TROJAN MATTERS November 18, 2016
Prescription Drug Abuse: Prevalence and Impact More online at the-blueprint.org
Multi-sport athletes explain the transition
Restaurants near school offer tasty choices
Students offer Unique Thanksgiving recipes
TROJAN MATTERS Volume 3, Issue 3
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The influence of drugs Prescription drugs impact the lives of teenagers Page 2 Cover photo by Abigail Park
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Christmas decor begins early
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In our prayers. . . - For the seniors who just returned from retreat, to continue their spiritual growth. Congratulations to. . . - Archbishop Joseph Tobin on his appointment to the Newark Archdiocese. - Mrs. Jennifer Klee on the birth of her son, Kolbe Rea.
+ Strange food combinations
Learning to improve time management
Referees make good and bad calls
Save the date Tomorrow - Trobotics competition vs. Jay County and Noblesville
November 23-25 - Thanksgiving break
TROJAN MATTERS STAFF Editor-in-chief Blueprint editor Photo editor News editor Opinions editor Features editor Sports editor Publications advisor
Jacob deCastro Sian Rhodes Ellen Giudice Marissa Almack Emma Kennedy Sian Rhodes Katie Meek Mrs. Tracy Luke
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Photographers Abby Park Greta Horton Casey Storms Kylie Donaldson
November 29 - Advent penance service
December 3 - SAT testing
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Students involved in theatre continue shows through winter
In the fall play "While The Lights Were Out," sophomores Monica Babbey and Miles Lockrem converse as their characters onstage.
Senior-directed one acts debut Saturday, Dec. 3. While a full-length play typically has two acts separated by an intermission, the one-acts are half as long, with no intermission. Actors will perform in four different one-acts and each one-act has two senior directors. Sophomore Monica Babbey performed in a one-act last year, and this year stars in “It’s Not You, It’s Me” which is direct-
ed by Gillian Fouse and Grace Lundy. “One acts are more casual than the play and [there are four different shows], so each act can take on its own personality,” said Babbey. While many people involved in theater often have previous experience in theatre, one-acts is an opportunity for students involved in other activities to try something different and outside their comfort zone.
Canvas issues solved with an easy fix Recently, students have noticed issues with the Canvas app, and have become very familiar with the “Page not found” icon. This was due to a bug that did not allow the opening of PDFs in the app. While Canvas can be easily accessed through the browser, some prefer the app. For
those, there is good news. “If students will go into the app portal and download the latest app, the newest version is supposed to correct this,” said Mrs. Lorie Homan, director of technology. Simply delete the Canvas app. Then, through the App Portal, reinstall Canvas to update it and fix the bugs.
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If you don't drive 20 minutes out of your way to get a Speedy Freeze, do you really go to Chatard? I would totally love to be a stalker. I'd be so good at it. He looks like he just woke up from a nap. A nap on a beach. Not all of us have beautiful smiles. Why are these grapes so saggy? Why would I refrigerate my honey? Honey comes from bears. I think I would be a better person if I was European. I just accidentally washed my hands with bleach.
Students continue to help improve literacy in Indianapolis
Oh yeah, I jam to audiobooks.
The Trojan Matters staff continues its year-long commitment to help improve literacy throughout Indianapolis. Students have donated books and taken trips to Indy Reads, an agency that increases literacy downtown. Indy Reads’ mission is to promote and improve the literacy of adults and families in Central Indiana. Indy Reads
You all are somewhat beautiful.
has a goal to "Make Indianapolis 100% Literate." The agency uses volunteers to provide basic literacy tutoring to adults that struggle with reading and writing. BCHS sponsors a bookshelf at Indy Reads with books donated by students. You can help by continuing to donate books, which can be brought to Room 210.
Is there such thing as warm ice cream?
I used to drink cranberry juice when I was younger to try to become a vampire.
Juniors Abby McDonald and Emma Kennedy along with senior Abigail Park help carry donated books into Indy Reads.
There’s no goggles in basketball. It's so cold outside, I'm never going to stop wearing shorts. It's not a chicken; it's a bird.
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Heard a great song recently? Let us know about by going to the-blueprint.org/contact and it may be run in the next issue of Trojan Matters.
1. Southern Sun - Boy & Bear 2. Oceans - Seafret 3. Home - Gabrielle Aplin 4. If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out - Cat Stevens 5. You and I - Colony House 6. This Town - Niall Horan
7. Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine 8. Life goes on - Fergie 9. Feels like Home - Chantal Kreviazuk 10. Shout Out To My Ex Little Mix
So you study physics in your sleep? I was laughing so hard tears came out of my nose!
