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Talent showcase enables students to entertain

BY EMILY CHAIET

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BAY!S GOT TALENT: (clockwise from above) Principal Scott Neely dances with assistant principals Marianela Estripeaut, Debra Santoro-Hubert and athletic director Bill Caruso. Junior Fernando Clemente (left), junior Hector %ULJQRQH PLGGOH DQG VHQLRU 5LFN\ 5LVTXH] KROG XS WKHLU FKHFN DIWHU ZLQQLQJ ÀUVW SODFH 6HQLRU 5HJLQD 0DUWLDUHQD sings !Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood.

Singers, dancers, musicians and more came together on Nov. 15 in the auditorium to compete in PRIDE’s talent show, “Cirque de Cypress.â€? The show featured 15 performers competing to win the Ă€UVW SODFH SUL]H RI 35,'( ZKLFK stands for Promoting Relationships in Diversity through Education, donated RI WKH SURĂ€W WR WKH FKDULW\ /LYH /LNH %HOOD “I think it turned out very nice,â€? said junior Yuval Shmul, the show’s director. “There were a few glitches, but there always are.â€?

7KH Ă€UVW SODFH ZLQQHUV RI WKH VKRZ were the Funky Monks, a band that consists of guitarist/vocalist junior Fernando Clemente, bassist senior Ricky Risquez, and drummer junior Hector Brignone. “It felt amazing winning because we put everything into it,â€? Clemente said. “I wasn’t expecting the crowd to cheer the way they did.â€?

The Funky Monks performed “Bold DV /RYHÂľ E\ -LPL +HQGUL[ &OHPHQWH VDLG they wanted to pick a song that showed all of their playing styles. He said is a big fan of Jimi Hendrix. “We got together a couple of times, and we practiced until we could play it back and forth like it was nothing,â€? Clemente said.

The second place winner, who was DZDUGHG ZDV KLS KRS GDQFHU VHnior Valerie Perez, and the third place ZLQQHU ZKR ZDV DZDUGHG ZDV VHnior Justin Ritkes, who sang. “Winning felt great because there was so much competition,� Perez said.

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Diverse population comes for safety, learning, opportunities

BY ALEXA STEINLAUF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Walking through the hallways of the Bay, excitement is evident though conversations overheard about younger siblings bar and bat mitzvahs, family members’ citizenship ceremonies, and support for Venezuelan political candidates.

Compared to other high schools in the county, Cypress Bay has one of the most diverse student populations in Broward with 63 percent of its enrollment

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being designated as a minority. nority enrollment and Marjory seen one that is as unique and di“The great diversity is what Stoneman Douglas High School verse as the Bay. makes this place so great,â€? Prin- in Parkland has 38 percent total “Most schools that I have cipal Scott Neely said. “There minority enrollment. Principal been to have been very heavy in are very few commuone group, but here nities in America that it is not,â€? Mr. Nee¸(SS VM [OL VMĂ„JLYZ HYL VM KPMMLYLU[ have this. South Florly said. “It is a very ida is really the best L[OUPJP[PLZ YHJLZ HUK LHJO VUL VM mixed group. We of all worlds, which [OLT IYPUNZ V\[ [OLPY V^U ZWPYP[ š have the Colombiis why our school ans, the Venezuhas the heavy, heavy 790+, HK]PZLY 7HVSH )HYYLYH elans, the Jewish, mix.â€? the Irish, and it is To compare with two other Neely, who has been a teach- just so diverse.â€? large schools in western Bro- er and administrator at other Mr. Neely said after Hurriward County: Cooper City High schools in Broward throughout cane Andrew hit Miami, a large School has 37 percent total mi- his career, said that he has never group of Jewish families moved

to the Weston community and really developed it and started it, which is why the Bay now has a large Jewish population.

He also said that after the safety in South American countries deteriorated and families felt compelled to leave their homes there, many of them came to this area for safety. “This is why it has a heavy group of the Jewish parents and kids that have tradition and love Demographics, page 2

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School fosters diverse community Demographics from page 1

for education and what is going on,� he said. “And the Spanish community which has love for the family and festivities. But they are very much into safety, and their culture, which South Florida provides them with.�

Senior Sophie Schummer, who moved to Weston from Venezuela when she was 4 years old, said her family chose this community because of the great school system and the large Hispanic and Jewish communities. “I love it here because even though I am far away from Venezuela, there is still so much Venezuelan culture around us.

So it kind of feels like we are there, but without having to worry about our safety,� said Schummer, who is also Jewish.

Guidance director Marlene Sanders said the diverse population in the school continues to grow because families are attracted to this area because of the diversity. “The diverse population is formed by people looking at the statistics, school SURĂ€OH DQG VFKRRO JUDGHV ZKLFK DUH SXElished on the website,â€? Ms. Sanders said. “So families that are looking at a new DUHD ORRN DW WKH SURĂ€OH RI WKH VFKRRO DQG often choose to reside in the area where WKH VFKRRO KDV D JRRG SURĂ€OH DQG WKH %D\ offers a lot of opportunities and programs for students.â€?

Assistant principal Jeff Nelson said people come to the Bay because of the dedicated administration and staff that this school has.

“It is a wonderful school with dedicated and extremely talented staff that loves and adores it students, and it’s a unique environment. And I’m not sure that one exists in any other of the other schools,� he said. “It starts with Mr. Neely as our leader and it transcends to all the staff members.�

Mr. Neely said the families that want to come to the area understand that staff at the school are there for two things: education and safety. This is why the community is more prosperous than others. “There is no school that can come close to this school,� he said. “The personalities of these kids out here make it a phenomenal place to be. It’s like heaven.

The freedoms that we are able to give the students are because of what the parents have done for the kids. They have these responsibilities at home and they bring it here.�

The Bay is also the only school that has a PRIDE organization – which stands for Promoting Relationships in Diversity Education. “We wanted an organization where everyone could feel good about themselves and bring their love for their country here,� Mr. Neely said.

PRIDE adviser Paola Barerra said the whole mission of the PRIDE club is to create different events and situations in which diversity is exposed and embraced. ´$OO RI WKH RIÀFHUV DUH RI GLIIHUHQW ethnicities, races, and each one of them brings out their own spirit,� Ms. Barrera

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said. “The talent show was led by an Israeli girl, International Fest is going to be done by an American girl, and the whole club is led by a Vietnamese and Chilean girl. That is the whole idea and that is what we look for to have all different languages and cultures embraced in the club.�

Mr. Neely said the Bay also has the top demographics in the gay and lesbian community and ESE (Exceptional Student Education) community. “We have the biggest gay community in the nation because no one picks on anybody and we don’t have a bullying issue here,� he said. “We have so many ESE

kids here and they merge beautifully with XV :H GRQ¡W KDYH ÀJKWV ZLWK NLGV DQG RWKHU VFKRROV DUH KDYLQJ ÀJKWV HYHU\ day. But it is because of the kids and parents that bring forth that culture and love and history.�

Mr. Neely said the community continues to thrive because of the great diversity and the caring the Bay provides its students. “Bright people follow bright people and develop within the bright areas,� he said. “Diversity makes bright people go to diversity. The brighter you are the more diverse you are.�

‘Greased Lightning’ triumphs at robotics tournament task, and it required a lot of hard work from the team. “Making the robot, we called him The robotics team, “Greased LightQLQJ Âľ ZRQ Ă€UVW SODFH DW D WRXUQDPHQW DW Jorge, was tough. Without the help of ev6DLQW 7KRPDV RQ 1RY 2XW RI WKH ery person on the team, we would not SHRSOH RQ WKH WHDP DERXW SDUWLFLSDWHG have been as successful,â€? he said.

Giles said “Greased Lightning� comin the competition.

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Giles said there are two people concould, and I am very proud that it resulted trolling the robot during the rounds: Eric in a victory for the team,� he said.

Therathanakorn said building and De La Espirella and Peter Lee. The team programming the robot was not an easy captain, Alejandro Munoz-McDonald,

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UP FRONT: Senior Ryan Rossbach, sophomore Berret Adkins, junior Alejandro Munoz-McDonald, junior Daniel Greenberg, senior Andy Therathanakorn, senior Peter Lee, junior Tiffany Lee, senior Eric de la Espirella, sophomore Juliana Alessl and junior Max Miller were among the 20 members of the robotics team ZKR FRQWULEXWHG WR LWV ÀUVW SODFH ZLQ DW WKH 6DLQW 7KRPDV URERWLFV WRXUQDPHQW

tells them what to do with the robot. “As the captain, Alejandro strategizes with the alliance team before the match and advises the drivers during the round and reminds them of penalties,� she said.

Robot driver De La Espirella, a senior, said competing in robotics is exactly like competing in a sport.

“We have to compete under pressure, overcome obstacles we didn’t expect to occur, and have loads of practice to be ready for game day,� he said. “For someone who loves sports, it makes the experience of competing on our team that much more exuberating.�

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone was so talented. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I was going to win.â&#x20AC;?

After watching all of the performances, the audience was able to vote for its favorite act.

The performer who received the most votes was awarded the Audience Choice Award. The audience voted for freshman Tiffany Alaimo, a singer, for this prize. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really unexpected to win,â&#x20AC;? Alaimo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know they would have an Audience Choice Award.â&#x20AC;?

Alaimo sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Lastâ&#x20AC;? by Etta James. Her mom, who is a vocal coach, helped her pick the song. She said her mom and sister encouraged her to try out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really nervous, but I looked at the audience, and I thought to myself â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this is my moment,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Alaimo said.

There were not only performances by students but performances by administrators as well. Principal Scott Neely and the administrative staff closed the show with a dance routine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought the performance was pretty hilarious,â&#x20AC;? said sophomore Mario Abels.

All of the proceeds from the talent show went to Live like %HOOD D QRQ SURĂ&#x20AC;W RUJDQL]DWLRQ dedicated to ending childhood cancer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we wanted an organization dealing with a necessity which is pediatric cancer, and this charity is dedicated to that,â&#x20AC;? PRIDE adviser Paola Barrera said.

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Abels said he enjoyed the show, and he enjoyed watching the musicians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought the show was pretty good,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I liked the girl who played the harp.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Olivia Aleguas played â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landscapesâ&#x20AC;? by Gregory and the Hawk on the harp while singing for her performance. She said she practiced her piece for several months. Aleguas did not place, but she said that she loved performing and enjoyed the other acts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the other acts were so talented,â&#x20AC;? she said PRIDE adviser Claudina Fernandez said there was a lot of work that went into the show, and that there was less practice time than in previous years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had only one day to practice,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Fernandez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used to have seven or eight practices before the talent show.

Even with one practice, it still went very smoothly.â&#x20AC;?

The circus-themed decorations took two months to create.

Auditions were held in October to determine who would be competing in the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a lot we needed to do,â&#x20AC;? Shmul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We needed performers and an audience. The decorations took a really long time to make.â&#x20AC;?

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JUST DANCE: (Counterclockwise from center) Sophomore Adriana Cano dances; freshman Mason Eiss provides entertainment as a clown; junior Sebastian Pazos performs on an electric guitar with Fantaspicks; junior Layla Abdalla performs a belly dance to showcase her Egyptian heritage; the color guard take center stage; and Mr. Neely (center, in coat) and the DGPLQLVWUDWLYH VWDII SURYLGH WKH JUDQG Ă&#x20AC;QDOH IRU WKH 7DOHQW 6KRZ

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Clubs assist in elementary program Drama club and National Honor Society members volunteer at Manatee Bay to teach theater to elementary schoolers participate with children from kindergarWHQ WR ÀIWK JUDGH LQ DFWLYLWLHV VXFK DV GUDManatee Bay Elementary School in- ma, golf, soccer, debate, Pay it Forward, troduced a new after-school drama club ASL, CSI, Taste Buds, science, computprogram, “From Page to Stage,” that al- ers, Legos and poetry.

Junior Gillian Rabin, secretary of Dralows Cypress Bay students to volunteer and expose elementary school kids to ma Club and a member of NHS, was able theater and help them put on an annual to recruit about 15 volunteers from drama to help prepare the holiday show. show.

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Vital, the of us at the drama department at “People head of the Cypress.” immediateafter-school ly wanted club depart- -junior Maria Elisa Vallejo to volunteer ment at the because it’s elementary. a great thing to “This club is ofdo.” fered through The ASP After School Program enProgram (ASP) titles Manatee and with the Bay students to partnership of stay from 2-6 the drama dep.m. Volunteer partment.”

Gillian Rabin Maria Elisa Vallejo students help The After out Monday School Program works in association with Cypress Bay’s through Thursday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

“There are different volunteers for National Honor Society (NHS) members and drama department where students each day of the week,” Rabin said.

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CURTAIN CALL: Juniors Gillian Rabin and Maria Elisa Vallejo work with Manatee Bay students after school to teach them about theater. The students range from 5 to 11 years old and are part of a new after school program that is trying to teach the students about sports, language, science and theater.

Volunteers play theater games with the children before beginning to prepare for the production.

“Until we get the rights to the show, we’re just getting them accommodated to theater,” Rabin said. “We’re playing improv games with them and just getting them to feel comfortable with the idea of theater.”

This year “From Page to Stage” is presenting a holiday show called “The Holidays.” The date for the winter show has not yet been decided.

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love drama and get to teach them so that hopefully they develop the same passion as all of us at the drama department at Cypress,” volunteer Maria Elisa Vallejo said.

Ms. Sciarretti-Vital said this program allows kids to express themselves and create new friendships.

“I think it’s amazing,” Ms. SciarrettiVital said. “They can express their emotions. They’re building friendships with the high school students. Their self-esteem is blossoming.”

