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Crown Point High School @InklingsCPHS Jan. 29. 2016 Vol. 80 Issue 5

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of threats in the 2013-2014 school year were made online

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threats out of 299 threats reported between Aug.1 and Dec. 31 were from social media Indiana ranked for highest number of threats

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Information from http://www.reuters.com, www.schoolsecurity.org/

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School safety influenced by modern technology

BY NATALIE BRIGHAM CHRIS REKITZKE editor-in-chief editor-at-large

A single status update is all it takes to send an entire town into a state of panic. Across the nation that is exactly what happened.

Plainfield High School is just one of many high schools in the area to face recent online threats. As a result, Crown Point High School has felt the tension regarding security in Indiana.

Director of Safety and Security for the Crown Point Community School Corporation, Milan Damjanovic has been in charge of Crown Point schools’ security for over thirteen years. In regards to recent events he has experienced a change in regards to school safety.

“There’s definitely been a heightened sense of security. Just because of what’s going on in the world you can’t not think this couldn’t happen in Crown (Point.) You always have to be on your toes. We’re growing. Our population has nearly doubled

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since the school first opened,” he said.

Threats to school safety are not a new occurrence, however the manner in which they are presented has began to change.

Damjanovic has experienced circumstances in which dangerous threats have been made causing local law enforcement to spring to action. One of the most unruly was made possible by the internet.

“Once through an email in our servers we received a threat saying ‘We’re going to blow the school up at twelve o’clock.’ So we evaluated it, we got a bomb dog, surveyed the area. Law enforcement around the area equipped.

We ended up waiting it out, holding the kids for an hour before it was supposed to go off and an hour after to ensure things were safe and then sent them back to class so as to not take them out of school the whole day,” Damjanovic said.

A large part of safety at school relies on the communication between parents, students, and adults. Assistant Principal

“I think that social media has blurred line as to what occurs in the school and what occurs outside the school.

Russ Marcinek Assistant Principal Russ Marcinek believes that social media acts as a tool to open those communication lines.

“I do think that social media is a positive thing for school safety because there are no secrets anymore… If people see something on social media that raises an eyebrow…they would report it to us and we would certainly have the opportunity to communicate with those people to make sure we are dealing with it appropriately,” Marcinek said. “I don’t feel like

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schools have become less safe because of social media. I do believe that there’s the ability for people to maybe create false threats because of social media and there’s the potential for false information to get passed on. As a school, we have to be mindful of what is legitimate and what would be considered false.”

However, Damjanovic finds that these communication lines tend to become tangled and convoluted, doing more harm than good in the long run. When it comes to students, posts and links are shared rapidly and change from person to person.

“Students don’t always have all the facts, so when they send things to one another person to person it changes, suddenly a joke turns into a serious matter, suddenly somebody is supposedly bringing in an AK 47. The Chinese telephone is now the Chinese cellphone,” Damjanovic said.

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Stealing the show

Students talents shine at second annual Talent Show

BY JEREMY DEBOLD reporter

“15 minutes until showtime,” Performing Arts Department Chair Kit Degenhart shouted backstage.

Everyone involved is doing what they can to ensure the high school’s annual Talent Show will go off without a hitch.

The Talent show was hosted by the school’s Theatre Department and Student Union in order to raise money for the Marion Kellum Performing Arts Scholarship Fund, a scholarship program that grants scholarships to high schoolers excelling in and pursuing performing arts as a career. The judging panel was composed of English teachers Jacob Adams and Alison Bickel as well as history teacher Chris Mikrut.

The event was hosted by Tiffany Curtis, Thomas Kvachkoff and Caleb Smoot. The trio of emcees put on a show of their own in order to keep the crowd lively and entertained between performances.

The show started off with sophomore Carlton Rager performing “Four Chords” and featured Micah Finfrock doing a sing-along to “Time Warp” during intermission.

The show closed out with the B Side Aces performing their newest songs “Blind” and Hypnotized.” The sound and lighting was managed by the Crown City records and the Theatre Department respectively.

After the judges’ deliberations, the winners were announced. SePHOTO BY BRANDEN DWYER niors Nate Carey, Haley Bengtson Senior Mark Henricy performs “Love Yourself” by Justin and Cameron Walker won “Most Bieber. Henricy was one of three acts to be awareded, earnTalented” with their performance ing himself the title of “Crowd Favorite.”

of “The Meddling Mashup.” Senior Mark Henricy won “Crowd Favorite” for his performance of “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber. The final award was given to seniors Michael Truschka and Sara Eichmeier for their contemporary dance performance which won the title of “Most Original”.

Many of the acts have spent a month or more learning and perfecting their routines.

“Haley and I had been working on mashing up songs since before Christmas break,” said Carey. “We actually rehearsed hours before the show because there were still a lot of kinks.”

On the other side of the spectrum, some acts spent only a few days rehearsing.

“Sara and I spent about four or five days coming up with and practicing the routine for the show,” said Truschka, adding he thought they did “very well” on stage.

Student Union, a program aimed at gathering peers with differing ethnic backgrounds to share common ground and to find unity through diversity, hand-picked the acts for the talent show.

“My favorite part was seeing all of the kids I never knew before doing something they were so proud and passionate about,” said Student Union sponsor Amy Sansone.

By the show’s closing, 13 acts had performed, over 200 people had attended and $934 were raised, half of which will be donated to the Marion Kellum Performing Arts Scholarship Fund.

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intheknow Pettit to host questionand-answer session Feb. 3 Have a question you have always wanted to toss at Principal Chip Pettit?

Well, here’s your chance: the principal will be fielding your questions in town hallstyle question-and-answer session hosted by The Pulse on Wednesday night, Feb. 3.

The session will take place from 5-7 p.m. to in the high school auditorium.

Questions must be pre-screened, which will be done by members of The Pulse, and sponsor Russ Marcinek, who will also be moderating Wednesday night’s event.

Submit FAFSA application

by March deadline The window for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is open.

FAFSA is for any student who will be in post-secondary education during the next school year, senior in high school or otherwise, and believes they will need help paying for college tution from the federal government.

Federal Student Aid, who oversees the FAFSA application, awards over $150 billion in aid yearly.

On Tuesday night, the high school is hosting a FAFSA-help session for parents and students in the Media Center from 3-7 p.m. for those are worried about the application proccess.

Student Council selling Valentine’s day Gatorade Student Council will be selling Gatorade with the phrase, “You ‘electrolyte’ up my life, Valentine,” during all lunches through Feb. 3. The cost is $1.

Student council members will be delievering the beverages during first hour on Friday, Feb. 12.

ISSMA students preparing for chance to impress judges

BY GRACE CLELAND design editor

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Tensions are high as the student walks into the room. As they approach their music stand, they are only thinking of how they will do. With a lot of practice under their wings, their time to shine is now.

“I try to practice everyday, but I know that can sometimes be unrealistic when balancing my other activities,” sophomore Haley Canfield said.

It is the student’s choice to chose what they want to perform

at the upcoming ISSMA event.

Some can voluntarily do a solo while others may stick to ensemble performances.

“Solo ensemble contest is more individually run. (For) students who want to do solos, it is really up to them to try to figure out what kind of solo they want to do and to rehearse it on their own,” band director Johann Sletto said.

With hectic academic and extracurricular schedules, it can be hard to juggle everything at once.

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ance my time between practicing for ISSMA and excelling in school, but it is all a matter of learning how to use your time wisely and not waste it,” Canfield said.

The seniors hopes are high as to what they wish to accomplish at their last year of the competition. Students who still have time left in high school can continue to strive for their goal of performing well at ISSMA. “Being a senior, I hope to get gold for my solo in group one and score gold at state. I also hope that

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our other participants score well, people can enter as small groups or ensembles, or be scored on a solo,” senior Matt Muller said.

Past ISSMA events have shown Crown Point music students are capable of great accomplishments.

“Crown Point historically does very well at all the ISSMA events it go to. We are very fortunate to have great students, we have great administration that supports what we do. We have a great structure K-12 in music. We

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have a lot of people that are really on board with everything that we are trying to accomplish,” Sletto said.

This year’s ISSMA is one for the students. Their practicing is underway and with individual and group goals that each would like to achieve, there is no doubt they won’t fall short.

“Thus far I have a perfect streak of never having gotten below a gold rating, and I hope that I end my last ISSMA saying the same,” Muller said.

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Stray Dogs donate performance proceeds to no kill animal shelters

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The city is planning to build a press box and storage building to accommodate the new Babe Ruth baseball field recently built at Center Ross Park. The additions will be located on the west side of the entry to the park.

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challenge for administrators is to determine whether or not social media between students is interfering with the educational process,” Marcinek said.

For example, the act of recording a fist fight between two students and sharing it with anyone--be that social media or private messages--could result in severe consequences.

