THEHAWKEYE
Hebron High School. 4207 Plano Parkway, Carrollton, TX. www.hebronhawkeye.com. Twitter: @hebronhawkeye. Room 1315.
May 29, 2018
Bond referendum security measures moved up page 2
THE LOOP
Volume 16, Issue 3
Preview of the Spring Game page 3
SPOTLIGHT IMMIGRATION
S
May 31: Senior Day at Six Flags Jun. 7: Last Day of School Jun. 10: Graduation - 6 p.m.
W
WO WO T RL N E E
D
Concert - 7p.m.
BE T
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 30: Band Spring Concert - 7 p.m. May 31: Choir Spring Dessert
Things to do over the summer page 6
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT After the passing of government teacher Timothy Palone, ESL teacher Ginny Evans decided to create a scholarship for seniors in Palone’s memory. The scholarship will be through the LISD Education Foundation (LEF), and the requirements for earning the scholarship are still being determined. “Timothy Palone was a dear friend and a well respected colleague here at Hebron,” Evans said. “Palone believed education is the great equalizer and would want to help others with their educational journey just as he had. To quote Nelson Mandela, ‘education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ This was the belief of Timothy Palone.” After multiple discussions with principal Scot Finch, Evans plans to continue working with the LEF program to establish the criteria for the scholarship, and is accepting donations to go toward the fund. All donations can be made to the LEF foundation. - Sydney Gray/Sports Editor
Students discuss experience immigrating to America
NEWS
Cheating the System YASMIN HAQ
BY THE
NUMBERS
865 seniors are expected to graduate The top five colleges graduates will be attending are*:
Collin College UTD Texas A&M UT Austin UNT * Information via Student Council
Illustration by Yasmin Haq
DESIGN EDITOR
Academic dishonesty is an ongoing part of the education system in America as cheating scandals have been uncovered around the nation in colleges such as Harvard University in 2012 or Ohio State University in 2016, and high schools such as Stuyvesant High School in New York. At Hebron, out of 106 students surveyed at random during block lunch at both campuses, 63.2 percent admitted to cheating on a test, quiz or form of assessment. In a national study, 76 percent of high school students confessed to cheating. Several teachers agreed that reasons for cheating involve different sources of pressure including parents, class rank, grades and most notably, college. “There’s this overriding desire to get an A,” AP U.S. history teacher Travis Zuber said. “And I don’t know if that’s because of the system we’ve built up with GPA, the competition, colleges with the financial aid and stuff like that. I don’t know where the pressure’s coming from.” The majority of teachers interviewed and students polled agreed more cheat-
ing occurs in higher level classes due to rising competition. When asked which class level they were most likely to cheat in, 47.2 percent of students selected AP classes, 34 percent selected Pre-AP, 25.5 percent said regular and 31.1 percent selected all. “I’ve been teaching for 26 years,” English II teacher Kimberly Nickerson said. “I’ve taught on level, below level, AP, Pre-AP, 6-12, and in my experience, most of my plagiarizers and cheaters are in the advanced classes.” Several Pre-AP and AP teachers interviewed agreed that having grades and/ or class rank impact the rate of academic dishonesty and that the emphasis on having the highest grades or GPA for college has hindered the learning experience of the student. “[Academic dishonesty won’t stop] until we either get rid of grades, or we instill an atmosphere in our school where grades aren’t that important, where we don’t give out A/B honor [rolls] every nine weeks,” AP human geography teacher Kelley Ferguson said. “If you’re giving out A/B honor [rolls] and giving out class rank, you’re telling kids that grades do matter, but they don’t.” The majority of students surveyed linked increasing ranks to academic dis-
honesty through personal experience and reasons such as pressure to keep or climb up in class rank. Those who did not think rank affected cheating said it was more of a morality issue. “[Cheating] shouldn’t be a thing,” senior Anthony Allam said. “People should try to do their own work. School is there to test your performance, not other people’s, so it should be your work that goes into your grades.” A few students justified cheating through the lack of a suitable teacher, too much work or the grading system. However, less than 30 percent of students said it was OK to cheat or that it depended on the circumstances in the survey. The other 70 percent said cheating was not OK. When asked why, several of the responses stated that it ruins the learning experience or it is unfair. “I feel like I can relate to it a little bit,” sophomore Zoya Niazi. “[I] haven’t cheated, but I get [overworked]. But everybody goes through that, so you’re not the only one. If you’re cheating it’s still unfair. If you’re cheating out of stress, well there’s other people stressed and not cheating. They found a different solution.”