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SGA to host annual Lightning Oscars

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Student G ove r n m ent Association (SGA) is hostLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;IWK DQnual Lightning Oscars, which will take place on Jan. 31 in the auditorium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lightning Oscars is a mock award show that allows students to nominate other stuGHQWV RI DQ\ JUDGH OHYHO IRU VXperlative-like awards,â&#x20AC;? adviser Danielle Nascimento said.

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ROAD TO THE OSCARS: With hopes of making this year!s Lighting Oscars better than ever, sophomore Sara Brodsky paints a banner to promote the event on Jan. 31.

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National Honor Society works on holiday service projects

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helping out, especially for a good cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really wanted to participate beThe National Honor So- cause it is for a foundation that helps sick ciety (NHS) has been busy kids,â&#x20AC;? Rivas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By making tutus for participating in events and little girls that are in hospitals, NHS can service projects to help put a smile on these little girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; faces and those in need. Members help them forget, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for a second, during the holiday season the challenges that those children are fachave been able to partake in: the Angel ing.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to Emmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heart, UkleTree Project; Prestige Club: Helping Chilja is running the Salvation Army Angel dren in Need event and Emmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NHS is about our members commit- Tree Project. Within NHS, 50 members ting to service, and they have certainly â&#x20AC;&#x153;adoptedâ&#x20AC;? an angel, a child ranging from stepped up to that by being a part of the 1-18 years old. Each member was given a many events we have had so far this year,â&#x20AC;? SURĂ&#x20AC;OH RI KLV RU KHU DQJHO ZLWK JLIW UHFRPmendations. The gifts range from clothNHS adviser Shari Bush said.

Club secretary Bianka Ukleja headed ing to play furniture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Members are not required to spend the Emmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heart project, an organizaany sum, there is tion where volunno minimum, and teers create tutus, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is great to help out a great gift doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t crowns, capes and always have to be because many of us fun masks for kids expensive,â&#x20AC;? Ukleja undergoing treat- have it so good and, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The average ment for serious unfortunately, others in gift may range from illnesses or dis$10 to $20.â&#x20AC;? the community do not.â&#x20AC;? abilities in South Ukleja said the Florida.

-senior Julia Zuckerman RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV ZLOO SHUâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The organisonally bring all the zation is all about gifts to the Salvation Army Headquarters giving the superheroes and princesses undergoing treatment something to enjoy in Fort Lauderdale at the end of Decemand something that will put a smile on ber where they will be distributed to kids all over the country who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive their face,â&#x20AC;? said Ukleja, a senior.

After school on Nov. 22, 15 NHS gifts during the holidays. She said helpmembers decorated and created 30 tu- ing the community, especially during holtus for the children that will be delivered iday times, is something meaningful and to children treatment clinics across the rewarding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giving back is an important element country, including Joe DiMaggio Chilnot only of NHS, our student organizadrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Miami.

Junior Yumi Rivas stayed after school tion that prides itself on service, but also to help create the tutus and said she loved of building strong communities,â&#x20AC;? Ukeleja said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Helping out our friends, our classONLINE PHOTO EDITOR

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TUTU CUTE: (left to right) Senior Bianka Ukleja, juniors Stephanie Jacobson and Jacqueline Bush work on making tutus for the Emmy!s Heart organization.

mates and our neighbors is a wonderful way to lead by example.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Lauren Shatanof adopted an angel for the Angel Tree Project and said it is rewarding to know she will make someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday season better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel so thankful for everything that I have and love having the opportunity to giving to those less fortunate,â&#x20AC;? Shatanof said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The angel project is truly the perfect opportunity to do so.â&#x20AC;?

On Nov. 23, 35 NHS members went to CB Smith Park to partake in the annual Prestige Club: Helping Children in Need event. Prestige Club was founded to engage business leaders and promote their services to the community while organizing fundraising, charity and educational events toward the advancement of people less fortunate.

Members volunteered in the arts and crafts station, face painting, preparing and distributing lunch and socializing with the children. Club vice president Julia Zuker-

man said she enjoyed being there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always nice to help around the community when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a need,â&#x20AC;? Zuckerman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is great to help out because many of us have it so good and, unfortunately, others in the community do not.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Nicholas Lozano-Landinez attended the Helping Children in Need Event. Lozano volunteered at the event by helping to grill food and prepare for lunch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The satisfaction of allowing people to have a great holiday allows me to enjoy my own a lot more, knowing I did something for others,â&#x20AC;? Lozano said.

President Ignacio Sabate said he is thrilled with the amount of participation

by NHS and looks forward to more events this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is great to see so many members partaking and volunteering in the different events and activities,â&#x20AC;? Sabate said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited to see the member participation in the upcoming events this year.â&#x20AC;?

Social media sites, YouTube made accessible for teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; use

BY LISA BURGOA NEWS EDITOR

After years of being greeted by an â&#x20AC;&#x153;access deniedâ&#x20AC;? screen when visiting websites deemed inappropriate by the Broward County schools, teachers now have access to YouTube and certain social media sites as of Nov. 5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been getting teachers, educators and principals for years telling us that we should loosen up on the restrictions,â&#x20AC;?

VDLG FKLHI LQIRUPDWLRQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU IRU %URward County Schools Tony Hunter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just as there are bad, inappropriate things lurking around in websites like YouTube, there are a lot of educational tools that can make class time more interactive.â&#x20AC;?

Technology specialist Jason Erdman said Broward County Schools uses a FRPSDQ\ QDPHG 2SWHQHW WR Ă&#x20AC;OWHU FRQWHQW that is deemed objectionable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many applications that monitor sites teachers visit, but Optenet speFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ GLVDEOHG VLWHV DFFRUGLQJ WR NH\ words,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Erdman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So if Broward County wants teachers to steer clear RI JDPLQJ VLJKWV VLWHV WKDW DUH LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG as having games will automatically be

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Although restrictions have been lifted, applications still exist to monitor teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; web usage. ´(YHQ WKRXJK WHDFKHUV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ KDYH more freedom, there are still applications running that block sites that have inappro-

priate content,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have monitors that track where they go online, but we trust our teachers to uphold high standards in the classroom.

Spanish teacher Ester Calderon said having access to sites such as YouTube enriches the classroom experience, espe-

cially in the language department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;YouTube is really a tool that is great to use in a language class, because it pairs visuals with audio,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you present to students in a way they can see it, they get much more out of it.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Calderon said the restrictions hindered her when she tried to access tools online during her classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the problem with the restrictions was that they were broad, and they overlooked the good in trying to block out the bad,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there should be more trust in the teachers because the majority are here to do what they are paid to do, which is teach their students in the best way that they know how.â&#x20AC;?

Junior Mira Merchant said ever since the restrictions were lifted, her classes are becoming more dynamic in their use of technology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In class, my teachers are able to update the Facebook groups of their class or send us updates on Twitter,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Spanish, we could see newsreels about current events in Spanish, which makes it a lot easier to learn the language than just reading out of a textbook.â&#x20AC;?

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Teacher-student relationships must be professional Texting your friends after school: thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay. Knowing their plans on the weekends: thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay, too. But knowing what your teacher is doing on a Saturday night? Now, that is different.

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When students begin to know too much about a teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal life, an unprofessional atmosphere is created inside the classroom. It is okay for students to know if their teachers are married and how many kids they have, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not apSURSULDWH WR NQRZ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F GHWDLOV DERXW their love lives. A teacher must always be treated with respect and viewed as an DXWKRULW\ Ă&#x20AC;JXUH E\ VWXGHQWV DW DOO WLPHV +RZHYHU WKDW FDQ EHFRPH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW ZKHQ a student becomes too comfortable with a teacher.

It is vital that the classroom is an environment where students feel comfortable, but also where teachers are treated with authority. It is not right for a student to know so much about a teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal life that the relationship in the classroom becomes more like a friendship.

If students get to know their teachers too well, the students will begin to take their teachers less seriously and will stop treating them with respect. The role of the teacher is to provide students with an abundance of knowledge and guidance in their studies, but also always be viewed as a professional. Students should feel comfortable talking to their teachers about school and getting advice on college, but they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be asking their teachers for help with romantic relationships and friendships. This line between the teach- but it also causes the teacher to play favorer and student ites, which makes can be blurred other students feel Bottom Line: Teachers should when phone uncomfortable. numbers are not be sharing details about The students e x c h a n g e d their personal lives with who are not as close and personal to the teacher are lives become students. not acknowledged too involved. as much, which creThis not ates an environment of intimidation, and only creates an unprofessional situation, may cause the students to participate less

Flash of brilliance

YES Students should be required to sell candy boxes in the clubs in which they are voluntarily participating. It is an essential tool in learning for certain classes and clubs. The requirement to sell candy gives students a glimpse into the future and into the business world. For instance, in DECA, students have to sell canG\ IRU D JUDGH 6RPH PD\ Ă&#x20AC;QG WKLV outrageous, but it forces students to take part in the exercise. Without being required or getting a grade for selling the full box of candy, many students wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t participate. Selling the candy is part of the learning process in these certain classes and clubs. When the student decides to take DECA or any other class or club that requires selling candy, the student also takes on the responsibility that comes with it. Students should have to put in the effort and practice to be better prepared for the future in business.

- Amanda Masaro

ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA MUNEVAR

in class discussions and activities. This can impact the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance in the classroom and can negatively affect their grades.

Of course, when a student spends over DQ KRXU ZLWK D WHDFKHU Ă&#x20AC;YH GD\V D ZHHN D strong relationship should be established.

However, this relationship should consist of academic knowledge, advice and support, with a boundary put up where per-

Should students be forced to sell candy boxes?

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Students in DECA classes are required to sell a certain amount of candy for their grades. Should this be the case? The Circuit asked two of its staff writers to express their opinion.

sonal life becomes involved.

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NO Students should not be forced to sell candy boxes. Time and time again, students are forced to lug around these huge boxes, along with a heavy backpack and textbooks, trying to sell over 50 pieces of candy for a club that will, according to the president, â&#x20AC;&#x153;fall apartâ&#x20AC;? if the candy isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sold in a short amount of time. Many WLPHV VWXGHQWV Ă&#x20AC;QG WKHPVHOYHV VHOOLQJ FDQG\ ER[HV IRU IRXU RU Ă&#x20AC;YH GLIferent clubs, each one as important as WKH RWKHU (YHQ ZRUVH VWXGHQWV Ă&#x20AC;QG themselves having to dig into their own pockets to pay for the candy, just to get the money in on time and avoid having an obligation that can prevent students from graduating.

Burdening students with this responsibility when many of them already have an abundance of homework, a job and family obligations isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right, especially when a club is supposed to be fun.

- Leah Reich

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Wait for college decisions is too long

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A couple hundred thousand other se- in my case, that there is still a few more niors and I are currently in the midst of months to go before I hear back from the one of the longest, most excruciating schools where I truly want to go.

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With the Early Decision feature, a get into our dream school until the climax of our senior year, only a few months be- student is binding in his selection to that fore we move out of our childhood homes school, meaning he must attend if admitted. It is basicalforever. ly like signing a I am not gocontract. In regard ing to lie: my In a perfect world, the to Early Action, motivation this majority of colleges would VWXGHQWV VWLOO Ă&#x20AC;QG school year has out quite early on Ă XFWXDWHG IURP offer Early Decision or whether or not they time to time, Early Action. get in, but they are with my thinknot locked into going, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, if I get ing to that school. into this school, This second one is there is nearly not as much pressure to pull off amazing grades.â&#x20AC;? However, with the ideal circumstance.

So, as the endless wait continues, trythe way that the system is set up, that will not be the case for most seniors un- ing to avoid â&#x20AC;&#x153;senioritisâ&#x20AC;? seems to loom as til around springtime. There seems to be a larger issue than ever before. The way I such an enormous amount of time in be- look at it, senior year is divided into three tween the moment we hit submit until the periods. The very stressed out period, ZKLFK ZDV DOO RI Ă&#x20AC;UVW TXDUWHU DV , KDG WR moment where we learn the answer.

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And by around the time spring break school should participate in the rolling admission feature, where the student gets rolls around, I hope to be in the relaxed a response within a few weeks of when- portion of my last year as a student at Cypress Bay, where I optimistically ever he completes his application.

While this would obviously reduce the will know I get admitted into my dream wait time by a couple of months, saying schools, letting go of any pressure and not that loads of pressure would be taken off having to play any more mind games that of seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; minds is a large understate- I have had to play all the way up to that ment. This wait seems to be never end- point. ing, and the worst part about it is, at least

The decision was simple for me at pate in school sports, purchase their own the time. Finishing eighth grade at Fal- novels for English class, or even genercon Cove Middle School, I had the option ously provide their teachers with in-class to either attend Cypress Bay or enroll in supplies, might be surprised with the American Heritage on a half scholarship. amount they end up spending after itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s I heard of the slight differences in col- added up. lege admittances of seniors between the Not only are students paying for netwo schools, and with out-of-state college cessities in school and, at times, luxuries, aspirations already seeded in my young they are also bombarded with student and mind, I knew the right decision was to school-run marketing schemes aimed at take the public school route and save as selling students non-essentials. much money for my parents as possible Just two weeks ago, I sat through an so they could fund my college education. hour of an â&#x20AC;&#x153;important senior meetingâ&#x20AC;?

