Portfolio 2013 Jackson by Renee Burke

Jackson Crumbly

Portfolio 2013

Jackson Crumbly 816 Pershing Ave. jacksoncrumbly@gmail.com 407-408-4162

May 14, 2013 Dear Mrs. Burke, William R. Boone Publications is full of accomplished and dedicated students that produce great material, which is why I would like to be considered for a staff position on Hi-Lights. I am familiar with all of the programs needed to be a successful staffer, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Bridge. I also know how to function a camera to take quality photos. I have experience in writing and meeting deadlines, which shows my dedication and work ethic. I am used to working through stress and producing stories on deadline. Using the Adobe programs comes easy to me and I look forward to doing another year of it. I can successfully upload photos from cameras to the file they need to be placed in and put photos on pages, too. Time management has become natural to me since I started on publications and I will work all night if a story or design needs to be completed. I am sure the resume accompanying will help show my willingness to do anything it takes to be apart of William R. Boone Hi-Lights again. I look forward to hearing from you and having a personal interview to better discuss my talents. Thank you for your time. Respectfully yours,

Jackson Crumbly

Resume Jackson Crumbly 816 Pershing Ave. jacksoncrumbly@gmail.com 407-408-4162 OBJECTIVE To expand my skills and experiences for future opportunities for college, jobs and internships. EDUCATION • William R. Boone High School • St. James Catholic School • Current GPA is 3.3 unweighted SKILLS • Knowledge of Computer Systems – Photoshop, Adobe programs and Microsoft programs such as Exel and Word • Knowledge of Cameras – How to take pictures and operate the camera. Also uploading photos to computers. • Working in a Team – In Publications, we must work and communicate to get work done. • Time Management - From working in Publications, I have developed time management to make deadlines. Experiences • Hi-Lights newspaper staffer, Boone High School 2012-present. Wrote stories, interview students and facility, research, design newspaper page, peer edit, • Live Tweets for sporting events, web writing and posting video editing. • Helping customers on the floor at the Teams in Old Town, FL • Baby sitting a child who is now 10 months old since he was 2 month REFERENCES 1. Renee Burke – Hi-Lights newspaper Adviser, (407) 443-8451 2. Joshua Herr – Teams in Old Town manager, (407) 405-8903 3. Gregory Rice – Babysitting employer, (228) 547-6859

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I decided to take journalism during my Sophomore year because of my brother Scott, who was at the time the sports editor of the FSView, and now works for XOS Digitial. He is a really talented writer and I look up to him so I wanted to see if I had the same skills he did. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad I followed behind Scott and joined the paper, because I have learned so many things, like teamwork, working through stress, meeting deadlines, selling products, interviewing and talking to individuals and much more. But one of the most important things Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned is dedication. If you are not dedicated you cannot work on the Hi-Lights staff. This is because of the pressure put on you to get to press on time, which means every member has to be on top of their stories and get them done when they need to be. Before I joined Hi-Lights I was shy and did not like going out of my way to talk to people because I felt like I was bothering them, but I got out of that habit quickly after becoming a staff member. The first thing that we the students had to do was try and sell ads to businesses and convince them why it was important for them to buy one. This was extremely difficult for me to do, but entering the school year after doing that made it easier to interview students and teachers without being nervous and having anxiety. This course was important for me take because of the skills I have learned for my future job and college courses. I had not been exposed to a work environment like Hi-Lights before, with the stress that comes with it and sometimes the temptation to talk instead of finishing the work that needs to be done. But I soon learned that if I did not get my work done I would not have many friends to talk to because of failing to complete what need to be completed and putting my workload on them just to get the paper to press. I have developed work ethic and time management skills that I needed and did not have until this solely because of Hi-Lights. Working on the hilights.org also gave me knowledge of how the internet works and how it feels to be published on it. I know how and what to live tweet quickly and effectively now. I also learned how to upload to the internet and post pictures publicly for all to enjoy. From having worked with Hi-Lights and hilights.org I have become a harder and more efficient worker.

Reflection 1 My most significant piece of writing to me is my restaurant review of La Spada’s in May. It seemed like everything I had to say just flowed through me and came naturally, and I did not have to sit around trying to think of what to add or take away. Everything I wanted to say about this restaurant came with ease and I was able to put my thoughts into words fluently. I felt like from the first deadline that I had created an entertaining and informative piece that accurately portrayed La Spada’s. Like every story I had grammar mistakes and editors gave me ideas of things to add, but overall I believe I made my best story. My goal was to set the scene for readers of what they can expect when entering the restaurant and what food they serve. I am proud of the way it turned out and believe I reached my goal. The way I approached this piece was a little different because of it being a review. I had only done reviews on the web before and had never reviewed a restaurant before at all. I made sure that I went into La Spada’s paying attention to every detail of the diner to describe it in my review. This is the way I will continue to approach all of my stories, trying to capture every single detail so the reader can visualize what they are reading. What makes this piece my favorite is how easy it was to get my point from my head to the paper and how smooth it sounded. It was a great feeling, especially being one of my last stories this year, which shows that I truly have improved my writing skills and my work is paying off.

