I don’t make resolutions because I always end up breaking them. The first holiday that I think of at the beginning of the new year would be Valentine’s day.

It’s my favorite, last name Love, you kinda got to love that holiday. I always celebrated it with my kids with parties. We always make a bigger deal out of Valentine’s day than most families. We always have special dinners with the kids, fun things like care packages for kids even through college because it’s the ‘Love’ holiday.

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Let’s Mentor More As January is National Mentoring Month, K-8 mentoring presents benefits for both mentees, mentors HANNAH GRETZ STORY

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ach year in January since 2002, the Harvard School of Public Health has led a National Mentoring Month. Over the past 18 years, this campaign has developed to promote mentoring, specifically in youth, in the United States. Officially defined as the act of advising or training, the role of the mentor is extremely prevalent at CHS, specifically seen in the K-8 Mentor program.

“The goal is to provide a oneon-one support, friendship (and) relationship to kids in our community that maybe need an extra buddy, a friend, academic help, social help or something to look forward to each week,” K-8 Mentor teacher Robin Pletcher said. “The role of a mentor is to be a role model and a friend to the mentee.”

by the numbers students are:

78%

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According to Pletcher, her students meet with other, younger students throughout the Carmel Clay School district of the grades kindergarten through eighth grade, helping them academically, socially and emotionally.

Cassidy Eckstein, K-8 Mentor student and senior, said, “I have four kids from four different schools and I go hang out with them for 30 minutes on gold days.

We hang out with them, we play games with them and help them progress in whatever they’re struggling with. We would give them a person to talk to if they need it.”

Eckstein said the role of a mentor has completely altered her views as the role is not an easy one. “(Mentoring has) opened (my eyes) to the world because I realGAME PLAY: Seniors Brandon Teater, Gabe Quigley, Michael Uhrig and Cassidy Eckstein (left to right) play a board game that they play with their mentees during the K-8 Mentor SRT. Eckstein said the mentor experience has humbled her and opened her eyes to the struggles those around her face.

ize that there are a lot of hidden problems that you wouldn’t see just passing by in the hallways everyday. Just take a minute and listen to what their talking about and give them a support person,” she said.

Emma Heyl, K-8 Mentor student and junior, said this program has also impacted her and provided a changed view on what it means to be a mentor to someone in today’s world. “(Being apart of this program) has impacted me a lot. It has been really interesting to see the ways these kids get used to you and how they adjust to you being there,” Heyl said. “At first, they were all really reserved and didn’t talk much.

We really had to work to get information out of these kids. Now, I show up and they hug me or high five me because they are happy that I am there. It’s been really cool to see how I have impacted them and how they have impacted me.”

According to Pletcher, as a mentor, the most important characteristic to possess is the willingness to guide, help and assist others.

“Anybody can be a mentor; (you) just have that willingness to help others,” Pletcher said. “Have that responsibility to show up. You cannot say you are going to be a mentor and then just not be there, which is why having that consistency is so important.”

Heyl, who also aspires to be an elementary school teacher, said the program has set her up for success and has taught her more than she thought to be possible.

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BE A LEADER: K-8 Mentor teacher Robin Pletcher lectures.

Pletcher said mentors should be role models.

“I became a mentor because I have always loved working with kids. Ever since I was little I have wanted to be a teacher, and I still do. When I heard about this class, I thought it would be really ben-

eficial to make relationships with these younger kids. Younger kids fascinate me and I think it’s really cool how they learn and how fastpaced they are. So when I heard about the program it just felt really right for me just to kind of see different schools and different students while trying to impact how they view their lives,” Heyl said.

In regards to the impact mentoring has on the life of the mentee, Eckstein said agrees with Heyl.

She said she believes the goal of the program is to provide support and guide the mentee when they are struggling or feel alone.

“When you are mentoring someone, you are investing in the life of another human. You are showing that the other person has value and

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Mentoring increases the likelihood for better school attendance as well as a better chance of attending a higher education. Mentees are also more likely to display a positive attitude during the school day as a result of being mentored by an older peer.

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is important,” Pletcher said. “There is also that return because you feel better about yourself because you are investing in others. When you mentor someone else you learn more h about yourself in the process.”

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28 let’s learn Take a look at the pros and cons of various learning methods Pros • real-world learning experience • more interactive and exciting • increases critical thinking skills Cons • students may be more easily distracted • logistical issues such as cost or chaperoning

Pros • ability to quickly recall basic facts • helps develop foundational knowledge Cons • can be repetitive • easy to lose focus • doesn’t allow for a deeper understanding of a subject • doesn’t encourage the use of social skills

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Pros • gain 21st century skills like digital literacy Cons • may be lack of cooperation between students in a group

enior Ruby Sanders wants to be an ecologist when she leaves high school. When she was younger, she loved being outdoors and was deeply fascinated by the inner workings of nature.

Ecology seemed the natural course of action, a culmination of her lifelong curiosities.

Already, Sanders takes elective classes, such as botany, to hone that interest. Her schedule consists of mostly IB classes, in accordance with the requirements for an IB diploma, and has found herself using the knowledge and skills from the classroom in her life, such as in her job at Conner Prairie, as well as in pursuit of a career in ecology.

One of the classes Sanders has to take to fulfill an IB-diploma requirement is IB Mathematical Applications and Interpretations, in which students—on top of learning a wide variety of math concepts—are able to choose their own research projects

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and apply what they have learned to a topic of their interest. Sanders saw her chance; her project focuses on ecology, and she has been using the skills she learned in her math class to study the correlation between Lyme disease and the deer population.

Sanders said although she is required to take the class, her interest was additionally piqued by the unique learning environment, and the way it balances traditional, knowledge-acquisition-based learning with the application of that knowledge in a real-world context.

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“It’s a different learning style than most math classes; it’s more independent and more ‘you will do the work and then ask the teacher for questions,’” she said. “You don’t get a packet and fill it out with your teacher. She just kind of gives you the unit and says, ‘Okay, here you go.’”

According to Assistant Principal Valerie Piehl, the district is making a bigger push to implement that type of independent learning in classrooms, adding a project-based learning unit to biology classes and focusing more on analysis and synthesis of docu-

“(Whether knowledge application or acquisition is more important) depends on what you’re going to use the information for. For those students who are focusing more on engineering, they are focusing more on the information and for those are who are going into business, they need the application.”

Calculus teacher Megan Cogswell

“In physics, the conceptual foundation is the most important. It’s knowledged based; you’re learning why things move and why things do what they do. Knowing how it applies to the real world helps you understand it too. Labs are used to show how the physics work but none of the labs are real world. I do have a project we try to do where they get to research a real-world question.”

Physics teacher David James

ments and information in social studies. More classrooms are now using the workshop model, an increasingly popular teaching method focused on letting students be creative with and responsible for their own learning as well as encouraging students to lead their own discussions, is used throughout the district. It allows for students to practice problem-solving skills and learn how to communicate with their peers.

“It’s something that’s very heavily (based) around the idea of giving students student-to-student conversations,” Piehl said. “So, (it’s) giving students a problem or a topic and having them talk with each other and try to wrestle with that, discuss it and share ideas or analyze it, problem solve (and) try to come up with thoughts or solutions (with) the teacher stepping back for a little

PUT PUT’S PROBABILITY: Senior Kieran Thomas plays a game at the Stats Carnival during SRT on Jan. 10. Although Thomas did not make a game for the carnival, he was required to attend for for his AP Stats/ Research block class. Thomas said he thinks the skills he learns in this class will help him in the future.

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bit and letting the students work through that process.”

Sophomore Leo Han is an introduction to engineering and design (IED) student who said he hopes to go into a field relating to technology and engineering. IED is a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) class which focuses on project-based learning. Han said in the first semester, students created toys, arcade games and eggprotective vehicles.

“I think you learn a little bit more (in these types of classes); the information sticks with you more. You’re definitely going more hands-on,” Han said.

Many students would be inclined to call this type of learning “real-world application.” Piehl, however, said it is important to be aware there are often misconceptions surrounding the term.

