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INFLUX IN IB IFLOP OR IWIN? FEMININE FAITH

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CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL NEWSMAGAZINE Vol. 80, No. 10 | May 19, 2016

Contrary to popular “no pain, no gain” dogmas, studies show excessive exercise can quickly become counterproductive.

Page 26 // Sabrina Mi

CONTENTS

VOL. 80, NO. 10

NEWS // 6

STUDENT SECTION // 22

NEWS BRIEFS | 6

FORTE FESTIVALS | 22

Take a look at upcoming events at CHS.

MAY 19, 2016

SPORTS // 40

Find the summer musical festival that fits your personality and make sure you bring all the right things.

UP TO BAT | 40 SCIHOUND NATION | 7 The Carmel Science Olympiad team, after placing first at state for the first time in 20 years, heads to Menomonie, Wisconsin for nationals tomorrow.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE | 23 Cool down this summer with some easy-to-make, refreshing drinks.

THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCE | 24 With summer approaching, CHS students have a chance to gain work experience during a break from academics.

COVER // 26 SAFETY IN THE LONG RUN | 26 INFLUX IN IB | 8 The IB program will expand from under a dozen diploma students to around forty next year.

CONSTRUCTIVE CONSTRUCTION | 10

Despite the benefits of physical activity, sometimes too much exercise can be detrimental to health.

ENTERTAINMENT // 32

SUMMER OF SHOW BUSINESS | 32 Students to perform in local young adult musical productions during the summer.

AN ON-SCREEN PERFORMANCE | 34 Student musicians use social media as a platform to promote their musical careers.

FEMININE FAITH | 16 Women at CHS achieve leadership positions in religious organizations.

LOST CONNECTIONS | 18 Students reflect on CHS Wi-Fi bans of certain apps and websites.

AIMING FOR HOME RUNS | 44 With the first round of playoffs coming this Wednesday, the CHS baseball team looks to win their first State Championship.

PLAYER PROFILE: KEVIN STONE | 46 SPORTS BRIEFS | 47 Take a look at the most anticipated CHS sporting events of the next month.

The HiLite staff argues students should reconsider both the good and bad legacies of renowned figures.

On May 20, the Carmel Gearhounds will be participating in the Lincoln Tech drag race.

Teachers and students at CHS value continued education.

Take a look at the many different and growing forms of skateboarding through the eyes of CHS students.

STAFF EDITORIAL | 48

GEARING UP TO DIAL IN | 11

TAKING NOTE | 12

SKATING THROUGH THE NORM | 42

PERSPECTIVES // 48

The main cafeteria and natatorium will have renovations over the summer.

FEATURE // 12

After losing last year in a Sectional game, the women’s softball team looks forward to their upcoming Sectional game on May 23.

A YEAR IN REVIEW | 36 Take a look at the best and biggest releases in entertainment this school year.

iFLOP OR iWIN? | 38 Reporter Kyle Crawford discusses the pros and cons of the iPhone SE and future models.

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS | 39 Take a look at some upcoming movies, video games and television shows.

TITLE THE ENTITLEMENT | 50 Reporter Gabby Perelmuter discusses the need for Carmel residents to understand the value of hard work.

DIGNITY IN DEVOTION | 52 Reporter Gillian Paxton urges fans to show their idols respect.

15 MINUTES // 54 LIGHT BRIGHT | 54 Senior Ben Scholer worked to customize his green Honda Civic with LED lights.

SARAH LIU // COVER PHOTO

MAY 19, 2016

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SPOTLIGHTS

SPOTLIGHTS

CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address: 520 E. Main St., Carmel IN 46032 Phone: (317) 846-7721, Ext. 7143 Website: www.hilite.org Email: Staff members may be contacted by using their first initial and their last name appending @hilite.org,

RESPONDING TO THE HILITE Letters to the editor will be accepted for the August 9 issue no later than July 20. Letters may be submitted to Room C147, placed in the mailbox of Jim Streisel, emailed to letters@hilite.org or mailed to school. All letters must be signed. Names will be published (Letters sent via email will be taken to a student’s SRT for him to sign). Letters must not contain personal attacks against an individual and may be edited.

PURPOSE

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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.

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

ADVERTISING 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.

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Editor in Chief

Perspectives

Lianne Yu

Sarah Liu Cynthia Yue

Managing Editors

Web

Miles Dai Gayatri Balasubramanian

Olivia Jacko Tiffany Xie

Front Page

Acumen

Matthew Han Akshar Patel

Stephanie Zhang Selena Qian Annika Wolff

Natalia Chaudhry Laxmi Palde

Ellen Peng Jenny Zhao

Feature Asim Dhungana Melissa Yap

Student Section Angela Sun

Cover Katie Long

Entertainment Grace Zhang Matthew Zheng

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

Graphics

Christine Fernando Emma Love Aaron Shi Shakeel Zia

News

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Pranav Sriram Lilly St. Angelo Adam Stockholm

Sports Ally Russell Shiva Vallabhaneni

Ads Team Jasmine Lam

Calendar/Beats Lizzie Barker Kalea Miao Jessica Mo Gabby Perelmuter Cory Steele Rachael Tan Amy Zhou

Photographers Divya Annamalai Michael Johnson Swetha Nakshatri Shraddha Ramnath Shreeram Thirunavukkarasu Sara Yung Vishnu Vaid

Copy Editor Bethlehem Daniel Mary Salzmann Aaron Seals

Writing Coaches 15 Minutes Kyle Crawford

Online Directors Sreya Vemuri Alex Yom

Social Media Danny Goldberg Jessica Tao Kari Truax

Accountant Brian Shaffer

Reporters Kelsey Atcheson Aditya Belamkar Jordyn Blakey Teresa Chen Bryce Cheng Darrell Cheng Lucus Cheng Ellie Clark Richard Du Luke Gentile

Hannah Glazier Adam Gostomelsky Janzen Greene Alina Husain Olivia Jacko Ray Jiang Sydney Jordan Julianna Kessilyas Joyce Lam Daniel Lee Allison Li Sabrina Mi Manahil Nadeem Gillian Paxton Nyssa Qiao Rebecca Qin Lauren Reilly Jai Sanghani Summer Snyder Deepthi Thadasina Sitha Vallabhaneni Emily Worrell Tiffany Xie Carolyn Zhang Allen Zhang Allen Zheng

Adviser Jim Streisel

Principal John Williams

Superintendent Nicholas Wahl

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OFF TO THE RACES May 29 will mark the 100th Indianapolis 500. Take a look at the parts of an IndyCar and the history of the Indianapolis 500:

Front wing

Cockpit

Creates aerodynamic downforce and balance between the front and back of the car, it can be adjusted during the race to improve handling

The driver’s seat of an IndyCar, equipment inside allows the driver to control the car and communicate with the rest of their team

Rear wing Works with the front wing to produce downforce and balance

Suspension Attaches the wheels to the chassis, designed to withstand force from braking and accelerating

Chassis

IndyCar

NASCAR

Central part of the car, constructed from carbon fiber and an aluminum honeycomb core to produce a light yet strong frame

Max. Speed: ~230 mph Engine: Turbocharged V6 Horsepower: ~550 to 700 Weight: ~1550 pounds Height: ~38 inches Width: max. 78.5 inches

Max. Speed: ~200 mph Engine: Normally V8 Horsepower: ~865 Weight: Min. 3400 pounds (including driver and fuel) Height: max. 53.5 inches Width: max. 74 inches

Engine IndyCars use V6 engines that can produce between 550 and 700 horsepower, in comparison, a regular car produces about 200 to 300 horsepower

Tires IndyCars use Firestone Firehawk tires, the tires need to be strong enough to handle the stress while being thin enough to dissipate heat Rear tires are 15 inches wide

Front tires are 11 inches wide

Formula 1 Max. Speed: ~225 mph Engine: Normal V8 Horsepower: ~750 Weight: min. 1415.37 pounds (including the driver) Height: max. 37.40 inches Width: max. 70.86 inches

Understanding the Race

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The Race The 500 miles traveled by the driver in the Indy 500 is approximately the distance from Carmel to Birmingham, Alabama

Drivers race 200 laps around the 2.5 mile long track during the 500 mile race

Flags

Signals the start of the race

Signals the end of the race

Signals that a driver must proceed to the pit stop for a consultation with officials

Signals to a driver that a faster car is trying to pass them

Signals that the track is unsafe to continue at race speed

Signals that there is one last lap left in the race

Signals that the race track is unsafe to continue at any speed

Signals that a driver has been disqualified

Signals that some substance has made the track slippery

Pit Stop 0 seconds

0.5 seconds

2 seconds

Driver arrives Car is lifted in the pit box on air jack and refueling begins

All four tires are removed

History First Indianapolis 500 takes place

This year will be the 100th running of the Indy500

5 seconds

7 seconds

6 seconds

New tires are Wing is adjusted Fuel tank put on the car and the car is put is filled back on the ground

8 seconds Driver exits the pit box

Racer Pete DePaolo becomes the first to There is no running of the average over 100 mph Indy500 due to American entry into the First World War over the entire 500 miles

1911

1917-1918

1925

2016 1936

1941 1977

Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman to qualify for the Indy500

1942-1945

Louis Meyer establishes the tradition of drinking milk at the winner’s circle Cliff Bergere becomes the first driver to complete 500 miles without having to refuel

Indy500 is suspended for World War II INDYCAR.COM // SOURCE ADITYA BELAMKAR // GRAPHIC

NEWS

MAY 19, 2016

NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS

SELENA QIAN // BRIEFS

TODAY

THURSDAY

Scholarship Night will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Any seniors who have received scholarships will be recognized.

Graduation will take place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum beginning at 6:30 p.m. This is the first year it will occur on a Thursday rather than a Saturday.

TODAY

MAY 27

The Class Day Ceremony will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Varsity Gym.

This is the June 4 SAT test late registration deadline. The late fee is $28.

TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY

JUNE 4

The Science Olympiad team will travel to the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, WI to compete in the 2016 Science Olympiad National Tournament.

CHS will administer the SAT Reasoning test and the SAT subject tests. Students must arrive by 8 a.m, and the SAT approximately ends by noon.

FINALS SCHEDULE *Office hours information

Tomorrow

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

B1 review 7:50 - 9:20 a.m.

Office hours* 7:50 - 10:50 a.m.

Office hours* 7:50 - 10:50 a.m.

Office hours* 7:50 - 10:50 a.m.

FULL DAY

PARTIAL DAY

B2 review 9:30 - 11:03 a.m.

Lunch 10:50 - 11:35 a.m.

Lunch 10:50 - 11:35 a.m.

Lunch 10:50 - 11:35 a.m.

Students must report to assigned locations by 7:50 a.m.

Enter the school from doors 13 or 21 if you have a pass to see a teacher

B3 review G3 final B4 final B1 final 11:13 a.m. - 1:23 p.m. 11:45 a.m. - 1:23 p.m. 11:45 a.m. - 1:23 p.m. 11:45 a.m. - 1:23 p.m.

Freshmen: Freshman Cafeteria Sophomores: Main Cafeteria

B3 final 1:33- 3:05 p.m.

G4 final 1:33- 3:05 p.m.

G1 final 1:33- 3:05 p.m.

B2 final 1:33- 3:05 p.m.

Juniors and seniors: media center

Campus opens at 10:50 a.m. Enter doors 4, 13 or 21 no earlier than 10:50 a.m.

TOMORROW

JUNE 12 TO 25

Finals begin. See the schedule above for dates and times.

Selected students will travel to Trine University for Hoosier Boys State (June 12 to 18) and Hoosier Girls State (June 19 to 25). These are week-long programs that teach rising seniors about Indiana’s state government processes through application of them in a simulated community.

WEDNESDAY This will be the last day of school for students.

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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD NATIONALS

SCIHOUND NATION

The Carmel Science Olympiad team to compete in Wisconsin for Nationals DANIEL LEE // STORY

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ynthia henry, club sponsor and chemistry teacher, said there will be 54 teams from all 50 states who will compete in 23 different events. CHS will bring 15 students to compete at Nationals with two or three students competing in each event. Scoring will be determined like golf: the lowest score will receive the highest place. Finishing first place in an event will earn one point while a second place finish will receive two points.

According to officer and junior Darren Chang, Science Olympiad prepares for Nationals by practicing four times a week, training with partners, running practice tests and studying textbooks.

Chang said that the team atmosphere consists of a lot of joking, but simultaneously, a great deal of serious work and training.

Chang said, “Teamwork was the one of the most important components for the team’s success.

In our path to Nationals, we really had a spirit of team bonding and of working together to achieve the goal of winning a state championship.

In the past our team composition, or team bonding, has been a bit different and not so united. But this year we’re able to get each other into this mode of competition that we haven’t seen before, and that made us successful this year.”

Henry said she agrees with Chang, “The club has fostered more of a team culture, and I see a lot of partnerships coming in and practicing together and that has had a big effect.”

Chang said that competing together with the team and learning more about the event subjects will be important experience to have.

“I think the number one benefit

of Science Olympiad is education (of the event subjects) as a whole,” Chang said. “Throughout the year, we touch on many topics that we will never, ever touch on in class. For example, there are events like protein modeling that require a very deep knowledge of protein structures that you will never see in AP Biology, and engineering exercises like building a robot arm that even classes like Intro to Engineering Design will never cover.

“There are also other parts of problem solving that are so important in Science Olympiad because it is not only about doing well on a test but also about performing well as a team. There is the element of teamwork, working together and team atmosphere to achieve a goal, so I think that’s what we’ll take out of Science Olympiad, and what we will

ARMING UP: Jarod Throckmorton, logistics officer and senior, sodders a wire for the robot arm during an after school practice.

The Science Olympiad team practices four times a week in order to prepare for the national competition.

SELENA QIAN // PHOTO

take out of nationals even if we don’t end up winning,” Chang said.

Science Olympiad also offers an entertaining way to learn science.

Chang takes part in an epidemiology event, where he learns about public health surveillance, which is similar to the jobs performed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I think that emulating their job every day is a challenge and exercise, but it is also very applicable to the real world. I think exploring real world problems, types of problems like ebola outbreaks is fun and challenging at the same time.”

Henry said, “I think our students can do anything they put their minds to, and after their experience at nationals, I think that will help motivate them to continue to do well and hopefully put in the same effort next year.”

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NEWS

MAY 19, 2016

IB PROGRAM

INFLUX IN IB

IB program to expand from eight diploma students to over 40 CORY STEELE // STORY

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ext school year and the year after that, over 40 current sophomores plan to pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, compared to eight juniors currently pursuing the diploma. IB students such as Mitchell Adzema, IB diploma student and junior, attribute the sizable increase largely to efforts in the IB department to increase awareness of the diploma as an option for students.

Adzema said in past years, there was misinformation about the program, but there have been recent efforts to dispel it from spreading.

