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Talent Show

Annual talent show took audience ‘through the decades’ on Nov. 14.

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Holiday Traditions

Yearly rituals signify holiday season.

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Year In Review

2014 was a year of highs and lows in pop culture and beyond.

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Clubs give back for holidays BY ALYSSA LEVIN FEATURES COPY EDITOR

Junior Sarah Suhood was born in Sri Lanka, a Third SGA held annual World country, where she grew Harvest Drive and fed XS OLYLQJ DQG VHHLQJ SRYHUW\ Ă€UVW 175 families by collecting hand to an unimaginable extent. over 500 items. Now, as president of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) at the Bay, she is glad to HOSA collected toys through Dec. 12 for the be in a position to make a differToys for Tots Foundation. ence for kids in need. HOSA, as well as many other clubs, are giving back for the holidays through different proPRIDE held a clothing grams. Through donations of KYP]L [OH[ ILULĂ„[[LK toys, food, and other items, stuthe Real American dents are making sure they give Foundation. to those less fortunate. “We do live in Weston, it is a very cushioned area, so I think that people really get a chance to give back to those who may not

have the opportunities or abilities that we have,� Suhood said. “I feel like people are able to get that good holiday spirit and give to others in the community.� HOSA is collecting toys through Dec. 12, with everything collected being donated through the Toys for Tots Foundation. “This is an annual thing that we have been doing for as long as I have been in HOSA,� Suhood said. “It is kind of our way to give back to the community during the holiday time.� Student Government (SGA) is in charge of the Harvest Drive, which is an organization that works with schools and religious groups in Broward County to Clubs Give Back, page 13

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Opinion

People should proceed with caution when donating to charities this holiday season.

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Thanksgiving spirit was evident as Best Buddies hosted its annual Potluck Dinner. On Nov. 21, club members and their special needs buddies and their families were invited to attend the feast in the cafeteria. Each member and buddy was assigned one food item to bring, either homemade or store bought. “We always hold the annual Potluck Dinner because it serves as an opportunity to celebrate the holidays together as a giant family,� said Erica Strum, Best Buddies president. At the event, over 75 members and buddies attended, bringing an eclectic array of food from popcorn chicken and artichoke dip to pizza and a roasted turkey. Even though it was Thanksgiving themed, those who attended were encouraged to bring anything they liked or wanted to share with the rest of the club. “The cool thing about the Bay is that kids are from all different cultures and backgrounds, so naturally that would make for a wide variety of food,� Strum said. “Some of my favorites were the turkey, pasta dishes, and the potato latkes.� Emily Levine, coordinator of casual events for the club, said she looks forward to the Potluck Dinner each year because she enjoys meeting all of the buddies’

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GIVING THANKS: (from left) Freshmen Sebastian Gomez, Maria Morales, Daniel Andarcia, Hannah Vargas, Manuela Arango, Aneli Urrutia and Nicholas Villanueva socialize at the annual Potluck Dinner. Members and buddies were encouraged to bring a food item to share with the rest of the club.

families and socializing with the other members. “This event is always great because it is nice to sit down and meet everyone and enjoy the great food,� Levine said. In addition to the food, music was

played and attendees were encouraged to dance and socialize with friends and family following their meals. Levine said the club continues to host the potluck every year because of the strong interest from members.

“Everyone loves this event so much and it’s a really great way for all of the buddies, the peer buddies and their families to come together and celebrate Thanksgiving,� Levine said. Vice president Hannah Levinson said she looks forward to the Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner each year because it serves as a chance for club members to continue to get to know their buddies in a casual, fun environment. Freshman Ryan Bush brought his mom’s homemade chocolate chip cookies to the dinner and said he enjoyed trying the different types of food everyone brought. “There was tons of food and I thought it was a great idea to have everyone bring something,� Bush said. “Thanksgiving is all about spending time with the people you care about and this even did just that.�

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English Honor Society has been goLQJ RQ WZR Ă€HOG WULSV HDFK PRQWK DV SDUW of an effort to promote literacy and make the community aware of the English language. The group makes one trip to Indian Trace Elementary to work with aftercare children, and then one trip to visit the elderly at Active Senior Living Residence, always outside of regular school hours. “Elderly and youth trips allow us to achieve this goal by having fun with and mentally engaging the young and old,â€? said EHS president senior Lauren White. White said these trips add a service component to the honor society and are an essential aspect of the club’s mission. “These trips allow members to gain points needed for membership while enriching the lives of elementary school kids and the elderly in our community,â€? she said. “English Honor Society’s mission is to further the impact that language has on students and to promote literacy and love of language, and these trips serve as the perfect outlet to do so.â€? Senior Mira Merchant, in charge of organizing the trips, said the members really enjoy the activities because the elementary school children are fun, creative and have a great time participating. “We try and add some fun to kids’

days while also teaching them by reading books and doing literary activities,� Merchant said. “The month of the trip and the holiday or season surrounding it determines what themed activities we do and what snack we bring.� Senior Jocelyn Gordon said she feels rewarded being the elderly chair for EHS because she loves putting a smile on someone’s face and helping others. “Being the elderly chair for EHS this year has been one of the most rewarding positions and experiences of my life. Fostering my passion and dedication for this project to our members is a feeling like no other,� Gordon said. As an avid reader and a lover of English, Merchant recognizes the importance of teaching literature at a young age. “I love working with kids, especially since I come from a large family. It’s a great feeling to know we’re teaching kids about the English language from such a young age,� she said. “If kids are motivated and excited when they’re young, hopefully they can maintain that attitude when they’re older.� Junior Kyle Driscoll recently attended a youth trip and had a memorable experience. “The kids really inspire me to work hard for my community, and it made me feel proud,� he said.

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LEND A HAND: Elderly trip coordinator Jocelyn Gordon, a senior, volunteered at the Active Senior Living Residence. Members participated in Thanksgiving themed activities including decorating paper turkeys and eating fall themed snacks.

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Middle school teachers observe AICE classes BY COLE WINTON NEWS COPY EDITOR

Faculty members from both Tequesta Trace and Falcon Cove middle schools came to the Bay to observe AICE classes and how they function. The observations were held on Nov. 17 with select teachHUV RI WKH $GYDQFHG ,QWHUQDWLRQDO &HUWLĂ€cate of Education (AICE) program, also known as the Cambridge program. “The teachers came over to implement pre-AICE classes at the middle school level, and they wanted to preview AICE classes,â€? said Megan West, AICE Global Perspectives teacher. Falcon Cove Cambridge coordinator Taly Cohen attended the classes to improve her own middle school AICE language arts classes that she will teach next year. ´:H FDPH WR Ă€QG RXW DERXW WKH QHHGV of Cypress Bay as far as the Cambridge program is concerned, so we can prepare our students better to be ready for the Cambridge classes at Cypress,â€? Ms. Cohen said. Tequesta Trace teacher Carolyn Sant Angelo said she wants to make her science AICE classes more like the high school classes. That will make the transition from middle to high school more familiar for students. “We want to work together so we can understand where the students are going next year,â€? Ms. Sant Angelo said. “From a middle school to high school perspective, we can overlap and support learning all along the way.â€? Ms. Cohen said when teachers give the younger students an advanced educa-

tion early on, it helps them better prepare for their futures. ´,W¡V GHĂ€QLWHO\ EHQHĂ€FLDO WKDW WKH\ VWDUW VR HDUO\ Âľ VKH VDLG ´7KH NLGV GHĂ€nitely need to work on their skills a couple years ahead of time, when they have the time to practice leisurely. The courses are rigorous, so the earlier they start, the better chance they have to succeed later down the road.â€? The AICE classes in middle school are designed to challenge the students. Mrs. West said she is an advocate of the HDUO\ HGXFDWLRQ IRU WKDW VSHFLĂ€F UHDVRQ “I don’t think we can start anybody too early,â€? Mrs. West said. “I have young nieces and nephews and I push them all the time. The sooner they can learn skills, the better they will be in the long term.â€? Despite the fact that there might be GLIĂ€FXOWLHV 0V 6DQW $QJHOR VDLG VKH WKLQNV WKH FODVVHV DUH EHQHĂ€FLDO RYHUDOO “There are challenges along the way, which the students may need to rise to,â€? she said. “Developmentally they may not be ready for it, but with good instruction, support and encouragement, they usually seem to reach the bar.â€? Although she said having the AICE classes in middle school is helpful, Mrs. West does see some drawbacks to the program. “My only concern is if the kids get burned out or if they lose interest by the time they get to high school,â€? she said. “As long as we continue to have great teachers teaching these subjects and they are looked at as a place to build from, the FODVVHV DUH EHQHĂ€FLDO Âľ

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Stroll  through  the  Decades BY EMILY CHAIET AND DANIELLE BUSH

Promoting Relations in Diversit through Education (PRIDE) club took its audience “through the decadesâ€? by hosting its annual Talent Show. Fourteen performers participated in the contest showcasing their skills in the performing arts on Nov.14. The performances ZHUH DOO LQĂ XHQFHG E\ GLIIHUHQW decades ranging from the 1960s to the 2000s. “I think this year’s talent show was ultimately a success. Although we had some problems with our technology like our music and microphones, everyone had fun and did a really good job performing,â€? said Antonia Cuevas, PRIDE president. 7KH Ă€UVW SODFH DFW ZDV D SHUformance of Frank Sinatra’s, “Fly Me to the Moon,â€? sung by junior Orianna Torres. Torres said she was shocked when she IRXQG RXW VKH KDG ZRQ Ă€UVW SODFH but was joyed to have received VXFK D QLFH UHFRJQLWLRQ 7KH Ă€UVW place winner was awarded $150, while the second and third place winner were awarded $100 and $75 respectively. “It was such an honor to win. I love to sing, and it was so great getting to sing in front of everyone,â€? Torres said. “The Talent Show was a ton of fun and I hope to perform in it again next year.â€? Drummers junior Miguel Alizo and senior Hector Brignone won second place and the People’s Choice award, which was voted on by the audience. Third place was awarded to freshman Julia Levy and senior Gianella Marengo who sang “Start of Something Newâ€? from “High School Musical.â€? “It was a good experience. I learned a lot from performing with another drummer, and I hope he learned a lot too,â€? Alizo said. “I decided to perform with someone else because I get a lot less nervous when I have someone else on stage with me, and it’s also more fun and a learning experience. I got to learn from him, and we complied songs that he like and I liked. I played songs I usually don’t play so it was fun.â€? PRIDE members who volunteered to run the talent show were faced with some technological issues very close to the show. The music system stopped working half an hour before the performers were set to arrive. However, club members were able to get it back up and running just before the show. “The show turned out pretty well. We could have done much better, but we learn from everything in every event, so next year we’ll probably make it a home run,â€? said assistant Talent Show coordinator Bianca Musetti, a sophomore. “Maybe if we started earlier, and planned every single thing we had to do ahead of time, so on the day of we could

be completely ready, we could have done a better job.â€? PRIDE sponsor Claudina Fernandez said the show turned out well even with only two rehearsals. ´,W¡V GLIĂ€FXOW WR SXW RQ WKH Talent Show. It’s a lot of work for the PRIDE members, but they all help each other,â€? Ms. Fernandez said. The show’s theme, “Stroll Through the Decadesâ€? was picked by the Talent Show coordinator Mariella Cefalo. She came up with the idea over the summer while listening to music from different decades. “I was thinking about a way to do something different,â€? said Cefalo, a junior. “I wanted to be creative, and I was listening to ‘80s music, and I thought I should do a decades theme because a lot of people like decades music that are not from this era.â€? Juniors Carolene Kurien and Paulina Reveiz performed a duet from the ‘90s. They sang “No Diggityâ€? by Black Street. Kurien said getting up in front of the ODUJH DXGLHQFH ZDV VFDU\ DW Ă€UVW but her nerves subsided when she started singing. Teachers also got the opportunity to perform. History teacher and musician Eric Adzima performed a rendition of “Boulevard of Broken Dreamsâ€? by Green Day with his student sophomore Luis Palaze. Mr. Adzima played the guitar and sang and Palaze did the DJ mixing behind the scenes. “I am at the stage of my musical career where I enjoy playing in front of anybody and every time I go on stage I feel like I get a little stronger,â€? Mr. Adzima said. “When I perform, I learn how to be an entertainer which is important to me and I always enjoy sharing my music with others.â€? Junior Cecilia Padron attended the Talent Show as a spectator and said she was shocked to see some of her friends’ performances and the showcase of talent she never knew existed. “I had no idea that some of these people could sing as well as they did. It was really cool, and now I see a lot of them in an entirely new light,â€? Padron said.

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SGA prepares for annual award show BY EMILY CHAIET ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

The Student Government Association (SGA) has begun rolling out the red carpet and counting the ballots for the annual Lightning Oscars. This year’s award show will be on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be on sale the prior week.

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THE OSCAR GOES TO: SGA prepares for last year’s Lightning Oscars by decorating banners. This year’s award show will take “Six years ago, we wanted place on Jan. 30 in the auditorium. The award show will be preceeded by a red carpet photoshoot.

to create an event that involved the whole school,â€? said Danielle Nascimento, SGA adviser. “We wanted to create a tradition and do something fun that students can look forward to from year to year, so we created the Lighting Oscars. It was a way to recognize students from any age group and any grade and any clique.â€? New categories have been added to this year’s ballot such DV ´6HOĂ€H 4XHHQÂľ DQG ´*\P Junkie.â€? SGA second vice president Ashley Callahan and historian Paige Gorodetsky are in charge of planning the event. “I went through the previous categories from past years and we voted which ones we should keep and which ones we should get rid of,â€? said Callahan, a junior. “We then collectively came

up with ideas for new categories.â€? &DOODKDQ VDLG WKH PRVW GLIĂ€cult part of planning the event is counting the ballots. On Nov. 13, nomination forms were handed out to evHU\ WHDFKHU¡V Ă€UVW KRXU FODVV 7KH nominees were eventually narrowed down to three people per category. The winner is then announced at the award show. “I just love this event and seeing it come through,â€? said Gorodetsky, a sophomore. “It’s the best feeling. I love seeing people win the award and the suspense before they announce who the winner is.â€? The two SGA classes were split into committees to prepare for the event. Each committee

focused on a different aspect of the show: decorations, invitations, ticket sales, programs and sponsors. “Planning the Lightning Oscars is stressful but really fun,â€? Callahan said. “I love doing things like this so it’s just like anRWKHU DFWLYLW\ IRU PH ,W GHĂ€QLWHO\ has its stress with it. There are a few things that can sometimes cause problems, but overall it’s really fun.â€? SGA tries to make the Lightning Oscars different every year. This year, the decorations, performers, presenters and hosts will be different. Seniors Cale Berger and Ryan Dugan will host. Auditions for performers will be held before winter break. “We always try to do some-

thing different,� Ms. Nascimento said. “For decorations, we always try to add something new so that when students arrive who have attended before, it looks slightly different. Every year we get rid of categories, and we add new categories to change it up a little bit. As far as performances and presenters, we try to get new students involved and new performances. Every year we try to add a fresh touch to it.� Gorodetsky hopes that many people will attend the event because it is an important fundraiser for SGA. “The Lightning Oscars are really fun,� Gorodetsky said. “It takes a lot of time to plan for it, but seeing the whole thing done is really satisfying.�

Last year, the Lighting Oscars was a sold out show. Callahan hopes to have the same result this year. Ms. Nascimento said it’s important to have the Lighting Oscars each year because it allows students to create lifelong memories. “Events like the Lightning Oscars are what students remember,� she said. “When they leave Cypress Bay and move on to their adult life, as a teacher it would be great to say that they remembered everything I taught them, but we all know that doesn’t always happen. So creating events that students can participate in and remember when they leave Cypress Bay is what we look to do.�

Author meets with Literary Club to give students advice BY JENNIFER GALANTE

Published Young Adult author Meredith McCardle made a visit to a Literary Club meeting at the school library on Nov. 6. She gave tips on writing, talked about her experience getting published and offered advice to the aspiring novelists in attendance. Ms. McCardle talked about the “Sky’s the Limitâ€? contest that Literary Club members participated in. She is one of eight authors who teamed up with Amazon to sponsor the contest. The “Sky’s The Limitâ€? contest challenges students from grades 6-12 to write WKH Ă€UVW ZRUGV RI D VKRUW VWRU\ ZLWK this theme. The winning student will receive two Kindle Fires – one for himself and one for his teacher/mentor of choice – as well as help from all six of the sponsors in getting his completed short story published. “She wrote me an email telling me about her contest, and she told me she’s available to speak. And I thought, what could be better for Literary Club than to get an author to speak to us?â€? Literary Magazine sponsor Joyce Seigel said. Ms. McCardle, author of “The Annum

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Guardâ€? series, grew up in Coral Springs and studied law and journalism before deciding on becoming an author full-time. “The good thing about writing is you GRQ¡W QHHG D GHJUHH LQ DQ\WKLQJ VSHFLĂ€F Âľ Ms. McCardle said. After she decided she wanted to become a novelist to pursue her dream, she EXFNOHG GRZQ DQG ZURWH WKH Ă€UVW ERRN in her Young Adult series, titled “The Eighth Guardian.â€? “I wish I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy, but it was going to be way more rewarding than I ever could have dreamed possible,â€? she said. A major topic she touched upon in her presentation was the revision process of writing. To her, revision is more impor-

WDQW WKDQ ZULWLQJ WKH Ă€UVW GUDIW “When you type the end of a story, that’s actually only the beginning,“ Ms. McCardle said. “Revision is really where LW¡V DW 7KDW¡V ZKHUH \RX Ă€QG WKH UHDO SRtential of your story.â€? She said that most of her world-building and descriptive writing is done when she revises. ´, OLNH WR VD\ WKDW P\ Ă€UVW GUDIWV DUH MXVW D EXQFK RI VWLFN Ă€JXUHV WDONLQJ LQ front of a green screen,â€? Ms. McCardle said. “Once I have the actual plot down , FDQ JR EDFN DQG DFWXDOO\ Ă HVK RXW WKH characters and the world.â€? She then went on to introduce her personal tips for writing a novel, like her “One Sentence Cheat Sheet to Writing a Good Storyâ€? and “Three Things Not to Do on the First Page of Any Story.â€? Ms. McCardle said to never start a VWRU\ ZLWK PXQGDQH DFWLRQV D Ă DVKEDFN dream, or a prologue. These things will tease or bore the reader and discourage them from reading on. Copy editor of the literary magazine, junior Gaby Esevern, said she feels that even though the writing advice Ms. McCardle gave was generally for beginning writers, the author did shed light on the

process of getting writing published. Ms. McCardle talked about different ways to get works published, including the pros and cons of self-publishing. She believes if a writer excels at promotion and sales, then he or she will most likely want to self-publish. However, if a writer isn’t exceptional at promoting or selling, working with a publishing company is most likely the best way to go. Despite being more expensive, the publishing company will KDQGOH DOO SXEOLVKLQJ DQG VDOHV Ă€QDQFHV “Publishing is much harder than you think,â€? Esevern said. Ms. McCardle said that it’s important that novelists never write for a trend. ´:ULWH ZKDW \RX ZDQW DQG LW¡OO Ă€QG D home,â€? she said. As for writing the story itself, Ms. McCardle said the best way to go about producing a solid story is in asking many questions. “My background as a lawyer has taught me to question everything,â€? she said. “So I’ll start with a basic plot, and then I’ll say ‘well what about this?’ And WKHQ EHIRUH , NQRZ LW , KDYH WKHVH Ă€YH GLIferent subplots going and then I have to explore every single one of those.â€?