“It’s not memorizing names, dates, facts or formulas. It’s taking informa-

tion and then applying it, synthesizing or analyzing that information and using it in a new way. I think it’s important to know when you say ‘real-world,’ there’s lots of jobs in the real world,” Piehl said. “I think there’s this misperception that something isn’t real world if it’s not a trade or an actual experience outside of the classroom, (but) there are lots of kinds of things in class that can lead to lots of different jobs.”

Along these lines, senior Kieran Thomas said he feels that much of what he learns in his AP Statistics/ AP Capstone Research block class and IB Business Management class will help him succeed in his future job, which he said he hopes to be related to business.

“The research-based writing that you learn in Capstone is actually really helpful for how you’re actually going to be writing when you’re in a job, especially in the business world,” he said, “because when someone is hired to conduct research to be able to draw conclusions that will eventually lead to profitable business avenues, you’re not going to be writing about literature.”

Sanders also said she is being prepared for life after high school through the classes she’s taking. In the spring, she said

There needs to be, sometimes, some knowledge acquisition in order to get to that level of synthesis, analysis and application.

You’ve got to have some basic understanding of what’s going on.

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hound reasoning See results from a poll of 470 CHS students conducted by the HiLite staff about the implementation of different learning styles in all classes at CHS For the purpose of this poll, we defined the overarching terms the following way: KNOWLEDGE ACCUMULATION: simply theoretically learning the material, through teacher lectures, readings, and tests KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION: learning how to use that knowledge in your personal life or down the road in a college or career Which of the two, knowledge accumulation or application, is more important for your future plans?

12.2% said accumulation

87.8% said application

Which classes tend to be focused on knowledge accumulation? *multiple answers possible

HISTORY 80.0% said it does SCIENCE 55.2% said it does ENGLISH 32.2% said it does MATH 75.2% said it does ELECTIVES 17.6% said it does Which classes tend to be focused on knowledge application? *multiple answers possible

HISTORY 16.7% said it does SCIENCE 41.9% said it does ENGLISH 50.2% said it does MATH 24.4% said it does ELECTIVES 75.6% said it does RHEA ACHARYA, KAREN ZHANG GRAPHIC HILITE POLL SOURCE

Scan this to learn more about the poll her math class will focus on mortgaging, handling credit cards, budgeting and other ways of managing money.

“What we’re doing in IB is going to help a lot with learning how to make a financial budget during college, and then after college as well,” she said. “Additionally, we’re going to be learning a little bit about mortgages. So when we get our first house or our first apartment we’ll have some background knowledge in order to sufficiently be able to do those types of things.”

Although Han, Thomas and Sanders all said they enjoy the projectbased and student-led classes they have taken and are currently taking, they also said it is important to have a balance that includes traditional, knowledge-acquisition style classes.

Moreover, Piehl said she feels that balance is needed to both develop a foundation of understanding and be able to apply that understanding to the real world.

“There needs to be, sometimes, some knowledge acquisition in order to get to that level of synthesis, analysis and application. You’ve got to have some basic understanding of what’s going on, or what the processes are, what the steps are, that sort of thing,” Piehl said. “I think what we want to do is make sure we’re not staying at that level, and just being in that place all the time.

That we are pushing into that next step and getting into that synthesis and analysis and application and connections to the real world, and making it clear to students where those places are.”

A CLOSER LOOK: Senior Ruby Sanders looks at a sample using a microscope in her Botany class. Sanders said she appreciates it when classes can provide her with ways to apply what she is learning to situations she might encounter in her career as an ecologist.

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Thomas said the benefits from his previous traditionally-taught courses are already apparent.

“Definitely just looking back at my writing from one or two years ago, it’s gotten so much better because of the traditional courses I’ve taken, and I think that’s valuable,” he said.

Additionally, Han said for certain people, these knowledge-acquisition-based classes can be better suited to their specific learning styles and preferences.

He said, “If you like reading more and taking notes, if you learn

“I love the real-world application, I think it applies more to students because it gets their attention, but you do need a base of knowledge to comprehend.”

History teacher Kenneth Browner

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better that way, traditional classes are geared toward you.”

Sanders added that traditionalstyle courses can be especially helpful while building foundational skills.

“I definitely think there’s a lot of pros, especially in the earlier years of development, because it’s mostly about perseverance, problem solving, trying to figure out how to do this, how to collaborate with others (and) how to accommodate for certain situations,” she said.

Piehl said there is still work to be done, not only in creating a greater balance between knowledge-acquisition and real-world applicationfocused classes, but also in helping students understand how the things they’re already doing in the classroom can be used in the real world.

“We’ve done some things with guidance with Naviance this year to try to help students have some

“For business classes, I think (knowledge application and acquisition) are actually both important and you need both to be successful. If you look at DECA, it’s like real world where they’re solving a real problem and they’re using all the knowledge they learned in the class and apply it to the problem.”

Business teacher Laura Cardamon more awareness of careers and see where those applications are. You may not be thinking ‘(Is) this related to certain career fields?’” Piehl said. “But if we’re not making that connection clear to students, then I think we’re missing an important opportunity to say, ‘Here’s the kinds of jobs you could do with this particular type of activity, skill or information.’”

Sanders said when trying to find the right balance of traditional and

application classes in your schedule, it is important to learn skills and develop interests for your future.

“Make sure that what you’re doing in school excites you, and make sure (to) take electives that interest you,” she said. “If it is a core class that you don’t particularly find a lot of interest in, try to do papers around topics or things that are interesting to you, in order to try to take skills that you learned in those classes and apply it h to your own interests.”

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Scoring the Laughs With growing presence in media, stand-up comedy becomes more mainstream EMILY CARLISLE STORY

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lthough the date is undecided, theatre students will soon host a Stand-Up Comedy Night. The lineup is not set for the show yet; however, it will feature a few different students.

Sarah Warf, ComedySportz member and sophomore, plans to participate in the Stand-Up Comedy Night. Warf said teenagers tend to resort to a certain genre of humor while performing comedy often tests different waters.

“Usually, high schoolers use ‘potty humor’ and dirty jokes when messing around with friends. But in ComedySportz, the focus is more on situational humor. We are put into a scene, like a silly vacation, and we have to be the ones to find the humor,” Warf said.

Jim Peterson, theater and film teacher as well as producer of the Stand-Up Comedy night, said his students are what originally inspired the event.

Peterson said via email, “The idea of stand up comedy came from the students. Last year I had a student who was interested in learning how to do it and convinced me and the rest of the class to try it. I have never done it, so I did a lot of research and called in some guest speakers to help us figure out how. It turned out great, so now this year’s students are also interested.”

Peterson also mentioned his specific role in the stand-up process.

He said, “For the Stand-up Comedy Night, I walk the students through the joke writing process. We discuss what’s funny and what’s appropriate for our audience. We work on crafting the setup and the punchline in order to create a well-written routine.”

Austin Audia, ComedySportz member and junior, said although comedy is readily available online, it makes more of an impact in person.

“Comedy has been around for a pretty long time but since it is so easy to access now, people don’t often get to experience it first hand,” Audia said. “Comedy is something that everyone should experience live and not through a screen.”

Peterson agreed with Audia but credited the rise in mainstream comedy and availability to teens’ piqued interest.

“There is such a prevalence of comedy in media right now. Comedy Central started the stand-up comedy mainstream access and now Netflix has a ton of stand-up CLARE specials on its service. It is really DIERCKMAN PHOTO amazing,” Peterson said.

SITUATIONAL HUMOR: Sarah Warf, ComedySportz member and sophomore, practices during a ComedySportz practice after school. Warf said she plans on participating in Stand-Up Comedy Night and said her experiences in ComedySportz and examples of mainstream media humor will help her prepare for the event.

Aidan Myers, a junior who performed stand-up while in 8th grade, said easy access to comedy can greatly influence its viewers, especially younger ones.

