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UNIFIED YOUTH: In the early morning hours before school starts on Sept. 21, students put together a giant peace sign of handmade pinwheels created by participating clubs and classes. In order to mark the International Day of Peace, junior Kayla Malecki (below left) helps Art Honor Society draw a chalk mural including a hand holding up a peace sign. Freshman Camille Morar hangs up other handmade pinwheels in the courtyard.

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Clubs and classes join together to send a message.

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Classes deemed too small get cut

BY ANA BEATRIZ GONÇALVES

Throughout the month of September, administration closed classes that were deemed too small and relocated an estimated 80 students. Students showed confusion when administrators or department heads appeared in their classrooms and broke the news. “We have to look at classes running small and make decisions,� assistant principal Debra Santoro-Hubert said. “If we don’t handle the classes, Cypress can lose a lot of our funding. If we use the money for small classes, the district will not give us any more for important matters such as textbooks and technology.�

Teachers and students showed disappointment about their classes being changed. Math teacher Kelly Murrah had her Algebra 2 class eliminted due to the fact that she had fewer than 25 students. “I was disappointed and sad to see my kids go after getting to know them so well,� she said.

Chemistry teacher Terri Kennedy said the school board’s classroom distribution, the number of students per teacher per period, is necessary in order to give each student an equal advantage. “[Administration] has to level the classes,� Ms. Kennedy said. “Some teachers have 30 students in a room, while other teachers will only have 19, and the bigger classes are at a disadvantage. Teachers are expected to give individual attention to each student, make sure that they are doing well in class. How can we help this individual and make sure that he isn’t be-

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ing abused by other people?�

Junior Stephanie Questell, whose physics class with Gina Ruiz-Houston was closed, said she doesn’t understand why. “When I was told my class was being closed, I was confused and in shock,� she said. “I didn’t know why they were closing, and I still don’t.�

Junior Danny Freitag was also affected by this schedule change, along with the rest of his former classmates, since his AP-only Biology class (not connected to AP/AICE) was cancelled. “There was only one AP-only Biology class, and because there were only seven

PRIDE club hosts auditions for upcoming talent show an array of talents.�

The talent show will be equipped with P R I D E circus decorations to follow the theme.

Club hosted Acts who auditioned ranged from Irish two auditions folk dancing to harp playing, with the for its annu- more expected singers and bands also al talent show mixed in. “I am very excited because it’s a great which will take place on Nov. way to showcase the talents and cultures 11 at 6:30 p.m. of individuals at Cypress Bay,� Shmul in the auditori- said.

Junior Fabiana Leon is looking forum. This year, the theme will be “Cirque ward to the talent Du Cypress,� based on show. the show “Cirque Du “The theme is “I’m super excited Soleil.� “It took me a while circus. Who doesn’t to see all the contestants perform and evto think of the theme, love a circus?� eryone show school actually,� said junior -sponsor Paola spirit and their individYuval Shmul, who is ual talents in a school the coordinator for the Barrera event,� Leon said. show. “I spoke with a PRIDE sponsor and Spanish and ASL couple of people about it, and they suggested it to me, and then we came up with teacher Paola Barrera said the event will bring much satisfaction to the audience. the name.� “The event will be enjoyable because Between 10 and 15 acts will show it’s attractive,� Ms. Barrera said. ‘The their talents. “Anybody can participate in this theme is circus. Who doesn’t like a circus?’’ event,� she said. “We would love to have

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students, the class was closed down,� he said. “I felt cheated and at a disadvantage.

My parents emailed the school board, and they refused.�

Freitag said he was not able to get into the same class in a different period or teacher. His former classmates have their own comments on the class being disbanded. “When I was told my class was being disbanded, I was angry,� senior Laura Molina said. “We had been in that class for over three weeks, and we thought we were set, but they had to change.�

Senior Ivanna Hurtado said her feelings from losing her class were frustration

and anger. “I thought it was unfair that they would eliminate the class,� Hurtado said. “I wish they would have organized it better. It ruined my senior year.�

AP Biology teacher Brandon Boswell was told that it was the district’s decision. “I didn’t have much of a choice on the matter of the class being closed,� Mr. Boswell said. “The district mandates the class sizes. This was by far the smallest class I ever taught, and it was a great learning experience. But what I think upset me and my students the most was that I continually asked administration what was the status of my class, if it was to continue, and they always told me to keep going. AP Biology, however, was behind academically. They weren’t where they needed to be, and that would have caused a lot of challenges, considering that AP/ AICE was on Chapter 7 while AP was on Chapter 5. This had nothing to do with class size but the amount of class time we had, and even though it would be easier teaching a smaller class, keeping them at the exact same level as the AP/AICE class would be impossible and a continual struggle.�

When the students were offered to take AP/AICE Biology, most of them refused. “I don’t have room in my schedule to take AP/AICE Biology, so I had to go into another science class I care nothing for,�

Freitag said. “Next year, I’m going to see if we can get AP-only Biology, but if not, then I’ll be able to take AP/AICE.�

ROCK ON: (Left) Senior Michael Borge plays guitar as his audition piece for the talent show. (Below, from left to right) Sophomore Mariella Cefalo, juniors Antonia Cuevas and Yuval Shmul and seniors Kristy Nguyen and Anna Pincus, all PRIDE RIĂ€FHUV WDNH RQ WKH WDVN RI MXGJLQJ possible contestants.

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Counseling program provides support in crises

BY LISA BURGOA NEWS EDITOR

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The Build on Hope club is selling cotton candy after school in the courtyard for $1 to work towards raising money for a service project that members will be choosing for this school year. The sales will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the entire year. “Every year, the members decide what exactly they want

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Fashion Club held modeling tryouts on Sept.

25 for its fashion show on Feb. 15. The fashion show allows students to express themselves while raising money for charity. “Our purpose is not only for students to express their creativity through fashion, but this year we plan to donate any money we make from this year’s show to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital,� club president Anabela Bello said.

Bello said the tryouts had an amazing turnout. “After 153 people were evaluated by judges, 50 were chosen to partake in the fashion show,� she said.

Vice President Mariana Mena said they were overjoyed by the amount of people that

showed up. “The tryouts were a success.

A lot more people than we expected showed up and it was super exciting to see how many people wanted to be a part of the show,� she said.

Junior Maria Marin, chosen as one of the models, said that the tryouts were extremely nerve-wracking. “Honestly, the try outs went okay. I tried my best to go with WKH Ă RZ DQG , JXHVV WKDW ZDV what they were looking for,â€? she said.

Bello said students are entirely responsible for producing the fashion show. “Aside from our student models, we also have student designers. These designers design clothes for one of the runways of the show,� she said.

Anleu said the fashion show would turn out excellent due to everyone’s contribution. “The passion for fashion from

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STRIKE A POSE: Senior Nico Duenas auditions to be a model for the annual fashion show.

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Thoughts of suicide. Drug abuse. The stresses of divorce.

Teens and their families plagued by these issues now have a readily available facet for emotional support after Broward County Schools redistributed the covering zones of its free counseling program.

All students enrolled in schools in the Cypress Bay innovation zone are now eligible IRU FRQĂ€GHQWLDO VHVVLRQV ZLWK counselor Mitzi Santiago at Indian Trace Elementary, located at 400 Indian Trace Blvd.

Ms. Santiago said the expansion has provided troubled adolescents with better access to mental health resources than any other time in the program’s 30year history. “Now, with the program closer to them, kids can really get the necessary support in overcoming their emotional issues,� she said. “I can work with them, and I can work with their families to resolve whatever is troubling them without them being hassled by the distance they need to access the program.�

Prior to entering the program, children under 18 must receive parental consent and submit to a screening process to determine their eligibility for 12 free sessions. “We’re always looking to help the kids who need it most, be it with behavioral problems, angst, suicide or something of that nature,� Ms. Santiago said. “That requires both the students and parents to be involved, so they can share and hear each other out.�

One Cypress Bay sophomore said when she was plagued with family problems a year ago, she and her family sought professional help but were unable to cover the expenses. Due to Broward’s family counseling program’s affordability and close proximity, she said counseling is now more viable to her and her family. “It’s good knowing the counseling is here now, and I can take advantage of it if I ever need to,� said the student, who is remaining anonymous for privacy reasons. “I hit a rough patch with my family, and I think it would have been a lot easier for me if I had someone I could talk to since at the time I felt really alone and a counselor didn’t really seem within our reach.�

Recognized with an “Outstanding� in 2010 by the Mar-

riage and Family Association, the program attracted over 3,000 families, including 45 from Cypress Bay, to its centers in Cooper City and Miramar. “It’s truly a wonderful program,� Ms. Santiago said. “I’ve had parents come up to me and say, ‘You’ve saved my child’s life.’ I know it has won awards but that’s what reallgoes to show that it has made a difference.�

Another student, a freshman, said she is reassured by the presence of the counseling program as she juggles the stress of KHU Ă€UVW \HDU RI KLJK VFKRRO “I just moved here from Tampa and it’s not really easy in a new school,â€? she said. “Having a program so close really does help because it gets rid of some of the stress and the worry and to be able to get on with their lives. I know from experience that talking about your problems really does help, no matter how useless it may seem. I feel like some of the kids that really do need it might not use it because they’re afraid that somebody ZLOO Ă€QG RXW Âľ Ms. Santiago said some students may be reluctant to participate in the program due to misconceptions they harbor about mental health. “What a lot of people don’t realize about mental health is that everybody at one point struggles with something and often times it’s not permanent,â€? she said. “Sometimes it can just be a difĂ€FXOW SKDVH 7KH WUXWK LV WKDW JRing through a tough time can affect anybody’s resolve, especially with the stress of school. It’s not something that kids should feel ashamed of.â€?

One junior said she thinks counseling will resolve issues she has witnessed as being rampant in the school, such as bullying and peer pressure. “There have been times when I and many kids I know just wanted somebody to talk to about bullying,â€? she said. “In Cypress and in probably a lot of high schools, there are things that are everywhere but nobody talks about, so I think it’s something I ZLOO GHĂ€QLWHO\ WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI so I don’t suffer in silence.â€?

Ms. Santiago said she hopes to further expand the program in the future. “We’re always looking to do whatever we can to help as many people as we can,� she said. “I’m available for two evenings per week, but our hope is to get another counselor here to help intake as many kids as need the service.�

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Ten seniors qualify for National Merit

BY ZUE LOPEZ

16,000 out of the 1.5 million students in the country who took the PSAT as juniors were DQQRXQFHG DV VHPLÀQDOLVWV WKLV September for the National Merit Scholarship. Ten of Cypress’s seniors represent these KLJKO\ DFFODLPHG VHPLÀQDOLVWV and have been chosen for their merit to carry on in the competition for the various scholarships offered.

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Art contest winners named

BY CARA FRIEDMAN

6HQLRU -L\HRQ /HH ZRQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH in the annual School Lunch Poster Contest held on campus and organized by art teacher Bizzy Jenkins.

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Junior Sara Ortiz came in second, and senior Olivia Aleguas came in third. Each winner received recognition and a ribbon.

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Senior reigns as Miss Broward Teen

BY DANIELLE BUSH ONLINE PHOTO EDITOR

Senior Janae Bell was crowned Miss Broward Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding Teen 2013 under the Miss America Organization, one of the largest scholarship providers for young women in the world.

At a ceremony held at the Tamarac Community Center on Nov. 3, Bell received this honor, making her eligible for the Miss Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding Teen pageant, which comes with a scholarship toward the school of her choice and opportunities for personal appearances. ´, GRQ¡W NQRZ WKH VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F amount of money I have received yet, but I am planning to use the scholarship to go toward my college education,â&#x20AC;? Bell said.

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Bell was selected as the winner after being judged on her panel interview, on-stage quesWLRQ Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV VZLPZHDU HYHQLQJ gown attire and talent as a dancer. She said she was shocked to win the crown and feels lucky to have been part of the whole experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was such a rewarding experience being able to serve as an advocate for any platform youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re passionate about, make friends with amazing young women that are incredibly genuine and supportive and having fun on stage,â&#x20AC;? Bell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really surprised, especially since WKLV ZDV P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SDJHDQW HYHU VR winning that night was the icing on the cake.â&#x20AC;?

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and friends attended the event and Bell attributes her success to their support throughout the journey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where I would be if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have my family and friends supporting me. I am truly thankful for all of the support they have given me in achieving my dreams,â&#x20AC;? Bell said.

Since being awarded Miss Broward Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding Teen 2013, Bell has been given the platform to advance Michelle Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health initiative, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move: Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kidsâ&#x20AC;? through her own health programs. Bell hopes to continue her service projects even after her term is done in November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become obsessed with my projects. Teaching my students at the Boys and Girls Club about the importance of exercise, exercise safety and healthy eating has been so rewarding,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a lot of fun with P\ KHDOWK DQG Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV EORJ ZKHUH I show off the successes of my followers.â&#x20AC;?