“It is against policy for filming a fight, you can get kicked out of school for filming a fight and pushing it on. What you’re doing is causing a disruption in the school day. A lot of our students don’t know that and they need to be aware of this,” Domjanovic said. “Forwarding stuff like that, we’re going to be taking a stronger stance on that and if they’re caught there are legal ramifications. It’s not just a school thing.”

Recently, Crown Point High School has incorporated Twitter into the school’s guidance department sponsoring the competition dubbed the “CPHS Tweet Master,” a competition in which students compete weekly for the title and a chance to win a t-shirt. Sophomore Peyton Steiner is one

I think it’s good because it gives kids the oppurtunity to feel like they are playing at Jacquelin Maleckar a real stadium.

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Stray Dogs sponsor Don Bernacky explains the skit, Dinner for Six, to the audience. Sophomore Destiny Kogler, senior Nicole Newkirk, senior Caleb Smoot, senior Emily Duncan and junior Erin Demo (left to right) perform this skit. All proceeds benefit the Lake County Animal Shelter.

where Bernacky pretends that there is a problem backstage. He goes into the audience and interviews them about their life which is then acted out in front of them, leaving the crowd with a hysterical impression to leave on.

Bernacky said that the best part of the show isn’t the skits but watching the students perform for the first time.

“My favorite bits from the

of several students to be awarded the title.

Steiner believes she is one of many that feels Twitter and other forms of social media is beneficial during the school day.

“I think there are some positives like school related pages [that] can give (students) reliable information, but [there] are also a lot of negatives regarding cyber bullying.” Steiner said.

However, she finds the positives outweigh the negatives in that social media helps get information out and connect with others. Steiner believes social media has the potential to cause trouble, but in regards to her safety at school, she finds herself in a stable environment. In her eyes, the effects of social media are minimal if at all present. “(Social media) could cause safety problems because people could always lie about who they are,” Steiner said. “But I do feel safe at our school. I also don’t feel administration should be watching our social media...It’s our right to feel free about what we post outside of school,” Steiner said.

In reality, administration has the abil-

show were the fact that the kids came out there for the first show, and they were very composed, fearless and creative. For half of our crew, this is their very first show, so I was glad to see them rise to the challenge. I was glad that the kids are progressing quickly as far as they have come within the year.”

ity to monitor student activity on media sites if it interferes with the learning environment or makes individual students feel endangered.

Students play an active role in ensuring the school’s well-being in addition to their own and that, like social media itself, relies on sharing and communicating.

“It’s very important for them to be proactive about their safety...I don’t think any school is immune to having threats or a tragic accident...We always tell our faculty, ‘if you see something, say something,’” Marcinek said.

Damjanovic agrees that this communication between students and faculty is vital to protecting students.

“Our safest thing for us is for our students to open up. The code of silence has to stop. If someone sees another student having a problem, potentially dangerous or otherwise... We want to know that stuff so we can do our job to get that student help before it gets to that point,” Damjanovic said. “Students are a big key to keeping this school safe.”

Student reaction to events in our world

Students at Roosevelt College and Career Academy, a private school in Gary, are protesting the cold temperature inside the school. Students are picketing outside the school on the street in order to force officials to do something.

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I think it’s dumb, and they should fix the school’s heating so the kids arent wasting time protesting. Dennis Kenneally Junior

McLaren hospital in Flint, Michigan reported that it found low levels of Legionnaires disease bacteria in the public water system on Jan. 22. Legionnaires’ disease is a respiratory bacterial infection.

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I am upset that people are suffering from diseases in public water systems and that we should do Dale Schoettle more nationally.

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British explorer Henry Worsley died Jan. 25 trying to cross Antarctica alone. The father of two was 30 miles short of his goal when he called for rescue.

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safety continued from p.1 All threats are evaluated by a team of Crown Point High School staff members that compose a team that form to use a threat assessment system.

“There’s what is called a “Threat Assessment” where we have a school safety team, that consists of administrators, teachers, Officer Damjanovic and Officer Olson and we look (at) the threat and determine (if the threat is genuine.) Regardless of what we feel about that threat at that time, it is investigated,” Marcinek said.

From there, consequences range from the student being called down to the office to be talked to, to a parent phone call, or if an eminent threat to the building was presented law enforcement would become involved.

Regardless whether social media is a positive or negative contribution to school safety, both men agree that social media has affected the way school safety occurs between students.

“I think that social media has blurred line as to what occurs in the school and what occurs outside the school. I think the

Started.” Junior Haley Bramwell came up with the idea to make it a new skit.

“As I was browsing through the internet, I came upon a post about a game of rants to play with friends, and I thought it would be a really good improv game. I designed the game to fit the Stray Dogs and made it original to us,” Bramwell said. “Let’s say bananas make you incredibly angry. You’re with your friends and one mentions bananas, and it just makes you frustrated. So you go on a rampaging spiel about bananas.

Then someone picks up on something you said that makes them want to rant, and the cycle continues.”

The show also included skits like “There I Was,” a mash up of two well known skits from comedy clubs like Second City or iO Chicago that host different improv shows. “‘There I Was’ is kind of a mashup game. We took two separate games which are ‘Story Time’ and ‘Throw Me a Line,’ and we put them together in more of a way that people haven’t necessarily seen before,” Bernacky said.

The show closed with an original skit called “A Star is Born”

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After a long week of finals, what do students want to do?

Have a laugh and relax.

The Stray Dogs improv club provided entertainment on January 14 that also benefitted the Lake County Animal Shelter. For a $5 donation fee, students could watch a variety of skits that stirred up a laugh, and all of the donations would help cover the cost of bills at a no kill animal shelter.

“All the funds that were raised from this show will cover the dog flu that broke out during the summer. It really kind of depleted the fund of the animal shelter. Since they’re a no kill facility, they help the animals, so that’ll help make a dent.” sponsor Don Bernacky said.

The Stray Dogs started in 2008. They have held this annual show to benefit the animal shelter.

“When we started the improv club, the students realized that if we’re going to have a show we don’t need any money for them.

We don’t have any sets. Everything we do, we create out of thin air. We can do some good for the community, so I asked the kids who they would like to serve,”

Bernacky said.

Because their name is the Stray Dogs, founding students found it fitting to donate their first show’s earnings to the animal shelter. First year member, junior Erin Demo, says that donating to the animal shelter is one of her highlights of the show.

“The fact that the show benefited the local animal shelter is probably my favorite part,” Demo said. “It’s not super typical of a high school event’s proceeds to go towards something other than the program itself, so it was a rewarding feeling knowing we had all played a part in helping the shelter.”

The show lineup included classic improv skits but with new takes on them. The Stray Dogs have staples like “Scenes From a Hat” and “Freeze.” “‘Scenes from a Hat’ gives us the chance to bring the audience up on stage and give us a chance to throw out some one liners and have some fun. We try to get the audience going with the little dance number in the beginning,” Bernacky said.

The club wanted to introduce some original works they created by themselves like “Don’t Get Me

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BY CHRIS REKITZKE editor-at-large

Love, A word said too oft and too little all the same.

We find ourselves loving any and everything: potato salad, vehicles, boyfriends, girlfriends, pencils and pens. The list is endless.

But do we actually love?

The answer is yes and no. The real question is whether or not we love the right things.

Beyond inanimate objects, though those too are not deserving of the utmost affection, even if Chipotle is phenomenal.

Instead the root of our whimsical use of the word lies in a stereotypical matter, a phenomena detailed extensively in teen movies and burrowed into our age and the high school itself. But it is not all wrong, it may be easy to say that in high school, teens are in a false, typical state of “love,” or extreme infatuation. They are quick to say they love their significant other of three months. This is not entirely wrong but not right by any means.

Not wrong because at this point in our lives, our relationships are the closest they have ever been to being grounded in reality, it makes sense to say those three simple words. Relationships up until this point have been based on silly, trivial things like “Billy is cute and has a cool bike, I like Billy.”

Instead, now we ask ourselves “do we have things in common,” “do we argue a lot,” “do we yearn to be with each other every waking minute of the day?” At the same time, the relationships are not guaranteed and are based on hours with each other. They end, and the pain they evoke is unbearable.

It is important to know nothing is set in stone with people, and they often change, physically, mentally and emotionally. Even so, we find ourselves saying “I love you” to people we have only spent a few months knowing.

The irony of this lies in the fact we love those we have known for so little, and have an extreme disdain for those we have known for our entire lives. It is yet another typical aspect of being a teen, a cultured hatred for authority figures and more specifically, our parents.

People that have spent our entire lives raising and molding us, are the same people we rarely utter words of affection to.

The more they hug us, the more we seem to push away.

We struggle to love those who love us.

Love often, but be mindful of who you love.

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“It makes your thoughts more widespread and known by other people.”

iew: Bullying via social media is not okay

We are members of an era nicknamed the “digital revolution.” While media is available to virtually anyone, our generation seems to be the pioneers. We’re the first to grow up in such a fast paced world.