“I think that because more comedy specials are easily accessible, students use it almost as a mold for what they think is funny. I also think that depending on who they watch first can hurt the reputation of stand-up comedy in their eyes,” Myers said.

Since Bo Burnham was the first stand up I watched, I have an overthe-top sense of what stand-up comedy should be. In other words, I expect a great performance that also makes me want to think and re-listen to it over and over again. Whereas if I watched Sam Kinison first, I would think all stand up is a raunchy man screaming every other sentence.”

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Peterson said the rise of mainstream comedy can influence students and their sense of humor.

He said, “When I was a teenager, the only way to catch a stand-up comedy special was on HBO which was uncensored, or a rare studio broadcast on one of the major networks. A&E also had an ‘Evening at the Improv’ where you could catch some stand up.

Now, access to stand-up comedy is easy to find. Plus all the short-form com-

ON THE FLOOR: Junior Austin Audia performs during a ComedySportz match after school.

Members often incorporate unique styles of humor to win ComedySportz matches.

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edy that is happening in commercials, promotions, etc. Then there’s the compilation videos of real-life accidents or funny moments. Those will all influence and shape what we find funny.”

Warf had a different explanation for comedy becoming more mainstream.

“We’re all just a little bit depressed and we need comedy to make our lives better. You know what I mean?

We make jokes out of life so that it’s not as sad,” Warf said.

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Myers agreed with Warf ’s perspective commenting on how comedy is used as an escape.

“Comedy is diverse as people can find humor in anything. However, I think that comedy and, more specifically, stand-up comedy is a good way to express how you really feel,” Myers said. “Furthermore, comedy will always be used as a way to escape reality when the reality we live in becomes too unbearable.” h

a word from the wise(cracks)

Learn the techniques and styles of old and new famous comedians JOHN MULANEY

Before clever riffs, Mulaney establishes why the topic should be addressed. He also chooses topics he has strong opinions about. “If you don’t care, why should they care?”

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When in front of a crowd, Sykes says her job is to entertain, not preach.

“Comedians are bulls in the china shop. We just go right in.”

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Comparison gives context-Minhaj uses ridiculous analogies to emphasize.

“Stating the obvious” helps disarm awkward moments and show confidence.

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Pryor had a lot of stage energy, and said, “People don’t come to comedy shows to hear about your problems or what’s going on in the world, they come to have fun, so you need to be having fun.”

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Girl (Super)Power Rise in female protagonist roles in movies allows for stronger representation of women VALLIEI CHANDRAKUMAR STORY

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rincesses, witches, fairies… there were many personalities for Rachel Redman, cosplay club member and junior, to look up to, and later dress up as while growing up. Today, there are even more characters for girls to look to as powerful role models and more to come with upcoming movie characters like Harley Quinn of “Birds of Prey” and Natasha Romanoff of “Black Widow.”

Redman said the self-expression aspect of cosplaying women in equality-positive superhero movies helps her embrace her potential. She said female potential-positive movies promote love for one’s unique flaws and positive additions to making the world a better place.

“Young girls really look up to women as powerful figures,” Redman said. “When they see female superheroes in movies, they look up to them as an inspiration that they can also be powerful and impactful.”

Redman said it’s not terribly difficult to participate in cosplay for female characters.

“For cosplay, I usually get together clothing items that I need and props, get dressed, put on some makeup maybe, might do my hair and get going to where I need to go,” Redman said.

Kathy Bruner, art, film and media department co-chair person at Taylor University, said the recent rise of female superheroes and suPOWERFUL PROTAGONIST: Rachel Redman, cosplay club member and junior, dresses up as Hermione Granger. Redman said the increase in female heroines in media allow women to look up to prominent role models.

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pervillains in movies plays a large role socially, providing more confidence for females to demonstrate their abilities.

“If women have more opportunities to demonstrate their strength, intelligence and courage on-screen via superhero characters, the cultural conversation will change over time,” Bruner said.

Eve Elliott, Movie Club president and senior, said showing both female heroes and villains provides paths for imagination and proves women are abstract, multifaceted beings.

“A female protagonist is someone who is comfortable being herself,” Elliott said. “I like seeing female characters who are unapologetic of their personalities.”

Redman said the modern approach to female superhero roles allows cosplayers more room for creativity and relatability.

“Other girls and women need to see people who are like them and

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of characters across TV networks were female from 2018 to 2019

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not just the male superheroes on the screen,” Redman said.

Redman also said the increase in female characters makes cosplayers feel more comfortable in the cosplay community and in their everyday environment because they, like the superheroes, embrace what is unique about them.

“In today’s society, power and uniqueness (are big factors of cosplay),” Redman said. “There’s uniqueness in showing people what you like and who you are as a person.”

Elliott said, from a societal standpoint, more female presence in movies is a victory in itself. “(The rise of female presence) has shown people that women are capable of just as much as men are,” Elliott said.

Bruner said society is finally taking a necessary step toward questioning systematic, sexist principles by simply showing a self-sufficient female savior in popular movies.

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Take a look at some recent movies with popular female protagonists

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Scarlett Johansson As the first female Avenger, Natasha Romanoff is a trained assassin and skilled fighter, being one of the first female heros in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Daisy Ridley

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Rey, an orphan on a desert planet, begins the trilogy as a scavenger. She is the franchise’s first leading woman to wield a lightsaber and become a jedi.

Psychiatrist turned criminal, Harleen Quinzel is the Joker’s mistreated love interest in Suicide Squad.

Birds of Prey shows her independent life after splitting with him.

Originally Diana, Princess of the Amazons, Wonder Woman is an undefeatable warrior.

She was the first female lead in the DC Cinematic Universe, also appearing in Justice League (2017).

Kree warrior Vers escapes to earth during an attack and finds herself remembering her life as an airforce pilot named Carol Danvers, discovering both her powers and her past with help from Nick Fury.

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“If men and women have rarely seen evidence that women can be rescuers and not just rescued, they can hardly be faulted for repeating wellworn Victorian ideas about the ‘separate spheres’ of males and females that relegated women to secondary roles in the home,” Bruner said.

Redman and Elliott said depth for female characters has also im-

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MOVIE MAGIC: Eve Elliott, Movie Club president and senior, leads a club meeting after school.

Elliott said female roles in movies have lead to strides in female equality.

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proved over time but there can always be more progress. They said today’s female superheroes are more likely to stick to their own values despite the world telling them there is something wrong with them.

Redman said, “There has been a demand of more female characters and heroes in movies and people are starting to see that representation really matters.”

Elliott said modern, female influencers and superheroes share similar morals: making girls comfortable in their own skin and promoting the idea to support one another. She said modern movies often portray out-of-world characters similarly to humans with their daily crises and thought spirals that many struggle with. “(Movies with positive female figures) just show that girls can

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be comfortable being themselves and should not feel like they’re less than,” Elliott said. “Putting women in different types of roles in movies and pop culture is really important since that’s what people are paying attention to.”

Bruner said all in all, there is still a lot of work to be done so people can see more strong female characters. She said, to date, while efforts have been admirable, the push for more by consumers will leave the movie industry expanding female superhero development in the future.

“I hate to leave it to Hollywood to change the script, because it’s so much easier for them to just repeat the well-known stereotypes,” Bruner said. “Women are better represented now than when I was a child in the ’70s and ’80s, and I expect it h will continue to improve.”

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One Pep at a Time Pep band provides opportunities to apply students’ musical ability into other school events in low-stress environment VALLIEI CHANDRAKUMAR STORY

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ophomore Sierra Hunnicutt plays bassoon for Wind Symphony III, the Marching Greyhound and the Bassoon Ensemble. She is also a member of the CHS pep band, which plays during basketball games.

She said compared to other musical extracurriculars, pep band removes the pressure on herself to improve and instead gives her a new perspective to what being a Greyhound really means.

“I just think it’s so much fun to be with all the people,” Hunnicutt said. “It’s important to support your team whether it be the one in band or supporting the team that’s on the court.”

The pep band plays intermittently throughout the men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The next game will be tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the varsity gymnasium.