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Debate coach receives recognition BY EVAN TEICH

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Since Megan West arrived at Cypress %D\ Ă€YH \HDUV DJR WR WHDFK GHEDWH WKH program has grown from a small one into one of the most popular classes at the VFKRRO 7KHUH DUH FXUUHQWO\ Ă€YH IXOO WLPH teachers and approximately 1,500 students involved in debate, which is ranked in the top 10 nationally. Mrs. West, director of the program, is the recipient of the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year award at Cypress Bay. Every teacher is allowed to nominate one of his/ KHU FR ZRUNHUV 7KH WRS Ă€YH WHDFKHUV DQG WRS Ă€YH HPSOR\HHV QRPLQDWHG DUH SODFHG on a ballot and the entire faculty votes. “It is humbling, because I know that a lot of the teachers that were nominated with me are exceptional educators as ZHOO Âľ 0UV :HVW VDLG ´2EYLRXVO\ DOO RI the staff at Cypress is incredible, so it feels really great to be recognized by my SHHUV Âľ In addition to teaching six classes every school day, Mrs. West also travels frequently to local and national competitions. “I think it makes the work harder when I get here, because a lot of my time is spent trying to make sure that everything is prepared for when we are DZD\ Âľ VKH VDLG ´7KHUH DUH D ORW RI WUDYel logistics. The larger the program gets, WKH PRUH GLIĂ€FXOW WKDW WLPH WUDGHRII EHFRPHV Âľ Mrs. West said her students are what motivate her to be so dedicated.

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WEST WE EVER HAD: Teacher of the Year Megan West (center) helps students prepare for an upcoming debate tournament. Mrs. West is the debate coach of the nationally ranked team and helps students with topic analyses, arguments and delivery for speeches.

“The students make every second ZRUWK LW Âľ VKH VDLG ´, ZDQW WR PDNH WKHP better. They are why I work so many hours and spend so many of my weekends and so much of my free time doing GHEDWH Âľ Junior Jake Steirn, Lincoln Douglas debate captain, said Mrs. West has a unique relationship with her debaters, including him. “She treats us as her own kids with a foundation based upon honesty, integrity, GULYH SDVVLRQ DQG QHFHVVDU\ GLVFLSOLQH Âľ

he said. “She is the single most important SHUVRQ DW &\SUHVV %D\ IRU PH Âľ Agreeing with Steirn, Congressional Debate captain Yuval Shmul, a senior, VDLG WKDW 0UV :HVW LV OLNH D PRWKHU Ă€JXUH to members of the debate team. ´:H FDOO KHU 0RP Âľ VKH VDLG ´2Q weekend trips she is constantly coaching debate, but is also there when we get sick, emotional, or whenever we just need an DGXOW Ă€JXUH Âľ As a former debater, she competed four years in high school and four years at

Texas A&M University. In addition, she was the National Champion in impromptu speaking. Mrs. West said she is overly passionate when it comes to debate. ´, DP D UHDOO\ FRPSHWLWLYH SHUVRQ Âľ she said. “Being able to instill that trait in my students, while also being able to compete head to head with some of the best schools in the country is really reZDUGLQJ Âľ In addition, the Employee of the Year is Micro-tech specialist, Jason Erdman.

Dual enrollment reaches record high numbers BY JENNA RABINOVITCH

With around 240 juniors and seniors combined, this school year there is a record number of students from the Bay dual enrolling at Broward College. Classes can be taken online or in different locations such as the Weston center, or at the campus itself. Guidance director Marlene Sanders said some students dual enroll to leave room in their busy schedules or simply to receive needed credits for their graduation requirements. “Dual enrollment all depends on the student. For some students it’s great because they get to leave early, and it helps their GPAs. For others it’s not too great EHFDXVH LW MXVW GRHVQ¡W Ă€W IRU WKHP Âľ VKH said. “It’s another acceleration mechanism that students can choose to take adYDQWDJH RI Âľ In order for a student to sign up for a dual enrollment class students go through the guidance department on the school website. Students must register online and go in to meet with a guidance counselor to select classes. Junior Jared Shapiro wanted to get credit for a college class and boost his GPA. To do this, he spoke to his guidance counselor who recommended dual enroll-

another English class to gain more experience in a college atmosphere. “I dual enroll because it is a good opportunity to take college classes with DFWXDO FROOHJH SURIHVVRUV Âľ VKH VDLG “By dual enrolling I can get ahead on classes that I would have to take when I go to college, and I can learn what a professor generally expects from his or KHU VWXGHQWV Âľ Although these classes are actual college classes, Couture said most of her courses have familiar faces. “I know a lot of people who dual enroll at Cypress Bay. In fact, most of my FODVVHV DUH Ă€OOHG ZLWK VWXGHQWV IURP WKLV VFKRRO Âľ VKH VDLG All dual-enrollment students are required to take six classes at the Bay, and leave after sixth period. Some students see this as an opportunity to leave school early, but others see it as a way to get a head start on their future. Couture said dual enrolling was a great option for her because this will ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA MUNEVAR reduce the number of classes she will have to complete once she enters college. ´, UHDOO\ OLNH GXDO HQUROOPHQW Âľ VKH ing. Shapiro then signed up for ENC110 GLIIHUHQW VFKRROV Âľ KH VDLG said, “because I feel like I’m getting a (English Composition) to take online. Senior Gillian Couture is currently head start on college while still being in ´'XDO HQUROOLQJ EHQHĂ€WV PH EHFDXVH LW taking English and math at the Weston KLJK VFKRRO Âľ teaches me how to multitask between two center. Next semester she plans on taking

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Acrobat’s visit shares Chinese culture BY CARLI UDINE

Chinese culture found a place at the Bay on Nov. 17 when a Chinese acrobatic dancer came to perform for students. The performance was held in the auditorium and open to all JUDGHV WR DWWHQG GXULQJ ÀIWK period. The Students Enrichment in the Arts program (SEAS) sponsored the Chinese Acrobatic show. SEAS is the school system’s cultural arts program for students K-12. Through SEAS, professional performance companies are scheduled to perform shows for schools around the county. The program serves over 120,000 students each year through drama, music and theater shows. “What makes SEAS unique is that every show is provided to students free of charge,” said Damian Huttenhoff, director of athletics and student activities

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for Broward County Schools. “SEAS ensures that every student, regardless of economic standing, has the opportunity to attend cultural arts programming at their school or at the Broward Center for Performing Arts.” The acrobat, Li Liu, was born in the city of Shenyang, which is located in Northern China. When she was 6 years old, she

began her acrobatic training. She was also chosen to attend the Chinese National Circus. Mrs. Liu has traveled globally to Europe, Africa and the United States to exhibit her talent. After seeing the show, senior Jackie Shapiro said it touched her heart. Shapiro thought the show was not only thought provoking, but also extremely informative. "I liked how the performer not only performed her acts, but also taught everyone in the room about the Chinese culture,” Shapiro said. In the Chinese culture, acrobatic dancing and performing is an ancient tradition. Chinese acrobatics are said to have dated back to nearly 2,000 years ago. All acrobats in the Chinese system of training PXVW ÀUVW EHFRPH SURÀFLHQW in the basics, which include tumbling, hand balancing and dance. Shapiro said she could tell the dancer put a great deal of passion and hard work into her performance. "The amount of practice and dedication she put into training ZDV WUXO\ H[HPSOLÀHG LQ KHU performance,” Shapiro said. “She had tricks that really showed her balance and strength.” This unusual performance did not only prompt thoughts from students, but from teachers as well, such as math teacher Lauren Bender. “The dedication and persistence that the woman demonstrated to achieve a goal of becoming a superior Chinese acrobat was very inspiring,” Mrs. Bender said. Mrs. Bender said she was pleased to see her students express interest in a foreign country. “She made a clear impact on our students and I feel that not only did she inspire me, but also she touched the students here at school,” she said. Freshman Daniela Schwartz

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said she really saw the emotion in the dancer in one particular piece. “There was one act where the dancer performed a piece that, in previous years, the acrobatic dancer, Li Liu used to perform with her father. After viewing this part of her performance, I could not help but become tearyeyed. It was truly heartwarming to watch,” Schwartz said. Schwartz said the acrobat allowed her to view the performance from a more mature perspective that seemed very new to her. “The acrobatic dancer excelled in not only entertaining the people watching, but also allowing them to feel as if they were a part of the performance,” Schwartz said. “A beautiful talent, like the one of the dancer, must be practiced and perfected for years in order to look as professional and graceful as she did.”

ONE PLATE, TWO PLATE: Chinese acrobat Li Liu (top) performs a traditional dance for students in all grades. (above) Liu balances six plates on a pole to showcase her balance and concentration.

Spanish club to host tournament for cancer research BY EMILY GITTEN

The Spanish Club, with cohost Spanish Honor Society, will be hosting a charity soccer tournament in early February to raise money for cancer research in local hospitals. “The soccer tournament is a [club] tradition,” Spanish Club co-vice president Alix Rosales said. “The tournament is our most successful event because so many people love to play soccer.” Rosales said the tournament will be open to the entire school because of the sport’s popularity with students. Members of the club will be given service hours for participating, and Spanish

Honor Society (SHS) members will be given points for partaking in the event. “We wanted to do [the tournament] with the Spanish Honor Society because we know it will bring more people to the event,” Rosales said. “Because there are more people coming, we hope to raise more money to donate to hospitals.” Club adviser Luisa Peguero said many students have asked her about the details of this year’s tournament, creating high anticipation for the event. “It is very interesting to watch students from the Spanish Club, and this year the Spanish Honor Society, come together and play soccer for a purpose,”

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Ms. Peguero said. “The students have a great time playing and they become really involved with the game.” Club president Pierina Sanchez said the tournament will be not only a chance for the two clubs to give back, but also a chance for the two clubs to come together and do something of importance around Valentine’s Day, the international day of friends. “We decided that after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the tournament would work best in February, so we can celebrate all that we have as friends and make a difference,” Sanchez said. The tournament is one of

few projects the club and SHS will be working together on this holiday season. Rosales said the SHS is currently collecting toys to be donated to underprivileged children and the club is collecting holiday cards to go along with them. “We want both clubs to get really involved with the tournament,” Rosales said. “We are here to have fun, but more importantly we want to raise money for an important cause.”

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SGA hosts lunch for faculty and staff BY MACKENZIE HIRSH

Thanksgiving came early for teacers at the Bay. Because of the Student Government Association (SGA) and administration, teachers were given the opportunity to enjoy a Thanksgiving-themed lunch on Nov. 17. Honey Baked Ham sponsored the lunch, and the food was typical of what is found on a traditional Thanksgiving menu. SGA veteran Hunter Giles was one of the two chairs in charge of the event. Giles, a junior, said providing a lunch for the teachers is a nice way for the Bay to show appreciation for the teachers. “SGA helps with the Thanksgiving lunch every year because it is a great way to show thanks for everything the teachers do,� Giles said. “It gives us the opportunity to really give back to them in a special way.� Giles said this year’s lunch was different than those before because it occurred sooner than expected. The food was delivered earlier than planned, but the teachers did not mind and still appreciated the nice gesture. “The teachers were all hungry for a great meal, and when they arrived it was apparent that they were very happy and appreciative,� Giles said. Sophomore Paige Gorodetzky and freshman Taylor Lessem also volunteered to help out at the lunch. Lessem agreed with Giles and thought the lunch was a great way to give thanks for all the teachers’ hard work. “Teachers are not appreciated as much as they deserve to be. They do a

lot for the students and they are our keys to being successful,� Lessem said. “SGA wanted them to know that we really are thankful for everything they do.� Debate teacher Benjamin Miller said he loved the lunch and the chance to take a break from the stressful work. “I absolutely loved the lunch. It gave me a chance to sit down and talk with my fellow colleagues, as well as relax. It isn’t that often that we get the chance to hang out and have a conversation, and the food was also delicious,� Mr. Miller said. He said the new date of the lunch, which was earlier than originally

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planned, ended up working out for him, and he was able to attend when he thought he wouldn’t originally be able to. “I would have been at a debate trip had the Thanksgiving lunch happened later. Because it happened when it did, I got the chance to go, which I am so thankful for,� Mr. Miller said. “I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to enjoy such a delicious lunch if I were away.�

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TURKEY TIME: Teacher Helen Nathanson receives her Thanksgiving lunch from PHPEHUV RI 6*$ IUHVKPDQ &DPU\Q 2UU VRSKRPRUH 7D\ORU &RIĂ€Q VRSKRPRUH Katrina Woiski and freshman Emily Fine. Honey Baked Ham sponsored the lunch and provided food including turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.

Spanish teacher Paola Barrera attended and loved the chance to catch up with colleagues she normally wouldn’t have been able to see. “I took the time to eat with all of the teachers from the 800s building because I do not normally eat with them. My classroom is so far away, so I hardly ever

see them,� Mrs. Barrera said. Like Mr. Miller, Mrs. Barrera was thankful that the lunch happened earlier than supposed to. “I loved the lunch because it was a surprise,� Mrs. Barrera said. “Who doesn’t like to be invited to lunch out of the blue?�

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Army veteran performs for JROTC BY COLE WINTON NEWS COPY EDITOR

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People stand up against fake editing BY TARA BAGHERLEE ONLINE FEATURES EDITOR

What does Kim Kardashian’s body on Paper magazine’s winter issue cover have in common with TIME magazine’s informational graphics? Both were illustrated in Photoshop. As more and more women in the media are retouched to the point of national ridicule, celebrities and companies alike are taking a stand for the “untouchedâ€? look on principle. Keira Knightley posed for Interview magazine’s September issue topless and un-Photoshopped. American Eagle’s lingerie line Aerie launched “aerie Real,â€? featuring completely untouched models, and online publications such as Darling and Verily magazines have mission statements of only publishing untouched models. Verily magazine employee Hannah, who declined to give her last name, addressed the magazine’s mission and content by providing a set of interview answers for this article. “We celebrate women for being women, and I think that appreciation weaves its way through all our content and our visuals,â€? the statement says. The magazine was launched in 2011 with the original intentions of being a non-Photoshop publication. “Our no-Photoshop policy came out of our overall philosophy, not as a starting point,â€? the statement says. “We started Verily because we felt that what is held up for us as the modern empowered woman actually ignores our authentic feminine beauty. The Photoshop trend is indicative of that. What it says is, you’re actually not beautiful as you are, we need to give you a digital makeover, and the end result is a person that doesn’t even exist.â€? Susan Oakes is a freelance digital artist and instructor who works with Photoshop on a daily basis. She teaches Photoshop and graphics classes in South Florida and said she clearly makes a distinction between retouching and enhancing to her students. “Retouching means bringing something back to the way it was when you saw it, the way you remember seeing it,â€? Ms. Oakes said. “Now, enhancing is where I make a distinction, and I always tell my students there’s a big difference between retouching, correcting a photo trend now.â€? Verily magazine said they do make and enhancing it. corrections to When I teach this, I the photo, but will always tell my not to women. students that they They limit the should retouch re- We celebrate women for edits to use sponsibly.â€? being women, and I think of color and Ms. Oakes said lighting, saynewer versions of that appreciation weaves ing that “when Photoshop have its way through all our working with included features content and our visuals. people, anysuch as “smart thing beyond tools,â€? where it althat starts to lows the user to use become decepa “smart-healing -Verily magazine tive.â€? brushâ€? to elimiJu n i o r nate blemishes for people with acne. She said she uses this if Marisa Aleguas said there should be a her customer pleases, but there is a certain certain point where magazines should boundary between touching up a photo stop Photoshopping to the point where the model looks unreal. and making people look plastic. “I think the magazine has the right to “I know that there’s a lot of manipulation and unknown manipulation when do that and they have the right to touch it you’re looking at photos,â€? Ms. Oakes XS EXW , WKLQN WKH\ VKRXOG GHĂ€QLWHO\ KDYH said. “Photos are not really literal repre- a disclaimer that they’re doing so,â€? Alesentations of the real world, and that’s the guas said. “Otherwise, the people who way it’s come to be at this point. Person- are looking at the magazine just get unreally, I don’t like to manipulate to the point alistic prototypes of what they think you where they look unreal, and that’s a big should look like.â€?

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Freshman Miranda Sanner said whether a not magazines with retouched women will affect readers depends on the age of the woman looking at the images. “If you’re older, you already know there’s nothing you can do. This is who you are, and you have to accept who you are,� Sanner said. “But if you’re at a vulnerable age, like a lot of girls in high school, I think their self-esteem will go down. They’ll probably try to aim for that. I don’t think it’ll do any good to show these illusions of perfection.� Aleguas also said she has seen friends suffer from body image issues, which unrealistic portrayal of women in the media may help cause. “I think that a giant part of that is coming from portrayal of women in the media. They put so much pressure on you to look like them, when most of the time they are Photoshopped and they are retouched. I think it really gets to some people,� she said. Sanner agrees that models’ features are made to look unrealistic. “In essence, it’s art, but I do think they over-exaggerate the perfection of features,� she said. “We all get pimples. I

doubt they don’t have any wrinkles. We have birthmarks we should be proud of, and I think that it’s wrong that they exaggerate it so much.â€? Verily says the ethics behind Photoshopping women include invoking feelLQJV RI ORZ VHOI FRQĂ€GHQFH DPRQJ SHRSOH who look at such media. “Images are incredibly powerful. When we see something on the scale of 5,000 images a day, many of them Photoshopped, it adds up, and affects what you think is normal and ideal,â€? the magazine says. “We’re all drawn to beauty, and there’s nothing wrong with wanting to look our best. The problem is when the LGHD RI ÂśEHVW¡ LV SXUH Ă€FWLRQ UDWKHU WKDQ inspiring, it feeds unnecessary nitpicking and self-doubt.â€? Sanner said the best thing girls can do when they look at magazines is to realize it is fake and to embrace themselves, their shapes, and their imperfections. “You have to be happy with who you are,â€? she said, “and you can’t let a girl in a Covergirl ad affect you and make you feel any less than who you are.â€?

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freshman Zoe Milenkovic sophomore Alex Pimentel

senior Rosario Chinchilla

junior Evan Hansen freshman David Ramirez

sophomore Yuhyun Kim

senior Kevin Richter

sophomore Juan Gaviria

senior Sophie Hyman

Lunch boxes makes tasteful fashion accessories during school day BY ABBY MORGAN FEATURES EDITOR

For freshman David Ramirez, lunch is a time to unwind, socialize, and catch up on homework, but lunch is also a time to reenergize. And dig into the lunch he packed from home. “This lunch box carries the nutrition that is right for me because I handpick it all from Publix and it is all organic,� Ramirez said. “I choose organic because when I was 4, I had an allergic reaction to shrimp that wasn’t organic, and my mom and I decided to go organic since the chemicals in foods, like pesticides, would make my tongue blow up.� Ramirez has brought his lunch to school with him since he started Kindergarten. He has continued to bring around the same lunch box since it brings back memories of when he was younger, and his mom would send him notes when she packed it.

“It is a good luck charm for me since I KDYH KDG LW IRU D ORQJ WLPH DQG , Ă€QG WKDW when I don’t have it, the odds are not in my favor,â€? Ramirez said. Those who bring a home-packed lunch to school do it for different reasons. Sophomore Danielle Gonzales has brought her lunch to school ever since she was in middle school, since her mom always packed it for her. Now she also realizes it is less wasteful to bring her own lunch. “When I make my own lunch, I know I will eat everything in it since I pick out the things I bring and pack it up for myself,â€? she said. “Also, when I bring my own lunch I know I am getting the nutritional value that I need and I am full after eating.â€? Gonzales said that she used to buy lunch from school every day since it was hard to make lunch in the morning, and she liked it. She said although she ate it every day when she was younger, she’d

much rather bring her own lunch since it has become a habit now to eat healthier, like fruits and vegetables. “When I was younger I didn’t know what good food tasted like so I would pretty much eat anything,â€? she said. “Now I’m much pickier and only will eat certain foods that are low in calories and packed with vitamins.â€? Although some students prefer to bring their own lunch to school, cafeteria worker Maria Flores said the school OXQFK LV WKH PRVW HIĂ€FLHQW ZD\ WR UHHQHUgize. With its many options such as subs, hamburgers, and rice and beans for vegetarians, the cafeteria has something for everyone. “We offer a lot of choices, which PDNHV LW HDV\ WR Ă€QG VRPHWKLQJ WKDW \RX like or suits your dietary needs,â€? Ms. Flores said. “This school has the best lunches in Broward County since we offer the most choices. It helps that we are very nice ladies.â€?

