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When honesty is NOT the best policy

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ART in Your School Works in progress are on display in this feature

Betcha Can’t Eat Just...NONE Why even baked chips are off the menu

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Bon VOYAGE! Three students share the ins and outs of their stays in France

WORKING it Out Employed upperclassmen talk about their jobs

BULLY.ME Some students percieve formspring.me as harass.me

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HELP with College A tutor can make applying so much easier

Listen IN A view of music that could only be found in Fused

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Counting Calories

“No Nutritional Value” Chips removed from regular lunch lines.

By Victoria Ison Photo Illustration by Landon Stancik Baked doesn’t cut it anymore.

For returning students that haven’t yet noticed the disappearance of potato chips in regular lunch lines, the items are only available this year as ala carte purchases.

“The food service director decided this year that chips had no nutritional value.

She said parents had complained that our cafeteria looks like a convenience store,” Pam Combs, the head of the cafeteria, said.

Food service director Hattie Johnson confirmed the reasons behind the decision.

Johnson said that the district’s lunch menus must adhere to certain standards and that potato chips, even the baked type, no longer pass the test.

“They don’t fit into a food group,” Johnson said. “They’re more of a snack.”

That’s why the items can only be purchased as extras, not as parts of regular lunches. The switch is intended to encourage students to forgo chips in favor of other, healthier options.

This creates more work for the cafeteria staff.

“We have to make a lot more sides and put out a lot more fresh fruit,” Combs said.

“What bothers me the most is that all the fresh fruit and yogurt is

going in the trash.”

Combs noted that she’s seen students take a side item just to make a full lunch and get the full lunch price. Because they don’t actually want to eat it, the food gets wasted.

Johnson disapproves of this behavior.

“Students should be eating what they ought to be eating,” Johnson said. “We can’t give in and just serve snacks all the time.”

This may be, but so far, Combs noted, the removal of chips has only resulted in more wasted other food.

“You can’t force people to eat food they don’t want to eat,” Combs said.

Sophomore D. J. Ryan is an example. Ryan said that when he gets an extra side item just to make a full lunch, he often only takes only a few bites of it before throwing it away.

He misses the potato chips, a side he would usually ate all of. Ryan also noted that the sides offered instead of chips aren’t always the healthier option.

“They should bring back the chips and take out all the cake,” Ryan said.

Combs doesn’t deny that some other sides aren’t always especially healthy, despite the fact that they may fit into a food group. She doesn’t like to see students dissatisfied.

“I’ve been here 20 years. When I can’t provide the lunches you like it bothers me.”

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For detailed nutritional facts about food served in the cafeteria, see the chart at bhsnfused.com

385 mg of sodium in one serving of cafeteria pasta salad, vs. 160 mg in a bag of Original Baked! Lays

8.5 g of fat in one serving of cafeteria potato salad, vs. 1.5 g in one bag of chips

30 cal calories in one bag of Treetop apple slices, vs. 100 in one bag of chips

27 g of carbohydrates in one Otis Spunkmeyer blueberry muffin, vs.

20 g in one bag of chips

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Art SHOWCASE Halima MohamedPainting 7/8

John Horning- Painting 1/2

Would you like to have your art featured in the school newspaper? Pick up a form in an art classroom, fill it out and submit it to Mr. Gunterman in room 709 to have your art displayed in the Student Art Showcase. This issue introduces the art department. Our photos show students working on projects in a variety of art classes. Want your art showcased?

AJ Schultheis (left) and JP Morrison- Drawing

Haeun Cho- Painting 3/4 Abi Yates- Stained Glass

Caitlin Vilardo- Stained Glass

Natalie BloomPainting 7/8

Bailey Tichenlr- Painting 3/4

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View the “The Teacher Feature” On bhsnfused. com, “The Teacher Feature” profiles a new North teacher each month.

This issue, learn about Mary Hill, her classroom “disasters” and her pet donkey, Charlie.

Understand Coaching Changes

Experience the Speedway

It was difficult for teacher Ernie Clark to adandon his position as head Boys’ Track Coach for the same position at Columbus North. Find out why he made the switch, in his own words, at bhsnfused. com

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Go online to hear a fan’s take on racing at the Bloomington Speedway.

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Bon Voyage!

Story by Sophie Harris Photos Courtesy of Subjects Design by Maria Behringer

Through the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages, these high school students traveled abroad to France. However, this wasn’t any typical vacation. They studied in class eight hours a day, were forbidden to speak Engish and were instructed to stay disconnected with their families and loved ones in the U.S. It was like nothing they’d ever done before. They share their experiences with Fused.

