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CHRONICLE March / April 2017

How to Study for AP Exams

VARSITY TRACK Prom Trends Nutrition Tips

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TRACK PROFILES & EVENTS

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beauty and the Beast on stage

MASTHEAD Editors

Kaitlyn Neher Ashley Baptiste

Staff Writers

Allie Bolton Jordan Dudley Abigail Key Christopher Kline Vanessa Medina Maggie Mitchell Bailey Monroe Faith Montgomery Madeleine Moody Michelle Ortiz Collins Sainovich Kayla Salemi Will Sowders Adviser Mrs. Nora Neff Cover Design: Kaitlyn Neher, Ashley Baptiste Cover Photo Credits: Kat Torres Pictured in Cover: Leah Merrit, Adam Breazeale Photo Credits left to right: Jordan Dudley, Will Sowders, Allie Bolton, Maggie Mitchell, Michelle Ortiz, Maddi Moody, and Megan Sauceda

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Prom FASHION

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How to Study for AP Exams

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Fashion Show Other stories included...

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6 Eye on Washington 8 Hawk With A Story 14 Beauty and the Beast 26 Music Festivals

*The Chronicle is a student publication of Mill Creek High School. It is distributed to students, faculty, staff, and the Mill Creek community. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of individual writers and do not necessarily reflect those of the entire Chronicle Staff or Mill Creek High School, its students, faculty, staff or administration. Content is edited and designed by student editors.

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Bringing you the latest news including topics relating to Mill Creek High School, the community, national, and even international events, the Mill Creek Chronicle staff strives to bring you in the know of what is current, trending, and happening in today’s society.

New Red iPhone 7 to Support HIV/AIDS

By Maggie Mitchell

Apple has just released the newest iPhone. The iPhone 7 comes in jet black, black, white, gold, silver, rose-gold and now in red.

This new product (RED) iPhone special edition is a special way people can help stop AIDS. Apple has been working with (RED) for 10 years now so they decided to create a red iPhone to celebrate the 10 years of working with the program.

Turner Field Undergoing Renovations

By Christopher Kline

With the Atlanta Braves officially moved into SunTrust Park -- their new stadium in Cobb County -- workers have now began the process of transforming Turner Field into Georgia State University’s new football field.

Per WSBTV, approximately 60 workers per day are working towards getting the stadium ready for the Panthers’ 2017 football season, with the deadline currently set at August 15th.

Per the report, several baseball seats have been removed, as have the dugouts and second base, where the 50-yard-line with eventually cross. It’s a $22 million budget, in which new seating arrangements and LED lighting, among other things, will be covered. The stadium will boast 22,000 seats and be utilized in multiple different capacities, including soccer, concerts and graduation in addition to football.

Trump Enviromental Changes On March 28, President Donald J. Trump signed an extensive piece of legislation aimed at slashing several Obama-era environmental regulations, according to CBS. Trump will sign the Energy Independence executive order at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an order that “attacks the core of President Obama’s 2013 Climate Action Plan.” A White House Official stated that it “directs the EPA to suspend, revise, or rescind the Clean Power Plan” and that they will “proceed in a manner that upholds the rule of law.”

The executive order also requires every governmental agency to conduct a 180-day review “that identifies all regulations and rules that ‘impede’ energy production,” per CBS’ Jacqueline Alemany. A senior administration official stated that Trump plans to “strengthen the nation’s energy security by reducing unnecessary regulatory obstacles that restrict the responsible use of domestic energy resources.” Per Alemany, Scott Pruitt, the head of the EPA, echoed Trump’s “pro-growth and pro-environment” approach.

By Christopher Kline

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PERSPECTIVE AND ANALYSIS

Trumping the Establishment: Trump Presents A New Ideological Shift By: Chris Kline

Trump’s advisors seek to “Drain the Swamp” Controvery with Russian ties hits the cabinet Trump’s campaign promises take shape

Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th sent shockwaves through the political atmosphere in Washington. With his campaign being built on the premise of job creation, the return of justice, and stronger national security, the new president’s ideology provided stark contrast to the policies implemented by his predecessor.

Trump vowed to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, and Obama-era law designed to improve access to healthcare insurance, numerous times throughout his campaign, as well as several executive orders that Trump dubbed unconstitutional.

He had also made several campaign promises hinting at a demolition of the political establishment in Washington, with “[Draining] the Swamp” emerging as a focal point of his his sloganfilled run to the presidency.

Trump’s inaugural process was one filled with controversy. The appointment of Steve Bannon, the editor of far-right Breitbart. com, as the White House’s chief strategist angered many. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Joshua Green, Bannon stated that the goal of Breitbart was to “build a global, center-right, populist, antiestablishment message.” Some have dubbed Bannon a racist, and his role -- one that didn’t require senate confirmation -- has been largely disputed by members of both parties. Trump, however, provided stark contrast to that viewpoint, stating that Breitbart is “just a [conservative-leaning] publication,” while criticizing the media’s “very hard” coverage of his appointment, per the New York Times. “I think he’s having a hard time with it, because it’s not him,” Trump said.