He said in middle school, when the counselors came to talk about different types of diploma, they said IB was something only a couple students got a year so they didn’t talk about it.

“There’s a lot of misconception with it, that if you get the IB diploma it means you’re going to go to school in Europe, but it’s really just a kind of well-rounded program where all the classes kind of tie in together,” Adzema said.

Allyson Wells Podell, IB English and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) teacher, also oversees many of the core components of the IB program such as the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) program.

Wells Podell said, “Over the

past couple of years, we have seen tremendous growth in students who choose to take IB classes à la carte, where they take one or two IB classes individually. What we have found, and we’ve done some program evaluation this year, is that the students in those classes as a whole are very pleased with what they’re doing in those classes.

They’re excited about the classes and they enjoy the classes, and I think that that has really helped.”

She said she’s tried to do a better job at identifying students who would be a good fit for the diploma. According to Wells Podell, oftentimes there are students who are already in several IB classes and with some guidance could easily obtain the diploma.

Adzema and Wells Podell both said better efforts to spread information about the diploma and dispel misinformation contributed to the increase in student interest in the diploma, and most likely fueled the jump in the number of IB diploma students for the next few years.

Wells Podell said, “We have tried to do a better job talking to tenth graders, and just helping them understand exactly what the program is and what type of student would be a good fit for the program, and what the requirement and what the commitment to the program look like.”

IB THROUGH THE YEARS Here’s a look at how the IB organization has developed over the years since its founding in 1968.

ELLEN PENG, MARY SALZMANN // GRAPHIC IBO.ORG // SOURCE

BY THE NUMBERS

2,047

universities that officially recognize the IB diploma

1,249

universities in the Americas that recognize IB

315

universities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East that recognize IB

76,825

number of diploma candidates in 2014

80%

overall pass rate of diploma candidates in 2014

566,689

number of diploma exams taken in 2014 IBO.ORG // SOURCE

IB diploma program first offered; based in Geneva

1968

Adzema said students did not often come into contact with adequate information about the diploma in the past few years.

He said he and Danni Boylan, IB diploma student and junior, talked at freshman parents’ night and an SRT meeting for sophomores in order to promote the program.

Wells Podell said there were many information sessions in an attempt to get as much information as possible out to prospective IB students as well as their parents.

The information sessions included talking to students in math, science and English classes.

Adzema said, “The main benefits I’ve seen is that it’s really just keeping doors open for me. While I never went into the program looking at schools outside the country, now it’s an option because some of them are more affordable, and a lot of schools outside of the country really appreciate the diploma. Also, IU really loves IB English, and I think it’s (at) Alabama and Nebraska (that) if you just have the diploma and score high enough on your points you get a full ride.”

Adzema said he originally heard about the program through his sophomore English class.

“I first heard about it through Mrs. Wells Podell. I had her for sophomore English. She mentioned

Extended essay introduced to the program

1970

First official IB Diploma Program exams taken

1974

1975

North American Regional Office opens in New York

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IB PROGRAM

KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

it when talking about our course options for the next year, so I looked into IB English next year and also sat down and talked to her about the whole program and thought that it would be an awesome fit for me,” Adzema said.

“I was going to take IB English, IB History, IB Physics; it turned out if I just take one class that I probably would not have taken if it weren’t for the diploma, I could be eligible for the diploma.”

Wells Podell said this is a common thread she sees among students. She also said she sees

Spanish added as an official IB language

1983

positive effects of having so many more students participating in the IB diploma program.

“Right now, I think one of the challenges of the IB diploma program is that the schedule is pretty rigid, so we can only offer certain classes during certain periods, which in the past, caused some students not to be able to pursue the program, because they might have a schedule conflict with an elective they’re really passionate about,” Wells Podell said. “The more students that we have in the program, the more times we’ll be

TENACIOUS TEACHING: Allyson Wells Podell, IB English and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) teacher, oversees many of the core components of the IB program.

One program is the Creativity, Action and Service program, dedicated to community service.

able to offer certain classes, so there will be more flexibility with the program, which will be nice.”

Boylan also said she sees some positive effects from the growth.

Boylan said, “One of the nice things about being so small is that we get to be so close to one another.

We call ourselves the ‘IB family’ because we’re so close knit…the only thing I see...is that our IB family is going to be growing.”

Ultimately, Wells Podell said that though the program is not for everyone, she expects to see continued growth in the future. H

Primary Years Program introduced for ages 3 to 12

1994 Middle Years Program introduced for ages 11 to 16

1997

IB Careers Related Certificate (IBCC) introduced

1998

IB develops mission statement

2012

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NEWS

SCHOOL RENOVATIONS

MAY 19, 2016

CONSTRUCTIVE CONSTRUCTION Main cafeteria, natatorium to undergo renovations over the summer MANAHIL NADEEM // STORY

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his upcoming summer, renovations will update the main cafeteria and natatorium. In the natatorium, the construction will assist with ventilation. Changes in the cafeteria will make the process of getting lunch more practical and offer self-serve options.

Theresa Quade, main cafeteria food service manager, said, “We’re going to have islands for areas where kids can help themselves, areas where we will serve, areas where you’ll be able to see what’s being cooked and how it’s being cooked and of course you’ll even have all those smells that go along with it.”

According to Quade, the cafeteria is not expanding, but construction will work on the space already present and focus on modernizing it.

Additionally, there will be

DID YOU KNOW? The natatorium has not had renovations or been rebuilt since it was originally constructed in the 1990s.

The cost for construction will be $600,000.

RODGER MCMICHAEL // SOURCE

islands specially dedicated to types of food. Some of these islands include a comfort zone, a grill zone and a fresh food bar. There will also be a creative zone with food like teriyaki, lo mein and spicy beef, cooked and served right in front of students. Similar to the past structure, the menu of the cafeteria will vary day to day.

Quade said the main goal of the project is to allow students to serve themselves. Quade said she believes construction is necessary for change.

“Quite frankly, (main cafeteria) just needed a total overhaul. It hasn’t been done in years, and we wanted something new, fresh and appealing,” Quade said.

“We’re hoping it will be easier for the students to get around and, hopefully, in and out of the cafeteria line quickly, so they can sit down and enjoy their lunch.”

MAIN (CAFETERIA) CHANGES Take a look at the ways the main cafeteria will operate differently next year.

Serving area: Students will be able to choose a line in which the food being served fits their tastes.

Cashier station: Students will pay for their food here Waiting area: Students waiting to be served will wait here in their respective lines

SELENA QIAN // GRAPHIC

CHS // SOURCE

Quade said while the two other cafeterias have been renovated recently, main cafeteria has not been worked on for a long time.

In June, the natatorium will be closed for construction, according to Roger McMichael, associate superintendent for business affairs.

McMichael said the roof over the pool, metal roof deck and the ventilation system will be repaired.

“While all of the parts being upgraded were already up-to-date and met code requirements, we are looking to improve the overall standard of the natatorium with these changes,” McMichael said.

McMichael said last month, the Carmel Clay school board approved a bid for $600,000 from Myer’s Construction Project for the natatorium renovations.

Swimmer and sophomore Brinley Barton is excited for the new changes.

Barton said, “Probably most people won’t even notice a change on the outside, I think the new changes will enhance the comfort level for the swimmers and the people who come to watch us. I know they’re mostly doing the construction because it was needed, but I also think they recognize the swim team is expanding quickly and they are rewarding us for winning the state championship.”

Swimmer and sophomore Kathleen “Katie” Dougherty said she agrees with Barton.

“Once the ventilation is better, it will be a lot easier to breathe for everyone in the natatorium.

Obviously, the room gets really stuffy with all the chlorine, but hopefully the construction will address this problem,” she said. H

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LINCOLN TECH DRAG RACE

GEARING UP TO DIAL IN

Carmel Gearhounds to participate in Lincoln Tech Drag Race tomorrow DANIEL LEE // STORY

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he lincoln tech High School Drag Race competition will take place tomorrow. The Gearhounds will be competing.

Gearhounds sponsor Zachary Jones said, “(We will) get ready for the race just like how we do everything else...

This (race) is not just for Gearhounds, so we normally just set up a station, grill out and let people know what our club is about.”

Peter Resener, Gearhounds member and sophomore, said, “It’s not really a team event. But we’ll help change tires, change their oil and make sure things run properly.”

In a drag race, two cars race down an eight-mile straightaway. The cars

COMPUTERIZED CAR: William Turner, Gearhounds sponsor and science teacher, examines a Gearhounds member’s car tuner. He was looking at the tuner to adjust the programming for the car’s computer.

SARA YUNG // PHOTO

are timed to the nearest thousandth of a second. To determine who wins a drag race, the difference of the dialedin time (a time used to claim how fast a racer’s car is) and the time a car takes to go the eight miles are considered. If a car takes 7.5 seconds with its dialedin time as 7.4 seconds, then it beats a car that takes 6 seconds with its dialedin time as 5.5 seconds. If the time for a run is faster than its dialed-in time, then the driver is disqualified.

Jones said, “Any time we’re drag racing, it’s all about dialing in your car.

So the strategy for this bracket race is to get as many runs in the morning as you possibly can. Then you know what your time is going to be.”

The two main events will be a

student race and a parent-teacher race.

There will also be scholarships and other prizes at the drag race, as well as contests for the longest car, shortest car, ugliest car and burnout, which is when the car stays stationary while the tires move. Last year, Gearhounds won three trophies, and one student won $5,000.

“This race is designed around using everyday cars. . .you can race a minivan, or even a Mustang. . .It’s all about your dialed-in time, so it’s a good level playing field for everybody,” Jones said.

Resener said, “I’ll make sure my car is in good working order, make sure I know how I’m going to do everything and not screw anything up.”

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FEATURE

MAY 19, 2016

LIFELONG LEARNING

TAKING NOTE

Students, teachers reflect on the importance of continuing one’s desire to learn LIZZIE BARKER, REBECCA QIN // STORY

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he most notable observation when describing high school students is that the large majority of their time is usually spent in traditional classrooms acquiring knowledge and learning.

However, several research studies today suggest that the learning process does not simply end after high school graduation.

In fact, it continues throughout the rest of a person’s life.

As senior Isaac Oladipupo prepares to attend Vanderbilt University in the fall of this year, he said he believes that his love for Legos as a child has led to a current interest in biomedical engineering.

Oladipupo said he hopes his ongoing, voluntary and selfmotivated pursuit for knowledge on the subject of biomedical engineering will continue throughout the rest of his life.

“I’ve always wanted to do engineering because I wanted to make stuff and I’ve always

METHODS OF LEARNING Visual-based learning: visualize relationships between concepts, charts and graphs are effective Auditory-based learning: hearing human voice helps information stick, reciting lessons and answering questions out loud are effective Kinesthetics-based learning: learning by doing and hands-on activities help get information across, experiments and charades are effective WASHINGTON.EDU // SOURCE

wanted to do something in the medical field as well. Biomedical engineering obviously combined that,” Oladipupo said.

Oladipupo, like many other high school students across the United States, said he considers himself a lifelong learner.

According to a study conducted

by Pew Research released in March of 2016, 73 percent of adults refer to themselves as lifelong learners.

For example, the study found lifelong learners are defined as people who seek supplemental knowledge for personal and work-related reasons, and 61 percent of adults have little or no awareness of it, regardless of if they are a lifelong learner or not.

“I would say that definitely students here at CHS could be seen as lifelong learners,” psychology teacher Robin Pletcher said. “Many are going into careers where they will need to be constantly learning about new information that is coming out and staying current in their fields in order to be successful.”

According to the same study conducted by Pew Research Center, a desire to learn past one’s schooling years is mainly fostered in physical settings, such as schools, libraries and places of worship, as opposed the Internet, as people would commonly believe.

However, the Internet is still considered a prominent source for learning throughout one’s life.

According to freshman Danial Tajwer, the desire to learn comes naturally to him.

However, Tajwer said the Internet definitely helps when accessing pertinent information.

He said his interest in languages, history and politics was sparked when he was younger.

“I think my interest (in politics) first grew back when I was little and used to listen to the news, and I was shocked by the grandeur of the world and the beauty of different cities,” Tajwer said. “And then later on when I began to learn more, I wanted to know more about our

ERIKSON’S STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT German-born American psychoanalyst Erik Erikson (1902-1994), theorized an eight-stage structure of identity and psychosocial development.

<18 months Develops either trust or mistrust towards caregiver

2-3 years

4-5 years

Success leads Success leads to autonomy. to a sense of Failure results purpose. in shame and Failures result doubt. in guilt.

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Success leads to confidence.

Failure results in feelings of inferiority.

Success builds personal identity.

Failure leads to weak sense of self.

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Success leads Success leads to Success leads to intimate feelings of useful- to feelings of relationships. ness. Failure results fulfillment.

Failure results in shallow involve- Failure results in isolation. ment in the world. in regret.

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LIFELONG LEARNING

CAROLYN ZHANG // PHOTO fellow man, various creatures, various societies, various cultures, and then that desire (to learn) became insatiable.”

Tajwer added that his interest grew the most during his time in middle school.

“It was a random, organic process,” Tajwer said.

“Or, humanities class might’ve contributed towards it, but overall it was more of an organic process than sparked by school.”

Similarly, Oladipupo said he became interested in learning during his middle school years.

“I gained interest on my own from middle school. I wouldn’t necessarily say the school had fostered my interest,” Oladipupo said. “You just do your work and if you find your passion, then that’s great.”

Oladipupo, like Tajwer, said that the Internet is where most people gain most of personal information, and is increasingly accessible.

However, Oladipupo said he also carried on his desire to learn outside the classroom to the university laboratory.

Oladipupo said he attended a summer engineering program at Washington University in St. Louis for the past two consecutive years.

“It was cool to see what they do in person, which is something that really facilitated my interest,” Oladipupo said.

According to Tajwer, though, the Internet has opened the world for him in terms of accessing information and receiving a better representation of the world.

Tajwer said he reads an hour of news daily to access information.

He also noted that clubs such as Model UN and Debate Club help to encourage his learning as well.

“You get fascinating perspectives about other countries, you learn that the world is really multifaceted, and that there are multiple views, multiple ways of viewing the same phone, the same concept,” Tajwer said. “Reading the news, incorporating the diversity and passion into every little moment you have in life, you really feel like empty without it.”

Additionally, the Pew Research survey mentioned earlier claims personal learners say they sought to strengthen their knowledge and skills for a mixture of individual and altruistic reasons. These characters are ranging from career growth to job insecurity.

FOREIGN-FILLED FUN: Freshman Danial Tajwer studies his favorite subject, French, using a combination of the Internet and a hard copy of a textbook. Tajwer believes that this combination will be the most beneficial in the long run.

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According to Pletcher, a large portion of her learning was obtained through career growth.

“I would say I am exploring new things in the world of psychology and being involved in the American Psychological Association (APA), which I am a member of, and reading publication that I come across is helpful,” Pletcher said.