continued on page 2
hebronhawkeye.com
Students and teachers discuss issue with academic dishonesty
turned in basically the same project, hoping I wouldn’t read AP physics teacher Christine it.” Cone said she has had a lot of Cone said cheating is treatissues with students cheating ed as if it was acceptable in with phones in their lap. The today’s culture, and it is ‘OK’ more popular ways of cheating for students to cheat if they can are through newer technologies be successful. In a New York like the iPhone, iPad or smart Times article, it was reported watches. Answer keys are that experts said cheating has sometimes posted online, and become more widely tolerated, students snap pictures to send and the seriousness of cheating to their peers or even access isn’t emphasized enough. answers during assessments Out of 67 students who said using phones. Because they do cheat, a little less of technology and interthan a third of them said net access, cheating has they consistently cheat become more conve- “This is this weird game of cat and mouse on assignments, quiznient, according to The that we’re playing. We came up with ways zes or tests. Algebra 2 New York Times. to try to detect cheating. And the students teacher Randi Riordan Along with new ways find some other way. It’s become this toxic describes cheating as an to cheat, there are new addiction. cycle.” ways to stop cheating, “You get away with it such as banning techonce, you’re going to do nology during stanit again; you get away - Travis Zuber, AP U.S. History teacher dardized tests, websites with it again, you’re godetecting plagiarism or ing to do it again,” Ricreating several verordan said. “You go to sions of the same assessment. it,” Ferguson said. “Good luck college, you’re going to have “This is this weird game of getting a teacher recommenda- cheats written on your arm, cat and mouse that we’re play- tion.” your smart watch, on a paper ing,” Zuber said. “We came Nickerson said she catches at and you’re going to get kicked up with ways to try to detect least one student a year, but is out of college.” cheating. And the students find sure that some other students in Fourteen percent of students some other way. It’s become her class get away with plagia- thought it was hard to get away this toxic cycle.” rism. Zuber said there is prob- with cheating. However, 67 Several student responses in ably more cheating going on percent said it was easy, and the survey defined cheating as than is accounted for. Most of the rest said it depends or other. copying or getting help from the teachers interviewed could “This is an issue that has another source. account for a specific cheating always been around, and un“You could study stuff online, incident in their class. til students care more about and that might just be on the “Usually once a year I’ll learning, understanding, and test,” Allam said. “So that’s the catch a group of them, or one progression of skills than the gray area between cheating and or two,” Zuber said. “One year grade, it will continue to be an not cheating. There’s different was a project, and they all issue,” Nickerson said.
continued from page 1
Photo illustration by Aparnna Manoj
The above statistics were complied from responses to a random survey of 107 students on both campuses.
District to expedite security items from bond referendum YUSRA WARIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Following recent events regarding school safety, LISD will be accelerating the process of implementing security measures funded by the 2017 bond referendum. The bond includes plans for the re-designing of entrances, installation of ballistic protection, expansion of district-wide security cameras and other measures of security specified on the bond website. The installation of the safety and security bond items is predicted to be a oneto-two year process. “These changes are already in progress and are being implemented across the district,” safety and security zone coordinator Adam Lewin said. “As you can imagine with 70 campuses, it will take some time to complete all of the work.” Since the Florida school shooting, the district has also recommended that schools
2
NEWS
are to alert the community and students of drills through social media or school announcements. “After [the drills] they want us to go back on social media and let you all know you did a great job and how much time it spent getting out of the building,” assistant principal Shawnda LaRocque said. “Just trying to let everyone know how the school is performing on their drills is critical to how we do.” Lewin said that while there is no exact date for completion of the security measures, he hopes the community knows that safety of students is the district’s top priority. “We take our responsibility as serious as if the students in our schools were our own,” Lewin said. “We hope the implementation of these bond items the voters graciously approved in the 2017 bond referendum will continue to help everyone feel safe so our students can focus on working towards thriving, productive lives.”
forms of cheating.” In the first offense for academic dishonesty, the assignment can be made up if it is a major grade for up to a 50. On the second and third offense, the assignment is an automatic zero and the consequence is ISS (In School Suspension). After the third offense, the student may be sent to DAEP, depending on the severity. “If you become a problem, all your teachers know about
LISD hosts fourth annual Film Fest APARNNA MANOJ NEWS EDITOR
The film festival team hosted a red carpet event on May 24 to show off the films students created, from elementary to high school. The annual LISD Film Festival is a contest started by Instructional Technology Facilitator Jayne Germany to give students in the district a platform and authentic audience to show off the video projects they have created. “There is a man, Marco Torres, and he worked in the San Fernando Valley,” Germany said. “There were Latino kids there, and he started a film club with them and teaches them filming concepts. They produce films that showcase their culture and that lifts the culture
up. I wanted to do that for our district so the kids that want a voice, have a voice. So they can speak from where ever in their world they are coming from.” The submission process started in late September and ran into early April. There are different categories including Public Service Announcement (PSA), Documentary/Cultural, Instructional, Story, Stop Motion/ Animation and Persuasion. Junior Jacob Vu entered the contest for the first time with a PSA about texting and driving. The elementary and middle school level contests are judged by administrators within the district and for the high school level contest, professional industry judges are brought in to view the films. “I wanted to enter the contest before, but I never really had a film
Photo illustration by Aparnna Manoj
I was passionate about to enter,” Vu said. “But the PSA I entered, I felt it was a good competitor to some of the PSAs I’ve seen, because I feel like it was more creative take to the other films I’ve seen.” There were around 460 submissions this year, and after the judging process, the coordinators ended with around 100 awards: honorable mentions, ‘rising star’ award for pre-k and kindergarten,
and first, second, and third place for middle and high school in different categories. “We have the different categories in order to give the most amount of awards possible,” Germany said. “Because if you have four or five categories, you can only give four to five first places, versus one first place. We have so many excellent films, that I don’t think we can only give out one or two first place awards.”