6KH IRXQGHG D GDQFH Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV program at the Boys and Girls Club and has also launched a KHDOWK Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV EORJ RQ ,QVWDJUDP @letsmoveit, where she documents friends, family and followersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health successes. In addition, she has also participated in other events and projects under the organization such as a Memorial Day Event, A Child is Missing event and Relay for Life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always have a tough time explaining what community service means to me because you really have to experience it. I have always had a lot of support behind me, and I want to be that voice or that smile that pushes

THE PRINCESS DIARIES: (Clockwise from left) Senior Janae Bell is crowned Miss Broward Teen; Bell, right, partcipates in a walk for cancer; Bell, right, poses for a televised shoot for Channel 6 News.

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other people to be the best they can be,â&#x20AC;? Bell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Miss America Organization is such an incredible one and has pushed me more than I would have ever imagined.â&#x20AC;?

However, Bell said her favorite event so far has been the Princess Party at the Tamarac Community Center. This was a mentoring workshop where she

got to work with young girls ages WR EXLOG WKHLU VHOI FRQĂ&#x20AC;dence, learn proper etiquette and celebrate who they are. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am most grateful for being provided with an opportunity that I am forced to push way past my comfort level and allow my passion for service to shine through,â&#x20AC;? Bell said.

After college, Bell hopes to

compete again and hopefully become Miss America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This organization allowed PH WKH WLPH WR UHĂ HFW RQ HYHU\thing I have done and push me to inspire more change through what I love to do,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to continue to help those around me the best way I can and to use to organization to promote their needs.â&#x20AC;?

Junior elected to represent Broward as district HOSA president

BY MORGAN MARTIN BUSINESS MANAGER

Junior Neha Aitharaju has been elected as the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) president for Region 8, Broward County. Aitharaju was elected after running against students from across the district, including another student from the Bay. With Aitharajuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HOSA club has both the state and regional president, as senior Stephanie Guimaraes was elected HOSA state president last year.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was bittersweet having Neha win â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really happy that I got elected this year because it is such an honor,â&#x20AC;? because we had two students run for president,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Warnock said.

Aitharaju said.

Ms. Warnock said both Aitharaju said students were excellent canshe was thrilled that didates for the president poshe got this position sition, and Aitharaju now because she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t has many responsibilities as UHFHLYH DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU SRpresident. She has to lead all sition at school. activities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really wanted â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the Region 8 presito be involved with dent, Neha is required to HOSA, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really ZRUN ZLWK KHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU WHDP LQ excited to have this Neha Aitharaju creating a newsletter, coordinating position and to be working all service events, and organizing with the regional board,â&#x20AC;? Aitharaju said.

HOSA club sponsor Carol Warnock competitions,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Warnock said.

Aitharaju said her responsibilities are VDLG LW ZDV D OLWWOH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW KDYLQJ WZR VWXdents, Aitharaju and senior Soraya Mon- to keep everything up to date and monitor DOO RI WKH RWKHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV toban, apply for the president position.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to direct all of the video conferences in which we plan activities for the region,â&#x20AC;? Aitharaju said.

The electoral process required canGLGDWHV Ă&#x20AC;UVW WR DSSO\ IRU WKH SUHVLGHQWLDO SRVLWLRQ $IWHU WKH\ Ă&#x20AC;OOHG RXW DQ DSSOLFDtion, they had to give a speech. Aitharaju gave the speech to representatives from six schools. ´,W ZDV DOO YHU\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW EHFDXVH , KDG no idea the other girl from school was UXQQLQJ Âľ $LWKDUDMX VDLG ´, KDG WR Ă&#x20AC;OO RXW a lengthy application and give a couple minute speech.â&#x20AC;?

This month, Aitharaju has to get started with her presidential duties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to write a paragraph this month for the seasonal HOSA newsletter,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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College Night educates community Record number of parents and students attend the informative session to learn all about college applications and more

BY JENNIFER SCHONBERGER

valuable pieces of information about the application process as a whole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mrs. Bush let us know what we About 800 people attended the an- should be doing throughout high school nual College Night in the auditorium so that we stay on track for college,â&#x20AC;? Geon Sept. 17. College adviser Shari Bush dihovich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also found out the minorganized the event in order to educate imum SAT and ACT scores required to students and parents about the college get into some of the schools I am hoping application process and everything that to apply to.â&#x20AC;?

Gedihovich said Mrs. Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice goes into it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was standing room only, and we about staying calm and collected when applying to coleven had parleges made her ents and students feel reassured from St. Thomas â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are over 4,000 about the proand University colleges out there, and cess.

School come to L]LY`VUL ^PSS Ă&#x201E;UK [OLPY WLYâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I am the the event,â&#x20AC;? she MLJ[ Ă&#x201E;[ š type of student said. that gets anxMrs. Bush of- -college adviser Shari Bush ious easily, so fered academic that piece of and emotionDGYLFH GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHal guidance for ly reminded me that applying to college those in attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I advise students to stay calm does not have to be the overwhelming throughout the process, because there experience that many make it out to be,â&#x20AC;? are over 4,000 colleges out there, and ev- Gedihovich said.

Junior Shiv Tailor attended College HU\RQH ZLOO Ă&#x20AC;QG WKHLU SHUIHFW Ă&#x20AC;W Âľ 0UV Bush said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is also important to re- Night and said he learned a lot about the member to always have good study skills prerequisites he will need to become faand be as organized as possible during miliar with before applying to college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned about what can help me high school.â&#x20AC;?

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Mrs. Bush said because of the high attendance, the event was a success, and she plans to make it even better next year.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the enormous amount of people who attended this year, next year we are going to have to break down College Night into two sessions,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One for freshman and sophomores, and the other for juniors and seniors.â&#x20AC;?

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PRIDE hosts Parent Informative Night

BY EMILY CHAIET

The auditor ium and media center ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;OOHG with about SDUHQWV who attended Informative Night KRVWHG E\ 35,'( RQ 2FW 7KH parents who attended received information on the school system, testing, classes and college SODQQLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Informative Night is IRU SDUHQWV QHZ WR WKH %URZDUG VFKRRO V\VWHP :H H[SODLQ KRZ HYHU\WKLQJ ZRUNV DQG WKH DGPLVVLRQ SURFHVV IRU 8 6 XQLYHUsities,â&#x20AC;? said senior Juliana PrieWR 35,'(¡V HGXFDWLRQ GLUHFWRU ZKR RUJDQL]HG WKH HYHQW Informative Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s target audience is multicultural parHQWV ZKR DUH QHZ WR WKH VFKRRO There were two presentations: RQH LQ 6SDQLVK DQG RQH LQ (QJOLVK Assistant principal MariDQHOD (VWULSHDXW DQG 35,'( sponsor Claudina Fernandez gave the Spanish presentation in WKH DXGLWRULXP %5$&( DGYLVHU 6KDUL %XVK DQG $3 $,&( FRRUdinator Adrienne Maisel gave WKH (QJOLVK SUHVHQWDWLRQ LQ WKH PHGLD FHQWHU ´:H ZDQW WR PDNH VXUH ZH meet the needs of all parents,â&#x20AC;?

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The Freshman Class welcomed president Max Morales, vice president Natalia Vallenilla, treasurer Angela White and secretary Camila Ochoa as its new RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV (OHFWLRQV ZHUH KHOG RQ 6HSW DQG UHVXOWV ZHUH DQQRXQFHG RQ 6HSW GXULQJ HLJKWK KRXU Fundraising is a main prioriW\ WKDW WKH QHZ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV DUH IRFXVLQJ RQ %\ IXQGUDLVLQJ WUHDVXUHU Angela White said she is hoping to bring in an abundant amount of money to be able to create more activities and less expenVLYH HYHQWV â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are currently in contact with Yogurtland and Chipotle and are discussing dates for difIHUHQW IXQGUDLVHUV Âľ :KLWH VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;The greater amount of money we raise this year will only KHOS FODVV RI LQ WKH IXWXUH Âľ Vallenilla said another goal this year is to create new friendVKLSV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am hoping to bring the entire Freshman Class together this year by creating activities for all the freshman to meet,â&#x20AC;? Valenilla VDLG ´, DOVR ZDQW WR PDNH VXUH everyone has great experiences this year because this is the beginning of high school memoULHV Âľ 2FKRD VDLG RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV DUH FXUrently designing the freshman VKLUWV 7KH\ KRSH WR KDYH WKH shirts designed, delivered and distributed before homecoming ZHHN â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want our class to be very spirited, wearing their shirts with SULGH Âľ 2FKRD VDLG

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Sophomore class holds carwash to raise money DANIELLE BUSH ONLINE PHOTO EDITOR

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New faculty recruited this year me.â&#x20AC;?

Zachary Spechler, who teachAs the student population es Debate 1 Honors and is one of reaches about 4,400 students the assistant coaches for the Dethis school year, the Bay has wel- BAYte team, which has earned comed over two dozen new fac- honors nationally, is happy to be ulty members spanning almost part of the faculty. all departments this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to be teaching â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very thrilled hav- full time,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Spechler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ing new educators and experi- DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ WR JHW WR NQRZ enced educathe students, tors that have JHW WR ZRUN transfer red â&#x20AC;&#x153;To have the caliber of with the from other teaching in an D e BAYt e schools,â&#x20AC;? asteam, which sistant prin- immense school like is arguably cipal Mari- this, it says a lot about the best in anela Estripthe nation, Cypress Bay.â&#x20AC;? eaut said. and I am â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the new - science teacher proud to be teachers that LaDonna Duris here.â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met are LaDonvery happy na Duris, to be part of the Bay.â&#x20AC;? an Earth Science instructor who ´0\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZHHN ZDV DZH- has been teaching for 10 years, some,â&#x20AC;? math teacher Evonne has taught at Forest Glenn Mid3DQNRZVNL VDLG ´(YHU\ERG\ LV GOH &U\VWDO /DNH 0LGGOH -HIgreat and super polite.â&#x20AC;? ferson Davis Middle, said she is Math teacher Shannon Axe, OXFN\ WR EH DEOH WR WHDFK DW &\who taught at Falcon Cove Mid- press Bay. dle, said in the transition she sees â&#x20AC;&#x153;I come from a very small a huge difference between the school district, where teachers high school and middle school had a lot of experience and there students. was little or no teacher turnover,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students seem to be she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result, I had exmore helpful and more cooper- ceptional teachers with a very GRAPHIC BY JORDAN FRIEDative,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students here collegiate attitude.â&#x20AC;? have grown up and have obviMrs. Duris said she is im- school so large. have the caliber of teaching in ously become much more ma- pressed to see the same level â&#x20AC;&#x153;The teachers are outstand- DQ LPPHQVH VFKRRO OLNH WKLV LW WXUH PDNLQJ LW D ORW HDVLHU IRU of high quality education in a ing here,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Duris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To says a lot about Cypress Bay.â&#x20AC;?

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SGA appreciates teachers before, during school year Ms. Nascimento said SGA also appreciates and shows support for Cypressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6WDUWLQJ ZLWK WKH 3DQFDNH support staff, meaning the Palooza in August that welcustodians, tech specialists, comed returning faculty, and security personnel and othfollowed by the ongoing apers. preciation of teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; birthâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Cypress Bay is really a days and little gifts for sports ELJ IDPLO\ VR ZH OLNH WR HYHQ teams and others, SGA has give just a small thing to say D JRDO WR PDNH WHDFKHUV DQG WKDQN \RX Âľ 0V 1DVFLPHQWR students feel welcome. said.

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Lauren Adler places appreciation sports teams. They get excitâ&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an idea we just gifts in each teacher!s mailbox.

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SGA president Dara Herall the ones we missed since the small gift in their mailbox.â&#x20AC;?

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Students participate in PSAT testing

BY EMILY GITTEN PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER

The Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) will be administered on Oct. 16 at Cypress Bay and in high schools across the nation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The PSAT] is a practice for students who are planning RQ WDNLQJ WKH 6$7 Âľ JXLGDQFH director Marlene Sanders said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plus, it has a lot of career and college information for students.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m taking the PSAT as an indicator for how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to do on the actual SAT.â&#x20AC;?

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ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA MUNEVAR

Schools should not give guns to teachers )LJKWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UH ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;UH VHHPV WR EH WKH idea that most states are supporting these days. Currently, 18 states allow teachers and adults to carry loaded guns onto school grounds, and after the Sandy Hook incident, state lawmakers have been trying to put guns in the hands of teachers to Ă&#x20AC;JKW JXQ YLROHQFH LQ VFKRROV 7KDW¡V ULJKW To prevent gun violence in schools, they are willfully bringing more guns into schools.

Lawmakers are under the impression WKDW Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ WKH JXQĂ&#x20AC;UH RI WKH JHQHUDOO\ PHQWDOO\ XQVWDEOH ZLWK WKH JXQĂ&#x20AC;UH RI WKH VXSSRVHGO\ ZHOO WUDLQHG WHDFKHUV LV going to prevent any bullets from leaving their casings. This is a monumental misconception.

Time and again, studies have proven that involving more weapons in such high-tension scenarios only exacerbates the situation. Teachers are aware of this, and most, including the two largest

unions, are against being armed. They see the repercussions and acknowledge that while the guns are supposed to be for their protection as well as the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, arming teachers as if they are minutemen in the Revolutionary War isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to solve anything.