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On the rise:
Prescription drug abuse an unchecked risk
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n the past year, one in four high schoolers in America has abused a prescription drug, according to new research published by The MetLife Foundation. That amounts to more than five million high schoolers in the United States, including 20 percent who said they first abused those drugs before they were 14. More concerning is the fact that most parents don’t see prescription medicine abuse as an epidemic like cocaine or heroin. Half of the parents surveyed admitted that they don’t have any barriers to the medicine cabinet. In a BCHS survey (sent to school email Oct. 24), almost 58 percent of students believe prescription drug abuse is a widespread problem nationwide, and nearly 1 in 3 admitted that they or someone they know has used someone else’s prescription. Whether it was to recover
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high schoolers have abused a prescription drug (Source: The MetLife Foundation)
from wisdom teeth removal or surgery, opioid medications such as Oxycontin and Vicodin are becoming increasingly popular. With an increasing popularity, though, comes at a cost. Deaths from prescription narcotic overdoses have quadrupled over the past decade so much that the number of these deaths outnumber deaths from heroin and cocaine combined, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH also found that five people ages 12-24 die each day from a prescription drug overdose. More startling, 119 people are admitted to a hospital for every one of those fatalities. One study from
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the National Center on These street drugs come Addiction and Substance with even greater risks, espeAbuse at Columbia Univercially when injected intravesity reported that teenagers nously. With needles comes who abuse prescripan increased danger of tion drugs are 12 to 20 "Many of those who battle HIV transmission. percent more likely to Earlier last year, Goverescalate to using drugs this addiction began using nor Mike Pence declared including heroin and at a young age. Therefore, it a state of emergency in cocaine. This is because, is everyone’s responsibility southern Scott County as as one becomes more to stay informed and aware the number of HIV-posdependent on prescripitive cases spiked to 79 of the dangers these tion opioids, they befrom an average of about drugs present." gin to turn to cheaper, five per year. deadlier street drugs. Quitting these drugs said Indiana Attorney Those deadly drugs isn’t easy. No matter if General Greg Zoeller in a have rocked commuit’s a prescription or a statement to Trojan Matters nities in Indiana. In 2014 street drug, withdrawal may alone, the most recent year include agitation, with data available, 452 nausea, Hoosiers fatally overdosed headaches, and over 1,000 were admitted to hospitals.
452 Hoosiers
died from an opioid overdose in 2014
2,822 Hoosiers were admitted to hospitals for opioid overdoses in 2014
(Source: The State of Indiana)
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109
Hoosiers died from an opioid overdose in 2015 a 31 percent increase
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insomnia and muscle aches according to the National Library of Medicine. Furthermore, another NIH study on those entering rehabilitation for opioid abuse found that 91 percent of patients eventually relapsed back into abuse at one point in their recovery. Additionally, the younger someone was when he or she first started using opioids, the greater the chance of relapse was. All of the data points to one conclusion: prescription drug abuse more often than not leads to addiction to even more dangerous street drugs, which are just as hard to quit and just as easy to build a tolerance to. If you or someone you know needs help dealing with drug abuse, contact 1-800-662-HELP.
•Jacob deCastro
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Prescription painkillers per 100 people in Indiana
One every three hours
4 in 5
heroin addicts started abusing prescription drugs first (Source: NIH)
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Strong character traits including good attendance and integrity last a lifetime good attendance and punctuality shows that one can handle responsibility and be trusted, which makes the student not only employable but also accountable. Mrs. Barnes, English teacher, agrees that being punctual is an important trait to have. In the dual credit course that she teaches, W131, students must attend class in order for them to maintain good grades. If a
student misses more than three classes, his or her grade is then reduced by a third of a letter grade. For example, if the student was maintaining a B average and he missed four classes, his grade would be reduced to a B-. However, excused absences like retreats and college visits are not counted against the student’s attendance. Mrs. Barnes agrees with this rule, explaining that it is very important to attend classes, especially in college. She said, “If you treat it like a college class, you have to follow the guidelines.” In addition to this rule, another states that if a student misses a deadline, even with an illness that day, the grade for that project is automatically to a zero. Overall, it is drastically imStudents contributed in many ways portant to be punctual. “If you to ready the school for open house. miss a class, you miss an hour of One trait people value out in the work world is willingness to pitch in. essential practice and information,” Mrs. Barnes said. Future
employers look for students with these traits. “If someone does not show up on time, it shows that they don’t care,” Mrs. Barnes added, “It reflects their character.” Although punctuality is significant to a student and future employee, there are other traits that are equally important. Junior Christine Oppold believes that perseverance is the key trait to have after high school. Oppold said, “You just can’t give up on yourself when you have responsibilities in your life.” Oppold added, “If you don’t practice these traits now, then you’re never going to develop the skills for•Emma college and Kennedy
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Often, students overlook the small critiques teachers give in order to make them more prepared for life after high school. Expectations include punctuality, good manners and reliability. What students may not realize is the major impact those small critiques, or emphasized traits, can have on a student’s future. There are many desirable attributes that seem attractive to not only teachers and professors, but also to future employers. According to Mr. Ben Reilly, vice principal of student life, being responsible, humble and having a little bit of empathy are considered to be some of the most important qualities to have later in life. Mr. Reilly believes that the most significant trait is having and showing respect. He said, “If you respect people and things, then you’ll be humble and be okay with not always being right.” He also believes that having
Anthony Banayote, senior, takes down the old banners before the new ones are hung. Banners are up to remind students of important values to have.
What Trojans think the best trait to have is... “Good attitude”
“Positivity”
-Maddie Tarowsky, junior
-Mckenzie Williams, sophomore
“Determination”
“Respect”
-Sara Wallander, junior
-Ben Schrage, sophomore
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“Communication”
-Joe Keefe, junior
A pre-calculus class shows perfect attendance and dress code compliance of students for that day.
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“Dedication”
-Holly Parker, freshman
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Students, businesses, families start celebrating Christmas at different times
A writing station is set up inside of Macy’s to write to Santa to help local charities grant wishes.
