The Hawk Eye, Volume 16, Issue 1

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December 18, 2017

Update on class ranks. page 2

THE LOOP UPCOMING EVENTS DEC. 19 Choir Holiday

Volume 16 Issue 1

The Barden Bellas return to theatres in Pitch Perfect 3. See the review. page 6

Lady Hawks win State Championship. page 3

SPOTLIGHT SURVIVORS The seizure that saved his life page 4

Concert - 7 PM

DEC. 20 Orchestra Winter Concert - 7 PM

JAN. 9 Boys and Girls Basketball vs. Southlake Carroll

JAN. 15 MLK Day Holiday

FROM PLAYER TO COACH Coach Karin Keeney was chosen as the 2017 Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches coach of the year on Dec.5. After Keeney led the volleyball team to its third consecutive state victory, the committee chose her for the award. Playing volleyball throughout high school and going to college on a volleyball scholarship, the sport has been a passion of hers. Although she intended to become a police officer after college, Keeney’s father steered her toward teaching, and she’s loved it ever since. Keeney has been at the school since its inception and plans to stay for as long as possible. “[The award] was shocking,” Keeney said.

“I didn’t know about it until I saw it on Facebook. One of the biggest [lessons] I’ve learned is about failure. If I could give anyone advice as far as that goes, it’s about learning to persevere, because that’s how we learn. People look at what we’ve built here and they think ‘Oh they’re just always good.’

We’ve failed a lot. It took us years and a lot of people, not just me, to build this into the program it is today.”

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Temporary ID badges were issued on the first day back from Thanksgiving break

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GUIDANCE - Daniel Elizardo discusses his plans for the future with assistant principal San-

dra Lee. Elizardo said he wanted to open up a barbershop and pursue tattooing as a career.

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Print is back: Return of hard copy aims to bring meaningful stories to students YUSRA WARIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Four years ago, The Hawk Eye newspaper, following the digital trend of most professional publications, went online to make our stories more accessible. Unfortunately, that accessibility and ability to provide more in-depth and interactive content came at the cost of a portion of our audience.

Wait...

Our school has a newspaper?

Since when? Who does that?

Yes. Since 2001. And as of now, The Hawk Eye consists of 13 students with the passion and skills to find the stories that highlight the qualities that make Hebron truly and proudly diverse.

We aim to make Hebron more than just a school that prepares us for the future and more than just four class periods a day. We hope to create a community, tied closely together like the words on this page, with a variety of stories to share and appreciate.

Since 2014, newspaper students have been promoting our online

presence through polls, giveaways, written and edited through this orsocial media and by making sure it ganization have pulled me in direconly took one click for our readers tions I could not have imagined beto be exposed to our work. While fore I came to the school. Whatever all our stories will still be a click the story, from academic advice away, we decided through print, from national merit semifinalists we will be able to physically bring to a life motto from a student who some of our stories to you. was able to overcome overwhelmOur website and staff have won ing obstacles, there is something multiple awards and recognitions that everybody can take from our throughout the last couple of years, content. but no award can beat the gratifyAs Editor-in-Chief, I aim for our ing moment when staff to find a teacher or a stu- “We hope to create a commu- and report imdent approaches nity, tied closely together like portant stories us about a story and issues to we have spent the words on this page, with a the best of our late nights per- variety of stories to share and abilities, to acfecting. While we curately repappreciate.” spent years being resent our stuonline and moddent body and, - Yusra Waris, Editor-In-Chief ifying the layout most imporof our website for tantly, to use our readers, we thought it would our voices to create a stronger Hebe a good idea to take an extra step bron community. From our screens and put our product in your hands to your hands, I hope that after you as another means for you to peruse take your time reading through Hethrough some of the work we put bron’s accomplishments, goals and on our website. obstacles, you might be inspired to Ever since I joined The Hawk take a little piece of each story with Eye, the people I’ve met, the events you.

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School board approves plan to change class rank policy YASMIN HAQ

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER The LISD Board of Trustees decided on Dec. 11 to implement a change to make class ranks optional on transcripts on during the 7 p.m. school board meeting. “[Optional class ranks] give students and parents the flexibility to make the choice that best serves their individual needs,” chief communications officer Amanda Brim said.

The proposal is that although all students will still be ranked, having ranks on their transcript will not be Photo by Yasmin Haq mandatory unless they are in the top Sophomores and freshmen do not have ranks on their trasncripts. The proposal to 10 percent. The Texas 10 Percent make class ranks optional on transcripts was decided on Dec. 11.

Plan allows automatic admission to public colleges in Texas for students other students receive rank.