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Getting the Job Done Three upperclassmen discuss the ins and outs of teen employment

The Griffy Leader

Story and Photos by Karima Boukary

Senior Dan Varns is an employee of the City of Bloomington’s Parks and Recreation Department. He works at Griffy Lake, but his job responsibilities have recently changed due to the low water levels caused by the lack of rainfall this summer.

Every April when Lake Griffy opens, senior Dan Varns helps kayakers, canoers, and fishers alike navigate the lake safely. An employee of Bloomington Parks & Rec, he works at the lake as a Griffy leader. He spends most of his time pulling boats, paddles, and life jackets out for people.

“It’s a really awesome job.” Varns said, “because I get to be outside all the time.”

He enjoys spending time outdoors, but as a high school student his life is full of other responsibilities. During the summer he would often work 20 hours a week,

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but with school back in session, he has to cut back. “I’m lucky to get 10 hours,” Varns said.

In addition to being a full time student, Varns is a member of the soccer team. Lucky for him, his boss is very flexible. “He works with me,” Varns said, “he can usually change the schedule around if I have really important things to do.”

Varns is unsure whether this job is preparing him for the future. “It’s just a part-time job,” Varns said, “but I could definitely see myself working in the outdoors.”

The Sears Cashier Jessica Null didn’t like her job.

Until recently, she was a cashier at Sears. As a cashier, she expected to ring up purchases, returns, and layaway items.

Instead she found herself sucked into what she considered a manipulative game.

“We had to sign five people up for credit cards a month,” Null said, “otherwise we were docked points.”

Employees of Sears were encouraged to sign up as many customers for credit cards as possible, and were given incentives like giant discounts.

“It got to a point that people were lying to customers,” Null said.

Appalled by what she saw, and not close enough to reaching her own quota, she left Sears.

In addition to the deception she saw going on inside the store, Null found it hard to finish her schoolwork.

“I didn’t have time to do my homework when I was getting done with work at 10:00.” Null said.

Her experience with Sears left her with little more than money. She doesn’t consider it to have prepared her for the future at all.

Currently, Null is much more happily employed at Big Lot’s.

Senior Jessica Null shares her unpleasent experience at Sears.

The YMCA Lifeguard Employer: YMCA Job: Lifeguard Wage: $7.25 Hours a week: 14 Employee Since: Feb. 2010 Does your job interfere with school?

“No, I get 20 minute breaks and I usually am able to do my homework then.”

Tell me about your job…

“I sit in a chair and watch people swim, clean the pool deck, pool equipment, and the pool.”

Is this job preparing you for the future?

“Well, being a lifeguard teaches you how to save people’s lives. If I see anyone in the future who is choking to death or having a heart attack, I’ll know how to save their life. So yes, it sort of is preparing me for the future.”

Junior Marissa Whitmer shares her experience as a lifeguard at the YMCA.

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Cyber-Bullying A website that encourages honesty is a good thing, right? Not necessarily. Students find Formspring.me can be hurtful and dangerous.

By Sophie Harris

Formspring Ask Me Anything

SEND What if you could ask anyone anything, and they’d answer you honestly?

The creators of Formspring, which was launched in Nov. 2009, asked the same question.

Formspring, or Formspring.me, is a public forum in which you can ask anyone anything, and receive a public answer.

Unfortunately, some teens don’t use it for its intended purpose.

“A lot of people use it for harass-

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ment,” junior Kate Emery said.

Emery investigated Formspring in April.

“I got one out of interest. Everyone was getting one, and I wanted to know what it was,” Emery said.

She got around 15 comments she considered hurtful before she deleted her account.

Emery said she only received two or three normal, harmless questions.

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pletely anonymous, Emery didn’t know who was harassing her.

“People were targeting my family, and saying hurtful things they didn’t know about.”

Many other teens at North have had bad experiences with Formspring.

Sophomore Taraneh Ekbia got a Formspring in June.

“I like it because I’ll know what people think of me. It’s not really that important to me, but I am curi-

ous,” Ekbia said.

“There have been people who called me a whore and told me that my boyfriend was cheating on me.”

Ekbia said, “(Rude comments) have upset me a few times, because the comments got repetitive. They just kept repeating themselves.”

Many teens find Formspring to be just addicting as Facebook or Myspace, social networking sites that also are sometimes used to bully peers online.