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hen polled last month, begin to decorate until Dec. Christmas at the same time.” 68 percent of students 19 or 20. “My family does love Pruitt added that she likes agree that malls and retail stores Christmas, but we aren’t super when stores begin decorating begin decorating and celeearly for the holiday. At Macy’s brating the Christmas holiday in Glendale, Christmas trees season too early. “I think it’s were already set up on Halkind of strange to see Christloween , with many additional mas decorations early, like festive displays. when it’s barely September,” Benko said, “The worst part said Alison Matheny, sopho[about stores decorating early] more. is that it promotes commercial Matheny’s family begins cel- An entire section is already devoted to success for as long as possible.” Christmas decor in the Macy’s at the ebrating in early December, in Matheny added that the Glendale mall. contrast to sophomore Abby commercial part of the holiday Harkness and freshman Anna into it,” he said. “One reason we strips away the point of what Pruitt. Harkness admitted that decorate later is so that both my Christmas really means. “It’s al“Christmas should be celebrat- sisters can be home for the set ways nice to be festive,” she said, ed year-round,” and Pruitt be- up.” From the school-wide poll, “but celebrating Christmas too gins celebrating the Christmas 18 percent of polled said they early can take away from what season in October. She even begin celebrating in mid-De- Christmas is really about.” starts listening to Christmas cember as well. However, Matheny did see music around this time. “It gets Rachel Smith, junior, said that both sides. She said, “The best me in the mood,” she said. after Thanksgiving is the best part of celebrating early is that Thirty-one percent of stu- time to start celebrating. “It’s you have that holiday feeling dents answered that they don’t the right time to start thinking for longer.” start celebrating until at least about it, because celebrating Many students also don’t have Dec. 1, and the fewest students early skips Thanksgiving and a specific date that they begin that side with Pruitt for starting Halloween, which are holidays their holiday activities, and super early. Only one percent that are important.” every student and their famof students answered that they Pruitt believes that early cele- ily is different. To Benko and begin to celebrate Christmas bration doesn’t cut off the other Matheny, the holiday is much before Thanksgiving. holidays. “I still celebrate Hal- more special if it’s celebrated Matthias Benko, sophomore, loween and Thanksgiving, but I within the same month. said his family doesn’t even just like to be in the mood for •Kacee Haslett
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A small ornament hangs on a decorated tree. Macy’s Christmas tree is set up and decorated early to encourage early Christmas shopping.
How early do Trojans start decorating for Christmas? the day before Thanksgiving 1% 26.3%
mid December before Thanksgiving
18% 31.4%
at least Dec. 1
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no specific date
A letter to Santa is displayed in front of the Macy’s sign. Anyone can write a letter to Santa during the Christmas months at Macy’s.
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Restaurant Reviews 317 Burger
Just Judy's Restaurant
915 E Westfield Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46220 Phone: (317)251-1317
5018 E 62nd St Indianapolis, IN 46220 Phone: (317)254-8796
Taste: Every item I ordered was delicious. The break-
fast bowl, consisting of hash browns, ham, scrambled eggs, cheese and sausage gravy, a side of bacon and two slices of whole wheat toast were delicious, fresh and cooked to order. I'm not a huge fan of gravy, but it was a nice touch on top of the bowl and it went well with the toast. All of the components worked well together and it was a great, hearty meal to start the day. Outside customers enjoy a meal at Just Ambiance: When you walk into the restaurant, Judy's Restaurant open from 7am till 2pm. you may be surprised by how small it is. All of the space is taken up by tables and chairs with little room to walk. The windows, doors and walls were all decorated with fall decorations, making the space seem fun and lively. Even outside (where there is some outdoor seating) had pumpkins and other fall-themed decorations to embrace the season. Service: Immediately upon entry, I was greeted with a cheerful “Welcome to Just Judy’s Restaurant!” All of the servers were happy to help. Because it gets so busy during breakfast time, all of the servers work together almost as a team to get food out and take orders. While it was Open daily, Just Judy's very busy when I was there, I didn't feel like I had to wait that long Restaurant most popular to be served and get my food.
Cost: I ordered a breakfast bowl off the specials menu and a
side of bacon, as well as coffee, which came out to be around $7. For the portions and the service, it was well-priced.
times is between 9am to 12pm.
Taste: Out of all the food I tried, e appetizer, I tried the Caribbean pork nac at a restaurant primarily known for burg were delectable. They are not like traditio bit thicker and had a spicy taste. The burger was well cooked through, bu Every burger has a creative and inviting n black angus burger, pulled pork, bacon, co BBQ sauce. The Speedway was a huge bu But, bring a friend because it is definitely Ambiance: 317 Burger is the perfec cial environment with both a sit-down ar and appropriate but current music makes The clean and eye pleasing layout is ext nicely lit patio is perfect for a summer or is located in the heart of Broad Ripple directly across the street from the popsicle store Nicey. Service: The service was good across the board. When we walked through the doors, we were immediately greeted politely and were seated within minutes. Our waiter was extremely helpful especially since it was my first time at 317 "The Spe Burger. Cost:
Rate: 5 out of 5 •Sian Rhodes
The breakfast bowl is one of the most popular orders at a cost of $7. In the breakfast bowl is scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, gravy, and hash browns.
On Monday through Thursday and Sunday, 317 Burger is open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, they are open from 11 a.m. till 11 p.m.
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Like any high-end burger joint, the prices tend to range anywhere from $10 - 13. Appetize They also have a loyalty program that is into points and after 100 points you are r Rate: 4.8 out of 5 •Katie Meek
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Side Wok Cafe 7421 Heathrow Way Indianapolis, IN 46241 Phone: (317)856-8883
each entree had a unique flavor. For an chos. At first I was hesitant to try nachos gers, however, to my surprise the nachos onal nachos; the cheese on it was a little
ut was still tender and juicy with each bite. name, such as “The Speedway,”, which is oleslaw, pickles, white cheddar cheese and urger that was melt-in-your-mouth good. y big enough to share. ct combination of family friendly and sorea as well as a bar. The dimmed lighting s the good restaurant a great one. tremely inviting to all who come in. The r fall night, especially since the restaurant
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The vegetable fried rice is an appetizer priced at $4.50.