She continued, “If you’re a lifelong learner it’s something that you are constantly doing. I’m always looking at new things that are coming across my path, like new studies in psychology, new findings, new experiments. It’s a continual process.”

Tajwer said he agrees that lifelong learning is partially directed towards future career growth. He said this is because of all the possible benefits it arouses in a young person’s or student’s mindset when focusing.

“When a passion does capture your attention in such a manner, you do kind of want to begin incorporating that into your professional plans, future, and educational plans,” Tajwer said.

“Personally, I’m really interested in studying abroad, international stuff, doing multiple languages, etc.. I guess in terms of career, I cannot find myself in one area.”

“Reading up on things that you are interested in and learning new things about what you are working is a sign that you are always learning,” Oladipupo said. “That’s why I want to go into this field.”

According to the aforementioned Pew Research study, 74 percent of the American population who pursued personal or lifelong learning in the past 12 months, the rewards often tie in very closely with many psychological and social benefits.

Specifically, lifelong learning gives people a purpose in life where they will continually pursue a goal and meet various achievements along the way.

According to Pletcher, in today’s educational

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LIFELONG LEARNING

LEARNING AND EDUCATION Percent of people who have participated in these activites in the past year.

Read some publication related to an area of personal interest

75% 61% 45% 46%

Attended a meeting where they learned new information

37% College Graduate <

25%

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RAY JIANG // GRAPHIC PEWINTERNET.ORG // SOURCE the Internet and other tools will automatically democratize education and access to knowledge, which shows how a pursuit toward lifelong learning can be both personally and professionally helpful.

Pletcher said she agrees, noting that keeping the mind active is beneficial in the process of lifelong learning.

“Whether it’s for me, psychology, or for somebody else, science or math or social studies or whatever it is that you are passionate about, that it’s good to be constantly exploring and challenging your mind to stay completely active,” Pletcher said.

MOTIVATED TO LEARN Attention: pay attention to things you like to do and surround yourself with them.

Confidence: be sure in your ability to learn, and be proud of what you already know.

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According to Tajwer, learning languages and the various cultures of foreign countries can yield a lifetime of benefits.

“When you learn the (nuances) of another language, another culture, it opens up a world of not only friendships and possibilities but also a career path,” Tajwer said.

“In English, we have this idea that most stuff that’s worth reading is in English, but the experience in English is absolutely unparalleled than (the experience) provided by (other) native languages. The beauty of a language or poetry is lost within translation. Certain universities in Europe and other countries offer the opportunity to learn from a different perspective rather than an American perspective. I guess it also opens new career opportunities and horizons.”

According to Oladipupo, mastering an idea or skill is essential to creating an awareness of learning and a successful pursuit toward an area of interest one might pursue later on in life.

Furthermore, Oladipupo also said different learning platforms and methods of learning depend solely on one’s passions and his or her willingness to learn. According to an article published by Beluve College regarding lifelong learning, being able to adapt to different environments and styles is a skill that can be honed through the continuous pursuit of learning.

“Mainly, if it’s something that you really want to do, it will drive you to really want to do your work and do what you do well,” Oladipupo said.

He continued, “I’m pretty fortunate because a lot of people don’t know what they want to do, but I knew what I wanted to do.

This is a good thing because you can keep your focus and focus on what you want to do, what you want to learn.”

In comparison to Oladipupo, Tajwer said he believes that learning is a mostly a motivation-dependent process where people who are most curious and knowledge-hungry are the ones that learn the most and

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DID YOU KNOW? There are two main reasons why advocates of lifelong learning stress the concept: 1. Professional Development: Being well-educated is not necessarily a guarantee of employment.

Employers are in need of employees with transferable skills that can be acquired through the continuous desire to learn.

2. Personal Development: The continuous desire to learn is a “rewarding experience” in itself. although there is little scientific evidence that supports the claim that continuous learning halts the onset of various conditions such as dementia.

SKILLSYOUNEED.COM // SOURCE

LEARNING TYPE What do you look for in HiLite?

A. Graphics B. Stories C. Quizzes When waiting in the lunch line, what do you do?

A. Look at lunch menu B. Talk to friends C. Wait patiently How do you study for tests?

A. Read notes, review charts B. Form a study group C. Make flashcards If you went to Prom, what would you remember the next day?

A. What people wore B. The music C. The food and dancing Mostly A -> Visual Learner Mostly B -> Auditory Learner Mostly C -> Kinesthetic Learner EDUCATIONPLANNER.ORG // SOURCE

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often are the most intellectually satisfied with their lives.

“Perfection is unattainable, but the desire of attaining it is what motivates life-long learning,” Tajwer said. “Learning isn’t really a thing you acquire from a book.

Learning in a sense, when you get some kind of knowledge, some kind of information, it really captures your attention.”

Tajwer added that learning is not a process that ever stops, even if one leaves school and joins the workforce or pursues their dreams after graduating. In essence, learning is a concept that should continue to characterize one’s life past the end of one’s “formal” education.

Tajwer said he would cite his own passions and interest in the liberal arts, with an emphasis on languages, as an example.

“Language learning has really given me a great perspective on this: when you begin (to learn) a language, finally get to understand half these words, finally can read the news, and that’ll be good I can

finally read the news,” Tajwer said.

He continued, “I’ll be satisfied at that level (of language mastery), but then once you reach that level, you feel the plateau even reach higher, the bar goes higher. I need to reach this next level. I just need to perfect myself in that category.”

Pletcher said she thinks the idea of lifelong learning as a motivating tool for all people, regardless of whether they are students or adults will lead to people feeling like they will have a worthwhile future as the attainment of a goal is a concept that people strive to reach. “(Mastery of learning) is something that you are continually striving for. It’s a progression. If you are looking at a lifelong learner, you are looking at a certain future of satisfaction,” Pletcher said.

Oladipupo said, “Throughout your life, you need to keep up on everything. Reading up on things that you are interested in and learning new things about what you are working toward and just H generally always learning.”

Here are the estimated lengths of time it would take to learn certain languages to proficiency for a native English speaker.

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Why do you think it is important for one to continue learning throughout one’s life?

“You want to make sure that your knowledge is continually growing so that you continue to grow. More knowledge allows you to make better decisions and better decisions leads to a better life.

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“I think it’s important to continue learning (throughout one’s life) because the more you know, the more interesting of a person you are and the easier it is you get through life. It makes life more enjoyable.”

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“(It’s important to continue learning) so you don’t become uneducated and you contain a level of competency in the workforce; you don’t fall behind.”

Sophomore Riley Leonard ALINA HUSAIN // PHOTOS ALINA HUSAIN, BETHLEHEM DANIEL // SPEAK UPS

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FEATURE

WOMEN IN RELIGION

MAY 19, 2016

FEMININE FAITH

Women at CHS achieve leadership positions in religious organizations NATALIA CHAUDHRY // STORY

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urrounded by friends at a ski resort,

Christian and senior Juliet Sanders viewed her church’s winter retreat as an opportunity to have some fun.

However, through her involvement in her church’s youth program, Merge, the trip’s effect on her was beyond simply enjoying herself.

“I first got involved (with my church) before I was a Christian by going on the winter retreat Merge has every year. I went because I thought skiing and hanging out with friends sounded fun,” Sanders said. “But God used it to impact my heart and turn my life around. I became interested in pursuing this relationship and got as involved as I could in Merge.”

However, as a female member of her church, Sanders said she recognizes disparities between the ratio of male and female religious leaders. According to a March 2016 Pew Research study, “few women have actually served at the very top” of many of the United States’ largest religious organizations.

“My church just passed a rule allowing women to be pastors this past year,” Sanders said. “I think it has to do a lot with people not wanting to alter traditions and upset more conservative members.”

However, Christian senior Katy Beth Doman attends the same church as Sanders and said while the involvement of more women as leaders in her church is relatively new with the pastor position, she said she already meets a lot of female leaders working in her religious organization.

“At Grace (Church), women can

SHRADDHA RAMNATH // PHOTO be anything men can be,” Doman said.

“We have a woman pastor and about half my Merge leaders are women. I would say there’s less women pastors overall though. That could be because it used to be considered only for men up until recently.”

In the aforementioned study, Pew Research reported that out of the nine main religious organizations within the United States, only “four have had a woman in the top leadership position. And, so far, each of these four has had only one woman in the top position.”

Teresa Lyons, Muslim Student Association (MSA) sponsor and science teacher, however, said this religious organization is an anomaly to this trend.

“All four officers for the Muslim Student Association are women,”

GENUINE GIFTING: Christian and senior Juliet Sanders opens a gift she had received as a going-away present from her youth group.

Sanders’ last youth group at her church, Grace Church, was full of fun memories, such as gorging on Rainbow Sherbets and Silly Stringing the group’s mentors.

Lyons said. “I was talking to some of the officers about that, and they said it’s not unusual. Muslim females are really active in their communities, and they seek out leadership...It’s a reflection of the values that they feel strongly about their communities, and they want to be involved and make a difference.”

Samar Syeda, vice president of MSA and senior, said that the opportunity to get involved in organizations of her faith has benefited her profoundly.

“I hold an unofficial role at the mosque of Al-Huda during the holy month of Ramadan. My role is to help organize the iftar, the meal eaten at sunset to break fast, at the mosque,” Syeda said.

“Being involved with helping at the mosque and volunteering around the community has made me

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modest and has helped me grow up as a person. It has taught me how to manage my time and helped me sort my priorities out.”

Although Sanders said she was able to get involved through other forms of leadership within her church, she said she is concerned by the lack of female involvement in such oversight.

“I am a small group leader for a group of sophomore girls I have led since their freshman year. I earned this position by being asked to lead a group after many of my adult leader friends noticed that I really connected with younger girls and was already a mentor to many of my friends,” Sanders said. “Females may be intimidated by the lack of female representation.”

Doman, on the other hand, said the lack of formal female leadership does not affect a person’s perception of his or her own religious

WOMEN IN RELIGION

CHRISTIAN COMRADES: Juliet Sanders (left), senior and Christian, forms a circle with her church group after celebrating her graduation with a Silly String and confetti fight. This was Sanders’ last meeting with her youth group before she left for college at Florida Gulf Coast University, in Fort Myers, Fla. SHRADDHA RAMNATH // PHOTO

involvement since worshippers are surrounded by other religiously inspirational women. However, she said it certainly does not affect her.

“There may be less women as priests or pastors, but there’s still a lot of female religious leaders,” Doman said. “There’s a lot of famous female religious leaders who lead by example, like Mother Teresa or a lot of missionaries or worship artists.”

Recognizing the positive impact of female role models within the context of religion and society, Lyons said she supports students who want to get involved in clubs and attributes this widespread openness to why females are more involved in religious organizations at CHS. “It’s because there is a lot of respect. Everybody is encouraged regardless of your gender,” Lyons said. “So, women feel comfortable

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pursuing those types of roles, especially with all these role models with student government to clubs and all kinds of activities we see on the announcements and around the school...People see those role models, and it gives them courage to get involved in leadership positions themselves.”

While she agrees leadership is a problem within many religious organizations, Sanders said she urges females to take the initiative to seek leadership roles as she learned much due to her work with the church and it has changed her view on life.

“My life has been turned around by my involvement with my church,” Sanders said. “The leaders I met in Merge led me out of my darkest times in my earlier high school years, and the friends I met through Merge helped me become H the ‘me’ that I am now.”

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FEATURE

WI-FI BANS

MAY 19, 2016

LOST CONNECTIONS

Students reflect on CHS Wi-Fi bans of certain apps, websites EMILY WORRELL // STORY

M

usic is a huge part of sophomore Holly Metcalf ’s life. She said she has been a fan of the band Cherub for years.

She loves listening to the group’s music and even attended a concert of theirs in October of last year, she said. However, she can’t listen to Cherub’s music in one of the places she spends the most time: at school.

That’s because Metcalf ’s favorite music app, Spotify, is blocked on the Wi-Fi at CHS. According to Assistant Principal Joseph Schaller, the music streaming application Spotify is blocked on the CCS and CCS Guest Wi-Fi due to its excessive use of bandwidth.

He acknowledged students who have complained, but discussed the necessity for the block.

“I know one of the blocked websites we get a lot of complaints about is Spotify,” Schaller said.

“The main reason it’s blocked is that it uses up a lot of bandwidth, and that takes away from what our other teachers can be using if all the students are using Spotify and taking up all the bandwidth when the teachers need to be online.”

Metcalf said the argument made sense, but she said she was still unconvinced it was a great enough reason for the ban.

“I understand (the bandwidth issue), but students are constantly using other social media at school that I assume also causes issues with bandwidth, so how is Spotify any different from those?” Metcalf said.

While many music listening and video streaming applications that use a significant amount of bandwidth like Spotify are blocked

on school Wi-Fi, several that use a similar amount of bandwidth are not. For instance, Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody and Netflix are all blocked, but Soundcloud and Hulu are not. Schaller said he does not know the exact reasoning behind these choices.

“I assume the ones that aren’t blocked just tend to use less bandwidth,” Schaller said. “I mean, either that or the ones that aren’t blocked just haven’t been realized by administration yet or students don’t use them as much, so a problem hasn’t appeared yet.”

Schaller said another reason sites get blocked is for detracting

WORLDWIDE WI-FI In February of 2015, the French government banned Wi-Fi in nursery schools and restricted use in primary schools. These were made in response to concerns over electromagnetic field radiation.

MSN.COM // SOURCE

from the learning environment at the school. However, Emma Aikman, CHTV sports co-anchor and junior, said the Wi-Fi block on Spotify actually detracts from her learning environment.

“I know that I personally would love to listen to Spotify while I’m working on stuff for CHTV,” she said, “and I also know that for a lot of people on CHTV staff with me, it actually helps them to listen to music. Like for a lot of students, listening to music actually helps them focus, but with the ban on Spotify it makes it a lot harder for them to (listen to music).”

Aikman said the other issue

SPEAK UP! Do you think the school Wi-Fi bans are reasonable? Why or why not?

“I mean, if you look at the bandwidth of certain apps that they ban such as Spotify and Netflix and stuff like that, it makes sense honestly because (if) you put a bunch of kids on Wi-Fi with that much bandwidth, you’re going to screw over the system anyways.”

Senior Robbie Beeler

“I think it’s reasonable in some cases because it is a school obviously so we have to make sure we’re not just taking advantage of the Wi-Fi and using it for not educational purposes.”

Senior Frances Sormillon NYSSA QIAO // SPEAK UPS SHREERAM THIRUNAVUKKARASU // PHOTOS

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with certain Wi-Fi blocks is that sometimes CHTV reporters can’t find information they need.

“Honestly I haven’t run into that (problem) before, but I know there have been issues with doing research in past years,” Aikman said. “A lot of it has kind of cleared up, though, because of certain sites getting unblocked after people realized it was a problem.”

Schaller said he has had teachers come to him with certain sites that were incorrectly blocked.

