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PEACE ISSUE Cypress Bay High School • 18600 Vista Park Blvd. • Weston, Fla. 33332 • Vol 17, Issue 2 • November 2017

By Katherine Gibson Opinion Copy Editor

For students like sophomore Alexa Bieber, being in school is a constant stressful situation. Between participating in multiple after-school clubs, taking numerous Advanced Placement classes and dealing with the monotonous class schedule, Bieber said she feels it is hard to catch a break from her worries.

“I believe that having a balance between stress and fun must be made,” Bieber said. “Even though I have such an intense load at school, I always make time each day to take a break from the stress.”

After school ends each day, Bieber commonly finds herself doing short meditations and connecting to her spirituality by reading Tarot cards.

“Doing a five-minute meditation every day is vital to your mental and spiritual health, which is proven to destress and rejuvenate,” Bieber said.

“Being spiritual just allows you to have a higher level of thinking, which helps me to look at the bigger picture of a stressful situation.”

Bieber said she notices the difference between her own stress levels and those of her friends and wants everyone to be able to achieve self-peace in the same way she does. Through consistent practice, Bieber has found many successful strategies to relieve her .

“Sometimes stress comes from overthinking situations,” Bieber said.

“Before taking a test or presenting a speech, take a deep breath and reassure yourself that everything is okay. Even making sure you get enough sleep decreases stress levels because it reenergizes you and puts you in the right positive mindset.”

Sara Schlorf, parent of sophomore Claire Schlorf, said she understands the

necessity of students finding inner peace. As a certified pilates and yoga instructor, she said she is a true advocate for students incorporating mindfulness training into their daily lives.

“I believe mindfulness is important because it connects to the true essence of who you are,” Schlorf said. “It allows you to live your life with purpose and meaning. Instead of being caught up in the external world, you are forced to draw inward. It makes you want to help others more, and you are able to empathize on a deeper level.”

Schlorf practices meditation every day and encourages her children to practice alongside her. She took mindfulness training courses through Balanced Body University and the Chek Holistic Lifestyles Certification Course. She said these courses have opened her eyes to how much training would be beneficial for students.

“Everything about that course brings mindfulness to everything you do,” Schlorf said. “Starting with preparing for sleep, how you eat and what you eat, to how you move your body, this course really has trained me to slow things down by being mindful at all times. By connecting the two, through concentration and being present in the moment, in the exercise, you will have better results.”

Schlorf said making small changes in daily routines would greatly help students achieve more self-peace.

“The best strategies for students is to buy a yoga mat and find a studio close to them and try different classes,” Schlorf said. “Something will stand out and resonate. Then, make a commitment to go. Put it in your calendar. “

Junior Isabella Proano is an advocate for this advice and practices it as secretary of Yoga Club. As a newly established club this school year, Proano said she hopes she can encourage more students to practice yoga to help them achieve selfpeace.

“At meetings, we provide a safe space for members to practice different yoga routines and mindful meditation,” Proano said. “Through their individual practices, members have the ability to connect to their internal emotions and find inner peace.”

Proano said she feels that although anxiety is normal for students to experience on a day-to-day basis, it is important to find ways to cope with this pressure and understand that everything will have a positive outcome.

“In my personal experience, Yoga Club has helped me forget about and be able to better manage stress,” Proano said.

“Although yoga is a great tool, students shouldn’t feel like yoga is the only way to feel less stressed out. Anywhere you are, you have the power to close your eyes, quiet your mind and simply be present in the moment.”

According to Proano, one way students can have more access to achievements in self-peace would be if teachers incorporated stress-relieving activities into their curriculum.

“Teachers being empathetic towards students and allowing them to feel safe and peaceful in the classroom would be an amazing thing,” Proano said. “Students

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“By incorporating mindfulness, the students will retain more, improve in tests and, in turn, the teachers will have higher scores and grades in the class,” Schlorf said. “They will be more relaxed and at ease, and the teacher will benefit from the same.”

Proano said as long as students are aware of the fact that mindfulness exists, fulfillment in relaxation is possible.

“I would strongly advise all students to practice finding self-peace in their own unique ways,” Proano said. “Techniques could include listening to music, picking a space in nature to relax, going for a walk or listening to meditations. I just think everyone should be able to experience the wonderful benefits that I have and find their zen.”

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FEATURES SPORTS

School mascot Mr. Lightning takes off her mask.

Exercise methods reach past the usual gym, field and court.

A&E

Tri-M Honor Society officers induct new musical members.

OPINION

Recent shootings provoke discussions regarding gun laws.

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College tour encourages applicants

enjoyed the more social aspect that this freedom provided.

“My favorite part of the college tour was going into the bookstores of each college,” Ramirez said. “It was a nice time to buy merchandise from the colleges and hang out with friends.”

Senior Kamila Montesinos said she went on the college tour to see some of the smaller schools that Florida had to offer, such as USF, since they are not as well known.

“I loved visiting the smaller schools that aren’t really acknowledged as much as the other schools,” Montesinos said.

“They were really nice and I would have never considered applying there if it wasn’t for the tour.”

By shanty fierro

ONline Managing Editor

In order to aid students in their college decision process, Broward Advisors for Continuing Education (BRACE) Adviser Shari Bush took students on the annual Florida college tour from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20. Throughout the tour, 100 students were taken to four Florida public universities where they went on guided tours of the campuses and met with admissions directors to get advice on how to better their chances of admission into the schools.

Students toured the University of Central Florida (UCF), Florida State University (FSU), University of North Florida and the University of South Florida (USF).

“I think the college tour is a great opportunity to see all the Florida schools, get a vibe of what they are looking for and just be in an environment for three days where they are really focusing on four very strong universities,” Mrs. Bush said.

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Having seen the schools in person has made me see my options a lot clearer now and have more of an idea as to where I want to spend the next four years.

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-senior Kamila Montesinos

Mrs. Bush has been organizing college tours for seven years. She said that college trips are beneficial because they provide students with the opportunity to walk around the campus and form their own opinions based on a first-hand experience,” Mrs. Bush said.

Students were unable to tour the University of Florida (UF) due to the fact that white supremacist Richard Spencer was speaking at the school, which put Gainesville into a state of emergency.

Although students did not get to see the campus, Mrs. Bush and the other chaperones gave a presentation about UF and the requirements to get accepted.

“Obviously, it would have been great for [the students] to see [UF], but this is life and in life we have to figure out an alternative path sometimes,” Mrs. Bush said. “Luckily, we were able to do a good job when talking about the University of Florida and briefing everybody about the school.”

Despite not being able to visit UF, Mrs. Bush said she was satisfied with how the tour turned out and enjoyed watching students have their moment of realization in regards to which school they want to attend.

“The best part [of the college visits] is seeing students click with a certain

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Next Four Tour: (From top) prospective students listen to a presentation from a current student at the University of North Florida located in Jacksonville.

They said they learned a lot while simultaneously immersing themselves in the college environment. Seniors Kamila Montesinos and Barbara Ramirez shop at the Florida State University book store. Broward Advisers for Continuing Education Shari Bush took students on the annual Florida college tour from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20.

school and saying ‘now I found out where I really want to be,’” Mrs. Bush said.

Senior David Navarro said he went on the tour to get to know the colleges better before committing to a school. His preferred choice is UCF because of the opportunities he would have regarding his major.

“I take many things into consideration when choosing a college, such as the campus, the flagship majors, the types of people and the community and I got to see a lot of that on the trip,” Navarro said.

“My favorite college was definitely UCF; I really like the campus’ modern look and their engineering program, which is what I’m looking to pursue.”

Junior Ashley Polsenberg said she was glad to be able to get a feel of the campuses before she begins the application process

next year. She said she was impressed with many Florida schools, in particular, FSU. “By far my favorite was FSU since it is such a huge school and it has a beautiful campus,” Polsenberg said. “Everyone was extremely kind there and there were many classes to take for my intended major: public relations.”

Junior Kevin Ramirez said the college tour made him realize how high the standards were for each of the schools.

“After the college tour, I felt like I had less options,” Ramirez said. “I realized how hard these schools are to get into and how difficult each of the requirements are to reach.”

Students were allowed to visit each college’s bookstore so they could buy school gear and apparel. Ramirez said he

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As a senior, Montesinos said she has limited time to decide which school she wants to go to, but she feels that the college tour has helped ease the stress at least a little bit.

“The chaperones treated us like adults and gave us a lot of freedom, so I got to meet up with old friends who gave me advice about what each school was like first-hand,” Montesinos said. “Having seen the schools in person has made me see my options a lot clearer now and have more of an idea as to where I want to spend the next four years.”

News Calendar General

• Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 22-26 • Blood Drive, Nov. 29-30 • SAT Testing, Dec. 2

Club Meetings • • • •

HOSA, Nov. 28 Key Club, Nov. 29 English Honor Society, Dec. 4 Mu Alpha Theta, Dec. 7

Events

• Best Buddies Thanksgiving Celebration, Nov. 17 • Cambridge Celebration Night, Dec. 6 • Rotary Run, Dec. 10

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Pink Out Night promotes breast cancer awareness

By Karla Soberon

In order to raise money for Breast Cancer research and increase awareness for the disease, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) hosted the annual Pink Out Night on Oct. 30.

About 120 people attended the event, which took place in the auditorium.

Junior and committee leader Panayiota Thaikos said HOSA had been working diligently to ensure the Pink Out Event would be successful.

She also said there were many forms of entertainment, including a Zumba class featuring DJ Gringo, food from La Rural, a photo booth, raffles and guest speakers, to entice people to attend the event.

“We worked so much this month to assemble all the different committees and gather sponsors, and everyone dedicated a lot of time,” Thaikos said.

“I am so proud of my committee for all of their hard work because in the end, the Pink Out [Event] was a huge success and we had an amazing turnout.”

Guest speakers included Congresswoman Debbie WassermanSchultz, who was the keynote speaker, Guidance secretary Conchita Rodriguez and Kara Kondaki, a certified breast cancer patient navigator. These guest speakers shared the stories of their battles with breast cancer and explained how it has affected their lives.

“I thought the guest speakers were very empowering and taught me valuable life lessons,” sophomore Ashleigh Crane said. “I think that people could learn a lot from events like this since

it can greatly affect people’s lives.”

The event organizer, HOSA teacher Carol Warnock, worked with Thaikos to ensure the event was successful.

This is her tenth year running the Pink Out Event through HOSA, and she said that they plan to host many more events similar to this in the future.

“This year’s Pink Out [Event] was definitely one of our biggest successes, and all of our efforts payed off,” Mrs. Warnock said. “I could not have done it without the amazing team Panayiota assembled and the various organizations that devoted their supplies and time.”

HOSA members worked at the event as greeters, raffle ticket sellers, photo booth workers and food managers.

Junior Ariana Rojas worked as a greeter at the event and she said she was able to enjoy the event and listen to the guest speakers after her shift was over.

“I worked as a greeter for the Pink Out [Event], which was fun since everyone was so excited to be there. After my shift was done, I was able to listen to the guest speakers and take pictures in the photo booth,” Rojas said. “[Members in HOSA] have to participate in events throughout the year for the HOSA club and I chose to contribute to the Pink Out [Event] because it is for a good cause.”

For many HOSA members, it was their first time participating in this event.

Freshman Tiffany Zheng worked the photo booth outside of the auditorium.

“When I saw the jobs, I knew that I had to work the photo booth,” Zheng said. “It was such a fun and interactive experience. I had the opportunity to

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Pink Power: (From top) PTSA President Latoya Stucke and congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz hold motivational photo props to support the annual Pink Out event on Oct. 30. (From left) Freshmen Camila Dohi, Gabriela Merino and Camila Espinosa collect donations for breast cancer research.

converse with some of the special speakers and take their picture.”

Mrs. Warnock said the Pink Out Night will be continued for years to come and she hopes that more organizations will get involved and expand the event to get more people to attend.

“Since this was such an amazing turnout, I am trying to see if we can get more sponsors so we can have an even bigger turnout next year,” Warnock said.

“I cannot wait to see what next year will bring for the Pink Out [Event].”

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RAINBOW CONNECTION Gender-Sexuality Alliance decked out in rainbow to celebrate Coming Out Day on Oct. 12.

By Rachel Friedman Managing Editor

Rainbow posters, flags and paints colored the courtyard on Oct. 12 as members of Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) decked out to celebrate Coming Out Day, a national and annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) awareness day. Senior and GSA club President Felix Levy said Coming Out Day achieves one central purpose: providing a welcoming and comfortable outlet for those in the LGBTQ community to express themselves proudly and freely.

“Coming Out Day is so important because it gives people a platform to be who they are and live their lives with pride,” Levy said. “We celebrate everyone in the community despite whether or not they are ‘out’ yet.”

Members of GSA celebrated the event during every lunch period; they split up to each manage tables with different purposes. Senior Alai Alizo ran the body-painting table where she painted LGBTQ-related designs on students’ arms and faces. She said she was fortunate to take part in such a meaningful event.

“I loved getting to know the different people that are a part of the community and knowing that there are so many [students] who support us,” Alizo said.

“The LGBTQ community is considered a minority group and is a target to many unkind people around the world, so it was nice to be able to see so much support.”

To symbolize the act of “comi n g o u t of the closet,” the members of GSA placed a closet door with a rainbow flag hanging from it in the courtyard. World language teacher and GSA sponsor Declan Lyons said this is his favorite aspect of the entire celebration.

“I love the fact that we have the [closet] door and that people can actually experience the physical activity of coming though the door of self-discovery,” Dr. Lyons said. “It’s fun

and meaningful, and the kids love it.”

Levy said the planning process went smoothly and without stress; it took the officers two weeks to plan the event’s festivities, and the members became involved one week prior when they began volunteering to run the different tables.

“Since [Coming Out Day] occurs every year, we already knew everything we had to do,” Levy said. “The planning went by really fast because we knew exactly what supplies we had to get.”

Although National Coming Out Day is scheduled to be on Oct. 11, members of GSA celebrated on Oct. 12 due to the appointed date

falling on a super testing day. Despite this, Levy said the only other setback the club faced in executing the celebration was the weather.

“The rain was definitely an inconvenience for anyone who wanted to stay dry,” Levy said.

“Unfortunately, it probably prevented some students from checking [Coming Out Day] out.”

Regardless of the obstacles that the G S A

members encountered while executing the event, Levy said the day was one to remember.

“My favorite part of the day was taking pictures with all of my friends,” Levy said. “The memories of all of us being extremely happy and proud of our identities will stay close to my heart for the rest of my life.”

Senior and GSA member Sebastian Aguerrevere volunteered

students to feel accepted, Levy said Coming Out Day also serves to bring attention to the club and educate uninformed students about the LGBTQ community.

“This day really spreads awareness to people so they can get a better understanding of the [LGBTQ] community,” Levy said. “It’s so important to build visibility so people can be more educated and accepting.”

Similar to Levy, Alizo said the biggest benefit of honoring Coming Out Day at the Bay is that it allows students to feel comfortable in their own skin. “[Coming Out Day] shows people in the LGBTQ community that it is completely fine to be who you are and be proud to be a part of our family,” she said. “GSA is a way for me to get to meet other people with similar interests and connect with a small part of the LGBTQ community, and we reself, ally proved I relate to [the this to members] greatly and think of them all as my children.”

Dr. Lyons said he appreciates the support at “the Gender Table” to educate students about the numerous gender identities. He said he enjoyed helping out at the event to promote LGBTQ awareness.

“My job was to teach students; I studied terms in advance to effectively educate people,” Aguerrevere said. “I loved seeing so many people come and support us.”

Dr. Lyons has been the sponsor of GSA for 11 years; he said he is so grateful to hold this position because of the club’s outstanding achievements, which includes Coming Out Day. “I jumped at the opportunity [to be adviser],” Dr. Lyons said.

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shown by numerous teachers as well as by Principal Scott Neely.

“Coming Out Day is a great celebration where you can see not only the students, but also the staff, come together to celebrate,” Dr. Lyons said. “A majority of the teachers here are very accepting, and Mr. Neely has provided us with a wonderful venue and supports us on this day every year.”

Along with accomplishing the purpose of allowing LGBTQ

feel welcomed to embrace it, Dr. Lyons said there will always be some students who aren’t ready to come out. However, he said celebrating this day is still beneficial to these students as they are impacted from a distance.

“Coming Out Day is just one of those beautiful days in which we celebrate our identity,” he said. “It always turns out wonderful; even for the kids that aren’t ready to come out, there is a community here and they are accepted and loved from afar.”

Ac c o r d ing to Dr. Lyons, Comi ng Out Day is the perfe c t represent ation of GSA’s overall ambitions as it shows the students at the Bay that they have a place to turn to when they need support and acceptance.

“GSA provides a haven OUt and of safety and 100 percent Proud: acceptance to all students (Clockwise from top left) (From left) no matter who they freshmen Kaveri Jadav, Hayden Garbez are and what they and Olivia Adoghe walk “out of the identify as; this closet.” Sophomore Sol Rovira paints is their family— a rainbow flag on sophomore Joseph there’s no judgHallett’s face. Gender-Sexuality ment,” Dr. LyAlliance members dress up to celebrate ons said. “This Coming Out Day on Oct. 12. club is a sacred space for them and its role is to be a second home t h e students to them, which is so important through Coming Out Day.” because sometimes these kids Although the students in go home and it’s not really their GSA attempt to make every stu- home because they’re not acdent hiding his or her sexuality cepted there.”

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Honor societies help students soar to success

by CHLOE WAIN

At Falcon Cove Middle School (FCMS), free after school tutoring began on Oct. 17 for middle school students in need of math, reading and writing assistance. The tutors who participate in the program are members of multiple clubs at the Bay such as National Honor Society (NHS), Mu Alpha Theta (MAO) and English Honor Society (EHS).

The leader of the tutoring service, Stella Stringer, is a sixth grade math teacher at FCMS and she created the program seven years ago for her math students.

“I observed that many of my students were struggling with some of these basic skills,” Mrs. Stringer said. “By creating a tutoring program, I can help students by giving them a welcoming environment filled with students who need extra assistance as well.”

Tutoring is offered to FCMS students twice a week after school. In previous years, all FCMS tutoring was on Tuesdays, however, this year they changed it to make Tuesdays for math and Wednesdays for English. Mrs. Stringer said the tutoring program is successful because the tutors work well with the middle school students.

“The tutors from the Bay build an interpersonal relationship with the students and begin to see themselves as equals,” Mrs. Stringer said. “This trust leads to the tutee and tutor communicating to one another in an effective way that leads to improvement in the learning process.”

Last year, FCMS increased its Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) scores in math by 13 percent in both seventh and eighth grade and by six percent in sixth grade. Stringer said the tutors from the Bay were recognized as a strong contributing factor to this achievement.

“I am very impressed with the FSA math scores,” Mrs. Stringer said. “It amazes me to see how much an impact the tutors from the Bay had on the students.”

Mrs. Stringer said the students who attend the after school tutoring are improving in more ways than just increasing their skills in mathematics and English; they also begin to build self-esteem by being tutored in subjects they feel they are struggling in.

“By being tutored, it increases participation in class and affects their overall well-being,” Mrs. Stringer said. “My students who were struggling became more self-confident in their math skills, accepted challenging tasks and always participated in class with added enthusiasm.”

Junior Emily Stringer, Falcon Cove tutoring head for MAO, said she has helped her mom with the after school tutoring program since she was in middle school.

“I chose to be a tutor for the program because I love kids and math,” Stringer said. “Tutoring students in math is a perfect match for me.”

Stringer said tutoring at FCMS has inspired her to become a middle school teacher when she grows up. She said she enjoys being able to assist students while

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Make it count: Junior Daniel Shmul assists Falcon Cove Middle School students Bryan Souza (left) and Dylan Perez by answering questions about lessons they learned in math class.

building a trust with the student at the same time.

“My favorite part about tutoring is creating a bond with the middle schoolers. I try to make it fun and interesting so that the student is engaged,” Stringer said.

“When you build a bond with the student, they are going to want to come back.”

Allyson Miller, a sixth grader and student of Mrs. Stringer’s at FCMS, said after school tutoring helped her tremendously in her math class. She said the tutors from the Bay explain to her how to complete the problems in a way she can understand.

“The program is helping me in math because when I have a question, they

help me step by step,” Miller said. “At the end of the day, I feel like I accomplished something in math.”

Mrs. Stringer said she hopes that the tutoring program will continue to grow and increase the effects on students learning for years to come. She said the program comes with benefits beyond educational improvements.

“We are building our future through these types of programs,” Mrs. Stringer said. “They will become productive citizens and learn more than they can imagine from being a student who needs assistance, to possibly turning into a tutor themselves and excelling in any subject they desire.”

Bus app reduces after-school stress

BY HANNAH LASSNER

With over 20 buses, hundreds of students riding them and only one bus board, finding locations and arrival spots can be a daily routine for bus riders. A mobile bus loop application, available to all students at the Bay, was created to reduce the amount of students that crowd around the bus board at the end of the school day.

The app shows the two loops with a numbered list of each bus in order from the beginning to the end of the line.

This app was launched on Sept. 18 and has already proven to have a positive impact on students, according to juniors Valentina Vallalta and Luciana Villalobos, the founders. Vallalta and Villalobos contributed to the creation of the bus loop app by working on the design and coding features, as well as developing the idea and its benefits.

“The idea [for the app] came up in my robotics class when I was trying to think of a way to help our community,” Villalobos said. “I immediately thought of how the students at this school cram at the end of the day to find where their buses are and I wanted to make a difference with that situation.”

Flyers were posted around the Bay with information about the app and a barcode for students to scan. Once students scanned the code on social media app, Snapchat, the bus loop app link automatically comes up.

Vallalta said her main goal in creating the app was to make it as convenient as possible for students.

“We want students to be able to easily

access the location of their bus and have the ability to avoid all the students at the bus board,” she said. “Because almost all students use a phone, we realized that this app could be successful.”

Sophomore Carly Jakob said the app is a better alternative to finding bus locations from the bus board since it helps to avoid the chaos around it.

“Before the app was created, it would

take me a while to find where my bus was on the bus board because so many people were surrounding it,” Jakob said. “This app is so helpful since all you have to do is look at your phone to find the number and loop the bus is located in.”

Jakob said the app allows her to get to her bus faster and she is less stressed.

Jakob rides the bus almost everyday and ever since the bus loop app was introduced, she has never had to walk to the bus board.

“I really hate being pushed around and trying to look over people’s heads to see where my bus is on the board,” Jakob said. “Now that I have the bus loop app, I’m no longer stressed about not being able to find my bus on the board and potentially missing it.”

Mr. Graham, a faculty member who is involved in behavioral support and transportation, said he has already seen students around the school using the bus app on a daily basis.

“I believe the young ladies who developed the app did a really good job in the creation of it,” Graham said. “I absolutely think this app will be helpful and convenient for students who ride the bus.”

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National Merit recognizes semifinalists

By Isa Caroub

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of the National Merit semifinalists on Sept.

13. Seventeen of these semifinalists are seniors from the Bay: William Braga, Andrew Braxton, Ryan Bush, Isabella Chiurillo, Sydnie Cohen, Hannah Kang, Andrew Kennedy, Lance Kotler, Tyler Kotler, Joseph Li, Richard Liu, Dylan Lyon, Christian Pichardo, Hannah Rothbard, Caleb Wong, Zachary Wurtenberger and Zonshen Yu. “I think this award is great for students to shine and prove themselves to others how dedication conquers everything,” Rothbard said. “It means so much for me to be a semifinalist because I know that I’ve moved up, and it was all of my hard work that got me here.”

The National Merit Scholarship Program awards students based on their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), their extracurricular achievements and their leadership positions. All semifinalists will be eligible to apply for a $2,500 college scholarship for scoring in the top 99 percentile on the 2016 PSAT/NMSQT. “When I found out about the money we might be able to receive, I was very excited to start,” Rothbard said. “I love to push myself and see how far I can go when I am determined.”

In order to advance to the next round of the National Merit Scholarship, semifinalists must submit an essay and a report with their grades throughout

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their high school career. Semifinalists are then notified by mail in February 2018 if they have advanced to the finals. High school principals are also notified and provided with a certificate to present to each finalist.

“The process was very nervewracking,” Bush said. “You start to question if you’re really good enough when you go back through your old grades.”

Tyler Kotler said studying for the PSAT took a lot of hard work, but in the end, it was definitely worth the long

nights of studying.

“Studying for the exam took lots of time and preparation, but I don’t regret it at all,” Tyler Kotler said. “When I saw my name on the semifinalists list, I knew it was the right choice.”

Guidance Counselor Sheryll Wilson said being a semifinalist is a huge honor.

She also said parents should encourage their kids to take the PSAT as a junior because of the many benefits they could receive from the National Merit scholarship.

“All parents should be proud

and encourage their kids to get this scholarship,” Ms. Wilson said. “It could help students enter great colleges and not have to worry about the money as much as they did before.”

Tyler Kotler said he motivated himself to take the PSAT last year because he knew about the many opportunities the National Merit Scholarship could provide.

“No one encouraged me to do this; I didn’t feel obligated to attempt to get this scholarship by my parents or teachers,” Tyler Kotler said. “Most of my peers and I were already planning on taking the PSAT because it was offered for free at school and we knew scoring well provided an opportunity to receive National Merit.”

Guidance director Marlene Sanders said she advises all students to take the PSAT as a junior to attempt to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship.

“All dedicated students should consider this scholarship because colleges look for these kinds of things,” Mrs. Sanders said. “[The National Merit Scholarship] is an amazing opportunity for students to test themselves and use their intellect for scholarships.”

Rothbard said she was thrilled when she first found out she was a semifinalist and her parents are supporting her throughout the scholarship process in hopes that she advances to the finals.

“My parents are the best. They are so proud of me and it makes me feel so good,” Rothbard said. “When I found out I qualified to be a semifinalist, I was so excited and I couldn’t stop smiling that day; it was great.”

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DECA Month informs members of potential opportunities

by Lauren pabian news copy editor

The month of November is officially Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Month, so it will be filled with spirit days, competitions and workshops to teach students more about the club. DECA Month was kicked off on Nov. 5 when students were shown a membership video in class.