Orange chicken with a side of white rice and a Pepsi costs $11.50.
ers and wings are in the $8 range. s based on money spent that accumulates rewarded $10 off your next purchase.
For under $20, two diners can get two entrees and rice to fill themselves up.
Taste: From the fried rice to orange chicken, nothing at the Side Wok Cafe is lacking in flavor. The orange chicken had real oranges sliced in the dish, giving it a really savory citrus kick. The vegetable fried rice was full of delicious fresh vegetables and the rice was extremely flavorful. I noticed that the rice was yellow, unlike the traditional tan, which was due to their cooking method. Their shrimp egg roll had a little spice to it, but, like the rest of the food, was juicy and satisfying. Ambiance: Side Wok Cafe is an expert example of minimalism. Each decoration is the most basic and the bare minimum for the expectations of a Chinese restaurant; with only one or two pieces of decor painting the beige walls. Food was served on Dixie paper or styrofoam plates with plastic silverware. This place is definitely oriented toward take out. It lacks the attractive aspects of a sit-down restaurant although, the place was very clean and tidy. It was pleasantly spacious and the windows gave it an open natural feel. Overall, it may have been a little rough around the edges, but the taste made it worth it. I would go again, but probably not sit down and eat in the restaurant. Service: Side Wok Cafe is an order up-front setup. The worker at the register was polite, but nothing above the standard customer treatment. The food didn't take long to come out, not a fast food speed but no longer than 10 minutes. The woman brought it out to our table without a word. Cost: I got an order of vegetable fried rice and a shrimp egg roll. The cost was $9.11. My friend had orange chicken with white rice and a Pepsi. The cost was $11.50. A little expensive, but portions were fairly large. Rate: 3.5 out of 5 •Abby McDonald
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November 18, 2016
With many donating many hours, all can benefit with re-vamped schedule
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arlier this month, BCHS hosted an incredibly successful open house welcoming many middle schoolers from the northside of Indy. Adults and students poured in hours of work before the Nov. 3 event to show off the best that BCHS has to offer. With that extensive effort, came more than 250 students and every adult in the building working a nearly 14-hour day. At 3:15 p.m., Friday teachers scurLate arrival ried to clean 1st - 8:55 - 9:55 rooms, vacuum offices and 2nd - 10:00 - 11:00 straighten up 3rd - 11:05 - 12:05 desks as well Early dismissal - 12:05 as prepare to greet potential students and their parents. Students attended all classes for that day; many went off to practice and then rushed back here for three hours of providing tours, greeting seventh and eighth graders at club and ath-
letic tables and demonstrating activities in classroom. Once completed, everyone was exhausted. Because we all give many hours for evenings including the Annual Fund Dinner and Open House, we suggest a compromise to the time-frame of those school days when we have those types of events. For example, with Open House falling on a Thursday and so much to be done that day to prepare for the event, students could be released at 1:05 p.m. after lunch and covering four classes and then after the event, when students and faculty are exhausted, provide a late-arrival and cover the next four classes and still be done for a Friday early release. (Of course, it could also be flipped where Thursday is released after three periods much like the PSAT day.) Two full days become one instructional day and one day that serves BCHS in many ways.
Magazine proposes new schedule for school-wide events Thursday
4th - 7:50 - 8:50 5th - 8:55 - 9:55
6th - 10:00 - 11:00
HR - 11:05 - 11:30 7th - 11:35 - 1:05
(with lunch)
The band plays for guests at Open House. The group performed songs throughout the 2 and 1/2 hours of the event. Jalen Doche’e, senior who plays the trombone, said, “It was really tiring. I went right home to get my sister and then back here and then we played five different times through the night with only about a 20-minute break. ”
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Early dismissal - 1:05
If students are released at 1 p.m., coaches can still have practice and students can either get home or get cleaned up with plenty of time to get to school for the required 4:15 p.m. arrival time. Teachers would have time to get rooms straightened out and the cleaning crew would have several extra hours to make sure everything is in great shape for the Open House. If there is a late arrival, kids won’t bolt after the last people arrive and can help break down the evening so it’s not left to just a few people. Students who didn’t provide tours or work in the classrooms could volunteer to arrive at 8 p.m. and help clean up. Many hands make light work and then everyone can sleep in the next morning. We have to be very flexible with retreats, speakers, field trips and away games, we certainly can add one more schedule when that schedule benefits the school and its people alike. Guests entered in the front lobby of the school. School president Bill Sahm greets a potential student and her parent welcoming them to the BCHS Open House. Senior Frankie Kontor waits to take the family on a tour. Kontor’s day started at 7:15 a.m. to work during zero period in the yearbook room, then attended all classes, had meetings for basketball practice and stayed here to work as a tour guide and finished the evening tearing down the event, eventually leaving school at 9:30 p.m.
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Service hours don’t have to be completed by going to the same place over and over again. There are many service agencies that are not well known but still need the help. BCHS Campus Ministry schedules many service opportunities to get involved in, as seen left on the sign up board. Here are some local agencies that could always benefit from help from BCHS students. •Jacob deCastro
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Students encouraged to help out lesser known service agencies
Sophomore Amani Gates works with one of the clients at Hollis Adams planting seedlings during the BCHS Community Service Day last spring.