In addition to Bannon’s role, Trump’s cabinet appointments faced extensive pushback from

those on the Democratic side of the aisle during the senatorial confirmation process. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State and former ExxonMobil CEO, was criticized harshly for his previous ties with Russia. The oil giant had business relations in the Eastern European nation, and even received the presidential order of freedom from Vladimir Putin for improving “cooperation in the energy sector.”

Other Trump appointees have been criticized for reported Russian ties as well, with former Defense Advisor Michael Flynn stepping down amidst leaks regarding his conversations with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the U.S. His Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has also be accused of inappropriate interactions with Kislyak, as he utilized campaign funding to meet with Kislyak, including one interaction at the Republican National Convention, per The Independent. Trump said he “wasn’t aware” of the contacts made between the two during the campaign.

Democrats have since accused Sessions of lying under oath during his confirmation hearings with the Senate. When asked if he had “been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after Election Day” by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sessions responded with “no.” Sessions inevitably recused himself from any investigations regarding Russia’s influence in the U.S. election despite strong support from Trump vying for the opposite. When he was prompted with whether or not a Sessions recusal should occur, Trump stated “I don’t think so.”

Aside from cabinet-based controversy, though, Trump has

also enacted on several different facets of the promises he made over the course of his presidential campaign. Trump has already proposed a ban on 7 Muslimmajority countries in an effort to reduce terrorism migrating from outside the states. His original ban -- which led to increased political friction with Iraq -- was blocked by a federal court in Washington state, leading to his most recent division. In his latest division, he has exempted green card holders from the ban, as well as taken off religious preferences from the 6 countries remaining on the list in lieu of Iraq being removed. Per NBC, the new provision will also include a 30-day period in which the government can “[assess] the quality of background information on visa applicants,” something that was also included in the previous rendition of the ban, yet never executed during its early stages.

The ban will block the entry of residents from Iran, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia, for 90 days and refugees for 120, barring court-related issues. As of March 16, though, the federal court system in Hawaii has put the bill on hold.

Trump has also been vocal is his desire to construct a border wall, doubling down on his campaign promise to create an “impenetrable” southern barrier between Mexico and the United States. According to the New York Times, Trump’s wall gets “billions” of dollars in the most recent budget proposal. In the next year, Trump plans to add 100 new government lawyers and 1500 new law enforcement officials, while also dishing out more than $1 billion for detention and deportation efforts, per the White House’s budget plan. It also includes a $2 billion down payment on the wall itself.

According to the Times’ Nicholas Fandos, “Mr. Trump is proposing to pay for his border security plan by marshaling savings from across the federal government. To what extent it is ultimately funded will depend in large part on Congress, which makes spending decisions based on the president’s proposals.”

The president’s plan for fixing America’s infrastructure is also set to see a massive budget allotment.

According to Alex Verkhivker of Forbes, Trump has laid out a 10year, $1 trillion plan to “[provide a] revitalization for our nation’s groundwork at a breakneck speed.”

The motives of Trump’s work so far have been derived from his proposals to improve America’s standing in the world moving forward, something he harped on repeatedly throughout his campaign.

Trump has stated many times that his methods and political stratagems are tied to that patriotic mantra, from his “America First” budget plan to his aforementioned infrastructure ideals -- also dubbed the “America’s Infrastructure First” plan, per Forbes. He has also stressed on many occasions that his foreign policy outlook, in which he has hinted at the potential resolution of many key organizations and agreements, is based on the idea that the United States’ well-being is the most important aspect.

With Trump’s plans continuing to clash with the Obama-era measures set before him and generating consistent opposition from the Democratic party, the new administration is keen on getting the 45th President’s agenda passed through congress, with both Houses still holding a conservative majority.

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Hawk With A Story

Bringing Opportunities to Others through Kindness and Service

PHOTO Courtesy: Samantha Rahinsky

Logo by: Madison Watson

By: Faith Montgomery

On February 16th, the Georgia DECA State Competition / Career Development Conference, was held at the Hyatt Regency Center in Atlanta.

At this competition, Maddie Deal, Samantha Rahinsky, and Madison Watson competed in the category for community service projects with their soon to be certified non-profit, B.O.O.K.S. With a Purpose. “The name of our non-profit is B.O.O.K.S. With a Purpose because it’s an acronym that stands for Bringing Opportunities to Others through Kindness and Service, which depicts exactly what we’re trying to do,” said Rahinsky.

