11.17 Issue

HIL TE

CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL NEWSMAGAZINE Vol. 81, No. 4 | Nov. 17, 2016

YEARS IN THE MAKING As the 200th anniversary of Indiana’s ascension to statehood approaches, students and teachers reflect on the state pride that makes Indiana home.

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PURPOSE The HiLite is a student publication distributed to students, faculty and staff of Carmel High School, with a press run of 4,500. Copies are distributed to every school in the Carmel Clay district as well as the Chamber of Commerce, City Hall and the Carmel Clay Public Library. The paper serves as a public forum and two-way communication for both the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the newspaper are not necessarily those of CHS nor Carmel Clay system faculty, staff or administration.

CONTENTS NEWS // 6 NEWS BRIEFS | 6 CLUB UPDATES | 7 HOLIDAY HELPERS | 8 A glimpse behind the scenes of Holiday on the Square.

CREDENTIALS The HiLite belongs to the Indiana High School Press Association, Quill & Scroll and the National Scholastic Press Association.

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ADVERTISING

Grace Zhang

Cover Jessica Mo

Managing Editors Entertainment Asim Dhungana Katie Long Shiva Vallabhaneni Melissa Yap Jenny Zhao

Front Page Aditya Belamkar Ray Jiang

News Mary Salzmann Rachael Tan

Teresa Chen Kalea Miao

Sports

Kelsey Atcheson Adam Gostomelsky

Ads Team Sabrina Mi Jai Sanghani

Perspectives

Gillian Paxton Manahil Nadeem

Feature

15 Minutes

Bethlehem Daniel Nyssa Qiao

Cory Steele

Student Section

Gabby Perelmuter Rebecca Qin Angela Sun

Lilly St. Angelo

Social Media

Know which five stores to hit and which five to avoid on Black Friday.

SOAPBOX | 22 CHS students share their opinions about first semester breaks.

ASK THE HILITE | 23 Q&A with Assistant Principal Amy Skeens-Benton about interesting past events at CHS.

COVER // 26 AGING WELL | 26

Businesses may advertise in the HiLite if their ads adhere to guidelines.

The advertising policy is available in Room C147 or at www.hilite.org/ ads-info.

Editor in Chief

MONTHLY FIVE | 22

CHS students and staff express the level of state pride Hoosiers have today with the upcoming Indiana bicentennial..

Web

Adam Stockholm Allen Zhang

Copy Editors Emily Dexter Heidi Peng Adhi Ramkumar Pranav Sriram Carson TerBush Christina Yang James Yin

Accountant Indhu Meena Ramanathan

Adviser Jim Streisel

Principal John Williams

Superintendent

THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN | 11 The Olivia on Main’s construction has affected not only students’ driving, but also neighboring companies.

FEATURE // 12 RAISING ADOPTION AWARENESS | 12 During National Adoption Awareness month, a CHS student reflects on life after discovering her own adoption.

TAKING (AFFIRMATIVE) ACTION | 16 With seniors wrapping up college applications and waiting for results, students and teachers reflect on the longstanding practice of affirmative action.

STUDENT SECTION // 22

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Letters must not contain personal attacks against an individual and may be edited.

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS In the News section of the October issue, Mackenzie Gonzalez was misspelled McKenzie Gonzales.

The HiLite strives to correct its errors. If you notice any inaccuracies in this or past issues, please contact management@hilite.org.

(MOVIE)ING ON | 32 Students discuss appeal of coming-ofage genre movies.

Nicholas Wahl

RESPONDING TO THE HILITE

ENTERTAINMENT // 32

MAGIC OR TRAGIC? | 33 J.K. Rowling’s new spin-off of “Harry Potter” series provokes different opinions on the movie’s success.

LIGHTS UP, SOUND DOWN | 34 AMC provides unique movie showings in its Sensory Friendly Films program.

A WAVE OF CHANGE | 36 CHS students voice their opinions on Polynesian representation in Disney’s “Moana.”

SUPER REPRESENTATION | 38 CHS students discuss the recent reveal of Wonder Woman’s bisexuality.

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS | 39

33 BRICKLEY’S LAST PAGES | 20 The stories and lessons learned in Jerry Brickley’s classroom will last a lifetime for students who have been lucky enough to have him during his long stay at CHS.

FEATURED ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE MANIA This issue the Entertainment section features upcoming movie news and trends.

SPORTS FAMILY MATTERS | 40

At CHS, there are several families with multiple members in sports.

15 MINUTES ANOTHER STRING TO HER BOW | 54 Freshman Abirami Meyyappan, shown to the left, plays the Indian classical violin.

54 SPORTS // 40

PERSPECTIVES // 48 TECHNICALLY SPEAKING | 48 The HiLite staff evaluates the pros and cons of the new teacher technology program.

SPEAK FOR FEMINISM | 49 Section editor Mary Salzmann argues that our ideas of feminism cause sexual abuse.

CARMEL’S CARABINERS | 44 Students participate in rock climbing at Hoosier Heights, Carmel’s climbing facility.

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT | 47 Coaches and students use app Hudl to connect with each other and review gameplay.

FOR STUDENTS, BY STUDENTS | 50 Section editor Alina Husain argues student government should be given more power.

FRIENDS AS FAMILY | 51 Social Media Editor Gabby Perelmuter refutes the importance of spending the holidays with your biological family.

GROWING AWARENESS | 53 Reporter Misha Rekhter discusses the oftenforgotten message of No-Shave November.

GRACE ZHANG | FRONT COVER

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THE COMPARISON

JUST A MINUTE

THE NEXT GIANT LEAP

04

20 0 5

RUSSIA

LENGTH OF DAY:

23 hrs. 56 min.

24 hrs. 37 min

LENGTH OF YEAR:

365.25 days

687 Earth days

AVG. TEMPERATURE:

57 degree F

-81 degree F

THE HISTORY 1

03 20

UNITED STATES

4,220 miles

DISTANCE FROM SUN: 93 million miles 142 million miles

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EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Mars

7,926 miles

DIAMETER:

200

On Oct. 11, 2016, President Barack Obama stated that NASA has plans to set the first humans on Mars by 2040. How far have we come, and how far do we still need to go in order to face this next frontier?

Earth

MARS ODDYSSEY: $390 million

MARS EXPRESS / BEAGLE #2: $40 million MARS EXPLORATION ROVER: SPIRIT: $400 million MARS EXPLORATION ROVER: OPPORTUNITY: $400 million

ROSETTA: $1.8 billion

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER: $820 million

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PHOENIX MARS LANDER: $386 million DAWN: $446 million PHOBOS-GRUNT: $163 million CURIOSITY: $2500 million MAVEN: $670 million EXOMARS TRACE GAS ORBITER: $1.23 billion

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201

3

2016

NASA’S PLAN EARTH RELIANT

TESTING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL ENABLE DEEP-SPACE, LONGDURATION MISSIONS.

Commercial Cargo and Crew: NASA is working with the U.S commercial space industry to expand the human presence in the solar system, with missions to Mars as the driving goal.

PROVING GROUND LEARNING TO CONDUCT COMPLEX OPERATIONS ALLOWS CREWS TO RETURN IN A MATTER

International Space Station:

Solar Electric Propulsion:

Astronauts on the ISS are attempting to develop the technologies that’ll help humans travel to deep space.

Will be used to send cargo as part of human missions to Mars.

THE PROCESS

10 minutes before reaching the Mars atmosphere, As the spacecraft The parachute the cruise stage begins to burn up, pops out 7 miles outside, the heat ejects. from the ground, shield reaches slowing the 3,800 degrees spacecraft to 9% Fahrenheit. of its original speed.

FAILURE

FLYBY

About 5 miles above the surface With the rover tucked of Mars, the heat underneath, the capsule shield pops off seperates from the and drops away. backshell about a mile up, traveling at 170 miles per hour.

ORBITER

LANDER

The bridle cables are fully spooled as the rover descends and touches down.

ROVER

EARTH INDEPENDENT IN A DEEP SPACE ENVIRONMENT THAT OF DAYS

Orion Spacecraft: Orion spacecraft will allow for beyond low-Earth orbit travel.

BUILDING ON SPACE STATION AND DEEP SPACE RESEARCH TO ENABLE HUMAN MISSIONS TO THE MARS VICINITY AND EVENTUALLY THE MARTIAN SURFACE.

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter:

To gain a better understanding of atmospheric gases that are present that ould be evidence for possible biological or geological activity.

Opportunity Rover:

To assess whether past Martian environments were conducive to life based off of current geological clues.

NEWS

NEWS BRIEFS | NOV 17, 2016

NEWS BRIEFS JULIANNA KESSILYAS | BRIEFS

TODAY

DEC 8

The art department will host the annual CHS Fall Art Show from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Commons.

The orchestra winter concert will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. One show will begin at 6 p.m. and another will begin at 8 p.m. in the auditorium.

MONDAY Club photos for the year will take place in varsity gym during SRT. Listen for the club names on the morning announcements. This will continue during SRT on Nov. 28 and Dec. 2.

CLUB PHOTO SCHEDULE: MONDAY 9:50 AM

NHS, Kenya Club

9:55 AM

German Club

10:00 AM

Repertory Theatre, Chinese Culture Club

10:05 AM

10:10 AM 10:15 AM

10:20 AM

10:25 AM

House Freshmen, Africa Outreach USA

For the full schedule of photos, go to hilite.org

10:30 AM

Environmental Club

10:35 AM

House Seniors, Spanish Club, Investment Club

ASL Club, Pharmacy Club

CODE OF CONDUCTING: Orchestra director Thomas Chen conducts a rehearsal for the winter concert during SRT. This is Chen’s first year as director.

DIVYA ANNAMALAI | PHOTO

SATURDAY

German Honors Society, Poker Club, Magician Club

The Carmel Clay Public Library will host International Games Day from 1 to 4 p.m.

10:40 AM

CRU, Latin Club, Muslim Student Alliance

There will be no school due to Thanksgiving break.

10:45 AM

Wild Bunch, Junior States of America

10:50 AM

Linguistics Club

10:55 AM

Action for Animals

House Sophomores, Math Club House Juniors, Advance Comp Sci Club, Geography Club

Swing Dance Club, National History Day,

NOV 23 TO 27 DEC 2 Greyhound Kickoff Mentors (GKOM) will meet with their freshmen for the final connections session of the semester.

“I like to see family I normally don’t get to over break .”

Junior Lauren Taylor

DEC 6 The PTO board meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to around noon in the community room.

NOV 17, 2016 | NEW CLUBS AT CHS

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CLUB SPOTLIGHTS

ASIAN POP CULTURE CLUB

CLUB FOUNDER: Victoria “Tori” Nopporn WHERE AND WHEN: Wednesdays after school in the orchestra room

WHAT IT IS: Club members will create blogs based on their own interests in order to receive exposure to the media in a low stress environment.

Many blogs will likely be based on Japanese and Chinese pop culture as well as K-Pop.

PLANNING MAKES PERFECT: Victoria “Tori” Nopporn, club founder and freshman plans the next club meeting. Nopporn said the club is seeking blog writers. ADHI RAMKUMAR | PHOTO

CARMEL HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICA PRESIDENTS: Bethlehem Daniel, Julianna Kessilyas WHERE AND WHEN: Tuesdays after school in B211 WHAT IT IS: Carmel Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is a nation-wide organization that uses a hands-on and direct approach to learn more about the medical field. Students have opportunities to attend both state and national conferences.

THOUGHTS: “I think (it’s a good way) to gain experience in the types of (scenarios) that you would experience daily in a job in the healthcare field,” said Yordanoss “Jordan” Daniel, HOSA member and sophomore.

JULIANNA KESSILYAS | SPOTLIGHT

THOUGHTS: “Originally, my friend and I started this blog, and we got a lot of experience out of it. We basically wanted to give people the opportunity to write (on the blog) but, at the same time, write about what they like, so it doesn’t have to always be about music and drama. And that got us thinking about starting our own club,” Nopporn said.

ADHI RAMKUMAR | SPOTLIGHT

INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND CULTURE CLUB PRESIDENTS: LORAINE LEE WHERE AND WHEN: Tuesdays after school in E148 WHAT IT IS: A club to support cultural awareness, especially with various Asian cultures and customs. Each meeting, club members can present about a culture they’ve researched and bring in food of that culture.

ADHI RAMKUMAR | SPOTLIGHT DRESSING TO THE NINES: Club member Brenna Chia holds a “qipao,” which is a traditional Chinese dress.

ADHI RAMKUMAR | PHOTO

THOUGHTS: I live in an extremely Asian household...so whenever I was talking with my non-Asian friends, talking about what they ate or what they did during the holidays, my answers would be completely different,” Lee said.

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HOLIDAY ON THE SQUARE | NOV 17, 2016

HOLIDAY HELPERS

Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council to work behind-the-scenes at Holiday on the Square EMILY DEXTER | STORY

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rom 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Holiday on the Square will kick off the holiday season at Carmel Civic Square.

While this community event occurs annually, many students may not be aware of the amount of work the Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council (CMYC) will put in before, during and after the event.

Ryan Woock, CMYC president and senior, said the organization’s students will take care of the logistics of the event and parts of the event most participants take for granted, such as setting up tables or untangling and hooking up extension cords.

“It’s kind of our responsibility to the city to be there. I think (volun-

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS: Jackson Holforty, Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council (CMYC) member and senior addresses the council at a meeting. The students will work to put on the festive event Holiday on the Square.

GRACE ZHANG | PHOTO

teering is) one of our main responsibilities, and I know the city really appreciates the work that we do. In that sense, it’s rewarding to be able to contribute,” Woock said.