Kyle Young, associate director of bands, said compared to other more regimented performing groups, playing in a pep band provides a more atypical energy and motivation. He said the opportunity allows students to experience high school events differently than other students.

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WHEN ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Sierra Hunnicutt, sophomore, plays bassoon during the varsity boys basketball game on January 10th.

She said the work ethic she puts into pep band is very rewarding and motivates her to continue to practice hard.

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“The nature of the basketball game is more exciting; there’s no predictability to it,” Young said.

Andrew “Andy” Schmidt, Wind Symphony III french horn player and junior, said pep band provides him with nontraditional ways of selfimprovement as a musician and as a team player with its access to free basketball games, upbeat music and engaged audiences. He said after he leaves pep band games, he feels better than when he first arrived. “(Being at a game) is a fun time­— getting to watch basketball and hanging out with the other band kids,” Schmidt said. “I don’t have a favorite memory because they’re all fun.”

Young said although participating is voluntary, students come to have fun with friends and watch their peers play basketball. He said the team and the band rely on the other’s spirits for encouragement.

“It’s one of the more relaxed and laid-back groups that we have,” Young said. “We still work to sound good for the crowd and for the team.”

Hunnicutt said although the pep band participants’ attendances

vary from time to time due to flexible scheduling, the participants who do attend have a mindset that makes them want to do well.

She said the atmosphere is casual and allows freedom for pep band participants to socialize under the band directors’ supervision, boosting morale for the participants, basketball players and fans.

“The environment is really relaxed and it’s not solely focused on being the best you can be,” Hunnicutt said. “It’s about just being there.”

Schmidt said participants don’t care whether their peers are playing well or not because they are focused on the fun. He said it’s more fun to play in band when one is playing in a chaotic, exciting environment.

“It’s just fun and you don’t have to be good to play in (pep band),” Schmidt said.

Hunnicutt said the aftermath of the game leaves her with a motivated, content mindset.

“It’s rewarding to know that I’ve worked so hard,” Hunnicutt said.

Young said the music the pep band plays also adds to the fun.

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Why do you participate in pep band?

“I participate in pep band because it’s fun. I’ve done it since middle school and it’s a nice way to contribute to my community while doing what I love.”

Sophomore Zoey Foley

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TAKE A MOMENT: Junior Andrew (Andy) Schmidt plays around on his french horn during a break in Wind Symphony III. He said his favorite part of concert band is playing different types of music and the class helps him reenergize before the rest of his school day.

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“Most often, it’s popular tunes, ones everyone in the crowd would recognize,” Young said. “They can sing along or just enjoy listening.”

Hunnicutt and Schmidt said while they will miss their band directors and friends after high school, pep band provides them with the opportunity to make lasting memories they will look back on and remember fondly.

“I remember my freshman year in pep band, we got to play a lot because there were so many time outs,” Hunnicutt said. “It was constant music, and then, there would be a really good play and we’d play again. The team was doing great.”

Overall, Hunnicutt said pep band provides her with a lot of freedom to explore herself and her interests. She said in the fun, exciting

“(I participate) to play my instrument just for fun. (I love) when we get out onto the basketball court and we start playing our instruments. We get to talk to our friends ... it’s like going to a basketball game.”

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environment, she can take a more modern, yet simple approach to support herself, her musicality and her role as a Greyhound musician.

“Pep band is really a simplified version of band,” Hunnicutt said.

“It’s a lot more fun because there’s not a lot of pressure and I get to hang out with all my friends.” h

“I enjoy it and I think it’s fun.

(I love) watching the games and having fun talking to people. You get into the games for free and they’re fun to watch.”

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GO TEAM: Kyle Young, associate director of bands, directs the pep band at a varsity boys’ basketball game. Young said the band helps to create a unique form of encouragement at sports games.

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JAN 23, 2020

The Queen of Narnia Senior Madison Diehl casted as the White Witch in winter play TESSA COLLINSON Q&A, PHOTO

How did you feel when you got this role?

I can’t even say how thrilled I was. I’m not generally a meanspirited person, so it’s been so much learning how to be mean because I get to yell at people. It’s a really fun experience. I’m so happy I get to be (the Witch) because it’s my final show as I’m a senior, so I feel like it’s like, “Bam!” as I go out.

How do you get into character?

I have to get into the mindset that my character likes being better than everybody and she carries herself really tall and it doesn’t matter what anyone else says about her.

You have to have a lot of confidence for it and it’s hard to get that confidence, but once you’re in that mindset you get on a roll and you know that you’re not actually hurting people.

You’re actually just playing the character and you’re doing your best to play this character to fool people that you’re most mean-hearted person in the entire world.

What is your favorite part of this production?

I love my cast. I love going after school every day or being in class every day and seeing them and laughing with them and working with them. Getting that bonding experience like a family, it warms my heart to see that we all have a similar passion and that we’re all working together to produce this really great show. We all want it to be the best show that we can. When we get into character it’s so much fun and we’re just bouncing off each other.

What is the most challenging part of this production?

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At least for me, staying in that headspace and being a villain. It’s way, way out of my comfort zone. It’s interesting trying to put yourself in that headzone that you think you’re better than everyone else, you know that you’re better than everyone else. It’s staying in that headspace that’s really difficult, but once you’re in it (the dialogue) flows out of you and it’s great.

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PERFORMING ARTS CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Jan. 29 at 5 P.M. P100 (Orchestra Room) TRY AND TRY AGAIN: (RIGHT) Sophomore Regan Wakeman practices her chamber music piece. She said it can be easy to hide inside a large orchestra, but chamber music requires full participation and communication between each member in order for the piece to sound balanced and rich.

WINTER BAND CONCERT Feb. 19 at 6 P.M. Dale E. Graham Auditorium

THEATER THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Feb. 6: 7 p.m.

Feb. 7: 7 p.m.

Feb. 8: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Dale E. Graham Auditorium CUT IT OUT: (LEFT) Delaney Kibler, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe stage manager and senior, measures a piece of wood to be cut for building the set on Jan. 8 in the set shop.

The technical theatre program constructed a set with an upper landing that connects to a lower stage using curved ramps, altogether the set mimics two circles.

(RIGHT) In the set shop, Zachary Waters, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe master carpenter and junior, levels a leg on an upper platform to make sure it’s vertical and safe.

While constructing large scale set pieces, the technical theatre students take extra safety precautions to make sure no one gets injured.

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Hard Yards

Although track season starts mid-February, varsity runners train in tough conditions during winter months ANIKET BISWAL STORY

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he track season starts in mid-February, but for many varsity runners preparations for the season starts much earlier than that. According to the athletes, those unofficial practices—which are often outside—are frequently cold and difficult but also necessary.

Charlie Schuman, track runner and sophomore, said he and the rest of the varsity team find the Indiana weather troublesome at times when they want to practice.

He said, “During the winter, there can be heavy snow, wind and freezing rain, along with colder temperatures. The places where we run can have ice which makes it difficult to practice some days.”

Bing Hudson, track runner and junior, said he agreed with Schuman about the impact of ice and snow on their running, but he said he does not mind the winter chill that much.

He said, “The cold weather is bad but it’s not that bad if you have the correct gear. I think running in the winter feels fun sometimes and exciting because the weather is really ideal for distance running. I would say most people feel the same.”

Head Coach Colin Altevogt said he agrees with Hudson about the benefits of the colder weather.

He said, “Colder weather is actually better for running performance, so (the varsity runners) can actually run faster than they could in August or September. On days when the weather is really cold, especially below 32 degrees, (the varsity runners) just need to come prepared by keeping their most vulnerable areas warmer.”

Schuman and Hudson both said the colder weather increases not only performance, but also team bonding.

Schuman said, “Especially with distance running, every day is a day

POWER RUN: Junior Bing Hudson (left) and sophomore Charlie Schuman run laps in the field across from Murray Stadium and the Natatorium parking lot. “We don’t meet in December after a lengthy crosscountry season, so the boys are excited to meet up in the locker room, run together, and get guidance from our coaches. It is a really good atmosphere that the boys build during the offseason,” Head Coach Colin Altevogt said.

to get better and a chance to really have some fun with your teammates, so I believe most guys look forward to the colder practices for this reason.”