The idea for the project first came about this past summer, when Rahinsky read her book for the Summer Reading Project. She says, “For the project, I read 'The Boy Who Harnessed

Deal, Rahinsky, and Watson with Fotemah Mba at the Books for Africa warehouse when they were developing a promotion plan for their organization.

the Wind' by William Kamkwamba, and in the story, he talked about how he had to pay for school supplies and how his family couldn’t afford them. But, if you didn’t have the supplies, then you couldn’t go to school.”

Then, a few months into the school year, the topic came back up in the girls’ marketing class when they were given an assignment by Marketing and Entrepreneur teacher, Faith Davenport.

“Ms. Davenport assigned this project that was based on the Bill Gates Toilet Bowl Challenge which was when he gave students the challenge to recreate the toilet so that it didn’t require plumbing, was was cheaper, and more people would be able to use it. But for our class, we had to create a business that would help people in third world countries,” says Watson.

“So,” Watson continues, “Sam (Rahinsky) mentioned the book she'd

read and how William Kamkwamba and the rest of his classmates had a lack of school resources. We just thought about how we have a bunch of school supplies since we live in such an affluent community, and we saw the opportunity to send some of our supplies to Africa since they don’t have nearly enough.”

Rahinsky added, “That really showed us that we wanted to help, and we all had a bunch of school supplies from the past few years that we were never going to use again, but they were still usable. And, if it was true for the three of us, we knew that that’s probably the case in every other household, so we wanted to make sure that everyone could have an equal opportunity to be educated sufficiently.”

“In regards to Ms. Davenport’s assignment, we decided that rather than creating a business to help a

third world country, we would create a charity or a non-profit instead,” Watson explains.

As the assignment in Ms. Davenport’s class began to flourish, the trio could see that their idea was more than just a classroom presentation. It had the potential to be successful as a real charity. “Instead of just using it as a school project, we wanted to do it in real life. Our biggest obstacle was finding a way to pay for shipping because it’s pretty expensive for what we’re trying to do,” says Watson.

“It costs $250 per 50 pounds of school supplies we ship overseas,” says Deal. “And, since we are going to send way over 50 pounds of school supplies, we had to figure out a way to ship it for free or get a company to help us. But, we couldn’t work with an official company like FedEx, UPS, or American Postal because we’re not 18 and we’re not certified yet. But, Books for Africa said that they could help us which was made possible because a guest speaker, PJ Lynch, who is on the board of Books for Africa, said that they would ship our donations for free by combining our donations with their book donations,” said Rahinsky.

“Because of our partnerships with Books for Africa and JUMP Africa, the supplies are mainly going to Cameroon, where a lot of their donations are distributed. We will also be able to have more personal knowledge of how the drop-off went because of our connection with Fotemah Mba, who is the founder of JUMP Africa, and will be present when the donations are distributed in Cameroon,” says Deal.

“In order to collect all of the donations, we’re partnering with a lot of clubs so that it can run as efficiently as possible. Some of the clubs involved are TALON, Student Council, Presidents’ Club, DECA, Beta Club, FBLA, and FCA. At the March 21st TALON meeting, the ticket in the door was school supplies, which was the start of our donations. Then, in the meeting we were able to promote through them (TALON) by talking about our project and ways that other students can help, as well as when the collection period will be, which

is the week before final exams when everyone has to clean out their lockers.

We’re also going to make a video for the announcements with Coach Kutter and his video team that way the whole school will be able to hear about the collection. We’ll also put posters over the school to promote the collection as well as on our social media,” says Deal.

The week before finals, there will be bins all over the school for contributing B.O.O.K.S. with a Purpose donations. The girls also planto staying after school on the last day with the custodians to help clean out all of the lockers and add the remaining usable supplies to the donations to be sent to Africa.

“Originally, we were planning on collecting supplies only from Mill Creek, at least during our first year,” says Watson, “but Fotemah Mba challenged us to go after 20 schools which seemed nearly impossible. He thought we could do it, and we have reached that, which is really exciting,” says Rahinsky, “so we’d all just really like to thank him for pushing us to the next level.”

Plans for collections at other schools are similar to the Mill Creek plan. Each school will receive a copy of the video to show, and the three founders will meet with leadership groups in each building to coordinate placement of collection bins and other details of the drive.

All three of the group's founders feel the program could have real success and even grow in years to come. “If everything goes as planned, we hope to continue our non-profit for at least 10 years,” says Rahinsky, “we’d like to continue to do this as a tradition at Mill Creek and maybe come back and mentor the students who are going to take over the logistics after we leave. We also hope that we’ll be able to work within the United States to collect supplies and distribute them here in the United States as well.”

“Overall,” Watson starts, “we’d just like to make people more aware of how privileged we are and to just promote gratefulness in our community, and like Sam (Rahinsky) said, we’d like this to become a tradition at Mill Creek where rather than filling landfills, we’re filling the void of school supplies

for children in third world countries that have less fortunate circumstances than our own.”