Often times, social media benefits us. It is an endless outlet of information, a source of entertainment while also acting as a platform for students to express their thoughts and feelings.

However, social media is not always used as a tool to brighten someone’s day in eight seconds by watching a tired toddler nap on the beach or liking tweets about cute animals. It becomes the perfect breeding ground for bullies. It is all too easy for an angry student to whip out their phone and vent about other students.

Since using social media has become such an integral part of a student’s day, there is little thought to repercussions. If anything, students often feel their online bullying is justified as the number of “likes” on a post increases. Being the subject of such posts is detrimental to a student’s emotional health and confidence. A positive correlation exists between social media bullying the school environment. The more online bullying that occurs, the less safe students feel attending school with their peers.

Physical bullying is not tolerated within the building, so it should not be a shock that bullying students on social media is not allowed either. The point of anti-bullying measures in school is to create an atmosphere where students feel comfortable to come together and learn.

Violating these measures is doing our school and ourselves a disservice; when students bully others online, they are shattering the delicate trust that exists between peers.

If students see bullying on social media, they should inform a trusted faculty member. Just like citizens have civic duty, students are subject to having responsibilities as well. While some students see the act of talking to an adult as “snitching,” talking to an adult ensures that both students remain safe and that the situation is dealt with responsibly. Even if it is a minor incident, it is better to be proactive about student safety than careless.

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sophomore “I feel like technology distracts kids so I don’t really get on social media much.”

Kristen Lacosse junior

“It prevents me from getting homework done on time and makes me procrastinate.”

Tyler Fuller senior

“If it goes off I check it instead of doing my work because its more of a priority.”

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Should students have earlier college prep?

I will not be in college for six years!

BY SAM BARLOGA online editor

CARTOON BY DESTINY KOGLER

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Early college prep provides less stress on students when planning for college

Middle school students are too young to worry about preparing for college

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Spending sleepless nights worrying about college requirements and preparing for the future is something some students can recognize. As students get older more pressure about going to college and finding the right career is put on them. All grades in high school may say that their life is surrounded by this. At Crown Point High School, the school provides college prep and help during resource hour and although this can help make students ready, college preparation should start at an earlier age.

When students are in middle school the topic of college and careers is rarely brought up and when they reach high school they are swarmed with information about college and are told by many people that need to start focusing on college and the career they want to pursue. This can leave students very stressed and can make them feel like they have to figure out what they are doing on the spot. High school tends to be very stressful for students when it comes to classes and homework and all the tests students have to take. Putting all of the college prep on them now just adds to the stress that some already have.

If schools started to provide college prep at an earlier age, students would be able to plan ahead and figure out their future. A lot of people end up not knowing what they want to do with their careers until they start college and this may be because they weren’t familiar with college and careers and they did not get enough time to prepare and figure out their future. If students are provided information about college they have more time to plan for their future.

Many people may say that since they are at a younger age they will not care about college because it does not affect them yet and that they may not take it seriously. Some students may not take it seriously, but it gives those who want to plan ahead a chance to prepare.

College readiness provides students the opportunity to prepare for their future. Although students are given them this opportunity to prepare, it is up to them whether or not they want to take adavtage of this opportunity and plan ahead.

Middle school students’ minds are already stressed to the max.

Not only are they worried about fitting in socially, boyfriend/girlfriend romances and puberty, but now early college prep is here to put the concern of college in their head before they even reach high school. These young students are only 13 or 14 years old, and the idea of what they want to pursue in college is not what they should have in mind.

Students like this should not know what they want to work at for the rest of their life. They haven’t experienced anything in life and could be on a path to picking a job they hate. They are too young to be making such a big decision with such little experience, they don’t know what jobs are even open to them with their skill level and most students at this point don’t have one subject or field they’re really passionate about. They haven’t taken any courses that specify on one area in the science field like chemistry and as a result don’t really know what they like and dislike. They need to experiment with different classes to see what they enjoy. That is what high school is for.

High school is a time where not all students in the same grade are taking the exact same classes. There are courses offered in high school that can have both freshman and seniors together; it all depends on the interest in the student. Students should not be on a path for their career once they walk into the doors of high school. They deserve the opportunities to experiment with different classes that catch their attention.

While the argument against this is that students will have more time to figure out what they want to have a career in, this is the opposite of what it’s doing. With college prep and the pressure of making young students pick what they think they want to do, they are placing the student on a one-way path to that job with no detours at any other careers. Because of this path that’s set up, students are stripped away of their option to advance on a different subject of their liking.

These are young students, they need time to look around and see what they’re really passionate about.

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Kayla Kyles

“Yes we should be talking about college and career earlier on, however, I think we need to realize that we need to be talking to kids based on their aptitude.”

Scott Rettig

Time and time again, the left is right

Take these, they are IMPORTANT college prep!

I am 13! I do not know half that stuff!

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“No I do not think kids should learn about college in earlier ages, especially 8th grade because there is still immaturity.”

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“Yes, because the more experience they can get in the fields of college and careers the further it will help them down the road.”

Chad Dykman

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“No, because at that point I feel like they are still too young to think about what they want to do in college.

Conservative figures and politicians seem to do a lot of complaining, but they don’t have real solutions. Think about it.

Ask them about “Obamacare”.

They’ll say something along the lines of “It needs to be repealed”.

Then ask what happens to the more than 20 million people who now have health insurance?

They have no answer.

The right is continually apathetic about refugees and migrants. “Refugees? Well there was that shooting in San Bernadino, so we can’t let them in.” That is continually their argument.

When asked what they should do, the right tells refugees to “stay where they are”. Imagine the living conditions of these people to want to flee thousands of miles from their home lands just to find safety. And the right tells them to stay, to give up. Imagine if that were you fleeing violence.

Time and time again, the left has the answers.

When it comes to healthcare, we say it shouldn’t be left up to how much you wealth you have.

Currently, according to some estimates, upwards of 40,000 Americans die every single year because they don’t have access to healthcare or they get care too late since they have no way of paying for it. This is unfair and inhumane. When it comes to healthcare, you shouldn’t been left to die since you can’t pay.

Just like access to clean water, clean air and K-12 education, access to healthcare should be universal and guaranteed, no matter who you are.

When it comes to refugees, we have a plan. We know that our workforce is getting older, and that we need some way to keep Social Security and pensions solvent for our baby boomer generation who is either in, or nearing retirement over in the years to come. In order to do this, we need more people paying taxes, and contributing to society. Immigrants in the form of refugees do just that. They commit less crimes than natural-born citizens, and quickly assimilate into our society.

So, next time you hear Donald Trump, Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio going on and on about immigration and social issues, remember who was on the right side of history on gay marriage, civil rights, affirmative action and many other social and economic plans: the left.

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PHOTO BY JILL KIDDER Vegan club co-founder junior Maddie Gellinger enjoys her vegan lunch consisting of a variety of fruit, waffers and water. Vegan club was created this school year.

Chewing for a change

Vegan club members embrace clean eating lifestyle

BY MAISA NOUR editor-at-large

Take a minute and think of your favorite food. Does it have meat? Animal products? Being a vegan or vegetarian means leaving that behind and adopting a whole new lifestyle of an animal-meat and animalproduct free diet.

For students at CPHS, starting a vegan and vegetarian club was the perfect outlet to meet others with the same values as them when it came to dietary beliefs. One of the co-founders of the club, junior Adam Suttinger, believes that the formation of the club was the perfect way to join an extracurricular.

“I was looking for a club to join, but none of them really stood out to me, so I set out to start my own,” Suttinger said. “I suggested the idea to Mr. Bauters and he agreed to sponsor us, and that’s when we got started on making the club a reality.”

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“It’s really nice to have a club where you are with people that are like minded about the same values you have,” Gellinger said.

Although the club is still in its early stages, they are looking to raise animal abuse awareness and hoping to educate people about the purpose of veganism and vegetarianism.

“We want people to start thinking about what they are eating. Many people don’t really think about what’s in their food before eating it,” Gellinger said. “Have you ever thought about where the meat you’re eating came from or even how it was produced? These are all questions people need to start considering.”

Junior Hannah VanGundy, another co-founder of the club, believes that the club creates an educational environment for those uninformed about veganism and

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“The importance of our club is to spread awareness of our cause and inform others on the effects of the meat industry on people, animals and especially our Earth. Meat isn’t sustainable for our diet because it’s ultimately cruel and depletes our Earth of clean air and rich soil,” VanGundy said. “Nearly 20 billion animals are slaughtered every year for human consumption, which I think should be more alarming to people.”

While the club takes on a serious issue they believe strongly in, they also enjoy meeting up once a month for a get together to enjoy all their favorite animal-product and meat-free foods.

“So far, we’ve gotten together a few times, and we are making a petition to add more vegan-friendly options to the school lunch menu, such as soy milk and veggie burgers. We also eat a lot of good vegetarian food at all of our meetings,” Suttinger said.

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what vegan or vegetarian diets may be, the club is open for all students to join in to learn about it more.