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LaSpada’s will not disappoint Eatery offers quality food in family friendly eatery By JACKSON CRUmBLY If one is looking for a small family owned restaurant with great food, LaSpada’s Famous Cheesesteaks and Hoagies is a good place to visit. Walking into the restaurant, one notices the Philadelphia sports and movie display, a collection of famous Eagle’s quarterbacks action figures along with Rocky posters and other merchandise. LaSpada’s has a small television for sporting and news events. The atmosphere is calm and possesses a quietness that fits the restaurant. LaSpada’s offers a variety of food ranging from hamburgers and hotdogs to hoagies and subs, but this diner is best known for its famous cheesesteaks. There are eight types of cheesesteaks. For example, one can order the “Chicken Cheesesteak” (large $9.85) which replaces the beef with chicken in a normal cheesesteak. After placing an order, customers can watch their food being prepared before them by an employee. Cheesesteaks and hoagies come in three different sizes, eight (mini), 10 (small) and 12 inch (large). Their cheesesteaks range from traditional

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TASTY. The Chicken Steak Supreme has chicken, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and white American cheese. “The supreme is like a party in my mouth, like everything else at La Spada’s,” senior Joshua Halloran said. The price of the La Spada’s Chicken Steak Supreme ranges from ($7.14) for an 8 inch sub, ($8.15) for a 10 inch sub and ($10.15) for a 12 inch sub. Aside from subs, LaSpada’s menu also offers burgers and hot dogs. cheesesteak (large $9.65), to a pizza cheesesteak (large $9.85) and everything in between. The menu also includes all the common hoagies, such as the Italian Special (large $9.50), the House Special, LaSpada’s Famous (large $10.95), which has pepper ham, genoa salami, capicola, prosciutto, sopressata and provolone

cheese. Among the cliché cheese and bacon burgers, a pizza burger ($4.75) is also an option. One can also order a quarterpound hot dog with a cheese option. LaSpada’s has a healthier menu as well. One can order a side salad ($2.79) or Italian chef salad ($8.89). All the

wraps come with the customer’s choice of ranch dressing, mayonnaise, honey mustard or oil and vinegar and toppings of lettuce and tomato. Finally, one can purchase sides with the meal, such as cole slaw ($2.25), macaroni salad ($2.25), onion rings ($4.25) and french fries ($2.29). Overall, LaSpada’s is a good, lowkey diner where one can go with a few friends or family members to enjoy a quality meal at an affordable price. When dining here, customers should dress in causal attire. LaSpada’s has friendly service that is eager to help customers and give suggestions on what to order. The employees have a welcoming attitude to do whatever it takes for one to have a great experience at their restaurant. LaSpada’s does have two flaws, lack of seating along with seating options. The location of the seats does not give customers privacy and is limited to four people per a table. If the restaurant has a few groups sitting down, one will not find a table to sit at and would likely have to utilize the to-go option . From the quality of the food to the layout of LaSpada’s, it deserves a four star rating and a good recommendation to those looking for a quality sandwich.

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Reflection 2 The piece that I wrote that could use more work is my pro Affirmative Action op. ed in the November issue. This piece lacked facts and research. The research I do have is repeated constantly throughout the story and was not as interesting to read or as well put together as Thomas McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s piece against this action. Without the help of Mrs. Burke and all the editors on staff this piece would have been a disaster. They helped by telling me what needed to be done, such as research and the tone of this story. This story did benefit me in the long run by showing me what all stories needed and what was expected from me as a writer on staff. Without this piece I might not have improved my skills as much by the end of the year and put out more mediocre stories. When I received this as the subject of my piece I was a little overwhelmed, because I did not agree with affirmative action and thought my whole story was going to be a lie. But I realized it would not be lying if I presented facts and told what I believed to be valid points. This is where I went wrong, I now know that even if you are given a story which you do not believe in or like you must convince yourself for the time when you are writing this story to be for it and write with passion on the topic. I found writing to be better and exponentially more convincing to the point of view you are trying to make when one does this. Also when I did not believe this topic myself it made it that much harder to write because I was not being open-minded at all and it showed in the story. I am disappointed with myself when I go back and read this piece because I know my writing is better than what I showed in the story. It seemed like I did not put effort into the piece at all. I did not have the skills to make a good story from this subject at that point in time. But the only good feeling I get when I re-read this piece is realizing how much I have improved and stepped up since November.

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I was an asset to the Hi-Lights staff because I am a team player and will do anything I can to help fellow staffers out with their work or problems. I also wrote entertaining stories and I put everything I have into every piece I write, every picture I take and every meeting I am in. If a fellow staffer needed someone to go on an interview, go to the office or run an errand and I had enough work done to do them that favor, I would go on whatever the mission is for them. Every single staffer on Hi-Lights knows a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and we all have to cover each othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backs and help out where ever we can to produce the best product possible on time. If Hi-Lights does not put out quality stories every month and every week over the internet, nobody will want to read it. All the staffers are talented writers and designers, and they are creative. When we work together our paper is one of the best high school papers there is. I, like every staffer, have had nights with only three or four hours of sleep to work on my stories for either the paper or hilights.org. I make sure that I turn in and publish the best story I am capable of writing, because if I commit to something I am going to do it right, because if you do not you are just wasting everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time including your own.