May 29, 2018
Football team prepares for sixth annual spring game Fast Facts:
SHALU KATTUVELIL FEATURE EDITOR
The sixth annual spring game will be held on May 30; JV will play at 5:30 p.m. and varsity will play at 7 p.m. “It’s an intersquad scrimmage, so we have just been playing against each other,” head coach Brian Brazil said. “We’ve been playing against our offense against defense and defense against offense. We’re basically just playing ourselves.” To prepare for the game, the players have been attending practices at around 6:30 a.m. Junwior Cody Burris said the team has been working hard to get tougher and to improve positions. “It’s the same as full football because it’s full contact football, but its different [than a traditional game] because we are playing ourselves and there are two 30-minute halves,” Burris said. “My favorite part about the
TIME: May 30 @ 5:30p.m LOCATION: Hebron Football Field ADMISSION: Free
Photo by Harper Lee
The Hawks offensive line attempts to fend of Plano West defenders in a game on Sept. 15, 2017. spring game is a display of work everyone has been putting in over the off season and spring practice.” The spring game will be held independently of the family festival,, different to previous years where the Spring Game has been held on the same night as
the festival. “This year’s a little different, but I just like seeing our kids have one last time to compete and watching the coaches having a fun time getting to coach their own team because we divide it up and let them coach it,” Brazil said. “I
like having the community out there and it’s good to see everybody doing that and being excited about the upcoming year.” Another aspect of the game is that it allows the team to prepare for the upcoming season in the fall, while also bringing back
memories of the previous season. “[We have been practicing] every morning and going through drills,” junior Cody Burris said. “[The game] hypes me up for the season in the fall. I hope my team will win.” Burris said he hopes to
showcase what the team has been working on and to give a sneak peek into next fall’s season. “I’ve been doing what I can to help the coaches and the younger guys and those without varsity experience,” Burris said. “I hope at the end of spring game everyone feels like the hard work they’ve put in day after day has paid off. I also hope it will make everyone excited for what next season holds.”
S P OTL IG HT “I fell in love with basketball when I first started playing it. People would cheer for me [and] all the praise really encouraged me. Nearing the end of the season, we played against Euless Trinity and I gave that game all I had. I was getting injured all throughout that game. I would never forget that game because I didn’t give up even when I felt like I should. Playing basketball, I most enjoyed all of the friends I made within the sport and all of the lifelong memories from it; [however], I’ve decided to not play basketball out of high school [to] focus on my career and academics.”
Bradley Hallock, baseball
“I started playing with my friends in middle school and grew to love the team aspect and competitive nature. I like the fact that even though it is an individual sport, you can still be a part of a team. [Some of the most memorable moments would be] getting the district sportsmanship award for the 2017 fall season [and] when my partner, Valerie Hart, and I beat Allen’s No. 1 girls’ doubles team.”
Taylor Carlis, girls basketball
Allyson Lux, tennis
E N I O R
Senior athletes reflect on high school sport careers
The most memorable moment of my career that I will never forget is when I hit a walkoff double to beat Marcus in extra innings 1-0. Their bench players had been talking trash to me the entire game, so when I came up with the chance to win the game, I prevailed and hit a double over the head of the center fielder. Our team had a dog pile halfway between second base and third base and we were all excited and pumped up. It was an indescribable feeling as I rounded the base and saw my teammates rushing out toward me, and seeing Marcus players walking off the field with their heads hanging in shame.”
SPORTS
3
hebronhawkeye.com
Between Two Worlds Foreign lands beckon countless families and individuals to leave behind a world they are familiar with for the unknown. Internal tensions, economic opportunities and education are just a small portion of concerns that run through a family’s or individual’s mind when they make the decision to leave their homeland. America, as cliche as it sounds, still represents the land of opportunity and hope, and remains as one of the more popular destinations for immigrants to begin new lives. Each person’s immigration experience is unique, and through their stories, The Hawk Eye hopes to showcase the journey of immigrant students at Hebron as they learn to adapt to a new culture while sharing their own, and contributing to a growing diverse community.
