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A look back at CHS accomplishments in sports this year

15 minutes of fame

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Junior Brooke Smith models for multiple magazines

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Recently, public recognition and acceptance of individuals who self-identify as neither male nor female has increased

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contents 4|Just a minute A look at the details of a movie reboot 6|news News Briefs 7|news Graduation has changed location this year to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum 8|news The Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana created a national outrage.

10|news The new Mormon Temple will begin holding public open houses on July 17

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12|feature CHS students follow celebrity trends 16|feature Students realize importance of being multilingual

18|feature CHS students to participate in summer educational programs 22|student section CHS students choose a variety of paths to walk during their summer vacations 24|student section How to survive finals week 25|student section Inspiration for dorm room decorating 26|cover story Non-binary individuals have recently received more public acceptance 32|entertainment New movies and sequels to come out this summer 34|entertainment Flix Brewhouse opens recently in Carmel 36|entertainment Sophomore Seth VanNatter to play lead female role in upcoming CHS play

38|entertainment CHS students to participate in upcoming Indy 500 parade 39|entertainment Entertainment Briefs 40|sports A look at how students stay fit without the structure of school 42|sports A year in review of Carmel sports 44|sports Under new Carmel volleyball coach, players practice in spring prepare for fall season 46|sports Overview of the new Fresh Game club and its plans for the future 48|perspectives Staff Editorial 49|perspectives Managing editor Matthew Del Busto dicusses the paradox of affirmative action

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50|perspectives Reporters Shiva Vallabhaneni and Sitha Vallabhaneni debate on whether to learn more about cultural roots or explore new cultures 52|perspectives Writing Coach Kyle Walker gives her senior goodbye 53|perspectives Reporter Grant Smith argues that Carmel is too sheltered from controversial issues 54|15 minutes of fame Junior Brooke Smith models for multiple magazines 56|back cover Track team sectionals tonight at 5 p.m.

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the art of the reboot

the art of the Recently in the movie industry, filmmakers have looked to revamp film series from years past. Is this just a money-making ploy or is there another reason for this recent reinvigoration? In this infographic we take a look at some statistics surrounding reboots.

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What are Reboots?

Definition

With reboots, filmmakers revamp a film series in order to attract new fans and stimulate revenue. A reboot can renew interest in a series that has grown stale.

When

Average Year of Reboot

2011

Average Year of First Release

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Why are Reboots made?

Profit

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$ 106,677,657

Average Net Profit of Reboot

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Foreign profit was almost zero percent for most of the first releases. However, for the reboots, foreign profit constituted an incredible 49 percent of the total net profit. This adds up to an average of $108,743,084 of foreign profit per movie.

$ 224,073,942

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per movie

what Are the trends?

Ratings

profitibility

Average IMDB Rating of First Release Average IMDB Rating of Reboot

6.9 / 10

9 percent decrease

6.3 / 10

Average Net Profit Ratio of First Release Average Net Profit Ratio of Reboot

5.21

42 percent decrease

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*Net profit ratio is calculated by dividing a movie’s box office returns by its budget and shows the profitibility of a movie

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UPCOMING REBOOTS

jurassic world june 12, 2015

Last Movie: Jurassic Park III (2005) Original Actors: Sam Neill, William H. Macy Reboot Actors: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard Plot: 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park, an island located off Central America's PaciďŹ c Coast near Costa Rica now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park: Jurassic World. At the corporation's request, the park's geneticists create a hybrid dinosaur known as Indominus Rex to boost visitor attendance.

AUG 7, 2015 Lastfantastic four Movie: Fantastic Four (2005)

Original Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis Reboot Actors: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell Plot: When four people teleport to an alternate universe, which alters their physical form and grants them new abilities, they must learn to harness their abilities and work together as a team to save the Earth from a familiar enemy.

the force awakens dec 18, 2015

Last Movie: The Return of the Jedi (1983) Original Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Reboot Actors: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver Plot: The Force Awakens takes place approximately 30 years after the events of The Return of the Jedi and features new characters Finn, Rey and Poe, along with the characters from the original trilogy.

march 25, 2016 batman v superman

Last Movie: The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Original Actor: Christian Bale Reboot Actor: Ben Affleck Plot: The plot has not been publicly released yet, as the movie is in its early stages of conception. However, we are pretty sure it might have something to do with Batman and Superman. Fighting.

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News briefs

NEWS BRIEFS Today

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Today Scholarship Night will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at CHS. Seniors will be recognized for the scholarships they have received.

Saturday The Earth Fair will take place from noon to 4 p.m. in the community garden behind Carmel Middle School and will teach the community about sustainable practices and recycling.

Monday There will be no school due to Memorial Day.

D i v ya A n n a m a l a i PRACTICING POSES: Meloddy Gao, World Guard member and sophomore, practices throwing rifles during a weapon training practice on April 30. “My favorite part of color guard is the whole idea of being there, and being like a whole family where you are like sisters, we have each other’s back,” Gao said.

Tuesday

July 5 to 9

The Class Day Ceremony will take place during SRT from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the auditorium. Each department will recognize a senior.

Carmel’s Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members will attend the National Leadership Conference in Washington D.C.

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changed but rather reverted back to original, as it has been restored.”

In addition, Pathak said there are many benefits to using the Indiana Farmers Coliseum for the graduation ceremony.

“The feel of a coliseum with stadium seating is far greater than that of the Convention Center where everyone’s seated at the same level, and you either see things just fine or you see literally nothing. (The) stadium is much cooler,” he said.

However, apart from the location, many aspects of graduation will remain the same from prior years, according to Pathak.

He said, “Other than the location, we plan on keeping (graduation) the same.

Mr. Williams will introduce the ceremony, followed by speeches by the senior class president, distinguished graduate, and one student selected by the H English department.”

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Originally called Pepsi Coliseum. this year’s venue went through renovations and was renamed the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Seating Capacity: 8, 200

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will take place on May 30 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds, rather than at the Seniors Graduating Indiana Convention Center as in previous years.

According to Assistant Principal Amy Skeens-Benton, the location SCHEDULE was changed due to multiple reasons.

“We went back to the state fair grounds for many reasons,” Skeens- 9 a.m.: Rehearsal Benton said via email. “We don’t have to share it with other groups, 9:30 a.m.: Brunch graduates are visible to the audience 10:30 a.m.: Lineup and it is about a third of the cost.”

According to Krishna Pathak, senior class president, the location 11 a.m.: Ceremony is not new, as it was used in previous years before undergoing renovation. 8 p.m.: GradFest Pathak said, “The location this year has actually been our status quo; the only reason we didn’t do it for the past few years was because it was under renovation, so it was not

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The old venue went through renovations and is connected by skywalks to hotel rooms. It is also linked to a shopping mall, parks and museums.

Area: 1.3 million square feet

LED video scoreboard Convertible ice rink and basketball court Capacity to hold concerts

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Religious freedom restoration act

FAITH AND FREEDOM Indiana’s recent religious freedom restoration act sparks local debate O sophomore and I saw articles about it, and I can’t Josh Khantsis made a post to believe that someone could be this his Facebook page urging his narrow-minded and selfish,” he said. friends and family to sign a petition The bill, which was signed on against the Religious Freedom March 26, “prohibits a governmental Restoration Act (RFRA), entity from substantially a bill that will make it burdening a person’s DID YOU KNOW? legal for business owners exercise of religion, even to deny service to anyone # B o y c o t t I n d i a n a if the burden results if they feel as if their was the number one from a rule of general religious freedoms are applicability,” meaning being denied. The bill, trending hashtag on that business owners which has already been Twitter on March can freely exercise who signed by Gov. Mike 26. Many celebrities, can and who cannot Pence, is set to take effect such as George utilize their businesses. on July 1.

However, according Takei, Miley Cyrus Khantsis said he to district Sen. Brent was shocked when he and Hillary Clinton, Steele, the bill cannot first heard about the used the hashtag. be used as a defense for bill’s creation. blatant discrimination; ADVOCATE.COM / SOURCE “I heard little there are guidelines. snippets and thought, “RFRA only applies ‘this can’t be real’ and that nobody as a set of guidelines to see if a state or could ever do this. I went online and governmental action is appropriate I searched the Religious Freedom Bill, or does it hamper one’s religious N MARCH 26,

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The RFRA “prohibits a governmental entity from substantially burdening a person’s exercise of religion.” It also prohibits “pursuing certain causes of action against a private employer” due to employer’s religious beliefs.

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Salesforce. com canceled all meetings in Indiana

Angie’s List canceled its $40 million Eastside expansion

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indiana rfra The two RFRAs may be similar, but they’re not identical. Here’s how much those differences matter.

1) Unlike the federal law, the Indiana RFRA explicitly protects the religion of for profit corporations.

Individual loses

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Eli Lilly

released a statement urging the governor to reform the act

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What is the RFRA?

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beliefs,” Steele said via email.

Steele also mentioned an instance in Houston in which the mayor demanded transcripts of sermons and emails from a church that stated homosexuality was a sin.

“It was done clearly as harassment…It was intended by her as a chilling effect,” Steele said.

This, according to Steele, was the reason to implement the RFRA bill in Indiana.

Despite the amount of protest regarding the bill, Indiana lawmakers have chosen to go through with it, but have chosen to add revisions to it. These revisions are meant to clarify the bill. Khantsis said that these changes may be able to clarify certain restrictions on where people can shop, but that the changes will not be able to make up for the insult that the bill has posed to him.

“Maybe we’ll have more freedoms, but the mental and emotional aspect

the updates Gov. Mike Pence has signed into the new changes that aim at removing fears from the state’s new religious freedom law would allow businesses to discriminate against the lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) community.

2) The bill allows the exercise of religion as a defense in a judicial proceeding between private parties.

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3) The bill can be invoked even when religious freedom is only likely to be burdened.

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Dara levy will not change,” he said.

Junior Kyle Cunningham, who said he is more neutral on the subject, feels as though the bill should be changed so that no discrimination is possible.

“I would be fine with it if you couldn’t discriminate against people,” Cunningham said.

Despite the amount of controversy surrounding this topic, Cunningham has chosen to remain neutral and not be swayed by either side’s argument.

“I feel like both sides have valid points and there are other states that have similar laws (to RFRA) but I disagree with the discrimination aspect of it,” Cunningham said.

Robert Katz, Indiana University

SERVING UP FREEDOM: Sophomore Josh Khantsis stands in front of Mudbugs Cajun Cafe, which displays a “This Business Serves Everyone” sticker. After the RFRA was passed, many businesses put up similar stickers to show their support for the LGBT community.

Law professor, said he feels the bill is unnecessary. “There is already a system for protecting religious freedom in Indiana. The Indiana constitution contains a provision that protects the free exercise of religion,” Katz said via email.

Katz has also noticed trends amongst others’ attitudes towards the bill.

“Many people saw the bill as opening the door to discrimination against LGBT individuals on religious grounds.

That is a reasonable perception, although it isn’t wholly accurate. It is already perfectly legal to discriminate against LGBT individuals under state law,” he said.

In Indiana, there are already local laws that restrict

discrimination against sexuality.

According to Katz, the “RFRA lays out a road map for how individuals and organizations can invoke religious concerns to be free from local human rights ordinances designed to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination.”

Thus, it is simply further opening a door to discrimination that has already been opened.

In the face of his opinions about the bill, Khantsis has decided to take a more neutral stance when explaining the bill to others.

He said, “I would not try to put any bias in whatsoever, I would tell (people) exactly what it is and give them my opinion about it and then let them make their own H decision about it.”

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Mormon Temple

HEAR THE TEMPLE BELLS RING From July to august, Indianapolis Indiana temple will hold public open house

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HE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA TEMPLE

will host a public open house Monday through Saturday from July 17 to Aug. 8.

During the open house tour, the public will learn about the importance of the temple. Mormon and junior Aubrie Browne said the open house is a great opportunity for the public to go inside and tour the temple.