Saint Vincent de Paul Blending pediatric physical therapy with horses, Carmel-based Children’s TherAplay provides therapy to special-needs children from 18 months to 13 years old. Hippotherapy, as it’s called, uses equine movement to help those with movement dysfunction. If you are looking to volunteer here, they are looking for people at least 16-years-old to help raise money during fundraising events, provide general office help, cleaning, and, if you are experienced, assisting with the horses. To learn more and volunteer, go to http://www.childrenstheraplay.org/volunteer.
While most are familiar with the food pantry or distribution center at Saint Vincent de Paul, there are other ministries within the organization. One area is the Beggars for the Poor soup kitchen, which needs volunteers on Saturday mornings, or the Mission 27 Resale Store at 132 Leota St. At Mission 27, you would be acting as a cashier and retail associate. Tasks could include restocking inventory and assisting guests with their purchases. To learn more and volunteer, go to http://www.svdpindy.org/iwant-to-help/.
Hollis Adams Foundation Serving adults with developmental disabilities in Indianapolis for 50 years, Hollis Adams is looking for volunteers to participate in their weekly Thursday dances at 2727 E. 55th St. The only requirement the organization has for interested volunteers is, “a warm heart and a big smile.” Grace Lundy, leader of the Go M.A.D. (Make A Difference) service club, said, “I loved the open environment. No one was judging you; it was just a place filled with smiles and love.” To learn more and volunteer, go to http://hollisadams.org/.
The St. Elizabeth Coleman Center, located at 2500 Churchman Ave., works with new mothers and adoptive parents, providing care for the mother and newborn. If you’re looking for the opportunity to work with these parents, the Center is looking for people to answer the phones, help plan and run events, or sort through donations. To learn more and volunteer, go to http://www.givingbirthtohope.org/. 9
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Students savor weird food combinations
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Everyone likes food a specific way, like ketchup with french fries or ranch dressing with a salad, but some people have different taste buds. Molly Katra, sophomore, enjoys eating Oreos with ketchup. Katra didn't purposefully try this unique combination. She said, “I did it one time on accident.” She is quite fond of the savory sweet and salty mixture. But, many of her friends disagree. Katra said, “Everyone that knows thinks I am insane.” She believes that she is among few that like Oreos and ketchup because no one else will dare to try it.
“People look at me weirdly like ‘What the heck?'" - Leah Engler, junior When waking up in the morning and a bagel sounds amazing, instead of getting cream cheese out, Fiona Hostettler, freshman, reaches for the hot sauce. Hostettler said, “One day I had the motivation to try it and I enjoyed it, surprisingly.” She explained that she loves spicy food, so this just kick starts her morning. For over a year now, the bagel and hot sauce combination continues to be one of her favorite foods. Potato chips are often eaten alone when lounging and watching TV, but junior
“One day I had the motivation to try it and I enjoyed it, surprisingly."
the heck?’ and then refuse to try it.” Senior Bernie Hughbanks has always paired ranch with popcorn. Hughbanks said, “My mom has always done it, so I tried it and fell in love.” She explained - Bernie Hughbanks, that she enjoys the difsenior ferent textures of the foods, “I really like how the popcorn has a Leah Engler, pairs the chips with a side of twist, so it's crunchy but then has a smooth cottage cheese. Engler explained that ransensation as well.” domly one day her mom told her that the In her family, this is a normal food comcombination was amazing and she should bination but Hughbanks didn't know it try it. Engler is “not exactly sure what I like wasn't common until she started school about it.” and no one had heard of or tried the unique These two foods are usually eaten by pairing. Hughbanks recommends people themselves so when Engler eats them, she give it a try. •Katie Meek said, “People look at me weirdly like ‘What
"My mom has always done it, so I tired it and fell in love with it. "
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Often times, experiments that don’t result tatoes thinner but the customer was still icon oil and boric acid, Wright created a in the desired outcome are seen as failures. not satisfied. Now becoming frustrated bouncy material that had no real use. Peter For some scientists and inventors, these with the customer, Crum made the pota- Hodgson, businessman, named it Silly Putfailures resulted in life-changing inventions toes so thin, as to not be able to eat with a ty and marketed it as a toy to be sold in an for the good. Many household items, foods fork, and fried to a crisp thinking that this egg-shaped container because he first sold and toys were created from these accidents would make them inedible. To his surprise, them at Easter time. in experimentation. the customChocolate Chip Cookies: er ended up Microwave: When Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll loving this House Inn, was attempting to make chocThe microwave recipe and it olate cookies when she discovered that she was invented by was named was out of Bakers’ chocolate, or unsweetPercy Spencer, an the “Saratoga ened chocolate. She decided to break up engineer for the Chip.” Raytheon Corpopieces of a Nestle chocolate bar into the ration, a weapons Slinky: cookie dough, expecting the chocolate to manufacturer for The slinky melt to make the entire cookie chocolate. military and comwas created Instead, the pieces of chocolate softened mercial electronwhen Na- and the chocolate chip cookie was born. ics. Spencer was val Engi- After