Little did I know, however, attending pub- KHOG LQ WKH DXGLWRULXP GXULQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW KRXU lic school would have a comparable price that included 10 minutes of valuable cap tag to about a year of a half-funded pri- and gown information and 40 minutes vate school educaof endless othtion. er marketing Attending public school In retrospect, schemes to get since just the be- ^V\SK OH]L H JVTWHYHISL high school stuginning of this price tag to about a year dents to buy outyear, I have spent VM H OHSM M\UKLK WYP]H[L of-style senior upwards of $800 branded apparel on things such as school education. from the seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; paying club dues, cap and gown buying school supproviding company. plies (namely calculators), getting AP reCompared to private school, pubview books (given to private school stu- lic school has cost less, no doubt, and I dents for free), buying a parking lot pass, am not advocating private school by any ordering class shirts, ordering gradua- means, but the hidden expenses that come tion cap and gown, participating in fund- ZLWK EHLQJ D VWXGHQW DW &\SUHVV %D\ GHĂ&#x20AC;raisers, attending football games, going nitely add up. Combine all of the small to homecoming, and taking senior por- payments mentioned above with the high traits. property tax that comes with living in Add in other planned expenses for this Weston, which funds our school, and sudyear, such as graduation cords and prom denly attending Cypress Bay has become tickets, and it would be a decent estimate a costly four years. to calculate that I might be paying $1,2008QIRUWXQDWHO\ DV D VHQLRU , KDYH Ă&#x20AC;J$1,500 toward my public high school ex- ured this out too late in my high school perience. Multiply that by four years and experience. But Cypress Bay students add up any other expenses, and suddenly PLJKW Ă&#x20AC;QG LW EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO WR DYRLG EX\LQJ a Cypress Bay student might be paying up things that can be considered school luxto $6,000 (a year of tuition to American uries, such as class gear or review books, Heritage on a half scholarship) on typical while keeping in mind their enormous expenses to the school. college price tag that becomes a harsh Along with the occasional club dues reality for about 1,000 Cypress Bay stuand school events, students who partici- dents each year.

(MĂ&#x201E;YTH[P]L (J[PVU PZ V\[KH[LK Intended to provide equal opportunities for members of minority groups and women in education and employment and begun during the 1960s Civil 5LJKWV 0RYHPHQW $IĂ&#x20AC;UPDWLYH $FWLRQ LV QRW EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO IRU DQ\RQH LQYROYHG LQ WKH college application process. $V FRPSHWLWLRQ LQWHQVLĂ&#x20AC;HV IRU FROOHJH admissions, a meek check of a box under the ethnicity portion of an application can drastically change a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance of being admitted, which is completely absurd.

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lose 50 SAT points.

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iansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; income is. Therefore, the applicants just for the sake of raising minority perwho need the aid will receive it. If the col- centages? lege needs to know what the ethnic breakIn Malcolm Gladwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;David down of its admitted students is, then it and Goliath,â&#x20AC;? Gladwell attests that being should send out an additional survey after a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small Fish in a Big Pondâ&#x20AC;? actually dethe decisions are released asking for that creases performance. He writes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Accordinformation. ing to the law professor Richard Sander, Ethnicity shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a determinant more than half of all African-American of being accepted law students in the Unitversus denied to a While the purpose of ed States â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 51.6 percent college for a white â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are in the bottom 10 male who earned (MĂ&#x201E;YTH[P]L (J[PVU ^HZ percent of their law a 1490 on his SAT entirely genuine, the school class and almost (1600-point scale) concept is a three-quarters fall in the versus an Africanbottom 20 percent.â&#x20AC;? So American male half-century outdated. QRW RQO\ LV $IĂ&#x20AC;UPDWLYH who earned a 1270, Action lowering the inwho both grew up in the same socioeco- telligence standard of the school, but also nomic status. itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demoralizing and hurting those who Being admitted into any college should are supposed to be helped. If students be something that the students earned arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t properly placed, then their self-esbased on their own merits rather than teem is going to suffer from the consewhich background they were born into; quences of being in the bottom percentile this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 19th century England where so- of their classes. cial classes determine roles in society.

Today, when a college degree is es,URQLFDOO\ $IĂ&#x20AC;UPDWLYH $FWLRQ FDXVHV sentially required for a stable career, not more discrimination because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saying earning a degree from the university for that African-Americans and Hispanics which a student is suitable just because of need the bonus, Asian-Americans are too race is utterly ridiculous. smart and whites donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve anything.

Although having a great grandma who But what really doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sense is if a endured discrimination and racism may university wants to keep its student body in some way slightly affect a student, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m up to its intelligence standard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and I positive a 200-point curve on the SAT could never see why they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x201C; why wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the best way to compensate would it accept a lower level of students for that.

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Food allergies have made me more aware

I am the one who wears a Medic-Alert bracelet. I am the one who has a potentially fatal food allergy that has sent me to the emergency room numerous times.

The one who has actually had true, fullblown, anaphylactic attacks in real and simulated settings. In my classroom, in my family, in my town, sometimes it feels as if I am the only one, ever.

But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not actually the case. One out of every 25 Americans has a food allergy. At least, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read when I volunteer at at the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) walks for Food Allergy.

From a young age, my parents had to pack me an extra pair of clothes everywhere I went. They also needed clothes for themselves as well. Why? Because before being diagnosed with my food allergy at the age of 2, I was sick all the time.

Projectile vomiting everywhere (sorry for putting that idea in your head) and my parents were forced to adapt. My food allergy hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only changed the way I live, but the lives of all around me.

By the time I turned 14, my allergen levels to soy had gone down and I had not had a serious reaction of any kind in a year. My allergist decided it was time for a â&#x20AC;&#x201C; insert scary music here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;food challenge.â&#x20AC;?

At the time, when I told some of my classmates about the food challenge, they thought I was preparing for a competitive eating contest. Contrary to how much I would have enjoyed that, I was set up in a hospital room at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City for a double-blind food challenge that consisted of nurses feeding me tiny bites of chicken every 15 minutes, some of which contained soy and some which did not, although no one in the room knew which was which.

Almost immediately I became congested and my eyes started to itch. My face puffed up, my eyes became swollen, DQG , EHJDQ WR KDYH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW\ EUHDWKLQJ I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what was happening, and it seemed like the monitors all were going off signaling that my pressure was dropping and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting enough oxygen.

In reaction to this, my face was covered with an oxygen mask, I was injected with an EpiPen and I was given steroids.

Unfortunately, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass the challenge and ended up having an anaphylacWLF DWWDFN WKDW GD\ ,I , KDGQ¡W KDG TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG people around me able to tell that I was unresponsive, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what would have happened.

Since my allergy attack during the double blind challenge, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to look at my allergy as less of an obstacle and more just a part of me. I want to help other people come to terms with their allergies, because I am not the only one.

In addition to participating in this research program, I have also worked on the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (FAAN) Teen Advisory Panel helping to educate other young adults living with food allergies. I have been team captain for over six years at the annual FAAN (now FARE) walks in Miami, where I have raised over $2,500 to help purchase EpiPens and other necessary medications for those who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as fortunate as I to have access to these life-saving items.

My allergy has become an ever-present thing in my life. At camp, I carried around a fanny pack with two EpiPens and Benadryl. At school, I carry two EpiPens in my backpack. At restaurants, I carry them in a purse along with specially made food allergy awareness cards that clarify what I can and cannot consume. I wear a Medic-Alert bracelet. I might as well have the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;anaphylac-

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;ANNAâ&#x20AC;?-PHYLACTIC: (Above) Schifter registers participants for the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) walk. (Below) She was awarded as one of the top fundraisers.

ticâ&#x20AC;? stamped on my forehead.

These are things I do to help make others aware. If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take these precautions, I could face life-threatening situations.

Though this experience of being a teen ZLWK DOOHUJLHV WR VR\ DQG Ă&#x20AC;VK KDV EHHQ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW , WKLQN LW KDV RIIHUHG PH PRUH DGvantages rather than disadvantages. My allergies have helped me learn new things about myself, and not just what an anaphylactic attack feels like. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what makes

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me different, even if it makes me feel out of place, shy, and uncomfortable at times.

I have learned through my struggles to focus on not just my allergies, but also my need to help others, my drive to be a conscientious person and my passion for learning. It has taught me to persevere.

If it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for this, I would never have participated in all of the programs that I do. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as skilled at adjusting to different situations. For this, I am thankful.

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Store employees experience Black Friday

BY MEREDITH SHELDON ONLINE FEATURES EDITOR

After eating his last bite of turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, senior Noah Schtupak headed straight to bed to rest before his 12 hour shift at Calvin Klein in Sawgrass Mills Mall.

While crazed shoppers from around the nation scavenge the shelves of stores during the annual Black Friday frenzy, employees learn to cope with the stress of working long shifts during this shopping extravaganza. ´:KHQ , Ă&#x20AC;UVW VWDUWHG P\ VKLIW LW ZDVQ¡W that packed because it was 5 in the morning,â&#x20AC;? Schtupak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the crazy shoppers attacked Sawgrass the night before, but during my shift, the store got the busiest around 3-5 p.m. I left work at 5 p.m. when the line for the register started looking like waiting to go on a Disney ride.â&#x20AC;?

After working an eight-hour shift IURP D P WR S P DW ,7¡68*$5 DOVR DW 6DZJUDVV 0LOOV VHQLRU /DXUHQ 5H\Qolds said she was beyond exhausted. ´6LQFH LW¡V D FDQG\ VWRUH LW ZDV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ D PHVV Âľ 5H\QROGV VDLG ´,W ZDV UHally stressful compared to any normal day. The line basically wrapped around the store even though we opened an extra register. I had been running around the whole time, so I was exhausted. After constantly stocking the shelves, running the register, helping consumers and picking up, it had been a long day and I passed out once I got home.â&#x20AC;?

Schtupak said all 200 employees at Calvin Klein were required to work on Black Friday. He said he was furious when he found out he was scheduled such a long shift.

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After working a seven-hour shift on Black Friday in years past, senior Kadie Brauner said she expected to be working

on the holiday, but was not thrilled when informed about her lengthy shift. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I worked Black Friday last year, so I knew I would be this year but I was not happy that I got a nine and a half hour closing shift,â&#x20AC;? said Brauner, who works at Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse at Sawgrass. ´7KH PRVW ,¡YH HYHU ZRUNHG ZDV VHYHQ KRXUV VR WKLV ZDV WKH ORQJHVW VKLIW ,¡YH HYHU ZRUNHG ,W ZDVQ¡W WKDW EDG EHFDXVH , was the cashier the whole time.â&#x20AC;?

Brauner said she received a little break during her shift to recuperate from the

hectic chaos in the store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got one 30 minute break, and I felt relieved and relaxed,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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5H\QROGV VDLG ´,W ZDV D QHZ H[SHULHQFH DQG , GLGQ¡W NQRZ ZKDW WR H[SHFW VR LW GHIinitely was exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time.â&#x20AC;? :KHQ KLV VKLIW Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ FRQFOXGHG Schtupak said he was relieved and exhausted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was so happy when my shift was over,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had my mom pick me up, because there was no way I was going to drive in the mess that is Sawgrass on Black Friday. After driving through Chick Fil A, I went home and straight to bed and took a very long nap.â&#x20AC;? %UDXQHU VDLG VKH ZRXOGQ¡W PLQG ZRUNing on Black Friday again since she is well experienced with managing an extensive shift and massive crowds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Considering it was my second time, I would work it again,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The FXVWRPHUV ZHUHQ¡W FUD]\ WKHUH ZHUH MXVW so many of them. I was happy to leave, though.â&#x20AC;?

Despite the exhaustion at the compleWLRQ RI KHU VKLIW 5H\QROGV VDLG VKH ZDV fortunate she experienced working on Black Friday because of the valuable lesson it taught her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It taught me that people are sometimes very scary and vicious when it comes to getting good bargains; however, ,¡P KDSS\ , H[SHULHQFHG LW DOO DW WKH HQG RI the day,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also made me realize how close the holidays are and that is very exciting.â&#x20AC;?

Holiday spirit spreads across campus through festive traditions among students and clubs

BY SABRINA GAGGIA PHOTO EDITOR

December is a month full of gift giving, class parties, cool weather and a twoweek break. And with the season comes holiday activities such as dressing up and different types of gift exchanges.

Junior Cril Lahrssen celebrates a weeklong Secret Santa with her friends during the month of December while members of the soccer team and students in American Sign Language (ASL) Club have their own ways of marking the season.

Every year, at the beginning of December, Lahrssen said she and about 15 of her friends get together to organize WKHLU DQQXDO 6DQWD WR FHOHEUDWH /DKUVVHQ¡V favorite holiday. ´:H OLNH WR JHW WRJHWKHU EHFDXVH LW¡V such a fun way to spend time with friends and give each other gifts,â&#x20AC;? Lahrssen said. ´,W¡V D UHDOO\ JUHDW ZD\ WR VKRZ KRZ PXFK we really know each other.â&#x20AC;?

Lahrssen said every day for a week everyone in the Secret Santa gives each other small gifts. By the end of the week participants can usually guess who their Secret Santa is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spending time with my friends makes the holidays so much better,â&#x20AC;? Lahrssen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It extends the amount of celebrating we do with people we love.â&#x20AC;?

The girls varsity soccer team also bonds throughout the holidays by participating in an annual Secret Santa. ´,W¡V VR IXQ EHFDXVH \RX JHW WR VFKRRO HDUO\ WR GHFRUDWH \RXU SHUVRQ¡V ORFNHU ¾

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Huchler said during the week of their other,â&#x20AC;? said Aguirre, a senior.