“The system that we use right now for blocking websites searches for keywords and features on the actual site, and if it finds any of the words, it gets blocked,” he said.

“But obviously, there can be issues with that systems, and sites that shouldn’t be blocked get blocked or vice versa. I have had teachers bring certain sites that they need to use to my attention, saying, you know, ‘Hey, this site really shouldn’t be blocked, I need to use it,’ and then what happens is we look over the website and make sure it’s all okay, and then we unblock it if everything comes out right.”

Aikman said she usually uses data to listen to Spotify at school.

“Much to my dad’s annoyance, I stream the hell out of my data listening to Spotify at school,” she said. “But you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do to get those creative juices flowing.”

Schaller said despite some complaints from students, there is no plan in place to unblock Spotify or any of the other currently blocked music streaming services in the near future.

“It really wouldn’t be fair to teachers (to unblock websites that use a lot of bandwidth),” Schaller said. “Even though a lot of students really seem to like Spotify and really like listening to music, it’s just not something we can do since the teachers need to access certain websites that they couldn’t get to with bandwidth being limited by H student activity (on Spotify).”

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WI-FI BANS

BAN LIST While there are certain guidelines in determining whether an app or website is banned on school Wi-Fi, in practice, a variety of other apps can also be blocked.

Here are a few apps that are currently blocked on the school’s Wi-Fi.

WI-FI BANS Some CHS students are displeased with the Wi-Fi due to a number of bans on popular websites and applications.

Here are some of the reasons why the school bans them.

Sites are blocked if an inappropriate site that is not blocked is brought to the administration’s attention. Similarly, if the site is not inappropriate, and administration is notified, then it can be unblocked.

NETFLIX Movie streaming

SPOTIFY Music streaming

SPYFALL Game

PANDORA Music streaming JOSEPH SCHALLER, EMILY WORRELL // SOURCES

GRAPHIC MATERIAL The most self-explanatory of them all. If a site contains any explicit material, gambling or bad key words, then it is blocked from the school Wi-Fi.

BANDWIDTH Due to the potential 5,000+ people that could be using the Wi-Fi at school, the school has to use a minimal amount of bandwidth, thus applications that require a large amount of bandwidth, like Spotify, are blocked.

According to TechTarget, bandwidth is a synonym for the amount of data that can be carried from one point to another in a given time period.

DISTRACTING Essentially, a website is blocked if it detracts from the learning environment or makes the school uncomfortable or unsafe for anyone.

MATTHEW HAN // GRAPHIC JOSEPH SCHALLER, TECHTARGET.COM // SOURCES

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SUMMER FESTIVALS

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MUSIC FESTIVALS (LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY)

6. CMA Music Festival (June 9-12) 7. Firefly (June 16-19) 8. Telluride Bluegrass (June 16-19) 9. Electric Forest (June 23-26) 10. Summerfest (June 29-July 10)

1. Boston Calling (May 27-29) 2. Sasquatch (May 27-30) 3. Bunbury (June 3-5) 4. Governors Ball (June 3-5) 5. Bonnaroo (June 9-12) MUSIC GENRES Alternative

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11. Essence (June 30-July 3) 12. Forecastle (July 15-17) 13. Panorama (July 22-24) 14. Lollapalooza (July 28-31) 15. Outside Lands (Aug. 5-7) KEY

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The five largest music festivals earned over $183 million in ticket sales alone in 2014.

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3.2 million people will go to at least one U.S. music festival every year and will travel on average 903 miles to go to a U.S. festival.

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STRAWBERRY LEMONADE RECIPE

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

Celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer with this cool drink SABRINA MI // RECIPE

With school ending on May 25 and summer coming around the corner, students need a quick and easy way to beat the heat. This delicious and simple strawberry lemonade recipe will help you chill out in the summer sun and celebrate the end of the school year.

Ingredients: Strawberries (4 medium to large or 5 small) ¼ cup sugar or more for taste 1 tablespoon sugar for strawberry juice 3 cups water ½ cup water for strawberry juice 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

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Directions: 1. Start by squeezing lemons to get 1 cup juice, about 4 lemons or so. Set aside.

2. Chop strawberries and puree in blender or food processor. Add 1 tablespoon sugar to the mix.

3. Add 1/2 cup water.

4. Blend until you get it down to a nice juice.

5. Pour blended strawberry mixture and lemon juice into a pitcher. Mix until light orange color is achieved.

6. Add ¼ cup of sugar to the mixture. Add 3 cups of water.

Mix to distribute evenly.

7. Chill with ice before serving or refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Enjoy!

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STUDENT SECTION

PART-TIME JOBS

MAY 19, 2016

THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCE

Students realize importance of part-time jobs while balancing pressures of schoolwork JANZEN GREENE // STORY

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hree days a week, sophomore Sean O’Rourke gets dropped off at his local Goodwill store, where he works a part-time job as a shelf stocker.

He has been working there for several months and he said he has already benefitted from it greatly. In an article published by USA Today in 2015, it was shown that over the past decade teen employment rates have been dropping dramatically.

O’Rourke found this information troubling because he said he believes it is important for people to start working as early as possible to get experience.

“I feel like too many kids nowadays are relying on their parents for their money, which is why they aren’t looking for jobs. Kids need to learn how to earn for themselves instead of just relying on others,” O’Rourke said.

Josh Trisler, owner of two Greek’s Pizzeria restaurants in Carmel, also said he strongly believes that it is important for teens to work part-time jobs. He had a lot of experience working as a teen himself and he has hired many teens to work at his restaurants.

According to Trisler, working as a teen helped him learn and develop

WORKING IT OUT: Junior Alisha Patel, Nationwide Insurance employee and senior, is filing old insurance statements.

Since Patel is graduating early and will attend Butler in the fall, she sees this job as a way to pay for her college tuition.

ANGELA SUN // PHOTO

into a more experienced employee when he got older.

“My work ethic was instilled more from my high school job than anything else. If you want to be successful in life, work as hard as you can, especially when you are a teen,” Trisler said, via e-mail.

O’Rourke said he has specifically benefited in his ability to save money and become more independent because of his part-time job. He recommends other CHS students to follow in his footsteps.

“I think that it is important for teens to start working because it

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helps them earn money that they can save for their future and not rely on others,” O’Rourke said.

Senior Alisha Patel also said she has learned valuable skills from her job doing secretarial work at Nationwide Insurance. With work and school competing for time, she has learned to manage both effectively. This is especially important for Patel because she is graduating early, so having enough credits to graduate is important.

“I would say I’ve learned good time management skills because of balancing school work along with working because occasionally I do have to work on school days...I make sure I get my homework done early because I’m kind of rushed on time,” Patel said.

Patel said she believes in the importance of having a job in high school because of the benefit it will give students in the long-run.

“I feel like it’s important ‘cause a lot of college students will have jobs so if you’re exposed to the working field earlier it’ll be an easier transition in college. And it’s always nice to be making money earlier,” Patel said.

Trisler said he believes future planning like O’Rourke and Patel alluded to, is extremely important and the earlier teens start working, the better off they will be in the long run.

According to him, earning money isn’t the only gain students get from

having a job. Agreeing with Patel, he said teens who begin working in high school also become more prepared when it comes to college.

“I think it is very important for teens to work, mostly because it helps them prepare for college, where you have to learn right away to have a budget and where you run out of money quickly. If the first time you get a job is during college, then you will probably be behind the curve and there will be a lot more people who are better qualified,” Trisler said.

On the other hand, some students, like junior Nick Konkoli, only work in the summer because during the school year they don’t have the time available for a job. They have other priorities, such as academics and extracurricular activities. This past summer, Konkoli worked as a dishwasher and busser for the restaurant Pizzology.

“I chose to quit my job when school started because I realized how hard it was to juggle my school work with my job and still excel at both,” he said.

Even though a job did not seem right for Konkoli at the time, he still reaped the benefits of working at this young of an age.

“Getting a part-time job over the summer really helped me learn how to be responsible for myself outside of school, so I don’t regret taking the job at all,” Konkoli said.

Students like Nick Konkoli are

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not uncommon. According to Pew Research, there are multiple reasons why less teens have had jobs in recent years. The fact that more schools have been starting before Labor Day, more students are taking summer classes, and more are doing unpaid community service work or internships has caused students to have a lack of available time for a part-time job. The study showed that over the past decade the summer employment rate for teens has dropped from an average 62.6 percent in 2000, to an average of 44 percent in the summer of 2014.

While there are many reasons that show why the teen employment rate has continued to drop over the past few decades, Trisler still believes teens should make an effort to fit work into their schedule and prepare for a future in the workforce.

“To all students who are considering getting a job,” Trisler said, “Go get a job. Get a terrible one that you hate even, it makes a better story. I used to work for the Carmel Street Department while in high school. Do you know when you see dead animals on the roads in Carmel?

Did you ever think about whose job it was to clean that up? Yeah, that’s the job of the lowest level employee at the Carmel Street Department, which is usually a high school kid. I did that. It was gross, but it was kinda H fun, and it made a good story.”

Most retail sales wages are around $12 an hour.

Positions vary widely from shelf-stocker to cashier. Ideal for sociable teens.

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CHS students reflect on the implications of healthy versus excessive exercise.

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enior Haleigh Overshiner participates in school athletics and said she considers fitness to be an important part of her everyday life, like many CHS students. As a varsity runner on the women’s track team, Overshiner runs five to six days a week and has advanced physical conditioning (APC) classes two to three times a week. Despite the serious time and energy commitments, Overshiner said there are many reasons why she runs.

“It’s always good to be on a team

with people,” Overshiner said. “Plus, you look good, you feel good and it’s always good to be in shape. You never know when you need to run.”

As the school year comes to a close, many CHS students may be looking to get in shape for the perfect “summer body.” For some, this may involve new diets or exercise programs. Summer fitness competitions such as those held by the National Physique Committee may further encourage teens to work for an ideal body.

However, there may be some

CYCLE OF CYCLING: Women’s track and field team members exercise on stationary bikes due to injuries.

Aaron McRill, head coach of the women’s track team, said track coaches take runningrelated injuries seriously.

drawbacks to exercising for aesthetic purposes, according to livestrong.com. For example, it may lead excessive exercise habits that can cause increased heart rate, unexplained weight loss and decreased appetite.

According to Mayo Clinic, running, particularly long-distance training, can be one of the more dangerous sports because of its impact on joints. Additionally, chronic training for and participation in extreme endurance events may

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lead to scarring, enlargement and stiffening of the heart, which increase risks of heart attacks and other heartrelated issues.

Overshiner said she recognizes many of these risks but believes exercise, if done safely and in moderation, has many benefits.

“You can get a stress fracture if you exercise too much, or you can be like a lot of people I know who lose a lot of weight from running all the time and they can’t eat enough to maintain a normal body weight,”

Overshiner said. “The best way to stay healthy is to just use your best judgement. Whenever I’m injured, in order to make sure I stay healthy and don’t over exercise, I go to the trainer or I tell a coach where the pain is or if I feel any type of fatigue.”

Aaron McRill, head coach of women’s track team, said longdistance running in particular can have health risks, which makes using caution and safety when exercising especially important.

“People (who) go out and run 50-mile races or longer than three hours are putting trauma on their body, so running can be dangerous, but if done right, it can be really healthy,” McRill said. “The safest way to exercise is listening to your body and knowing when your body’s had enough and needs to rest. Nobody knows you like you and you have to be in tune with yourself and know what’s too much for you and what’s not.”

In addition, long-distance running can become addictive.

According to a study conducted on rats at Tufts University, the release of endorphins following a workout simulated the effects of opiate use and some rats even exhibited withdrawal symptoms.

“Running can absolutely become addictive. Anything really can. You’ll actually see studies of people that were alcoholics or drug users that come clean and quit using alcohol and drugs, but they need another vice, so a lot of them actually turn to long-distance running,” McRill said.

Despite these risks, school nurse Julie Beihold said there is not much awareness of them.

“In my experience, no, it’s not really out there because there’s some other issues that are probably more prevalent and bigger. I hear more about obesity, on the opposite end of the spectrum,” Beihold said.

Overshiner said, “I don’t think over exercising affects a lot of people, but for the people it affects, it affects them to a greater degree and that needs to be addressed.”

She also said she believes

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the track coaches do a good job of addressing excessive exercising and making sure athletes exercise safely.

“For the track team, the coaches always take safety into consideration,” Overshiner said.

“They never tell an athlete to push themselves too hard.”

Although Overshiner said she believes she exercises a healthy amount now as a senior, she said she used to exercise excessively when she was a sophomore.

“I wanted to be varsity really badly, so after practices, I would go to the gym and I would run an additional 3 miles hard, with rests in between,” she said. “I started getting pain in my leg, and a coach, who doesn’t coach here anymore, told me it was just a shin splint and to keep running. So I kept running and I kept up with those extra miles I was doing until I couldn’t take it anymore. When I finally went to a doctor, they put me in a boot for seven weeks.”

Overshiner said this experience has helped her to realize the importance of exercising intelligently and safely.

Because of situations similar to this, McRill said track coaches take running-related injuries seriously.

“If someone looks tired or someone is struggling, we want to make sure that they’re not overusing the body and pushing themselves too hard because that doesn’t help anyone in the long

run,” McRill said. “As track and cross-country coaches, we try to look out for everyone and make sure they’re doing things correctly.”

For body-builder and senior James “Jamie” Dash, safety is a concern that he considers a lot in his workouts. Because of the intensity and frequency of his workouts, which usually consist of six exercises with four sets of eight to 12 repetitions on a daily basis, Dash must take many measures to stay safe and prevent overworking his muscles.

“To a point, there can be too much exercise when it starts infringing on joint issues, but you are able to structure your workout, so you’re not overworking your muscles,” he said. “I’ll stretch beforehand, make sure I have enough nutrients to work out without getting injured and make sure I warm up prior. I also avoid training muscles on the same day, but stagger it so everything has time to recover.”

In addition to following these safety measures, Beihold also recommends that athletes maintain a balance between exercise and rest, in order to prevent injury from repetitive use.

“If exercise becomes so excessive to a point where it begins to crowd out other activities so they are excluding things that would provide a well-rounded life or existence, like friends and social activities and school ... If they crowd those

DID YOU KNOW? Signs of overexercising include frequent sickness, lack of motivation, sore muscles, heavy-feeling limbs, overuse injuries and unnatural weight loss.

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things out by overexercising, that is completely unhealthy,” Beihold said.

“Students have a lot of pressure.

They have to balance school, academics, sports, social (lives) and some of them even have jobs,” Beihold said. “In addition to that, our athletes perform at a high level and they are at higher risk of injury because of the intensity, so they need to follow the guidelines of their coach and trainer and doctor to prevent injury.”

According to McRill, track is especially intense and competitive because of the nature of the sport and the skill level of athletes at CHS. “Runners are always searching for a faster time or longer distance.