“Even if you’re not Mormon and you don’t really care about Mormonism and you don’t really care to learn about the church, it’s just a cool opportunity. I mean, this doesn’t happen very often, and it’s not like there is going to be another temple

built in Indiana any time soon,” Browne said. “So, for a lot of people, this is their only opportunity to ever go inside. I mean, even if you are not all that religious, just the architecture of it is beautiful. The furnishings are beautiful, and the landscape is going to be beautiful.”

The construction of the temple started in September of 2012.

The Shiel Sexton Company is the general contractor of the temple.

According to Roger Prewitt, project executive of the Shiel Sexton Company and Mormon, about four years ago the Latter Day Saints (LDS) church group

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announced news about building a temple in Indianapolis.

“I’ve built things my whole life and live here,” Prewitt said. “So I got a hold of some folks that I know in Utah and made arrangements to have an interview as a company, and they talked to us and made the decision to build it.”

This is the first Mormon temple in Indiana, Prewitt said. The next closest temple is in Louisville, KY. “When I first moved here in 1982, we had to go to Washington, D.C., which was the closest temple, so, a 10hour drive to go to the temple. Then a few years later, they built one in

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Indianapolis Indiana Temple site announced

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Groundbreaking ceremony at temple site

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Temple’s exterior is finished and enclosed

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MAN IN CHARGE: Roger Prewitt, project executive of the Shiel Sexton Company and Mormon, stands in front of the Indianapolis Indiana Temple, which will be completed in July.

Prewitt said this will be the first Mormon temple in Indiana.

MORMON MONUMENT: The words “Holiness to the Lord, The House of the Lord” adorn the entrance to the temple.

Brigham Young, one of the first Mormon leaders, spoke these words to promote righteousness in following the Lord.

Annika Wolff Chicago, and so it is on the north side of Chicago, IL, which is only about a three-and-a-half hour drive on a good traffic day,” Prewitt said. “But in the meanwhile, they built one in Louisville, KY, and so now our temple district is Louisville, KY. Once this is complete, then all of central Indiana will be in this temple district.”

Browne also said she is excited to have a temple close by because before her youth group and her family had to drive all the way to Louisville to visit a temple. She said she will have more opportunities to take part in services.

Prewitt said the temple is a special place where certain services are performed. Mormons have church services in the meeting houses located next to temples.

“The temple is a special building

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: Sets of glass windows adorn the sides of the Indianapolis Indiana Temple. The installation of these exterior windows began in June 2014, and it was completed in September of that year.

The figure of the angel Moroni is attached to the spire

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where baptisms are performed, where marriages are performed, where families are sealed together for what the Mormons believe is for time in all eternity,” Prewitt said.

Not all Mormons are even allowed inside the temple Browne said, and, in order to be allowed into the temple, a person must have a “recommend,” a small card he or she has received from a local Mormon leader.

“That’s kind of what our saying (is) about how there are different kind of ordinances. You need something called a ‘recommend,’ so even not all members can go in it. You have to get a specific ‘recommend.’ That just says that you are a worthy member of the church, because the things that happen in there are special,” Browne said. H Reservation dates to tour the temple are announced

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RITUALS PERFORMED IN MORMON TEMPLES Endowment: Lessons taught on life’s purpose and God’s plan and mission for adherents Ordinances for the deceased: The living can receive the baptism, sealing or endowment of a deceased relative Sealing: Marriage or the securing of the bond between children and their parents

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Celebrity influence

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

students consider impact of celebrity decisions and actions

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FAME: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

INFLUENCE

in our generation, and according to a Newsweek poll, 77 percent of Americans believe that celebrities have too much of an influence on teenagers—particularly girls. The effect is especially evident in their appearance and attitudes. Sophomore Kathryn Wolfert said one reason for this is that the United States is a melting pot where celebrities have an influence across the board, whether it be a musical or political influence.

Some celebrities’ influences can be measured by their sponsorship of products. For example, Beyoncé uploaded a picture of her Apple iWatch to Instagram a week before it came on sale, which caused many of her fans to pre-order it.

Psychology teacher Michael O’Toole said, “Generally, (people) like to look towards others that they either aspire to be like or find attractive, or (if) they have some kind of special ability.”

Regarding the iWatch, he said that it would have sold out regardless of celebrity influence.

“A lot of people want to emulate (celebrities) very badly, and if they see these people pushing a certain product, they think that they have MANY

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Americans buy products because they like and recognize the spokesperson or celebrity endorsing them.

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percent of people believe celebrities have the power to change people’s views on political candidates.

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How much influence should celebrities have on people’s daily lives? How should people react to them?

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Companies often use celebrities to endorse their products. Here we take a look at some campaigns that went well and some that did not.

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Oprah agreed to help promote Microsoft’s Surface tablet, but did so via Twitter for iPad. Oops!

David Beckham endorsed the Motorola Aura phone, but paparazzi saw him using an iPhone.

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this connection to rule over material possession to someone they ascertain to be,” he said.

Tyler McDuffy, Hollywood Hounds anchor and junior, said he agrees with this viewpoint.

“I think that a watch that does many things won’t change who I am as a person or what I like, so to me I think that kids out there shouldn’t technically have to look at Beyoncé or any other celebrity out there that’s

doing things or wearing things like (the iWatch),” he said.

Many trends fade out within a few months due to people realizing that they’re not worth it.

“I do believe that many celebrities out there do have to make something new in order to get something back.

(For) many celebrities out there, I feel like in order to get people to look at them more, they have to create more drama, and they have to publicize

Math Teacher Laura Diamente I would say, to me, if it’s a positive influence, somebody who is a hard worker and takes their job seriously, then yes. I think they should have an impact, but unfortunately, I think that the behaviors of a lot of celebrities aren’t necessarily the best for young adults to see. So, I think it kind of depends on who it is and what’s going on.

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it and use the media in order to get people to actively look at them and see them,” McDuffy said.

O’Toole said that there are more important things in life than celebrities that people can learn from, but it’s an easier, quicker solution to turn to celebrity actions for conversation. Nonetheless, celebrities have a big impact on society, and the Internet and TV being on 24/7 only serves to make it easier to follow them.

O’Toole said, “We want to emulate (celebrities), and they’re so prevalent

in our lives that they’re being shoved in our faces 24/7, and that’s what we aspire to be, and we’re told that you have to be beautiful, you have to be talented. If not, we’re going to follow people who are.”

McDuffy said the media blows a lot of trends out of proportion and that it controls people.

Wolfert said, “I think (people) mimic celebrities because they don’t know what else to do for their culture because they can’t think for themselves—what they want—so they have to look to someone else to

THE RIHANNA EFFECT: Tyler McDuffy, Hollywood Hounds anchor and junior, holds a shirt of Rihanna.

McDuffy said the media affects how he expresses himself.

D I V YA A n n a m a l a i figure out what they want.”

The inspiration people get from celebrities brings awareness to things that they may not have been aware of or may not have cared about before.

O’Toole said, “It’s not a bad thing if you can flourish, or sometimes you can find other people who share your interests, and hopefully it blossoms yourself in relationship with those people rather than continuing what you believe to be this intimate relationship with this pop star who if you actually met them probably want

Senior Emily Combs

Sophomore Adam Foster

It really depends on what we’re being influenced by. If a celebrity is acting more like a delinquent, whether they’re doing it on purpose, or it’s the way they are, that’s not a very good image to show. If they’re trying to get out a good message, they definitely should.

I don’t think celebrities should have that much influence on people. Most of the time, they hold people to unrealistic standards and expectations. What one person does shouldn’t really matter to millions of other people.

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nothing to do with.

“Because of the current capitalist society, people can focus on other things rather than survival. People are looking for other things to occupy themselves with. (People) aren’t as interesting or they don’t think that they are so they kind of gravitate towards someone that they want to be like or think they want to be like.”

Celebrities can manipulate the way people feel they should fit in.

Some of its effects brainwash people, which gives them the delusion that something’s real when in reality, it’s not.

McDuffy said, “It’s like if you don’t

look this way, or if you don’t fit this certain image, well you’re not going to fit in, and in modern day times, it shouldn’t be about the way you look or the way you act or talk or anything like that. It should just be the way you are as a person: how nice you are, how kind you are and how you put yourself out there.”

Although this may be a negative aspect of celebrity influence, according to McDuffy, a positive effect is that celebrities can motivate people to be the best person that they can possibly be depending on what they are promoting or what they are selling to other people.

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percent of 18 through 36-year-old Americans have supported a cause because of a celebrity’s actions.

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Wolfert said that people should be accepting of pop culture in some way, but should not be completely ignorant of it or totally immersed in it.

McDuffy said, “I just think that you should always just stay true to yourself. Never change for anybody, never make yourself feel like you should change because of someone else. I feel like we as people should stick together and just be as one and not have to do certain things to fit in or be this certain way to produce in this world. Having your own sense of yourself and just being comfortable with yourself is very important.” H

ALL FOR A CAUSE Celebrities often get involved in charities or help to shed light on issues. Often this can have an impact on the way something is perceived due to the positive and negative publicity celebrities can garner. Here, we take a look at how much effect people believe celebrities have on the perception and awareness of their causes.

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of children ages 6 to 11 are considered obese.

However, the influence of athletes makes kids more inclined to stay fit and active.

Students at CHS are even heavily influenced by iconic athletes’ clothing.

For example, many students will wear their favorite soccer player or club uniforms to school such as Futbol Club Barcelona soccer superstar Lionel Messi.

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Celebrit y influence on sales We see celebrities in commercials all the time, but is it actually worth the money for businesses to use certain celebrities?

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of U.S. adults claimed that celebrities can have a huge, positive impact on things they are promoting. of U.S. adults claimed that celebrities’ negative publicity can damage the things they are promoting.

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A study conducted by Harvard Business School revealed that a prominent endorser increases the sales of a company by

$10 million A study showed that 1 in 10 people claim to interact with ads because of a celebrity.

and spurs a .25 percent increase in stock returns.

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has been learning the French language since the sixth grade. Over the course of five years, regular practice has allowed her to expand her vocabulary and improve her speaking skills to a level she would not have thought possible when she started with “Bonjour” and “Je m’appelle Shriya.”

On April 14, 2015, Indiana passed the SB 267 Biliteracy Bill. The law states that high school students will now receive both certificates and notations

on their transcripts, or a “Seal of Biliteracy,” indicating their proficiency in English and other languages. Indiana was the ninth state to pass this bill.

According to Spanish teacher Greer Trapkus-Harris, since Indiana only recently adopted the bill, many of the specifics of how a student would demonstrate proficiency in a second language have yet to be presented.

Trapkus-Harris said via email that it is possible that there may be an increase in enrollment

FRENCH FLUENCY: Junior Shriya Vinjimoor discusses her questions after class with her French teacher Andrea Yocum.

In addition to learning French at school and Hindi at home, Vinjimoor is also fluent in Tamil and English.

in foreign language courses, particularly in advanced courses, as a result of this bill.

She said, “Indiana has positioned itself to provide bilingual students with a competitive edge as they move into the future.”

According to sealofbiliteracy. org, the purposes of the bill include “encouraging pupils to study languages; providing employers with a method of identifying people with language and biliteracy skills; and strengthening intergroup relationships, affirming the value

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Vinjimoor, who is already proficient in Tamil and English and is learning French and Hindi, said she believes being bilingual or biliterate in America is an advantage.

She said, “In this country we meet people from various backgrounds and interact with them on a daily basis. Meeting someone for the first time might be a little awkward but knowing similar languages or sharing an interest for learning languages causes an instant connection between people.”

Junior Jackie Hu, who moved to America from China in the ninth grade, said she is proficient in Chinese and can speak English, which is her second language, well. Additionally, this is her second year taking Spanish.

She said she believes the benefits of knowing multiple languages stretch beyond the transcript.