“It’s really all over the board in “Our school is such a big school in the top 10 percent of their class, making it required for their tran- the state of Texas as far as what dis- [and] it is very competitive,” Sanscripts to have ranks. Making class tricts do as far as grade point aver- taella said. “So if [students] have a ranks optional on transcripts will age (GPA), weighted averages and lower rank, I think [the choice of not class rank,” Finch said. apply to the class of 2019 and on. having rank on transcripts] is better Finch said Spring Branch ISD is for them and it probably looks better “What the district is looking at is if you’re not in the top 10 percent, do being used as a model regarding the for colleges when they’re applying.” you want that information [on your class rank policy. Spring Branch Other students, such as sophotranscript] or do you not,” principal ISD has all of the students meet with more Aisha Aslam, said the change Scot Finch said. “So families could a counselor to decide whether to is a good idea, but do not like class opt out of having the rank being put have class rank on their transcript. ranks are being withheld this long “So [the conferences] force the on their child’s transcript or they for sophomores. could say, ‘no go ahead and “I think that giving stuput the rank on the trandents the option to opt in or script.’” out for class ranks is fine and Brim said optional class is actually a good idea as ranks gives students the flexit allows colleges to assess ibility to serve their needs students without just lookand will allow colleges to ing at rank,” Aslam said. look at students as a whole.

“Even though at my grade “Each student will have we don’t have to worry for the opportunity to determine college as much, sophomore for themselves whether their year is still really important Amanda Brim, LISD chief communications officer college application will be to know ranks and to see more appealing to colleges how overall a student does if rank is included or excludcompared with others. I just ed on their transcript,” Brim hope that whatever they do counselors to meet with every [stu- with ranks, they do it quickly so that said.

Finch said high school principals dent for class ranks],” Finch said. we will know before it’s too late to would prefer students to receive “If you had the need to talk to all the fix our ranks.” class ranks at the end of freshman juniors and seniors you’re looking Prior to the vote, Finch said class year rather than giving it within the at about 1,700 kids. If you spend 15 ranks for freshmen and sophomores first nine weeks of high school or minutes [with each student], just do were being withheld until the board the math. It’s going to take a long implements the decision. withholding it.

Several other districts have time.”

“I have students asking me when Sophomore Lauren Santaella said they’ll know their rank, and it’s changed the practice of class rank.

For example, Highland Park ISD the class rank change will be benefi- going to be dependent on what the only ranks the top 10 percent and no cial to students.

“[Optional class ranks] give students and parents the flexibility to make the choice that best serves their individual needs.”

Class multipliers to change SYDNEY GRAY SPORTS EDITOR

Beginning with the class of 2021, the multipliers for courses will be lowered. For freshmen, on-level classes will continue to have a multiplier weight of 1.1, while Pre-AP classes will be moved

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down from a 1.2 multiplier to a 1.15 multiplier and AP classes will move from a 1.3 multiplier to a 1.2 multiplier.

This change in multiplier will only affect current freshmen and beyond. Beginning with the class of 2024, foreign language classes will be moved from a 1.1 multiplier to a 1.15 multiplier in order to

appropriately reflect the difficulty of the courses being taken.

Ninth grade campus counselor Gretchen Pace said while the multiplier will be lowered, she hopes students will continue to challenge themselves and take courses that are best suited for their academic ability, regardless of the effect it will have on their GPA.

Orchestra selected as TMEA finalist

Photo by Yusra Waris

Orchestra director Matthew Cautivar conducts his orchestra students during rehearsal. Cautivar did not participate in the TMEA competition last year since it was his first year at Hebron.

YUSRA WARIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Chamber orchestra has been selected as a Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Orchestra finalist for the first time in school history; the orchestra placed ninth state-wide. Along with Marcus High School, the orchestra is one of the first to place as a finalist in LISD since 2013.

“I was shocked when we got the letter,” orchestra director Matthew Cautivar said. “I wasn’t sure what I was looking at. I just saw a list of schools with our name on it and I was like, ‘Oh this must be a list of all the competitors in the competition,’ and then I looked closer and I realized it was the list of finalists, so it was amazing to see our school on the list.”

For the competition, the orchestra had to produce a recording up to 30 minutes which would be judged by a set of five judges on technical difficulty, musicianship and music difficulty. The orchestra produced a three-piece concert consisting of Serenade for Strings Movement I: Preludium, Romance, and Concerto Grosso Movement III: Allegro con brio.

“I think the reason why we scored well was because of the musicianship that we exhibited,” Cautivar said. “The second piece was our slow piece, which I told the students would be the one that hopefully [would] have an impact on the judges. And just by listening to the recording, it was our slow piece that we were able to express our high level.”

The orchestra had been practicing for this competition with bootcamps over the summer and during the first six weeks of school.