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During my first year on the newspaper staff, I found staying on deadline and on task to be the hardest thing to manage. Having friends on staff makes newspaper more enjoyable, but it also presents an obstacle when stories and design need to be done. With deadlines that approach quickly, this is a recipe for disaster. If you miss one deadline, its keeps getting harder to make the next ones and before you know it youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a hole and rushing around adding to your story just to get the paper to press. When one of us on the newspaper staff does not get their story in on time it backs up the whole process. I figured out early in the year that if you do not constantly know when deadlines are and when your stories need to be completed by, you are going to miss deadlines. I also learned, when you are the one that let down your fellow staffers and are not on time, they suffer and are obviously not happy with you. From my lack of time management I had a couple of stories pulled this year and that is one of the worst feelings, knowing you have let down your friends and staffers. I have developed a few techniques in order to help me meet deadline each issue. I plan out what I need to do each day and I try to make sure that I avoid distractions, such as talking to my friends, until I have reached my goal for that day. When I decided to enforce this rule, I found myself making more deadlines and receiving better grades on my work. These methods have also helped me in my other classes, such as algebra two and it has been equally effective. If I am strict on my method and achieve my goals I should not face this problem again, but if it does occur I will restructure my goals for the each day and will not allow myself to talk to anyone in class at all until I meet deadline. Being late to an editor is something I do not take lightly, because it eventually adds up to bring down my grade and most of all hurts the staff.

Reflection 6 The three goals I set for myself on the mid-term were; meeting more deadlines than before, writing quality stories and not to have a story pulled. For my first goal, meeting more deadlines, I did achieve. I came up with a system to get a certain amount of work done on a daily basis before I talk to my friends in class. This way I do not get behind and end up not sleeping the night before a deadline. I am glad I implemented this system because it has worked flawlessly and helped me to know how much work I must finish before I can be social. My second goal, was writing quality stories. What I learned in the first half of the year helped me by how my stories sounded and flowed. I felt that I was better at putting my thoughts in my pieces than before. I believe that my system of meeting deadlines also had play in the quality of my stories. Not having to rush around and throw things together to meet deadlines made my stories more informative and it showed the extra time I took to write the piece. I think I did a great job of meeting deadlines and creating insightful stories, but I did have a story pulled. My wrap of fall sports was pulled because the whole page was pulled, my piece could have been better and had more information but overall I thought I did a decent job on it. But my stories should not just be decent, they should be great and this is why it was pulled.

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of teens asked have believe tried

cigarettes marijuana are more harmful than hookah, dipping and marijuana

believe cigarettes think marijuana is most used by has the most high school levels of nicotine students 196 surveyed on March 7

Marijuana has highs, lows By TOMMY McDONALD It is no surprise that students engage in the practice of smoking cannabis. Although, it’s usually referred to as marijuana, mary jane, pot, weed, or a variety of other names, these casual names do not detract from how serious using the illegal substance can be. “I know a lot of people who have been charged with the possession of marijuana and others who have been charged with distribution, and [they] are ruined,” freshman John Doe said. Marijuana is the number one used illicit drug in the United States, but it is not necessarily the most harmful. Over 800,000 Americans are arrested each year for marijuana possession or another marijuana-related crime according to drugpolicy.org in “10 Facts About Marijuana.” Possessing marijuana can result in up to 10 years in prison. “I’ve seen too many go to jail as a result of making the stupid choice to use, sell or possess marijuana at school,” Student Resource Officer Kenneth Pinkston said. If one is caught with 20 grams or less of marijuana, the maximum sentence is one year and $1,000 fine. If one is caught with more than 20 grams, it is a felony and the penalties are equivalent to owning 25 or less marijuana plants. That includes a maximum of five years in prison and a maximum $5,000 fine. Selling 20 grams or less contains the same legal consequences as possession of the same amount. Selling 25 pounds or less becomes a felony with a five year maximum sentence and maximum $5,000 fine. When within 1,000 feet

of a school, park, college or any other qualified area, the penalty for selling automatically jumps to a felony with a maximum 15 year sentence and $10,000. Minors can attend Drug Court instead of going through the normal county juvenile court. The system puts the convicted into a counseling program where the minor can eventually remove the offense from his record if he follow the curfews, pass drug tests and attend his counseling sessions. Despite possible legal consequences, sophomore Jane Doe smokes a few times a week and on weekends. Despite it being a time consuming and halfdebilitating habit, she has been able to maintain her 4.3 weighted GPA. She credits marijuana for pulling her out of depression and helping her build a relationship with her sibling through smoking together. Marijuana for all the negative connotations associated with it, hasn’t been fully negative according to John Doe, but that is not to say its benefits outweigh its negatives. “It relieves a lot of stress. When I’m really pissed off I have to smoke or I’ll punch something. I’ve gotten involved in a lot of hard drugs, coke, molly and it’s mainly because you buy pot from drug dealers who are involved in other drugs,” John Doe said. Similar in name, but different in practice, synthetic marijuana, also known as spice or K2, is more harmful to its users than smoking weed. Synthetic weed can be found at some gas stations under a variety of names, even though Congress outlawed it’s sale in 2012. It

