The Chatterbox - Jan. 16, 2014 - CIX.07

Walnut Hills High School

Volume CIX, Issue 7

January 16, 2015

Scaling it Down A negative example set by “harmless” toys Taylor Darks, ‘15

18% of high school athletes in the United States are thought to use anabolic steroids, twice the figure from 10 years ago.

Teenage girls who have a negative view of themselves are four times more likely to take part in activities with boys that they’ve ended up regretting later.

Health food stores now offer a variety of ‘’nutritional supplements’’ reputed to have anabolic properties.

G. I. Joe 1960

G. I. Joe first got muscular definition in 1975.

Extrapolating the figures to a height of 5’10” shows early figures having chests of about 44 inches, compared with 46 to 62 today, and biceps of 12 inches, compared with 18 to 32 today.

One of every 2.4 billion women has Barbie’s waist measurement.

Over 70% of girls aged 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel negatively about their looks.

Barbie’s head would be two inches larger than the average American woman’s, while resting on a neck twice as long and six inches thinner.

Barbie

Lammily

G. I. Joe Gnawhyde

7 in 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or don’t measure up in some way, in terms of their looks, academic performance and relationships with friends and family.

38% of boys in middle school and high school reported using protein supplements, and nearly 6% admitted to experimenting with steroids.

About 20% of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood.

75% of girls with low selfesteem reported experiencing activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking or having an eating disorder.

The excessive use of growth hormones can result in increased risk of arthritic-type disorders, diabetes and some cancers.

G.I. Joe’s biceps bulge so much that they are larger than his waist.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the average American woman weighs 166.2 pounds and has a 37.5 inch waist.

Of high school students, 44% of girls and 15% of boys are attempting to lose weight.

INFOGRAPHIC BY TAYLOR DARKS/CHATTERBOX 1960 G.I. JOE COURTESY OF <WWW.PATCHESOFPRIDE.WORDPRESS.COM> LAMMILY COURTESY OF <WWW.LAMMILY.COM> BARBIE COURTESY OF ROMITAGIRL67/FLICKR GNAWHYDE COURTESY OF JAY MALONE/FLICKR

Turn to the next page to lean how children’s toys can negatively affect a young adult’s self-image.

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Torn down by toys Taylor Darks, ‘15 People at all different ages try to change themselves by striving to be something they are not starting from an early age all the way to adulthood. This affects the mental health of young adults, and continues into their maturity. It could lead to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, or a binge-eating disorder; also the use of drugs such as steroids. Not many think to embrace the person they are, but do these feelings of insecurities and a longing to look “perfect” start at a young age?

Perhaps the notorious Barbie doll or overly-muscular G.I. Joe action figures are to blame. These toys have been criticized for their physically impossible expectations that they give young children, that could contribute to a life of negative self image.

Toy maker Nickolay Lamm has taken the problem into his own hands by creating the Lammily doll. Her proportions were inspired by statistical data for an average woman taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The average American woman weighs 166.2 pounds and has a 37.5 inch waist. Lamm told US Magazine that “The message I want to send is that it’s not what you look like. That doesn’t define you. What you do does”. Lamm also plans to release a boy doll. He then wants to follow a “BuildA-Bear Workshop model,” where children could design their own Lammily dolls with custom features. As Lamm said, “Average is beautiful” and it’s time to embrace it.

The Evolution of the G.I. Joe has gone from looking like the average joe, to looking like an enhanced body builder. Initially, the toy had no abdominal muscles when it was first manufactured in 1963, got some definition in 1975, and by 1994 he had

“These toys have been criticized for their physically impossible expectations that they give young children, that could contribute to a life of negative self image.” the muscles of a professional body builder.

The 1960s action figure has more average proportions, like most serving in the armed forces; this is far from the modern day version. These dolls could be influencing boys to strive for an unrealistic body that could never be reached without participating in obsessive behaviors to build muscle, with the use of drugs like human growth hormones, and anabolic steroids. Doctors have continued to caution young men not to use these drugs due to risks such as: lower the levels of protective high-density lipoproteins, suppression of sperm production and a greater chance of heart attacks, strokes and liver disease.

Cultural expectations can be seen through childrens toys, and could be causing a body image disorder in both sexes and it is up to us to change it.

Viewpoints Letter from the Editors: Addressing the Charlie Hebdo massacre Last week, the world stood witness to 17 murders in a series of events that brought Paris to the front of the world stage. On Wednesday, two gunmen -- shouting “Allahu akbar,” “God is great” in Arabic -- killed 12 people and injured 11 at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French newspaper that attracts controversy for various illustrations of people in world news. Some of their cartoons include depictions of French President François Hollande, Pope Francis and the Prophet Muhammad.