The three will be competing with their revised DECA Community Service Project manual at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Anaheim, California, in April. “Ms. Davenport and Mr. Rahinsky are helping us to practice our presentation skills before ICDC so that we are prepared for the competition,” says Watson.

“Ms. Davenport is actually the reason we’re competing for DECA. She really liked our idea, and without her, we never would have even done it,” says Rahinsky, “she has been with us, right by our side, since the beginning. She just really liked our idea, which was a huge compliment to us, and she just pushed us to write this manual even though it took us a very long time and it was very difficult.”

Deal, Rahinsky, and Watson really wanted everyone mentioned, including Faith Davenport, PJ Lynch, Fotemah Mba, Brad Rahinsky, and Fred Cerrone to know that they are truly grateful for all of the time, energy, and support they gave and continue to give throughout this process. “Also, our parents are a huge support system, without them, none of this would have been possible,” says Watson, “this is definitely something that God has called us to do, and He has been the one guiding us and giving us so many opportunities, so we are so grateful for the things He has done and the people He has placed in our lives who have made this project truly come to life.”

PHOTO: Isaac Lee

The creators of B.O.O.K.S. With a Purpose speak at the March 21 TALON module.

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rack and field is one of the oldest sports known to man, and to this day a myriad of people still play. It is a sport that is established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. Unlike sports like football, baseball, and basketball, track and field is played throughout the world, and is not just excluded to America.

At Mill Creek, our track and field athletes participate in events such as: Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put,

Discus, 4 x 800 Relay, 4 x 100 Relay, 1600, 400, 100, 100/110 Hurdles, 800, 200, 300 Hurdles, 3200, 4 x 400 Relay.

As runners, jumpers, and throwers, our track athletes require extreme focus, strength, determination, speed, and motivation.

Junior Morgan Iverson explains that her “motivation is reaching [her] goals and allowing God to work through me to encourage those younger -and

maybe even older- than me to work hard and have fun. I am probably the only person you will ever see smiling before I get into the blocks because I am always so excited to run that 200m and push to the finish line.”

Several of our athletes and coaches have high hopes for this season and Coach Hodges adds that “seeing the improvement of the athletes and how that improvement effects their maturity” is his motivation.

Delaney Moore, 12

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Senior Delaney Moore, who participates in the mile and also ran Cross Country, says “the number one thing that pushes me to be better is knowing that there is always someone better than me.”

He explains that “until all the records are broken, and with more races to be won, [he] can still get better.

Currently, Moore’s personal goal for the season is to run under

4.18 in the 1600m and 1.55 for the 800m.

Moore will be attending Troy University in the fall and running with the Trojans track team.

Still a Hawk for the next couple of months, Moore shares that “even though I run my own workouts separately, the team is always there to motivate me, talk to me, and congratulate me.”

Motivation

Photos courtesy of yearbook staff

Zyonyka Robinson, 12

Senior Zyonyka Robinson explains that what motivates her to compete in the high jump at an elite level is “the team and how they push you to strive to do your best and to want to win - to want to do well for Mill Creek - and to just get out there and do something for each other”.

Robinson has been competing in track and field for the

last three years and now has the best female high jump record this year at 5’0".

She began running with the encouragement of her close friend Briana Ellis, who was instrumental in developing Robinson as an athlete. Zyonyka has high hopes for her future and hopes to jump over 5’2" this season and compete at state.

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Schedule April 11

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Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Last Chance Invite (Varsity) Friday Night GAC Invite (V) Region Meet Region Finals State Sectionals State Track Championships

4:00 @ Mill Creek 4:00 @ GAC 11:00 @ Mill Creek 4:00 @ Mill Creek 9:20 @ Mill Creek 11:00 @ Jefferson

Sydney Campbell, 12 "I'm really competitive, so I like beating people. That's my biggest motivation," says Senior Sydney Campbell, who competes in the 100m, 200m, 4x1, and the long jump.

Campbell explains that her favorite part of track and field is "being with the team".

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Jack Griffith, 11 Ranked number two in the state of Georgia in discus, Jack Griffith tells us that his goal for the season "is to be number one in the state".

With high hopes and plenty of talent Griffith says he enjoys that "as long as you beat your personal record that's all that matters."

Photo courtesy of yearbook staff

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

Rachel Machovec, 11

Junior Rachel Machovec, who won 6th place at the county tournament in shot put, is ranked 4th in the state for her events. Machovec says that she "really enjoys the group of girls that [she] throws with because they are encouraging and make practice more enjoyable".

Photo courtesy of yearbook staff

Photo credit: Jordan Dudley

" We won region last year, so we want to win again this year and we want to push ourselves to be better ".