“The difference between vegans and vegetarians is that vegans abstain from all meat and animal products such as milk and eggs. Vegetarians just stay away from all meat including fish, which I know a lot of people don’t really know fish is included,” Gellinger said. “The club is open for anyone to join in and ask questions. We actually encourage it because we really want people to be educated and informed about our cause.”

However, one does not have to be a vegan or a vegetarian to take part in Vegan club. The club’s purpose goes deeper than just dietary choices.

“Whether it be for personal health, for the environment or for helping reduce animal cruelty and if none of those apply to you, you are still welcome to attend and enjoy the food,” Suttinger said. “We actually have quite a few non-vegetarians in our club; everyone is welcome.”

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The effects are similar to a drug-- increased heart rate and perspiration, suppressed immune system and increased anxiety. However, these effects are not just achieved via bottles and prescriptions. It is often times not welcomed, but it is inevitable nonetheless.

This drug-like substance is stress.

Psychology teacher Rebecca Magee says that having small amounts of daily stress is healthy and normal.

“Heightened levels of stress are good for a little bit, not for the long term,” Magee said.

If stress prevails, it is possible that unfavorable consequences could develop. Health teacher Lindsay Moskalick explains that overwhelming stress can be harmful to students’ physical health. Magee agrees and accredits this to the reason that often times after finals week, kids will get sick because their immune systems have been stressed out for an extended period of time.

“Pretty much, (stress) runs down the human body and makes it more susceptible to illness. You start to lose sleep, and then essentially your immune system is starting to run low,” Moskalick said.

During the school year, students are often faced with large amounts of stress from school itself as well as after school activities. Magee attributes this stress to students trying to accomplish multiple tasks.

“I would say (the biggest stressor on students is) trying to balance everything from school to work to extracurricular activities to applying to college. It’s a lot of stuff to get done in a couple years,” Magee said.

These stressors take a toll on students during their daily lives. Junior Sophia Alessia worries that trying to be a part of multiple clubs, getting good grades and having a social life is impossible.

“It’s also important to (remember to) take our personal health into account, like showering and sleeping and eating. Sometimes you just don’t have time for it all,” Alessia said.

If students feel overwhelmed by their stressors, consequences worse than sweating and increased heart rate can occur.

“Students sometimes deal with stress by going into a state of denial, giving up or sleeping,” Magee said.

“Some kids just can’t figure out how to cope with stress, and if they haven’t had to deal with some of the stressors, especially kids who haven’t taken a whole lot of AP classes, then get to high school and the pressure is higher. Then in college those things can build up quickly.”

To combat this, there are healthy ways to deal with stress. Moskalick thinks that stress can be managed by incorporating certain stress-relieving activities into students’ everyday schedules.

“Physical activity, listening to music or something of the like, talking to someone, managing time wisely, and reading (are all things) that positively helps release the stress,” Moskalick said.

Magee agrees that it is important for students to find a way to manage stress that works for them.

“With stress you have to find ways of coping and balancing, so sometimes people find that making lists will help because it’ll organize their thoughts. Working out always helps with stress. Also, sleep--I have a lot of students that take a nap when they’re stressed,” Magee said.

Learning how to manage stress during adolescence is seen as valuable to Moskalick because habits formed in youth are more likely to remain the same in the future.

“If they continue to release stress in negative ways, they will form habits and carry them into adulthood,” Moskalick said. “If they release stress in positive ways, they will carry that into adulthood. It is important for teens to start releasing stress in a healthy way so that they establish healthy habits.”

Effective Stress Management Techniques Eating healthy

Exercise

Sleep and regroup

Making lists

Meditation

Do not procrastinate Talk to a friend

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headaches

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concentration impairment

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Sophomore Gerardo Corral rides his new hoverboard.

The risk of a sudden burst of flames does not seem to keep people from reaching for their wallets. Hoverboards have become a worldwide phenomenon in the last few months.

Students and teachers have joined in the normality of owning the device and find that the fun outweighs the risk.

“I believe they can catch on fire, but at the same time, anything can catch on fire. It’s just a thing everyone worries about but they shouldn’t,” sophomore Gerardo Corral said. “They can be dangerous to people who aren’t experienced with skating or other balance activities. In a way, it is so effortless and so fun to ride.”

Others, such as media teacher Chris Gloff, have found that the risks of the hoverboard to be a harsh reality.

“I was having a great time riding it, and then all of a sudden, my feet felt like they were getting warm. I was like, ‘Man, I must be flying,’ because my feet were really warm. Then I looked down, and my feet were on fire,” Gloff said. “There were flames shooting up from underneath. The thing accelerated to like 62 mph, and I was just ripping down the street.”

Corral received his hoverboard as a Christmas gift, but first viewed the scooter-like contraption at a technology convention. “(I got my hoverboard) a week before Christmas.

My brother bought it for me, but I put some money down for it as well to help him pay for it with some of my pre-Christmas money,” Corral said. “I am big into technology. I saw one when I went to a convention when they were first being developed.”

Riding a hoverboard takes a certain amount of skill. It requires one to control their balance, so they do not fall off.

“You start off by putting one foot on, and then you put the other one on after it. You have to keep your balance

because it moves with your movements,” Corral said. “When I started riding it, I fell a couple of times. (The difficulty of it) depends on your balance and how you try to learn how to ride it.”

Hoverboards are portable, which makes them easily transportable to different locations. Some, such as freshman Ellie Vandeel, have found the aspects of the hoverboard more appealing than walking.

“I ride my hoverboard outside when I want to go uptown,” Vandeel said. “I ride it a lot, almost every day with my friends.”

Although there are not multiple types of hoverboards, there are different kinds of wheels that may be purchased to upgrade the existing gadget.

“They have different wheels that you can buy. One is a ten inch, and the other is an eight inch. The eight inch is faster of a ride, and the ten has rubber wheels instead of the original wheels,” Corral said. “I have the eight inch (wheels,) but I would rather have (the) ten inch (wheels) because the wheels are bigger.”

Hoverboards are just recently becoming popular in our society. The whole idea of a hoverboard was believed to be fictionalized throughout the past few decades.

“You couldn’t find these back in the day. They’re pretty cool,” Corral said.

Gloff believes that hoverboards shouldn’t be purchased until they are perfected.

“I can’t imagine people still buying them, knowing everything that’s going on with them. I think it really says something about our desire to keep up with the Joneses that a product is being made in which there are many incidents where these things are lighting on fire or going out of control,” Gloff said. “People fall off, break their arms or crack their skulls open, and parents are still running out and buying them.”

Even while having a less than desirable experience with the device, Gloff believes that this new era of technology is something to look forward to.

“It’s awesome technology, and I cannot wait for them to figure it out so we can all have a little bit of fun with it.”

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Students anticipate the top stories of the new year

BY JILL KIDDER

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2016 is full of memorable events that will have equally as memorable outcomes. Leonardo Dicaprio could win his first Oscar, the Chicago Cubs could take the World Series and Donald Trump could become the next the president. While the future is unclear, theorizing its occurrences has become a popular pasttime.

One of the biggest events occurring in 2016 is the presidential election. Though the election won’t be taking place for another 10 months, students have already chosen their favored candidate.

Junior Kaitlyn Koch supports Democratic outsider Bernie Sanders because of his populist message. Others are supporters of the Republican front-runner Donald

Trump.

“I’m hoping Bernie Sanders wins. He has a big fan base in the millennials because he reaches out via social media,” Koch said. “His platform includes things that we want to support. He talks about reducing college tuition and bring(ing) up the middle class. It benefits a lot of our aged people.”

In February, the Panthers and Broncos will be competing for the Lombardi Trophy in the Superbowl. Sophomore Josh Whitaker believes the Carolina Panthers will be victorious in this year’s game.

“My prediction (is that) the Panthers are going to win the Superbowl because they have many great play makers and a top notch offense,” Whitataker said.

Reigning MVP Stephen Curry is leading the Golden State Warriors, who currently have the best

record in the NBA, to the number one seed in the Western conference.

“The Warriors will win the NBA finals because they’re having a record breaking season and have many all star players,” Whitaker said.

In 2015, the Chicago Cubs made the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2003. Many have high hopes for the team’s upcoming season.

“The Cubs will win the World Series because they’re coming off a great season last year and have the best lineup in the MLB,” Whitaker said.

The furture of CPHS may not be so bright. Some students, such as senior Caitlyn Baker, are concerned for the remaining months for the class of 2016. “(The) senior prank is going

to be awful because our class is insane,” Baker said. “Their mindset is, ‘I’m going to be leaving soon, so what can they do.’ They are going to go overboard.”

The Fitbit, iPhone 6s and 3D printers were all popular gadgets in 2015. Many multimedia companies are planning to release new technology in 2016. Junior Alex Knipper theorizes what technology will be trending this year.