Schools should be instructing teachers, administrators and even students, depending on the age, on how to defuse violence, not increase it. There should be required classes for anyone who cares for minors on how to deal with the mentally ill through peaceful methods and how to keep violent people calm. Schools should have some kind of panic-button-esque system where they can easily contact the police without alerting the gunman.

Instead of handing teachers and administrators guns and saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;point and shootâ&#x20AC;? like they are in some kind of extreme photo-taking contest, states and counties should be teaching these leaders

how to deal with gunmen mentally.

Antoinette Tuff, a school bookkeeper in Atlanta, managed to prevent a school shooting without any violence on her part. She talked to the shooter, soothed him, kept calm through the situation and made sure he was calm as well. Michael Hill, the shooter, had an AK-47 and 500 rounds of ammunition. Just the idea of Tuff not running and screaming in a zig]DJ PRWLRQ LQ WKDW VLWXDWLRQ LV EDIĂ LQJ OHW alone her ability to stay calm, cool and collected while talking the shooter out of hurting anyone. While Tuff herself was QHYHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOO\ WUDLQHG VKH SRVVHVVHG D rare trait that assisted her in this situation: compassion and understanding for everyone, even those who intend to shoot in schools. Even without this all-encompassing understanding, with the proper training, just about everyone can manage to maintain the peace in such a delicate scenario.

$FFRUGLQJ WR WKH ´+XIĂ&#x20AC;QJWRQ 3RVW Âľ Tuff â&#x20AC;&#x153;reassured him by saying he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt anyone, hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t harmed her and could still surrender peacefully.â&#x20AC;? Hill is mentally unstable to the degree that he is required to be hospitalized. It was a lucky WKLQJ WKDW KH PDQDJHG WR PHHW 7XII Ă&#x20AC;UVW Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother Tim said Michael has a history of extreme violence, even burning down his house and standing over his mother with a butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knife. If Michael could do this in the normal course of his life, what would he be capable of if he felt threatened?

But what if Tuff had had a gun? What if she had seen his AK-47 and immediately pulled her school-appointed handgun out? Even with Tuffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calm demeanRU +LOO VWLOO VKRW EXOOHWV LQWR WKH Ă RRU Schools need to be removing threats such as these, not adding to the problem. )LJKWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UH ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;UH ZLOO RQO\ JHW SHRSOH burned.

Letters to the Editor Homework and tests are being lot of work, but my other teachers should Cafeteria problems keep on give just a little less homework. growing given too frequently - sophomore Sarah Chenoy

This year, teachers are giving me way too much homework and way too many tests. Last week, I had four tests in one day. I go horseback riding almost every day and I do not have time to do all of the homework and studying that teachers give me. Teachers are not aware that students have other classes and extra curricular activities. Each of my teachers treat their class if its the most important one. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get home from horseback riding until 7 and then I have about four hours of homework. I end up staying up till 12 at night. Eleven has become an early time to go to bed for me. Teachers need to lighten up on the work load. I am taking AP classes and I understand they require a

School garbage problem is getting out of hand

I personally dislike how the cafeteria works. Even though the food is cheap, it is terrible. They could charge us one or two dollars more and give us much better food. Also, by the time we get to seventh period, the tables are dirty and nobody seems to care. I think it is the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; faults and we should care more and the administration could help or try to clean it. Another thing I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like about the cafHWHULD LV WKH DPRXQW RI Ă LHV WKHUH DUH 7KLV has increased in the past few weeks.

- junior Manuel Kent

After students eat lunch, they should have to pick up all of their garbage and throw it away. Every time I come into lunch, the table is covered in food and empty cans. It really isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fair for those kids that come into lunch and have to clean up someone elses garbage and it is disgusting. It also isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fair to the custodians because it is giving them extra work cleaning up after everyone. We are all in high school and everyone should know High school hours are unfair how throw out their garbage by now. compared to middle school - sophomore Emily Levine Something that I simply dislike about Cypress Bay is how early it is. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get

why middle schools start much later than us. We work much harder than them and go to bed way later. So many people at our schools do not get enough sleep and that can really hurt you in the calss. Not only do middle schools start later, but their days are also shorter.

- freshman Jake Anders

Letters to the editor are encouraged as part of The Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission as a public forum. Submissions should not exceed 300 words; they should be dropped off in Room 428 or mailed to the school to the attention of adviser Rhonda Weiss. The DXWKRU ZLOO KDYH WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO VD\ LQ SKUDVLQJ of the letter, but letters are subject to editing for length, clarity, punctuation and grammar. Anonymous letters will not be printed and the writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity ZLOO EH FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG SULRU WR WKH SXEOLFDWLRQ Any material deemed libelous, obscene, disruptive or unlawful to minors will not be published.

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ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA MUNEVAR

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YES. YouTube can be an extremely helpful tool for teachers and students. Many VWXGHQWV QHHG FODULĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ DIWHU OHDUQing a lesson from teachers and students have different styles in which they prefer to learn. Also, the main reason why <RX7XEH LV EDQQHG LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH LV because of pornography and other explicit material. Google has created programs named â&#x20AC;&#x153;YouTube for Schoolsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;YouTube Teachersâ&#x20AC;? that are strictly education related. Many students prefer to learn through the use of visual activities, rather than through auditory learning. The YouTube videos will assist these students immensely. In this day and age, many students are more familiar with the Internet than with their textbooks. Also, YouTube puts restrictions on any videos that are considered inappropriate for any person under 18. Many projects, such as slideshows or Powerpoints, require videos and pictures to be included. YouTube links can provide easy videos for students to use in projects. Furthermore, songs can help enhance learning for some students, and iTunes will only give a short preview of songs. YouTube can provide easy access for free music to any song imaginable. YouTube should be accessible on school grounds without a doubt.

-Jake Fuhrman

WKH WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F FRQJHVWLRQ IRU RQH RI WKH ODUJest high schools in the nation, but an enhanced plan needs to be created to imSURYH WKH Ă RZ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not right (or normal) for students to leave their houses 40 minutes before school starts, when the majority of them OLYH LQ D Ă&#x20AC;YH WR VL[ PLOH UDGLXV IURP WKH campus, and still arrive after the last bell rings for class to start. This causes students to be habitually tardy for class, which, depending on the teacher, can result in a detention, a zero on an assignment, or another form of punishment.

Some plans that should be taken into consideration should be allowing the line of cars on South Post road (which is normally backed up to the Y), to continually

turn at that stop sign near Manatee Bay Elementary School for at least 10 minutes. Rather than having the police stop WKLV QHYHU HQGLQJ OLQH RI WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F HYHU\ PLQXWH WR DOORZ WKH Ă&#x20AC;YH FDUV WR WXUQ IURP the stop sign coming from the Isles of :HVWRQ SHUPLWWLQJ WKH KXQGUHGV RI FDUV WR WXUQ ZLOO KHOS WKH WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F RQ 6RXWK 3RVW run more smoothly.

There should also be a planned route for all students to follow depending on in what neighborhood they live. Instead of having students from every different QHLJKERUKRRG LQ :HVWRQ WDNH WKH VDPH road to school, this would allow the trafĂ&#x20AC;F WR EH EURNHQ XS EHWWHU DQG QRW DV FRQdensed in one area. Students would be given a route guide at the beginning of

Flash of Brilliance Should school computers have access to YouTube?

each year, and would be encouraged to IROORZ LW VLQFH LW ZRXOG HDVH WKH WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F congestion in the morning.

The Bay should also open the second gate of the student parking lot so that the 464 cars that park in there are not all jamming into one gate (which is very time consuming).

7UDIĂ&#x20AC;F FDXVHV VWUHVV DQG ZKHQ GHDOLQJ with thousands of hormonal high school students who have the lowest possible patience level, it is beyond necessary to create a new plan to control this mess. $W D P VWXGHQWV VKRXOG QRW IHHO OLNH they are driving on the highway during rush hour. They should realize they are really just driving down the local road of Bonaventure Boulevard.

NO. YouTube provides too many distractions. YouTube is a video-sharing site where you can access any videos with just a simple search. Teachers could easily be caught up in the different video choices and lose focus on the actual curriculum. Additionally, there are many inappropriate links and videos on YouTube that could harm students and take them far away from the actual topic. Students would get sidetracked from the point of the assignment with comical videos that are for strictly entertainment. There are many other resources that teachers can use. Teacher Tube, a video sharing site meant for educators, is an excellent tool for teachers who can choose a topic that is based on the subject and select a video that explains and teaches the assignment in a visual way. Teacher Tube is a site only with educational clips, so there will not be any distractions like the ones YouTube can cause. TED.com is another research tool teachers can use because the site shows videos of educational ideas based on topics such as math, business, and science. YouTube is not the only choice when it comes to videos, so teachers could eliminate problems and use these different tools.

-Evan Kessler

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Help! College stole my sister!

No more sleepovers on weekdays, no ly morning jitters got the best of me solely more meeting up after class, no more because she was gone.

Upon my arrival to the newspaper helping each other with homework and no more Sara and Sab summoned to the room I felt more at ease. It was our common ground classroom because it was the dinner table.

Going through high school with an only class my sister and I had shared. I older sibling has its perks, but when the was familiar with most of the upperclassolder one leaves, the younger sibling is men, since Sara had previously introIRUFHG WR VWHS RXW RI WKH ROGHU VLEOLQJ¡V duced us. But to everyone in newspaper, LQFOXGLQJ P\ DGYLVHU , ZDV DOZD\V 6DUD¡V VKDGRZ DQG Ă&#x20AC;QG KHU RZQ LGHQWLW\ +DYLQJ P\ VLVWHU ZLWK PH IRU P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW younger sister, not Sabrina.

Our names would always get confused, two years of high school shaped me into the person I am today. Last year I got even though we share no physical similarities. Having Sara in newspaper had its the chance to obvious plusses. participate in She helped me out the typical se- Going through high school if I needed it or nior festivities not and we got to â&#x20AC;&#x201C; graduation, with an older sibling has its spend more time prom pictures, perks, but when the older together. college vis- one leaves, the younger As I started the its and movschool year ready ing her into her sibling is forced to step WR IXOĂ&#x20AC;OO DOO WKH new home at out of the older siblingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties of my new Florida Atlan- ZOHKV^ HUK Ă&#x201E;UK OLY V^U position as photo tic University. editor this year, Being the identity.

I saw a change youngest of in the way I was Ă&#x20AC;YH FKLOGUHQ I thought I had mastered the ability to being treated. I feel as if I am no longer watch my older siblings go off to col- 6DUD¡V \RXQJHVW VLVWHU EXW DV LI , DP P\ lege leaving behind nothing but an empty own person. Never thinking I would hear room, but this time was different because myself saying this, nonetheless writing it, Sara, who is two years older, and I have having her leave has not just hurt, but also always been very close, especially be- KDV KHOSHG PH Ă&#x20AC;QG P\VHOI DV D SHUVRQ D cause we share the same group of friends. student, a daughter and a sister.

Although I have found my indepenOur daily routes to and from school were Ă&#x20AC;OOHG ZLWK HYHU\ ODVW GHWDLO RI RXU GD\V dence, I still call her every day to catch WKDW , ZRXOGQ¡W FDUH WR VKDUH ZLWK DQ\RQH up or vent, and she still manages to be a superb big sister while attending school else.

The separation anxiety hit hard as I DERXW PLOHV DZD\ She left. College did in fact steal my SUHSDUHG IRU P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW GD\ RI MXQLRU \HDU Acknowledging the fact that I had never sister from me, but I truly believe it was attended the Bay with out my sister made only for the best. It has helped me grow me sick to my stomach. Even though this LQWR P\ QHZIRXQG LGHQWLW\ DQG LW¡V PDGH ZDV P\ WKLUG Ă&#x20AC;UVW GD\ RI KLJK VFKRRO HDU- me a proud little sister.

OCTOBER 2013

Cancer awareness saves lives Slumped over the bony chairs of the breast cancer. Sporting pink shirts and hospital waiting room, I felt as if its ster- rubber bracelets, their support has driven ile smell was seeping into my skin. With Breast Cancer Awareness to the forefront crumpled health magazines serving as of the school-wide consciousness.

This is a stunning reversal to an attimy sole distraction, the hours seemed WR VWUHWFK WR LQĂ&#x20AC;QLW\ <HW , FRXOGQ¡W EHDU tude that all too many teens harbor. Too WR WKLQN RI ZKHQ WKH WUXWK ZRXOG Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ RIWHQ ZH DUH VR Ă&#x20AC;UPO\ DVVXUHG LQ RXU LQdawn â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with my mom, rounding the cor- fallibility that we needlessly engage in ner of the reception toward me, possibly risky behavior or succumb to the pitfalls of peer pressure against our better judgbroken over with bad news.