is linked with kidney damage, has killed teens and caused over 11,000 emergency room visits in 2010, according to CNN in “Teen narrowly escapes death after smoking synthetic marijuana.” According to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Barbara Carreno, synthetic marijuana can be 100 times stronger than marijuana. “[Synthetic marijuana] is literally the scariest s**t I have ever done. It’s really easy to smoke too much. I was in danger of going into cardiac arrest last time I smoked too much. It’s a really, really scary high. It’s actually a lot of fun though,” John Doe said. Weed has affected student’s reputations in high school. Whether it is viewed as a positive trait to smoke it, or a negative one, it changes student’s perceptions of each other. “I lost all of my friends because I was doing it. I didn’t care what people [thought] of me because I was happy,” Jane Doe said. Marijuana is linked to causing cancer and having no effect, so its exact effects are unknown and likely different for each individual. Some users understand that what they are doing is bad for them, but that fact does not stop them. “It will affect me later in life. Smoking anything is really bad for you, but it won’t affect me ‘til later,” senior Joe Smith said. John Doe has little concern for smoking marijuana and actually is certain it will not effect him at all. Although health effects are not certain, legal consequences will affect students for the their entire life.

Dipping hurts student’s health By JACKSON CRUMBLY Use of tobacco is prominent in the United States today, such as cigarettes, cigars and smokeless tobacco. Smokeless tobacco, commonly referred to as “dip,” has been around ever since tobacco was harvested. Dip is extremely common among athletes, particularly in baseball, because one can do it while playing or practicing the sport, unlike smoking tobacco. This sort of tobacco has also found its way to students, both during and after school hours. One can purchase dip, like smoking tobacco, at the age of 18, but that does not always mean minors cannot get their hands on it. Junior John Doe, age 17, dips five times a day, at school and spends nearly $40 a week on smokeless tobacco. Doe started dipping when he was 12 years old. “I was fishing with my buddies and dipping sounded like a fantastic idea,” Doe said. Doe’s brands of choice are Long Cut ($3.29 a can) and Grizzly ($3.75 a can). Doe believes dipping relieves headaches more effectively than Aspirin and relaxes him when he is stressed. Currently, Doe does not plan on

quitting. In 13 states, including Florida, if a minor is caught using tobacco he must attend educational awareness classes on tobacco use. In addition he will be fined up to $250 and the user’s driver’s license may be suspended. Also, the parents of the underage user can be convicted of a violation and forced to attend these classes with the user. Peter Post, baseball coach and algebra teacher, doesn’t let students or players dip at all and is against anyone, young or old, using tobacco. If he catches a player he makes the player sit out a week of practices and games. “I think dipping is bad period. I think a lot of the guys see the professional players doing it,” Post said. Major League Baseball has banned players from carrying tobacco cans on them during games and using during interviews but has not banned players using it during play. Dip contains nicotine, like cigarettes, which is an addictive drug that makes one crave it. Among nicotine, dip contains 28 other carcinogens including: cadmium used in car batteries; lead; n-nitrosamines; polonium 210, a type of nuclear waste; hydrazine; benzopyrene; uranium 235; used in

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nuclear weapons and fiberglass. Studies show, due to its higher levels of nicotine, dip is harder to quit than cigarettes. Once one has become addicted to dip it is extremely difficult to stop, and can induce one with withdrawals. If one is a constant user before the age of 18, there is an 80 percent chance he will use it for the rest of his life. Along with cancer of the pancreas and mouth, dip also increases risk of gum disease and heart disease from higher blood pressure. Dip also reduces an athlete’s ability to perform because it causes slower reaction time. Dipping can be harmful or even fatal to the user’s health and starting earlier only increases one’s risks. Both smoking and smokeless tobacco present unhealthy risks for one’s future and could affect one’s future.

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percent of students who use drugs regularly claim to use marijuana

percent of all males use marijuana compared to 6 percent of females

14 million Americans report using marijuana in the last month

63.9 percent of marijuana usage reported in emergency rooms were recorded in Dallas, TX.

1.1 percent of people are in risk of marijuana abuse and 0.3 percent risk of marijuana dependence *source/ healthyplace.com

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will be holding a FCA Huddle at 7:09 in the junior/senior cafeteria on Nov. 5, with the theme “Thanksgiving Feast”. FCA will be collecting donations for the Boone Food Pantry.

The Spanish Club begins their SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK community service project that will end in March. You can donate long or short-sleeved cotton buttondown shirts that are in good condition that will benefit the Migrant Farm workers Association. Please send shirts to Mrs. Heiselman in Room 10-203.

Historic Court decision resurfaces Affirmative action began with an executive order passed by John F. Kennedy that mandated employees be hired and treated equally no matter their “race, creed, color, or national origin.” In 1978, the Supreme Court ruled that UC Davis’ medical school’s quota of setting aside seats for minority groups of students unconstitutional. Justice Lewis Powell voted for stopping the quotas, but still thought diversification among admissions was a positive idea and necessary. The Supreme Court is readdressing affirmative action in Fisher v. University of Texas case. In the case, UT denied Abigial Fisher’s admission claims she was denied entrance to the University of Texas and admitted less qualified minority students.

