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Vol. 10, No. 6

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March 2012

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WALK IT OUT: (Top) Senior Nadine Zalour walks on the runway during the New York section of the Fashion Club Fashion Show on Feb. 25. (Right) Trends Beauty Center employee Xioxy Jugo puts makeup on sophomore Diana Caduff in preparation for the evening event.

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New classes added to course card

BY SAMANTHA WINDER AND MEREDITH SHELDON

Health and Wellness III and Chinese I through Advanced Placement Chinese will be offered as new courses for all students to take in the 20122013 school year. “We added Chinese the previous year on the course selection card, but we did not get enough enrollment.

That’s why we did not have a class,� said assistant principal Haleh Darbar. “But we are going to try again this year to see if we can have a class for next year.�

Junior Ian Sirop said that if his schedule for next year permits, he would be interested in taking the Chinese course. “I’ve always had the intention of taking it when I got to college,� he said. “I just want to learn another language, and Mandarin has always appealed to me.�

Ms. Darbar said Health and Wellness III is also new this year and will be through the vocational program. “Students have to have Health Science I and II complete before enrolling in the class,� she said. “The Health and Wellness class will include a trainer from the YMCA on campus who will work with the students enrolled. We added this program because we wanted to expand our vocational program.�

Ms. Warnock, the Health Science I and II teacher, said that the main difference between Health Science I and II and Health and Wellness III is that Health Science students learn the basic anatomy, while in Health and Wellness students learn about the medical aspect of sports training. “In Health Science I and II, they learn the fundamentals of all health care careers,� she said. “Then in Health and Wellness they study physical therapy and muscular skeletal system so that they can become personal trainers.�

Junior Matt Torres said that if the Bay stays on block scheduling he plans on taking Health and Wellness II and III next year. “I want to take Health and WellQHVV ,,, EHFDXVH LW ZLOO EHQHĂ€W PH IRU the future,â€? he said. “Since I want to be involved in the health and medical Ă€HOG , IHHO OLNH , ZLOO JDLQ WKH H[SHrience and knowledge that I need to succeed.â€?

Ms. Darbar also said that there is no limit for signing up for either of the classes. She said that administration will look at the enrollment numbers to see how many classes and teachers will be needed once everyone has turned in their course selection cards. ´:H ZLOO KDYH D FHUWLĂ€HG LQVWUXFWRU for all the Chinese courses,â€? Ms. Darbar said. “Depending on how many people sign up for it, we will then decide whether we will be running the class or not.â€?

Ms. Darbar said that there were requests from students to have a course in Chinese. In addition, she said that Chinese and Health and Wellness III will be desirable courses. “We are always trying to expand our curriculum and have a well rounded program in our school,� she said.

MARCH 2012

Changes to the curriculum Cut Courses - Regular Environmental Science - Regular Marine Biology - Regular Anatomy and Physiology

New Courses + Ethics Honors + Health and Wellness III + Chinese 1- AP Chinese

GRAPHIC BY ALEXIA MARCHETTI

Regular elective science to be cut

BY ALEXA STEINLAUF

“I am really disappointed that all those classes are being taken away,� he said. “I As students prepare to choose their was planning on taking Anatomy and classes for next year, they will see that Physiology regular next year, but I will no three current regular-level science cours- longer be given the option to do that.� es are no longer present on the course seMrs. Grossi said that she and many of lection cards. In order to receive science the science teachers at the Bay feel that credits in Environmental Science, Marine students will be too limited in what coursBiology, or Anatoes to take after my and Physiol- “I was planning on taking these classes are ogy students will taken away. have to take hon- Anatomy and Physiology “I believe that ors classes. They regular next year, but I will it will now be will still have the harder for stuno longer be given the options for regudents to gradular classes in Biol- option to do that.� ate with all three ogy, Chemisty, and -freshman Jose Alegria of their science Physics. credits,� she said. “Regular Ma“If a student is rine Biology, regular Environmental Sci- not good in chemistry or physics, classes ence and regular Anatomy and Physiol- like Marine Biology regular were an easogy were all cut from students schedules ier alternative, but now students will not for next year because the district no lon- have that option.� ger considers the regular classes of equal Regular Anatomy and Physiology rigor to the other regular classes,� said teacher Christine Mugione said she is upscience department head Clara Russo. set that she will no longer be able to teach Marine Biology teacher Jeannine the class.

Grossi said that the county wants to push “I thought that this class was very helpall students in the same direction and ful to all students, and I would have really have them take the same courses, so they enjoyed to continue teaching it,â€? she said. decided to only offer a limited number of “I am very bothered that they are no lonscience classes. ger going to offer it.â€? “The county wants to mainstream all Although it would have been nice to students into taking the three main sci- keep the classes, Mrs. Russo said that she ence courses of biology, chemistry and understands that they can’t. physics,â€? she said. “I think that this will “I think that all students will get their be harder for many students when they science requirements before they gradutake the honors course if they are not sci- ate, even without these classes,â€? she said. ence bound.â€? ´,W ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ PRUH EHQHĂ€FLDO WR Freshman Jose Alegria said he does students if we kept them, but there is no QRW WKLQN LW ZLOO EH EHQHĂ€FLDO WR VWXGHQWV way that we can.â€?

Photography course on the fence for 2012

BY CHLOE LIPKIN

The state legislature and governor are already rethinking budgets and trying to revamp course descriptions for the 2012-2013 school year. The state put off approving the new descriptions until late March, which also puts the future of advanced art and photography classes on hold. “It’s very disheartening that they would even consider cutting the arts because they teach students to think creatively and have been proven to help with standardized tests,� photography teacher Elizabeth Jenkins said.

According to Ms. Jenkins, the only safe guarantees for next year are 2D and 3D art, which are prerequisites for taking more advanced art classes. This is because they are entry-level courses and can hold more students per class than other art classes that are specialized for certain things, such as photography. “For many kids their elective is why they come to school. It’s what they want to do,� Ms. Jenkins said.

The photography class, along with other elective courses, has a small budget as it is, even before the cuts are made. And, Lack of funds p h o t o g r a p h y would be the class is one of cause. the most expensive because of the cameras, which need to be maintained and kept for a long time, Ms. Jenkins said. “Every year we have to get a little more creative in making students understand the concepts while using less photo SDSHU OHVV Ă€OP DQG OHVV HYHU\WKLQJ Âľ VKH said.

Drawing and Painting teacher Jill Malone said that along with the talk of switching the class scheduling for next year, the added questions about the art classes will confuse a lot of students. “Students are always hearing things by word of mouth and they know what’s going on so constant changing is confusing,� she said.

Photography Club president Caitlyn Tate said she feels the budget shouldn’t be changed too much because it’s already hard to earn their money. “I think the budget shouldn’t be cut because we have to work harder for fundraising,� said Tate, a junior.

After three years, ethics class added to curriculum

BY SYDNEY PESTCOE ONLINE PHOTO EDITOR

As of January, a new Ethics Honors class has been added to the curriculum.

After a three and a half year multistep process, philosophy teacher Ralph CanQL]]DUR Ă€QDOO\ JRW WKH FODVV DSSURYHG “There was a lot of resistance along the way,â€? he said. “Every time I got resistance, I had to solve the problem and just keep pushing on until I got to the next person.â€?

After spending two and a half years at the county level and a year at the state level waiting for the class to get approved, Mr. Cannizzaro said he decided to get State Sen. Nan Rich involved because he knew she would get the job done. “She thought that the fact that the whole process was taking so long was ridiculous and she put a lot of pressure on WKHP DQG Ă€QDOO\ WKH VWDWH DSSURYHG LW Âľ

Mr. Cannizzaro said.

Philosophy teacher Michael Stember said the new Ethics Honors class, as well as Philosophy Honors I, should be mandatory for all students. “I believe ethics is the most needed for students in today’s society,� he said.

Mr. Cannizzaro said there is a big difference between the two philosophy classes the school already offers and this new class. “Ethics class focuses strictly on one area - ethics,� he said. “Philosophy has many branches and ethics is one of them, but it’s very brief. Ethics focuses on just that one major branch and all we will do is discuss all the best ethical theories and best ethical philosophers in history.�

Mr. Cannizzaro said the topics discussed in class will be related to current issues. “We’re going to take things you see in the newspaper every day and have a dis-

cussion on those and try to apply the great philosophers’ ideas and how they would treat the situation so the students can develop their own ethical philosophy,� he said.

Although there is no prerequisite for the class, both Mr. Cannizzaro and Mr. 6WHPEHU VDLG LW ZRXOG EH EHQHÀFLDO IRU students to take Philosophy Honors I prior to signing up for Ethics Honors. ´%\ WDNLQJ 3KLORVRSK\ +RQRUV , ÀUVW they would have a great philosophical foundation and have had experience in debates or constructive arguments,� Mr. Stember said.

0U 6WHPEHU VDLG WKH EHQHĂ€WV RI WKH new ethics class will be both “numerous and invaluable.â€? “Students will be more able to identify and deal with ethical dilemmas,â€? he said. “They will be better at recognizing the widespread effects of unethical behavior, policy and laws as they exist today.â€?

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Teacher wins Broward Debate Coach of the Year

BY NICOLE BIRNBAUM MANAGING EDITOR

Coming to the Bay just last year, Debate adviser Megan West said she knew the second she interviewed at the school IRU D MRE LW ZDV D JUHDW Ă€W “I competed in debate for four years in high school and four years in college, so I knew I wanted to continue with the activLW\ Âľ VKH VDLG Even though she just recently came to the school, previously teaching college Argumentation and Megan West Debate classes at California State UniverVLW\ 0UV :HVW HDUQHG WKH WLWOH RI 'HEDWH Coach of the Year for Broward County on )HE “I was selected out of almost 20 VFKRROV Âľ 0UV :HVW VDLG ´, UHFHLYHG LW at our Florida Forensic League regional WRXUQDPHQW RQ )HE Âľ Now eligible for gaining the title of Debate Coach of the year for the whole state by votes strictly from the state board for WKH )RUHQVLF /HDJXH 0UV :HVW VDLG VKH was really surprised when she received WKH QRPLQDWLRQ 0UV :HVW ZDV ZDLWLQJ WR Ă€QG RXW LI VKH ZRQ WKH VWDWH DZDUG DV 7KH &LUFXLW ZHQW WR SULQW “Since this is only my second year in the district, the accolades from my peers DUH KXPEOLQJ Âľ VKH VDLG English Department Head Joyce SeiJHO VDLG WKDW 0UV :HVW LV YHU\ HQWKXVLDVWLF DQG LQVSLUDWLRQDO DV D WHDFKHU “She is energetic, passionate about her Ă€HOG DQG OHDGV VWXGHQWV WR PDQ\ YLFWRULHV Âľ VKH VDLG -XQLRU 5REELH 6WHLUQ DJUHHG ZLWK 0UV 6HLJHO DQG VDLG WKDW 0UV :HVW LV KLJKO\ respectable as not only a teacher, but also DV D FRDFK “She teaches the importance of rhetoULF E\ FUHDWLQJ DQ HQYLURQPHQW Ă€W IRU DOO KLJK VFKRRO VWXGHQWV Âľ KH VDLG Steirn also added that the setting she creates enables the students to think on a KLJKHU OHYHO “It is different for other students who aren’t as fortunate to have her as a teachHU Âľ KH VDLG 7KH DZDUG LV VHOHFWHG E\ DOO RI WKH debate teams, each team receiving one YRWH ´,W LV JHQXLQHO\ D VLJQ RI UHVSHFW Âľ 0UV :HVW VDLG ´7KH WHDP ZDV DOVR UHDOO\ H[cited because they always come home with trophies and were really happy that I UHFHLYHG DQ DZDUG WRR Âľ 6WHLUQ VDLG WKDW 0UV :HVW JRHV DERYH DQG EH\RQG WKH H[SHFWDWLRQV RI ERWK DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ DQG VWXGHQWV “She has single handedly turned DURXQG GHEDWH DW &\SUHVV %D\ Âľ KH VDLG

PHOTOS BY DANIELLE KASE

MIRROR MIRROR: As a part of the Psychology Honor Society’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week, inspirational Post-It’s are displayed in the bathroom. Along with the notes, the society wrote phrases in chalk throughout the campus.

Group displays inspirational phrases Honor society raises awareness for eating disorders

BY NATALIE BEDELL

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Request for e-readers gets denied

BY ADRIANA DANIELI

BY ALEXA STEINLAUF

Erica Salmeri, AP U.S. History and U.S. Government and Politics teacher, was named Social Studies Teacher of the Year for the Bay on Feb. 2 by her fellow teachers in the department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I personally feel honored to have been recognized by my peers,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Salmeri said.

Four other social studies teachers, Ralph Cannizzaro, Wendi Giallombardo, Craig Forgatsch and Cristina Selvidge, were nominated for Social Studies Teacher of the Year. AP Human Geography teacher Jason Maxson nominated Ms. Salmeri. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the kind of effort she puts into her class,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Maxson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has done an outstanding job.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Franz Muller, who previously had Ms. Salmeri for AP US History and is currently in her AP Government and Politics class, said Ms. Salmeri makes it fun to learn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She makes the subject material really fun because she brings a sarcastic, witty approach to it so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier for us to learn it,â&#x20AC;? Muller said.

Mr. Maxson said Ms. Salmeri is great at maintaining a grounded lesson plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know she does a lot of research to

As teachers and administrators have sought to purchase new technological devices to help expand studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; learning opportunities, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Internet network has caused a roadblock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or PRUH VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ D Ă&#x20AC;UHZDOO â&#x20AC;&#x153;We understand that there is a need for new devices such as an e-reader for students because we are moving into the 21st century and digital readers and other interactive devices have become a part of our life,â&#x20AC;? said media specialist Merill Bettridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No matter what type of e-reader is used, they are all great devices.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Bettridge said although ereaders, such as the Kindle and Nook ZRXOG EH YHU\ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO IRU VWXGHQWV the county will not allow them due to a YLUWXDO Ă&#x20AC;UHZDOO WKDW LV EXLOW DURXQG WKH schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broward County operates on their own network and surrounding the netZRUN LV D Ă&#x20AC;UHZDOO WKDW GRHV QRW DOORZ students to access what they want on any device,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The setting that FRPHV ZLWK WKH Ă&#x20AC;UHZDOO ZRXOG QRW DOlow Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers to be able to enter the system, so they would not be able to get on the Internet.â&#x20AC;?