- Jykia Coleman, 12 Photo courtesy of yearbook staff

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PHOTOS: Kat Torres

Tale As Old As Time By: Faith Montgomery

Behind the scenes of the classic tale, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, presented to you

by Mill Creek’s own theater department.

for the theatre program’s P reparations production of Beauty and the Beast

first began in December when auditions were held. Eventually, Leah Merritt and Adam Breazeale were cast as the leading characters, Belle and the Beast. Breazeale said, “The process was stressful and long, and we stayed after school for a whole week to try and prove ourselves through acting, singing, and dancing.” Shortly thereafter, props and costumed were being made and ordered for the production which would see its first show on March 17th.

“We made some of the costumes, and we rented some of them. We made the hat and the cart for Chip. The townspeople’s costumes? We rented a lot of those. We rented a lot of the utensils, and we adjusted

some of them so they would look better,” said stage manager Andres Valencia, who was in charge of making sure everything ran smoothly backstage.

Tasha Lochtenbergh, who played a plate in the show, says, “The plate’s straps were made of elastic, which means that the plate bounced when you bounced.

That’s hard, because they’re really cumbersome. We started wearing the plates about two weeks before the show, which at first was a complete mess because the

straps kept falling, and we were trying to not bend over so that they wouldn’t flip over on us.”

One of the most complex props in the production was an invention Belle’s dad created. Bill Skeean, father of performer Kate Skeean, took on that project. “(He) actually built the prop, over a three month period. He was given a picture and was told ‘build this,’ and he used wood, motors, and a bunch of different things and built it himself which is pretty amazing,” said Valencia.

Reflecting on the production overall, Breazeale says, “‘Beauty and the Beast’ was definitely one of the best performances and plays that I’ve ever been a part of. The whole cast was fantastic, and I love them all.”

As for Valencia, he says, “My favorite part of the production is when everyone got very serious, and we did the show. It was beautiful to see how three months of everyone working together came together so beautifully.”

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Music Festivals By: Abbie Key

Memphis in May: International Festival

Shakey Knees Music Festival will be held in Atlanta, Georgia at The Centennial Olympic Park on May 12-14. The entertainment will be: X Ambassadors, Phoenix, Ryan Adams, Nick Murphy, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Temples and Cloud Nothing. A 3-day, General Admission pass is $185 + fees. The Friday, Saturday and Sunday ticket all costs $99.00 + fees

Tortuga Festival

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Tortuga Festival will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 7-9.

This year’s line-up is: Luke Bryan, Daya, Chris Stapleton, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Maren Morris, and Brooke Eden. A one-day, general admission ticket is $99. The one-day VIP ticket costs $399. The 3-day, general admission ticket costs $229, and the 3-day VIP ticket is $999.

The FireFly Music Festival is going to take place on June 15-18th at The Woodlands in Dover Delaware. The lineup for this festival includes: The Weeknd, Muse, TwentyOnePilots, Chance the Rapper, and Bob Dylan.

The General Admission tickets for one day pass is $79-$109, depending on the day. The four day pass is $299, also Firefly music festival offers VIP and super VIP tickets. The regular VIP tickets costs $600 and the super VIP costs $2,499. There also camping costs that include tent camping which is $149.

Firefly Music Festival

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Jazz Fest

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Sunfest will be held in West Palm The Memphis in May: Beach, Florida on International Festival May 3-7. The musical will take place in Memphis, The New Orleans entertainment will be: Tennessee on May 5-7. This Jazz and Heritage Snoop Dogg, Tori Kelly, year’s musical talent is, Festival/Jazz Fest will X Ambassadors, Ryan Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, be held in New Orleans, McKenzie, 3 Doors Tori Kelly, Kings of Leon, LA on from April 28 Down and Marshmello.

Jimmy Eat World and X May 7. Musical Talents One Day passes cost Ambassadors. For a one day include: Maroon $41.00 (if ordered pass: $50.00-$60.00. The 5, Stevie Wonder, before the concert) and three-day pass costs $95.00- Pitbull, Elle King, Blues $47 at the gate. Two Day $150.00. “I loved the music Traveler, Lorde and ticket price is $61 (preand the food. I recommend it Kings of Leon. Ticket ordered) and $92 at the to others because its is a great prices: for a single day gate. These are all ticket place to hang out and you get ticket, the cost is $70. prices for adults (13+) into the culture of Memphis After April 30, the ticket with the great music,” said for a single ticket is $80 Te’yah Jones at the gate.

Hangout Music festival will take place in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 19-21 from 11am to 11pm. The lineup includes: Mumford & Sons, MGMT, Weezer, Frank Ocean, Chance The Rapper, Major Lazer, Twenty One Pilots, and DJ Snake.

General Admission price (without extra fees and shuttle buses) costs $309.

The VIP tickets are $1,099. All ages are welcome, but those 17 and under to be accompanied by an adult. “I enjoyed all of it, but my favorite part was when I met up with all of my friends and listened to the music with the people I love. I recommend this music festival because of the good vibes, positivity, and the memories you won’t get anywhere else,” says junior Alexis Mai.