“I have been so excited for DECA Month since it’s always such a fun time; I love teaching other students about DECA and all it has to offer,” senior and Executive Council Officer Augustina Tanoria said. “I also learn so much about DECA, too, which is super cool.”

There are workshops held after school to teach students more about DECA as well as in-school activities such as an officer scavenger hunt and weekly vlogs. Tanoria said she worked with junior and Executive Council Officer Jose Mayorca to develop the schedule and activities for DECA Month.

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Decacated: (Clockwise from top left) students in Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) watch membership video on the first day of DECA Month to inform them about the club and the class. (From left) freshman Jose Urruita, junior Gustavo Rubio and junior Isabella Quintero collect and deliver boxes of donated food for the organization Helping Hands at the Emerging Leadership Services (ELS) Conference.

DECA Leadership Council (DLC’s) hold up DECA Diamonds at a meeting in The Wave on Nov. 5.

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-senior Agustina Tanoria

“[Mayorca and I] have been working hard to think of activities that are engaging and fun for the students,” Tanoria said. “I think the officer scavenger hunt will be so fun for everyone, and it’s going to be so funny when everyone is so excited and running up to me and the other officers.”

The Bay’s chapter created a hashtag to center many of the activities around, during DECA Month: #whydeca. Marketing essentials and business essentials teacher Denise Jacks said she and the officer team wanted to emphasize all of the reasons they believe DECA is amazing.

“Our goal for this month is to inform our members of everything DECA has to offer,” Mrs. Jacks said. “Most students don’t know all of the features there are and we are trying to inform and motivate them to take advantage of these opportunities. I’m so excited to be able to use this month to teach students all the ways they can be involved and where they can go with the program.”

DECA will be using social media as a platform to communicate between students and inform them about DECA Month.

“We will mainly be using our Instagram and Twitter, @decacbhs, to connect our members to the opportunities of business and of DECA,” Tanoria said. “We believe this will be an effective way to communicate with students since social media is widely used and read.”

The Bay’s DECA chapter is participating in a nationwide selfie challenge where each day of November is assigned a theme.

Members of DECA have to post a selfie every day according to that day’s theme with the hashtag “#DECAMonth” and tag @decaInc. Some of the days’ themes are “Your Best DECA Selfie,” “Your DECA Mentor” and “A DECA Diamond.”

“I can’t wait to see all of the amazing photos everyone is going to enter to the competition,” Tanoria said. “Activities like this in DECA Month are what make it so special since we are able to look at all these old pictures and think back to the countless number of memories we have made.”

Florida DECA collected items to donate to an organization called Daystar Life Center. DECA officers went to St. Petersburg from Nov. 2 to Nov. 5 for the Emerging Leaders Summit conference where they participated in workshops and learned more about DECA. “[The officer team] was so

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eager to attend this conference so we could learn even more about DECA to teach the other students; we are going to take the information and leadership skills we learned and apply it to making DECA Month even more successful,” senior and Interim President and Director of Executive Officers Valentina Sígala said.

“Cypress Bay DECA is so excited to announce that in the toy drive, we donated 22,882 items and the state’s total was 35,838; we are so proud of our achievement and believe it’s a good start to a great month.”

Mrs. Jacks said she is excited to introduce DECA month activities and believes it will be beneficial to the students.

“We tried to make all of the activities a combination of fun and education,” she said. “We want the students to be engaged but have a good time while they are learning. It is so important for all the students to get the most out of everything they can learn this month, and we believe the best way for them to do so is to have fun.”

Tanoria said planning DECA Month took a lot of hard work and “DECAcation,” but she feels ready and thrilled to take on the challenge.

“I am so excited to be able to inform all the members on all that DECA has to offer and to

share my enthusiasm and passion with the members,” Tanoria said.

Junior and DECA Assistant Director of the Executive Council Gustavo Rubio said that he likes DECA Month because he enjoys seeing all of his peers become more involved in DECA. “I am so passionate about DECA and I love to see other people begin to love it as much as I do,” Rubio said. “I think that DECA Month is an amazing opportunity for people to learn about the purpose and goals of DECA in order to become more involved.”

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I think that DECA Month is an amazing opportunity for people to learn about the purpose and goals of DECA in order to become more involved.

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I am so excited to be able to inform all the members on all that DECA has to offer and to share my enthusiasm and passion with the members.

-junior Gustavo Rubio

Rubio believes DECA Month is crucial as it also prepares students for the upcoming District competition in January.

“Since districts is around the corner, this is the best time to start prepping and getting involved,” Rubio said. “DECA

Month is going to be beneficial to other students since they will gain knowledge about business and DECA as a whole.”

Rubio said many of the activities held during DECA Month will be used to aid students in preparations for the future.

“We’re implementing activities and events to provide our members with information on how to succeed in the future,” Rubio said. “We believe that these activities are equally as important as the ones that are used to teach students about high school DECA.” Sígala said she is excited for the opportunity to give back to the students in DECA. “Throughout DECA Month, the officer team hopes to connect with the members and give back to them for everything they have done for us,” she said.

Sígala said she finds it stressful to get everything done in a timely manner; however, she said she enjoyed planning all of the activities.

“It is very exciting planning various interactive activities and sharing useful information to our members, but it also becomes very stressful to execute everything properly,” Sígala said. “Overall, I am thrilled to have our members see all the benefits that DECA can bring them and hopefully inspire some of the other members to love DECA as much as I do.”

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Clubs employ fundraising techniques

by Carli Udine

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In order to keep the clubs at the Bay up and running, members must raise enough money to sponsor the club’s activities.

With approximately 100 different clubs throughout the Bay, clubs cannot host fundraisers without interfering with other clubs. Utilizing candy or snack boxes as a form of fundraising is a trend within the clubs at the Bay. The Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) snack and candy box sale started on Sept. 29 and lasted until Oct. 25. Students are asked to sell the items in these boxes which usually add up to around $75 per box. Kim Zocco, marketing teacher and DECA adviser, said these fundraisers are necessary in order to keep the DECA program successful.

“We use the money collected from the candy box sales for very important things,” Mrs. Zocco said. “It is important that we use the money we collect from these fundraisers in order to give our hard working club members amazing opportunities to succeed.”

Mrs. Zocco said it is necessary to have money saved in order to maintain a legitimate status throughout the nation.

“Our chapter has always been very large and successful, so we definitely want to keep up our good reputation,” she said. “Fundraising really allows us to do that.”

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will also use leftover funds to repair any broken equipment they have.

As the president of the club, senior Naomi Lopez said fundraising is necessary in order to make sure the club remains well-run and represented throughout the school.

“The money we make helps us provide more for our photo classes and club members so that they can explore the art of photography to its fullest,” Lopez said. “We want our members to have the opportunity to engage in every aspect that photography has to offer so that they are well-rounded.”

Lopez said the fundraiser creates awareness of the goals of the club and draws positive attention to the club as a whole.

“Many people do not know that there are more ways to do photography than just digital or film photography. We try to teach these different techniques to allow students involved to express themselves,” Lopez said. “I strongly believe that if we have more events and fundraisers, we can get more people interested in photo [club] and really expand our chapter.”

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) hosted a fundraiser for hurricane relief.

Sophomore and member Kayla Truske said the basis of this club is helping

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I think that the fundraisers we do within our chapter really teach students how to approach a wide range of individuals and seek their help. For some students, this involves going out of their comfort zone and ultimately growing from these experiences.

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-DECA adviser Kim Zocco According to Mrs. Zocco, fundraising also teaches students responsibility and how to face real-world situations as they have to deal with money.

“I think that the fundraisers we do within our chapter really teach students how to approach a wide range of individuals and seek their help,” Mrs. Zocco said. “For some students, this involves going out of their comfort zone and ultimately growing from these experiences.”

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the inside scoop: (From top to bottom) members of the Photography Club sell Mini Melts after school on B days for $3 in order to raise money for supplies like film and chemicals for the photography class. These Mini Melts come in a variety of flavors, ranging from vanilla to cookies and cream. (Left to right) members of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) junior Rishi Ganguli and sophomore Joao Olivencia sell chocolate bars for $1 to freshman Ansh Kalariya to raise money for the UNICEF foundation. Members of the UNICEF club have four weeks to sell their treats.

Senior Heather Ruggiero is enrolled in Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Business, a DECA course, and part of her grade for the first quarter is selling a snack box to raise money for the chapter.

“Even though carrying the huge snack box around is not easy, collecting money for such an amazing club is worth it,” Ruggiero said. “A lot of my classmates bought snacks from me. Everyone gets really hungry throughout the day, so the snacks and candy sell pretty quickly.”

Ruggiero said the fundraiser gives students an opportunity to get parents

involved in the organization.

“I took the snack box to visit my dad at work and received so many questions from his co-workers about the organization,” she said. “I think it is great for adults around the community to be aware of DECA because that is the only way it will grow and improve.”

The Photography Club is also holding a fundraiser for its chapter. Members are selling Mini Melts, a small ice cream snack, right after school on ‘B’ days for $3 each. The money they collect will go towards buying chemicals and film for the creative photography classes. They

individuals who are in need.

“Right now we are doing an amazing fundraiser to help people impacted by the recent hurricanes,” Truske said.

“It is great that UNICEF is such a big club because it is really easy for every member to truly make a difference and be involved. Because there are so many members, our club is able to help so many people who were left with nothing after the storms.”

UNICEF utilized small orange boxes for a fundraiser, “Trick or Treat For UNICEF,” to collect the money to donate.

Club members went around school and from house to house while trick-ortreating with their boxes and asked for money to go towards their cause.

“It was amazing to see all of the bright orange boxes when walking around school and even throughout the community,” she said. “After all, UNICEF is all about giving back [to those in need]; being able to see all of the club’s efforts put into action by helping people feels so good.”

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SGA co-hosts weekly Y100 broadcast by sophia handley

The Bay’s Student Government Association (SGA) got a first-hand look into what it’s like to broadcast from the WHYI-FM (Y100) radio station in Miami, on Oct. 12. Senior Katherine Gibson, SGA First Vice President, entered the organization in a raffle to visit the Y100 studio and participate in a broadcast. During the broadcast, they had the chance to promote SGA and explain its importance to the Bay. “Everyone was so excited to participate in this opportunity to help promote SGA,” junior and SGA Second Vice President Nicole Straight said. “We really wanted to emphasize the importance SGA has on the Bay.” Along with Gibson, juniors and SGA Recording Secretary Lauren Nau, SGA Third Vice President Callie Carpenteri and SGA Historian Emily Fischgrund, and seniors and SGA Treasurer Barbara Ramirez and SGA member Jacy Grosz were chosen to go to the Y100 broadcast station after winning the raffle. They were given a tour of the radio station and had the opportunity to learn how broadcasting works there. They also participated in the Y-5 Countdown, which is when the radio station plays the top five songs of the day beginning and number five and ending with one.

“The studio was decked out with microphones and DJ tables, and it was really cool and different to see all the equipment that was used to broadcast the station,” Nau said.

The SGA members also met the Y100 radio personalities Frankie P. and

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djs for the day: On Oct. 12, (from left to right) SGA Historian junior Emily

Fischgrund, Recording Secretary junior Lauren Nau, Third Vice President junior Callie Carpenteri, member senior Jacy Grosz, Second Vice President junior Nicole Straight, First Vice President senior Katherine Gibson and Treasurer senior Barbara Ramirez were chosen to co-host the Y-5 countdown with the radio personalities Frankie P. and Carolina at Y100. They represented the Bay and shouted out students and teachers on air.

Carolina. The two broadcasters taught them how to use all the equipment at the radio station, so they would be able to carry out the broadcast.

At the station, the SGA members were able to explain to the Y100 broadcasters

what SGA’s purpose is and why they think it is a big contribution to the Bay’s success. The radio broadcasters at the station offered to help with events at the Bay including homecoming and pep rally.

“When Frankie P. and Carolina

offered to host our pep rally and help out at homecoming, we were all so excited and shocked; we realized how big of an opportunity we had just being on the radio station,” Nau said. “Unfortunately, our pep rally and homecoming already passed so they couldn’t help, but it was so sweet that they cared enough to offer.’’

After exploring the radio station, the members of SGA were on the air and introduced songs and gave shout-outs to their friends and family listening on the radio.

“We stayed for about two hours just hanging out and having a good time,” Carpenteri, said. “The workers at Y100 were super nice and helpful which made the experience all the better.”

Towards the end of their time on the air, the SGA members got to take calls; they encouraged other members of SGA to call in while they were on the air.

“It was really cool getting to talk to our friends through the radio station because some people that called were some of my closest friends,” Nau said. “It was really funny talking to them since a lot of them didn’t know what to say.”

Carpenteri said everyone that attended the broadcast really enjoyed it and thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“It was a really cool experience because I listen to [Y100] everyday, so it was awesome to be on the other side of it,” she said. “It was an experience I will never forget, and we were all so thankful to have gotten the chance to participate in this amazing opportunity to promote SGA.”

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INTERNATIONAL FEST

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The courtyard was transformed into a multicultural celebration on Oct. 25 for Promoting Relations in Diversity through Education (PRIDE)’s annual International Festival.

As students walked from table to table during their lunches, they were able to explore 38 countries from all around the world.

“PRIDE has International Fest to promote different cultures,” junior and event director Sofia Valencia said.

“Every culture is different and has an important significance, so I think it is important that we promote the different cultures so people can get to know each other better and can work with different cultures better.”

In September, teachers and clubs chose countries to represent. At the festival, they celebrated these countries by decorating tables, handing out traditional foods and creating activities and trivia with facts about their respective cultures.

“Every table was unique and was very open to everyone, which made it feel like one big celebration for all cultures, not just the individual countries,” senior and president of PRIDE Emmy Semprun said. “People had a good time, ate some food and danced a little, but they also left having learned something new about these countries.”

Besides walking around the tables, students could also watch performances like dances. Semprun performed a flamenco dance to represent her Spanish culture.

“I performed at International Fest because I’m the president of PRIDE and I take any chance I get to promote diversity. I think [International Fest] is a wonderful event and getting to run it and also be a part of it was an amazing experience,” Semprun said. “I love my dance and I love my club, so having them come together was very exciting.”

Semprun said she thought her performance went well and she was happy to share her culture with her fellow students.

“I’ve always loved dancing; I’ve been dancing flamenco for 11 y e a r s and I’m very passionate about it,” Semprun said.

“Besides that, though, there’s always a great feeling of celebration at International Fest that really makes the performance that much better.”

Valencia was in charge of organizing the event and assigning countries to clubs and teachers. Preparations for the festival began once students returned to school on Sept. 18 after seven school days off due to Hurricane Irma. Valencia said she had to overcome some challenges in organizing the event, but in the end, it all paid off.

“It was hard to control so many people because I had to oversee every country,” Valencia said. “Everything went as we planned and

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No passports necessary: (Clockwise from top) freshman Susana Aguilar, juniors Mariana Aguilar and Fabiana Mujica, freshmen Beatriz Kolster, Isabel Kolster and Magdelena Blaquier work the Colombia booth for Promoting Relations in Diversity through Education’s International Fest. Junior Laydette Figuera paints senior Homero Argiro’s face with a flag to promote cultural awareness.

people enjoyed it; we hope people keep [participating] each year.”

PRIDE held a contest for the tables based on decorations, information and activities. The China table won “Most Informative,” the Japan table won “Best Decorations,” the Costa Rica table won “Most Entertaining” and the Venezuela table won an “Honorable Mention.”

The winners were revealed on the announcements on Oct. 2 6 , and the classes that created these tables won a pizza party. “[The contest] motivated students not just for the positive goal of culture, but also to try the hardest they can,” PRIDE sponsor Paola Barrera said. “It is not just for the fact of having fun, but they are also competing towards being the best.”

The countries represented at International Festival included Mexico, France, Puerto Rico and the United States. This year, PRIDE had the largest number of countries represented compared to previous years of the event.

“This year we had four more countries than the last year so this way we can represent more cultures,” Valencia said. “Every year we bring many

new students to participate so that way we can involve everyone.”

Sophomore Jacinta Cuevas volunteered at the table representing Chile to celebrate the country because she is from there. She said she enjoyed teaching others about Chile as well as learning about other countries.

“I wanted to show everyone about my country and share it with the whole school,” Cuevas said. “I thought [International Festival] was really fun and interesting because everybody could express their traditions.”

Mrs. Barrera ran four tables at International Festival: Jamaica, Australia, Greece and Costa Rica. Her students dedicated a day in class to brainstorm ideas and prepare decorations for their tables at the festival.

“It was good to see them working in teams and working in order to purchase the food that they were going to be giving out,” Mrs. Barrera said. “I loved to see that many [students] were doing it for the fact of having fun, but at the same time they are promoting education from a cultural point of view.”

Junior and PRIDE Vice President of School Activities Fernanda Campos said she enjoyed International Festival and it is one of her favorite PRIDE events. “[The festival] is the best; I loved it,” Campos said. “It’s always really nice to have everyone sharing and learning about

different cultures. I really enjoy learning about everything and also enjoying the food and the people.”

PRIDE sponsor Aida De Gouveia oversaw the PRIDE members and officers as they prepared for the festival.

She said the event was successful and went as planned.

“We were really happy about what we showed [at the festival],” Mrs. De Gouveia said. “It’s a moment where the kids can enjoy something different than just academics and feel free and happy to show how proud they are.”

Mrs. De Gouveia said International Festival is beneficial because it allows students to learn about different cultures.

She said this knowledge is important so that students can further understand each other and their backgrounds.

“The kids felt very enthusiastic about representing nationalities that are related to them and showing the world that they know we are all different and we have different cultures and points of view,” Mrs. De Gouveia said. “I think the biggest challenge we have in the world right now is that we don’t know about everybody else. We need to learn and we need to accept our differences, and if we can do that, I think that definitely the world will be a better world.”

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Faculty recognized for outstanding work

by gabby sonkin

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Since 2003, Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) teacher Robert Hosier has been running the Teacher and Employee of the Year election.

Guidance counselor Melissa Boorom won the Teacher of the Year award while technology support specialist Matthew Elias won the Employee of the Year award. Employees had the chance to nominate and vote for possible winners.

“I was very surprised when I received this award because most people do not recognize guidance counselors as teachers, so it was great to see all of the acknowledgement and positive praise by my peers,” Mrs. Boorom said.

Mrs. Boorom has been in the school system for 23 years, but she started her career at the Bay six years ago.

Throughout the past six years, she said she makes her students her top priority, which she believes is a major reason she won this award.

“I do believe every teacher at the Bay makes their students a top priority, but I go above and beyond to show it,” Mrs. Boorom said. “If any student is unhappy, I am able to fix the problem immediately no matter what it takes.”

Although Mrs. Boorom has many goals as a guidance counselor throughout the year, she said the most important part of her job is to make students feel comfortable.

“My main goal is for students to feel they have a safe place they can go to ask

questions about school, college, work and life in general,” Mrs. Boorom said. “Due to our amazing counseling team, we all work together to make sure the students of Cypress Bay get what they need.”

Junior and varsity football player Jacob Wucher said part of his success as a student and a sports player comes from the help Mrs. Boorom has given him throughout his years at the Bay. “I love Mrs. Boorom because she truly shows that she wants the best for every one of her students,” Wucher said.

“She always goes the extra mile to make me happy with my schedule and my experience at school.”

Wucher said he loves having Mrs. Boorom as his guidance counselor because he knows she will provide him with the support in any given situation.

He believes she deserves this award because of the effort she displays to each of her students.

“Whether I am having problems in school or at home, she has always given me helpful advice to make things easier,” Wucher said.

Mr. Hosier said this election was mandated by the district, but it was important for the Bay to hold one during the year because employees and teachers deserve recognition.

“Mr. Neely wants participation from the entire school because he feels it is important everyone presents their opinions,” Mr. Hosier said. “I think it is great to see all of these staff members nominating each other and showing their support.”

Matthew Elias Employee of the Year

Melissa Boorom Teacher of the Year

“I think my excellent support capability that I developed in my previous IT experience carried over well to such a large and challenging environment at the Bay.”

“I was very surprised when I received this award because most people do not recognize guidance counselors as teachers, so it was great to see all of the acknowledgement and positive praise by my peers.”

Even though Mr. Elias has only been working at the Bay for two years, he has over 20 years of Information Technology (IT) experience.

“I was very surprised when I won this award because I am fairly new to the Bay,” Mr. Elias said. “I didn’t realize how highly other teachers thought of me.”

Mr. Elias said even though this was a surprise to him, he understood why other teachers would choose him for this award.

“I think my excellent support capability that I developed in my previous IT experience carried over well to such a large and challenging environment at the Bay,” Mr. Elias said.

Mr. Elias said another reason he believes he was awarded this recognition was due to his ability to easily adapt to

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new environments and situations.

“I have learned after years of this job that I can learn new technologies at a faster rate than most people,” Mr. Elias said. “Additionally, I am able to pass these techniques on to other workers, which speeds up the process of our job.”

Mr. Hosier said although he does not pick the winners of this election, he hopes to see teachers and employees who make a major difference for the school.

“After looking at the possible winners, I was happy with the staff that was chosen at the end of the election,” Mr. Hosier said. “It is important to recognize people who work beyond school hours and are a service to the school.”

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Gym sponsorship strengthens PTSA

BY ALEXIS EPSTEIN

NEWS PHOTO EDITOR

The Bay’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) signed a contract with Midtown Athletic Club, one of Weston’s Health Facilities, in which Midtown became a platinum sponsor of the PTSA. Platinum members get their logo on the PTSA website, an ad in every PTSA newsletter and a business banner by the carpool line for 12 months.

“We wanted to be a partner in wellness activities, so any events that we could help sponsor, we’d love to partner with the sports teams, faculty and staff, to make successful,” Midtown Athletic Club’s Director of Business Development Daniel Perez said. “We were excited to embark on this endeavor as [the] Bay is such a deserving school and should get a special experience.”

Starting in November, the PTSA will choose a teacher at random to win a one-month membership to Midtown’s facilities. Midtown will also help in hosting events alongside PTSA including Pink Out Night on Oct. 30 and a retreat with food and wellness activities which will take place in January.

“We thought this level of membership was a good investment because it allowed us to express our appreciation for the teachers and staff,” Perez said.

PTSA President Latoya Stucke originally met Perez at Midtown on Aug. 28. They later met at the Bay in September to learn more about the school and discuss the partnership between the PTSA and Midtown with Principal Scott Neely. “[The meeting] helped to figure out how the partnership can help our

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stronger together:

Midtown Director of Business Development Daniel Perez and PTSA President Latoya Stucke shake hands in agreement and seal the deal on their new partnership.

school as he had the chance to see how well the Bay is run and what makes us an ‘A’ rated school,” Stucke said.

Stucke said she hopes this partnership will create a more united community and reward the teachers for their year-round dedication.

“The Bay is the best school in Weston, and we try to do as much as we can for our teachers and students because they deserve it,” Stucke said.

Senior and PTSA 12th Grade Representative Camila Ludert said she is looking forward to this new partnership and is excited to see what it will bring for the Bay’s faculty.

“This new partnership will bring new experiences and ideas to the PTSA members and the school in general,” Ludert said. “It will recognize the hard work and impeccable performance done by teachers every day by giving them raffles such as free memberships.”

Stucke said she hopes this partnership will bring attention not just to health, but also to the PTSA she believes they are often underappreciated.

“Sometimes I feel the PTSA is overlooked because we don’t have a lot of events,” Stucke said. “Partnering with Midtown will help us promote the activities that we have going on

and we’ll be able to get the families around Weston to hear our message.”

Perez hopes the partnership will be utilized by both club members and nonmembers as it will inspire them to embrace a healthier life.

“Whether it’s at Midtown or another facility, our goal is to inspire our community to move however and wherever,” Perez said. “[The partnership] will encourage students to get more involved in the association by being exposed to such great fitness installations and activities, therefore, promoting a healthier environment in the community.”

Although Ludert is a senior and graduating this year, she said that she still would like to help expand the organization as the Bay and the PTSA hold a special place in her heart.

“I was a PTSA member throughout my four years at the Bay and have seen how much it has developed in just that brief time,” Ludert said. “I am excited for the future of this organization and can’t wait to see it grow.”

Perez said he is committed to building a long- term relationship with the students and faculty at the Bay. He believes that the partnership will open many doors for both PTSA and Midtown as the events they have planned will bring attention to health as well as the appreciation of teachers.

“Midtown has a strong belief in creating a united community,” he said. “Our relationship with the PTSA allows us to inspire more local families and more deserving teachers.”

Super testing day promotes SAT practice

BY ANNABELLE DANIELS-ROSENBERG

With 2,576 students at the Bay taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), the Bay set Oct. 11 to be a super testing day.

A super testing day, which is a half day, means that the Bay was reserved for the test and no classes were held.

“We had over half of our student population testing so it was easier to have the day free,” Student Assistant Specialist Janice Fox said.

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I understand the importance of [the SAT] and the necessity to do well, and I think the students at the Bay are lucky to be offered practice.

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-freshman Marley Solomon

The PSAT served as practice for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and allowed juniors to potentially earn a National Merit scholarship. The test was mandatory for freshmen and sophomores and was offered to juniors at a cost of $15.

“We want the ninth graders to have a feel of what the SAT would be like and

we want to give the 10th grade students an indication of how they might do on the SAT,” Mrs. Fox said.

Rather than taking the regular PSAT, freshmen were given the PSAT 8/9 which covers similar concepts and gives ninth grade students an idea of what the actual SAT process will be like. For freshman Marley Solomon, the PSAT was unfamiliar and unlike any standardized test she has seen in previous years.

“I was very nervous before I took the PSAT since I knew nothing about test,” Solomon said. “This test is not like anything I had ever taken before.”

Solomon said the PSAT will help her prepare for future years when she takes the SAT since she is unfamiliar with the test.

“I understand the importance of [the SAT] and the necessity to do well, and I think the students at the Bay are lucky to be offered practice,” Solomon said.

“I plan to practice multiple times before taking the actual SAT.” Junior Zach Shulby said he took the PSAT to practice for the SAT and potentially qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. The National Merit program allows for recognition and potential university scholarships if students score high enough on their PSAT. “I wanted to take the PSAT to be in a testing environment again and get a fresh look at a practice SAT to prepare myself for the upcoming one,” Shulby said. “I also participated because I really hope to receive the National Merit Scholarship.”