“Coming in and competing at the beginning of my senior year was incredible,” orchestra president Travis Harris said. “We participated in this competition during our sophomore year and chamber wasn’t able to place, and so this being the first time that Hebron has placed in the finals in school history has just left me in awe. We have a lot of seniors in chamber and we all wanted to have something memorable from senior year, and I think that [also] had something to do with it.”

With the competition over, the orchestra is preparing for future concerts and aims to be ranked as the honor orchestra at the TMEA competition in the future.

“I put this challenge in front of them, and I didn’t want to put a limit on what they [could] accomplish,” Cautivar said. “We are not done yet; we have so much of the year left to do and we are excited to move forward with our winter concert, UIL concert and spring concert. There’s a lot of music that we will make before the year is up.”

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Volleyball wins state championship YUSRA WARIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Lady Hawks defeated Katy Seven Lakes 3-0 in the state championship on Nov. 18 at the Curtis Culwell Center. The win was their third straight state championship and fifth total.

“Three in a row is unbelievable,” head coach Karin Keeney said. “It is really, really hard and there was a lot of pressure on this team this year, but they handled it very well. Since we came up with two state titles, everybody [wanted] to beat Hebron and we were the bad guy everywhere we [went]. So it was amazing that my kids were able to handle it.”

The first set started with a serve from Spartans outside hitter Danielle Batenhorst. Sophomore setter Nicole Drewnick won the first point of the game for Hebron. The Hawks won the first set with a score 25-16.

“Anytime you get a point for your team, you are just so pumped up and just jump up and your team is there just

Wrestling looking to form first-ever girls team APARNNA MANOJ NEWS EDITOR

Two girls have taken the opportunity to join the school’s first female wrestling team, practicing during first period, which is in need of more members before becoming an official team.

“This is the beginning forms of the team,” wrestling coach David Rozanski said. “When we get more members, it’ll be an official team. It’s the start-up of what could be a team.”

In past years, the wrestling team has only consisted of males. The two teams are not going to practice with each other, but will be going to competitions and meets together once more girls join. “[The guys are] excited to a limited extent,” Rozanski said. “Just to have females as a counterpart, although they aren’t going to be wrestling against each other.”

Other LISD schools, like Flower Mound, Lewisville and Marcus, have a girls wrestling team available. Rozanski said the reason why there was not a team before was because of the lack of interest and numbers, and many girls did not know of the opportunity to join the team. “[I formed this team in order to] give girls an opportunity to wrestle, and be a part of that experience,” Rozanski said.

“Right now, [the other schools are] prospering and doing well. And I want Hebron to experience the same thing.”

cheering you on and patting you on the back,” Drewnick said. “I was here freshman year on the court and we won and again, being here playing is just amazing.”

Senior libero Annie Benbow started off the second set with a serve. Junior middle hitter Emma Clothier scored the first point of the set. Finally, senior middle hitter Lauren Merrill won the last point of the set, giving Hebron the second set win, 25-14.

“I feel like it was really nice that we [went] out with a bang,” senior middle hitter Gabrielle Pliskal said. “Honestly, the biggest part for me was knowing that this was going to be my last game and knowing that regardless of whatever we did, we were going to end on a good note.”

Senior outside hitter Adanna Rollins contributed multiple spikes in the third set, and the Lady Hawks won the set 25-15. Rollins was named Most Valuable Player from the match.

“When I hit the ball and it went down, I just felt so much,” Rollins said. “I felt so much power and I just felt like all

the hard work that we had done these past few years and all of the blood, sweat and tears paid off.”

Although the Lady Hawks started the season off slow with seven early losses, they were able to build up and win the last 24-straight matches. The Hawks volleyball team, alongside Amarillo’s, is now the second team to have won three consecutive state championships in Texas history.

“It was hard at first,” Keeney said.

“They started to crumble and it took us a couple of weeks to get back up and figure out who we were this year, and not worry about last year’s team or the year before. We were living in ghosts and we had to get rid of those ghosts, so we lost enough in the beginning of the year, so people would stop paying attention to us

Breaking Barriers

and that was when we started really building up this team and they did it beautifully.”

Photo by Alyssa Abraham

Cheerleader seeks out future career in football coaching TATIANA CALZADO OPINION EDITOR

Junior Isabel Diaz is a girl going into a man’s world.

Diaz is a cheerleader who wants to be a football coach. She grew up with the sport, watching it with her family every Sunday. From there, she grew a passion for it, and that passion turned her toward a career choice.

Diaz has been working with football coaches Brian Brazil, Jeff Hill and Robert Vaughn, hoping to gain more knowledge that will help her in the future.