“The direct impact of knowing multiple languages allow me (to) communicate with a broad range of people. It is easier for me to understand how different cultures and different languages result in different ways of thinking,” Hu said.

Trapkus-Harris said she is a proponent of travel and using the language and that language

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learning has provided her with both professional and personal experiences she would not have otherwise had.

She said, “I believe that knowing more than one language and culture(s) surrounding it changes the way you think about the world.”

One of the purposes of the bill is to provide a sort of certification to improve prospects of employability both immediately and in the future. Hu and

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DID YOU KNOW? Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in America, even among nonHispanics.

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Test your linguistic skills with this matching quiz. Read the following greetings and match them with their languages and representative nations (or alien empires) to assess your proficiency as a polyglot.

Language: Japanese Speakers: 127 million

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Vinjimoor agree that in the long term, knowing multiple languages will not only benefit those seeking jobs but will also help build a diverse workplace with languages that bridge the culture gap.

Trapkus-Harris said, “Second language learners tend to have a less xenophobic view of the world and are better communicators, which may prove incredibly beneficial as they move into their future careers.”

Hu and Vinjimoor both said they would like to continue to add to their repertoire of languages.

For them, the “Seal of Biliteracy” is not a final goal to be attained, but checkpoint along the way of language-learning.

Vinjimoor said, “I think that especially the students who are taking world language classes at school should continue learning it through college or just trying to keep in touch with it because it would be bad to just waste the knowledge you have gained and the work you have put into learning the new language for the H past four years.”

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Summer enrichment

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students take summer courses, but other students plan to take a different route to further their education over the summer, according to counselor Kris Hartman.

Sophomore Ethan McAndrews said he plans to spend his summer as one of the two student curators in the student-run position at the Carmel Arts Council’s Emerging Curator Program. During the summer, members of the program will display an exhibit in the Carmel Arts Council’s Children’s Art Gallery, showcasing artwork from the Cyber Art Show at CHS. “Art is fun, but it’s not something that I’m really good at. I appreciate it, I don’t excel in it,” McAndrews said. “I think they picked me because I kind of offered something different. I’m not like someone that’s really involved in art. I kind of appreciate it, and I want to showcase all of this art that Carmel High School has to offer. And I was taking AP Art History.”

According to The Boston Globe, college admissions directors like to see students getting involved in an activity that matches their interest.

So while a trip to Europe might be interesting, an activity in the community that showcases a student’s interest is a lot more valuable when applying for college. McAndrews said he went through the application process, which contained two essays and an interview, among seven others, because he said he was always interested in being a curator.

“I enjoy art, and I enjoy going to museums. If I wanted to explore going into that field, like the art field in the

ARTISTIC INTEGRITY: Sophomore Ethan McAndrews presents a piece of artwork in the Carmel Arts Council’s Children’s Art Gallery.

This summer, McAndrews will participate in the Emerging Curators Program, which he said complements his interests in art.

future, that’s something I’d want to know and have some experience to see if it’s for me,” McAndrews said.

“That’s kind of the reason that I took this opportunity. I can discover what goes into it and what a curator does on a daily basis. I also wanted to see if I wanted to pursue a field in art in the future because I’ve been interested as a child. Going to museums, it was always just something that stuck out to me.”

The Cyber Art Show started on May 13. After looking through the artwork, McAndrews along with Ally Russell, student curator and junior, will create a theme and a title that goes along with the artwork they choose that sparks their interest. They then will invite the artists and other people

to the opening of art gallery in early July. McAndrews said that his role as a curator is a one-year role, but he hopes that he can gain experience and skills that he can use for the future, whether it be for a job or for college.

McAndrews said, “Hopefully I’ll just get some vital experience (to understand) what goes on and what goes into creating an exhibit. More just furthering the understanding of art and appreciating how you set this kind of stuff up. Through a summer activity, you can kind of expand your knowledge. Any experiences that you have can contribute to becoming a more well-rounded person. That’s just not with education, that’s with anything. Just having the experiences H can contribute to it.”

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use the summer to get ahead in their schoolwork. These students take a class in the summer so they won’t have to take that class during the school year. Freshman Amit Kannan plans to take three summer courses, Health and PE II online and AP Macroeconomics at the school.

Kannan said, “I feel like I want to make the most use of my summer as I could. It also makes room for the school year because if you take the courses over the summer, you don’t have to take them in school. You then have more options of what you want to take during a school day.”

According to counselor Kris Hartman, CHS joined Indiana Online Academy (IOA) a few years ago. Since then, more people have signed up for summer courses, as they can take the class along with a class in CHS or they can take it if they’re on vacation. Kannan said online summer courses are a lot more flexible, and the courses at IOA are more relaxed because as long as the school work is finished, you won’t have to worry about the course as much.

Hartman said she agrees with

MY MANY COLORED DAYS Many students participate in summer enrichment activities to complement their studies and further their learning. The following includes instances of local summer enrichment programs.

June 1 to July 24: IU Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program

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Kannan that joining IOA was a good idea because of the increase in the percent of people taking a summer course. “(Taking) summer courses is a way to complete some requirements, making more room for electives within your school year schedule. Some students also choose to take a class over the summer to improve on a previous poor grade in a class,” Hartman said. “(We joined IOA) to be able to offer more classes to more

DID YOU KNOW? June 19 is National Summer Learning Day, recognized to spread awareness about the importance of summer education and the support of healthy development.

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SUMMER LEARNING, OF COURSE: Freshman Amit Kannan works on homework in the media center. He said he plans to use his summer to get ahead in his classwork.

students. Logistically, running summer school in-house was difficult, and if a class did not have a certain number of students enrolled, it was dropped from CHS Summer School. IOA also allows students who have summer travel plans to still be able to take a summer class.”

Kannan said taking a summer course can help people get ahead of their peers and clear their schedule during the school year to take other classes. Summer school is also another way to retain the knowledge learned in school. Taking a summer class can enhance the information retained.

“I know that it’s going to take a lot of work, but it’ll pay off eventually,” Kannan said. “If you take classes in the summer, you won’t have to take it during the school year. That leaves you with a lot more classes to take. Plus, if you take classes during the summer, I feel like it’s a little bit less stressful since you don’t have other classes to bug you. Then during the school year, you can just worry and focus on those classes instead of also focusing on the classes you can just take during the summer.”

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SUMMER ACTIVITIES AROUND CHS Q&A: Choosing an internship or a vacation for this summer SENIOR CELINA TRAGESSER IS PARTICIPATING IN AN INTERNSHIP 1. What is the internship or job you will be doing over the summer?

I will be working on staff for the Indianapolis Action Summer, which is a mission division of the People of Praise, Inc. This group does mission and laborious work in an impoverished neighborhood in the heart of Indianapolis, improving the neighborhood through construction projects, running a free kids camp for neighborhood kids and assisting neighbors who are in need. I have worked with them the last two years as an intern and this year I am on staff, which is one step up from before, meaning I have more responsibilities. Specifically, I will be leading construction crews of high school students, and we will be

completely renovating 100 year old homes for missionaries to move into in the future.

2. What is the length of the program?

What kinds of things will you be working on over the course of the summer?

The mission trips run from June 8 until July 18 with only a few days of break in-between. I will be living in Indianapolis with the other staff members and high school students about 10 minutes from the neighborhood, in homes of college students that are in the People of Praise. Like I said above, I will be leading construction crews, as well as being a leader for the high school girls that come on these mission trips (high schools come for two weeks each, and there are three groups coming throughout the summer).

3. What skills do you hope to gain throughout this project?

I hope to gain valuable leadership

TRAVEL VS. WORK: Sophomore Eileen Yan looks at a travel book about France while senior Celina Tragesser wears a hardhat and holds a Bible.

Yan will go on the Europe Trip from June 3 to 12 while Tragesser will intern for Indianapolis Action Summer.

skills, in addition to skills in construction. I will also be working under a main construction head, so I will get to learn how to receive direction, and then turn around and apply that direction to a small team. I am excited to learn more ways to share my faith and experience with high school students that come on these trips during the summer.

4. Why did you choose to work over the summer rather than vacationing?

I chose to do this because this is my dream life. I love being able to help others, and it gives me a clear purpose for my life. When I used to stay home over break, I felt like I just floundered all vacation with nothing to do. When I started participating in Action, I realized how much I love being able to make new friendships with people all over the United States, and getting to make a permanent mark H on our community.

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June/ July: Students travel to countries to live with host families and experience the culture.

January: Students may either be accepted outright, or asked to be interviewed to determine acceptance.

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September: Apply for language testing in October through your respective language teacher.

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SOPHOMORE EILEEN YAN IS TRAVELING IN THE ANNUAL EUROPE TRIP 1. What made you decide to go on the Europe trip and why?

I think it’s going to be interesting to be immersed in a completely different culture. I’ve always heard a lot of good and bad stuff about how Europe is unlike the U.S. and now I’ll finally be able to experience it for myself. Plus it’ll be cool to visit all these historical sites that I’ve learned about in AP (European History).

2. What specifically are you looking forward to doing in Europe?

I’m really looking forward to the food in France because I love French food in America but I have no idea if it’s actually authentic.

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studios will be awesome because I’m a Potterhead. And again, historical sites like the palace at Versailles and the trenches built during WWI and famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, will be fun to visit. Even though this list isn’t in order, we are going to Paris, Luxembourg, London, Verdun and Brussels. There are around 40 people going on the trip and it is for 10 days from June 3 to 12.

3. Why did you choose to go on a vacation this summer rather than stay home and have an educational internship?

I’ve always wanted to go on a trip abroad with friends, and without parents, and this is the perfect chance to do just that. I’m not doing any sort of internships because I still have no idea what I want to do in the future. Plus, the Europe trip is only about 10 days

so I still have the rest of June and all of July to do other activities.

Also, adding to question one, I decided to go on the trip because the trip is a once in a lifetime experience because there is never going to be another opportunity to go to all of the places that we’re going to for the price we’re paying.

Since it’s a group trip, we get a lot of discounts with the travel agency and we will also be able to skip some of the lines at the more popular attractions.

4. What advice do you have for students who are looking for something to do this summer?

My advice would be to actually do something during the summer. It doesn’t matter if it’s academical or just a fun activity, just don’t sit around and do nothing all day.

Try out a new sport, take an art class, find an internship or learn H to drive.

STUDENT SPEAK-UPS: HOW WILL YOU BE DECORATING YOUR DORM? Senior Bailey Clark First I had to decide a color scheme. I was like, do I want to go for one that’s really bright, or do I want to go for one that’s college-themed?

I decided with my roommate that we’ll go with one that’s more poppy and colorful, because I think that even though a lot of kids might choose the sporty stuff for the college, it would bring a different feel than what everyone else. Right now we’re still buying our stuff, and I am going with pink, so I’ve been buying pink rugs. Then I’m buying a bed mat matching pink covers. And I’ve got pink curtains that I want to decorate and personalize.

Senior Maddie Engledow A fridge and a microwave are a must. Besides the typical bed and desk I really want a lot of storage things for shoes and accessories and clothes. I’ll probably loft my bed and store things underneath. I actually visited one of my friends at Miami, and the way she set up her room was awesome. She has colorful pictures and inspiring quotes everywhere, and their desks were set up to look out of the window. And of course I use Pinterest for inspiration, but I’m not planning on spending a lot of money on matching decorations or anything because everything else about college is so expensive, but I might DIY some canvases this summer.

HISTORY OF MACARO(O)NS National Macaroon (the coconut one) Day is May 31.

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Senior Becca Sellers I started a Pinterest board, and it started with my birthday when my dad got me this throw blanket that I really liked. It was really soft and has lots of colors that I could choose from to decorate my dorm. So far on my Pinterest board, I pinned a duvet cover from Urban Outfitters that’s kind of purple tie dye, and I pinned tapestry to hang up there to kind of add some color. I’ve heard from different places that I’ve looked that it’s good if you get a rug for your dorm room just to make it more comfortable, so I’ve been looking for that.