In the days after the initial shooting, further conflict led to five more killed along with the deaths of the two gunmen. The massacre incited international indignation, leading to worldwide demonstrations -- one of which included the biggest march in France’s history -- and the rallying cry “Je Suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) that continues to resonate in both conversations and social media. Images from the “Je Suis Charlie” movement permeate classroom posters at Walnut, the front pages of newspapers worldwide and even a Snapchat story, reminding us of the situation currently enveloping Paris.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees all Americans the freedoms of both speech and press. Similarly, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen guarantees those freedoms to the French. A result of exercising these rights should never be the death of innocent individuals.

As a news organization, the Chatterbox supports these intangible freedoms granted and we hold them close. Without them, our content would be meaningless.

As journalists, our goal is to inform our readers of the world around them. But we also hope that the impact we leave will surpass the words in our articles. By publishing material about things that are relevant to our students, we hope to help them form opinions of their own. We hope that the respectful debates continue in order to underscore the importance of listening to every voice.

The practice of journalism relies solely on the idea of an audience, and it is when this audience begins to debate that journalism achieves its true goals. At the Chatterbox, we remember the 17 victims, the muting of whose voices is both tragic and undeserved.

As young journalists, we continue to aspire toward a society who listens to the voices of all of its members and helps foster respect for all their beliefs.

Words hold power, Allie Berding, ‘16, News Editor Zoe Cheng, ‘15, Editor-in-Chief Celeste Kearney, ‘15, Editor-in-Chief Isaac Stephani, ‘16, Features Editor

The S-word: SENIORitis Wally Hill, ‘15

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Hey SENIORS, with the end of this semester, do you realize we are done with high school forever? Well... not quite. Contrary to popular belief, we still have to come to school at 7:30 (unless you are blessed with late arrival), take those wonderful AP exams (unless you are blessed with a light schedule), and do nightly homework (unless you are blessed with the incurable Senioritis).

I was diagnosed with the S-word three months ago. As one incomplete assignment turned into multiple, my worries actually declined. Public service announcement: this is not good. As a collective group, we must remember that colleges still check our second semester grades. You do NOT want to be the kid that gets accepted and rejected; I’m still feeling the effects from #hoco2k14.

Teachers know we slaved over college applications, they know we have been here for six years in most cases, they know it is our last year together. So do not try and

be overly sneaky. Keep the copying of the homework, the checking of the phone, the skipping of the class, to yourself. Teachers and students all know its inevitable.

If you know where you are going already, consider yourself lucky. Most of us can not even remember where we applied, let alone a ranking of our top choices. Many of us will still be checking the mail in February, praying for that acceptance letter to our dream school. If you’re like me, “I don’t even want to go to college anymore” has been, and will be muttered at least twenty times. My advice: just push through.

Honestly, I have no credibility. I am living this life with you, not through you.

I could be completely wrong, or I could be 100% correct. I don’t know, I probably never will. In a world where the truth is hard to find, colleges tell us how it is. Try your hardest, but have fun doing it. Until next time, -Wally Hill

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As an integral part of the Walnut Hills High School community, the Chatterbox has the responsibility to report in the most comprehensive and objective manner possible. Students, parents, faculty, and administrators are

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Journalists are required to work under established guidelines. Invasion of privacy as a means of news gathering is prohibited. Articles found to be discriminatory, libelous, or unnecessarily obscene (as determined by the editors or the advisor) will not be published. Finally, journalists are granted the right to keep private the name of a source from whom they

received information with the understanding that the source was to remain anonymous. The role of the newspaper advisor will be to provide counsel and criticism pertaining to the newspaper’s content and production. Although both the advisor and the administration hold certain powers regarding the Chatterbox, both must respect the paper’s autonomy. No student shall be prevented from joining the staff on the basis of sex, race, creed or national origin.

SARAH DAVIDOFF, ‘13

The Chatterbox Editorial Board Zoe Cheng and Celeste Kearney, Editors-in-Chief Karinne Hill, Managing Editor Grace Hill, Design Managing Editor Alex Persiani, Photography Editor Neriya Servant, Business Manager Oliver Olberding, Online Manager

Aisling Grueninger, Circulation Manager Tony Heim, Section Editor Representative Allie Berding, News Editor Samantha Gerwe-Perkins, Advisor Dawn Wolfe, Advisor

Fine Arts

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The Wonderful Sadists Maddy Fixler, ‘16 Veronica Victa, ‘16

KEYBOARD

The Walnut Members

DRUMS

GUITAR/VOCALS

Claire Patterson, ‘16

Micaela Adams, ‘16

If you could play any instrument, what would you play?