By JACKSON CRUMBLY Since 1961, when affirmative action began, it has been a controversial topic mainly due to the common misconception of what it actually is. Those who disagree with affirmative action may be misinformed with an exaggerated notion of its meaning. This creates tension and jealousy between minorities and Caucasians. For most of America’s history, minority groups and women have been discriminated against for something that they has control over, race and gender. Minorities and females were considered subordinate, by not having the rights of white males. From 1863, when slavery was abolished, it took almost 100 years for minorities to finally get the same rights as caucasians. This why affirmative action aims to correct this unjust treatment. Affirmative action is an effort to better minorities and women’s opportunities in education and employment. Caucasians may think it means minorities do not have to do the work and are just given opportunities. It really means that an equally or better qualified minority or woman would get hired or receive a scholarship over a Caucasian male. Women could not vote until 1920, no matter what their race was. After winning the right to vote, it didn’t make finding a job for a woman easier, and the same goes for black and Hispanic people after gaining their

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Affirmative action presents diversity in schools and gives more minorities a chance to be as successful as the majority.

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freedom in America. Today there are still employers who do not hire women or minorities. Affirmative action makes sure ethnicity and gender are not disadvantages. Although minorities and women getting hired in average paying positions has become easier due to this law, higher paying positions are a different story. According to 1998 U.S. Department of Labor statistics, a black person generally earned $459 a week, and a Caucasian earned $590 a week. This gap may be due to a lack of education or racial bias. This is why affirmative action is still necessary in America today. Affirmative action is also in place to account for minorities, statistically, having more financial problems than Caucasians. Getting good grades is more difficult than it would be for a person who doesn’t have to worry about everyday essentials, like food. Through affirmative action a minority student could be accepted into college and have a chance to receive a degree and from that, a job and eventually get out of poverty. America is 13.1 percent is black, 16.7 percent Hispanic, and 63.4 percent white. The workplace needs to model the country it is in. Diversity in workplaces and on campuses is another goal of affirmative action. America is a melting pot of races, religions and beliefs and that is exactly how schools and jobs should be: diverse. On a college campus or in the workplace, affirmative action may get two people of different races, who never considered talking, to interact. This helps eliminate ignorance by having all races talk and learn together. Racism still exists today, and its root is based in ignorance. Ultimately, America’s population is over 60 percent white and over 50 percent women; affirmative action keeps all races and genders equal in America. This action is in place to give everyone a fair chance to have success in life by getting an education and a job.

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Crumbly, Conor Curry, Thomas Egan, Gabriella Fakhoury, Chase Gardner, Kaley Gilbert, Austin Hall, Sam Holleman, Josh Halloran, Heather Janas, Jordan Knight, Ciara McCoy, Tommy McDonald, Mackenzie Mock, Paula Morales, Olivia Quatrone, Gavin Waters

Adviser Renee Burke

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Discrimination against majority hurts everyone By TOMMY MCDONALD Affirmative action is meant to create equality for all, but accepting over qualified students solely based on race is discrimination. Racial preference that discriminates against the majority is not anymore right than discrimination against minorities. Moving forward with racial equality requires the same treatment for every race. Affirmative action is a hypocritical system that supports discrimination. Entitlement based on race is something. The government should not support. Affirmative action supports lazy citizens who are used to receiving handouts. No race should have this kind of advantage. The current system serves as a backup to minority students who know they will not have to secure a high GPA because schools will compensate them with a point if they are black and half a point if they are Hispanic according to CNN’s “Keep affirmative action but reform it.” A false sense exists that white students are given everything they need to get into college, but being white does not guarantee being smart or having access to adequate resources. Success comes from being selfdriven, not a skin color. One could argue that coming from a family based on a life in poverty would promote a hard work ethic rather than students from an affluent family. Once minority students graduate from college they will realize employers take minority status into account much less

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Diversity provides America with better opportunities

Ending Affirmative Action will push minorities to succeed without inequality for majorities.

Principal Margaret McMillen

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than colleges. Only when two applicants are similarly qualified and one is a minority will affirmative action become a factor. Affirmative action accustoms minorities to succeeding with sub-par qualifications, although employers will hire the best worker without taking race into consideration. Less qualified students being admitted into schools is not always a blessing for those students. The majority of students accepted under racial preferences struggle academically and usually do not come close to achieving their goals, according to “The Unraveling of Affirmative Action” in The Wall Street Journal. This claim is confirmed by Duke University’s research that shows black students 52 percent rate of achieving an intended sciences major versus white students who have an 83 percent rate. Students getting into colleges based on racial preferences is reality. Stanford’s African-American students on average scored 171 points less on their SATs than white students according to Stanford in “The Case Against Affirmative Action.” According to “The Unraveling of Affirmative Action” in The Wall Street Journal, preferences for minorities are equal to an additional 100 points on the SAT. Students coming from homes with an income of $200,000 score an average of 381 more points than students living in poverty, according to “Total Group Profile Report” from College Board. The research shows that every economic bracket does better than the one below it. There are poor white students and privileged minorities have well paying jobs. Assistance should be given to students based on income. Assistance should be given in the form of a better education, not free points on the SAT or boosted GPA’s. Every qualified student deserves a chance to succeed, and when a discriminatory admissions policy takes that right away from him based on race it is unfair. Equality is for everyone, not just minorities.