She had found a lump in 2011. It had ment. We think we can, like cartoon charEDIĂ HG XV DV LW EDIĂ HG WKH TXHXH RI GRF- acters, peel ourselves up from the ground, tors who transported us into a world of dust ourselves off and stride away undebiopsies and frank talks about breasts. terred by the weight of the world. The tragic circumstances that They slung around surround the death of a ZRUGV , FRXOGQ¡W student these past weeks pronounce, much My momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have left the school comless hope to under- plodding footsteps reeling and have stand. But Mama at the hospital didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t munity shaken some of the missailed forward, unconceptions of teen imfazed, her furrowed signify the end. mortality. brow the only indiWith the magnifying glass placed over cation something was amiss.

Fast-forward two years, and October EUHDVW FDQFHU WKH VFKRRO¡V VFUXWLQ\ LQIXVhas clubs around the school thinking pink. es students with the ability to control their As Breast Cancer Awareness Month rolls destiny. Educated, and afforded with the by, Health Occupation Students of Amer- resources to take preventative measures ica (HOSA) is pinning pink ribbons on to thwart the disease, girls (and boys) are doors, with proceeds funneling into char- now better able to dodge the clutches of LWLHV WDVNHG ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ WKH FXUH WKH QHZ breast cancer. Rather than gaping stupidly Feminism Club is sponsoring a walk to at the hurdles life thrusts at us, as I did raise awareness of the invasive cancer at the doctors, students may skip forward, ZKLFK DIĂ LFWV KXQGUHGV RI WKRXVDQGV RI springing back to life in the wake of any plight. women annually.

0\ PRP¡V SORGGLQJ IRRWVWHSV DW WKH The PTSA-sponsored Pink Tea on 2FW LQ ZKLFK D VSHFLDOLVW RIIHUV KHU KRVSLWDO GLGQ¡W VLJQLI\ WKH HQG 5DWKHU WKH expertise in identifying lumps, takes world was suspended on a delicate string sweeping steps to help avert the poten- for one more week, as each ring of the tially fatal condition. And these move- phone stirred a tense ripple in our house PHQWV DUHQ¡W UHVWULFWHG WR EUHDVW FDQFHU as we waited for the lab to analyze the reDV 35,'(¡V IUHH 6NLQ &DQFHU 6FUHHQLQJ sults of her mammography.

We waited. And waited. The phone and the aptly-named Forget Me Not, an $O]KHLPHU¡V DZDUHQHVV FOXE LOOXVWUDWH ² rang. She picked up. I cowered. The lump, clubs of every ilk are tackling the issues the doctor explained, was simply a benign PRXQG RI H[FHVV WLVVXH WKDW GLGQ¡W SRVH D of human health.

The colors splashed around campus are threat in the near future.

Mama was okay. The world was rosy further testament to the symbolic stance students and faculty are taking against pink again.

Students taking required classes deserve more credit than they get There are many debates on how each class should be weighted when it comes to calculating GPA. For example, people often argue that AP classes such as Psychology and Human Geography are on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;easierâ&#x20AC;? level and should not be worth a 6.0 for earning an A. I have a different argument: Courses such as prerequisites that link to career-like paths should be weighted more than they are right now. :H LQ WKH MRXUQDOLVP Ă&#x20AC;HOG DUH UHTXLUHG to take Journalism 1 before entering the Newspaper or Yearbook classes. While this is deemed the most important part because we learn about the necessary asSHFWV RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG RQO\ D LV JLYHQ IRU DQ A since it is a regular class. This is simply

unfair because we are trying to be suc- â&#x20AC;&#x153;A,â&#x20AC;? there is no doubt that I did more work FHVVIXO LQ RXU Ă&#x20AC;HOG EXW PXVW WDNH D SHQ- in there than other classes. alty in order to get there.

Athletes are also forced to take regGoing back to AP classes, there is a ular classes, even if they do not want to.

FOHDU VHSDUDWLRQ RI GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW\ ZLWKLQ WKH For example, my friend who is competprogram. In ing to stay in the 10th grade, top 5 percent of I would get We are trying to be the senior class almost no Z\JJLZZM\S PU V\Y Ă&#x201E;LSK I\[ T\Z[ keeps on takhomework ing a detrimentake a penalty in order to get in AP Psytal hit at the end c h o l o g y there. of each semester but would because he must be up untake basketball til 2 in the morning writing essays for each year. This will obviously lower his AP English Language and Composition. GPA and ranking, but there should be a While I wound up earning a hard-fought solution where athletes are exempt from

having a sport count as a regular class.

The bottom line is, high school is a major stepping-stone to the passage to a successful career path. Students should be rewarded for discovering their identity and knowing what they want to do with their lives, and not penalized for having to take a regular course. While this may not affect certain athletes because they could be getting a full-ride scholarship for their athletic abilities, there still needs to be a change in the system for others.

There will never be one solution that will make everyone happy. But a big improvement would be to give those courses and people deserving of higher credit the bump up in their GPAs.

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Miami Zoo provides volunteer opportunities

While other people may spend their free time hanging out with friends or watching TV, I volunteer at the Miami Zoo as part of the Conservation Teen Scientist (CTS) program.

The programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main goal is to educate the public about wildlife conservation, and we do this by interacting with visitors as they go through the zoo. We engage them with props such as bone clones (plaster molds of skulls and other bones), fur, ivory, and many other educational items.

I heard about the program last year when the application fell out of my friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s binder. I have wanted to pursue a career involving animals since I was in elementary school; so naturally, I was very excited to have found out about the program. I immediately started the application process. :KHQ , Ă&#x20AC;UVW MRLQHG WKH SURgram I was a terrible public speaker. My ideology was: If people want to know information, they will come over to me. Going up to a stranger and starting a conversation is really intimidating. As the program progressed, I realized that the whole human race is terribly shy DQG WKDW WKH ]RR YLVLWRUV DUH MXVW as uncomfortable asking me a question as I am going and engaging them in conversation.

With more practice I found it becoming incredibly easy to talk to the patrons of the zoo, because people love to learn new information. The more I talked, the PRUH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW , EHFDPH 7KLV has really helped me with speaking in front of my classes too, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve realized that people really arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scary and the worst

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SAVING THE WILDLIFE: Steven Langlois (top), Brianna Chin (left) and junior Haley Harding (far left) bring smiles to the visitors at Miami Zoo. Harding began the program in January 2013 and hopes to continue it throughout the rest of her high school career.

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WKLQJ WKDW WKH\ FDQ GR LV MXGJH me, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that bad.

To be able to educate the zoo patrons, young and old, is very rewarding. We are educatLQJ WKHP DERXW PDMRU FRQVHUYDtion crises such as the takeover of palm oil, the fur trade, or even the pet trade. Once the visitors are educated about these topics, they become smarter consumers and can help prevent these crises from further affecting animal populations. :KLOH PRVW RI P\ MRE LV speaking to the public, I get to do a lot of other exciting things, too.

I help out with animal husbandry, which is basically taking care of the animals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; making the animals diets by cutting up food and distributing it, and cleaning up after animals like rabbits, par-

rots or non-venomous snakes.

After I took an animal-handling test, I was able to start going as part of the zoo outreach programs to nearby schools and communities. We take animals such as corn snakes, bearded dragons and guinea pigs. We let people touch them, and we speak about good pets as opposed to bad pets, and other pressing issues.

Another really amazing thing we get to do is after the zookeepers have gotten to know some of the volunteers in the program, the zookeepers will choose a few and take them â&#x20AC;&#x153;behind the scenes.â&#x20AC;? This basically means that the keepers take the volunteers to the exhibits, and the volunteers get to learn different things that the zookeepers do

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with the animals.

Over Easter weekend, one of the keepers took me â&#x20AC;&#x153;behind the scenesâ&#x20AC;? with the meerkats. We gave the meerkats an Easter basket with hay, crickets, and dyed, hard-boiled eggs. The basket was for both the visitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; entertainment as well as enrichment for the animal. Watching the meerkats play in the Easter baskets was one of the highlights of my volunteering at Miami Zoo. Each animal in the zoo gets different enrichment, or things to entertain it. The zookeepers give the tigers frozen blood pops; they give the elephant dirt; and they spray scents around many of the exhibits.

Being in the CTS program, we help out with whatever is needed, which means we nev-

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er do the same thing twice. We also hear some pretty interesting comments. Over the summer, a man walked up to me and literally said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do the elephants ever get funky?â&#x20AC;? Another day I had to cover up one of the snake enclosures because a woman was deathly afraid of snakes, due to the Harry Potter series.

Although we do work a lot, we get more than enough chances to have fun. I have met so many great friends who work at the zoo. We also get to go on Ă&#x20AC;HOG WULSV WR RWKHU ]RRV IRU VHUYLFH SURMHFWV DQG HYHQ WR &RVWD Rica.

Those who are interested LQ Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ RXW PRUH DERXW WKLV program can visit Miami Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at http://www.miamimetrozoo.com and look under the volunteer section.

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Getting a kick out of the shoe trade

BY EVAN TEICH

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sneaker heads,â&#x20AC;? collectors and admirers of shoes, often spend time refreshing a page repeatedly or waiting in store lines for hours, just to ensure that they do not miss out on the release of a rare, limited edition, big name shoe.

Sophomore Vincent Emanuele said he is using a computer program to make the SURFHVV PRUH HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;camp outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or wait in line for six hours sometimes, but I realized that there are more productive things to do with that time,â&#x20AC;? Emanuele said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I have a program called NikeBot, which usually ensures that I get some of the online releases of shoes, but not all.â&#x20AC;?

Certain shoes can have more value than others.

Sophomore Zach Shore said he reFHQWO\ PDGH KLV ODUJHVW SURĂ&#x20AC;W RII RI D SDLU of shoes. He bought the Nike KD V Elite â&#x20AC;&#x153;EYBLâ&#x20AC;? sneakers for $300 and sold them for $750. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In order to be successful, I have to research the hype about the shoe being sold DQG ZKDW LV PRVW LQ GHPDQG WKHQ Ă&#x20AC;JXUH out the most that can be made on each pair of shoes,â&#x20AC;? Shore said.

There are events for people that participate in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoe game,â&#x20AC;? as well as a variety of social media groups for buyers and sellers. Shore and Emanuele both attended Dunkxchange (DXC) on Sept. 22 in North Miami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The events provide an opportunity to meet new people with similar interests as you, and they allow an easier way of buying, selling and trading sneakers as opposed to online or through Facebook,â&#x20AC;?

Emanuele said.

Shore said he also enjoys going to shoe events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can sell all of the shoes I have, while buying and seeing some cool shoes that are very rare,â&#x20AC;? Shore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next event is SneakerCon, the biggest event of the

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year on Oct. 5th at University of Miami.â&#x20AC;?

Lisa Feldman, owner of Just Sell It, a company designed to help customers sell unwanted items on eBay, has been selling shoes and other items for 13 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is almost like gambling,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is exciting because you can buy something for $50 and turn around and sell it for $150.â&#x20AC;?

Emanuele said the process of negotiating involves technique, caution and awareness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also think it is a great way of making money on the side if you are cautious and smart about how much you pay for each shoe,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually, when negotiating for a shoe, I start extremely low because you never know how desperate

someone may be for the money or to get rid of the shoes.â&#x20AC;?

Emanuele said from the moment was introduced to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoe game,â&#x20AC;? he fell in love with his sneakers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the feeling of putting a brand new pair of shoes that I have wanted for D ORQJ WLPH RQ P\ IHHW IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH Âľ he said.

Instagram trends encourage users to participate daily through hashtags

BY JOSEFINA COLL

6HOĂ&#x20AC;H Sunday. Man Crush Monday (#mcm). Woman Crush Wednesday (#wcw). Throwback Thursday (#tbt). This Instagram hashtag trend that gives a theme to each day of the week has a follower in senior Amanda Cao. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I take a bunch of pictures one night, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t post them all,â&#x20AC;?

Cao said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I use #tbt to be able to share them without spamming people who follow me.â&#x20AC;?

Cao said she sees #tbt as an excuse to post pictures from the past that would be weird if she posted them randomly.

Sophomore Nicole Bowen enjoys the #tbt trend as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since Instagram has the option of adding a hashtag, like on Twitter, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see why I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Bowen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one really posted old pictures until the hashtag Throwback Thursday became a trend.â&#x20AC;?

Roughly 58 photographs are uploaded each second, which adds up to 5,011,200 daily, said an Instagram customer service representative during a phone call interview with The Circuit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instagram trends do not necessarily increase the amount of posts in a day, but they may inFUHDVH WKH SRVWV XQGHU D VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F tag,â&#x20AC;? said the representative, who GHFOLQHG WR EH LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG The representative also said Instagram organizes projects to encourage maximum participation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About a year ago, Instagram started The Weekend Hashtag Project, which is a series featuring designated themes and hashtags chosen by Instagramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Team,â&#x20AC;? the representative said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Followers receive The Weekend Projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme every Friday, and each project encourages participants to post

creative photographs according to the designated theme.â&#x20AC;?

Junior Emily Knapik said VKH KDV EHHQ LQĂ XHQFHG WR XVH hashtag trends by other social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, Flicker and Tumblr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I started using hashtags like #mcm, Man Crush Monday, and #tbt, Throwback Thursday, when I got a Twitter and learned that I can stream my pictures to Twitter through Instagram while uploading them,â&#x20AC;?