While many e-readers are blocked IURP HQWHULQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UHZDOO WKH L3$' LV a device that is allowed in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to get some kind of electronic readers for my students because

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WORK IT OUT: AP U.S. History and U.S. Government and Politics teacher Erica Salmeri assists students with classwork assignments.

make her class as current as possible because it is government so it pertains to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in this country on a daily basis,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Maxson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You constantly have to be aware of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening and integrate that into what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re teaching.â&#x20AC;?

Muller said Ms. Salmeri differs great-

ly from others in her teaching approach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of teachers are all tests or all notes, but she keeps it really balanced between lecturing, notes, tests and activities,â&#x20AC;? Muller said.

Ms. Salmeri said she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting the award because there are so many more experienced teachers at the Bay.

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After cheerleading coach and math teacher Sarah Steinbach-Brobst resigned WR WDNH D QHZ MRE DW WKH HQG RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VHmester, social studies teacher Erica Wells was chosen to be the new head cheerleading coach. Ms. Wells accepted the position to coach for mainly varsity football next year, but will oversee the whole program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have known [athletic director Bill] Caruso and [Principal Scott] Neely for a long time because when I attended Cypress Bay from 2002-2004, I was on the cheerleading team,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Wells said.

Ms. Wells was cheerleading captain her junior and senior year, and coached

in Phoenix, Ariz., so Mr. Caruso and Mr. Neely knew she was experienced in cheerleading. Cheerleader Jillian Baumeister said the switch will be good for the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be a change but change is good and can allow for some new things to be put into play,â&#x20AC;? said Baumeister, a senior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be good for tryouts and put a change into the system.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Wells said she wants to do more stunting and tumbling if the team can get mats for games, but other than that she does not anticipate changing very much about the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am not changing much because I WKLQN WKH SROLFLHV DUH DOUHDG\ YHU\ Ă&#x20AC;UP and [Ms.] Steinbach-Brobst was the coach

IRU Ă&#x20AC;YH RU VL[ \HDUV VR VKH KDG D JRRG V\Vtem already in place,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Jen Mosier, who has been the JV cheerleading coach for football and basketball for the past four years, said Ms. Wells will be a good addition to the team next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really like [Ms.] Wells. I know her from when I was in high school. We both cheered together,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Mr. Neely agreed it was a great idea because she works on campus and will be there for the kids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wells was a superstar student and went to the Bay and then came back to teach here, which I think is really cool,â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Neely said.

Spanish Honor Society holds annual coffee house

BY REID OVIS

Spanish Honor Society held its annual ExprĂŠsate CafĂŠ in the Media Center on Feb. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event raised money for the club while providing food and beverages for the attendees. Students sang, danced and read poetry in Spanish. ´([SUpVDWH &DIp ZDV PDJQLĂ&#x20AC;FHQW Âľ VDLG FOXE SUHVLGHQW DQG '- IRU WKH HYHQW Ian Perchik. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really well decorated and full of charismatic people. We had over 100 people show up, which was great.â&#x20AC;?

Vice president Gal Sharony said the event was a success this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been great. Everyone had an amazing night,â&#x20AC;? said Sharony, a senior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a lot of people that came.â&#x20AC;?

3XEOLF 5HODWLRQV RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU 0ROO\ /HYLQH said she enjoyed the enthusiasm that the members expressed about the event. ´([SUpVDWH &DIp ZDV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ D VXFFHVV WKLV \HDU Âľ VDLG /HYLQH D MXQLRU â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were so many talented performers and I think everyone had a lot of fun. The most memorable performances were the musicians, the poems, and the dancers.â&#x20AC;?

Sophomore Anna Pincus said she thought the club did a great job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They brought everyone together in order to share the great performances

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AYUDAME: Sophomore Bianka Ukleja serves traditional Spanish cuisine at ExprĂŠsate CafĂŠ on Feb. 17. Students sang, danced and read poetry in Spanish.

they made,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Tickets were sold for $3 presale and $5 at the door. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We raised over $300,â&#x20AC;? Perchik said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish the same amount and even more success for the Spanish Honor Society ofĂ&#x20AC;FHUV WKDW ZLOO UXQ WKH HYHQW LQ Âľ

Sophomore Nicolas Rivas said he went to ExprĂŠsate CafĂŠ in order to see what the club had been working on all year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to give them all credit for what they have been working hard for,â&#x20AC;?

Rivas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was incredible.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They would cost less

than buying all the textbooks and novels for students.â&#x20AC;?

- assistant principal Haleh Darbar thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where all of the reading is moving to, so I felt that it was only smart to try to get the school to move to that platform as well,â&#x20AC;? English teacher Tina Stoklosa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For whatever reason, the county is blocking them and they are only allowing iPads. But they are $500 to $600 apiece, and the e-readers DUH MXVW Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDOO\ PRUH IHDVLEOH Âľ Assistant principals Marianela EsWULSHDXW DQG +DOHK 'DUEDU VDLG WKH\ have experienced this issue as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought that ordering the e-readers would be very helpful for students in AP classes because it would be easier than carrying all of their textbooks and novels around, but the county will not allow us,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Estripeaut said.

0V 'DUEDU VDLG QRW RQO\ ZRXOG WKH e-readers make students lives easier, but they would also save the school more money in the long run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was interested in purchasing the e-readers because I think they would cost less than buying all the textbooks and novels for students,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that buying them would majorly help us later.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Bettridge said she has tried to FRQWDFW WKH FRXQW\ KHUVHOI DQG KHOS Ă&#x20AC;QG a better alternative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I emailed the director of Network Management and Integration and they said they are not going to allow the ereaders at this time,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the new superintendent interested in incorporating technology within the schools, , DP KRSHIXO WKDW ZH ZLOO RQH GD\ Ă&#x20AC;QG D way to resolve this issue.â&#x20AC;?

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SPARKS FLY: Senior Axel Sly and juniors Reagan Fuhr and Sebastian Ortega create a circuit to study Ohmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law in Mr. Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AP Physics C class on Feb. 22-23. The lab was based on the previous lessons of electricity and magnetism.

AP Physics classes enhance learning with circuit lab

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Classes begin preparing for World Language Fair

BY ILANA SPERLING

The World Language Literary and Art Fair will take place on March 20 in the cafeteria from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with no entry free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My classes will start preparing next week, others have already been working on things that they will bring to the show,â&#x20AC;? said Ailen Batton, Spanish Honor Society adviser.

Language students will be writing poems or making three-dimensional models. Those who attend will be able to vote for their favorite displays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is wonderful that language students are being recognized,â&#x20AC;? Spanish teacher Rosalia Sachs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of diversity at this school and they are rewarding differences.â&#x20AC;?

In preparation for exhibition, Susana Malagutiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian IV students constructed masks on Feb. 16-17. The Italian festival of Carnevale, which is similar to Mardi Gras, was the inspiration behind the masks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a fun project. Honestly, it was WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW ,WDOLDQ SURMHFW WKDW , ZDV UHDOO\ into and it involved me into Italian culture,â&#x20AC;? junior Claudia Zuniga said.

Zuniga also said she is excited to see what the other language classes will have to offer. ´, OLNH UHĂ HFWLQJ P\VHOI LQWR WKH WKLQJV that I create, which is why I enjoy doing art more than having to recite a poem,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Ms. Malaguti said she is looking forward to the showcase and wanted to pre-

BY MEREDITH SHELDON AND LISA ALTMAN

PHOTO BY ILANA SPERLING

MASK ME: Junior Claudia Zuniga decorates her mask as part of a project for her Italian IV class in preparation for the March 20 event.

pare ahead of time. She prefers masks to any other project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The masks are representative of Italian Carnevale, and they are an opportunity to express Italian tradition,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Zunigaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classmate, Sebastian Contento said he agrees and also prefers making the masks instead of writing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think its very creative and you can use your imagination to make it however you want,â&#x20AC;? said Contento, a sophomore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows that language can be expressed through painting and not just speaking.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Sachs said that some of her students constructed monument projects in which they discovered something new

Robotics Club member wins scholarship to Embry Riddle bry Riddle,â&#x20AC;? West said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close to home and it has all I want includRobotics Club member Allison West ing my major, mechanical and aerospace won a $20,000 scholarship at a state com- engineering.â&#x20AC;? petition at Embry Riddle University on West said participating in the robotics Jan 18 -19 while the robotics team over- competitions with the Lightning will help all placed fourth out of 30 teams in the her on the robotics team at Embry Ridstate. She will receive $5,000 per year to dle. Ms. Ashleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation for the attend the university, located in Fort Lau- scholarship worked out well for West. derdale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could recommend two robotics club Club adviser Angela Ashley recom- students for the scholarship,â&#x20AC;? said Ms. mended Ashley, who West, a seteaches physâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The reason Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m nior, for ics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could the schol- so excited is it has only write arship after everything Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve three sentences the group of recommentook a tour ever wanted in a dation for the of the cam- school.â&#x20AC;? student. The pus the -senior Allison West judges did the day of the rest.â&#x20AC;? c omp et iWest is looking forward to the tion. West opportunities to come. said she was impressed with the campus â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reason Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so excited is it has after the tour. everything Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever wanted in a school,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited to be going to Em- she said.

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Students place in Literary Fair

about a country and understood the importance of a certain statue or object.

Other higher-level Spanish students are writing essays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have all different types and forms of projects, from poetry and masks to monuments,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Junior Oswaldo Abreu, another student in Mrs. Malagutiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian class, has opinions that echo those of Contentos and said the masks were a fun way to explore his creative side. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited for the World Language ([KLELWLRQ EHFDXVH , ORYH WR VHH WKH LQĂ Xence of all the cultures from around the world,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Literary Fair award ceremony was held on Feb. 23 in the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Media Center. Awards were given for students in 29 different categories, DQG WKH VWXGHQWV ZKR SODFHG Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZLOO UHSUHVHQW WKH %D\ IRU WKDW VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F FDWegory at the Broward County Literary Fair on April 24 at Fort Lauderdale High School.

In the short story category, sophoPRUH 0LFKHOOH <X ZRQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH IRU her piece titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Just a Piano.â&#x20AC;? ´, IHHO KRQRUHG WR KDYH ZRQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW place, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to win,â&#x20AC;? Yu said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited to represent the Bay at the Broward fair.â&#x20AC;?

English teacher and English Honor Society sponsor Cecilia Fonseca was in charge of the event. She said that the judging system consisted of a panel of English teachers along with a teacher of another subject to bring a different perspective to the table. Student entries had to be submitted by Feb. 9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at not just that it sounds pretty, but does it go that extra level, does it have poetic devices such DV SHUVRQLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ DQG H[WHQGHG PHWDphors,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Junior Catalina Trigo won third place for her short story â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Doll House.â&#x20AC;? Even though she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH VKH VDLG WKDW VKH ZDV VWLOO pleased to be recognized for her story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is still a big honor, even if it is just for the school,â&#x20AC;? Trigo said.

Three students receive award at the Broward Center for Performing Arts

BY MICHAEL GOLDWYN

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My inspirations are traveling, my grandpa, modern architecture design, my Seniors Marina Rutenberg, Ange- friends, and Miami,â&#x20AC;? Rutenberg said. line Plotzke and Adriana Gonzalez were This scholarship has awarded more awarded an $1,000 art scholarship each than 700 students since 1999, allowing from Arts for the Future, an organization the recipients to pursue their artistic enrun through the Broward Center for the GHDYRUV ZLWK OHVV RI D Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO EXUGHQ Performing Arts.

Plotzke said art has been a big part of Rutenberg her life since said the applicashe was 13. tion was exten- â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels so liberating â&#x20AC;&#x153;My expesive. having a scholarship to help rience in art â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to write has been the pursue a study and an essay and me classes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve send a picture of career that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m passionate been taking a painting,â&#x20AC;? she about. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hobby I fell in since elemensaid. tary school,â&#x20AC;?

A Gala Event love with.â&#x20AC;?

Plotzke said. at the Broward -senior Angeline Plotzke â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photography Center for the in particular Performing Arts has been [my hobby].â&#x20AC;? is being held for the winners on March 8.

Plotzke said the scholarship will help â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got it [the letter] in the mail and her in the future. when I opened it, it was a nice surprise,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels so liberating having a scholarRutenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was so happy.â&#x20AC;? ship to help me pursue a study and career She said her family and experiences that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m passionate about,â&#x20AC;? Plotzke said. have contributed to her love for art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hobby I fell in love with.â&#x20AC;?

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Nine seniors receive nomination for award

BY DALTON JACOBS AND STEVEN SILBERMAN

Nine seniors from the Bay have been nominated to receive the 2011-2012 Miami Herald Silver Knight Award, which recognizes academic success and community service work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They all demonstrate excellence in character and hard work,â&#x20AC;? said English Department Head Joyce Siegel, who is the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silver Knight coordinator this year.

The requirements to qualify for a Silver Knight nomination consist of maintaining at least a 3.2 unweighted GPA and having a community service project.

There are 15 categories available for application. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have to extend beyond the local community, and they have to reach a broad amount of people to have a big effect,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Seigel said.

7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO ZLQQHUV ZKLFK ZLOO be announced in May at a ceremony, will receive a medallion presented by American Airlines, a Silver Knight statue and a $2,000 scholarship. Three honorable mentions per category are awarded $500 and an engraved plaque. ´:KLOH WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV RI SRWHQWLDOO\ UHFHLYLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH are great, it is not a huge deal to me if I do not win,â&#x20AC;? said science nominee Alexa Podolsky. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just glad that I have been recognized for helping out the community.â&#x20AC;?

Podolsky is not the only nominee who appreciates the recognition for her service project.

Business nominee David Pinsky said that it is a very prestigious honor to be nominated for a Silver Knight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The honor of the nomination is simply a culmination of all the hard work I put into this over the years,â&#x20AC;? Pinsky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students at our school who were potential recipients in the past had unbelievable combinations of academics and service in their respective categories.â&#x20AC;?