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hi-lights sports BOYS BASKETBALL READY FOR START

GIRLS WIN DISTRICTS

The boys will have their first pre-season home game on Nov. 13 against Osceola High School. The season will start off away until the first regular season home game against West Orange High School on Dec. 4.

A sweep against Dr. Phillips (25-21, 25-19, 26-24) will allow the girls volleyball team to continue the season as district champions. Kendall Sexton with 10 kills and Delaney Arkeilpane with 17 digs. The Lady Braves now face a regional championship schedule with a Dr. Phillips rematch.

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Legend bids farewell Football has seen many great coaches throughout history. Heroes to the sport and their team, they are legends etched in time. Vince Lombardi, Al Davis, John Gagliardi are just three legends that have led their program to win after win and inspired the masses. However, this list is far from complete without the edition of hometown hero, Phil Ziglar. Ziglar came to campus in 1990 not just to raise a football program from the dead, but to coach boys into men. Before Ziglar, Braves football was a lost cause. Players did not find it necessary to attend practice and the result was a 20 game losing streak in district games. The program was a joke and other high schools took it as a joke. There was little to no honor in being on the varsity football team. Things changed substantially when Ziglar took office. The game plan changed and the team made a complete 180. Change was not immediate or easy; enforcing a strict practice regimen weeded out the losers that were just in it for the jersey. The football program had pride again and only the dedicated had the honor of putting on the orange and white on Friday. Over years of this constant discipline, the team started to shine. Ziglar lead the program to three straight regional championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He built football players like Stacey Mack, John Burden, and most recently Marvin Bracy. He provided the discipline needed to build a football franchise. With over 23 years on campus he has a 133-108 record with 11 playoff appearances, as well as a state championship ring. Ziglar will not just be remembered as the best coach the program has ever had, his wins are just numbers, ignore the statistics and it is obvious that the real reason Ziglar will be remembered in campus history. He possesses the key traits that all great coaches have and that not all coaches nowadays have: integrity, respectability and self discipline. Whenever he speaks, people listen because what he says is worth hearing. Over 23 years, he has instilled these traits into every player and student he has taught. No one can truly predict what will happen when Ziglar leaves the campus, but it does not take a genius to know that with such big shoes to fill, the program will suffer for the first few years. Without a coach willing to teach morals and discipline the players, not only will the team lose the games, but the players will lose the life lessons provided by Ziglar’s leadership.

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ALL THE RIGHT MOVES. Against a Winter Park defense on September 14, senior Devin Thomas gains some yards after the catch by cutting a defender down with a juke move. The game ended 44-26 and gave the Braves a 2-0 record.

Team overcomes injuries #lineup W 37-34 Braves at West Orange W 44-26 Braves vs. Winter Park L 7-30 Braves at Timber Creek L 28-29 Braves vs. Wekiva L 6-23 Braves at Dr. Phillips W 30-23 Braves vs. Ocoee L 22-46 Braves vs. Freedom W 28-12 Braves at East River W 42-21 Braves vs Cypress Creek

Players worked to overcome their injuries. By JACKSON CRUMBLY In the last few years, there have been rule changes in of football to protect players from injury. The new rules help with concussion detection, but injuries are still possible due to the physical nature of the sport. Studies by the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital from 2001 to 2005, found that 1,060,823 people had to go to the hospital due to football related injuries. The team does static and dynamic stretches before games along with lifting more and less hitting in practices to try and keep injuries to a minimum. Coach Phil Ziglar knows injuries are unavoidable and this season is worse than usual with several players missing for part of the season. Ziglar partially credits players not taking the game seriously enough before the season. “Kids not being in shape when they’re on the field. Every sport you have to train for, year round. Your body’s not designed to hit people, so you’ve got to be in physical shape,” Ziglar said. Ziglar also knows injuries happen in the game no matter if you’re in the right or wrong place. Senior defensive end Benny Borrero was out due to a back injury earlier in the season. Borrero fractured his spine during the Oklahoma drill at practice in August, his back bent inwards after colliding with the opposing player. “I waited four weeks to go to the

doctor’s because I thought it was just a muscle injury,” Borrero said. Borrero wore a back brace while he was recovering from his injury. Trainers at Cora Rehabilitation and Therapy Clinics suggested Borrero wait three more weeks after being cleared to play and then have him take a precautionary test to make sure he was ready to hit the field without worsening his injury. Borrero was officially back in the lineup in the team’s win against East River in week. Since being back for the past two games Borrero has already recorded three tackles, three assisted tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one recovered fumble, and one blocked extra point. The impact of injuries are still being felt on the offensive side of the ball. Junior wide receiver Ryan Keith is suffering from a torn meniscus. Keith is not exactly sure what he did at practice when the tear took place, but he had surgery to repair his knee. Since having the surgery, he attends physical therapy three days a week to help the knee recover completely. Keith does not know if he will be able to play this season or have to wait until his senior season to return. Senior wide receiver Zachary Dyce strained a ligament in his neck when he took a hit in practice over summer twoa-days. Dyce hoped to return against Dr. Phillips, but was just cleared to play his first game in the 42-21 victory against Cypress Creek, on senior night. He continues to meet with a school trainer regularly to stretch and ice his neck before and after practices to keep