Senior Elizabeth “Liz” Noderer My roommate and I don’t have much planned yet, but we are going to have a futon and TV for sure. †he rest will be picked out when we go window-shopping.

The inspiration for the TV and futon was my roommate’s siblings because they suggested it. Other than that, I really just want things that are comfortable and meaningful in my room. I don’t care much for hanging pictures or putting stuff on desks just to fill space. The only thing I have is a black futon, but it is at my church. Other than that, I’ll just be bringing a blanket and a toy truck I’ve had since I was little.

FINALS WEEK PREP Your foolproof survival guide for this week.

1. Food Stock up on anything and everything with a huge sugar content that’s not healthy for you: chocolate, chips, cookies, fast food and don’t forget Nutella. You can always spare a couple minutes (or hours) of essential studying time for a sugar rush.

2. Caffeine There’s no way around studying during finals week without caffeine. If you haven’t started yet, now’s the time to pick up a cup of coffee.

3. Netflix Why study for finals when you could spend time watching movies of a world where finals don’t exist?

4. All Nighters Let’s face it. You’ll put off sreeti ravi

as much as possible until 11, when you realize you won’t be sleeping that night.

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6. Breaks Make sure to take them. For every 15 minutes of study, spend an hour watching Netflix, taking long showers, listening to music, playing video games or anything else that requires little brain power.

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ith an initial reaction of disgust and agitation, senior Brooke Hosfeld stood among others at the Indiana Statehouse downtown with a sign that proclaimed “No Hate In Our State” to protest against Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Hosfeld said she believed it enabled discrimination and also said the law encouraged a problem many people with nontraditional genders face. The law, which will go into effect on July 1, was altered on April 2 to prohibit the refusal of services or goods to individuals based on their “race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or United States military service.” Hosfeld said it brought more attention to nontraditional genders. However, she said progress on the path to equality is still hindered by a lack of acceptance by some individuals.

“These things that make up who a person is, are not the issues.

The issues are that people are using religion as a scapegoat for being ... discriminatory —holes. I have an issue with that and with those people, and that is why I (protested) this law,” Hosfeld said.

According to Fusion’s Massive Millennial Poll published in January 2015, 50 percent of millennials consider gender a spectrum on which “some people fall outside conventional categories.” This increasingly popular belief is supported by many educational institutions, such as the University of Vermont (UVM), which began recognizing a third gender option of neither male nor female on forms and applications Other gender options in February 2015. Such added by Facebook: individuals are not defined by the pronouns “he” or “she,” as the term “nonbinary” better reflects who they are.

Colleen Connery, officer of Gay-Straight Alliance and junior, said while people may Androgynous be unwilling to disclose Bigender their true gender Cisgender identity, she notices the Gender Fluid gradual, growing trend of Pangender increased attention and Transgender Male/Female consideration toward FACEBOOK.COM / SOURCE different genders.

“People may be unwilling to come out because they may have family, friends or peers that have openly shown that they don’t support nonbinary genders.

I’d honestly have to say, do what you believe is safest for you,” Connery said. “If you are at risk of being harmed for your identity, tell the people that are safe and wait until you can be open about who you are without a major risk to you. Being in the closet does not make you any less valid than people that are completely out...Gender is a fluid thing...There is no harm in looking into different identities and possibly learning about yourself, and I think whether you can be

true to yourself while keeping your gender a secret is something that really depends.”

In support of increased consideration for nonbinary and trans individuals, Nicholas Clarkson, IU doctoral candidate in Gender Studies and a transgender man, said gender is a fluid concept that cannot be confined simply to male and female terminology.

“We usually talk about gender being masculine or feminine, but actually there’s a different set of different kinds of femininity or masculinity. ...

If you think about how you dress one way when you’re hanging with your friend; you dress one way when you’re hanging out with parents; you dress one way when you’re with your grandma,” Clarkson said. “So you sort of move and talk in different ways in those different contexts. So you can think about that as gender fluidity...we all sort of shift or change our gender depending on the different kinds of time or stands, and those things also change over time.”

In 2014, the dating website OkCupid and Facebook expanded upon the traditional “male” and “female” gender options by supplementing their selection with 51 more options. The identifications “bigender,” “agender,” *“genderqueer” and “neither,” among others, were added. Hosfeld said representation or varying genders is crucial as it affirms others should be accepting of how individuals express themselves.

Thus, she said she found the new Indiana law appalling as “people who were so opposed to the existence of people different from them, that they were willing to turn discrimination into law.”

“I love when schools or organizations offer more than just male or female checkboxes; it’s hugely uplifting every time I see other options offered,” Hosfeld said. “(They are ) small victories found in the hope of positive development. Baby steps. I find it really upsetting when there are only the two options and no option of another identity or nondisclosure. A person should not be forced to choose an identity that they do not fit or feel comfortable with, and people—especially organizations—should recognize that if they’re serving people in some way.”

Clarkson said while increased options on paper are beneficial, other forms of progress require more concern. He said he partly attributes the increased visibility for gender identities in the media to Laverne Cox, transgender LGBT advocate, in the popular Netflix show “Orange is the New Black” and Janet Mock, an American writer and

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PROTEST FOR PEACE: Senior Brooke Hosfeld (second from right) participates in a protest against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Hosfeld said the act allowed others to discriminate under a pretense of religion.

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*”Genderqueer” is an umbrella term covering non-normative gender identity and expression. Although similar, “genderqueer” refers a countercultural sexual movement apart from the LGBT movement, while “nonbinary” is more politically neutral.

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transgender activist. Clarkson also said many new governmental policies are “trans-friendly,” which represent “a general growing trend with visibility and awareness about transgender issues.”

“I don’t think it’s most important to have those options on forms. It’s way more important that we have some way to shift social understandings of gender and social responses to allow people to be in some sort of genderqueer* or nonbinary form of expression,” Clarkson said. “So my experience with IU has shown that there are some facets of the administration here at IU who are becoming more receptive of trans issues and trans students...there’s more sort of attention now to the fact that (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) LGBT students generally should be accepted and welcomed at universities with some school’s status to be more welcoming or marketed more welcoming to LGBT students.”

Trans issues also gained increased attention recently when Bruce Jenner, an Olympian and reality television star, publicly came out as a transgender woman last month in an

History of the word "genderqueer" The earliest known use of the term is by Riki Anne Wilchins in the Spring 1995 newsletter of Transexual Menace Online communities such as the Sphere mailing list were using the term “genderqueer” as an umbrella term to unite a number of nonbinary gender identities

“Genderqueer” was one of the 56 genders made available on Facebook in 2014

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Gains and setbacks of the gender neutrality movement Officials at Mona Shores High School in Michigan declared this year’s prom court would be gender-neutral with no “kings” and “queens” Colleges such as East Tennessee State University are exploring gender-neutral housing options for students­—the dorms are for anyone regardless of how they express their gender Around the beginning of this year, the State Department began using gender-neutral language on U.S. passports, replacing “father” and “mother” with “Parent One” and “Parent Two” to make it simpler for nontraditional parents to get passports for their children

The new head of New York City Public Schools, Dennis Walcott, has called for more single-sex public schools in New York City The Newly elected mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, has called for more single-sex public schools in the city of Chicago Tampa public schools are opening a girls’ public school and a boys’ public school this fall NPR.ORG, NONBINARY.ORG / SOURCES

interview on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer. Echoing the sentiments of Clarkson, Connery said while colleges are working in the right direction, it is time for more changes.

“I definitely think there needs to be more awareness of nonbinary genders,” Connery said.

“Our IPR (interpersonal relations) and Health courses are perfect outlets for teachers to educate students on nonbinary genders and sexualities.

A lot of people don’t think that’s worth it, but if we start at the schools and educate people, it will help to spread acceptance.”

Even though many universities are starting small with the changes they enact, much funding and effort goes into each alteration of the systematized databases. UVM reported that in order to add gender-neutral options to its information structures, it compiled a group of dedicated students, administrators, faculty members, about 10 years of campaigning, $80,000 and six months in staff time for the programming of new software. Clarkson said other colleges, such as IU and Purdue, also offer more options for students of varying gender orientations.

“I know at IU, they’ve been able to enter a preferred name for a long time...but we’ve been making sure to get that standardized across all the universities to make sure that if you enter a preferred name, then that will then show up on the course roster the professors see...rather than your legal name,” Clarkson said. “Another thing I’ve noticed is that Purdue is now printing preferred names on student ID cards.”

Clarkson said the oversight of such information is helpful as some individuals do not desire to publicize their gender identity or are “weary of reporting a nonbinary status or trans-identity on forms when (they) don’t know where that information is going.” According to Clarkson, individuals should be able to decide if they reveal their gender status to others. He said while, given the fact that he is an adult, he does not spend time with people who may have an issue with his gender identity, others, especially younger people who are financially dependent on someone else, are not given that luxury.

While Hosfeld said the student body here is not necessarily unaccepting of nontraditional genders but merely unaware due to a lack of education or experience, Connery said she knows of students who experienced discrimination due to their gender.

“I think the acceptance of nonbinary peers is a very mixed thing at CHS,” Connery said “As

someone with many nonbinary friends, I have heard mixed experiences with our fellow students.

Some have been harassed, mocked and had slurs thrown at them; others have had no problems being accepted and have easily been able to work towards expressing the gender they identify as.”

In order to target the social biases ingrained in society with language, the University of Virginia added pronoun options that included “they” to reflect nonbinary student gender status.

Since 2009, according to The Huffington Post, 1,891 students at the university have declared a preferred pronoun. Other pronouns include “ze” and “xe,” while 228 of the 1,891 specified that only their names should be used.

“If you take a minute to think about the way you feel about yourself as either a man or woman,

or the type of man or woman you are, it’s so central to how you relate to the rest of the world...if you feel like a different kind of man or woman, or if you feel like everyone’s telling you you’re a man, but you feel like a woman, that feeling is really apparent,” Clarkson said.

“I would just say that it’s just a part of who you are at some level, and it can be hard to become aware of that early in life for some people...

When you’re born, the doctor says you’re a boy, so when you come out, you’re supposed to do boy things like playing with trucks and wearing blue...It can be hard to become aware of what exactly is bothering you about that, but then there are other people who have known from a very early age, like they knew the problem was ‘I feel like a girl, and everyone is telling me I’m a boy.’”

Therefore, the ultimate goal, according to Hosfeld, is acceptance.

“People are people, and people are fragile and need to be treated with love and care, not hatred and ignorance,” Hosfeld said. “Every single person deserves respect, regardless of gender, sexuality or H anything else that makes them who they are.”

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“NO HATE IN OUR STATE”: Protestors of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, among whom was senior Brooke Hosfeld, gather at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis. Hosfeld said the act revealed equality is still obstructed.

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

With Paper Towns, Minions, Terminator Genisys and Ant-Man being released, this summer is going to be a big summer for movies. HiLite reporters highlight the expectations they have for some of the most anticipated movies of the summer.

PAPER TOWNS. paper people (July 24) Gushing over John Green novels, especially Paper Towns, is nothing new for readers who appreciate the typical plot of “boy has a crush on the next-door neighbor, but is confined to the wretched walls of the ‘friend zone.’” The film adaptation of “Paper Towns,” centers around the coming-of-age storyline of Quentin “Q” Jacobsen’s (Nat Wolff) crush on his childhood best friend Margo Roth Spiegelman, (Cara Delevingne) a popular but peculiar girl who later goes missing. In his journey to find the girl whom

he continues to have feelings for even after they have grown distant from each other, he realizes that Margo is not the flawless girl he believes her to be. Fortunately, this film adaptation will have a silver lining due to its practically perfect casting. By having Delevingne and Wolff as the two main lead, both new fans and old of John Green can agree on fawning over the film’s casting.