Lahrssen and her friends also gave SeSecret Santa most soccer players will Ă&#x20AC;QG WKHLU ´PLQLÂľ JLIWV HLWKHU LQ WKH ORFN- cret Santa a little bit of a change up. Junior er rooms, class, practice or on their cars. Fabiana Leon, a friend of Lahrssen who At the end of the week the team goes to is involved in the Secret Santa, said she VRPHRQH¡V KRXVH DQG WKH\ H[FKDQJH WKH is excited for it to start because she loves â&#x20AC;&#x153;bigâ&#x20AC;? gifts, which have a limit of about participating. ´,W¡V VR IXQ EHFDXVH LQVWHDG RI GRLQJ LW $25 to $30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really helps us bond because some- the original way, we changed it up a little WLPHV \RX SLFN VRPHRQH \RX¡UH QRW DV bit. Instead of saying who your person is, close with so the Secret Santa will let you you imitate them and they have to guess JHW WR NQRZ WKHP EHWWHU Âľ VKH VDLG ´,W¡V who they are which makes the whole experience so much also really fun to funnier,â&#x20AC;? Leon see how your teamsaid. mates know you â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to get together ASL Club adbecause the gifts because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a fun viser Stefanie you get usually Love said the holcorrelate with your way to spend time with friends and give each iday social is alpersonality.â&#x20AC;? ways a great way ASL is hosting a other gifts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really for club members &KLQHVH *UDE %DJ to bond. a different gift giv- great way to show how ´,W¡V VXFK D ing activity, for its much we really know each EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO HYHQW club members on other.â&#x20AC;? because it helps Dec. 18. the kids in ASL Secretary of -junior Cril Lahrssen I and II meet and ASL Estefania bond with those Aguirre said ChiQHVH *UDE %DJ LV D JDPH LQ ZKLFK HYHU\- LQ KLJKHU OHYHO RI $6/ VLQFH LW¡V VR H[FOXone participating must bring a wrapped sive,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Love said.

Not only do students take on gift givJLIW 0HPEHUV VLW LQ D FLUFOH DQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW person chooses a wrapped gift and un- ing activities but also holiday apparel. Sewraps it. Then the people continue to nior Samara Stolzenberg is always sure to pick going in a clockwise direction with be wearing holiday socks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My friend got me into wearing holithe option of picking a new gift or taking

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!TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY: Senior Mackenzie Leider participates in holiday festivities by sporting festive socks. Other forms of celebration are Secret Santa and Chinese Grab Bag exchanges.

day socks last year,â&#x20AC;? Stolzenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ORYH WKHP EHFDXVH WKH\¡UH VR IXQ DQG IHVtive, also people compliment me on them a lot.â&#x20AC;?

Stolzenberg said she has socks for 6W 3DWULFN¡V 'D\ 9DOHQWLQH¡V 'D\ +DOloween and Christmas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wear them year round,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can wear them with my high top Converse, over my leggings, with my boots and even for soccer practice with my Nikes.â&#x20AC;? ,W¡V MXVW RQH PRUH ZD\ WR PDUN WKH KROLday season.

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Tutors run businesses while excelling in school

BY EMILY CHAIET

Blue Owl Tutors, Grade A Tutoring and You Ask We Tutor are all tutoring companies created and run by students at Cypress Bay. This trend shows that students are combining their content area knowledge with their business skills to get some real-world work experience.

Junior Yuval Shmul said she created Blue Owl Tutors after receiving many tutoring requests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In ninth grade I used to tutor on my own, but I got too many people for me to tutor, so I made the company when I was a sophomore,â&#x20AC;? Shmul said.

Her company tutors in math, science, social studies and English. She said the tutors in her company are smart, educated and tops in their class. The requirements to be a tutor are to excel in school subjects, be responsible and be dedicated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting about our company is itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to learn from a student who took the same class,â&#x20AC;? Shmul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less like teaching and more like mentoring.â&#x20AC;?

The prices from all of the tutoring companies are similar. They charge $25 for an hour of tutoring and $10 for each additional half hour. Shmul said tutoring is a great way for students to earn money and help others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are trying to build a connection

with our students,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO H[SHULHQFH Âľ Seniors Nicolas Lozano and Gerardo Parraga created the company Grade A Tutoring this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been tutoring for three years, and I worked for another company before starting my own with Gerardo,â&#x20AC;? Lozano said. /R]DQR LV LQ FKDUJH RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO part of the company, and Parraga is in charge of booking the clients and hiring tutors. Lozano said they made the company to help and teach others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The person can connect better with a student, and it helps tutors because they learn responsibility and life skills,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, by teaching and talking, even the tutors further understand the material.â&#x20AC;?

Bay alumnus Joshua Pincus began his company three years ago. He bought it from Bay alumnus Jay Schechtman, who had originally started the company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was in college at the time, and he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really doing anything with the company,â&#x20AC;? senior Anna Pincus said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We bought it and made something out of it.â&#x20AC;?

Pinucs said she has expanded the company since buying it. You Ask We Tutor, is now running in four cities in South Florida: Weston, Davie, Cooper City and Southwest Ranches.

Pincus said having a student tutor is

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EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO EHFDXVH VWXGHQW WXWRUV DUH UHlatable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is much easier to relate to someone the same age,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, the students who are doing the tutoring recently took the course, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fresh in their minds.â&#x20AC;?

Laszlo Nagy, a math tutor and math teacher at the Bay, said he is a huge fan of student tutoring companies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really believe there is a place for all

of these levels of service,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Nagy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different level of engagement as to when a private tutor comes in.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Nagy said he has referred students to student-run tutoring companies. He said that referring students to other students depends on their needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately the goal is to improve student performance,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Nagy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students are a very valuable part of the success story.â&#x20AC;?

Technology yields new ways to cheat

BY LISA BURGOA NEWS EDITOR

Quaking anxiously in her seat, sophomore Rachel (who wishes to remain anonymous due to the nature of this story) darts her eyes across the room to make sure the coast is clear during an English vocabulary test. After ensuring the teacher is safely on the other side of the room, she slowly rolls up her sleeves to expose the answers scrawled in black Sharpie across her arms.

Although Rachel said she now tries to refrain from cheating after some close brushes with getting caught, she still sometimes yields to the pressure of keeping up academically with her peers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever I do it, I feel nervous because I know that teachers become extremely angry and give the cheater a zero and call their parents,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But everybody wants good grades even without studying, and the immediate risk seems like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outweighed for a moment.â&#x20AC;?

Although she said teachers take all the precautions they can, Rachel said cheating is still very pervasive in her classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see kids writing answers on their arms and thighs and ankles and peeking at them during a test or using cheat sheets they hide under other paper,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the time, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simply just looking at other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s papers.â&#x20AC;?

AP Psychology teacher Wendi

Giallombardo said students cave in to cheating due to the stress of performing well in school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the times itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the stress and pressure that drives them to do it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the seven period schedule, kids can potentially have seven tests in one day, especially if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking multiple APs. They may resort to choosing only a few tests to prepare for so they cheat in the others because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel prepared.â&#x20AC;?

Even after 20 years of experience as a math teacher, assistant principal Marianela Estripeaut said she still doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have D GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLYH GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLRQ RI FKHDWLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a gray area, as with everything,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a student comes out of a test and tells another student â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh my goodness, that test was so hard,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; some people will not constitute it as cheating, and other people will. I think where you draw the line is really when information is passed from one person to the next.â&#x20AC;?

If left untended, cheating can have broader repercussions beyond high school, Ms. Estripeaut said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unethical behavior becomes a habit,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the span of things, the shortterm problem is that you got through a postsecondary education and you get caught and are expelled, since most have a zero tolerance policy on cheating. But long-term problems are that ultimately

people forget they are learners and that ZH OHDUQ VR WKDW RQH GD\ ZH IXOĂ&#x20AC;OO D UROH in society. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a doctor and you have lives in your hands, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d want someone who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go through life cutting corners.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Giallombardo said technology is compounding new methods students use to cheat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody now has a cellphone that has Internet access, and they can look up information when a teacher is not looking and put it on their tests,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody has a cell phone that has a camera, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been so many incidents where kids snap a picture and pass it along. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably even some creative ways students cheat using their phone that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet know about.â&#x20AC;?

Rachel said technology has caused the temptation to cheat to grow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With kids always on their phones, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really impossible to stop cheating,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phones basically have everything you need to cheat on a test, and whenever I panic about a test, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost too easy to take a peek on my phone.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Estripeaut said cheatingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consequences depended on a discipline matrix formulated by Broward County Schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When cheating occurs, a referral is written, so it has its documentation that GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ JRHV LQWR \RXU UHFRUG Âľ VKH VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has to be entered into the system where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s registered permanently. There is a dis-

cipline matrix from the county has all the different infractions students commit and their consequences, and it varies depending on the infraction and how often it has occurred before what the degree of discipline is, ranging from indoor to outdoor suspensions.â&#x20AC;?

Cheating, if reported to an honor society, results in immediate expulsion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the National Honor Society. We demand honor,â&#x20AC;? NHS Shari Bush said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We demand for kids to be held accountable for their actions. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really no place for cheaters.â&#x20AC;?

Despite this, Ms. Estripeaut said after the punishment is administered, teachers shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold grudges with cheaters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you do something, you receive the consequence for it, but tomorrow is another day and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect you to make the same mistake again and we just move on from there,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It never severed any relationships because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for a teacher to have relationships with the student and for the students to continue to learn from the teacher and to not have one incident devastate the entire educational experience. Whoeverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fault it is, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter. But you issue the consequences. Like everything in life, people make mistakes and feel the consequences and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard, but then life goes on.â&#x20AC;?

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Northeastern University has been ranked No. 10 in the nation in undergraduate entrepreneurship education and is located in Boston. Elizabeth Cheron is the ,QWHULP 'LUHFWRU RI WKH 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH of Undergraduate Admissions at the university. She spoke to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? Alyssa Levin via email about the school.

What opportunities does Northeastern University provide for prospective students?

First, students at Northeastern have the chance to chart their own path by combining different academic areas and by

FUHDWLQJ D VFKHGXOH WKDW UHĂ HFWV their academic goals. Second, we have students who have had international experiences in 114 different countries around the globe. Finally, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our belief that learning happens best at the intersection of theory and practice.

When students put their knowledge to the test through research, service learning, global experiences or through our signature co-op program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with six month, full-time work experiences â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they can apply what they have learned in the classroom, but they also bring back to the classroom real world examples that amplify their learning.

What type of student is Northeastern University best suited for?

Northeastern attracts a wide variety of students but a few of the traits that stand out are students who are passionate, a bit adventurous, intellectually curious and excited to make an impact on the world around them.

What is the campus atmosphere like?

1RUWKHDVWHUQ¡V FDPSXV Ă&#x20AC;QGV a unique balance between having a traditional, residential campus with green-space and tree-lined paths but also being right in the heart of downtown Boston. With

340 student organizations, 18 Division 1 varsity sports, 43 club sports and 31 intramurals, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always something happening on campus.

Do you have any suggestions for students who are considering Northeastern University?

First, come and visit campus.

Second, continue to work hard inside and outside of school, but DOVR Ă&#x20AC;QG EDODQFH ZLWKLQ \RXU schedule and activities. That balance will be different for every student, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a happy, well-adjusted student youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be more successful in the admis-

sion process no matter where you land. Lastly, do your research and ask questions. :KDW DUH WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV RI \RXU location?

Boston is truly Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best college town. Each September, 250,000 college students come to school in Boston, which makes it unlike any other city in the world in the way in which it caters to young people. There are plenty of cool activities around the city, as well as free events and student discounts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great walking city but also offers amazing public transportation with the subway and bus system.

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BY BRITTANY ZEIDEL ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR

College-bound seniors who applied early to college are anxiously awaiting word back on admissions decisions, expected to be released starting on Dec. 15.

An â&#x20AC;&#x153;earlyâ&#x20AC;? applicant is one who applies to colleges through Early Decision or Early Action with an earlier deadline but also with an earlier response. Those who apply through Early Decision and are accepted are committed to attending the school, whereas Early Action is not binding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most schools say that students have a better chance of being accepted if they apply Early Decision or Early Action,â&#x20AC;?

BRACE adviser Shari Bush said.

Mrs. Bush said Bay seniors typically have applied this way to Emory, Georgetown, University of Chicago, Duke, Stanford, Harvard and Princeton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early applicantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decisions are released at various times, Dec. 15 is a big decision day for multiple schools,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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ing. A student may be accepted, deferred or rejected and different steps are taken depending on each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s received decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Accepted [through Early Decision] means they are committed to that school and should go. Deferred means they are still being considered and should send [the college] any updates to their application that would make them a stronger candidate and rejected means it is time to move on and look at other schools,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Bush said.

Senior Gerardo Parraga applied

to Duke University in North Carolina through Early Decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I applied early because there is no place I would rather study and spend the next four years of my life than at Duke,â&#x20AC;?

Parraga said.

As the release date of early admission decisions approaches, Parraga said he is hoping for the best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I am not accepted, I understand that it was not meant to be and that I will have a great four years at some other school,â&#x20AC;?

Parraga said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I were to get accepted, words wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to describe my

emotions. It would make me feel like everything Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done up to now was worth it.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Samantha Harris applied to University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill through Early Action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed to choose the binding option because of the fact that one must attend that school [if accepted],â&#x20AC;?

Harris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to keep my options open when making one of the most important decisions of my life.â&#x20AC;?

Harris said she is aware of the many options that can come out of applying early to a college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I get accepted Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to think about all of my other options, like the other schools I may get into, and which one is WKH EHVW Ă&#x20AC;W EXW RI FRXUVH ,¡G OLNH WR DWWHQG UNC the most out of all of the schools I applied to,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get accepted, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be really upset but it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the end of the world. And if I get deferred, I can only hope for the best.â&#x20AC;?

Also in the information compiled by Mrs. Bush, it is recommended that a student who desires to apply early should reVHDUFK WKDW VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F FROOHJH H[WHQVLYHO\ EH DEVROXWH WKDW LW LV KLV KHU Ă&#x20AC;UVW FKRLFH make sure it matches the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preferences academically, socially and geographically. The student should meet or H[FHHG WKH DGPLVVLRQV SURĂ&#x20AC;OH DQG KDYH DQ academic record that has been consistently solid over time.

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Where are they now?