The good thing, or the bad thing, if you want to look at it like that, is that you’re never going to beat the clock and you’re never going to be able to run around the world.

There’s always a goal in front of you.”

McRill said. “People want to be on varsity and get the accolades and be part of a championship team. The negative part is that not all people get to be varsity, not all people get to be on stage for our big win, but I see it all as a positive because if you’re the last runner on that team, I feel that you are still part of that team…

Everybody’s important.”

Despite this, Overshiner said her goal of being on the varsity team at a competitive school contributed to unhealthy exercise habits.

“There’s a tremendous pressure

SIGNS YOU ARE

OVEREXERCISING 10% of high-performance male runners, and an equal amount of body builders, have an exercise addiction.

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of those with an exercise addiction use excessive exercise as a method of purging and/or reducing anxiety. .

7 SIGNS OF OVEREXERCISING Your workout leaves you exhausted versus energized.

You get sick frequently and never seem to recover.

You are unexplainably irritable and moody.

You always feel sore.

You’re sleeping too much or can’t sleep.

Your legs feel heavy.

You feel depressed and unmotivated.

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to do well in sports, especially with track. It’s more of an independent sport. You don’t rely on other people for how you run,” Overshiner said.

“That’s why it can be frustrating if you feel your work isn’t getting you where you want to be on the team.”

Overshiner said although she recognizes the risk of excessive exercise, she said she believes the benefits of exercising far outweigh the drawbacks and will continue to regularly exercise.

“I love running because you get to do it with friends and there’s a social

LIFTING TO NEW HEIGHTS: Haleigh Overshiner, varsity track runner and senior, lifts weights in her advanced physical conditioning (APC) class as senior Joseph Mandorlini spots her. Overshiner said she has APC two to three times a week.

aspect, on top of the exercise you get,” Overshiner said. “Plus, there’s a sense of accomplishment that comes with finishing a good run.”

According to Dash, there are many benefits of exercising that are important to him.

“I exercise because I personally enjoy it and I enjoy how it changes me physically. Exercise and fitness is one of the most important parts of my life,” Dash said. “Not many people get to the point where they would over exercise because most people don’t have the drive to

have that problem. And generally the people that have the drive to overexercise have a better knowledge, so they won’t injure themselves.”

McRill said he sees running as more of a fun hobby, rather than a tedious chore.

“I love running. I was good at it when I was younger; it’s kind of an escape for me. I take my runs, and I do a lot of work in my head as I’m running,” McRill said. “People run because it’s social, you make a lot of friends. There’s a billion reasons H why you can run.”

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LOCAL MUSICALS

SUMMER OF SHOW BUSINESS

Students to participate in young adult cast musical productions during the summer EMILY WORRELL // STORY

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s the end of the school year approaches, many students look for activities to keep them busy in the summer. While many find summer jobs or vacation spots, junior Seth VanNatter has different plans.

He said this summer he will play the character Carlos in “Legally Blonde” at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre.

According to Ron Morgan, director of “Legally Blonde,” this production is different than other Civic Theatre productions because it is only open to auditioners ages 13 to 18. He said this production is a part of their Young Artists Program (YAP), which offers classes and shows specifically for young adults in this age range.

VanNatter said, “I love the YAP program at (the Civic Theatre).

The show itself is high-energy and a ton of fun.”

The trend of creating summer musical productions just for young adults is not isolated to just the Civic Theatre. Junior Joseph Bloom

earned a role in a different summer production from Summer Stock Stage. He said the show is “Bonnie and Clyde” in which he plays three roles: Preacher #1, Joe and Detective Hamer.

However, unlike VanNatter, who has been in the Civic Theatre’s summer productions for the past two years, Bloom said this will be his first summer production.

“I hadn’t even heard of any others,” Bloom said. “It’s a new experience for me.”

Bloom said he first heard about Summer Stock Stage musical productions when he was performing in DivaFest. He participated in a 10 minute show directed by performing arts teacher Jim Peterson.

“One day after the show, a woman comes up to me and starts telling me all about Summer Stock Stage, just totally out of the blue. Auditions were the next weekend, but I went for it and I’m super glad I did,” Bloom said.

Summer Stock Stage and the Civic Theatre are not the only local theatres

DID YOU KNOW? The Civic Theatre’s Young Artists Program (YAP) includes year-round workshops designed to prepare high school theater students to perform in a more professional setting for college programs and beyond.

CIVICTHEATRE. ORG // SOURCE

that have summer productions for teens. Footlite Musicals has its own Young Artists Production open to ages 13 to 18 in the summer, as do The Belfry and Mud Creek Players.

However, VanNatter said that despite the many different productions occurring in a similar time frame, there isn’t a competitive nature among the different theatres.

“The programs I know of do their best to work in tandem in order to each have a successful production while providing the actors with the place that they will be most successful,” VanNatter said.

VanNatter said he personally has a strong allegiance to the Civic Theatre’s programs.

Bloom, on the other hand, said he is less aligned with any particular theatre since this is his first show. As for his role in Summer Stock Stage, he said he is extremely excited for what this summer will bring.

“I’m super excited to meet a bunch of people involved in community theater that don’t go to

THE AUDITION PROCESS Casting for “Legally Blonde” took place on May 2. Here is the general audition process for young adult casts.

START Turn in your forms, and receive a number and safety pin.

Stretch and warm up your body before the dance call.

Key terms: callback: an additional audition after the first accompanist: piano player to play along with your singing dance call: the dancing portion of the audition JASMINE LAM, ALLEN ZHANG // GRAPHIC

Perform the dance call for the judge at the audition.

Hand music to accompanist and sing a portion for the judge.

FINISH Change for singing audition, prepare music and await callback.

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Junior Joseph Bloom practices going over his lines for “Bonnie and Clyde.” He said he has multiple roles in this production.

2 COSTUME CLOSET:

Performers go through multiple costume changes for the musical. Bloom said he has costume changes for his three roles.

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3 REHEARSAL ROOM:

Bloom, with the rest of the “Bonnie and Clyde” cast, will rehearse at The Sally Reahard Center for the Arts. He said rehearsals will start during the summer.

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“I have grown to adore the (Civic Theatre’s) Summer Program, so I have no intentions of auditioning anywhere else over the summer.”

Junior Seth VanNatter

but I still get to be involved and in the show, so Summer Stock (Stage)’s schedule is really good for me,” he said.

Although Bloom is not aligned to a specific theatre at the moment, he said he may continue to participate in productions at Summer Stock Stage due to the nature of its schedule. According to VanNatter, many students tend to align to a particular theatre every summer, but not all do so.

“I think it depends on the person. Some people find a program at a theatre they love and stick with that, but others go to whatever theatre has the show that sounds most interesting to them for that summer,” VanNatter said.

Morgan said the Civic Theatre only does one production each summer, similarly to most other summer theatre programs in the area. However, VanNatter said he does not mind committing his entire summer to the Civic Theatre and is excited for the upcoming show.

“I’m especially looking forward to the number, ‘Whipped Into,’ a mixture of choreography and jump H roping,” VanNatter said.

LOCAL PRODUCTIONS Take a look at some local young adult musical productions for this summer:

City Center Drive Center for Performing Arts Booth Tarkington Civic Theater

Rangeline Road

CHS,” Bloom said. “There were a ton of cool and talented people just at auditions. The experience will be amazing, firstly, because I haven’t been in a full-length musical since the eighth grade, but also because of the time frame. We go from first rehearsal to first performance in three weeks, so putting on a show of this magnitude in such a tiny time frame is sure to be an educational experience.”

Bloom said the time period for this production is shorter than typical shows because Summer Stock Stage performs two productions each summer, one in June and one in July.

“It’s nice because I have show choir camp in July, so I couldn’t make a commitment for the entire summer,

3rd Avenue SW Theater: Summer Stock Stage Show: Bonnie and LAM, ClydeALLEN ZHANG // GRAPHIC JASMINE Dates: June 23 to 26CIVICTHEATRE.ORG // SOURCE Preview: Bonnie and Clyde’s longing for fame puts them in trouble with the law, forcing them to survive through robbery and murder.

Theater: Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre Show: Legally Blonde Dates: July 28 to 31 Preview: A stereotypical blonde girl from California goes to Harvard Law School to win her boyfriend back while defying expectations.

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SOCIAL MEDIA, MUSIC

MAY 19, 2016

AN ON-SCREEN PERFORMANCE

Student musicians use social media as platform to promote musical careers JESSICA KONRAD, AMY ZHOU // STORY

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s freshman morgan Koontz gets ready in her bathroom, she thinks about the video she’s going to post tonight. She plans to sing “Hello” by Adele, feeling immense pressure to hit each note perfectly, and for good reason.

Koontz boasts 140,000 followers and counting on her Instagram page @morgansingss. She also posts fulllength versions of her songs and covers on her YouTube account, Morgan Taylor’s Music.

But Koontz doesn’t do this just for fun; she hopes to start her career as a musician through these videos.

“I’m hoping that I can make a job out of being in the music industry. It’s really hard to be in the music industry and make a living out of it, but it’d be an amazing job to have,” Koontz said.

While Koontz’s social media endeavors may seem unique, young musicians who use social media to promote themselves is becoming increasingly common. This can be seen in today’s tech-savvy day and age. It has become easier to interact and discover talents online on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook and in newer musicrelated apps such as Musical.ly and Dubsmash. Social media offers an easier and more convenient way to put oneself out there for a chance to be recognized by a record label. For Koontz, her success has landed her the opportunity to travel to music capitals such as Nashville, Tenn. and Los Angeles.

SOCIAL MEDIA SINGER: Singer and freshman Morgan Koontz plays guitar for her next Instagram music cover. Beyond doing this as just a hobby, Koontz said she posts her videos online as a way to gain recognition.

KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

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“I think since it’s such a popular thing right now, and there’s so many people on it, it’s so easy for people to share and get things across so quickly,” Koontz said.

Heather Ramsey Clark, founder of Midwest School of Voice, said via email, “YouTube has been a tremendous tool for young aspiring performers, as well as a great promotional avenue for artists just starting out in their careers.”

Clark said that social media can be a powerful asset to young performers.

She said that before the popularization of social media, artists would have to move to Nashville, Tenn. or Los Angeles to get discovered. Now, musicians can be discovered from anywhere in the world.

In fact, musicians discovered online are among some of the most popular today. Take a look at singersongwriter Justin Bieber. Before Bieber became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Top 100, he posted videos of himself singing on YouTube. These videos were discovered by Usher, recording artist and music producer, who then signed Bieber to his label, leading to his fame and success.

Like these artists, Koontz hopes to achieve fame in a similar way.

While Koontz says she loves singing, she hopes it can eventually become more than a hobby.

“I post my videos because I want to get my voice out there for a possible chance to be recognized and noticed,” Koontz said.

Similar to Koontz, sophomore Emma Hedrick also utilizes various forms of social media to promote her music.

Hedrick said, “My career goal is to become a professional performer, like a jazz singer. I think that posting videos of myself performing is a great way to start getting experience with marketing myself.”

According to Hedrick, it’s important to show one’s experience as a performer and that online promotion helps to build one’s resume. She hopes that doing so will help her achieve fame as a musician.

However, downsides exist when promoting through this medium.

While Koontz personally does not see it as much of a problem, she agrees it has become increasingly easier to be rude to people online and said she makes sure to always avoid offending anyone by posting the right things.

Koontz said, “There’s a lot of work that goes into posting. I try to post regularly and I have to make

FINDING FAME 1

Find a passion.

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Record a video showing your passion.

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sure the content’s good, the quality’s good and that it’s visually appealing.”

Negative drawbacks aside, social media has evolved in such a way that it allows artists to be who they are and create their own identities and art forms, while also giving them a window to get noticed.

While social media helps performers get noticed, it also allows them create their own identity as an artist.

Clark said, “YouTube makes it possible for artists to express themselves and be discovered regardless of geography. YouTube also makes it possible to focus on your own message and your own artist ‘brand’ without a label telling you what you can’t and can do.”

Without being confined by a contract, artists are free to express themselves however they want without pressure or worrying about their profit. Koontz said that this is part of why she enjoys her popularity on social media.

Koontz said, “Being able to make an impact on other people’s lives is really cool. Like, being able to share my music with other people and making them happy and inspiring them is awesome. I H just have a lot of fun with it.”

DID YOU KNOW? Since 2013, singer and freshman Morgan Koontz’s Instagram page has gained over 140,000 followers and her covers have gained over 1.3 million likes and 67,000 comments.

Her Youtube channel’s fulllength song covers have reached over 270,000 views.

INSTAGRAM.COM, YOUTUBE.COM // SOURCES

In the last decade, many musicians, including Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd, rose to popularity by uploading their songs and covers onto social media. Here’s how they got started.

Social Media Celebrities Used to Get Discovered

Youtube

Vine

Myspace

In the last decade, scouts have searched for talents on social media platforms and used it as a marketing channel for new musicians.

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Michael Jackson Rihanna Eminem Shakira

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Sept. 16

Sept. 11

Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War

Two male students allowed into color guard at CHS

14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Sept. 22

Sept. 18

“FIFA 16” released

“The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials”released Oct. 2

Demi Lovato’s “Confident” released

“The Martian” released in theaters

Oct. 21

Oct. 9

Marty and Doc came to this day in “Back to the Future II”

Selena Gomez’s “Revival” released

Nov. 17

Nov. 10

“Star Wars: Battlefront” released on consoles and PC

Andrew Luck was ruled to be out with injury with the Colts

Nov. 20

Nov. 20

Nov. 14

After four years, Adele released her third album “25”

“Mockingjay: Part 2” was released

ISIS attacks Paris, with over 130 people killed

Kansas City Royals won MLB World Series Oct. 31 League of Legends World Championship 2015 held in Berlin

Aug. 6

Ambassadors / Accents car wash fundraiser

Broadway debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “Hamilton”

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32nd anniversary of the MTV Music Awards

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CHS’s Holiday Spectacular

December Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve with concerts, music and the famous Ball Drop

Dec. 18 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” released and broke box office records

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Jan. 15

Death of music icon David Bowie from lung cancer

Panic! at the Disco’s “Death of a Bachelor” released

Jan. 14

Jan. 21-31

Alan Rickman, who played Snape in ‘Harry Potter,” died

Sundance Film Festival

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TOP NEWS

TOP MUSIC RELEASES 1. “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar 2. “Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit,” Courtney Barnett 3. “25,” Adele 4. “E-MO-TION,” Carly Rae Jepsen 5. “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” Drake 6. “Compton,” Dr. Dre 7. “Purpose,” Justin Bieber 8. “Honeymoon,” Lana Del Rey 9. “Dark Sky Paradise,” Big Sean 10. “Hamilton,” Original Broadway Cast

1. Syrian refugee crisis 2. Terrorism in France / Charlie Hebdo Attack 3. Cuba and the U.S. restore ties 4. Trump’s likely the presidential nominee 5. Coachella Music Festival 6. Beyonce’s secret album, “Lemonade” 7. ISIS 8. Zika virus spread across South America 9. Nepal earthquake kills many 10. Food bars make lunch great at CHS

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This school year has received a lot of interesting developments in entertainment. CHS has seen amazing productions in performing arts, heard all new music, watched every blockbuster movie and discussed this year’s politics. Take a look at some of the highlights of this school year:

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May May. 3 Donald Trump won Indiana for Republicans and Bernie Sanders won for Democrats May 6 “Captain America: Civil War” released; dominates box office its opening week

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April 13

Super Bowl 50 was a defensive battle with the Broncos’ victory

Kanye West released the album, “The Life of Pablo”

First game of the NCAA basketball March Madness bracket

Oculus VR released its first public virtual reality headset

Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game

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March 30

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Feb. 28

“Deadpool” beat the box office succeeding with its R rating

Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar

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“Batman v.