While this will not be CMYC’s first year to volunteer with Holiday on the Square, according to Meg Gates Osborne, event manager for the city, the students’ role remains crucial.

“I desperately need their help to get it set up when (we’re) setting up probably 15 to 20 10-(feet)-by-10 (feet) tents, and tables and chairs,” Osborne said. “Honestly, we couldn’t get things done if I didn’t have them.”

According to Osborne, the students will help with the booths, entertainment on stage and various vendors during Holiday on the

Square as well as setting up beforehand and tearing down afterward.

Woock said, “It’s a lot of work, but I remember last year, we were setting up and it was bad weather, so we were in the snow and we were having snowball fights while we did it, so in that sense, it’s fun.”

“I love bringing magic to the community, and I just feel like Holiday on the Square is such a magical event,” Osborne said. To watch the eyes of the kids when the mayor is up on the stage and they count down, and the tree lights up and the fountain lights up and all the lights in the city light up, and if you could see the (children’s) eyes (as) they all just squeal with glee, that’s cool to me. Creating magic is H really cool.”

NOV 17, 2016 | THANKSGIVING EVENTS

Cyber Monday

Macy’s

Target

Demographics

offers: electronics, toys, household items

Adolescence Grew up with techology, but largely unable to spend money due to limitations: parent’s permission and (usually) no job

Total Spending 2015

2.280

2014

Though men shop at these locations, often times sales are geared towards women.

2.038

2013

1.735

2012

1.465

2011

1.251 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

billions of dollars

Store Interaction Average spending

more likely to interact with sales associates, question sales, and more readily takes advantage of sales

Middle-aged Knows basic rules of technology, most hold jobs which means more money to spend Many don’t use technology for entertainment. Only for email, searches, and buying products

Money spent by age (2015)

1.62

2015

wants a simple, direct answer from sales associates, purchase exact item and leave ASAP

Elderly

34 - 55

Spending

jcpenny

offers: shoes, offers: shoes, cooking appliances, mattresses, home goods, apparel household items

DANIEL LEE | GRAPHIC

under 34

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, RESEARCHGATE, INVESTOPEDIA, STATISTICBRAIN, PFSWEB | SOURCES

Top Stores

Even on Cyber Monday, gender and age play a huge role in making the online sale day a success.

2014

1.24

2013

1.28

2012

1.85 1.98

2011

1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0

hundreds of dollars

Male-female ratio (2015) Share of buyers

above 55

Both genders Share of buyers

28.5%

47.0%

24.6%

Share of dollars

31.6%

46.5%

21.9%

males

41%

Share of dollars to ron lting o T su d in n co ’s f : m fir ings

38% 59%

62%

females

Thanksgiving Traditions

MICHELLE YIN | GRAPHIC

LIVESCIENCE | SOURCE

It has been nearly 400 years since the first Thanksgiving. Here’s a look at history of Thanksgiving traditions.

The pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe share an autumn banquet to celebrate their alliance.

1621

09

Abraham Lincoln plans Thanksgiving for the last Thursday of November.

1789 George Washington issues a Thanksgiving decree in gratitude for the conclusion of war.

1863

Philadelphia police use “Black Friday” to describe the Friday after Thanksgiving when citizens came for the football game.

1924

1950S

Macy’s holds Thanksgiving parade to show ‘World’s Largest Store” and start Christmas sales.

1989 George H.W. Bush performs the first official turkey pardon.

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CARMEL CAFÉ MARKET APP | NOV 17, 2016

Here’s what the basic layout of the takeout page should look like

Takeout

Nov 17

9:45 am ASAP

9:50 am

APPLYING THE APP Take a look at some of the features on the Carmel Café and Market app. To start, select one of the tabs on the bottom or one of the buttons in the top right corner.

1. Select “order now” and “takeout” to start your order. Then, select delivery time and item.

Choose Items

2. Items are organized into category boxes. Select the one that relates to your drink or use the You can receive search bar. café notifications of offers, previous orders and messages containing a link.

#

Q & A

**Note: You cannot order outside of service hours.

Delivery services are only offered during SRT.

Q: How is the app an improvement from the past?

Ethan Perkins, Carmel Café and Market manager and senior A: I came up with the idea because I wanted to help improve the café somehow, and I saw that no one really (came) from the A rooms...because it’s just too far for them to be able to reach there. And so I was thinking about how we could actually get them to come to the café... so I thought about you know, an app would be really helpful. Then I contacted a local developer here in Carmel about making an app, and he walked me through the process.

JULIANNA KESSILYAS | Q & A DIVYA ANNAMALAI | PHOTO

You can connect your Twitter or Facebook account to access features through the app.

Clubs

Clubs that want custom spirit wear can send email requests here.

FAQ

Includes answers about refunding, privacy policy, delivery and classroom instructions.

Contact

Includes phone number, email address and website link.

Social Media

You can connect your social media through here.

Selecting the Pre-order tab will redirect you to DECA’s ordering site, where you can order spiritwear. Orders will be available for pickup in the Carmel Café 72 hours after the email is sent.

Upcoming

Past

Nov

17

Upcoming offers will be listed in the Specials tab, where you can check the date and details through the next week. You can also select the Past tab to see deals you missed.

i Café

Pre-Order

Specials

More

RACHAEL TAN | GRAPHIC CARMEL CAFÉ AND MARKET | SOURCE

NOV 17, 2016 | OLIVIA ON MAIN

The Olivia on Main plans to open new restaurants near downtown Carmel CARSON TERBUSH | STORY

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he olivia on main, a new residential building in downtown Carmel, is currently leasing apartments for December move-ins and plans to complete construction

by March. The building, located at West Main Street and Old Meridian Street, will also include several new restaurants.

According to Travis Long, leasing consultant for the Olivia, the public stores that will open in the building include Bar Louie, a Mexican tapas restaurant and a nail salon. He said there are two additional retail spaces that have yet to be filled.

“Any time you have retail in a building, it brings the whole community; it’s self-sustaining to a point. I think having a retail space is really going to bring people and introduce them (to the Olivia), even if they’re not going to live here,” Long said.

Seth VanNatter, Performer’s Edge Dance Theatre receptionist and senior, said he agrees the new restaurants will benefit the community. VanNatter works directly across the street from the Olivia.

“Working at a place where I will be for many hours after school, I often need dinner, and having new restaurants that are close to my job would be helpful,” VanNatter said.

According to the Indy Star, Carmel definitely is growing as it plans to start 35 new roadway projects, 25 of them roundabouts, in 2017 and 2018. Although the finished products are intended to ultimately improve traffic circulation in the city, the lengthy construction process and road closures may inhibit business.

For example, Matthew Taylor, Steak ‘n Shake employee and sophomore, said recent construction on Carmel Drive caused business at Steak ‘n Shake to slow drastically. “(The construction) injured the money part of it,” Taylor said. “Our servers usually make about $150 in tips alone, and that week, they were only making 20 to 50 bucks a day.”

As for construction on the Olivia, Long said, “I think our construction crew has done a really good job of keeping everything contained, not affecting the roadways as much as some other conH struction sites may.”

CONSTRUCTION JUNCTION: Seth VanNatter, Performer’s Edge Dance Theatre receptionist and senior, posts signs on the business’s doors. He said the construction across the street has affected the theater’s business; however, that construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. CARSON TERBUSH | PHOTO

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE The Keystone Construction Corporation has created a variety of other buildings. Here’s a quick look into the locations of some of its previous projects in Carmel.

1st Ave NW Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream

Sophia Square

3 miles distance

W. Main Street

THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN

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Key: Bar Louie Mexican Tapas Nail Salon The Pint Room Bar Scotty’s Brewhouse Pad Thai

Olivia On Main

Ditch Road PRANAV SRIRAM | GRAPHIC KEYSTONE CORP | SOURCE

FEATURE

NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH | NOV 17, 2016

National Adoption Awareness Month

RAISING ADOPTION AWARENESS CHS student reflects on life after discovering her adoption

RAIHA ZAINAB | STORY

I

t was september 2001 when Sara and Robert Draper commenced a new adventure, one that would engulf their lives for the next several decades. They had welcomed a new member into their family: their daughter, Abby Draper.

However, Abby’s story did not begin with Mr. and Mrs. Draper, but rather, it started with a college-aged mother who Abby would not be able to come to know until her 18th birthday.

Prior to her birth, Abby’s birth mother had made the decision to give her daughter up for adoption, a decision that would allow Mr. and Mrs. Draper to build their family and would give Abby a different life, one in which she would have the opportunity to grow up

and prosper with new possibilities and a new family.

On Sept. 10, 2001, at just two days old, Abby’s adoption was finalized and she, along with her newfound parents, began their new life together.

She wasn’t alone. According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, Abby is one of more than 2.1 million adopted children in the United States. In the 1970s, the U.S. Children’s Bureau designated a week, which later became the whole month of November, as National Adoption Month to raise awareness for the youth in foster care who continue to await adoption.

For Abby, adoption means being given the chance to live up to her potential, something that may not have been possible if she had grown up in

A DIFFERENT LIFE: Sophomore Abby Draper reflects on her life after adoption by looking through her baby photos with her adoptive parents.

She said she wishes to find her birth parents when she turns 18 years old.

APURVA MANAS | PHOTO

a college dorm with her birth mother.

She said it has given her the chance to receive a great education, grow up with up with parents and pets she adores, become a swimmer and, overall, live a life she loves.

However, she said her experiences have not all been positive. Through her years, she has faced teasing from her peers because of her adoption.

“It started off as a joke,” she said.

“But then, I started being like, I’m just going to say something different.” She also said she decided that instead of letting the teasing get to her, she would stand up to it and not let it affect her.

“I just accepted that this is how my family was put together; this is who I am,” she said. “I have a great life and it just so happens that adoption was

NOV 17, 2016 | NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH

the way I started this life. I owe it all to it, really.”

Because of her adoption, Abby said she was inspired to help others who weren’t able to get the same opportunities she did. According to Mrs. Draper, when Abby was eight years old, she encouraged her family to partake in foster care. This past January, the Drapers began fostering and have since fostered four different children.

According to AdoptUsKids, an organization with the mission of promoting adoption and foster care, the foster care system is a system of temporary custody by the state for children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned, with the goal of reunification with birth families. In 2014, the Department of Child Welfare estimated there were over 650,000 children in the system. According to John Levesque, a deputy project office for AdoptusKids, many of these children end up in group homes as

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there are not enough foster families ter this process, the Drapers were ready willing to take them in. to become foster parents.

Mrs. Draper said she On their first day of is aware of these problems fostering, as two children and said she hopes to help walked into the Draper DID YOU through being a foster household, Mrs. Draper KNOW? parent. It has been a way said she was fearful, unThe percentage for her to give back. sure of the challenges that of male children “Giving back to kids were yet to come. adopted in 2014 was in foster care seemed “It was scary. The 51% with 25,808 like a very clear and difirst day, two children rect way of saying thank walked into our home adoptions and the you to the people of this percentage was 49% that were strangers that country for giving us had been taken away for females with Abby,” said Mrs. Draper. from their families for 24,824 adoptions.

Prior to becoming the first time,” said Mrs. THE AFCARS REPORT | foster parents, the DrapDraper. “Really that first SOURCE ers had to go through an evening terror was a maextenuous two-to-three jor, major feeling.” month investigation proLevesque said this cess and training program is a common feeling by the Department of Children’s Seramong foster parents, and many vices to ensure they were ready to fostimes acts as a deterrent from fosterter. During this time, they learned skills ing, but often, what people are unsuch as first aid, CPR and how to propaware of is that a person does not erly deal with traumatized children. Afhave to be perfect in order to be

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION LOCATIONS Here’s a glimpse into which countries throughout the world the United States has the most international adoptions.

Russia Ukraine

Above 60,000

China

Kazakhstan

South Korea

India

30,000-45,000 Guatemala

Colombia

Ethiopia

15,000-30,000

Below 15,000 PRANAV SRIRAM | GRAPHIC INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION | SOURCE

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NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH | NOV 17, 2016

THE PARENTS

Here’s a look at some statistics on the families that have adopted children.

AVERAGE INCOME

Single male: 3%

RELATIONSHIP STATUS

Couple

67%

26%

Married

Single Female

Unmarried couple: 4%

RELATIONSHIP TO CHILD

$72,862 Single male

Stepparent: 2%

52%

32%

Foster parent

14%

$52,000 Single female

Other Relative Non-relative

$36,922

NYSSA QIAO | GRAPHIC NATIONAL SURVEY OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS | SOURCE

a foster or adoptive parent, and rather, anyone can be a foster parent if he or she is willing.

“You’re not alone,” Levesque said.

“People do get anxious about (foster parenting), but so do parents who give birth to babies. You have to own that anxiety and move forward.”

Mrs. Draper said she learned to face the challenges of fostering as time went on and as she gained experience.

“You just try and do your best everyday with a smile on your face,” she said. “The most important thing for

me is to learn that however badly these children may behave, it’s not personal.

Their behavior is the result of some hurt and trauma and once you start to learn where that behavior comes from you can help them address it to make things better.”

Mrs. Draper said her experience with fostering has been immensely rewarding as she’s seen her foster children grow and learn new things, as well as gain new life experiences. With one of her foster children, a 6-year-old foster son, she was able to see him do just this

ADOPTION WITHIN THE COUNTRY

Faith Hill American country music singer

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi American reality television personality

The mean age for a child adopted with public agency involvement was 6.2 years in 2014.

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when her family took their foster son, who had never before seen the ocean, on a trip to Florida. Upon their arrival at the ocean, she said his jaw dropped and as he licked his hands covered in ocean water he exclaimed, “It tastes like a potato chip!”