Joseph Bejany, vocational technical nominee, said his true pride comes from not necessarily being noticed for his service, but just knowing that he was able to make a difference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the perks of the award are awesome, I am just happy that I can make an impact in the world that we live in today,â&#x20AC;? Bejany said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The effort that I have put in has gotten to be tedious, but I think that it is worth it.â&#x20AC;?

The nominees were inter-

Cypress Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Evan Schlossman Category: General Scholarship

Silver Knight

Service Project: created a newsletter and podcast for multiple sclerosis, distributed to over 4,000 subscribers weekly

nominees Marina Rutenburg

Chad Klitzman

Category: Art

Category: Speech

Service Project: collected school supplies from Gator Run Elementary and donated them to less fortunate children in Argentina

Service Project: helped teach debate at various local schools

Alexa Podolsky

Alexia Marchetti

Category: Science

Category: Journalism

Service Project: hosted a book drive to relocate books in local neighborhoods to places in the community that need them

Service Project: collecting Advanced Placement supplement books and donating them to Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale

Joseph Bejany

David Pinsky

Category: Vocational Technical

Category: Business Service Project: produced a podcast to educate young people about investing

Service Project: raised money for Dillard Park Daycare by having a candy sale fundraiser

Brett Garcia

Ian Perchik

Category: Social Science

Category: World Language

Service Project: sold bracelets to Rotary Club members and students and sent the raised money to Africa to pay for malaria vaccines

Service Project: head leader of Maccabi Tzair Miami, a Jewish Youth Movement for K-10 grade

viewed at the Signature Grand banquet hall in Davie on March.

1 by a panel of judges based on WKHLU VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F FDWHJRU\ 7KHVH judges, who are part of the Silver Knight committee, look for sub-

stance, professionalism and passion during their time with the nominees said journalism nominee Alexia Marchetti. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The interview process can make or break your chances of

winning the award,â&#x20AC;? said journalism nominee Alexia Marchetti. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We practiced and prepared by doing mock interviews so that we were successful.â&#x20AC;?

Podolsky said that she and the

other nominees will continue to be role models and youth leaders that set examples for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dedication to the community never stops,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can never do too much to make lives better for other people.â&#x20AC;?

Winning Science Club team to participate in national competition Science Bowl from page 1

will help us out more,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the questions hit AP level relatively early in the rounds.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to the Science Bowl, the club also competed in the Science Olympiad Southeast Florida regional event at the Florida Atlantic University campus in

Boca Raton on Feb. 25, where two teams placed fourth and 13th in the region. They placed in six of the 23 events that qualiĂ&#x20AC;HG ERWK WHDPV IRU WKH VWDWH FRPSHWLWLRQ on March 24. ´, ZDV VDWLVĂ&#x20AC;HG ZLWK KRZ ZH GLG Âľ VHnior Daniel Richter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to try practicing a lot more for the state convention thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming up.â&#x20AC;?

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CLEAN IT UP: Students attempt to enjoy their break sitting under the catwalk among trash left from previous lunches.

Students need to trash bad habits at lunch time Walking down the stairs after lunch, one can see anything from a splattered ketchup packet to a half-eaten chicken VDQGZLFK VWUHZQ DFURVV WKH Ă RRU )UHHdom given to students by administration is routine on campus, yet students have been disregarding this trust like an unwanted turkey sandwich.

Due to the cafeteriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inability to seat everyone during each of the four lunches, security allows students to eat almost everywhere on campus aside from the security-blocked 800s building. The lenient nature is inherent to the Bay, but the lack of respect for the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property should not be the result.

An act as simple as throwing trash into the garbage should not only be expected of high school students, but students should want to take pride in their school and keep it clean without being told to do so.

There are only four custodians (two inside the cafeteria and two outside in

the courtyard) responsible for maintainUntil students are able to clean up afing the cleanliness of over 4,000 students ter themselves and keep the campus clean during lunch, so when students eat scat- GXULQJ OXQFKHV VHFXULW\ VKRXOG FRQĂ&#x20AC;QH tered all over the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 313,074 square students within certain boundaries when foot campus, it is eating. By restricting impossible for the the area for messes to custodians to keep BOTTOM LINE: be made, the administhe entire school :[\KLU[Z ZOV\SK UV[ tration will be able to tidy. Help from an easier opIL HSSV^LK [V LH[ S\UJO provide students is essenportunity for the al^OLYL]LY [OL` ^HU[ tial. ready extremely hardThe empty \U[PS [OL` SLHYU [V JSLHU working custodians lunch trays and to keep the school orXQĂ&#x20AC;QLVKHG FKLFN- \W HM[LY [OLTZLS]LZ derly. en nuggets that Limiting the freeare left coverdom given to teenaging staircases and hallways after lunch ers might seem unjust, but the high standisplay a seeming lack of appreciation dards of the Bay should not apply only to for the school. School should be a place academics and athletics. The visual imwhere students and staff are able to call age and feel of the school is just as imtheir home, so assuming nobody leaves portant to maintaining its respectable food wrappers and trash across his or atmosphere, so until students are able to her house, the Bay should be treated with uphold certain standards of cleanliness, equal respect. restrictions should be implemented.

Bay community feels like family Along with the triumphs the school ing for donations. Along with the in-classhas seen over the years, having a com- URRP FRQWULEXWLRQV WKHUH ZDV D EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W bined student and faculty population of barbeque held at Vista View Park with all over 4,500 also has the downside of in- the proceeds going to Corbettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family.

Local hockey coach Ron Schmidt, creasing the odds of tragedy. The Bay community overcomes adversity and cel- father of Bay student Randy Schmidt, ebrates success unlike any other school. passed away late last month from brain When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to recognize achieve- cancer. To help his family with mediment, everyone comes together. In times cal expenses, the Bay hockey team parof need, students and faculty also join to- ticipated in a Yogurtland fundraiser. The gether to create a sense of positivity and team also contributed to fundraiser by family, even if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the people purchasing â&#x20AC;&#x153;I give a Schmidtâ&#x20AC;? bracelets to further help his family. being affected.

Not only does the school unify in Those not accustomed to the atmosphere might question from where the times of need but also times of triumph. powerful sense of unity stems, but it is Different clubs and organizations join together to praise fellow evident to students. students. The memThe administration bers of the boys varand faculty strive to BOTTOM LINE: The sity soccer team were enforce the sense of Ă&#x201E;ILYZ VM [OL )H` welcomed back from community. EveryTampa with a mornone on campus is HYL Z[YVUN JVTPUN somehow connected, [VNL[OLY IV[O [V MHJL ing band performance in the courtyard. SGA whether it is through [YHNLK` HZ ^LSS HZ lined the catwalk with a club, class, honor society or a sport. JLSLIYH[L Z\JJLZZ HZ banners acknowledging the state title.

The Bay is one giant H MHTPS` ^V\SK When the school extended family. lost the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? grade for When art teacher Susan Silverman, wife of head of secu- 2009-2010, and dropped to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? due to rity Larry Silverman passed away in No- one small subcategory of a large overvember, the student body gathered to sup- view, students and teachers strived harder port Mr. Silverman and his family. The than ever to regain the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? status. More art honor society created a mural in the afterschool FCAT reading and math tucourtyard in Mrs. Silvermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory. WRULQJ ZHUH DGGHG WR EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W VWXGHQWV The Bay community is here to stand Students in CBTV also dedicated a segment on Aftershock to further her legacy. by and support all of its fellow students Last April seniors Sasha Abiante and and faculty members, whether it is to Juan Zambrano were killed in a car ac- congratulate the amazing soccer team or cident and friend Brian Corbett, who was to mourn the death of a beloved teacher. also in the accident, suffered severe in- Students and faculty need to remember juries. Students created a fundraiser to that in times of celebration and despair assist Corbettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family with the medical the members of the Bay are always ready bills; they went from class to class ask- with an embrace.

Letters to the Editor

Schedule uncertainty causes stress The scheduling at the Bay is something that truly bothers me. Not knowing for certain what to expect next year is extremely stressful. Next year when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a junior, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m expected to challenge myself with several APs, and with a different schedule, that may be hard to do. Block is the perfect choice because it allows students to take all of the necessary courses, without overwhelming them with seven classes.

-Laine Henkel, sophomore

Get voices heard by school board leaders In order to get the attention of Superintendent Robert Runcie, students should email him with their opinion on the block schedule. I recently sent him an email (supt_runcie@browardschools.com) explaining how I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the scheduling to change. Mr. 1HHO\ FDOOHG PH LQWR KLV RIĂ&#x20AC;FH D IHZ days later to tell me how important my email was and how it showed that I cared about our school. It is amazing how something like a simple email can have such impact. I believe that many more students also care about our school, and we should all voice our opinion and let the superintendent know that we want block scheduling at the Bay.

-Carlos Benitez, sophomore

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Fake deaths on Twitter cry wolf

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TALKING IT OUT: AP English Language teacher Jillian Simon leads her third hour class in a Socratic seminar to

discuss Truman Capoteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s In Cold Blood as it relates to the nature vs. nurture argument about murderers.

Cypress Bay, we need to talk My mouth felt dry and clammy, rem- something with the whole seminar thing. iniscent of the sensation one feels after So why is it that so much of the education waking up from a deep sleep. It was third at the Bay chooses silence over sound, hour, and I realized I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t opened up bystander over participant and passenger my mouth to speak basically all day. The over navigator? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we want to foster a WKLUVW DQG ORQJLQJ RI P\ PRXWK UHĂ HFWHG school full of navigators? that of my brain at the moment as well.

A major reason is because the alternaWe like to talk. We like the way our tive to discussion-based learning is much vocal chords buzz in our throats as they easier on both teachers and students. send up the sounds, the way our tongues Teachers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to corral an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unrulyâ&#x20AC;? maneuver around the words and our lips crowd of students, trying to orchestrate expel them. Conversaus into a civil, acation is the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cardio From the classroom demic symposium. workout. We like to enHonestly, though, I gage and to be engaged, to the courtyard, think these teachers to be active participants the Bay could use a who neglect to atin our mental pursuits. this are being little more intellectual tempt We need to talk more lazy. If probed in the here at Cypress Bay. Not chatter. right way, students necessarily about what have the creativity we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe our friend did at the party and intellect to spawn thought-provoking this weekend nor what we plan to eat for discussions, rich with logic and ideas. It lunch. From the classroom to the court- may be easier to distribute an assignment yard, the Bay could use a little more intel- or trudge through a PowerPoint, but the lectual chatter. results for the students (more like conConversation is the most organic sumers in these cases) are not as dynammethod of learning. Long before the writ- ic. ten word was created or formal languages Granted, discussion-based learning were organized, humans used oral com- would be more viable if our classes had munication to exchange thoughts and fewer students, but it can be done in largcultivate ideas. I think Socrates was onto er classes as well. Even a lecture can be

transformed into an interactive conversation. This is not to say that no teacher at the Bay teaches this way. Actually, many do. And from what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen and done, it works. Perhaps we can all make more of an effort to incorporate it into the classroom, with teachers who have mastered the method offering advice to those who want to try it.

This is not to say that teachers should throw us into the ring and step back to let us have at it. They can be mediators and more. I view teachers as a largely untapped resource when it comes to authentic discussion, like a diamond mine we are harvesting with a spoon while we could be using a crane. Engage us. Challenge us. Intrigue us with your knowledge and beguile us with your wit. I know you have it. We may surprise you with what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re serving up hot and fresh in return.

Most conversations one overhears in the hall at this point will probably strike eavesdroppers as anything but scholarly. But if we were coaxed into a more thoughtful type of verbal exchange inside the classroom, we would be privy to its enriching delight. And we would emulate it. Imagine how different this school, these students and all of our futures would be.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk about that.

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Yes.

-BRITTANY ZEIDEL

-REID OVIS

Within the past few months, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve discovered via Twitter that some of the most famous celebrities are dying every day... but not really. Unfortunately, death hoaxes on Twitter have become commonplace thanks to trending topics wishing a thoughtful but fake â&#x20AC;&#x153;rest in peaceâ&#x20AC;? to well-known names such as Drake, Justin Bieber and Barack Obama.

After a while, the repetition of this trend led me to lose faith in Twitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credibility and begin dismissing each â&#x20AC;&#x153;#RIPâ&#x20AC;? that appeared on my timeline. So, when singer Whitney Houston died on Feb. 11 and the news began to circulate via Twitter, I chose to ignore it. Call it a modernday social media case of the boy who cried wolf.

When I found out that the news was true, I was shocked that this time the rumors had it right. I realized that Twitter not only has a credibility problem, but is also an example of why we need to be more vigilant about what we read.

As an avid news consumer, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always looking for new media outlets. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the UHDVRQ , JRW D 7ZLWWHU LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH Networks like CNN, The New York Times and ESPN make up a large portion of the accounts I follow because I want to remain informed and encourage my peers to do the same.

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How do we determine whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factual and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not? Since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear from where faulty news trends are stemming, we the consumers now have more of a responsibility than ever to sift through the information ourselves.

Take for example an incident this past July 4, in which Fox News erroneously reported in back-to-back tweets that the President of the United States, Barack Obama, had been assassinated. While the tweets eventually proved to be the work of a hacker, the incident showed just how damaging the power of instant online news can be when not handled properly.

We shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be left to close our eyes DQG UDQGRPO\ SRLQW D Ă&#x20AC;QJHU DW WKH RQH tweet that could be true among the rest.

News agencies and individuals need to use more diligence before hashtagging an event like celebrity death. Otherwise, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;wolfâ&#x20AC;? just might devour whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left of Twitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credibility.

Online information sources like Twitter have the potential to inform like nothing news media has ever seen before. But with that power comes responsibility; the line between credible and not credible needs to be drawn. For the sake of future minds, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope Twitter will soon develop the common sense to stop killing off everyone and his mother.

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Students leave Bay to start careers early school and work full time on the show,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The TV show Junior Guilherme Apollonio had started last year at the end has big dreams of becoming an of my sophomore year, though, actor, but he is also aiming to and for the second semester of complete an education. He left that year I was constantly missWKH %D\ HDUO\ LQ RUGHU WR IXOĂ&#x20AC;OO ing school or leaving early. It was his acting aspirations and get a hectic.â&#x20AC;? head start on a career.

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He said â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sched- -junior Guilherme the class ule was inrigor is tense, and I Apollonio practiwouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be cally able to go to identical school and work full time on the LQ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW\ WR WKH FODVVHV DW WKH show.â&#x20AC;?

