Cardinal Columns (June 2015)

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Anxiety Gravity

Students share their experiences living with anxiety P.15

It’s Shocking How head injuries impact student lives P.11

Artwork By: Sarah Hansen

ABCs of Fondy Fondy Awards Senior Plans Music Festivals

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Sarah (bottom left) with fellow art students and Mrs. Birschbach

Senior Sarah Hansen’s artwork was chosen for this issue’s cover. Her original drawing (below) was digitally altered for our paper.

Sarah attended a summer course at MIAD in 2014 where she experimented with many mediums on gessoed paper to build her portfolio. Her many self portraits show emotion and creativity. While it was hard to chose, her featured piece seems to be the right choice for our issue.

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Freshmen Plans Securing Their Future Glenn Elmer// Staff Writer

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s the school year closes, many freshmen realize they have begun one of the most important and largest chapters of their lives: high school. High school is all about finding yourself and maturing into a respectable adult. From the beginning of your freshman year to the end of your senior year, you are faced with many challenges.

These challenges are all a part of growing up, and based upon the choices you make, you can shape your way for your future or what you wish to be when you’re older.

Many freshmen have an idea of what they’d like to do when they’re older.

Some are unsure, and by their senior year, many will change their desired career path completely. The choice is theirs to pave the road of which they will walk.

To choose their path, depending on their wants and needs. It really is a big deal-bigger than some make it out to be.

“I don’t know what I’m going to be doing when I’m older,” freshman Johnny Faris said. “I really don’t think I have to worry about it for a while anyways.”

While some find this to be a decent enough excuse to not put in their effort academically, others disagree completely.

“Everything from this moment on matters. Whether it’s our grades, the people we surround ourselves with or the general decisions we make, it will all have an effect on our future, whether we want it to or not,” sophomore Michael Contreraz said.

Those who know what they want to do in their future ideally are going to attempt to select the classes that best suit them for some early ex-

Fond du Lac High School, home to more than 2,000 students, 500 of them being freshmen. perience for their future career. Freshmen, fortunately, have that fresh start that some upperclassmen wish they could have: the start to do their best and help themselves mature into respectable young adults. Many believe that, as their

academic performance. Others believe quite the opposite happens.

“I believe that when we first come to high school, we think that we will be able to do well and succeed throughout, but unfortunately, it seems as if as the years pass, our performance also decreases because the consistency of effort that is required dies out,” sophomore Tytan Rauls said.

Some know what they’d like to do, and some don’t.

Hopefully, by their senior year, their act has held up, and they’re ready to begin their futures as productive and responsible members of society. Until then, our Fondy freshmen can only do their best to secure the future that they desire.

“The general decisions we make will have an effect on our future, whether we want it to or not.”

-Michael Contreraz

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high school careers dwindle down, students become more serious about their

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Concerts have taken place in the Goodrich Little Theatre since the sixtie. Not only do they put on plays, but they also provide an orchestra. They have had guests such as the Paris Chamber Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony. They have also put on plays such as Steel Magnolias and Annie.

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The Cardinal has been Fond du Lac High School’s mascot since 1992 when it had originally been Goodrich high school.

The Elks Lodge is one of the oldest and largest fraternal organizations in the United States. They held their first meeting in 1868, which consisted of 15 young, starving, male artists.

They value Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity.

The Blueline is a family center that allows people to play various ice sports such as ice skating and ice hockey.

Blueline is fun for both small children and adults. They have many teams that practice and play at their arena such as hockey teams and figure skating teams of all ages.

Do It All Sports Arena is a place where people can connect and play multiple sports games together. They cater, grill, picnic, and provide a dj service or band. They can fit up to 500 people and welcome all sorts of people such as sports teams, schools, and day-cares.

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Fruth Field is home to the Fond du Lac High School Cardinal football team. All of the big Fondy football games are hosted here, such as the white out game in the beginning of the school year.

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illes Gillies has been open since 1938 when they

opened their first custard stand. It was founded

by Paul Gillies. In 1972 they started selling their custard in supermarkets and can now be found throughout the midwest.

Ice fishing is a big thing during the winter months in Fond du Lac. People spend hours in their shanties on lake Winnebago waiting for a bite.

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Karen and Tim Kelley, and their five children Amie, Betsy, Heidi, Molly and Clark all run and operate their 200 acre farm and take care of 65 Holsteins that provide the grade A milk for their delicious ice cream.

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Mercury Marine was founded in 1939 as an engine provider for private, commercial and government sales, primarily for small boats. At its facility in Fond du Lac, Mercury manufactures engines over 75 horsepower. Merc is a huge employer of Fond du Lac citizens.

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Ollies olive oil hause is the only place in Fond du Lac where you are able to get premium olive oils and teas. They offer the option to taste and compare different types of oils as well.

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Johnson Street, also known as highway 23 runs, through Fond du Lac and is one of the busiest streets here.

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Hobbs Woods is a 60-acre park just outside of Fond du Lac. Most of the park is full of woods and is devoted to hiking and nature study. The park is quiet and offers things to do throughout all of the seasons such as snowshoeing in the winter.

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Charles Beyer, took over the land from his father, Louis Beyer, in 1886 and built the big barn and current house around 1890. Some apple trees were planted in 1890, just north of the current house where the parking lot is now. In 1925, 15 acres surrounding the house and barns were planted and in 1946, 10 acres across the road.

Commonwealth constructon is a company that provides housing for retirees as well as members of the general workforce in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and beyond. They have built many new housing facilities for low income families within the last year.

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Lakeside Park a 400 acre park bordering southern Lake Winnebago. The park has a wide variety of attractions such as picnic areas, gazebos, shelters, playground, baseball diamonds and boat launch ramps. In the summer, train rides, an old fashioned carousel, bumper boats, aqua bikes, and canoes are open to public for rides

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The spectrum is known for fun and rollerskating. You can have parties, weddings, and they also cater! If you’re not good at skating don’t worry they have skating buddies to help you out!

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Walleye weekend is a big thing here in Fond du Lac People all over the state come to fish and enjoy festival activities such as wally ball tournaments, face painting, rock climbing, and other fun events.

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was developed so that local restaurants could showcase their best foods and win different awards. Its also just a great way to let the local people know what we all have in Fond du Lac.