“Virtual reality is going to be a big thing this year,” Knipper said. “The Oculus Rift will be making advances in video games.

In everyday life, Google Glass and Microsoft Hololens will be making their debut.”

The release of wearable technology was prominent in 2015, and Knipper believes that the trend will continue.

“Definitely the wearable tech-

nology will be more forwarded. It will be more advanced and more people will get into it,” Knipper said.

However, with Apple’s 2015 release of the Apple Watch, many in the educational environment are expressing concerns regarding the use of the device. Baker suspects that CPHS will make new rules regarding wearable technology.

“It’s a miniature phone screen. People can definitely cheat with it,” Baker said. “People find different ways to cheat all the time. I’m surprised teachers don’t check wrists nowadays.”

Though the future is unpredictable, students and adults alike can make educated guesses as to what the future will hold, but only time will tell.

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King showcases his baking abilities as he and his friend guide viewers on how to make brownies.

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Channeling creativity

Talented students find outlet in online medium

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Video games? Got it. Lifestyle advice? Got that, too. Funny cats? Always.

With the growing popularity of YouTube, many students have utilized the website as a creative outlet. YouTube has become a space for people to express their ideas as well as share more about themselves with others. For junior Marisa Wright, YouTube is a place to improve upon her cinematography skills.

“I know the whole, ‘To be an expert in something, it takes 10,000 hours of work,’ quote is kind of cheesy, but I think you definitely have to put in the work to get better at anything,” Wright said. “By putting my content out for anyone to see, I am opening up my work for both scrutiny and praise.”

Though she was inspired to make videos to improve her skills, Wright enjoys the ability to directly share her content with others.

“Personally, I just want to have a creative space where I can showcase my own content,” Wright said. “I think YouTube is a great place that allows content creators to directly connect with an audience. I just want to grow and improve on my skills.”

While some utilize the space for creative growth, others create videos to pass the time.

Sophomore Blake King uses YouTube as a hobby to fill his free time. Some YouTubers stick to one specific style of videos, but King chooses not to limit himself to a certain genre.

“I make whatever seems fun,” King said.

“I don’t just stick to one category. I do lifestyle videos, like things you do in normal life. It’s whatever I want to do at the moment.”

With an array of famous YouTubers al-

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ready producing videos, students are able to find inspiration in others’ videos and work ethics.

“My biggest inspiration is a man called Casey Neistat on YouTube,” Wright said. “He’s a filmmaker that is incredibly talented. He takes hard work very seriously and is incredibly passionate about storytelling. I’m really inspired by him because he has great vision and ideas.”

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Marisa Wright junior For some, inspiration started young. Junior Nikola Petreski was inspired to create his channel in the fourth grade when he first saw the content being featured on YouTube.

“I immediately saw so much potential in this brand new medium,” Petreski said. “Fast forward to today, and I just realized I have so much stuff in my brain that I want to get out.”

Although YouTube’s main focus is video uploads, some have formed relationships from the website. Subscribing and commenting have accelerated the process of creating friends on

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the platform.

“I’ve gotten a few (comments). The best one is probably from this girl that has her own YouTube channel that I don’t know in real life, but we stay in contact. We talk to each other every now and then about YouTube and stuff,” King said.

While most people only see the finished product, there are many steps included in the video making process such as recording, editing and uploading.

“The first part is the easiest and arguably the most fun: capturing the footage,” Petreski said. “After that is where quality filmmakers are separated from the poor videographers. As soon as I load my footage into an editing software, I am presented with the task of creating what I would want to watch. From the moment the intro plays to the ending where I (ask) my viewers to tell their friends about me, it’s about one to four hours of editing.”

The process may be lengthy, but the video itself then portrays the YouTuber’s purpose in creating the video in the first place.

“I enjoy making videos because I love telling stories. Communicating visually is such an incredible thing,” Wright said. “I especially love the camera work that is involved with the production of a video. I also love being able to reach an audience that is open-minded and welcoming.”

Overall, being able to create something with so many dimensions in the comfort of home is a feat that inspires some to do more.

“I do what I do because it’s honestly my favorite form of art,” Petreski said. “Musicians make music, but the listener will usually not have the same vision as the musician. A filmmaker, however, sculpts the emotion, tone and visual empathy of each frame. Every single cut, edit and shot represents a moment in time.”

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Senior boys help Lady Bulldogs prepare for upcoming match ups

BY YOUSEF ABDELDAIEM reporter

In the offseason of their respective sports, athletes find many different ways to fill their time. For seniors Artie Equihua, Jake Yelich, Nate Hanlon, Logan Pitts and Jacob Sobek their winter is still spent in the gym, but instead of practicing, they are helping others practice.

Once in about every two weeks these five seniors come in to help the girls varsity basketball team practice.

“Usually they come in once every few weeks, depending on our schedule and who we are playing,” head coach Chris Seibert said. “Whenever they come, it helps simulate the other team’s players and the different things that they are doing.”

Both the coach and the players see scrimmaging these guys as a major advantage.

“The guys are just a little bit faster and taller and very athletic than our junior varsity team so it pushes the girls to compete in practice,” coach Seibert said. “There is pretty much a full scouting report that we go through with the guys when they get here so it allows them to simulate what the other team is doing. They’ll run the other team’s set plays, what they do offensively, defensively, they will be other players from specific teams so we can work on doing things that those players do well.”

Junior Jessica Barclay believes the boys help strengthen multiple aspects of the team’s game.

“Having the guys come and scrimmage us in practice not only helps us on our physical game but our mental game as well,” Barclay said. “If you’re comfortable boxing out a guy you’ll see in the hallway later that week, you can box out a girl you’ll never see again.”

The senior boys started appearing at the girls’ practices

their sophomore year and have continued to come in ever since.

“We started (helping) sophomore year when former head coach Anne Equihua was still coaching,” Yelich said.

“She came to us and asked us to come out and push the girls to get better.”

The five seniors all feel they can really make use of their athleticism and help make a difference in the Lady Bulldogs’ season.

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Senior Artie Equihua guards freshman Caitlyn Phillips.

“Even though we aren’t as good as they are, they do get to play against a different intensity,” Equihua said. “I enjoy helping them game plan. Whenever we do something that they don’t expect it allows them to plan and adjust their scheme in order to be prepared for anything their opponent throws at them.”

Senior Kennedy Krutz appreciates the energy the boys bring with them to practice.

“I think the boys coming in for practice is really beneficial as it gives us a game-like speed to compete against,

and I would say the intensity we play with in games is generated from playing against the boys,” Krutz said.

Hanlon agrees with many of the same positives.

“I like to know that I’m contributing to the girls’ season,” Hanlon said. “It’s good to know that I’m helping them out and preparing them for tough teams; that’s what I enjoy most.”

Although contributing to the team’s success is the ultimate goal, some of the guys have a little extra motivation to show up.

“Most of the girls on the team I’ve been friends with for a long time so it’s fun to play against them,” Pitt’s said.

“I also get a lot of conditioning out of it since usually we only have about five to six guys switching out so that we are getting into better shape. It’s also nice to know when the girls win that we could have been part of that W.” Like Pitts, Equihua also feels there are benefits from scrimmaging against the Lady Bulldogs during their practice.

“I get conditioned from it,” Equihua said. “Usually we run a lot so it’s a good way to condition for track season.”

But for one senior in particular, practicing with the girls is more than just helping and conditioning, it is for the love of the game.

“I like helping the girls play and getting the team ready for their next opponent, but personally, I just love the sport of basketball,” Sobek said.

With this being his first year coaching at Crown Point, Seibert is really appreciative of the guys coming out.

“It’s just been a really positive thing for us,” Seibert said. “The group of guys that come out have done a really nice job, and we really appreciate them coming in when we need them.”

Coming off DAC championships wrestling seeks sectional title

BY MATT MCCONNELL reporter

Big expectations are set as the Dogs take the mats heading into the postseason.

“Our goals for the postseason is to advance as many people as we can into the state tournament,” head coach Scott Vlink said. “Then when we get to state, our goal is to put people on the podium.”

State is a goal only some athletes can dream of. For junior Jonathan Moran, he’s looking to win it.

“The ultimate goal hasn’t changed since the start of the season, win state,” Moran said. “I’m taking things one step at a time though, step one is to win Sectionals, then get back in the room for another week

and prepare for regionals.”

With a strong regular season under their belt, the Dogs are driven by confidence.

“I went 27-1 during the regular season.

I took that loss fairly early in the season, and I really felt like that was what kept me determined for the rest of the year to make sure it didn’t happen again,” Moran said.

The regular season was not one to overlook. With a young team, the squad shattered some preseason predictions of their capabilities.

“Our regular season results far surpassed anyone’s expectations. We have a very young team with four freshmen in the lineup. We only have three seniors in that lineup with the rest being primarily fresh-

men, sophomores and a few juniors. With that being said, we exceeded people’s predictions,” Vlink said.