Bay, but it is different in atmoIn hopes of pursuing their sphere of a public classroom and FDUHHUV VRPH DUH Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ DOWHU- school. native methods to receive their â&#x20AC;&#x153;I miss everything,â&#x20AC;? Apoleducation. Online schooling has lonio said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing your friends become one method for those every day, eating unhealthy hoping to enhance their future food, sitting outside at lunch, and to better manage their time. participating in clubs, meetApollonio left the Bay at the ing new people on a daily basis, beginning of this year because Ă LSSLQJ RXW RYHU WHVWV FRS\LQJ he was offered a position on Gra- homework. I even miss waking ci, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s television show up early.â&#x20AC;? on Nickelodeon that is entirely Although Apollonio misses in Spanish and airs in 22 Latin all these things, he feels what he American countries. is doing is truly worth it for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;The schedule was intense, future. and I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to go to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to go to Hollywood

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Christie Brigante

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and at least give it a shot,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to take more classes, improve my skills, and when ,¡P FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW ,¡YH JRW ZKDW LW takes, shoot for the moon.

BRACE adviser Shari Bush said students should make high school education decisions acFRUGLQJ WR ZKDW LV PRVW EHQHĂ&#x20AC;cial for them. ´, GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ WKLQN LW GHSHQGV on the individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opportunities and what really is in their best interests,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Mrs. Bush said it is not up to others to decide the path that the student should or should not take. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always think that it is to their advantage to have a high VFKRRO GLSORPD DQG Ă&#x20AC;QLVK KHUH and get their degree so that they have many options for them down the road, because you never know which way their life is going to go,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Bush said.

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ticing tennis. He now takes all his classes online. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am getting a college scholarship to play tennis and hopefully turn pro,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being [an online student] lets me commit myself to tennis.â&#x20AC;?

Smith said choosing to do online schooling is a good decision for him for the most part. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only thing I miss is seeing my friends, but I still do on the weekends so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too bad,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Another tennis player, sophomore Christie Brigante, has also been using alternative schooling methods in order to train more rigorously for tennis. During ninth grade, she took two classes at school and two online classes for each semester. This year she added an additional course to the ones taken in school and is now doing only one online class per semester. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came back [this year] for the extra class because I wanted to take two AP classes this year, but I have to take other required classes so I needed more than

two periods at school,â&#x20AC;? Brigante said.

When sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not at the Bay she is training four hours a day on the court and one to two hours RQ Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV DQG VWUHQJWK WUDLQLQJ she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m training [as a goal] for a full scholarship to a Division 1 school,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;UF and Standford are my top choices, and hopefully after college, I can go on to become a professional tennis player or use my degree to become a marine biologist or physical therapist.â&#x20AC;?

Brigante said the choices she has made for her education have really helped her manage her WLPH EHWWHU DQG VKH ZRXOG GHĂ&#x20AC;nitely recommend this option to others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Online classes allow you to go at your own pace so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be sitting in a classroom or sitting in front of your computer for a certain amount of time,â&#x20AC;? Brigante said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives \RX VR PXFK PRUH Ă H[LELOLW\ VR \RX FDQ Ă&#x20AC;W HYHU\WKLQJ \RX ZDQW to do into your schedule.â&#x20AC;?

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Teacher gains experience with kids prior to coming to the Bay NLGV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW \HDU IURP 3LRQHHU 0LGGOH School and then it just kept growing.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Rheingold said the program beEnglish teacher Leslie Rheingold has came so popular because people discovalways had a passion for helping children. ered that it was a safer environment for Prior to becoming a teacher at the Bay, their children.

Mrs. Rheingold temporarily stepped out â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helped the parents get their kids of the classroom and pursued a differ- transferred from some rougher schools to ent child-related career for 14 years from the JCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aftercare program,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Mrs. Rheingold hired Lori WindShe worked at the Posnack Jewish loss, who is currently a math teacher at Community Center (JCC) as the Direc- the Bay, to be her secretary at the JCC in tor of Family and 1990. She said she Children Services ¸0 [VVR T` [LHJOPUN quickly discovered in Davie. that Mrs. Windloss â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found a posi- ZRPSSZ ^P[O TL [V [OL was capable of betion which still al- 1** HUK Z[HY[LK ZVTL ing assistant direclowed me to work tor of the program.

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Mrs. Windloss and Mrs. Rheingold â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took my teaching skills with me to FDPH WR WKH %D\ WRJHWKHU DQG Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG XS the JCC and started some of my own pro- their last summers at the JCC in 2003. grams and implemented others to help They even got offered jobs on the same create a more academic environment,â&#x20AC;? day. she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One day Leslie decided to go for an )URP VWDUW WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK 0UV 5KHLQJROG IHOW interview and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even planning on that she made a difference at the JCC by speaking with Mr. Neely, but after an PDNLQJ WKH SURJUDPV PRUH HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW DQG hour of waiting for Leslie she pushed me popular around the community. into the room and 45 minutes later I was â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started out with about 150 kids in offered the job,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Windloss said. the summer camp and when I left it was Mrs. Rheingold said that spending time 500 campers and we had about 80 kids with kids coming from a wide variety of separate that were in the special needs FXOWXUHV Ă&#x20AC;W ZHOO ZLWK KHU GHVLUH WR KHOS camp,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Rheingold said. change childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. Moving from to She authorized an additional program the JCC and then to the Bay, Mrs. RheinDW WKH -&& WR QRW RQO\ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WKH VWXGHQWV gold has had one similarity stand out to but also her own daughters. her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When both of my daughters became â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every child and every teen has some PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY LESLIE RHEINGOLD too old to be campers, we started a pro- baggage that a good teacher or director gram called Too Old For After Care so needs to be available to help them with,â&#x20AC;? MAKING MEMORIES: (Top) Leslie Rheingold and Lori Windloss pose together WKDW P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW GDXJKWHU ZRXOG EH WKHUH she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids are kids. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter after a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work at camp. (Above) Mrs. Rheingold and her campers dress up too,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were about eight where you are.â&#x20AC;? for color war.

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Siblings adapt to enrolling in separate schools

BY LISA BURGOA AND MEREDITH SHELDON

While freshman Sophia Pin juggles all of her school work at the Bay, her fraternal twin brother, freshman Nicholas Pin studies diligently at Sagemont Upper School. Sophia said that her and her brother donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to spend as much quality time together as they used to due their separation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, all my friends were going to Cypress, and I wanted to go my own path throughout high school,â&#x20AC;? Sophia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know Nick is getting the help he needs and is in good hands. We both love our schools.â&#x20AC;?

Although Nicholas relied on his sister throughout their elementary years, he now manages schoolwork on his own. While balancing a minor learning disability, he said he feels he is receiving more individualized attention at Sagemont than he would have at the Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back then, I feel like it was so much pressure on her and now she can worry about herself,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can deal with my own problems in school and be responsible for my actions.â&#x20AC;?

Sophia said she developed â&#x20AC;&#x153;a motherbear feelingâ&#x20AC;? towards her brother. While

Ana said that she chose to attend St. she is concerned about his performance and safety in school, she said that Sage- Thomas due to its community service opportunities and various leadership activimont is perfect for him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It eases my conscience knowing that ties. Cristina said that an advantage of behe is okay in a school that will help him ing away from her sister during the school VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ Âľ VKH VDLG ´, GRQ¡W KDYH WR day is it allows her to be her own person. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teachers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about protectcompare me to my ing him.â&#x20AC;? ¸;OLYL PZ KLĂ&#x201E;UP[LS` H sister,â&#x20AC;? she said.

While the Pin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her school helps twins have a protec- YP]HSY` IL[^LLU [OL her out and my tive feeling towards ZJOVVSZ ¡PU ZWVY[Z VFKRRO EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV PH Âľ each other, some HZ ^LSS HZ HJHKLTPJZ Sophia said she siblings approach also enjoys having school separation HUK J\YYPJ\S\T :VTL the freedom to esdifferently. Senior KPUULY JVU]LYZH[PVUZ tablish herself with Ana Finan, who atno precedent from tends St. Thomas JVUZPZ[ VM \Z [Y`PUN her brother.

Aquinas, said she and [V V\[KV LHJO V[OLYÂťZ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get to be Soher sister, Cristina, a ZJOVVSZ ^OLU IV[O phia, not Nicolasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sophomore at the sister, and vice verBay, sometimes feel HYL NYLH[ š sa,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We competition between :[ ;OVTHZ (X\PUHZ both learn different schools.

ZLUPVY (UH -PUHU things and are in´7KHUH LV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHĂ XHQFHG GLIIHUHQWO\ ly a rivalry between like I enjoy debate the schools â&#x20AC;&#x201D;in sports as well as academics and curricu- and literature and he likes music and art.

Liliana Pin, mother of Sophia and lum,â&#x20AC;? Ana said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some dinner conversations consist of us trying to outdo each Nicholas, said that balancing her children in separate schools becomes a constant otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools, when both are great.â&#x20AC;?

challenge. ´7KH VFKHGXOLQJ LV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WLPLQJ between open houses and meetings it is very hectic,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Pin said.

Despite loving his school, Nicholas feels ambivalent toward the separation between him and his sister. ´+LJK VFKRRO LV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW DQG LW ZRXOG be really nice to know someone such as a sibling who could be there if you need them,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used to be closer, but we have grown passed those years as individuals.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Pin said their relationship will thrive because of their ability to understand and communicate with each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both very mature,â&#x20AC;? said Ms. Pin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together, they have always supported each other no matter which path theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll choose.â&#x20AC;?

Even though the separation can be EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO DV ZHOO DV LQFRQYHQLHQW $QD said that she and her sister still manage to Ă&#x20AC;QG WLPH WR ERQG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cristina and I like to have snacks together after school and watch TV and talk about interesting things that happened in our days,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She always puts a smile on my face with her awkward yet hilarious sense of humor.â&#x20AC;?

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Sharing the love

Students celebrate birthdays on holidays

BY SAMANTHA WINDER AND JENNA KLINE

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Christmas and my birthday,â&#x20AC;? she said. to make you feel special,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Board games without the board

BY SAMANTHA WINDER

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In the past, phrases like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just had to catch them allâ&#x20AC;? could be commonly heard from freshman Esteban Urcugo while he was playing his Pokemon Gameboy and trying to beat the game. $V WLPH DQG WHFKQRORJ\ KDYH SURJUHVVHG SHHU LQĂ XHQFHV KDYH impacted popularity of games and apps, said Ken Moskowitz, Plantation psychologist and executive director of Jewish Family Services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peer pressure plays a part, especially as far as teenagers. If everyone in your social group is doing it, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be left out.â&#x20AC;? From Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja to Words with Friends and Temple Run, addicting games have captivated WKH DWWHQWLRQ RI JDPHUV DQG LQĂ XHQFHG WKHLU SRSXODULW\ -REBECCA RUBIN AND AVERY ZAFFOS

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The Where: Saveology Iceplex 3299 Sportsplex Drive, Coral Springs The Details: $10 minimum donation for skaters Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Join Us For The Event?: Donate via PayPal at www.igiveaschmidt.com or Drop off a check donation, made payable to: Schmidt Family Relief Fund or Send donation to: Schmidt Family Relief Fund c/o Williams 5102 NW 59th Way Coral Springs, FL 33067 The Who: The Schmidt family is one of many to have taken on the battle of cancer. The dad, Ron, was diagnosed back in 2010 with brain cancer.

He fought a long, hard, courageous battle but \UMVY[\UH[LS` VU -LI OL SVZ[ [OL Ă&#x201E;NO[ HUK passed away in his sleep. Ron leaves behind Kathie, his wife, and three children, Terry, Casey and Randy.

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Words with Friends, Hanging with Friends and Scramble with Friends, word game applications created by Zynga, are all common ways for freshman Karlee Turchin to spend her free time. She said these applications have transformed the way she plays word games on her phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having the everyday word games on a phone or a computer makes it much easier to access,â&#x20AC;? Turchin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t QHHG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG D SHUVRQ WR SOD\ ZLWK EHFDXVH itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all online.â&#x20AC;?

The apps can be played through the iPhone, iPod, Android phone, as well as Facebook. All three of the apps resemble traditional boards games. Hanging with Friends is similar to Hangman, Words with Friends is similar to Scrabble and Scramble with Friends is similar to Boggle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved playing Hangman when I was younger because of the challenge of JXHVVLQJ OHWWHUV \RX GRQ¡W WKLQN ZRXOG Ă&#x20AC;W together to make words,â&#x20AC;? Turchin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I can play almost the same game just with more competition whenever I want and against whoever.

Junior Michael Wagner, was introduced to Words with Friends by his parents said he plays it almost every day because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s user friendly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mainly play against my friends and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting because I can see how well my friends work with words so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m learning things about them that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know before,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Wagner said since the games are so accessible, he plays them a lot during school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play it while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at lunch. And sometimes when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m bored and we arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

doing things, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play during class,â&#x20AC;? he said.

While students like Wagner may enjoy playing during classes, AP Psychology teacher Kimberly Patterson said she does not allow her students to play during class but thinks it is a good thing to do outside of school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good in-between,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun activity to make the time pass.â&#x20AC;?

English teacher Holly Pozin said anRWKHU EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WR WKH DSSV LV WKDW WKH\ KHOS people with cognitive skills that are used every day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They sharpen the mind,â&#x20AC;? she said. ´7KH\ GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ LPSURYH ODQJXDJH VNLOOV vocabulary skills and critical thinking skills because you have to place the words and you have to have a strategy to earn the most points. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Along with the advantages that come with playing the games, senior Christine Dusome said there are also some bad qualities about them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy playing the games but the fact that people are able to cheat and that many people do it makes them not fun to play,â&#x20AC;? Dusome said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also the games are time consuming because once you start playing you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop. They are very addicting.â&#x20AC;?

Even so, the popularity of the apps inspired AP Psychology teacher David Geller to purchase stock with Zynga. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every kid seems to be playing one of the games on either iPhones or Facebook and considering how many people use iPhones or Facebook I just thought it would be a good stock to own and to hold onto,â&#x20AC;?

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Because the Everglades is the only ecosystem like it in the world, the need to protect Westonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backyard is becoming increasingly dire. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a deeper look into South Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swamps.