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nderground Railroad The Octagon house was used as a True station in the underground railroad, helping to move ex-slaves to Canada.

In the house, there are hidden passages and an underground tunnel, which wasn’t found until the Hanson family saved The 1856 Octagon House from the wrecking ball in 1975

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The yacht club has a history that dates back all the way to the 1800s. By then, steam boat engines were a common sight. There were two yacht clubs in the 1800’s; the present club today and Minerva Boat club that disappeared before World War I.

Also known as the Retlaw Plaza, the Ramada hotel was first opened in the ‘20s by Walter Schroeder. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it suspected to be haunted as well.

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The petting zoo serves as a great attraction for local residents.

It makes use of the generous donation made years ago by the Exchange Club of Fond du Lac of the fun and exciteing petting zoo barn and grounds.

Cassie Groeschl//Staff Writer

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ive hours down, only minutes left to go. The anticipation level rises as the gates of Summer Camp Music Festival get closer and closer. One more pit stop, then finally, arrival! There are tons of cars, and even more people. Everyone is giddy with excitement, and the feeling is easily retrievable from the air of the festival itself, which hasn’t even started yet. As people bustle to unload their cars filled with suitcases of clothes, sleeping bags, tents, hula hoops, hammocks, and coolers full of food, the excitement continues to build as festival coordinators prepare to open the festival gates to the nearly 20 thousand anxious festival-goers. The gates finally open and everyone is cheering and excited after having waited in the scorching sun for hours. The crowd is let in after having their person and belongings searched by festival security. Now, it is time to set up camp. There is a spot right under the trees in the forest perfect to live on for the next few days. Tarps are laid, E-Z Ups and tents go up, and personal touches such as tapestries, lights and group flags are put in place to help friends find their site. Now that all is in place, it is time to discover.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is that time of year again: Festival Season!

According to a survey done by the Cardinal Columns, 91% of the 128 people surveyed know what a music festival is. If you don’t, here is a breakdown. Basically, a music festival is an event taking place that is centered on music performances. Dozens, sometimes hundreds of artists make up what’s called a “line up”. A line up of a music festival may come in phases, meaning they release only a few artists on the line up at a time. Whether or not the line up comes in phases is usually dependant on the size of the festival. The most popular bands/artists are usually the headliners, and will play at one of the main stages.

There are six common festival genres: Electronic, Rock, Hip Hop, Country, Jam and Metal.

Preparation

Much preparation is needed in order to go to a festival.

First, you need to buy your ticket, which depending on the festival, can get pretty pricey. Before you purchase your ticket, unless you are your own means of transportation, you may want to find someone you are able to carpool with to this festival. If you are driving, then you will also need to buy a parking pass. As the festival approaches, start getting your camping gear ready. It doesn’t hurt to do this a week or two before the fest, just so that you know you have everything, and if you don’t have something that you need, you have time to buy it! A few days before you leave to have the time of your life, pick out which clothes you want to bring with you. If you will be devastated to have a particular clothing item ruined, don’t bring it, just in case.

essentials There are a few items that are an absolute must no matter which festival you attend and there are things that you may want to bring just for safe measure. Here is a list made up of everything you may need or want to bring with you to a festival, camping or non-camping, in order to survive comfortably.

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1. Non-Camping: A non-camping festival is a festival that goes on for one or more days that (obviously) doesn’t have a camp ground. If the festival is more than one or two days, people may find a hotel nearby to stay at for that period of time.

2. Camping: A camping music festival is what was described in the intro to this article. This just means you bring all your camping needs and live on festival grounds for a few days.

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Cash Camp absolutes: If you are going to a non-camping festival, you can get away with bringing clothes for the period of time you will be there for, a pillow for the ride, and your hygiene needs. The list for camping festivals, however, is a bit longer.

Other items to bring Fanny pack Sun glasses Bandana Phone charger

Medication (ibuprofen, inhaler, effervescent, etc.)

Gum Caffeine tablets

Hat Hair accessories Camera Lip balm

Earplugs Garbage bags Water bottle or Camelbak Face paint

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Most festivals have a list of items that are prohibited from festival grounds. Some festivals don’t allow things like Camelbaks, so always read festival rules and regulations so you know what not to bring. Here is a list of commonly banned items: Glass bottles Fireworks Illegal substances

Air horns Umbrellas Chinese lanterns

Laser pens Mega phones Spray cans (spray paint, silly string,

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Some experienced festival goers may just bring a change of clothes for the weekend, some money, and a hammock to sleep on. Again, it really just depends on the person’s wants/needs. Some people like to bring a portable camping stove to save on money that would have been spent on expensive festival vendor food, but again,

it is not necessary. There are many more things that are extremely useful during a camping music festival.

Obviously you will bring your typical hygiene needs (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, towels, etc) but what about those needs that some people overlook?

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Wet wipes - Some people are willing to wait for the seemingly never ending line, and fork over seven bucks that some festies charge for a shower, but for the people who aren’t down to do that, these come in handy for a quick clean up.

Sunscreen - Sunscreen will be your best friend during a summer festival. Don’t let yourself get burnt! Sunburn may look embarrassing and will be even more uncomfortable. Studies show that bad sunburn may increase your risk of skin cancer by 30 percent. Protect yourself!

Baby powder - During the blistering hot hours of the day, this will keep the chafing at bay. Also, can double as dry shampoo if need be.

Dry Shampoo - This one is especially for the ladies.

As mentioned before, shower lines may be long and if a shower isn’t at the very top of your priorities, then a quick spray of dry shampoo can work wonders and keep your hair from looking greasy.

First Aid Kit - While this isn’t an absolute must, it may come in handy if you happen to fall or trip, and end up with an open wound. It’s easier to have a few bandages and some cream on you than to try to navigate your way through people to find a first aid tent.

Bug spray - This is a must. You will be around bugs about 99 percent of the time, so having bug repellant is a step in the right direction if you’re not trying to deal with bug bites or possible disease/viruses from ticks, mosquitoes and other insects.

Mirror - Mostly for the ladies, this will come in handy for all your elaborate festy makeup or face paint.

Toilet paper - Does this one really need an explantion?

Lotion - Definitely not a necessity, but is nice to have for after showers or cleaning up, and if you do happen to get sunburnt, unscented lotion will provide some relief from the discomfort you may experience.