From Delevingne’s A-plus eyebrows and quirky sense of humor to Wolff ’s past acting, we will able to appreciate the plot a little more once “Paper Towns” comes to theaters on July 24.

terminator genisys is back (July 1) The Terminator “will be back” for the fifth time when “Terminator Genisys” will be released July 1. With the first “Terminator” films released in 1984, this movie series has been around for more than 30 years, once again raising the question: “What could possibly be wrong this time?” A case of bad luck must run in the family if Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to be called in again to assist and protect John and his mother Sarah Connor (Jason and Emilia Clarke). In “Terminator Genisys,” John Connor, leader of the human resistance

Sarah Conner Skynet’s assassin and bodyguard for Sarah Connor.

Motto: “I’ll be back.”

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against Skynet the highly advanced synthetic intelligence behind the attack against the endangered human race, orders his lieutenant Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) to travel back into time to 1984 to protect Sarah from a Terminator assassin that seeks to kill her. In order to prevent any unexpected and lifealtering changes in the future, Reese,

A LOOK AT THE CAST John Conner Leader of the worldwide human resistance unit against artificial intelligence Species: humancyborg hybrid, the T-3000

Sarah and her allied guardian, the Terminator (Schwarzenegger), must eliminate the Terminator enemies sent by Skynet. Although this film franchise has remained popular over the years, the plot of needing Schwarzenegger’s character to bless the humans with his presence and combat skills is repeatedly used.

Sarah Conner Mother of John Connor and protagonist.

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RETURN OF THE DESPICABLE (July 10) Fans of the “Despicable Me” series get ready, because on July 10, “Minions” is set to make its debut in theaters. The movie is centered on three cute, cuddly minions named Kevin, Stuart and Bob. These three minions leave their home in Antarctica after falling into a state of depression due to a lack of a master to command them, as all of their previous masters, such as Genghis Khan and Dracula, were destroyed

accidently by the minions. Their new master turns out to be the world’s first female supervillain, Scarlet Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock. Together with her husband Herb Overkill, voiced by Jon Hamm, Scarlet wishes to fulfill the classic supervillain dream of dominating the world. With the success of the first two movies in the “Despicable Me” franchise, it is not difficult to predict that the “Minions” will

retain the same lovable comedy that the series is known for. The trailer itself speaks for the series as a whole, Scarlet showcasing just Overkill how adorable and hilarious the minions can and will be.

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The upcoming “Despicable Me” prequel will feature these three minions. Here are the characteristics that distinguish them:

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Eyes: Hair: Flat, Centerparted Body: 6 cm (Shrunk by Gru with a Shrink Ray) Loves: Gru (still)

Eyes: Hair: Flat, Center-parted Body: Shortest of minions Hates: Bullied by other minions

Eyes: Hair: Spiky Current status: Orbiting Earth

ANT-MAN the big threat (July 17) Set to hit theaters on July 17, Marvel’s “Ant-Man” features a superhero with some very unlikely powers. Former criminal Scott Lang, (Paul Rudd) used to be a classic thief, breaking into homes and stealing. However, he is recruited by Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), to take over the legacy of a superhero named Ant-Man, a role that was formerly held by Pym. The name does not just come with bragging rights though, it comes with special powers of its own. It is meant to shrink the wearer down to the size

of an ant, allowing them to achieve some of the skills that ants have, such as super strength speed. Add those abilities onto the fact that Ant-Man is very small, and you have the most compact superhero of all time.

Due to the success of past Marvel movies, it is not hard to predict that “Ant-Man” will make a big splash in the box office, despite its name. With clever advertising and a trailer full of comedy and action, it is hard to see “Ant-Man” doing poorly in any way, shape or form—even in ant form.

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flix brewhouse

BREWING UP A GOOD TIME

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of America’s great loves: craft beer, great food and the latest movies. A new theater, Flix Brewhouse, opened up on April 30 at 116th Street and Keystone Parkway. It is not only a theater but also a bar and a restaurant.

Flix host and senior Ryan McClain said, “At times (having three services all in one place) can get stressful because it’s a lot to handle. Most restaurants don’t want to show movies, and most movies don’t want to serve beer or brew their own beer, but we are able to do that.”

Flix brews their own beer, and

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Closer than Regal 17 and AMC, Flix is near Marsh Supermarket on 116th St and Keystone Way.

guests can see the brewery from McClain also that Flix has a outside of Flix and from inside friendly atmosphere that makes the lobby. With this in mind, Flix working there more enjoyable. is primarily adult-oriented. Those “Everyone (at Flix) is so over 21 years old can see any awesome. The management show at any time. Ages 17 to team is so supportive. All of 20 can come solo to showtimes coworkers train together DID YOU KNOW? the before 7 p.m., but for shows so we’re kind of a family right at 7 p.m. or later, parent or now. I trust all of them. We Flix has two other responsible adult supervision like to have fun; it’s what we locations in Des is required. Ages 6 to 16 can do,” McClain said.

Moines, Iowa and see any G, PG or PG-13 shows Toward the end of April, Round Rock, Texas. as long as they are with a Flix had its soft (informal) FLIXBREWHOUSE.COM / SOURCE parent or responsible adult. opening with $1 movies and Children ages 2 to 5 can see all free entrées and appetizers.

G and PG-rated movies before “It was really fun. (People) 7 p.m. Flix also has special “Baby want to come and experience what Day” events when infants, toddlers we have to offer, since it’s such a and strollers are allowed. unique idea,” McClain said.

Ticket prices for CHS students range from $6.75 to $10.50 depending on the time and day.

Station Dr If they are bought on a smart phone, the QR code Flix sends will admit you paper-free. Guests who don’t have a printer at home may also purchase tickets online and redeem their physical ones at Flix’s kiosks or box offices with the credit card they bought the tickets with.

Marsh Supermarket Flix is closer to CHS than either Regal 17 or AMC is.

Merchants Square Dr “(The location) is really better than having to drive through the construction through 146th St. because that just became a hassle to go to Regal, and Castleton is A St not that safe anymore, so (Flix) is a really good opportunity in the heart of Carmel to see a movie but E 116 St also (to) get a good meal with it,” McClain said.

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J ay m e e s t o u t TICKET IT: Senior Ryan McClain, who works as a cashier, hands customers their movie tickets at the Flix Brewhouse. McClain first began working at the Flix Brewhouse only a few days after its opening.

Students who don’t want to see a movie can still get a bite to eat from the full menu in Flix’s lobby which is open seven days a week.

Food also is served during movies Once guests sit down, their server will greet them. Guests may order food during the movie by pressing a button on their seat. The last call will be 30 to 40 minutes before the end of the show to allow time for people to enjoy a dessert and close the check.

McClain said he likes working at Flix because of its commitment to the customers. “(People should choose Flix) because we like to have fun with what we do, so the fun is really going to rub off onto all of our guests. We make sure (our guests) are going to have a great experience, and if they don’t, we are going to fix that in any way we can because we hold our policy to H a golden standard,” he said.

Scan the QR code to the left to visit the official site of the Flix Brewhouse. You can buy movie tickets on the website and redeem them at the theater.

BREWHOUSE SPECIALTIES Flix offers more than typical movie theater snacks, and prides itself on its food.

Baked Potato Skins Filled with bacon, green onions and sour cream Margherita Pizza Roma tomatoes, olive oil and basil Chili-lime Chicken Chicken breast with pico de gallo and black beans Tuxedo Cake Rich, moist dark chocolate cake with whipped cream

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GREEK COMEDY

THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL SOPHOMORE SETH VANNATTER TO play athena in upcoming CHS greek comedy

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Seth VanNatter has been in several performances.

However, on May 22, he will play the female role of the goddess Athena in the play, “The Hysterical History of the Trojan War.” “I’m the only cross-dressed person. It’s fun. I mean, I get to wear a dress and a wig and walk in heels. That’s pretty enjoyable.

I have to talk in a really high and ridiculous voice. I have to wear a wig, a dress and heels, and I have to strut like a woman and do more female mannerisms. I learned from copying people in the hallway,” VanNatter said.

The play is senior Ben Figueroa’s independent study project for his theater class. Figueroa said VanNatter was the best person he had to play the role of Athena because he did well in his audition.

Figueroa said, “My play is called The Historical History of the Trojan War. It’s basically the comedy retelling of the classical Greek story “The Iliad,” Figueroa said. “Really when it came down to it, from the people who auditioned, Seth was the best for the role. I didn’t publicize my auditions as well as I should of, so not that many people showed up.

He did a really good job reading for it and it’s funny, so it works.”

VanNatter said that this change in role was considered normal in ancient times, and that it reflects Figueroa’s directing style.

“In ancient Greek times they had men play women parts, and SOPHOMORE

Alex yom (Figueroa felt like that would be fun to have in the show. He wanted the chance to direct a show with some (people) that he has. He’s a pretty fun and relaxed director,” VanNatter said.

He also said he had to adjust to portraying Athena, as he has never played a female in any production he’s been in, especially one as powerful as the goddess.

“It’s really funny. It was really

POINT BLANK: Sophomore Seth VanNatter directs his attention to the Studio Theatre stage.

VanNatter will be playing Athena in the upcoming CHS play.

interesting because I had to develop a lot more character than other people, so I had to definitely work a little bit harder at rehearsals to make my character come to life,” VanNatter said. “It’s a little awkward because I’m the only one in heels, and talking in a very high voice, while the guys get to use their normal voices.”

Figueroa said he agreed that it was a bit difficult at first for

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VanNatter to play the part of Athena stressful, he hopes that everything because he had to adjust to playing comes out all right and he’s a female role. He said they didn’t believes that it will be a rewarding want to over overcompensate the experience. vocals and have VanNatter talk in a “It’s very funny, and it’s got very “girly” voice, so they’ve found a a great cast because some of my pitch that works well. favorite actors in this school are “It’s more important that he act involved. It’s going to be a lot of like a character than how he acts as fun, and there’s some audience a girl. Some of the vocals are weird participation moments. It should because it’s easy to overcompensate keep the audience entertained,” and go too far into a high-pitched Figueroa said. “If you want to half voice, however, we’ve gotten that to a laugh, that’s a good reason right a place where I’m pretty comfortable there. It’s got interesting historical with it,” Figueroa said. “I haven’t stuff, but it tells a historical story in gotten any negative feedback about a way that’s new and funny. There’s casting (VanNatter). I’ve had people not a greater message; you’re not say, ‘Isn’t Athena going to learn a girl?’ And anything about I’m like, ‘Yeah,’ how to live your DID YOU KNOW? and they’re like, life besides maybe ‘Okay.

We’re ‘Don’t be a jerk and According to the temple kind of leaning things will work out built for Athena, towards him for you.’ It’ll just be the goddess dressing in drag a lot of fun.” has piercing because I think VanNatter also eyes and that’s the funniest said he believes being fashions an way to do it. If we in this show is a great tried to make experience for him. animal skin. him actually look He said he believes Athena also like a girl, I think that he can be in wears a helmet it will be, ‘That’s a more versatile roles that makes her dude painted up in the future because invisible and like a girl, that’s there are many holds a crystal shield. weird.’ I think if different shows out SWIDE.COM / SOURCE we go over the there that have men top, then it will dressed as women. be more funny For example, in the than distracting.” movie “Hairspray,” Jim Peterson, director of Theatre John Travolta played the female role and Film, said the one-act play will of Edna Turnblad. be a fun and enjoyable show for the “I can now have a point of audience to see. reference for if I ever play any of He said, “It’s a parody about those roles,” VanNatter said. “I’m the Trojan war. There’s a lot of very grateful to have this experience puns in the script, so it is funny. to enhance my feminine side, It’s not taken seriously, and (they and really go over the top for the are) incorporating a lot of modern character. I think there will be a lot references and stuff like that to of laughter when I first come out make it approachable as far as the because it’ll be a little unexpected subject material goes.” to see me all done-up like that. It’s Figueroa said he is excited for a really funny script, and has a lot people to see his play because this is of really funny people. I’m looking the first play he has directed. While forward to bringing this fun and H Figueroa found this experience exciting show to life.”