However, with the postseason looming over their shoulders, the Dogs look to improve and work out any kinks that may help them reach their goals.

“The reinforcement of skills they need to do technically are not done through a coach bringing them in together and re teaching where it is more situational type drilling,” Vlink said. “Our practices are shorter but we want them to be more intense and crisp. Our emphasis is more about the 14 starters rather than the team as a whole. We want to work the team appropriately hard but we also want them to be physically and mentally prepared to

compete every Saturday for the next four weeks.”

Just as the Dogs are preparing for their run in the postseason, their rivals are perfecting their finishing touches as well.

“Our competition is good. We are going to have a stiff test in the sectionals from Valparaiso and Kankakee Valley,” Vlink said. “We’ve beaten Valpo in a dual meet and in the Duneland Conference championship but if we don’t wrestle well, they could get us.”

Though confidence may be running through the Dogs’ veins, it is not going to be easy.

“Anyone can be beat at any time,” Moran said. “So I’m not taking anyone for granted.”

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Taking down number 2 Boys basketball defeats second ranked Merrillville 55-50

BY DYLAN WALLACE sports editor

It was a packed house on both sides of the gym in Crown Point when the Bulldogs challenged the undefeated Merrillville Pirates in a close head-tohead conference match up.

The game started off slow with both teams missing a lot of their shots in the first quarter which resulted in the Dogs leading 15-11 after one.

“We put ourselves in a good position to win after the first quarter, our coach was telling us just to do what we do and play fearlessly,” senior Leo Zdanowicz said. “As a team I knew we were all excited and confident, we knew that if we played how we’re capable of then we would win.”

At the half the lead had been cut to three, 29-26, with momentum still on the Dog’s side, but head coach Clint Swan had an important message for the boys in the locker room.

“We were right where we wanted to be,” Swan said. “We did a good job of controlling the tempo and limiting them to one shot per possession. We told them that what they were doing was working and we also told them that Merrillville was probably going to go on a run and that we had go out there and limit that as much as we can.”

Heading into the third it was again a slow start by both teams. Each scored a total of 11 points in the third keeping the Dogs still up by three heading into the fourth, eight minutes away from giving the Pirates their first loss of the season.

“We knew we were capable of winning so there was a lot of excitement,” Zdanowicz said. “Our coach always tells us not to play to lose, but to play to win. So we just had to do that and we knew we would come out on top.”

The fourth quarter was a back and forth battle all the way to the buzzer.

Despite the Pirate’s full court press, senior point guard Blake Bonin came up big with one huge three and then a steal on the other end leading to a one man fast break where Bonin got fouled and made the basket to score five quick consecutive points.

“It was a team effort beating Merrillville’ full court pressure. They are an extremely quick and athletic team so we had to move the ball quicker than they could move,” Bonin said. “When it comes to the five point run I had, it got us some momentum swinging our way again after Merrillville had just cut our lead to one.”

The Dogs were able to hold off Merrillville, dropping the Pirates record to 11-1 on the season. Most the Dogs’ scoring in the fourth consisted of made free throws, showing just how key it is to practice the fundamentals.

“The one thing that we’ve always done is we’ve worked on fundamentals since day one and whenever we talk about getting back to the basics it is nothing new to our guys,” Swan said. “I think that the teams that struggle with those things are the teams that have never implemented that way of thinking to begin with, and our guys are used to it and that helps us in games like this.”

The Dogs have yet to string more than two games together this season, they are currently on a two game win streak and will make the long travel to LaPorte tonight and will be looking for their first “true” road win of the season according to Swan.

“We haven’t won a true road game yet this season and we’re hoping we can go on the road and beat a very good LaPorte team,” Swan said. “In order to do that we’ve got to do all those little things well, we’ve got to take care of the basketball, make our free throws, block out and if we can master those things, we can keep our win streak going.”

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Senior Blake Bonin gets his team set to run a play early on in the second quarter of the Dogs conference match up against the Pirates.

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Senior Grant Gelon catches the ball in the right corner behind the three point arc ready to shoot.

Junior Sasha Stefanovic picks up the looseball in traffic. Stefanovic scored 22 points in the game.

With sectionals looming girls swimming prepares to bring home title

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The girls swim team hopes to make a splash in the postseason, following up what has been a successful regular season start.

The Lady Dogs are 11-1 and as sectionals approach the team is hoping to swim their fastest at the right time.

“For the team our main focus is to win sectionals, us and Munster should be battling it out, it’ll be close on paper. Being sectional champions is our ultimate goal,” head coach Bryon Angerman said.

The season has been a success thus far, the team finds themselves second in the DAC only behind Chesterton. Following

up on a successful run at the DAC meet, the team plans on edging out all other sectional foes, which does not include Chesterton.

Winning the Highland invite was one major accomplishment for the team up to this time, which proves high potential for the postseason. The Lady Dogs placed first out of the eight teams who competed.

“The team definitely has the right mindset heading into sectionals. We’re using the Highland invite, which was probably our best meet of the season up to this point, as motivation going in,” junior Kelsi Artim said. “The competition we faced there is similar to the teams we will see

at sectionals. The team is pumped up and ready to hopefully win a sectional title.”

The team knows emphasis can not be solely put on individuals times, but more on the overall team’s performance to accomplish the ultimate goal.

“We know the sectional title will not be just handed to us, but we need to earn it. We need to kill it each and every day at practice until then to prepare ourselves for next weekend. We have the drive and passion to win sectionals, hopefully the hard work put in over the last months will come with positive results. We need some of the best races out of our second and third string girls to bring home the trophy,” se-

nior Mackenzie Artim said.

The girls are heading into sectionals with the bitter taste of coming up short last season, and the determination to make it to the top this year. The girls want and expect nothing less than ending the season as champions.

“We lost last years sectional because we thought it was going to be easy, we were concentrating on all the wrong reasons for swimming,” Artim said. “We need to go in in strong knowing we have something to prove and medals to win.”

The sectional will be held at Lake Central with the prelims taking place on Feb. 4 and the finals on Feb. 6.

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Never act on aggression Anger can result in some of the most unexpected consequences.

One of the most recent cases of this has come from NBA allstar Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers. Griffin was just having a casual dinner with one of the teams equipment managers, who he is reported to be good friends with and apparently even gone on a vacation with. During this dinner the two got into an argument and Griffin then hit him inside the restaurant to later follow him outside and hit him again.

Griffin has yet to face any disciplinary actions but those are being discussed, the unexpected consequence was that Griffin fractured his hand from the punches.

This is about as dumb as a way to get injured that I’ve ever seen since Amar’e Stoudemire punched the glass enclosure to a fire extinguisher after a loss to the Miami Heat in the playoffs back in 2012 and broke his hand as well.

The Clipper staffer’s face was injured and both him and Griffin were sent home after the altercation.

Griffin was already dealing with a quadriceps injury that has kept him out the last couple games and now with this possible broken hand Griffin is expected to miss a couple weeks.

This isn’t the first time Griffin’s anger has gotten the best of him, aside from many technical fouls and being ejected from a few games Griffin was also charged with a misdemeanor in November of 2014 when he allegedly got into an altercation with a man at a Las Vegas nightclub.

There is no excuse for losing your temper and making your team suffer for it. Griffin is valuable to his team, without him the Clippers aren’t nearly as strong.

When an athlete is in a sport they have a responsibility to the team and if they do anything out of anger it won’t just hurt themselves but their teammates as well.

With that said, to anyone out there that gets mad easily, think before you act.

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Boys swimming looks to postseason as chance to shine

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As the regular season comes to a close, the boys swimming team has its eyes on postseason success.

“We should be able to compete with Chesterton, but they’re obviously going to win the meet.

For us, our goal is to be as close to Valparaiso and maybe even beat the Vikings at the DAC meet,” head coach Bryon Angerman said.

After routing DAC basement-dweller Michigan City at home on Tuesday night, the swimmers are preparing for tomorrow’s conference meet at LaPorte High School. The DAC Championship meet serves as the team’s start of the postseason, and will be followed quickly by the annual sectional meet at Crown Point.

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that expanded depth among some of the DAC’s lowest standing teams could make this year’s conference meet one of the most competitive in several years.

“At the conference meet this year, some of the other teams like Portage, LaPorte and Michigan City all have really good swimmers in there, so I think that the quality and the depth of the conference meet is going to be a lot better than what it has been in the past,” Angerman said.

Both Angerman and senior swimmer Joey Karczewski were adamant that the main goal at sectionals is to top Munster.

“A good team goal would be to Munster at sectionals,” Karczewski said. “We have a chance to beat them this season compared to previous years, and I also want to get 4 or 5 individual swimmers down to the state meet.”

As an individual, Karczewski

is looking to get to the state meet and improve on his previous results, 17th place finish in both events he swam.

“I personally want to win both my events at sectionals and go onto to state and get top 8 in my events,” Karczewski said.

“Last year I got 17th in both my events, which is right outside scoring range.”