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Sunfest

Bonnaroo Music Festival will take place in Manchester, Tennessee on June 8-11. The entertainment line up is: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weekend, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, Cage The Elephant, The Head and The Heart, Big Gigantic, Umphrey’s McGee, Portugal, The Man, Margo Price, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Khruangbin, Turkuaz and Twindle are just a handful of the acts. General Admission cost for one day + The Nashville Shuttle package is $210.50 (with fees.) For a four day package, also General Admission: price is $534.50 + fees. The General Admission 4 Day Pass (without shuttle) is $324.50+ fees.

Bonnaroo Music Festival

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PHOTOS: Cassidy Hettesheimer

PHOTOS: Maggie Mitchell, Abbie Herrin

“Lacrosse is a super fun game to watch because it’s physical and fast.”

-Coach Adams, Varsity Boys Coach

“the most important thing to work on is precise ball movement as well as connecting with teammates” Madison Park, 9

VarsityLACROSSE By: Maggie Mitchell and Bailey Monroe

Boys Girls Lacrosse is a contact team sport with a

Lacrosse is a lot like basketball except season that starts at the beginning of the you can foul your opponent to a point. second semester of school. Everyday after The offense is similar to basketball except school, the Girls’ Lacrosse team practices that the plays run in a bigger space, from 3:00pm-5:00pm at Duncan Creek and the defense is similar except the Park. opponent can hit you with a stick.

“In practice we do a lot of stick work, The Boy’s Lacrosse team goal for this we practice defense, run a lot and we year is to win Area Championship and work with our goalies,”said Coach the State Championship.

Williamson, the coach for the Girls’ Also they “want to make a big impact Varsity team. in the community through the team’s When preparing for a game it’s crucial work to complete community service” to practice stick work and defense. If said Coach Adams. the other team attempts to score a goal With that goal in mind, on Friday, the girls will know exactly what to do to March 10 the both teams participated in prevent the other team from scoring. a canned food drive abefore their games.

“I find that the most important thing The Boys’ team practices every day to work on is precise ball movement as they don’t have game from 3:30pm to well as connecting with teammates,” 5:45pm. At practices they work on new said Madison Park, a player on the JV plays and refine the plays we already team this year. Even though Park is a have on offense and defense. They also part of the JV team she got some varsity work on position drills (face-off, goalies) time this season. “It was very welcoming and what they need to improve from the and just a whole different level of previous games. competition,” said Park.

Lacrosse Vocabulary Cradling - in order to maintain control of the ball when moving along the field.

Draw - face off in girls lacrosse.

Rake - face-off move in which a player sweeps the ball to the side.

Face-Off - a technique used to put the ball in play at the start of each quarter.

Scratching - The act of receiving a passed ball with the crosse.

Feeding - Passing the ball to a teammate who is in position for a shot on goal.

Screening - where 2 girls run right off each other causing the defense to get confused.

Cut - running across the 8 meter to receive a feed (or a pass).

Clear - when the goalie stops a shot, she then throws it to an open player to transition the ball to the other side of the field.

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By: Madeleine Moody

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How to improve your health 101

t’s fair to say that during the time leading up to spring break and summer not only teenagers but most everyone begins a ‘health kick’ in preparation for the upcoming seasons and all they entail. Many times though, the so called diets or fitness regimes are short lived. Soon enough the healthy lifestyle or weight lost is gone and its back to junk food and binge watching Netflix. However these fad diets can be turned into a permanent healthy lifestyle with the right understanding and knowledge of food and health.

Here are five starter tips.

Quinoa bowl with stir-fried veggies topped with cherry tomatoes and cilantro.

PHOTO: Megan Sauceda

5 Tips for Staying Healthy

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Water! Water is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Yes it is cliche and you’ve probably heard it before, but truly water will make a difference. Not only does water hydrate the body- keeping the organs performing at natural speed and increasing metabolism- it detoxifies the body by cleansing it of the toxins from foods and chemicals the body ingests. On average females should consume roughly 64 ounces and males 88 ounces of water daily (eatright.org),

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Not all fats are bad! Cookies, chips, ice cream, and the like of course contain unhealthy fats that will aid in body fat growth but there are such things as healthy fats. Healthy fats help the body perform efficiently by regulating how the body stores energy, acting as messengers for protein performance, and encourages growth in the body like the brain (livescience. com). Healthy fats include, nuts of any kind, avocados, olives and olive oil, and fish oil.

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Healthy eating does not mean eating salads every meal. There are plenty alternatives and creative meals that are still healthy. The key to any healthy meal is knowing the ingredients, typically it is safe to say if the ingredients list is full of words you cannot pronounce or recognize, it is probably not healthy.

Knowing the ingredients, being aware of the benefits they can have on the body and cooking the meal yourself is always the best bet.