For juniors and seniors not taking the PSAT, Broward Advisers for Continuing

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Education (BRACE) adviser Shari Bush offered a college workshop. Mrs. Bush said she wanted to offer something constructive for students to work on if they weren’t testing.

“The workshop was an opportunity for students who wanted to come to school to hear more about the college application process, take a practice SAT or ACT or do work on Naviance,” Mrs. Bush said.

Shulby said that he believes it is

important for students to take the PSAT because the extra practice can be very valuable in the future when taking the SAT, especially for students who are unfamiliar with the test.

“I think the practice benefits students who have never taken the SAT,” Shulby said. “It gives students a glimpse of what the test is like and it prompts students to start studying for the real SAT.”

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In this issue’s recurring segment that explores current event topics affecting the nation, Online Arts & Ent. Editor Lexi Flechner speaks to students and teachers about the Black Lives Matter movement.

What do you think about Black Lives Matter?

In the United States, the topic of police brutality has become increasingly prevalent. In 2013, Black Lives Matter, an activist group that believes people of color are being wrongfully treated by the police force, was initiated. Yet, in 2017, the issue still remains.

Senior Ammad Mansoor feels that Black Lives Matter has turned into a negative group that should not be carrying out their current actions against police.

“I think [Black Lives Matter] has a good message, but its followers now have made it a hateful movement against cops and white people,” Mansoor said. “I think there’s a few guilty cops, but for the most part, they’re the people that’ll protect you, and if you can’t stand with them, don’t bother calling them when you need them.”

Mansoor said he is a strong supporter of Blue Lives Matter, an activist group that feels as though police are being incorrectly accused of being corrupt and racist. Blue Lives Matter donates to police departments, provides training and equipment to cops and supports families of police.

“Black Lives Matter should do something meaningful like Blue Lives Matter instead of getting riled up in the streets like animals, destroying any property in their path,” Mansoor said.

Gabe Fenster Sophomore “We live in a free country and people can do whatever they want. I think it’s their choice to protest however they wish.”

In 2016, National Football League (NFL) player Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the National Anthem at a San Francisco 49ers game that he had been playing in to show his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. During the 2016-2017 NFL season, many players across the league have been mimicking Kaepernick’s trend by kneeling at their own games.

“I think [kneeling is] disrespectful and vindictive towards police and the people that fight for the flag,” Mansoor said. “People are mindlessly following a trend that doesn’t even protest something the flag stands for.”

After criticism from President Donald Trump began in late September, the NFL decided on Oct. 17, 2016 that they would not force its players to stand during the

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“I think [Black Lives Matter] is a good movement for people to express how they feel about police brutality” Graphic by ellie sachs

national anthem. The league came to the conclusion that it is the player’s right to stand or kneel under the First Amendment, which gives them the right to freedom of speech.

“I believe it’s their right [to have these views] and I will not respect their views, but I will accept them and respect them as people because no one’s political views make them who they are,” Mansoor said.

Senior Anya Hames disagrees with Mansoor. She believes that Black Lives Matter is a good cause that deserves the attention it’s getting.

“I support Black Lives Matter because all people deserve to have the same rights and with the amount of police brutality occurring in our country, I don’t feel everyone is getting those rights,” Hames said. “I think kneeling is a good

platform for protest because it gets a lot of attention.”

At the Bay’s Homecoming football game on Oct. 6, Hames, who is a Varsity cheerleader, knelt during the anthem with a fellow teammate to show her support of Black Lives Matter.

“I felt extremely scared [to kneel], but also really proud,” Hames said. “It took a lot of courage and I’m happy I got to be a part of the movement.”

At the Bay, there has been no decision on what form of action will be taken if students do decide to kneel during the anthem. Athletic Director Scott Selvidge said that the district will be making a policy for all schools to abide by in the near future.

“If our student athletes or student population wish to express themselves, I think it will be fully endorsed and supported by administration in the school,” Mr. Selvidge said. “[The Bay’s faculty] empowers our students to express themselves, but we want them to do it with class and respect.”

Mr. Selvidge said he believes that high school is the best time for students to express themselves and their beliefs.

“I think our student body is outspoken, well-informed and encouraged to engage,” Mr. Selvidge said. “As long as we are doing things in a way that won’t incite violence and we are doing it in a respectful way, I think [expression] has to happen.”

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Clubs host Halloween-related events News COPY EDITOR

Throughout the month of October, numerous clubs at the Bay held Halloween-related events to celebrate the holiday. Many clubs base their larger events from holidays to make them more enticing to students.

Members of the Interact Club dressed up in costumes and went to the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center on Oct. 31 to read books, make cookies and work on Halloween crafts with the kids at the center.

“I was so excited for all of our members to go to the foundation and be able to hang out with all of the kids since it’s such a rewarding and memorable experience,” junior and event coordinator Sabrina Ure said. “I got to take on the task of coordinating this, which is exciting since it is a big event; I loved having the opportunity to make a difference.”

After a month of preparations, Ure said that she and the other club members were eager to go. At their meeting on Oct. 5, club members made “Boo Pops,” which are lollipops that were decorated to look like ghosts, to give to the kids at the rehabilitation center.

“People need to realize how much they can each individually impact other people’s lives; it’s the best feeling to put a smile on a kid’s face,” Ure said. “I thought these Boo Pops would brighten up their Halloween since they’re a fun version of lollipops.”

Ure said she and the rest of the members that attended had a great time with all of the kids.

“Members attended this event because it is such a rewarding experience and it was a major event for the club,” Ure said.

“Everyone loved it, and we are so excited to go back and visit again.”

In addition to the Interact Club celebrating Halloween, Best Buddies also held a themed event. Since the Best Buddies chapter began at the Bay, it has hosted a Halloween dance every year. Buddies and members gathered in the Cafeteria for their Halloween social after school on Oct. 27 to eat, dance and participate in activities like mummy wrapping, cookie decorating and arts and crafts. Best Buddies Vice President of Membership Ryan Bush organized this social.

“I was so excited to run this event this year as it is a very popular event and is many

students’ favorite of the year,” Bush said. “The Halloween dance is so enjoyable since there’s lots of dancing, candy and fun games for students to do with their buddies.”

Due to scheduling issues from Hurricane Irma, the event at the Bay was held after school instead of at night, so members called it a “social” instead of a “dance.”

“Even though this event was a little different than other years, we are still having similar booths to previous years with activities like mummy wrapping and cookie decorating,” Bush said. “The downside to having it after school is that nobody is photo by drew roach able to dress up unless they bring their costume to school, but we still believe this event was a huge success.”

Members were also invited to attend a regional Best Buddies Halloween Dance at Cooper City High School on Oct. 25.

Bush said he was excited for the Bay’s chapter to attend the regional event and believes it was a good opportunity for both buddies and peer buddies to socialize.

“We have heard about this event for a while and believed that it will give buddies a chance to meet new people outside of the Bay,” Bush said.

Varsity Baseball Coach Paul Liotti asked members of his team to attend the Best Buddies social at the Bay to help them photo by Gabby Sonkin photo by drew roach out. Sophomore and varsity first baseman Barrett Cruz attended Spooky social: (Clockwise from top) junior Dayna Herman and her buddy Daniel Goodsite the event to help and said it was enjoy pizza together at the Halloween-themed Best Buddies Social on Oct. 27. Sophomore Barrett Cruz is wrapped in toilet paper to resemble a mummy. Junior Drue Shapiro aids kids from an amazing experience.

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-senior Ryan Bush “I’m not in Best Buddies, but as soon as I got to the event, everyone was so welcoming and excited to have us there,” Cruz said. “The kids were so sweet and it was so fun to be there and hang out with them.”

Cruz and the other baseball players were able to spend time with the buddies and get to know

them while doing activities with them.

“I hung out with Justin, one of the buddies, during the event and we had such a great time,” Cruz said. “After only a few minutes, I was so inspired and decided I was going to join the club next year; I would love to be able to attend more events this year.”

Also acknowledging Halloween, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) held its annual “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” fundraiser to collect money for people around the world that need food, water and other resources. Each member in the Bay’s chapter of UNICEF was given an orange box in which to collect coins.

President and senior Camila Brooks said she was excited

for the Bay’s UNICEF chapter to participate in this fundraiser.

“Trick or Treat for UNICEF” was brought to the Bay the same year that UNICEF was established here.

“This fundraiser helps out kids who need more than candy,” Brooks said. “It really gets students thinking while they are going around getting candy and collecting money for those that have nothing. This fundraiser is a fun way to collect donations and it serves a good cause.”

Brooks said this fundraiser is typically very successful since all the UNICEF chapters around the world participate in it. According to Brooks, with only one dollar, UNICEF is able to purchase pencils for a class of 30 students.

“This fundraiser is one of the

biggest ones of the year for UNICEF as a nation, so we end up raising a lot of money, which is really great,” Brooks said. “All of this money is so beneficial to families in need and it’s such a great feeling to know that I contributed to it.”

Brooks said she believes this fundraiser is able to accumulate so much money since it takes place during Halloween.

“Having this fundraiser on Halloween makes it easier for students to collect money since they can bring their box with them while they trick or treat,” Brooks said. “Many students like to go door to door asking not only for candy but for donations as well and parents are almost always excited to donate since it’s for a good cause.”

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The man, the myth,

the lightning by cassidy sheldon features editor

At every game, among all of the fans and cheerleaders, there is another supporter cheering on the football team from the sidelines: Mr. Lightning.

Dressed head to toe in a superhero bodysuit resembling Principal Scott Neely, the mascot runs around the field and bleachers, stimulating the crowd with energetic gestures, dances and waves.

While the suit may mirror Mr. Neely, the individual underneath is a student.

Mr. Lightning is actually junior Jenna Pick. After being asked by the football team booster club, Pick volunteered to work as the school’s mascot during the fall football season and had decided to keep her position a secret to everyone except some of her closest friends.

“Nobody was really able to guess who was beneath the suit,” she said. “I had told about ten people the night before the first game how I had offered to do this because I was terrified about how the game would go.”

For Pick’s first game this season as the mascot, she was given no guidelines, as there was no training process necessary for the job. She said this left her feeling confused on how to act as the legendary Mr. Lightning.

“The football booster told me to just go and run around and I had no idea what to do. In the beginning, although I was really excited, I was insecure that I wasn’t good enough,” Pick said. “Toward the end, I realized people are mostly excited to see the face of the mascot. They don’t really care what I do. I could just stand there and people would be like, ‘Look, it’s Mr. Lightning.’”

After multiple attempts at taking off her mascot head and cheerleaders trying to determine who was beneath the suit, Pick said she experienced both positive and negative consequences of keeping her identity a secret.

“Because nobody knew who I was, I could mess with people, especially the cheerleaders, which was really fun,” Pick said. “Then people in the audience and cheerleaders tried to take the head off.

Some guys in the stands thought I was a guy, so they thought it would be okay to punch me. I ended up with bruises by the end of the night.”

Along with the bruises, Pick said the suit is not the comfiest attire for a hot football game. Wearing a $5,000 Disneydesigned suit, she said it was hard to breathe, and the heaviness of the head left her sore for the remainder of t h e weekend.

“The suit is really heavy, sweaty and it’s boiling hot,” Pick said. “By the end of the night, my entire spine and back would hurt, so my weekend was spent in pain and it would fade during the week just in time for the next game.”

MASK OFF: Junior Jenna Pick, disguised as Mr. Lightning, cheers alongside parents and cheerleaders at a varsity home football game.

While she mimics the cheerleaders and helps to energize the crowd, Pick said she loves the rush of adrenaline she receives during game time. (Below) senior cheer captains Ashley McLaughlin, Camila Martinez and Alexa Zuckerman pump up fans alongside Mr. Lightning.

Pick said she enjoyed keeping her identity a secret from the cheer team because it allowed her to play around with them without having to worry about what others think of her.

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Since the suit is fitted too large for Pick, she said she is completely blind while walking around during the games and that is why she has a partner help her maneuver around the field. Junior Caitlin Nicholson is Pick’s partner in crime who helps her take her suit on and off and also ensures she does not walk into anything.

Nicholson said she enjoyed helping her friend, but was constantly fending off fans who were curious as to who was beneath the mask.

“I would tell them it’s just Lightning Man because I couldn’t give it away,” Nicholson said. “If I slipped up and said she or he, it was a big deal, but it was fun.”

Another challenge for Pick while transforming into the school mascot was not being allowed to speak. She said she is normally a talkative person, so not being heard and not being able to respond to peers through the suit, was frustrating.

“At first I would still talk when I was in the golf cart on the way to the game, but I realized later that the second I put on the head I was a different person. I wasn’t me anymore,” Pick said.

“My friends would try to speak to me and ask me questions that I wanted to answer, but I had to stop myself. A lot of times I would laugh in the suit but nobody could hear me.”

While Pick’s job is to essentially hype up the crowd during the games, she said the faculty around the B a y helped energize her beforeha nd.

Student Affairs Clerk Rosalyn Graham said helping Pick prepare for the games was thrilling and that Pick was destined for this position as Mr. Lightning.

“She was perfect for the mascot job,

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she loves her school and her personality fit the job,” Ms. Graham said. “Not everybody can get people going and she could. She would walk around and talk to everybody. A mascot just has to be that kind of person where no matter what’s going on, whether we are winning or losing, she is able to motivate and encourage the team and crowd.”

Pick said this has been a learning experience for her and that she is honored to be the first female mascot at the Bay. She said the skills she has acquired from this position have aided her outside of the suit as well.

“It makes me feel proud but also embarrassed to be the first girl mascot.

Girls would always jump on me as a mascot because they thought I was a

strong guy, but I can’t even arm wrestle,” Pick said. “Thanks to that, my reaction time has quickened from this job. I also have learned when to be quiet in certain situations and it’s easier for me to do that now.”

By the end of the football season, Pick said she enjoyed the overall experience as Mr. Lightning. She said she mostly enjoyed energizing the fans and pumping up the players.

“My favorite part about being Mr. Lightning was getting pictures taken with everyone,” Pick said. “I also loved hyping up the parents in the crowd by waving or going up behind the cheerleaders and imitating them. I would experience a runner’s high and the whole job was really fun and exciting.”

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Q&A with a current student

Photo courtesy of http://milledgevillegeorgia.blogspot.com

The Georgia Military College (GMC) learned to push myself because I wake up not allowed to commission. It will always people who fought for our country as is one of only five military colleges at 5 a.m. every day and load supplies on be my goal, though, and I am grateful that heroes and admired them greatly. I want nationwide, located in Milledgeville, myself, up to 45 pounds of gear. I learned my leaders support me in this. to have this experience now, so I can Georgia. Cypress Bay class of 2017 how to motivate others and myself.

practice discipline and travel and learn graduate Alexis Sanchez is a junior at How did you discover the GMC? more about the forces that civilians are the college. He spoke to The Circuit’s What has surprised you most about I actually first learned about the town supposed to put their faith in.

Maddie Paskow about his experience GMC? in my U.S. History class. [Milledgeville] is there thus far.

The leaders and military personnel the city where the south seceded from the What advice would you give someone

that teach us are extremely accepting Union. It was brought up again in JROTC. taking the same route as you?

How has this experience changed you of the LGBTQ community. Being a Sergeant Major gave an announcement I would advise that you are prepared as a person? transgender man, I have been able to open about GMC and encouraged us to apply; to work hard and dedicate time to It boosted my confidence since I up around them. One of the colonels told I was motivated from that day on. training. Nobody is here to fool around; was forced into leadership positions that me what my options were and he was

it is a very serious environment where were there to mold and prepare me for very upset about the recent Trump ban.

Why do you aspire to be in the you are expected to be responsible. I’m future positions in the real Army. I had It made me feel safe knowing that other military? happy I knew this before going to GMC to take other people’s needs and lives people, transgender or not, care about my Between my family’s background in because it is definitely not the ordinary into consideration, rather than just my wellbeing. People shared stories about the military and my years spent in the college experience. Take it seriously, and own. I have had to make hasty decisions fighting with trans soldiers and told me Junior Reserves’ Officer Training Course don’t take this opportunity for granted and focus on time management in order that they support me unconditionally. (JROTC), the military has always been a by being immature to prove that I am a capable leader. I Unfortunately, after this Trump ban, I am big part of my life. As a child, I viewed

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Time of day influences productivity By lauren Pabian News copy editor

Commonly referred to as “night owls” and “early birds,” each person can be classified as one of two types of people: a night person or a morning person.

After school, junior Jordan Moskowitz said she enjoys going to sleep after dinner and then waking up early, sometimes even hours before school, to study and do homework. She said she would consider herself to be a morning person since she prefers to wake up early as opposed to staying up late.

“I love waking up every morning and feeling refreshed and clear minded,” Moskowitz said. “I feel like I can work better after a nice night of resting, than after a long day of school.”

Moskowitz said her daily schedule is altered because she is a morning person.

As opposed to a night person whose day starts later, Moskowitz eats breakfast earlier, resulting in the rest of her day starting earlier as well.

“When I wake up earlier, I feel like I am able to get more things done and be more productive in the morning,” Moskowitz said. “I would hate to wake up late because I would feel like I am losing half of my day.”

For Moskowitz, it is difficult to stay awake at night during the week and even sometimes on the weekends. She believes that the early hours of school have contributed to the fact that she has a hard time staying up late.

“There are some nights that I am doing work and it gets late and my eyes start shutting, and next thing you know, I’m asleep,” Moskowitz said. “On weekends, I will be out with friends and everyone will be so energetic and I start to feel so drowsy and tired. I try my hardest to stay awake and lively, but it can be hard.”

Unlike Moskowitz, junior Jeffrey Shim-Francis said he prefers to stay

up late both during the week and on weekends. He enjoys listening to music late at night.

“I enjoy being up late at night because it’s quiet and peaceful,” Shim-Francis said. “Music just sounds better to me at night.”

Even though he mostly stays up late due to a lot of homework, Shim-Francis said he will often stay up late even if he doesn’t have work to do.

“I would definitely consider myself to be a procrastinator,” Shim-Francis said.

“Sometimes I don’t even have homework to do or I get it done early but I still stay up late listening to music.”

Shim-Francis said he feels as though his body has acclimated to his new sleep schedule since he used to be more tired throughout the day, but now he is more tolerant to having only a few hours of sleep.

“I usually go to sleep around 2 a.m. which makes it hard for me to wake up,” Shim-Francis said. “I feel like after

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a while, my body becomes adjusted to working on little sleep so I have gained a tolerance for sleep deprivation.”

After four years of having to wake up at 6:30 a.m., senior Jonathan Linder said he still has a hard time waking up early every morning for school.

“At the end of summer every year, I promise myself I am going to go to sleep early every night so I do not become sleep deprived, but it just never happens,” Linder said. “I just get caught up in other things and end up staying up super late.”

Linder said he is very busy with baseball; he said he usually comes home late and has a lot of work to do. However, he prefers to do it at night and go to sleep late than to do it all in the morning.

“On nights that I’m at baseball for a while and do not get home until late, I like to just get all my homework done that night so I can sleep as late as possible,” Linder said. “I have a really hard time waking up and if I try to wake up early, I will probably just sleep through my

alarm and end up not getting any of my homework done.”

Sophomore Sydney Kron said she enjoys waking up early more than staying up late because when she is awake and ready early, it makes her feel more prepared for the day.

“For me, it isn’t hard to get out of bed which is mainly the struggle that other people have when waking up,” Kron said.

“I feel so refreshed and ready for the day which makes it so easy to get up.”

Shim-Francis and Linder said they do not have time to relax in the morning before they leave for school and instead are rushing out of their house; however, Kron is always ready with some time to spare.

“Since I can get out of bed so quick, I end up getting ready early too and it gives me time to eat and chill before I have to leave for school,” Kron said. “I think it’s so important to eat breakfast in the morning since it gives me the extra energy that I need to be able to get through my morning.”

Even though Kron considers herself to be a morning person, she said she prefers to get her work done at night.

“I am not a big procrastinator, so I would rather just get all my work done at night so I can have an easy morning,” Kron said. “Sometimes I will do extra studying in the morning, but I prefer to get all of my homework done at night.”

If offered the opportunity to sleep in, Linder and Shim-Francis said they would take advantage of it, while Moskowitz and Kron said they wouldn’t mind waking up early.

“When I get the opportunity to sleep in on weekends, during summer, or days with no school, I will typically use it to my advantage to get an extra hour or two of sleep in,” Kron said. “But if needed, I wouldn’t mind waking up early and getting my day started.”

Study methods enhance academic performance By carli Udine

Online Editor-in-Chief

Whether they sit down at a desk and focus for several hours at a time or use food incentives as motivation, students at the Bay have different algorithms to prepare for upcoming assessments.

Calculus teacher Arleen Lewis said obtaining good study habits is one of the most important steps to achieving success in her class.

“It is really tough for students to keep up in my class if they are not doing their studying every night,” Mrs. Lewis said.

Mrs. Lewis said the most successful and traditional way of studying for a math class is simply sitting down and practicing all of the different types of problems throughout the chapter and reviewing the class notes the day before the lesson is taught.

“I strongly believe that the only way for my students to really understand and apply such tough information is to complete all homework assignments thoroughly and completely. I notice that when students try to get around completing the homework to the best of their ability, they do not perform as well on tests and quizzes,” Mrs. Lewis said. “Doing the homework is the most efficient way for students to get practice

that mimics the quizzes and tests they will take.”

World History teacher, Paul Gorlick, said his class is pretty traditional when it comes to the study habits he wants his students to adapt.

“I always tell my students that as long as they are keeping up with the material and reading the information in the textbook frequently, they will be very prepared for the assessments in my class,” Mr. Gorlick said. “The questions on my tests and quizzes come straight from the textbook so my preferred study habits for my students is just to have them read the textbook thoroughly.”

Senior Samantha Rosenberg said the easiest and most efficient way to get all of her work done and prepare for tests is to study at Starbucks.

“Sitting at Starbucks is really the only way for me to buckle down and focus. It is a very relaxed environment so I am able to really concentrate,” Rosenberg said. “I like getting myself a drink and sitting in a place where I know I will be productive and do all of my work.”

Rosenberg said studying at Starbucks is a lot more rewarding than sitting at home and studying in a traditional manner because it allows her to collaborate with others.

“Sometimes some of my friends meet

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CRunch Time:Senior Samantha Rosenberg completes her math homework in order to prepare for an exam in her Advanced Placement Calculus class.

me to study. I have learned throughout my years in high school that a major aspect of learning and processing information is being able to work with classmates,” she said. “I get really distracted at home so getting out of the house really helps me.”

Junior Russell Vaz said his study routine is unique compared to what his classmates do to study.

“I get home from school everyday and sit at my desk until all my work is completed,” Vaz said. “When I need motivation to get myself to study, I put a piece of my favorite candy on each page of a textbook I have to read. This process incentivizes me to read and learn the material in a faster way.”

Vaz said his mother taught him this technique and without it he would study at a much slower pace than he does.

“I know many people think these silly ways to study do not work or pay off, but if I did not use candy as motivation to study I would not get the grades I get in such hard classes,” he said. “It personally works for me.”

Sophomore Josh Keller said studying outside is the best way for him to focus and get beneficial results.

“Sitting in my backyard to study is really relaxing for me. I definitely feel more motivated to work hard when I am comfortable,” Keller said. “I think it is also important to switch up the environments in which I study in. I find I get the most done when I am outside by myself with no distractions.”

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junior Amilcar Gonzalez by juliana atencia

With the chilly weather pushing through and fall coming in full throttle, the ‘90s fashion fad of camouflage is making a comeback in the halls of the Bay. The blended pattern has become more ubiquitous around campus due to the variety of items in which it is sold, such as beanies, joggers and over-sized jackets.

Junior Salvador Fernandez took part in the trend by wearing his Hollister camo joggers around school.

“They’re really practical and comfortable, and since it’s been getting colder, they help me stay warm,” Fernandez said.

Senior Gabby Para strutted through the halls decked out

sophomore Enzo Antonione

sophomore Samantha Brodsky

freshman Jerrell Williams

in camo gear from head to toe. Zumiez and Victoria’s Secret Matthews said. “People say it’s Para said she enjoys wearing have incorporated the print into kind of a hillbilly style, but a lot the printed clothing because their newest collections. Like of cool brands are coming out of its historical background, Para, senior Maureen Matthews with awesome camo clothing originating in items and really soldiers’ uniforms modernizing it.” in World War I O v e r its funny how trends work, especially and later making the years, this one that has so much history an appearance on camouflage print the cover of Vogue has found its way behind it and is still worn by troops magazine in 1943. into teen culture today. Getting to wear it through “Its funny through media how trends work, and movies, such fashionable clothing is kind of like especially this one as the ‘90s TV wearing a piece of history. that has so much show, “Freaks history behind it and Geeks,” in and is still worn by which it was troops today,” Para a prominent said. “Getting to wear it through said she loves how the old fad is pattern in most of the characters’ fashionable clothing is kind of being revamped by hip brands. clothing. Senior Aleeza Sultan “Camo is underrated said she was inspired to take like wearing a piece of history.”

Recently, brands like Adidas, and made fun of too much,” part in the trend after watching

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sophomore Valerie Torres her favorite stars sporting camo gear on the show.

“I saw a camo jacket that totally reminded me of Lindsay Weir, a character in ‘Freaks and Geeks,’” Sultan said. “I ended up really liking it on her, so I bought it.”

Matthew said she hopes this fashion fad does not die out quickly. Due to its practicality, she said it’s the only trend she has seen in a while that is extremely versatile.

“I honestly hope it doesn’t go by too fast because the styles it comes in are so comfortable and inexpensive,” Matthews said.

“The past couple of months have had some weird trends, like corsets, so I appreciated how simple this one was.”

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Culture exchange widens world view

by Lucy Celentano ARTS & ENT. EDITOR

Since the day he was born, junior Attila Harcsa said he has longed to travel to the U.S. from his hometown of Miskolc, Hungary. On Aug. 7, 2017, his dream finally became a reality.