from re-straining his neck. Dyce feared he would not step foot on the field for his senior season after sustaining his injury during summer practices in mid-August. Keith still attend practices and team meetings to get “mental reps,” according to Keith. On top of staying familiar with the playbook, the injured players also walk through plays with the team, listen to advice the coaches give and help wherever they can. Keith is the only remaining injured player, but he continues to go though these steps at practices and stands on the sidelines with his teammates during games. Dyce found being forced to stand on the sidelines and watch depressing and hard to do as an athlete. Borrero and Dyce had to work hard to be in the physical and mental condition that their teammates reached while they were unable to play. The team also had to work just as hard to overcome the loss of these players. The team is now 5-4 with two of three of these players back from injury. Mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after the loss to Freedom, the team is 2-0 since Borrero and Dyce returned to the lineup. The impact these player make on the team was missed in tough games. While football, the team is working to keep everyone healthy. Tonight the team plays the Edgewater Eagles (3-6) at Edgewater. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. There is a Barrel Buffet before the game. Cost is $20: contact valerie.miyares@ocps.net for more information.

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By OLIVIA QUATTRONE Bright Futures helps families all across Florida at public universities pay part of the fees involved in a college education; however, with the frequent changes made to the program, these benefits may be harder for some students to receive. The Bright Futures scholarship program, which is funded by the Florida lottery, allows students who achieve academically to receive scholarships to Florida schools. The highest award is the Florida Academic Scholars award. It pays $100 per credit hour. The Florida Medallion Scholars award covers $75 an hour. With the additional fees involved, the cost per credit hour can add up to over $200. Therefore, Bright Futures may cover half of the cost of a credit hour. “I think Bright Futures should cover at least half of tuition and all of the supplies needed because I know textbooks can cost $100, and I think that could affect families,” sophomore Brynne Dawkins said. While Bright Futures can alleviate some of the financial burden to families, recent changes have created barriers for students trying to qualify for the scholarship. One of the changes made is that one must complete more

By COOPER BROCK If anyone who commits an act of piracy is technically considered a pirate, the Internet has become just as populated with pirates as the Caribbean Sea was in the 1600’s. Piracy, a term normally associated with swashbucklers and buccaneers, can be used in other contexts as well, including but not limited to, unauthorized usage of copyrighted software downloaded illegally from the Internet. As MP3 players and other portable media devices have eliminated the need for CDs, the distribution of digital media has skyrocketed, but not always legally. Torrent sites, such as thepiratebay.se, bittorrent.com and what.cd, have made it possible to download all the music one wants without paying a cent. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, in the decade since peer-to-peer (p2p) filesharing site Napster emerged in 1999, music sales in the U.S. have dropped 47 percent, from $14.6 billion to $7.7 billion. From 2004 through 2009, approximately 30 billion songs were illegally downloaded from file-sharing networks across the web. An analysis by the Institute for Policy Innovation concludes that global music piracy costs $12.5 billion in economic losses every year, 71,060 U.S. jobs lost, a loss of $2.7 billion in workers’ earnings, a loss of $422 million in

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tax revenues, $291 million in personal income tax and $131 million in lost corporate income and production taxes. The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act’s purpose is to curb the growing trend. If passed, the United States law enforcement would have an enhanced ability to crack down on the distribution of copyrighted intellectual properties and counterfeit goods. Opponents such as Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, emerged to fight the bill. Taking their site down for a day as protest, Wikipedia argued that SOPA would constrict

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State limits students’ dual enrollment course options Students have fewer choices for college courses By JACKSON CRUMBLY Dual enrollment is a program for high school students to take college courses. Recently, Valencia’s dual enrollment

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program has limited the number of classes a high school student can take. Students now only have access to courses that are graduation requirements for college and are limited to 12 credits a semester. According to guidance counselor Jeanette Summers, students need a 3.0

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GPA and score a 1000 on the SAT to be eligible for Valencia dual enrollment. “I think [these cuts will] put students in a tricky position. The days when students could earn an associates degree before graduating high school are gone,” Summers said. Senior Shelby Trimble, who has been

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in dual enrollment at Valencia since her junior year, disagrees with the required courses. Trimble is taking anthropology, biology, physics and humanities. “I don’t like [the new limitations]. I