Oluwakemi Ajetunnobi, junior: Yusra Waris, Editor-in-Chief With 16 other family members living under the same roof, junior Oluwakemi Ajetunnobi never felt a dull moment while in her hometown Lagos, Nigeria. After moving to the United States in 2014 for job opportunities, Ajetunnobi’s family shrank to a quarter of the size it was back at home: it was just her, her sister, mother, and step-father. About 6,500 miles away from home, Ajetunnobi said she initially had trouble fitting in since she was overwhelmed by the changes in her lifestyle. “It just really kind of made me shrink into myself when I got to school,” Ajetunnobi said. “Now [that] I have a small family and a huge school, I built this wall because so much had changed. I didn’t know what to do with myself anymore and it took a lot to actually [consider myself as] an American.” During freshman year, Ajetunnobi said she tried to hide her accent to avoid getting bullied, and when classmates found out where she came from, they would ask her questions like if she “rode a lion to school.” “[Even though] I’ve heard every-
Student shares experience as immigrant from Nigeria
thing they could say, I still get defensive,” Ajetunnobi said. “Sometimes I don’t even want to tell people that I am [Nigerian] because everyone is going to say something different and it isn’t always good. I’m not ashamed of where I come from, it’s just people can be very rude sometimes.” Due to starting school one year early and different academic system in Nigeria, Ajetunnobi, at 14, is currently a junior, while she would have been a freshman here. While schools here follow a four-class per semester or 8-class school year, Ajetunnobi said she was taught 21 subjects a week, which she said made it easier for her to handle her current class load. “When I came here, my transcript transferred here easily because I had most of the credits that I needed and more than I was supposed to get in freshman year and eighth grade,” Ajetunnobi said. “I remember this one time in eighth grade we [were] having finals back-to-back and the people started [complaining]; I was confused because back there we have four finals a day back-to-back so I was chilling thinking ‘is this supposed to be a big deal?’”
Ajetunnobi said being an immigrant, despite the possible stereotypical comments, has helped her evolve socially. “When you tell people [where you are from], they obviously build the type of person you are in their head and it is hard to get out of that mold,” Ajetunnobi said. “But I think it is more of a positive thing because in that way you are different from other people and it is just nice talking to people about it.”
Did You Know?
According to statistics compiled from 134 responses in a survey sent to all English teachers:
44.8% 14.3% Top four reasons families migrated 4
of students who responded are children of two immigrant parents
of students responded that they have one parent who is an immigrant
17.8%
of responding students are immigrants
1. Economic opportunities 2. Better life 3. Education 4. Escape conflict
When Ajetunnobi visits her family in Nigeria, she said she is eager to show off her American culture and vice versa here. This year, Ajetunnobi said she fully adjusted to the lifestyle in America. “I’m just trying to make my worlds fit and be cohesive with each other because I can’t be one without the other,” Ajetunnobi said. “Before, I wouldn’t claim being American, but now I’m both. I’m Nigerian and American.”
Luis
Yusra W In hi to Ric most a the we ing to during Howev goodb his fat Texas. “In had to “Some dad a j ger stu moved Puerto had an we got [could Othe Astaci movin concer and ov Astaci multip “Ev
May 29, 2018
s Astacio, junior:
Waris, Editor-in-Chief is hometown of Luquillo, Puerco, junior Luis Astacio was alalways at the beach: whether on eekend with his family competmake the best sand castles, or g the school week for lunch. ver, in 2015, Astacio had to say bye to his beach lifestyle when ther found a job opportunity in . Puerto Rico, my mom and dad o work a lot,” Astacio said. ebody from here offered my job and they were offering biguff than what we had. My dad d here first [and] we stayed [in] o Rico and waited until my dad n apartment, and when he [did], t tickets so the rest of my family d move] here later.” er than economic opportunities, io’s parents’ decision behind ng was also influenced by their rn with the growing robberies verall crime rate in Puerto Rico. io said his aunt was robbed ple times. verything in Puerto Rico was
Student shares experience as immigrant from Puerto Rico
getting expensive, so people started robbing more and my mom and dad started getting worried,” Astacio said. “One time we walked in a gas station and [left] to eat, and while we were going back to the house, that same gas station was on fire.” Luis said one of the bigger changes from moving to Texas he experienced was with his life at school. “I [thought] the schools would be the same as Puerto Rico,” Astacio said. “In Puerto Rico, schools were open in the middle of the school. Instead of more classrooms, it’s more of a park [and] there’s more trees. Almost the entire school knew me, so when I had problems, I usually just went to one of my friends and they shared their notes with me and helped me and I [am not able to] do that here anymore.” While Luis said he has never felt unwelcomed, he has seen his mom being treated unfairly when he would visit her at work. “She’s working in Walmart and people there hate her,” Astacio said.
Jingyi Dai, sophomore:
“She is actually a hard worker, she always gives her 100 percent and from what I’ve seen, people kind of hate her because she is better than them. Other people don’t like her because she doesn’t speak English perfectly. Sometimes, when they walk past her, she says ‘hi’ and they just keep walking.” Since he has moved to Texas, Luis hasn’t been able to go back to visit
the rest of his family in Puerto Rico; however, he said he has been able to communicate with them by phone and he will cherish his memories with them. “[I have] precious memories [like] going to the beaches with them, playing in the sand and water,” Astacio said. “My dad and mom say that someday we’ll visit.”
Student shares experience as immigrant from China
Mrunmayi Sathaye, Reporter Stepping out of the terminal from her 13hour flight, the first thing sophomore Jingyi Dai noticed was the air. Having landed in America, Dai was a long way from her home back in Hangzhou, China, where the air was heavily contaminated with pollutants. Dai migrated to the United States about two years ago because of her family’s belief in the American education system. However, her parents did not join her, and instead, Dai has been living with her aunt and uncle. “I didn’t even know I was going to [move] to America until about one year before I actually came here,” Dai said. “I was confused and I didn’t want to [come]. When I [arrived], it was actually all right. After a year of mentally preparing for the immigration, I was [ready].” According to Dai, the education is harsher in China. In her hometown, more than 200 elementary school children are required to take a test to determine which school they will go to in the future.