MEET THE SUPPORTING CAST PARIS AND HELEN Paris, prince of Troy, kidnaps Helen, queen of Sparta, thus inciting the Trojan War.

ZEUS AND POSEIDON Zeus, god of the sky and father of Helen, supports Paris in the war, against the will of Poseidon, god of the sea.

ODYSSEUS AND MENELAUS Odysseus, a fierce Greek warrior, fights alongside Spartan king Menelaus as he tries to recover his wife, Helen.

Odysseus invents the infamous “trojan horse” in order to infiltrate Troy.

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2015 INDY 500 PARADE

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N SATURDAY, the eve of the 99th annual Indianapolis 500 race and the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade, will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. and will start at the intersection of North Street and Pennsylvania Street in downtown Indianapolis. Well-known celebrities, costumed characters, marching bands, floats and giant helium balloons will fill the streets to celebrate the world’s largest single-day sporting event.

For freshman Amy Zhou, this will be her fourth year performing in the parade. Zhou said, “I go as part of the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center Inc.’s dance group, and we do traditional Chinese dance called ‘yang ge wu.’

We line up in rows and dance with big, colorful ribbons that wrap around our waist and extend past our arms. My favorite part about participating in the parade is seeing the kids’ reactions when I pass out candy.”

In addition to passing out candy during the parade, Zhou said she is excited to see all of the floats and different types of performers who will be participating in the Festival Parade.

The theme of the parade this year is “Celebrating the Stories of May.” According to the Indy 500 website, more than half a million people participate in the Indianapolis 500 Festival’s events, and participants all have their own unique story. Stories may include grieving loved ones on Memorial Day, training to complete the OneAmerica 500 Festival MiniMarathon, enjoying a family tradition revolving around the Indy 500 Festival Parade or embracing the new title as the Indianapolis 500 Princess.

Zhou said, “My entire family is really involved in the cultural aspect of the parade. For us, being in the parade is a good way to promote cultural diversity and

PRANCING AND PARADING: Freshman Amy Zhou practices her dance for the 99th annual Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Stories of May” and Zhou and her dance class will be performing a traditional Chinese dance.

to see other unique cultures. We spend countless hours preparing before the weekend of the parade.

The only disappointing part about actually being in the parade are not being able to see the whole thing in person and having to deal with the extremely hot weather.”

According to the Indy 500 sponsors, the parade will begin with 33 starting drivers of the Indy 500 who serve as honorary grand marshals the day before the race, riding in the traditional rows of three. The winner of the pole position will bring up the rear.

After the beginning act is a series of colorful floats with specific themes and a variety of different performers, including Zhou and her dance group.

Zhou said, “Even though I’ve always wanted to just sit in the bleachers while the parade is going on so I can watch the entire thing for once, I still enjoy performing in H it with my friends and family.”

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DRAGONBALL Z RETURNS After an 18-year hiatus, Dragon Ball Z is returning to television this summer with Dragon Ball Super. The show will reunite the franchise’s iconic characters. It will follow the aftermath of Goku’s fierce battle with Majin Buu, as he attempts to maintain earth’s fragile peace. Overseen by Dragon Ball’s original creator, Akira Toriyama and produced with Fuji Television, Dragon Ball Super will draw on its historic past to create a bold, new universe that will welcome fans and endear new viewers.

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Jason Derulo has enlisted some firepower to collaborate with on his forthcoming album “EVERYTHING IS 4,” releasing June 2.

Jennifer Lopez, Meghan Trainor, Stevie Wonder and Keith Urban will all make appearances on the summer release, which has already spawned the single “Want to Want Me.” INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE / SOURCE

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl is an upcoming American comedy-drama film scheduled to be released on June 12. The film is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and based on the 2012 novel by Jesse Andrews. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation and won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and the Audience Award for the U.S. Drama at the festival.

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A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER In the explosive finale to the “Arkham” series, the Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of super villains, including Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to destroy The Dark Knight forever.

“Batman: Arkham Knight” introduces the Batmobile to this version of the world of Gotham City, which is drivable for the first time in the franchise. It will be released on June 23.

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fitness & nutrition

WITNESS THE FITNESS summer training leads chs students and athletes to a healthy lifestyle

WORK HARD PLAY HARD: Ethan Lee, varsity soccer player and freshman, juggles a soccer ball.

Lee trains over the summer in order to prepare himself for the fall soccer season.

sacrificing those things in summer for varsity was worth it.”

Janae Curnutt, health and physical education teacher, said that whether you play a sport or not, summer nutrition is important. She said the best way to stay active and healthy is to find something you and love and would be willing to do on a daily basis.

“You have to love what you are doing. If you don’t, every good routine will eventually come to an end and you will be right back where you started. For some, they love running, yoga, swimming, playing a pickup basketball game or lifting. If that is the case, do it. Do whatever you love and listen to your body. ” Curnutt said.

Along with Lee, dancer and junior Josie Brown stays in shape by attending dance and conditioning classes. She said she is a strong believer in not only exercise over the summer, but also nutrition.

“I make sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and stay away from eating all junk foods. I have to make sure I eat plenty of food because if I limit myself, then I’m putting myself at risk of fainting or fatigue and I can’t complete my full workout,” Brown said.

Along with Brown, Curnutt said it is important to eat healthy and listen to your body, but she does not believe counting calories is the way to do it.

Curnutt said, “Nutrition is vital to how your body feels and reacts to everyday life. I believe good nutritious habits are important. However, I also believe in balance and being mentally healthy. I don’t necessarily believe counting Mike johnson calories is beneficial, but rather pay attention to your UMMER TRAINING LEADS CHS STUDENTS macronutrients.” and athletes to a healthy lifestyle. As school is Both Lee and Brown said that in order to stick to a coming to an end, Ethan Lee, soccer player and summer routine they have to find something that keeps freshman, prepares himself for a summer filled with fun, them motivated. Lee said that focusing on the upcoming friends and fitness. Like many other students at CHS, Lee season and winning a state title keeps him on track, finds summer nutrition a necessity to stay in shape. He has while Brown says that her clases she takes and desire to found that training over the summer be the best dance she can be keep her has helped him heading into the fall motivated. season. Lee said summer training Lee said, “Everyday I go to the DID YOU KNOW? requires dedication and sacrifices, but soccer fields and either train to get it can be rewarding. ready for the high school season or just Childhood obesity has more “Summer training helped me a lot to play with my friends. I also swim than doubled in children and to make varsity my first year,” Lee said. quadrupled in adolescents in the in my free time to work all muscle “While other kids were out, I was at the groups. Working out has helped me past 30 years. fields doing whatever I can with a ball. maintain a healthy lifestyle and helps CDC.GOV / SOURCE H Some may think otherwise, but I think prepare me for the season.”

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2nd in MIC 2014 State Champions

6 WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY 1st in MIC

After losing to Avon in State in both 2012 and 2013, this is the varsity team’s first State Championship.

The team added to its winning streak by winning State five years in a row.

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2 COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING

2014 State Champions

They won first in the Time-Out Division at the State Finals, and received 5th in the Varsity A Division. For Cheerleading, the State Competition is an all day event where teams are tested from prelims to the finals.

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1st in MIC 2014 State Runner-ups

This is the second year in a row that the men’s tennis team placed second in the State championship. The team was beat by North Central both times.

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This is their 29th consecutive State championship, which ties the record held by Honolulu Punahou (HI) men’s swimming team.

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For the second year in a row, the team went to Sectionals. This year, they lost to Noblesville and last year they lost to North Central.

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The men’s cross-country team finished second in the state. This season, the team introduced a new head coach, Colin Altevogt.

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The football team finished second in the state for the second year in a row. Former Head Coach Kevin Wright accepted a new job offer and former Defensive Coordinator John Hebert will be the new head coach.

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UPCOMING SPRING SPORTS MATCHES Baseball: Wednesday - Sectionals at Noblesville Men’s Golf: Today - Hamilton County Meet at Woodwind Golf Course Men’s Track & Field: Today - Sectionals at Home

Softball: Today - at Greenfield Central Women’s Track & Field: Tuesday - Regional at West Lafayette Women’s Tennis: Tomorrow Sectionals at Home

MIC Player of the Year: Senior Ryan Cline All MIC Conference: Senior Ryan Cline, Senior Keegan Culp

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SERVING UP SUCCESS Women’s volleyball begins workouts early

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Seaman said that during preseason workouts, the team has been working on new drills in order to work better together as a team.

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RESEASON WORKOUTS have become common for many CHS teams. In recent years, preseason workouts have been starting earlier than ever before. Specifically this year, baseball began preseason workouts early in first semester and football began training for the 2015-2016 school year in January of this year.

In past years, the volleyball team has always started preseason training in June. This is a common trend of fall sports at CHS such as soccer, cross-country, and football.

The earlier coaches can get their players conditioning, the better the overall result has been.

With school volleyball, participants like sophomore Morgan Seaman are also participating in club volleyball outside of school. This means back-to-back practices; one right after school with the CHS team and then one at their club. CHS practices last an hour and a half, and club practices last about two and a half hours.

According to Seaman, she said she enjoys having both practices because she can see her friends from both CHS and club volleyball all in one night.

In addition, the women’s volleyball team got a new coach, Matt Fishman, in early April, who previously coached at IU. “I like our new coach because he is nice and knows a lot about the game from previously coaching at IU, but it is different having preseason practices early,” Seaman said.

According to Fishman via email, he said he believes that the team started preseason practices too late in the past.

“I would say that we are actually a little late in regards to starting an open gym program for the spring,” Fishman said.

Seaman said she is not used to having preseason practices so early; however, it is a change that she said she enjoys.

“We are doing a lot of new drills that are really competitive and focus on playing fast and working as a team,” Seaman said.

Fishman also said the open gyms mainly consist of large

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Volleyball group skill training with the focus of connecting two or more actions. Players mainly participate in wash drills and scrimmage scenarios.

According to Fishman, his final day of coaching at IU was May 1, and he is very excited to be continuing his coaching career at CHS. “As an ‘05 alum, I’m excited to be back home. I now have a very humbling opportunity to give back to a school and community that gave me so much,” Fishman said. “In addition to being a charter member of the men’s program, I’m looking forward to continuing the tradition that these girls have set. The standards of the program is something that I am very protective of and will continue to meet and/or raise the current bench mark.”

Women’s volleyball won the state championship this school year and according to Fishman, he does not need to change the way the women are playing because they know what the state title is and means.

According to Fishman, he has put pressure on those who will be seniors next year.

“I’ve put a lot of responsibility on the current junior players to design and run the open gyms. It has allowed me the opportunity to see their leadership skills while also allowing me to evaluate the entire group,” Fishman said.

According to Seaman, even though some key players were lost because they graduated, there are players ready to step in to take those roles.

“Everyone is expecting us to not be very good this coming year, which is why they are going to be shocked when they find out how good our program really is,” Seaman said.

In addition, Fishman said that the skill level at CHS is good and little needs to be done in terms of how the players play the game.

“I can say that my style of coaching is fast pace. So you can I NOW HAVE A expect to see our speed increase VERY HUMBLING in all phases of the game,” OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE Fishman said.

When high school teams BACK TO A SCHOOL receive a new coach, there AND COMMUNITY THAT is often a great amount of GAVE ME SO MUCH. expectancy that is expected from the student body especially MATT FISHMAN, with a school as large as CHS. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL According to Fishman, he is NEW HEAD COACH ready for what the season holds and he knows what it means to be coaching at CHS. “The talent of this program is deep and we have some really athletic incoming freshman that will make tryouts in August very interesting,” Fishman said. “So my main focus right now is solidifying a knowledgeable and highly capable staff that can get H the most out of every individual.”