“As a freshman, I knew I wanted to coach,” Diaz said. “Going into high school, I knew this was a time for me to get it together and actually make moves. Coach Hill also invited me to go in Saturday and Sunday mornings and sit there during the players’ meetings. Coach Vaughn is taking me under his wing right now; he’ll go over the plays with me and start writing things out. I’m starting to see progress. I’m doing basic concepts right now and [I] can see the progress of me from starting at my first game to now.”

Diaz hopes to major in sports management and minor in journalism, as a backup plan. Diaz is currently interested in the University of Alabama, Oklahoma State and the University of Michigan.

“When I’m looking at colleges, I look at the football programs,” Diaz said. “Alabama has one of the best programs in the nation. Oklahoma [State] has a coaching program, and Michigan has a coach from the NFL, so he knows what he’s doing. I want to be a manager for the team or be a

Photo by Harper Lee

Junior Isabel Diaz posed with a football. Diaz hopes to become a football coach and set an example for girls and women who want to go into the sports industry.

graduate assistant and just be involved in football and be surrounded by that scene.”

Diaz is aware that not many women go into the profession. However, according to Diaz, going into football coaching is helping her break a barrier not many get to.

“It’s a little scary at times,” Diaz said. “I learned, by being a girl going into a man’s world, that it’s OK to be different. It’s OK to go out there and do something different, make an impact. I’m hoping I can use this as a platform [to show] that girls can do anything guys can do. That’s something I really strive for, to be someone who can be a trailblazer in this industry and hope that I can impact younger girls and help them think that they can follow their dreams.”

Through her journey of becoming a trailblazer, Diaz feels the coaches at Hebron have impacted and supported her the entire way.

“Coach Brazil has impacted me by just giving me the opportunity of getting me into the football program,” Diaz said. “Coach Hill and Coach

Vaughn have impacted me tremendously by just giving me a chance.

This is something different; it’s something you don’t come across. And for them to accept it, be there, and help me out, it has been so helpful and has made a huge impact on me.”

During her time pursuing her interest by learning and training to become a football coach, Diaz has grown confident in herself and is happy to take a different step and becoming a role model towards others. “[I like the idea of] having a voice for the girls who want to do something different with their lives, or even the boys who want to do something different than other people and [are] taking another pathway,” Diaz said.

“The NFL is already transitioning into having more women: there’s a female owner and a referee. I’m hoping that as I get older that [there will be] more women in the NFL. I would love to impact other people’s lives. I would want to be able to go out there and give speeches and tell others that you can do anything if you put your mind to it.”

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The seizure that saved his life Student finds motivation to turn life around, graduate

“Daniel was a hard case,” Lee said. “He had so many obstacles and some of them were self-created and YUSRA WARIS sometimes Daniel couldn’t see what was possible beEDITOR-IN-CHIEF cause he was so wrapped up in surviving. When you are homeless and trying to find out what you are going He wakes up to the blinding light of his hospital to eat, that becomes your focus; school is not top priorroom; the room was mostly silent, apart from the whirity. And Daniel was a hustler; his reputation preceded ring of the machines regulating his heart rate and his him, but he was always very respectful and listened.” tense breathing.

Elizardo felt Lee was one of the only people able to What happened? motivate him to come to school and find a way to gradThe last thing he remembered was walking out of uate. During the summer of his senior year, Elizardo class at the Learning Center and talking to another stuhad to take a summer elective course to make up for dent, the rest was hazy from there. some of his credits in order for him to receive his diHe was in a bed, a real bed. It had been months since ploma. he last slept in the comfort of his room at home. It had “No one saw me graduating,” Elizardo said. “I didn’t been months since he last saw his mom. It had been even see myself graduating because if no one believed months since he resorted to spending the night in in me then why should I believe in myself? So Ms. Lee friends’ cars or by the train tracks near the school. really was the only one [who] told me that I can go out Doctors told him he had a seizure: that he blacked and be whatever I want to be if I work for it. People out and had no control over himself. At that point, he have parents that tell them ‘hey you can go out and be did not know what he was feeling. There was some ananything,’ but I didn’t have anyone who told me that. ger: toward his situation, his actions, his life the couple Ms. Lee was probably the first.” of months leading up to this day. As he gradually reElizardo’s mother, Glendy Garcia, said getting the call gained full consciousness, he did know one thing for from the school about the seizure was one of the scaricertain: he had hit rock bottom. He realized he needed est moments of her life. to get back on track, go back home and set his priori“As a mother, you never want [anything] to happen to ties straight. your children,” Garcia said. “The minute I got the call Now, former student Daniel Elizardo has overcome from the school, which I always did, I knew something homelessness, drugs, and other obstacles and recentwas wrong. [When] the assistant principal said, ‘we’re ly obtained his diploma in September - something he taking [Daniel] to the hospital; he had a seizure,’ my thought he would not be able to accomplish. heart stopped. I didn’t cry. I just grabbed my purse and “[When I got my diploma], I didn’t even know what to told my boss I have to go. When I got to the hospital feel,” Elizardo said. “I was just looking at it and thought and saw him on the bed, it freaked me out, but I still that hard work really does pay off. I’m really happy I went up to him and told him I was there and for him got it now because if I didn’t, I would’ve been dealing not to be scared, he would be OK, and that I loved him. with a whole bunch of stuff regarding bills. Sometimes And [when] they took him for X-ray, the minute they it’s still hard for me to get to work, but I find my ways. took him, I lost it [and cried].”