“In Europe, there is a very specific stereotype about the United States,” Harcsa said. “Many people believe it is truly the place of dreams, and I have always wanted to live here so I could experience this for myself. So far, I’d say that this stereotype is spot-on.”

In order to become a foreign exchange student, individuals are required to complete an application, request a country and take a small exam. After these steps are completed, he or she is eventually accepted or denied from the country requested.

Initially, Harcsa was deciding between America and Spain. Due to his interest in learning the English language, he said the U.S. was a more practical choice.

“I have been learning English almost my whole life,” Harcsa said. “At home, my mom is an English teacher and I have been taking classes since the third grade, so I personally feel confident in my ability with this language.”

Harcsa’s host mother, Juliana Corredor, said his English is great, especially since it is not his native language. Given that the Corredor family speaks Spanish at home, Harcsa has experienced a greater variety of cultures while in America.

“Language truly has not been an issue at all thus far,” Mrs. Corredor said. “We speak Spanish at home, which Attila is interested in learning, so he will not only learn English this year in the States, but he has the advantage of being able to learn Spanish too.”

Harcsa said many people are curious where he originally got the idea of pursuing a foreign exchange program.

This idea was appealing and prominent because many of his family friends in Hungary participated in exchanges as well.

“Many of the families my parents and I are friends with have sons and daughters who have pursued the opportunity to live in another country for a year,” Harcsa said. “So when my dad told me he thought I should look into it, the idea was nothing out of the ordinary and I immediately said yes.”

After overcoming many obstacles thus far, Harcsa said he believes this trip has highlighted his capability of accomplishing his goals. He said the most troubling point was the first day of school, considering it was intimidating attending a very big school for the first time.

“Coming to a foreign country and living with a foreign family made everything at this new school seem essentially foreign to me,” Harcsa said.

“Without my host brother, who is a senior this year, to look out for me, it would have

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New places, new spaces: (From top to bottom) junior Attila Harcsa ventures away from his biological family in Hungary to participate in the Rotary Foreign Exchange Program. His host mother Juliana Corredor said she commends Harcsa’s ability to adjust to new cultures and acquire new languages. She said she is appreciative of the new addition to the family.

been very easy to get lost in the shuffle among 5,000 other students.”

Harcsa said, compared to the Hungarian school system, the education in the States is quite different. In his former school, students are placed in one class with 30 kids and the teachers rotate to the students, opposed to the majority of schools in the U.S. in which students change classes regularly.

“The education system in the U.S. is the polar opposite of the way it is at home. Essentially, there are 30 kids, all together, every day for 12 years, which can get a little boring and repetitive after

a while,” Harcsa said. “The school system I am experiencing here is different and more lively than what I am used to from Hungary.”

Fine Arts Department Chair Bradley Franks said he values organizations at the Bay which effectively serve to facilitate friendships for returning and new students, fostering lasting bonds between individuals, like Harcsa, who would normally not have this opportunity.

“Attila is in the men’s choir and it’s a really tight-knit group, so this immediately let him bond with that group and have some fun with guys he may not

have met otherwise,” Mr. Franks said.

For Mrs. Corredor, all three of her biological sons have spent a year abroad studying and have lived with another family during that time. She said those experiences for her children have had extremely positive outcomes.

“The cultural interchange, the communication skills, the mother-son relationship and most importantly adding a new member to their home has been so beneficial to our family as a whole,” Mrs. Corredor said.

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Alumni Strike Class of 2007

‘The Bay really changed the course of my life.’

Alumna Ash McDaniel hits a hole in one as television producer.

BY rachel alexander

Alumna Ash McDaniel, who graduated from the Bay in 2007, turned her dream of working in sports television into a reality by landing a job as a producer for the Golf Channel for almost six years.

She recently chose to go freelance, but is still working in the golf industry.

McDaniel faces a wide range of responsibilities including field producing, interviewing professional golfers, putting together highlight packages, scoping out areas to shoot and working with on-air talent to decide what should be discussed on the show. McDaniel said her job changes every day, as she performs different tasks to make the process of creating the show more efficient.

“TV is always different every day, and I’m lucky to get to do so many different things within the production,” McDaniel said. “One of the first feature shoots I produced included a sit-down interview with Phil Mickelson. He was a golfer I grew up watching and it was the first time I was starstruck while working for [the] Golf Channel.”

McDaniel said she has always been a huge sports fan, so working within the sports world has been an amazing experience for her. “[The] Golf Channel was one of the first places I interviewed, and I could see that the culture was fun and that people there really loved their jobs,” McDaniel said. “TV is fast-paced and stressful, but at the end of the day, you’re creating content for people all around the world to enjoy.”

McDaniel said she learned skills from her time at the Bay that she still utilizes today to help with her job. She said she gained her writing foundation in high school that allowed her to succeed in the business.

“Classes I took and teachers I had at the Bay really changed the course of my life.

Without the guidance and encouragement from my teachers, I wouldn’t have thought anything of my writing, wouldn’t have applied to such lofty universities and really wouldn’t be who I am today,” McDaniel said. “Mrs. Weiss was a huge motivator for me. She was the newspaper teacher when I was in school and really helped me understand what journalism is and how to set my sights on different goals.”

As sports editor her junior year and editor-in-chief her senior year, McDaniel said she was given amazing opportunities.

McDaniel was able to oversee the production of the paper and attend all of the Friday night football games for press coverage.

“I loved working on the newspaper.

It really was a place where I grew the most in high school,” McDaniel said. “I thought for a lot of my adolescence that I might want to be a journalist, but other than watching ‘All The President’s Men’ a few dozen times, I didn’t really know

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tee time: (Clockwise from top left) alumna Ash McDaniel is producing a segment at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics for National Broadcasting Company. She is working behind the scenes, editing and deciding which footage to use in a segment to the Golf Channel. McDaniel is working on the scene of the Professional Golfers’ Association Travelers Championship golf tournament. McDaniel is on set producing a segment about a golf tournament in Doral, Fla. with fellow crew members.

what that meant until working on the newspaper.”

McDaniel attended George Washington University, where she majored in journalism and mass communications.

She took multiple writing and television courses and worked on the student-run news station called GWTV. She said she learned to balance on-campus activities, internships and paid newspaper jobs every semester and summer.

“One semester, while working an internship, I met the sports editor for the Associated Press in D.C., and we started talking and exchanged email addresses,” McDaniel said. “On a whim, I emailed him asking if there were any internships, and he said, ‘Well, how about a job instead?’ I started working as a stringer

for the Associated Press for my last two years of college, getting paid to be a sports journalist, something I dreamed of.”

McDaniel was the first person in her family to graduate from college and pay for her own tuition. McDaniel said throughout college it was hard to see her peers, whose parents paid for their tuition, not have to balance a part time job, an internship and a full academic course like she did.

“There were days I’d be up at seven for classes, go to my part-time job on campus at noon and then make it to the ballpark in the evening for a baseball game for the Associated Press and wouldn’t get home till after midnight,” McDaniel said. “But if I wanted to succeed and be at a great school, that’s what I had to do, and it was

all worth it.”

Working on a team is one thing that McDaniel said she loves the most about her job. Although writing is mostly a solo job, she said television production is much more of a team effort.

“I have relationships that are unique to working in television production that make coworkers more like friends and family.

You all sort of go through a lot together: stressful times and exciting moments are all spent together,” McDaniel said. “You spend a lot of time in the studio, and that creates a pretty tight bond.”

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Holiday traditions foster family time by casey menten

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For the past 30 years, Chemistry teacher Maria Rozenberg has invited family, friends and those with no place to go, to take part in her Thanksgiving feast.

She said she enjoys hosting a large group and serving the staple foods associated with this holiday, such as turkey and cornbread.

“Everyone sits around the table and we each give our blessings and say what we are thankful for that year,” Mrs. Rozenberg said. “Anyone who doesn’t have a place to go for the holiday is always invited and welcome into our house.”

Like Mrs. Rozenberg, sophomore Sydney Perkins said this holiday is the one day of the year that reminds her to be thankful for what she has and the people in her life. She said she uses this day as a reminder to be appreciative throughout the year.

“On this day I am always reminded to be grateful for what I have and the people I am surrounded by,” Perkins said. “Sometimes you lose sight of what is important, so being grateful keeps you grounded.”

Every Thanksgiving morning, Perkins spends time with her family eating crescent rolls and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on TV. She said she cherishes this ritual with her family since she is able to spend ample amounts of time with her loved ones in a relaxed and comfortable setting.

“I love that feeling of waking up to the smell of baking in the kitchen,” Perkins said. “Being able to spend quality time with my family is rare, so it’s special when we all get the chance to spend a morning together.”

Mrs. Rozenberg said she uses her

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oh my gourd: Siblings Madison and Matthew Liebman keep their family Thanksgiving traditions alive by visiting a pumpkin patch.

holiday traditions to establish values in and teach meaningful lessons to her family. She said these practices have had a large impact on her life and her children’s. “[These traditions] do so much more than make me feel good,” Mrs. Rozenberg said. “I want my children to have a sense of family, and I want them to value helping those who are less fortunate.”

Junior Madison Liebman visits her relatives that she wouldn’t normally see throughout the year on Thanksgiving.

Her family uses this day to reunite and catch up with distant relatives.

“I always go to visit family that I don’t normally see in New Jersey,” Liebman said. “It’s the only time all my family is under one roof, and I am grateful Thanksgiving gives us the chance to be together.”

After visiting an apple cider mill for

years with her family, Liebman said she has made long lasting memories through this tradition and aspires to continue it in the future.

“My favorite fall tradition is going to the apple cider mill with my family,” Liebman said. “I am always so excited to eat the apple cider donuts, fresh out of the oven and warm. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without them.”

Mrs. Rozenberg said this holiday is special because it emphasizes the importance of being grateful for what one has, rather than being centered around gifts and money.

“The fact that this holiday brings us all together and gives us one moment to give thanks for the blessings that we have is important,” Mrs. Rozenberg said. “A lot of times we never take the time to count our blessings.”

Although Perkins said the Thanksgiving Day festivities are

memorable, she and her family favor the next day’s holiday: Black Friday. She said she spends her Thursday looking forward to the discounted shopping spree the next day.

“The next morning, we never miss going Black Friday shopping,” Perkins said. “I love this because it is so exciting to shop in the crowded malls and get good deals.”

Similar to Perkins, who said her family traditions have been instilled in her from a young age, Liebman said she has participated in her holiday rituals for as long as she can remember. Growing up, Liebman participated in family dinners and trips to the pumpkin patch.

“These traditions were started with my grandmother and have lasted generations,” Liebman said. “This makes them near and dear to my heart and I hope to continue the traditions with my children one day.”

Pet peeves provoke personal frustration by jessica bernstein

Whether it’s about people who interrupt others or people who do not pick up their feet when they walk, many students at the Bay said they have certain pet peeves. Junior Gabbie Hidalgo said she can’t stand when people chew with their mouths open.

“I hate when people talk when their mouths are full with food,” Hidalgo said.

“The sound of the food chomping in their mouths is like nails on a chalkboard.”

Senior Sara Schlussel said she hates when people click their pens over and over again due to the anxious feeling it evokes.

“Especially when I am taking a test, the sound [of a clicking pen] distracts me and I usually end up doing poorly because of it,” Schlussel said.” “I usually will nicely tell the person to stop.”

Like Schlussel, freshman Lindsay

Zifrony said she also cannot stand the sound of clicking pens. However, she said she does not have the right to cast judgment, as she has a habit of doing it too.

“I think it is one of my nervous habits, but it actually gives me a headache after I do it for a while,” Zifrony said.

“Recently, I have been making a big effort to put an end to it.”

Junior Cori Friedman said she hates when people are late, especially when she is waiting for them.

“I just find it so rude when people are late, especially if I am doing the person a favor, like picking them up,” Friedman said. “I just expect people to give me the respect I would give them and I would be ready on time.”

Like Friedman, Junior Pedro Van Thienen said he also hates when people are chronically late because it makes him feel unimportant.

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“One time I can maybe understand, but I find it incredibly rude when people think their time is more valuable than mine,” Van Thienen said.

Senior Jonathan Linder said he does not enjoy being around others who are sick, especially when they do not cover their mouths.

“I am constantly washing my hands, and being extra careful in order to prevent germs,” Linder said.

Although there are a variety of annoying tendencies that students have throughout the Bay, Hidalgo said she does not let these pet peeves get to her.

“A lot of things annoy me, but I try to look past it,” Hidalgo said. “This way, I can enjoy my days instead of being constantly irritated.”

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THe things they carried FEATURING JAYLYN HOCHBERG AND HER BACKPACK

“The Things They Carried” is a recurring segment that examines the personalities of individual students through the contents of their backpacks. This month, Features Copy Editor Nyah Hardmon interviews junior Jaylyn Hochberg to discover the meaning behind five items.

PAINT PALLETS

Sometimes, Hochberg includes paint pallets and tools in her bag, so she can work on pieces during her free time. She typically brings a simple watercolor pallet with basic colors and mainly uses the materials for academic purposes on days when she has her 3D and Visual Art course.

“When or if I get inspired to create something at school, I don’t have to be confined to just pencils and pens. I can actually use the paint that I have with me,” Hochberg said. “It’s a whole other realm of creativity for me and I think it really helps diversify my art.”

VISUAL JOURNAL

Recently, Hochberg began carrying a small notebook in her bag in which she jots down her random thoughts in the form of illustrations.

According to Hochberg, she started this habit to pull herself out of the inspirational rut she was in, during which she said she felt like it was a chore to journal every day. She got the idea of a creative journal from watching YouTube videos about other artist’s journaling habits, which encouraged her to make one of her own.

“In my journal, I try to be as open and free as possible, so I take my most original and creative ideas and write or draw whatever I feel like,” Hochberg said.

HAMSA CHARM

The charm that Hochberg carries in her bag was originally a piece of a necklace that become too uncomfortable to wear. She said she keeps it in her bag partly because she likes the design of the jewelry and also because she believes the charm brings her good luck.

The Hamsa sign is a Middle Eastern symbol which represents protection.

“It’s really superstitious, and probably seems stupid, but ever since I started keeping it with me, I’ve had really good luck. I never want to take it out of my bag again,” Hochberg said.

GLASSES

Rather than out of necessity, Hochberg uses these specs for their stylish appearance. She picked up the pair while waiting for her sister to finish shopping, and upon noticing their inexpensive price, Hochberg purchased the glasses without thinking twice. Initially, Hochberg said she intended t o only wear them to complement certain outfits, but once she put them on, it became hard to take them off. “ I didn’t want to be that girl who wore fake glasses, but I just kept wearing them until I s t a r t e d waking up and putting them on first t h i n g in the morning,” Hochberg said. “I feel like they’re a part of me now, like I need the glasses even though I don’t actually use them to see.”

CEREAL

Occasionally, Hochberg will stuff a whole cereal box in her bag to bring with her to school. She said she likes to munch on the quick snack during classes or at lunch. According to Hochberg, her favorite cereal to eat is Corn Bran.

“Sometimes, the box will get passed around and it’s like a community bonding thing, but most of the time it’s just for me,” Hochberg said.

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In this issue’s recurring segment that gives students an opportunity to learn more about the teachers they see every day, staffer Jacob Winans interviews film teacher and media specialist, Shawn Maas. submissions, sharing the great student work with a voting audience. This year, we plan to expand the Short Film Festival, including individual categories allowing for more students to receive recognition.

Why did you decide to become a teacher?

During my junior year at the University of Miami, I had the opportunity to substitute and work aftercare while I was still in school. I quickly learned that I enjoyed teaching and changed my major to pursue it.

What do you hope that the film club accomplishes this school year?

Our goal for film club is to create a time and place where students can share their appreciation for movies. Last year, the club was able to produce Cypress Bay’s first Short Film Festival with 28

effects; the movie forced directors to move away from the standard wide shot, mid shot and close-up formula that existed before. I love how Orson Welles applied his knowledge of radio drama and through experimentation and persistence, What inspired you to teach film? altered the film industry forever.

Film is a class that maybe not everyone knows about because it’s a If you weren’t teaching, what unique subject in schools. I have always career would you have gone into? loved the art of telling a story through It would most likely be in the English, drama or film. The medium of entertainment and hospitality industry. delivery changes when we focus on film, I would love to work for Disney after but the elements of plot, analysis and I retire from teaching because Disney synthesis are still applied. Students have combines both of those career fields. the opportunity to break down a film the same way we would analyze a work of How do you decide which movies literature. Students use their knowledge make the cut for your curriculum list? of film standards to help create their own Initially, I look for films that will be works through our short film project. examples for teaching film terminology.

I then tend to look for films that pair Of all the movies that you get to well: “Wizard of Oz” and “Twister,” teach about and analyze, which one is “Casablanca” and “Citizen Kane” and your favorite and why?

“Jaws” and “Jurassic Park.” I also “Citizen Kane” is the movie that look for films considered appropriate changed the industry. Everything from for a high school audience to view. camera angles to black matte special

What brought you to the Bay to teach?

I was teaching English and Drama at Western High School.

I came to Cypress Bay during the boundary process, in which half of Western’s students were reassigned to create Cypress Bay. After visiting the school during construction and seeing the new auditorium, I knew we had the opportunity and tools to make this school great from the start.

What are some of your favorite TV shows?

The father of twin five-yearold girls, Disney Junior is on a never-ending loop in my house.

When I have the opportunity, I like to watch “Big Bang Theory,” “Scorpion” and “Blue Bloods.”

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seasons greetings by amanda morgan layout editor

As the weather gets cooler and pumpkins begin to grow, students such as freshman Alyssa Yanes start to celebrate this change of atmosphere with bonfires and pumpkin spice lattes.

“My favorite part of fall is probably the beginning of the season,” Yanes said.

“Everybody begins to feel calmer and the mood just feels happier.”

Yanes said she gets really excited when fall comes around and Halloween is on its way.

“I love going to a pumpkin patch with my friends and carving the pumpkins,” Yanes said. “It is so much fun to be creative and make them into jack-o’-lanterns and put them outside for everybody to see.”

Among carving jack-o’-lanterns, she said she is a fan of all things pumpkin during this season.

“My favorite thing to eat during the season is pumpkin pie,” Yanes said. “It tastes so good and it just feels special to eat it because you can’t eat this type of pie all year.”

Yanes said that her favorite part of fall, aside from the holidays, is her change in motivation. She said that she feels very excited and happy during this time of year so she has more motivation to work hard.

“During fall, I feel more motivated, not specifically for school, but just in general,” Yanes said. “The atmosphere makes me feel more determined to be peaceful.”

For some students, such as senior Vanina Schmid, the fall serves as an inspirational time that impacts certain aspects in her artwork, such as colors and themes.

“During the fall, my mood is noticeably lighter,” Schmid said. “I feel much more into my artwork during this season because I feel like art is a good way to be in tune with your inner peace.”

Schmid said that the nature during fall serves as the biggest inspiration to the change she notices in her artwork during this season.

“The calm, windy noises and the crisp air makes me want to work outside. When I am brainstorming ideas outside, I feel like my mind is just in a different place than during other times of the year,” Schmid said. “It’s not just the nature though, sometimes the colors or theme of the decorations outside of a neighbor’s house will inspire me to change up my artwork a bit as well.”

The Student Government Association (SGA) class at the Bay provides extra fall spirit, by hanging up decorative banners and executing lunch activities.

“Fall is not just a time for enjoying ourselves,” junior Jordan Moskowitz, an

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Aw-tumn: (Clockwise) Student Government Association (SGA) prepares and sorts through food for the fall Harvest Drive. SGA prepared meals for over 200 families. Junior Madison Liebman celebrates the fall season in Michigan before her family moves to Florida. Liebman and brother, Matthew Liebman are outside enjoying the cold, fall day in the snow.

SGA student, said. “SGA tries to help students realize that fall is a perfect time to feel good about themselves by giving back to the community.”

This fall, SGA is helping out the community for Thanksgiving by helping to feed over 200 families through the Harvest Drive. Moskowitz said that it is very rewarding to see all her friends thinking of less fortunate families.

“I am always amazed to see how many people we have at Cypress Bay that want to help out families,” Moskowitz said.

“Fall is unquestionably my favorite time of the year because of this.”

Junior Madison Liebman said that fall is enjoyable but noticeably less intriguing in Florida than it was in her previous home in Michigan.

“I still love celebrating the seasons no matter where I am. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the whole year,” Liebman said. “It does feel very different

to celebrate seasons when it still feels like summer outside.”

After moving to Florida in 2015, Liebman said it has become more difficult to appreciate the seasons since her new home feels like summer all year.

“In Michigan, we would always get snow days when the temperature would start to drop, and me and my friends would make hot chocolate together and build snowmen outside,” Liebman said.

“I believe that the seasons are a time for family and friends and I had a lot more time for this in Michigan, but I try to make time to do things like going to pumpkin patches over the weekend in Florida still.”

Like Liebman, Advanced Placement Psychology teacher Lynda Lorie said she believes students in Florida are not very affected by seasons as they are not extreme. She said in other places where seasons are more prominent, people can be affected by Seasonal Affective

Disorder (SAD), which can lead to depression caused by a lack of sunshine or weather that is too cold.

“I do not really see a lot of students affected by SAD here,” Ms. Lorie said.

“But I do think that for some students, depending on where they’re from, not having a winter can affect them because it is hot all the time here and they’re not used to that.”

She said although Florida does not have very prominent seasons, students can be affected by the seasons in ways other than changes in weather.

“I think that all the things that go along with fall can definitely have a positive effect on students,” Ms. Lorie said. “A lot of them grow up at homes where they have all these great traditions, which generally gives students happy memories that they think of when thinking of the seasons.”

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OF KINDNESS

BY NYAH HARDMON

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When junior Alex Huey walks to her first period of the day, the last thing she said she would expect is an unprecedented act of kindness shown by the flock of students around her. Huey said she believes that morning fatigue combined with the rush to get to class is the source of the lack of meaningful gestures around campus. Because Huey is often not met with kindness from her friends, let alone people who she does not know, she said she was surprised when a stranger held the door open for her, allowing her to walk in the building before he did.

“People never hold the door open for others anymore, especially not random girls who they don’t even know,” Huey said. “It’s such a simple practice that has really died down throughout the years, which is sad because I’d consider it basic manners.”

Huey said she would like to see more of these actions on campus. According to Huey, the effects of these compassionate acts overpower the time or effort it takes to execute them. She said she believes that unplanned good deeds, like opening the door for someone else, can lead to a more sympathetic student body that is more considerate to those around them.

“If we all do one nice thing a day, we can end up affecting the attitude of tons of people on campus, or at least make their early mornings a little more bearable,” Huey said.

Junior Stefanie Assakawa said she spreads this thoughtful mentality by offering help to friends who need any academic assistance. Although she is not an official tutor, Assakawa said she never hesitates to volunteer her time to friends who need help understanding tough concepts.

“I never see it as something that’s a hassle or that I should be charged for,” Assakawa said. “I just figure that if I happen to understand a harder lesson, of course I’m going to help others understand it too, especially when it can cost them their grade.”

Assakawa said she helps her friends out with their schoolwork at random times throughout the year, focusing on subjects that she knows best like Algebra II. She said people are sometimes surprised when she offers to help review topics with them before tests. According to Assakawa, she said her peers find it hard to believe that there is no fee for her services.

“I guess the thought of actually wanting to help my friends is weird for some people, but for me it makes total sense,” Assakawa said. “It’s not that big of a deal because I only help in subjects that I consider easy.”

Assakawa started offering her help last year with Chemistry when she noticed her classmates having a hard time with some lessons. Although she said she initially approached struggling students to help them understand concepts, other classmates eventually began asking her for her aid as well. Assakawa said she was motivated to help because of her past experience in classes that were tough for her.

“I know what it’s like to know absolutely nothing about what’s going on during a lesson, so I don’t mind preventing others from feeling the same way,” Assakawa said.

After she began tutoring her classmates, she noticed a change in her classroom environment. She said her efforts motivated others around her to provide their educational help as well. Assakawa’s kindness came full circle once her friends returned the favor by advising her in subjects in which she needed help.

“Sometimes being kind works in your favor, sometimes it doesn’t,” Assakawa said. “But even if you don’t get anything back, I think it’s still something everyone should do.”

The Literary Club also participates in arbitrary kindness through their new community project, which aims to increase tolerance and compassion in local areas. Members of the club plan on making a variety of posters that share the same message of acceptance. The finished posters will then be hung at various establishments throughout Weston, so that the message can reach the general public.

“Because of all the terrible things that are happening in our society, tolerance is much needed,” Literary Club adviser Joyce Seigel said.

Mrs. Seigel said that the idea was inspired by a project she assigns to her Creative Writing classes. The writing project teaches acceptance by allowing students to learn about issues important to their classmates. Mrs. Seigel said she hopes the community project will achieve the same outcome. She said she believes the act will spark kindness within the neighborhood, and if it proves to be successful, the message will hopefully spread to other communities as well.

“Subliminally, people will get the message. Sometimes it will make a big impact in someone’s life, and other

times it will just go right over their head,” Mrs. Seigel said. “The more we see things that are positive, the more we start acting positively.”

Huey said she agrees with this mentality. Even though some compassionate acts may seem insignificant, she said the chivalry she experienced encouraged her to reevaluate her own behavior. After the unexpected courtesy, she said she was inspired to begin showing people around her more kindness through actions like buying her friends lunch when she has extra money.

“It really forced me to rethink my behavior,” Huey said. “Just the small act of taking the time to hold the door made my day, and I’d like to start spreading that good feeling as much as I can.”

Co-president of the Literary Club senior Alexa Voorhees said she was immediately on board with the community project and does not expect traditional rewards for her actions. Instead, she supports the concept of advocating more positivity throughout the neighborhood.

“Maybe someone’s having a rough day, or doubting their previous acts of hatred,” Voorhees said. “The idea is if they see the sign we put up, maybe that will change their mind.”

Voorhees said no matter how trivial it might seem, every kind act has the potential to make a difference in someone else’s life. She said it is easy to become wrapped up in all of the hatred in society, so providing more reasons for people to smile is always a good idea.

“We don’t expect to change everyone’s mind, “Voorhees said. “But if we can impact one person’s mindset, then it’s definitely worth it.”