“[The stereotype of] Asians [is that they are] smart, but it’s usually not because of IQ,” Dai said. “[It’s] because they have to work hard in order to survive in society. The parents think that in order to get a good job, you need to go to a good college and in order to go to a good college, you need to go to a good high school [and so forth]; so it all starts from the very beginning.” Dai noticed a stark contrast in the climate and lifestyle between America and China once she immigrated. Her city life in China was different from the suburban lifestyle in America, and her hometown, Hangzhou, is near West Lake, which Dai described as beautiful. “I live in a house with my uncle and aunt, but back then, I lived in an apartment that was not nearly as big as [my current] house,” Dai said. “Here, if you want to buy something, you need to drive for 15 minutes, but [in China], I just needed to go downstairs [to buy what I needed].” Dai said this journey of immigration has helped build her personality and character. She has learned to be more considerate and has learned t o
help out in the house more. “In China, I didn’t do housework because I didn’t know how to and I was not allowed to,” Dai said. “My mom thought I need[ed] to focus entirely on study and nothing else. Here I know that housework is [a part of] showing your responsibility in the household, so I do [chores] now.” In addition to character growth, Dai has seen immense development in academic performance. Last year, she was recommended to join the UIL academics team under math coach Cameron Casalini. “She has a great work ethic for what she does and she’s always striving to learn more and better herself,” Casalini said. “She showed extraordinary growth last year alone just because [of] how motivated she is and how much work she put in outside of the meetings and club.
[Since last year], she seems more confident in her academic abilities and more comfortable as a student.” However, it took time and effort for Dai to adjust to American culture and the language. Dai read many books and memes to practice her English. “People warned me that learning English would be hard, [but] it was easier than I thought,” Dai said. “At first, [I dreaded] talking to people, but then [I realized Americans] don’t talk as fast as I expected.” Dai said since old habits die hard, she still stresses over the smallest quiz. She is continuing her academic career by going to Texas Academy of Math and Science in the upcoming year. “Jingyi is an awesome kid,” Casalini said. “She works really hard. She’s going to do great things when she goes to TAMS.”
FEATURE
5
hebronhawkeye.com
Things to do: Summer 2018 Coming Fourth at Fair Park Turner Falls Up...
Austin Ice Cream Festival
WHERE: Fiesta
May 29:
America’s Got Talent
Park
Falls, Oklahoma
WHEN: June 23
WHEN: July 4
WHEN: Summer
WHAT:
WHAT:
The festival holds tasting samples of ice cream and frozen treats while walking around Lady Bird Lake. This is a fun way to spend time with family and friends.
May 29:
Arrested Development
May 29:
Moonlighter
May 30:
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt MasterChef
June 1: Adrift
Photo from www.dallascitynews.net
Change Jar:
June 1:
American Animals
WHAT: If you want to cool off during summer, Oklahoma’s tallest waterfall, located in the Arbuckle Mountains, has a family-friendly destination fit for an adventurous spirit and for someone who wants to relax.
The city of Dallas, Friends of Fair Park, State Fair of Texas and WFAA-TV Channel 8 are holding a celebration with entertainment, children’s activities,games, museums, historic art and architecture and fireworks.
May 30:
Photo from www.fieldandeast.com
WHERE: Turner
WHERE: Fair
Garden: Austin
What are your summer plans?
June 4:
Photo from www.visitbigbend.com
What’s Your Ideal Vacation Spot? Take this quiz and find out: 1.) What describes you best?
The Fosters
A. Adventurous B. Easy going C. Creative D. Independent
June 4:
So You Think You Can Dance
June 8:
2.) You are assigned a project, who do you work with? A. Students who work quickly B. Doesn’t matter C. Your friends D. You work alone
June 8:
3.) How do you organize your work?
June 12:
A. One big folder with everything in it B. Kind of messy: loose paper all over the place C. Color coded D. Simple and organized
Ocean’s 8 Sense8
Jurassic World Evolution
June 15:
The Incredibles 2
“I got a job writing content for an Academic Decathlon prep company, so I’m helping create study guides, tests and things for students to use. My dad booked a vacation; we are going to Hawaii, and I haven’t been there in six years.”
- Junior Brendan Glascock
June 21:
Queen of the South
June 22:
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
“I’m probably going to be working most of my summer at Great Wolf Lodge where I’m going to be a lifeguard. I’m probably going to just be hanging out with family and friends. [I’m looking forward] to just being in the water, having fun and not having to worry about physics.”
- Senior Jordyn Brock
June 26:
Far Cry 3 Classic Edition
June 29:
Wolfenstein II: The New Colussus
July 4:
The First Purge
July 24:
WarioWare Gold
6
ENTERTAINMENT
“I’m taking three classes over the summer in Collin and I’m working. The program I’m entering for Texas A&M requires me to be calculus ready, so in order for me to do that and have an easier load for freshman year at college, I’m taking my extracurricular classes now so I would just have to take my credit classes there. I’m also going to be hanging out with friends that came back from college [since] a lot of my friends were seniors last year.”