“He couldn’t believe how big it was,” Mrs. Draper said. “You can’t imagine what the ocean is like until you’ve seen it. And as he looked out the ocean, he could see a horizon of new opportunities that he wouldn’t have H had otherwise.”

Here are some statistics for adopted children born in the United States.

Who are some famous people who were adopted?

Steve Jobs Former Apple CEO

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How are most children adopted?

Private Domestic

38%

Foster Care

37%

International

25%

placement of U.S.-born children for adoption by birth parents who legally consent to the adoption of their child with a family of their choosing places a child in temporary local authority care with foster carers who are also approved as adopters an individual or couple becomes the legal and permanent parent(s) of a child who is a national of a different country

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A FUTURE WORTH WAITING FOR: Sophomore Abby Draper and her adoptive father, Robert, reflect on their life after adoption during National Adoption Awareness Month. Abby said although she fears her birth mother will not wish to meet her when she turns 18 years old, she still hopes to find and meet her.

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Which states are the most children adopted from?

Rank by state

Adoption Count (1999-2015)

Rank by state

Adoption Count (1999-2015)

1) California

18,608

6) Michigan

10,941

2) New York

17,590

7) Florida

10,880

3) Texas

13,118

8) Ohio

10,364

4) Pennsylvania

12,670

9) Minnesota

9,918

5) Illinois

12,389

10) Virginia

9,268

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | NOV 17, 2016

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n oct. 26, a group of conservative students held an “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” at the University of Texas, sparking outrage and protest. According to the Huffington Post, the group charged different prices for its baked goods based on race and ethnicity. Their intent, they said, was to mirror what they saw as preferential treatment in the application process.

While the group was met with backlash, the controversy over affirmative action is hardly new.

The term “affirmative action” was first used in 1961 by John F. Kennedy in legislative geared to prohibit government contractors from discriminating based on “race, creed, color or national origin.” The

BY THE NUMBERS

63% of American citizens believe that affirmative action is a good thing

28% believe that ethnicity should be important in admissions PEW RESEARCH | SOURCE

practice was adopted by many colleges and universities, in an attempt to diversify their student bodies. In other words, an admissions board that practices affirmative action takes into account a student’s background, environment and other components, such as race and ethnicity. Those practices, however, have come under scrutiny, and just last month, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a constitutional amendment in Michigan which bans affirmative action preferential treatment.

As seniors continue to submit their college applications in the fall, topics such affirmative action may become more familiar to them. According to senior Matt Simons, who identifies as Hispanic, affirmative action is a heavily discussed subject.

“Affirmative action tends to be a very serious topic,” Simons said.

“Some people can become very worried that it somehow acts as a disqualifying factor for their applications.”

There are two sides to the debate. One side argues affirmative action should exist because those who are of a poorer, less educated neighborhood, which includes minorities, deserve to be raised to the same level as other applicants. The other side asserts that affirmative action shouldn’t exist because race shouldn’t matter in considering applicants, and all candidates should be treated equally.

According to Melinda Stephan, College and Career Programming and Resources Coordinator, these differing sides both have strong be-

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A CLOSER LOOK AT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Percent of enrollment distribution of U.S. residents

As more states enforce affirmative action, minority college enrollment has increased.

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Public Views on Affirmative Action: Caucasian

Good: 55%

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“I think that the topic of affirmative action creates strong emotions on both sides of the issue because it aims to provide access and opportunity to underrepresented groups, which is a positive goal,” Stephan said via email. “However, in providing that access and opportunity, there is a belief that those who are not members of an underrepresented group are being overlooked, even if they are equally

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Good: 84% qualified. Unfortunately, I think that the issue creates an us vs. them mentality, and that’s what makes it so tough.”

Simons said he believes affirmative action is beneficial to the college admissions process.

“When you look at today, the populations that are facing the most, for lack of a better word, oppression, maybe the most obstacles or difficulties, they tend to be communities very heavily concentrated

Bad: 8%

Don’t Know: 8%

with minorities,” Simons said. “I think it’s very important offering this caliber of education opportunities to other minorities, in particular African Americans, Hispanics and other different demographic groups.”

Stephan said she agreed.

“The primary potential harm (of affirmative action) I can identify is the potential for a mismatch between the student and the school in terms of academic and social pre-

THE HISTORY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Proposition 209 in California bans affirmative action in the state.

Executive Order 1025 by John F. Kennedy makes the first reference to affirmative action.

1961

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1978 University of California vs. Bakke imposed limitations on the practice of affirmative action affirmative action.

1997

2013

The Supreme Court votes in a 4-3 decision that affirmative action is a legal practice.

2016

Court orders the University of Texas to re-examine their affirmative action policy.

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ALINA YU | SPEAK UPS

“I think it is necessary and the concept itself is a good idea, but the way that it’s implemented in a lot of schools could be better. I just think a lot of schools they have you check off a box and there is one box for just ‘Black’ and there is a lot of different types of black people. Overall, it is necessary to make up for past wrongdoings.”

Senior Toni Sleugh

SPEAK UP!

“I think that colleges should just pick the best candidate that is right for their school regardless of race, just depending on what they have achieved.”

Junior Mallory Scott

“I think colleges should not pick and choose students and should accept students based on what they know.”

Junior Hayden Bonner

“(Affirmative action) allows for more diversity and allows for people to feel like they are not getting accepted into college because of their race.”

Senior Ashely Miers

believe it is counter-productive. paredness for success in that envi“One of the biggest problems ronment,” Stephan said. “That beis that when you bring, let’s say, ing said, I feel confident that these someone from a worse-off environschools work diligently to consider ment into an environment a variety of factors in addition like Harvard, they end up to race in order to make cercompletely underperformtain that the student is qualiing and where they used to fied and prepared to succeed.” “Certainly I believe race do well, they now come in Senior Caleb He, while he shouldn’t be a defining and do poorly,” He said. said he agrees with some aspects factor when it comes to “They don’t end up feelof affirmative, said he also bedeciding for colleges, but ing any better about themlieves race shouldn’t be as heavily the environment that we selves. It’s not about necweighted as other components. essarily putting them into “Certainly I believe race grow up in certainly has the very best place posshouldn’t be a defining fac- to be ... (the environment) sible, because that may not tor when it comes to deciding has a huge effect on our be right for them. It’s cerfor colleges, but the environoutcome as students.” tainly about putting them ment we grow up in certainly in the very best place for has to be,” He said. “I mean, Senior Caleb He them, personally, and betit’s undeniable that environter for their own growth, ment has a huge effect on our and most cases that means a betoutcome as students and outcome ter institution than where they’re as people. That just happens to be grown up for.” correlated with race a lot of times.”

However, according to He, However, according to Simons, though there are flaws to the sysaffirmative action can possibly be tem, affirmative action is necessary controversial because many people

in increasing diversity in schools and other institutions.

“Without affirmative action, we would be completely ignoring diversity,” He said. “I’m not really aware of the culture, (however). I mean, you can have a bunch of people that are different in one place … does it actually foster celebrating their differences, does it actually foster we’re building together, even though we’re different? I don’t know, because I’ve never been to these cultures. From what I can tell, there’s still apparently a lot of isolation (in) these kind of places, so it’s not a perfect system, but in principle, I think it’s right.”

While Simons said he agrees, he also said there are other options as well, such as recruitment programs.

Many colleges use recruitment programs, which can include offering free college visits or sending representatives to high schools, to try to reach out to students in underrepresented populations at these schools.

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An example of this is the Penn Early Exploration Program (P.E.E.P) at the University of Pennsylvania.

“I participated in (a recruitment program) at the University of Pennsylvania,” Simons said. “I still think affirmative action is still really valuable, (but) I think programs like that can help teach different underrepresented students about some of the different academic opportunities at school.”

According to both He and Simons, affirmative action policies may or may not affect them.

“I think generally when (colleges) see the word “Latino,” they make certain assumptions,” Simons said. “It casts a different light onto what it is I achieved in school, in academics, in all these different areas of my life. I guess it offers more of qualification for my experiences and maybe a better idea of some of the challenges I might face. I’m not totally sure what they will think.”

He also expressed uncertainty on how affirmative action may affect

himself with regards to his own college applications.

“In considering my own choices for college, I know that the schools I’m applying to, a lot of them use affirmative action,” He said. “According to a lot of stuff I read … Asian Americans tend to get selected against when it comes to affirmative action because of statistically higher test scores and all of that, but I don’t mind that as much. If society is arguing for the right principle, then I guess it’s fine.”

According to Simons, ultimately, decisions of the college shouldn’t be taken too personally.

“I think some groups feel as though the reason they were not accepted is affirmative action...that’s just not true, I think it’s just this justification for the fact that they just weren’t good enough, or they didn’t appeal to the college,” Simons said. “These are groups that might have base challenges when we think about how they might thrive at some place like Harvard. They aren’t

FAST FACTS 1. Although research varies, affirmative action can be the equivalent of 150 to 310 points on the SAT. 2. In 2011, Asian men and women earned more than any other demographic in the United States.

3. Asians have the lowest unemployment in the United States.

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really well-represented within their applications because they’ve only had so many opportunities compared to someone else. I think people get really sensitive thinking they’re rejected because of that.”

Stephen said she agreed.

“Far too often a student who is denied admission to a college believes that they’ve done something wrong,” Stephan said. “That’s typically not the case. In fact, as I mentioned earlier, schools are looking for reasons to admit students. Their goal is to build a diverse freshman class each year, and that diversity is not just related to race but to geography, majors, athletics and special talents, extracurricular contributions, etc.”

“Decisions must be made based on a wide range of factors,” Stephan continued,“and all students can do is put their best application forward and hope that they stand out as someone who will fit into that school’s vision H of their next class.”

UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY: Senior Matthew “Matt” Simons, who identifies as Hispanic, holds up a folder showcasing materials regarding the university’s Penn Early Exploration Program (P.E.E.P.). P.E.E.P gives students of minority backgrounds an opportunity to explore the University of Pennsylvania.

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BRICKLEY’S STORY | NOV 17, 2016

Turning the Page

After 27 years of teaching, Jerry Brickley plans a new chapter as a published author LIN-LIN MO | STORY

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or the past 27 years, jerry brickley, creative writing and English 11 teacher, has lived with two professions: a teacher and a writer. Some Tuesdays he is a sponsor for Creative Writing Club, and for second period Blue Days, he is also a mentor to Grace Coleman and Laura Anderson, English independent study students and seniors. But this May, Brickley will retire from his long career at CHS. “I teach creative writing because it’s important; all writing involves the creative process,” Brickley said. “It’s just not enough to be a good technical writer, but you want to try and write in the way that people are interested in reading what you have to say. So, what I try and do is help students find their own personal voice, their own way of saying things and improve their writing through better vocabulary, their use of the language and so on.”

November is National Novel Writing Month, but Brickley has been celebrating writing with his students for his whole teaching career. The unique, personal touch that Brickley adds to his classes, combined with his passion for writing are qualities students said they will miss. Brickley’s love for stories, however, won’t die with his retirement.

Brickley plans to channel his creative energy full time into

THE MAN HIMSELF: Jerry Brickley, creative writing and English teacher, tells an animated story during his B2 Creative Writing class. Brickley is retiring after this school year after being at CHS for 27 years.

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his personal writing in order to accomplish goals that he has always dreamed of attaining.

The main subject of his retirement are three main largescale projects: his first novel, titled Hearts of the White Cockade, a mystery series titled The Marshal of Metropolis and a screenplay titled The Life and Legend of Poker Alice.

He has already published multiple essays, short stories and poems, but his novel, he said, is the first time Brickley has attempted a project of such proportion: around 60,000 words.

As a person of Scottish descent, Brickley developed Hearts of the White Cockade with Scottish main characters in the French and Indian War era covering 1745 to 1756.

The narrative follows a separated family from Scotland to France to the New World, who find themselves entangled in the fur trade frontier on Lake Ontario. Even if the genre doesn’t appeal to some people, Brickley said he believes the novel will bring the era to life.

“People are afraid of history. They hear ‘historical fiction’ and think it’s going to be a textbook; it’s not. One of the points that we’ve had in doing living history is to try to bring the history alive, to make it more human,” Brickley said. “I think as people realize that it’s about

NOV 17, 2016 | BRICKLEY’S STORY people and human condition just in a different time period, they start to get interested I’m hoping it’s (the) kind of story that appeals to a wide audience because it’s got everything in it; you’ve got family, you’ve got romance, you’ve got intrigue, action, danger and some history and culture all mixed together.”

Brickley said the book’s second draft is finished and he will keep editing and looking for an agent so he can publish it in the near future. His dreams of publishing also goes for his second book, The Marshal of Metropolis, which will be a mystery series; a genre he has never dabbled in before.

“I’ve always enjoyed reading mysteries, (and) I’m a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes. The lead character is a retired U.S. marshal living in the tip of Illinois, a place called Metropolis, at the beginning of the Civil War,” Brickley said. “I think it’ll be a fun character to play with so I’ve really had a lot of fun researching. And again, because I’ve done Civil War reenacting, I have some background in the history of that as well.”

As a movie buff, Brickley said he looks forward to writing his biopic screenplay, The Life and Legend of Poker Alice. It is about an infamous poker player and feminist in the West during the late 1800s. “(She) knew all the major characters that you know from western lore. She ran a gambling parlor at one time and a brothel. She’s a really fascinating character that I don’t think anybody has really explored, and I think her story is also interesting to me because she’s a really unique independent person,” he said.