Mrs. Seigel said that this is one of her various efforts to promote kindness among her students. She said spontaneous acts like smiling at someone in the morning or helping someone with a homework assignment are things that can easily be done more often. As an assignment that tied into the book “Tuesdays with Morrie,” Mrs. Seigel told her students to sit down with their parents and have heart-to-heart conversations.

“The parents were so surprised, which is a shame because acts like these shouldn’t be that rare,” Mrs. Seigel said. “Being kind includes being selfless by listening and really paying attention to someone else.”

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Application process induces stress

By Jessica Sobel

Online Features Editor

Senior Lance Kotler’s life has been taken over by college applications, supplemental essays and teacher hunts for letters of recommendation. However, he is optimistic that this lengthy, stressful process will be rewarding in the long run.

“The moment I am finally committed to a school, all my hard work will have paid off and I can know everything I have done has gotten me to this point,” Kotler said. “I cannot wait to know where I am going to school, and I am just extremely excited for college in general.

I cannot wait to be on campus, and this application process is just one step to get there.”

Although Kotler has a positive attitude in regards to the college application procedure, he said he struggles most with writing specific essays for each college.

“I had trouble deciding which topics I wanted to write about that were unique and important to me, while also serving as a large part of who I am, in order to complete the whole story for colleges,” Kotler said. “Conveying those thoughts in a concise, well-worded essay that covers everything is also extremely difficult,

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I cannot wait to be on campus, and this application process is just one step to get there.

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-senior Lance Kotler especially when you are competing against other smart and amazing people.”

For Kotler, resources like the College and Career Center in room 458, Naviance and conversations with Bay alumni have made applying to college a little easier. Broward Advisor for Continuing Education (BRACE) adviser Shari Bush advises all students to take advantage of these resources.

“The College and Career Center provides every service that there is,” Mrs. Bush said. “We will start at an early age with guiding them on which classes to take, and then once we get into the application process, we help with everything from testing to applications to helping them to pick the right school.”

Because a large part of the application process is widely out of students’ control, Mrs. Bush said they tend to overthink and work themselves up over it.

“This is the first time that if students do ‘x’ they may not have the ‘y’ result,” Mrs. Bush said. “All of these expectations put around them combined with the uncertainty makes this process that much

more stressful.”

One part of the process that is out of the student’s control is the response time of his or her application.

Senior Taylor Lessem said this anticipation has led to an immense amount of anxiety for her.

“As scary as it is to press submit, it is even scarier to wait to hear back from the schools,” Lessem said.

“It is hard to just wait around on an answer that can determine my future.”

However, Lessem said she does her best to do the things she can control. Between participating in Student Government Association (SGA), maintaining a social life and completing schoolwork, she said she knows she has to allocate enough time to write her essays and complete applications.

“I procrastinated a lot so deadlines are coming up and I still have essays to write,” Lessem said. “There is so much to do and hardly any time to do it, but I make sure I spend enough time working on everything diligently in order to complete them before they are due.”

Kotler recognizes the importance of getting his applications done early; however, he said completing them along with scholarships, while also trying to juggle schoolwork and debate makes it a very tough process.

“It will be Sunday night and I will often regret not doing more for college applications over that weekend, only knowing that the school week ahead is not likely to leave me any time for it,” Kotler said. “This just comes with taking the initiative and starting early, even when you think you have tons of time.”

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Mrs. Bush said she advises students to take a deep breath and realize this process can be stressful or enjoyable, depending on if they are applying to the right schools, doing things well in advance and staying organized.

“This is an exciting time for students to put together all of the hard work that they have been working towards for the last 12 years of school and also realizing that there are so many schools out there and to leave themselves open to the possibility of wherever they land,” Mrs. Bush said. “Regardless of the school it is, they are going to make their friends and have great people that stand in front of them and be impacted by the world around them.”

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Senior Alexa Zuckerman said she loves to exercise, yet she does not work out at a traditional gym. Instead, she utilizes alternatives to the gym, such as CycleBar and Orangetheory.

“I use these [alternatives] because I love the group workout setting and get motivation from the people around me,” Zuckerman said. “I’d much rather take classes at CycleBar or Orangetheory because I feel more accomplished after I finish compared to if I just go to the normal gym.”

Orangetheory offers group workouts based on interval training, while CycleBar offers indoor spinning classes.

Zuckerman said she goes to these fitness studios often, and they both have locations in Weston.

“The atmosphere at Orangetheory is great and it gets me pumped and ready to work out. I always leave knowing I burned a lot and tried my best,” she said. “I really love the energy and the instructors at CycleBar because they are super nice and push me to go faster than I think I can.”

Dianne Denis, Studio Manager of CycleBar Weston, said she is seeing a rise in “boutique” fitness options. Boutique fitness studios, such as CycleBar, hold group classes and focus on one or two specific fitness areas. Instead of paying for a membership, participants can pay per class.

“The big trend right now is boutique fitness, where small studios offer fun, exciting classes in a clean environment,” Denis said.

CycleBar also offers packages for classes. Customers can pay for a certain amount of classes in advance, and the price per class is cheaper overall. Denis said CycleBar allows people to pay per class or for these packages to make CycleBar more accessible for people who don’t want to pay for a gym membership.

“Everyone should be exercising three to four times a week, but the reality is, it’s hard to find the time and motivation to do so,” Denis said. “At CycleBar we encourage all levels of fitness and know that once you have tried a class, you will return for more because you left with a smile on your face.”

Denis said CycleBar is a good alternative to the gym because each class has many health benefits. Denis also said

NO GYM? NO PROBLEM: (Clockwise from top left) fitness studios such as CycleBar Weston and Orangetheory have given students such as senior Alexa Zuckerman the opportunity to exercise in a unconventional way. Because this type of exercise is in a group setting, Zuckerman said she is able to get motivation from others, resulting in a more successful workout.

the group setting of CycleBar makes the classes more enjoyable.

“Indoor cycling is a cardio workout; most classes are interval or performance based, so it’s great for people looking to lose weight, stay in shape and train for sports,” Denis said. “Whenever you work out in a group, the energy motivates you to try harder. In most classes, each rider cheers and encourages their neighbor.”

Zuckerman she said she prefers the freedom of boutique fitness studios over the binding membership of a traditional gym.

“At these studios, I like that I don’t have to go to a certain amount of classes each month,” Zuckerman said. “I can pick and choose when I use my classes.”

Physical Education teacher Coach Kimberly Love said it is important that the Bay offers free fitness classes so students don’t necessarily have to pay for a gym membership to exercise. Coach Love teaches Health Opportunities through Physical Education (HOPE) honors, and she takes her HOPE honors students to work out at the Ultimate Sports Institute (USI), Orangetheory, Blue Sol Yoga and the YMCA. “These gyms allow limited free access for my honors class, meaning only free when we go as a group between 11:20 [a.m.] and 1 [p.m.], as this isn’t their busy time,” Coach Love said. “The gyms also

provide us with personal trainers who volunteer their time to show students a variety of ways to exercise. All these places push the students way beyond their comfort zones and provide intense workouts.”

Coach Love said she thinks gyms are always a great exercise option, despite other alternatives.

“Gym memberships are great; typically, people at gyms are good role models, so the benefits far outweigh the cost of a membership,” Coach Love said.

Junior Isa Kovaleski said she does not belong to a gym because she exercises by dancing. Kovaleski dances at the Performance Edge Dance Studio; here, she participates in rehearsals for dance competitions and choreography classes as well as conditioning classes.

“Dance is good cardiovascular exercise,” Kovaleski said. “We stretch a lot so we get a good range of motion, and we also work out a lot of our muscles, especially in ballet and conditioning.”

Kovaleski said besides from having health benefits, dance is a very enjoyable way to exercise.

“I think dance is a good alternative to going to the gym,” Kovaleski said.

“Not only are you giving your body a workout, but you’re also able to express yourself and be creative.”

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Coming off an 11-5 2016 season that ended in an American Football Conference championship loss, the Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans endured a scare this offseason when Ben Roethlisberger went public about considering retirement.

Roethlisberger ultimately decided to play this season, but the talk certainly affected the atmosphere of the team. When a team’s starting quarterback of 14 years announces that he’s not fully committed mentally to the game, it is a cause for concern.

Of course, the season goes on anyway, and the team didn’t exactly come out of the gates firing on all cylinders.

To cap off an underwhelming 3-2 start, the Steelers got blown out by the up-and-coming Jacksonville Jaguars, losing 30-9. Roethlisberger threw a whopping five interceptions in the game, with two going all the way back for defensive touchdowns.

After the game, Roethlisberger said, “maybe [he doesn’t] have it anymore,” a discouraging comment to hear from the face of the franchise.

The season was looking dim for the Steelers, but in a week six road matchup against the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh was able to get things rolling in a 19-13 win. In weeks seven and eight, the Steelers won decisively against its divisional rivals the Cincinnati Bengals and the inconsistent-yet-electric Detroit Lions, respectively.

Holding the elite Kansas City offense to just 13 points, the Steelers defense looked like the ones of the franchise’s Super Bowl-winning glory days in the 2000s, and that level of performance carried over in the next two games, allowing 14 points to the Bengals and 15 to the Lions.

In recent years, the Steelers front office has made a concerted effort to go back to the formula that led it to its 2006 and 2009 championships, adding speed and athleticism throughout the defense, especially at the linebacker position.

The approach is finally paying off, with young linebackers Bud Dupree and Ryan Shazier and cornerback Artie Burns leading the defense to great play.

The defensive resurgence should be able to fuel a Super Bowl run for Pittsburgh, as the team has all of the tools it needs for offensive dominance, and those tools have been producing.

Superstars Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown have met expectations once again this year, performing as premier players at their respective positions.

They were also joined this year by a rising star, rookie phenom JuJu SmithSchuster, who has 424 receiving yards and four touchdowns through eight games.

The addition of Smith-Schuster fills a vital role on the Pittsburgh offense, providing a talented wide receiver who can line up in the Y and the slot to complement Antonio Brown in the passing game, which has often been too reliant on Brown in recent years.

With Brown, Bell, Smith-Schuster, and a solid offensive line, Roethlisberger’s decline is not upon us—he actually might enjoy the best finish to a season that he has had since 2009.

Although Roethlisberger might disagree, his accuracy, awareness and arm strength really haven’t seen a significant decline. He is still an elite quarterback, and the possibilities are endless when he is under center – as he has proven with his signature magic year in and year out – and I fully expect him to come out of the season with a third ring on his hand.

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Exercising acts as stress reliever

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After a long day filled with difficult tests, club meetings and an overload of homework, junior Derek Sheinberg said he could not wait to blow off some steam at his happy place: Ultimate Sports Institute & Fitness Center (USI). Like Sheinberg, many use exercising as an outlet to relieve stress.

“There is no better feeling than being able to push myself hard in the gym after a stressful day,” Sheinberg said.

“Exercising during the week keeps me on my feet and motivates me to strive for success in every aspect of my life.”

Fitness Coach Sarah Nickoson said the reason for Sheinberg’s positive sentiments is because when people exercise, their bodies release endorphins, creating a natural euphoric feeling.

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-junior Derek Sheinberg “When people work out, it is an addiction like a drug because they get this sensation of feeling good about themselves,” Nickoson said. “When they have this feeling within themselves, they are enticed to want to engage in physical activity again.”

Through his experiences with training many teams at the Bay, such as the football, cheerleading and basketball teams, athletic trainer Mark Guandolo Jr. said he learned that working out can be emotionally freeing for students.

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DO YOU EVEn lift?:Derek Sheinberg exercises at USI to relieve daily stress.

Sheinberg has made exercising a daily routine and is currently preparing to compete in a body building competition in December.

“A lot of our stress comes from us being too internal and too inside of our own heads, so we overthink things or worry too much about the future or think about the past,” Mr. Guandolo Jr. said. “Stress levels decrease when we are able to connect with the present, and exercising challenges us to do so.”

Like Sheinberg, senior Glory Jones utilizes exercising as a way to calm herself down. As Jones is on the Bay’s basketball team, she trains six days a week for two to three hours each day.

“When I play basketball, I have nothing to worry about but making sure

I get points, stops and rebounds,” Jones said. “It is hard work, but for that time frame I am playing basketball and I am not thinking about anything else besides basketball or anyone else besides my teammates or my coaches.”

Because Jones’s time is consumed by her educational responsibilities, she said she cherishes the time she has to merely decompress and escape from the real world through her workouts.

“Training practically takes me away from reality for a bit, and it is helpful for a while to be able to think ‘they are in a zone- let me light them up from

the three point line then,’ instead of ‘my Government test is tomorrow, so I [have to] review and do those three [Free Response Questions],’” Jones said.

According to Nickoson, physical activity not only lowers a person’s level of stress, but it can also increase one’s self-confidence.

“When people look in the mirror, they want to look and feel good, and however they feel about themselves is super important,” Nickoson said. “If changing their bodies is what they are looking to do, then working out can definitely raise their self esteem and make them feel more comfortable in their own skin.”

Like Nickoson, Mr. Guandolo Jr. agrees subtle differences in people’s bodies can raise their self-esteem.

However, he said the more rewarding aspect is their ability to assert their will over their bodies.

“Our bodies tend to want to sleep, eat and watch TV, and people tend to get addicted, causing these patterns to eventually consume them,” Mr. Guandolo Jr. said. “However, if they set out to do something and then actually execute it, this can be very satisfying because it shows they are in charge of their bodies as opposed to the flesh.”

Although Sheinberg uses the gym mostly to stay fit, he said he realizes it has many other benefits.

“I cannot stress the importance of finding the time to go to the gym enough; it is a place for anyone and everyone,” Sheinberg said. “Whether you are going to get stronger or decompress from any stress you had throughout the day, going to the gym leads to a healthy life, physically and mentally. Let your passion be your medicine.”

Girls golf team swings its way to states

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The girls golf team played regionals, qualifying for states, in Orlando, Fla. on Oct. 23. The team came in second place out of about 11 schools overall, which gives them the last spot to move on. Junior and new member of the team, Maria Colella, said she is very excited about the team’s success and hopes to win a championship in the future.

“I am so happy with how the season has been going, and I am confident states will go well,” Colella said. “Even though we have performed well at regionals, our team knows how hard we must work for the winning title.”

Colella said that since they have made

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it as far as they did in the competition, they have established an understanding of what must be improved upon.

“All together we make a very good team, but it is important each person

works on their individual weaknesses in order to improve as a whole,” Colella said.

Even though Colella is a new player on the golf team, she said she feels very close to the girls and have established a strong bond early in the season.

“A major benefit to our team is that we are all united and give each other confidence,” Colella said. “It is important to have a solid team that motivates each and every player to do their absolute best, which is what our team is all about.”

New coach of the team and philosophy teacher, Michael Stember, said he is amazed at the work ethic and dedication the team has shown throughout the season.

“This being my first year as the girls golf coach, I could not be happier with how the team has been playing and doing overall,” Coach Stember said. “It is great to see the relationship this team has created and the love they express for each other.”

In order to become state champions, Coach Stember said the team must work harder than most other schools.

“The nature of high school athletics overall and the game of golf makes any public school a long shot to win states, but we can work hard to continue to be a staple and competitive at the district, regional and state levels,” Coach Stember said.

Even though Coach Stember said the girls have performed well against most

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It’s tee time : (From left) junior Raven Holmes, junior Maria Colella, senior Gabi Soares, junior Emma Ludwig, and junior Jolie Sonkin hold the regional trophy after placing second out of 11 schools at Weston Hills Country Club.

of the other teams, he feels their biggest competition is themselves.

“I would like to see each girl focus on getting the lowest score possible this season and not worrying about others around them,” Coach Stember said.

“It is important these girls limit any distractions that might affect their game.”

Senior and highest ranked player on the team Gabi Soares said she is extremely excited for states and hopes to see improvement from last year.

“Because we have almost a whole new team, I am excited to see how we play together at states,” Soares said. “Playing at states is very difficult, but I am trying to keep a positive attitude.”

Soares said it is important all the players on the team work as hard as possible while still enjoying the game.

“We must show the other schools we are ready to win, but it is important we also do not get caught up in the whole competition,” Soares said.

In order to be successful, Soares said she believes the players must stay focused and think about how they can succeed on their own.

“I don’t want anyone to think about other players or compare themselves,” Soares said. “The best thing to do is to not worry about other players and just work to improve your individual skills.”

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Unusual Florida college football teams Astros’ title has tremendous effect on reeling city of Houston make dominant mark in NCAA The 2017 college football season has been nothing short of amazing, and as of Nov. 6, only five teams remain undefeated. Two of those teams reside in the state of Florida: the University of Miami (UM) and the University of Central Florida (UCF). The success of these schools along with the accolades of other programs in Florida only proves that the state of Florida features the best teams in all of college football.

After hiring former Georgia head coach Mark Richt, the Miami Hurricanes blew out their first three opponents, mostly in part to a revamped offense.

Starting junior quarterback Malik Rosier has performed well above expectations while junior running back Mark Walton led the way on the ground. Unfortunately for Miami, Walton was lost for the season with an ankle injury. Nonetheless, the Canes have far exceeded expectations this season and certainly have the coaching and the skilled players to continue their winning ways.

One of the biggest surprises of the college football season has been the sudden dominance of the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls, who have played well under new head coach Charlie Strong. Strong, a defensiveminded coach, has developed USF into an offensive juggernaut centered around dark horse Heisman candidate Quinton Flowers. The Bulls have a relatively easy schedule though, with the exception of an underrated Houston team who beat USF by only four points. Despite dropping out of the rankings, the Bulls’ lone defeat should not take away from the amplitude of success that the team has achieved this season.

Another massive shock to the college football world has been the stunning rise of the UCF Knights. Similar to Strong’s impact on the University of South Florida

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(USF), the Knights’ second-year head coach Scott Frost has also built a fantastic offense that leads the entire nation in points scored per game. Sophomore quarterback McKenzie Milton has been phenomenal this season and the Knights running game has vastly improved from a year ago. Also like the Bulls, UCF has not faced any tough opponents; however, the lack of difficulty should not completely overshadow the Knights’ unexpected accomplishments.

There are three premier programs in Florida, but Miami is the only one of them that is currently undefeated. The other two are the University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU).

Riddled with injuries and suspensions, the Florida Gators have managed to win three games, but lose four games while facing a difficult schedule. However, the Gators could have had five wins just as easily as they could have had five losses.

What makes UF still relevant is its ability to churn out National Football League (NFL)-caliber players year after year, and this season is no exception.

The same factors that have contributed to the Gators’ underwhelming season can be also be accredited to the Florida State Seminoles’ dismal season. FSU’s talent is unquestioned, but a tough schedule and a brutal injury to Heisman candidate quarterback Deondre Francois have crushed the Seminoles’ hopes for a playoff spot. Also similar to UF, FSU has played in very close games that could have easily resulted in a win or a loss.

While the Seminoles and the Gators are not enjoying the successful seasons their fan bases have come to expect of them, they are both still top programs with future NFL players riddled throughout their rosters.

With the dominance of Miami, USF and UCF and the prestige and talent at UF and FSU, the state of Florida is the number one state in all of college football.

At the end of August, the city of Houston was under reconstruction after thousands lost their homes during Hurricane Harvey. Just two months later, approximately one million fans of the Houston Astros attended the parade to celebrate the organization’s victory in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The way that the season unfolded is nothing short of a miracle and a spectacle that every sports fan, or person for that matter, should acknowledge.

Many Houston residents’ lives changed drastically from the Category 4 hurricane, and they probably wondered what could possibly happen to bring some joy back into their lives. For many, this was it.

The championship parade was called the largest parade in Houston history by Mayor Sylvester Turner. In a span of a little over two months, the city experienced complete opposite feelings. At one point, people were united by danger and safety, scared for their lives. They are now united by celebration and support for a team that accomplished a feat that has never occurred in Houston.

On top of the fact that the Astros were representing a partially demolished city, it is also the organization’s first World Series Championship in its 55-year history.

Just imagine what it is like to loyally support a team for that long, and in the same year as one of the worst natural disasters in recent history, finally be able to celebrate a championship. The only other Astros appearance in the World Series was in 2005 when the team was swept easily by the Chicago White Sox. Playing with an “H Strong” logo on their jerseys, it was obvious that the storm only made the Astros want to win the championship more. Manager A.J. Hinch said he felt how important his team

Should Lavar Ball have taken LaMelo YES out of high school?

When outspoken father Lavar Ball pulled his 16-year-old

son LaMelo Ball out of Chino Hills High School to “make him the best basketball player ever,” Lavar was widely criticized for allegedly ruining LaMelo Ball’s education in favor of a potential basketball career. While those criticisms are certainly justified, Lavar Ball has the right to make decisions based on what he believes is in his family’s best interests. Also, LaMelo Ball said he fully supports his dad’s decision, so he was not forced to drop out. If both Lavar and LaMelo Ball agreed to remove LaMelo from school, then it is unnecessary to argue whether they made the wrong move. Just because a father and a son made an abnormal decision does not mean they made the wrong one.

Although LaMelo Ball could falter as a basketball player and not have an education to rely on, this would be a consequence to his decision. If the Balls believe in their decision, then any people arguing over it are not going to accomplish anything.

Instead, those critics are simply just promoting more hate and negativity in an era that seems to be fueled on those concepts.

While people also have the right to argue, arguing in cases like the Balls’ is pointless. Critics should not waste their time arguing about something that will not change. Critics should instead focus on what they enjoy about their own lives and not on what they hate about someone else’s.

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became to the city.

Just a couple days after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston on Aug. 31, the Astros traded for the 2011 American League Most Valuable Player (MVP), veteran pitcher Justin Verlander. On the same day, the Astros began a seven-game winning streak that would last until Sept.

6. Although it is not a huge streak and could just be a coincidence, I truly believe the team had more motivation. This was the turning point in the Astros’ season; they had a reason to win that was much more important to baseball, and they acquired a new superstar pitcher.

In addition to all the emotional attachments between Hurricane Harvey and the Astros’ history, there is even more reason to celebrate the championship.

The team had a losing record from 2009-2014. There are also likeable players on the Astros-- veterans Verlander (13th season) and Carlos Beltrán (20th season) were both able to get their first championship ring, and they are both well-deserved. Beltrán is a nine time AllStar, and Verlander is a six time All-Star.

Additionally, second baseman José Altuve showed that hard work can go a long way. Altuve came into the league by attending a tryout at the Astros academy in Venezuela, which has since been closed. At his first tryout, he was cut due to the fact that he is 5’6. He returned the next season and was signed to the minor league team. He worked his way up to the majors, and he is now the favorite to win American League MVP. This season could not have been scripted more dramatically for the Astros or the city of Houston. The story has it all: unity, perseverance and a happy ending.

This World Series was much more than the average championship.

NO The idea of choosing to not finish high school should be frowned upon, no matter who the person is. Lavar Ball should not have pulled his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, out of his sophomore year at Chino Hills High School in order to make him “the best basketball player ever.” After having arguments with the faculty at the school, Lavar Ball felt the need to act; however, he acted in a much more drastic way than he should have. It is understandable for someone with the ego and attitude of Lavar Ball to pull his son out of school and make him attend a different school, but withdrawing his son completely creates a whole new issue. Lavar Ball is completely stripping any chance of an authentic high school experience and education that his son could have gotten.

It can be argued that the majority of high school students in his position would have done the same, but students should complete the standard amount of years of education.

Moreover, it is unlikely for LaMelo Ball to become the “best basketball player ever”. Although LaMelo Ball works tirelessly to be in the position he is in, he is not the only one.

All professional athletes must exceed expectations and train continuously. LaMelo Ball will have competition to even make it to the National Basketball Association, and it might be more difficult to achieve without a complete education.

-Robbie Solomon

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High school rivalry leads to violence

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As the Bay’s varsity football game against Western High School on Oct. 6 approached, students, football players and security guards braced themselves for the rivalry. After the game this year, multiple fights occurred between students from the two schools. Junior Jonas Perkins was in the student parking lot after the football game where most of the violence took place.

“My friends and I tried to leave the game early to avoid the fights, but it didn’t work out so well,” Perkins said.

“We saw about 80 kids running around the bus loop, and multiple kids asked my friends and I if we went to Cypress; we tried to keep quiet until a Western student punched one of my friends in the back of the head.”

Perkins said that he understands the excitement in having a school rivalry, but he doesn’t understand why students turn to physical fights.

“It’s all fun and games until someone takes it too far and gets seriously hurt,” Perkins said. “I don’t think it’s normal for two high schools to have such a serious rivalry.”

Similar to Perkins, sophomore Carly Jakob experienced the fights in the

parking lot firsthand. Jakob said she felt extremely unsafe while walking through the parking lot after the game ended.

“I knew that there have been fights in the past, but I haven’t seen any in person until this year,” Jakob said. “They were more intense than I could have ever imagined.”

Although Jakob said she hopes the violence does not continue to occur throughout her years at the Bay, she believes that there will always be an intense rivalry between the two schools.

“I definitely think that fights will break out at every game we play against Western because we are rival schools and a lot of kids take that too seriously and don’t consider the consequences,” Jakob said. “Even if there are police and security guards, the kids always manage to find a way around it.”

While he did not witness the fighting first-hand, athletic director Scott Selvidge said he understands the competitiveness between the two schools; however, he doesn’t agree with students who feel the need to be violent.

“They want to beat us and we want to beat them,” Mr. Selvidge said.

“Unfortunately, there are students on both sides who stir the pot a little too much.”

While the games between the rival schools have resulted in physical fighting

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on multiple occasions, Mr. Selvidge said the schools should continue to play each other in all sports. He said he and the athletic director at Western will continue to try and emphasize to students that fighting is not allowed.

“The athletic director at Western and I have a really good relationship, and we are doing everything we can to ensure that we can continue to play each other under circumstances where there’s not going to be violence,” Mr. Selvidge said.

“We both need to better educate our fan bases and explain the expectations when

the two schools play each other.”

Perkins said he also thinks that the Bay and Western should continue playing each other despite the repetitive violent aftermath.

“I do think it’s important that the two schools play each other in the years to come, but I think there needs to be more control over the students,” Perkins said.

“It’s fun when we all make jokes about which school is better, but the fighting is unnecessary.”