- Senior Nickole Huerta
4.) What do you do when you come home from school? A. Hangout with friends B. Eat a snack and go online C. Read a book D. Sleep 5.) What are your usual summer plans? A. Going on adventures B. Binge watching TV shows C. Exploring your hobbies D. Enjoying your time alone Look back at your answers and see which you had most of. Mostly A- Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica: You love being active and exploring, so Costa Rica’s rainforests, beaches, and mountains would be the perfect adventure for you. Mostly B- Los Angeles, California: At school, you tend to keep it safe and you don’t feel like you need to busy yourself with extra credit or extra studying;, you just want to enjoy high school. Los Angeles would be a great place for you to visit since hassles like language barriers won’t get in the way of your vacation. Mostly C- Barcelona, Spain: You are an artsy student. You prefer color and symbolism over simple math formulas. Barcelona’s surreal architecture and lively lifestyle would be a great artistic inspiration. Mostly D- Hallstatt, Austria: You don’t need to rely on anyone and you dislike group projects; in fact, you prefer being independent. The isolated beauty of Austria is a perfect place to explore on your own; it’s just you and the luscious mountains.
May 29, 2018
Column: Students and staff need to take on responsibility of keeping Hebron safe that the next school to be hit will be mine, and I know other students SYDNEY GRAY are terrified as well, but we do not SPORTS EDITOR have a choice in whether or not we attend school every day. The addition of the student IDs It is not the school’s fault, it is as a measure of school safety was not the district’s fault and it is not implemented at the beginning of the students’ fault. There is no way this school year. As a response to to predict where the next tragedy numerous school shootings and will be, but there are preventable other safety issues in America, the measures the school can take to school decided to become strict make students feel safer on a dayabout the ID policy this year rather to-day basis. When a boy entered than allowing ID use to be option- campus in May without the knowlal as it was in previous years. edge of the staff and proceeded to While I don’t necessarily mind start a fight with a Hebron student, the IDs, I can the students not say I un- “I’m terrified that the next school to were shaken derstand how be hit will be mine, and I know other up. No one they effectivenoticed the ly protect stu- students are terrified as w ell, but boy wasn’t a dents. While we don’t have a choice in whether or Hebron stuthe intention not we attend school every day.” dent when he is for teachentered the ers and staff to building, and - Sydney Gray, Sports Editor check for IDs if that boy and only allow students in the would’ve had a gun, no one would building who have IDs on, I can have noticed. say first-hand that the effectiveTo be fair, when I reached out ness of the IDs is not as strong as to administration about this story, one would hope. As a student in a I was told they agreed that the contime of mass shootings almost ev- versation about how to use IDs is ery week, I’m scared. I’m terrified ongoing and told me the issue with
an outside student entering school prompted further discussion. Regardless, I still think there are options to pair along with IDs to make the school safer, rather than relying on IDs alone. For starters, the IDs could be more effective. Students constantly complain about wearing their IDs, but I think it’s because, at least for me, I do not see a point in wearing them. Beside the fact that when up close, a teacher could recognize me as a Hebron student, I don’t see what else the ID can do to help keep students safe at school. If there was a more effective ID, for example, one that was used to unlock the doors everyday, then I think they would be much more realistic for school safety. If administration would recognize there is a lack of knowledge of why the IDs are important for students to wear and would explain in detail the reasons behind the new safety precaution through an informative announcement or assembly, I feel the sense of safety in the school would dramatically increase. If the school worked on making the IDs more useful, as stated above, by keeping all doors
Photo by Sydney Gray
locked and allowing students’ IDs to unlock them, I think students would get much more serious about wearing them everyday. However, I will be the first to admit that as students, we are not doing our part. I recognize that if we as a student body became serious about wearing our IDs every day, as well as having teachers enforce the rule by doing frequent checks, the administration would be more open to changing or adding safety policies, or to make the ID process more useful.
Whether administration is the first to change safety measures or the students are the first to take the ID policy more seriously, it is a two-way street. We, as students, have the right to fight for appropriate safety measures, but we also have to be willing to follow the measures that are put into place. No matter the policy, both students and administration should be open to doing what it takes to make Hebron a safe environment.
Senior Columns: Staffers reflect on years writing for The Hawk Eye SHREYA RAO MANAGING EDITOR I joined the newspaper staff my sophomore year not really knowing what I was getting into. I had an interest for journalism, but where did I want to take it? Journalism has always been a part of my life some way or another since the fifth grade, so it was important to continue to explore that interest throughout high school.