Knapik said.

Sophomore Calie Schepp said she also started using hashtags because of their use in other networks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have had a Tumblr for a few years now and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been using tags long before I even got an Instagram,â&#x20AC;? Schepp said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So when I did get one, it felt normal to use tags in or for my captions.â&#x20AC;?

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Students represent colleges with apparel

BY ROTEM BRONFMAN

With college on their minds, students represent their favorite schools by wearing T-shirts, hoodies and more.

Junior Victoria Baram said she sees wearing college apparel as motivational.

“Wearing college clothes is more of a motivation than anything,” Baram said. “Wearing a T-shirt or sweatshirt from a big time school like Harvard might remind students that they need to push harder to try and achieve that goal.”

Erica Miller, a sales associate in the Fort Lauderdale Sports Authority, said the store offers a wide variety of college apparel from in-state schools like Florida State University, University of Florida and University of Miami.

“After college decisions are released, more customers purchase the college’s clothes,” Ms. Miller said. “Our most popular college apparel to sell is jerseys.”

Junior Maria Sauceda said she doesn’t quite buy into the trend.

Sophomore Zachary Silverstein said even though he “I don’t like college clothes because I don’t think doesn’t own anything with college wearing a Harvard T-shirt will names on it, he supports the trend. get me in,” she said. “Why don’t “I think it’s really cute and people wear their college sweat- “After college decisions shows school spirit,” Silverstein shirts once they’re admitted? It are released, more makes more sense.” customers purchase the said.Senior Jake Marks said colJunior Emily Friefeld said lege apparel is a good way to show college apparel is a great way to college’s clothes. Our school spirit. express school spirit. most popular college “I have a football T-shirt from “If you love a school, it’s fun apparel to sell is jerseys.” UNF, and it’s always fun to wear it to wear a T-shirt or hoodie that -Erica Miller, sales because I like UNF,” Marks said. shows it,” Friefeld said.

Junior Zoe Giardina said she Friefeld said since her brother associate at the Fort doesn’t wear college apparel beattends UF, she always feels like cause she’s superstitious about the a part of him is with her when Lauderdale Sports myth that wearing a college’s apshe wears UF apparel. It reminds Authority parel may reduce her chances of her of the times she went to visit getting in. him there.

“When I take an SAT test, I never wear anything with ´6RPHWLPHV D VFKRRO RU FROOHJH KDV D VLJQLÀFDQW meaning to a person,” she said. “When I wear my UF a college’s name on it,” she said, “because I don’t want to jinx it.” hoodie, it makes me think of my brother.”

WHY ARE YOU REPRESENTING THAT COLLEGE?

“I’m a Bruins fan.”

-freshman Alexa Young

“My sister goes there and it’s my favorite school.”

-freshman Amanda McDonald

“My family went there so I want to go there.”

-freshman Max Berger

“They’re my team.”

-junior Cale Berger

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Political blogger gains recognition KDSSHQLQJ >LQ 9HQH]XHOD@ 7KH\ FDQ UHDG my blog in Spain, in Italy, wherever they The blogosphere, a web of intercon- want.â&#x20AC;? nected blogs on the Internet, has helped Five years ago, Amado and his family countless people get their feet into the PRYHG IURP 9HQH]XHOD WR HVFDSH WKH SRproverbial door that is journalism, and litical turmoil in their country. Since then, senior Edgar Amado is no exception. Amado has been working toward spreadWhere he is an exception, however, is that LQJ WKH ZRUG DERXW WKH &RPPXQLVW 9HQhe has been recognized for his efforts.

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(ACC) and Broward County.

Amado said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These awards were created to recogAmadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in the political situnize real heroes, the heroes that live here, DWLRQ LQ 9HQH]XHOD Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHJDQ ZKHQ KH among us, running the was 5 years old and extra mile, workasked his dad what ing hard with dediâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Amado is an was happening in cation,â&#x20AC;? said ACC extraordinary person.

9HQH]XHOD $IWHU representative Jose this, he said he and Mauricio Bello. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ed- He is not only smart, but his dad started atgar is an outstanding also a dedicated young tending political young person who protests. person.â&#x20AC;? has nurtured his inâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Edgar grew up tellect by studying -Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community in dictatorship, so hard.â&#x20AC;? >KH@ GLG QRW NQRZ Center Representative When he was any other type of 14, he wrote his Jose Mauricio Bello government,â&#x20AC;? said Ă&#x20AC;UVW RSLQLRQ DUWLFOH Edgar Amado, Sr., It was not until two Amadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father. weeks later, though, when Amado was on Gabriela Pernia, a sophomore who his third and largest article that his dad sat is an advocate for Amadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cause, said down with him and taught him the basics she is part of the movement because she of journalism. wants to help the country where she was â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see that people write very well, but I born. never saw young people write about what â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that our group can help they think,â&#x20AC;? Amado said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw that make a change,â&#x20AC;? Pernia said. old people write about what is happenMr. Bello also said because Amado is ing now, but never young people. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the IURP 9HQH]XHOD KH KDV WKH SRZHU WR PRĂ&#x20AC;UVW >WHHQ@ KHUH WR OHW SHRSOH NQRZ ZKDW LV tivate other people his age to get more inBY INES ACOSTA

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LET!S TALK POLITICS: Senior Edgar Amado receives an award from America!s Community Center (ACC) and Broward County for his outstanding writing and blogging.

YROYHG LQ 9HQH]XHODQ SROLWLFV Amado also runs a political blog FDOOHG Âś9HQH]XHOD /LEUH¡ RQ MXDQSXEOLWR blogspot.com, which he has been running for three years and writes a monthly column for Conexiones magazine. ´, OHW >SHRSOH@ NQRZ ZKDW ,¡P WKLQNing and what is the best way to get out of what is happening right now,â&#x20AC;? Amado said.

Amado said he wants to continue VSUHDGLQJ WKH 9HQH]XHODQ ZRUG DIWHU his graduation but mostly in Miami, El

Doral and New Orleans. His hope is to spread the word and to continue studying journalism at his dream school, Florida International University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIU is No. 1,â&#x20AC;? Amado said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best university they have in the US.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Bello also said Amado has nurtured his intellect by studying hard, and he is especially motivated toward learning about politics and democracy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amado is an extraordinary person,â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Bello said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is not only smart, but also a dedicated young person.â&#x20AC;?

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Q&A with... a current student

Cornell is a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. Annie Leiman, Cypress Bay Class of 2013, now attends Cornell. She spoke to The Cir- Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your favorite part cuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emma Goetzinger via about going to Cornell? email about her experiences So far, my favorite part about so far.

Cornell is the people I have met.

From professors who are Nobel Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus life like?

Prize winners and have written The campus life is amazing at the textbooks my classes use, to Cornell. It is quite the leg work- the new friends I have who have out getting from place to place, all accomplished so many amazbut the campus is beautiful and ing things in their lives, the unithere are so many student orga- versity exposes its students to nizations and clubs to occupy so many opportunities to meet your time. Living in the moun- others with similar interests and tains is certainly different than network with professionals. living in Weston, but the views and the fall weather are amaz- Do you have any suggestions ing. for students who are consider-

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ing Cornell? , ZRXOG GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ UHFRPPHQG anybody considering Cornell to participate in pre-orientation programs that allow prospective freshman to be hosted by current freshmen to get to know ZKDW VWXGHQW OLIH LV OLNH Ă&#x20AC;UVWKDQG I would also recommend using Cornellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website to explore just how many opportunities Cornell students receive.

social coed dorm. I explore the huge and beautiful campus, and I am constantly popping into new meetings of organizations and attending campus events.

What is the campus atmosphere like?

Because Cornell classes are so rigorous, students are often busy and studying during the week, and on weekends the student body lets off steam with recreWhat is your favorite thing to ational activities and socializing. do when you have free time?

Cornell students have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;work In my free time I like to hang hard, play hardâ&#x20AC;? attitude that out with friends. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in a very clearly shows, and instead of be-

ing competitive, students always seek to help out others and study in groups. I have found that if I am struggling with a math question, someone in my dorm is guaranteed to know how to help me, and I can in turn help them with a problem they are having with a concept of economics or psychology. Every student is willing to help others and not afraid to seek help in return, and even in stressful time, there is a sense of camaraderie among Cornell students that is comforting in times of academic stress.

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)UDQWLF ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;OOLQJ RXW DSSOLFDWLRQ DIter application, college-oriented seniors enter into their deadline crunch time as the October, November, and December months roll around. The preliminary decision that these applicants must make is whether to apply to in-state colleges, outof-state colleges or both.

Senior Courtney Wyman said she applied to both in-state and out-of-state colleges, has already been accepted to four out-of-state schools and hopes to attend a school out of the state when it comes down to making a decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I applied to schools I looked at what programs they had, like a risk management or insurance program because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I want to study and the prices because my dad put a limit on how much he wanted to spend,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going out of state would give me a change of environment, scenery and to meet new people.â&#x20AC;?

BRACE adviser Shari Bush said seniors come to her for advice on whether to apply to in-state our out-of-state colOHJHV DQG WKDW ERWK KDYH GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWH SURV DQG cons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The obvious advantage of an in-state college is the Florida Prepaid plan, the Bright Futures scholarship, proximity to home and more affordability,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Bush said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out-of-state colleges provide them the opportunity to live in another state and experience being away from home.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Bush said she would never rec-

ommend where a student should apply or go because it is a personal and family decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are certainly challenges to ERWK VRPH DUH Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO VRPH DUH HPRtional, some are just adapting in general,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten more competitive to get into Florida schools so [students] have to keep that in mind.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Bush attended the University of Arizona and she said she felt like attendLQJ WKLV VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F FROOHJH ZDV D EHWWHU Ă&#x20AC;W IRU her personally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like I needed to go away and experience a little bit more of life,â&#x20AC;? said Mrs. Bush who is from South Florida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found a program that was exactly what I was looking for in terms of journalism, giving me the opportunities I needed and I actually studied abroad at the University of London during my junior year, so I went even further away.â&#x20AC;?

AP social studies teacher Erica Wells graduated from Cypress Bay High School and started attending the University of Notre Dame in Indiana in 2004.

6KH VDLG WKH H[SHULHQFH LQĂ XHQFHG KHU WR go outside her comfort zone and be able to meet people that she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know in high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The advantages are having a larger network when graduating from college and a lot of times thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really helpful in getting jobs and getting into graduate schools,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Wells said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helpful to have a network of people besides just from your high school.â&#x20AC;?

When picking a college, Ms. Wells said there are factors to consider.

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Mrs. Wells said occasionally students approach her for advice about colleges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got into all four colleges I applied to [University of Notre Dame, Duke University, Rice University and the University of Florida], but I had the best feeling when visiting Notre Dame so I think visiting is a huge part of the decision about choosing what school youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to attend,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just fell in love with the campus, the atmosphere and it had the academics, the athletics, everything that I was looking for in a college experience.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Ana Lugan said she considered multiple factors when deciding where to apply. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main factor is price since Florida schools are a lot cheaper than going to an

out-of-state school. However, the prestige is what drives you to apply and go to college out of state,â&#x20AC;? Lugan said.

Mrs. Bush said she strongly recommends applying to multiple schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you should put all your eggs in one basket, so I do believe that seniors should apply to multiple schools,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If someone has a dream school or somewhere they really want to apply to, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a really big proponent of that, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also a proponent of having a back-up and some schools in between.â&#x20AC;? :KHQ PDNLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO GHFLVLRQ WR JR to college in-state or out-of-state, Mrs. Bush said her reason to go out-of-state was to achieve personal growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew that being on my own, being independent and living in a different state with different people, different environments and different challenges is exactly what I need to take the steps I wanted to take in my career and in my life,â&#x20AC;? she VDLG ´7KDW LV ZK\ LW ZDV D JUHDW Ă&#x20AC;W IRU PH but I am a big believer that I could have been equally as happy and successful instate.â&#x20AC;?

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Pacing of classwork changes with new curriculum

BY ABBY MORGAN

Changes including the offering of the new AICE program this year and alterations in the bell schedule over the last two years have caused teachers to create new lesson plans and sometimes even an entire curriculum. These changes have prompted mixed reactions from teachers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the curriculum change does QRW EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WKH VWXGHQW WKH WHDFKHU RU WKH school culture as a whole,â&#x20AC;? AP Psychology teacher Kimberly Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Campus life at Cypress Bay has become a lot more tense and more stressful due to demands on the student body, teachers, administration and guidance.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Patterson, who also facilitates the countywide AP Psychology Professional Learning Community (PLC), said she is JRLQJ WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK WHDFKLQJ WKH WH[W WR KHU $3 Psychology students by December and then review for the AP test until May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, with the massive testing brought on by the State of Florida and administered through Broward Schools, AP subjects like Psychology lost a multitude of classroom hours,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year during curriculum mapping, Ms. Lara Herrera of Stranahan High School and Mr. Davion Jones of Hallandale Beach High School, both in the AP Psychology PLC, decided we would move through the text quicker so that our students would not feel the time crunch before the AP exams.â&#x20AC;?