Football team misses out on playoffs BY brian kessler online sports editor

Following a promising 3-0 start, the Lightning varsity football team entered a four-game drought which included three straight home losses and one defeat at South Plantation high school.

The Lightning’s season overall was characterized by many streaky efforts, while closing its 2017 campaign with three consecutive road victories to bring its record to 6-4.

“I think the season went pretty well overall; we got better every game which was encouraging,” senior quarterback Marlon Serbin said.

Throughout its four-game losing streak, the Lightning’s defense allowed over 27 points per game, despite only allowing a combined 23 points in its first three matchups. The offense had its woes as well, while only averaging 13 points per game during the same four-game span.

“Making little mistakes were the deciding factors during our losses,” senior linebacker Will Masaro said. “We beat ourselves during some of our games.”

The Lightning’s 6-4 record includes a 2-4 district performance that placed them fifth in the 8A District 12 standings, while falling two spots short of a playoff berth.

The team’s two district victories came against Everglades (2-4) and Flanagan

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the zone: (From left) senior Michael Williams, junior Ezekiel Wooten, In senior Angelo Deveaux, junior Joshua Simms, junior Justin Behren and senior Julian Powell get ready before the final game of the season against J.P. Taravella High School.

High School (0-7).

“We competed well during district games,” Serbin said. “We had a few tough losses, though, which really hurt us.”

The team’s playoff miss marks its fifth straight season absent from the postseason tournament, in which it reached the 2012 state championship while under Head Coach Mark Guandolo.

“We will continue to be one of the

hardest working team in the state,” Guandolo said. “The program is built to develop these student athletes physically, mentally and spiritually.”

Although the players have their eyes set on the future, the team will look to rebuild during the offseason after losing its seniors to graduation. Current juniors on the team have been waiting for the opportunity to lead the Lightning and

set an example for new underclassmen players.

“I can’t wait for next season because then it will be my turn to be a leader in my position as well as the team,” junior cornerback Jacob Wucher said. “The seniors this year helped us mature as a team and taught us how to act during and after football.”

The Lightning’s offseason will consist of a short break until the new year, in which the team will reassemble again in the spring.

“We train a lot during the offseason, which helps us bond and prepare for the upcoming season,” senior quarterback Keaton Hunt said.

As for the current seniors, the end of the 2017 season marks the end of their high school football careers. For upperclassmen such as Serbin, receiving a college education, whether or not football is involved, is a significant goal for the future.

“My plans are to go to a great college no matter if I play football there or not, and to major in business and finance,” Serbin said.

The Lightning’s final game was a 3320 road win against J.P. Taravella High School, in which the team will look to extend its three-game win streak when it regroups next fall.

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worked together,” Palacios said. “We got everything we had and left it on the court; that’s how we won.”

In preparation for the regional playoff games, Palacios said that the team has been giving it all they have at every practice.

“We are practicing a lot, and when we aren’t practicing, we go over the plays. Each practice we do something different,” Palacios said. “We are always focused and give 100% every time we are

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girls varsity volleyball team celebrates its district championship win after defeating South Plantation high school. (Clockwise from top left) Ore Pablos, Chandler Martin, Valeria Estrada, Kelly Rosario, Nikole Barraez, Andrea Vallenilla, Abbie Holt, Sara Fernandez, Cecila Robert, Daniela Bengoa, Maria Jaregui, Marcella Proenca, Valeria Palacios, Alex Santory, Colleen Siebold and Corina Palacios make up the championship roster.

second year in a row coming out of the district playoffs undefeated.

“I feel amazing after winning the district championship; how could you feel any other way,” Coach Pablos said.

“It’s a great thing.”

Despite losing the third set in the district championship, Coach Pablos said the Lightning varsity volleyball team stayed strong and fought back.

“I am happy with the team’s overall performance; they played a good game.

We dropped the third set, but we put it

together at the end,” Coach Pablos said. “[South Plantation] is a good team that plays really well, so I am extremely happy.”

Like Siebold and Coach Pablos, freshman Valeria Palacios said that although the district championship game was competitive, their team came together to claim the trophy.

“I feel great after winning the championship because it was a hard game; we almost lost and went to four sets, but we picked each other up and

I feel great after winning the championship because it was a hard game; we almost lost and went to four sets, but we picked each other up and worked together.

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The girls varsity volleyball team is currently preparing to play its second game of the regional playoffs after winning the district championship against South Plantation High School and defeating Stoneman Douglas in its first game of the regional playoffs. Senior Colleen Siebold said that the success of the team, so far this season, is a product of great coaching and strong freshman players.

“I think our new coach has had a huge impact on the success of our volleyball team because he takes discipline into consideration. We have to show up 15 minutes before we have practice, set up the nets and have a uniform; it is very structured,” Siebold said. “The freshmen also have a lot to do with it, they are very hardworking, diligent and really want to get better.”

Siebold said she is very happy with how the season is going so far and is looking forward to possibly winning another championship this season.

“I feel good after winning the district championship. I feel like if we didn’t win it would have been a big deal because the teams in our district aren’t that strong compared to us,” Siebold said. “Now I’m really excited about going to regionals because our rivals that were at regionals lost in their district, so we have a good chance at going to States.”

Coach Ore Pablos said he is also ecstatic about winning the district championship, for this was the team’s

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there.”

Palacios said that because of the team’s talent and teamwork, the girls have a good chance at winning the regional championship and going on to play at states.

“We are individually as good as anybody else, we just have to work as a team,” Palacios said. “I think we have really come together as a team and have done everything possible to beat the teams we need to.”

Teams sport pink for breast cancer business manager

The Bay’s typical representative colors of blue and gold turned pink in October as the varsity teams showed support for breast cancer awareness. Cheerleaders, football players and baseball players all strutted a hint of pink in their bows, jerseys or socks during the entire month.

Junior pitcher Tyler Goldberg expressed his support for breast cancer awareness because of the number of people that are affected by it.

“There are so many people who get diagnosed with this awful disease; the least we can do is show as much support as we possibly can,” Goldberg said.

Goldberg has been personally impacted by the effects of the fatal disease by his grandmother being diagnosed with it before he was born. He said the awareness efforts mean a lot to him because of how personal it is.

“Participating in any cancer awareness helps me feel that I’m helping out in a situation that I can’t do much in,” Goldberg said.

Along with Goldberg, Junior Pitcher all of its efforts on and off the field.

“It’s down to shoe laces, wrist bands, Andrew Blardonis also said he feels a arm sleeves, or even t-shirts and bat tape strong desire to support the fight against to show support,” Goldberg said. breast cancer.

“We wear as much pink as we are allowed to wear during October,” Blardonis said. “[The pink accessories] There are so many allow us to spread the word and show the people who get people affected that we fight with them.” diagnosed with this awful Varsity baseball head coach Paul Liotti has a daughter that is a cancer disease; the least we survivor, and two parents of players on the can do is show as much team have also been affected by cancer.

Graphic by austin dunne “We do everything we can to support support as we possibly “My heart goes out to those people cancer and research,” Coach Litotti said. can. battling, and I want to acknowledge them Wearing pink has been one of in every way I can,” Goldberg said. multiple attempts the team has done to -junior Tyler Goldberg Blardonis said these games are support the fight each year. Blardonis and special and he hopes the team continues Goldberg are huge in making sure their During October, the team played to show support so nobody forgets about team represents in any way possible. multiple “Breast Cancer Games,” in the disease.

“My [players] do toy drives and which West Broward and the Bay play “We do it to raise awareness for fundraisers that help those who are each other. The games are dedicated to breast cancer and to honor those who diagnosed with this disease,” Coach any person who has battled breast cancer. have fought this disease,” Blardonis said.

Liotti said. “It makes me happy and proud Anyone in the stands that knows someone “There’s not a lot to do about cancer, to give back because with cancer, you impacted by breast cancer is given the but spreading awareness and showing need all the support you can get.” opportunity to walk on the field and say support is something we stand by.”

Coach Liotti said he is satisfied with their names to either be remembered or how the team has handled its support and to be honored.

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ATHLETES TO WATCH SOPHIA JONES

ISAIAH QUINTEROS

What is your diet throughout the basketball season?

I try to eat as healthy as possible, but I will sometimes buy snacks from the vending machine.

I make sure to eat more proteins, vegetables and fruit than grains like bread or rice.

When did you start playing basketball?

When I was younger I played every sport, but I started taking basketball seriously at the age of 10.

How often do you train for basketball?

I try to do something that involves basketball everyday. It might not be basketball exactly, but it will involve something that will help me improve my game.

What sparked your interest in basketball?

My mom ran track and field and my dad, older brother and sister played basketball, so I grew up in a family of athletes. Watching my sister play in the YMCA basketball league when we were younger is what first inspired me to play.

What motivates you to play basketball?

My parents motivate me a lot. They do so much for me and I want to be able to get a scholarship so they don’t have to pay for college.

What has been your best achievement in your basketball career?

My best achievement has been being invited to the John Lucas Top 160 camp this year and last year, which is one of the most prestigious girls’ basketball camps in the country.

What was your favorite moment in your basketball career so far?

I’ve had a lot of good moments throughout my basketball career, but I wouldn’t say I’ve had a specific favorite. There have been too many to choose from.

How has basketball affected your life?

Basketball has really opened a lot of doors for me in terms of how it has affected my life.

Basketball has given me the opportunity to get a scholarship and have a free education.

What is your personal goal for this upcoming season?

My personal goal for this year is to pick up offers [from colleges], but my goal for our team is to win states, and I definitely think it’s possible.

Who are some of your role models that inspire you?

Some people that inspire me are my mom and dad and athletes like Stephen Curry, Serena Williams and Robin Roberts.

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-Ben Eiglarsh Class of 2020 Height: 6’1’’

GOAL: TO WIN STATES HEIGHT: 6’0” TEAM: BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL CLASS OF 2020

GOAL: TO GET TO STATES HEIGHT: 5’6” TEAM: GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL CLASS OF 2020

FALL SEASON STATISTICS Boys Varsity Football South Plantation

W 25-0

Everglades

W 36-14 W 33-20

Girls Varsity Soccer Nova

W 7-0

Wellington

TBD 11/09

Coral Gables

TBD 11/13

Cardinal Gibbons

Nova

L 28-22

Flanagan Tarvella

Boys Varsity Basketball

TBD 11/16

Girls Varsity Volleyball St Thomas Aquinas

L 2-0

South Plantation

W 3-1

Stoneman Douglas

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Piper

Monarch

Palm Beach Gardens

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TBD 11/30

Coral Springs Charter

TBD 12/1

Flanagan

TBD 12/4

South Plantation

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Girls Varsity Basketball Coral Springs Charter

TBD 11-20

Stoneman Douglas

TBD 11/27

McArthur

Gulliver Prep

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Music Honor Society

BY Gabby Sonkin

Arts & Ent. Copy Editor

Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) Honor Society hosted its annual induction for upcoming members of the club in the auditorium on Oct. 20. New officers gave out certificates and performed at the termination of the ceremony.

Junior and secretary of the club, Kari Xia, said she was amazed by the number of members who signed up and believes everything went as planned for a great year. Xia said much of the turnout came from social media apps, such as Instagram and Twitter.

“In order to recruit new members, the officers made it a priority to publicize their ideas for the year through social media [and] with posters and flyers around the school,” Xia said. “Before school started, I posted on different social media platforms and recruited more followers.”

During the induction ceremony, the officers officially accepted members into the club where they received an official certificate from the Tri-M Honor Society.

Xia said this ceremony is something she looks forward to because she has the opportunity to spend time with her friends that have the same passion as her.

“This was a formal event, so it was great to see all the upcoming members dress up and show their love for music,” Xia said. “I love inducting new members because I can see how excited they are about it, which makes me hopeful for the year.”

Xia said Music Honor Society is special because it promotes positive attitudes throughout the school, giving students motivation to be patient and work through their stressful days. Xia said music relieves her stress and gives her the ability to work hard.

“Music Honor Society embodies a collective appreciation and dedication to music,” Xia said. “During my years in this club, I have noticed how these students use music to relax and take appreciation for the things they have.”

Xia said this club is different than others at this school because all the members are close friends with one another, as they share an interest in music and performing.

“We work together to spread joy of music to the community through performances at elderly homes, hospitals and local events,” Xia said.

Club member Charles Chang said he believes this year will be efficient and exciting with the new officers and members. Additionally, Chang said he is more open-minded to the opportunities the club offers.

“Last year was my first year in the club, so I did not know what to expect,” Chang said. “However, this year I hope to be more involved and make an impact by tutoring and participating in as many events as I can.”

Chang said he decided to join last year because of his love for music and the encouragement by most of his friends who were already a part of Music Honor Society.

“Because I have had a passion for music since a young age, this club was exactly what I needed,” Chang said.

“This club allows performers and music appreciators to come together for something that is very important to us.”

Chang said he felt special as his name was called at the induction ceremony and appreciates all the support his family and friends give him.

“The induction ceremony is something I have looked forward to because I get to be recognized and accepted into a society that is meant for me,” Chang said.

“Additionally, throughout the night I love watching previous members and officers perform their own works of art.”

Fine Arts Department Chair and adviser of Music Honor Society Bradley Franks took over this position when his students emphasized how important this club was to them.

“Music Honor Society was not active for a couple years, and I could tell my students were interested in applying for

the club,” Mr. Franks said. “Throughout the year, students would approach me and ask if I could become the new adviser, so I agreed to the job.”

Mr. Franks said all the members of this club encourage one another to succeed, which is one of the main reasons he loves being a part of it.

“In my opinion, this club is unique compared to other clubs at the Bay because all different art groups are united into one,” Mr. Franks said. “I love to see the participation from band, AMT (American Musical Theater) and chorus.”

During the induction ceremony, Mr. Franks said he was surprised to see the great work all the students put together, as he did not have a part in creating the ceremony.

“The ceremony took a lot of work,” Mr. Franks said. “I could not have been prouder of my students.”

Similar to Chang and Xia, senior and president of the club Adriana Morell said she was proud of the work she and the other students put into this ceremony.

“I was able to see all the old and new faces that will be joining our club, and it made me happy that they all were excited to be involved,” Morell said.

“Additionally, these students were also enthusiastic about the new year’s agenda, which made me even happier.”

Throughout the ceremony, several students performed for their parents, friends and teachers who attended.

“I performed Syrinx by Debussy because I wanted to feel closer to the ceremony and make an impact,” Morell said. “Syrinx was a piece I played last year for a recital, becoming my favorite flute solo.”

As president, Morell said she hopes to inspire members to participate as much as they can.

“When I perform, I feel a sense of pride and appreciation for music in a whole new light,” Morell said. “One of my goals for this year is to make all the students feel comfortable and secure with their performances.”

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In the United States, there are currently no laws or regulations regarding a minimum model size or weight.

Compared to countries like France, Spain, Italy and Israel, our nation’s lack of legislature in this field is outlandish.

Underweight models are not only putting themselves in danger, but they are also putting others in harm’s way by promoting unhealthy and unreasonable body images.

It is reasonable that teenage adolescents may have some sort of reverence for Victoria’s Secret Angels and Instagramfamous models, like @Alexisren who has spoken publicly about her eating disorder, but when these celebrities are promoting malnourishment, a change must be enacted immediately.

In France, all models are required to submit a doctor-regulated report, stating body mass index (BMI), which is a measure of weight in comparison to height. A model’s BMI must remain above 18 for models under the age of 16, and individuals are required to attend mandatory weigh-ins to assure they remain within legal limits. If a model’s BMI falls below the minimum number, the employer has the potential to be fined up to $80,000 and even be sentenced to time in prison. In addition to the dictum regarding models’ weights, governmental forces overseas in France also passed regulations stating that all retouched photos are required to have a prominent label that indicates the image has been enhanced.

In the United States, no laws of this sort are in place. A study conducted by Model Alliance in 2012 found that 31.2 percent of models admitted to have experienced some form of an eating disorder, and 64.1 percent of models were asked by their agencies to lose weight before beginning work. America’s lack of legislation could explain the percentage of models who suffer from diseases like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

These statistics expose the merciless nature of American modeling agencies and designers.

While these unhealthy practices can have detrimental long-term effects that can even be fatal for models, they may also serve as a negative influence for all who look up to them. Because of the “perfect” stereotype American models embody, today’s society depicts models as tall, tan, thin women. This stereotype is promoted through technology everywhere from Instagram to television shows to magazine advertisements, like footage of the annual swim week hosted in Miami or fashion week broadcasted from New York. Supermodels should serve their purpose to display clothing and other goods, such as shoes, makeup and accessories. With the self-deprecating direction our society is moving toward, models have come to represent much more than a basic consumer good.

The solution is simple. Upon adopting a legislative plan of action similar to that of countries like Spain and France, the United States would be able to redeem itself from the shameful and dangerous standard it has achieved. With this change, models would need to stay healthy to maintain their jobs and promote healthy lifestyles.

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Passion for arts fulfills creativity

By Nyah Hardmon

Features Copy Editor

Junior Taylor Gensolin expresses her love for the arts through various outlets, channeling her talents both on paper and on stage. Gensolin said she started participating in written and performing arts to become in touch with her own emotions and make others feel what she feels.

“It’s the most beautiful feeling when you incite empathy in another person,” Gensolin said. “I love to see people involved in the story I’m telling, whether it be through my art, musical performance or writing.”

Gensolin became involved in the world of performing arts to build upon her passion for singing. This fascination pushed her to participate in various musical theatre productions.

“My favorite performance was my role as Danielle in ‘Bring It On: The Musical,’” Gensolin said. “It was my first full show and my first full lead role.”

Gensolin is currently in her second year of American Musical Theater (AMT); she starred in AMT’s production of “Fame: The Musical” last year as Carmen Diaz and has recently auditioned for their upcoming rendition of “Camp Rock.” Gensolin also works with an outside theater organization called Broadway Kids Studio, where she said she steps out of her comfort zone by taking on new roles.

“Musical theater really helped me get over my crippling fear of judgment and anxiety,” Gensolin said. “I was able to force myself to get in front of an audience without violently shaking or chickening out.”

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She always speaks her truths about things a lot of us can relate to. He puts a lot of passion into her poetry, and the way she puts words and ideas together is incredible.

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-sophomore Daniela Vegara When she’s not in the drama room, Gensolin keeps her creativity flowing on campus by working on her poetry.

Gensolin utilizes time spent in her Creative Writing 4 class to spark inspiration for new pieces. She said her writing has

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forced her to be consistent and dedicated, even if it means pushing herself when she feels she has nothing to offer intellectually. English and Creative Writing teacher Joyce Seigel said she was impressed by Gensolin’s work ever since they met last year.

“I had Taylor’s sister in my class before, who was also very talented, so I knew that Taylor would be just as special in her own way,” Mrs. Seigel said.

Mrs. Seigel said she was always impressed by the professionalism of Gensolin’s work, which she said made it stand out.

“There aren’t many people who can create art and words so beautifully,” Mrs. Siegel said. “A gift like this is rare and I think the world deserves to see more of it.”

Gensolin conveys her poetry to various audiences by performing her pieces as part of the Bay’s spoken word team, Live Poets’ Society. As a member of the team, she competes in spoken word competitions by reciting her works. According to Gensolin, a poem titled “Thank You Ian” was her favorite to perform because of the raw emotion incorporated into the words. The ballad was written for her friend Ian Torres, a former Cypress Bay student who committed suicide Oct. 29, 2015.

“I don’t know how I would have coped if not for spoken word. It gave me an outlet when I needed it most,” Gensolin said.

Spoken word team member and sophomore Daniela Vergara said that an important aspect of Gensolin’s performances is the pure emotion that intensifies the impact of her words.

“She always speaks her truths about things a lot of us can relate to,” Vergara said. “She puts a lot of passion into her poetry, and the way she puts words and ideas together is incredible.”

Vergara competed alongside Gensolin during the Louder than a Bomb poetry competition in April. According to Vergara, Gensolin’s unique style of writing and poetry performance separated her from the other poets.

“It was exciting to see how the judges would score her poems,” Vergara said.

“The team had heard her write and perfect them before, and finally we got see it all come to life.”

In her free time, Gensolin combats stress by being engrossed in the dance form of ballet and by drawing. She prides herself in illustrations like one of a female face splayed across the cover of her sketchbook. Although she loves art, Gensolin said she fears pursuing it as a career.

“I want to be able to provide for not only myself but also for my family in the

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On pointe: Junior Taylor Gensolin poses for pictures before her dance recital. Additionally, she competes in spoken word competitions where she presents her works of art.

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future. I want a sustainable career,” Gensolin said. “Art will always be a part of me, and I will find a way to implement it into my life, no matter what path I take.”

Even if she does not pursue art as a career, Gensolin said she would still like to educate young audiences on art forms.

She said she believes that art programs are not trivial, and that creative curric-

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“For me it’s not debatable. Teens need an outlet for their thoughts and feelings,” Gensolin said. “Art helps so many kids my age deal with mental illness and the stresses of high school.”

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Payment apps bank on mobile users by jenna friedman pr manager

Apps such as Venmo and PayPal offer the opportunity to pay others with the simple click of a button. The use of apps that allow users to send money to people has become a frequent method of payment among students at the Bay. Junior Marc Shapiro, a frequent Venmo user, believes these apps are significantly more convenient than paying with cash.

Shapiro said that he rarely needs to carry cash around with him because he uses Venmo much more often.

“It is definitely easier to use payment apps than to use any other method,” Shapiro said. “I always have it available on my phone and I may not always be carrying cash around in my wallet.”

Shapiro believes that it is much more beneficial to use these apps over other payment methods because it is always available to him, and he can send money at any time.

“When I’m unable to see someone face-to-face, I always use Venmo to send money so I don’t forget about it,” Shapiro said. “If I just tell someone I will pay them back another time, there’s a good chance that I will forget about it, which isn’t fair to them. With these apps I can immediately send the money straight to their account.”

Similar to Shapiro, sophomore Santiago Holmes has used apps on his phone to send money to friends. However, he said he prefers paying friends with cash rather than using an app on his phone.

“I would rather pay with cash because I know exactly how much I am giving the person and I can be positive that I am giving the correct amount,” Holmes said.

“By using an app, it is easy to accidentally send the wrong amount of money or to send money to the wrong person, which could be avoided by paying someone in person.”

While Holmes said he definitely prefers using traditional payment methods, he believes that using apps such as PayPal could definitely be convenient when paying someone who lives far away.

“I only use these apps when I am unable to see the person and pay them directly,” Holmes said. “If someone lives far away from where I am, it isn’t logical to mail them cash when these apps exist, but that is the only time I feel they are necessary.”

An alternative app used to send money is Snapchat, which implemented Snapcash in late 2014. Anyone can use Snapchat to send money once a credit card is connected by typing the amount that they would like to send and pressing the send button.

“In my opinion, Snapcash is pointless when there are apps specifically made for transferring money from person to person,” Shapiro said. “I think Snapchat should just be used for sending pictures and videos, and it should leave sending money to apps made for that purpose.”

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While junior Cori Friedman said that she has never used any apps to send money, she said she definitely would under certain circumstances. Similar to Holmes, Friedman believes that the apps are extremely useful if someone lives too far to pay them upfront.

“I’ve never had a reason to use an app to pay someone; I always prefer paying with cash,” Friedman said. “If I really needed to send money to my sister who lives in New York or anyone else who I can’t pay in person, I wouldn’t have a problem with using these apps.”

AICE Business teacher Rachael Dubrow said the advantages of paying with money payment apps completely depends on the situation, and she has used multiple methods in the past. While she said she usually uses more “traditional” methods like paying with cash, she understands the hype about these apps.

“I have used PayPal in the past, and it can definitely be advantageous compared to other ways of payment in certain situations,” Mrs. Dubrow said. “I think the best function of these apps is to pay someone that you don’t live near, which is a really great feature.”

Mrs. Dubrow said while selling food

for DECA fundraisers, she believes that “I think that using payment apps would using these apps to collect money would make the food-selling process a little bit not be successful because it would be difficult because sometimes students use their parents’ accounts and it can become an accountability issue,” Mrs. Dubrow said. “However, our online payment store When I’m unable to see has facilitated a lot of payments, such as someone face-to-face, field trip money. It is a secure site through Broward County schools, so I feel more I always use Venmo to comfortable using that.” send money so I don’t Mrs. Dubrow said that one day, paying forget about it. If I just tell with these apps will become a preferred for paying, rather than using cash someone I will pay them method or credit card. back another time, there’s “If it isn’t already, then these apps will a good chance that I will definitely continue to gain popularity and used more often than all other methods forget about it, which isn’t be of payment,” Mrs. Dubrow said. fair to them. With these Like Mrs. Dubrow, Holmes also said these apps will become more popular apps I can immediately than other methods. send the money straight “I think that one day everyone will be to their account. paying with these apps, and this method of payment will be accepted everywhere,” Holmes said. “People will eventually -junior Marc Shapiro realize that it is extremely easy to just exchange money by sending it straight to difficult to put all of the proceeds together another person’s account with the tap of when the money is in each student’s a button.” individual account.

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Horror film derived from cult classic

BY JENNA FRIEDMAn

“Happy Death Day” is an action packed, thrilling film that displays elements of horror, romance and humor. After opening on Friday the 13th, the film raked in over $31 million in its opening weekend alone, proving its success in theaters.

In the film, main character Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is forced to relive the same day over and over, and the day always ends with her being murdered in a variety of ways by a masked killer. Ironically, this same day that she must go through several times is her birthday, which she admits she is not fond of. In order to free herself from the continuous time loop, she discovers that she needs to kill her murderer before the day is over.

Throughout this process, she gains help from the boy whose dorm room she wakes up in each time, Carter Davis (Israel Broussard). Although it takes being stabbed, drowned and blown up, Tree is finally able to establish that her killer is somebody close to her, resulting

in an unexpected and surprising plot twist.

While this movie is certainly entertaining and bone-chilling, the plot is extremely repetitive, which becomes frustrating after the first few times Tree relives the same day. While she does experience a new way of being murdered each time, the events of the day are too similar and become predictable. However, it is interesting to see Tree’s character development throughout this experience.

In the beginning of “Happy Death Day,” Tree is extremely self-centered and irritable, and she is inconsiderate of the feelings of the people she encounters.