Altevogt said most runners decide to build on their performance from the cross-country season during the unofficial practices and those off-season workouts have added benefits beyond the physical.

He said, “We don’t meet in December after a lengthy cross-country season, so the boys are excited to meet up in the locker room, run together and get guidance from our coaches.

It is a really good atmosphere that the boys build during the offseason, and that carries with them throughout their time in high school.”

Both Hudson and Schuman said the type of workout the team does varies each practice. According to Hudson, some days the team does a regular run of about five miles; other days they do long runs,

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anywhere from nine to 12 miles; and some days they just do a hardcore workout.

Altevogt said, “The distance really (varies) based on day, and especially the age and training experience of the runner.”

Schuman added, “Each week, the coaches make a schedule for us to follow throughout the week. Before each practice, we have a small team meeting and then stretch. After we run, we stretch again and then leave to go home. Practice is usually done in two hours, so we leave around 5:30.”

However, these winter practices are just during the preseason. The official practices start in February, and therefore the athletes said they work harder during the spring than they do now.

Schuman said, “In the spring, we have outdoor meets and we tend to do a little more in terms of workouts and mileage. Also, in the spring we don’t have to worry so much about the weather except for rain.”

Hudson added how winter practices are advantageous because they allow runners to build mileage in preparation for the spring season.

“The only big difference between winter and spring training is the amount of mileage we do. So in the winter, we do less mileage and we build up the amount each practice,” he said. “By the spring season, we eventually get up to our maximum

mileage and we tend to stay there until the season is over.”

Altevogt said, “Since spring is warmer than winter, we tend to have different workouts in the spring as well as different training than that in winter.”

Even with bad weather and poor running conditions, the track team still practices during the winter because they know that their training will be pivotal during the spring season.

Schuman said, “Running in the winter is tougher than running in nice weather; however, everyone knows when they put in effort during the winter, it is going to pay off later.

LACING UP: Immediately after school, junior Bing Hudson (right) prepares to run with sophomore Charlie Schuman. “I think running in the winter feels fun sometimes and exciting because the weather is really ideal for distance running,” Hudson said.

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Schuman also said winter practices have fitness benefits as well.

“Running in the winter allows us to have a stronger base for later in the season,” he said. “Also, we are able to avoid injury better as well as perform better due to the added training in the winter.”

Despite the poor winter conditions, Hudson said he keeps his eyes on the spring season.

Hudson said, “I push myself through the conditions knowing that I am working towards a goal that I want to achieve. The tougher conditions make me feel loose and in rhythm, so in the spring, I feel more h accomplished with my work.”

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A New Deal

TV rights agreement allows CHS sports to be broadcasted on network TV ADAM SPENSLEY Q & A, PHOTO

Q&A athletics director jim inskeep

What networks are involved with the broadcast partnership?

SIDELINE ANGLE: A cameraman films the Hounds home game against Center Grove on Jan. 10 for the Indiana Sports Channel (ISC). ISC broadcasts the game on network TV (MyINDY-23), which is accessible to all local residents.

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“Right now, Indiana Sports Channel (ISC) Sports Network is now a partner of the MIC conference.

ISC also has a partnership with MyINDY-TV 23 which is available on a variety of cable networks. MyINDY-TV 23 has been one of the five or six local channels that have been around, so they’ve started covering the football games with a game of the week this year. We’ve had discussions about expanding their high school coverage and in fact they will be doing that.”

What were some of the reasons for making this happen?

“The deal with ISC sports channel is not only to provide more coverage to our different sports programs of the eight schools of the MIC but also as a secondary revenue source for the conference. Many of the conference events that we run, run at a deficit level just because they’re big tournaments and have a lot of expenses and they don’t necessarily have the income that all the others have.”

How do you think this will change the way people watch Carmel sports?

“At least six or seven of our football games this year were live streamed or broadcasted and that really gives an opportunity for our folks that can’t get out to see the games to be able to watch. I know that there are people watching them, whether they be out-of-state alumni or family of students playing in the games. We’ve got a lot of fans and patrons too that can’t necessarily get out to the game. So it’s really nice for them to be able to watch that too and stay connected.”

Scan this code to see WISH-TV’S high school sports coverage as well as the most current broadcasting schedule for MIC sports.

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More the Merrier

Member of Champions Together club helps students with disabilities via sports, wishes more people would volunteer

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or Sophie Gates, Champions Together president and senior, volunteering for Champions Together has been a big part of her high school career ever since her freshman year and she said she is happy with the progress it has made.

She said, “Champions Together has made a huge difference in not only our athletes but also in our partners and volunteers.”

However, even with the many events taking place every year, Gates said she wishes more people knew about Champions Together and volunteered to be a part of it because of how much of a difference it makes for everyone involved.

She said, “We definitely wish more people knew about it because of the great things that are happening.”

Champions Together is a partnership between the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Special Olympics Indiana designed to help students with intellectual disabilities by engaging them via sports, and it thrives on people who are willing to volunteer,

I have changed ever since I started to volunteer...I have made some incredible friendships through volunteering for (Champions Together) that I never would have made otherwise.

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similar to other unified programs/ clubs in this school.

Champions Together sponsor Joe Stuelpe said he agreed with Gates about wanting more volunteers. Stuelpe said he wishes he had more volunteers on duty in order to have shifts.

“At times, it would be nice to have more people so that we could more evenly distribute the work,” Stuelpe said via email. “For example, the State Bocce Championships that we hosted took all day and we had several people that volunteered all day and it would have been nice to have been able to have shifts of volunteers.”

The next events for Champions Together are the Unified Swim Clinic on Feb. 2 and Mr. Carmel event on March 20, and, according to Audra Marchese, Champions Together volunteer and junior, one must be chosen by someone who is already a part of Champions Together in order to become a volunteer.

Marchese said, “A person has to be nominated by someone already on the Champions Together committee if they want to be a part of the committee itself.”

Marchese, Champions Together volunteer and junior, said that when there is a lack of volunteers, the club sometimes recruits from other clubs.

She said, “Sometimes we contact NHS or DECA if we need extra volunteers for specific events.”

Additionally, the help, according to Stuelpe, goes both ways; every volunteer and partner experiences and learns new skills, which Stuelpe said creates new opportunities for students to get more involved in school.

He said “A tremendous impact on the culture of inclusion as well as on the lives of both the partners and the athletes (has been made). Providing more opportunities for more students to be involved in activities at school is fantastic.”

FOR THE KIDS: Champions Together members from CHS and Center Grove play basketball in the Fieldhouse during halftime of the men’s game. President and senior Sophie Gates said, “I know a good amount of people that would not only do well in Champions Together but would really enjoy it and I would love if they volunteered.”

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Gates is an example of that impact.

Ever since Gates volunteered three years ago as a freshman, she said she’s learned a great deal of skills while being a volunteer.

“Ever since I started in Champions Together, I learned so many things,” Gates said. “I quickly developed new people skills and ways of communication. I quickly saw the same passion and generosity develop in my peers and fellow volunteers as they saw the differences that were being made.”

Marchese also said she experienced a positive change as well.

“I have changed ever since I started to volunteer,” Marchese said. “I have learned to be more patient and have also learned to be appreciative of everything. I have made some incredible friendships through volunteering for (Champions Together) that I never h would have made otherwise.”

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JAN 23, 2020

Head Above Water

As women’s swimming, diving team pushes for 34th consecutive State win, freshmen feel pressures, motivation to make roster, continue streak NATALIE KHAMIS STORY

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efore entering high school, Berit Berglund, swimmer and now- freshman, swam with Carmel Swim Club members in her age group, participated in meets and contributed to each win or loss the club faced.