Writing screenplays is something new to Brickley, and his special dynamic with watching movies drew him to pursue creative writing in that format.

Brickley said, “I’m one of those people who doesn’t just watch a movie but kind of take it apart and think it in terms of the movie from the writer’s standpoint. I think (Alice) is a very visual story. She was a rather flamboyant character, very prim and very proper, yet through the interesting set of circumstances ends up living most of her life in saloons and going from town to town. There are a number of elements about her that are very interesting.”

The year before his retirement, Brickley agreed to help seniors Coleman and Anderson make an Independent Study creative writing course where he would help them on an individual basis and pace them with deadlines.

There were two determined goals that spurred the independent study: 50 pages of a novel due in December for a writing contest and a finished screenplay, both, coincidentally, in the historical fiction genre.

Anderson said she started the independent study program with Brickley after taking his creative writing class as a sophomore and was upset she couldn’t take it again.

“We were talking and I was like, ‘Hey Mr. Brickley, would you sponsor a class if I tried to push for a class where I could just write, and you could help me, and it would be constructive, and you would give me deadlines, so I would actually write?’

And he was like, ‘Yeah,’ so I went and I talked to my counselor (who) supported it, so I had to go to the English department (chair), and she asked me what I wanted from the program and what I wanted from Mr. Brickley, and then after that, Mr. Brickley and I set up the curriculum,” Anderson said.

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SPEAK UP!

Why did you like about Mr. Brickley’s class ?

I think what Mr. Brickley does is really cool because he takes traditional examples of writing in English class, and he says that’s wrong. He really makes you think about it in a way that you wouldn’t if you were just in an English class writing or on your own because he has the experience of dealing with all sorts of writing styles, and it just opens up an entirely new world that you didn’t think it was possible. Like you can joke around with the reader, and you don’t have to be super formal in all of your essays.

Sophomore Jordan Barker Mr. Brickley is a man of great intellect and great humor and most of all a great teacher. He has made writing a central part of my life and has encouraged my passion for it. In addition to being an excellent and encouraging teacher, he is a wonderful conversationalist and just really funny, great guy. I have been fortunate to know him these past four years.

Senior Grace Coleman

BY THE NUMBERS

2.5 years How long it took Harper Lee to write To Kill a Mockingbird

6 days How long it took Robert Louis Stevenson to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.

For Anderson and Coleman, Brickley’s willingness to take them under his wing in his last year of teaching speaks volumes about his caring spirit and has helped both students reach for their full potential as writers.

“He really has been the biggest mentor for my writing,” Coleman said. “He introduced me to other famous historical writers, and he started my love for the classics from the movie he showed in class, ‘Mister Roberts.’ Whenever I’m stuck in my writing, he knows enough about writing and about history that he always has some sort of suggestions I never thought to do. He (has) really encouraged me to go any direction I can with my writing and not to focus on what I think it should be but to explore and see what happens. He draws people out. He makes writing a little less intimidating and talking about writing a little less intimidating.”

In addition to his writing projects, Brickley said he will also enjoy participating in his favorite hobbies such as playing in his Celtic folk band, the Rusty Musket, doing historical reenactments, sailing and traveling.

But Brickley, with his passion for working, said his retirement is more time to enjoy doing what he loves most-writing.

“Yeah, it would be nice not to have to get up at 5 a.m. every morning, but I think I still have that work ethic and would want to apply it in some way-do something rather than just lay about,” Brickley said. “My primary job in retirement is H going to be to enjoy life as much as possible.”

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AMBER ZHAO | SPEAK-UPS

SOAPBOX

Should there be two small breaks for fall and Thanksgiving or one large Thanksgiving break?

“I think we should have one large Thanksgiving break because during Thanksgiving break many people like to gather with family, and most of the time those family members don’t live close and require traveling, which is not possible with a short Thanksgiving break.

So, I think if the breaks are combined it would allow those students the opportunity to travel and gather with family who might not live close.”

Sophomore Mark Zaki AMBER ZHAO | PHOTOS

“I like having two short breaks because (fall break) marks the end of quarter one, so you can have time to relax.”

Freshman Lydia Yong “I would prefer one long Thanksgiving break because it breaks up the school year nicely and gives people time to go on a longer vacation and prepare for semester finals. It’s hard to do a lot of things with a shorter fall and Thanksgiving break.”

Junior Talha Ahmad “I would prefer having two short breaks because I think having a break after first quarter is something I look forward to a lot. Having more frequent shorter breaks help me to reset, and I think it makes me a lot less stressed. If we just had one long Thanksgiving break, I think I’d be really stressed out by then.”

Senior Ashley Yang

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ASK THE HILITE

Q: What interesting past events at CHS would current students not know about?

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Q: What was it like having Bill Clinton come to CHS on April 28, 2008?

Days Pending, would play at the very end. And they’d have fireworks, and it was really a fun cool experience.

A: Actually, it was really neat. He came to speak about environmental issues, and we had to have the Secret Service in. It was really neat; our students got to meet a former president, and he went and shook, I mean anybody who came up, he shook their hands. It was just a really great experience for Carmel High School.

Q: Why doesn’t CHS host “Houndstock” anymore?

Q: Of all your time at CHS, what would you say has been the most memorable event?

A: When I was a student, they did Jell-O wrestling at a convocation in the varsity gym. I remember that. If you go to the library and get the 19881989 yearbook, like one of the first pages, there’s a picture.

Q: If you could bring back one discontinued event from your past years at CHS, what would it be?

Q: In the past, CHS conducted an event called “Houndstock” every year; what was that like?

A: Houndstock was when it was an all-day event on a Saturday and bands would play.

And at the end, the faculty band, Ten

A: The real reason is that the time putting in to organize it and everything that went into it wasn’t worth the amount of students that were coming to it. The only students that were coming to it were like, a band would come in and their 20 friends, and then they would leave, so the cost outweighed what it made and the interest, I mean people stopped going, so it wasn’t worth the time and effort to organize it. I hate that because I loved it, but the real reason was because nobody was going to it anymore.

Assistant Principal Amy Skeens-Benton

A: I think when everyone dresses up for the trike teams and wears their costumes on Friday of Homecoming, I would love to see that come back. It was always fun just to see how creative (the costumes would be). One year students dressed as the statues in Downtown Carmel in the Arts District, and so each one of them was one of the statues and that was so creative and cute. Another year they dressed up as KISS. And it just got creative, and it was fun and positive. And I would like to see kids go back to doing that.

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Turn the page to check out a Q&A with Tom Chen, orchestra director and CHS alumni, about his memories from his time in high school.

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ASK THE HILITE

Orchestra director Tom Chen shares the differences in his experience at CHS as a student that had a string quartet in it and we played songs like “Viva la Vida” and “Bittersweet Symphony.”

Q: What were things you could do when you were in high school that students cannot do now?

Q: Is there anything that was just better when you were in high school?

A: There was a time when our campus was open and we could go outside to walk to classes or for lunch. They stopped allowing it sometime when I was in high school. I think it’s way safer as it is now. But the halls were less congested.

A: The spicy chicken sandwiches were way better. I remember the cafeteria having them like everyday because so many people liked them.

They had so much more depth of flavor and they weren’t soggy like the ones they have now.

Q: What was your favorite part of Houndstock?

Q: Is there any inspiring person who was here when you were here that you especially enjoyed?

A: My favorite part was seeing the faculty band. But all the student bands were good too and there were a lot of different kinds of music played. Some were cover bands, some were punk, some were screamo. I was in a band

A: Yes, there was a really awesome, cool guy named Mr. Chen.

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As Indiana celebrates its bicentennial, CHS students, staff of varying backgrounds express the level of pride Hoosiers have for their state LILLY ST. ANGELO | STORY JESSICA MO | ILLUSTRATION

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hat draws people to Indiana? What makes them stay or want to come back? Is it the sugar cream pie? Is it the vast number of hiking trails in wooded wonderlands? Or the Monon, a retreat from busy suburbia? Is it the hip culture of Broad Ripple and Mass Avenue or the fairy-tale feel of the Indiana Museum of Art grounds? Or is it that it just feels like home, where the people are friendly and welcoming and families can grow and thrive?

All Hoosiers have their own unique backgrounds and reasons why they came to live here, similar to other Hoosiers who came before them in the 200 years Indiana has been a state.

Just as diverse as their reasons for living here, Hoosiers all have their own levels of appreciation of the place they call home.

Take senior Andie Rossiter, for example. Rossiter moved to Indiana in the middle of her sophomore year. She said she has not seen a lot of state pride among her new friends, but she said she thinks that’s typical for high schoolers anywhere, not just in Indiana. Her perspective as an Indiana transplant, however, helps her to see things differently.

“I feel like people definitely take where we live for granted because it really is a nice spot to be,” Rossiter said.

While many here don’t necessarily wear their allegiances on their sleeves, it calls attention to the varying attitudes about living in Indiana. For many, however, the feeling of home re-

28 mains the core of state pride for numerous CHS Hoosiers.

a. What is Indiana’s state bird? b. State tree?

For U.S. History teacher Allison Hargrove, state pride has always been a part of her life. Growing up in rural Tipton County, her experience was very different than growing up in suburban Carmel.

“I grew up on a farm, and I think that that’s really classic, a good example of Indiana, and you know, I just had a really nice childhood. I enjoyed growing up in a rural community,” Hargrove said.

Her family was one of the original farming families of Indiana, moving to the area in the 1790s when Indiana had yet to become a state and was still part of the Northwest Territory. At one point in history, her family owned almost the entire Tipton County, losing most of it in the mid-1800s and during the Great Depression.

Dale Ogden, Chief Curator of History and Culture at the Indiana State Museum said there were many factors that made Indiana an inviting place for early settlers.

“One of the early attractions of the state was the ease in which people could purchase and own their own land,” Ogden said. Indiana also was a center for the automobile industry as well as the steel industry up in the northwest part of the state. Both of these generated a flood of job opportunities.

“If you were a farmer, there was good land for raising crops and if you weren’t a farmer there (were) good jobs,” Ogden said. “You could

c. State flower? d. How many state parks are in Indiana? e. Which cartoon character found its home in Indiana? a. Cardinal b. Tulip tree c. Peony d. 24 e. Garfield

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Coming from a farming family, Hargrove said the culture of Indiana she experienced was different than suburban culture and so was the level of state pride.

“There was a tremendous amount of pride for Indiana. Small communities and small towns, they tend to be the farm base. And the farm base for Indiana is amazing because we have awesome soil,” Hargrove said. “So there is this tremendous amount of pride in being an Indiana farmer. Like when you say that your stuff is from Indiana, around the world even and in our country, that is viewed with respect.”

Hargrove said growing up, her family had to drive 20 minutes just to get to Kokomo to get groceries or go to a restaurant. This lifestyle is some-

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thing she said she thinks is unique to Indiana still today, despite the growing urban population.

“I think Indiana is getting less small-community oriented and more large-city or suburban focused. Like Hamilton County is an awesome example because it’s growing so rapidly.

But Indiana is unique in the fact that it still has a ton of small communities especially compared to bigger states or other more urban focused (states),” Hargrove said.

She said she misses the feeling of family when working at or attending a small school. As a mother of two

young children, however, she said she knows the schools in Carmel will offer them many more opportunities than a rural school can. She also appreciates the family-oriented culture of Indiana as a whole and the sense of community it brings.

Rossiter said she agreed that Indiana feels very family-oriented. She said Carmel seems like a really great place to be in a family or raise a family.

“After I’m done with high school, this isn’t where I want to live out lateteens (and) early 20s, it’s just not where I see myself, not the kind of environment I see myself (in),” Rossiter said.

HOMEMADE HOOSIER: Senior Ella Gottschild poses with her Conner Prairie costume.

Gottschild said working at Conner Prairie drew her closer to her feelings of state pride.

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“But when you start going into family stuff, I could see myself coming back here or living in a place like (Carmel).”

Rossiter said what she enjoys most about living in Carmel is the accessibility. She said it is much easier to get around without a car here compared to her previous home in Lake Zurich, Ill. Rossiter also said that the community here seems closer and more put together.

A HOOSIER FROM EUROPE

Senior Ella Gottschild, originally from Germany, has lived in Indiana since she was 2 years old.

30 She said her view about the accessibility of Carmel and Indiana as a whole was different and more influenced by her European roots.

“I love suburbia and everything; it’s great, it’s calm. But at the same time, I wish everything was a little closer because, then, it’s easier to get (to) places. Public transportation would be nice, and you have more freedom; your parents wouldn’t have to worry about you so much if you go somewhere,” Gottschild said.

“It would make life a lot easier and probably more fun, I’d probably actually go do things because not everyone can have a car.”

As a person with two extremely different backgrounds, Gottschild said she has many places she calls home.

One of them is where she works: Conner Prairie, the interactive history park located in Fishers.

“I definitely feel closer to my American heritage and the fact that I am also from Indiana. I definitely feel closer to that from working at Conner Prairie,” Gottschild said. “I do know, just working in costume, as you work, you learn and pick up so many different things and so many different facts.

Because I have learned a lot more

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about (Indiana history), I definitely feel closer to my roots here as well.”

Gottschild said, in her experience of living in Carmel, there has been a lack of enthusiasm for living in Indiana, but she said she has noticed a state-pride movement that is starting to become more prominent in the Indy area. The store she said she associates this most with is Silver in the City, a boutique stocked with Indiana-made gifts, unique housewares and a quirky variety of odds and ends. The store has two locations: Main Street in Carmel and Massachusetts “Mass” Avenue in Indianapolis.