As the movie progresses, Tree becomes aware of the person whom she has become, which leads her to believe that the entire experience is just bad karma.

This inspires her to completely change the way she acts towards those around her; she even goes out to lunch with her father, whose calls she had previously ignored.

“Happy Death Day” provides several jump scares and horrific scenes that feature the iconic babyface mask worn by the killer. The idea of using the college mascot’s face as the mask is extremely intelligent, for any person

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on the college campus had access to purchasing the mask. This creates even more suspense as to whom the killer may be, and it leaves Tree even more paranoid about her possible suspects.

“Happy Death Day” is shockingly similar to the 1993 film “Groundhog Day,” which is mentioned at the end of the movie. The plot is almost exactly the same, as “Groundhog Day” follows a man forced to live through the same day several times. However, “Happy Death Day” puts a terrifying spin on the idea. Although the new movie is unique and separate from “Groundhog Day” in

several ways, it still seems to have taken ideas from the older, more iconic film.

While “Happy Death Day” is certainly an intriguing, frightening film that has already become extremely successful, the repetitive plot is almost too similar to that of “Groundhog Day” for it to be seen as a completely original movie.

Movie fails to answer key questions

BY KARLA SOBERON

“The Snowman” is a suspenseful thriller that tells the story of murder investigator (Michael Fassbender), who is investigating the return of an intelligent serial killer. The film begins with background information that effectively sets the enigmatic and dark mood for the rest of the movie. The serial killer is notorious for targeting mothers who have children with someone other than their husband, and most of the victims’ kids are young.

Fassbender’s character, Harry Hole, meets his new partner, Katrine Bratt (Rebecca Ferguson), who expresses great curiosity in the many murders and disappearances of the mothers.

Katrine has experienced the loss of a parent and can relate to what it is like to go through the loss of a loved one.

Although the film provides necessary background information, the story of Katrine’s father is boring and lengthy.

The serial killer uses the symbol

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of a spooky snowman to signify his murderous intentions, as he repeatedly places images of it near the household of his next victim. Throughout the movie, there are several snowmen in various scenes, which allow for an unforeseen, surprising element that

keeps the storyline mysterious and thought-provoking.

The film itself is an adequate idea because it takes a unique twist on serial killers, but the plot is difficult to grasp.

The beginning of the movie is slow and confusing, which makes it tiresome to

watch. Many scenes are tedious and unexplained, and the introduction of the majority of characters is sluggish as well.

The film is set in Oslo, Norway in winter, so the surroundings are blanketed in snow, creating a beautiful environment that enhances the visual quality of the film.

In the movie, timing of various plot points is difficult to follow because it bounces back and forth between present day and nine years in the future. The movie does not clarify when the time changes start and end, which makes it perplexing at times to determine what time period is being displayed.

There are many characters in the film, but the fact that many of them do not have significant impacts on the plot makes the excess amount of names and faces overwhelming and difficult to remember. The backstories of these characters are explained, but the irrelevant nature of them makes the plot slower than necessary.

Overall, the film does display potential because the concept and setting are well thought-out, but it could use improvement in the execution of the plot and scenes itself.

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“Game of Thrones,” the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s New York Times bestselling series, has become HBO’s most popular television show. The series has been airing for seven seasons and began filming its eighth and final season in October of this year.

Senior Matthias Herreman said he has been watching “Game of Thrones” since he was a junior.

“My parents recommended it to me and there was a lot of hype for the show already, so I decided to start watching,” Herreman said.

The show takes place in a fantasy world called Westeros. It centers around the power struggle for the throne in Westeros and follows many different characters and storylines vying for the throne.

“It has every element for an amazing show,” Herreman said. “It has action, adventure, romance and suspense all in one show, and it makes it super entertaining.”

Herreman said that “Game o f Thrones” is n o t o r i o u s for many plot twists throughout the series and that this a huge draw to the show.

“I never know what is going to happen in each episode because there are so many twists and it makes it impossible to stop watching e p i s o d e s,” Herreman said.

Her reman and his friends all watch the show, and when a new episode c o m e s

out, they have a special watching party together where they watch the new episode and decorate with “Game of Thrones”-themed decor.

“Every Sunday, we would get together at one of our houses and get so excited to watch the new episode,” Herreman said.

“We would scream at the television when crazy things would happen.”

Like Herreman, freshman Maria Mendoza also watches the Emmy Awardwinning series. She believes that the show is cross-generational.

“This show is likable for all generations because even though it’s a story that takes place in a made up world, it uses fantasy to point out modern-day reality,” Mendoza said.

Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry teacher Amy Bass is also fan of “Game of Thrones.” Her obsession extends into the classroom as her bathroom passes from the first quarter were full cutouts of two main characters in the show, Jon Snow and Daenerys Stormborn. Mrs. Bass said the show is one of her favorites because it is so unpredictable.

“I like the surprise of who is going to die each episode,” Mrs. Bass said. “This show always keeps you guessing.”

Herreman also said this attracts him to the show and keeps h i m watching every Sunday.

“Every episode shocks me so much it makes the series a d d i c t i n g,” Herreman said.

“The plot twists are i ncredibly unexpected and gamechanging.”

Mendoza said “Game of Thrones” s h owc a s e s females in a superior h e r o i n e position, which she feels draws her to the show.

“Daener ys is my favorite character because she has come so far

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obsessions are coming: Senior Matthias Herreman showcases his obsession for the HBO series “Game of Thrones” by driving around with a Stark family banner on his car with his friends and fellow “Game of Thrones” fanatics.

Herreman and his friends often get together to watch the series when it airs.

and is such a strong female character,” Mendoza said. “The show portrays how women can be so judged and still become so powerful.”

Herreman said his favorite character is Jon Snow because his character has gone through the most development on the show.

“Jon Snow is a perfect example of how someone can rise from nothing by always making good decisions,” Herreman said.

“He is always such a good guy who has so much honor.”

With the show entering its final season of filming, HBO has talks of spin-off series centered around certain characters such as Ned Stark or a prequel series. These series would air after the final season. Mrs. Bass said she doesn’t think the excitement for the show will last forever, though.

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I never know what is going to happen in each episode because there are so many twists and it makes it impossible to stop watching episodes.

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-senior Matthias Herreman

“Right now it’s a huge phenomenon because people love a power struggle,” Mrs. Bass said. “Yet, I think the hype will die down around a year after the series ends.”

The music in your ears

“The Music in Your Ears” delves into the music tastes of students at the Bay. Staffer Sophia Handley interviewed two students who enjoy listening to different types of music.

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“Guwop”

by Young Thug “I love Guwop because it’s the perfect combination of Young Thug, Offset, Quavo and Young Scooter.

This song makes me feel like jamming out.”

-sophomore Jack Ross

“The Way Life Goes”

by Lil Uzi Vert

“This song is amazing because the way the beat is set up makes you want to roll down the windows and just chill.”

-junior Savion Williams

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Books lose detail when converted into movies by karla soberon

Novels such as “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman and “Everything, Everything” by Nicola Yoon are two of countless books that have been adapted into movies.

Senior Sofy Ramirez said she has a strong passion for reading, especially when it comes to the Harry Potter series.

Ramirez said reading is her escape from the real world and she can always be seen with a book.

“I personally enjoy reading the books better than watching the movies,” she said.

“The books have more detail and show the relationship between the characters among themselves and the plot.”

Ramirez said books have words that can overflow the story with detail that makes it more specific and movies find a way to show that same emotion and detail in a limited amount of time.

“Transforming a book into a movie fails to show the true emotions of the characters and the motifs that are more prevalent in the book,” Ramirez said.

Creative Writing teacher Joyce Siegel said she loves watching movies and they are her weekend pleasure. She said it is exceptional when a movie lives up to the hype of the book.

“I have only seen one movie that has lived up to the powerful emotions of the book and that is ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue,” Mrs. Siegel said. “It is the rare gem between the stones, and that is a lot coming from me because I always enjoy the book better than the movie.”

Mrs. Siegel says that seeing the book

as a movie gives her a visual of what really happens in the book. When it comes to movies about books, she finds it more entertaining to watch the book than to read it.

“The book transforms into real things that you can visually perceive in front of you. It just makes sense to convert books into movies,” Mrs. Siegel said. “In many cases, the movie adds to the quality of the novel, making reading it the second time have a more visual feeling.”

Sophomore Sophia Piaschacon said she tends to be skeptical because she does not like when a book’s content is undermined after being made into a film.

“My favorite book-to-movie [adaptation] is ‘Safe Haven’ by Nicholas Sparks, and when I read the book, I instantly fell in love,” Piaschacon said.

“When I saw the movie for the first time, I was a little bit anxious because I have seen many movies that leave out important details. The film did not disappoint me.”

Movies capture the essence of books as a whole. Freshman Marley Solomon said books transformed into movies are a remarkable and effective way to capture a book’s main ideas while incorporating new details.

“Although [reading] a book is better than watching a movie, watching the novel come to life is a wonderful idea,” Solomon said. “I think the actors portraying the characters that I love makes me more interested in the book and gives me a better picture as to what the scenery and the characters look like.”

Nitrogen ice cream lacks cool factor

By Rachel silverman head photo editor

The recently opened Frostbite Nitrogen Ice Cream is disappointing when it comes to a reasonably priced and tasty ice cream. While the quality of ice cream is sub-par, the business’s attention to decor, creativity and sanitary measures compensate for the restaurant’s undesirable dessert offerings.

The new store is trendy and modern.

The steampunk theme, which is executed through the use of a wallpaper with gears and steam-powered machines, is maintained throughout the entire shop, creating an inviting and unique ice cream experience. Similarly, the immaculately clean environment should not go unnoticed. While some ice cream parlors may have sticky floors, tables and chairs and messy, unorganized countertops, Frostbite is impressively clean.

With a myriad of options, Frostbite caters to ice cream lovers of all kinds.

The first step is to choose a base of either ice cream, yogurt or coconut milk.

Step two is to choose one of 21 flavors, from Salted Caramel to Paradise Cake.

Customers then are given the option to choose toppings or mix-ins. Additionally, Frostbite offers flavor injections, which are syrups that come in tiny syringes. This innovative mechanism allows customers to have sauce on their ice cream without

Unfortunately, the prices at Frostbite are high in comparison with other nitrogen ice cream businesses, which detracts from the attractiveness of the business model. Two sizes are offered; a regular is $4.95 and a large is $5.95.

Toppings and flavor injections cost $0.65 and $0.95 respectively. A regular yogurtbased ice cream with one mix-in and one flavor injection costs $6.95, which is seriously overpriced given the portion size.

Aside from the cost, Frostbite’s product is lacking in taste. The coffee flavor, for example, is pretty weak, which is upsetting since there is clear potential for a well-developed flavor.

Furthermore, the ice cream’s consistency is clearly off; it is gummy and does not have a uniform texture throughout. Some bites are super liquidy, while others are frozen solid and borderline chewy. The product definitely has potential, but the lack of flavor and awkward texture are drawbacks.

The customer service at Frostbite is impeccable; the staff is exceptionally friendly, eager to answer questions and accommodate any complex orders. photo by rachel silverman At first glance, deciding on an ice bring on the freeze: At its new location in Plantation, Frostbite Nitrogen

cream combination can be extremely Ice Cream offers 21 flavors and a choice of a yogurt, ice cream or coconut milk overwhelming since there are hundreds base. Customers are also given the option to add mix-ins from the topping bar of possible combinations, but the staff’s and flavor injections out of small syringes. expertise on blends of ingredients is the traditional sticky mess that comes not available at any local competitors, tremendously beneficial. with the conventional ice cream sauces. which is one aspect that makes Frostbite Even though nitrogen ice cream is stand out. Similarly, Frostbite offers not a new concept, Frostbite adds its own warm brownies, churros, soft pretzels, twist on the idea, allowing for a unique cookies and Belgian waffles available experience. Its use of flavor injections is with any frozen treat.

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calm yourself The Circuit’s staff reviews calming and peaceful apps.

PersonalZen

by sofia russ

PersonalZen is an app designed to help users decrease stress levels by following simple, repetitive tasks for a certain amount of time each day. After downloading the app, a tutorial guides users through the purpose of the app and a game tutorial. Before beginning the game, a range of weekly goals are presented, which coincide with how frequently one plays the game that week. The game involves tracing paths on the screen that connect two animated cartoon figures the app refers to as sprites. PersonalZen fails to demonstrate any purpose in completing the daily tasks. Users must focus on the positive and negative characters displayed on the screen and only swipe the trail of grass left by the positive sprite. The message the app is trying to convey is to only focus on the positive in order to relax. Time is very limited as the sprites quickly disappear from the screen. The aspect of time running out creates pressure, rather than alleviating it, proving the game is counterproductive. Neither a score, nor a reward is given after users complete the game. Additionally, the graphics and layout of the app are very outdated and poorly put together, resulting in a less appealing design. Along with static theme of the app, PersonalZen also lacks structure and transitions between each round. Understanding the logic and meaning of this app is more stressful than calming.

Pacifica

Calm

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Calm is a versatile app which effectively assists relaxation through different sounds and stories. The app has different features such as sleep, music, meditation and sound. Calm is a great app that helps a person to simply unwind during a stressful time or at the end of a day. The app is able to calm users down through the use of various sounds, such as the crackling of a fire or the raindrops in a rainforest. Additionally, the app has a story feature which allows readers to choose and easily access a prerecorded story. The stories range in length from around 10 to 30 minutes. There are various topics for stories, such as fiction and nature, and there is a separate category of stories for children. Additionally, there are different meditations within the app that are relaxing and peaceful. The endless meditation options range from stress relief to focus to personal growth. There are various playlists of songs that are categorized in accordance with their intended effects. As soon as the recording, music or story is done, the app shuts off, allowing the phone to turn off as well, which is an extremely useful feature. There is a small subscription fee to access most stories and sounds.

There is a monthly, yearly or lifetime option for subscriptions, being $15, $60 and $300, respectively. This is a fair price for the abundance of features the app has to offer. Calm is a well thought-out and executed app available in the App Store and Google Play.

Stop, Breathe and Think

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Pacifica, a self-help app, serves as a moderately effective medium by which individuals are able to seek advice, feedback and inspiration regarding their emotions on a daily basis. Upon downloading Pacifica, users are required to establish an account and select a time to receive daily inspiration in accordance with their specific goals. This positive reinforcement is one of the most beneficial aspects the application has to offer. Once the user profile has been created, different tools allow individuals to work toward the eventual goal of eliminating depressed moods, anxiety and stress. The most noteworthy feature is the app’s various exercises, ranging from meditation to the health goal planner.

Within each subdivision, activities are personally curated, allowing for positive feedback in direct response to each user’s individual needs. The introspection-based analysis is challenging and counterproductive. Another downside to Pacifica is the somewhat limited range of exercises associated with the free version of the app. According to Pacifica, the upgraded version includes means for “reducing stress and anxiety, learning new coping skills and living a healthier lifestyle.” The upgrade is incredibly overpriced, offered at $5.99 monthly, $35.99 yearly and $199.99 for a lifetime subscription. While these special features may be useful and entertaining, the lack of a complimentary trial period is indicative of the risk users must take in upgrading. Pacifica is a somewhat beneficial app for individuals seeking reassurance, assistance in identifying the causes of their emotions and positive energy in their daily regimens.

Stop, Breathe and Think is an innovative take on the average meditation app. This free download is simple to use, visually appealing and available on Apple and Android devices.

The smartphone app provides users with a step-by-step guide on how to meditate. The guide is easy to understand and is perfect for first-time meditators or anyone seeking a short break to de-stress. Stop, Breathe and Think provides several meditation sessions that cover a wide range of needs, from “Yoga for Stress” to “Engaging Your Senses,” all of which come in varying lengths of time. The calming app also provides a check-in feature that enables users to evaluate their physical, mental and emotional statuses. Once brief assessments are completed, the app suggests meditations that are personalized based on users’ input of information. With all of its amazing features, there is one significant downside: the inability to access premium tracks. The premium membership offers more than 50 other sessions that are not available on the free version. It costs $9.99 a month, or $4.92 a month if a yearly pass is purchased. Even though the free version is still a stand-out meditation app, it is clear that the premium version is even better. However, the easy-to-operate application still offers a myriad of customizable features that are well worth the quick download.

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Yoga Studio

BY hannah lassner

The newly updated Yoga Studio App provides classes, independent poses and meditation courses of various levels. Before paying for access to the hundreds of high definition instructed videos, individuals receive a free 14-day trial. With a subscription, users have the freedom to choose three options of classes. In the readymade classes, instructor Rodney Yee focuses on yoga beginners with courses that include sun salutations, arm balancing, hip openers and core series. Creating personal classes is perfect for independent yoga lovers.

This option gives the freedom of over 200 poses, 20 blocks, short sequences of poses and almost 300 focus exercises for beginners. Yogis are also able to calculate the duration of their custommade class, which can last anywhere from one and 20 minutes. The key to relaxation is the Earth Mediation category, in which meditation expert Elisha Goldstein leads courses. Hundreds of poses are available, and each description includes a picture of what it looks like, the level of difficulty, descriptions on how to execute it and cautions to prevent injury. Overall, this convenient health and fitness app provides practical and useful means to maintain a healthy life.

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Relax Melodies

BY lexi flechner

arts & Ent. online editor

Relax Melodies is an app that allows users to mix different soothing noises into calming sequences. Sounds are chosen from a plentiful list and can be played singularly or combined with multiple other sounds. This allows users to mix noises in their own special creations.

With over 50 free noises and 56 noises that come with the app’s pro version, each creation is a unique experience with which it can be fun to experiment. The free version has four preset relaxation and concentration noises while the pro version contains sleeping and meditation noises as well. The app’s upgraded version costs $2.99, but the free noises lack in substance. Another feature is the ability that users have to program their favorite noises as alarms. Additionally, there are meditations that are in theory a good idea, but fall flat in execution; though it is a nice feature to have on the app, the voice in the meditations is artificial and does not deliver the full relaxation associated with true meditation. Though the app has some benefits, the free version ultimately does not allow users to utilize the app to its full extent. With so many locked elements, the free version of Relax Melodies fails to provide a full relaxing experience.

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Bruno Mars brings magic to 24K Tour

By Casey Menten

online news editor

The BB&T Center was sold out for Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour on Oct. 15. Overall, the night was jam-packed with sensational songs and amusing dance routines. When the lights first went out, signaling the concert’s commencement, the excitement was palpable with screams coming from every direction of the arena. The atmosphere became seemingly electric when bright colorful lights shined on the stage and Mars and his Band appeared.

Mars opened the concert with one of his most playful songs, “Finesse,” from his latest album, “24K Magic.” This was the perfect way to open the concert, considering the fast tempo created an energetic tone for the rest of the performance.

Mars put on a captivating show, amplifying the concert experience with his impressive dance moves throughout the night. At one point, Bruno and his entire band played the headlining track, “24K Magic,” while performing an enthralling, synchronized dance routine.

Stimulating special effects enhanced the experience of the concert and made the show nothing less than exciting.

Fireworks, flames and laser

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MAGic In THE AIR: Bruno Mars performed at a sold-out arena on Oct. 15 for his 24K Magic Tour. Mars began with some of the hit songs of the most recent collection in a flashy presentation. The musician switched up the style on his fans with new lyrics and ended the night with his top hits from previously released albums.

light shows added an element of surprise to the concert.

Mars surprised fans by changing some of the songs and adding new lyrics and fun twists.

For example, in the middle of the song “Calling All My Lovelies,” Bruno added a new verse to the song. These small amendments added a hint of

fresh unexpectedness to Mars’ music.

The last few songs of the night were chart-toppers from past albums. “Marry You” and “Grenade” brought a nostalgic essence to the conclusion of the concert.

The supposed final number, “Just the Way You Are,” was

accompanied by a sentimental speech Mars directed to the women in the crowd. He spoke of the necessity of self-love and self-respect in a heartfelt manner.

The bittersweet feelings brought on by the end of the show quickly faded away as Mars returned to the stage for an encore performance. The

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final two numbers of the night, “Uptown Funk” and “Locked out of Heaven,” encapsulated the spunk of Bruno Mars in just two numbers. The 24K Magic Tour fell nothing short of magnificent on all aspects ranging from the unique dance moves to the energetic setlist.

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First fall concert helps band funding

By Drew Roach

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New beginnings: (From left to right) Head Band Director Michael Scott conducts the band in its first annual fall concert. Although he said the band had many obstacles to overcome, he said the concert was a success. Band members are setting up their instruments ready to perform. The band members have been working on many different concepts in a short period of time and it was decided last minute that they were capable of performing.

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This concert helps us improve our performing skills and will help our other concerts be a lot smoother and less nervewracking.

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After over two months of work and late practices, The Sound of Thunder performed its first Fall Concert on Oct. 26 at the Bay in the auditorium. At this concert, the band showcased new pieces it will be using in competitions within upcoming months.

Head Band Director Michael Scott said the show was a great success and he looks forward to a season of good work from the performers because he knows their hard work and determination will soon pay off.

“I think the concert was a success because originally, we weren’t going to have a fall concert, but the kids really started to step up everything so we ended up deciding at the last minute that they were doing really well and decided to have the concert,” Mr. Scott said.

Mr. Scott said the band has been putting in countless hours of practice since the beginning of the school year to prepare for the upcoming season.

“Since the first day of school, we started working on some concepts, and then about a month ago, we decided to figure out when we were going to have the concert,” Mr. Scott said.

Sophomore trumpet player Clare Schlorf said the concert allowed her to improve her performing skills and served as a way to fix any mistakes that could potentially happen at their concerts.

“This was the first concert of the school year and was difficult to squeeze into everyone’s busy schedules, with marching band practices almost everyday and school,” Schlorf said. “This concert helps us improve our performing skills and will help our other concerts be a lot smoother and less nerve-wracking.”

-sophomore Clare Schlorf Junior trombone player Garrett Sullivan said he prepared for this concert by spending countless hours practicing inside and outside of school.

“I personally prepared for this concert by practicing the music I was given during

my junior privilege every other day,” Sullivan said. “The band prepared by going over the fundamentals of playing as well as rehearsing the music that was given to us by our band directors. Every day in class and most days after school, we would have concert band rehearsal where we went through each piece and made sure it was perfect.”

The band as a whole puts in hours of practice. For this concert, not only did they practice every day at school, but also devoted their personal time out of school to practice as much as possible.

“A lot of individual practice went into just this concert on top of the usual three to four times a week we have marching band practice for up to four hours, on weekends even 11 hours,” Sullivan said. “This hard

work is always extremely worth it because the payoff is so fulfilling.”

Sullivan said he believes the band’s first concert will set them up for success in the future season.

“The concert served as a fundraiser for the band as well as a precedent for the next big events such as the winter and spring concerts,” Sullivan said. “We use this practice concert to fix any mistakes that went wrong during the flow of the concert itself and also the music for when we compete in competitions around the district.”

rarely had solos and often provided backing vocals. Throughout the years in the band, Horan improved his talents.

Now, Horan shows that he does not need anyone to back him up; his vocal range suffices for itself.

Horan’s hit singles from the past year provide the best summary of the album.

“This Town” is a sweet ballad; “Slow Hands” is a perfect mix of rock and folk.

Acoustic songs like title track “Flicker” and “Too Much to Ask” show that Horan has grown up, while more upbeat songs like “The Tide” and “Mirrors” maintain Horan’s original One Direction characteristics.

As the music industry becomes more focused on electronic music with autotuned vocals, Horan’s raw, guitar-driven “Flicker” provides a breath of fresh air.

Although the album shows a flicker of redundancy, it beams with maturity.

After listening to this album, former One Direction fans can rest assured that Horan’s solo career is shining bright.

Niall Horan goes in new direction

By Jessie Chaiet News editor

Since announcing their extended hiatus in August 2015, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson have all gone in their own directions. Most recently, Horan embarked on his own journey, releasing his first solo album “Flicker” on Oct. 20. Although repetitious in acoustic sound and lyrical style, Horan’s “Flicker” provides a mature sound from the 24-yearold heartthrob. Previously, before One Direction’s split, Horan often played the guitar at concerts. Now, Horan carries his guitar with him into his solo music career, which is full of coffeehouse vibes and guitar-driven ballads.

Throughout the album, Horan deviates from his pop roots, taking on a more sophisticated folk sound. The album begins with “On the Loose.” With smooth guitar riffs and apparent Fleetwood Mac influences, “On the Loose” provides a newly refined identity for Horan while still maintaining a touch of One Direction’s catchy beats.

Horan also sings “Seeing Blind,” a duet with country songstress Maren Morris, who will be touring with Horan next year. Morris’s beautiful voice perfectly harmonizes with Horan’s vocals. This song demonstrates the influence country music has on Horan’s new sound.

The album takes off with a fast-paced start, but it then slows down with songs like “Paper Houses,” “Fire Away” and “You and Me.” Although these tracks produce a relaxing, calming mood, they begin to feel redundant and lackadaisical.

However, Horan redeems himself with “On My Own,” a song about self-love and single life that musically shows off his Irish roots.

Many of the lyrics on “Flicker” are reminiscent of One Direction’s past music: clean cut and innocent. Although some lyrics lack originality, the way Horan conveys the lyrics is more mature, as he breaks away from teen pop to adult contemporary tracks. Similar to when he was in One Direction, Horan is singing about love, but now he is singing about love as an adult. In addition, the use of guitar instead of computerized beats produces more classic, tasteful melodies.

Horan’s vocals on the album demonstrate his progress as a singer. At the beginning of the his career, Horan

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Shootings call for firearm regulation

On floor 32 of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, a gunman’s bullets rained down on 22,000 country music fans at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1. Stephen Paddock, the convicted murderer, possessed over 23 firearms in his room. After the surprise attack, 58 people were killed and over 500 people were severely injured.

According to CNN, this shooting is considered to be the deadliest mass shooting in United States history.

However, this is not the first of its kind.

Recently, the U.S. has been bombarded with a series of mass killings, where the gunmen have owned firearms legally and murdered innocent civilians.