Formspring “I get on every day,” Ekbia said.

“I want to see if I got anything new, or how often people ask me questions that they can’t in person.”

Celeste Dintaman, a senior at North, had a similar experience with Formspring.

“I would get a lot of questions,” Dintaman said, “But some of them wouldn’t even be questions. They’d just be comments that were inappropriate and rude. It got to the point where it was more annoying than entertaining, so I deleted it.”

Not all posts that Dintaman received were mean.

“I did get some nice posts,” said Dintaman, “And those were like a self- confidence booster.”

Though Formspring has its risks, students find that it also has a certain appeal of honesty.

Sophomore Meg Telthorst has a Formspring, and she uses it responsibly.

“I like that it gives you the opportunity to say positive things to people that you’d be too shy to say to their face,” Telthorst said.

“I’ve been called a few names on Formspring, but that’s about it,” Telthorst said. “I was a little taken aback once or twice, but it didn’t break my heart. I was just a little annoyed.”

Some students could sense that Formspring can be dangerous right away. Mary Edgeworth, a junior, is one of them.

“So much harassment was going on,” Edgeworth said, “My friends were getting harassed so much, and it was just getting to the point where it seemed ridiculous to have

one, so I deleted it. And I encouraged all my friends to delete theirs also.”

Through Formspring, Edgeworth saw her friends receiving verbally abusive comments.

“They’d say (my friend) was a whore, and they’d say she had STDs, and that she was fat and ugly,” Edgeworth said, “Basically anything sexually offensive. They called her really bad things.”

When Edgeworth’s friend began to get upset over the abusive comments, Edgeworth convinced her to delete her Formspring.

“I think (people are mean) because it’s anonymous, and they don’t have the guts to say it to people’s faces,” Edgeworth said, “I think they’re cowards.”

Edgeworth considers herself lucky that she recognized the dangers of Formspring early on.

“At first, I thought it was this cool website where people could ask me questions, but then the harassment started.” Edgeworth said,“Don’t do it,” Does online harassment fall into the school’s harassment policy?

“If harassment is taking place outside of school and it directly affects the school environment, the learning environment, then yes.

“We take action,” Tim Hudson, an assistant principal, said. “We investigate; we try to find the particulars about it. I would also encourage people to contact the police.”

The school has all social networking sites blocked, including Formspring, Facebook, and Myspace.

Besides the fact that kids aren’t

supposed to be on those sites during school, the sites are blocked to prevent harassment online from occurring during school hours.

Despite this, Hudson has seen a few online harassment cases since he’s been at North.

Hudson believes that social networking sites encourage kids to say things they normally wouldn’t say to your face, because they’re sitting in front of a computer, not a person.

“People are fearless (when texting or online).” Hudson said, “They say things that they would probably never say face to face. I’d say a rule of thumb is not to put up anything you wouldn’t say to the person sitting in front of you.”

Any unwanted contact a student receives online can be classified as

harassment.

Any student being harassed online, whether it’s through Formspring or another social networking site, should recognize that it is a serious issue and there are certain steps that need to be taken to protect themselves.

Students that feels threatened by messages or comments are encouraged need to tell someone they trust, like a school administrator or a parent.

He or she can also go see the school counselor.

“To hear negative comments about yourself just brings you down,” said Edgeworth. “If you do have a Formspring, just delete it. It’s a waste of time and nothing good comes out of it.”

HARASSMENT NATION WIDE Cyberbullying isn’t just a local issue According to CBS News, a 14 year old girl in the Sacramento area was being harassed so severely on Formspring that she felt like her only option was suicide. The teen’s mother released some of the posts on her Formspring wall to CBS news, “Many of which are so graphic they cannot be reprinted here (on our website),” said CBS news. The posts encouraged the girl to commit suicide and informed her how much she was hated at school. The girl survived her suicide attempt, and her mother has cancelled her Formspring account and transferred her to another school.

Alexis Pilkington, 17, of Long Island suffered through a similar situation.

Alexis was college-bound with a soccer scholarship. According to CBS News, she was targetetd through Formspring and Facebook, another popular social networking site. The harsh bullying she endured caused her to commit suicide. The hateful messages, both on Formspring and Facebook, continued even after her death.

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GeĴing Past the Gatekeepers Joy Chaitin’s job? To help her students get into the colleges of their dreams.

Story and photos by Siyang Liu

No Typical Interview If the SAT were easy for everyone, if every student knew exactly what he or she has to do to get into college, if getting into the right college wasn’t stressful, then tutor Joy Chaitin would be out a job.