Joining the newspaper staff allowed me to be more confident in my opinions and learn how to be comfortable conducting interviews. I was able to work with students who shared the same interests as me and a tightly-knit community gave me memories I will forever cherish. I got to be a part of an organization that gave me opportunities
to travel and build relationships with people I would never have gotten to meet. After being with the staff on-and-off since my sophomore year, I got to explore an interest that became a huge part of my life with people who understand that drive. Even with ups and downs through the years, the staff was my second family at school. Get-
ting to know I fit in somewhere within high school and had a group of people I could fall onto for advice and guidance is something I did not get anywhere else through high school. It’s bittersweet that my time with “The Hawk Eye” is coming to an end, but I know that I am leaving with a set of skills that will serve me well in college.
so during sophomore year, I enrolled in in the class. As my teacher gave me more feedback on writing, I became more motivated to improve my work, was inspired to try something I wasn’t familiar with and joined the newspaper staff junior year. Writing reminded me of why I loved the community and involvement in people’s
lives and the events around me. Writing helped me improve communicating and forced me to use my creativity as I found ways to develop ideas, even if I was unsure or hesitant about what I was writing. Most importantly, writing allowed me to grow respect for others because I had to put my own opinions aside to tell their stories,
their way. I have gained opportunities to learn at conventions and create friendships with the staff. Although I will not be writing for my high school’s newspaper a year from now, my time on staff has taught me that writing is more than just publishing stories for my school’s newspaper.
plied to be on the newspaper staff. I was nervous, but I knew newspaper was something I wanted to do. Now, being on this staff for three years, I realized that the newspaper made a huge impact on my life. Through a great teacher and great staff members, I was able to learn so much. I learned how to interview, how to write a
proper story, how to take pictures and how to be a journalist. I was able to be included in a wonderful organization known as “The Hawk Eye,” and be a part of something I love. I learned not only how to be a journalist, but I learned about myself. In three years I became more outgoing to talk to others and voice my opinion, I
learned to fight for what I believe in and for stories I believed others needed to hear. I am excited for what my future has in store for me; I am excited to see what stories I will be able to write. As the end of my senior year approaches, I am sad to leave this behind, but I am glad to remember “The Hawk Eye” as the newspaper that started my career.
SHALU KATTEVELIL FEATURE EDITOR Even as an eight year old, I remember reaching into the mailbox to find a copy of “Time Magazine,” one of our only magazine subscriptions. I would scoop up those Time magazines and crouch over in a small corner of my brown leather couch, skimming pages for interesting articles. I always had an interest in journalism,
TATIANA CALZADO OPINION/ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Going into high school, I was sure of one thing: wanting to join journalism and the school newspaper. Since seventh grade, I’ve had a strong interest in writing, and since writing alone isn’t exactly a career, I decided I wanted to go into one that had a lot to do with writing. My freshman year I took journalism and ap-
OPINION
7
hebronhawkeye.com
SENIOR LINKAGE
...Alice Moye-Honeyman was born in December just like Syeda Rizvi who was born in Pakistan just like Mehak Panjwani who is a Leo just like Trifeena James whose best friend is Emy Mathews whose favorite movie is “Tangled” just like Shalie Abraham whose favorite artist is Khalid just like Melissa Ebrahimi whose favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A just like Joshua Faulkner whose favorite movie is “Avengers: Infinity War” just like Nicholas Woody whose favorite store is Hot Topic just like Lauren Ramsey who has hazel eyes just like Karina Sanchez who is a Cancer just like Landon Faulkner whose favorite famous figure is Chris Pratt just like Elena Barnes whose favorite vacation spot is Florida just like Tiffany Dang who is going to Texas Tech University just like Marissa Mahaley whose favorite famous figure is Beyoncé just like Carlie Vitt whose favorite store is Target just like Asad Sheikh whose favorite subject is math just like Kierston Lott whose dream job is to be a nurse practitioner just like Kripa Jacob who was born in January just like Grayson Irving whose favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys just like Ashich Mohan who was born in India just like Aashi Parekh whose best friend is Ariyana Nathoo whose favorite extracurricular activity is baking just like Kennedy Edwards whose favorite album of 2018 is “Invasion Of Privacy” just like Tatiana Calzado whose best friend is Isabella Zambrano whose favorite artist is Kendrick Lamar just like Zarina Bhula whose favorite store is Urban Outfitters just like Madison Green who has blue eyes just like Reagan Kracht whose favorite restaurant is Chipotle just like Shahana Dutt who was born in Massachusetts just like Samyuktha Gopinath whose favorite vacation spot is Hawaii just like Rebecca Grommesh whose favorite famous figure is Emma Watson just like Reema Roy who was born in Dubai just like Sandra Dominic whose favorite teacher is Ms. Bowen just like Neha Batawala who is a Scorpio like Maleeha Ahmad whose favorite famous figure is Elon Musk just like Aaron Johnson who was born in March just like Heather