Microsoft Hololens Superman” premieres Developer Edition released

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iPHONE REVIEW

iFLOP OR iWIN?

Photographer Kyle Crawford looks at pros and cons of new iPhone SE KYLE CRAWFORD // REVIEW

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would say i’m a fan of Apple products, though for the past four years I was holding back on each of the new Apple iPhones. While I was enjoying Apple’s other products such as the Macbook Pro, AppleTV and the iPad, for some reason, I stayed faithful to my iPhone 4s. As the years went by, my iPhone 4s served me well, doing everything that a smartphone is supposed to do: texting, making phone calls, taking selfies, updating my social media and of course, playing the occasional game. In my opinion, my iPhone 4s kept up with the rest of the iPhone family for about three years. Only then did I begin to notice performance limitations, such as decreases in the battery life and the general reduction of the operating speed on new updates.

My iPhone 4s was unfortunately no longer keeping up. On April 9, I finally made the switch from my roughly four-year-old iPhone 4s to the newly released iPhone SE. Why was I holding back on the new generations of the iPhone?

Some might find my reason silly.

A Peek at the Old iPhones

Honing in on iPhones The first iPhone was released in June 29, 2007. Today, there are a total of 13 iPhone models. Here’s a look into the latest mobile device

by Apple: the iPhone SE. The iPhone SE is found in silver, gold, space grey and rose gold.

Siri can automatically be activated by saying “Hey Siri.”

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It was the size of the new iPhones Apple released that left a bad impression on me. Fitting the 5.5 inch iPhone 6s Plus in your pocket must be uncomfortable … I found I just didn’t have the need for a bigger smartphone. I also found I liked the weight of the iPhone 4s. It gave me a feeling of strength in the phone’s design with its bulk. I know others were not as lucky as I was with dropping their iPhone 4s, as I’ve heard many stories of owners dropping their iPhone 4s and ending up with cracks in the screen or worse. Having a bigger, thinner, and lighter phone didn’t sit well in my mind of having a better chance at staying in one piece after a drop.

I knew I was going to have to eventually compromise my preference in smartphones if I wanted to keep up with Apple’s new features.

Some of you may recognize my name on TIME TO CATCH UP this column as a HiLite

APPLE // SOURCE photographer. I was jealous of the capabilities of the iPhone 6s when it came to its camera. I was thrilled to hear in late March that Apple would be releasing the iPhone SE in early April, an iPhone that was smaller but just as powerful as their latest generation, the iPhone 6s. The iPhone SE had all the bells and whistles, but did it meet my size preference?

The iPhone SE is 2.31 inches (width) by 4.87 inches (length) while the iPhone 4s was 2.31 inches by 4.5 inches. With only a 0.37 inches difference in the length alone, I was sold.

The iPhone SE is thicker than the iPhone 6, but when I first picked it up, I was pleased with the feel of it in my hand.

The iPhone SE is equipped with all the latest features added for the robust 12 megapixel camera such as slow motion video capture, time-lapse and live photos which are similar to a .gif file. With a screen resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels for a four-inch screen, viewing media and just operating the phone is a whole new visual experience for me.

The Apple A9 chip and the 2GB of RAM work together to provide a smooth experience with the operating system and apps. The only feature the iPhone SE does not have is the new 3D touch that was introduced in iOS 9, which is essentially a right click feature I haven’t really missed in the countless other features the iPhone SE is equipped with. If you are in the niche market of a smaller but powerful smartphone, I H recommend the Apple iPhone SE as an option.

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Entertainment Briefs

On June 17, following the events of “Finding Nemo,” Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) returns to theaters to reunite with her family. With the help of Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (Albert Brooks), Dory embarks on a quest to reunite with her mother (Diane Keaton) and father (Eugene Levy). Along the way, she learns the true meaning of family.

IMDB.COM // SOURCE

Upcoming Albums “(A dangerous woman is) somebody who is not afraid to take risks, to be unapologetically themselves, to embrace who they are. That sometimes can take a while to grow into.”

Ariana Grande

MAY 20 “DANGEROUS WOMAN” ARIANA GRANDE JUNE 10 “LAST YEAR WAS COMPLICATED” NICK JONAS

Ariana Grande’s third studio album, “Dangerous Woman,” comes out tomorrow. Grande collaborated with rappers Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne as well as producer Max Martin.

MAY 27 “7/27” FIFTH HARMONY

JULY 1 “CALIFORNIA” BLINK-182

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No Man’s Sky Set in an infinite procedurally generated galaxy, “No Man’s Sky” is a game produced by the studio Hello Games. Explore and survive in uncharted solar systems, but be sure to keep an eye on your suit and ship. Offered on two platforms, PS4 and PC, “No Man’s Sky” will be released on June 21, 22 and 24 in North America, Europe and the UK respectfully.

NO-MANS-SKY.COM // SOURCE

On May 27, the first and most powerful mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), awakens in the ninth installment of Fox’s X-Men universe. “Apocalypse” recruits a team of four of the most powerful mutants including Magneto (Michael Fassbender) to wipe the Earth and create a new world order. With the fate of the world hanging, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their nemesis from destroying the Earth.

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SPORTS

MAY 19, 2016

SOFTBALL

UP TO BAT

With a Sectional game Wednesday, the softball team looks to redeem itself ALINA HUSAIN // STORY

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ith its sectional game only a few days away, the CHS softball team is ready for the tournament to begin and already has its eyes set on the prize. According to Darby Roberts, softball player and sophomore, the team’s ultimate goal is to win the State championship.

Last year, the team fell just short of a victory in its Sectional, and after two wins against Westfield and Hamilton Southeastern, they lost in the Sectional Championship against Noblesville. But this year’s players said that they are ready to win it all.

Roberts said, “We haven’t peaked yet, so we’re building up to hopefully peaking more towards (Sectional).

Our Sectional is pretty good, some of the better teams that you see go far in the tournament every year don’t have a great Sectional. For us, if we can make it through the Sectionals, we almost make it to Semi-State.

All of the other teams aren’t as great coming out of Sectionals, but our Sectional is pretty difficult. But, I think we have a pretty good shot this year.”

According to Head Coach Emily Good, this year’s team is strong but the tournament is different than the

OUT OF THE PARK: The softball team cheers on pitcher and senior Kristen Eckl after a home run. According to center fielder and senior Celene Funke, hitting is this team’s biggest strength while fielding is a weaker point that creates concern for their games.

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regular season, making it difficult to determine how the team will perform once playoffs begin.

Good said via email, “After coaching at CHS for 13 seasons, I can tell you that the tournament is always full of surprises. Teams that are favored get beat, injuries happen, etc. We work to keep our players focused on our team strengths, keep them excited about the opportunity to play, and remind them to not look past the next game. This time of the year provides so many opportunities for distraction: exams, graduation, and summer break. It’s often the teams that get hot prior to

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TOURNAMENT TEAM? While the softball team prepares for their Sectional game Wednesday, here is a look at its tournament record over the last decade.

CCS.K12.IN.US // SOURCE

2006 Regional vs.

Center Grove Score: 0-1 W: 22 L: 8

2008 Sectional vs.

Noblesville Score: 1-4 W: 22 L: 5

2010 Sectional vs.

Noblesville Score: 2-3 W: 24 L: 3

2012 Semistate vs.

Northridge Score: 0-2 W: 24 L: 7 2014 Sectional vs.

Hamilton Southeastern Score: 8-10 W: 19 L: 6

2007 Sectional vs.

Hamilton Southeastern Score: 0-6 W: 17 L: 9

2009 Regional vs.

Center Grove Score: 5-7 W: 26 L: 4

2011: State State vs.

Avon Score: 1-0 W: 29 L: 2 2013 Sectional vs.

Hamilton Southeastern Score: 3-6 W: 13 L: 13 2015 Sectional vs.

Noblesville Score: 4-14 W: 21 L: 9

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the tournament and maintain focus that tend to go further.”

According to Celene Funke, softball player and senior, the team has been playing well this season, and has the potential to play very well in the tournament.

According to Funke, the team’s biggest strength this season is in their hitting and one of the team’s biggest points for concern has been in fielding.

Roberts said the biggest resource that the team has is its regular season games and the team often has used those games to strengthen its weaknesses throughout the season.

“We have a lot of games, so we make sure that we use instances in games to learn from them, because we don’t have a lot of practices, so we don’t have a lot of time to sit down and work on things. So we have to use our games as practices.

Coach Good always says the regular season matters, but it also doesn’t matter because the tournament is the most important. So these are all practice games warming up for the tournament, so just making sure that we use every opportunity to teach from different things.”

Good said that she is not worried about the team’s regular season record, and that she often stresses to the players that the regular season is not an indicator of how the team will play in the tournament, but rather an opportunity for them to assess their skills.

“Wins and losses mean very little when you get into postseason. Our kids know and discuss this regularly. We have to be at our best to beat some very competitive teams to advance. Our challenging schedule should allow us to feel prepared and confident as we get into the tournament,” Good said.

With the team continuing to improve and grow as the season progresses, Roberts said that it is even more motivated to win.

According to Roberts, the team is not only motivated by the glory that

PITCH(ER) PERFECT: Pitcher and senior Kristyn Eckl pitches the ball during a game against Plainfield High School during senior night.

Eckl is one of few seniors on this years team, in addition to center fielder Celene Funke and first base man Georgianna “Gee” Derziotis.

Next year the team is expecting five returning juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.

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comes with a State Championship, but it want to win for their seniors.

Roberts said, “Over the years, getting to know the seniors, and knowing that this is this is their last run, and every game could be their last game playing for Carmel, I think that puts a lot of pressure on the underclassmen. Like, after we lost to Noblesville last year, it was extremely heartbreaking to see our seniors faces because they knew it was the end.”

Funke said while she would love to win State in her final year on the team, she wants more than anything for her team members to experience a good playoff run.

Funke said, “I play soccer too, and being a runner-up for State, it was an incredible run, so what I want most is I want these girls to experience that run, and obviously I would hope to finish it with a State Championship, but I think it’s every high school athlete’s dream to win State.”

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SKATEBOARDING

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SKATING THROUGH THE NORMS A look into the skateboarding culture and community in CHS, Carmel LUKE GENTILE // STORY

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kateboarding isn’t just a hobby for Junior Justin Hawley. It’s a huge part of his life. Hawley has been

skating since middle school and has participated in everything from street-league skating to competitions hosted by major skateshops. To him, skateboarding is a passion that goes far beyond the skatepark.

Hawley, someone who skateboards almost every day, said that CHS doesn’t have a skateboarding club, but he and a group of friends from the school get together to share their passion for the sport.

“Me and four other kids who go to the school all go together. We’ve all been friends since eighth grade, and we all know each other. We always meet at the same skatepark and go out,” he said.

According to Hawley, one major misconception that people have about the sport is that there is only one type of skateboarding. Hawley said that this is not the case, and skateboarders predominantly focus on two main types of skateboarding in the area.

“There is street-league skateboarding, which is what we do.

We go out into the streets and find places like stair sets, and we film it ourselves. Then there is vert-skating, which is stuff like poles and halfpipes,” Hawley said.

Hawley’s group of friends also goes far beyond the old stereotype that has presided over the sport.

Hawley said he believes that, like skateboarding itself, the stereotype is changing.“Today, people have come to realize that, for the most part, skateboarders aren’t rebellious or juvenile. That profile has been

CARMEL SKATEPARK: The Carmel Skatepark at the Monon Center, one of the more popular skateparks for both CHS students and for many residents around the area. Rise Skateboard Shop is also a popular place in Carmel.

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thrown out,” he said.

Hawley said that this new reputation and respect has allowed the sport to grow over the last few years, especially within CHS. “I think (the reputation) definitely is (changing), and I think a lot of people are just now gaining interest in (skateboarding). Stuff like street-league, local competitions and national competitions are definitely bringing more people in the community to the Monon,” Hawley said.

Scott Cullumber, owner of the Rise Skateboard Shop, agrees with Hawley. He said via email, “Skateboarding is definitely being seen in a more positive way in recent years.”

Cullumber said that a large portion of this success is drawn from new skateboarding attractions around the Indianapolis area,especially the new Monon Center skatepark.

In recent years, the Monon, as have other skatekparks in a greater Indiana, has expanded its reach into the skateboarding community, the Monon has come to host several big tournaments, and these have attracted skateboarders from all around Carmel. These include students at CHS like Hawley.

“We have (tournaments) every year at the Monon Center, put on

by Rise Skateshop, I’ve taken part in one, and they put them on for all different age groups. So, it’s pretty cool. They do them downtown” Hawley said.

He said these tournaments are unique; they may seem strange for kids who aren’t used to them. According to

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Wheels: Range from one to one and a half inches. Made of polyurethane.

SKATEBOARDING 101

From the parts of a skateboard to the components of skateparks, here is an overview of everything skateboarding.

Vertical ramps: These are used in vert skating. Transitions from a horizontal to vertical plain.

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Trucks: Metal components that connect and allow the wheels to turn.

Quarter pipe: The ramp is slightly convex to perform jumps.

Stairs: Common on street league courses. Not found on the Monon Center skatepark.

Deck: Average a length of 32 inches and width of eight inches. Covered in grip tape, which provides traction.

Rail: Used to grind ones skateboard across. There are many types of rails such as flat and sloped.

Ledges: Similar to rails and stairs. Used to do different air tricks and also grinding.

DID YOU KNOW? There are two forms of skateboarding, Street League Skating (SLS) and Vert skating. SLS is comprised of three event: flow, control and impact. The flow section is composed of tricks completed in 45 seconds while the control section tests skaters technical skills. The impact section showcases tricks done on specific course features. Vert skating is done with vertical skate ramps.

ENCYLOPEDIA.COM // SOURCE

Hawley, they are pretty laid back.

“For the one at the Monon Center, they pick an age/difficulty group and then there are 30 kids all skating at once. It’s pretty crazy. It’s the best trick that’s done, and the judges pick that,” he said.