Alumni Strike

Jake Miller Class of 2011

Rapper headlines on national tour

BY ILANA SPERLING ONLINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Waking up on his tour bus to the sound of screaming fans has become normal for Bay alumnus, rapper Jake Miller, who is currently in the middle of headlining his second national tour. After graduating in 2011, Miller said he took a great risk and has no regrets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I graduated high school, I took a year off, I got accepted to seven or eight schools but I turned them down,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to see where[music] would get me. I made a deal with my parents that after one year, if this didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out I would go back to school and start as a freshman.â&#x20AC;?

On Nov. 5 he released the hip-hop and rap album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Us Against Them,â&#x20AC;? which hit No. 26 on the Billboard charts within WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZHHN DQG 0LOOHU DQQRXQFHG ODVW week that he signed a record deal with Warner Bros. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels amazing. I hear â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Collideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the radio every few days and I still havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten used to it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next year Warner Bros. will take what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve built and blow it up to a larger scale.â&#x20AC;?

After graduation, Miller said his friends went off to college and he locked himself in his room all summer writing raps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went in different paths. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re experiencing the social fraternity life, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m working on my music,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not more grown up or more mature. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different life. I love when my friends come on tour with me.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Jenny Miller, said she loves visiting her brother on tour, and his fame has caused her family to bond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By Jake getting more and more famous, my familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bond has grown even stronger than it was. Some of my favorite weekends are the ones my parents and me VSHQG Ă \LQJ XS WR VHH -DNH SHUIRUP LQ D different city each time,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Jenny said she has learned many lessons from her brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success has taught me so many things,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has showed me how far a dream can take you if you are passionate and determined to succeed.

It also taught me never to give up.â&#x20AC;?

Starting out singing locally and moving on to a national tour to 43 different cities has been an amazing experience, Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a while I was performing in my KRPH WRZQ EXW ERRNLQJ P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW WRXU LV what turned everything around,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It opened my eyes, having soldout shows was new to me.â&#x20AC;?

Miller said some of his favorite things are seeing fans with his lyrics tattooed on their bodies, and when his friends visit him on tour. The most popular lyrics tattooed are from his song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Alright.â&#x20AC;?

The lyrics are: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got life, I got love, I got faith and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough. We feel sorry, we feel pain, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sunshine after rain, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m alright.â&#x20AC;?

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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: (clockwise from top) Rapper Jake Miller performs on his headlining tour. Miller poses in Colorado to promote his new album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Us Against Them.â&#x20AC;? Miller and his sister Jenny, a senior at the Bay, celebrate his record deal with Warner Bros. on Nov. 18.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This experience has changed everything about me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a whole new set of best friends that are on the road with me. But I really like when friends from home come. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great when they see screaming fans. They arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t used to it.â&#x20AC;?

When Miller is not on tour, he lives the life of a normal adult who just turned 21.

He spends time with his girlfriend, who also attended the Bay and now goes to Florida Atlantic University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wake up, go to the gym, and eat Chipotle,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a girlfriend, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m with her as much as possible. And I have family dinners.â&#x20AC;?

Miller said the person who inspired him the most in high school was English and creative writing teacher Joyce Seigel, and if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for her class he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be where he is today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started writing music for a project in Mrs. Seigelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class where I had to turn poems into songs,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That project made me fall in love with music, writing

and recording.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Seigel said she remembers exactly where Miller sat in her classroom, and can picture him presenting his project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was really talented. It was adorable,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Seigel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was so proud of him when I heard he was pursuing his love for music in other venues.â&#x20AC;?

Besides being supported by Mrs. Seigel, Miller said great teachers such as Jim Wurster and Leslie Rheingold inspired him, but his peers motivated him in other, unintentional, ways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would walk through the hallways and kids would give me dirty looks. They were hating on what I did,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more people that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in me, the harder I wanted to work.â&#x20AC;?

As for the future, Miller said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have materialistic goals, just hopes to inspire more fans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout the whole process Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to make music that will affect people in a positive way,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First it

was about me being famous and trying to make it in the industry. But now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot deeper. I want to change fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives.â&#x20AC;?

Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice to future graduates is to not fear rejection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to put yourself out there, put out as much content as possible,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Jenny said her brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments have shown her that othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opinions should not affect her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jake has also taught me that as long as I am happy, nothing anybody says or thinks matters. He took a huge risk, and at Ă&#x20AC;UVW PDQ\ SHRSOH GLGQ¡W WDNH KLP VHULRXVly and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was smart,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He proved everybody wrong because he knew in his heart what his goals were and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so lucky to have been there supporting him every step of the way. He inspires me to never give up on anything, never let anybody elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion affect me, and always work hard in anything I decide to do.â&#x20AC;?

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Student Spotlight is a recurring segment that showcases a student every month who is selected randomly, to illustrate that every student has a story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? Evan Teich was searching for the most formally dressed student when Teich approached Sasha Daich and interviewed him for this PRQWK¡V SURĂ&#x20AC;OH

Political Awareness Club member dresses for success

Sasha Daich

BY EVAN TEICH

Junior Sasha Daich stands out from the students scrambling in the hallways in between bells.

Instead of dressing casually every day, he wears a suit and tie.

Daich said he has gotten many comments from his peers about his attire since he started the tradition on Nov. 8 of last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People ask why I do it, and I tell them that I feel comfortable and look good, so I keep doing it,â&#x20AC;? Daich said.

Not only does Daich wear a suit and tie to school, but he sometimes wears it on the weekends as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I am just going to a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house, I wear a T-shirt and shorts,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I am going out to dinner, I wear a suit.â&#x20AC;?

Born in Argentina, Daich said he moved to the United States when he was 5 years old.

6LQFH KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW ODQJXDJH LV 6SDQish, he said he had trouble adapting to the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty hard to make new friends,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was HVSHFLDOO\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW EHFDXVH WKH Spanish spoken in Argentina is very different from the Spanish in the U.S.â&#x20AC;?

After struggling for a little while, Daich said he managed to pick up English pretty quickly.

Moving away from the Hispanic HQYLURQPHQW ZDV WRXJK DW Ă&#x20AC;UVW but he gets to visit Argentina every once in a while. While in Argentina this past summer, Daich said he was able to express his love for politics and he said he attended a political rally that was a protest against the government. ´, ZDV QHUYRXV DW Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHcause South American politics usually have a bad rep, but I ended up getting into it and people were very nice,â&#x20AC;? Daich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody ended up getting hurt, which was good.â&#x20AC;?

Along with attending a political rally in Argentina, he is a member of the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Political

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AS LONG AS I GOT MY SUIT AND TIE: Junior Sasha Daich wears his everyday school attire, a suit.

Awareness Club. Daich said he has always liked arguing and he thinks it is interesting how people react. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Political Awareness Club is not a party-based club,â&#x20AC;? Daich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get together on Fridays and talk about domestic and international news.â&#x20AC;?

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er clubs as well, and he joined Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) last year because he wants to become a heart surgeon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to help the club, and I thought that I could make the club better with my efforts,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, I like how the heart works.â&#x20AC;?

HOSA adviser Carol Warnock said Daich is a great student to have around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He puts a lot of effort into everything he does,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is very diligent, hard working, and a great supporter of HOSA.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Warnock also said she WKLQNV 'DLFK ZLOO GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ EH able to pursue his goal of becoming a surgeon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think he has the capability because he is very into his studies,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He retains a lot of knowledge, and he did very well in the Health Science 1 class, which is anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and pathophysiology in one class.â&#x20AC;?

He said understanding as much as possible about the subject will be helpful for him because he is trying to get into the University of Miami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would really like to get into UM because they have a great pre-med program and great medical schools,â&#x20AC;? he said.

If Daich were to become a surgeon in the near future, he would have to get used to wearing a white coat rather than a suit and tie.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American identity.â&#x20AC;?

-senior Erika Pajus

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Entering freshman year as young teens and exiting senior year as young adults, high school students are constantly discovering their RZQ LGHQWLWLHV %XW GHĂ&#x20AC;Qing oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dentity a general idoes not always take a l i n e a r path, especially in a diverse, multicultural population like the one at Cypress Bay. Senior Erika Pajus was born in Venezuela, but her father was born in Cuba and her mother was born in Estonia. She said she is Ă XHQW LQ (QJOLVK 6SDQLVK and French and can understand German and Estonian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see myself more Estonian than Venezuelan because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember much of my Venezuelan life and my grandparents are more European, so when they come home they talk to me in German and Estonian and I understand them better,â&#x20AC;? Pajus said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally, I understand my European roots more than my Hispanic roots.â&#x20AC;?

Although Pajus said she moved to the United States 15 years ago, she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t identify herself

with the label American. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a general American identity. Everyone comes from somewhere else, so unless you are Native American, you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that identity,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Pajus said her European traditions are more prominent in her life even though she never lived in Estonia, but she still incorporates some Hispanic traditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am Hispanic and I do keep some Hispanic traditions. I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them as strongly enforced as my European ones,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Amy Bravo, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist who works in Weston, said identity formation involves many areas of a teenagerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family and peer relationships, goals, physical appearance, race/religion/ ethnicity and group afĂ&#x20AC;OLDWLRQ LQWHUHVW DUHDV DUH DOO IDFWRUV WKDW LQĂ XHQFH D teenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of self,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Bravo through an email interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Successfully moving through this stage is believed to result in a strong sense of self. Unresolved challenges during this period can lead to role confusion and long-term interpersonal problems.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Bravo explained the easiest way to progress through the de-

velopmental stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If an individual develops solid relationships, experiences empowerment as a result of personal successes and positive feedback from others and learns to trust their judgment, he or she is more likely to successfully move through this developmental stage,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Senior Diana Caduff was born in Switzerland along with her father, but her mother was born in Columbia. Just looking at her name, people may not have any idea what her background is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a white-Hispanic,â&#x20AC;?

Caduff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I consider myself a Swisslombian or a mix between Swiss and Colombian because I love being the liaison between these two completely different ethnicities.â&#x20AC;?

AP Human Geography teacher Timothy Petraitis said he did not grow up in such a diverse community, so his perception of identity continues to evolve and change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in a place where everybody was white so I never really thought about black,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mr. Petraitis said what people are exposed to plays a roll in how they view their own identities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things that I accept now are things that I might have not accepted when I

was a child,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;be- with, their social group, roles cause I was very closely tied in their family and hobbies.â&#x20AC;?

Born in France, junior to what my parents believed.

And the further I moved Noa Saint-Marc said she from my parents, my beliefs views herself as French. tend to become a little more Her mother was born in G e r m a n y, open to but raised things that Chimaybe I â&#x20AC;&#x153;I consider myself a in cago and w o u l d n â&#x20AC;&#x2122; t Swisslombian or a her father have been was born had I mix between Swiss in France. stayed with and Colombian â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ident h e m . â&#x20AC;? because I love tify myself Born in as French Tegucigal- being the liaison because I pa, Hondu- between these two ras, senior completely different was born there and I Elizabeth speak the M a r t i n e z ethnicities.â&#x20AC;? language is dual citi- -senior Diana and France zen of both Caduff feels like the United home to States and Honduras. Her mother was me,â&#x20AC;? Saint-Marc said. born in the U.S. and her fa- â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak ther was born in Honduras. French, then I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;I consider myself a feel French. My dad speaks little bit of both,â&#x20AC;? Martinez French to me and sometimes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I speak both Span- I respond in English, someish and English on a daily times I respond in French. basis and I have family in I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t notice it because Honduras and family in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second nature to me.â&#x20AC;?

Saint-Marc moved to the U.S. too, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m able to balance both sides.â&#x20AC;? the United States when Dr. Bravo said iden- she was 5 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do kind of view myself tity extends further than just familial ties. as American also because I â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially in the early spent the majority of my life teen years, it is common for here,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I also individuals to identify them- view myself as French beselves in relation to others,â&#x20AC;? cause Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from there too, so Dr. Bravo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For ex- itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like both incorporated.â&#x20AC;? ample, who they spend time

how do you identify yourself?

Steven Ghitis junior

Erika Pajus senior

Michelle Mills freshman

Diana Caduff senior

Richard Shin senior

Jack Nudelman junior

Taelor Aasen senior

Sophia Fonseca senior

Annie Barrionuevo sophomore

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Artists shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t IL MVYJLK [V Ă&#x201E;[ into stereotypes

AND THE VMA GOES TO...: Students in Ms. Stoklosa!s visual technology class had the opportunity to produce their own music video as one of their course projects.

(Above) Seniors Juan Munevar and Luis Fernandez Veiga!s music video to the song "Radioactive! by Imagine Dragons. (Right) Seniors Regina Martiarena and Nicole Marano!s music video to "Thistle & Weeds!

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educated in the visual part of it,â&#x20AC;? Martiarena said.

Though students have been working Words were transformed into motion pictures as students in the Visual Tech- on a range of projects over the past few nology class, more informally known months â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including an â&#x20AC;&#x153;About Youâ&#x20AC;? video DV Ă&#x20AC;OP FODVV SURGXFHG PXVLF YLGHRV DV and photo essay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Martiarena and others one of their course projects. Teacher Tina said their favorite part has been the music Stoklosa said the projects are meant to ex- video assignment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got really into it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got pand the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; minds by taking literaa green screen and in it we put a shadture into a more visual realm. ow of a girl and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essenthen the girl intially, the students begin â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I is ask for the students to teracting with her shadow. The to develop vi- IYPUN PZ SV]L WHZZPVU MVY Ă&#x201E;ST shadow was her sual skills, bad ego and it close view- HUK H TV[P]H[PVU [V ^VYR š was really fun to ing analysis of - Tina Stoklosa, visual Ă&#x20AC;OP ,W ZDV HYHQ still and mov- technology teacher more fun to edit ing images, the video and see analysis of the it come to life.â&#x20AC;? viewer standSeniors Marcos Baistrocchi and Robpoint, and the impact upon society,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. ert Solomon said they enjoyed the muStoklosa said.