The team is mostly composed of seniors and freshman, and Angerman believes the amount of young talent will help the team in the future.

“The team is fairly dominated by seniors and freshman in terms of the numbers wise,” Angerman said. “Our three top freshmen, Evan Hollins, Zeke Halls and Christian Mikrut have been really stepping it up among the freshmen. We’ve got a pretty balanced team up on our top end and some of the kids who have

just starting coming out this year are starting to pick up the pace and follow in our seniors footsteps.”

Karczewski praised his new coach, Angerman, on the way he evolved the team coming into the new season.

“I think this season has gone extremely well, we’ve had a new coach this year who has really changed our philosophy and everyone is extremely motivated, both junior varsity and varsity swimmers,” Karczewski said.

Angerman is happy with the course the season has taken.

“For us to beat Lake Central was pretty much our highlight for dual meets,” Angerman said.

“It’s the first time in a long time that we’ve beaten them For conference and sectionals, it looks very good for us to get some individual and relay swimmers down to the state meet.”

Girls basketball anxious for postseason play

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Another year, another season coming and going.

For senior Hannah Albrecht, this postseason is not just another game, it is her last time playing with the girls she has been with for four years.

“This sectional will be very important, obviously being our last time ever playing together,” Albrecht said. “We really feel like we have the ability to win it this year.”

The Dogs have had success in the DAC this year finishing with a 6-1 conference record, finishing second overall.

“Overall I have been very

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pleased with our progress throughout the season,” head coach Chris Seibert said. “We would’ve liked to win the conference but to finish second is definitely a step in the right direction.”

The team has been playing their best basketball as of late, having won eight out of their last nine games.

“We have been playing our best basketball at the end of our season, which was one of our goals at the beginning of the year. With two games left we need to be playing our best going into sectionals, and position ourselves to give us a chance to win the sectional,” Seibert said.

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The sectional draw took place last Monday, Jan. 25. The Dogs drew Valparaiso, who has a 15-7 record, and will also be playing in front of a home crowd since they are hosting this years’ sectional.

“Valpo has had a good year, so this game will be a challenge for us.

They got one of their better players back who didn’t play against us the first time, and they also play a lot of young kids who are sure to have gotten better as well throughout the season,” Seibert said. “Our approach doesn’t change. We try to keep everything normal, and prepare for every game the same way.

We just try to take it one game at a time, not look past any opponent,

because in sectionals it is win or go home.”

Despite much focus being put on the upcoming postseason, the girls are not overlooking the final two games on their schedule.

“We have the mindset that we need to win these last two games, because it still is preparation for sectionals,” sophomore Mya Scheidt said.

“We aren’t overly confident or overlooking Valpo,” Albrecht said.

“We are very excited and hyped for the whole experience, and I am going to cherish every moment.”

At press time the results of the basketball game against Bishop Noll on Jan. 28 were not available.

My moment of the month ... “... was beating Merrillville and giving them their first loss of the season on our home court.”

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by Tom Segura Stand-up superstar Tom Segura returns with his second comedy special “Mostly Stories.” The special features a refined Segura, a storytelling savant who is fearless in the face of the touchiest of issues ranging from race, religion and even piercings, saying what is on everyone’s minds all the time.

“I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeBRemix)”

By Mike Posner Five years after his last album, Mike Posner released his new EP, “The Truth” in 2015. A remix of one of the songs off the album, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” is an upbeat, electric remix that puts anyone on their feet. In this case, the remix definitely trumps the original.

“Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined”

By Stephanie Meyer Though it’s not as awful as the original, “Life and Death” definitely comes in a close second.

Gender swapping the cast is a last ditch effort in reviving the series which was a failure. The novel’s only redeeming factor is that it successfully ended in one installment.

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By The Chainsmokers Featuring ROZES While at first this was a greatly enjoyed song of the electronica genre, it was soon overplayed.

“Roses” has a catchy beat that can become an addictive tune. Hopefully the constant playing on radio stations doesn’t ruin the song for everyone.

“Revival”

By Selena Gomez After a 2 year break from music, Former Disney star Selena Gomez released her latest album titled “Revival,” a 14 track album that gives listeners a personal look at Gomez’s past life struggles and relationships.

While the beginning of the album has a more techno and upbeat feel with songs, the rest of the album slows it down and becomes more personal. Gomez’s latest album is just a prime example of her talent.

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Twelve Oscar nominations. Twelve.

This might sound farfetched for a movie that only grossed $31 million in its opening weekend compared to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” blockbusting $248 million, but by the end of the two and a half hour film, there was absolutely no denying that “The Revenant,” in addition to the shattering performance delivered by Leonardo DiCaprio, deserves every single one of the nominations it received.

The film, an adaptation of Michael Punke’s best-selling historical novel, centers around the story of fur trapper Hugh Glass (DiCaprio), who, after surviving a gruesome bear attack, is left for dead in the Rocky Mountain Wilderness. Driven by little else

other than a desperate need to survive and a vendetta against the man responsible for his betrayal and abandonment (Tom Hardy), Glass fights his way, inch by agonizing inch, through 1000 miles of Rocky Mountain wilderness.

Almost as captivating as the storyline itself is the production and shooting of the film, which is largely due to the work of Oscar nominee director Alejandro González Iñárritu and two-time Oscar winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezk. Although filmed with only the natural light provided by the areas in which the film was shot, “The Revenant” oozes with breathtaking scenes and excellent character portrayals.

Leading this line of actors is Oscar nominee DiCaprio, whose performance radiates throughout the entirety of the film

as he swims, rides and literally crawls his way through every situation thrown at him.

Hardy plays antagonist John Fitzgerald with disturbing yet relatable accuracy, bringing the grizzled antagonist to life in a way that makes it difficult to completely hate him.

The one degeneracy to the film was its lengthy runtime, which made it impossible to finish without at least one bathroom break.

However, there wasn’t a single portion of the film that wasn’t transitioned well or didn’t provide some sort of suspense over what would happen to Glass next.

Maybe DiCaprio will or maybe he won’t finally win his Oscar for his role in “The Revenant,” but if anything is for certain, it is that this film won’t be forgotten anytime soon.

“Wildfire” successfully encompasses many genres

BY AUDREY GACSY reporter

For the first time in years, there is an entire album where every song calls for a smile and demands a place on the top charts.

Not only does “Wildfire” provide the upbeat tempo that listeners are used to from artist Rachel Platten, but it also gives a fresh soundtrack to many of life’s ups and downs.

The third, and equally as lively, studio album from Platten was released on New Year’s Day which is considered the dead season in the music industry. From song to song, the focus changes drastically along with the beat.

The album opens with “Stand By You” which proves to be a classic Platten song; however, the very next song, “Hey Hey Hallelujah” featuring Andy Grammer, sounds like a rock hybrid.

Later in the album, some R&B rhythms

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are introduced. Each song comes as a pleasant surprise.

Of course, the famous “Fight Song” was featured on the album, renewing love for the hopeful and relatable lyrics. The song quickly became a commercial success. It seems to have kept its title, and “Wildfire” only strengthens the reputation.

Although the album brought many expectations to the table, it seemed as though the songs follow the same theme throughout which became tiring. Someone going through a rough time would find the continuous theme empowering and strengthening, but anyone else would find the lyrics repetitive.

Thankfully, the rhythms vary.

The only downfall to this album are the repetitive lyrics. Although powerful, they seems to flow into each other, creating a series of loops. Throughout “Stand By You”

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and “Fight Song” the same words pop up over and over. By the end of some of the songs, the repetitive words had worn themselves out.

It is a reasonable assumption to say that Rachel Platten will be the new and improved version of artists like Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne. Her ability to pull off a variety of genres in one album gives her the potential to bring in awards and fans from every corner of the listening world.

This album has brought more to the table than initially expected which calls for giving it a chance. A fan of a different genre than Platten’s usual tune would still thoroughly enjoy this album’s content. For an album released in the dead season, it has brought a certain amount of life into the live’s of the listeners. This seems to be the heat needed to survive the winter.

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BY TIFFANY CURTIS reporter

The title “Making a Murderer” prepares the audience for 10 hours of stories revolving around abusive parents, drug and alcohol addictions or sociopathic tendencies- the typical backstory of the subjects of murder documentaries. However, filmmakers Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi completely flipped the script with the story of how the Manitowoc County Justice Department made Steven Avery, a self-proclaimed innocent man, a murderer.

The documentary is truly a triumph for both Demos and Ricciardi, despite, the obvious journalistic bias from both of the film makers. It thoroughly depicts Avery’s story through 10 hours of courtroom footage, personal interviews and official phone calls. The details they provide are completely subversive and provide an experience that mimics reading a book.