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Do you and the team expect to have a season as successful as you did last year considering your loss of several senior players?

Even though we lost a lot of seniors last year we have a lot of upcoming talent joining the program, so I expect that we will have a successful season next year, hopefully as successful as last year.

What role do you hope to play on the team as a senior and leader next season, and what are you most looking forward to in this role?

I think really all the seniors next year expect to have some type of role in leadership.

I’m most looking forward to seeing where this leadership can get us and how our last season will play out.

How do you think the new coach and the preseason practices will affect the team’s performance?

With or without a new coach, I think our team and our talent will bring a successful season next year.

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of football practice until freshman Griffin Gonzalez sat next to freshman Matthew Wolfe and decided he wanted to create a freshman-only student section at CHS, now known as Fresh Game.

“We did this at Clay last year, and we would just go insane and have fun, and we decided we wanted to do that at high school,” Gonzalez, who, along with Wolfe, is a cofounder of Fresh Game, said.

According to Gonzalez, only 56 students were at the first meeting, but two weeks later there were 105. This officially made Fresh Game larger than Big Game, which has roughly 75 members, according to Kunj Patel, Big Game officer and senior.

Fresh Game sponsor Wesley Drew said Gonzalez came to him with the idea in the fall. “(Gonzalez) was interested in creating a freshman group similar to Big Game that could focus on raising attendance and energy at freshman games,” Drew said via email. “It seemed like a great idea so I told them to run with it.”

Wolfe also said Fresh Game has a big impact on the players.

“For those who are playing, I believe a group of classmates cheering for them as they play their sport gives them more pride to win,” Wolfe said.

Gonzalez also said the club helps students make good choices.

“Our big thing is that high school is a period of time where things can go really, really well for you or really wrong for you, and we think it’s a lot healthier for you to be hanging with your friends at a girl’s basketball game T WAS AN ORDINARY DAY

griffin gonzalez / submitted photo GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME: Cheering on his classmates, Griffin Gonzalez, Fresh Game co-founder and freshman, leads the all-freshman student section at a basketball game. Gonzalez said he hopes to improve the entire CHS student section by his senior year.

when you’re all dressed preppy and making crazy chants and having a good time and going to Steak n’ Shake afterwards rather than hanging in a basement somewhere. I believe that’s a healthier lifestyle and a healthier choice,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez also described Fresh Game as an extension of the Big Game club currently at CHS. “Fresh Game is basically the Big Game for freshmen,” Gonzalez said. “It’s basically a group of people that get together and go to freshman athletic events or we go to support freshmen.”

For example, Gonzalez said they went out to support two freshmen on the women’s varsity basketball team.

As co-founders of the club, Gonzalez and Wolfe said they each have responsibilities they must fulfill.

“Basically my job is to update Twitter, Instagram and send out Remind101s to let (members) know

themes, where the game is, what the game is and times,” Gonzalez said.

Wolfe said his responsibilities include, “trying to be the best role model for all of the Fresh Gamers.

I also had to help think of theme ideas, organize events, promote games and, lastly, lead the student in chants.”

In terms of the future, Gonzalez said he hopes to impact the CHS student section as a whole.

“My hope is that we can make Carmel student section, by the time we’re seniors, the greatest student section of all time,” Gonzalez said.

“I want people to be scared to come to play at Carmel, which usually they already are, but I want us to be the Seattle Seahawks of the IHSAA. I want people to be scared to come play Carmel. I want people to be like ‘oh you know Carmel’s a tough place to play.’ That’s the H environment I’m looking for.”

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Take Advantage of summer

Students need to capitalize on summer opportunities.

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While finals week and AP exams may seem to be mentally insurmountable, remember that they are merely temporary periods of mental stress and tests for mental endurance. According to a report released by the RAND Corporation in 2011, the average summer learning loss in math and For more information reading for American students on summer programs, amounts to one month per year. In flip to page 18. order to prevent extra learning loss over the summer, it is necessary to participate in mental enrichment over the summer. A New York Times article from 2011 states the general public cannot afford to spend almost 10 months per year devoting enormous amounts of intellect to learning and then walk away from it every summer. Even though Americans cherish the notion of summer as a time of relaxation, learning over the summer is crucial in order to retain MORNINGS LEFT FOR SCHOOL,

the information learned over the school year and keep the brain active and healthy.

Summer internships and learning programs are also great opportunities to gain some skills and experiences that translate directly to the real world. For example, students who participate in research internships over the summer can learn how to set up a professional chemistry lab, collect data for real-world use and work effectively with others in order to create the most efficient lab designs. Though schools do provide learning opportunities to students, the aforementioned U.S. News & World Report article states, “You don’t know what the day-to-day experience of working in your field will be like until your first internship experience.”

Even if you have gained a lot of knowledge in a class and received a 5 on an AP exam, the true knowledge test is to apply the skills gained in a classroom in a real-life setting. Colleges also love applicants who have gained some real-world experiences outside of the classroom. Interning or participating in something educational over the summer helps students learn to translate their classroom knowledge to real situations and actually reinforces concepts taught in classes. So in reality, they are relearning what was taught to them during the school year, when they didn’t even mean to learn anything.

Your brain might be shutting down from the rigorous testing these past few weeks, but remember that this period of suffering is only temporary; your brain will want to learn more in order to keep healthy.

So, please try to participate in something enriching during either this summer or future ones for your own brain and your future and more successful self.

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Matthew del busto

The affirmative action paradox

Preferential treatment for minorities discriminates against majority.

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grandfather, José, boarded a boat off the shore of Cuba and emigrated to the United States.

In Havana, José lived a life of true poverty. He left a home where he, the youngest child, was given the privilege of sleeping on an ironing board—the most comfortable item in the house. He got his haircuts for free inside the local prison, and he stole food so that he and his brothers would not starve.

In the United States, he served our country in World War II as a member of the air and sea rescue team. Upon returning home, he worked in a steel mill for forty-six years. At that point, he retired after such a hard-working life all starting back in Cuba.

Since José is Cuban, I am one-quarter Cuban, one-quarter Hispanic and, apparently, a one-quarter impoverished minority.

As a Hispanic, I am “graced” with affirmative action, i.e., positive discrimination. Why? The answer is simple. Twenty-first century America is a nation still striving to escape from the throes of racism. And so, escape it tries—albeit through counterintuitive means. This discrimination has been lawful since then-President John F. Kennedy’s signing of Executive Order 10925 on March 6, 1961, where the name affirmative action first appeared. In fact, this very executive order begins by stating that “discrimination because of race, creed, color or national origin is contrary to the Constitutional principles and policies of the United States.” How, then, can an executive order which is the basis for preferential treatment to minorities be preventing such discrimination? Simply put, it cannot—thus the paradox of affirmative action.

Sure, my grandpa grew up in unimaginable poverty in Havana. I fully appreciate that. However, I am baffled when only I and other minorities are offered opportunities for tens of thousands of dollars just because of where our ancestors were born. While I certainly appreciate and utilize the help provided to me, I question my entitlement. Am I any different than someone whose ancestors came on the Mayflower?

These preferences are especially troubling when one looks at the majority’s perspective. On Nov. 17, the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc.,

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filed a complaint against the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) for “intentionally and unconstitutionally discriminating against [prospective undergraduate students] on the basis of their race and ethnicity” in violation of the 14th Amendment.

On an academic index (a unit to compare applicants) in SFFA’s brief for all admitted students from 2006, generated by UNC, an academic index of 3.1 to 3.199 guaranteed 100 percent of African American admittance as opposed to only 42.2 percent of Caucasians and 43.1 percent Asian Americans. In 2006, a black student had an absolute guarantee of admittance to UNC with this index whereas Caucasian and Asian students with the exact same index had less than 50 percent chance for admittance. This statistic is unbelievable; an African American with this academic index had an absolute guarantee, no questions asked, to UNC while over half of Caucasian and Asian students with the exact same credentials were denied.

This is America’s answer to end discrimination?

In a culture becoming extremely racially sensitive, affirmative action is a step back—not a step forward— in equality. Colleges should accept students based on merit, not ethnicity. Higher education institutions’ goal should mold our nation’s youth into high-potential professionals, not equalize past discrimination.

I am proud to be Cuban, to be Hispanic. In this case, this inequality in college preference helps me, and I am grateful for it. But, am I really going to be a better student because my g­ randpa was born in H Cuba 93 years ago?

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Matt Del Busto at mdelbusto@hilite.org.

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Opposing viewpoints: speaking a native language

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listening to music on my iPhone, 70 percent of the time I’m listening to an Indian song.

Even when writing this, I was listening to an Indian song. I went from occasionally listening to Indian music in middle school, to basically obsessing over it in high school. I also love watching Indian movies, eating the food and wearing Indian clothes. Over the past several years, my understanding of the Indian culture has grown, and I’ve started to learn how to simultaneously live with both an Indian and an American culture.

Still, within the parts of the South Indian culture, my brother, Shiva, and I disagree on one main part of it: Should we speak our mother tongue, Telugu, regularly or just out of necessity? According to Multilingual Living, a person has to have a need to speak a language, otherwise they can get everything they need from using English. I speak Telugu on the phone with my relatives in India, only because they can’t fully understand English. However, when my parents speak to me in Telugu, I automatically respond with English. Why do I need to use another language when my parents know English perfectly? They are used to talking in Telugu with my brother and me, and the majority of the time we reply in English.

While I just feel speaking Telugu as a necessity when speaking with relatives across the pond, Shiva speaks Telugu whenever he’s able to. This has created somewhat of a problem for me as my parents and Shiva say that I don’t know Telugu because I don’t speak it. If I wanted to, I could, but I just choose not to speak it only because there is no need for me to. That doesn’t mean that I don’t like the language, or I don’t know the language. Even though I don’t speak my mother tongue frequently, I still believe that it’s good to show and accept other parts of the Indian culture. So while my brother is speaking away, H I’ll just enjoy this Telugu song I’m listening to.

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The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Sitha Vallabhaneni at svallabhaneni1@hilite.org.

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Knowing how to communicate in a native language is essential.

REASONS TO SPEAK YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE AT HOME: 1. Maintaining your native language helps you value your culture and develop a positive self concept.

2. It helps you interact with your family members and with others who speak the same language.

3. Being bilingual opens up employment opportunities.

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VER SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, my sister and I would be waiting on that Friday night to watch an Indian movie. Unlike other things, that is what we most look forward to. It’s part of my culture, so I enjoy it, but most of all it is unique. Like many others who are children of immigrants, I get to experience two different worlds. I have my ethnic side and my “American” side.

According to a Pew Research study from 2013, 61 percent of people in the second generation consider themselves to be “typical American” while slightly sticking to their roots. That is a great step up from the first generation that had around 30 to 33 percent identifying as “American.” As a part of the second generation, I feel an importance to know my native language and to know my culture, but this also is like a double life. We live with the American influences half, but behind the curtain, we live with our cultural influences. On the flip side, it is also important to learn about the new cultures, but we cannot stray from our roots.

As a kid, I never had the appreciation of being able to get the best of both worlds (I know Hannah Montana said that. I’m sorry). However, the most important thing that defines your culture is language. It connects me to others like me, and it connects me to my relatives.

From experience, the first question that people ask me sometimes is, “Tell me something in your language,” but that comes after the usual, “Do you speak Indian?”

Now, at home I try to use my native tongue as much as I can because that is a core part of me, and I want to pass that on to future generations. According to that same Pew Research study, four out of 10 second-generation Americans say that they can proficiently speak their mother tongue. That is outrageous. As a part of our culture, we need to take everything in because it is a H whole half of our lives.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Shiva Vallabhaneni at svallabhaneni@hilite.org.

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Kids at heart

Why we should still act like kids in college and even after.