Now a semester into her freshman year, Berglund said she faces new pressures. As the women’s swimming and diving team will compete at the State meet on Feb. 14 to 15 in hopes to win its 34th consecutive title, only those placed on the roster will represent the entire team. While final rosters have not been created, Berglund is one of many freshmen who stands a good chance to compete alongside the upperclassmen who have contributed toward the winning streak in the past.

And that, she said, is nerve-wracking.

ON YOUR MARKS: Swimmer and freshman Meghan Christman, dives off the block at a dual meet against HSE on Dec. 17. Christman said she feels pressure due to women’s swimming team’s history of success at State.

She added that this pressure motivates her to work harder so that she can help the team keep its streak.

said the responsibility of represent“The high school team is a lot ing the team is important to keep in more serious than what I have expemind when practicing and competrienced within club,” Berglund said. ing during the season.

“When I was just swimming with the “Representing something bigger age groupers, we all had our desigthan myself and doing it for not only nated time to compete. Now, there’s myself but for all of my teammates, a lot more pressure to do well since my friends and my coaches who I not everyone will be able to compete know have worked so hard for me in each event or meet.” and the team is what pushes me to According to Head Coach Chris do the best that I can be,” Christman Plumb, time, not age, plays the biggest said. “No one wants to lose the streak, role in creating the roster. Regardless of so everyone kind of feels the pressure grade, swimmers with the fastest event within themselves to keep the streak times are chosen to represent the team going, which is what motivates everyat the State competition in February. one to get better.”

“I would say I don’t With the potential really choose the roster, but the roster No one wants of earning the women’s swimming and diving chooses itself,” Plumb to lose the State title for the 34th said. “Ultimately, our year in a row, Plumb said goal is to choose the streak, so the effort the freshman best lineup that’s go- everyone put into every practice ing to perform the and meet is an indicator best at the State meet kind of feels and making sure the pressure of how they will perform at the State meet. In adwe balance events. dition to this, Plumb I think that times within said he believes Carmel’s speak for themselves themselves. support of the swim and you put the best team has allowed for people up there based FRESHMAN MEGHAN CHRISTMAN women’s swimming and on season.” diving to succeed for as long as it While the pressure to land a spot on has. He said that support serves to the roster and represent the team can help freshman overcome any presseem daunting, Berglund said she uses sures they feel. the pressure to motivate herself.

“We have all these years of affirma“Overall when swimming, there’s a tion and confirmation that show us, lot of pressure to step up and do your ‘Hey, if I do the work here, it will pay best for the team, but I know that State off in this result,’” Plumb said. “They Finals for high school is a lot more are standing on the shoulders of giants nerve-wracking and a lot of the girls get who have all these years of support benervous for that,” Berglund said. “Seehind them, not this negative pressure. ing the girls around me working hard All these people with you, pulling for to earn their spots on the roster and you and rooting for you is so imporpushing to place in their events motitant and so I think those are all things vates me to continue to work hard and that has helped the swim team succeed.” set high standards for myself.”

While representing the women’s Like Berglund, freshman Meghan swimming and diving team at State Christman said her teammates motiis a goal each team member has for vate her to continue to do her best themselves, Berglund said it is imthroughout the season. Christman

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portant as freshmen to turn around and become leaders for those who will be transitioning from club to the high school team next year.

“Most people believe that the seniors should be the main leaders of the team, which is important since they are the most experienced and can help us younger team members prepare for the season,” Berglund said, “but I want to be an individual leader as well so that when I’m older, age groupers or other club members will have someone to look up to so next year won’t be as intimidating” In the days leading up to the State meet, Plumb said his one piece of advice to freshmen on the team is to take in the lessons from coaches and older teammates and work to better themselves each practice.

“Coming in every day ready to be a positive contributor, finding your role on the team and making the people around you better is the best thing you can do,” Plumb said. “If you can take the knowledge from the people above you and use it for the next three years, it’s going to get passed down to people who are younger than you, making them better. You just need to h live in that process.”

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200 yd Medley Relay 200 yd Freestyle 200 yd IM 50 yd Freestyle 1 mtr Diving 100 yd Butterfly 100 yd Freestyle 500 yd Freestyle 200 yd Freestyle relay 100 yd Backstroke 100 yd Breaststroke 400 yd Freestyle Relay Percent Margin of Win Legend

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96 110 91 149 126 104 69 147 2nd place Did not qualify

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BREAST STROKE: Swimmer and freshman Berit Berglund, swims breastroke at the CarmelHSE dual meet on Dec. 17.

Berglund said despite having experience swimming with Carmel Swim Club in previous years, she has felt new pressures since joining the women’s swimming team as a freshman.

She added that the high school team is more competitive and serious than she experienced in the Carmel Swim Club.

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Eager Early Recruitment With rising prevalence of early college recruitment, players forced to adopt to recruiting process at younger ages SATVIK KANDRU STORY

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his season, Peter Suder, varsity basketball player and sophomore, was ranked in the top 50 nationally for the class of 2022. As a topranked athlete, several elite colleges have approached Suder, ever since he was 13 years old.

According to Suder, college coaches started watching him play during seventh grade. After that season ended, he said he gained a new understanding of the recruitment process and the new implications that came with playing the sport he loved.

“At first there was a lot more pressure that came with playing in front of coaches and knowing that I had to perform my best every time,” Suder said. “A lot of people don’t really know what they want to do when they are in seventh or eighth grade. The first exposure to colleges made everything move a little faster.”

But as early recruitment becomes more prevalent, colleges have been under more scrutiny because many young student athletes are not ready—mentally or physically—for the intense recruitment process.

Kelsie James, varsity soccer player and senior, said she also felt the pressure of recruitment from a young age. James, who committed to Valparaiso University her freshman year, said that the process of early recruiting was stressful.

“There is definitely pressure because it is such a big decision to make at a younger age. It’s not just a decision for you but also for your family,” James said.

According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 37% of female soccer

DEFENSE: Peter Suder, varsity basketball player (#10) and sophomore, plays defense during the game against Noblesville on Dec. 13. Suder said he had college coaches watching him since the seventh grade.

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players, like James, are recruited early and committed prior to the end of their sophomore year.

Athletics Director Jim Inskeep said he acknowledges this increasing prevalence of early recruitment, but says it doesn’t give student athletes enough time to take all of their best interests to heart.

“The early recruitment process has a lot of benefits and things to offer, but that’s only if you know what you want,” Inskeep said. “I think the biggest question is if the school you are committing to is the right one for your major, not for your sport or the coach.”

This new trend of early recruitment has sparked a conversation about new rule implementations to combat recruiting athletes prior to high school. Inskeep said he is in favor of these rules.

Inskeep said, “The early recruiting ends up hurting most players.

However, at the same time, if you are a college coach and if you don’t

recruit young players, and a rival college ends up getting that player, then people start to criticize you. Rules need to be in place so that players are given more time to decide.”

Although Suder acknowledged the negative consequences associated with early recruitment, he said he saw the added benefits, such as better scholarships.

“I think one of the advantages of committing early is that there are more scholarships for schools to offer because most roster spots aren’t filled up yet,” Suder said.

James acknowledged the added benefit of better scholarships and said the experience, despite the possible consequences, also helped her develop as a person.

“The entire process has helped me grow and become more confident as a player and as an athlete,” James said. “I started out not knowing what I wanted but after a lot of time and research with my parents, I think I h made the right decision.”

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TOMORROW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL What: Varsity vs. Pike When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Pike HS

SATURDAY MEN’S BASKETBALL What: Varsity vs. Brownsburg When: 7:30 p.m, Where: Brownsburg HS

WRESTLING What: Edgewood Invitational When: 9:00 a.m.

Where: 5007 West 96th St.

JAN. 28 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL What: Varsity vs. Cathedral When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Fieldhouse

JAN. 31 MEN’S BASKETBALL What: Varsity vs. Ben Davis When: 10:30 a.m.

Where: Ben Davis HS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL What: Varsity vs. Ben Davis When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Fieldhouse

MEN’S BASKETBALL What: Varsity vs. Pike When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Fieldhouse

GIVE ME A “C”: Caitlin Baudier, varsity basketball cheerleader and junior, cheers at the men’s varsity basketball game on Jan.10.