C: “If I could play any instrument, I would play cello

M: “I personally love music because it’s so flexible. It

because of its beautiful deep sound or the erhu (a Chinese string instrument), which my sister plays and is just [freaking] cool.”

Why do you love music?

SENIOR Julian Vanasse

can be good company or it can be a vehicle for self-expression, or it can be its own entity to hide away in…”

Have you named any of your instruments?

J: “Actually, my guitar has a ‘Hello-my-name-is’ sticker that

says ‘Kim’ with a question mark, because I couldn’t decide if it was Kim Gordon, Kim Fowley or Kim Deal.”

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SENIOR Julian Vanasse plays on stage at his first gig of the year at The Underground. He stands a front as both the lead guitarist and vocalist.

Not many high school bands can say they have released their own album. The Wonderful Sadists, comprised of three Walnut Hills students, one Princeton student and one Fairfield student, can.

Set to release their second studio-

Maddy Fixler, ‘16

album by March, The Wonderful Sadists were formed two years ago

by SENIOR Julian Vanasse at Walnut. In 2013, they produced their first album, Cinema Paradiso. During this past summer they began work on their second album, titled

Knever (pronounced “never”). Both albums are entirely self-produced

by Vanasse at Ultrasuede Studios in Cincinnati. “We’re not here to just do some music and then hand it off to the adults,” Vanasse said.

“It’s all about being present at every aspect, from conception to release, every part of [Knever] is independent and self-motivated.”

Knever began production during the summer with Micaela Adams, ‘16, AJ Bates, ‘16 from Fairfield, Claire Patterson, ‘16, Vanasse and SENIOR Grace Weir from Princeton. The album features SENIORS Andrea GutmannFuentes and Sofia Goodman, who play violin and flute respectively.

Vanasse, the founder, composer, producer, vocalist and guitarist of The Wonderful Sadists, has always had an interest in the arts, and taught himself bass, guitar and drums. “The band has always been a vehicle for my songwriting,” Vanasse said.

After Vanasse, Adams has been in the band for the longest. She played drums on the album Cinema Paradiso. She started playing the drums at age eight when she developed

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a crush on the drummer of The Naked Brothers Band, Alex Wolff.

Patterson joined the band this summer as a pianist, after Vanasse asked her to join. Her older sister, Eva, had been the band’s bassist previously. “[Eva] had a little influence on me joining the band, but it was more my relationship with the entire band [that led to me joining]. I had been their biggest fan, always coming to shows but I never thought I’d be in it,” Patterson said.

Weir, the bassist, has previously played as a cellist in a band with Vanasse, “so when the previous... bass player left, Julian asked me to hop on the bus. I was already friends with most of the members and I really wanted the excuse to learn bass. It was the perfect opportunity for me,” Weir said.

Bates, the complementary guitarist, met the other band members through mutual friends. He joined because “each of them are my homies and I love them and I support the community of music and Julian [Vanasse] writes great stuff.”

Vanasse describes the band’s style as “art-rock.” While composing the two albums, Vanasse

was inspired by modern composers such as Philip Glass and Arnold Schoenberg and bands such as Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.

Vanasse was also inspired by NoWave Music, an underground avant-garde music movement from the 70’s and 80’s that draws inspiration from multiple genres of music as Vanasse prefers to do.

“What sucks in high school music, is that you get a lot of bands that pull from one archetype… and that’s so boring,” Vanasse said.

Knever is an acoustically diverse album with songs varying from slow ballads like “Rosewell” to upbeat songs like “I’m Avoid.” It is currently in production with several songs recorded and many others in progress. The album is set to release on the website Bandcamp this spring.

See Cinema Paradiso now and Knever once it releases on: <theWonderfulSadists.bandcamp.com>

Fine Arts in cincinnati

THEATRE

Waiting for Godot (Jan. 16 to Feb. 7) This play follows two men, Estragon and Vladimir, as they await the appearance of the absent Godot. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 719 Race Street <cincyshakes.com> The Glass Menagerie (Jan. 9 to Jan. 25) Loosely based on author Tennessee Williams’ own life, The Glass Menagerie follows the lives of Amanda, and her children Tom and Laura, as Amanda struggles to find her insecure and awkward daughter a husband. Mariemont Players, 4101 Walton Creek Road <mariemontplayers.com>

Sports Player Profile

4 Darks reaches career milestone Darien Jackson, ‘15 On the reverse of the ball, SENIOR Taylor Darks took one dribble to split two Loveland defenders for a layup. This is how Darks reached a career milestone of 1,000 points.