Duct tape - You never know. Its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

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Shanelle Tucker // Staff Writer

What is a flow art?

Flow arts are performances which are centered around the time in your performance where the mind, body, and soul are in harmony, meaning basically, that you are “in the zone”.

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oi is a form of flow danceart using weighted balls at the end of tethers, which are spun into different eye-catching patterns. Originating from New Zealand as more of a traditional form of entertainment, it has become more well-known to many people with a type of festival twist. Different types of poi can range from LED, contact, fire, or even made from socks.

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ire wrapping is a form of art, using different rocks, gemstones, shells, etc. Wire is molded by the artist and wrapped around a stone. With the increasing popularity of using gemstones for healing, this hobby has both meaning and fashion sense. Different stones have different meaning so regardless, every jewelry is unique in it’s own way.

Festival Activities Music festivals may be centered around the music, but there are many other things to do between musicians. Festivals have had waterslides, ferris wheels and other carnival rides like the Gravitron Spaceship.

There may be live art sessions where you can paint whatever you feel like painting, and talk with other artists. There could also be what’s called a flow jam. A flow jam is where people get together with their flow art of choice and show each other their tricks and learn from one another.

Festivals near you:

There are many music festivals that take place all over the world.

Some music festivals travel around the country, and some only come around in equal intervals throughout the year (annual, semi-annual, etc.) In the midwest, there are plenty of festivals that can keep you busy all summer. Here are a few festivals in our area and surrounding states: Country Life Illinois Chillicothe, IL July 17-19

Summer Set Music Festival Somerset, WI August 14-16

Chicago Blues Fest Chicago, IL June 12-14

Rock USA Oshkosh, WI July 15-18

Soundset Music Festival Shakopee, MN May 24

Summerfest Milwaukee, WI June 24 - July 5

Rock the Garden Minneapolis, MN June 20-21

Blue Ox Music Festival Eau Claire, WI June 11-13

Moondance Festival Walker, MN June 19-20

Windy City Lake Shake Chicago, IL June 19-21

WE Festival Detroit Lakes, MN August 6-8

Pitchfork Festival Chicago, IL July 17-19

Common Ground Music Festival Lansing, MI July 7-12

Spring Awakening Chicago, IL June 12-14

Electric Forest Music Festival Rothbury, MI June 25-28

Summer Camp Music Festival Chillicothe, IL May 22-24

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Many people at Fondy have began trending this hobby by posting videos on Instagram, but at festivals, it is very common.

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loving is where one has a pair of gloves with lights at the tips of the fingers and uses the fingers to create eye catching flow and patterns, usually to the beat of music.

There are many gloving techniques, and you can even glove without gloves. Gloves are typically white or black, and LED gloving is done usually in a dark room.

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unior Sophie Henry has had five diagnosed concussions and several undiagnosed concussions since she was in fourth grade. She has passed out in two of them when she hit her head, and many other times from having headaches and feeling nauseous. As a result of her injuries, missing school for appointments and other symptoms, she started online schooling at home. When she first started, the sleep was helping, but as it became a normal routine, the headaches were still there.

“No matter what, school and studying will always be difficult,” Henry said.

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A traumatic brain injury occurs when an outside force to the body causes brain damage. They are mostly the result of a violent blow or jolt to the head or body.

A concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury. On average, about 1.7 million people will suffer from a traumatic brain injury every year. Some of them are students right here at Fond du Lac High School, and they agree that their conditions were never taken seriously to the extent of their injury.

Most people don’t understand the severity of a person’s brain injury because they cannot see the brain itself. Student Nurse Kirsten Trochta comes to the school to talk and hangout with the students that have brain injuries. Throughout the year Kirsten has learned a lot from them.

“I realize how serious they are now,” she said. “I used to be like a typical person thinking ‘Oh, they’re fine it goes away quickly,’ but now I realize how it truly affects a person!”

Every Thursday during third hour, Sophie and Alyssa Biggs hold a head injury group in the school office where students with head injuries come in and talk about their stories, how they’re feeling and much more. Biggs started the group last year before graduating hoping it would help other people after she herself suffered from a head injury.

“I felt new hope; I was introduced to the head injury group, and it made me feel much better,” senior Jedeny Cortes said. “[The] group is a great environment because everyone just understands each other.”

The head injury group is a great place for these students to find others that struggle with the same things they do, can relate to things that have happened, and can give advice they have found that helps them.

“Family tries so hard to understand,

but it feels much better to be with people who REALLY understand,” junior Meg Mengert said.

“If you haven’t walked a mile in our shoes, you don’t understand how we feel.” Henry said.

The Luck of the Draw Head injuries such as concussions can last anywhere from weeks to years depending on the person. This can strongly affect people in four areas of function: physical, thinking, emotions and sleep.

When these areas are affected, it can be both complicated and frustrating.

“Walking is awful because you can feel your brain move,” Mengert said. She received a concussion while playing soccer when another girl approached her, tripped her, and then stepped on her head. “I lost feeling from my neck down

“I feel like a test rat. I was on medication for an entire summer, and I remember none of it.”

- Sophie Henry and felt tingling. It was really scary.”

She went straight to the E.R. and was diagnosed with Brain Atrophy after they looked at her results. When her family took her to the Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee, they diagnosed her with a concussion and got her a Neurologist.

“After they [The Children’s Hospital] looked closer at my results, the Neurologist had told me it was just a fuzz in the picture,” Mengert said. “That really sucked because I went through all of that for a piece of fuzz.”

Junior Rhiannon Klabunde also ex-

perienced a sport injury. While at cheer practice a week before regionals, she went up in a stunt, fell and nobody caught her.

Her back hit the mat, but her head hit the hardwood, leaving her extremely dizzy. The next day she took an impact test that said she was okay, so she continued cheering and went to regionals. Because she still was having headaches, she went to the hospital where her family doctor diagnosed her with a concussion.

Brain injuries aren’t always a result of a sport incident, however, Cortes has had headaches since she was little and says as she got older they continued to get worse to the point where she was having them everyday and her parents wouldn’t believe her.

“I started to hide it thinking nobody would know,” Cortes said.

When she received a concussion freshman year, her parents realized that they really had a bigger problem.