Anna Volturo, who works with Ms. Flores, said on top of having the great lunches, it is very convenient to buy lunch since they have facilitated the process. “When you buy lunch, you don’t have to worry about carrying it around and leaving it somewhere or smushing it on its ORQJ MRXUQH\ WR Ă€QDOO\ DUULYLQJ DW WKH FDIeteria,â€? Ms. Volturo said. “Buying lunch is very economical and it’s the best bargain. We serve good food that isn’t expensive while bringing your own lunch can get costly.â€? Junior Spencer Comora said he brings his lunch to school because he likes to eat throughout the day in his classes and if he buys lunch, he doesn’t have that luxury. He carries his lunch in a plastic bag since it is easier to throw the whole thing DZD\ RQFH KH KDV Ă€QLVKHG DQG QRW FDUU\ LW around with him after. “I’ve always carried my lunch around school so I know that I am eating healthy,â€? Comora said.

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Clubs give back for the holidays Clubs give back from page 1 raise a weeks worth of food for over 100 families. This year the Bay provided for 175 families, and collected over 5,000 items. “I know that for us personally it really opened up our eyes because these are families in Weston, 100 alone, that you expect to be rich and wealthy,� said sophomore Anya Berry, Harvest Drive chair. “But they could be people who you go to school with or your neighbors who need food and help.� Berry said that at the end of September, SGA began putting the drive together; they got clubs to sign up and then held a meeting where each club was assigned an item and a goal quantity. Then every week, they began collecting from all of the clubs and stored it away. Eventually everything was brought to the auditorium and 12 hours were spent bagging and delivering. “I know that people are afraid to ask for help, and the fact that we can give them help without them feeling embarrassed is really important,� Berry said. “I think we lose sight a lot of the time. There are a lot of people that are in need. We get caught up in our crazy busy lives and just forget that there are people that need help.� Founder of the Harvest Drive, Renee Herman, said she wouldn’t be able to keep this program going without the help from students all across Broward County. “Children helping children in their own community is what inspires compassion and change for a better tomorrow,� Mrs. Herman said. National Honor Society (NHS) is holding a two-part project this year by participating in the Salvation Army Angel Drive. First, they will be collecting 102 presents to provide to the toy drive. Then, on Dec. 19 they will be going to the Salvation Army location in Fort Lauderdale to help distribute these toys to kids for the holidays. “I think that this event has a really big impact on our members. It really gets them to appreciate all that they have and realize how fortunate they are,� said senior Rachel Newman, NHS Treasurer. “Our members have the ability to make someone’s Christmas special. We are helping 102 kids celebrate the holidays, which is pretty amazing.� Newman said that originally, they asked for 60 angels from the Salvation Army, and when the the sign-ups went out to the members, over 100 of them replied asking to receive an angel within a day. They got in contact with the Salvation Army, and were able to get 42 more angels. “With school, extracurriculars, and everything else going on, it can be really easy to lose yourself, but this project reminds me how lucky I am and shows me to appreciate what I have,� Newman said. Newman said that on Nov. 21, the an-

SPREADING THE HOLIDAY CHEER: Junior Lauren Adler places her gift in the pile. NHS collected gifts for 102 Salvation Army angels. This organization gives over 2,000 gifts to less fortunate children who might otherwise not receive Christmas gifts. Many clubs at the Bay participate in similar activities to give back.

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gels were given out and the members had until Dec. 8 to bring their angels back presents. “To me, the holidays aren’t about the presents, they’re about spending time with my family and giving back,� Newman said. “The presents that NHS is providing will help make someone’s Christmas worth celebrating, and to me, that is worth so much more than anything that can be bought on the shelves in the mall.� Adviser of the English Honor Society

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(EHS) Cecilia Fonseca, said that the club writes letters to send out to American soldiers stationed overseas, thanking them and wishing them a good holiday. “I have tried to get the kids to do less ‘thanking’ and more ‘just speaking,’� Mrs. Fonseca said. “What I mean by this is that the letters that thank are usually formulaic, and I don’t mean to do away with that, but instead, to add a bit of a personal touch.� Mrs. Fonseca said that she has her

members type up the letters, then she proofreads them all and gives them to the Bay’s JROTC Sgt. Major Cruz to send out to the troops. “I have always derived great pleasure from receiving something in the mail that is not a bill,� Mrs. Fonseca said. “It is communication that is not lost once the person hangs up. Instead, it can be savored and re-read.�

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The University of Virginia is a public school located in Charlottesville. Annie Rosenthal, Cypress Bay Class of 2014, is now a freshman there and is majoring in Government and What makes the school American Politics. She spoke unique? via email to The Circuit’s Saige UVA is unique because it Fisher about her experiences. was founded by our very own President Thomas Jefferson. What made you want to go The Lawn at UVA is a Nato the University of Virginia? tional Historic Landmark, and The school is ranked the sec- people travel from all over ond best public school for its ac- the world just to visit it. Also, ademics. I didn’t want to go to UVA has something called sean Ivy League, but I did want to cret societies. These are groups go to a school that was challeng- in which the members are neving and competitive with other er revealed until graduation or schools throughout the country. death. They donate and perform Also, I wanted to go to a school philanthropic gestures towards with Division 1 sports and an in- the school and its students. viting atmosphere. UVA has the perfect balance between sports What do you do on the weekand school. As the saying goes, end? we “work hard and play hard.� On the weekends I love to

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go to the football or basketball games if there are any. If not, I try to explore the city of Charlottesville. It has so much to offer and is so much fun to shop and eat there. Also, the Corner is right by The Lawn. It is a strip right here on Grounds that has so many bars and restaurants to enjoy without travHOLQJ WRR IDU DQG LW LV ÀOOHG with college kids every Thursday to Sunday. You can go apple picking at Carter Mountain. What is the campus atmosphere like? There are a lot of cultures and traditions. On Grounds there is a strong feeling of family. Every-

one is so willing and open to meet new people, help others, and experience new things. On one of UVA’s gorgeous days outside, it’s not uncommon to see tons of students laying out on The Lawn, playing Frisbee, eating lunch, or just enjoying how amazing and beautiful our school really is. How does this school help with your major? I’m majoring in Government and American Politics, and this school is one of the best for that area. Charlottesville is located just outside of Washington DC, the political hub of our country. There are so many famous professors and speakers here

with so much to offer all of the students. I also want to eventually work for the FBI, and the FBI headquarters are located right here in Quantico, Virginia. What advice would you give interested students? The advice that I would give interested students would be to come visit. That’s the most important thing. Picking a school is not only a school, but it’s also where you are going to be spending the next four years of your life, and that’s kind of a big deal. I was always interested in UVA, but once I came and visited the school, I fell in love. UVA has so much to offer.

Current applicants prepare for college expenses BY CARLI UDINE

Coming up in January, the annual Financial Aid Night will give parents and students the answers to questions they may have regarding paying for a college education. The goal of this event is to give those who need it the information they are missing. With the hefty price tag of college, how does one go about getting it all paid for without breaking the bank? Senior Danielle Saxe knows just what she needs to do in order to not only excel in her classes, but to also be awarded. “I have been working and studying so hard, and I know I have to continue to do so in order to receive aid from a scholarship,â€? Saxe said. On top of her academic achievements in all of her classes, Saxe has been scoping out different scholarship opportunities. “I have been compiling massive amounts of research. Every day after school, I open my laptop to see if there DUH DQ\ VFKRODUVKLSV WKDW Ă€W PH SHUVRQDOly. Not only do I research on my own, but Mrs. Bush, the BRACE adviser, helps me with everything I need to know,â€? she said. There are all different types of scholarships out there: academic, athletic, and even charitable scholarships. Shari Bush

VDLG WKHUH DUH IRUPV RI Ă€QDQFLDO DLG VDYings plans, and more. “Last year, approximately $10 million was given out in athletic and academic scholarships. Many students are either getting money from the state (Bright Futures), the federal government (FAFSA), from their institution/college that they will be attending, or private scholarships like Comcast, Coca Cola, Ford Salute to Education or Weston Rotary,â€? Mrs. Bush said. Depending on what students are looking for, they can earn scholarships on a broad spectrum.

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The Bright Futures program allows Florida high school seniors with academic merit to earn a scholarship to any public college/university in the state. FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This program gives aid to students who are in need of economic assistance if they meet certain criteria. “People can do heavy research and Ă€QG VFKRODUVKLSV WKDW DUH Ă€W IRU WKHP DQG their needs, â€? Mrs. Bush said. Such research may include visiting with college advisers, going to seminars, and even more. Mrs. Bush is heavily supportive of all students that come for advice. She is always willing to give advice, and also help out a student. “It is fair to say that almost half our seniors last year received some sort of scholarship,â€? Mrs. Bush said. Mrs. Bush said that scholarships are based on merit or need. “There are plenty of opportunities for students to get money to help pay for college,â€? Mrs. Bush said. According to scholarships.org, “High school students are planning on starting FROOHJH IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH DQG WKH\ OLNHO\ don’t have other sources of funding lined up.â€? Studies conducted by Sallie Mae, ZKLFK LV D Ă€QDQFLDO FRUSRUDWLRQ WKDW DVsists families in student loans, indicate that about 37 percent of college dues are

paid by parent income and savings. That is why help from a scholarship can be exWUHPHO\ EHQHĂ€FLDO Sallie Mae lists six categories of aid: grants and scholarships, student borrowing, parent borrowing, parent income and savings (529 plans), student savings and income, and lastly, friends and relatives helping out. Closer to home, families can invest in the Florida Prepaid program. Senior Blake Atlas is relying on Florida Prepaid in order to attend college. “My parents know many people who invest in Florida Prepaid, and they trust the company as a whole. It is very reliable,â€? Atlas said. Florida Prepaid is a long-term discounted plan to pay for college. Investors lay out money when children are young and for that, they are guaranteed that their child’s college is paid for, if it is a Florida public university. “My parents are extremely grateful that they invested in the Florida Prepaid program when I was at a young age,â€? Atlas said. “Now they do not have to take on the stress that comes with paying for college.â€?

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Daniel Richter Class of 2012

‘The scholarship is a validation’ Alumnus Daniel Richter wins the UM Barry Goldwater scholarship for his research on sugars.

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Class of 2012 alumnus Daniel Richter, currently in his third year at the University of Miami, was the sole UM recipient in March of the Barry Goldwater ScholarVKLS IRU WKRVH VWXG\LQJ LQ WKH Ă€HOGV RI VFLence, math and engineering who intend to follow careers in research. His research on selective sugars binding to molecules made him one of the 288 people that were awarded the scholarship in the United States. 7KH 2IĂ€FH RI 3UHVWLJLRXV $ZDUGV DQG Fellowships at UM helped Richter apply for the scholarship because in order for him to receive the award, the application KDG WR JR WKURXJK WKH VFKRRO $OWKRXJK the scholarship awarded Richter $15,000 over the course of two years, he is only accepting $7,500 because he is graduating early. ´,W GHĂ€QLWHO\ KHOSHG PH Ă€QDQFLDOO\ That was the more immediate impact, but also the prestige of the scholarship will be D QLFH UHVXPH DGGLWLRQ 6R LW ZLOO GHĂ€QLWHly help me going into the application cycle IRU PHGLFDO VFKRRO 3K ' SURJUDPV Âľ VDLG 5LFKWHU DQ $SSOLHG 3K\VLFV DQG &RPSXWer Science major. Richter studied how molecules selectively bind to certain types of sugars more so than others. “I guess like anything [the scholarship] is a validation of the work you’re doing. Research in particular can get very frustrating. You don’t necessarily get any ZRUN GRQH Âľ KH VDLG ´$ ORW RI WKLQJV ZHQW

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Dual enrolled students have a shorter day BY ALYSSA LEWIS

$V WKH EHOO ULQJV LQGLFDWLQJ WKH HQG of sixth period, students leave campus. These students are not signing out early or skipping class. They are leaving for their regular dismissal. Senior Haley Becker leaves at 1 p.m. everyday because she takes an online class. She has been leaving school early for three years now, and said that it is one of the best decisions she has made in high school. “I think it’s a really good idea because

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the power of art

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Growing up exposed to art and imagination, junior Vicky Luzeriaga aspires to a career that marries creative expression and the human mind: art therapy. “I’ve always been known for my curiosity and in middle school I became intrigued by the science behind the human brain and mind,” Luzeriga said. When in Tequesta Trace middle school, Luzeriaga partook in the Peer Counseling program, taking on the responsibility of helping teacher Joan Curtis with her special needs class twice a week. Mrs. Curtis knew Luzeriaga had a special talent with counseling from the very start. ´)URP WKH ÀUVW GD\ VKH FDPH in, she was willing to do anything to help my class and guide them anywhere,” Mrs. Curtis

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said. “One quality I’ve always admired about her was her patience.” /X]HULDJD VDLG WKDW DW ÀUVW she was a bit shy since she didn’t know the kids but slowly they began to warm up to her and she got to know them on a personal level. “Regardless of their condition, I got to see the good in them,” she said. “I saw how sweet they could be and how despite their disability, they were capable of so much more than most people expected of them.” Luzeriaga’s nurturing side came out while helping Mrs. Curtis’s class, including when she was given the opportunity to teach a lesson one day. “I found that many of them had some sort of trouble in expressing and communicating themselves verbally,” Luzeriaga said. “Yet when given a crayon, pen or pencil, they could visually express what they wanted to get through to me or their teacher.” Luzeriaga’s love for art became useful in the class as the students looked to drawing or painting as an alternative form of relaxing or releasing their an-

ger or emotions. It was at that point she found the path that incorporated both her love for art and psychology – art therapy, a form of psychotherapy involving the encouragement of free self-expression through painting, drawing, or modeling, used as a remedial activity or an aid to diagnosis. “The idea of combining two of my favorite things had me thrilled,” she said. “Being able to help people while utilizing my love for art and intense curiosity for the human mind was all I could dream of doing.” Remaining persistent on her career path, Luzeriaga took courses like art and psychology when she got to high school. Her art teacher Elizabeth Jenkins mentioned something in class that had an impact on Luzeriaga. Luzeriaga said Mrs. Jenkins always places emphasis on the fact that her students need to make all of their art purposeful and it has to “speak to the view-

DRAW SOMETHING: (above) Luzeriaga participated in an “Art and Nature” program in Quito, Ecuador, her home country, in June 2013. The purpose of the workshop was to teach kids to value the nature of art. (left) Luzeriaga at the Louvre Museum in Paris this past summer. Luzeriaga’s mother’s side of the family has always taken an interest in art museums, making them a large part of her life. (below) Luzeriaga at a workshop in Quito where children were able to use homegrown ingredients from town to make pizza.

Vicky Luzeriaga er” and have some sort of meaning. “A simple drawing can help expose deep feelings, emotional traumas, or simply what someone is trying to express,” Luzeriaga said. “That’s what Mrs. Jenkins taught me.” Luzeriaga wants to be able to JLYH WKRVH ZKR GRQ·W ÀQG UHJXlar therapy effective an alternative to communicate. Her mother has played a big role in her creativity as she shared her artwork with Luzeriaga throughout her childhood. “My mom’s side of the family is very artistic, always taking an interest in art museums so it’s always been a huge part of my life,” she said. “But it’s hard to major in art unless you’re a stellar artist.” Luzeriaga later found her talent. ´0\ DUHD RI DUW LV ÀOP SKRtography but that’s a slowly dying career sadly since less people pursue it as a career than ever before,” Luzeriaga said At a crossroads with what she wanted to do with her future, Luzeriaga found a new path that would later converge with her love for art.

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In this issue’s recurring segment that gives students an opportunity to learn more about the teachers they see every day, features editor Abby Morgan interviews Spanish and sign language teacher Paola Barrera. would love to be able to travel at any time, at any moment. I would love to be able to transport matter from here to Europe every day, and I would love to be in different places every day.

What do you feel most passionate about? My family. My two kids that I have at home and my husband. I am very passionate about making sure that I raise my kids to be good people. I always say, you may be bad at Spanish or sign language, but as long as you are trying and putting in effort to make it FRXQW \RX DUH ÀQH DQG , ZLOO EH SURXG of anyone who tries. Not everybody is great at what they are doing. What is your pet peeve? My pet peeve is people who do not behave their age and act immature and who don’t take advantage of their opportunities that they have in life. What super power do you wish you had? , ZRXOG ORYH WR EH DEOH WR à \ ,

different times. For example, when I start reading a book, I can’t eat, sleep, or do DQ\WKLQJ XQWLO ,¡P Ă€QLVKHG EHFDXVH , JHW so attached to the book and just can put it down. When I start watching a season of a TV show, I have to watch three to four What’s your favorite part about episodes every night before I go to bed teaching? or else I feel like something is missing. My favorite part about teaching Currently I am watching “Switched at is talking and listening to students. I Birth,â€? and I am three seasons behind. love being with people who are young and full of life, ambitions, ideals, and What is your favorite hobby? dreams, and know where they want to I love camping. I try to camp at go and what they want to do. least three times a year. We go to many different places to camp like parks up What do you want your legacy to north in Ocala. We have gone to other be? states to camp. We go as a whole family, 0\ VRQ , ZDQW SHRSOH WR UHĂ HFW RQ and we also go with friends. I just love my son and see that he is a good man going through the experience of someone and a person of honor, that he always EHLQJ RXW WKHUH IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH has the right ideals and does things out of the goodness of his heart. I Why did you choose to be a teacher? also want people to remember me as I had wonderful teachers when I was someone who always cared and tried to young and when I came to America as understand people. an interpreter for the deaf, I saw terrible teachers and I thought this was terrible What is your everyday addiction? and I couldn’t believe that students were (i.e. something you cannot live going through that. I wanted to make a without) difference and a change to the system. I I get addicted to different things at wanted to help students learn and succeed.

How do you think you’ve changed from when you were in high school? I don’t think I have changed that much since high school. I think that’s why I love teaching in the high school so much since my high school years were the best years of my life. It was the most exciting time of my life. The only thing that has changed is I am more mature and experienced and I have learned from my mistakes. But besides that, I feel like I am a teenager myself. If you could do anything other than teach what would it be? I have always wanted to work on a cruise or in a hotel, any kind of tourist related activity where people are happy to be there and happy to be traveling and expanding their horizons. How are you the same? I was such a goofball in high school. I guess I’ve kind of continued that. Corny jokes are funny and harmless pranks are funny. So I guess that’s one way that I’ve stayed the same.