I was happy when I got it.

Now looking back at his seiNow that I got it, it gives zure, Elizardo and Lee believe me more of an opportuniit was the turning point in his ty to do something.” life that helped motivate him In the months leading to go home and focus on doup to his seizure, Elizardo ing better in school. was arrested due to an al“He had to get to the point tercation with his father; where he wanted it,” Lee he was bonded out a cousaid. “When [he] woke up in ple of days later. After his the hospital and realized it Daniel Elizardo, Hebron alumnus release, he decided to leave could’ve been worse, that was his home and ended up [his] rock bottom. A lot of missing about two months people don’t start building until they hit rock bottom, of school, mainly trying to find a place to live. and I think down deep he really wanted it, but he was “I was pretty much living in the streets,” Elizarjust confused on how to get there.” do said. “I was sleeping in friends’ cars; sometimes I Elizardo plans to pursue tattooing would have to sleep by the train tracks. I didn’t even and opening up a barber shop. He also hopes to talk to want to come to school [because] to me, around that students who are struggling with the same problems time, money was the only thing that I had on my mind. that he was going through and aims to inspire them [I didn’t want to be around the] people here [because through his story to work harder in school. they] don’t understand that. They are quick to take ev“I know there are a lot of kids like me,” Elizardo said. erything for granted and I’ve been down and out not “I feel like maybe I can motivate them not to do [what having anything.”

I did] and better themselves. But at the end of the day, Through the money he earned by hustling and with I can tell them one thing and they’ll just do what they help from his friends regarding bills, Elizardo was able want to do. All I can do is try to persuade them, but it to save up enough money to live at a hotel for three depends on how they take it.” weeks.

From his experience of living in the streets and trying “I was barely making any money and I needed to supto find a place, Elizardo has learned an important life port myself,” Elizardo said. “I just [had] to do what I lesson that he hopes to share with others. needed to and I just kind of hustled: get stuff and sell it.

“Nobody cares, the way I see it,” Elizardo said. “I’ve I’ve always known how to do that; the people I’ve been been down and out and people did help me, but at the around taught me how to do [that] because that’s the end of the day, I was on my own. You’ll get a little bit only chance that they [had] from where they are from.” of help, but you can’t depend on them to help you out Since Elizardo’s sophomore year, assistant principal because you aren’t going to get any free tickets out here.

Sandra Lee monitored his progress and attendance to You got to get it out on your own.” make sure he came to school and stayed out of trouble.

“I didn’t want to come to school [because] to me, around that time, money was the only thing that I had on my mind.”

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Elizardo poses with Lee as he holds his diploma.

Lee had been motivating Elizardo to work harder in school since his sophomore year.

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Elizardo stands outside the school in his cap, gown and diploma. He said he has been working since September to save enough money for further education.

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Elizardo said ever since elemetary school, he has been getting into trouble and drawing was one of the ways for him to relieve his stress in and out of school.

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HOW DOES ALZHEIMER’S AFFECT THE BRAIN? 1. Early Stage Alzheimer’s

Plaques and tangles form in parts of the brain that impact learning, memory, planning and thinking. Medical tests cannot detect Alzheimer’s in its earliest stages.

2. Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s

More plaques and tangles develop in areas of the brain important to memory, planning and thinking, and spread to areas that affect speech. These changes cause noticeable confusion and communication problems that can impact an individual’s personal or work life.

3. Late Stage Alzheimer’s

Most of the brain’s outer layer, which is mapped to memory, movement and other functions, has been permanently damaged. Cell death causes the brain to shrink. Individuals no longer recognize family and friends and lose their ability to care for themselves.

Illustration by Yasmin Haq

Information from: https://www.alzheimers.net/2014-03-13/alzheimers-brain-stages/

A battle worth fighting

Coach raises Alzheimer’s awareness in honor of his father SHREYA RAO

MANAGING EDITOR Softball coach Terry Drain remembers the day his dad changed forever.

It was the day that led to eight years of constant reminders of what his name was.

It was the day Terry had been expecting for some time.

It was the day his father was officially under the effects of Alzheimer’s.