“I got on medications, but it didn’t work because my Neurologist would falsely diagnose me and that made me more introverted,” she said. “I started lying about how I felt because I knew he was lying to me.”

After telling her parents about the Neurologist she had one more before finding one she felt more comfortable with, but still nothing was getting better. Jedeny’s parents also took her to the Children’s Hospital where the doctors told her it was just stress.

“That really upset me because I knew it wasn’t stress,” Cortes said.

Senior Blaine Evans received a concussion his freshman year when he was sitting in class working on a group assignment. He was talking to his partner when another student thought it’d be funny to tip his chair.

“I fell back and hit my head on a desk; the teacher didn’t even notice,” Evens said.

Blaine then had a migraine for four

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days and blacked out. After that he saw neurologists, doctors and had scans of his head done.

Sometimes, it isn’t always one concussion. Junior Shelly Faris has gotten five concussions in four different ways, one of which lasted five months.

“I got two from basketball, one from dance, one was a car accident and one was from softball,” Faris said. “My family tried to help me in every way they could by giving me ice packs, if I didn’t feel good they would call me in for school, and if my head hurt they wouldn’t make me do hard work.”

Senior Neil Abbott has also had five concussions that were spread out from eighth grade up to sophomore year. Each concussion was a result of football.

“The first one was the only one I blacked out from, and I guess someone whipped a football at me,” Abbott said.

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It’s not just obstacles outside of school that they struggle with, students who have experienced head injuries agree that being in school is even more difficult.

“I used to be able to remember everything instantly when I studied,” Henry said. “I was a 4.0 student and then BOOM! Concussion, stress, headache, headache, headache, miss school, grades suffer! You sit in class, but you aren’t learning anything, you’re just in pain.

That’s all you can think about.”

Many teens with head injuries will receive short-term memory loss, which can lead to frustration not only to the student, but to the teacher.

“I’ll look at my notes and not remember when I wrote it down, or we’ll receive an assignment and I won’t remember that we got one,” Abbott said.

Headaches and migraines are by far the most common symptoms of a concussion, especially when in school.

“I get migraines like twice a week,” Evans said. “I’m behind in school, which stresses me out, and gives me even more migraines.”

With everything in the classrooms being on the Chromebooks or in books, they also agree it is hard to get assignments and projects done.

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“Being on a computer all the time; not fun. Reading is hard, and thinking deeply into anything is hard because you’re trying to understand and comprehend,” Mengert said. “Everyday it’s a struggle, even after you’re cleared.”

Cortes continued to try different things and nothing was working, so someone told her to tell someone at the school. This, however, made Cortes feel uncomfortable because she didn’t want

“I have long term memory loss, so I don’t remember my childhood.”

- Blaine Evans people to know she was struggling.

“School is awful; there’s noise, lights and reading! You come to school, it’s pain,” Cortes said. “It’s throbbing and numbness every day.”

Having a concussion while going to school can be difficult depending on what accommodations can be made for you to help you with your work and learning environment with the restrictions you receive from your doctor.

“The big thing is communicate with your teachers,” school Nurse Sarah said.

“The problem is the brain is hidden; they can’t see your hurt so they forget. The research isn’t there to show what the best thing to do academically is.”

Communication with your teachers is very important to ensure you are being graded and assessed the way you should be, but for some students that didn’t always help the situation.

“I only had a few teachers that cared; some understood and the others just never understood anything,” Henry said.

“They can’t see it so they are oblivious to our pain.

Trying to Understand Family and friends are the most important support system when dealing with a head injury, but because they aren’t in your head, they are unsure of what you want or need. Often times you don’t even know.

“My family took it hard, but they are understanding and helpful. They understand my head will hurt no matter

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what I do,” Mengert said. “I lost a good amount of friends because I couldn’t go out, even texting hurt so it was hard to stay in contact.”

If you know someone who has a head injury, remember that even the simple things you do or say are helpful.

“Try to be understanding, they’re going through something tough that may not always be visible,” student Nurse Kirsten said. “Be patient with them, too, because they have obstacles and they need the time!”

“It’s difficult to live a day-to-day life,” Henry said. “If you don’t tell them [people] you’re in pain, they almost stop believing. They always want an answer, and you can’t give them one. My dad really wanted an answer to everything. He wanted to be able to fix everything, but he can’t, It’s hard for parents to understand unless they’ve gone through it.”

Abbott also agree that his parents had a hard time believing him because they aren’t in his position. “They didn’t really know what to do,” he said. “A lot of times I would need to be called out they always thought I was lying.”

It isn’t always family that has a hard time understanding.

“My friends that didn’t understand just left me because they didn’t understand,” Henry said. “The ones that did though were amazing and understanding. You stop associating with a lot of people.”

“That Sucks” Because head injuries affect so much of your brain, things that used to seem simple, can become difficult and frustrating.

“When I’m tired or hungry it get’s so much worse,” Henry said. “I get frustrated, irritable, mad, it’s so annoying.

Being sad all the time makes you feel like you have no future. It makes you feel like your goals will never be achieved. I think I can say for all of us, we have awful concentration. Everyday is a headache.

I used to play four sports, now I can’t play any; I used to be in choir, had to drop that too. I can’t look at a screen for too long, or I’ll have awful vision, and I never got enough sleep, so that was making everything worse. I have been to four neurologists, five now, and I’ve had

so many things done to me, I feel like a test rat. I was on medication for an entire summer, and I remember none of it.”

One of the biggest things people don’t understand about head injuries, is that the people with them aren’t looking for attention, they just want others to have knowledge of what they go through.

“You don’t want sympathy, you just want people to understand that you can’t do everything, but you will do what you can,” Mengert said. “You really do have to give up a lot. I used to play so many sports and now it hurts to even think about it.”

There will be times where things can come your way and offer help, whether it is a new medication you are on, or a new coping method to try, but they don’t always work.

“You try so hard when you put all of your faith into something and then you just lose it,” Cortes said.

Sometimes it may even seem like things are getting better.

“I got better for a while, and then baseball started,” Evans said. “I have long term memory loss, so I don’t remember my childhood.”

“You start each day from scratch,” Abbott said. “Some days you’ll feel great and you’re on top of the world, then some days you’ll hate everyone and not want to be around anyone.”