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I played every chance I got. I played with my dogs. I played with my dolls. I played with my friends. And if you were anything like me (an average kid), then you probably did the same. In fact, it’s expected that kids play. That’s what makes them, well, kids. And in a few short months, we will leave the last remnants of the kid realm and walk into the adult world – or at least an awkward middle-school-like zone in the middle of the two. The majority of us will be legal adults by the time we enter college and all of us will be given a whole lot of grown-up responsibilities. Money and jobs will become a lot more real, and play will slowly fade away into oblivion with each passing year. But we can’t allow it to.

We live in a society that focuses on end results — tangible productivity — and as a consequence, play gets shoved aside and labeled a waste of time because by its very definition play is not at all productive. It serves no practical purpose. It is only meant to bring enjoyment — and that is something we desperately need in college.

According to Stuart Brown, psychiatrist and founder of the National Institute of Play, contrary to popular belief, the opposite of play is not work, but depression. And with college depression rates being at an all-time high, we need play now more than ever.

According to the latest survey by the National Institute of Mental Health, 30% of college students reported feeling so depressed that it was too hard to function. The rates of depression for freshman alone have risen significantly in the past five years, according to the

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Cooperative Institutional Research Program at UCLA. But it’s not just clinically diagnosed depression that’s becoming an issue. More students are also beginning to feel overwhelmed by their school work and other commitments than in past years. More than ever before, college students are focusing more time on academics than any other activity.

It’s becoming a public health issue, according to Anthony Rostain, a psychiatrist at the University of Pennsylvania.

But while the majority of us will not experience depression in college, I can guarantee you we will all be overwhelmed with work at some point in our time on campus. From extensive papers, to finals to a multitude of other responsibilities – there will be times when school just seems too stressful. And it is at those times that we need to play.

According to clinical psychologist Penny Donnefield, play actually decreases stress hormones in the body, making a person more relaxed. But what is play? Well according to Brown, play is when the act itself is more important than the outcome. So say a group of friends is playing soccer just for the enjoyment of it – that is play. But if that group of friends is playing with the goal to win in mind – that is not play.

Play is not meant to have goals and expectations. It is meant to be purely fun. Studies have shown that play reveals more of who you are than your work. When you’re playing, you are not the work-performance you, or the perfect social presentation you. You are just you.

I’m positive that all of us will have plenty of fun times in college, but we will also have some pretty stressful times when the reality of the adult world inches closer and we just can’t seem to figure out who we are and what we want to do. So I urge you to play.

Build some forts, toss a Frisbee and do a cannonball into the deep end.

H Just don’t forget to be a kid.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Naomi Reibold at nreibold@hilite.org.

PLAYING WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR HAPPINESS: It takes

6 to 7 hours of socializing to maximize happiness in the average person.

Regular contact with

10 friends can have a significant impact on an individual’s happiness level.

Having close friends within a distance of

1 mile increases one’s chances of being happy by 25 percent.

HAPPIFY.COM / SOURCE

PLAY IDEAS:

Next time it rains, put on you rain boots and stomp around in some puddles.

Blow some bubbles. You’ll need some bubble solution and a bubble wand.

Make a chocolate cake from scratch and then lick the bowl.

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THIS ‘15 It

This ‘15 it

Find the courage to change the future.

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at the end of my sophomore year, I became a columnist.

It was a role I took on reluctantly: The perspectives editors of the time couldn’t find anybody willing to write the traditional senior goodbye column, so they saddled me — a sophomore with no senior friends and little knowledge of the Class of ’13 — with the assignment. I wasted hours staring at a blank page on Microsoft Word. I bothered the management team members with questions about what made their class unique. I agonized over 600 words that refused to come to me.

In that way, I was forced into what would become one of my greatest passions, something that, although I have credentials and awards to show for it, I love most because it allows me to express my thoughts and ideas in a way that might make an impact on the world around me.

Now, as they say, I have come full circle. In the context of the senior goodbye column, I have transformed from a timid sophomore with her first assignment into a senior myself, bidding farewell not to strangers but to the school I have spent four years attending and the people who have been there with me. There exists a certain poetry in the situation, a pattern that implies a lesson to be learned.

The moral of YOU’LL THANK ME LATER. the story as I see

GRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

WO YEARS AGO,

it is, though a bit cliché, an eternal and ubiquitous truth: Do not allow your fears and inhibitions to hold you back; do not let the comfort of being good dissuade you from daring to be great.

We are the class that, on one Blue Day in our freshman year, paused as somebody came over the intercom to make an announcement: It was 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2011. We are the class that formed excited huddles in our classrooms as the once-in-a-lifetime moment approached. We are the class that wished harder than we’d ever wished before — for good grades and dream schools, for new skills and opportunities, for wealth, for world peace, for love, for happiness, a host of different wishes — yet we, a group of 1,200 unique people bound by the hallways and classrooms and memories we share, wished together.

Our years in high school have come to an end, and it is now clear that wishing is not enough.

“If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn’t make it so,” author and journalist Lev Grossman writes in The Magicians. As we walk away from CHS for the last time, we need to embrace the present as the time to stop wishing and start putting our dreams into action. We have intelligence and ability; we have curiosity and creativity; we have passion and dedication. Within ourselves, we must find the courage to take these things, the tools we have at our disposal, and use them to shape not only our futures but the world around us.

H The time is now. This is it.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Kyle Walker at kwalker@hilite.org.

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carmel is too sheltered

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Have empathy for those who are worse off than you.

we are not in postracial America. Questions over police brutality toward African Americans have been brought to the forefront of public discussion as thousands riot in Baltimore and Ferguson over the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of policy, with many pointing out major flaws in our justice system that discriminate against African Americans.

Nor are we in post-sexist America. Women, on average, make 77 cents for every dollar men make, and feminists cry out against rape culture and its devastating effects on young women.

I suppose we don’t live in an America where people of all sexual orientations are treated perfectly equally either, given that many states continue to hold firmly against the legalization of gay marriage, and recent laws passed in this very state enforced, at the very least symbolically if not actually, the idea that it is perfectly acceptable to discriminate against people on the basis of sexuality. On top of that, suicide is four times more common among LGBT teens than their straight peers and it is still legal in many states to fire someone based on their sexual orientation.

Is this creating a major state of panic, fear and oppression among black, female and gay students at Carmel High School?

I doubt it. I am a gay student at CHS, and, amazingly I feel no fear about being open about my sexuality. Am I insane? Shouldn’t I be terrified?

No, actually, I’m just sheltered. I go to safe, clean Carmel High School, a sparkling beacon of tolerance and intellect, filled with people far too open minded to practice discrimination.

I’ve read the news about the Indiana religious freedom law. I’ve seen the videos of evangelical pastors preaching hatred against gays, and heard the taunts that gays are perverts that will give you AIDS. I laugh at those people, as if they were parodies of themselves.

In my mind, those people are not even in the same universe as I. They don’t affect my life, why should I care what they say and do? Many of us probably feel the same way about other vague, stereotypical agents of hate and discrimination, such as trigger-happy policemen or sexist, unruly frat boys. Whatever.

ITHOUT A DOUBT,

THE REAL WORLD IN AMERICA RACE

1.47 Caucasians 31.17 AfricanAmericans of ages 15 to 19 per million died from police shootings from 2010 to 2012.

SEXISM Women will need to work over 70 more days a year to catch up to men with the gender wage gap.

18.1 percent of women held senior officer positions at jobs in 2012.

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But those people exist in modern society, as rampantly and visibly as ever and no one remains sheltered for long. It can be difficult for us to comprehend the ugly role that bigotry plays in this country when we have not experienced it, but that doesn’t make such a thing any less real, or terrifying.

Nor does it mean there is nothing the lucky people should do to support the unlucky. Many protestors in Baltimore held up signs that read, “You don’t have to be black to be outraged.” You don’t have to be discriminated against to be outraged about discrimination in any case of it.

Perhaps, one day, I will realize how much I take a place like Carmel for granted when I feel the icy wind of discrimination on my own skin. “Being gay is easy,” I’ve said to myself in the past, foolishly rolling my eyes at the notion of homophobia, an idea that seemed alien to me. But what do I know, when all I have ever experienced is love and acceptance? Now I realize that my reality is not everyone’s reality, not by a long shot.

So when the time comes to leave Carmel High School and journey out into the real world, remember the tolerance we enjoy here, not as a rare gift, but instead as the standard by which all segments of society must be judged. Have empathy for the discrimination that plagues others’ lives, even if it is absent in your own.

Carmel may be more of the exception than the rule, but let’s reverse that. Don’t tolerate anything less.

H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Grant Smith at gsmith@hilite.org.

states have laws or statutes against same-sex marriages.

PROPUBLICA.ORG, CATALYST.ORG, FREEDOMTOMARRY.ORG/ SOURCES

REAL IS SO RARE THESE DAYS.

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CHS’S NEXT TOP MODEL

junior brooke smith TAkes the Runway

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CHS’s next top model

Kyle Crawford

Sarah Liu

How did you get started with modeling?

In eighth grade, I went to Chicago, and I met a photographer to just get started. I really enjoyed being behind the camera and had a great first experience.

Both my mother and father were models and really encouraged me. Then, once I got to freshman year, I decided that I wanted to do modeling as a job. So, I went to see (an agency) in Chicago called BMG, which (is a) smaller agency. After about a year with them, I chose to move to FACTOR. I have always been a part of the Helen Wells Agency, which is here in Carmel.

Then, not too long ago, I got signed with Wilhelmina Models in New York City.

What do you do as a model?

If you’re a beginner model, you don’t have experience, so an agency won’t book you right away for anything big like Macy’s. When starting out, you start with these shoots called test shoots that are usually free. These test shoots help you build your portfolio of photos to show off your abilities as a model. Then you are able to go search for a shoot and show off your portfolio, so a place like Macy’s can see that you’re good in front of the camera.

CURRENT MODELING AGENCIES JUNIOR BROOKE SMITH WORKS WITH:

HELENWELLS T a l e n t,

P h o t o g r a p h y,

Video Production

Helen Wells is a local Carmel agency that specializes in models and actors for print, commercials, web videos, castings and marketing events.

FACTORWOMEN MODEL MANAGEMENT

Factor Women is a modeling agency in Chicago and Atlanta that specializes in working with female models. Smith works with the Chicago location.

What do you enjoy most about modeling?

I like meeting cool people, and I have met a lot of cool people through modeling. I definitely think the people you meet is what makes it enjoyable for me, because they’re just so creative and it feels awesome to be a part of that creativity.

How does it feel to be a model?

During a runway show it’s so awesome, because everyone’s eyes are on you. It’s your moment to shine in front of a crowd of people. I did a fashion show not too long ago, and I wore an outfit that was made completely out of cork. It’s great to be able to wear something that is so creative and be a part of it. It’s just an awesome experience to meet people and it’s a great feeling to have all these people, paying attention to you. I love being able to wear all these things that everyone enjoys.

Is being a model and a high school student at the same time a bit challenging?

It can be. I’ve already have been told I’ve missed a fair amount of school because of modeling. I am getting better at balancing my modeling and school work.

Lately I’ve been given support from the school for what I do, which is really cool. Modeling definitely can be challenging because of the timing of shoots, which do not always match up with school (time). It’s definitely worth it, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Wilhelmina is a modeling agency that has locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and London.

Founded in 1967, Wilhelmina works with a large selection of subjects. Wilhelmina provides model management for women, men, fullfigured, fitness, children models, as well as entertainers and musicians.

Smith works with the New York location.

Kyle Crawford, Sarah Liu BROOKE SMITH, HELENWELLSAGENCY.COM, FACTORWOMEN.COM, WILHELMINA.COM / SOURCES

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LiteBox just keep running (Left to right) Junior Marcus Perkins, senior Ryan Stoebick, sophomore Jalen Walker and sophomore Ray Jiang run together during a track practice. The men’s track and field team will compete in the Sectional tonight at 5 p.m. at Carmel Stadium.

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