“I felt relieved because after go-

ing through three coaches and three different systems I was able to adjust and score while also keeping my teammates involved and remaining a leader,” Darks said.

With this milestone Darks is the first athlete to score 1,000 points for Walnut, male or female, since Felicia Boulders, ‘10 in the 2009-

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SENIOR Taylor Darks celebrates her 1,000th career point during an official’s timeout. On the season Darks is averaging 14.1 points per game.

2010 basketball season.

Even with her achievements, Darks has remained humble. “My next goal is to win the conference and repeat as player of the year. If we don’t win conference as a team the individual goals won’t happen,” Darks said.

Darks has been playing Varsity basketball since her freshman year, where she averaged eight points per game. Throughout Darks’ career, she has reached many milestones such as being the top scorer in the conference last year, being named Conference Player of the Year in 2014 and making All-City teams as a sophomore and junior. Darks also reached a career milestone as a sophomore in track by coming in first place at the New Balance nationals.

“From here I’m going to focus on the season and getting as far as possible, then transitioning into college.” Darks is currently committed to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina to play basketball and run track.

DISCLAIMER: Taylor Darks is a member of the Chatterbox.

SENIOR Francisco Gomez

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SENIOR swimmer Francisco Gomez has been competitively swimming for 12 years. Introduced to the sport by his brother, Gomez competes in the 200 IM relay, 200 IM individual, 100 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay. He swims with his club team, the Anderson Barracudas, all year round and practices with them nine times a week. Although he has offers from various colleges, Gomez has decided not to compete at the college level.

Conference Standings Boys Basketball Milford Kings Walnut Hills Turpin Loveland Anderson Glen Este Withrow

Overall 10-0 10-1 7-3 6-4 3-7 6-5 4-7 0-11

Conference 6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 3-3 1-5 1-5 0-6

Girls Swimming

200 Yard Medley Relay 1. Walnut Hills 100 Yard Breaststroke 1. Brookley Garry, Walnut Hills 2. Melanie Cashell, Walnut Hills 200 Yard Freestyle 1. Casey Becker, Walnut Hills 50 Yard Freestyle 1. Brookley Garry, Walnut Hills

Time 1:56.53 1:09.75 1:10.56 1:59.75 25:60

as of January 15th

Girls Basketball Walnut Hills Turpin Anderson Glen Este Loveland Withrow Milford Kings

Overall 11-4 7-2 10-3 10-3 8-4 2-9 3-10 5-8

Anderson Walnut Hills Glen Este Milford Turpin Kings Loveland Withrow

Overall 10-1 9-2 8-5 7-3 8-6 3-6 2-7 0-10

Conference 6-1 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-3 2-5 1-6 0-7

Boys Bowling

Registration is open for Nerf Wars...

Conference 7-1 6-2 6-3 5-3 5-4 2-6 2-6 0-8

Wrestling

195 Pound Weight Class 1. Nate Stone, Glen Este 2. Tra Barnes, Withrow 3. Quinton Mincy, Walnut Hills 220 Pound Weight Class 1. Stanley Williams, Withrow 2. Ben Rackley, Turpin 2. Dominic Ferreri, Loveland 4. Quinton Mincy, Walnut Hills

Record 16-8 9-1 7-2 12-1 12-4 9-9 6-0

Girls Bowling

Glen Este Milford Loveland Turpin Anderson Walnut Hills Kings Withrow

Overall 12-0 7-3 6-3 9-7 5-5 3-7 0-9 0-10

ATTENTION SENIORS!!!

Conference 9-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 4-4 2-6 0-8 0-8

Boys Swimming

200 Yard Medley Time 1:43.90 1. Walnut Hills 200 Yard Individual Medley 2:07.74 1. Myles Keener, Walnut Hills 2. Francisco Gomez, Walnut Hills 2:11.81 100 Yard Butterfly 56.06 1. Cooper Keener, Walnut Hills 100 Yard Freestyle 52.37 1. Myles Harper, Walnut Hills

Academic Quiz Team

Walnut Hills Loveland Milford Turpin Anderson Glen Este Kings Withrow

Overall 6-0 4-2 4-2 3-3 3-3 2-4 2-4 0-6

Follow WHHS Nerf Wars 2015 @NeWalnut for more info

Sports

5 January Sporting Events

Friday Boys Basketball @ Loveland- 7:30

Saturday 16

Sunday

17 Boys/Girls Swimming @ Classics- 8:00 Boys Wrestling @ Hamilton- 9:00 Boys Bowling @ Lancer Bash- 9:00 See website for full schedule