On Oct. 6, Terry lost his father, Lloyd Drain to complications from Alzheimer’s. But mentally, Terry said he lost him years before that. Lloyd was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 10 years ago.

“After [two years] he had no idea who I was or who my brothers were anymore,” Terry said. “It was very difficult because my dad was pretty much my hero; strongest guy I ever knew. He was capable of doing so many things, so for him to end up in such a state as Alzheimer’s [where it] strips you of all your humanity, who you once were -- the man I knew for the last eight years was not my dad. [Alzheimer’s] takes so much from you. To me, it’s the most horrendous disease out there just because of what it does to your body, your system and [your family].

Lloyd was from a small town in Oklahoma during The Depression. He enlisted in the Navy and eventually became an airline mechanic, piloting for 25 years.

After retiring, he bought a farm and lived there with one of his sons. But three years after being diagnosed, Lloyd’s condition deteriorated until he could no longer recognize his family.

“You don’t like to treat [those affected] differently, but you do out of instinct; you become protective over them, like you would your own child,” Terry

said “There’s a picture of me and my three brothers years is a passion that people need in order to bring where we have our names taped above each one of light to this disease.” us so when he saw us he would try to remember who Senior pitcher Elena Barnes said Terry’s efforts to we were. You could see that he could remember our combat Alzheimer’s is just another example of his faces, but not our names. When he’d see the picture, it willingness to help others. would click with him.”

“I think his dedication to fighting Alzheimer’s is Three years ago, in honor of his father, Terry decid- something that’s personal for him,” Barnes said. ed to spread awareness about Alzheimer’s to not only “Drain is someone who is always willing to help and to himself, but the community as well. This year, he he wants the best for everyone. The walk was not only raised $1,511 for the Walk To End Alzheimer’s. He a memoriam, but it was also to help raise awareness also participated in a three mile ceremonial walk on to hopefully help find a cure for the disease.”

Oct. 28 in dedication to his faAlzheimer’s is fairly common ther, which raised $310,357.08 on Lloyd’s side of the family. toward advancing Alzheimer’s Out of 12 siblings, nine were support, care and research. diagnosed with the disease.

“I was able to raise more monTerry said that he acknowley than teams of ten to twelve edges the fact that there is a 50 people which I’m pretty happy percent chance that of all four [about],” Terry said. “Hopefully siblings, two will be diagnosed next year, when I do it again, I with Alzheimer’s. In order to [will] get more people involved prevent chances of getting earand raise more money. The walk ly onset Alzheimer’s, Terry has was something more private changed his diet.

Terry Drain, softball coach for me, but since [my father’s] “Yes, it’s very likely that I passing, it’s something I want to probably will end up with Alzbecome more open [about] and heimer’s at some point which [want] more people to know about it.” is, again, standing from the research that I have done, During the walk, Terry met a man who advocates is something like any other type of disease that can for Alzheimer’s research by speaking to hospitals and be prevented through different types of diets,” Terry programs. Although it’s still in the works, Terry plans said. “It’s not something you should be ashamed of; to partner up with him and work together to speak to there [are] a lot of families going through it. It’s somemedical programs and caretakers about Alzheimer’s. thing that can be inherited but is also something that Terry said he is looking forward to being an advocate is, hopefully, preventable. [I am] just trying to raise and getting involved in other ways. awareness that [Alzheimer’s] is a growing disease.”

“It’s great that he’s raising awareness for the cause,” junior catcher Macey Neuse said. “His passion for something that has affected his family throughout the

It was very difficult because my dad was pretty much my hero; strongest guy I ever knew.

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“Wonder Wheel” surprisingly uninteresting SYEDA RIZVI

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR It’s been awhile since I have left a movie theater feeling disappointed, but “Wonder Wheel” had just that affect on me. Produced by Amazon Studios and written by Woody Allen, the movie seemed to be on a path to success, but unfortunately, it veered off due to the plot.

To make a long story short, the plot revolves around a poor family living on Co-

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After watching the first two movies in the series, I knew I had to watch “Pitch Perfect 3.” I have grown attached to the Barden Bellas (Beca Mitchell, Fat Amy, Lily Onakuramana and Chloe Beale) and their many acapella songs. Despite wanting to watch the last movie of the trilogy, my expectations for the movie were not that high because the sequel didn’t compare to the first movie. My expectations were

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ney Island during the 1950s.

The husband, Humpty (Jim Belushi) works as a carousel operator who is married to Ginny (Kate Winslet), a waitress at the local clam diner. Their lives are mediocre until Humpty’s estranged daughter, Carolina (Juno Temple) returns home five years after eloping with a gangster.