The more symptoms you have, the harder each day can be.

“I got awful headaches; I can’t concentrate like at all anymore,” Klabunde said. “My grades are suffering so I have to try even harder, definitely more depressed, my balance is completely off now, memory is a big problem, I for sure am more irritable.”

Time Heals . . . Kind of . . .

If you think you have a concussion, tell someone right away, whether it is a teacher, coach or parent.

“It’s crazy how many kids come down three days later saying they got hurt and

didn’t tell anyone so their symptoms are getting worse,” Nurse Sarah said.

After receiving a concussion you will start to feel symptoms almost immediately, but for some people it could even be 24 hours later.

“Memory loss, short term memory, I even know a girl who has seizures,” Nurse Sarah said.

Some of your symptoms may include

the following: headache or feeling pressure in the head, temporary loss of consciousness, confusion or feeling as if in a fog, amnesia surrounding the event, dizziness or “seeing stars”, ringing in the ears, nausea, vomiting, slurred speech, delayed response to questions, appearing dazed and fatigue. If you experience any of these symptoms, try and see your doctor as soon as possible so they can help you start recovering.

“Expect accommodations from your doctor,” Nurse Sarah said. “Things like no computers, loud noises, video games and rest!”

Students agree that dealing with a concussion can be one of the most difficult things you will go through, but there are things you can do to to help reduce the stress.

“Brain rest is the best,” Nurse Sarah said. “It takes longer to recover from a concussion or any kind of brain damage as a teen than an adult. But, there’s philosophies that say rest, and rest for a few days, and the get back up. If you rest too much you can become depressed. It’s

good for you to get back in school. Talk to other people that experienced what you have! Get support and tell someone if you’re feeling down or depressed!”

Sleep and communication are the most important resources to you when you have a brain injury.

“Talk to your teachers so they can provide you the resources you will need,” student Nurse Kirsten said. “Concussions are a real thing and you can’t take them lightly.”

It may seem tough right now, but there are many options for students struggling with their injures, “There is hope,” Cortes said.

“While I was signing up for college, they had so many opportunities for classes where they can accommodate for your needs!”

Dealing with a head injury can be hard, but you have to keep trying.

“We live with it, and embrace it. We don’t want to, but we have to or we will fall,” Mengert said.

“See light instead of being confused and angry,” Cortes said “You have to accept what you have and not let it lead your life, which is hard for some people because they will still fall, because it’s hard!”

Head injuries cannot be 100 percent prevented, but by taking precautions they can be avoided.

“Wear helmets when you’re skateboarding and biking,” Nurse Sarah said.

“When you’re in a car, seat belts! It’s hard with sports though, it’s the luck of the draw honestly.”

The most important advice for a person dealing with a head injury is to talk.

“Talk to other people that experienced what you have,” Nurse Sarah said.

“Get support and tell someone if you’re feeling down or depressed.”

For Sophie, it used to be a concussion, but it now has lead to permanent damage that she has dealt with for almost two years.

“You don’t think it will affect you so much, until it happens,” Henry said. “It affects your entire life. It’s a push and pull between being at school and being comfortable . . . Time heals . . . Kind of . . .”

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An indepth look at those with anxiety disorders in Fondy Cas Bacon // Staff Writer

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t’s a normal day in AP Biology for Jessie*.

His pencils are sharpened; he had studied the previous we ek for the voc a b u l a r y t e s t , p o s i t iv e that he will get a thre e, m a y b e e v e n a f o u r. W h a t h a p p e n s n e x t w a s e x a c t ly what he feared. His heart started racing, he was hyperventilating, trembling, it was hard to breathe, and he was uncomfortable.

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What students said What Jessie had was a panic attack, a panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions even when there is no visible danger or apparent cause, panic attacks are common symptoms of anxiety “When someone has a panic attack it feels like they are losing control, or even dying,” Jessie said, “I can’t even answer the phone, eat in the commons, or order a pizza without starting to cry, and talking to a teacher is like hell,” explained Jessie. This happens quite often because Jessie has Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Various anxiety disorders are becoming more and more prevalent in students at Fondy. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, up to six percent of teens and 18 percent of adults in America reported that they have an anxiety disorder of some sort. There are many anxiety disorders, ranging from generalized anxiety to selective mutism. While exact numbers are not available, multiple teachers said anxiety, both inside and outside the classroom, is growing substantially, even if it isn’t perceived as such. There’s misinformation about mental illnesses, including anxiety around the world.

“I think there is a lack in the education of what defines an anxiety disorder,” explained Rowan, “People need to be more understanding and compassionate of students with anxiety. “It’s a very complex and diverse illness, more than being nervous, medication may help, but another, even when they can’t understand what another peer is going through.” A large difference between anxiety and nervousness is the fact that disorders hinder one’s daily life, much like how sadness isn’t the same thing as depression.

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anxiety said. “I will frequently find myself in endless cycles of panic and frustration when homework piles up. I end up making myself forget about it and I just end up back at the start of this cycle again.”

Jessie, Rowan and Andy aren’t the only students at Fondy High who experience anxiety, and it isn’t only panic attacks. Elliot has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as well as Generalized Anxiety. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder used to be considered an anxiety disorder but is now in its own category of mental illness. “Some of my daily activities involve predicting Good vs Bad days based on arbitrary indicators,” said Elliot, “Which means my mood can be influenced by how many license plates I see on the way to breakfast, which affects my focus, schoolwork, and extracurriculars.”

Students aren’t the only ones who notice the prevalence of anxiety in Fondy. Teachers currently have anxiety as well. “I think more students than meets the eye suffer from anxiety,” choir teacher Sarah McVeigh said. “Many students hide it well or they don’t even realize that anxiety is what is affecting them. I have often heard students share concerns about something going on in their life, but they are unable to pinpoint the issue. I believe strongly that for most of them, the root cause is often anxiety.

When we feel fear or anxiety, it

impacts everything we do, even if it seems unrelated.”

According to a survey conducted by the Cardinal Columns, feelings of anxiety are actually quite widespread here at Fondy High. Out of the 254 students who responded to the

need to hold on to it while they are with their classmates and me.”

It may seem that there’s nothing anyone can do about anxiety. The world, responsibilities, and classes don’t stop. But people can cope with anxiety.