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Gift giving trends change with age BY CAMILA ZIADI ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT COPY EDITOR

GoPro, Fossil gold watch, iPhone 6, clothes, bathing suits, lasagna, and puppies. The common link in all of these is that they are all gifts students surveyed on campus hope to receive for the upcoming holidays. Over the years, junior Sebastian Maldonado has noticed a trend in gift expectations for the season. Now that he and his peers are older, people expect less out of gifts when it comes to quantity, but more when it relates to quality and monetary amount. Finding the perfect gift has also become harder to do. “When I was little I expected multiple little toys, and now that I’m older, I expect one or two expensive gifts like a GoPro or new phone,” Maldonado said. “I expect less, but more expensive.” Maldonado said that the new GoPro would be the ideal gift for him because he still doesn’t have one. He really likes it because it’s small and takes high quality pictures. “It becomes harder every year to get my family gifts because I never know what they want,” he said. “If I do know what they want, it’s usually something expensive that I can’t really afford.” 0DOGRQDGR VDLG WKDW KH GLG ÀQG WKH perfect gift once, and it was for his grandmother. “My grandma is always on Facebook, so I got her an iPad mini. She uses it all the time and brings it everywhere,” he said. “What made it so perfect is that it

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made her really happy.” )UHVKPDQ (PLOLH 9DUJDV KDV VSHFLÀF gift expectations for Christmas. “For Christmas I expect a lasagna for dinner, a Fossil gold watch, new bathing suits, because we go to Orlando for the holiday, and a trip because my dad promised me one,” she said. “My grandparents are coming to visit from Colombia, so that’s a gift for them, and me, too. I have pretty high expectations gift-wise, which also includes a lovely time with my family.” Math teacher Lauren Bender has exSHULHQFHG ÀUVW KDQG WKH FKDQJH LQ JLIW H[pectations with her children, who are 12 and 14 years old, as well as with her students. “The quantity of gifts gets smaller

while the price of the gifts gets larger. For example, kids used to want toys and games and dolls, and now they want electronics,” Mrs. Bender said. “I just feel like times are changing and kids’ interests are different.” Mrs. Bender said that she previously would get her children puzzles, board games, cards, and makeup until they reached the age of 11 and reached middle school. But now, “society is changing,” and those gifts are more technology based. As for her? “The best gift I’ve ever gotten is a Pave diamond necklace,” she said. “I once got my husband golf clubs, though, and that was probably the best gift I’ve ever given.” In spite of all the talk of gifts this time

of year, senior Nikolas Maldonado, however, doesn’t have any expectations when it comes to gifts, and said he does not like the “materialistic society that we live in.” “All I want for Christmas is to have a good time with my family, because after graduation I won’t be seeing them for a long time because I’m joining the army,” he said. Nikolas said that gifts are not his primary concern; he is more concerned with enjoying his last Christmas with his family for a while. “I’m looking forward to heading back to Illinois to see them,” he said. “The perfect gift would be a nice Christmas with my family before I leave.”

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Will the real Santa please stand up? BY OLIVIA OHAYON

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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED FEATURING NEHA AITHARAJU AND HER BACKPACK

“The Things They Carriedâ€? is a recurring segment that examines the personalities of individual students through the contents of their backpacks. This month, online features editor Tara Bagherlee interviews senior Neha Aitharaju to discover the meaning EHKLQG Ă€YH LWHPV Starbucks Coffee Cup Sleeve With RECipe Aitharaju keeps a Starbucks coffee cup sleeve with a recipe she had a barista write down for her. Last year, she started spending a lot of time at Weston Commons Starbucks for study groups RI Ă€YH WR VHYHQ SHRSOH IRU FODVVHV VXFK as AP Chemistry as well as to tutor other students. “Ever since I took AP Chemistry last year, I formed study groups and that has really helped me a lot, so I study at Starbucks all the time. I liked this recipe of the drink so [the barista] wrote it down for me. A tip I would give to all stu- d e n t s is to be able to form study groups and obviously not be distracted, but that’s how I made my friends in Chemistry. We were like ‘hey, we have a test coming up, do you guys want to meet and study?’ and we all met in a common area like Starbucks where they have really good drinks and studied. There’s always something that someone else knows that you don’t know and sharing information really helps out.â€?

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ERasable Pens Aitharaju’s mother is a computer engineer who travels often for her career. When Ms. Aitharaju visited Japan, she brought Neha erasable pens in multiple colors, including red, orange, green, blue, purple, pink, and black. Aitharaju said she color-codes her notes and it helps her out when studying. “I use them all the time. I don’t let anyone touch them, though. Nobody touches them except for me, and my brother and I always get LQWR Ă€JKWV RYHU WKHP , WKLQN ZKHQ , VWDUWHG using these pens I studied better, because it’s more fun to take notes.â€?

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Support staff plan their holidays BY FRANKI ROSENTHAL

Custodian Andrew Osias loves to spend the holidays at home with his family. He is looking forward to relaxing, traveling, and having a break from work because he doesn’t always have the opportunity to do so. Osias, along with the other support staff at the Bay, work behind the scenes to keep everything at the school running smoothly. The support staff are not always recognized for their hard work, but they are looking forward to the holidays as much as everyone else and have ongoing traditions carried out by their families that will be continued this upcoming holiday season. “I have my family coming into town, so we’re going to be spending the holidays with them,” Mr. Osias said. “My wife is a teacher, and I have two boys, so I am hoping that we will be able to spend it all together.” Mr. Osias, who works all over school grounds, said that the holidays are a time to be with family and not have to worry about work. “The holidays are a special time for my family and I,” Mr. Osias said. “We spend more money, we eat more, and both of my kids have their birthdays around the holidays so it gets kind of exSHQVLYH %XW LW·V DOZD\V IXQ DQG LW·V GHÀnitely worth it.” Velia Stevenson, who works in the cafeteria, said that she has some traditions that have remained since she was a little girl. “My family background is Mexican, so I make tamales which are very com-

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SERVING UP HOLIDAY SPIRIT: Cafeteria employee Fatima Braga serves lunch to junior Nick Lopez during sixth period lunch.

mon in our festivities during the holidays,” Ms. Stevenson said. “I also incorporate some of my American traditions EHFDXVH , DP D ÀUVW JHQHUDWLRQ $PHULFDQ So I have a little bit of both going on during Thanksgiving and Christmas.” While some of the staff celebrate the holidays with family that lives close by, others have to travel long distances to unite with them. ´, KDYH ÀYH EURWKHUV DQG WZR VLVWHUV VR I could travel far or I could travel near. It really depends because it’s different every year,” custodian Steve Spadaro said. “I’d probably go and visit my sister in Hudson, Fla., because she is closer to home than some of the others.”

Mr. Spadaro, who works around the courtyard area, said that he loves the time he has to spend with his family, even though they don’t always get to see each other. “I love seeing my family. I have some on the West Coast, and some on the East Coast. I see whomever I can, when I can. I always like to mix it up because they are my family and I love them all,” he said. No matter who the holidays are spent with, Individual Educational Program (IEP) substitute teacher Mae Earl, who also works in student affairs, said that she’ll always cherish the times she has to spend with her family and friends. “Ever since my parents have passed

away, I’ve had a close relationship with my kids and my husband, and we like to celebrate the fact that we’ve had these people in our lives,” Ms. Earl said. She said that family time is what she loves about the holidays. She gets to relax and celebrate all the traditions like having Thanksgiving dinner on their china dishes. “The holidays are a time for family, and I really cherish it because I know it won’t be here for too long,” Ms. Earl said. “We miss our old traditions, but we will eventually have all new traditions, and that’s what I always look forward to the most.”

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Holiday decorations make an early appearance Christmas tree, we have the nativity scene and the carriage and all kinds of things in our front yard.â€? In junior Talia Scarpa’s Not only does Ms. Kielbasa neighborhood, her house is decorate her house, but she also always tKDW RQH Ă€OOHG ZLWK OLJKWV decorates her classroom. and Christmas decorations. “In the classroom I do put “We put the lights up around up lights, and then I put up the house, we get a tree and some Christmas trees around, a decorate it, we have little San- wreath, a menorah, some Santas, ta Clauses and snowman statue Frosty the Snowman, just whatthings put around the house, and ever I have,â€? she said. “I put the my mom plays Christmas music lights around the whiteboard, throughout the house,â€? she said. and I have garland that I also With the holiday season com- weave through.â€? ing up, the decorations are pilFor junior Nick Lopes, the ing up. Even before and during tree goes up before ThanksgivThanksgiving, families already ing, and the lights and other deccome together to prepare for the orations go up right after. Dec. 25 holiday. Senior Chloe “We have the tree, lights on Nelson and her extended family top of and around the house, have a tradition to decorate start- DQG OLWWOH Ă€JXULQHV HYHU\ZKHUH Âľ ing on Thanksgiving. he said. “The tree is always su“On Thanksgiving Day, it’s per decorated. We always have the annual Nelson tradition to a wreath on our front door. It’s watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving really welcoming. My mom also Day Parade and decorate the tree puts up little mini Christmas with ornaments and all that fun trees around the house with orPHOTO BY ABBY MORGAN stuff,â€? she said. “So we do tree naments, and we have little light DECK THE HALLS: (above) English teacher Jennifer Kennealy decorates her small, synthetic decorating Thanksgiving Day, up signs as well.â€? Christmas tree that she displays in her classroom yearly. (below) Senior Chloe Nelson’s home and we usually do the lights on Scarpa’s family dedicates all has four different Christmas trees set up starting on Thanksgiving. vibes that really win me over.â€? Nelson said that Christmas is her favorite holiday because she can spend time with her huge extended family. It’s a change of pace from the rest of the “It’s just a nice time to be able year, and I do try to make a nod toward to be with your family during the Hanukkah and Christmas, and I even have holidays and hang out and share stories and laughs,â€? she said. a little Kwanzaa picture. “That’s why it’s so meaningful to me.â€? Nelson hates the feeling of taking down the Christmas decorations after the New Year. - English teacher Jeanne Kielbasa “I hate it. It’s so sad, it makes me want to cry,â€? she said. “Especially this year with me being the house the next day.â€? of Thanksgiving for decorating. a senior, this is the last ChristNelson has four Christmas “We dedicate the entire day mas that I am able to be here and trees in her house. to just decorate the house and decorate with my family before “My mom does four different put up ornaments on the tree as a I leave to school. So it’s a terrible trees and I guess that’s kind of family,â€? she said. “We always do feeling.â€? the big deal,â€? she said. “We do it before December hits.â€? 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It’s just to celebrate handmade, and then she does a lously lit up with lights that we look forward to the next year ally care for the holiday as much winter, that time of year whether Disney tree, which is pretty cool, blew everything, because it was as I do, so when my house is you have a faith or not to make it when it comes around again,â€? too.â€? that crazy,â€? she said. Mrs. Kielbasa said. English teacher Jeanne LaMs. Kielbasa said that deco- decorated almost a month be- kind of fun.â€? Taking the decorations down Lopes said that when ChristTrell Kielbasa also begins deco- rating early gets her more into fore Christmas, they sometimes after the winter holidays leaves say ‘what’s the point?’ or ‘why mas is around the corner he norating her house on Thanksgiv- the spirit for Christmas. Lopes with a bittersweet feeling. tices that people are happier. ing weekend. “You know it’s coming,â€? she so early?’â€? she said. “I’m always kind of disapMs. Kielbasa said that most “People are genuinely nicer “We do this wonderful thing said. “It’s right in front of you pointed that the holidays are in our yard where every year we everywhere you look, especial- people like her decorations be- and happier, and it’s one of my over,â€? he said, “but I just look cause they stand out. favorite holidays of the year,â€? he WU\ WR DGG D QHZ Ă€JXULQH Âľ 0V ly here and at home when you “It’s a change of pace from said. “I also get to spend time forward to the New Year ahead Kielbasa said. “We have a lit- start putting the decorations. of me.â€? tle display of various creatures. You know it’s right around the the rest of the year, and I do try with my family and that’s very to make a nod toward Hanukkah valuable to me. It’s those good We have the deer, we have the corner.â€? BY CAROLINA BOU

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Students and faculty welcome the holiday season in both typical and unconvential ways. Amid the turkey, gingerbread houses, lights and presents, some families go above and beyond to showcase their festivities.

BY EMILY CHAIET ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

PHOTO BY ALLISON BLAKE MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT: (left) Sophomores Camila Tussie and Anabel Lin create a gingerbread house as part of a holiday bonding activity for EHS. (above) Junior Marisa Aleguas hangs upside down from a tree she decorates every year. PHOTO BY MEREDITH SHELDON

PHOTO BY ABBY MORGAN DECK THE HALLWAYS: (left to right) Maricel Mayol, Kathleen Carroll and Conchita Rodriguez display their holiday wreaths, custom made by Tina Balestrieri.

While most students who celebrate Hanukkah light up their menorah for eight days, freshman Sam Chenoy and his sister Sarah, a junior, will be covering a Christmas tree with lights. They do not celebrate Christmas, yet every year they decorate their neighbor’s discarded Christmas tree during Hanukkah. Students and teachers all have different ways of welcoming the holiday season. From decorating Christmas trees to going on trips with family and friends, traditions are a vital part of the holidays. “Every year before Christmas, my neighbors throw out their tree, so I decided to take it from them,” Sam said. “I think they throw it out because they might not like the smell of the tree. I like the smell of the tree, so I keep it.” The tradition started two years ago. Although their family is Jewish and celebrates Hanukkah, they still enjoy having a Christmas tree. “It’s not typical for Jewish people to have a tree, but it’s just become a tradition for us to have one,” Sarah said. “My family and I love decorating the tree each year. It’s one of my favorite parts of the holidays.” Junior Nicole Bowen participates in novenas during Christmas time as part of her Catholic tradition. “Basically you get together with friends or family nine nights before Christmas,” Bowen said. “We have

dinner and say prayers. It’s something we do to get ready for Christmas.” Juniors Samantha Staropoli and Brittany Lyon put on a play every year during Christmas. This tradition started when they were both 10. “Ever since we were little our families always got together, and we would always put on a play telling the story of Christmas,” Lyon said. “We changed it up last year, and we did the Grinch instead.” Lyon and Staropoli make costumes and write a script to perform for their parents with their younger siblings: Kaitlyn, Nikki, and Dylan. They also have dinner together each year after the play. “Making the play is always so fun,” Staropoli said. “It’s one of my favorite holiday traditions. It allows for us all to have fun together and celebrate what Christmas is really about, which is friends and family.” The tradition started because they wanted to entertain their families and tell the story of Christmas. “It’s become a tradition of ours because we’ve done it every year since we were little,” Lyon said. “We just wanted to perform for our parents.” As part of their holiday tradition, sophomores Emilio Altuna and Karina Hermens each take trips every year. During Christmas time, Altuna visits either North Carolina or Orlando alternating on the location every other year. The tradition began when Altuna’s grandmother suggested going to North Carolina since she was

bored of their usual holiday traditions. Altuna’s family has done this tradition since he was 9 years old. “I like North Carolina because of the snow and how cold it is and SXWWLQJ \RXU KDQGV LQ WKH ÀUH $QG I like Orlando because my family and I always go to these carnivals they have there,” he said.

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-freshman Maxwell Hunsucker Altuna said that he prefers traveling to North Carolina rather than Orlando because of the cold weather. “We bring all our family to North Carolina. We go in a car and on Christmas day we all have a huge dinner together,” Altuna said. Hermens travels to Saint Augustine with her parents, uncle, and siblings for Thanksgiving. Her family started WKLV WUDGLWLRQ DERXW ÀYH \HDUV DJR “My uncle had never been to

Saint Augustine at the time so we decided to take him, and the next year he said we should go again.” she said. “We go every year because it’s nice to walk around and see all the buildings and the forts.” When in Saint Augustine, Hermen’s family goes to a restaurant rather than cook a Thanksgiving meal. “We eat turkey and the traditional Thanksgiving dinner,” she said. “We don’t cook our own dinner because cooking our own takes a lot of time and money, and it’s not so much when we go to the restaurant.” Junior Shrin Rostamian has a nontraditional Thanksgiving dinner each year. Her family does not make a turkey for Thanksgiving. “I’ve never eaten it and neither has my mother. We replace the turkey with chicken,” Rostamian said. “We just don’t really like turkey. No one in my house eats it.” Her family only cooks a turkey if they are having guests over for Thanksgiving who will eat it. Although Rostamian said it is strange not to follow the tradition of cooking a turkey every year, she doesn’t feel like she’s missing anything. “I don’t feel left out because it’s still food and I love food,” she said. “It’s not a big deal not to have a turkey. There’s people in the world who don’t have food at all.” Freshman Maxwell Hunsucker celebrates Christmas in the traditional way. He said Christmas is his favorite holiday so his family goes all out.

´:H SXW UHLQGHHUV RQ RXU URRI Á\LQJ up and then go get a tree. We go to the tree farm and pick a tree,” Hunsucker said. “We hang over 100 ornaments on our tree, and we roll dice to decide who gets to put the star on the top.” Math teacher Joseph Despagne also welcomes the holiday season in a traditional way. “I spend Christmas with my family,” Mr. Despagne said. “I’m a Christian, so I go to church. We go to out to restaurants and eat, and sometimes we go to holiday parties.” Hunsucker said that Christmas is the best time of year. “It’s just a nice time to get together with family and spend time together,” he said. Christmas is also Staropoli’s favorite holiday because she enjoys spending time with family and seeing Christmas decorations. “I love the holiday season because so many people have such different traditions,” she said. “I love Christmas, but any holiday is great because you get to spend time with family and truly appreciate each other and what you have.” Mr. Despagne said traditions are meaningful to his family. “I think it’s important to pass on holiday traditions, so my children can pass on the tradition when they’re older,” he said. “It’s important to keep our beliefs alive.”

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Athletes are not role models

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PUT ME IN, COACH: Boys basketball coach Jason Looky (top), varsity football coach Mark Guandolo (above left), and Cincinnati’s special teams coordinator Marc Nudelberg (above) made different choices in their careers.

The paths to coaching BY EVAN KESSLER SPORTS EDITOR

Taking one look inside head football FRDFK 0DUN *XDQGROR¡V RIĂ€FH UHYHDOV how coaching can have an impact on so many lives. Lined up along the walls are portraits and pictures of former players, accompanied by personal letters encompassing how Coach Guandolo has led these men to become the better people they are today. For Coach Guandolo and coaches across the country, this is what coaching is all about: to be able to make a difference in someone’s life by teaching the right way to play a game. “I coach because coaching gives me the chance to have an impact on young people. I use football as a tool to help build young men,â€? he said. The daily passion that coaches exhibit is part of months and years of preparation behind the scenes. Over the course of his career, a coach may travel a long journey to get to his current job, and his career path often involves choosing between different opportunities along the way. Coach Guandolo has been leading football teams for the last 31 seasons, and he was involved with the game at a young age. He played high school football in Beaver Falls, Pa. (the hometown of hall of fame quarterback Joe Namath) as a wide

receiver and a defensive back and from his connection to his brother, who was inducted as a coach in the Beaver County Hall of Fame, Guandolo began the path to coaching. 7KH Ă€UVW MRE LQ D FRDFK¡V FDUHHU LOOXVtrates how long it takes for coaches to reach a prominent position. Guandolo’s Ă€UVW MRE ZDV DV DQ DVVLVWDQW FRDFK IRU WKH JV team before he became a head coach at Miami Pace High; some coaches even start in the profession at a much lower level. Marc Nudelberg, who is the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Cincinnati, started his path to becoming a coach in the equipment room at Florida State University. “When I was a senior playing football at Cooper City High School, my defensive coordinator knew the athletic director at Florida State and the equipment manager at FSU arranged a meeting for me at the facility,â€? Coach Nudelberg said in a phone interview with The Circuit. He worked throughout the summer interning with the equipment staff, and he JRW KLV Ă€UVW MRE DV DQ HTXLSPHQW PDQDJHU when he was 18. From there he worked under legendary head football coach Bobby Bowden, and when Jimbo Fisher became the head coach of the Seminoles, Fisher brought Eddie Gran in to be the running back’s coach at Florida State. Gran gave Nudel-

berg the most important advice he has ever received as a coach. “He told me never forget that someone is always watching,â€? Coach Nudelberg said. Nudelberg’s work ethic at Florida State led to him being hired as an offensive quality control coach, and from there he started his path to becoming a major part of the coaching business. He spent eight seasons as a part of the Florida State football program until 2013, when he was given an opportunity for a higher level position to leave Florida State and work with Gran who had been hired as the offensive coordinator at Cincinnati. Up until that point, Nudelberg had lived in Florida his whole life, and it was difĂ€FXOW IRU KLP WR PDNH WKH PRYH WR MRLQ Gran at Cincinnati. ´,W ZDV GLIĂ€FXOW IRU PH WR PRYH WR D place where I had no connections,â€? Coach Nudelberg said. “I had a comfort level in Florida, but it was an opportunity that I could not afford to turn down.â€? At Cincinnati, Nudelberg spent one season working with the running backs and the scout team on offense. In 2014, Cincinnati’s tight ends and special teams coordinator left to join Western Kentucky and it presented Nudelberg with the opportunity of a lifetime. Coaching continues on page 29

Horrifying. Appalling. Grotesque. All these words could fairly describe the feeling the general public felt after seeing the infamous Atlantic City elevator video. On Feb. 14 former Baltimore Ravens UXQQLQJ EDFN 5D\ 5LFH DQG KLV WKHQ ÀDQcÊe (now wife) Janay Rice were involved in a physical altercation that left Janay knocked unconscious inside a hotel elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. What followed was the release of two videos by TMZ, which showed the evidence of Ray VWULNLQJ KLV ÀDQFpH DQG GUDJJLQJ KHU RXWside the elevator. Clearly, Ray Rice made a colossal mistake. But even though his actions are unfathomable, this should not end his NFL career. At the end of November, Ray Rice’s legal appeal successfully overturned his LQGHÀQLWH VXVSHQVLRQ LVVXHG E\ WKH 1)/ However, there is still debate to whether teams will be willing to sign him because of his image in the public eye. Ray Rice should not be prevented from returning to football because of the public’s perception of him. 5D\ 5LFH LV QRW WKH ÀUVW 1)/ SOD\HU WR JHW LQWR WURXEOH RII WKH ÀHOG DQG KH FHUtainly will not be the last. He may be a public relations nightmare, but the public’s opinion of a player should not be the deciding factor for whether a team should sign him. Janay Rice did not press charges, and this has resulted in Ray Rice being cleared of wrongdoing based on our legal system in the United States. Rice should not be punished any further by the NFL or individual franchises for his perceived LPDJH RII WKH ÀHOG Rice’s behavior went through the proper legal process and he was completely forthcoming with the investigation. He may be a bad role model, but this should not prevent him from resuming KLV FDUHHU LQ D ÀHOG ZKHUH SK\VLFDOLW\ LV one of the few things that matters. Other work sectors across the country do not punish employees additionally based on their image. If they are criminally guilty then there is punishment under the law, but workers across the United States are not barred from their workplace because of their reputation if they are productive at their job. You could have a truck driver or a banker that is perceived to be a jerk, but that is not a punishable offense. Ray Rice might be a terrible person but this should not affect his ability to return to an NFL team. Athletes do not need to be role models. They are regular people like you and me who happen to make a lot of money playing a sport. They have the spotlight on WKHP EXW WKHLU EHKDYLRU RII WKH ÀHOG GRHV not change what Ray Rice does best and that is playing football. He has cleared the judicial system of the United States of America and he should be allowed to display his talents as a football player in the NFL. Ray Rice is a part of the miniscule population of professional athletes, and their employment should be based solely on their ability to perform in a given sport. I am not saying that athletes should be above the law, and receive lighter punishments; however, if the athlete goes through the legal system and is judged there accordingly, then he or she should be allowed to resume participating in the profession and not be excluded because of public opinion.