When Cypress Bay changed from block scheduling to a seven-period schedule last year, the entire school community was impacted. Ms. Patterson said the curULFXOXP FKDQJH GLG QRW EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W KHU WHDFKing style at all. She said she has had to put ownership of learning on the students with more at home-based learning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some teachers have cut down their work and homework and teachers have been encouraged by administration to EH PRUH Ă H[LEOH ZLWK KRPHZRUN DQG the amount of classwork assigned to students,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Patterson said.

With the new AICE curriculum, teachers assigned to these classes have been working to change their teaching styles to

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Mrs. Barrera said she is spending countless hours reviewing classwork and homework and also planning her curriculum. She said planning the weekly schedule takes many hours because she needs to prepare her students for the end-of-theyear AICE test. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of my time is dedicated to AICE planning, correcting, grading, reading, reading and reading,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Barrera said. ´7KH W\SH RI VWXGHQW WKDW LV WKH ULJKW Ă&#x20AC;W for AICE is someone who is self reliant, internally motivated and that has an internal desire to practice and learn.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Anna Pincus took AP Spanish her sophomore year and is now taking AICE Spanish. She said there are many differences in the classes. For example, AICE includes more writing than AP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;AP Spanish was much more rigorous, and it was more time-consuming,â&#x20AC;? PinFXV VDLG ´,Q $3 , GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ KDG WR VWXG\ more than for AICE, even though it was mostly vocabulary. Now there is more time to go over vocabulary and grammar in class. Audios, readings and essays in Spanish AICE are much easier.â&#x20AC;?

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Online resources provide options for enhanced learning at home

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Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s through video chat or embedded videos guiding learners step-bystep through problems, students have the option of being tutored through technology. .KDQ $FDGHP\ LV D QRQ SURĂ&#x20AC;W RUganization that provides free education worldwide. It is a website embedded with multiple videos on several subjects, supplying people with an online education.

Sophomore Annika Ramnath said she utilizes Khan Academy to get a better understanding of the lessons she learns in class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Khan Academy is one of the most useful academic tools I have used because it is user friendly and perfect for learning new things,â&#x20AC;? Ramnath said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every topic has multiple videos and tutorials along with practice questions, in-depth solutions, and self-quizzes.â&#x20AC;?

Math teacher Jessica Stillman said Khan Academy is a useful resource to KHOS VWXGHQWV ZLWK GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW OHVVRQV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Khan Academy is certainly not a replacement to a teacher, but a supplement instead,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Stillman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It offers rich lessons that break the content down into palatable portions that students are able to digest easily.â&#x20AC;?

Students are also tutored through the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Khan Academy is one of the most useful academic tools I have used because it is user friendly and perfect for learning new things.â&#x20AC;?

-sophomore Annika Ramnath computer over video chat sessions. Video chatting is a face-to-face conversation held over the Internet by means of webcams. Senior Alex Weiss said when he is tutored in person he gets a better understanding of the information versus when he is tutored through video chat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found myself losing focus more easily when I was tutored through video chat,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I am working with a tutor in person they are always watching everything I do and make sure that I am doing what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m supposed to do.â&#x20AC;?

Similar to Weiss, junior Brooke Schactman said she prefers a more handson approach when being tutored because it is harder for her to visualize what the tutor is saying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was being tutored through video chat, I never felt we could work together on challenging problems,â&#x20AC;? Schactman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She would tell me what to do, EXW , Ă&#x20AC;QG LW LV HDVLHU ZKHQ , FDQ YLVXDOO\ follow along with the tutor as she shows me how to do the problem.â&#x20AC;?

Ramnath said Khan Academy is a great way to perfect strategies because people can watch multiple videos over and over until they truly understand ev-

erything. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would highly recommend it to everyone, especially if they are absent because it thoroughly teaches each lesson,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes teachers teach too quickly and students may not understand everything, but with Khan Academy you move at your own pace so you can really get a good basis for what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning.â&#x20AC;?

Academic Options tutor Sandi Sirotowitz has been tutoring reading, grammar, writing and science for the SAT, ACT, FCAT and SSAT for over 40 years.

Mrs. Sirotowitz said as long as the Internet connection is strong, students can receive a quality tutoring session through video chat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When instruction is done using the same program as a face-to-face program, and if the instructor and student have strong Internet connections, I have been surprised and pleased that the quality is equal to in person,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ninety percent of the time I would say the connection is strong. However, when a glitch occurs, it could be frustrating.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Sirotowitz said she was hesitant to tutor to students through a computer,

but she has had a posititve experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I resisted teaching over the Internet because I feared I would lose the intimacy that comes from face-to-face. I do think a little of that is lost, but in general I think we get about the same level,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Sirotowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because my experiences have been so positive, I actually have no preference for tutoring in person versus video chat.â&#x20AC;?

Although Weiss said he prefers being WXWRUHG LQ SHUVRQ KH VHHV D EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WR EHing tutored online as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really nice to be in my own room while being tutored,â&#x20AC;? Weiss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The EHVW SDUW LV WKDW ZKHQ ,¡P Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG , FDQ go right in my bed, versus having to drive KRPH IURP DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ZKLFK VRPHWLPHV could be a long drive away.â&#x20AC;?

Schactman said she has tried both online tutoring and Khan Academy for extra help in her classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I use Khan Academy once in a while to get extra input on what I learned in class from that day,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is useful for certain subjects, but my online tutor teaches me exactly what I need to know for the lesson, while Khan Academy doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always have all the information.â&#x20AC;?

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Student Spotlight is a recurring segment that showcases a student every month who is selected randomly, to illustrate that every student has a story. Staff writer Laura Munevar was sitting in the art hallway when she noticed a student sitting by himself listening to music. Munevar approached him and LQWHUYLHZHG KLP IRU WKLV PRQWK·V SURÀOH

Body art shows love of outdoors

Ryan Sullivan

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As one who has enjoyed the outdoors since he was 7 years old, Ryan Sullivan tattooed a picture of a forest landscape on his right arm to remind himself of his passion for nature. He takes part in outdoor survival, cooking and music and incorporates his talents in everyday life.

“I’ve been outdoors all my life, and that really makes me happy, so I got this [tattoo] to remind me,” said Sullivan, a senior. “When I’m out or really sad, I just look at my arm and I feel in a sense at home.”

Sullivan grew up in Long Island where he was exposed to the outdoor camping experience.

“It’s good to be in touch with what you’re living in, and it’s really nice to experience something that gives you some sense of freedom,” he said.

Enjoying a part of his life outside, Sullivan said he learned

“He is somebody that I am survival skills through books, KLV GDG DQG ÀUVW KDQG H[SHUL- pleasantly surprised of how ence. His dad was a hunter in much information he has and is Long Island and grew up with willing to share, but it’s almost self-taught,” he said. the camping experience.

Sullivan said he has a passion Sullivan said his passion for the outdoors gives him many op- for cooking, especially seafood. portunities as a trainer and coun- He enjoys making sushi, which he taught selor. himself how “ I “It’s good to be in to make. worked in “ Y o u a summer touch with what have to buy camp for a you’re living in, and this whole month up it’s really nice to kit, seaweed in Maine, and a special and I was experience kind of rice,” one of the something that gives Sullivan said. outdoor in“You have to structors,” you some sense of cook it a cerS u l l i v a n freedom.” tain way and said. “Me -senior Ryan Sullivan then you put and two it all out in other guys, layers and they were both ex-Navy SEALs, then you roll it up.” took kids for a month.”

Along with his passion for In order to manage the food while in Maine for one month, the outdoors and cooking, SulliSullivan said they had to ration van said music is also a big part of his life. it and hunt too.

“If we didn’t have any muSullivan found something in common with Language Arts sic, life would be so boring, and teacher Shawn Maas, who also we wouldn’t really be able to exenjoys camping. Sullivan has press ourselves as an individubeen in Mr. Maas’s class for two al,” he said.

Sullivan said he likes to sing; years now and Mr. Maas said that Sullivan is a very indepen- he has previously been in bands and writes music for his own and dent learner.

PHOTO BY LAURA MUNEVAR

MAN VS. WILD: Senior Ryan Sullivan sports a tattoo of an image of a forest landscape on his right arm. It represents his appreciation for nature and inspires his lifestyle.

“Singing and writing music other bands, too. One day, he dreams of becoming a famous makes me feel alive,” Sullivan said. singer.

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Flexibility needed by all parties when families deal with divorce

BY ALEX ZEIDEL

Half a wardrobe at momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house, half at dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Mondays through Wednesdays at one house with quick visits at the other one. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sense of living a double life. These are the kind of issues that students with divorced parents may go through on a daily basis.

Clinical psychologist Lisa Davenport, who works at Psychological Associates in Weston, specializes in counseling teenagers whose parents are going through or have been through a divorce. She said children may go through a range of emotional, physical or behavioral changes when dealing with their parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; divorce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Statistics suggest that between 40 percent and 50 percent of marriages today will end in divorce,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Davenport said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So that means there are a lot RI NLGV RXW WKHUH ZKR PD\ Ă&#x20AC;QG themselves dealing with their parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; divorce at some point in their lives.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Davenport said children tend to react with shock and anger, even if they are aware of the FRQĂ LFWV ZLWK WKHLU SDUHQWV â&#x20AC;&#x153;When parents tell their children that they are going to get a divorce, the reaction from kids is similar to hearing that someone has died because the end of a parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relationship is a significant loss,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Davenport said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may blame one parent or the other or may blame them-

selves.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Davenport said often students who are affected by a divorce could go through many personal changes, including sadness, anger, withdrawal from social activities, problems with appetite, excessive worry or panic, headaches or stomachaches and acting out behaviorally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may have problems concentrating at school and at home,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Davenport said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes their grades might drop.â&#x20AC;?

Or, sometimes children might show no side effects, Dr. Davenport said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents still need to make sure that their children are adjusting as best as they can to the changes at their home,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Sophomore Vicky Luzuriagia said it was just like any other day when she came home from VFKRRO LQ VHYHQWK JUDGH WR Ă&#x20AC;QG out her parents were getting a divorce. ´-XVW OLNH DQ\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW HQcounter in life, it was very hard to grasp,â&#x20AC;? Luzuriaga said.

Luzuriaga said she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to react to the situation, so she decided to look at both the positives and negatives of this change and agreed it was for the better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the shock sunk in, I came to realize that it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t such a bad change,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Sophomore Dani Rodriguez VDLG LW LV H[WUHPHO\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WR live in two houses and keep herself organized for school.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having to bring my school textbooks back and forth as well as keep track of which house my work and supplies are at is my biggest challenge ever since my parents got divorced,â&#x20AC;? said Rodriguez, whose parents have EHHQ GLYRUFHG IRU Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remembering to bring everything I will need for the duration of time I will be spending at that parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house rarely happens.â&#x20AC;?

Rodriguez said her parents saw the stress she was under after their divorce and decided to do their best to make as much as they could easier for her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents soon came to realize it was much easier to have a set of textbooks, extra clothes and school supplies that were always there for me at both houses,â&#x20AC;? Rodriguez said.

Dr. Davenport said children in divorced families adjust better when the custody is shared between the parents, even though this might feel like a pain to the kids who have to go back and forth between their parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the kids are able to VSHQG VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW FRQVLVWHQW time with both parents, they have fewer behavioral and emotional problems, higher self-esteem and better family relationships and school performance compared with children who interact with only one parent,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Davenport said.

Freshman Caitlin Mirabella said she has lived most of her life primarily with her mother

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Freshman Carlos Cataniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents have been married and divorced twice to each other.

Catania is the oldest of three siblings, and he said he helped his brother and sister get through both divorces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was always there for my siblings to talk to,â&#x20AC;? Catania said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They always were able to open up to me about exactly how they were feeling.â&#x20AC;?

Catania said he felt very depressed about how he only got to see his father two times a year because after the second divorce his father decided to move to Maryland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing my dad only twice a year is not enough and going up usually for a month period is lots of fun but goes by really quick,â&#x20AC;?

Catania said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish school didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interfere with me visiting my dad so I could visit him more and even for longer periods.â&#x20AC;?

Soldiers receive support from club

BY EMILY CHAIET

Putting their lives on the line every day to defend the freedom of American citizens is just a part of the job of American troops. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making cards or sending care packages, many of the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students and teachers, especially those who have family in the military, have shown support for those in the military.

The club Friends for Soldiers aims to send aid though care packages, cards and other forms of support.

Juniors Emma Woldenberg and Brooke Schachtman created the Friends for Soldiers club and are co-presidents.

They said the club plans to help men and women in the military though different fundraisers and projects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we started the Friends for Soldiers club, and we had a big supply drive,â&#x20AC;? Schachtman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We spent about four hours packing supplies for troops and sending really nice letters.â&#x20AC;?

Woldenberg has been involved in help-

ing the troops before because her brother is in the military. She said helping the troops makes them feel less lonely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the army, and he used to tell me stories about his friends who never got anything for Christmas,â&#x20AC;?

Woldenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sent 100 boxes to them for the holidays. I really think it makes their day. They can get lonely or depressed.â&#x20AC;?