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BY DANIELA MARIN FEATURES EDITOR

As seen from Google satellite view, Weston looks like an intricate mosaic of man-made lakes, house confetti and paved cul de sacs. But once zoomed out, Westonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proximity to acres of wetlands and marshes that make up the Everglades is evident.

The Everglades is currently home to a number of endangered species, including the Florida panther, the American crocodile and the West Indian manatee. Due to loss or degradation of habitat, these species are now in decline.

Howie Gonzales, chief of the ecosystem branch of the Programs and Project Management Division of WKH 8 6 $UP\ &RUSV RI (QJLQHHUV DQG DIĂ&#x20AC;OLDWH RI WKH Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) VDLG WKH Ă RUD DQG IDXQD WKH (YHUJODGHV SURWHFWV LV QRW WKH RQO\ VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW DVSHFW RI WKH HFRV\VWHP â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to the habitat the Everglades provides for plants and animals, including many threatened and endangered species, people depend on the Everglades for fresh water,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Gonzales said.

According to Friends of the Everglades, a restoration organization, one in every three Floridians relies on the Everglades for a daily supply of fresh water.

Mr. Gonzales said it comes down to the individual to take action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of this connection between humans and the natural environment, every individual that lives, works or plays in South Florida needs to do their part to help conserve water usage,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This, in part, will help protect this irreplaceable treasure.â&#x20AC;?

Captain Tim, an airboat captain and naturalist at

the Sawgrass Recreation Park said that it takes the collective work of a community to help preserve the Everglades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think everyone is responsible for taking care of the Everglades and the more people realize what is out here and how important it is, the more people are going to want to save it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Senior and Ecology Club vice president Alexa Podolsky said that the rate at which humans are currently consuming and producing waste presents a threat to the environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people are living a consumption-based life, which is not sustainable,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The EverJODGHV ZHUH KHUH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VR ZH FDQQRW FRPSOHWHO\ GHVWUR\ WKHP :H KDYH WR Ă&#x20AC;QG D ZD\ WR FR H[LVW ZLWK WKH ecosystem around us.â&#x20AC;?

Despite the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proximity to the Everglades, Podolsky said many students take the ecosystem for granted and are therefore uninspired to preserve it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe if kids saw what they were trying to protect they would be motivated to get active,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Ecology Club sponsor Cynthia Joseph encourages students to take advantage of the wildlife available only in South Florida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Everglades is the only ecosystem like it in the world,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important to preserve it because it is so unique. There is no other place like it in the planet, but if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it then you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand it or value it and are therefore not motivated to preserve it.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Arthur Guisasola has been working to protect the Everglades and takes advantage of its natural beauty. Accompanied by his brother, Guisasola

bikes, camps and picks up trash in Andytown, an abandoned town in the middle of the Everglades, and has recently become active in opposing the construction of a church that would demolish the wetlands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually go to Andytown and explore parts of the Everglades that are left in Weston,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our ecosystems are what make this world beautiful. Why destroy what makes this world earth?â&#x20AC;?

Junior Alfredo Salkeld also enjoys the natural beauty of the Everglades, but fears for ecosystemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love going for bike rides down by the Everglades and I would be sad if grass paths with alligators and egrets were transformed to sidewalks with cookie-cutter landscapes or oil rigs with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do Not Enterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; signs,â&#x20AC;? Salkeld said.

He said that the only way to prevent the future destruction of the Everglades is to adapt a environmentally friendly lifestyle and stop leading a consumption-based life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have gotten to a point where only a small portion of people can take pleasure in spending time outdoors,â&#x20AC;? Salkeld said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to stop indulging in activities that force us to destroy the environment for resources.â&#x20AC;?

Captain Tim said that if the Everglades continue to be neglected, the effects to Floridians would be detrimental. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We depend so much on the Everglades and people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that,â&#x20AC;? Captain Tim said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Everglades have a huge effect on Florida and if we were to lose them we would all be negatively impacted. We wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to survive it.â&#x20AC;?

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5 minutes with... a current student

University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a four-year public university. Lane Carasik, brother of AP Psychology teacher Kimberly Patterson, is currently a senior at UTK. He studies nuclear engineering and is the president of the American Nuclear Society and a member of a Jewish fraternity. He spoke to The Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arts & Entertainment Editor Melodi Erdogan via phone interview about his experiences at the school.

Why did you choose the University of Tennessee?

I chose Tennessee because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a school that has a reputation for nuclear department is really good. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from Atlanta so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really want to go to a school in Atlanta so it offered an opportunity. I liked the area, and the type of people here are great and actually seeing the school and the caliber of it really made my decision to go here.

What is campus life like?

Campus life is pretty active. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of partying on the weekends but during the week thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of school events going on. There are speakers from different universities coming to talk to us on campus.

There are always students going to and coming from classes.

What are sports like at UTK? Sports are if not No. 1, the main thing people are thinking about at UTK. Sports are a pretty big thing.

On games days you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get anywhere else unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to the football game.

What is the campus like on game days?

All the parking garages are full. The campus is full with people. The entire city is pretty much shut down for the game. It is a 100,000 people stadium so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually at least that number walking around downtown or walking around campus just getting ready for the game and pre-gaming.

What is the weather like in Knoxville?

The joke is, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the weather wait 30 minutes and it will change. During this time itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually pretty cold, but right now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s around 60 degrees. During the summer itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably what you get in Florida.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to the 100s.

Are there any downsides to Tennessee?

If you are not a gigantic fan of religion, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not being shoved down your throat, but it is something students see every day. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more that you are in the Bible belt.

There are a lot of events that are promoted by religious organizations. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting more progressive but at the same time there still is issues on how religion affects what goes on in Tennessee.

What is the ratio of in-state students to out-ofstate students?

I would say the population is 85 percent Tennessee.

No, there are not a lot of out-of-state students but it is increasing.

Anything else you would like to say about UTK? The university has a plan to become one of the top 25 public universities in the country. There are a lot of new changes, but I feel itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really good school to go to. If you want to get involved in undergraduate research you can. You can get involved in a Greek institution, and if you want to be active on campus you can. Or if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to and you just want to have fun, you have that opportunity.

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Greek life provides networking opportunities

BY AVERY ZAFFOS

Although Greek life is commonly viewed as a purely social outlet, there is a whole other side that is usually overlooked. This side consists of philanthropies, responsibilities and networking opportunities. Junior Shelby Lopez, president of the Delta Gamma sorority at Northwestern University, said that being a member of a sorority has been helpful to her throughout her college career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I immediately found myself included in a group of women who set high goals for themselves academically, philanthropically, professionally and socially,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The objective of a sorority centers so much around developing our members into the best versions of themselves, and that has come to fruition through my time in Greek life.â&#x20AC;?

Sierra Livingston, a sister of Pi Beta Phi at Florida State University, said while a major aspect of Greek life consists of social events, networking and community service are some of the more important qualities that Greek organizations have to offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do know several sisters that have gotten internships and actually started their careers with the help of Pi Beta Phi alumni from all around the United States,â&#x20AC;? Livingston said.

Shane Randel, Internal Philanthropy Chair of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at the University of Florida, said that between the sororities and fraternities, at least one philanthropic event is put on per week and events could range from athletic events to social events.

Livingston attends many such events throughout the year, including Dance Marathon, Light the Night, First Book, Relay for Life and Pi Lamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Line Dance Competition; these funds go to charities such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miracle Network. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our First Book philanthropy provides new books to low-income families and communities in need,â&#x20AC;? Livingston said.

Lopez added that she spends a majority of her time doing community service and developing social awareness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put our organizational effort into creating pro-

gramming that will make our members and our community better,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luckily, at a school like Northwestern, we have an extremely active and large Greek community and each chapter on our campus puts on at least one philanthropy event per year.â&#x20AC;?

At Northwestern, Delta Gamma has been contributing to the foundation Service for Sight for 80 years and continues to do so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DG chose Service for Sight in 1936 in honor of a blind member of our organization,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since that time we have contributed so much to research that will eventually prevent blindness and visual impairment and to improving the quality of life of those who suffer from visual handicaps.â&#x20AC;?

Nowadays knowing the right people can make a GLIIHUHQFH LQ WKH ZRUN Ă&#x20AC;HOG &ROOHJH FDQ JLYH VWXGHQWV a chance to meet a wide variety of students in various Ă&#x20AC;HOGV RI ZRUN 5DQGHO VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe Greek life is an equal balance of both building your social circle and getting involved with your community,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you wanted to take adYDQWDJH RI QHWZRUNLQJ LW¡V HDV\ WR GR DQG LW KDV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ helped me get involved with a lot opportunities on and off campus.â&#x20AC;?

Livingston echoes Randelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view of how being involved builds interpersonal communication skills and helps students meet a lot of new people that they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually get to meet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greek life offers so many more opportunities than just partying to young men and women across the nation,â&#x20AC;? Livingston said.

More than just providing a social outlet, to Lopez, Greek life is comprised of values-based organizations whose primary purposes are to promote better citizenship and create members who dedicate their lives to service and academic excellence, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would absolutely recommend it,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greek life has shaped me into a better leader, better friend and better member of my community. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned so much from my organization and my felORZ PHPEHUV <RX Ă&#x20AC;QG DPD]LQJ SHRSOH WKURXJK WKHVH groups, and it will provide you opportunities youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never come across otherwise.â&#x20AC;?

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Technical crew lights up American Musical Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage Behind the scenes of AMTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances, techies run the show

BY PAIGE LEVIN ONLINE COPY EDITOR

When the curtain closes and the lights dim between scenes of an American Musical Theater (AMT) production, there is a whole other show that the audience is missing.

In the short time between scenes, orchestrated madness ensues. Sets are franWLFDOO\ UHSODFHG PLFURSKRQHV DUH Ă&#x20AC;[HG and traded and lighting and sound is adjusted.

Getting 93 actors, singers and dancers to cohesively perform on one stage at the same time is no easy feat, but luckily, a group of about 10 students nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;techiesâ&#x20AC;? dedicate themselves to helping smooth the process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a lot harder than it looks,â&#x20AC;?

VDLG VWDJH PDQDJHU $OH[ +HVV D VRSKRmore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people think you just have to tell the stage crew when and where to move stuff, but really you have to coordinate everything in time so that the lights, sound and set moving is all precisely done.â&#x20AC;? $V VWDJH PDQDJHU +HVV LV UHVSRQVLEOH for organizing her crew and the actors backstage to make sure that the technical aspects of the show go according to plan.

Throughout each show, she can be found backstage calling cues on walkietalkie with AMT adviser Cindy Lutwin, who sits in the middle of the audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a control freak, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to make sure that everything is perfect,â&#x20AC;? Ms. /XWZLQ VDLG ´,W¡V YHU\ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO EHFDXVH how else do you communicate when people are all over the auditorium?â&#x20AC;?

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ally controlled by a team in a booth above the auditorium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have two intelligent lights, which DUH WKH FRROHVW OLJKWV HYHU Âľ +HVV VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can program them to do anything you want. Any color, any shape, any brightness.

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times if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dreamy scene, like going back in time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll use a soft blue light to kind of create that.â&#x20AC;?

AMT is limited to nine microphones per show, so the cast is forced to trade off throughout the performance. +RZHYHU +HVV VDLG WKDW PLFURSKRQHV frequently malfunction during shows because of cell phone signals and other problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just the worst thing to try and control, and if they break you just try your best to regain control of the signal, but sometimes it just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terrible,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can either choose to just block it all out, or to turn off their mic and let them project, depending on how bad it is.

The tech crew spends the months leading up to the show staying after school to build the sets needed.

Throughout the show, WKH\ PXVW Ă&#x20AC;QG GLVcreet ways to move the sets so that the scenes change seamlessly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the greatest compliments you can get as a techie is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know you ZHUH WKHUH ¾¡ +HVV VDLG -XQLRU 0D[ :LQQ D member of the running crew, said that being backstage is great. For

him, moving sets is only stressful sometimes because the â&#x20AC;&#x153;techiesâ&#x20AC;? are so well prepared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The curtains are loads of fun, and DOPRVW HYHU\WKLQJ JHWV EURNHQ EXW Ă&#x20AC;[LQJ it is what we are best at,â&#x20AC;? he said.

During intermission, it is AMT tradition for the actors to have a backstage dance party to help the cast relieve stress. +RZHYHU +HVV VDLG WKDW IRU ´WHFKLHV Âľ LQtermission is the most stressful 15 minutes of the night. ´:H¡UH Ă&#x20AC;[LQJ HYHU\WKLQJ WKDW ZHQW ZURQJ GXULQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW DFW OLNH PLFV RU D set piece that broke on stage,â&#x20AC;? she said.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the craziest point of my life while everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s having this giant dance party.â&#x20AC;? +HVV VDLG WKH PRVW VWUHVVIXO PRPHQW RI the night is when something goes wrong, because then everybody blames the tech crew. ´<RX FDQ¡W KDYH D Ă DZOHVV VKRZ WHFK wise,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just upsetting because you had it perfect half an hour ago when you were rehearsing.â&#x20AC;?

Just as the performers must spend a VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW DPRXQW RI WLPH UHKHDUVLQJ WKH tech crew puts in countless hours rehearsLQJ LWV FXHV WR DVVXUH Ă XLGLW\ WKURXJKRXW the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go through any lines or any PXVLF ZH MXVW JR WR WKLV FXH DQG WKH QH[W one, and just do every set change as fast as we possibly can so that they [the crew] FDQ GR LW EOLQGIROGHG Âľ +HVV VDLG Ms. Lutwin said that although she is very tough on the tech crew, she realizes KRZ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW LWV MRE LV â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a show without a tech crew,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They work very hard.â&#x20AC;?

Ludovico

The Facts: Ludovico, a local indie/alternative rock band, is inspired by

bands such as Radiohead, Wilco, and Bomb the Music Industry. Together for almost a year, the band consists of juniors Eduardo Rodriguez (vocals, guitar, keyboard, trumpet), Matt Dobrzanski (bass guitar), and Charpie Torres (guitar).