Chaitin understands this. She also knows that the reality is tough and her job is very much in demand.

With graying hair and a cheerful smile, Chaitin tutors 60 college-bound high school students each week.

She is motivated by a time when she was in the very position she doesn’t want her own students to be in.

When Chaitin was transitioning from high school to college herself, she went to a college interview at the school she applied to.

The admissions officer had already reviewed Chaitin’s file and decided to forgo polite talk.

“She asked me, ‘What are you doing here?’”

Chaitin replied that she intended to submit her application. According to Chaitin, the admissions officer sneered and said, ‘Don’t bother.’”

“I didn’t know what to do after having driven half-way across the country to be here,” Chaitin said.

So she asked what she would have to do to get in. The admissions officer looked skeptical and told Chaitin that if she brought up her SAT score 200 points then “we’d be forced to consider you.”

“Afterwards I was mad at everybody, and especially at my mom for forcing me into this,” Chaitin said. “It was completely humiliating.”

Learning Valuable Lessons Then her dad lent a hand.

Chaitin’s father, a former high school cheerleader, had been drafted into the army in 1941 and hadn’t been able to go to college.

After the war ended, he had a family to support and his own college aspirations ended.

“I felt bad for him,” Chaitin said,“Because he had wanted to be a history teacher, and he would have been a brilliant one.”

Chaitin’s father didn’t like that the admissions officer had embarrassed her daughter. He bought his daughter an SAT study book and the redemption process began.

“I wasn’t allowed to go to bed until I did my work, which was a minimum of an hour every night,” Chaitin said.

But Chaitin and her father’s efforts were rewarded. She exceeded expectations and improved her SAT score by 300 points. And when she applied again, she was

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Senior Will Liao and junior Fuad Haddad play a vocabulary game during a tutoring session.

accepted to the school.

Chaitin draws important lessons from her own experience and commits to them.

For one, she doesn’t want other students to go through the embarrassment she did, and tries to be a coach to her students like her father was to her.

She also believes that anyone can do well and accomplish their dream.

“I know it can be done,” Chaitin said, “As long as you do the work.”

What It Takes Chaitin, for her part, embraces the work required to help her students accomplish their dreams. On a given weekday, she sees students from 3 in the afternoon to 11 at night. It’s the same on the weekends, except then she starts working even earlier, in the morning.

Her first student was her daughter Sharon, who graduated rom North in 1996.

Chaitin recalls the college admissions process as being very energy-and time consuming, but Chaitin’s guidance helped her daughter get accepted into four out of the five schools she applied to.

Chaitin has had many students since. They come from North, South, Edgewood, Eastern Greene, Harmony, Lighthouse and the Indiana Academy.

Dealing with the SAT Fuad Haddad works with Chaitin. Like many other students who work with her, he wanted SAT preparation help.

For Haddad, the key to the whole college admission process was to be accepted into colleges with good scholarships. The SAT is linked to that goal.

Chaitin prepares students like Haddad for the SAT through what she calls “student-directed teaching.”

In a two-hour session, two students learn together as a long-term pair.

While there, they do interactive activities, complete practice problems, and obtain the necessary skill set to do well on the test.

Haddad feels that the study style is a “great advantage.” As a result, he points out that he’s improved in his diagnostic test scores.

“I’d be more lenient on myself studying on my own,” Haddad said.

At the end of the day, the goal of Chaitin’s SAT coaching is to help her students have the test scores they need to be considered for their college(s) of choice, whatever that may take. Haddad is no exception.

Haddad examines a self-made poster with information about his colleges of interest.

The Final Stretch As a senior, Maha Elsarrag is busy applying to schools, but has a college plan she’s pretty comfortable with. However, this wasn’t always the case.

She recalls that her college plans were very vague prior to knowing Chaitin.

“I knew I wanted to live in the city but I didn’t have anything specific,” Elsarrag said.

Then, Elsarrag heard about Chaitin through talking on the phone with a friend who was already working with her. From the positive feedback she heard, Elsarrag thought it would be a good idea to give Chaitin a try during her junior year.

Looking back, she says that Chaitin helped her “come down to reality.”

Elsarrag, along with each one of Chaitin’s students, made a poster-chart when she first started working with Chaitin. That chart contains a list of desired colleges and includes practical information about each college, from test score requirements to application due dates.

Chaitin provides a lot of this information through knowledge acquired over the years. However, she’s constantly calling, visiting, and researching different colleges to be able to pass what she finds out down to her students.