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Baseball park renovations create more professional atmosphere BY DANIELLE BUSH NEWS EDITOR

Renovations are underway on the /LJKWQLQJ¡V EDVHEDOO Ă€HOG LQ DQ HIIRUW WR create a “stadium-like atmosphere.â€? Field improvements, which started in November, will include new bleachers, an iron DUFKZD\ DUWLĂ€FLDO JUDVV DQG SDLQWHG GXJRXWV IRU WKH SOD\HUV DQG WKH IDQV WR HQMR\ 3OD\HUV DQG FRDFKLQJ VWDII DUH ZRUNLQJ WRJHWKHU WR FRPSOHWH WKH SURMHFWV The renovations are expected to be FRPSOHWHG E\ WKH Ă€UVW JDPH LQ )HEUXDU\ “Sometimes in high school, the only QRLVH \RX FDQ JHW LV D IHZ JX\V FKHHULQJ in the dugout. We want a stadium environment like a minor league or a small college type environment,â€? said Paul Liotti, third base coach. “By creating enerJ\ LQVLGH DQG RXWVLGH WKH IHQFH , KRSH WR translate that excitement into the games.â€? The renovation plans include an iron DUFKZD\ E\ WKH Ă€HOG HQWUDQFH QHDU 9LVWD Park, a “Welcome to the Bayâ€? sign by the Ă€HOG SDOP WUHHV OLQLQJ WKH RXWHU IHQFLQJ D SLFQLF DUHD IRU IDQV D JUDQGVWDQG IRU VHDWLQJ DQG D QHZ VRXQG V\VWHP Coach Liotti said that the team has UDLVHG DOO WKH IXQGV IRU WKH UHQRYDWLRQV RU ORFDO VSRQVRUV KDYH GRQDWHG WKHP $OO RI WKH UHQRYDWLRQV ZLOO WRWDO DURXQG 7KH PDMRULW\ RI WKH GRQDWLRQV KDYH EHHQ DQRQ\PRXV KRZHYHU VRPH RI WKH PDMRU donors were Dynaserv, Landscape Maintenance Services and Garden Center and )UHVKSRLQW 6RXWK )ORULGD D IRRG GLVWULEXtor in Pompano Beach. “Every penny we have put into this has either been donated or money that we’ve UDLVHG Âľ /LRWWL VDLG ´,W¡V PDGH WKH ZKROH SURFHVV D ORW HDVLHU ZLWK WKH VXSSRUW RI WKH community behind us.â€? Starting pitcher Alex Rodriguez said KH LV ORRNLQJ IRUZDUG WR WKH VWXGHQWV DW WKH %D\ UHFRJQL]LQJ WKH KDUG ZRUN RI WKH team and the new changes. ´,W ZLOO EH FRRO WR VHH DOO RI WKH UHDFWLRQV IURP WKH GLIIHUHQW WHDPV DQG VWXdents when they see all the work we put LQWR WKH Ă€HOG FRPH WR OLIH Âľ 5RGULJXH] said. ,Q DGGLWLRQ ZRUNLQJ ZLWK KLV IHOORZ SOD\HUV DQG FRDFKHV RQ WKH SURMHFW KDV EHHQ VRPHWKLQJ 5RGULJXH] KDV HQMR\HG +H VDLG KH LV ORRNLQJ IRUZDUG WR XWLOL]LQJ WKH QHZ JUDVV DQG GXJRXW DW WKH VWDUW RI the season. “Working together to build this new park has really bonded this team and we ZLOO DOO EHQHĂ€W IURP WKH QHZ LPSURYHPHQWV EHLQJ GRQH WR WKH Ă€HOG DV ZHOO Âľ Rodriguez said. &RDFK /LRWWL VDLG KH LV ORRNLQJ IRUward to the energy and the atmosphere that will be created at the games by getting the student body involved. He believes it will motivate the players and will help propel them through games. ´:H ZDQW WKH VFKRRO WR IHHO D SDUW RI what we’re doing. We don’t want to be

MXVW VRPH VHSDUDWH WHDP :H ZDQW WR EH the school’s team,â€? Coach Liotti said. “Not only do we want it to be nice looking and aesthetically pleasing, we want it to be something the whole school can be SURXG RI Âľ 0HPEHUV RI WKH 1DWLRQDO $UW +RQRU Society volunteered to paint murals on WKH ZDOOV RI WKH GXJRXWV 6HQLRU (VWKHU 6RQJ ZDV LQ FKDUJH RI GUDZLQJ WKH GHVLJQV IRU WKH GXJRXWV DQG KHOSHG FRRUGLnate the volunteers who would help paint. ´:KLOH SDLQWLQJ DOO RI WKH YROXQWHHUV KHOSHG WR SDLQW RYHU ZKDW , VNHWFKHG )RU example, one person was assigned to do the baseball and would check back with PH LI WKH\ KDG D TXHVWLRQ RQ KRZ RU ZKDW WHFKQLTXH WR XVH WR SDLQW LW Âľ 6RQJ VDLG 6RQJ VDLG KHU IDYRULWH SDUW RI SDLQWLQJ WKH PXUDOV ZDV VHHLQJ KHU Ă€QLVKHG SURGXFW DQG DOO RI WKH FOXE¡V ZRUN PDWHULDOL]H ´6HHLQJ P\ LGHD FRPH WR OLIH DQG WKDW LW ZLOO DFWXDOO\ ODVW WKHUH RQFH , OHDYH IRU college was amazing,â€? Song said. “Having the opportunity to hang out with my IULHQGV DQG KHOS SDLQW WKH GXJRXW ZDV D ORW RI IXQ Âľ

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OUT OF THE PARK: DERYH 7KH %D\ҋV EDVHEDOO WHDP UHQRYDWHG LWV ÀHOG which is due to be done by Feb. 1. Improvements include a new sign, a picnic area, palm trees, a grandstand, and a painted dugout. (below) Members of the National Art Honor society volunteered to paint murals for the dugout.

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,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKH UHJXODUO\ KHOG EDVHball games, Coach Liotti said he is hopLQJ WR KRVW HYHQWV DQG IXQGUDLVHUV DW WKH Ă€HOG WR EULQJ WKH FRPPXQLW\ WRJHWKHU DQG KDYH IXQ “This is the Bay. We teach about acaGHPLF VXFFHVV DQG ZH VKRXOG EH SURXG RI that, but we also want to incorporate that same attitude, pride in who we are and inFRUSRUDWH WKDW LQWR RXU IDFLOLWLHV Âľ &RDFK Liotti said. “We are going to try to have events and programs held there that in-

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corporate the school.â€? 7KH SURMHFWV DUH WR EH FRPSOHWHG E\ )HE LQ WLPH IRU WKH Ă€UVW KRPH JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ ,I WKH WHDP UHFHLYHV PRUH sponsorship, Coach Liotti said the team is hoping to have more renovations next year. “This is only Phase 1. We have even ELJJHU DQG EHWWHU WKLQJV SODQQHG IRU QH[W \HDU DVVXPLQJ ZH KDYH WKH IXQGV Âľ KH said. 5RGULJXH] VDLG KH IHHOV LW LV LPSRUWDQW

Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity Boys Hockey ‹ Cypress Bay @ Cooper City ‹ vs. Stoneman Douglas, Dec. 12 Dec. 18 ‹ vs. North Broward Prep, Dec. 15 ‹ Western @ Cypress Bay ‹ vs. Miami Dade, Jan. 5 Jan. 5 ‹ NHTLZ SVJH[LK H[ 7PULZ 0JL ‹ Cypress Bay @ Coral Springs (YLUH VY :H]LVSVN` 0JLWSL_ Jan. 6

IRU WKH VWXGHQWV WR VXSSRUW WKH WHDP ´7KLV WHDP GRHVQ¡W MXVW UHSUHVHQW EDVHball, we represent our school. So the pride ZH SXW LQ WR LPSURYLQJ RXU Ă€HOG VKRZV what commitment we have to improving the way Cypress Bay looks,â€? Rodriguez said. “By supporting the team at games, students will see all the work we put in on DQG RII WKH Ă€HOG DQG RWKHUV ZLOO UHFRJQL]H this school as being the best.â€?

Varsity Boys Soccer ‹ *`WYLZZ )H` ' +LLYÄLSK Beach, Jan. 5 ‹ Cypress Bay @ Archbishop McCarthy, Jan. 6 ‹ West Broward @ Cypress Bay, Jan. 8

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*VHJOPUN JH\ZLZ Z[YLZZ I\[ PZ Q\Z[ WHY[ VM [OL QVI Coaching  from  page  26 After interviewing with multiple coaches including the head football coach Tommy Tuberville, Nudelberg was given his current title. “That moment was overwhelming,â€? he said. “I had gotten a full time job and felt I had accomplished something rare as D \HDU ROG WR JHW \RXU Ă€UVW FRDFKLQJ MRE as a coordinator.â€? Being only 28 and becoming a coordinator at a big time college football school makes Coach Nudelberg one of the youngest coordinators in the country. The job entails a lot of responsibility because almost every player on the roster participates on special teams during his college career. Stress levels in coaching are caused by the responsibility and preparation it takes to prepare for a game. This preparation can result in coaches being physically drained for days. “Every day during the season is overwhelming. As you get older, you do not have the same patience,â€? Coach Guandolo said. “A game day takes me physically two days to recover, Friday through Sunday.â€? As a coach continues to stay in the business, the game is constantly changing around him. It is his or her job to combine the current system of success with the new methods of coaching. Head basketball coach Jason Looky has been coaching for 22 years and he and his staff are constantly learning.

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GIVE AND GO: Varisty basketball coach Jason Looky draws up a play during a 41-34 win over Mirimar High.

They visited the Nike Championship Basketball coaching clinic in Las Vegas and the college basketball programs at the 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 0LDPL DQG WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ of Florida. “As a coach, perfection drives me most, and we take the information we use from the clinics and try to get the kids to play basketball in the best possible ways,� Coach Looky said. During a coach’s career, opportunities arise to move and relocate. The business of coaching involves a lot of luck and

coaches can go their whole career living with one regret over a decision they made or an offer they turned down. Coach Looky has spent his whole coaching life in high school gymnasiums, and he attributes it to one decision. “My only regret was that I should have gone straight to working as a volunteer in a college program so I could have gone the college route, but now that I have been coaching for a while I would not change it,� he said, referring to a common start in coaching.

For example, Coach Nudelberg was on the sidelines next to Coach Bowden on )68 JDPH GD\V DV RQH RI WKH Ă€UVW VWHSV RI his coaching career. Looky turned down the opportunity to become the head basketball coach at WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1RUWK )ORULGD LQ Looky and Guandolo both agreed that if you want to coach in college you have to get into the college game at a young age, DQG LW LV GLIĂ€FXOW WR PDNH WKH WUDQVLWLRQ from high school to college. On the upside, at the high school level there is a certain stability that is involved and it allows coaches to make an impact on kids at a young age, while still being connected with their family. “It’s tough to handle a family when you are working for a college with the moving and the recruiting,â€? Coach Guandolo said. “I think you can have the biggest impact on kids’ lives at a high school level.â€? Coaches are ultimately judged on wins and losses, and these results can send coaches through a whirlwind of emotions. Coaches in high school and college jobs depend on the performance of kids. Guandolo knows this is what he will be judged by, but he can always go back to his letters and see the lives he impacted regardless of his record. “Sometimes you get lost in the B.S. of winning and losing and you forget why you are coaching,â€? he said. “Then you look at the kids and my letters, and it reminds you why you became a coach.â€?

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RUNNING WITH A PURPOSE: Senior cross country teammates Shivani Dalal (731) and Jacqueline Huchler attempt to qualify for spots at the States competition. Dalal made it to states for the 5,000 meter.

Finishing her last cross country season on a good note, senior Shivani Dalal was able to push herself to perform better than ever at the 2014 Florida State Finals. 'DODO TXDOLĂ€HG DV WKH RQO\ IHPDOH UXQner from the Bay to run the 5,000 meter UDFH DW WKH Ă€QDOV ORFDWHG DW WKH )68 FURVV country course in Tallahassee, on Nov. 15. 'DODO FURVVHG WKH Ă€QLVK OLQH ZLWK D WLPH of 20:01, giving her a personal record. “Our season started over the summer, and we would do a lot of long runs at various places, running the hills, long runs at Town Center, and runs at Markham,â€? Dalal said. “Once school started, we would do more speed workouts after school on the track, and we would practice six days a week.â€? Dalal didn’t just keep up with the girls, she also worked out with the boys varsity cross-country team. Over the summer, when there was no practice, Dalal crosstrained by going to the gym. Once the summer season ended, for extra workout activities, she picked up on her workouts after school, or later in the day at Vista View Park. All of Dalal’s hard work paid off ZKHQ VKH TXDOLĂ€HG WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ WKH State Finals. “It was a very unexpected event that happened to me, and it felt really great because Cypress Bay has had cross country

girls make it to states my sophomore and junior years,� she said. When the season was coming toward the end, Dalal was crushed knowing that she might not be able to make it to States for her senior year, but it worked out when she was able to qualify during the last district meet. “For me not to go to States my senior year would have been really hard to accept, but once I found out that I made it, it was an ecstatic feeling,� she said. Dalal’s time at states was her personal best for the 5000-meter race. The whole team was impressed by her commitment. “Shivani did amazing at States. She did her personal best by 17 seconds. She pushed herself harder than she’s ever pushed herself before and represented Cypress Bay. She ended up coming in 47th place out of about 108 people,� said teammate Carolina Garcia, a senior. Garcia and a couple of girls joined Shavani at States cheering on the sideline, watching her race in Tallahassee. “Dalal helped lead the team and set an example for how a dedicated runner should be. She continually pushed herself throughout the season and made herself a threat to the other teams,� said runner Olivia Childress, a freshman. Jonathan Werble, another senior who ran with Dalal, said she worked hard throughout the season and wishes her well in the upcoming track season.

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Lightning swim teams win regionals BY COLEMAN NELSON

The boys and girls varsity VZLP DQG GLYH WHDPV Ă€QLVKHG DQ undefeated season by winning both districts and regionals, and proceeded to take on the state competition on Nov. 7. The team brought 13 swimmers to states (six girls and seven boys) to compete in races from the 500 free to the 200 free relay. Senior Mark Burnley said he felt that he had done his best swimming of his high school career on the biggest stage while in 6WXDUW +H TXDOLĂ€HG IRU % Ă€QDOV at states, which is places nine through 16, in the 500 free. ´7KLV ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ RQH RI P\ best state competitions, and with it being my last I felt I ended the season on a high note,â€? Burnley said. Junior Eduardo Pineiro Barros also beat his personal best during the State competition. He WRR PDGH LW WR % Ă€QDOV ZKHUH KH beat his teammate Burnley. “At states, I dropped eight seconds on my 500 free, which was my personal best,â€? Pineiro Barros said. Although they didn’t take home any state titles, Coach Victoria Warenik said she still felt that it was a successful season overall. “I felt like the entire team did fantastic, especially with us winning both districts and regionals by more than 100 points. I really can’t complain,â€? Coach Warenik said.

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CHUCKIN’ UP ONES: The boys varsity swim team celebrates its district championship win at the Nova Aquatic center. The team went on to win regionals and sent 13 swimmers (six girls and seven boys) to compete in sates on Nov. 7.

7KLV ZDV 0V :DUHQLN¡V Ă€UVW year coaching the swim team. She said she viewed her time as “serviceableâ€? under the circumstances, and that there is always room for growth in becoming a better-equipped coach. The team members said they really enjoyed having her there. “She is really cool and it was nice how she would pep us up during meets,â€? Pineiro Barros

said. “She was also a huge motivator, and I look forward to having her with the team next year.� The school season is not the only time throughout the year that the swimmers practice and compete. Around 80 percent of the team swims outside of school. One of those is Pineiro Barros. “I train at the YMCA of Broward County at Regional Park, as do a lot of other kids on the

team,â€? he said. “ That is where I train year-round and non-stop.â€? The swimmers practice yearround and hours on end not only to win state championships at the end of the school season, but many have a higher goal in mind: to become a college swimmer. Sophomore Andrea Van Dan Berg, who was one of the 13 swimmers to compete in this \HDU¡V VWDWH Ă€QDO KDV WKLV JRDO

“I really would love to become a college swimmer, just like my sister did,� said Van Dan Berg, who competed in the 200 and 400-meter freestyle relay. Van Dan Berg recently moved from Aruba to the United States to help better prepare her in achieving her goal to be a swimmer in college.

Seniors are honored at their last game of the year BY LYNZI BERNSTEIN

ing on “It made me realize that next year will be my last school year and how much I will miss the amazing bonds I’ve created, with not only my cheer friends, but also my school friends,â€? junior Danielle Nicolay said. Seeing the seniors cross the Ă€HOG RQ 6HQLRU 1LJKW DOVR PRWLvates the underclassmen to prepare intensely for their own senior seasons. “It was quite emotional thinking that next year we’d be in their shoes,â€? said punter Alex Cassitta, a junior. “Not knowing much about our future plans now and seeing how far ahead they are really levels your head. It tells us we need to keep working.