“I’ve learned that one way I can minimize my anxiety is “There is such a stigma around men- by using a planner,” said Elliot.

“As lame as it sounds to othtal illness, and ers, it helps me stay in control especially because emotionally when everything is anxiety often planned out.” By planning, doisn’t as ‘silent’ as ing yoga or other calm, stressrelieving activities, anxiety can depression” seem less daunting.

“I had to leave the classonline survey, 74 percent said room and I failed the test,” that anxiety impacts their extra- Jessie said, speaking of his curriculars and grades. panic attack during AP Biology.

“There is such a stigma “But, I ended up retaking it and around mental illness, and esgetting an okay grade once I pecially because anxiety often was in a better spot, mentally.” isn’t as ‘silent’ as depression,” As students said, accommodaJessie said. “I fear that people tions for those at Fondy High are scared of my anxiety and with anxiety is often scarce. For panic attacks, which ironically, example, students who are in makes me even more anxious wheelchairs or can’t physically and prone to panic attacks.” go up the stairs, are allowed elSome teachers do realize evator use. Similar accommodaand empathize on the subject, tions are not commonplace for “I want all of my students to those with mental illness, like know that they are loved and teachers forcing students with valued no matter what is going anxiety to speak in class. on in their life, and I hope that Other Accommodations they know that and feel safe in teachers can make are not my room,” said McVeigh, “I daunting, and don’t point out hope that whatever it is that those who have anxiety unplagues them can either be used necessarily, teachers picking up to fuel their learning experience tests instead of having students while in my room or can be walk up to hand in the test, released while in my classroom drawing attention to themselves because they feel they don’t and their test completion, and CARDINAL COLUMNS.ORG

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if students are afraid of speaking in class, they can show that they did the work and listened in class by handing in a small paragraph of writing, Oral exams can be reduced in nerve wracking experiences by allowing the students to come in after school or during Cardinal

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Roatin Trip A Week in Paradise

Michelle Faris//Staff Writer

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rom April 4 to April 11, 11 students went on an experience of a lifetime.

Among the 11 were Kelly McKeough, Sydney Smith, Amber Piper, Colin Gormican, Alyssa Reinke, Joshua Pentland, Ben Kimball, Zoelle Reinke, Maddy Corbin, Dough Horning and Chloe Carlson. Last year, many students took the Adventure Ed. class and were thrilled by the scuba diving unit, but they wanted to go beyond the swimming pool and get firsthand experience scuba diving in the ocean.

“We went scuba diving in class, but we wanted more, so we planned a trip to go overseas,” junior Sydney Smith said.

Seniors Kelly McKeough and Zoelle Reinke decided that they were going to arrange for the students to take the trip. They themselves planned the trip and then talked to their Adventure Ed./ Leaderships teacher, Mrs. McCauley, who then talked to the school board and Mrs. Hagen to ensure that this trip would be approved.

After the trip was scheduled, the students had to take over a lot of prep work

and lessons before they could go.

“We did most of our lessons in the pool at the Aquatic Center,” junior Maddy Corbin said. “We had to have our own scuba equipment that we took along with us. It was a lot of work but definitely worth it.”

But scuba diving was not the only activity that they did in Honduras.

“We mainly went scuba diving, but we also played beach volleyball, hung out Photo from 40 feet below the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. on the beach, went kayaking, but we were at the resort most of the They said it not only helped them to extime,” McKeough said. “Then, on our perience overseas scuba diving, but they last day, we had a dolphin encounter, we got to learn about the culture of Hontoured a park called Gumbalimba and duras, and all of the other wonderful we got to play with/hold some monkeys things that can be found on the island. and macaws. Then, after that, we did a 12 They got to see a wide selection of wildline zipline that started in the tree tops life in Honduras such as dolphins, monand ended on the beach. Then, at the keys, macaws, iguanas and many others. end of that They also got to experiment with some day, we did native foods around the island, such as some shop- various types of seafood. ping on the “I was able to experience so many island.” new, amazing and beautiful things. By al“We went lowing us to go on this trip, we were able scuba diving to not only enhance our knowledge of about three cultures around the world, but also bring times a day adventures into our lives,” Alyssa Reinke for four to said. “Going on this trip, I was able to five days,” se- experience new foods, people, places nior Amber and activities.”

Piper said. “ To many that went, this trip We all had so was not only a fun learning experimuch fun.” ence, but it was also a great bonding The stu- experience. dents were “All of us grew closer together, and very grate- by the end, it was hard to say goodbye,.” ful for their junior Josh Pentland said.

Group picture at Zipline Canopy Tours experience.

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An UnexpectedTriumph Why more people should be watching Broad City Max Barbee // Staff Writer

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ince sitcoms have been around for over fifty years now, it seems like there’s little territory that has yet to be covered. To be noticed in the current TV landscape, a show has to differentiate itself by either working with a completely unseen premise, or by doing a new spin on an old idea. Broad City falls in the second category.

Broad City is a sitcom on Comedy Central created and written by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. It is about two women in their twenties and their experiences living in New York City, which definitely sounds like a show we’ve all seen before (Friends, How I Met Your Mother come to mind). Ilana is the younger of the two, and purely desires to make herself happy and be entertained, while showing little desire to work hard for anything. She is vulgar, over-thetop, and oblivious to how she is perceived. Abbi is, in a lot of ways, her opposite, which is a concept often explored in the show. Abbi works at a fitness center as an underappreciated cleaner but isn’t assertive enough to express her desire to become a trainer.

She often gets herself in uncomfortable situations by her inability to disappoint other people.

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New York City. In 2009, Glazer and Jacobson created their own web series, called Broad City, and it ended up being successful and popular. The series garnered the attention of Poehler, who helped produce the web series for TV. The writers of Broad City don’t overcrowd each episode with complicated stories, because simple plots work well with the very natural chemistry between Glazer and Jacobson. TV shows in the past have often taken at least a few episodes or even an entire season for the actors to begin naturally interacting with each other, but right from the pilot episode Ilana and Abbi interact like real best friends. Of course, the reason for this is that they really are best friends, and they worked together on their web series for a year and a half. Because of this, some of the best bits of the show are when Ilana and Abbi are just bantering back and forth about anything at all, really.