A PLACE TO SET UP SHOP

“I started Silver in the City in 2000 on (Massachusetts) Avenue in downtown Indy,” Kristin Kohn, self-proclaimed “head honcho,” or owner of Silver in the City, said via email. “I had moved to Indy from Chicago and felt that the downtown Indy area was lacking in fun, unique boutiques for people to visit and shop at, a destination to browse through and share (proudly) with visitors from out of town, something that would add a bit of local personality to downtown Indy (and Main

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Street in Carmel as of May 2015).”

Ogden said he agreed that Indianapolis, for a long time, lacked the theaters, music, shops and restaurants that make it what it is today.

“Indianapolis didn’t really facilitate creativity. Even though there were people in Indiana, going back to the turn of the 20th century…that were writers and actors and artists and such… you just didn’t really have the kind outlets you do today. I think that makes a big difference,” Ogden said.

Kohn said the level of state pride in Indiana has definitely gone up in the past several years she has lived here. She said this has caused an extremely beneficial domino effect.

“The trend of showcasing state pride on T-shirts, jewelry, stickers etc. is a movement felt all over the country, (and) in Indiana it has helped to launch a new wave of local creatives.

The increase in local love has made it more feasible for local designers, chefs, makers to launch their idea successfully and find immediate support,” Kohn said.

As a state that has always been dominated by its surrounding cities from neighboring states, Ogden said Indiana has grown significantly

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INDI'ANNIVERSARY' Indiana’s 200-year anniversary is coming up.

Take a look at some events that have shaped Hoosier history.

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William Henry Harrison elected ninth president. He was the oldest president since Ronald Reagan and was the first to die in office.

President James Madison signed the Enabling Act that admitted Indiana to the Union as the 19th state.

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in the past generation because of Indianapolis’s growth specifically.

“You don’t have to go Chicago to see a football game anymore or you don’t have to go to Cincinnati to go to an art museum or St. Louis to go to a children’s museum. A lot of the attractions that people used to go to on a regular basis outside of the state in places like Chicago and some of those other cities, can now be found within the state,” Ogden said. “I think that has a big impact on how people view themselves. If you don’t feel like you have to leave the state to do something interesting, that has an impact on how you feel about where you live.”

Hargrove mentioned the “brain drain” going on currently in Indiana caused by many highly-educated people leaving Indiana to get jobs in cities in other states. Ogden added that many highly creative people tend to leave as well to seek more opportunities elsewhere. Yet Kohn said one of the neatest things about Indiana is

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William Henry Harrison’s grandson, Benjamin Harrison, was elected as the 23rd president.

The Fort Wayne Kekiongas won against the Cleveland Forest Cities in the first Major League baseball game.

SPECIAL STATE: U.S. History teacher Allison Hargrove stands with her classroom Carmel map. She said she stayed in Indiana as an adult because it felt like home.

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Former owner Bob Irsay relocated the NFL Colts from Baltimore, Maryland to Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened with a 2.5 mile racetrack in 1909. Two years later, the first Indy 500 race was held on Memorial Day.

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that if someone has an idea, they can make it happen. Kohn, originally from the East, came to the Midwest first to attend Purdue University and decided to stay because of the warm, welcoming people she met here. After living in Chicago for a couple of years, she came back to Indiana because of the lower cost of living and better job market.

In both the past and present, Ogden said “(Indiana has been) a stable place to earn a living, to farm, to have a job, to raise a family, to send your kids to school.”

While many CHS students, according to both Rossiter and Gottschild, do not think Indiana is a very exciting place to live, Hargrove said that someday, they might just be back to raise their own families.

“I would not choose Indiana’s climate, but I choose to be here because it feels like home,” Hargrove said. “So there’s this idea that when people grow up, they want to get away but most people go back to where they’re from because it feels like home.

So Indiana, while people say they hate it, usually people come back to it.

There’s just something about it that H draws people back.”

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COMING-OF-AGE MOVIES | NOV 17, 2016

(MOVIE)ING ON Students discuss continuity, appeal of coming-of-age genre movies EMILY WORRELL | STORY

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he edge of seventeen,” the latest in a long line of coming-of-age movies, premiers tomorrow. The film centers around the life of almost17-year-old Nadine, an awkward teenager whose life falls apart when her best friend starts dating her brother. While many critics hail this as a classic, others have categorized it as just another typical coming-of-age movie following an all-too-familiar plot structure.

Junior Holly Metcalf said she is excited to see this movie and typically enjoys this genre.

“They do tend to all have the typical ‘angsty teen is just trying to find their place in the world,’ like, going through the same kind of stuff in every movie,” Metcalf said. “(But) I can find a different appeal in each one.”

Metcalf said one aspect in particular that draws her to these movies is how relatable they are to her as a teenager.

“The appeal of coming-of-age movies is that we see, onscreen, these other teenagers living lives like we are; we get to see what they’re going through and how they’re dealing with

DID YOU KNOW? The German word, bildungsroman, translates to “educational novel,” and is often used to describe coming-of-age genres. The term originated during the Enlightenment and tends to emphasize ideas of selfimprovement, moral growth and maturing among adolescents.

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their life, which is just really easy to relate to,” she said.

However, junior Sarah Presley said she does not find these movies relatable, nor does she typically enjoy them.

She also said the romantic aspect of coming-of-age movies is overdone.

“Coming-of-age movies and romance are (always put together),” Presley said. “And it doesn’t relate to teenagers very well, considering it’s written by adults, played by adults, for adults. Never is there actually a teenage girl playing a teenage girl.”

Indeed, in “The Edge of Seventeen,” the three teenage lead characters are played by actors who range in age from 19 to 24, while their characters are supposed to be in high school. However, IPR teacher Brenda Lester said teenagers can still find ways to relate to these movies.

“Though they are all pretty similar in theme, the plotline of finding one’s place in the transition from child to teen fits (developmental psychologist) Erik Erikson’s theory of development that the adolescent needs to develop a sense of identity,”

COMING-OF-AGE(LESS) FILMS Here are some coming-of-age movies that have remained popular through the ages.

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“The Breakfast Club”

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“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

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“Clueless”

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“Mean Girls”

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“Juno”

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“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

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“Boyhood”

Peer Pressure Family Troubles Stereotypes Social Status Relationships Drugs/Alcohol

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THE STORYLINE Although “coming of age” is loosely defined, here are the main stages the main character goes through in this movie genre.

Step 1: Be a teenager Step 2: Find conflict with society Step 3: Go through a rite of passage Step 4: Grow up/find identity Step 5: Learn a valuable life lesson Lester said via email. “The teen brain is developing along with their body.

The movies help make connections to life and what they are experiencing or what they see others experiencing.”

Based on this, Lester said she does not believe the trend of coming-ofage movies will die out anytime soon.

However, Presley said, “Honestly, (coming-of-age movies) probably will (die out). Just because right now we’re so focused on pumping out as many movies as possible and in such a short amount of time that they’re either gonna get so short and so similar that they’re gonna get sued for copyright, or they’re gonna move on.”

Lester said, “(From the trailer), I found myself being very judgmental toward characters and frustrated at the predictability of characters, (with) many stereotypes used. I am not sure how in-depth the movie would go in order to actually recognize the masks of those characters.”

Metcalf said, “I know a lot of people just think that coming-of-age movies are super cheesy and just there to be funny, but actually watch them, pay attention to what’s going on in their lives, think of how you can relate to it and H just broaden your knowledge.”

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Daily Prophet MAGIC OR TRAGIC?

Fans express different opinions on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spin-off MISHA REKHTER | STORY

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he wizarding world of Harry Potter is coming back to the big screen. Well, sort of. An offshoot of the Harry Potter world, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” will premiere tomorrow. The movie, which will feature a new storyline, setting and cast, will be based on a Hogwarts textbook from the Harry Potter universe. It will be the first of five total movies in the series. However, few elements will remain from the original series, which puts some fans in a difficult position. Should they hold onto the remnants of Harry Potter or embrace the new world of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”?

Some have readily accepted the shift. Sofia Velasquez, Harry Potter fan and junior, said, “I will always love the Harry Potter universe, but I will gladly watch anything else written by J.K. Rowling too.”

She said she thinks this film will be a success like the original Harry Potter series.

“Harry Potter fans are loyal and will go see the new movie and the younger generation will be drawn in by the magic too,” Velasquez said.

However, other fans are having a more difficult time accepting this new world separate from Harry Potter.

The story takes place in New York City in 1926, 70 years before Harry Potter attends Hogwarts.

Newt Scamander The main character is the future author of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook and grandfather-in-law to Luna Lovegood.

Characters

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” shows a new perspective of the wizarding world.

Take a look at how it overlaps with the original story plot.

Setting

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Gellert Grindelwald Dumbledore’s childhood friend appears again. The story will explore more into the hazy history between these their relationship.

Albus Dumbledore The clash between Grindelwald and his childhood friend brings speculation that the beloved Dumbledore will make an appearance in this film.

“I can’t imagine Hogwarts without Harry Potter. Maybe this movie will be okay, but without the original cast I doubt it,” Isabel “Izzy” Weber, Harry Potter fan and sophomore, said.

This idea of limited excitement for the new movie has been echoed by others as well.

According to Jennifer Ellery, Harry Potter fan and social studies teacher, fans should temper expectations for the upcoming movie.

“People need to understand that this movie will be totally different from the originals. I’m still excited, but I’m not expecting another Harry Potter movie,” said Ellery.

On the other hand, many agree “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” will be a box office success.

According to Ellery, there is such a vast amount of original Harry Potter fans that the quality of the new movie will have no effect on the revenue of the movie.

Emma Toomey, Harry Potter fan and junior said, “People will go see the

movie no matter what.”

However, regardless of opinion, the buzz surrounding “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” has been palpable.

Weber said, “My friends and I are certainly excited for more wizardry in theaters, even if it’s without Harry H Potter.”

WAVING WANDS: Junior Sofia Velasquez expresses her excitement for the new movie.

She said she enjoyed the original Harry Potter series.

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SENSORY FRIENDLY FILMS | NOV 17, 2016

LIGHTS UP, SOUND DOWN AMC theaters expand Sensory Friendly Films program to provide unique showings SAM SHI | STORY

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or many, watching movies in theaters is an enjoyable experience.

However, theaters can often be too loud or too dark and may easily overwhelm those with autism. In addition, the need to remain silent during a movie is another discomfort they may face.

Nine years ago, AMC partnered with the Autism Society to introduce a special kind of movie: sensory friendly films. However, only three months ago did this program finally come to theaters. According to the Autism Society, these custom films are geared toward people who face autism and other sensory overloading disabilities. The Autism Society also states that AMC’s sensory friendly films have brighter lights and lower sounds than any other conventional film. Viewers are allowed to stand up, shout or make any noise during the movie that makes them feel comfortable. Just a month ago, AMC

Castleton Square 14 introduced sensory friendly films to Hamilton County.

Halle Throgmorton, Best Buddies member and sophomore, explained the implications of these sensory friendly films.

“By having the sound down and the lights up, (sensory friendly films) create a more comfortable, friendly environment for (people with autism), especially for action packed movies with very loud sounds,” she said.

Austin Green, supervisor of AMC Castleton Square 14, oversees movie management. According to Green, sensory friendly films expand into multiple focuses, which would change every three months. These focuses each encompass a condition, such as autism.

Green also said an additional feature to sensory friendly films is they allow viewers to bring in their own snacks for those who have a strict diet. He also mentioned this was the first time AMC has raised awareness of this kind.

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“We decided to start this program because we want others to be more aware of autism so that people can understand the difficulties that these people face,” he said.

Throgmorton said, “These films would really help kids with autism who sometimes can have sensory overload, which can lead to meltdowns and feeling uncomfortable.

Hearing a sound for them is like 20 times more amplified than for us.”

Rachel Anderson, Best Buddies member and senior, said she has seen those problems firsthand when, during a previous experience, she took her best buddy to a traditional theater.

“One time we—me and (my best buddy) Kirsten—went to see ‘Frozen.’ We got a little bit into the movie, when horse noises began to play, which made (Kirsten) upset. She started yelling because she was upset from all of the lights and

LOCAL SHOWINGS Here are the sensory friendly films available in local cinemas.

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NOW SHOWING

SENSORY FRIENDLY FILMS Sensory friendly films are shown in an altered environment that decreases some of the common stresses of traditional movie theater environments.

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THEIR PURPOSE A sensory friendly film is shown in an altered environment that is designed to accomodate the preferences of those with sensory processing disorder .

TRADITIONAL A disorder in which the brain has difficulty translating information received through the senses into a behavioral reponse.

complete darkness full volume must stay seated must be quiet cannot bring food from home

SENSORY FRIENDLY dimmed lights decreased volume encouraged to move around encouraged to talk can bring gluten-free, casein-free food

HOW IT STARTED Mother Marianne Ross and her 7-year-old daughter Meaghan went to see a movie. When seeing her favorite actor on the screen, Meaghan couldn’t help but jump and dance.

sounds, and we had to leave 15 minutes later,” Anderson said.

Anderson said the new sensory friendly films will help alleviate these problems.

“Kids are allowed to talk during (a sensory friendly film showing), which would totally help a girl like Kirsten who likes to give commentary on the characters and the actors in a movie,” Anderson said.

However, after a few audience members complained to the theater staff, the two were asked to leave.

Following this incident, Marianne contacted AMC to have special screenings specifically for autistic children.

Green and Anderson both said sensory friendly films can help raise awareness for kids with autism.

“There’s the fact that (sensory friendly films) are helping (to) raise awareness for kids with autism and shows the public the kinds of things these kids have to deal with on a daily basis. (It) would help also explain why having sensory friendly films locally are important to raising

At the first showing in the local movie theater, 300 people showed up. In following years, sensory friendly programs expanded to hundreds of cinemas.

awareness of diseases such as autism,” Anderson said.