The problem with firearms is rooted from the purchasing process. Fortunately, before an individual purchases a weapon, they are immediately background checked by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) and examined for criminal history and mental health stability. However, this process happens very quickly, and there is significant room for error. Elizabeth Chuck from NBC News said the process can occasionally miss important details on buyers such as unreported psychological services for mental illnesses.

If the desired gunman’s background check gets delayed, he or she is issued to a waiting period. In most states, if the results are not returned in three days, the individual is legally allowed to purchase the weapon. According to a telephone survey conducted by Duke University

Flash of brilliance

YES Lunch is the one time of the school day in which students can roam about the campus freely, but students often do not have enough time to eat especially if they are ordering food from local restaurants.

Lunch period should be extended into study halls times, considering that students mainly use this time to sleep and talk to their friends instead of work.

Extending lunch would benefit students because it can encourage the students to do work, eat and be with their friends all at the same time. Before the A/B Block schedule was implemented, students had a full 50-minute period for lunch, which gave them a sufficient amount of time to order a pizza, for example, and finish it without rushing. Ordering food from restaurants can take up to forty five minutes to deliver and many teachers will not let their students go outside to order lunch. However, with an extended lunch period, it is possible to order as lunch starts and have students be done eating what they ordered before the bell rings. Although the concept of study hall seems useful, it is pointless and students typically end up unproductively loitering around campus rather than being in class getting work done. Juniors and seniors benefit from having privilege to leave campus during study hall only because it lets them leave during lunch hour. They can get double the work they would get done in study hall at home during lunch.

By extending lunch periods, students would be able to increase productivity and enjoyment of this time off from class.

-Karla Soberon

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and the University of Chicago, 40 percent of Americans obtain firearms legally without completing background checks, and this is another issue. It is completely possible that those that make up this 40 percent are serious criminals; something needs to be done to fix this.

Allowing citizens easy access to purchase life-threatening weapons comes with consequences. The Constitution of the United States does sanction the right to

bear arms in the second amendment, but this must come with tighter restrictions to ensure public safety. With more security and regulation throughout the firearm purchasing process, the occurrence of mass shootings would be minimized significantly.

Greater assessment of an individual’s credentials before purchasing a weapon promises safety to all citizens, even those like most of us in Weston, who often do

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not see beyond the bubble we live in.

While we see mass shootings happening all around the country, we never think it could happen to us. However, with the loopholes present in the current purchasing system, it is a possibility.

If background checks were heavily enforced, Seung-Hui Cho would have been denied access to a handgun, preventing the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Two years earlier, he was ruled mentally unstable by the Virginia Court, but he still legally owned weapons. If Cho were denied the sale of a firearm, most likely, thirty-two lives would not have been lost.

If background checks were heavily enforced, Adam Lanza would have been denied access to multiple firearms, preventing the Sandy Hook shooting.

Lanza suffered from untreated Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, anorexia and anxiety. If Lanza were denied the sale of multiple firearms, most likely, twentyeight lives would not have been lost.

If background checks were heavily enforced, Esteban Santiago would have been denied access to a handgun, preventing the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport shooting. At the time, he was currently receiving psychiatric treatment.

If Santiago were denied the sale of his handgun, most likely, five lives would not have been lost.

If Stephen Paddock were denied the sale of his firearms, most likely, fiftyeight lives of those in Las Vegas would not have been lost.

NO The period that students are given for lunch should not be extended, and there are two reasons why: tardiness and study hall. Because lunch is a half an hour each day, leaving school to eat at a restaurant will prompt students to come back late to class, and being tardy to a class will negatively affect students’ attendance and thus grades overall. Half an hour each day is more than enough time for students to finish their lunch in school; they also have the freedom to eat outside, which is a different environment than inside the cafeteria. Also, due to the newly enacted A/B Block schedule, lunch time was cut down by 20 minutes, which allows students to have a study hall instead. Study hall for an hour and a half gives students opportunities to finish their homework or to study, which allows them to have more free time after school. Study hall is more important than going out to eat for lunch, so students should just eat on campus.

The main purpose of school is to educate students; therefore, extending lunch is not a priority. Students have multiple lunch options at school, whether that be bringing their own lunch from home or buying the school meals, so leaving campus is unnecessary. Students can go out to eat at restaurants after the school day ends or during their privilege period, if that applies. More time after school will benefit students in the way that they have time to eat out at restaurants, not during school hours.

-Hannah Lassner

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Uncommon cancer types should be recognized, too Cancer, a life-threatening and horrible disease that can completely turn someone’s life upside down, requires serious attention and research. According to World Health Organization, it’s the leading cause of death in the United States. This widespread disease is so detrimental, but our society is failing to recognize and support all but one type of it: breast cancer. There is an endless amount of information to be aware of regarding cancer because there are so many types of this fatal disease, and breast cancer is the only one supported sufficiently.

Although it is amazing that breast cancer has the entire month of October dedicated to its awareness, there are over 100 other existing types of cancer that are just as gruesome that lack the necessary support needed to eventually find a cure.

There are an abundance of cancers that are just as severe as breast cancer. This includes cancer of the liver, bone and skin, all of which affect people just as harshly as breast cancer does. My whole outlook on cancer in regards to acknowledging them individually, abruptly changed in 2014. I was only aware of the existence of about ten

types of cancer until the day my whole life changed- my grandma was diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer.

I was 12 years old at the time, and I was really unaware as to what that even meant. If we researched and supported this type of cancer as thoroughly as we do for breast cancer, my grandma could be living happily and healthily as more people would be understanding that it is just as harmful as breast cancer. But due to the lack of understanding, my grandma might not be at my graduation, wedding or eighteenth birthday. Having a family member sick with a cancer that is not acknowledged enough is sad, and it’s even worse that nobody knows this could happen to them simply because they don’t even know it exists.

Breast cancer awareness is promoted all throughout the month of October: to honor the disease, people often support the cause by wearing pink, and successful stores like Publix and Walmart even supply their customers with pink shopping bags and pink ribbons. Even famous groups like the Broadway cast of “Waitress” promote breast cancer awareness by supporting

organizations such as the Susan G. Komen foundation, which serves to aid family outreach, communication, research and support for breast cancer. While all this support for breast cancer is important, there are hundreds of other types of cancers that lack support and are constantly disregarded.

According to Huffington Post, 340,000 people a year in the U.S. are diagnosed with one out of the hundreds of types of cancers, so it is imperative that we begin the initiative to really spread awareness. Breast cancer effects 252,710 people a year, but what about the other 87, 290 people? They deserve to be acknowledged and supported just as equally, to achieve the primary longterm goal: finding a cure.

According to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC), a “kit” was developed as the community outreach strategy to help inform people about different forms of cancer. The CDC and DCPC said having cancer awareness months allows people of all ages to be become more educated and have a plan of action to get information about cancer prevention. This enables us to be heavily aware of the signs of cancer so that people don’t miss the warnings of this deadly disease.

The month of October allows donations to roll in for breast cancer research as well as to spread awareness, but the other types deserve support as strong as breast cancer’s is, and they are not getting it. While the other forms of cancer technically have a dedicated month to show support for it, according to the calendar on cancer.org, this information is not well publicized and barely anyone acknowledges it.

Many organizations take the initiative to make sure breast cancer is a well known disease, but these organizations need to put the spotlight on these other deadly diseases

NOVEMBER 2017 which are just as bad and should be treated equally in regards to support and research.

With over 100 types of cancers, these awful diseases should be acknowledged and supported no matter what percent of people have been diagnosed with it. Spreading awareness over one cancer doesn’t fully satisfy the necessary job we have as people, to spread awareness of every cancer.

Having months dedicated to cancers allows people to get insight and more information about these brutal fights people have to try to win.

Cheerleaders wear pink bows and socks, baseball players wear pink jerseys and the football players wear pink gloves. There are 11 other months and there is a full calendar on cancer.org that designates all cancers to a month, but again nobody knows.

If we acknowledge every type of cancer that exists, we can prevent people from underestimating the impact cancer can have

Bottom Line: While breast cancer has a month dedicated to its reseach, lesser known cancers are underrepresented. on their life or the life of a loved one.

Not only does it benefit everyone in the world, but it shows people who have gone through various cancers; we support them, and we will fight for them.

We need to honor and support everyone’s fight. We need to acknowledge every kind of cancer and show our support to people battling, and those who have won or lost their fight. Bringing awareness to one form of cancer thoroughly is great, but celebrating all forms of cancer is essential.

Letters to the Editor Clubs should plan meetings to avoid interference with other club gatherings I dislike how many club meetings occur on the same day. If I would like to join more clubs in the future, I would not want to have to risk missing an important meeting or event because I am too busy attending another. This is important to me because many clubs have mandatory meetings where there is no way to get caught up with what you missed. If you do not miss the meeting completely, you have to arrange to leave during one club and spend all of your time after school running from club to club. I think that club officers should space out when meetings are more or at least try to coordinate meeting dates better.

-Martin Kent, freshman Bus drivers should wait longer before leaving the school to ensure all students have boarded the bus Some students’ parents work and they don’t have the time to wait in the long carpool line to pick up their child, which is completely understandable; students find other ways to catch a ride either carpooling with a friend, walking home, or the last resort: the school bus.

The school buses are convenient, but catching one is a struggle; I take the bus home and my last class of the day is really far from the bus loop, so I have to sprint through loads of people to make sure I don’t miss my bus home. The bus drivers wait a maximum of five minutes for all the students and then just drive off, It’s happened to me before where

I miss my bus and I would have to wait an hour or two just so my parent can pick me up. Bus drivers should be a little more patient to prevent riders from missing the bus so often.

- Andrea Kimmel, sophomore

to manage these tasks is difficult and time consuming. I often feel like I bit off more than I could chew. I’m grateful for all my parents’ support, but recently they’ve started to realize I decline in my happiness due to all the stress I have to deal with. They even told me they regret encouraging me to take several AP courses and join so many clubs, and we all know this is a big deal considering parents often struggle with admitting they’re wrong. I think it would be beneficial to students, particularly upperclassmen, if parents were aware of how difficult AP and AICE classes are, and the importance of their child’s mental health over their GPA. I think that parents should be strongly encouraged to attend a meeting with a guidance counselor in order to receive help balancing pushing their child to do their best and pushing them too far. I know my junior year would be significantly better if my parents had this talk, because coming from me, I sound like a lazy student. Coming from a guidance counselor, however, is different.

They are credible sources of information and their warning would actually impact a person’s thought process.

-Sisana Tekie, junior

Study halls should be eliminated due to wasted time Ever since the county decided to change the schedule of all schools, the students who didn’t receive junior or senior privilege are forced to have an hour and a half long period of doing nothing. Sure, some students use it to get ahead with homework or study for an upcoming test, but others are plain bored because they have nothing to do. Study hall shortens our lunches to a half an hour, adds an extra class we receive no credit for and makes us come earlier than those who have junior or senior privilege. Most students would have the extracurricular or advanced class they wanted to take if study hall wasn’t included into the schedule. Students who didn’t receive privilege would be able to complete credits earlier because they would be able to complete an extracurricular or an advanced class. Since the Bay has so many students, study halls were created to organize classes better for The vending machines around underclassmen, but they should have the school should accept credit option whether to use it or not. cards -Maureen Matthews, senior Not all of our school’s vending machines accept credit or debit cards, and it Students should avoid stress is not ideal, especially since paying with that stems from courses and cash is becoming less common. With that exams in preparation for college being said, our school’s vending machines As a junior at The Bay, I find myself should adjust to this trend. Even though stressed and overwhelmed with my a select few machines do accept card, it heavy workload, SAT/ACT preparation, is a great inconvenience when I have to and applying for scholarships. Trying walk over to the complete opposite end

of campus to purchase a snack because the one closest to me only accepts cash.

This may seem like a little problem but it stirs a lot of complaints and makes purchasing snacks way more difficult than it needs to be. I feel like this is an easy fix that will appease many students that feel the same way as me about this issue.

- Ashley Mclaughlin, senior

Water fountains should be fixed so students have access to get cold water throughout the day

The Water fountains are always room temperature, and sometimes warm and rarely work. The one in the 300’s building was broken the other day and I had to walk all over to find the closest working water machine. On top of that the machines usually put out a stream of water too low, to fill up your water bottle with. The water also tastes like metal some of the time.

-Sara Beer, freshman

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play ball: Junior Josie Clancy began playing softball at the age of six. She currently plays for South Florida Intensity and is on the Bay’s varsity team. Clancy practices a maximum of five times a week and spends hours preparing for showcase tournaments, in which college coaches evaluate her and her teammates’ performance on the field.

Before these events, Clancy researches the schools from which recruiters are attending and emails the coaches to catch their attention.

Like many students at the Bay, I have goals that I want to achieve during my high school career, some of which include getting straight A’s on my report card, maintaining a grade point average (GPA) over a 4.7, becoming an anchor on the school’s weekly show “Aftershock”, scoring a four or higher on all of my Advanced Placement (AP) exams and, most importantly, getting a scholarship to play collegiate-level softball.

Ever since I was six years old I have had a passion for softball; something about catching that yellow ball in a glove and crushing it with a bat intrigued me. I started off by playing tee-ball, and when I was eight years old, softball became more than just a game to me. I began playing in

the Weston Area Little League (WALL) program where I developed both my physical and mental game. After endless practices and countless games in the recreational league, I eventually became skilled enough to take on the world of travel softball when I was twelve years old.

I started my travel career as part of the Weston Explosion Fastpitch Softball team. As a member of this organization, I devoted at least four days out of my week to practicing fielding a ground ball, running sprints to increase my speed, perfecting my swing and playing in tournaments as close as Plantation and as far as Orlando. After spending two years on this team and forming many lifelong friendships, I went on to play for the

West Pines Diamond Dusters, where I played my first showcase tournament named, “Rising Stars”. Showcase tournaments are not any average tournament in which teams get eliminated and only one goes home with the highly coveted silver trophy, but instead is a tournament where college softball coaches come to watch player performance. Stepping onto the field for the first game of that tournament knowing that a college coach could be sitting in the bleachers was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of my life, but at the same time, it was amazing to think that it could be the start of my future.

I currently play for a travel organization named South Florida Intensity. During fall season of this year, which lasts from the end of August to early December, I will be attending four showcase tournaments. Preparation for these showcase tournaments not only includes me practicing at least ten hours a week, but also includes a vast amount of research. In the weeks prior to the tournament, I research

what colleges will be attending this event, see if the campus is located in the southern states that I would like to further my education in and then see if they boast a strong communications program, the field I would like to major in. As I go through this process, my list of schools gradually becomes smaller until I find the universities that seem to be a perfect fit for me.

I then email the coaches of these schools my information, hoping to catch their eye and interest them in coming to watch me play. Articulating these emails can be difficult, for every detail of the message must be perfect.

From Oct. 27 to Oct. 29, I participated in the, “Diamond Nine Sun Classic Fall Showcase” in Orlando, Fla. While I played my games, I noticed many college coaches sitting in the stands and standing by the fences watching my teammates and I perform on field. In this situation, I have learned that I cannot be fearful of making an error, but rather be confident in my abilities in which I have spent countless seasons enhancing. That weekend, I

saw more college coaches than I had ever seen in my entire life and knew that this tournament could potentially be a great opportunity to showcase the skills I have obtained after spending 11 years playing softball.

Writing emails to college coaches, practicing up to five times a week and the taking rigorous AP courses in school can be overwhelming at times, but it is all worth it in the end for the sport that I adore. I love anything and everything related to softball: practicing for long, hot hours, meeting new people, experiencing the thrill of having a ball hit to me, hearing cheers of the crowd after a diving play is made, feeling the butterflies that flutter in my stomach when I am up to bat with bases loaded and wearing that first-place medal around my neck. Some of my friends call me crazy for how much time I dedicate to softball and ask how I’m even able to manage it all. My answer to that recurring questions is, “if you find something you truly enjoy doing, then you will find the time to do it.”

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Powerful victims bring charges of sexual Florida should regulate transgender harrassment to media forefront rights as Bay progresses toward equality

Besides being well-known, successful and powerful icons, Bill O’Reilly, Donald Trump, Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein all have one thing in common: they were accused of sexual harassment in the past year. Unfortunately, this pattern of dominant men taking advantage of women has deemed women as a weaker and powerless gender. Many women often refrain from speaking up due to their fears of potential retaliation by men or of mere embarrassment. However, with the recent courage demonstrated by the victims involved in the Harvey Weinstein scandal, there is hope this disturbing pattern will change.

The New York Times published a story exposing three decades of sexual harassment allegations against the American film producer and former film studio executive. More than fifty women including Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Mira Sorvino have shared their harassment experiences about Weinstein, and this number will inevitably continue to grow.

By telling their stories, these courageous women have tipped the iceberg and made it easier for others to tell their stories too, creating a domino effect; one woman voicing her story has led to many others building up the strength to voice theirs too. It is imperative that victims of sexual harassment recognize there is nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to situations like these, and they are just as strong as these so-called “powerful men.”

Most women were supportive of the victims; however, fashion designer and creator of DKNY Donna Karan expressed an alternative and unrespectable point of view. On the red carpet at the CinéFashion film awards in Los Angeles, she said,

“You look at everything all over the world today and how women are dressing and what they are asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble.” It is ironic that a powerful female icon that aspires to make women feel empowered and comfortable in their own skin has the audacity to say such a degrading thing. Women should be able to dress however they want without worrying about the messages men may perceive. They are not the ones to blame for the repulsive behavior of the men, and there is a flimsy correlation between clothing choice and the incitement of sexual harassment.

Bottom Line: As allegations unravel, a domino effect of charges shines light on a long overdue discussion.

Even though news of Weinstein’s accusations has only recently come out, people have known about this scandal for many years. As evidenced by Seth MacFarlane’s 2013 Oscar joke and the several scenes in television show 30 Rock poking fun at Weinstein’s inappropriate behavior, this was not a complete surprise for the people in the movie and television industry. It was a well-known secret in Hollywood and something people decided to brush under the carpet for way too long. It is absolutely terrifying that this behavior went on for as long as it did with many women getting hurt along the way and not one person deciding to put a stop to this behavior until now.

Boycotts, economic damage and downright discrimination: the passing of Texas’s newest transgender bathroom bill could hurt the state’s chances at ever achieving equality for its transgender citizens. But the effects are not restricted to Texan borders. The bill mostly concerns public schools, forcing students to use either the restroom of the sex they were assigned at birth or a separate, singleoccupancy one. The Bay and the School Board of Broward County are well on their way to avoiding any legislation similar to that of Texas. However, while public schools in states like California and Oregon have taken initiative with gender-neutral bathrooms, Texas and Florida maintain legal ambiguity with their policies. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 4.2 percent of all South Floridians identified as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, a statistic which could be representative of the Bay’s diverse population.

Superintendent Robert Runcie issued a directive in 2016 that all Broward County Public Schools must allow students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of the genders with which they identify, regardless of any documentation specifying a different sex. Principal Charles Neely has also clarified his intent of making all students, no matter how they identify, feel safe. He told Our City Weston Magazine last year, “I’ve let my students know if they have any issues or feel uncomfortable using the bathroom here at the Bay, they can come use my private bathroom in my office.” Though all students are allowed to use whichever restroom they feel most comfortable in, “Transgender Facilities” door labels create a safe space in the College and

Career Center. Still, other schools in the state have sided more with Texas’s policy, as St. Johns County officials barred a transgender student at Allen D. Nease High School from the boys’ bathroom because of the sex on his birth certificate.

Bottom Line: Transgender bathrooms support our diverse community, and students should feel comfortable in all restrooms, regardless of gender identity.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said at a press conference last year, “We need a law that protects the privacy of our children in our public schools.”

Despite rallies and economic deterrents after a similar law was passed in North Carolina last year, Abbott and supporters allegedly said a Texas law would ensure privacy and safety, according to the New York Times. But no bathroom attacks by transgender people have ever been reported, invalidating the safety argument.

While the Bay has taken steps to prevent transphobic discrimination in restrooms, state governments of Florida and Texas are still far from LGBT acceptance, and Abbott’s bill would only move his state further from progress.

With two restrooms designated for transgender students now, it is crucial that our school continues to progress by doing whatever it takes to make all students feel comfortable. And, hopefully, other Florida counties and the state government will follow in our footsteps toward equality.

Bottom Line: Access to rankings creates unnecessary stress, demeans students and promotes unhealthy competition and comparison between peers.

Class rankings act as social obstacle rather than motivation

With a school as populated and competitive as the Bay, the chances of being ranked the number one student in a class are incredibly slim. I have learned through my three complete years of high school that hard work does render success, but there will almost always be someone ranked lower—someone better.

It’s a sad and harsh truth to accept, and with all the stress provoked from schoolwork alone, the concept of class rankings should not be another worry added to our crowded plates. For students in the top few percent of their class, seeing “50 out of 1200” in Virtual Counselor is both rewarding and a relief; however, for the other majority percent of the class, seeing class rankings can be degrading and sometimes heartbreaking.

Allowing students access to view their

class rankings succeeds in nothing but promoting comparison among peers—a concept that is cruel and demeaning to those who struggle academically. Whether a student is number one or number 1200, there is nothing positive that comes out of viewing a class ranking. Academics should not be presumed a race, and class rankings make it one. There is a first place and a last, and this is morally wrong.

According to a study done by researchers at New York University, 49 percent of high school students feel “a great deal of stress” daily. The study also revealed that this reported stress was a combination of schoolwork, meeting expectations and parental pressure. For students at the Bay, stress can be a compilation of these concepts, as well as the fact that we are being called a number, and that every num-

ber preceding ours is someone better and more intelligent.

Virtual Counselor should remove the “Class Ranking” subheading of our graduation information. Under the “Class Standing” heading, Cumulative, Academic Core and Weighted Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) are also visible. It is imperative for students to be aware of their GPA, as it allows them to understand their class standing so they can apply to realistic colleges when the time comes; however, it is unnecessary to be aware of class rank. GPAs provide us the information we need to determine our status in the class—ranks only serve to potentially provide humiliation and a feeling of hopelessness for those who are not where they want to be in comparison to their peers.

Barring our access to see how many students in the class are above us would prove beneficial in a number of ways.

The central advantage that this removal would provide is decreased stress. Without class rankings, students would not be worried about who is better than them, but instead would be focused more on

themselves and what’s best for them.

Although parents typically intend for their expectations to be a form of motivation, it often stresses students out, as they feel obligated to reach unrealistic levels of success. Excluding the class rank section of our Virtual Counselor page would also prove advantageous in the way that it would prevent so many parents from setting these high expectations. With no number to provide comparison to other students, parents would refrain from pointing out differences among peers.

Taxing questions like “What number is he?” would be avoided, which would help to reduce the intense stress that many students undergo.

It is hard to comprehend that a number does not define us when we have access to see one that designates us to our status among others. This number can deteriorate students’ confidence and augment their mental pressure. With this ranking, we instinctively associate ourselves with a number, one being the best and anything else not good enough; it is crucial for students to understand that this number is not as definitive as it is often perceived.

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Service opens eyes to local poverty

Being a member of Youth Leadership Broward (YLB), I am provided inspiring opportunities of a lifetime, one of which is called Community Service Day. This event, which occurred on Oct. 4, gave me a behind-the-scenes tour of Broward County’s unrecognized adversity. The YLB, a program geared towards high school juniors interested in learning more about the county’s organizations and businesses, allowed me to see beyond Broward County’s success and perfection in a way I never thought I would.

Oftentimes, the word “poverty” is associated with the thought of poor people in Third World countries. I, too, was guilty of believing in this stereotype until I was proven wrong while volunteering.

Our first stop was to Children’s Harbor, a group foster home that keeps siblings together. As I rambled through the house, I noticed the kids’ rooms looked the same as any of my friends’ houses; it was really nice to see that every child had his or her own room. Although they’ve had trouble in their lives, they found their home and remained with the people who matter in their lives: family. As I left this stop for the next, I felt enriched and uplifted in a way I’ve never felt before.

Our next destination was Arc Broward, a day care for mentally disabled individuals. The center has three sectors: preschool, teens and adults/elderly. I had the chance to interact with the elderly adults, and although we just spent time

coloring with them, I was able to see the distinct characteristics each one of them had. The “buddy” I was paired up with was named Bonnie, who is mute. Her favorite color is red, and upon noticing the red hair tie on my wrist, she got very excited and began rapidly pointing at it.

When I told her she could have it, her whole face lit up; I was overjoyed that such a small gesture was so significant to her-- it really made me realize how fortunate I should be of everything I have.

Once we were full, we went to Feeding South Florida, which had the biggest impact on my life since my grandma was supported by this organization.

Oftentimes, the word “poverty” is associated with the thought of poor people in Third World countries. I, too, was guilty of believing in this stereotype until I was proven wrong while volunteering. To my surprise, this population also includes people that are unemployed or don’t have the necessities to live a “normal life” as most of us do in Weston. Throughout South Florida, there are numerous people that are unable to afford a proper meal and sometimes must choose between paying their bills or having dinner. When I learned this, I started to think about my classmates and teachers as they may be in this situation without anyone even knowing. The Feeding South Florida representative who spoke to us explained that they supply food to one in seven adults in Broward County that are in need. The volume of boxes and variety of products given to those in need is prolific, as they must ship out tons of cartons a day. I, along with all the individuals participating in the process of packing boxes, was smiling, as we were ecstatic to be truly making a difference to those around us.

This day really put the issue of poverty

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Lending a Helping Hand: On Oct. 4, Alexis Epstein joined her peers at Youth Leadership Broward for a day of community service around the greater Broward County area. At Feeding South Florida, she said gained perspective into the lives of the large population that cannot always afford a meal.

into perspective and opened my eyes. It changed my outlook of what poverty means as I learned that this issue exceeds past Broward County. People throughout South Florida need this extra assistance, and they need all of us to help pack boxes or donate goods year-round as their lives depend on it. It was truly incredible to know that I had a direct impact on someone in need.

On this tour, I learned about a part of Broward County that I had no idea

existed, as I was unaware of the hardships people in our community face. I like to think I’m aware of my surroundings, but the truth is, I have so much more to discover in the following months through YLB. I hope to continue to volunteer with Children’s Harbor and Arc Broward as well as Feeding South Florida because I could truly feel the impact I made in someone’s life, as it’s the little things that make this world a better place.

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