That’s not to say that there aren’t any interesting secondary characters. Comedian Hannibal Buress is incredibly hilarious in all his scenes as Ilana’s boyfriend Lincoln (though Ilana calls it a “purely physical” relationship). John Gemberling is uncomfortably entertaining as Abbi’s roommate’s irritating boyfriend Bevers. Lastly, Ilana’s Venezuelan immigrant roommate Jaimé, played by Arturo Castro, is also very memorable in

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his small amount of screen time.

Even with all the fantastic actors on the show, it’s still peculiar how supremely original the show feels despite nothing really that original in its premise. The show is a perfect example that no matter how creative a story’s premise is, the details, and more specifically the dialogue, are what’s most important. Broad City is brilliant when it creates a realistic, relatable situation, then takes a turn into the unexpected or the fantastical, but without the dialogue, it wouldn’t be worth the trip.

Broad City is a very unique show, and there isn’t really anything like it. Sure, it has great characters, an original feel and aesthetic, and doesn’t hold back at all with its unique ideas, but above all it’s just funny and entertaining show.

AU REVOI R FON DY An update on the French girls’ visit to Fondy High Kay Sacasa // Staff Writer

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n Valentine’s day, Fond du Lac High School welcomed three girls from Carpentras, a city located in southern France, with open arms. After a dramatic stop brought on by the school district for safety and liability reasons, and the fight that ensued for the girls to come, they arrived.

Emma Gettliffe, Jade Putel, and Flore Barbelinet met their host sisters Megan Harland, Alyssa Wodack and Mariah Krzanowski at Mitchell International, and prepared themselves for Monday when they would be attending Fondy with their host sisters.

When the three French girls were here in Fondy High, the students all enjoyed the presence of the girls.

“Every day that we had the LGI open for that week, we had between 60 and 70

kids that were coming in and just wanting to ask them questions,” Mrs. Daniels said.

When asked back in November, Mrs. Schipper mentioned that the presence of the French students bringing the language the students are learning to life. Her belief was proven this year with our French guests.

“With me, my accent is not quite perfect,” Mrs. Daniels said. “I still make plenty of mistakes, but the French girls have the perfect accent, and in every one of the classes, the girls modeled some of the speech, and the kids were able to repeat after them. They were able to listen to them talking with me completely in French, so they got hear the intonation patterns.”

“I think our presence was beneficial to the American students,” Jade said.

“I think our presence was beneficial to the American students.”

-Jade Putel

“I realize this as I’m talking with them through social networking.”

With the French girls gone, the French teachers are now gearing up for the class trip next spring.

“The trip is in the end of March, beginning of April of 2016,” Mrs. Schipper said regarding the trip to France that is open to any junior or senior that is at the French 2 level or higher.. “We have our first meeting on Monday, May 18th of this year at 6 p.m. in the LGI. We will be travelling to the Northeast, as well as to Paris, and we’ll be gone for thirteen days.”

If you missed the informational meeting, you can always speak to Mrs. Schipper or Mrs. Daniels who are both located in the upstairs math pod.

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Awards Reccognizing students’ accomplishments around Fondy high Zoe hayes // Staff writer

German Day Janice Keck’s German students attended the German Day competition at UW Madison Wednesday, April 22, ranking four out of 22 schools.

“It was a fun way of testing my knowledge, and I’ll definitely be back next year!” freshman Penelope Fivecoat​said.

“The head of the department invited us to come, and I thought it would be a fun experience,” Keck said. “We wanted to see how we would do agaisnt other German programs.”

JANICE KECK AND HER FRESHMAN STUDENTS AT GERMAN DAY

Badger state Paige Richardson and Keegan Buros have been selected as this year’s delegates to Badger Girls State and Badger Boys State.

“I am hoping to get a better understanding of our state government, and I look forward to building on my leadership skills, along with many other motivated young men from across Wisconsin,” junior Keegan Buros said.

State Culinary Competition Fondy High’s Pro-Start/Culinary Team placed five out of 22 teams at the state competition on March 10.

“The students worked really hard, practicing about three times per week for about six weeks prior to competition, all while balancing other sports, jobs, family, etc.” Stephanie Fox said.

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The Fond du Lac High School Math Team won the Fox Valley Math League Conference on Monday, March 16, their fifth and final competition of the school year, with students in each grade division winning high titiles.

“I was surprised; we’ve won conference two years in a row, but this year I wasn’t expecting it,” Coach Dale Smith said.

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Fondy writing contest The winners of this year’s writing contest are Amber Wells in first place, Allison Ernst in second and Patricia Birkholz in third.

“I just went for it, used as many big words as I could, and hoped that I didn’t write the equivalent of putting a dictionary in a blender,” Brikholz said.

“When the announcement came on with the winners, I held my breathe and just hoped it was good enough. I couldn’t have been more elated to hear my name called off as first place,” Wells said.

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Sophmore Isabel Herrera won a gold medal at state competition for her project in advocacy.

“I wanted to show students what the Ronald McDonald House Charity was all about!” Herrera said. “So I went out and advocated to students and parents of the community as well as raise funds for the House of Eastern Wisconsin.”

“The presentation she gave was top notch, and I was impressed with how much she grew throughout the year, gaining confidence and a presence in front of an audience.

I hope they are ready for her project next year because it will be awesome!” Fox said.

State Forensic Competition The Forensics team competed at the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches’ Association State Tournament having many students win awards in categories such as Prose, Farrago, Oral Interpretation of Literature and Oratory.

“Overall, our season has been very successful. We’ve taken home trophies at almost every tournament and are now receiving national recognition -- it’s awesome!” Coach Khristy Knudtson said. “We’ve not only had strong competitors but we’ve had even stronger dedication.”

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Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2015 Excellence Scholarship Senior Emily Belling was presented the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2015 Excellence Scholarship for 3000 dollars at a recognition luncheon hosted by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl.

The Herb Kohl Fellowship recognizes students who have demonstrated academic potential, outstanding leadership, citizenship, community service, integrity and other special talents.

GSAFE Celebration of Leadership Scholarship Senior Cas Bacon was presented with the GSAFE Celebration of Leadership Scholarship Saturday, May 9 at an awards dinner.

“GSAFE supports over 140 Gay-Straight Alliances and SAGE groups across Wisconsin, so this was no easy task. The competition is always full of highly qualified applicants and this year was no different,” Donna Struck said.