Similarly, Throgmorton said, “I think that (sensory friendly films) are a great way to accommodate kids with disabilities. These accommodations help these kids to become a part of the community. I also think that other programs similar to sensory friendly films should be put in place for our friends H with special needs.”

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DISNEY’S MOANA | NOV 17, 2016

A WAVE OF CHANGE

CHS students discuss minority representation in new Disney movie, “Moana” LIN-LIN MO | STORY KALEA MIAO | ILLUSTRATION

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alt disney animation Studios will release a new princess movie next Wednesday titled “Moana,” which is about a Polynesian warrior princess who joins the demigod Maui to become a masterwayfinder to help save her people.

Directed by the duo Ron Clements and John Musker, “Moana” has been praised by entertainment media for both casting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, who are Samoan and Hawaiian respectively, as well as extensively researching cultural backgrounds of the South Pacific to ensure an accurate depiction.

According to BoxOffice Pro, “Moana” is expected to gross an estimated amount of almost $400 million if the soundtrack, composed by “Hamilton” creator LinManuel Miranda, meets the musical success of “Frozen.” However, amid all the positive press, there have been some controversies surrounding the film that have fans wondering about the impact “Moana” will have on Pacific Islanders.

The backlash “Moana” is receiving surrounds the figure of Maui, who is large and reflects the size stereotype of Polynesian men.

However, Hawaiian and junior Catherine “Kate” Adaniya said she thinks such stereotypes being represented in the film will not harm its reception to a great extent.

“I feel like, yes, they are portraying a stereotype, but if you look at all the other movies, everyone is being portrayed with certain stereotypes, so I think it’s really difficult for directors to show people properly because they’re just doing what they associate with people and what sells,” Adaniya said.

Adding to the controversy, Disney manufactured a Maui costume for children, but then took it down from the store website because of public disapproval, with many accusing it of using “brownface,” which is seen in the brown-colored skinsuit that is a part of the costume with tattoos covering the suit.

Indonesian and junior Leonard Cahya said, “I feel like more people will get this misconception (of )

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trips the ‘Moana’ production team took to Pacific islands in order to ensure accuracy.

80% of “Moana’ is visual effects shots.

5 hour turnaround between writing the script and animating it.

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who Pacific Islanders are based on this costume, but (they might) not understand the stereotype. However, they might learn more about the kind of culture of the Pacific Islands from the movie.”

On the other hand, Adaniya said she has witnessed Pacific Islanders feeling offended by movies that disrespect their culture. In fact, according to Adaniya, one incident involved another Disney movie.

“There was one song in ‘High School Musical 2’ where they’re singing about the stereotypes of Hawaii (‘Humuhumunukanuka’apua’a’), and my parents hate that song.

They think it’s super rude and disrespectful to Hawaiians because they feel like it’s making fun of them. A lot of people don’t think they’re properly represented, and it’s (because) of the stereotypes that are seen throughout these movies,” Adaniya said.

Dillon Tautunu Smith, SamoanTongan graduate assistant at the Asian Culture Center in Indiana University, said he applauds the “Moana” writers for making Maui a

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lead character. However, this praise is not without critique.

Smith said, “Maui is one of our legends across Polynesia and other Pacific Island groups, like Melanesia and Micronesia, and I’m definitely excited for people to get exposed to one of those powerful legends that we all share (as) Pacific Islanders. I think the reason why (the writers) chose Maui is because (he is) a pan-Polynesian shared value. But at the same time, it sort of homogenizes all of us as one culture which is still problematic; however, at this point, people in my experience don’t know anything about Pacific Islanders at all.”

Despite these criticisms, “Moana” has still been well received by supporters of Asian Pacific Islanders in entertainment. Along with Miranda, who is Puerto Rican, the movie recruited Samoan composer and musician Opetaia Foa’i.

Adaniya said, “The goal of creators should be doing research to figure out specific cultures you don’t think of automatically when you (have an area in mind). They should try to submerge themselves in that culture and get a better understanding of all the people in the area, and all the different cultures people partake in, rather than portraying one H stereotype in a film.”

CULTURAL CONNECTION: Hawaiian and Junior Catherine “Kate” Adaniya holds a family blanket and shows other possessions that reflect her Hawaiian heritage. The various objects represent many beliefs and traditions in Hawaiian culture.

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MORE ON MOANA Here’s a look at the plot of “Moana” and background on the characters.

Synopsis: Three thousand years ago, the sailors of the South Pacific explored the islands of Oceania, but suddenly stopped. Moana, a teenager with a magical connections to the ocean, sets out to fulfill her ancestors’ quest. She encounters the demigod Maui, and together they travel the ocean, despite facing impossible odds along their journey.

Moana Waialiki

voiced by Auli’i Cravalho, name means “ocean” in Maori, has a magical connection to the ocean KALEA MIAO | GRAPHIC IMDB | SOURCE

Maui

voiced by Dwayne Johnson, a demigod from many Polynesian cultures, has a magical hook and moving tattoos

Tamatoa

voiced by Jemaine Clement, an evil 50-foot crab from the Realm of Monsters, primary antagonist of the movie

Hei Hei

voiced by Alan Tudyk, a foolish rooster, stows away in Moana’s canoe and becomes her sidekick

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WONDER WOMAN | NOV 17, 2016

SUPER REPRESENTATION

CHS students and teachers voice their opinions on the recent announcement of Wonder Woman’s bisexuality AMY ZHOU | STORY

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reg rucka, the writer of DC Comics’ Wonder Woman, recently confirmed that the superhero is bisexual.

Genevieve Zircher, Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) member and junior, said the announcement is a welcome one. Zircher said she grew up with comics as a central part of her life with her dad being a comic book sketch artist. According to Zircher, Wonder Woman’s past and not-so-subtle hints throughout her comic book history about her sexual orientation have built up to this expected character development.

“I think by acknowledging that and that (Wonder Woman) had this sexual identity is really healthy,” Zircher said, “and it’s great to have a powerful bisexual character for other women to look up to, because there are not many bisexual characters in the media at all.”

Zircher said she believes this development could even help improve comic book sales, as those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community will become more invested in the character and the franchise.

However, LGBT figures are not uncommon in popular media, nor are they a recent development. Characters including Deadpool and Sulu from “Star Trek” have been portrayed as pansexual and gay, respectively.

Jamie Emerson, comic book fan and junior, also voiced a positive view towards a bisexual Wonder Woman in the DC universe.

“Bringing this element into comics is really a step in moving forward and advancing the role of the LGBT community in mainstream culture,” Emerson said.

Despite this, Emerson said she does not believe DC executives will bring this element into the 2017 Wonder Woman movie. In fact, it seems Wonder Woman’s main love interest will be Steve, played by actor Chris Pine.

Jeremy Horner, GSA sponsor and chemistry teacher, said he was not surprised with the recent announcement. According to Horner, comics and other fictional genres seem to portray the issues and news of the modern time.

“I think this is even more awesome because it’s that intersection of both gender and sexuality,” Horner said.

“Wonder Woman’s always been a posi-

DID YOU KNOW? Wonder Woman is the daughter of Zeus.

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tive, sort of feminist figure so adding this to it makes it even more powerful.”

For Zircher, the announcement wasn’t a surprise, but a confirmation of what she has believed from an early age.

She said, “ I think that it’s very true to her character and I’ve expected (the announcement) since I was little, but they never said anything so I wasn’t that surprised when they (revealed Wonder WomH an’s bisexuality).”

BREAKING IT DOWN Here’s the breakdown of LGBT representation in two major companies vs.

Number of Gay Characters Number of Lesbian Characters Number of Bisexual Characters Number of Transgender Characters Total

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59

47

45

26

36

8

9

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149

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MODERN HEROES

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Deadpool was featured in a movie of the same name. As a comic book character, Deadpool was first seen in the New Mutants #98 in 1991.

Bisexual

Loki was featured in three Hollywood movies including the Thor and the Avengers movies.

Loki’s first appearance in Marvel comics was in October of 1962.

Pansexual

Bisexual

Take a look at some popular LGBT comic characters and their histories Catwoman was featured in two Hollywood movies: “Catwoman” and “The Dark Knight Rises.” Catwoman was first featured in a comic book in the spring of 1940.

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Entertainment Briefs

Tomorrow, Nintendo will release Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Sun for the Nintendo 3DS. Created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Nintendo’s Pokémon Red and Green, Pokémon Sun and Moon will feature three new starter Pokémon: Litten, Rowlet and Popplio (left to right). Players can buy Pokémon Sun and Moon for $39.99 each.

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HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR INTERNET CAT VIDEO FESTIVAL WHEN:

Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.

Dec. 3 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Dale E. Graham auditorium

WHEN:

Nov. 17-19 at 7 p.m.

WHERE:

Indianapolis Museum of Art

WHAT:

An event for cat lovers to watch a curated collection of cat videos. Screenings will have a pre-show introduction with Cat Video Festival Curator and creator of the “Henri, Le Chat Noir” series, Will Braden. While this event celebrated cats, cats will not be able to attend the event since pets are not allowed in the museum.

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WHAT:

This year’s theme is global holidays. Each choir will have a variety of cultural holiday songs.

Each group will perform individual sets, but all will come together to sing “From A Distance” and “Let There be Peace on Earth.”

PRICE:

Varies based upon location of the seat.

Can be found on www. ticketracker.com/store/ events/279

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FAMILY More than a game, for some sports is family

MATTERS

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SPORTS FAMILIES | NOV 17, 2016

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n most athletic situations at school, families can participate as spectators, watching their sibling or child compete from the sidelines. However, for a few at CHS, being involved in sports is their opportunity to compete and grow with their family members on the same court or field. For these family members, sports gives them a common activity and related interest to talk to one another about and bond over.

Defender and senior Harrison Adams, along with his younger brother, defender and junior Cameron “Cam” Adams, both play on the men’s soccer team together on the backline.

“It’s just cool because it’s something that will never happen again. We just get to do all this stuff together and go to practice together and train. It’s just an awesome experience,” Harrison said.

According to Cam, the emotional support between the two is just as important as the physical aspect of playing on the same team.

“I like being able to know that I can count on Harrison being there in case I make a mistake. It’s just good to know that I’m supported,” Cam said.

Support can come in different forms other than making up for mistakes. For Ali James, soccer player and senior, she can sometimes be critical of her younger sister Kelsie James, varsity soccer player and freshman, something that cannot always be done with other teammates.

Ali said, “I’m more honest with (Kelsie). I would never tell another teammate something critical, but if I need to tell her, I can be straight up with her.”

For Kelsie, being able to work well with her sister is something she’s come to love and appreciate.

“Ali helps me blend with the team, and it’s nice to know someone really well,” Kelsie said.

Most athletes can agree that team chemistry is crucial to winning; Harrison and Cam both

IN THEIR YOUNGER YEARS: (TOP) Junior Cam Adams (left) poses with a trophy with his brother and senior Harrison Adams when they were 10 and 11 years old, respectively.

This year, the Adams brothers played together for the first time.

Harrison said, “We have a lot of fun together, we get to joke around, just mess around doing what brothers do, and playing on the same team as well.”

(BOTTOM) Senior Ali James (far left) and freshman Kelsie James (far right) pose after a 3v3 tournament when they were kids. Kelsie said having her sister on the same team drives her to improve.

She said, “(The) competition is higher. You both want to be the better daughter to your parents and prove yourself.”

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said they have good chemistry on the field with each other and with their teammates.

“I think there is an advantage to playing with my brother,” Harrison said, “We play three people in the backline. It’s me, Cam and [senior Grant Gold], someone that we’re really good friends with, so we’ll just connect really well, so we have a really good defense that’s hard to get by.”

On the same note, Cam said, “It’s easier having a sibling on the team. For me, I already knew all the juniors, but for the seniors, Harrison kind of helped me make friends with them. Once you’re friends with everybody, you play better, so it’s just the connection thing again.”

In an individualized sport such as cross-country, it can be difficult to relate to a team setting during competition time. Runner and

NOV 17, 2016 | SPORTS FAMILIES

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE: (TOP) Senior Harrison Adams (left) and his brother, junior Cameron Adams (right), hold up the Sectional championship trophy after defeating Guerin Catholic High School.

(BOTTOM) Freshman Kelsie James hugs her sister, senior Ali James, after Ali scored in a game against Cathedral High School, as their cousin, senior Emily Roberts (7) comes to celebrate.

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more uncommon than in siblings: as coach of the basketball team and father to one of the players.

Heady said he stresses making sure that everyone has the same opportunities on the team while also being a supportive parental figure to his son.

“Expectations, I think, just have to be high and Luke has accepted that.

He doesn’t get any special treatment or want to be treated differently,” Mr. Heady said. “Of course when practice is over and we’re at home, we try to leave everything there (at the gym). We don’t want to take things home. Not that we don’t talk about things every once in awhile, like any dad and son would.”

DID YOU KNOW? Scott Heady, men’s basketball Head Coach, played for his dad too. Bob Heady, a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, coached Scott at Shenandoah High School. In 1981, Scott’s senior year, they appeared in the single class state finals. Bob would later go on to become the head coach at CHS, where his son carries on his legacy today.

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sophomore, Calvin Bates, and his sister, runner and freshman Phoebe Bates, said they find ways to bond by talking about each other’s sport lives.

“It’s fun because you both have something you can talk about.

Sometimes a lot of siblings don’t have that. To be able to relate to that is cool,” Calvin said.

Phoebe said she agrees that playing, or in this case running, the same sport has brought the

two closer together by giving them something in common to discuss.