Schachtman said it is important to give back to the troops for all that they do.

She said she decided to help after hearing about Woldenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, who was the inspiration for the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never really thought of it until Emma told me about her brother,â&#x20AC;? Schachtman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The troops deserve something.

They risk their lives every day. A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how much they do for us, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we give back.â&#x20AC;?

Teachers have also taken part in supporting the troops. Psychology teacher Wendi Giallombardo said she has helped the troops in several ways because she has

a history of family in the military. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My husband is in the Army National Guard,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Giallombardo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On 9/11 we helped to volunteer and make care packages to send to the troops. I sent care packages when my husband was in Iraq, and we participated in the Wounded Warriors 5K.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Giallombardoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband, father, uncles and grandfaBrooke Schactman thers all participated in the army, though in different branches. She said receiving packages makes a soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day and boosts his or her morale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They get a piece of home. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to know people are still thinking of them,â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Giallombardo said.

Students and teachers at the Bay can show their appreciation through smaller

gestures, too. Sophomore Samantha Staropoli said she supports the troops by making cards and sending small packages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do something huge,â&#x20AC;? Staropoli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every little thing makes a difference. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just nice for the soldiers to know that people care.â&#x20AC;?

Staropoli said the troops deEmma Woldenberg serve something, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little, for protecting their country. ´7KH WURRSV DUH Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ IRU RXU FRXQtry,â&#x20AC;? Staropoli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They risk their lives on a daily basis to protect us. They deserve at least something for what they do even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a card to say that you appreciate them.â&#x20AC;?

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Sweat drips down junior Haley Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blushing cheek as she devotes every ounce of her energy to lifting weights in the gym. Pushing through the last set, she turns to her mother beside her for support and guidance.

Her mother, Jann Silberman, has been a bodybuilding champion since the age of 25. Now at 53 with 36 years of training, 0UV 6LOEHUPDQ KDV ZRQ Ă&#x20AC;YH VKRZV EDFN WR EDFN EHFRPLQJ WKH 2YHU )LJXUH &KDPSLRQ IURP WR Throughout the years, Wright said she and her mother have worked together as a team in and out of the gym to sustain a healthy lifestyle. ´+DYLQJ D PRP DV D ERG\EXLOGHU GHĂ&#x20AC; nitely effects my home lifestyle,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom is a constant role model in helping my family and I make healthier food choices.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The diet is not a pleasant one since I Since she was 9 years old, Wright has have to eat a high amount of proteins, low allocated time to competitive swimming. amount of carbohydrates and no sugars or She currently swims for Cypress Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fats, like lots of sweet potatoes.â&#x20AC;?

WHDP DQG 7DPDUDF $TXDWLFV 2QFH VKH Mrs. Silberman said she has to take started to take special consid the sport more eration about seriously, Mrs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, I would always meals for Silberman said Wright and the compare myself to people she has encour rest of the fam aged Wright to that were better or faster ily. develop proper than me. She taught me that â&#x20AC;&#x153;During eating habits to comp et it ion worrying about others is fuel her body. season, I have â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a vi just taking the precious time to make sepa sion that one day away from me becoming a rate meals for Haley would be my family as better swimmer.â&#x20AC;? come a competi they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel tive swimmer, -junior Haley Wright like eating and that vision sweet potatoes has come true,â&#x20AC;? every day,â&#x20AC;? she said Mrs. Silber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to take my food wherever I man, who works go because my meals have to be consis as a personal tent, every three hours. It takes a lot of trainer at Sam discipline on my part and a lot of patience VRQ¡V )LW %RGLHV on my familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part.â&#x20AC;?

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Wright said unhealthy food items are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haley was moti rarely found in the pantry when her mom vated at a young is in training mode. age to be an athlete. Hayley Wright â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very conscientious with what I only guided her at home by teaching her foods sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking in, which in turn teach the right things to eat for her sport.â&#x20AC;? es me to do the same,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Mrs. Silberman added that once mom emphasizes the importance of not :ULJKW WXUQHG WKH WZR VWDUWHG JRLQJ only eating right to fuel your body, but to the gym together. also to stay active. Sometimes it does get â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took her to the gym with me to start to me when I see her preparing for a show. cross training with weights. Haley has The foods I should be ingesting are quite the same knowledge I do because I set different from hers. My diet requires a the example here at home,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Silber plethora of carbs to give me the energy man said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She knows how to make good Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be exerting into the pool.â&#x20AC;? food choices and to even prepare her own Mrs. Silberman said she and Wright meals.â&#x20AC;? work together to maintain a balanced diet When show time comes around for by bonding in the kitchen.

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Besides eating and exercising, Wright said her mom has inspired her to never dwell on negatives and to maintain a posi tive mindset. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom constantly tells me not to compare myself to anyone,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, I would always com pare myself to people that were better or faster than me. She taught me that wor rying about others is just taking the pre cious time away from me becoming a better swimmer. Anything can change your chances of hitting that wall [in the pool] a hundredth of a millisecond faster than the person in the lane next to you. +DYLQJ FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH LV NH\ RQ WKH URDG WR success.â&#x20AC;?

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encing her future career by possibly fol lowing in her footsteps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The question of whether or not I would want to be a body builder in the future sometimes crosses my mind,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I would be able to han dle the crucial diet, though. I like to enjoy my food. I do, in fact, want to pursue a ca UHHU LQ QXWULWLRQ RU SK\VLFDO Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV Âľ Mrs. Silberman said Wright motivates her to push past goals and work hard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Haley sees me take out a chocolate cake to eat, she reminds me not to eat all of it in one sitting,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haley also motivates me in the gym by reminding me that doing cardio is just as important in working and shaping muscles.â&#x20AC;?

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Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just being Miley

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WORK HARD, DANCE HARD: Junior Julia Thomas stands front and center as AMT students prepare for their upcoming show by learning the steps to a new dance.

Cast selected for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Les Misâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

BY LISA RIENHARDT

The cast list for AMT IIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Les Miserablesâ&#x20AC;? was released on Sept. 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Les Miserablesâ&#x20AC;? is a tragic love story between Marius and Cosette, who will be played by junior Jon Batista and senior Sarah Barney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My biggest challenge will probably be playing the role of a love-struck guy instead of my typical comedic role,â&#x20AC;? said Batista, who previously played the role of DQ DGPLVVLRQV RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU LQ ´/HJDOO\ %ORQGH The Musicalâ&#x20AC;?

Cynthia Lutwin, the AMT adviser, said that although casting decisions are DOZD\V KDUG VKH IHHOV FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW WKDW VKH has put together an excellent ensemble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The decision for the cast is always hard. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the hardest part of my job because there are so many great kids and only so many parts,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Lutwin said.

Batista said that he felt added pressure for the auditions because there were no male understudy parts available. Mrs. Lutwin said that this is due to the lack of male students in the class.

senior Josh Jowdy Jean Valjean

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing that there were no understudies for male parts, it made me work even harder,â&#x20AC;? Batista said.

Junior Gillian Rabin, who will play Fantine, said that although the audition process was stressful, the stress was actually a good thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many amazingly talented students in your class that the competition is brutal,â&#x20AC;? Rabin said.

Even though the cast list was just released, the actors are already preparing for their roles and working on getting into character. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to look at different ways the part has been played and try to add my own twist on it,â&#x20AC;? said Maria Elisa Vallejo, who will play Madame Thenardier.

While auditioning, Vallejo said that her greatest strength was making the songs her own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attempt to copy the movie or what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen before,â&#x20AC;? said Vallejo, a junior.

The stage directors, sound, and running crew members for the show are: senior Alexandra Hess, junior Skylar Hess,

senior Tomas Henriquez Javert

senior Dominic Santiago Enjolras

junior Gillian Rabin Fantine

junior Jon Batista Marius

and senior Sam Silverman. There also students who have been selected to work technology, such as lights and curtains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are about 10 kids from Mr. Franksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; [technology] class that will be the techies,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Lutwin said.

Vallejo said she feels the entire cast and crew is strong and together they can carry the show to success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all surrounded by such dedicated and talented people. They always give it their all,â&#x20AC;? Vallejo said.

Rabin said she is thankful that auditions are over and is excited to move on to the rehearsal process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for the rehearsal process to begin and for our class to delve into the complexity and emotion of the show,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Rabin said she and the entire cast are extremely excited to share the show with the school later this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Les Miserablesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a fantastic show full of emotion,â&#x20AC;? Rabin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that we will have Cypress Bay weeping, laughing, and cheering, so I urge everyone to come see it.â&#x20AC;?

senior Sarah Barney Cosette

senior Evan Trabosh Thenardier

junior Laura Munevar Eponine

junior Maria Elisa Vallejo Madame Thenardier

If you happen to be watching Disney Channel at 3 in the morning on a Tuesday night, you will see Miley Cyrus in a blonde wig singing about how nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miley has her real hair dyed blonde and sings about drugs and partying.

Celebrities who start their careers early in their life are faced with the burden of wanting a long career, and not becoming just a washed out memory of someone who used to be worth mentioning. Celebrities who try to change their images are just attempting to accommodate to the rapidly evolving world of pop culture, and shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be judged so harshly when they do change.

If an artist remains singing the same songs and wearing the same clothes for years, the fans and the media will lose interest in them. But when an artist does make changes, people take notice, but usually their opinions are not positive. Even though negative reactions are typically most common, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like they say: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such thing as bad publicity.â&#x20AC;?

If a celebrity releases a pop song when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known for country music, WKH GLVDSSURYLQJ IDQV Ă&#x20AC;OO WKH PHGLD with comments begging to have the old version back. What the fans fail to realize, though, is that just like â&#x20AC;&#x153;regularâ&#x20AC;? people, celebrities are attempting to discover who they are, and they have to do it while in the public eye with everyone putting in their two cents.

Everyone is expected to grow up and mature at some point, so those who claim to be an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 fan should grow with artists, not abandon them if they start to deviate from their typical performances.

Child celebrities are infamous for making headlines once they start to transition into adulthood. Lindsey Lohan, Britney Spears, and most recently, Miley Cyrus, have all attracted attention when they begin to make that transition. It can be disheartening to see someone you once admired grow into a new person and stop being the person you once thought they were, but people have the right to change.

Being able to easily reinvent yourself is something that celebrities should be able to take advantage of without facing public unrest. Justin Timberlake transitioned from being in a boy band to a serious actor and businessman. Timberlake recognized that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remain popular and keep his frosted tips, so he made a change. The longest careers in show business cannot come without the occasional transformation.

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The British Are Coming British entertainment gains popularity in America

BY ALYSSA LEVIN

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The Circuit Recommends is an ongoing feature that includes lesser known songs by popular artists.

This month’s playlist was compiled by Monica Garcia.

Phoenix “Armstice” Frank Ocean “Lost”

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Bon Iver “Blood Bank”

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Popular songs get airtime

BY EVAN TEICH

Songs can get stuck in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heads, but there is a clear reason that occurs.

Tuning into radio station Y100 in the beginning of October, listeners would most likely hear â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roar,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safe & Sound,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wake Me Up,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summertime Sadnessâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Same Loveâ&#x20AC;? because those rated as the top hits on the station. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The philosophy is to play the hits because this will increase tune-in and time spent listening,â&#x20AC;? said Alex Tear, program director for Y100 Miami.

Listeners may feel that radio stations overplay music, especially the top hits, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a business model that works. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call the top four songs â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Powers,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which means they play at close to a 90 minute rotation,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Tear said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt Top 40 radio is repetitive, but we strive to slow down the tracks that begin to annoy.â&#x20AC;?

Stations play the top songs frequently as a strategy to attract more listeners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important that radio stations cater to the masses and play the hits as much as possible to get the highest Arbitron ratings,â&#x20AC;? said local DJ and on-air personality Cato K of Power 96.

Cato K said the formula for selecting music includes research, requests, club play, iTunes sales, pop culture and billboard charts. Since the goal of radio stations is to please the average listener, they have no choice but to play the top music repeatedly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main reason your â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Powerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rotation songs are played so often is based on the research that the average listener is tuned in for seven to nine minutes,â&#x20AC;? Cato K said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When your average listeners turn on the radio, they want to hear their favorite song.â&#x20AC;?

Frequent listener, sophomore Doug Lynch, said he is not bothered by the repetitiveness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like hearing the newest songs play all the time because they are usually the most popular,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Listenersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opinions of particular songs can change as they hear them time and time again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A recent example of this is Aviciiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wake Me Up,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Cato K said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some peoSOH ORYHG LW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH WKH\ KHDUG LW EXW others thought it sounded like a country song. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the best researched and requested songs at the station.â&#x20AC;?

BY JENNIFER SCHONBERGER ONLINE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Starring Justin Timberlake and Ben $IĂ HFN WKH PRYLH œ¾5XQQHU 5XQQHUÂľ GHOLYHUV DQ DFWLRQ SDFNHG SORW Ă&#x20AC;OOHG ZLWK twists and turns and serves as a reminder that there is always trouble in paradise.

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5HOHDVHG 6HSW WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP IROORZV WKH journey of quick and savvy Princeton student Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) as his role of controlling an online gambling service on campus to put money toward his tuition ends up putting him in danger.