23 Boys Wrestling SENIOR NIGHT- 6:00 Boys Basketball @ Turpin- 7:30

Boys Wrestling ECC Championship4:00 Boys Basketball @ Anderson- 7:30

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24 Boys/Girls Swimming ECC ChampionshipTBA Boys/Girls Diving @ Indian Hill- 9:30 Girls Basketball Anderson- 2:00

Boys/Girls Diving @ Loveland- 9:00 Boys Wrestling @ Milford- 10:00 Girls Basketball Milford- 2:00

Monday

Tuesday

18 19 Boys/Girls Swimming Boys Basketball @ Classics- 8:00 @ Flyin’ to the HoopBoys/Girls Diving 10:00 @ SWC Finals- 9:00 Girls Bowling @ Lancer Baker- 9:00

Boys Basketball Dunk for DiabetesTBA Boys/Girls Diving TBA

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Girls Basketball Thurgood Marshall7:30

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Boys/Girls Bowling @ Anderson- 4:00 Boys Wrestling @ Alter- 6:00

Wednesday 20

Boys Bowling Winton Woods- 4:00 Girls Bowling St. Ursula- 4:00 Quiz Team @ Loveland- 4:00

Thursday 21

Boys/Girls Diving Taylor- 5:00

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Boys/Girls Bowling @ Kings- 4:00 Boys Basketball Glen Este- 7:30

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Boys/Girls Diving ECC ChampionshipTBA Boys/Girls Bowling @ Loveland- 4:00

Tuesday 2

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Boys/Girls Bowling @ Goshen- 4:00

Boys/Girls Bowling @ Anderson- 4:00 Boys Diving @ Sectionals- 6:00

Wednesday 3

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Boys/Girls Bowling Loveland- 4:00 Quiz Team @ Glen Este- 4:00

Boys/Girls Bowling Anderson- 4:00 Quiz Team @ Withrow- 4:00 Girls Diving @ Sectionals- 6:00

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Boys Swimming @ Sectionals- 6:00 Boys Basketball Milford- 7:30

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Boys Wrestling ECC Championship9:00 Girls Swimming @Sectionals- 11:00

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Boys/Girls Bowling Clark- 4:00 Boys Diving @ Districs- 6:00 Boys Basketball @ Kings- 7:30

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Boys/Girls Diving @ State- TBA Quiz Team ECC Championship4:00

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Boys Swimming @ Districts- 10:45 Girls Swimming @ Districts- 5:45

28 Boys Wrestling @ Sectionals- TBA Boys/Girls Swimming @ State- 4:00

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Features

Optioning: searching for car

Allie Berding, ‘16 Ashwini Kamath, ‘17 Lela Robinson, ‘16 Isaac Stephani, ‘16

When looking at the base required classes for the grade levels, there are five mandatory classes for incoming seventh graders, while SENIORS need to take an English class and fulfill whatever graduation requirements they have left. This is just one example of how as students move up into higher grade levels, they are allowed more freedom and independence of which classes they are allowed to take.

However, this newfound freedom in deciding what classes to take can become a double-edged sword. Some graduates say that they are happy with what classes they took during high school, while some are

Every January, each student faces the tedious task of picking classes for the following year. With over 200 classes offered between 7th and 12th grade, this time of decision can be stressful for counselors as well as students.

While it is true that students are only optioning for the next year of classes, it can affect the rest of their high school career. This is especially true for incoming Freshman and Sophomores who are finally getting more open spots on their schedule.

filled with regret and wish they had spent longer when picking classes that would come to fill their future.

With this in mind, when deciding what classes to take there should be a balance of choosing academic classes versus electives.

Be careful when deciding what classes to take and don’t overload a schedule with tons of AP classes just for the sake of having a bunch of AP classes. Take classes that are challenging, but also classes that seem important and

interesting.

For the upcoming 2015-2016 school year, students and parents will find two new items implemented into the curriculum; one of which adds a new set of AP classes and an extra diploma, and another one which changes the way Sophomores and Juniors will choose English classes for the next year.