In 1985, Avery, a “hillbilly” social outcast in the Manitowoc County, was charged and convicted of raping a woman. He spent 18 years in prison until DNA evidence was able to prove his innocence. Avery’s relationship with the Manitowoc County Justice Department becomes frayed beyond repair as he becomes the face of an embarrassing civil lawsuit against them. Avery is able to enjoy two years of freedom before being charged with the murder of Teresa Halbach, a

woman who disappeared after supposedly taking pictures of a car at the Avery’s auto-salvage yard.

The controversy and drama that surrounds this documentary is aligned with the question it forces the audience to ask: did Steven Avery really murder Teresa Halbach, or is he once again being framed by the legal system? The question still lingers long after the jury’s decision.

Although the overwhelming amount of evidence they provide elevates “Making a Murderer” past basic crime documentaries, Demos and Ricciardi display borderline irresponsible journalism by leaving out damning evidence against Avery. The film makers have repeatedly said that their purpose of making the documentary was to show how the criminal justice system works; however, no viewer can deny the they used evidence to direct attention to the way Avery was charged and arrested. They lean far too heavily on evidence that frames the Manitowoc County Justice Department for planting evidence in their unrelenting pursuit of Avery.

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Something is becoming increasingly clear when it comes to rock: bands like Panic! At The Disco and Fall Out Boy are not just the defining sounds of present modern rock, but that they will continue to be rock’s most popular names into the foreseeable future.

On Panic!’s new album, “Death Of A Bachelor,” lead singer Brendon Urie made Panic!’s sound what he always wanted it to be: Upbeat and uniquely his. Could you really expect anything else from Urie?

With longtime drummer Spencer

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Smith gone, and Urie the band’s only remaining permanent member (secondary member Dallon Weekes is back as a touring member), he is allowed to find the sound he has always wanted Panic! to be in the first place by adding horns and a Frank Sinatra feel to several songs.

While the album’s singles are upbeat, and meant for alternative stations, Panic!’s entire album takes on a different feel. “LA Devotee” is easily the album’s defining track, with a sound that will keep the band’s loyal alternative fans happy, and will get play on Top 40 stations if Urie and company decide to release it as a

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Another downside of the series is the amount of detail they pack into the documentary. It becomes boring at parts, and many have said that they cannot even make it through the first episode without wanting to give up. But as the documentary continues, the audience can feel themselves getting pulled in by the detailed

single sometime in the future.

“Death Of A Bachelor” is the only track that can be described as slow, but even so it incorporates enough of Urie’s own unique style to be considered acceptable. Similarly, the album’s final track Impossible Year has Urie’s fingerprints all over it due to Urie’s love of Sinatra, which makes the track standout, and acts as a strong finish to a solid album.

But it’s not as if the singles, “Victorious” and “Hallelujah” are bad. They were picked by Urie to please the fans with the uniqueness Panic! has provided their fans throughout their career.

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interviews and testimonies that allow them to feel sympathy for Avery and his family and outrage at the audacity of the Manitowoc County Justice Department.

Overall, “Making a Murderer” is definitely a show you can binge watch over a weekend and obsessively think about after you finish watching.

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Victorious talks of “popping champagne” partying, while “Hallelujah” provides a gospel sound of “All you sinners stand up, sing ‘Hallelujah!’,” in the background to beat down Urie’s message.

This has lead to the songs not receiving much airplay on pop stations, unlike some of Panic!’s previous works including, “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” and “Nine In The Afternoon.”

The album’s defining lyrics come early, in “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time,” and describe exactly what listening to album is like: “Alright, alright, It’s a helluva feeling though,” and it really is. What an album.

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Morning Starbucks Drive-Thru

Some people’s early morning routine consists of stopping at Starbucks. A majority of those students are then stuck in the traffic jam that is the Starbucks drive-thru. This becomes frustrating when you are then stuck in the middle of your impatient and aggravated peers. This event is a big contribution to why students are late for class.

While Starbucks coffee is very enjoyable, their drivethru is not so much.

I understand some us already have our 10 year plan intact, but do we honestly know what is coming?

Growing up has always been like a foggy road. You can’t see what’s coming next, but once you get there, it becomes clear.

After graduation we are left to fend for ourselves. Most of us are moving out and starting a life all on our own. So let me ask you this: Do you know how to pay bills? What about credit? Do you know how and what your credit will do to you later on?

If you answered no to any of these, then it proves that the requirement of taking a class like Economy is necessary.

Lets take it a step further.

By the time we graduate, we will be around the age of 18, which means we will be eligible to vote.

Do you know the different views of Democratic and Republicans? Do you know what and who would be best to run the country?

Yes, you can see someone like Donald Trump in the race and know not to vote for him, but what about Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders? The fate of the country lies in our hands.

Imagine where the country will end up if no one is educated about the government and all the things that go into it. Making it a requirement to take a class like Government before you can graduate is in a way ensuring the fate of the country.

Now lets talk about physical education. All the classes you take in school are meant to be a workout for your brain. With the rise of obesity in our country, getting students moving and helping them to live healthier lives is the best way to keep this generation healthy, alive and disease free.

The greatest thing about graduation requirements is the diversity it forces students to experience before being thrown into the real world.

Students must get at least 40 hours of volunteering before they get the piece of paper they worked four years for. This is probably the best way to prepare students for their lives after high school. Through volunteering, students can meet people of different cultures and personalities and really see the diversity that exists beyond CPHS doors.

While some think these requirements can be a waste of their time, just remember that school is about education in all its forms whether it’s socially, mentally or physically.

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done, but since the two years I have been making music with him, he has come a long way with his flow, lyrics and especially his voice.

I am proud to have him on board for the movement myself and the team has created.”

Pape also has high respect for his two companions as well who have taught him valuable lessons.

“Without Patrick and Jake, I more than likely would have quit from the hate,” Pape said. “They kept my head on right, and I went from 400 plays a song to 10k a song. They taught me (that) hard work is all we need.”

You can follow Pape on soundcloud @ loudmouthentertainment and take a listen to his music which always tells a story and has a meaning to it.

“I always rap with passion and take what I feel from the song and put that type of feeling into my voice,” Pape said. “With every song I have a purpose and a story to tell.”

Pape has high expectations for himself and hopes that his passion for music will make for a successful career.

“I think I’ve finally found my one talent,” Pape said. “I love rapping so much that I know I have chance to make a lot of money some day with it. I know this is who I am.”

“I’m going to a basketball game up in Chicago.”

“I’m going to spend time with my friends and my family.”

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Pape pursues rap career in high school All anyone needs is a little motivation.

Motivation can come from a friend, a family member or yourself.

For senior Grant Pape, all it took was a little persuasion from a friend to make him release his first ever rap song on Soundcloud to the public.

“One day my friend, senior Kevin Church, went into my backpack and found the notebook with the song,” Pape said. “He begged me to rap it to him, so I did, and he begged me to release it.”

Pape took that into consideration and went to visit two guys he knew who also made rap music, graduates from Crown Point Patrick Buckley and Jake Kraft.

“When I went to go see them, they liked my style, so we became good friends. As time went on, I grew to fall in love with rap, so I just stuck with it,” Pape said.

After Pape released that first song, he received positive feedback but just from his friends. He knew he could do better and strived to make more music.

“The feedback was very positive but it was people that are my friends. It wasn’t real feedback,” Pape said. “I wanted to just contin-

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ue to make more music and get more people to hear it,” Pape said.

Ever since Pape released that first song, he has continued to make music and just recently dropped a mixtape with Buckley and Kraft, “From the Basement” which many people around the school enjoyed.

“I really enjoyed listening to it. I definitely think they’ve improved over the last few years, and the release of the mixtape really proved that,” senior Mike Strunk said.

“I liked it a lot because it sounded like it was professionally recorded,” junior Jaycee Hopper said.

Buckley spoke about the hard work they put it to make the mixtape.

“It took a lot of work, long nights in our studio and good friendship. Without the help of each of us, none of us would be where we’re today with music,” Buckley said.

Kraft saw a lot of potential in Pape when he first came to them and speaks highly of his improvement.

“When Grant first started to rap with us, I instantly saw a kid who was hungry to do what he truly loved. We saw a lot of potential in just his work ethic alone, so we invested into a third member of LME(Loud Mouth Entertainment),” Kraft said. “At first, Grant was like any other artist, a lot of work to be

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I think I’ve finally found my one talent. I love rapping so much that I know I have a chance to make a lot of money some day with it.

I know this is who I am.

BY DYLAN WALLACE

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I hate unrealistic endings, so I hated the movie “Leap Year” because they got married after knowing each other for 3 days.

Mythical hopes I really wish Centaurs were real because they’re sort of the safest mythical creature Space jam If Venus was actually fit to live on, I would definitely go to space and visit there.

Inked in My mom, my sisters and I all want to get a tattoo of 4 hearts linked together to represent our relationship.

“I’m hanging out with my friend, Ellie.”

Maddie Kennedy Freshman

“After I destroy my buddy in our pups game, I’m going to drive this girl I’ve been talking to to Qdoba, not Chipotle.”

Sam Surufka Junior