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Fruit is not bad! Many nutritionists say the sugars in fruit are bad for the body therefore they should be avoided.

Most anything is acceptable in moderation and, the body needs the sugars from fruit to function by leveling out blood sugar levels. Fruit also contains many vitamins and fibers that are hard for the body to break down, therefore releasing the sugars into the body slowly and at a rate that will not spike blood sugar levels or add fat to the body ( authoritynutrition.com).

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Eat frequently. Consuming food roughly every two to three hours, has many benefits.

The food however, should be healthy and nourishing to the body, like raw fruits and vegetables, because snacking on potato chips every two hours will not do the body any good. Eating every couple of hours increases metabolic rates (livestrong.com).

The idea of this is to instead of eating large meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, eat a small but filling breakfast, lunch and dinner with good protein source and eat light but also filling snacks in between.

Exploring different diets

Veganism What is it? Veganism is the practice of minimizing harm to all animals by abstaining from eating any animal byproducts like meat, dairy, and gelatin (thoughtco.com).

Why veganism? “I became aware of the effect

that animal agriculture has on the earth, the overproduction and use of land, food and water all dedicated to growing animals for society to eat-it just seems wastful” says junior, Megan Sauceda.

Pros and cons? “Finding things to eat was definitely difficult because I went into it cold turkey, but I felt better than I ever had before. After every meal my stomach didn’t feel weighed down at all. I was also able to wake up early for school and didn’t feel completely senile and had more energy to deal with everything” claims Sauceda.

Any suggestions about the diet? “Make sure you are aware of what your body needs like consuming greens and finding protein sources becuase I had to quit the diet due to becoming animic from not comsuming enough iron” says Sauceda.

Vegetarian What is it? A vegetarian diet only excludes meat but all other food is acceptable.

Pros and cons? “I definitely feel more energized after eating instead of feeling tired and extremely full. I also have an easier time waking up in the morning but it can be hard to find protein replacements,” claims Ashley McNeil.

What about the future? “I definitely see myself

continuing this as a lifestyle and hopefully going completely vegan in the future, knowing what I know now about foods and the meat and dairy industry I cannot see myself eating anything but vegan or vegetarian,” said McNeil.

Paleo What is it? A paleo based diet is eating similar to

the ancient ancestors, meaning eating all natural, paleo does allow meat and animal byproduct foods but everything must be natural and organic.

Pros and cons? “The first two weeks were hard

because I had a lot of cravings but the hardest part was definitely finding food to eat within the guidelines but pinterest helped a lot with meal inspiration. Ultimately though I felt great and I lost 4 pounds and saw a major change in muscle definition” claims Kathleen O’Neal.

Trouble in P

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Mill Creek’s Annual Prom Fashion Show By: Michelle Ortiz

Mill Creek’s fashion marketing class held its second annual Prom Fashion show on March 21st with the theme “A Night in Paris.” While the models and dresses stunned the crowd, there was trouble behind the scenes.

With only a few hours to go before the fashion show, a group of boys from the engineering department volunteered to build the shows most important prop: the Eiffel Tower. But as the group worked on it they noticed that the base of the tower would not be able to hold. During their 5th period lunch, the team worked hastily to attempt to prevent the fall of the tower. “We are adding support for the base but it’s not guaranteed, ” said Spencer Kinney As it came closer to show time, the Eiffel tower model still did not have the support it needed and a decision had to be made. “We couldn’t get he full bottom of it on because the lights made it so heavy,” said Gabriella Delliponti, co-head of the modeling committee, so instead only the top part of the Eiffel tower was used. The shape of the tower was not distorted without the base it only became a smaller tower. “ I was shocked ... and I was really surprised that we got it in one piece and that it turned out really well,” said Delliponti.

The show itself was “majestic,” said Juliette Goddard, one of the models in the show. The hosts: Jordan Candis, Quinn Abbey, and Andrew Ramsammy kept a comedic vibe and helped comment on each model’s dress. Each model was escorted by a boy and showed

off dresses sponsored by RSVP while songs like “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars and “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber played in the background. “It was a good experience something I’ve never done before..I was a little shaky doing it, but afterwards it was fine,” says Caleb Bull, one of the escorts.

The escorts had another job of besides walking the models. Since Duncan Creek’s tumbling team was performing, “we had to move the balloons and clear the floor for the kids,” says Bull.

The tumbling team flipped and danced after the first set of dresses. “They did amazing,” says Delliponti,”we had them here last year and we just knew we needed them back this year.”

For the marketing team this was much more than a live production; it counts as their midterm. “Each student is part of a committee and each is evaluated throughout the course of the semester,” says Joseph Farah, the Fashion Marketing teacher.

There are multiple committees such as the promotions committee in charge of advertisement or the model committee in charge of finding models and working on choreography. “They are taking the applications of what they learn to produce a show. Students really enjoy it; it is an experience for them to see it go from scratch to a live production,” said Farah.