Previously, English was based on grade level. Eleventh graders had the option of taking English 11, English 11AA or AP Eng-

Career

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Administration

Medicine International Relations

AP English Language and Composition

AP English Literature

Statistics (All levels) AP Computer Science

AP Comparative Gov. AP Psychology AP US Government Economics (all levels) Sociology

AP Biology AP Chemistry Anatomy & Physiology AA AP Physics (All Levels) Zoology

AP Psychology AP US Government

AP Capstone (AP Seminar & AP Research) Computer applications Web Design Fundamentals Intro to Programming Time to Speak Newspaper/ Journalism Production

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AP Environmental Science

AP Calculus (All Levels)

Chinese (All levels) French (All levels) German (All levels) Spanish (All Levels) Russian (All levels)

Engineering

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AP English Language

AP Calculus (all levels) AP Computer Science

AP Comparative Gov. AP Human Geography AP US Government AP World History Economics (all levels) Sociology

Chinese (All levels) French (All levels) German (All levels) Spanish (All Levels) Russian (All levels)

AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics (All Levels) Intro to Engineering

AP Economics

AP Capstone (AP Seminar & AP Research) Professional Athletic Studies

AP Capstone (AP Seminar & AP Research) Journalism Production News Production Newswriting 1 Time to Speak

AP Capstone (AP Seminar & AP Research)

reers beyond the classroom lish Language and Composition. SENIORS could take either English 12AA or AP English Literature.

Now, juniors and SENIORS must take two of the following four classes (it does not matter what grade they are in) in order to graduate. These classes are British Literature AA (formerly English 11AA), World Literature AA (formerly English 12AA), AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature.

The other change, AP Capstone, will be offered at Walnut at the beginning of the 2015 school year. It consists of two classes taken over the course of two years. AP Seminar and AP Research allow students to explore their interests while developing their writing, research and team building skills.

The first year of AP Capstone is a seminar class intended to challenge students to understand different sides of controversial issues.

Classes:

The second year of AP Capstone allows students to explore their own interests. Second year students conduct an independent research project with a topic of their choosing.

The AP exams are based on the traditional 1-5 scale. The three components of the AP Seminar exam are a team project, an individual paper and a written exam. The AP Research exam assess the students’ 5000 word paper and oral defense of the work.

The successful completion and passage of both years of AP Capstone in addition to the passage of four other AP courses and exams will merit students with an AP diploma.

News

An AP Capstone Diploma marks academic achievement at the college level. Rising SENIORS have the opportunity to take AP Seminar next year.

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Ancient and Medieval History AP Psychology Ethnic Studies Philosophy

Advanced Theatre Film Technique and Analysis Stagecraft Styles of Acting and Directing Time to Speak

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AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature

AP English language AP English Literature

AP Computer Science AP Statistics AP Environmental Science Meteorology

AP Computer Science Geology Anatomy and Physiology AA Meterology

AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP US Government Ethnic Studies Socioloigy

AP Art History Ethnic Studies

AP Capstone (AP Seminar and AP Research) Creative Writing Photography Digital Imaging Journalism Production News Production Newswriting I Time to Speak

AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature AP Calculus (All Levels) AP Computer Science Anatomy and Physiology AA AP Biology

AP US Government AP Psychology Sociology

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They’re in our music. They’re in our television shows. They’re even in our classrooms.

Derogatory words have a love-hate relationship with our culture. “Young people find joy in being rebellious, and they use these words when told not to,” Gabe Hendley, ’16 said.

Perhaps the alluring appeal of these words stems from their dual nature. Some are completely banned from being played on mainstream radio. However, the same words are fully embraced by groups of people as terms of endearment due to reappropriation -- the act of reclaiming a derogatory word and giving it a positive meaning within a culture.

“In school, you see a bunch of people using [derogatory] words. They’re on TV. You see people using these words and really everywhere in media❮ and everything, and online,” an anonymous sophomore said. “People don’t really get berated for it, so they just assume that it’s okay, and that’s why it spreads to everyone.” It seems that it has become a part of this generation’s culture to say derogatory words without considering their original meaning or who they could offend.

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These words should be used with caution or not at all.”

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The word “gay” used in a negative light in phrases such as “that’s gay” is insulting to the LGBTQIA community. Though “gay” is a sexual orientation, “gay” is also wrongly used to describe things that are effeminate, usually with a condescending tone. The true meaning of this word appears to have diminished over history, causing this generation to become insensitive to several groups of people.

Using the terms “tranny” or “faggot” are also abusive toward the LGBTQIA community. These words are harmful in that they dismiss and perpetuate a culture of transphobia and homophobia. They do not provide a safe environment for gay or transgender people who are still fighting for the same rights that are offered to heterosexual and cisgender individuals.

Bisexual rapper Azealia Banks often comes under fire for her use of the word “faggot.”