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s In The Works: Despite wanting to go on tour, Ludovico currently doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the funds to make it happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully the band will pick up and we will get the money to tour,â&#x20AC;? Dobrzanski said. In addition, WKH PHPEHUV DUH ZRUNLQJ RQ Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW (3 ZKLFK WKH\ H[SHFW WR UHOHDVH LQ $SULO 7KH (3 ZLOO EH DYDLODEOH RQ )DFHERRN DQG %DQGFDPS an online music sharing website.

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Classic Disney movies return to theaters in 3D

BY AVERY ZAFFOS

When sophomore Charisse Comart VDZ /LRQ .LQJ LQ ' IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH she had a bittersweet feeling as she sat in the Cinemark movie theater in Pembroke Pines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think bringing the movies back is good because it brings back so many memories,â&#x20AC;? Comart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153; But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad because I hate 3D movies because they take away from my childhood experience.â&#x20AC;?

Movies like Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Star Wars are coming back in theaters everywhere now in 3D. Cinemark marketing director Bryan Jeffries VDLG WKDW DQ LQFUHDVH LQ WLFNHW VDOHV UHĂ HFWV the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ticket sales have been very good, much higher than expected,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Jeffries said.

Sophomore Nathalia Iole said she loves the returning movies due to her childhood obsession with the Disney Princesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very happy when I heard the movies were coming back. Watching them brought up childhood memories because it helped me reminisce my Disney themed parties,â&#x20AC;? Iole said.

Mr. Jeffries shares the same view as Iole and said he enjoys this recent trend of bringing the old back and seeing it â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the big screen.â&#x20AC;?

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´, SHUVRQDOO\ HQMR\ VHHLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;OPV brought to life in a different way,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Jeffries said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those movies were great to begin with, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re even better now.â&#x20AC;?

Unlike Mr. Jeffries, Comart said she has mixed-feelings about these movies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having the lions come right at me was really cool but seeing it in 3D changed how remembered the original movie,â&#x20AC;? she said.

While Comart thinks that the 3D experience diminishes the quality, junior Marissa Stone has the opposite opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;3D enhances the experience because it incorporates the new technology,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Mr. Jeffries said the reason these movies are suddenly returning to the theater is because the current 3D technology wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available back when the movie was made.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the producers and directors will tell you that they had an idea of what kind of a movie they wanted to make, but just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it back 10 or 20 years ago,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Jeffries said.

He said he thinks that as newer generations come in, older generations want to share their childhood movies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the success has to do with the fact that parents were brought up watching those movies and want their kids to see them as well,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Jeffries said.

As technology advances, people can only wait and see what will be in store for their old classics in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even imagine what technology exists 20 years from now,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if movies like Twilight or Dark .QLJKW FRXOG EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IURP WHFKQRORJLFDO advances, wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it be fun to see how those movies look in the year 2032?â&#x20AC;?

Drumline wins gold at districts

BY MELODI ERDOGAN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The Sound of Thunder band received 59 superior awards at the District Florida Bandmasters Music Performance Assessment performance on Feb. 18 at Stoneman Douglas High School. The drumline DGGLWLRQDOO\ ZRQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH DW WKH 6RXWK Florida Winter percussion event at J.P. Taravella High School on the same day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was phenomenal,â&#x20AC;? said band director Michael Friedman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had 97 percent of our students rated A or at the highHVW OHYHO DQG WKH\ DOO TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG IRU VWDWH solo and ensemble.â&#x20AC;?

The band takes part in weekly concerts as a part of the South Florida Winter Guard Association, at which there are solo and ensemble music assessments of the student musicians playing individually and in small groups.

Senior Alessandra Lanaro, who is a part of the pit playing the marimba, said taking part in the weekly concerts also helps the band adjust their technique in

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DRUMROLL PLEASE: Percussion members compete at districts on Feb. 18 at Stoneman Douglas High School.

addition to winning awards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every week we get different opinions from different judges, and we change the show based on what they recommend and what they like best,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The band is currently preparing for the district concert band evaluation on March 6. If the band is rated superior, they could qualify for the state champion title on March 24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we get closer we have extra rehearsals even though everyday we have

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class for an hour and a half,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Friedman said.

Both percussion and color guard are having extensive practices for their national championship contest taking place in Dayton, Ohio from Apr. 19-22, said Lanaro. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty exciting winning those awards,â&#x20AC;? Lanaro said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We usually win a lot of awards in the state, but it is when we go out of state that it gets tougher to win them.â&#x20AC;?

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4. Wolf Gang: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The King and All of his Menâ&#x20AC;?

5. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janglinâ&#x20AC;?

6. Metronomy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bayâ&#x20AC;?

7. Lana Del Rey: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video Gamesâ&#x20AC;?

8. Gotye: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somebody That I Used To Knowâ&#x20AC;?

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Kim Morales

Secretary of Photography Club Sophomore Kim Morales loves the beauty and spontaneity of photography. As the secretary of the Photography Club, she was responsible for contacting sponsors for the latest art show Artography, held on Feb. 15, where students were able to submit their work to be displayed.

Staff writer Lisa Altman spoke to the photographer about her position in the club and what it entails.

What is it about photography that interests you?

I like taking shots of when people pass by every day without noticing it. My favorite comment on my pictures is like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow, where was that?â&#x20AC;? and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was right in front of the school in that little thingâ&#x20AC;? and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like â&#x20AC;&#x153;What? No, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so ugly over there!â&#x20AC;? but you pass by it every day and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t notice how beautiful it really is.

What inspired you to take up photography?

Last year, I decided to take the class and just completely fell in love with it. I had a skill for it, Ms. Jenkins told me. And ever since then, I just fell in love with it.

What do you think makes a good photo?

Your expression of it. Your story.

Your point of view on it. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just take a photo without a story behind it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really the art of it.

What are your favorite things to take photos of?

Nature. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m nature-obsessed. I love Ă RZHUV ZDWHUIDOOV VFHQHU\ WUHHV All that.

What camera is your favorite to use? ,¡P D KXJH Ă&#x20AC;OP SHUVRQ EXW ODWHO\ ,¡YH been using my Canon T1i, which is a digital.

Do you share your photos with friends and family?

I do share my photos because even though I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be a professional photographer, I do want to share my skill and talent and hope it rubs off on people around me.

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What does Photo Club do?

Basically, we always plan for art shows throughout the year. Artography was one we just had. Every week ZH MXVW GR Ă&#x20AC;OP GDUN URRP VWXII DQG digital stuff, and we teach the kids in the club how to do different techniques, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a huge learning process and then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to show your work in the end.

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Award shows encourage student success -V\UKH[PVUZ [OH[ VYNHUPaL JLSLIYP[` ÄSSLK VDLG LW LV GLIÀFXOW WR EHFRPH VXFFHVVIXO LQ the music industry and there is no set or path to make it. For this and many award shows promote education within direct other reasons, the foundation has created three summer programs. school arts programs

BY ILANA SPERLING

The Grammy Foundation together with the Grammys work in partnership Celebrities line the red carpet teeming with MusiCares. This is a program that with glitz and glamour for shows such as focuses on human service issues that imthe Grammys and the Oscars. Nominees pact the heath and welfare of the music wait anxiously to see if they have won, industry. The foundation works on coordinating projects and the paparazzi, as well as social “For high school students and activities to engage the culturnetworking sites, al community. buzz on these Sun- interested in that level, the Grammys serve as an “Every year we day nights. host an event called While viewers incentive to work hard.”

Grammy Career may have enjoyed Day and we hold this year’s Gram- - David Sears, senior mys on Feb. 12 and director of education from a workshop with the 84th Academy the GRAMMY Foundation about 600 high school students,” Awards on Feb. said Monica Arel26, they may not realize that behind all the star-power, the lano from Grammy365, a spinoff of the award shows are responsible for holding GRAMMY Foundation.

The senior director of education for programs promoting education and muthe GRAMMY Foundation, David Sears, sic in schools.

es and they brighten up my Sunday night,” Orlan said. “It would be cool to become famous, and the Grammys inspire me to try harder and maybe make it into the industry.”

“We reach out to teenagers by directly purchasing a mailing list of 20,000 high schools and announce three applicationbased programs,” Mr. Sears said. “The Grammy awards recognize excellence among the music profession. For high school students interested in that level, the Grammys serve as an incentive to work hard.”

For junior Daniel Orlan, the Grammys and Oscars are shows that have the possibility to entertain him on a day that usually means homework and a bittersweet end to the weekend.

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Radiohead begins North American tour at American Airlines Arena Radiohead

BY HAYLEY MEYER

Radiohead kicked off their 2012 North American tour in Miami on Feb. 27. While the concert had many surprises and a couple disappointments, Thom Yorke, Radiohead front man, was exactly right when he announced to the crowd, “I still have it.”

Opening up for Radiohead was a band that the crowd seemed unfamiliar with, The Other Lives, who played a short setlist of about four songs. Although the group has an extraordinary amount of talent, the crowd was too anxious for the main event to really get into it.

A little before 9 p.m., the anticipat-

The coolest ed Radiohead part was when came on stage all 12 screens to a roar of apzoomed in on plause. Twelve Yorke’s face screen projecduring one song tors were lowto show his faered and placed cial expressions above the stage and his perforand “Bloom” mance up close from Radioand personal. head’s most Radiohead recent album didn’t play a King of Limbs few of their started off the most popular show. The prosongs such as jectors were “Creep,” and moved and re“Jigsaw Fallarranged eving Into Place,” ery time a new ended the show song come on, PHOTO BY HAYLEY MEYER early around 11 changed colors and effects, and changed what they pre- p.m. and played with a lack of momentum. sented to the American Airlines Arena During “Morning Mr.Magpie,” “National Anthem” and “Idioteque,” the crowd was crammed full of people.

singing and dancing along wildly, while also recording videos. But, excluding the performance of “Lotus Flower,” the band and the crowd generally lacked excitement, as the energy in the arena was not at full potential, possibly because expectations of the show were too high.

Radiohead performed a live debut of ”Meeting in the Aisle” and introduced two new, unreleased songs “Identikit” and “Cut a Hole,” and as extremely cool as that was, the crowd responded in a calm way that showed it may not of been what they were expecting or hoping for.

With the popular “Karma Police” ending up the night, it was a little disappointing to leave the crowd at its peak of excitement. The song ended, and as the other band members were ready to go, Yorke got the crowd to continue singing the chorus “and for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself…” Since it was the start of their new tour, Radiohead could have ended the show with a bigger bang, but it was still an unforgettable Monday.

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Chorus student to major in music therapy

BY CHLOE LIPKIN

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HITTING THE HIGH NOTES: Senior Samantha Eyley speaks to her chorus class. Since ninth grade, Eyley has worked her way up to president of chorus.

For senior Samantha Eyley, being a singer and participating in chorus has been a given for her considering her musical family. Eyley said she grew up in a house with constant instrument playing and singing, and she would not want to have it any other way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in a house that was always playing piano and guitar, along with everyone singing,â&#x20AC;? Eyley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom ZDV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ P\ PDLQ LQVSLUDWLRQ IRU becoming a singer. She is always singing and bringing music into our house.â&#x20AC;?

Eyley has been in chorus since her freshman year and since joining has worked her way up to the position of president of chorus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before becoming involved in chorus I was always the person to sit in the back, do what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m supposed to and let everyone else audition for solos,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without chorus, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be who I am.â&#x20AC;? $IWHU Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ KHU VHQLRU \HDU (\OH\ plans on attending Florida State University to major in music therapy, a major that uses music in a therapeutic way to help the physical, emotional and social needs of people. ´2QH RI WKH PDLQ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV RI PXVLF

therapy is to help communication between individuals that might not be able to express themselves otherwise, so they turn to music,â&#x20AC;? Eyley said.

When Eyleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father passed away a few years ago, she used music as her escape. She hopes to use music therapy as a way to help other people with their problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I truly believe that no one can live without music. It brings out the best in people, challenges people, and I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the only one who turns to it no matter what mood I am in,â&#x20AC;? Eyley said.

Eyleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments include being a part of the Florida All-State Chorus for six years in a row, and being one of 100 students in the state of Florida as a part of what she said is the most prestigious choir, Reading Choir. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Samantha is very dedicated, juggles a busy schedule and is going off to do great things,â&#x20AC;? chorus teacher, Mr. Bradley Franks said.

While Eyley is just trying to enjoy the rest of her senior year for right now, she is eager to begin the path to becoming a music therapist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Music therapy is a tough profession to get into, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ready for the ups and downs,â&#x20AC;? Eyley said.

What is your best spring break memory?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went to New York and went to the top of the Empire State Building.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; freshman Julia Strum

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skiing in Snow Mass, Colo., because there was nine inches of powder.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sophomore Jesse Segaul

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going to Brazil. I have a lot of family living there so we go every year.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sophomore Amanda Cardoso

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went to Yellowstone National Park. I saw a lot of animals and a dead bear.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sophomore Adrian Oropeza

AMT prepares for Footloose

BY ALEXA STEINLAUF

Sara Pardo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that auditions went very well, The American Musical Theatre and I am very excited for all of my stu(AMT) class is currently preparing for dents who will be in the show,â&#x20AC;? Ms. the production of their spring musical Lutwin said.

Footloose which will take place on May Students who auditioned for the show 16-19. had to prepare a 45 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I decided to do second song and a one the show Footloose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many students will be minute monologue for because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the 10 the initial audition, year anniversary familiar with the music then do a â&#x20AC;&#x153;cold read,â&#x20AC;? of our school and I so I think everyone will which is when they thought it would be LUQV` P[ š are given a piece of a fun show,â&#x20AC;? AMT the script and have to teacher Cynthia - senior Carolyn King go on stage an act as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some things happen in our homes that people are afraid to Lutwin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the character.

ZOHYL HUK ZOL OHZ [OL JV\YHNL [V Ă&#x201E;UHSS` ZWLHR \W 7LVWSL also a great contrast â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done ZOV\SK RUV^ ^OH[ [OL` JV\SK KV [V OLSW V[OLY WLVWSL IURP >WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VHPHVWHU SURGXFWLRQ@ 0LVV cold reads for our last couple of shows, but Saigon.â&#x20AC;?

I think that it went well with the audition Sometimes weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re afraid to get involved, but sometimes that After four weeks of auditions, the last process,â&#x20AC;? said Green, AMT president. bystander passiveness is not good because it ends up in took place on Feb. 24, and the cast list was With many students familiar with the posted online on Feb. 26. Ariel will be movie Footloose, King said she thinks the HNNYLZZPVU HUK WLVWSL HYL HI\ZLK HUK O\Y[ š by senior Carolyn King; Ren will show will have a great turnout.