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HOW TO STUDY FOR

AP1. EXAMS

By: Vanessa Medina

Start preparing: Start studying early for your exam and make sure you don’t end up cramming. Remember you don’t need to earn higher than 85% to get a 4 or even a 5. But don’t underestimate how much time you should put into studying. The most effective way is to create a study plan that dictates what you are going to study on certain days and for how long. This will help you sort out what exactly you are confused by and you can ask a teacher or tutor.

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How did you study for your exams?

“Well first of all, I tried to not leave it for last minute, so I started studying before April.

I would concentrate on one subject at a time. Review my notes from the year, and then take breaks in between.”-Jarah Tavarez, 12

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Practice Materials: Exam guidebooks are a great study tool because they show you what the questions will look like and some books even have material straight off of tests from previous years.

Flashcards can also work really well because writing the information will help you store it in your brain.

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Study Groups: Meeting with other students in your class is helpful because you can see how your work is perceived and get feedback. Meet several times in the weeks leading up to the exam to provide support.

What helped you study for your exams?

How hard was it for you to study for your exams?

“I used crash course and checked to make sure I knew the formulas and how to use them. That helped me save time to study for everything.”

-Alejandro Valenzuela, 12

“It was harder to study for the AP test than it was for regular tests because it required the mastery and application of all the material we learned all year. It took a while to study.”

-Dante Edwards, 11

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Extra tip: Remember to be smart about taking an “educated guess” on the multiple choice part of your exam because you will get points taken off for wrong answers but you will not get points taken off for skipping questions.

ACT

SAT AP STATISTICS AP CALCULUS MATH

AP PHYSICS SCIENCE

Books to help you study 1. Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2017 Edition: Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5 (College Test Preparation) by Princeton Review 2. Barron's AP World History, 7th Edition by John McCannon 3. Cracking the AP Biology Exam, 2017 Edition: Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5 (College Test Preparation) by Princeton Review

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Calm Down: Don’t stress about your exam. Stay organized. Remember the more prepared you are the less anxious you will be.

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Think before: After reading a multiple choice question think about what the answer is before reading your answer choices.

4. Barron's AP Chemistry, 8th Edition by Neil D. Jespersen Ph.D. , Pamela Kerrigan 5.

Barron's AP Physics 1 and 2 (Barron's AP Physics B) by Kenneth Rideout M.S., Jonathan Wolf M.A. Ed.M.

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Prom Trends See what Mill Creek is wearing

By Allie Bolton

PHOTOS: Allie Bolton

Prom is just around the corner, meaning girls are gearing up to find this year’s dress by getting up on the latest trends.

2017 has seen the introduction of two potential trends: three piece dresses and prom pants suits. Thus far, the propositions have not found much ground in Mill Creek. A recent poll of the student body found Long dresses still favored 19 to 1 over short dresses among the ladies of the school, signifying that the trend hasn’t quite caught fire in our slice of the world.

The short dress trend hasn’t even caught fire, let alone an even newer idea known as three piece dresses which feature two piece cocktail dresses with a long, detachable over skirt.

The new three piece dresses haven’t found an audience here as a school-wide survey yielded not a single response in favor of wearing, or even considering, such disconnected formal wear.

Similarly, prom pant suits are attempting to make a come back for the first time since the 1980’s. But while many are thinking positive about the possibility of others wearing pants suits, only a few seemed willing to wear one themselves. Many commented that they were “ugly” or “not my preference” while a minority of responses called them “cute” or encouraged other girls to wear them for practical or personal reasons. “I think it’s pretty cool for those who don’t like dresses to have options,” Commented senior Taylor Ward. But despite the positivity, no one seemed interested in a pants suit

for themselves. Either Mill Creek is not a trendy place, or we simply have our own ideas about fashions that work.

Color is another factor impacted by trends. Numerous web searches have shown that by far, next to black and white, dark and navy blue dresses are the highest percentage of dresses available this year. 20% of Mill Creek prom goers agree that they will be wearing a blue dress-- that’s one in every five dress wearing people-- second only to the 25% wearing black-- one in every four. Nearly half of everyone plans to wear either black or blue, meaning other colors may really stand out in the crowd this year.

Whether you plan to follow trend or not, actually purchasing that perfect dress is a whole nother ordeal. Prom dresses are expensive. It’s rare one can find a good dress for a reasonable triple digit price, let alone below. Nearly two thirds of our dress-wearing prom goers plan to spend over $100 on their dress this year, and nearly half of that will spend over $200. It is a common dilemma many face whether to pay the price for the attire or skip out on prom. However, your perfect dress doesn’t have to mean imperfect price. Every year after prom, girls go to consignment stores and places of the like to get a little cash back for the dress they will never wear again, while others make these shops the first stop when shopping.

Just because it was worn once doesn’t make it any less of a dress.

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