the recipe became popular, she sold working on radar neer Richard it to Andrew Nestle who printed it on the research and while Jones was de- back of every bag of Nestle chocolate chips. standing in front of In America, 93 percent of homes have a microwave. signing a me- Wakefield was even gifted a lifetime supply an active radar he Cam Ridenour, senior, heats up leftovers in his ter to mon- of Nestle chocolate as a gift for increasing microwave. noticed that a candy itor power their sales. bar in his pocket began to melt. He took in Naval ships. The goal was to be able to Post-it Notes: Spencer Silver, this concept and created the first micro- keep ship equipment steady while the ship a researcher at 3M Laboratories, was trywave that weighed around 750 pounds, was moving. In the process of building it, ing to invent an immensely strong adheover six feet tall, and cost $5,000. A smaller Jones knocked over some tension springs sive. During experimentation, he ended microwave that is common today was not and watched as the spring would stretch up creating a glue even weaker than ones created until 1967 and cost about $496. and walk off the shelf rather than falling. in existence. This glue had no use at first Today, you can purchase a dorm microwave With his wife's help, they devised a plan until his colleague, Art Fry, began using from an upwards of $40. to manufacture this idea it to hold bookmarks in and sold it as a novelty Ink jet printer: place. He was able to keep The concept for the inkjet printer was cre- toy in 1945 after borrowthe bookmark in place, then ing $500 to make the first ated by an engineer at Canon, a manufacmove it, but still not rip any turer of imaging products. He discovered batch. of the pages in the book. the idea when he placed a hot iron on his Silly Putty: They then developed this pen accidentally. The iron caused the ink James Wright, an enidea by attaching the glue of the pen to explode out of the point of gineer for General Electo small pieces of paper and the pen. They developed this concept into tric, was trying to make first called it “Press N’ Peel” a printer that could print out images devel- a rubber substitute out of before naming it the Post-it. oped on a computer. An affordable, com- silicon when he invented The popular yellow color of mercial version wasn't available until the Silly Putty. Wright was the original Post-its were an late 1980s. making this rubber subaccident as well. The yellow stitute during World War paper they used were leftPotato Chips: II when the government over scraps available from a The potato chip was invented at a restauPart of Mrs. Tracy Luke's beginnearby lab. •Marissa Almack rant located at Moon’s Lake House in Sara- needed rubber for comning journalism class is answertoga Springs, New York by George Crum, bat materials. Silicon was ing the question of the day with Information from: popularmethe chef at the time. After a customer was in abundance and widely a Post-it Note. Amanda Boggs, chanics.com, castleink.com, foxangry that his fried potatoes were too thick available at the time. In sophomore, places her Post-It on news.com, toyhalloffame.org, kidshe sent the plate back. Crum made the po- an experiment with sil- the board. discover.com, wonderopolis.org 11
TROJAN MATTERS
November 19, 2016
BCHS families share Thanksgiving Recipes
While most Trojans will be dining on traditional fare for Thanksgiving, a few here enjoy a unique meal or treat for the holiday. In senior Anthony Banayote’s family, they eat kibbeh. “It’s sort of like a raw meat, but it’s okay to eat and you won’t get sick,” he said. They get a special type of meat from Kincaids on Illinois St. The dish is a Lebanese-Syrian one, and his grandparents
came over to America from there. Banayote’s grandmother usually makes it when she’s in town. “It’s fun to have everyone together,” he said. To senior Katelyn Redelman’s grandmother, pumpkin pie was too boring to continue making for every Thanksgiving, so she created a version of pumpkin pie that uses ice cream. Now, instead, the Redelmans have a special recipe to use. •Kacee Haslett
Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie Ingredients •1 quart vanilla ice cream •1 cup canned pumpkin •3/4 cup sugar •1/2 teaspoon salt •1/4 teaspoon ginger •1/4 teaspoon nutmeg •1/4 teaspoon cinnamon •1 cup heavy whipping cream •Basic prepared pie crust - Gramma’s note: cookie crust might be better, add pecan over crust
Sian Rhodes, senior, preparing the pumpkin ice cream pie. It is a non-traditional take on the traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.
1) Use a fork to poke marks in pie crust and bake for no more than 10-12 minutes. Take out and let cool while you prepare filling. 2) Allow the ice cream to soften. 3) In a small bowl whip heavy cream until stiff. 4) In a separate (large) bowl, mix all other ingredients. 5) Fold whipped cream into pumpkin mixture. 6) Smooth ice cream into cooled pie shell and freeze. 7) Smooth pumpkin mixture on top of ice cream and freeze. 8) Remove pie from freezer about 10-20 minutes before serving. 12
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After the ice cream is frozen, Rhodes spreads pumpkin pie filling, consisting of pumpkin filling and heavy whipping cream, is spread on top and then frozen.
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Rhodes spreads ice cream inside of the graham cracker pie crust. When making the pumpkin ice cream pie, the Redleman family uses one quart of vanilla ice cream. The ice cream is what takes this Thanksgiving dessert to another level.
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Kibbeh dumplings are another way of cooking this dish. They can be stuffed, baked or fried. Senior Anthony Banayote’s dish Kibbeh is a Lebanese-Syrian recipe served during their Thanksgiving meal. Kibbeh is traditionally served raw, with the meat prepared a certain way. It is served with Syrian (pita) bread.