Carolina hopes to hide from the gangsters on her tail, meanwhile getting a job alongside Ginny and attending night school. Carolina’s return eventually forces the revelation of Ginny’s affair with Mickey (Justin Timberlake), a young lifeguard on the is-

land. Since the entire story is oddly narrated by Mickey, the audience knows about the affair before the remaining characters do. The situation goes downhill when Mickey meets Carolina and starts to forget about Ginny. Ginny notices Mickey’s increasing disinterest in her and starts suspecting his feelings toward Carolina. This only aggravates Ginny’s already irritated lifestyle, and soon she’s falling off the wagon.

I’m not sure if this movie would have been better if the characters had been developed well or not, because I think the major flaw was in the plot. It seemed as though the story was incomplete.

‘Show don’t tell’ seemed to be a foreign concept since the characters basically narrated their entire pasts during ran-

dom dialogue in the scenes.

There was really no beginning or end to the movie, and I felt extremely unsatisfied when the credits started rolling. Not only that, but I felt like I didn’t understand the characters at all. Their decisions seemed irrational and inconsistent with their apparent personalities, so everything came off as jumbled.

Acting wise, everyone was pretty good. I was immediately turned off by Belushi because he seemed to only act well during the scenes in which he was angry. Otherwise, both Winslet and Timberlake did an incredible job whether it came to facial expressions and emotional outbursts. Temple was a new face to me, but she did a great job within her underdeveloped character’s boundaries. Aesthetic wise, the movie was great. The lighting changed as the mood shifted, and the vibrant colors of Coney Island were vivid throughout.

Overall, if you’re looking for something pretty to watch, I’d go with this movie, but when it comes to an even semi-interesting storyline, I’d go for something like “La La Land.”

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“Pitch Perfect 3” redeems sequel, ends trilogy on high note wrong as “Pitch Perfect 3” turned out better than the other two movies and ended the series on a high note.

“Pitch Perfect 3,” which includes the same group of girls and Emily June, who was introduced in the sequel, revolves around the reunion of the Bellas. Following the Bellas’ win at the World Championship, the girls find themselves splitting apart and struggling to find successful jobs as acappella singers. When they receive an opportunity to reunite at the United Service Organizations tour, the Bellas decide to take the offer as a chance to overcome their struggles and possibly compete for the last time.

The main goal for the Bellas is to win the competition against other groups and receive the once-in-a-lifetime chance to go on tour with DJ Khaled. While facing tough competition against the other groups, I appreciated seeing the Bellas reconnect and bond. The movie was nostal-

gic because the plot brought back the old relationships.

While the movie had heartwarming moments, there were also hilarious ones. I remember laughing out loud and hearing most of the audience in the theater laughing at the Bellas’ witty, sarcastic jokes and specifically at Fat Amy. Also, I found the music more intricate because of a new twist on the Bellas’ harmonies and the wider range of songs the girls performed in comparison to the music in the previous movies.

Along with the music and comedy, I enjoyed seeing more of Beca. In the sequel, Beca had a smaller role and I was disappointed because she was my favorite charac-

ter. I was thrilled to see her character develop in “Pitch Perfect 3.” Also, I loved the introduction of DJ Khaled in the movie. Since he’s one of my favorite artists, it was interesting to see him in a different role, acting. The movie executed the development of all the Bellas perfectly and I thought every character ended up in the right spot.

Overall, “Pitch Perfect 3” is an impressive movie in the way it brings back old characters in a new setting by using humor and music. This movie is for viewers looking for a quality conclusion to the series. Whether you have watched all three movies or not, “Pitch Perfect 3” will still make you want to sing and dance even more.

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More than an orphan: My time in Mexico SYDNEY GRAY SPORTS EDITOR

Before my first trip to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, when I heard the word orphan, I would shudder.

Thinking of a child left alone on the doorsteps of an orphanage with no one to care for them would tug at my heartstrings. I think that is because I associated the word orphan with loneliness, almost as if the two were interchangeable. Now, I shudder when I think about how wrong I was.

Casa Hogar Elim is home to more than 60 children in Nuevo Laredo. While Casa Hogar is considered an orphanage, it is far more than that. It is more than just a safe haven for children who can’t live at home: it is a place for kids to learn about life, friendship and their faith.

My past trip was my third visit to the orphanage, and this trip was different than the previous two.

Usually, there are around 60 kids in the orphanage, but on my past visit, there were only about 20. At first, I was a little confused. It seemed odd to me that suddenly 40 of them were gone. Then the concern set in. I knew that things in Mexico had been dangerous lately, but this was not what I had expected. Had things gotten so bad that 40 of the children were forced to leave the orphanage?

I was wrong. While the orphanage is a place for children to live who don’t have a stable home life, most who live there have relationships with their parents. Before I knew about Casa Hogar, I assumed

that the children at orphanages didn’t know their parents, let alone have a relationship with them.