“A big part of this is getting past the gatekeepers, or the people who are the first ones to answer your call,” Chaitin said.

She uses what she finds out to help end-of-year juniors apply for colleges, whether it’s about the common application, essay writing, or recommendations.

This means a lot to a high school student who doesn’t have much free time. “[Chaitin] takes a lot of stress out of my life,” Elsarrag said. “Working with her is fun because she has a connection with her students that is just different.”

The unique connection Chaitin builds working with her students through a dynamic time period in their lives has been gratifying.

“I feel I gained a friend in Joy,” Elsarrag said. “I’ve called her when things weren’t right, and she’s helped me.”

Chaitin wouldn’t have it any other way.

“The best part of my job,” Chaitin said, “is getting a big hug from someone who got into the college he or she wanted.”

Haddad and Liao review worksheets that they both have completed.

What is your favorite song at the moment?

Junior Jennie Brophy– “Brand New Colony” by The Postal Service

Sophomore Alexandria Sandy–”Only Time” by Enya

“With Music Destroyed, We’ll Only Create Noise” A culture is somewhat defined by its music. But what happens when music is destroyed? There is simply nothing le but noise. This is an issue-by-issue account of music, showing you what’s coming up, what’s coming out and what’s going on in the school. This is mainstream and beyond. This is the music section of Fused.

(Headline of this section is from the song “Stabbing Art to Death” by Showbread.)

By Whitney Taylor

[Upcoming Albums]

[Upcoming Shows]

From Indie singer/songwriter Lior, to bluegrass band Railroad Earth, check out the new albums coming out at the end of Sept. through Oct. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

9/29– “Arthroplirodea” by Anthèe & Malik 9/29– “As Above” by The Truths 9/29– “Follow Me” by Madison 9/30– “Sayonara” by Miradey 10/1– “Tumbling Into the Dawn by Lior 10/3– “City of Smoke” by The Supernova 10/5– “Voice” by Deleriums 10/5– “Sunny Day” by Elizabeth Mitchell 10/5– “Call Before You Come” by Gerod Rayborn 10/10– “Sign of Angels” by Issa 10/11– “Volume 1 (Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive)” by Pigbag 10/11– “Railroad Earth” by Railroad Earth 10/12– “A Discord Electric” by Raunchy 10/14– “Metalipsis” by Loucas Thanos 10/26– “Debut Album” by Lee DeWyze

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Check out the American rock band, the Eagles or country music sensation, Jason Aldean. Here are some of the top shows of Oct. • • • • • • • • • • • •

10/3– 30 Seconds to Mars– The Egyptian Room (Indianapolis) 8 p.m.

10/5– The Goo Goo Dolls– Embassy Theater (Ft. Wayne) 7:30 p.m.

10/7– Lady Antebellum– Elliot Hall Of Music (West LafayeĴe) 7:30 p.m.

10/8– Spoken & I Am Empire– The Gear (Franklin) 8 p.m.

10/12– Bullet for My Valentine– The Egyptian Room (Indianapolis) 6:30 p.m.

10/12– The Eagles– Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis) 8 p.m.

10/14– Slayer and Megadeth– Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne) 7 p.m.

10/15– Jason Aldean– Robert’s Stadium (Evansville) 7:30 p.m.

10/15– Hawthorne Heights– Rhino’s Youth Center 8:00 p.m.

10/19– Disturbed– The Egyptian Room (Indianapolis) 9 p.m.

10/24– MaĴhew West & Jonny Diaz– Blackhawk Ministries (Ft. Wayne) 6:30 p.m.

10/26– The Script & Joshua Radin– The Egyptian Room (Indianapolis) 7:30 p.m.

Check out the band feature with Fricktion (left) and C.DeL (right) of Anti Swag Fiend Party.

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• Skyhawk Drive’s music video for the song “Their Dance Your Chance.”

• Links to the songs that have affected the lives of students and the guys from Skyhawk Drive.

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Junior Marcè Chastain–”Stars Were Exploding” by Good Luck

Junior Mary Edgeworth– “Linger” by The Cranberries

Senior Braidy Pra –”Love Like Crazy” by Lee Brice

[Inspiration Station] Lyrics are often more powerful than words and have the power to describe the world in ways that simple words cannot. Students share the lyrics they feel have described their lives perfectly. In italics are the lyrics and the regular text is their explanation.