The men’s varsity basketball team will play next tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Fieldhouse.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING What: Warrior Diving Invitational When: 6:00 p.m.

Where: Warren Central HS

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JAN 23, 2020

(Go) Fund Me Carmel Clay Schools district should better allocate funds to support competition-level clubs HILITE STAFF EDITORIAL

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echHOUNDS. eSports Club. Science Olympiad. These are just a few of the many clubs offered at this school utilizing club dues as a form of funding. According to treasurer Catherine Ramsey, student-interest clubs at CHS are not funded by the Carmel Clay Schools district in any way, shape or form. Instead, Ramsey said clubs are self-funded—such as requiring club dues or selling items at Homecoming—in order to support their activities.

In some cases, however, the lack of money in club funds can be detrimental to students as well as the success of clubs. For example, competition clubs such as TechHOUNDS use money from dues to buy materials and pay for the cost of transportation; but ultimately, according to various club leaders and sponsors, they often still lack in funds and, in turn, must boost the price of participation. This high cost of participation—$200 this year for TechHOUNDS—may deter many students from even joining and can make these clubs less accessible to those who come from lower income backgrounds.* Furthermore, a lack of funds not only prohibits some

our stance CHS should better allocate funds to support competition-level clubs

individuals from joining, it can also prevent clubs as a whole from participating. At the beginning of last year, for example, TechHOUNDS almost was unable to enter competitions due to its limited club funds.

Other competition clubs, such as Science Olympiad, must often use their winnings from competitions to pay for their transportation and materials cost, but if they were provided with a baseline amount of money granted by the school, they may be able to offset these costs with their initial funds.

Because of this, while we recognize the limited accounts available for club funding, the school should consider reallocating funds to better support clubs, especially competition clubs that have a high cost of participation.

This change could potentially lead to a boost in participation in those clubs and they may potentially perform better with the additional resources.

Since we know the school can’t fund every single club, the administration could implement a rigorous screening process to find clubs requiring large amounts of funds, specifically competition clubs. However, funds given by the school district should not be used to support individual club fees, but rather the actual transportation costs or competition fees. With the stress of paying taken off, club leadership could better focus on the club’s purpose rather than the financial aspect. *It is important to note, however, many clubs do try to provide outside resources and try to help students as much as possible. For example, TechHOUNDS club recommends for each member find a business to sponsor them in order to avoid having to pay out-of-pocket. h

put it together Here are the steps you need to take to start or renew a club

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Find a faculty member to sponsor your club Have your faculty sponsor review the appropriate club guidelines student interest

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Determine the following: name & description of club social media handles grades the club is open to membership requirements specific meeting times and dates

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Scan this QR code to fill out the google form to apply

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Turn in signed agreement form to Student Services (can also be done electronically)

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Wait about a week for club approval communication from Mrs. Wiseman.

You can not conduct meetings or activities until approval is received.

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Console Yourself Despite recent controversies surrounding gaming, people should value benefits of gaming RAPHAEL LI COLUMN

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hroughout the past decade, action or first-person shooter games video games have seen trerequire the player to keep track of a mendous growth in terms of multitude of things at the same time. their player base, competitive scene Ammunition levels, the playing field, and mainstream media attention movement through a keyboard or with celebrities like Drake and Lil joystick and amount of time left Scan this Yachty streaming games. But video are all examples of critical elements games have also seen their fair share of many games necessary to keep in to read a of controversies, especially concernmind when playing the game. story about ing the prevalence and popularity of According to a study done by violence many violent video games. researchers at the University of Toand video Last year, President Donald ronto, regular video game players games Trump and other government offihave been found to perform better cials made comments about the link overall and improve faster when takbetween video games and violence; ing tests of sensorimotor tasks or however, according to the Amerihand-eye coordination tests. can Psychology Association, there There is a funny story about is no link between violent video a Counter-Strike team, a firstgames and criminal activities, person shooter game, made specifically gun violence. In up of players ranging befact, there are some benefits tween 60 and 80-years-old to playing video games. that competes at local tourAccording to Engagdet, naments. They don’t only the benefits of playing video play because it’s fun, but also games include better multibecause it helps improve their tasking, coordination and sohand-eye coordination and SARAH’S COOL cial skills. For example, many keeps their minds active.

Q&A gaming club sponsor nathan sharkey

What are the benefits to games?

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Video games are just a form of release for a lot of students, a way to forget about the stress of the world and to just enjoy something for a while.

What skills do you think video game players should have?

One of the things that often gets overlooked is the communication aspect of video games. I’ve noticed a lot of kids in the club have been able to reach out and make friends through club. In terms of games themselves, there’s a lot of pattern recognition in games, and reflexes and timing play a big role.

What are the downfalls to games?

Games have become a distraction to many students to the point where they aren’t able to focus. Most students are at a point in their life where they look for something to latch onto and to fill time, and for some students that’s gaming.

Video games can also have social benefits. For example, in recent studies, researchers have found that television and social media use are more linked to problems of anxiety than video games. They say it’s because 70% of people who play games now do it with friends in person or online. I’d agree with this statement. It’s comparatively more boring to play games alone than when you have a group of friends online with you.

Like many other things, video games in excess are bad and detrimental to people’s mental and physical health, but in small doses, they provide a window of entertainment and social interaction.

When I’m stuck indoors because of sickness or other problems, I don’t find any shame in playing a game of League of Legends and neither should anyone else. h The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff.

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A Path to Success CHS teachers should unlock AP Classroom resources throughout year, better integrate them into lesson plans ADITI KUMAR COLUMN

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inding up-to-date and accurate practice for AP exams has always been a gamble.

Review books from test prep companies claim to provide all the practice necessary for success. In reality, the questions included in these books are not always reflective of the level of difficulty of AP exams. In 2018, the College Board announced it would unveil a bank of over 15,000 questions for all AP courses on Aug. 1, 2019 through AP Classroom. I was excited. However, AP Classroom has not lived up to my expectations—and this isn’t entirely the College Board’s fault.

AP Classroom consists of multiple-choice and free-response progress checks which can only be unlocked by teachers. Although AP Classroom resources have been available since August, only one of 5 FOR my AP teachers has unlocked resources continuously and assigned these checks as homework.

AP Classroom gives all students an opportunity to access valuable resources. While College Board has past FRQs out on the website, it only has decade-old multiple-choice practice. However, during the past decade, many AP courses underwent redesigns, such as AP Physics, or were created like AP Computer Science Principles.

Without an official source of up-todate practice tests, students are often forced to turn to test prep companies’ books, which can sometimes be costly. Since many students at this school

take more than one AP course, the cost can quickly pile up. By actively using AP Classroom, teachers could help students save money and time spent to find practice.

Unlocking resources at the end of a semester or year is not an effective solution either. Almost all AP courses at this school give students AP-style tests throughout the year. A student can know the content well, but this may not be sufficient for tackling AP-style questions. Doing these questions helps bridge the gap between the calculation-style problems in our textbook and the AP multiple choice we could see on assessments. In addition, AP Classroom classifies questions by unit and skill, which can help students pinpoint what areas they need to focus on the most. It is not an isolated effort by the College Board either; AP coordiALL nators and teachers have collaborated to create these questions which ensures their effectiveness in the classroom.

The College Board has met schools halfway by creating AP Classroom.

It is up to teachers to meet them in the middle by experimenting with the possibilities these resources provide. AP Classroom may be a work in progress but that is all the more reason for teachers to step up so the College Board can continue to h improve with feedback.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Aditi Kumar at akumar@hilite.org.

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Why do you use AP Classroom?

“The stuff on AP Classroom are the open questions that (are representative of what students see on the AP exam). It’s for kids to use formative assessments to check their work along the way”

AP Biology Teacher Daniel Marble “I use AP Classroom because it gives us good practice with multiple choice questions and free responses.