Senior Regina Martiarena said she sic video project for its added experience agreed with Mrs. Stoklosa and said these ZLWK DQG NQRZOHGJH DERXW Ă&#x20AC;OP â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought the music video was fun. It were the exact reasons why she decided was challenging because it was hard to into take the class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I actually took AP Language and terpret what the lyrics meant,â&#x20AC;? BaistrocComposition last year and it had a lot of chi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could do it three ways: acsymbolism and plot. I wanted to get more tual storytelling, artistic, or promotional,

however you wanted. I chose storytelling because for me I liked the cinematography part of it.â&#x20AC;?

Solomon spoke about what interested him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, the music video, in short, increased my knowledge of the visual aspects,â&#x20AC;? Solomon said.

The aim of the project is to have students take song lyrics and visually interpret those lyrics in their own way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, I want to see how much has improved and how much the students have progressed. That is in fact the whole point of my job,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Stoklosa said.

Mrs. Stoklosa explained other projects to come as the year continues include a GRFXPHQWDU\ Ă&#x20AC;OP DQG D Ă&#x20AC;QDO SURMHFW D VKRUW Ă&#x20AC;OP ZKHUH WKH VWXGHQWV DUH DEOH WR write, direct, produce and edit their own marketing campaign. In the end, the goal is to be able to help the students enter use WKLV Ă&#x20AC;QDO YLGHR DV SDUW RI D SRUWIROLR WKDW can help them with college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no prerequisites or requirePHQWV SULRU WR HQWHULQJ Ă&#x20AC;OP FODVV Âľ 0UV Stoklosa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I is ask for the students WR EULQJ LV ORYH SDVVLRQ IRU Ă&#x20AC;OP DQG D motivation to work.â&#x20AC;?

Turn on the radio and the people singing about marriage equality and liberal viewpoints are not who you might think.

7KH\¡UH QRW DIĂ&#x20AC;OLDWHG ZLWK DQ\ RUJDQLzations nor writing for any politicians.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re rappers.

The stereotypes about what performers are supposed to be donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always coincide with who they actually are.

Based on societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preconceived beliefs, a rapper is someone who values violence, wealth, and gangs. This stereotype doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold true for Macklemore & Ryan /HZLV WZR SHRSOH DWWHPSWLQJ WR LQĂ Xence the masses on social policy through music. Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instinct to categorize musicians into predetermined groups or genres isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily the place where each musician actually belongs. :KHQ (PLQHP Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHFDPH SRSXlar, he was consistently referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;white rapperâ&#x20AC;? and when Darius RuckHU Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHJDQ VLQJLQJ LW ZDV VKRFNLQJ WR learn that he was African American, because he was singing country. The type RI PXVLF DQ DUWLVW LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HV ZLWK LV QRW necessarily the type that his appearance would suggest, and before radio stations or iTunes assigns a singer to a genre they VKRXOG DOORZ WKH SHUIRUPHUV WR VLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW The way a singer chooses to identify himself can come from a multitude of reasons. Taylor Swift is still referred to as a country artist, even though her latest music possesses more of a pop tone. Swift chooses to identify herself by her roots with Nashville, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from where her attachment to country music is derived.

Country music shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be limited to those who grew up in the South. Hispanic music shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be strictly for Spanish speakers. Music is a universal language and the people behind the music should be able to determine for themselves what music they want to make; it is something that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to anyone else to determine.

The style, sound, and tone of the music a musician produces is something that one might consider very personal, and it is something that can only be determined by the artist. Telling artists what type of music to make is the same as placing them in a metaphorical box and forcing them to be something theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not.

There are a great number of people currently working in the music industry and they all have their own culture and heritage. If the number of people it took to produce one song were visible, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d become apparent that country music is not solely by the country musician stereotype, and that rap isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solely done by the rapper stereotype.

Every album has more ideas put into it than just the singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and with those ideas come the individual singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backgrounds. Therefore, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accurate to state that one type of music is by, of, or for one type of person, What music someone is performing should be judged by the ears, not the eyes, and not by predetermined stereotypes.

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looking back, looking forward

BY IGNACIA ARAYA

Despite the rumors that the world would end at the end of 2012, the Earth is still spinning and the end of another year is near. The world did not end, but to some, the typhoon in the Phillippines made it seem like the world would come crumbling down.

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died, we all thought things would change, but there hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been any progress,â&#x20AC;? Farinas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maduro cheated his way into power and Capriles lost against him.â&#x20AC;?

Despite the disasters that struck this year, pop culture also had a few scandals.

Social media played a role in the news about celebrities like Amanda Bynes and Miley Cyrus. Bynes went from playing Judge Judy on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amanda Showâ&#x20AC;? on Nickelodeon to actually appearing in court, and Cyrusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now infamous VMA performance can be seen anywhere on the Web. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miley Cyrusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s VMA Music awards SHUIRUPDQFH ZDV VKRFNLQJ DQG , FRXOGQ¡W EHOLHYH WKDW LW ZDV WKH VDPH JLUO WKDW played Hannah Montana,â&#x20AC;? junior Luis Yespica said.

Yespica said the VMA Music Awards made Cyrus career as a singer take off, and that she gets so much more attention now than she did when she was on Disney Channel. Parodies of her song â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wrecking %DOO¡ KDYH KHOSHG KHU LQ JHWWLQJ EDFN RQ Billboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hot 100 chart.

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Sophomore active in AMT

BY AMANDA GRAPIN

Sophomore Lauren Macari has been involved in acting since she was 7 years old. Acting is something that she participates in on a daily basis. ´, UHPHPEHU P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SOD\ OLNH LW ZDV yesterday. It was called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Looking for Gold,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Macari said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played the main character, Gold which taught me how to 5 Minutes with prepare for my future as an actress.â&#x20AC;?

Macari said there has always been something about acting that sparked her Sophomore Gigi Silva has been interest. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always loved musicals, essinging for 11 years and dedicates all pecially Broadway shows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Acting makes me feel so open mindher time to improving her voice. Siled to be creative and imagine the characva attends singing lessons weekly and ter anyways I want. I started acting in the dreams to one day have a career in it. Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH EHFDXVH , ORYHG WKH LGHD RI EHSilva has recorded with Madison Square Music Records and created a CD to send ing on stage and showing people my talto producers specializing in the blues. ent,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Macari said when she discovered that The Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alex Zeidel spoke with her middle school, Falcon Cove, offered Silva about her passion. a drama program she jumped at the opportunity.

When did you start singing? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for that program, I I started singing when I was 2 years wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where I would be today. old. It was always a tradition to have It got me truly involved in my passion,â&#x20AC;? karaoke nights whenever my extended Macari said. family all got together. Throughout the Macari mainly participates in actyears karaoke nights made me realize ing in school through American Musical my voice was actually good.

Theater (AMT) but said she did some adWhere do you see yourself in 10 years ditional acting in a summer camp for one year. She is now also helping Manatee with singing?

I see myself singing in life either for Bay Elementary with its drama program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy helping out other people, espefun or hopefully to make money for cially in something I love doing myself,â&#x20AC;? charities around the world. I always have she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy performing in school had a spot in my heart for people in disbecause I tell stories to all my friends tress, so if I could mix my passion with about my experiences in AMT and give helping others I will have felt satisfacthem the idea to be part of it.â&#x20AC;? tion in what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done.

Drama teacher Cindy Lutwin said she Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the hardest part about being has noticed that Macari has progressed greatly. a singer?

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY LAUREN MACARI â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has gotten better and stronger in The hardest part about being a singer BELTING IT OUT: Sophomore Lauren Macari displays her acting ability in to me is being able to adjust your voice the past two years,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Lutwin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I AMT!s production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.! In WR Ă&#x20AC;W WKH JHQUH RI PXVLF +DYLQJ WR VLQJ love watching all my students perform, DGGLWLRQ WR DFWLQJ VKH SOD\V WKH VD[RSKRQH DV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW FKDLU with a high pitch or a low pitch takes lots especially Lauren.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to acting, Macari said she of practice and dedication. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel great when I play the saxo- pare for upcoming roles and help each loves to play the saxophone and it has imphone, especially be- other grow as actresses,â&#x20AC;? Macari said.

Does anyone in your family sing? If proved her other FDXVH , DP WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW â&#x20AC;&#x153;[My family gives] me the greatest adforms of perfor- â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for that so, how do they help you? chair and it helps me YLFH DQG WHUULĂ&#x20AC;F SRLQWHUV WKDW , WDNH LQWR No one in my family sings but my mances. strive as an actor,â&#x20AC;? account.â&#x20AC;? program, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing the mom played the piano all her life and Macari said.

Macari said she plans on choosing a saxophone in band know where I would be has made me love the art of music +HU VLVWHU &KULV- profession that is somewhat related to acthas been helping today. It got me truly tina, 13, is also an ing like helping out backstage or with the Which famous singer do you admire? my voice be more in key from when I involved in my passion.â&#x20AC;? actress in the drama actors.

Why? program at Falcon â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to have a profession that I really admire Adele because she started and helping -sophomore Lauren Cove, so her family I love and is enjoyable,â&#x20AC;? she said. me learn the music has been through a lot regarding her has always been exMacari having to undergo surgery on her throat, from all the shows tremely supportive. which could have ended her career. But I have been in,â&#x20AC;?

In the future, Christhrough it all, she never gave up and Macari said. tina will be in AMT, too.

She enjoys playing the saxophone but walked around with a positive attitude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have my sister there to help me pre+HU WRQH RI YRLFH LV DOVR YHU\ XQLTXH DQG believes she will take the path of acting.

I would love to be able to sing like she does one day.

Gigi Silva

Have you competed in any competitions?

I have competed in many competitions, but the one that I am most proud of was participating in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talent.â&#x20AC;? I made it past auditions, but before I went on to the next round, I decided to quit because as a singer itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to make it among so many other talents. As of right now, though, I hope to try out for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Voiceâ&#x20AC;? next year.

Do you get nervous before a performance or a competition?

I do get very nervous before a performance, but I take a deep breath and pretend Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m alone. Thinking positive thoughts before taking the stage always relieves my stress.

A&E Favorite

An ongoing feature that showcases teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favorite television shows and novels.

English teacher Barbara Ehrlichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite book right now is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Gatsbyâ&#x20AC;? by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great character study, the study of people and what motivates and moves them. The overall meaning of the book is a comment on the American dream, but the basic story is a love story.

It takes place in New York in the 1920s, the Jazz Age. ,ÂśYH EHHQ LQWR WKH ERRN IURP WKH ÂżUVW WLPH , UHDG LW when I was in high school.â&#x20AC;?

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Through modern accessibility of television shows on online streaming websites and on-demand, binge-watching a WHOHYLVLRQ VHULHV IURP VWDUW WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK KDV become a cultural phenomenon that has made its way into the addictions and onto the computer screens of teens around the globe.

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Senior Giovanni Reyes has also become hypnotized by the addictive nature RI 1HWĂ L[ +H VDLG ZKHQ WKH QHZHVW VHDson of â&#x20AC;&#x153;How I Met Your Motherâ&#x20AC;? was released, he watched the whole season in three days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I search for new entertainment when I get bored,â&#x20AC;? Reyes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get caught up in the lives of other people on the screen.â&#x20AC;?

Adler said her habit of binge watching made her realize that it causes high school students to change their priorities and become too obsessed with shows. ´1HWĂ L[ KDG PH VWD\LQJ XS WLOO FUD]\ hours at night and made the homework I was doing while watching take an insane amount of time,â&#x20AC;? Adler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t healthy.â&#x20AC;?

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Dr. Z, a clinical forensic psychologist IRU -XVW $QVZHU DQ RQOLQH H[SHUW TXHVtion-and-answer website, said too much binge watching can impact the neurological functions of the brain, but usually these impairments are not permanent and not terribly noticeable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are different effects with children, adolescents, and adults because childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and adolescentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brains are still developing and thus there is a greater impact television can have on them,â&#x20AC;? he said through one-on-one messaging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, TV is very stimulating to pleasure centers of the brain, which are especially vulnerable in teenagers.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Z said the psychological effects of watching television also depend on the content of what is being watched. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the shows are primarily educational, then that can increase intellectual and frontal lobe stimulation,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the SURJUDPV DUH YLROHQW RU VH[XDO WKHQ WKDW can cause desensitization to these areas.â&#x20AC;?

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commercials,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This way, I become even more attached to the characters.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Jenny Hwang, project coordinator for Psychology Honor Society, said although binge watching may take a toll on mental health, it helps students take their minds off of pressure and stress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Television lets people get lost in a Ă&#x20AC;FWLRQ ZRUOG DQG OHDYH WKHLU UHDO ZRUOG behind,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These shows contain components that stimulate curiosity and interest, making people want to watch more.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fangirlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will make anyone a fan FANGIRL LISA RIENHARDT

Rainbow Rowellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fangirlâ&#x20AC;? entertains readers with a heartwarming story of a young college student who has to navigate her new school, new friends and dysfunctional family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fangirlâ&#x20AC;? is a story about a girl named Cath, who is in her freshman year of college. Throughout the book, Cath strugJOHV WR Ă&#x20AC;JXUH RXW KHU LGHQWLW\ QRZ WKDW VKH and her twin sister have gone their separate ways. She is also dealing with letting go of her favorite childhood book series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simon Snow.â&#x20AC;? Letting go of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simon Snowâ&#x20AC;? is hard for her because much it has been an obsession for most of her youngadult life.

The characters in this book are high-

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ly entertaining and extremely realistic.