Senior Night took place on Nov. 7 before the last football home game against Northeast. This annual event serves as a celebration of the varsity football players and cheerleaders during the last game of their high school athletic careers and also as an inspiration to the underclassmen who will be moving up. Senior football players and cheerleaders are honored with D ZDON GRZQ WKH Ă€HOG DV WKHLU names are called, followed by the announcement of the colleges they wish to attend in the future, and the area of study they would like to pursue. ´:DONLQJ GRZQ WKH Ă€HOG ZDV bittersweet. It felt like it was the culmination of all my hard work Walking down the over the last four years,â€? backup Ă„LSK ^HZ IP[[LYquarterback Cale Berger said. Even those who are not se- Z^LL[ 0[ MLS[ SPRL P[ niors appreciated the moment. ^HZ [OL J\STPUH[PVU “I just wish it would have lasted longer for all of us, espe- VM HSS T` OHYK ^VYR cially the seniors because that V]LY [OL SHZ[ MV\Y was their last high school game,â€? `LHYZ said sophomore Michael Epstein, a running back. “I was proud of all of them because of how much hard work and dedication they ZLUPVY *HSL )LYNLY put into the program.â€? It was tough for some of the Cheerleaders participate in seniors to say their last goodbyes ZDONLQJ GRZQ WKH Ă€HOG DV ZHOO DQG VWHS RII WKH Ă€HOG with the younger athletes look“I felt sad knowing that this

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WHAT A NIGHT: Left to right, Daniel Gonzales, Christian Gomez, Sergio Victores, Jeo Rodriguez, %UDQGRQ &UX] $XVWLQ $OYHUH] H[SHULHQFH VHQLRU QLJKW ZLWK WKHLU JUDGXDWLQJ WHDPPDWHV LQ WKHLU ÀQDO home game against Northeast on Nov. 7.

was going to be our last game DQG P\ ODVW WLPH RQ WKDW Ă€HOG ,¡P DPD]HG DW KRZ IDVW WLPH Ă HZ by,â€? football player Austin Alvarez said. The cheerleaders had a long and emotional night due to the bonds they shared throughout their four years of being on a

team together. “It was so hard for me to process my thoughts during my last cheer because I was crying too much. Standing in the game line with the other seniors was an unforgettable moment,� cheerleader Zoe Giardina said. The coaches also showed

gratitude towards the seniors. “It was nice to see the seniors get a night and to show appreciation for them. They worked hard throughout the whole season and deserve a celebration,� cheer coach Melissa Pimentel- Reyes said.

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Boys basketball has opportunity for redemption BY CHAD DANIELS-ROSENBERG MULTIMEDIA SPORTS EDITOR

The varsity boys basketball team faced off against Western High on Dec. LQ WKH Ă€UVW RI WZR PDWFKXSV WKLV VHDson. The Lightning fell to the Wildcats, LQ D ZHOO NQRZQ GLVWULFW ULYDOU\ making its overall record 5-3 and DisWULFW UHFRUG 7KH /LJKWQLQJ ZLOO KDYH a chance to beat the Wildcats on Jan. 5. Senior  guard  Zach  Levine  was  disap-­ pointed  with  the  loss  against  the  rival  but  said  that  the  team  played  hard  and  will  bounce  back. “We  played  really  hard  as  a  team  and  VKRZHG D ORW RI ÂżJKW EXW ZH DUH QRZKHUH QHDU RXU WUXH SRWHQWLDO ´ KH VDLG 7KH /LJKWQLQJ DUH SUHSDULQJ KDUG IRU WKH XSFRPLQJ FRQIHUHQFH JDPHV DJDLQVW 6RXWK 3ODQWDWLRQ DQG &RRSHU &LW\ DV ZHOO DV WKH IXWXUH JDPH YHUVXV :HVWHUQ ZKLFK ZLOO EH D KRPH JDPH IRU WKH /LJKWQLQJ 7KH WHDP VWUXJJOHG WR JHW LWV RIIHQVH DQG GHIHQVH JRLQJ DQG RQO\ VFRUHG GRXEOH GLJLWV LQ RQH TXDUWHU ZKLOH DOORZLQJ WKH :LOGFDWV WR VFRUH SRLQWV LQ WKH WKLUG TXDUWHU DIWHU FRPLQJ RXW RI WKH KDOI ZLWK a lead. ´:H DUH SUDFWLFLQJ UHDOO\ KDUG HYHU\ GD\ DQG ZDWFKLQJ D ORW RI Ă€OP WR KHOS XV FRUUHFW RXU PLVWDNHV DQG JHW XV UHDG\ IRU those big games,â€? Levine said. -XQLRU JXDUG -RUGDQ 'DYLV ZDV IUXVWUDWHG ZLWK WKH WHDP¡V SHUIRUPDQFH DV ZHOO DV KLV RZQ SOD\ EXW IHHOV WKH /LJKWQLQJ ZLOO GHIHDW WKH :LOGFDWV LQ WKH QH[W PDWFKXS “We  are  better  than  them  and  we  are  going  to  play  as  hard  as  we  can  for  32 Â

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DISTRICT DEFEAT: The Lightning boys varsity basketball team defends against the Western Wildcats offense during the district rival game on Dec 1. Western went on to win the game 53-35, but the Lightning has a chance for redemption when it faces the Wildcats again on Jan 5.

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as  a  team.  â€œWe  are  developing  more  offensive  plays  and  focusing  on  playing  hard  in  JDPHV DQG LQ SUDFWLFH ´ %URZQ VDLG “They  just  need  to  know  that  we  are  UHDG\ WR SOD\ WKHP DJDLQ ´ Although  Monday  night’s  game  was  DZD\ WKH /LJKWQLQJ /XQDWLFV IROORZHG the  team  and  were  a  big  presence  try-­ ing  to  affect  the  game.  Their  attendance  made  an  impact  on  the  players.  â€œIt  makes  an  away  game  feel  like  a  KRPH JDPH IRU XV ZKLFK JLYHV XV DQ DG-­ YDQWDJH RQ WKH FRXUW ´ /HYLQH VDLG Brown  said  the  Lightning  will  have  an  advantage  in  the  next  game  against  West-­

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SHOOTING HOOPS FOR CANCER: Center Dewan Huell slams an alley-oop at Norland High School against Sagemont High School in charity basketball game. Sagemont won 65-41, but money was raised for the Jorge Nation Foundation.

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Who got you into basketball? My dad got me into it when I was like 2 or 3 years old, and I’ve been playing ever since. Do any of your family members play basketball? 0\ GDG SOD\HG LW IRU DOPRVW KLV ZKROH OLIH DQG ZDV RQ KLV KLJK VFKRRO WHDP in New Jersey.

Who inspired you to play? My grandpa. He’s the only person WKDW SOD\V EDVNHWEDOO LQ P\ IDPLO\ +H taught me how to make a layup, how What do you want to do for a WR VKRRW DQG DOO WKH IXQGDPHQWDOV RI living? I would like to be a doctor, maybe basketball. even a neurosurgeon. How dedicated are you to Is there a philosophy or quote you basketball? On the team, we dedicate three hours live by? ´<RX PLVV SHUFHQW RI WKH VKRWV a day, six days a week to practice. It you don’t take.â€? – Wayne Gretsky is all year round, and we only have WZR ZHHNV RI EUHDN 7KHUH¡V QR RII season. -Ignacia Araya

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When he was in sixth grade, senior Jake Ukleja tried out a few instruments at )DOFRQ &RYH 0LGGOH¡V LQVWUXPHQW Ă€WWLQJ an event where each student tries three instruments to help decide what to play for the remainder of the school year. One of the instruments he tried was the oboe, ZKLFK WKDQNV WR LWV GLIĂ€FXOW\ KH KDVQ¡W put down since. “There was such a large margin of error and there’s so much that can go wrong, and still does go wrong when playing oboe that I think it’s something that always intrigues me and it left me curious,â€? he said. He now has played the same instrument for six years and participates in the school’s band program while also being a busy all-round student. His activities include TXL] ERZOV math honor society Mu Alpha Theta and social studies -senior Jake honor society Ukleja Rho Kappa, of which he is the president.

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JUST PLAY: Senior Jake Ukleja plays both the oboe (above) and the English horn (left). While both instruments are very similar in appearance, the oboe is played in the key of C instead of F. The English horn is also longer than the oboe, and it is more bulbous in shape at the bottom of the instrument. Another difference is the reed; the English horn has a a wider reed than the oboe.

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He also played with the Florida Youth Orchestra (FYO) for three years, was chosen as second chair for the All-County band, and plays two other instruments, English horn and piano. “There were times that I did fail atrociously at balancing my time, but through learning through those experiences I learned how to accommodate each situation better and how to prepare for each situation in the future,â€? he said. The oboe is a double-reed woodwind LQVWUXPHQW WKDW UHTXLUHV WKH SOD\HU WR YLbrate both pieces of cane on the mouthpiece of the instrument, which is called a reed. Ukleja’s oboe teacher, Dr. Erin Gittelsohn, said playing the oboe takes someone who’s very meticulous and has a good ear because he or she must be able WR Ă€QG WKH FRUUHFW SLWFK “It’s not like piano or guitar or something like that because you have to listen to get the pitch, and then you also have to get the reed working with the oboe, so you have to be really diligent with getting all the parts of the instrument to work together,â€? she said. “It’s more about that than practicing. It’s getting things to work well through your practice.â€? Ukleja was a member of FYO from HLJKWK WR WK JUDGH ZKHUH KH Ă€UVW VWDUWed off in the symphonic orchestra, where KH ZDV WKH Ă€UVW RERH DQG SOD\HG WKH VRlos in the songs. After this, he joined the principle orchestra and was the lead accompaniment, meaning he played with the lead soloist. “Orchestra gave me opportunities

that continued my musical progression and gave me more room to grow as a musician,â€? he said. During his orchestra time, he stepped away from the school band for two years during his freshman through junior year. Ukleja decided to go back and play with Cypress Bay for his senior year. “I missed the stress relief that occurred from just letting my feelings out through my instrument, and I just missed that daily oboe scattered among my difĂ€FXOW $3V Âľ KH VDLG 8NOHMD VDLG KH Ă€UVW MRLQHG EDQG EHcause he wanted to be able to have friends outside of his grade level and at the same time learn an instrument. “Band isn’t like your regular classes where you’re individualistic or you care about your grade and it’s a little group effort or a small group project. Band is a huge group project where we are a team,â€? he said. “We are one big band and we are

one big family.â€? Dr. Gittelsohn said she distinctly remembers Ukleja’s rendition of Benjamin Godard’s “Legende Pastoraleâ€? at one of her semi-annual recitals last year because LW ZDV ZKHQ VKH Ă€UVW UHDOL]HG KH ZDV DQ incredible player. She said Ukleja’s curiosity for music makes her stay informed because she knows he will challenge her answer if her answer is wrong. “I can’t make up the answer because I know he’ll know the answer, or he’ll look it up and check on the answer,â€? she said. “I’m always having to stay on my game.â€? Even though he doesn’t know whether or not he will continue with band after graduation, he will continue playing the oboe because he said the oboe has now become a part of him. ´,WV TXLUNLQHVV KDV EHHQ UHOD\HG LQ PH DQG LQ WXUQ , JDYH WKH RERH P\ TXLUNLQHVV and it’s just been a beautiful partnership,â€? he said.

It’s not just ‘All About That Bass’ It’s no secret that I am tiny. I’m 5’2â€? and weigh 95 pounds on my heaviest day. No, I do not have an eating disorder nor have I ever dealt with one, and I really wish people would stop asking me if I have. Also, if everyone could please stop telling me that I am too skinny and that I should eat bigger meals, that would be fabulous. I do not take these remarks as a comSOLPHQW ,Q IDFW , Ă€QG WKHP WR EH TXLWH mean and hurtful. But I can’t blame individuals for following the lead of the media and shaming all skinny girls. In recent years, there has been a push for body positivity in magazines, television, movies and music. Unfortunately, this “positivityâ€? has actually become TXLWH QHJDWLYH DQG LQ DQ HIIRUW WR SURPRWH loving our curves, the media has torn down slim girls and sent out a very clear and hateful message that no one likes a bag of bones. We’ve all seen the articles in fashion magazines about loving your body and feeling happy no matter what size you are. Unless, of course, you are skinny. These articles intending to boost body SRVLWLYLW\ DUH Ă€OOHG ZLWK LPDJHV RI JRUgeous celebrities with curvaceous bodies, but nowhere on those pages can I ever Ă€QG DQ LPDJH RI D JLUO ZKR ORRNV OLNH PH Am I not supposed to love my body, or is the love only reserved for girls that are bigger than I am? Most recently, there has been a push to promote body positivity in the music industry. Songs like “Anacondaâ€? by Nicki Minaj and “All About That Bassâ€? by Meghan Trainor are the forerunners of this latest movement, but again, in their effort to promote positive views, they shame the skinny girls. Minaj makes it clear that slim girls are undesirable to males when she says, “Don’t want none, unless you got buns, hun.â€? Trainor similarly tries to make skinny ZRPHQ IHHO LQDGHTXDWH ZKHQ VKH UHSHDWV “boys like a little more bootyâ€? throughout her entire song. She later goes on to use explicit language in to show her obvious disdain for anyone a size two or below. But don’t worry, it’s all okay. She doesn’t really mean any of her insults, because right after she uses explicit language to refer to us, she says, “I’m just playing.â€? And we all know that a simple “just kiddingâ€? makes everything better. The other problem with both of these songs, and even some testimonials in magazines, is the implication that women need validation from men in order to feel good about their bodies. Excuse me, but it’s 2014. It’s way past time for women to stop relying on the opposite sex to make themselves feel beautiful. Everyone has different body types. Some people are curvy and some are stick thin, but the media and society in general need to remember that every body type is beautiful. We shouldn’t shame each other in order to feel better about ourselves. People need to love themselves and be comfortable with how they look, whether they wear a double zero like me, or a size 14.

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Throughout the years, music has been going down in quality to an extent. This was evident at the 42nd annual American Music Awards (AMAs) on Nov. 23 at the Nokia Theatre when world-renowned artists such as Iggy Azalea, MAGIC!, Lil Wayne and others performed their overplayed and generic songs. Although the AMAs had planned for a night full of the best performers, the show turned out to be nothing more than adequate. The night commenced with threetime Artist of the Year winner Taylor Swift performing her chart-topping “Blank Space.â€? The performance was an enjoyable one, including levitating actors, fog effects and an abundance of props, but it was a disappointing way to begin the show since it did not succeed in completely engaging the crowd. Second-time AMA host Pitbull came RXW ZLWK KLV XVXDO FRQĂ€GHQFH DQG VWXQQHG the crowd – but not in a good way. The Latin rapper attempted to make jokes throughout the night mainly about immigrants, but only caused awkward silences and offended viewers. The two most prestigious awards presented were the Dick Clark Award of Excellence and Artist of the Year. Taylor Swift and One Direction claimed the prizes, respectively. The most notable performance of the

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night was the one broadcasted live from the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in North Carolina. Country legend Garth Brooks sang his new hit single “People Loving People� and stunned everyone. The crowd at his concert enthusiastically joined in during the “whoa oh oh� chorus, and it was a truly beautiful moment. Although not as great as Brooks’ act, Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj came in with a “Bang Bang� and left with one as well. During their act, the trio sang and danced with the crowd, while

decked out in all gold, symbolizing their dominance in the music industry. Their ÀHUFH DWWLWXGHV DQG DVWRQLVKLQJ YRFDOV DOO helped to create the favorable outcome of this performance. One Direction won Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, as expected, Iggy Azalea won Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop album, which should have been won by Eminem, Imagine Dragons won Favorite Alternative Artist and Sam Smith deservingly won Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. Two dreadful moments of the night

were MAGIC! singing “Rudeâ€? featuring Wyclef Jean, and Lil Wayne rapping “Start a Fireâ€? featuring Christina Milian. Both performances lacked energy and were seemingly ignored by the crowd. Charli XCX, British singer-songwriter, performed “Boom Clapâ€? and “Break the Rules.â€? The juxtaposition of the two hits made the latter appeal to the audience more due to its edge and elaborate choreography. The song ended with the singer completely destroying a fake guitar on stage that read “Sucker,â€? her most recent album title, which was both funny and entertaining. New Artist of the Year winner 5 Seconds of Summer took the stage with its upbeat rock cover of “What I Like About You.â€? The band had no problem getting the audience on its feet, proving that this performance was a smashing success. As the world’s most famous contemporary boy band, One Direction should have been fantastic, but they disappointed. The boys sang “Night Changes,â€? a slow ballad. Besides being surrounded by a cheesy set full of fake grass and a virtual moon overlooking them, their stillness throughout the entire song also contributed to this boring performance. Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea gave DQ XQLQVSLULQJ Ă€QDO SHUIRUPDQFH RI ´%RRW\ Âľ ZKLFK H[HPSOLĂ€HG WKH HQWLUH show. It was nothing special, as were the AMAs as a whole.

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Last summer, freshman Julia McLaughlin ran around Philadelphia looking for Michael Clifford from 5 Seconds Of Summer, along with dozens of other fans. “Even though I never found him, I still had so much fun that day,â€? McLaughlin said. “I met so many people and toured Philadelphia all while looking for my favorite band.â€? McLaughlin’s aunt, Rachel McLaughlin, accompanied her niece around the city. “I used to be just as obsessed with boy bands when I was younger,â€? Mrs. McLaughlin said. Big fans can come to know every single fact about celebrities’ lives: touring schedules, family life, likes and dislikes. And that feeling of closeness can make it very exciting to meet a favorite celebrity in person. Sophomore Jillian Lugo camped out in a hotel lobby all day to try to catch a glimpse of One Direction members while they were touring in Florida. “My friend and I drove to Key Biscayne at 5 in the morning to meet One Direction,â€? Lugo said. “We waited for hours DQG Ă€QDOO\ VDZ D IHZ FDUV VSHHGLQJ RXW RI the hotel, and it was them.â€? Lugo only saw band members Liam

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“A celebrity I follow is Obama because he attracts a lot of attetion.� -sophomore Jean Vardaramatos

“I like Ian Somerhalder because he’s really cute and has an organization that brings awareness to world problems.� -sophomore Isabella Armas Payne and Niall Horan. She was not able to get a picture with the boys due to One Direction’s strict security team. “My heart was beating so fast and the wait was totally worth it,� Lugo said. Over the summer, sophomores Megan Mize and Dylene Diaz took a weekend trip to Miami to meet YouTuber Kian Lawley, who makes comedic videos and daily vlogs about his life. “I watch his videos all the time,� Mize said. “He’s one of my favorite YouTubers because he’s humorous and cute.� Diaz and Mize stayed at the same hotel as Kian Lawley, but only saw him once.

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“It was such a fun weekend even though we didn’t get to meet Kian,â€? Diaz said. Freshman Cathy Bell enjoys following celebrities through social media. “I’m always stalking celebrities on Twitter and Instagram,â€? Bell said. “Their lives are so interesting and entertaining.â€? Two years ago in New York City, sophomore Marina Ludovici coincidenWDOO\ VDZ 7RP &UXLVH ZKLOH KH ZDV Ă€OPLQJ RQ WKH VWUHHW IRU WKH Ă€OP ´2EOLYLRQ Âľ D VFLHQFH Ă€FWLRQ PRYLH DERXW D SRVW DSRFDlyptic society. “Just seeing that Tom Cruise was a real person really blew my mind,â€?

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Ludovici said. “I wish I had enough time to meet him.â€? $ERXW Ă€YH \HDUV DJR IUHVKPDQ 1Lcole Burmiester was shopping at a mall in Georgia when she happened to see Adrian R’Mante, who played the role of Esteban on “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.â€? “I got an autographed picture of him,â€? Burmiester said. “It was so unexpected.â€? Sophomore Maria Martinez said all celebrities have fans but some are more obsessive than others. “There’s nothing wrong with stalking a famous person if you really love them,â€? Martinez said.