“Before we did cross-country, we never had anything to talk about at the dinner table, so instead of just sitting on our phones, we can actually bond now,” Phoebe said.

Scott Heady, men’s basketball Head Coach, and his son, point guard and sophomore, Luke Heady, share a different type of relationship in sports, one even

Being the coach’s son isn’t always easy for Luke, but he said he knows what his dad expects of him and what he has to do to prove he belongs on the team.

“Sometimes people try to make things difficult. They try to tell you that you shouldn’t really be on the team – that you’re only on the team because ‘your dad is the coach.’ You just have to prove them wrong,” Luke said. “Work harder. That’s H how it is.”

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CLIMBING | NOV 17, 2016

CARMEL’S

JUST HANGING OUT: Hoosier Heights employee Noah Novak hangs from a climbing hold. The Hoosier Heights gym has different rock walls and an American Ninja Warrior course.

The rock walls include both free climbing and belay climbing.

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CARABINERS

WHAT ARE THOSE? Rock climbing includes many different techniques, supplies and obstacles, Here are some of the key supplies and techniques climber use.

Students find new heights outside of CHS with local rock climbing facility Hoosier Heights KELLY TRUAX | STORY

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hs does not have a rock climbing team, so students like sophomore Robert “Reece” Raduchel climb at different facilities around the Carmel area. One such gym is Hoosier Heights. According to Raduchel, people are able to climb with different muscles, train throughout the week and work out.

Although stories may be different, all the climbers who go to Hoosier Heights became interested in climbing at some point. Raduchel said he first became interested after he went once in the summer.

“So when I first got into it, I ended up just going for fun. It seemed like something fun to do over the summer, so I went to an indoor climbing gym, and I really,

WHERE THE CLIMBERS ARE

Hoosier Heights gym is near Carmel and a popular place for climbers.

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really liked it. I went back the next week, and this went on all summer, and then at the end of the year, I ended up getting a membership so I could go whenever I want,” Raduchel said.

Similar to Raduchel, junior Tasha Geisler said she became interested when she went with a group of friends. “Me and my friends kind of just decided to go one time just for fun and try something new. After that me and one of my other friends, we kind of just started going more, then we got to summer and we were going three times a week. So, I guess I slowly got more into it as a hobby instead of (climbing) just for fun,” Geisler said.

Sophomore Jackson “Jack” Heldt discovered climbing a different way. “I had a few rock climbing parties when I was younger, and I really enjoyed them. Now I like to go about twice a month,” Heldt said.

Climbing is not just light fun.

Climbers use several different muscles across their whole body for ease and success. Heldt said specific muscles are important to use because they help climbers get to the top of the wall. “(You use) a lot of your forearm and grip strength, which is really important, as well as your legs because they help you push off and stuff,” Heldt said.

Geisler also described the specific muscles are needed when climbing. “(You use) a lot of shoulder muscles, definitely your forearms, that one hurts, like a lot, and you also use a strong core and all of the muscles in your body because you have engage your legs too especially if you’re trying to push up to reach another piece,” Geisler said.

Not only do climbers need to use several different muscles, but mentality is also an important aspect to climbing.

“Mentality is a huge thing with rock climbing. You have to be really mentally tough to say that you can make it the top; if you don’t say it, you’re never going to succeed.

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MUSCLE MADNESS See what muscles work to get the climbers to the top.

Flexor Carpi Radialis Pronator Teres

Palmaris Longus

Brochioradialis Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

Five forearm muscles go into climbing. They are used for palming, pinching and crimping. Since they fatigue quickly so climber train to strengthen the overall muscle.

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It’s a huge thing that you have to work on that (can’t really be taught), you have to force yourself to do it,” Raduchel said.

Geisler also said that mentality is important. “You have to just keep working at it because your arms and your muscles get really tired, especially in your forearms since you hold on to the rocks really tightly.

You just have to keep your mind very much engaged at all times because if your mind starts wandering, it’s really easy to make a small mistake, and you fall,” Geisler said.

Raduchel said there is a lot of time dedication involved with climbing. He said he climbs three days a week and teaches younger classes all the other days. He goes to the almost everyday.

“There is a lot of time dedication, pretty much when I’m not in school. I’m climbing or helping out around the climbing gym or getting ready and preparing for a climbing competition,” Raduchel said.

HOLD TIGHT: Noah Novak, an American Ninja Warrior course trainer at Hoosier Heights, grabs on to the wall as he climbs to the top. Novak assists people as they go through the course in the role of a spotter and to help them avoid injuries. “It’s fun to watch people climbing and use the (American Ninja Warrior) course because it shows me different ways to approach routes on the wall,” Novak said.

MICHAEL JOHNSON | PHOTO

Alongside climbers at the gym, employees help out at the gym by instructing and belaying, holding the ropes attached to climbers to prevent falling, for other climbers. Employee Noah Novak works in the American Ninja Warrior (ANW) portion of the gym.

“American Ninja Warrior is course that is setup to test your agility, upper body strength and balance through a course made of hanging bars, rings and other objects mixed with balance obstacles, such as walking across a thin beam or board,” Novak said.

Novak said there are many pros and cons to the job, but it is all worth it.

“As an employee, I coach people through the course, giving them advice and helping them not get injured by spotting them. It’s fun watching people climb and use the ANW course because it shows me different ways to approach routes on the walls. It is also a little annoying sometimes, since we are not allowed to climb while on the H clock working,” Novak said.

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‘THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT’ Coaches, teams use new app Hudl to contact each other, practice LUKE GENTILE | STORY

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t’s not abnormal to see Drew Kibler, varsity swimmer and junior, looking at his phone throughout the day. Yet, instead of texting friends or playing games, Kibler watches films of his last swim.

“We use video recordings of different aspects of our swimming such as the start, swimming and the actual stroke.” Kibler said.

Recently, Hudl, a company providing tools for teams to improve through game footage and communication, put its technology in the app store. Now, high school athletes all over the nation, like the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are downloading the tool on their smartphones.

“I think what’s really great about the technology is the instant feedback that we are not only able to get as coaches, but also provide to athletes. I have access to all my swimmer’s times they have ever swum at my fingertips,” Conner Bradley, men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams’ assistant coach, said. “I’m able to record athletes and then turn around and show them what they were doing. With swimming being such a technique-driven sport, it’s nice for them to get that instant feedback and see what they’re doing.”

Athletes on the football team are also using the app, and Austin Newland, varsity captain and senior, said he sees the benefits. The technology tracks opponent tendencies and gives

WHAT’S ALL THE HUBBUB OVER HUDL? Here are the in’s and out’s of Hudl What is Hudl?

Hudl is a software company changing how teams preview opponents to prepare for games. Hudl offers the ability to edit film and study diagrams.

Post game feature Coaches are able to mark specific film for different positions and players to review after the game. It also allows players to create highlight reels.

APPCRAWLR.COM | SOURCE data about the likeliness of an opponent making a certain play.

“It just gives you an idea, when you’re on the field, of what (the opponent) will be doing. It lets you think one step ahead, so you can be prepared for whatever is going to happen,” Newland said.

Newland said he believes pregame knowledge makes the difference between winning and losing, and he credits the sports technology of Hudl for a great deal of this information.

According to Newland, this foresight allows him to make decisions comfortably in difficult situations.

While sports technology can allow one to watch individual play more closely and without interruption, both Newland and Kibler said there is still plenty to learn in tradi-

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tional classroom whiteboard sessions.

Kibler said, “I like the combination of drawing a diagram on the whiteboard and seeing how we do it ourselves on the video playback. Then, using the app, we can draw on ourselves.”

Bradley said a successful combination of both forms of preparation leads to success, but he said he leans toward Hudl with its immediate access to information.

He said, “I think both of them have their place, but I think the coolest thing about the technology now is the instant feedback. I can show a swimmer how they were swimming 30 seconds prior to that. Also, with the frame-by-frame we can pause at any time and show them specifically what they are doing, what’s working for them, and what’s not working for them. Having that instantaneously or being able to send that to the athletes and have them be able to review it has been a really great tool for us.”

Many athletes said they see Hudl as a tool to better prepare themselves and their teams. It is an updated way of scouting one’s opponent, and CHS athletes are using the technology to its full effect.

Kibler said, “I have videos from when I first started swimming here at CHS, when I first started using the app. I can compare then to now. It’s easy to see the improvements, and I feel the technology is helping us get H better every practice.”

OTHER USERS DOWNLOADED

Here are some of the related apps to Hudl Coach’s Eye: Like Hudl, Coach’s Eye allows teams to upload footage from practices and games. Coaches can review footage and even livestream.

Scorebreak: Basketball scoring software that offers scoresheets, game reports and stats. Teams are able to breakdown full games of film.

Sportslobster: A social media sports app that allows people to create a personal blog to post videos and photos along with articles.

PERSPECTIVES

TEACHER TECHNOLOGY | NOV 17, 2016

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Recent decision to give teachers new technological devices lacks needed flexibility

TECH TEACHERS

75% of teachers chose a convertible laptop for their classroom

22% of teachers chose an iPad for their classroom

3% of teachers chose a Chromebook for their classroom

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he school board recently decided to supply teachers with new technology, giving them the options of receiving a Chromebook, iPad or convertible laptop for use in the classroom.

This decision should benefit many teachers and classes. However, some instructors are still opposed or reluctant to accept this change, which begs the question of whether this forced conversion is the wisest use of the school’s budget.

Overall, updating and improving the school’s technology is a move in a positive direction. Since the three device options are all portable, teachers will be able to move around the room instead of being confined to the computers at their desks. In a 2013 survey by PBS, 68 percent of teachers said they would like more technology in the classroom. The survey also found the majority of instructors said technology helps them to expand on content. An extra screen can be a powerful tool.

Of course, even the nicest device is only as useful as one chooses to make it. Not all CHS teachers are

desirous of more technology, and this change should not be forced on them. Teachers who are content with using the currently available

OUR VIEW Despite the need for more uniform technology at CHS, the new devices may have not been the most efficient way to spend the school’s funds.

In the future, the district should consider updating current technology instead. computer labs and laptops should not have to choose and receive a new device they do not plan to use. The teachers should have been given a choice on, since it has the potential to alter the way they lead their classes.

Having a choice would also have prevented the school board from

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

spending money on devices teachers may not use in the classroom. Rather than being tossed down the drain, that money could have been put toward more immediate needs in the school or to improve the technology CHS already has.

In the future, the school board should offer more options to teachers when implementing similar programs or policies, including the option to opt out of the change. Whether the topic is technology, curriculum or something entirely unrelated, teachers deserve to have options instead of having new policies forced on them and their students. Teachers know the needs of their classrooms best, and especially at a school like this one that already enjoys some of the highest performance scores in the state, administrators should trust those great teachers and give them the freedom of more choice. If those in charge of these decisions first evaluate the usefulness of the change and then open up the policy to allow for more options, CHS will be a happier place with much more logical programs H and rules.

Take a look at the decisions that went into the technology integration plan.

School board researches best ways to improve technology

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Tech Committee provides technology for teachers (iPad, Chromebook, convertible laptop)

Throughout the district teachers make technology recommendations

Tech Committee researches best devices for teachers

Schools distribute technology to teachers in waves

School Board will implement device use throughout district with LMS system

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2016-2017

Beyond 2016

Selects one Learning Management System (Canvas)

NOV 17, 2016 | REAL FEMINISM

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SPEAK FOR FEMINISM

The repercussions of tolerating sexist behavior can often escalate to violence.

MARY SALZMANN | COLUMN

Equal political and social values for women

Focused on sexuality

Wanted to improve wage gap and reproductive rights

First Wave 19th and 20th Century

To open up opportunities for women, with a focus on suffrage

Second Wave 1960’s-1990’s

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Goals

Notable Mentions

Seneca Falls Convention

Susan B. Anthony

Equal Rights Amendment

Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City

Celebrates diversity, combat rape culture

Aims at ending all sexual discriminations

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ne in four female college students will experience sexual assault on campus, according to the Association of American Universities. That means in an average class of 28 at Carmel, over seven girls sitting in the room will likely be assaulted. To claim the issue of sexual assault is rare or doesn’t apply to our community is simply not true.

Still, as frequently as those situations have become, it is still commonplace to blame people who are victims of sexual harassment.

The issue begins at a young age. The actions and reactions to girls at a young age sets the precedent for how they will be treated in the future. Even seemingly minor concepts such as dress codes plants the idea in girls’ heads that they are accountable for others’ inappropriate actions. If girls’ clothing is deemed revealing enough to distract others, rather than telling them to pay attention, girls are told they need to cover up.

This fosters the idea that it is on the girls to change based on others’ responses to them.

As a feminist, I am aware feminism has many different facets and purposes. In some parts of the world, it is considered radical that girls can go to school. Clearly we’ve

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overcome that here, but there’s still a long way to go. One of the most dangerous parts of “feminism” in first-world countries is among the most sexist: so-called slut-shaming.

These statements escalate to the point of questions such as “But what were you wearing?” and “Had you been drinking?” Neither of those questions directly reference sexual assault, but a common reaction is associating them with victims of rape. Labeling girls’ actions and bodies as sexual only builds on this problem.

Slut-shaming is often labeled as feminist, when in reality, it is nothing more than supporting the ancient ideals of what a “lady” should act like. Slut-shaming is when someone criticizes a woman for coming off as overly sexual.

Girls’ activities such as dancing or cheerleading are often already sexualized, and when a group of people, usually male, begin to make inappropriate remarks towards them, the initial response is often that the girls have to stop. Rather than continuing this detrimental trend, we need to shift the focus whose actions need to change. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, the glamorization of sexual violence, creating a society that disregards women’s rights and safety.