Ingredients •2 lbs. lean lamb or ground sirloin steak Have the butcher grind it 2 times through the grinder •1 cup bulgur (wheat) •2 medium onions - chopped very fine drain off extra liquid from onion •1.5 teaspoon salt •1 teaspoon black pepper •1.5 teaspoon allspice
Directions 1) Rinse wheat in cold water, then drain and soak in water for 15 minutes 2) In a bowl, mix together onion, salt pepper and allspice 3) Mix in ground meat 4) Wet hands in cold water when mixing 5) Drain wheat and mix into meat onion mixture a little at a time until all used 6) Serve in an oval dish, smoothing top with cold water 7) Make sign of cross on top 8) Fill cross with olive oil 9) Serve with sliced onion and peppermint leaves for garnish 10) Serve with Syrian bread (pita bread) 13
TROJAN MATTERS
November 18, 2016
Students balance school, extracurriculars
How busy Trojans make it work Being involved has numerous benefits, including the opportunity to meet new people, learn life lessons, create memories and experience new things. A study conducted by Columbia University and Yale psychologists found that those who spent more time in extracurriculars had better grades, higher self-esteem and better relationships with their parents. However, there is a cost to being committed to multiple things. One tweet by user @iFreddyAmazing jokes that high school students “attempt to do everything until stress takes over and things start slipping and you end up crying in your bed deciding to do none of it and just watch T.V. to escape to somewhere else.” While the Tweet was intended solely to be funny, the reality of it hits hard in high school. Students feel the need to be involved in sports and extracurriculars, take challenging classes, get good grades, spend time with family, be social, have a love life and develop their faith all while being focused on establishing their own morals. Thomas Hirschfeld, senior, is part of Student Council and the swim team, both of which are very time-consuming. Hirschfeld is in four AP classes, and one honors class. “There is definitely not enough time in the day for me to do everything I want. It normally costs me sleep to get everything else done,” said Hirschfeld, who only gets between five and six hours of sleep on school nights.
97 percent of BCHS students get less than the recommended nine hours of sleep. The National Sleep Foundation says that lack of sleep can make it difficult to learn, listen, concentrate and solve problems. Having lots of homework makes it hard to get in bed early enough to get enough sleep. This makes it hard to focus and learn the next day, which in turn makes more work trying to understand that night’s
Only 3% of students get the recommended 9 hours of sleep.
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homework, making it take longer, resulting in less sleep. It’s a vicious cycle. So is there enough time in the day to do it all? Let’s use the schedule of an average Trojan. They have seven hours of school, a three hour practice, job or rehearsal and about two hours of homework. Let’s hope they take about 45 minutes to shower. And they take another hour to be on social media or with friends, 45 minutes to eat dinner, 30 minutes to settle down and fall asleep. Oh, and they have to get at least 9 hours of sleep, according to scientists. So perfect! We’ve got 24 hours. But where does family fall in this equation? Relationships? Faith? What about, could it be, relaxing? And where, oh where, does Netflix fit in? Drive time? How do parents, teachers, friends and society expect
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students to balance? “I find it very difficult to manage my activities, and I tend to get overwhelmed when I have to choose one event over another, because I want to be able to do it all. We all do, but realistically, I don't think there are enough hours in a day for everything high-schoolers want to accomplish. We would need 100 hour days to get everything done,” said senior Grace Lundy. Sadly our days only have 24 hours, so things are forgotten. Some students said that their family and faith get swept under the carpet in an effort to get everything else done. “I rarely eat dinner with my family. I normally just eat it at my desk while doing my homework. It is also hard to find any moment during the day to stop and talk to God,” said Lundy. Timmy McNelis, freshman, cited school and sports as taking up most of his time, “There are times when I feel very overwhelmed. Sometimes I have a lot of homework, but I am not able to start it until I’ve gotten home from practice and showered, normally around 8 p.m. It’s not always easy.” While attending long practices can be overwhelming in the grand scheme of things, it can also be a release. Freshman Libby Kolbus said, “Even though my sports can take up to three hours of my evening, they give my mind a break to focus on running or swimming. It gives me a chance to take some time and relax.” •Janie Gleaves
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TROJAN MATTERS
November 18, 2016
Reffing gone wrong
Referees determine calls and mood of the game
that the team controls its own success and must handle whatever calls are made on the field. Similarly, Coach Courtney Burchett, head girls soccer coach, tries to not dwell on a bad call, but move onto the next play when there is poor officiating. She said, “Hindsight is always 20/20 and I do tend to overreact when officials make bad calls, however I do realize that everyone is human and prone to mistakes.” Coach Burchett also believes that her team has not lost a game due to poor officiating. She has been disappointed, but overall it has not affected the game to that extent. Sullivan agrees that officiating is usually pretty strong during games, but he mainly relies on his team to win the game, rather then the officials. He added, “Only the team is responsible if we win or lose.” •Emma Kennedy
The soccer referee signals for an indirect free kick during a boys varsity soccer game.
During overtime of a Thanksgiving NFL game in 1999, referee Phil Luckett called the coin toss incorrectly. Jerome Bettis of the Steelers called “tails” but Luckett thought he heard him call “heads.” When the coin flipped to tails, the Lions got the ball despite protests from the Steelers players, coaches, and fans. The Lions ended up kicking a field-goal in OT to win the game.
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go her way, Coach Julie Jerrell, head girls lacrosse coach, focuses on reminding her team to play to the best of their ability. She said, “We as coaches try to set the expectation at the beginning of the season that athletes are not to worry about the officials on the field; just to play our game the way they are trained to do.” Lacrosse is a complicated sport that is developing and becoming more popular in many states. Unfortunately, it lacks a sufficient amount of officials in Indiana. According to Coach Jerrell, because there are so few officials, they often lack experience that is needed for such a fast-paced and complex game. Although mistakes can be made when officiating, Coach Jerrell believes with certainty that the team has not lost a game due to poor calls being made. She reminds her athletes
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For many sports fans, bad calls by the officials trigger disappointment and anger during a game. The ability to keep calm during these calls challenges many athletes and coaches. As a student athlete, junior Nik Sullivan tries to play through bad calls during football games. He said that it is even more frustrating when the calls are made on him personally. “I try to go onto the next play when there’s a bad call,” he said. Ryan Seymour, sophomore, thinks that referees make bad calls only on occasion, and when they are made, he tries to ignore them and move on. He said, “It’s the right call in their mind, but not in mine.” Although these calls don’t happen very often, Seymour says that they still negatively affect one’s personal record, even if the call wasn’t right. When calls don’t necessarily
During the 1995 AFC Championship, Colts against the Steelers, the referees ignored the rule that does not allow receivers to go out of bounds and go back in bounds to be the first person to touch the ball. Kordell Stewart, receiver for the Steelers, stepped out of bounds before catching the ball to get a touchdown. The Steelers ended up winning and the lose would eventually lead to the Colts receiving Peyton Manning.