Eaves whose favorite movie of 2018 is “Blockers” just like Caroline Workley whose favorite artist is Cardi B just like Paige Hill whose favorite store is Goodwill just like Zoe McDonald whose favorite activity is shopping just like Justin Martin who is going to college in New York just like Inaya Kara whose favorite cuisine is Hispanic food just like Abby Regan whose favorite movie of 2018 is “Love Simon” just like Hannah Mobley whose favorite subject is English just like Anna Berumen whose favorite teacher Ms. Armijo just like Jaelyn Majors whose dream is to be a physical therapist just like Kennedy Gammill who is going to the University of Arkansas just like Nadia Khan whose favorite vacation spot is the beach just like Desiree Pacheco whose favorite drink is Sprite just like Alan Acevedo whose favorite artist is Drake just like Shreya Rao whose favorite album of 2018 is Post Malone’s new album just like Rachael Fedash who is best friends with Chloe Elder whose dream job is to be a shoe designer just like Nolan Russell whose favorite activity is basketball just like Brandon Guss whose favorite store is H&M just like Sona Samuel who is going to University of Texas at Dallas just like Amina Hussain who has brown eyes just like Ashley Issac who was born in May just like Tahja Saywers who was born in Michigan just like Ryan LePrell whose favorite cuisine is Thai just like Jamie Stewart whose favorite sports team is the Texas Rangers just like Dane Rosenbaum whose favorite drink is Dr.Pepper just like Jordan Springer who is a Leo just like Gloria Joseph whose dream job is to be a speech pathologist just like Hannah Mathew who likes hanging out with friends just like Alan Jacob whose favorite restaurant is Babe’s just like Ally Thomas whose favorite artist is Harry Styles just like Cassie Bailey whose favorite drink is water just like Thomas Wiklund who is an Aries just like Joy Park who likes bubble tea just like Nhi Pham whose major will be biology just like Andrew Pak whose favorite vacation spot is Cancun, Mexico just like Amaan Allana whose favorite song of 2018 is “This is America” just like Kamran Haq whose favorite album of 2018 is Bobby Tarantino 2 just like Nabeel Ahmed whose favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys just like Nickole Huerta who is attending Texas A&M just like Amy John who is a Capricorn just like Rayan Moosa whose celebrity crush is Kylie Jenner just like Huy Lam who wants a business major just like Madison Swafford whose favorite famous figure is Barack Obama just like Reshma Karakklattil whose dream job is to be a dancer just like Bella Rodriguez whose celebrity crush is Michael B. Jordan just like Alarrs Graham whose favorite drink is sweet tea just like Andrew Johnson who likes to shop at Pacsun just like Tran Vu whose favorite book series is “Harry Potter” just like Rachel Talkington who enjoys Chinese food just like Jeremy Thompson-Seyon who was born in October just like Zoya Bashwani whose favorite sports team is the Dallas Mavericks just like Fabah Biji whose favorite famous figure is Zendaya just like Danielle Moye-Honeyman whose favorite hobby is art just like Lydia Thomas whose celebrity crush is Robert Downey Jr. just like Dua Faisal who was born in California just like Grace Lee whose favorite cuisine is Italian just like Cyrah Canada who was born in August just like Cecilia Nguyen whose favorite movie of 2018 was “A Quiet Place” just like Sarah Higdon whose favorite subject is science just like Emma Brown who is an Aries like Annie Nanji whose favorite drink is Coca-Cola just like Jonathan George who is a Scorpio just like Ari Williams whose favorite movie of 2018 is “Avengers: Infinity War” just like Travis Harris whose favorite extracurricular activity is music just like Shalu Kattuvelil who was born in Texas just like Alex Aviles who was born in July just like Caitlin Miorin who likes taking naps just like Erika Karoll who is going to college just like Lauren Pliskal whose dream job is to be a criminal attorney just like Huntter Robinson who has brown eyes just like Nicolas Cox whose favorite artist is Pablo Picasso just like Grant Rainwater who has multi colored eyes just like Lili Shearer whose favorite drink is coffee just like...
2018
May 29, 2018
THEHAWKEYE
HEBRON HIGH SCHOOL 4207 Plano Parkway Carrollton, TX 75010 469-948-2850
The Hawk Eye is a student-produced newspaper which strives to represent the student voice. We will aim to report all news relevant to Hebron High School and its student body without bias to race, religion or creed. Views expressed by columnists are their own personal opinions and do not necessarily represent the views of the entire staff. Editorials reflect the staff opinion and may not reflect the views of the school administration. All original materials are copyrighted. Some material, when noted, is courtesy of American Society of Editors/KRT campus high school newspaper service. We encourage reader input via letters, guest columns and story ideas. Contact a staff member of e-mail us at hawkeyepaper@gmail.com with any of these items. We reserve the right to edit letters for inappropriate content and space. The Hawk Eye is a member of Interscholastic League Press Conference, Texas Association of Journalism Educators, Association of Texas Photography Instructors and the Journalism Education Association.
EDITORS YUSRA WARIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SHREYA RAO MANAGING EDITOR
APARNNA MANOJ NEWS EDITOR
SHALU KATTUVELIL FEATURE EDITOR
SYDNEY GRAY SPORTS EDITOR
TATIANA CALZADO
OPINION/ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
HARPER LEE PHOTO EDITOR
YASMIN HAQ DESIGN EDITOR
REPORTERS
KELLIE CASBURN ALYSSA ABRAHAM MRUNMAYI SATHAYE
ADVISER STEVEN JONES
PRINCIPAL SCOT FINCH
Find us online at:
www.hebronhawkeye.com
SENIOR PHOTO GALLERY LINKAGE
8