On Twitter, Banks claims that a “faggot” is

“any male who acts like a female.” Artists such as Eminem also use the term in songs as well. This term is no stranger to rappers, artists, celebrity athletes, or students.

However, the derogatory nature of homophobic and transphobic slurs cannot be detached from their demeaning roots, unless in the context of reappropriation.

“The reason that ‘faggot’ is a slur for gay people is because back http://thenounproject.com/term/thought­bubble/49764/ in the [day] or whatever, they would burn gay -Wesfelia people at stake, like sticks,” SENIOR Lea Eberhardt said. “They would burn them. It’s [messed] up. You shouldn’t call people that.” The word “faggot” comes from the Latin “fascis,” meaning “bundle of wood.” Though the precise etymology of the term “faggot” is unclear, one legend is that gay people were burned.

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Faggot ableist slurs An ableist is a person who is discriminatory or prejudiced against people with disabilities, whether mental or physical. It is very common for young adults to jokingly call an injured peer “crippled.” However, “cripple” is a word that describes someone unable to walk or move due to a disability. Another word with a similar meaning is “lame.”

Young adults use this term to describe a person who lacks popularity or an activity that isn’t fun. The original definition of “lame” is often forgotten when used in the modern vernacular.

Using mental, diagnosable illnesses as

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adjectives insinuate a lack of sympathy for those suffering with these handicaps. Saying things such as “that was retarded,” “She’s so bipolar” or “I’m so OCD” when not actually diagnosed with these illnesses aid to a culture that romanticizes mental illness.

“Retarded” is often used to describe a foolish or stupid act, but is offensive to the mentally handicapped. Usually “retarded” is used to inform someone that he/she is not comprehending a situation or that the behavior he/ she is exhibiting is mindless, it is often best to use appropriate terms instead of trivializing mental illness. For example, instead of “bipolar,” one could substitute the word “temperamental.” It is important to remember that mental illnesses are still illnesses.

faggot noun \’fa-get\ usually disparaging; a male homosexual (Merriam-Webster) Origin from the Italian “faggotto,” meaning “bundle of sticks” from the Latin “fascis,” meaning “bundle of wood”

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reappropriation and context Racial slurs

This November, British columnist Piers Morgan was met with controversy when he wrote an article suggesting that black Americans stop using the N-word. The article was entitled “If black Americans want the N-word to die, they will have to kill it themselves.” Though this sparked conversation, uproar and debate, the N-word is notorious for its dehumanizing history that transformed, through reappropriation, into a term of endearment in certain black American communities.

The speaker and the context play a huge role in deciphering the definition of this word. Because of the demoralizing history of the word toward people of African descent, there is an unspoken rule that only those people who were and are dehumanized by their skin color are able to reappropriate his word as a term of endearment.

In recent culture, the word “thug” has been used to be the equivalent, more “acceptable” way to refer to a black person than the N-word. This became a controversial issue when many described the Seattle Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman, as a “thug” due to his aggressive and seemingly arrogant commentary after pulling off the play that put his team in

the Superbowl. Though Sherman is well educated and successful, people used a word commonly used to describe a violent criminal to describe him, which led many to believe that by ‘thug”

“Just stop using it all ourselves, because us using it is giving people the thought of, ‘Well,they’re saying it.

So, we should be able to use it.’ We should stop all together, so they have no justification for using it.”

-Sydney Rhone, ‘18 people were actually referring to the common characteristics associated with the N-word. The word thug has racist origins as well. The word tuggee comes from the Hindi thag, (“thief ”), from the Sanskrit sthaga (“scoundrel”) and sthapati (“to conceal”). These Sanskrit and Hindi words are used to describe a cult-like Indian society that took part in robbing and killing British colonists. So to the British, every

brown face they saw was a “thug.”

As children, many people use the term “Indian giver” to describe one that gives them something and then takes it back. Referring to someone as an “Indian giver” is culturally insensitive due to several accounts of Native American land being stolen from them through Native American genocide and their geographic displacement through the Trail of Tears. It is also insensitive because of the deplorable socioeconomic circumstances that Native Americans face today on reservations such as the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Racial slurs are often reappropriated to be uplifting to a culture rather than harmful and degrading. Common examples of this are saying things like “thug life”, African Americans using the Nword, or European Romani people referring to themselves as gypsies.

However, it must be noted that using a reappropriated racial slur of a race or culture that one is not apart of can be seen as extremely offensive and may be followed by unfortunate repercussions.

Misogynistic SLurs Misogyny is defined as the hatred of women. Originally defined as a female dog, “bitch” is often used casually and interchangeably for “women.”