-English teacher Joyce Seigel played be played by senior Jade Ziane; Rusty will â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many students will be familiar with be played by senior Leigh Green; Shaw the music so I think everyone will enjoy will be played by senior David Klein; it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will be my last show Willard will be played by junior Sean that I will do at the Bay so I am very exChris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, lead Taggart; and Vi will be played by senior cited.â&#x20AC;?

BY SAMANTHA WINDER guitar Josh Steely, rhythm guitar Brian Rock band Daughtry will be mak- Craddock and drums Robin Diaz. Their ing a stop in Boca Raton on April 14 on recent album Break The Spell was retheir Break The Spell tour. They will be leased on Nov. 21 and includes singles taking the stage at 8 p.m. at Mizner Park â&#x20AC;&#x153;Renegadeâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crawling Back To Amphitheater along with opening acts You.â&#x20AC;?

Ticket prices range from $42-66 and Mike Sanchez and SafetySuit.

Daughtry is composed of lead singer are sold through Ticketmaster. For more DQG $PHULFDQ ,GRO VHDVRQ Ă&#x20AC;YH Ă&#x20AC;QDOLVW information go to ticketmaster.com.

English and Creative Writing teacher Joyce Seigel recently read a book titled Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to Tell by Lauren Book, who is D VXUYLYRU RI RYHU Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV RI VH[XDO abuse. Mrs. Seigel usually likes to read QRQĂ&#x20AC;FWLRQ ZRUNV OLNH WKLV ERRN EHFDXVH she likes to know â&#x20AC;&#x153;what makes people tick.â&#x20AC;? She recommends this book so people can be educated on horrid acts made against others and realize that the readers could help or learn that it truly is okay to tell.

-Jessica Schein

Daughtry to perform in Boca Raton

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Journal becomes popular among students Wreck This Journal

BY JORDAN FRIEDMAN

PHOTOS BY TATIANA AZMOUZ

BREAKING THE RULES: Wreck This Journal lets readers expand their imagination and creativity through interaction.

If you happen to see a student in the hallway stomping on or ripping up a ERRN LW GRHVQ¡W QHFHVVDULO\ PHDQ WKH SHUVRQ¡V KDYLQJ D EDG GD\ 0D\EH WKH ERRN KH¡V VWRPSLQJ RQ LV Wreck This Journal by illustrator, writer and guerilla artist Keri Smith.

The ultimate goal of the book, which has become a popular seller worldwide, is to provide young adults with a different journal experience. It has directions on how to literally wreck the journal in a fun, creative way that helps escape the reality of a stereotypical journal.

Every page has general instructions WKDW FDQ EH DGMXVWHG WR HDFK SHUVRQ¡V SUHIerence on how to wreck the journal more.

The user can interpret each instruction his or her own way.

With starting instructions such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;spill coffee on a page,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;close the book and write or scribble something on the edgesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;poke holes in this page,â&#x20AC;? each journal turns out unique and personalized. This is a great way to not only be inspired but also have an entertaining

activity to spend an afternoon doing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though there are instructions, the journal still forces you to think outside the box,â&#x20AC;? sophomore Jamie Herman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that [the journal] told you to ruin it and take it certain places made it seem more personal. It was yours.â&#x20AC;?

7KH LGHD RI GHVWUR\LQJ D ERRN GRHVQ¡W appeal to all especially when there are instructions on how to do it. ´,W¡V PRUH IXQ >WR ZUHFN VRPHWKLQJ@ ZKHQ \RX DUHQ¡W VXSSRVHG WR ZUHFN LW Âľ sophomore Alex Russ said. +RZHYHU WKH LQVWUXFWLRQV DUHQ¡W VXSposed to box in the user, in fact, quite the opposite. It starts the reader on the proFHVV DQG WKHQ OHWV WKH SHUVRQ¡V FUHDWLYLW\ take over. ´, GRQ¡W GHVWUR\ LW LQ D QHJDWLYH ZD\ EXW a fearless way,â&#x20AC;? English department head and Creative Writing teacher Joyce Seigel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rip a page and see a shape and write about it or step on it and the footprint reminds you of something and inspires you.â&#x20AC;?

The purpose of the journal is to make a mess of it, in a non-orderly fashion.

6RPHWLPHV WKH GHVWUXFWLRQ FDQ EH GLIĂ&#x20AC;cult, but in the long run it can help those who are perfectionists overcome their dread of mistakes. The book becomes a creation that is perfect because of its imperfections.

Restaurant brings Korean cuisine to Weston Myung Ga

BY BROOKE WILSON PR / AD MANAGER

7KLV .RUHDQ %%4 UHVWDXUDQW may be small in size, but their food packs a real punch. Myung Ga, located in the Shoppes of Weston, knows how to keep traditional food fresh and tasting good for a moderate price.

Located on Weston Road, this restaurant is not too far for

a quick dinner out with friends or family.

As soon as the order has been sent to the kitchen they bring out six complimentary mini dishes that are called bun-chans. They DUH NLPFKL Ă&#x20AC;VK FDNH SLFNOHG cucumber, a side salad, cabbage marinated in kimchi sauce and cooked bean sprouts. All of them vary in spices and heat and they really added to the experience.

Ohjingun bockeum is a dish that consists of grilled squid in a sweet and spicy sauce. Unfortunately, the squid was overcooked DQG FKHZ\ EXW WKH Ă DYRU ZDV still very unique, spicy and noteworthy. It is served with fresh

rice that pairs well with the dish and costs $15.

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Myung Ga is a unique restaurant that gives customers a different ethnic experience. As one of the only Korean restaurants in Weston, this place sets the bar PHOTO BY BROOKE WILSON high for any incoming competitors. Its moderate price and good CHOW DOWN: Myung Ga specializes in traditional Korean Food with a wide variety of sides at affordable prices. service make this worth a try.

3D remake fails to impress fans Seventh album proves band consistent Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D

BY JARED FISHER

When fans heard that the Star Wars series was being reconstructed into a three-dimensional format ' WKH K\SH IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP was immense.

Fans on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter used their accounts to show their excitement for the converted form of the 1999 original Star Wars: Episode 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Phantom Menace that starred Liam Nelson, Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor. However, even though there was K\SH IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP WKH QHZ 3D effects did little to improve the original copy and falsely advertised a rebirth of the Star Wars saga.

The one and only major change in the movie involves one of the main characters, Yoda. In the original Phantom Men-

ace, Yoda is a puppet but in this new version, Yoda becomes a 3D computer generated image (CGI). The new CGI Yoda is much more realistic than old Yoda.

Even though the Phantom Menace is an exciting, suspenseful and enjoyable movie, the new version does not use many â&#x20AC;&#x153;specialâ&#x20AC;? 3D effects.

There are no light sabers popping out at the audience or Jedi Knights falling into RQH¡V ODS ,W VHHPV WKDW HYHU\WKLQJ LV DV à DW DV RQ D 2D screen, which it should not be. The audience does not feel as if they are in the movie, which is the whole point of viewing in 3D. The 3D producers are now bringing the movies back to life on the big screen in chronological order, all with supposedly new and improved 3D effects.

Since the 3D effect GRHVQ¡W VHHP WR KDYH PXFK RI DQ LPSDFW RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP DW all, viewers are more likely to enjoy the Star Wars story in their KRPHV ZLWK D '9' RU %OX 5D\ FRS\ ,W will be less costly than an expensive 3D ticket which is $16, and it will be just as enjoyable.

Nada Surf:

The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy

BY TATIANA AZMOUZ

New York-based band Nada Surf is an independent alternative rock group that has been around since 1992, consisting of members Matthew Caws (guitar/ vocals), Ira Elliot (drums/ backup vocals) and Daniel Lorca (bass/ backup vocals). Their sound has remained unchanged throughout every album release, and their seventh studio album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, proves just as worthy as the rest.

The album starts out with seven great tracks with a mix of personal and positive lyrics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waiting for Somethingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teenage Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? are two VRQJV WKDW UHĂ HFW WKH EDQG¡V VW\OH EHVW with their feel-good beats and lightheartHG O\ULFV OLNH ´OHW¡V SURYH WKDW WKLV \HDU VRPHWKLQJ¡V FRPLQJ Âľ â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was Young,â&#x20AC;? the third and longest track on the album, is the only

one that has a tempo change. It starts off VORZ VR LW GRHVQ¡W UHDOO\ VRXQG OLNH WKHP DW Ă&#x20AC;UVW %XW WKHQ LW JUDGXDOO\ JHWV IDVWHU until it meets the classic, uplifting Nada Surf standard.

Even though every track has a good VRXQG WKDW UHDFKHV RXW WR WKH JURXS¡V fan base, some lyrics such as the ones in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waiting for Somethingâ&#x20AC;? get repetitive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jules and Jim,â&#x20AC;? although not too repetitive, consists of short sentences that seem to lack development compared to the rest.

The last three tracks on the album remain uniform in sound, but the lyrics are not as hopeful as the ones heard in the beginning.

The words to these songs get more personal and incorporate lines VXFK DV ´\RX¡UH JRQna wish that you were young again,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cannot believe the future is happening to meâ&#x20AC;? that give off a nostalgic vibe.

Regardless of the contrasting lyrics, WKH VRQJV Ă RZ WRJHWKHU VHDPOHVVO\ The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy sends out great messages about life, romance and internal questions that listeners will be able to connect to.

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Winter sports became spring sports for these high-achieving teams

From one Jeremy to another

GRAPHIC BY SARA GAGGIA

Girls Basketball Girls varsity basketball ended their season with a 11-9 record and a district playoff birth.

Head coach Scott Selvidge said that although he was upset with WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO RXWFRPH RI WKH VHDVRQ the girls grew a lot as a team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we played hard,â&#x20AC;?

Coach Selvidge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one of those things where one team wins and one team loses.â&#x20AC;?

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HUDDLE UP: The team huddles around head coach Jason Looky.

HANDS UP: Junior Natalia Perez looks for an open player to pass to.

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The 2011-2012 boys varsity basketball team had LWV EHVW Ă&#x20AC;QLVK LQ KLVWRU\ $IWHU ZLQQLQJ WKH 'LVWULFW 12-8A title, the team beat Piper High School in the UHJLRQDO TXDUWHUĂ&#x20AC;QDOV EHIRUH IDOOLQJ WR WKH 'HHUĂ&#x20AC;HOG %HDFK %XFNV LQ WKH UHJLRQDO VHPL Ă&#x20AC;QDOV â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is not one thing I would change about this season,â&#x20AC;? Coach Looky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was amazing.â&#x20AC;?

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FANCY FOOTWORK: Senior Sami Salim dribbles around his opponent.

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SHOOTS AND SCORES: Junior Rachel Swadlow goes for shot on goal.

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HEAD TO HEAD: Junior Javier Gonzalez facing in a tournament during the regular season.

Wrestling The wrestling team had 11 athletes head to regionals and four advance to states which â&#x20AC;&#x153;raised the barâ&#x20AC;? for the team Coach Patrick McNamara said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made a great deal of progress because we had good leadership, a positive work ethic, and we were athletic,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Girls Soccer The varsity girls soccer team made history this year by making it to the state semiĂ&#x20AC;QDOV â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was the most successful season we have ever had here since the school opened and I am very happy with the results,â&#x20AC;? head coach Kate Dwyer said.

Boys Soccer The boys varsity soccer team ended its season with a 23-0-2 record, a 6A state championship and a No. 1 ranking in the nation by ESPN. This is the second year in a row that the Lightning have captured the state championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since October, we have come closer as a team, and it makes it HDVLHU IRU XV WR SOD\ RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG WRJHWKHU DQG RXWVLGH RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re best friends,â&#x20AC;? forward Danny Jensen.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lin-sane, Lin-credible and Linconceivable. New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has burst onto the scene in what seems like a matter of minutes.

In the past month, this young man has gone from being virtually unknown by most of the world to what most consider WKH PRVW SRODUL]LQJ Ă&#x20AC;JXUH LQ VSRUWV FXUrently. Some believe there is no way that his great play can last, but to me, whether KH LV D Ă XNH RU QRW -HUHP\¡V /LQ GHUHOOD story is truly Lin-spirational.

When you think of stars in the NBA, you think of guys who have been celebrated since high school. After the â&#x20AC;&#x153;starsâ&#x20AC;? take their talent to the city of their choice for college, they go directly to the big leagues to get millions of dollars.

Lin took a slightly different path. To VWDUW KLJK VFKRRO KH ZDV MXVW RYHU Ă&#x20AC;YH feet tall and weighed 120 pounds. After his freshman year of riding the bench on the junior varsity team at Palo Alto High School, he worked hard enough to make the varsity team. By his senior year, he grew to be over six feet and was the leader of the team and leading scorer.

However, despite great stats and an upset over a nationally ranked team for the state title, Lin was overlooked by the big-time colleges. Lin â&#x20AC;&#x153;settledâ&#x20AC;? for a trip to Harvard University to study economics and start at point guard as a freshman. Once again, Lin put up statistics that could compete with any big prospect, but because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily look the part, went undrafted to the NBA. At this point, most would have given up, especially with the economics degree from Harvard that Lin had, but he persevered.

Lin played in the summer league and Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ VWDUWHG WR PDNH WKH ULJKW LPSUHVsion. After outplaying top draft pick John Wall, the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State Warriors offered him a contract. After playing for only 10 minutes a game for 29 games in the 2010 season for his hometown Warriors, Lin was cut.

Once again he had to prove himself.

He did. After impressing scouts during practice with his effort and passion for the game, Lin was offered a minimum contract with no guaranteed money by the New York Knicks. That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t faze him. +H ZHQW FRXFK VXUĂ&#x20AC;QJ IURP KLV EURWKerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in California to teammate Landry Fieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in New York. He continued to ZRUN KDUG XQWLO Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ RQ )HE /LQ JRW to play and outperformed all-star point guard Deron Williams of the New Jersey Nets. Lin has averaged 21 points per game and 7 minutes per game and lead WKH .QLFNV WR ZLQ RXW RI WKHLU QH[W games.

Jeremy Lin is the perfect example of why people, especially athletes, should never give up on their dreams. No matter how many times he was told no, he continued to work to get to the next level.