Instead of telling girls to cover up, stay away from parties and not do anything someone may ever interpret as sexual, it is on us to hold the abusH ers and harassers accountable.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Mary Salzmann at msalzmann@hilite.org.

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| NOV 17, 2016

FOR STUDENTS, BY STUDENTS Administrators have limited the power of student government, need for students to voice their views and problems ALINA HUSAIN | COLUMN

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ith a population of over 5,000 students, CHS is one of the largest high schools in the nation, and in a sea of so many students, it is frighteningly easy for faces to be forgotten and voices to be lost. So, in an abyss of thousands of students, how is anyone meant to voice their concerns and be heard? In many schools, that’s where student government is supposed to step in.

Here at CHS we have no lack of student government organizations; added together Senate, Cabinet, class officers and our House of Representatives, this school has a student leader population larger than some high schools in their entirety. Our problem, therefore, is not that we have a lack of student leaders, but it is that our student leaders have few forums through which they can receive student concerns. The main role of has become planning events like fundraisers throughout the year, which are certainly important to CHS. However, planning those events eclipses listening to fellow students and identifying problems within the school.

To be fair, it’s not our student leaders’ fault. I have no doubt those students work tirelessly for the student body.

Rather, the reality is even if they wanted to make changes, our student leaders lack the authority to do so. This systemic problem must be addressed from an administrative level.

Certainly administrators have the students’ best interests in mind, but ultimately we are the ones who come to school every day and sit in classrooms from 7:50 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., and yet we have the least say in how our school runs. Ad-

SPEAK UP!

NO SOUP FOR YOU DID YOU KNOW?

Michigan State University created the first student government in 1909.

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ministrators here and at the district level often forget students know the school better than most anyone else, and they can be one of the most valuable resources for constructive criticism.

To be fair, we do have groups like the Principal’s Advisory Council, which meets regularly with Principal John Williams to discuss issues within CHS; however, the average student has no clear way of bringing any issues they have with the school to light other than walking up to Principal Williams and asking him. While I imagine there are some students who would gladly do this, I believe most students might be unwilling to walk up to an administrator and criticize CHS. Our student leaders are in a position to be at the forefront of this correction to manage a forum for student questions, whether through a school-wide comment box or even an online option. But those leaders should have the power to make changes within CHS. To be clear, the student government and administrators at CHS are great at their jobs. CHS should be proud of what both groups have accomplished. But, as Principal Williams likes to say, if you don’t strive to get better, you’re going to get worse. Providing clear avenues for all students to provide feedback and voice H concerns is one way to continue to improve CHS. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Alina Husain at ahusain@hilite.org.

Do you feel like the student government at CHS represents your voice ?

ALINA HUSAIN | PHOTOS, SPEAK-UPS

“Well I feel like they don’t do a lot other than homecoming and little events spread around the year. And I don’t feel like I notice any changes, so no.”

Sophomore Jack Gerard

“Well, I don’t know what the student government does for starters, but I’d say they represent the voice of the student body, because I’ve never had any complaints about them.”

Junior Jack Frey

“Yes. They do quite a lot of things that the student government does that I agree with. The spirit days represent a good amount of students, and I feel like they get a lot of input.”

Senior Kirsten Karr

NOV 17, 2016 | FAMILY TRADITION

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FRIENDS AS FAMILY Biological family is not the most important factor of holidays.

GABBY PERELMUTER | COLUMN

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n american tradition especially, family is emphasized to a greater degree than in other cultures. Thanksgiving is a prime example of this.

People coming in from out of town to have a meal together maybe only a couple of times a year. But what really is family? It means so much more than simply who is related to you by blood. It can be a family friend, a coworker or even your peers, not just aunts and uncles .

The meaning of family has changed significantly.

Today divorce rates are higher than they have ever been, according to apa.org, in the United States alone divorce rates in 2016 are 40-50 percent.

People are more mobile than they have ever been, taking jobs in various states or even countries with little emphasis of who they are leaving behind because getting in airplane and moving is so easy. A lot of people have family who do not necessarily live in the same state or sometimes in the same country as their blood related relatives, and oftentimes, based on

CAFFEINE IS MY LIFE

varied circumstances, it is merely impossible for everyone to gather to celebrate for whatever reason.

To me, family is so much more than who my parent’s siblings are. Although my parents aren’t divorced, we have never been close to blood related relatives and that is okay. Maybe my definition would be different if they were more present in my life. My true family are my parent’s friends. They are the ones who watched me grow up, helped me through my struggles, and fed me when my parents were out of town. These are the people I want to surround myself with during Thanksgiving.

I realize everyone has their own definition of family, but just because it seems that everything is blood related, doesn’t mean it is. So much has changed with the American family, and things are only continuing to change.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Gabby Perelmuter at gperelmuter@hilite.org.

“BIRDS OF A FEATHER”

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ANONYMOUS TURN-IN | NOV 17, 2016

ANONYMOUS ADVANTAGES Teachers should consider benefits of allowing anonymous submissions.

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s a human being, bias is unavoidable. com as well, there is no reason not to utilize these acIt’s impossible to hear someone’s name cessible features and promote fairness in high school. without immediately thinking about Grades are a measure of students’ proficiency in how they look, sound or act and a class. If students make their way through school whether or not we like them. This applies to with grades that reflect their teachers’ opinion of everyone, including teachers. Even though them instead of their work, they won’t be able to they try to remain as objective as possible, improve. Ultimately, anonymous submissions it’s unrealistic to expect them to put all their would eliminate bias and improve high school H impressions of each student out of their mind for both students and teachers. while grading, especially on subjective assignments like essays.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the If teachers used anonymous submisviews of the HiLite staff. Reach Carson TerBush at sions, bias would no longer be a factor. cterbush@hilite.org.

Teachers wouldn’t know who the author is and would be able to grade the content without their opinion of the writer AN A+ IN FAIRNESS factoring in; thus, students would no Anonymous grading is only one way teachers longer be able to blame teachers for can prevent grading bias. Here are a few others. their grades. Anonymous submissions would benefit everyone.

Below Expectations Exemplary This process has already been used in the performing arts department with great success. Music is very subjective, and it’s extremely difficult to focus only F: Teacher does not define Criterion A A+: Teacher clearly defines on the sound and not on the musician expectations, and students are – Clarity of expectations in assignment, while grading, especially when you can Instruction allowing no room for confusion. confused as to what they are. see the person right in front of you playing their instrument. To help eliminate this potential bias, the orchestra program has instituted anonymous live playing quizzes. Each student is identified by a number and teachers grade the Criterion B A+: Teacher uses a rubric, F: Teacher does not use a rubric excerpts with their backs turned. With – Use of a having all assignments graded and grades assignments based this anonymous system, teachers are on the same scale.

Rubric on student’s past performance. able to grade as objectively as possible and students have no grounds to accuse them of bias.

Canvas, the new school-wide technology platform, makes anonymous submissions even easier. According to A+: Teacher grades tests Criterion C F: Teacher grades tests Canvas’s website, teachers can change question-by-question instead – Grading student-by-student, allowing their settings to hide students’ names in of student-by-student, of Individual previous answers to influence both SpeedGrader and the gradebook preventing previous answers Questions current answers. “to remove bias in grading.” Turnitin. from influencing current ones. com, a platform mandatory for CHS English classes, also provides anonymous submissions. Since all teachers GILLIAN PAXTON | GRAPHIC have integrated Canvas into their classPSYCHOLOGY TODAY | SOURCE rooms this year and many use Turnitin.

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NOV 17, 2016 | NO-SHAVE NOVEMBER

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GROWING AWARENESS

N0-Shave November is more than just a fun event.

MISHA REKHTER | COLUMN ast november, i hoped to participate in No-Shave November but alas, I was wholly unable to grow any facial hair of substance.

This year, though, with the compliance of my hair follicles, I will grow a beard and contribute to this amusing practice which is not only fun but has an important underlying purpose. However, in recent years, No-Shave November has grown to become a punchline of jokes rather than a fight against cancer. This neglect of the true purpose is disconcerting because if people would recognize and participate, then No-Shave November could morph from an oftforgotten cause to a widely celebrated rallying cry for combating cancer.

The concept of No-Shave November is simple yet still has a powerful guiding idea. People neglect to shave their hair for a month and then donate the money they would have spent on grooming to cancer research. Furthermore, it serves as a sign of respect for the cancerstricken individuals who are unable to grow hair due to chemotherapy. The resulting facial hair can often be humorous, especially among high school students, thus people can quickly forget the true reason behind No-Shave November. As a result, it can sometimes be viewed as a joke rather than an honorable fight against cancer.

Furthermore, this is in sharp contrast to other cancer awareness months such as October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In October, people

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November is Men’s Health Awareness month, focusing not only on cancer but also mental health.

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$1,400,000 For the American Cancer Society since 2013 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | SOURCE wear pink with pride. Why then can’t people grow mustaches and beards with pride in November? Refusing to acknowledge No-Shave November as people recognize pink in October is hypocritical and should come to an end. No-Shave November needs to be taken more seriously and recognized as a fight against cancer.

It’s time to realize that No-Shave November is important. No longer can it continue to be brushed off as just a humorous practice of refusing to shave. No-Shave November is not only fun, but sends a powerful message and contributes to the fight against cancer and thus H should be celebrated accordingly.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Misha Rekhter at mrekhter@hilite.org.

TWO WAYS TO SHAVE No-Shave November and Mo’vember occur in the same month and are often mistaken for one another - however, they are very different events. Take a look at some of the differences.

No-Shave November VS. Mo’vember - Started in 2009 in honor of Matthew Hill, a father of eight who died of colon cancer.

- Raises money for men’s health issues.

- Involves growing all of your hair out, including beards, armpit and leg hair.

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- Started in 2003 by Travis Garone and Luke Slattery to celebrate the moustache.

- Initially just for fun, now also raises money for men’s health issues - Only involves growing a moustache no other facial or body hair allowed.

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INDIAN CLASSICAL VIOLIN | NOV 17, 2016

ANOTHER STRING TO HER BOW

Q&A with freshman Abirami “Abi” Meyyappan who plays the carnatic violin, a classical Indian instrument CORY STEELE | Q&A, PHOTOS

CARNATIC MUSIC Take a look at how Indian Carnatic music differs from Western music.

Carnatic music is the music of southern India and does not use the same notes, scales or rhythmic patterns as the Western music you might be familiar with does.

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How serious are you about pursuing the carnatic violin?

I play the Indian carnatic violin.

In Indian carnatic music there’s a set of notes, and there are a lot of different sets of the same notes, just in different pitches… It often accompanies a singer. For people who sing carnatic music, a lot of violinists play for them, and you follow along with a plan and add more things. There are a lot of different parts to it.

I want to accompany singers when I get older, like, accompany their concerts.

How long have you been playing?

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Talk a little bit about the instrument you play.

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I started September of last year, so I’ve been playing for about a year.

How did you get into carnatic violin?

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The Carnatic system of melody uses scales called ragas. Each raga has a specific set of notes and a given order that they typically appear in melodies. A musician will use only these notes and emphasize certain degrees of the scale to give each piece a specific feel.

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I’ve been playing Western violin since I was five years old, and recently my sister – she’s a carnatic singer, and she gave her vocal concert over last summer, and so there was a professional accompanying her, and just for one song I played with her, and I used my western violin, but matched it to those notes, and a lot of people told me that I should try carnatic violin… My mom contacted some of her friends; then I started learning carnatic violin over Skype with an Indian teacher.

How do lessons over Skype work?

It’s kind of hard because I have to coordinate it with the time in India, so I have my lessons 9:30 to 10:30 at night, twice a week, and just over Skype, and sometimes it’s hard because of internet problems, but usually it’s pretty smooth.

What opportunities do carnatic violinists have to perform?

For programs, there are soloist violinists that… would play various songs like a varnam or a krithi – those are types of longer pieces.

There are solo competitions that you could do; usually there’s someone on a mridangam, which is like an Indian kind of drum, who accompanies that, or you play for people which would be like a kind of concert, so there’s one person singing and one person on the Indian violin and one person on the mridangam.

Other than accompanying your sister, have you performed?

Over this summer, one of my friends Priya sang… she asked if I would accompany her… I also did a solo What are some differences between the carnatic and Western violins?

The main difference is probably the position, because (in) Western you stand and then carnatic is when you’re sitting down...almost crisscross, but then you have the scroll of the violin on the palm of your foot… you bow kind of like if you were to bow a cello. Other differences are… the notes… In western violin it’s written with the five bars and all that, but in carnatic violin, the notation is with letters.

The carnatic violin has a lot of sliding. In western violin when you’re shifting, they’re straight shifts, but in carnatic violin there’s a lot of slides.

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FACE THE MUSIC: Freshman Abi Meyyappan performs on her Indian classical violin (bottom).

A carnatic violin is played sitting down with the scroll of the instrument resting on the foot (top). In addition, the note system is very different and uses letters rather than the five-line staff (middle right).

Check out more of the Q&A + a video online: hilite.org/ fame

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AMBASSADORS IN ACTION | NOV 17, 2016

L I TEBOX AMBASSADORS IN ACTION Ambassadors and juniors, Hannah Paul (front) and Ben Heber (back) rehearse choreography as the group prepares for Holiday Spectacular and their upcoming competition season, as well as their trip to Walt Disney World (WDW) on Dec. 16. The Ambassadors are set to prepare with the WDW cast choir and the Voices of Liberty at the 2016 Candlelight processional.

CAROLYN ZHANG | PHOTO