Misogynistic slurs are accompanied by a double standard. For example the word “bitch” is used to describe a female that challenges gender roles by being assertive and domineering. When a male is called a “bitch” it is often a product of hyper-masculinity. It is used to describe a male as weak, flamboyant and feminine.

Another common misogynistic double standard is referring to a woman as a “slut” for having done any sexaul act but referring to a man as a “player” or a “stud” for doing the exact same thing.

Many words have been invented to define a lewd woman. Most recently, teens have used words as “scudda,” “bop” and “thot.” The sexual-promis-

retarded retarded adjective, \ri-tär-ded\ slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress (merriam-webster) Origin from the Latin “retardare,” meaning “make slow”

cuity double standard simply states that when a male and female sexual behavior are judged differently. In other words, If a male and a female e n gage in the

“There is a double standard between slut versus player and a male being powerful and a female being a bitch.”

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s a m e amount of sexual activity the male will be viewed more positively than the female.

When applied to the sexual-promiscuity double standard, it means that because it has always been widely accept-

ed that a woman should save herself.

When she doesn’t, she will be labeled a slut. However, this act of slut-shaming does not apply to men, leading people to only apply oppressive standards through misogynistic slurs that are hurtful, harmful and one-sided.

Reappropriation is no stranger to misogynistic slurs either. Women have begun embracing words such as “bitch” a term of endearment. It has become a woman’s way of acknowledging her assertive nature in a society that has taught women to be silent. Acronyms have been created defining a “bitch” as a “beautiful individual that creates haters.”

However, a boy should be wary of approaching a woman by using a demeaning and demoralizing word. Misogynistic slurs, like racial slurs, can result in unfortunate repercussions.

derogatory Adjective \dir-rä-ga-tor-e\ expressing a low opinion of someone or something : showing a lack of respect for someone or something

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reappropriation the act of reclaiming a derogatory word and giving it a positive meaning within a culture

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For some, coming out can be a positive experience if everyone reacted well in comments to this unknown person being gay, he would wear a specific shirt the next day to reveal who he was. “I didn’t expect anyone to be mad or angry, because I know my family and friends,” Miller said. He said that this has not changed how he interacts with people, and “it actually kind of seems like people are being nicer.”

Augusta Battoclette, ‘17 Allison Meier, ‘19 Making any big decision in life can be hard enough, but coming out to friends and family about sexual orientation can seem impossible. However, once one has come out, it can take away feelings of stress as well as bring relief, which can benefit grades in school, relationships with friends and family and self-esteem. Before coming out, hiding one’s identity can be a major source of anxiety and depression. After one shows who he or she really is, it can be an exhilarating rush of emotions. Many people are supportive of this transition despite what otherwise may be expected because of recent controversies over related topics.

YouTube celebrities Troye Sivan, Connor Franta and Tyler Oakley are three examples of people who are openly gay and have continued to be successful. All three have over three million subscribers and the most recent of them, Franta posted a video entitled “Coming Out” for his four million subscribers to watch. In it, he states that “our generation is just so obsessed with the idea of ‘perfection’ and we don’t need to be.”

Luke Miller, ‘19, came out in the past month. Miller said that before coming out he “was kind of nervous...because I guess that’s how it is every time you tell people your personal stuff.” However he then said, “afterward I felt a lot better because I wasn’t hiding anything.” This is often a large factor in one’s decision to come out. Having to

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Two people of the same gender hold hands in public. Students who come out can face a variety of positive and negative social issues. keep something big hidden from everyone, especially family and friends, often is a major source of worry. Although there is some uncertainty surrounding it, coming out can be a positive experience.

In Miller’s case, he made his situation

different from the norm by coming out in a fresh, creative way. Before coming out publicly, he told several of his close friends.

Then, after they reacted positively, he decided to anonymously send this idea to a Walnut Hills confession page on Instagram:

In Miller’s case, coming out was overall a positive experience. His advice for anyone else going through this is that “if someone doesn’t accept you for who you are, they don’t deserve to know you anyway.”

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Rules: The answers to these clues exist in the word search. Solve the clues to find the hidden words. The answers are listed below backwards.

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1. 36 people were killed in a stampede during the New Year’s Celebration in this city 2. The country believed to be responsible for the Sony Pictures hack 3. The Greek god of war 4. A crustacean with 10 legs that is commonly-eaten 5. The only person to win over 30 Grammy Awards 6. The largest animal on Earth 7. The title of someone who has been knighted 8. A country entirely landlocked by South Africa 9. The continent with the lowest population 10. The Southeast Asian country that recently banned celebrations of Christmas

Answers:

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