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During a huddle at a boys varsity football game, one referee confirms a call with another.
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passed the requirements, you must attend an annual rules interpretation meeting.
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Sarah Meek, freshman, goes from making saves in the fall to making lay-ups in the winter.
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For Bridget Nash, junior, the ball moves from feet to hands in the winter season.
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Athletes balance back-to-back seasons As winter sports start up, more than 50 Trojan athletes are having to change their mentality for the next season. Some
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“ P laying a fall sport definitely helped me with my winter sport because I learned the gist of what high school sports expects of me.” -Sarah Meek, freshman.
student athletes find the switch simple while others see it as more difficult. A common struggle for many players is getting into shape for the winter season. Grace Underwood, freshman, said, “It’s hard switching to basketball from soccer because basketball is a lot of short sprints which takes a while to get used to.” Underwood is not the only basketball player concerned
with transitioning to the next sport. Hannah Miller, senior, switches from volleyball to basketball. She said, “Basketball season is harder because volleyball doesn’t contain as much running so the transition to basketball is a challenge because I’m very out of shape at the beginning.” Josh Coons, junior, also explained that although football is physically demanding, he needs to get into a different type of shape for basketball. Although Miller took a different stance on the overall switch from fall to winter when it comes to her schedule, she said that it wasn’t a problem to move into the next season because it was all the same routine so she can easily switch mindsets. For Grace McGinley, sophomore, she finds basketball to be a bigger time commitment than cross country. Although, she did agree that playing a fall sport helps athletes manage
their time while in season. Varsity girls basketball coach and girls PE teacher Mrs. Katie Fisher, believes fall sport athletes already have a routine set up which helps them. She said, “Fall sport athletes are already used to staying after school and doing homework.” A good routine is not the only benefit players receive from a fall sport. Sarah Meek, freshman, said, “Playing a fall sport definitely helped me with my winter sport because I learned the gist of what high school sports expects of me.” Underwood also expressed how fall sports got her to meet new people that she now plays with in her winter sport. A given difficulty for dual sport athletes is attending pre-season practices. Coach Fisher said it’s a tough spot because she wants more girls there to practice and get their shot back, but she also wants girls to play another sport. Coons
said that he did not go to winter conditioning while playing football, but that his basketball coach understood that he had other commitments. While Miller couldn’t attend basketball pre-season while in volleyball, she tried to go to the gym and run to prepare for basketball when she could.
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“Fall sport athletes are already used to staying after school and doing homework.” - Mrs. Katie Fischer, basketball coach.
Overall, the transitioning period can be rough, but as Miller said, “It’s hard moving into a new sport, but you do it because you love both sports and want to be apart of them so it’s worth it.” •Abby McDonald 17
Fall athletes earn end-of-season awards Girls Volleyball
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“In order for me to succeed and do my job on the court, I needed the five other players to do their jobs as well,” said Maggie Kassenbrock, senior.
“The team supported John and I through the entire season, and they knew exactly how to pump us up,” said Zach Fischer, senior.
Maggie Kassenbrock, senior: All-Conference and All-City Elena Redmond, junior: All-Conference and All-City Anna Wuensch, freshman: All-City
Both Zach Fischer, senior, and John Dietrick, senior: AllDistirct and All-State doubles honorable mention
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Since I made varsity, it was a goal for me to shoot under 80. In my second to last tournament I did and it was great experience to share with my family,” said Maddie Wann, senior.
“Even in the most difficult parts of the season, we stayed together as a team and played to the best of our ability,” said Ethan Manuzak, senior.
Maddie Wann, senior: All-City Claire Williams, sophomore: All-City Maggie Schaeffer, freshman: All-City, All-Conference, Sectional Medalist
Ethan Manuzak, senior: All-City, All-Conference Marcos Schmitz, junior: All-City
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“Even in the most difficult parts of the season we stayed together as a team. And played to the best of our ability,” said David Marsh, senior.
1st Team All-City: David Marsh, senior All-Conference seniors: Marsh, Ben Solomon, Gabe Coleman, Billy Dury and Matthew Annee
“I achieved it (getting on the wall) through non stop hard work and being pushed by my teammates everyday at practice,” said Jax Crawford, senior.
All-city boys: Jax Crawford, senior, Sean Hurley, senior, Nathan Kolbus, junior and Jon Deem-Lourerio, sophomore. All-city girls: Delaney Jacquay, senior, Abby Teed, junior and Katie Dietrick, sophomore. Dietrick - All-Conference, All-Sectional
Girls Soccer “It was cool to be picked since there were so many worthy players on the team. I felt honored because it was special to be looked up to by my younger teammates. It was humbling to know that the coaches noticed my hard work throughout the season,” said Mary Burns, senior.
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Second Team All-District: Elizabeth Jacobson, sophomore, and Katy Perry, senior All City: Perry, E. Jacobson, Sophie Sergi, junior, Sara Wallander, junior, and Mary Burns, senior All-City Tournament: Burns, E. Jacobson, Perry, Sergi All-Conference: E. Jacobson, Sarah Jacobson, senior and Perry