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More ballads lead to a mature sound “Four�

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While most people think the third time’s the charm, for boy band One Direction, it’s the fourth time. The band’s new album “Fourâ€? experiments with rock and pop sounds different from anything the boys have produced before, and their new sound makes it their best album to date. The album, released Nov. 17, is named after the band’s four years together and because it’s their fourth album. One Direction’s days of bubble gum SRS DUH RIĂ€FLDOO\ JRQH 7KH %ULWLVK ,ULVK group has matured since its rise to fame DQG ´)RXUÂľ UHĂ HFWV WKLV QHZIRXQG PDWXULW\ %DQG PHPEHUV +DUU\ 6W\OHV 1LDOO +RUDQ /LDP 3D\QH =D\Q 0DOLN DQG /RXLV 7RPOLQVRQ DUH QR ORQJHU WHHQV DQG WKLV LV UHĂ HFWHG LQ ´)RXU¡VÂľ PDWXUH VRXQG One Direction fans got a taste of the boys’ edgier rock side in their last album, ´0LGQLJKW 0HPRULHVÂľ KRZHYHU WKLV QHZ album shows that the band is traveling away from its pop roots to a more rock and roll sound. 7KH JURXS ZDV IRUPHG E\ 6LPRQ

&RZHOO RQ WKH %ULWLVK UHDOLW\ VKRZ WKH X-Factor when they came in third. Four years later, they have evolved and their music has changed with them. 6RQJV OLNH ´6WRFNKROP 6\QGURPHÂľ and “Fireproofâ€? are almost unrecognizable from One Direction’s signature sound. “Fireproofâ€? has a soft rock sound, which suits the song perfectly. The song is about a love, possibly the one the band shares with its fans, that can withstand DQ\WKLQJ ´6WRFNKROP 6\QGURPHÂľ KDV DQ ROG VFKRRO 5 % VRXQG RQH WKDW WKH ER\V have never experimented with before. The most notable change in the album is the number of ballads that show the band’s talented vocals. The best song RQ WKH DOEXP LV ´ Âľ ZULWWHQ E\ %ULWLVK VLQJHU VRQJZULWHU (G 6KHHUDQ 7KH VRQJ¡V slow melody and acoustic guitar complement the boys’ talented vocal range. Another noteworthy song is “No Control,â€? a fun, upbeat song that perfectly blends the group’s pop roots with its new rock sound. While the album is far different than anything else One Direction has proGXFHG VRQJV VXFK DV ´6WHDO 0\ *LUOÂľ VWLOO contain the pop sounds reminiscent of the boys’ old work. With catchy lyrics and an upbeat sound, this song will please fans of the classic boy band sound. “Night Changesâ€? shows a softer side and is by far the most mature song, perfectly summing up the album and how the boys want to mature yet also stay the VDPH ,Q WKH VRQJ WKH\ VLQJ ´%XW WKHUH¡V

nothing to be afraid of, even when the night changes, it will never change me and you.� While “Four� is more rock and roll than One Direction has ever been before, it is by far their best album yet. The group took a big risk, deviating from the upbeat

pop sound that brought them to fame and the risk paid off. With this album, the boys have shown that they want to differentiate themselves from the boy band stereotype, and that’s “what makes them beautiful.�

THE CIRCUIT RECOMMENDS “Flyâ€? Maddie & Tae Country “Flyâ€? is an inspirational song about taking risks and learning from one’s mistakes. It’s great to sing along to when going WKURXJK D GLIĂ€FXOW WLPH

“Sweet Resistanceâ€? Transit Alternative Pop With catchy lyrics and cheerful percus-­ sion instrumentals, this song is wonderful to listen to when doing everyday activi-­ ties.

“Scarecrow� Alex & Sierra Indie Pop

“Surrender�

An ongoing feature that includes lesser known songs by popular artists and songs from up and coming artists. This month’s playlist was compiled by Adrianna Cole.

Cash Cash Dance With good lyrics and powerful vocals, this song is wonderful to dance to at a party.

“Some Place on Earth� Downtown Fiction Alternative

Midnight Rose Pop Ideal to sing along to, “Take Me Home� is an exciting that will brighten anyone’s day.

Alesso ft. Tove Lo Dance “Heroesâ€? is an exciting, fast-­paced song encouraging listeners to do some good in the world and be an everyday hero.

“Who I Am�

With a cheerful sound and lyrics, this is a feel good song with a lot of percussion.

Strange Vacations Punk

“St. Patrick�

The lyrics talk about ignoring what peo-­ ple think. Much like a typical punk track, the rhythmic guitar sticks out consider-­ ably in the song.

PVRIS Pop Rock

A stereotypical indie song with a folksy Lead singer Lyndsey Gunnulfsen’s strong, and acoustic sound but meaningful lyrics raspy voice is showcased in this upbeat, about helping a loved one through a dif-­ powerful song. Ă€FXOW WLPH

“Take Me Home�

“Heroes (We Could Be)�

“Open Your Eyes� Bea Miller Pop This song is upbeat and a perfect workout tune.

“The Wolfpackâ€? Angels and Airwaves Punk Rock With a unique synthetic sound, this track proves to be entertaining and fans of URFN EDQG %OLQN ZLOO Ă€QG WKLV WXQH enjoyable.

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It’s time to look back at cultural news of 2014 BY CAROLINA BOU ONLINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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Holly  jolly  holiday  movies The Circuit’s staff review popular movies for the holidays. The Polar Express

Elf BY CAROLINA BOU

BY GILLIAN D’ONOFRIO

Although “The Polar Expressâ€? is a visually stimulating work of animation, the breathtakingly imaginative scenery supports a rather standard and unimaginative Christmas story. Based on Chris Van Allsburg’s children’s novel of the same QDPH WKH Ă€OP WHOOV WKH VWRU\ RI D \RXQJ ER\ 7RP Hanks) who wakes up one morning and abandons his belief in Santa Claus. While he is in bed on Christmas Eve, a magical train pulls up in front of his house, and the young boy boards. It turns out WKDW WKH WUDLQ ZKLFK LV Ă€OOHG ZLWK GR]HQV RI FKLOdren, is on a route to the North Pole for a celebration with Santa Claus. Hanks, who voices most roles in the movie, shows exceptional acting, paralleled to his other movies “Forrest Gumpâ€? and “Saving Private Ryan.â€? Hanks is able WR FKDQJH KLV YRLFH WR Ă€W WKH UROHV RI D \RXQJ ER\ D IDWKHU D FRQGXFWRU DQG 6DQWD Claus. The animation is very realistic, and the characters look like real human beings. Although the visual appearance of the movie is well executed, the storyline is weak and lacks originality. While the movie is visually gorgeous, the dull plot makes “The Polar Expressâ€? no more than an average children’s movie.

Nightmare Before Christmas

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“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.â€? This quote accurately depicts the story of “Elf,â€? a whole-hearted, hilarious Christmas classic, which came out in 2003. %XGG\ WKH (OI :LOO )HUUHOO OHDUQV WKDW KH LV QRW an elf, despite growing up as one throughout his life by living in the North Pole and helping Santa Claus. Now grown up, he goes to New York &LW\ LQ VHDUFK RI KLV IDWKHU :DOWHU -DPHV &DDQ While with his family, Buddy learns to appreciate family values and helps spread the true meaning of Christmas in New York, with hilarious WZLVWV DQG WXUQV DORQJ WKH ZD\ 2Q KLV Ă€UVW GD\ LQ 1HZ <RUN KH DUULYHV DW *LPEHOV D GHSDUWPHQW VWRUH DQG PHHWV -RYLH =RRH\ 'Hschanel), and immediately falls in love with her. This turns out to be a smaller storyline throughout the movie, which will eventually come together with the main story by the end. Ferrell’s acting in this movie is simply incredible, with comedy being his strong suit. He fully immerses himself into the role of Buddy, even singing and being giddy when necessary. “Elfâ€? is easily one of the best holiday movies, with a perfect mix of love, laughter, and true Christmas spirit.

Home Alone

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Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmasâ€? LV D IXQ Ă€OOHG DQG XQRUWKRGR[ KROLGD\ PXVLFDO that’s perfect for both Halloween and Christmas. The story follows a skeleton named Jack Skellington, who is a local celebrity in the land of Halloween and who literally stumbles upon the land of Christmas. He is so taken with the customs and traditions of the holiday that he decides to bring the idea of Christmas to his spooky hometown. The plot itself is fast-paced and perfectly balances the creepiness of Halloween with the cheerful spirit of the winter holidays. The soundtrack for this musical easily hooks in viewers with its catchy and upbeat songs. The imagery, in classic Tim Burton style, is dark and the characters are oddly scary-looking for a holiday movie. However, the personalities of the characters, the upbeat soundtrack and the plot counteract the dark imagHU\ ´1LJKWPDUH %HIRUH &KULVWPDVÂľ LV HDVLO\ WKH PRVW PHPRUDEOH KROLGD\ Ă€OP

“Home Aloneâ€? is a cute holiday movie for all viewers, whether they grew up with it or not. The movie tells the tale of underappreciated 8-yearROG .HYLQ 0F&DOOLVWHU 0DFDXOD\ &XONLQ ZKR is accidentally left behind while his family goes to Paris for Christmas. Meanwhile, two burglars try to steal from the McCallister house, but KevLQ LV FUDIW\ DQG VHW RQ VWRSSLQJ WKHP 7KH Ă€OP has everything a person could want from a holiday movie: a wise and spunky kid, kind strangers, classic physical comedy, a snowy setting and multiple Christmas songs. Of course, it also comes with a happy ending. And it has not one but two major themes: looks can be deceiving and forgiveness is the cure to reJUHW 7KH Ă€OP LV OLJKW KHDUWHG DQG KXPRURXV PDNLQJ LW SHUIHFW WR HQG D GD\ DQG watch while curled up on a couch with friends, family and a mug of hot chocolate. “Home Aloneâ€? has just the right level of cheesiness to make it a great pick for the holiday season.

A Christmas Carol: The Musical

It’s a Wonderful Life

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The story of “A Christmas Carolâ€? has been SDUW RI KROLGD\ FXOWXUH VLQFH &KDUOHV 'LFNHQV Ă€UVW SXEOLVKHG KLV QRYHO LQ 'HVSLWH WKH PDQ\ DGDSWDWLRQV RI (EHQH]HU 6FURRJH¡V VWRry, the 2004 version, “A Christmas Carol: The Musicalâ€? stands out when it comes to tradition. 7KH LQIDPRXV (EHQH]HU 6FURRJH .HOVH\ *UDPmer) is taken through time by the graceful Ghost RI &KULVWPDV 3DVW -DQH .UDNRZVNL WKH MROO\ *KRVW RI &KULVWPDV 3UHVHQW -HVVH / 0DUWLQ and the sorceress-like Ghost of Christmas Yet to %H *HUDOGLQH &KDSOLQ 7KH *KRVW RI &KULVWPDV Past lightens the mood, showing Scrooge “the lights of long ago.â€? In a festive Broadway-like musical number led by the Ghost of Christmas Present, “Abundance and Charity,â€? Scrooge is told what he should be doing with his fortune. Finally, the mute Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be enters the story. Charlie Chaplin’s daughter, who plays this ghost, XVHV KHU KHUHGLWDU\ VNLOOV RI VSUHDGLQJ HPRWLRQ ZLWKRXW ZRUGV Ă DZOHVVO\ SHUIHFWO\ ending the ghost sequence. This classic story’s true meaning of Christmas is clearly HQFRPSDVVHG LQ WKH Ă€OP PDNLQJ LW WKH SHUIHFW PRYLH WR ZDWFK ZLWK IDPLO\ RQ &KULVWmas Eve. With composer Alan Menken’s musical help, the story changes from a munGDQH WK FHQWXU\ /RQGRQ WDOH LQWR D PXVLFDO H[WUDYDJDQ]D ,Q WKLV HPRWLRQDO MRXUQH\ Scrooge discovers that friends, family, and Christmases are certainly not “humbug.â€?

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“It’s a Wonderful Lifeâ€? has always been one of the top Christmas movies since its release date in 1946. The movie takes place in a town called Bedford Falls where a man named George Bailey, the main character, is overwhelmed by his company and life in general. To top it all off, on Christmas Eve, he loses $8,000 needed to keep his business going. After he loses the money, he FRQWHPSODWHV VXLFLGH 6RRQ DIWHU *HRUJH Ă€QGV his guardian angel Clarence who shows George all of the lives he has touched and how different life in his community would be had he never been born. “It’s a Wonderful Lifeâ€? is not only the best Christmas movie, but also one of the greatest movies of all time. The way the director Frank Capra portrays all of the characters OLNH UHDO KXPDQ EHLQJV LV MXVW DPD]LQJ )RU H[DPSOH *HRUJH %DLOH\ LV VKRZQ DV just a regular man who stumbles upon a guardian angel, and he handles it with such poise and just goes with it. The most remarkable thing about the movie is how it is still relevant today because it connects with the feelings of all regular people who don’t think they have done anything special. “It’s a Wonderful Lifeâ€? will be around for generations and generations to enjoy. Visit cbhscircuit. com for more holiday movie reviews.

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1V)YV THRLZ T\ZPJPHUZ Âş1LHSV\ZÂť “Nick Jonasâ€?

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Teen heartthrob sensation and former member of the boy band The Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas sheds his old image in his new, self-titled, pop/rock album, which was released on Nov. 11. This mix of R&B and pop is creative, and effectively shows off Jonas’ new look, but out of his 11 track compilation (14 in the deluxe), only a few songs are worth a listen, and the rest inhibit the album from its full potential. 7KLV EHLQJ KLV Ă€UVW DOEXP containing a “parental adviso-

ryâ€? label, Jonas makes it clear that he has grown up and is ready to leave behind his “Camp Rockâ€? era for a more mature look. “Nick Jonasâ€? SUHVHQWV D FRQĂ€GHQW ORRN while Jonas himself sings about his newfound adult lust. Although listeners may feel nostalgic for The Jonas Brothers’ innocent music, this album shows that Jonas is capable of much more. The main hit and breakout single is “Jealous,â€? an upbeat and catchy song that talks about how he feels threatened at the possibility that the girl he likes is interacting with another man. The repetitive lyrics, “’Cause you’re too sexy, beautiful‌ I still get jealous,â€? are instantly stuck in the listener’s head, but

soon become obnoxious to hear. His other singles include The remix of the song, which “Numbâ€? and “Avalanche.â€? features Tinashe, an American These tracks include female vocals by Angel Haze and Demi Lovato, respectively. “Numbâ€? has a more R&B vibe to it, and rapper Angel +D]H IXOĂ€OOV WKH FXUrent trend in music, in which most songs include some rap part. Once again, Jonas is singing about a girl, but the song’s intense beat gets listeners in the mood to dance. In “Avalanche,â€? Lovato’s high pitches and beautiful voice add even more emotion to this tearjerker, R&B singer, is available on the as Jonas and Lovato sing about deluxe version of the album, and the end of a relationship. “Avait just seems like an excuse for lancheâ€? is one of the best songs Jonas to use the parental advi- on the album, and will have lissory label. teners feeling nostalgic for what

‘Interstellar’ soars [OYV\NO [OL IV_ VMĂ„JL “Interstellarâ€?

BY RYAN SOLOMON

“Interstellarâ€? is an outstanding disSOD\ RI VFLHQFH Ă€FWLRQ DQG JUDSKLFV IURP writer/director Christopher Nolan whose main message is that space travel should be continued, as it is important to the existence of our kind. Nolan is also famous for his work in “The Dark Knight Risesâ€? and “Inception.â€? Compared with these WZR Ă€OPV KRZever, “Interstellarâ€? is a work of art that completely outnumbers the two in ratings. “Interstellarâ€? is a hypnotic, visually attractive, riveting cinematic that provides the audience with an amazing and complex story about the survival of mankind. “Interstellarâ€? presents an exciting adventure as a team of scientists explores space by traveling through a wormhole. 7KHLU PDLQ JRDO LV WR Ă€QG D KDELWDEOH planet to sustain and save the human race. Matthew McConaughey stars as Cooper, a former NASA pilot who is brought

back into service to man the ship headed for the wormhole. Cooper is hesitant whether or not to leave Earth and search for more planets because of his strong connection with his son and daughter, Tom and Murph. Leaving his home, Cooper is aware that he may not return, leaving his family alone on a starving Earth. Deep into the future, Earth has been depleted of all resources, barely producing enough food to sustain life. The movie is a great display of space travel and how the world might turn out in the future. Along with other scientists, including Amelia Brand (Anne Hathaway), Cooper Ă LHV RII LQWR VSDFH WR Ă€QG the best planet to house the existence of people. The movie is great. Despite being very long, almost reaching three hours, the movie is interesting and keeps the audience attached to the story. “Interstellarâ€? does its best to use real science, though much of the occurrences are theoretical. The starving of Earth is a representation of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, and the movie also implies that Earth will eventually run out of food, leaving the existence of the human race in the hands of scientists, KRSLQJ WKH\ ZLOO Ă€QG QHZ SODFHV WR OLYH and prosper.

once was. Other tracks include “TeachHUÂľ DQG ´&KDLQV Âľ 7KH Ă€UVW KDV D disco vibe to it and is noteworthy for its use of creative synthesizers. The other once again expresses Jonas’ theme of love and lust when he sings about being in a relationship that is bound to fail. Other songs on the album, such as “Warning,â€? “Wilderness,â€? and “Take Over,â€? are not as good, and they are the ones that weigh the album down. The songs do, however, continue the theme of adult lust and relationship problems, especially when he says, “I can tell that you’re a real bad girl/Underneath it allâ€? in “Take Over.â€? “Nick Jonasâ€? will have his audience go from wanting to dance along to “Numb,â€? to feeling emotional in “Avalanche.â€? The album is not worth the buy, EXW GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZRUWK D OLVWHQ

*HYYLYV JYLH[LZ WSHJL for evolved humans “Evolution�

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Imagine being a part of the next generDWLRQ RI KXPDQV DQG QRW Ă€QGLQJ RXW DERXW it until senior year. Now imagine having a boyfriend that knew all along and knew he was part of this generation, too. This revelation is what happens to Jade Sommers when an injury she gets in a car crash disappears before her very eyes. In “Evolution,â€? Kelly Carrero tells the story of Jade from the moment she makes this shocking discovery that she is an evolved human after she gets in a bad car accident that should have killed her. Then, another horrible accident in Jade’s chemistry class occurs. This causes her boyfriend to whisk her away with his teleporting powers to some mystery location so she can learn to control her obscure powers. Unlike almost every character from a comic or superhero movie from Marvel or DC, Jade does not decide to adopt a se-

cret superhero identity and save the world. All she really wants to do is lead a somewhat normal life with her new powers, until a mysterious terrorist appears halfway through the story who threatens Jade and her loved ones. This plot twist changes the tone of the book from a light-hearted story about a girl with powers to a girl trying to save her friends and family. Author Kelly Carrero creates a new kind of character that brings a different perspective to the mundane world. Her narrative is c o m p el l i ng and her characters are likable, but not completely Ă DZOHVV 7KH one negative, however, is her tendency to add romance when it seems unnecessary. Carrero’s uses romantic phrases such as “I love you’sâ€? before every little scrimmage and excessive descriptions of how perfect Jade’s boyfriend is. “Evolutionâ€? is the Ă€UVW RI Ă€YH books. The second book is titled “Tormented,â€? the third is “Deception,â€? and the fourth is ´9HQJHDQFH Âľ 7KH Ă€IWK ERRN ´&RQtained,â€? was recently released on Nov. 12. 7KLV Ă€UVW ERRN LQ WKH VHULHV WKRXJK LV fast paced and entertaining. The biggest surprise is that with only 142 pages, the story isn’t rushed in any way.