“The competitions have motivated local skateboarders to be more innovative, and kids think they are fun.” Cullumber said. “(The Monon Center skatepark) influences progression, and you can meet people with similar interests, making it a good place to socialize.”

The Monon Center skatepark may be the center of the skating community for students at CHS. It is also the place where Hawley has expanded his career with his group of friends. A few years ago, the group was at the Monon trying out new tricks. It was at this time that the group decided to compile tricks into a documentary-type film. This was no small production. It took a lot of hard work, determination, and three years to finish.

Hawley described the experience, saying, “When you go out to street-skate and you have a new trick that you’re trying for one, two or three hours, that’s what you want to film.” He continued, “There was way too much stuff to put in, but we took the best and put it in together. Everyone has their own separate part.”

Hawley said the film was a success, and it was all worth it in the end, stating, “We got to premier it at the skate shop, and that was really cool. It was awesome to see all of our hard work pay off.”

According to Hawley his group did not make any money off the project but other people have taken the opportunities skateboarding provides

to make both a career and living.

A lot of businesses have been started in the community. Rise has been here forever, but a lot of board companies affiliated with Rise, have started their own companies. “It’s good to see people using their love to make a living,” he said.

Cullumber spoke about the business aspect of skateboarding.

He said, “Since Rise first opened, it’s grown enough to support the construction of a number of skateparks around Indianapolis and the suburbs.”

Skateboarding is a sport that can truly consume one’s life. It is a sport whose reputation is changing with the times, and it’s growing larger and larger everyday.

Cullumber said opportunities around the area means, “Kids will start skateboarding at a younger age, and it will continue to be more accepted, leading to the development of more parks.”

The sport is changing for the better, and Hawley finished by saying, “There is no stereotype for a true ‘skater.’ The growth of the Indianapolis community itself shows that skating is for anyone to enjoy. Seeing people from ages four to 45 coming to the skatepark is a reminder that skaters are just H having fun.”

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BASEBALL

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AIMING FOR HOME RUNS

With playoffs on the horizon, CHS baseball team looks for first State Championship ALINA HUSAIN // STORY

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hen daniel roman, head coach of the baseball team, was asked about his goals for the upcoming playoffs, he had only one answer: to win a State Championship. However, this goal is not a new one; in fact, it is one that the baseball team has been trying to achieve since the program started.

Since CHS has over 100 State Championship victories in various sports, many students assume that every team has won at State, but baseball is one of two teams that has yet to do so.

Sam Berry, varsity baseball player and senior, said, “I think it would really mean a lot to become the first team to win a baseball State Championship because we know there’ve been good teams in the past, and it would be really nice to be known as the best team at Carmel.”

This goal of winning State extends far beyond just Roman and

Berry. CHS baseball was created over 60 years ago, but it has only made it to the State Championship once.

“It would mean a lot (to win State). It wouldn’t just be for me, it’d be for everybody who came here before us who have had good teams and never gotten through to a State Championship. It’s just every team, every person who has been a part of Carmel baseball, it should mean something to. For these guys, it would mean everything, it puts baseball on the map here. We’re one of the few sports that hasn’t won a State Championship,” Roman said.

Although the State Championship is the ultimate goal for the team and would be meaningful to a number of people, the team does not feel any expectation to win State. According to Berry, the players do not feel pressured to do well in the IHSAA tournament, but rather to reach their full potential as baseball players.

SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: Jack Van Remortel, baseball player and sophomore, is up to bat in a game against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory High School. The Hounds won the game 1-0.

MICHAEL JOHNSON // PHOTO

Berry said that he and the rest of the team know that this year’s roster has a lot of potential for success, and there is an expectation for them to play a very high level of baseball.

“I don’t feel any pressure. I never feel any pressure about playing a game, it is still a game. But, the expectation, that’s what (the players) need to meet. Their own expectations, the expectations of me, the expectations of the Carmel community, it’s about reaching expectations but there’s no pressure,” Roman said.

Cam Pferrer, varsity baseball player and junior, said that he thinks the team is fully capable of meeting everyone’s expectations of them.

Pferrer said that because last year’s team was quite young, this season there are lots players who were previously sophomores and juniors returning to the team, giving them much more maturity. Last year, one of the team’s biggest downfalls was its inexperience, so having eliminated that, Pferrer said the team does not have many weaknesses.

Berry said, “Our biggest strength is probably our pitching staff we have a really deep staff full of young pitchers, and very good ones. Our weaknesses, right now, I cannot really name a weakness we have.”

With the team feeling strong about their capabilities, the primary thing left for them to do is practice. The team practices during the fall, winter and spring, and most of the players also play in summer leagues. According to Berry, the opportunity to practice year round is one of the team’s biggest advantages because they go

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into the season very prepared.

“Conditioning helps because games can be long, and if you’re not in physically good shape, then your body will start to wear down and not be able to perform towards the end of the game,” Berry said.

In addition to getting the players in shape, conditioning also helps to unite the players. According to Berry, after many of them play on different summer teams, it is always helpful to come together and train as a team before their season begins.

Jack Van Remortel, varsity player and sophomore said, “(Other players) have all been good mentors; they’ve all been great with me. I have a good relationship with all the guys and they just always push me to be my best.”

With baseball being a team sport, the communication and connection between the players is vital to the team’s success.

Roman said, “I think this year’s team, the chemistry is a little bit different than last year. Not that last year was awful in any way, but I can see that we’re making strides and

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becoming a better team overall.”

According to Roman, with the team making clear and continuous progress, he believes that the State Championship is within reach.

The team won a championship in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) just recently in 2014, and although the MIC is quite different than the IHSAA tournament, it is a step in the right direction for the team.

Pferrer said, “I think the MIC is a strong football conference, but it’s not as good baseball-wise. So, I think the competition that we play isn’t that comparable to the Sectional we play in.”

Additionally, the MIC championship is decided over the course of 14 games, so one or two losses do not eliminate a team’s chance at winning. In contrast, playoffs allow no room for losses, or according to Roman, even a mediocre game.

“State Championship’s not like that, you lose one and you’re done. You can have not even a poor game, but the other team

PITCHING SUCCESS: Benjamin “Ben” Clevenger, baseball player and senior, throws a pitch against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory High School.

The Hounds are looking for their first ever baseball state championship.

They Sectional game for the team is May 25.

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plays exceptionally and it doesn’t matter. So, a lot of things have to go right for you to win a State Championship. You’ve got to have a little bit of luck, a lot of skill and doing the right things here and there,” Roman said.

With multiple Top 25 teams in their Sectional, the team knows that the playoffs will be difficult from the get-go, but they are determined to succeed. Berry, Pferrer and Van Remortel all agreed that the team is aiming to win their Sectional, and they hope to just take it stepby-step from there. None of the players or coaches have any doubts about what the team is capable of, it is just a matter of how well they will be able to use their strengths in the competition.

Roman said, “I know the formula, I know what it takes (to win a State Championship). It’s getting the kids to buy into that formula, and we’re getting there slowly but surely. It’s just the willingness to lose yourself within the program, and if they do that, H they’ll go a long way.”

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SPORTS

MAY 19, 2016

PLAYER PROFILE

PLAYER PROFILE

Junior Kevin Stone is a nationally ranked golfer for CHS men’s golf GABBY PERELMUTER // CONTENT

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FOLLOW THROUGH: Hold balance and finish on front pivot foot to ensure a smooth finish

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SHREERAM THIRUNAVUKKARASU // PHOTO

POST-IMPACT: After impact the club should release down the line you aimed. This allows for ball flight control

Stats Height: 6’2” Weight: 175 lbs Commitment: Ohio State University Ranked 1st in Golfweek for 2015-2016 season Ranked 396th among all junior golfers Ranked 127th in the US for the class of 2017 Ranked 4th in the state of Indiana for the class of 2017

KELSEY ATCHESON // PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

2 PRE-IMPACT: Weight is transferred to front foot, which is used as a pivot foot. Hips lead the swing.

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BACK SWING: Weight should be in the back foot and shoulders should be at a 90 degree angle.

How do you handle being out on the course alone?

“I really enjoy the pressure of being out there by yourself. I really like having a handle on my situation and not having to rely on teammates or anybody else. I have 100% control of the situation.”

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Sports Briefs UPCOMING GAMES

ADAM GOSTOMELSKY // BRIEFS

• HOME GAMES IN GREEN

MEN’S GOLF

TRACK AND FIELD

SOFTBALL

BASEBALL

TODAY

WOMEN’S TENNIS TODAY

TODAY

TODAY

TOMORROW

@ HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

SECTIONAL

SECTIONAL

GREENFIELD CENTRAL

GREYHOUND INVITATIONAL

WOMEN’S LACROSSE “We’re doing a lot of mental visualization and we have a lot of motivational speakers - like other CHS coaches and former players - in order to motivate us. We know that this year its anyone’s game. There has been no dominant team and if we play like we know we can, then we can win state.”

Alexandra “Alex” Hicks, women’s lacrosse player and sophomore

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MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD “This is going to sound like a weird answer, but usually I’m doing math in my head calculating splits, how fast my lap was, my pace... But if you think too much, you can really get yourself in trouble.”

Benjamin “Ben” Veatch, men’s track and field runner and senior KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

SPORTS SPOTLIGHTS: LOCAL NEWS Indiana Pacers replace Head Coach Frank Vogel with assistant coach Nate McMillan

GISHL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS GISHL

Lacrosse

Track/Field

Softball

Baseball

Play-in Games 1: Indy Silverbacks (7) v. Clay Township Bandits (8) 2: Golden Ghetto Gophers (9) v. Monon Mammoths (10) Tournament Bracket Naptown Narwhals (1)

Danglin’ Dugongs (3)

Play-in Game 1

Play-in Game 2

Carmel Caribou (4)

Indianapolis Otters (2)

Carmel Ragin’ Reindeer (6) Indianapolis Colts make Ryan Kelly, a center from the University of Alabama, the 18th overall pick in the draft

Circle City Gamecocks (5)

The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place on May 29th

Amy Bilquist ‘15 will attempt to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics June 26 - July 3

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PERSPECTIVES

MAY 19, 2016

STA F F E D I TO R I A L

TIME FOR CHANGE

Harriet Tubman dollar bill change is commendable, reflects changing views of society HILITE // STAFF EDITORIAL

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ecently, u.s. secretary of the treasury jack Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will share the $20 bill with former president Andrew Jackson. Jackson will be moved to the back of the bill. The National Treasury redesigns the American currency on a scheduled basis to prevent counterfeiting and fix aesthetic issues. Although in the past this process has not called for much protest, this simultaneous promotion of women to U.S. currency and demotion of the former president from the front of the bill to the back has caused some commotion.

Originally, the Treasury Department proposed to add Tubman to the $10 bill. However, this proposal would have replaced Alexander Hamilton, so it was shut down because of Hamilton’s close ties to the banking system.

Looking at our nation’s history, Hamilton may actually have the closest ties to currency compared to anyone else. Because of this, Tubman who escaped slavery and went on to help hundreds of slaves as a “conducter” of the Underground Railroad made the $20 bill alongside Jackson, who was a well-known slave-trader and who signed into the law the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which allowed the U.S. government to forcibly evict Native Americans from their homeland.

In opposition, protesters like Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren have blamed the transformation for “dividing the country.” However, we completely disagree on a

nonpolitical and somewhat unbiased level. Tubman is a good choice for the $20 bill.

We see this change as a slow, progressive evolution. The $20 bill started off as portraying Jackson as a national hero.

Although he was a president and diligently served our country, he did have some major flaws that disqualify him from being a national hero. His support of the Trail of Tears forced migration of Native Americans, which resulted in both disease and death. Moreover, he was unapologetically in favor of racial divisions and slavery. At the end of the day, the bad outweighs the good. With the change to the $20 bill, the government is exchanging Jackson for civil rights activist Harriet Tubman.

Through this change, the Treasury Department is insisting that the country has evolved to be more inclusive and diverse, so our currency should reflect that too.

To all those against this change, we understand that our heroes and role models aren’t exactly perfect. We get it; it’s human nature to idealize greatness. However, as society changes, our view of history changes with it. To be sure, great people can do horrible things, and at the same time, horrible people can do great things, but at the end of the day, it’s a balancing act. When judging the character of a prospective hero or role model, we should weigh in the good and the bad. Andrew Jackson was worthy of the $20 bill for many years, but now, with the progression of understanding, it’s Harriet Tubman’s time to shine.

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“I agree Harriet Tubman should be. If not, any woman who’s done something would be amazing.”

Junior Brianna Greenman

“I’d put any woman who is or was a big believer in women’s rights and empowering women.”

Senior Paige Hemingway

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M E N TA L H E A LT H AWA R E N E S S M O N T H

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AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY

Mental Health Awareness Month should be equally recognized as other “special” months.

EMILY WORRELL // COLUMN

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id you know that february is black history Month? Of course you did; you heard it on the announcements every day in February. However, did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? Probably not. Mental Health Awareness Month is not found among the special months that CHS celebrates. While the recognization of these other months is important, honoring May as Mental Health Awareness is crucial to students who need help handling their mental health defects.

Despite what most people think, mental illness is not rare. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately one in five children ages 13 to 18 have a serious mental illness. In a school of just over 5,000 students, this means approximately 1,000 of them suffer from a serious mental illness. However, this still does not seem like an issue to administrator. If a student recognizes that he or she has a mental illness, then the student can seek help. However, it isn’t that simple. Most people don’t initially recognize their symptoms as mental health disorders. In fact, according to NAMI, the period between the onset of symptoms of a mental health disorder and the treatment of it is about eight to 10 years. Without help, many students may go years without treating their mental illness. The school should be a source of help for those who may be suffering. If the school could put greater emphasis on metal health awareness, many students could become aware of their disorder earlier and be far more proactive in seeking treatment, sparing them eight to 10 years of going without treatment.

Also, the school is only hurting itself by not raising awareness and increase treatment among students.

As a person who went several years with untreated depression, anxiety and social anxiety, I can tell you that having an untreated mental disorder

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definitely affects you academically. There were days when I would come home feeling so hopeless that I would go straight to bed and skip on homework and studying. Completing any school work felt absolutely draining, yet skipping schoolwork made me anxious about my grades. Basically, before I got treatment, I was an anxious mess, and my grades weren’t where I wanted them to be. If more students were aware of mental health disorders and their common symptoms, they would be able to seek treatment sooner and get their grades and their lives back on track, as I did. This wouldn’t only be beneficial to the students, but also to the school. Just making this effort that the school already makes for months like Black History Month could drastically affect the life of a student.

Graduation rates are another factor that determine the school’s reputation and something that could be improved by simply reaching out to students NAMI says that approximately 50 percent of students ages 14 and above who have a mental illness drop out of high school. For CHS, that would be approximately 500 students dropping out.