As a pitcher on the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseball team, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a future as a player at the Division 1 level. There are many other athletes out there in the same shoes. Not quick enough, fast enough, tall enough, strong enough; none of that matters, though. People like Jeremy Lin give PH DQG DQ\ RWKHU DWKOHWH WKH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH and inspiration to carry on. Lin is the essence of the right type of player and person for athletes to follow.

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Varsity baseball comes together despite youth

BY JAKE MARSH

This season, the varsity baseball team will attempt to achieve success in a way different from past years. Led by a mere four seniors, the Lightning will try to overcome its inexperience and march towards a possible postseason berth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played baseball their whole lives,â&#x20AC;? head coach Mike White said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not young, but for most of them WKLV LV WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW \HDU SOD\LQJ YDUVLW\ EDVHball.â&#x20AC;?

Coach White said that the team must focus on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;little thingsâ&#x20AC;? in order to be successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to stress the fundamentals,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to make sure they execute that right. As you get older you get a little bit more advanced with it.â&#x20AC;?

The team is full of sophomores and juniors who will get the opportunity to play an extra year or two of varsity baseball, giving them more varsity experience because there are so few seniors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Our youth] is EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO WR WKH IXWXUH Âľ Ă&#x20AC;UVW EDVHPDQ 7RPP\ 4XLQWHUR said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we are older we are going to have good chemistry and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be better.â&#x20AC;?

4XLQWHUR D VRSKRPRUH VDLG WKDW EHing part of such a young team is different than the usual. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that one person that feels like they have to take responsibility for anything,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody just gets to help each other.â&#x20AC;?

6LPLODU WR 4XLQWHUR VKRUWVWRS 'DQQ\ Cepeda, who is also a sophomore, is optimistic that playing against more experienced teams will help them in the long run.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get to compete against older people and it makes us better as players,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since we are younger, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that much power, so we have to start bunting a lot. We have different strategies for each team.â&#x20AC;?

Cepeda said that he, along with the rest of his teammates, will need to focus in order to beat the older teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to just put effort into everything and be able to stay in each game,â&#x20AC;? he said.â&#x20AC;?

Contrary to these two sophomores, senior Brandon Cable has a different perspective. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since we have such a young team this year, it feels like I have a really big role to play because I need to help lead the team,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will need to lead the team by telling them what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expected to do and by picking all of my teammates up.â&#x20AC;?

Cable said that the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being so young will actually help them in a positive way for the rest of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every player on our team has a lot of talent,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since they are young they will have experience on the varsity level for next year.â&#x20AC;?

Junior Ji Woo is very excited about what is in store for the team this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is exciting,â&#x20AC;? the relief pitcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The energy, effort and enthusiasm this team has is unbelievable.â&#x20AC;?

Woo believes that the team will have to contribute with extra effort in order to win games against some of the older teams on its schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to give 110 percent and play to our full potential every game,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: Shortstop Danny Cepeda gets ready for a pitch in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game vs. Western on Feb. 21.

that the team needs to avoid its miscues during each game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make mistakes, especially the little ones that can cost us the game,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Coach White said that even though it has a lack of experience, the team is capable of beating anybody. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can compete with all of the

teams,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is just a matter of making all of the plays during the games and stepping up at the right times.â&#x20AC;?

If Coach White were to give his athletes any advice, he said it would be to focus and listen at all times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need to keep listening,â&#x20AC;? he said. ´'R ZKDW \RX¡UH FRDFKHG WR GR DQG HYerything will fall in place.â&#x20AC;?

Lightning softball off to fast start, keeps future goals in mind

BY ANNA SCHIFTER

Since the start of the season, the girls varsity softball team has won four out of LWV Ă&#x20AC;UVW Ă&#x20AC;YH JDPHV 2QH RI WKH ZLQV LQcluded the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defeat of Barbara Goleman Senior High School 11-0 on Feb. 17. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we played exceptionally well together,â&#x20AC;? pitcher Courtney Methven said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who the best player on our team is because everyone is equal in talent.â&#x20AC;?

Methven said the most exciting part of the game was when catcher Carly Yasses hit a homerun early in the game because it helped the team get â&#x20AC;&#x153;pumped up.â&#x20AC;? Head Coach Lonny Shapiro said that while Yasses is the top overall player, the team has a tremendous amount of talent as a whole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best part of the season so far has been having a lot of talent each day at practice to work with,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Coach Shapiro said the team needs to work on giving each and every game and practice their all and putting in all their effort to get a great outcome.

Third baseman Maddie Wideman gave input on what she thinks the team, as a whole, needs to practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The skills I think we need to work on is staying in the game even when we are down so that we can come back stronger,â&#x20AC;?

Wideman said.

Wideman said that she thinks the overall strength of the team together is having an excellent defense. She says the pitchers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about missLQJ D SLWFK EHFDXVH WKH\ DUH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW WKDW the defense is behind them.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think our team works well together because we have all been playing so long together and we know how everyone plays,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Methven and Wideman agree that after the team wins a game, the girls feel accomplished and are certain that they have played to the best of their abilities.

They said winning a game gets the team excited for the next game and shows the players that they are as good as any other

team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What makes us special is that we all get along so well and even when we are not playing softball, we all still hang out outside of school on the weekends,â&#x20AC;?

Methven said.

Coach Shapiro, Methven and Wideman said the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest competition is Western High School and West Broward High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they are both our biggest com-

petition because we never have been able to beat West Broward before. They are one of the best teams in the district, but this year I think we well be able to stand a chance,â&#x20AC;? Wideman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Western is competition because they are our natural rival; therefore, we feel compelled to beat WKHP HYHU\ WLPH ZH VWHS RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG Âľ By the end of the season, both the girls and the coach all hope to accomplish winning the district championship.

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New, old polo players rise up

BY BRITTANY ZEIDEL AND ALYSSA CARRAHA

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BY ALYSSA CARRAHA

PHOTO BY ALYSSA CARRAHA

BACK OFF: Aitor Sahonero (right) is in the process of a shot block, which is a defensive strategy that can not only prevent a goal, but also lead to a steal.

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Sophomore Jake Winderman provides commentary at the Miami Heat game on Feb. 5 for Sun Sports annual Kids Day.

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Senior doubles as both referee, player Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for hockey creates job

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RACE TO THE PUCK: Senior Matt Hersh (left) races to the puck in the lightningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game at Incredible Ice. Along with playing ice hockey, Hersh also serves as a referee for various levels of hockey games.

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Junior holds top diving records at Bay Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only diver excells in a pool of one

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Parkour jumps in popularity

BY JORDAN FRIEDMAN

Flips, tricks, vaulting, wall running - whatever it takes to get through, over and under REVWDFOHV DV HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQWO\ DV SRVsible. Parkour enthusiast Diego Gonzalez said that there are no limits to what athletes are allowed to do in this sport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sport requires quick thinking and is good exercise and a lot of fun,â&#x20AC;? said Gonzalez, a junior who is a traceur, which is the name for a person who does parkour.

His fellow traceur, junior Derrick Gallegos, gave insight on some of the moves involved with this fad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;True parkour is really about vaults,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dash and the Kong are my favorite moves.â&#x20AC;?

The Dash is when you jump over the entire obstacle and at the last moment place your hands on it and push off to keep your momentum going. The Kong is a dive at the object and your knees go through your arms.

Gallegos said that when he VDZ SDUNRXU IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH RQ YouTube, it looked really cool.

He said that those interested in starting to do parkour should look at the videos on YouTube for beginner tutorials and then LQFUHDVH WKH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW\ OHYHO ZKHQ ready. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more you do parkour the better you get. Practice makes perfect,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is 90

percent mental and 10 percent physical. You just have to have faith in your abilities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as safe as a sport can get. Major injuries are rare if you know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.â&#x20AC;?

Gallegos said that parkour and free running should not be confused, though. ´3DUNRXU LV WKH PRUH HIĂ&#x20AC;cient aspect that includes mostly vaults,â&#x20AC;? Gallegos said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, it is becoming more of an art form, taking on the characteristics of free running which is Ă DVKLHU DQG LQFRUSRUDWHV GLIIHUHQW Ă LSV DQG WULFNV Âľ Orthopedic doctor Kenneth Jarolem, MD said even when parkour is done properly, he has had those unlucky patients that have misstepped. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The skills are a good exercise but the falling is dangerous,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inevitably, this activity will lead to uncontrolled falls at fairly high rates of speed. This, in addition to the lack of protecWLYH JHDU PDNHV VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW LQMXry more likely than playing football.â&#x20AC;?

Although risks do exist, Gonzalez said there are techniques and precautions when participating in the sport. He recommends checking to make sure that wherever you do parkour is stable and that there are no present dangers, such as nails or glass. When performing a trick, the traceur may KDYH WR DOVR DGDSW WR D VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F circumstance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Depending on the situation

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HARDCORE PARKOUR: Juniors Diego Gonzalez (left) and Derrick Gallegos (right) both demonstrate their parkour skills that they perform on the streets. Parkour can be detrimental to the body if done under improper conditions but it is just as safe as any other sport, according to Gallegos.

and if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of momentum, you roll out,â&#x20AC;? Gonzalez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t land on your heels.

When I fall I try to land on a stiff but bent arm.â&#x20AC;?

Gallegos said that rolling out is for protection. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shoulder roll that absorbs the impact and directs it forward instead of downward.

Gonzalez said it would be nice if there were a set place that had a low risk of encountering dangerous objects and was somewhere traceurs were allowed to train. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My friends and I are always looking for a place to do parkour since we always are getting in trouble,â&#x20AC;? Gonzalez said.

Head of security Larry Silverman said that he is not op-

posed to parkour as long as â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a sport, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not against itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done prop- parkour. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m against parkour erly. being done under improper â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a sport, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not against conditions. The same way parkour. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never let the football against parkteam practice in the guidance our being done under improp- VMĂ&#x201E;JL WHYRV\Y ZOV\SK UV[ IL er conditions,â&#x20AC;? done in the courtyards.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Silverman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The -Head of Security Larry same way Silverman weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never let understanding of your own perthe football team practice in the guidance of- sonal limits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You of course have to test Ă&#x20AC;FH SDUNRXU VKRXOG QRW EH GRQH your limits or you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going in the courtyards.â&#x20AC;?

Wherever parkour is being to get any further,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done, Gallegos said that it still just how smart you are that derequires self-awareness and an termines how dangerous it is.â&#x20AC;?

Athletes required to dress out on game days

BY MELODI ERDOGAN AND HAYLEY MEYER

One of many rules for sports teams includes dressing up on game days. At the Bay, there is a guideline that requires student athletes to dress up in formal clothing on game days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started to do this at Cypress with the soccer team two years ago. We have always done it for football,â&#x20AC;? said Boomer Bray, who is involved with coaching both teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is just to get focused. That it is not a regular day, that it is not a practice day.â&#x20AC;?

Coach Boomer said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t personally dress up on JDPH GD\V DQG WKDW DW Ă&#x20AC;UVW DWKletes may not like dressing up on game days, but they eventually learn to embrace it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody is on board,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tradition and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always done it in football, all for one, one for all.â&#x20AC;?

Soccer player Javier Clavijo is recognized around school for dressing up in fancy clothes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never really get the chance to dress up outside of school,â&#x20AC;? said Clavijo, a junior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probably my favorite part of pre-gaming is getting dressed up. And when they say we get to wear a shirt and tie, I get really happy.â&#x20AC;?

Clavijoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammate junior

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BLACK TIE AFFAIR: Juniors Rhys Williams and Javier Clavijo plan out to match ties and shirts when they have to wear formal clothes on game days.

Rhys Williams said I wear my attire Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m that dressing up gives â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout the whole day Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more focused and KLP PRUH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH mentally reminded to be prepared take the game more on game day. seriously because we for the match and that I have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it gives donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always get to more emphasis for the game.â&#x20AC;? wear these clothes.â&#x20AC;? game and it lets every- - junior Javier Clavijo Soccer forward one know we have a Hannah Glick said game,â&#x20AC;? he said. that they only wear Clavijo said dressing up pre- Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m mentally reminded to be sweatpants and a sweatshirt on pares him for that nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. prepared for the match, and that game days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout the whole day I have a game,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to dress up

nicely, but for the boys I guess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s symbolic for the sports teams like basketball and football.

They have to be included, too,â&#x20AC;? said Glick, a sophomore.

Senior Josh Appel, who is the public address announcer for multiple school sports, said that he is a fan of dressing up and there is no downside to it in his eyes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it shows class,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing and it makes them stand out to the rest of the student body.â&#x20AC;?

Center for the varsity basketball team, Andres Aleman, likes to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep it interestingâ&#x20AC;? with his style. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a variety of ties that I switch up with and a couple of shirts that I mix and match with,â&#x20AC;? said Alemann, a senior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has to be khakis or dress pants, but it gets the ladies.â&#x20AC;?

Coach Boomer thinks that ultimately, when the athletes dress up on game days, it helps raise awareness to the student body when there are games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that the student body, the administration and the teachers applaud it because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a special day,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game day and it means they care about their school and how they feel about their teams.â&#x20AC;?

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What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Defense is my strength, but my ZHDNQHVV LV GHÀQLWHO\ RIIHQVH (YHU since I was little I have always struggled on offense. I mean I can hit the ball, but I am not a power hitter.

What inspired you to play softball and how long have you been playing for?

I have been playing since I was 5, and it was something that I always loved watching on T.V. and I got into it ever since then.

How does the team get motivated before games?

We listen to music. That is one big thing. We all just try to pump each other up. We are all really good friends, so that works, too.

What college do you want to go to?

Western Connecticut State University.

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What is one thing people do not know about baseball?

It is really a huge team sport. We need all 20 guys to play well or we are not going to win.

How has baseball affected your life?

Baseball has been a huge part of my life. It has kept me out of trouble, and I have made a lot of friends from it.

What is your walk-up song?

Why? “Behind Closed Doors” by Rise Against, because it pumps me up and it has a good message.

Do you model your game like a proffesional baseball player?

No, I play the way that I feel is the right way to play, which is with a lot of effort.

-Dalton Jacobs

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Nutrition guidelines set to promote healthier lives

BY REID OVIS AND BRITTANY ZEIDEL

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