Rowell presents these characters in such a way that readers often forget that the story LV Ă&#x20AC;FWLRQDO )RU UHDGHUV ZKR NQRZ ZKDW itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to obsess over a series, it is easy to relate to Cathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character on an emotional level. Readers who have a similar connection with a book series, T.V. show or movie franchise will understand Cath and live vicariously through her.

Rowellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s writing in this book is enjoyable and makes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fangirlâ&#x20AC;? incredibly hard to put down. While Rowell does tackle hard topics like social anxiety, she always manages to keep the book light and humorous. This book focuses more on the development of the characters than the plot, and the characters are able to leave readers hungry for more at the end of each chapter.

There are many moments within this book that cause readers to experience an overabundance of emotions. Cath has an intense fear of social situations and will

often hide behind her books instead of facing the world. She is not a character who is meant to be perfect. She has issues, and these problems make her feel all the more real to the reader.

Cathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insecurities are a refreshing FKDQJH IRU \RXQJ DGXOW Ă&#x20AC;FWLRQ ZKHUH EHfore all the female characters seem to be portrayed as the stereotypical perfect girl.

There are moments in this book when readers will be moved to tears because of what Cath goes through due to her soFLDO DQ[LHW\ 'XULQJ KHU Ă&#x20AC;UVW IHZ ZHHNV at school, Cath is so afraid of interacting with others that she hides in her dorm room and survives off of protein bars instead of going to the dining hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fangirlâ&#x20AC;? is highly recommended for anyone who has ever felt alone and had to make new friends. It is also a great book for anyone looking for a well-written read. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fangirlâ&#x20AC;? provides readers with a world they will be dying to escape to during any free moment.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis steal the show

MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS

BY MONICA GARCIA

BY CAROLINA BOU

100 Montaditos, a tapas bar that serves 100 different types of sandwiches, opened at Weston Town Center on Nov. 7. The restaurant serves 95 different types of VDQGZLFKHV DV PHDOV DQG Ă&#x20AC;YH VDQGZLFKHV as desserts, including chocolate and guava jam types, which are highly recommended.

The newly opened restaurant is based on Spanish cuisine and serves Manchego cheese from Spain, fried calamari, and Iberico ham. The sandwiches come served with chips but one may ask for French fries or brava potatoes, which are potatoes with a chile sauce, instead.

The sandwiches range from a normal ham and cheese sandwich to a sweet FKRFRODWH Ă&#x20AC;OOHG GHVHUW )RU WKRVH ZKR GR not prefer a desert sandwich there is also ice cream to end the meal. )RU WKH DYHUDJH GLQHU WR EH VDWLVĂ&#x20AC;HG with the amount of food, he or she would need to eat more than one sandwich, beFDXVH DIWHU DOO WKH\ DUH Ă&#x20AC;QJHU VDQGZLFKHV ZKLFK GRQ¡W UHDOO\ Ă&#x20AC;OO RQH XS XQOHVV PRUH than three are eaten.

To accommodate the customer even more, 100 Montaditos offers a sampler that includes six types of sandwiches for $8. There are no problem for vegetarians, since 100 Montaditos offers salads and a vegetarian sampler.

100 Montaditos is a self-serve restaurant. Customers order and pay at the bar, get a table and wait to be called up to receive their order. It is not really a JUHDW SURFHVV EHFDXVH LW LV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WR JHW a table. The restaurant is decorated with many photographs, which make it interesting to look at while waiting for an order, but it also has poor lighting, making LW GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WR VHH WKH IRRG The prices range from $1 to $2.50, and on Wednesdays every sandwich and soft drink is $1.

Rapper and producer duo Macklemore (real name Ben Haggerty) and Ryan Lewis conquered the American Airlines Arena on Nov. 24 as a part of their Fall World Tour to support their latest album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heist.â&#x20AC;?

The most exciting part was when a portion of the concert was aired live on the American Music Awards. Macklemore performed the hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Hold 8V Âľ FURZG VXUĂ&#x20AC;QJ LQ WKH DXGLHQFH 'XUing this song, streamers and confetti fell from the roof of the arena, creating a party-like environment.

With Lewis in the back controlling the booth, Macklemore began his performance with â&#x20AC;&#x153;10,000 Hours,â&#x20AC;? the leadoff song in his album. Near the middle

of the concert, he tertaining. decided to snag At the supa fur coat from posed end of the a member of the show, Macklemaudience and perore came dressed form his hit song out as his fun and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrift Shop.â&#x20AC;? quirky alter ego They even set up Sir Raven Bowie, the stage to make singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;And We it look like he and 'DQFHG Âľ )RU WKH Lewis were realencore, Macklemly in a thrift shop. ore brought out an Both the setting ,ULVK Ă DJ WR VLQJ and the perforâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Irish Celebramance were eyetionâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t popping and reHold Usâ&#x20AC;? for a ally appealing. second time, with 'HVSLWH EHthe second round ing fun and lightbeing just as exhearted durFLWLQJ DV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW PHOTO BY CAROLIN BOU ing the concert, Macklemore Macklemore showed his serious side as DQG /HZLV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ NQRZ KRZ WR SXW RQ well. He talked about his experiences an entertaining show for an energetic auwith alcohol and drugs and sang part of dience, making it a show to remember for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other Sideâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starting Over.â&#x20AC;? Mary those who attended. The two opening acts Lambert was brought onto the stage and were Big K.R.I.T. and Talib Kweli. They they performed the hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Same Love,â&#x20AC;? both performed adequately, preparing the making this segment emotional but en- audience for the show to come.

Lordeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s album â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pure Heroineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; overdoses on fun Lorde sings in her song PURE HEROINE â&#x20AC;&#x153;Team.â&#x20AC;?

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BY CARLY SCHREIDELL lyrics are creative, Ella Yelich-Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, a 17-year-old u n l i k e artist better known as Lorde, brought m a n y her distinct music style from New Zea- s o n g s land to the United States with the re- that are lease of her debut album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pure Hero- played on ineâ&#x20AC;? on Sept 30. the radio. Most songs today have straightLorde is a female version of Ed forward messages or no message at all.

Sheeran, a singThe song has artiser-songwriter tic lyrics that listenwith simple Where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at: ers can interpret in music and clevtheir own way.

Lordeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style sets her er, metaphoriâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Pure Heroineâ&#x20AC;? apart from other artists. cal lyrics. consists of 10 songs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live in each telling a difcities youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll nevferent story. Lorde gets creative with her er see on screen. Not very pretty, but ways of describing experiences as a teenwe sure know how to run free, living in ager and experiences with her friends and ruins of the palace within my dreams,â&#x20AC;? expresses feelings about the generation

she is growing up in through her music.

The message through all of her songs is encouraging originality and enjoying the time while you are young without ZRUU\LQJ DERXW Ă&#x20AC;WWLQJ LQ Teen fans can easily relate to her music since Lorde is a teenager herself and even includes â&#x20AC;?White Teeth Teens,â&#x20AC;? a song about embracing individuality.

Royalty is a theme for Lorde and she shows it in every song, even in her stage name and single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Royalsâ&#x20AC;? that was released before the album became available for purchase. The single shows that she has accepted not living a rich or â&#x20AC;&#x153;royalâ&#x20AC;? lifestyle.

Her single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Royalsâ&#x20AC;? can be heard repeatedly on radio stations and has been No. 1 for several weeks in the U.S. with its catchy tune and relatable lyrics.

Lordeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style sets her apart from other artists. Her songs are focused on having deep lyrics and demonstrating truly talented vocals rather than the auto-tuned voices and electronic, empty beats of most other current music.

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International book fair draws crowds

BY LISA BURGOA NEWS EDITOR

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streets around Miami-Dade College camSXV :KLOH VRPH GLVSOD\V ZHUH ZRUNV RI art in themselves, masterfully executing order and an appealing presentation of their tomes amid jostling crowds, others just had random titles strewn haphazardly across crates and left readers to their own GHYLFHV WR Ă&#x20AC;QG WKHLU QH[W UHDG This by no means detracted from the event â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rather, it contributed to the frantic HQHUJ\ WKDW JDYH WKH ERRN IDLU LWV EX]] Immediately upon entering, visitors were saddled with free merchandise that more than compensated for the $6 enWUDQFH IHH )DLUJRHUV EXFNOHG XQGHU WKH ZHLJKW RI EXOJLQJ EDJV RI ERRNV DV DXthors were eager to entice readers with copies of their latest publications.

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pressive, replete with games, character VSRWWLQJV DQG ZRUNVKRSV LQWHQGLQJ WR LJQLWH D SDVVLRQ IRU UHDGLQJ DPRQJ NLGV With Miami celebrated as a cultural 0HFFD WKH DVVRUWPHQW RI ERRNV DYDLOable were as diverse as the visitors who weaved between the shelves of the fair.

The literary presence of Latin America was vibrantly present, as stands solely dedicated to Spanish-language literature drew some of the heftiest crowds. In order WR PDUN WKH DQQLYHUVDU\ RI 3RQFH GH Leonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discovery of America, Spain was recognized as the featured cultural jewel DW WKH IHVWLYDO ZKLFK ZDV VROLGLĂ&#x20AC;HG ZLWK the presence of the Spanish royal couple, &URZQ 3ULQFH )HOLSH RI 6SDLQ DQG KLV ZLIH 3ULQFHVV /HWL]LD DW WKH HYHQW 7KH Ă XUU\ RI HQHUJ\ DW WKH 0LDPL %RRN )DLU ,QWHUQDWLRQDO VHFXUHG D VWRU\ERRN HQGLQJ IRU ERRNZRUPV IURP DOO around the world. With Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infamous verve injecting life into the literature, the annual festival promises to bring many happily-ever-afters in years to come.

!N Sync â&#x20AC;&#x153;Merry Christmas, Happy Holidaysâ&#x20AC;?

Josh Groban â&#x20AC;&#x153;O Holy Nightâ&#x20AC;?

The Killers â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bootsâ&#x20AC;?

Kelly Clarkson â&#x20AC;&#x153;Underneath the Treeâ&#x20AC;?

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BOOK WORM: A woman views a selection of books at the 30th annual Miami Book Fair. The fair took place between Nov. 17-24 and featured more than 250 authors.

The Circuit Recommends is an ongoing feature Matisyahu â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Hanukkahâ&#x20AC;?

The Killers â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cowboy!s Christmas Ballâ&#x20AC;? that includes lesser Pearl Jam â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let Me Sleep (It!s Christmas Time)â&#x20AC;? known songs by Adam Sandler â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hanukkah Songâ&#x20AC;? popular artists. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playlist was Lady Gaga â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas Treeâ&#x20AC;?

Britney Spears â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Only Wish (This Year)â&#x20AC;? compiled by Lisa Altman.

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Coaches vs. Cancer raises money for research

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KICKING CANCER: Cypress Bay and other Broward County schools! soccer teams par ticipated.

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Senior cross country runner commits to Ole Miss

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RUNNING DOWN THE COMPETITION: Ole Miss commit Kat MacNeal (1407), competes in a race in North Carolina.

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ACL tears can end athletesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seasons

BY ALEXA STEINLAUF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

After being hit in the back of the leg during the homecoming football game on Nov. 1 against McArthur High School, senior LB Austin Touchstone tore his ACL, and will not be able to get EDFN RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG XQWLO KH XQGHUgoes surgery and extensive physical therapy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was hit in the back after the play and I put my leg out to stop my fall, and my knee buckled, VKRW LQVLGH DQG , Ă LSSHG RYHU myself,â&#x20AC;? Touchstone said.

3HUIRUPDQFH DQG Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV VSHcialist at the Ultimate Sports Institute in Weston, Daniel Palacios said a common problem that he notices with ACL tears is that the some of the leg muscles are not strengthened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With ACLs, a lot of the issues that we have come from quad dominants,â&#x20AC;? said Mr. Palacios, who has a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Exercise Science & Health Promotion and is a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) certiĂ&#x20AC;HG WUDLQHU ´7KH TXDGULFHSV muscles like to take over a lot of different movements as far as athletics goes.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Palacios said there is no exercise or training that can guarantee that an athlete will not tear an ACL, but there are certain exercises that can be done to strengthen hamstring muscles,

which lessens the chance of an them stronger, it still just happens,â&#x20AC;? he said.

ACL tear.

Mr. Palacios said a common â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can engage in exercises which are just really sim- problem he sees with ACL injuple position holds and tightening ries is that they are mostly caused down the muscle and maintain- from a change of direction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like the track stars or ing an isometthe softball ric contraction, basewhich is im- â&#x20AC;&#x153;The recovery process or ball players portant for sta- was easily the most who tend bility,â&#x20AC;? he said. to move â&#x20AC;&#x153;This, more than painful thing I have straight foranything in the ever done.â&#x20AC;? ward most beginning of ev- -senior Taylor of the time,â&#x20AC;? ery exercise prohe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gram, we need Farrington the football to have because and the socwe canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start generating fast twitch and explo- cer players who are constantly in sive movements until we know transition in between linear, latwe have stability from a health eral and multidirectional movements all the time.â&#x20AC;? position.â&#x20AC;?

Touchstone said the averAthletic director Bill Caruso agreed that there is no way age amount of time to be out for for players to prevent tearing an an ACL injury is seven to eight months, but he plans on getting ACL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall the player has to EDFN RXW RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG LQ D VKRUWHU make their body stronger so period of time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far the recovery is going they can minimize the number of those injuries,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Caruso good,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tore my MCL said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a common injury as well as my ACL so I have to throughout sports and one of the do a range of motion exercisconsequences of playing athlet- es up until my ACL surgery on 'HF $IWHU WKDW , ZLOO Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW ics.â&#x20AC;?