It starts easier at the beginning of the year where the questions look like AP questions (and) are not as difficult as AP.” AP German Teacher Angelika Becker “I use AP Classroom to get kids registered for the test, and for (teachers) too, we have to upload things to the digital portfolio. This year, they (rolled) things out sooner there are more resources available.”

AP Seminar Teacher Tony Dunham “I don’t use AP Classroom consistently because I’ve been teaching this class for a long time. First semester, I pulled some (questions) for practice and review but I didn’t use them for actual tests.”

AP Enviromental Science Teacher Frances Rushing RIYA CHINNI, CALINA HE SPEAK-UPS, PHOTOS

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The Race For Admission Students should not lie about race on college applications in order to receive advantages SOWMYA CHUNDI COLUMN

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his past October, as part of the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, Marjorie Klapper was sentenced to three weeks in prison for falsely claiming her son was African-American and Hispanic to increase his chances of getting into a top college. The case caused an outcry from minorities and nonminorities alike because Klapper’s case exemplifies how common falsification on college applications is. This story serves to illustrate a larger problem: people using race as an “advantage” to help them in college admissions.

College applications require a student to mark their race in order to make decisions for financial aid and admissions. Policies like affirmative action cherish diversity and put people who are not of Caucasian descent ahead of others in order to compensate for past discrimination. But what began as a harmless path to ethnic equalA ity has turned into students

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lying about race on applications in order to receive an advantage.

The recent Harvard v. SFFA Supreme Court case found the college’s The Johnson race conscious admissions process administration doesn’t intentionally discriminate originally against Asian-American applicants; embraced however, data from a 2009 Princeton affirmative study proves Asian Americans had to score 140 points higher on their action in 1965.

SATs than Caucasians, 270 points UC IRVINE higher than Hispanics and 450 points SOURCE higher than African Americans to have the same chances at admission.

This means because of policies like affirmative action, the admission standards for Asian-Americans are considerably higher than the standards for other minorities.

Honestly, the college admissions process would be easier if I “accidentally” marked myself as American Indian rather than Asian. But if people change their race for better chances at college adRACIAL RACE missions, they’re ultimately

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stealing a seat from someone who’s already fighting for an admission to an elite school.

While affirmative action may not benefit a person like me, it does benefit minorities who have had fewer opportunities and been discriminated against in the past. I can’t pretend to be someone I’m not just to get an advantage I don’t deserve. If a person is qualified to get into a college and deserves it, then they won’t have to lie about race or twist the truth to make it in.

There’s an even greater underlying problem when it comes to college admissions and similar scandals. People are so inclined to cheat their way into colleges because they think it’s the final destination. But once they take a step back, it becomes clear that college is just a stepping stone and doesn’t deterh mine their whole future.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Sowmya Chundi at schundi@hilite.org.

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Fear of Foreign Films American audiences should consider foreign movies when choosing what to watch CHRISTIAN LEDBETTER COLUMN

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According to Time magazine, he Oscars will air on Feb. since their peak in the ‘60s, foreign 9, and with the awards films have declined in popularity program comes the arguover the years. This is completements of which films should win ly understandable. Movies like and lose. Critics have often ac“Black Orpheus,” a Portuguese cused the Academy of Motion film from 1959, don’t exactly Pictures Arts and Sciences, bring the same comfort as which votes on the award “Endgame” or “Fast and Fuof prioritizing Hollywood rious.” There may be jokes films over indie and forthat get lost in translation, eign ones as the academy is huge cultural differences, mostly made up of people ideas that conflict with what who work in Hollywood. we’re surrounded by and Now, it seems the average American shares that same BONG JOON-HO SHILL worst of all, pesky subtitles.

When all of these elements disdain for foreign films.

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are combined, they can create an overwhelming feeling of discomfort—the last thing someone wants when watching a movie.

But this feeling of discomfort is one we should make an effort to overcome. The exact qualities that may make someone shy away from a foreign film are exactly what makes them important to pay attention to.

There are some aspects of culture a textbook can’t capture. Yes, there are plenty of past and present movies from America that have criticized American life, but I’m not talking about politics and war. These aspects of culture can be something like the warning of pride found in “Grave of the Fireflies” or something much smaller than that like learning about different comedy styles or discovering new foods. Seeing how people from other countries deal with life’s problems could help someone deal with their own.

It’s not that you shouldn’t watch movies from the United States; American movies like “Lord of the Rings” and “Star Wars” are fantastic, grand visions that people should enjoy. However, so are “Shoplifters” and “Train to Busan.” We should see foreign movies as no different than any other movie. So the next time you’re scrolling through Netflix, consider looking through the foreign language section; you might learn something new. Better yet, you may watch something great that you wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. h The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Christian Ledbetter at cledbetter@hilite.org

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My resolution is to make a resolution next year

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JAN 23, 2020

Wouldn’t Hurt a Sophomore Lisa Venckus helps lead family’s “Hedgehog Hannah” show EMILY SANDY Q&A

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What is Hedgehog Hannah?

Hedgehog Hannah is my family’s business and we basically bring animals—some exotic (and) some just normal—to birthday parties, festivals, schools and whoever wants us to do a show. (My sister Hannah) started it around seven years ago. Since then, it (has been) my dad’s full-time job to take care of the animals and bring them to shows, and it’s my brother and (my) summer job.

What is your main goal with the show?

Our main goal is to get kids to learn and meet different animals that they may never have the chance to see. My dad and I will say at shows—especially at bigger camps and stuff— how we see all these animals and they are really cool. Before said show, these kids may have never gotten the chance to pet an alligator or put a tarantula on their head. You have to keep in mind that all of them are wild animals, and they do live in the wild, so we have to take care of the environment because they’re super cute—and especially for smaller kids that we’re doing this for—we’d never want them to get hurt. One of our messages that we like to spread is if you don’t want these animals to be harmed, then you need to take care of the environment that they’re living in.

Would you want to pursue something like this as a career?

I would. One of my big career choices (is) to work with animals, whether that be just being a veterinarian (or something else). I would also love to work with more exotic animals because some people have a hard time getting a scope of their personality when they aren’t around them. I’ve gotten that opportunity, which has been great to see their personalities and see how they’re all different from one another even if they seem like this completely different creature. I have seen their true personalities, so I do want to go into something that works with animals and helps them.

What is your inspiration behind doing the show?

I’ve always loved animals, so before we had Hedgehog Hannah, my dad started this garden center/petting zoo which me and all of my siblings grew up with. We had a lot of cool animals there like turkeys, goats and wallabies, so we all kind of got used to being around different animals. My dad initially got into animals because he worked at a zoo in college, so all of my siblings grew up being around animals. My family has always loved having animals and dogs, and my sister rescued dogs for a little bit, so I’ve always wanted to be a veterinarian and have wanted to be around animals. This is a super cool experience for me to help take care (of) and learn all about these animals and their personalities.

by the numbers

25 approximate number of animal species the Venckus family owns

74 pounds is the weight of their albino Burmese python (right)

8 minimum number of different animals showcased in a Hedgehog Hannah show LISA VENCKUS SOURCE

Scan this to see some of Venckus’s animals

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SCALY SCARF: (LEFT) Sophomore Lisa Venckus pets Sonic, the hedgehog. She said her family puts the animals into boxes that contain wood chips for transportation.

(MIDDLE) Venckus strokes her alligator, Irwin.

She said the name was inspired by Steve Irwin, the famous Australian zookeeper and TV personality dubbed “The Crocodile Hunter.�

(RIGHT) Venckus holds Virginia, an albino Burmese python. She said during shows, the audience is allowed to pet all of the animals including a legless lizard and hissing cockroaches.

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Scream and Shout Annette Tan (far right), women’s swim team member and sophomore, cheers alongside her fellow teammates sophomore Elsa Bray (right), freshman Jenna Hattab (left) and sophomore Varsha Chandramouli (far left) during a meet against the Hamilton Southeastern High School swim team on Dec. 17. The varsity women’s swim team will compete in the IHSAA Sectional meet on Saturday Feb. 8 at Noblesville High School.

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