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Too many quirks spoil video game BY RAY ROMAN

Despite very promising changes and good sale numbers, game development FRPSDQ\ 8ELVRIW UHOHDVHG DQ XQÀQLVKHG product. Assassin’s Creed: Unity, plagued with problems that hinder the overall experience of the game, launched on Nov. 11 for the new generation game consoles, the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. Despite the excellent gameplay and content, the game contains a huge number of bugs and glitches, most of which make it completely impossible to play and get the most out of the experience. So far, Ubisoft has released many patches aimed WRZDUGV À[LQJ PRVW RI WKH SUREOHPV LQ the game, and they are working on future patches for the rest. These glitches include lag during gameplay, falling through the ground or buildings, and getting stuck, as well as trouble with connectivity to the servers, thus making it impossible for most players to try co-op or any other features such as Initiates, which allows players to sync progress made in the previous game installments. The game places the player in the eyes of Arno, a man who becomes an assassin during the French Revolution of the late 1700s. Arno must locate the people who plotted the death of the man who raised him after the murder of his father. In spite of all the glitches, there are some positives. A new feature of this game that distinguishes it from its predecessors is the online co-op feature that allows players to join each other’s games and complete missions, heists, and other events with one another. One of the things that add a lot of real-

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ism to this game is that, just like its predecessors, there are a variety of historical SODFHV DQG ÀJXUHV LPSOHPHQWHG LQWR WKH game. There are side missions in the game called Murder Mysteries, where the player must locate clues and piece them all together to accuse the killer. Every one of these missions is based on an actual murder that occurred during the French

Revolution. There are a variety of weapons and gear to choose from that the player can purchase, such as swords, heavy weapRQV ORQJ ZHDSRQV SLVWROV DQG ULĂ HV which are accompanied by tools such as smoke, stun, poison grenades, medicine, and a mechanism that the player can use to shoot darts that each serve a different purpose. This is helpful in co-op missions

so that players can assign each other different tasks to perform. In order to make up for all the game’s problems, the company is giving players without a season pass, which unlocks all IXWXUH H[SDQVLRQ SDFNV IRU WKH ÀUVW \HDU IROORZLQJ UHOHDVH WKH ÀUVW H[SDQVLRQ SDFN for free. Players that already purchased a season pass will be able to select a free Ubisoft game from a list.

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Google before you give to charity Charities receive one-third of their donations in December, 22 percent of which is given in the last two days of the year, according to Network for Good, an online fundraising platform for FKDULWLHV DQG QRQ SURĂ€W RUJDQLzations. December is not only when charities receive the most donations but also when they receive the highest value of donations: in 2010, the average donation for the year was $91, while the average donation in December was $142. While this is generally a wonderful thing, people tend not to be very careful about where they send off their money, no matter how much of it they’re sending. +RSH &RQVXOWLQJ D JURXS WKDW researches philanthropic patterns to help charities put their fundraising money to the best use, performed a study in 2009 and discovered only 35 percent of donors do research at all. Of those, about 75 percent spend less than two hours researching, and 62 percent of the research is RQO\ IRU ´VLPSOH IDFWV DQG Ă€Jures.â€? There are about 1.1 million charities people can donate to and fewer than 100 people in the U.S. whose job it is to inform people which charities are most HIIHFWLYH 6XIĂ€FH LW WR VD\ Ă€QGing which charity is safe to give money to is not a simple task, but instead of a deterrent, the GLIĂ€FXOW QDWXUH VKRXOG EH DOO WKH more reason to partake in extensive research before donating. CNN, in conjunction with the

Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting, performed a year-long investigation to uncover the 50 worst charities in the U.S. and discovered they devote less than 4 percent of donations to direct cash aid. The rule of thumb is no more than 35 percent of funds should be allocated to fundraising. One Florida-based charity, Project Cure, raised over $65 million since 1998 and has managed to owe the company it hired to fundraise more than the amount raised every time. In fact, it’s $3 million in debt. Some sneaky organizations make a point to pick names that are similar to reputable ones to trick people into thinking they are an honest charity and then use telemarketers to convince innocent people to give up their money. The worst perpetrator is the Kids Wish Network, which tries to sound like the Make-AWish Foundation. In 2012, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and North Florida raised $3.1 million and spent 60 percent granting wishes. Meanwhile Kids Wish raised $18.6 million and spent 1 percent granting wishes. But the problem isn’t necessarily with fake charities. Sometimes organizations are truly ÀJKWLQJ IRU D FDXVH +RZHYHU donors should be sure that they approve of all the causes charities put donor money toward. The Salvation Army is, for the most part, a wonderful organization that does great work

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caring for the homeless and the needy and most people have no problem throwing a buck LQWR WKH EXFNHWV +RZHYHU D ORW of people are boycotting it because of its negative views of the LGBT community. For example, the group claims not to have an issue with people being gay, so long as they aren’t “practicing.� One man said the servers demanded he break up with his boyfriend before they would feed them. Some donors take offense to this, some say more power to ‘em, some just don’t care. Whichever side people take, they should be aware that their contributions are helping a charity with these views.

Another charity that does very well for itself is Susan G. Komen, a group that raises monH\ WR Ă€QG WKH FXUH IRU EUHDVW FDQcer. While the organization has a rating of three out four stars on Charity Navigator, many survivors and current patients have issues with the way the organization allocates its funds and promotes its cause. For example, the foundation spent money suing other cancer charities for copyright infringement when they used the phrase “for the cureâ€? (a phrase Komen doesn’t even use anymore). $OVR FULWLFV Ă€QG WKH ´SLQNLĂ€cationâ€? of products to be overkill and offensive, making light of a

serious disease. Some survivors are particularly bothered by the fact that it doesn’t make research into metastatic breast cancer and advanced disease a priority at all, instead focusing on the earlier stages. But other people have no problem with these tactics and priorities, or sometimes, they simply don’t care to look into where the money goes. If people would just spend some time out of their days looking up information on the charities they choose to give their hard-earned money to, maybe charities would stop these behaviors and start helping the causes they claim to support.

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YES Sticking to the same old traditions holds people back. Throughout the centuries, people have continued to carry on their ancestors’ traditions when it comes to celebrating holidays. They perform the same rituals, eat the same foods and sing the same songs. People tend to shy away from learning about new things, which can limit their scope of thinking. For example, people who go to the same store at the same time see the same things every day. It is always the same customers, workers, and discounts. Whereas someone who goes to a different store – or even the same store at a different time – is exposed to new customers, workers and discounts. This is why I believe that using the same traditions starts to get boring. People just go with what their ancestors have done in the past, which isn’t necessarily good. By carrying out the same traditions, we are isolated from new people and cultures. To some, sticking with the traditional setting can become tedious, and I agree. That’s why people need to change old traditions and broaden their horizons. $ULHO *ULIÀQ

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no Traditions do not hold people back. Since society is constantly changing, it is important to have traditions to ground us to our origins. With customs such as annual family reunions and monthly movie nights, the bonds we have with our families and friends are sure not to fade. The tradition of watching the ball drop on New Years’ Eve, for example, helps society in that it brings people together to celebrate the upcoming year. It is our responsibility to continue these EHQHÀFLDO WUDGLWLRQV +ROGLQJ WUXH WR these advantageous rituals helps our society move forward while not being held back. Another tradition that pushes society forward is going on vacation every summer. People who take time off from their usually hectic lifestyles during the summer have the opportunity to relax and prepare for another year of work. Traditions clearly have a wide range of advantages. By practicLQJ EHQHÀFLDO WUDGLWLRQV ZH DUH PDNLQJ sure that the craziness of today does not distract us from the reason that we are who we are. 5DFKHO 6FKRQEHUJHU

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Rape survivor should not be blamed The kids are all right: Millennials aren’t to blame for their shortcomings for Rolling Stone’s blunder Much to my surprise, the natural pro- with the technology we have in order to cess of adapting to the constantly evolv- allow for us to stay ever-so-evolved will ing world we live in doesn’t come so nat- be valuable knowledge for us as well as urally to the adults of older generations. I for generations to come. say this because I am deeply irritated by One can imagine my disappointment ZDWFKLQJ DGXOWV SRLQW Ă€QJHUV DW PLOOHQQL- when I attended a journalism convention als for the technologically evolved world in early November in which the keynote we were born into. speaker spent the majority of his time on “You have it so stage bashing much easier than we We were born with phones my generation did. We didn’t have and tablets in our hands, and glorifying iPhones, we had enhis. F\FORSHGLDV Âľ <HV and although I do not think So natuwe have evolved, this was the most virtuous rally I rolled but instead of mak- way for us to grow, we are my eyes, dug ing obvious observafor my phone tions on the advance- not responsible for it. buried under ments that have occurred, here is an idea: the clutter that is my purse (oh, the iroaccept it and evolve with the rest of us. ny) and scrolled through Twitter. At that My generation has the advancements point of the presentation, hormonal teens it does because of the technological vi- expressing their emotions in 140 characsionaries from generations past. We were ters or less seemed more insightful than born with phones and tablets in our hands, the speaker. and although I do not think this was the <HW ZKDW , Ă€QG PRVW DVWRQLVKLQJ LV most virtuous way for us to grow, we are that these adults speak as if these technonot responsible for it. logical advancements will solve all of my Not only are adults’ observations re- generation’s problems to come. dundant, but they also never cease to Yes, we are lucky enough to have come leave out the small remarks that smell of so far, but with new advancements come resentment. Didn’t anyone ever tell them new problems. We are posting more but WKDW MHDORXV\ LV D JUHHQ H\HG PRQVWHU" communicating less, calculating faster Since they have so much to say about yet using no mental power and increasing the technologically developed world we the level of digital spelling while it deteMillennials inhabit, they should shift riorates on paper. their energy, as well as their usually judgMy generation is fortunate, but pointmental tone, in order to make their points LQJ Ă€QJHUV DW IDXOWOHVV SHRSOH FRQVLVWV RI EHQHĂ€FLDO QR EHQHĂ€WV 6R LQVWHDG RI Ă€[DWLQJ RQ WKH 3RLQWLQJ Ă€QJHUV LV HDV\ EXW LQIHFWLYH differences of my generation and those of However, aiding us in understanding the the generations before me, do us all a fatools we have and how they can be used vor: adapt and evolve. for a greater good or guiding us to work

:KHQ , Ă€UVW UHDG WKH 5ROOLQJ 6WRQH magazine’s harrowing account of a young woman’s rape at a University of Virginia fraternity party, it was enough to make my stomach churn with revulsion. I was awash with every shade of disgust at the YLFWLP¡V KRUULĂ€F SOLJKW 89$¡V ZRHIXOO\ inadequate response and the overarching rape culture that allows campus sexual assaults to occur with impunity. But a month later, I was disgusted for an altogether different reason. Discrepancies had emerged in Rolling Stone’s covHUDJH LQ ´$ 5DSH RQ &DPSXV Âľ SURPSWing the magazine to issue an apology to its readers. Implicit in its tone was the desire to shift the blame away from its grossly erroneous reporting and onto the alleged YLFWLP E\ VD\LQJ LW KDG ´PLVSODFHGÂľ LWV trust in her. And with that, a month’s worth of soul-searching dematerialized, along with several years’ worth of strides in sexual assault awareness and advocacy. Even the comments section of the original Washington Post article which called VHYHUDO GHWDLOV RI ´$ 5DSH RQ &DPSXVÂľ into question is now a cesspool of hateful rhetoric riddled with – you guessed it – rape threats. The unraveling of Rolling Stone’s controversy unconsciously crumbled away years of progress, resulting in a revitalization of the vehement trend aiming to discredit sexual assault victims. As if the experience wasn’t traumatic enough, rape survivors are forced to deal with the public’s skepticism, which is no doubt what stops 60 percent from pressing charges. What’s more, the magazine’s missteps could not possibly have occurred at a more inopportune instance. Sexual assault was just beginning to seep into the

forefront of national conversation as 55 universities are being investigated by the federal Education Department for alleged mishandling of campus sexual assault investigation. Bill Cosby shed his paternal image as the 19th woman came forward accusing the comedian of sexual assault. Even the military is embroiled in the controversy, as the Defense Department reported 19,000 instances of rape or assault in 2014. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, detractors are seizing upon Rolling Stone’s errors as evidence that there is no rape epidemic to speak of, and that this incident underscores the media’s tendenF\ WR LQĂ DWH UDSH VWDWLVWLFV 7KH\ IHUYHQWO\ decry most rape reports as fabrications, which marginalizes the annual quarter of a million American who are victims of sexual assault. The victim described in the article, LGHQWLĂ€HG RQO\ DV -DFNLH VKRXOG QRW EHDU the blunt of the blame in the debacle. It’s understandable that the trauma of her experience distorted her memory, leading to the incongruities in her narrative. :KDW¡V PRUH GLIĂ€FXOW WR IRUJLYH LV Rolling Stone’s failure to corroborate the most rudimentary details of her account, including the date of the party and the fraternity involved. Though it was a grievous error on the magazine’s part, it shouldn’t detract from the strides the public has taken to raise awareness to sexual assault. Jackie and all victims of sexual assault should not be forced to experience the distress twice – once from their assailant, and then again by a hostile public. Even in the wake of Rolling Stone’s inept handling of the story, rape survivors should be afforded with the sensitivity and respect they deserve.

Next time somebody asks me if I’m absolutely sure I want to study journalism in college, my response will be to read between the lines, because things aren’t always going to be black and white.

Naysayers shouldn’t discourage young journalists from industry As traditional black and white newspapers are replaced by Facebook updates as a source of news, more often am I faced with the question of “But isn’t journalism D G\LQJ Ă€HOG"Âľ ZKHQ , VD\ WKDW MRXUQDOLVP is what I want to study in college. Maybe the family friends or distant relatives who ask are expecting a response of “Yeah, but it’s okay because ZKDW PDWWHUV LV GRLQJ ZKDW \RX ORYH Âľ While I do love journalism, I don’t love telling lies, which is what I would be doing if I stuck with that response. The truth is that journalism is far from dying; it’s more alive right now than ever before. People seem to have the misconcepWLRQ WKDW MRXUQDOLVP LV D G\LQJ Ă€HOG EHcause of the role citizen journalism plays

in the digital age; it has become so effortlessly easy for your average Joe with a Twitter account to post a picture to social media and have it turn into a news story overnight. Though this unprecedented accessibility to information by the masses has revolutionized the way we form opinions about what’s going on in the world around us, it has hardly diminished the role of journalists. If anything, it has presented journalists with more tools. A perfect example of this is interactive storytelling, which is used by publications such as the New York Times to keep readers engaged through a combination of multimedia, dramatic photographs and videos.

The job of a journalist isn’t something that can be done by just any ordinary citizen without proper training, and if I want to get a degree in Journalism, it certainly won’t be a waste. Instead, it will teach me how to be the best storyteller I can be, how to successfully use technology, how to report across race and culture and how to be ethical and responsible to the masses. I’m only in high school and the impact that journalism has had on my life is already tangible. If it weren’t for my involvement in journalism, I wouldn’t EH QHDUO\ DV FRQÀGHQW LQ VRFLDO VLWXDtions. I wouldn’t have been able to approach Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie at a school board conference for an interview, or comfortably call a linguistics professor on the other side of the country to get quotes for a story I was writing about the use of text slang in spoken language. Because of these experiences, my communication skills have grown stronger, a trait that I’m sure will serve me no matter where I end up. A degree in Journalism doesn’t neces-

sarily have to correlate to being a journalist later on in life. The life skills and assets one gains from studying journalism can EH DSSOLHG WR DOPRVW DQ\ ÀHOG For instance, last summer when I VSHQW ÀYH ZHHNV DW WKH 0HGLOO 1RUWKZHVWern Journalism Institute, I met an inspirational woman named Mary Lou Song. After receiving a degree in Journalism, she went on to cofound eBay as its third employee and get involved in a number of successful start-up companies. Though she didn’t go on to be the stereotypical reporter with a Journalism degree, she still partially attributes her success to the skills she formed as a journalism student. I don’t know what my career will be 10 or 20 years from now, but I know I’ll be thankful that journalism helped to shape the kind of person I am. And next time somebody asks me if I’m absolutely sure I want to study journalism in college, my response will be to read between the lines, because things aren’t always going to be black and white.

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A career in soccer leads to opportunites as a varsity kicker on the football team. When I took the position on the football team, I did it to have a good time, but immediately my friends and family pointed to college scholarships. It makes VHQVH VLQFH WKHUH DUH DOPRVW ÀYH WLPHV DV many scholarships offered for football than for soccer. As the season went on and I started making more and more kicks, college football actually became a possibility for my future. Although I have spent time period was one of the most strenuous pe- training and going to camps for soccer, riods of my life. There were days when I football scholarships come more often, would train with football and then have especially in a specialized position like two soccer practices at night. The next morning, I would roll out RI EHG DQG LPPHGLDWHO\ IDOO WR WKH à RRU It hurt to walk around school. My legs felt like they were 100 pounds each. I wouldn’t have had an issue with all of this if I didn’t have to repeat the cycle the next day.

The question I have been asked the most during the past three or four months has been, “You play varsity football?â€? People look at me dressed up on game days and automatically assume that I either ride the bench or take stats for the team. All 140 pounds of me does not look like it could play 8A varsity football. On the other hand, when I dress up for a soccer game day, people don’t even hesitate to wish me good luck. Ever since I was 9, I have been playing travel soc- People look at me dressed up on cer, and I have been playing varsity soc- game days and automatically assume cer since fresh- that I either ride the bench or take man year. Prior to stats for the team. All 140 pounds of this year, my junior year, the closest I me does not look like it could play 8A had ever been to varsity football. playing football was messing around at Tons of people have asked why I didn’t the YMCA with my friends – until I got a call asking to kick for the varsity foot- quit one of the sports, but the fact of the matter is that I have grown to love both. ball team. From the moment I became a multi- The training and nonstop soreness has sport athlete, life hasn’t been as sweet as become a part of my life. On the football it may seem. Toward the beginning of the Ă€HOG WKHUH LV QR EHWWHU IHHOLQJ WKDQ KLWWLQJ season, I would go straight from school D Ă€HOG JRDO DQG FHOHEUDWLQJ ZLWK P\ WHDPto football practice until around 5 o’clock. PDWHV 2Q WKH VRFFHU Ă€HOG LW IHHOV VR JRRG Straight from there I raced home, ate, to put a perfect pass through to a teamshowered and headed directly to Planta- mate to set up a goal. Of course, soccer feels much more tion for my club team’s soccer practice. After that, I would get home around natural. It took a while to adjust to kick9:20 p.m., shower, eat once again and ing a football, but being a lifelong soccer start my homework and studying. Hav- player helped make it a lot easier. Anothing three AP classes and the rest honors, er difference is that while playing socI wasn’t able to go to sleep until midnight cer, I am constantly running and in action. Most of my time during the football or later. This situation only got worse once games is spent on the sidelines waiting for high school soccer season started. Al- DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ WR JHW RQ WKH Ă€HOG 8VXDOthough the two seasons only overlapped ly, the maximum amount of plays I spend for about two or three weeks, that time RQ WKH Ă€HOG LV DURXQG HLJKW

kicker. This experience has been truly fortunate for me. Not only has it opened up many windows of opportunity for the future, but it has also brought so much happiness to my family and me. My dad eats, sleeps, and breathes football, and my ability to play for the school team made him ecstatic. On the other hand, my mom enjoys nothing more than seeing me play soccer. Both sports have helped me grow as a person, and now I couldn’t imagine my life without them.

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MEET YOUR GOALS: (top) Fuhrman waits to kick the ball at the Cypress Bay v. Piper game on Aug. 21. He’s waiting for the referee’s whistle to kick off. (middle) Fuhrman in his sophomore year in a Cypress Bay v. West Broward game. He has been playing soccer since he was 9 years old. (left) Fuhrman approachnig the ball with the kickoff team at the Cypress Bay v. Boyd Anderson game on Sept. 5.

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