That is not how it is in Mexico. Almost every child living at Casa Hogar has a relationship with a parent and visits them regularly.

While this trip was unusual because there were less kids there, it really changed my idea of what the orphanage was. Before this trip, I felt bad for the kids who were there because I thought they would never know what it’s like to have a family, but I was wrong. They have families that love them so much that they are willing to sacrifice raising their children in order to make sure they have opportunities for a bright future. Their families love them enough to give up the memories that shape who they are as parents. They might not see their baby’s first steps; they might not get to celebrate every birthday with them. These parents love their children so much that they gave up the precious moments in order to make sure their kids get three meals a day.

While some people think of the word orphan and think of loneliness, I now think of the word orphan and think of love. Of course, there are some orphans that will never get to know their parents, and there are some orphans who will never have a relationship with a parent like I do. But even though they might not have parents who they are close with, they have a chance for a brighter future. They have a chance to accomplish their goals and dreams because of the love their parents have for them, enough love to be willing to let go of their child to make sure they can live a better life.

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Nine-year-old Angel sits on the steps of the orphanage. He was playing with his toy bear.

I dread waking up every morning and constant, intrusive reminders that the person is unhappy.

I dread waking up every morning, as most teenREPORTER agers do. I dread feeling the weight of the pale blue pill in my hand. I dread having to put it in my Voices talk around me, but I can’t comprehend a mouth, raise the cup to my lips and swallow. I dread word they’re saying. I’ve lost myself in a diagram the whole rest of the day, knowing tomorrow, I will of the human brain hanging to my left. Tears start repeat the steps: hold, place, drink, swallow. to dry on my skin alongside slowly crumbling masTo be a psychiatrist is to help your patients feel cara. the best they can through whatever means availThe last thing I wanted to do that warm Wednes- able. A large part of understanding what your paday morning was sit with my parents in front of tient needs is listening to what your patient has to a psychiatrist, but somehow, that’s where I ended say. Yes, medication works for some, but others, not up. I remember her asking me all sorts of questions so much. What is the point of forcefully medicating about my biological family, my feelings and any someone who wants the complete opposite? What medication I was currently on. kind of progress can be made from piling the feeling Words can’t describe how it feels to be told there of helplessness on someone? is something wrong with you Depression occurs more frequentwhen you feel there’s not. ly than anyone realizes and can be Only those who are a danger overcome with and without medicato themselves or others should tion. If you feel as if your medicabe forced into a cold room and tion is not only ineffective, but also coaxed to speak their mind. hurting you in some way, mentally or One of the worst possible feelphysically, never feel as if you can’t ings I’ve ever experienced is speak up. You are in control of what helplessness, and the day I was goes in your body and what alters told I was being put on Zoloft your mind. If antidepressants help was the day I was put in a peryou, that’s amazing, and I’m happy manent position of helplessfor you. But for me, antidepressants ness. have only made me more pessimisMany people can overcome tic. They have only made me dread depression without the aid of Illustration by Aparnna Manoj tomorrow that much more. medication, which is what I Medication can be wonderful, but isn’t for wish I would’ve been given the opportunity to do. everyone and should never be forced upon someThe only person who knows how I feel is me, just one who is not a danger to themselves or others. I as you are the only person aware of how you feel. plan to continue making my feelings known to my Antidepressants, for some people, are a life-saver. doctor, parents, and other adults. I hope to someday They can display no side effects and improve some cope without medication, as that has always been people’s mood and mindset immensely. For others, my goal. antidepressants can push them further into depresDon’t get me wrong, medication works for some sion. There can be nauseating days, sleepless nights

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people. In fact, 1 in 6 people take antidepressants daily. Depression is not always visible from the outside, and each person has their own story. Coping mechanisms are unique to each individual, and no one should feel bad for what makes them feel better.

DID YOU KNOW? • About 1 in 10 Americans 12 and over takes antidepressant medication • Females are more likely to take antidepressants than males • About one-third of people with severe depressive symptoms take antidepressants • More than 60 perecnt of Americans taking antidepressants have taken it for two years or longer • Antidepressants were the third most common prescription drug taken by Americans of all ages in 2005–2008

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State volleyball competition The Lady Hawks won the state championship against Katy Seven Lakes 3-0, on Nov. 18 at the Curtis Culwell Center. This was volleyball’s third-straight win at state. Read a full recap of the game on pg.3.

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Juniors, setter Jessica Stancliff, and middle hitter Emma Clothier, and freshman setter Brooke Nichols talk before the first set in the game.

The first set started with Seven Lakes outside hitter Danielle Batenhorst serving.

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REPORTERS Senior libero Annie Benbow volleys the ball back to the Spartans during the third set.

The Lady Hawks won the third set 25-15.

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