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Kids do not speak good Sam Holleman: So, kids. In the present… Austin Hall: Kids suck, so much. Kids like, just like, they like, just speak like they have like, turrets. Do you know what I mean? SH: Yeah, like, I totally like, got you man. You know what I’m saying? AH: Ya, I feel you. Can you believe what YOLO has turned into? SH: No, no, I was walking to third period and I overheard this kid say that he just YOLO’d a test. He used the acronym as a verb. That is like saying you BOGO’d some flavor shock Gushers at Albertson’s, or that you BTW’d your step-sister last night. AH: My friend actually did YOLO a test once. He spelled out the word “YOLO” with the bubbles. Needless to say, he failed the test, even with a 16 percent curve. I mean, he didn’t study for the test, so he was going to fail anyways, but I guess if you’re going to fail, do it with style. SH: YOLO should not be used as a verb. AH: YOLO is not a verb! Among the list of words that kids these days have created is “legitly.” SH: Legitly doesn’t exist. AH: Exactly! I have heard girls say along the lines of “Like, legit? She like, legitly did that?!” And I just wanted to go on a rampage. Legitly is not a word. And yes (let’s call this mystery man Robert for now) Robert may have actually been texting your BFF Rebecca, but he LEGITIMATELY texted her 10 minutes after you two broke up over an argument over Taylor Swift’s new album. He did not legitly text her. Be quiet. SH: Legit is a legitimate word, but legitly is nowhere to be found in the dictionary. AH: The word “legit” has become more of a question. SH: Exactly. AH: It has gone from “I can win an iPhone 5 if I know how many states there are? That must be legit.” To girls with annoying voices walking around the hallway asking people, “Like, legit?” It just seems like kids these days try to slip that word into everything, to sound more intelligent. SH: I blame Bieber. He is the one who brought swag into the world in that song called “Swag’s Mean.” AH: I do not think that Bieber really has anything to do with it. I blame the rap industry. They are the ones creating useless words like “YOLO” and “swag.” SH: That’s true, but why limit it to just the rap industry? I blame society as a whole. If people did not accept these words into their vocabulary, then they would not become popular. It is the youth that caused YOLO, swag, legitly, and totes to be a common thing. LOL is in the dictionary now because people wanted it to be in there, because people accepted it as a word, and now it is a word. We as a whole (not necessarily as individuals) want these words to become common phrases. AH: This is true. Kids these days have so much influence over the country. It is ridiculous. That thought scares me. Let’s hope that in the future us kids will grow out of these terrible habits and not pass them on to our children. SH: We will never knock the habit of making up ignorant phrases. YOLO, swag and phrases such as that will slowly fade away and new ones will take their place. It has been going on for years. In the 80’s it was rad, then the 90’s rolled around and phat took its place. At the new millennium raw was big, and now there is swag. That is the scariest part about this: as one dies, a new one is waiting to take its place. AH: Stuck in this circle of stupidity are all of the citizens that have to listen to the incomprehensible babbling that goes on between the youth of today.

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Scholarship program changes [ Colleges from, page 1 community service hours. In the 2010-2011 school year, the amount of community service hours needed to receive the Florida Academic Scholars award jumped from 75 to 100 hours. The Florida Medallion Scholars award added a requirement of 75 hours. The change which may impact students the most is the need for higher SAT and ACT scores. For the graduating class of 2012, the requirement was a 1270 on the SAT and a 28 on the ACT for the FAS award. However, for the class of 2013, the requirement will be boosted to a 1280 on the SAT. For the class of 2014 and thereafter, the requirement will be a 1290 on the SAT and a 29 on the ACT. The 980 required in 2012 for the FMS award is now a 1020 for the class of 2013. Those graduating

in 2014 and beyond will have to achieve a 1170 on the SAT and a 26 on the ACT. “It will just take more planning and preparation on the students’ and families’ part,” guidance counselor Jeanette Summers said. Because of these new score requirements, 30 percent fewer students in the state will qualify. “[If I didn’t receive Bright Futures], I would be disappointed, especially because my parents expect me to get it because both of my siblings did. It’s not something that I considered not getting,” Dawkins said. These requirements are expected to affect minorities. In 2014, 49 percent of black students and 37 percent of Hispanics who now qualify will not qualify. Though test scores will affect a large portion of students who apply, senior Taj Johnson agrees with these

tougher standards. “I think the scores required are way too low for college bound students,” Johnson, said. One reason for these new standards is the program’s growing cost. With the establishment of Bright Futures in 1997, the cost for it was $70 million annually. Now, it is around $429 million. To solve the budget problem, less students are being awarded the scholarship. The constant changes and growing costs have made parents more skeptical of the program. “I think the legislature will keep reducing the amount and I will have to pay more,” Chris Dawkins, Brynne’s father, said. Students must apply after Dec. 1 and before they graduate. Applications are submitted online at www. floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/

State limits dual enrollment [ Community colleges from, page 1 can’t get my general associates degree [like] I was planning to,” Trimble said. Junior Taylor Keefer will also not graduate high school with her associates degree. When she registered for Valencia courses this summer, no one informed her of the change effective in 2013. “I feel like we are being punished for getting ahead. My entire plan was messed up,” Keefer said. Currently, Keefer is applying to

the University of Central Florida’s dual enrolment program where the rule change does not apply. This is not an option for all juniors in Keefer’s situation because UCF requires a 3.8 GPA and a 1200 on the SAT. Keefer will start at UCF in the summer term, and if she takes a full course load for the following two terms, she will be able to graduate with an AA. Senior Alan Kominowski is okay with the class limitations. Kominowski is currently taking humanities, algebra and economics at Valencia through dual

enrollment. “I don’t mind courses being cut because there’s a wide amount of courses being offered,” Kominowski said. The decision to make cuts was made by the state to save money by not giving as many free college courses. Dual enrollment is free for students, but it is paid by the state. Last year, the cost of dual enrollment in Florida was $50 million. By limiting class options to the basic high school graduation requirements, the state saves $39 million a year.

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