Taylor Deckard (Junior) “Fix You Up” by Tegan and Sara Well there’s not a lot for you to give if you’re giving in/And there’s not a lot for you to feel if you’re not feeling it/You bring it up and bring it in and we’ll get you fixed up in no time/What I wanted most, what I wanted most, what I wanted most/Was to get myself all figured out Tegan and Sara are amazing artists. This particular song stood out because it’s about not giving up and taking time to get to know yourself and who you are at this point in your life. I think that is really important right now especially because we, as high school students, are finding out who we are as people.

Zack Brammer (Senior)

Grace Herndon (Junior)

Julianna Gardner (Sophomore)

“Hey Mama” by Kanye West Forrest Gump mama said, life is like a box of chocolates/My mama told me go to school, get your doctorate/Somethin to fall back on, you could profit with/But still supported me when I did the opposite No ma er what i do, right or wrong, my mom is there to support me when ever i need it.

“Spell” by Marié Digby An empty stage/With nothing but this girl/ who’s singing this simple melody/And wearing her heart on her sleeve/And right now/ I have you/For a moment I can tell I’ve got you/ Cause your lips don’t move/And something is happening/Cause your eyes tell me the truth/I’ve put a spell over you

Can’t you see, you’re like a book of poetry/Maya Angelou, Nicky Giovanni, turn one page and there’s my mommy My mother is one of the most incredible people i will ever know and love in my entire life.

That moment when I’m on stage, singing, and it’s just myself and the audience, I’m far from perfect (or even graceful, ironically enough), but for those few minutes, the person I am on stage is as perfect as I’ll ever be. Performing on stage is one of the most amazing things I have ever done.

“Sore Eyes” by Brandon Heath Sore eyes what’s up with that face/Think we can trace these lines/Back to find/I’m sure you’ve been here before/Sore eyes such a sight to see If I could bring that light back to your eyes to stay/What would you say?/ Instead of walkin’ away I have gone through a lot as an individual. I have seen many things at a young age that I am going to live with for a long time. It talks about seeing a lot of things and going through things but still keeping a good face because it’s okay. This song makes me feel be er about a lot of the things that I have gone through.

[Band Feature]

Skyhawk Drive (Le to Right: Kris Po er, Chad Smith, Ronnie Bingaman, Ridge Bingaman & Josh Swartz) Three of the guys from Skyhawk Drive share the lyrics that impacted their life and their favorite song to preform live.

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Josh Swartz

Ridge Bingaman

Ronnie Bingaman

A.) “Things We Go Through” by Hawk Nelson.

I really loved this song in high school beacuse I dealt with a lot of stuff and listened to this song. It really helped me.

“These are the things we go through Let’s take control and be ourselves Let’s not waste time wondering about How we’re gonna make it out Wake up everyone around you Let’s rock until the clock strikes two Stand up for what you believe and shout to Here’s another song from the youth that surround you.”

A.) As of right now my favorite song to perform live is our single called “Their Dance Your Chance.”

It has a catchy melody and it’s also fun to dance to and just have fun.

“It’s your time because tonight will soon be over.

Take that chance instead of standing in the corner.

Walk into the center of that room and Shout: “Hey, world, it’s me! I don’t care what you think!”

A.) “More Then Useless” by Relient K. This song is about feeling like theres nothing for you, like you have no reason or purpose. And we all feel and have felt that but the song then goes on to talk about how God created us for a reason and we do have a purpose in our lives and that we are more then useless, like we feel sometimes. ”But then You assure me.

I’m a liĴle more then useless, and when I think that I cant do this, You promise me that I’ll get through this and do something right and do something right for once.”

Q.) What lyrics have impacted your life?

Q.) What is your favorite song to preform live?

Q.) What lyrics have impacted your life?

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Challenging North Challenge Day was held on September 10th, and teacher sponsored by Diane Davis–Deckard. By Lindsay McKnight

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1. Students and tecahers play a game where they use their bodies to simulate the movement of a roller coaster.

2. Teachers greet students with a warm welcome as they walk into the auxillary gym, where Challenge Day was held.

3. Teacher Courtney Leonard locks arms with senior Halima Mohammad while playing a get to know you game.“Challenge Day made me realize the impact common courtesy has on an indivdual,” Leonard said.

4. Teacher Ernie Clark and junior Mally Armitage have a one–on–one conversation about what their dreams are. Armitage said, “The day was fun, emotional and intense.”

5. Junior Durrel Hembree helps out a Challenge Day speaker by demonstrating the different ways to show love by giving someone a hug. -

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