“I feel extremely honored being rewarded this scholarship knowing how many great activists there are in Wisconsin,” Bacon said.

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Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal Future plans of 2015 graduates Mackenzie White // Staff Writer

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Senior Landon Klein chose to attend the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh for education. “I think teaching is probably one of the most important jobs,” Klein said. “It would give me the ability to teach what I love, and influence people in a positive way.”

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Senior Jack Caulfield plans to attend the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for speech, language and hearing sciences.

“I have found a career that combines my passions, that allows me to work with people, and also has the salary that I am looking for,” Caulfield said.

According to the 125 students who took our survey, about 82.4 percent of the class of 2015 plan to attend college, 8 percent plan to enlist in the military, and 9.6 percent plan to work or pursue other things.

In today’s society and economical status, many of the statistics point towards a bachelor's degree to be helpful when unemployment is at a high. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2013, 29.2 percent of unemployed American citizens did not complete high school; whereas, seven percent of unemployed American citizens have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Although college is a good route for a well paying job, many students have trouble paying, which often leads them to enlist in the military or look for a job directly out of high school. Scholarships have also increased the ability for students to plan for college. As of Wednesday, March 13th, more than $885,000 in scholarships were awarded to Fond du Lac High School seniors.

Students who have decided to pursue college after high school have been assessing their financial needs and applying for scholarships because of the rising cost of tuition. According to the University of Wisconsin Colleges website, the estimated yearly cost of a student living on his or her own including tuition, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, and miscellaneous is totaled at $19,060 without financial aid.

Senior Abigail VanTassell has opted to take the military route after graduation. “I decided to join the National Guard after high school because it is something I have always been interested in since I was younger, and I want to become a pediatrician when I get older,” VanTassell said. “It would help tremendously with paying for college.”

“I chose to enlist in the United States Army because I would like to be a police officer and the experience and background will increase my chances of being hired in the criminal justice field,” senior Ethan Duwell said.

Class of 2016: Now it’s your turn to choose.

Guess Who

How well do you know class of 2015?

Katie Nett // Sports Editor

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5 ~ Was involved in the Breakfast Club

~Was involved in boys’ soccer

~ Favorite color is red

~ Favorite color is green

~ Had scoliosis surgery in 5th grade

~Favorite food is enchiladas

~ Is going to UW FDL fo nursing next year, then plans on going to Madison or Milwaukee for more education

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~ Was involved in choir all four years and has been in a group called Fondy Teens 4 L!fe

~ Was involved in boys’ soccer, bowling, Key Club, and NHS ~ Has bowled a 300

~ Collects snow globes

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~ Is going to UW Whitewater next year ~ Was involved in FBLA and baseball

~Was involved in girls’ swimming and many art classes

~ Interesting fact: Everyone hates him because he likes the Cubs, and he likes all of his posts on social media

~Is adopted

4 ~ Is going to UW Platteville next year ~ Was involved in girls’ soccer, the rock climbing team, SWAT, and student council ~Had 1,600 Twitter followers thanks to Greyson Chance

8 ~ Is going to UW Whitewater next year ~ Favorite food is sausage pizza ~ Is a huge Brewer fan

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FarewellFondy Looking back and thinking forward, a senior’s summary of Fond du Lac High School.

Brittany Lange//Editor-in-Chief

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igh school--it’s not what you expected, is it? As a kid, I always expected it to be like the movies, but I came to find out that the cheerleaders don’t only date football players, freshmen don’t get pushed into lockers or get their heads stuck in toilets and, lastly, the students don’t break out into song and dance.

So what is high school really like? High school is a different experience for everyone. For some, it’s all about getting good grades and preparing for their future. For others, it’s about spending time with friends and living life.

Remember your first day of high school? If you went here, it was the “freshman only” day. While all of the upperclassmen were out enjoying their last free day in the sun, we were stuck in this building doing “bonding activities.” The second day was where the nervousness really kicked in. All of the students would be there, and with multiple different middle schools in Fond du Lac, we didn’t know everyone, so it was hard to tell who was a freshman and who was an upperclassman. Once you made it past those first two days, you were pretty much in the clear; it would be smooth-sailing from there on out, and, as long as you got your work done, you’d be okay.

Graduation is not only exciting, but slightly terrifying, as

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well. For most people, graduating means moving out of their parents’ house and fending for themselves. It’s a happy and sad time. If you’re graduating, it means you made it through at least thirteen years of homework and group projects, but it’s sad to say goodbye to the teachers and peers that have made the past four years of your life somewhat tolerable. I think many of us have that one teacher that we feel comfortable talking to, will joke around with or just simply admire.

Though it’s hard to part with them, they’ve been preparing for you to leave and start a new chapter in your life the whole time. Now, there are some students that I would be okay with never seeing again in my life, but I think all of us have people in our classes that we don’t necessarily hang out with, but are going to miss.

The scariest part about graduation is that we don’t know what’s next; we just have to keep going until we reach destination unknown. Sure, some of us know where we’re moving or what college we’re going to, but none of us know what our lives are going to be like in five or ten years. Just remember, every single one of us is going to make many mistakes along the way--there’s no avoiding it, but we can all succeed in life if we try.

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News Desk “I like food.”

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Laura Engebretson

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Cas Bacon News Desk

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Zoe Hayes News Desk

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“I like cats.”

“I like pizza . . . A LOT.”

Max Barbee

Entertainment Desk “I like music and movies.”

Caitlin Hernandez Entertainment Desk

“I’m really glad I decided to take print journalism. It opened up another world for me, and it’s allowed me to truly express myself and has helped me grow as a journalist.”

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Cassie Groeschl

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I yell a lot. :)”

Mitchell Albertz

Entertainment Desk “Music is my passion.

Pretty Lights over everything.”

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I also enjoy driving without shoes.

Kay Sacasa

Sports Desk

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“I am a soulless ginger.”

Matthew Smith Cardinal Columns Adviser

A special thanks to Smith for being an awesome adviser, a great teacher, and a friend to all of us. Thank you for helping us in every way you could to keep this paper a voice for the students. “Everybody has a voice and deserves to use it. Be yourself, and do all you can for others. We’re all important.”

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