However, Mr. Caruso said exactly what exercises I need to that even when competitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; do.â&#x20AC;?

Touchstone said this injury is bodies are strong, they can still have the possibility of a tearing. going to affect his season in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even then you see these other sports he usually plays, not guys in the NFL, and that is their only in football. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I planned on having a big job and they pay people to make

year in lacrosse, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like it is going to happen,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Senior Dylan Rupert also tore his ACL during a football game, DQG VDLG KH ZDV QRW DEOH WR Ă&#x20AC;Qish his football season and most likely will not be able to play lacrosse in the spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was running the ball and as I was spiking to make the defender miss. My cleat got stuck in the ground, so my knee went the another direction than my foot,â&#x20AC;? Rupert said.

Rupert said he is on pace for Ă&#x20AC;YH PRQWKV WR JR EDFN WR SOD\LQJ sports, but he will need to get his doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need my doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and physical therapistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearance and I need to pass a series of tests to be cleared,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mr. Palacios said that it is very important for players to focus on uncommon exercises that trainers recommend for them when trying to strengthen the body and ACL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people avoid those eccentric exercises because they do cause a lot of soreness, but it is also important to realize that those arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exercises that you need to load down with a ton of weight either,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mr. Palacios said players not only need to focus on strengthening their hamstring muscle, but also some muscles in the hip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Players also need stabil-

ity from the hip, particularly a muscle called the gluteus medius, which is one of the external rotators of the hip and this helps to stabilize the knee, particularly when you are on one leg,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Senior Taylor Farrington tore her ACL last year during a soccer game when she stepped to block a pass and her leg planted wrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was out nine months after surgery in December of last year,â&#x20AC;? Farrington said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The recovery process was easily the most painful thing I have ever done, but it was completely worth it. Some exercises I had to do to strengthen it were biking, leg lifts, calf raises, and simulation.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Palacios said it is very important that the players focus on all the exercises they complete during physical therapy because it is very important that they become a habit so that the player does not make the same mistake again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All these things that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normally think about when they are moving quickly, we force them to do it on a fairly decent repetitive basis so that once WKH\ GR VWDUW WR JHW RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG LW will be something that will come natural for them,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is one of the toughest things to get passed, bad habits.â&#x20AC;?

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Football season ends on positive note despite hardships

BY CHAD DANIELS-ROSENBERG SPORTS EDITOR

)RU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH VLQFH WKH YDUsity football team missed the playoffs.

Despite having a 4-2 district record, the Lightning were not able to clinch a playoff berth after a 6-4 season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a tough season all the way around,â&#x20AC;? Head Coach Mark Guandolo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way it started, then all of the injuries. It was frustrating.â&#x20AC;?

Coach G. said he is proud of the way that the players stayed positive and kept their morale up throughout the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was proud of the way the guys kept playing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never stopped ZRUNLQJ DQG ZH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG ZLWK D FRXSOH good wins.â&#x20AC;?

Although the Lightning did not end WKH VHDVRQ WKH ZD\ LW KDG KRSHG LW Ă&#x20AC;Qished with a winning record and ended the season with two wins over McArthur and Northeast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ended up 6-4 so it was a winning season,â&#x20AC;? Coach G. said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pleased with the way it ended.â&#x20AC;?

Team members felt they did not play to their full potential due to injuries and RWKHU RQ DQG RII WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG GLVWUDFWLRQV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, I feel like the way we played during the season doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t represent the talent of the team,â&#x20AC;? senior Gavin Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe the team couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve went further than we did.â&#x20AC;?

Senior quarterback Lucas Tellefsen had 466 passing yards and four touchdowns, each to different receivers. Tellefsen also had 192 rushing yards and ran for four touchdowns. Of those, 143 yards

PHOTO BY ANNA SCHIFTER

REFLECTING ON THE SEASON: The Bay takes on McArthur during the homecoming game. The team ended with a winning record of 6-4 even after some tough losses and big injuries.

and one of the touchdowns went to senior Deion Hallmon. ´:H LPSURYHG DV D IDPLO\ $W Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZH werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t clicking together,â&#x20AC;? Hallmon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the playoffs, we still fought through adversity as a family.â&#x20AC;?

Senior running back Dylan Rupert led the Lightning in rushing with 731 yards and eight touchdowns. After injuring his leg midway through the season, Rupert was replaced by freshman Mike Epstein

â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Improving] is our forte. Last who ran for 387 yards and three touchyear in the playoffs downs. is when we startâ&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard â&#x20AC;&#x153;We improved as a to peak and we [after the injuMHTPS` ([ Ă&#x201E;YZ[ ^L ^LYLUÂť[ ed started to peak at ries],â&#x20AC;? Hallmon the end of the year said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had clicking together.â&#x20AC;? but we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make backups and we -senior Deion Hallmon the playoffs so we had trust in our couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep that backups.â&#x20AC;?

The Lightning hope to carry the mo- going,â&#x20AC;? Coach G. said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we immentum into next season after a season proved, but we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overcome some of the injuries.â&#x20AC;? ridden with injury and criticism.

Special Olympics Florida sponsors Electric 5K run with neon twist for charitable cause

BY SAMANTHA SHAPIRO

With their shoelaces tied, bright lights ready, and spirits high, students were ready to dominate the Electric Run on Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in Miami.

This event is sponsored by Special Olympics Florida (SOMDC) which donates the money to charities helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The annual nighttime run/walk experience cost $60 and attracted people from all over Florida, including some from Cypress Bay. Sophomore Hannah Levinson attended the Electric Run and said it was a blast.

Levinson dressed up in bright neon blue clothing with bright neon glasses for the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was nothing like any other 5K,â&#x20AC;?

Levinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was loud music playing and neon lights surrounding the entire race.â&#x20AC;?

Levinson said at the beginning of the race there was a DJ playing music and dancers entertaining everyone and motivating the runners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I was running, people on the sidelines were cheering and chanting me on

to go faster,â&#x20AC;? she said. could see were the neon lights people When the race ended, Levinson said it were wearing,â&#x20AC;? she said. broke out into a huge dance party and evSophomore Ariela Cohn ran the race eryone was dancing and jumping. with her mom and two sisters and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;People were ZKHQ VKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG raising their neon â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was nothing like any she and her mom ran lights in the air, it again. chanting to the other 5K. There was â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that tired songs that were loud music playing and at the end so I slowbeing played,â&#x20AC;? neon lights surrounding ly jogged the second Levinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It time around to enjoy was a great expe- the entire race.â&#x20AC;? the scenery,â&#x20AC;? Cohn rience and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so -sophomore Hannah said. glad I went.â&#x20AC;?

Cohn said she Levinson Sophomore Mowanted to keep her nique Issa ran with mom company the her mom and sister and said it surprised second time around.

They ended her because she did not expect it to be that up joining the dance party right after they fun.

FURVVHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK OLQH â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the race it felt like I was â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stayed till the end even though it at Ultra because of everyone dancing and was late at night,â&#x20AC;? Cohn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The time singing,â&#x20AC;? Issa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though I was so Ă HZ E\ Âľ tired after running, I still danced with evCohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, Beth, said she is training eryone at the end.â&#x20AC;? for a half-marathon and needed to pracIssa said it felt like she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even at a tice running long distances.

5K because of all the lights and loud muâ&#x20AC;&#x153;This event was perfect because it alsic. lowed you to run it twice and really enjoy â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pitch black outside so all you it,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Cohn said.

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RUNNING IN NEON: Athletes, such as sophomore Hannah Levinson (above), run the 5K wear neon clothes ZLWK WKH EULJKW OLJKWV Ă DVKLQJ DOO around. The neon lights and live DJs give the night a party atmosphere with the runners dancing and jumping in the crowd after the race.

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Hockey team plays at BB&T Center

BY EVAN KESSLER

gy Iceplex in Coral Springs. At the Iceplex there are three rinks that the teams use for league play.

“The quality of the ice and the brightness in the BB&T center are the key differences between the two arenas,” Malbec said.

The Saveology Iceplex is also WKH RIÀFLDO SUDFWLFH FHQWHU IRU WKH Florida Panthers, but the Iceplex and the BB&T Center’s boards

The Florida Panthers home ice, the BB&T Center in Sunrise, was the venue for the Cypress Bay hockey team on Nov. 11 and Dec. 5 for games against Saint Thomas Aquinas and Coral Springs, respectively. As part of the Florida Scholastic Hockey League (FSHL), each team in the league will play at least one game at the BB&T Center.

The Lightning won 8-4 in WKH ÀUVW JDPH DQG “The stadium gave me a defeated Cor- little more motivation to al Springs by a play well and it is always score of 6-3.

“I felt like an fun to play where the pros actual Panther play.” and the ice at -senior Max Schwartz the stadium was great,” junior Ian are different.

Malbec said.

“The boards at the BB&T The BB&T center has been home to the Florida Panthers for center ricochet the pucks with 15 seasons, and the stadium has a greater velocity,” senior Max hosted the 2003 NHL All-Star Schwartz said. “This made the Game and the 2005-2006 ABA pucks quicker off the boards, so All-Star game. The venue is also I had to adjust the speed of my host to the annual MetroPCS Or- passes.”

Against Saint Thomas, the ange Bowl Basketball Classic.

“It was awesome and surreal Lightning scored a season high playing in an NHL arena,” soph- eight goals. Rosenzweig recorded a double hat trick (six goals) omore Josh Rosenzweig said.

Cypress and the rest of and sophomore Jake Levy had a the teams in the FSHL normally goal and two assists.

“The surface helped me skate play their games at the Saveolo-

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY TOBY MALBEC

PLAYING LIKE THE PROS: Goalie Ryan Behren warms up for the game against Saint Thomas Aquinas at the BB&T center in Sunrise. The Bay!s hockey team played two games in the arena, winning both. The team was impressed with the BB&T Center and noticed big differences between BB&T and its home rink, the Saveology Iceplex in Coral Springs.

faster and the passing was a lot more effective,” Rosenzweig said, and added, “The ice was much faster and we could push the puck quickly.”

Since Cypress plays a limited number of games in the BB&T center these game mean more to

the players.

“The stadium gave me a little more motivation to play well and it is always fun to play where the pros play,” Schwartz said The Lightning did not have access to the Florida Panthers locker room, so the team changed

in one of the visiting team’s locker room.

Since dropping their opening game to Coral Springs, the Lightning have won eight of their last ten games and have moved into ÀUVW SODFH LQ WKHLU GLYLVLRQ

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How did you start playing basketball?

When I was 5, I saw my brother playing and I thought it was really cool. I started playing and just got good at it, so I kept going.

What do you do to get pumped up before a game?

Before a game we usually pray, and then we get in a huddle and start screaming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lightningâ&#x20AC;? and stuff like that, so that gets me pretty pumped up.

Do you believe the Lightning Lunatics give you an advantage at games?

I think the Lightning Lunatics are awesome because most teams donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have crowds like that. So when they come to play us itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new experience for the other team. It gives us a really big home court advantage.

Do you have any pregame rituals?

I listen to music to relax because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a very nervous person, put on my socks, my uniform, have everything ready, make sure everything is in order.

What is it like being on a team with your twin brother?

I like having him on the team with me. We always push each other to succeed, and I can count on him to help me out.

What is your favorite position to play?

'HĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ GRZQ ORZ 2Q WKH SRVWV LW¡V GRZQ low so I can get the rebound and hit people.

What are your expectations for this season?

I have very high expectations for this season: win districts, hopefully go to UHJLRQDO VHPLĂ&#x20AC;QDOV JR XQGHIHDWHG DW KRPH DQG EH Ă&#x20AC;UVW LQ VHHG

What is your favorite memory of basketball?

'HĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ ZLQQLQJ GLVWULFWV ODVW \HDU even though I was hurt and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play.

I was still a really big part of the team and it was an amazing experience.

-Elanna Heda

-Rachel Lesnik

WINTER SEASON STATISTICS* District 12-8A Standings (Basketball) Team Cypress Bay South Plantation Western Cooper City Piper

Overall District 5-3 2-0 3-3 2-0 4-5 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-4 1-2

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Girls Basketball Schedule

PPG

RPG

Flanagan

W, 56-52

R. Udine (15)

P. Michel (10)

Northeast

W, 48-46

P. Michel (10)

R. Barnes (10)

Everglades

W, 49-26

R. Barnes (10)

L. Joson (7)

Taravella

W, 48-12

Fort Lauderdale

W, 66-48

Boys Varsity

West Broward

W, 56-46

Soccer Schedule

Cooper City

W, 62-30

Monarch

W, 60-21

West Broward

W, 60-37

Taravella

W, 1-0

Plantation

W, 7-0

Piper

W, 71-39 Dec. 9

Taravella

W, 48-43

Western

T, 1-1

South Plantation (Home)

Coral Springs Charter

L, 63-54

Pembroke Pines Charter

L, 0-2

Western

Dec. 11

Coaches v. Cancer

L, 56-54

St. Thomas Aquinas

W, 4-0

Cooper City (Home)

Dec. 13

Cooper City

W, 54-50

Cooper City

W, 3-1

South Broward

Jan. 7

Monarch

W, 67-31

Nova

W, 3-1

Piper

Jan. 10

Everglades

W, 51-41

Douglas

T, 2-2

South Plantation

Jan. 13

Piper

W, 56-41

McArthur (Home)

Dec. 9

South Plantation (Home)

Dec. 9

Piper

Dec. 12

Cooper City

Dec. 13

West Broward

Dec. 19

South Broward

Jan. 7

Coral Glades

Jan. 6

Piper

Jan. 10

West Broward (Home)

Jan. 8

South Plantation

Jan. 13

South Broward (Home)

Jan. 10

Western (Home)

Jan. 15

Western

Jan. 13

*All information as of Dec. 6, 2013

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