However, many of the students used in this survey were not undergoing treatment for their mental disorder at the time when they dropped out of high school. For students who are being treated for their disorder, the likelihood of dropping out is much lower since they have coping mechanisms that can get them through school much better than if they were trying to go it alone, without any treatment. Increased awareness and increased treatment would raise the graduation rate, which would be a definite reputation boost for CHS. But honestly, recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month shouldn’t be about better appearances or improving CHS’s ranking. It should be recognized for the sake of the students. CHS always claims to put its students first, and this is a perfect opportunity for it to show it. I cannot guarantee that administration will decide to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month in the future, but to anyone struggling with a mental disorder or anyone who even thinks he or she may have a mental disorder, please remember: you are not alone.

There are people who care about you, and you can get better.

Do not push away your feelings or dismiss them as “typical teen angst.” Your feelings are real and deserve recognition, which is why CHS should recognize them by honoring H Mental Health Awareness Month every May. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Emily Worrell at eworrell@hilite.org.

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CARMEL ENTITLEMENT

MAY 19, 2016

TITLE THE ENTITLEMENT

Students at Carmel are given many opportunities but still manage to pass them up.

GABBY PERELMUTER // COLUMN

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t’s sad to say that the world and schools in particular have come to a point where competition is the definition of whether or not one gets into college. As unfair as this can sometimes be, the fact of the matter is that is how it works and at this point in time, there is little room for change. However, just because people attend school at CHS doesn’t give them the right to just throw all their schoolwork in the air and say “Whatever” or “I’m not doing this” because these acts are completely stupid.

We attend one of the top schools in the country and a school that fifth in the state. Shouldn’t that convince us, that there is reason to try? It is as if the school is divided into two separate categories: those who want to work and take all college-level course and play sports, volunteer and those who do nothing and expect college recommendation and scholarships to appear out of thin air. School is not as simple as it was when our parents were in school. That’s not to say they didn’t have to work incredibly hard to get where they are. However, in-state schools are getting harder to get into because people who are not from top level school districts are amping up their game and working incredibly hard to meet these standards, while on the other hand some of us in top tier schools are sitting around slacking. I’m not trying at all to point fingers or say that we are lazy, but there comes a point in time when you should turn in your homework.

We are all given this amazing opportunity to attend a school that cares so much about our well-being and tries to prepare us for college, but sometimes even I take it for granted and slack off because it’s easy to sit around

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and think that easy and I will get accepted simply because I attended CHS. But since we are given this opportunity to learn and thrive, shouldn’t we take it?

Shouldn’t we try to get into college or pursue whatever dreams we have outside of high school to the best of our abilities?

Beside not taking advantage of our education, more importantly this feeling of “I don’t have to do anything,” needs to stop. We have to realize that not everything in life will just be handed to us. People in the workforce aren’t going to say “Oh you’re from CHS, you don’t need to do work.” No. High school is the four years of your life when you have to prove that you can be something bigger than yourself. However, this doesn’t mean that not getting a 4.0 is the end of the world.

It isn’t. But working hard and actually caring about doing your work well, no matter your circumstances, is the way to earn respect from your peers and potential clients or bosses. The snotty stigma of CHS isn’t entirely false, so we should strive to prove it wrong. This can only come from hard work and determination. H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Gabby Perelmuter at gperelmuter@ hilite.org

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ERASURE IN TELEVISION

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WON’T BE ERASED

Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” shows misrepresentation of people of color.

JORDYN BLAKEY // COLUMN

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n april 7, i was gleefully watching one of my favorite shows, “Sleepy Hollow.” This show chronicles the story of a modern-day Ichabod Crane and his journeys with the supernatural. The main character, Abbie Mills, played

by Nicole Beharie, crosses paths with him by fate. The two become partners and fight off supernatural beasts.

This show appealed to me because a woman of color was the main character on the show.

As I was watching the season three finale, someone had to sacrifice his or her eternal soul for the sake of humanity. Automatically, I thought Ichabod should because he was the person putting Abbie’s life in danger. However, in the end, Abbie sacrificed herself, and she died. “Sleepy Hollow” fans took to Twitter, expressing their rage over her death. As a fan, I was obviously upset, but also, as a person of color, I could see the deeper meaning behind her death.

Abbie Mills’s story is not unique; increasingly, characters of color are being erased from mainstream media. For many years, people of color have not been represented equally in the media. According to a February 2016 study conducted by the University of South Carolina, out of 138 cable stories, 74 percent have no African-American or Asian-American characters. This statistic is not surprising to me, and shows like “Sleepy Hollow” are constantly reinforcing these numbers.

Erasure is the complete disappearance of people of color. It is associated with the concept of “whitewashing,” casting non-people-ofcolor in roles that are not representative of the original characters.

With the disappearance of people of color,

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they are often used as “helpers” to the main white character. For instance, Abbie Mills basically died for Ichabod Crane when he could have been a little more chivalrous and sacrificed himself for her. The stereotypes of the person of color being an assistant or sidekick seemed to be diminished in this show, as Abbie and her sister worked together with Ichabod Crane and other characters. How could this be an example of erasure? Well, she was initially the main character in the story, and her story ended with her dying for someone who could’ve easily done it himself.

By her “helping” Ichabod, she was erased from the show of which she was the main character.

This isn’t uncommon for Abbie to do. When the show took its mid-season break, she sacrificed herself again to save her sister and Ichabod. So, she was considered a hero, but to what extent? No one ever sacrificed their life for her and if they did they would have been hesitant. The ultimate question should be: Was Abbie Mills simply put on this show just to fulfill some diversity quota or did she have a larger purpose?

Some people have argued that she’s a fictional character, and she doesn’t have a certain color. But they are sadly mistaken. There are certainly scores of young black girls who look up to Abbie Mills and her sister. Their characters don’t fall into the traditional stereotypes portrayed by the mainstream media of black women and the black experience. Erasing Abbie completely from the show creates a void that cannot simply be filled with another white character.

I am hopeful that the casting crew will add another person of color to the cast in order to make up for Abbie’s loss. If they decide to not pursue other actors of color, they are continuing the cycle of erasure and are creating unrealistic portrayals of everyday life. In the world today, people are more diverse, and the refusal of the creators to accept that truth baffles me.

Ultimately, there is an unspoken war waged on characters of color. I encourage people to try shows with a significant minority presence and to notice the trends of people of color in television. Historically, people of color have been purposely kept out of the media, and H now the difference is there’s just an “excuse.”

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Jordyn Blakey at jblakey@hilite.org.

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CELEBRITY HARASSMENT

MAY 19, 2016

DIGNITY IN DEVOTION

Fans should understand that their idols are human, deserve basic respect.

GILLIAN PAXTON // COLUMN

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othing is more fun than a concert.

The experience of seeing a favorite group or singer live is unforgettable.

As a huge fan of music, watching songs come to life on stage is a magical experience, and as strange as it seems, it’s easy for me to view my favorite musicians as wizards or gods, inhuman in their talent. It’s easy to view them as a form of entertainment not unlike a radio or television, always available on a constant schedule.

The truth is, however, our idols are human and deserve the same sort of respect and space all people require, a truth I recently found myself facing.

For those who don’t hear me talking about it constantly, Walk the Moon is my favorite band, so I was incredibly excited to hear of their Work this Body tour coming to Indianapolis on July 17.

I immediately made plans to go, even entering in a sweepstakes for VIP passes. The fantastic possiblity of winning the sweepstakes, meeting my idols and listening to some great music seemed within reach.

Then, on April 16, Walk the Moon’s official Twitter made an announcement. The Work this Body tour was going to be canceled. All shows planned after May would not take place.

At first, I was disappointed, feeling as though the group I loved had let me down. Even though I hadn’t yet spent money on tickets, I felt cheated. This changed when I found out the band’s reasons for cancelling the tour. The lead singer of the band, Nicholas Petricca, was facing an incredibly difficult situation. His father had been suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and the illness

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had reached the point where Petricca felt he needed to spend more time with his family and less on tour.

I felt guilty. How could I have been so selfish as to feel entitled to his time? Walk the Moon has brought me so much joy through its music, so now it was my turn to give back by letting Petricca take some time off for his family. I was happy to see many fellow fans doing the same, sending support and well-wishes for Petricca.

But this experience reminded me of how media often treats public figures. Too often I see magazines publishing scathing articles criticizing musicians and actors for their own personal decisions. Look at a recent headline from Star Magazine, revealing personal information on “Little Women” star Briana Renee’s hospital visit for a premature labor scare.

While it may be exciting to read about the struggles and misfortunes well-known figures face, in the end, this sort of information shouldn’t be entertainment.

However, the blame isn’t entirely on media. Too often I see fans targeting the social media of friends or partners of famous people, harassing them simply because of their association. It boggles my mind that people who claim to respect these public figures have no qualms against harming their idols’ loved ones.

These are the lives of real people, many of whom pour countless hours into creating music, films, TV shows and more for their fans. They deserve so much better treatment than they often receive from those who claim to love the work they do.

All people — even those in the public eye — deserve respect. This is something I feel we, as fans and as people, must remind ourselves periodically.

Having a hero to look up to is great, but too often I see people overstepping their boundaries, criticizing celebrities’ personal relationships. With the internet and social media constantly giving fans glimpses into the lives of their idols, it’s easy for them to feel that the personal lives of celebrities and entertainers belong to them. But it’s just as easy to take a step back and allow the people we admire to do what is H best for themselves.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Gillian Paxton at gpaxton@hilite.org.

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PARKING ISSUES

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CHS should make parking easier for upperclassmen.

EMMA LOVE // COLUMN

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very spring, sophomores join juniors and seniors as they get their driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licenses and finally get to drive themselves to school.

Although an exciting time for younger students, it tends to get on the nerves of upperclassmen who are faced with increased competition for parking spots.

At CHS, we are lucky enough to have two large parking lots at the stadium. Due to the abundance of parking space, we thankfully have no rule forbidding sophomores or younger students from driving to school.

I remember being a sophomore, and getting to drive to school was an awesome privilege.

However, as an upperclassman, I now understand the frustration felt by older students when younger students create competition for parking spots. Naturally, most upperclassmen arrive at school later than sophomores.

There are exceptions, but many upperclassmen have been driving for longer, feel more comfortable getting to school later and tend to arrive closer to the bell ringing for first period. Sophomores, on the other hand, who have just To read another perspective gotten their licenses, tend to be on CHS parking, visit http:// more worried about making it to hilite.org/archives/46394 school on time and enjoy more time socializing with friends.

The result of these differences is that as more sophomores begin driving to school, parking spots in the away side of the stadium parking lot are more frequently taken by younger drivers. Due to this, as the year has progressed, by the time upperclassmen pull into the parking lot in a rush to get to class, they find the spaces they have occupied all year to be taken. If they want to be on time to class, upperclassmen may be tempted to park illegally in the grass or at the end of a row of cars. If frustrated enough, upperclassmen may be forced to park in the home side of the stadium parking lot, which adds a few extra minutes to their walk to class.

However, multiple times this school year, this parking lot on the home side of the stadium has been blocked off. Therefore, tons of available parking spaces have been inaccessible to student drivers. This shortage of parking spots has forced students to park in the grass near the stadium, in handicap spots or in any open space they can find in the parking lot. So instead of quickly parking

and beginning to walk the trail to class, students have recently been forced to waste time searching for creative places to park.

Making the issue more frustrating, some of these students have been ticketed by CHS for parking in the grass or in unacceptable places in the stadium parking lots. This issue will not improve if CHS continues to close off the home side of the stadium parking lot while the number of students driving to school increases.

I realize this is not the most pressing issue facing administrators, but it is an important one to many students. A simple fix would be for CHS to ensure that the parking lot on the home side of the stadium is open and available to students every day. Another possible solution to this problem that would reward upperclassmen and not create too large of a burden on younger drivers who arrive earlier to school anyway, would be to require sophomores to park in the home side of the stadium parking lot. For example, CHS could issue certain color stickers or hanging window passes to any sophomore who got his or her driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and planned to drive to school. With only a little extra work for administrators and sophomore drivers, this plan would significantly decrease the amount of chaos and stress felt by the majority of student drivers. It would also reduce the number of illegally parked vehicles in the parking lot on the away side of the stadium in an attempt to rush to class on time.

It is irresponsible for drivers to not follow the rules and to park illegally, but I also believe that it is irresponsible for the administration to not address the increasing number of student drivers with an organized and clear plan.

H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Emma Love at elove@hilite.org.

THINK FOR YOURSELF

15 MINUTES

LIGHT BRIGHT

LIGHT BRIGHT

Senior Ben Scholer customized his green Honda Civic with LED lights KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTOS, Q&A

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LIGHT BRIGHT

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FIX IT: Senior Ben Scholer pulls out the dashboard display to fix a colored light he installed earlier. The light had became loose and began working inconsistently. With a simple twist the light worked, and the display glowed red again.

Q&A WITH SENIOR BEN SCHOLER What have you changed about your car?

I’ve put a lot of lights on it. At one point I had 1,200 LED lights, which totals up to the light output of 105 40-watt light bulbs if they’re all on and at their highest setting. In addition, I’ve put reflective tape all over to make it look like Tron. I’ve done a lot of other little things with the lights as well. I put brake lights on the back and turn signals up on the window, which makes it look like a Tesla or Cadillac.

What inspired you to do all of this to your car?

I’ve seen a lot of a people online who’ve done it, and I’ve always enjoyed working with LEDs. Really

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what inspired me to work with the LEDs was my dad. He put LED lighting under the cabinets in our kitchen, and he had some extras for me to mess around with. I sort of got my introduction there, and then I saw how cheap they were.

You can get about 5 meters of the color changing ones for around $15 on eBay. So I saw how cheap they were, and I (thought) this could go all over my car.

component to the light. There’s actually three separate LEDs in the LED. Depending on how much of each of those colors you light up, they blend together and that’s the color you see. So say you put red and blue together; you would get purple. That’s sort of the premise of all color changing lights.

How many color variants can you make with the LED lights?

I would say a solid half of the people or maybe three-quarters that drive by will glance at it and look a little more longer at it. In the daytime it draws some, but at night is where it shines, literally. The reflective tape reflects light really well and lights up especially with the headlights on the road.

Quite a few. The remote that the lights come with has 44 keys on it, and you can create custom colors and there’s some programmed patterns. A lot of the times you have a red, green and blue

How much attention do you get for your car now?

GLOWING COLORS: Senior Ben Scholer lights up his car in a parking lot at night. Scholer said he can’t drive with the lights according to law, but showing them off while the car is parked is allowed.

LITEBOX

LITEBOX SERVING UP A WIN

Kathryn Scott, tennis player and junior, plays a ten-game set at a home match on May 13 against Hamilton Southeastern.

Scott had a winning score of 10-4, and the Hounds won overall with a score of 7-0. The second round of the Sectional will be tonight at the Todd Witsken Tennis Center.

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SERVING UP A WIN

MAY 19, 2016