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cheats Richie online, Richie leaves school

5 Minutes with

Fernando Clemente

Junior Fernando Clemente said he puts many hours of practice and heart into writing and playing his music on four different types of instruments.

While the guitar is his main instrument, he said he still puts a lot of time and effort into the others, too. He will be performing at the school talent show in November and at the Coffee House in the media center this winter. The Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff writer Alainna Hall spoke with Clemente about his plans and efforts in playing and writing music.

How many instruments do you play? , SOD\ Ă&#x20AC;YH LQVWUXPHQWV ,¡YH EHHQ playing the acoustic and electric guitar for about six years, the bass for two years, piano for a year and the drums for about a year also.

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Depending on the time of day, stations may vary their music selection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After midnight on the weekends, we normally break free from the normal rotation and play a more club driven format,â&#x20AC;? Cato K said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a show on Saturday nights from 2-4 a.m. that is all new house music.â&#x20AC;?

Stations recognize that titles can become worn out after they are played for a long time. Mr. Tear said that a panel of listeners guides the playlist by voting.

This is a form of research that allows the station to add music and spin tracks at a particular pace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In order to track how popular particular songs are, all titles are monitored for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;burn,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which helps rate the fatigue of

music,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Tear said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will then set those songs back into slower rotations.â&#x20AC;?

Freshman Daniel Sixto said he likes the idea of those songs moving into slower rotations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gets annoying hearing the same songs over and over again every time I turn the radio on,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Cato K emphasized the fact that the goal of the radio is to please the average listener. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all know there are listeners that have us tuned in several hours a day and get sick of hearing songs repeated, but the average listener is always the focus,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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to track Block to the gambling headquarters in Costa Rica. $IĂ HFN SOD\V D YHU\ FXQQLQJ YLOODLQ DV Block, which explains why Richie is blindsided by Blockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charm and promise of wealth when he is offered a job working for him in Costa Rica. As Richie begins to make millions of dollars working for Block, he digs himself too deep into the gambling crime scene.

Taking place in a tropical country, much of the scenery in the movie, including breezy beach waters and extravagant gambling parties, is aesthetically pleasing. The juxtaposition of the beauty of what is occurring on the outside with the felony and

corruption taking place on the inside is ironic and executed very well.

Timberlake, who is known to possess a wide range of talents, proves to be excellent at playing the extremely smart and serious main character. As Richie is being chased by the FBI and internally struggling with whom he can even trust, he learns that he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run from his problems.

It is thrilling to watch as Richie forms secret alliances and puts his life on the line with bribery and betrayal.

The other plotlines that run along the story are also intriguing, including Richieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complex relationship with his gambling father (John Heard) and his romance with Blockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sidekick Rebecca (Gemma Arterton). For anyone who is willing to follow such a fast-paced, intense storyline, the reward of the thrill is promising.

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Do you want to pursue a career in playing the guitar, and what would you do if you got the opportunity?

If an opportunity comes up from playing the guitar then, yes, I would take it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of my biggest passions, but making it in the music industry is hard. But if a producer or manager hears my music and I get signed, then that would be a dream coming to life.

Have you sung while playing in a concert?

Yes, I do sing, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually played a couple concerts at Cypress.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played at Bay Factor with a band, and I played at the Coffee House with my friend Brett Bailey. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played at Concussion. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played outside of school in Puerto Rico at a restaurant, and I also play at closed events.

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Egyptian heritage inspires belly dancing

BY LISA RIENHARDT

Dance is a form of expression and culture, and junior Layla Abdalla has been expressing herself and her Egyptian heritage through belly dance for three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got into belly dance mostly because I am half Egyptian. My dad grew up in Egypt so I have always had that kind of culture behind me,â&#x20AC;?

Abdalla said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the dance. I love artistic exPHOTOS SUBMITTED BY LAYLA ABDALLA pression.â&#x20AC;?

Abdalla, who started dancing in eighth Junior Layla HIPS DON!T LIE: Abdalla performs tribal belly dance at grade, takes classes at Dancerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery in the International Fest. Abdalla said this Miramar. She goes to dance class twice a is her favorite type of belly dance. week and said she also dances on her own time because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pastime and a skill she

wants to master. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I adore belly dancing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my favorite thing to do. I hope to one day master it, and I practice really hard,â&#x20AC;? Abdalla said.

Abdalla said her favorite style of belly dancing is tribal, because it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;I adore belly very beat-oridancing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ented and tends my favorite to be darker.

She said it uses thing to do. I more earth hope to one tones in the cosday master it, tumes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love evand I practice erything about really hard.â&#x20AC;? belly dancing, but my favorite - junior would Layla Abdalla things have to be the different variations of belly GDQFH Âľ VKH VDLG ´0\ IDYRULWH LV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHly the tribal style.â&#x20AC;?

When she dances, Abdalla said she draws inspiration for costumes and choreography from other dances.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am inspired by a lot of famous belly dancers, like Zoe Jakes and Rachel Brice,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Abdalla said dancing so much can be stressful but she is lucky because her mother, Jennifer Gordon, has always been supportive of her busy schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will always love and support her in what she loves to do,â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Gordon said.

Abdalla said that last year she had the opportunity to perform at PRIDE clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Fest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have had people come up to me and tell me they loved my performance.

When people tell me they love my performance it inspires me to keep doing it,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Abdalla said that although she is unsure if dancing is in her professional future, it will always be a hobby and past time for her. Abdalla said her dance teacher currently travels the world performing at parties, and that is something that might interest her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of things you can do ZLWK LW VR LW LV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ RQH RI P\ FKRLFes,â&#x20AC;? Abdalla said.

Student turns hobby into job

BY TARA BAGHERLEE

When most people look at a pair of white shoes, not much comes to mind.

But for senior Maddie Consuegra, it is a blank canvas with a world of opportunities. For $60, Consuegra will paint anything her customers desire on a pair of canvas sneakers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People want custom shoes, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll buy the shoes, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give them to me, and I will paint whatever they want, ConVXHJUD VDLG ´,¡OO VNHWFK WKH VKRH Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll show them to make sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they want. And then once they give me the okay, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll paint it.â&#x20AC;?

Consuegra, an active member of Art Honor Society, said she got the idea of selling these shoes from a contest that Art Honor Society competed in last year where they customized a pair of Vans sneakers.

Consuegra said she was inspired by the contest, so she gave her friend a pair of customized shoes as a present.

Brooke Campanile, Cypress Bay alumna (Class of 2013) and current freshman at the University of Central Florida, received a personal pair of shoes from Consuegra as a gift before she left for college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It started as a present for my friend since she was going away to college, and I was like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;why not paint her shoes, since

thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m good at.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And my whole family told me that I should sell them, so I started, and I like it,â&#x20AC;? Consuegra said.

Campanile said she loved the gift. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt amazing, because she surprised me with them, Maddie Consuegra because I was going away to college and she made them for me as a going away present,â&#x20AC;? said Campanile in a phone interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were Scooby Doo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because I love Scooby Doo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and WKH\ ZHUH DPD]LQJ 7KH\ ORRNHG Ă DZOHVV They looked exactly like the characters.

They were just great.â&#x20AC;?

Campanile, who has been friends with Consuegra for about two years, had many positive things to say about Consuegra and her artistic ability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She does every shoe unique. She does whatever the person wants, and she makes every shoe different. None will ever look the same, because every personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different,â&#x20AC;? Campanile said.

Consuegra said her family backs her business and she has had positive reactions from her customers thus far.

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OMIGOD SHOES: Senior Maddie Consuegra created a business out of painting designs on sneakers. Consuegra said Pokemon is her most requested design.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family is very supportive of me doing it, and everybody who gets their shoes really loves them,â&#x20AC;? Consuegra said.

Consuegra will paint any design requested, but she said PokĂŠmon designs are very popular and seem to be the only design people keep asking for lately. She said that the favorite pair she has painted so far was the ones for Campanile.

Besides PokĂŠmon shoes, Consuegra has also painted Spongebob Squarepants themed shoes and the Scooby Doo design for Campanile.

Consuegra also said when she started her business over the summer, she had more time to paint her shoes and could get them done in two to three weeks, but

since school has started, she has not had as much time to do them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With school and extracurricular activities, it takes me a lot longer, like three weeks to a month. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time consuming and people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand that. It takes a long time to get quality work,â&#x20AC;? she said.

As for future plans, Consuegra wants to study optometry. She said if an opportunity came along to keep painting shoes in college, she would take it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art is just a passion, and I enjoy doing it. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than getting a real job. If a career comes around the corner I will pursue it, but I really want to study optometry in college,â&#x20AC;? Consuegra said.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Alaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; warms readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hearts Looking For Alaska

BY IGNACIA ARAYA

John Greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award winning bestseller â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking for Alaskaâ&#x20AC;? captures the true meaning of being in the friendzone and true love. In this New York Times bestseller, Green shows the story of Miles Halter starting over in a school and experiencing all that high school has to offer like romance, friendship, and new memories that include the love of his life and the best friend he has ever had.

Nerdy-geeky boy Miles Halter moves into a new boarding school with brand new people not knowing what awaits him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expecting yet another horrible \HDU RI KLJK VFKRRO Ă&#x20AC;OOHG ZLWK KXPLOLDWLRQ DQG HPEDUrassment, but just when he loses hope, the tables turn for him when he meets the gorgeous and life-changing Alaska Young. His love for Alaska is passionate yet sincere. The way he shows his love is absolutely precious.

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Collaboration between top authors proves to be a success Will Grayson, Will Grayson

BY HANNAH JAFFE

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will Grayson, Will Graysonâ&#x20AC;? is a hilarious yet heartbreaking novel written by co-authors John Green and David Levithan.

The novel combines the opposite styles of two popular writers. Green, an adored teen author, has written both â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fault in Our Starsâ&#x20AC;? as well as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking for Alaska,â&#x20AC;? both of which are about teen love. Levithan, another beloved young adult author, is responsible for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boy Meets Boyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Realm of Possibility.â&#x20AC;? The two authors combined their different styles of writing and wrote a book full of emotion and humor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will Grayson, Will Graysonâ&#x20AC;? revolves around two high school boys who

coincidentally have the same name. Despite their shared name, they are both in totally different areas of life and they GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ GR QRW KDYH WKH VDPH FLUFOH RI friends.

While it is true that they have never met before and they are both dealing with different issues, the two Wills are in the lows of their lives. Both have emotional and social issues that are yet to be addressed and worked out. Although they are complete opposites, they somehow become friends, and together they learn more about their lives and who they are as people. Their mutual friend, Tiny Cooper, holds their friendship together.

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studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. One negative is the title of the book, which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really portray what the story is about. Although it is about two kids with the same name, the

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like watching it because it makes me laugh, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m awesome and I look good in a tie. I feel like the main character and I, Barney Stinson, have a lot in common because we both wear ties.â&#x20AC;?

Richard Kline

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GTA V shoots its way to the top GTA V

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LOOKIN! GOOD: Keith Urban performs his hit song !You Look Good In My Shirt" while being surrounded by fans at Cruzan Amphitheatre on Oct. 5. After the performance, Urban gave away the signed guitar he played to a lucky fan in the audience.

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what is twerking? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twerking is a good leg workout that I like to do in my free time.â&#x20AC;?

-sophomore Alejandro Cruz â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twerking is the beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knees.â&#x20AC;?

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Junior golfer motivates teammates with tradition

Athletes show their support for breast cancer awareness, page 36

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Continuing her family tradition, junior Chloe Nelson has been teeing off since she was 5 years old. Her dad, assistant principal Jeff Nelson, was a pro golfer and her uncle still plays as a pro. She has been playing on the school team since freshman year and loves golf because it is her stress reliever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It runs in my blood,â&#x20AC;? said Nelson, who has been playing in a golf tour called JGA (Junior Golf Association) since she was 7 years old.

Over the past summer, Nelson commuted back and forth to Sebring to play in a golf tour called Sertoma, which she got entered in by doing research on the tour and talking to the pro in charge of it. Out of the 75 junior golfers, Nelson won the Sportsmanship Award out of the whole tour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great to be recognized for my good golf skills and my positive attitude on the course towards my opponents,â&#x20AC;?

Nelson said.

Nelson said she loves playing golf in her free time and sharing her love for the game with her family. She played in a mother-daughter tournament with her mom last year and got drilled in the leg with a ball by her mom, who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the best golfer in the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had such a great time playing with my daughter Chloe. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a good golfer, but we had such a fun time,â&#x20AC;? Gina Nelson said.

Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger brother, Coleman, is a freshman at the Bay and a golfer as well. They practice together sometimes and play in some friendly brotherly-sis-

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PASSING THE TORCH: Junior Chloe Nelson follows in her family!s IRRWVWHSV E\ JROĂ&#x20AC;QJ IRU WKH /LJKWQLQJ DQG EHLQJ D SDUW RI WKH -XQLRU *ROI Association.

terly competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty good golfer, always looking to improve. Playing together is always fun,â&#x20AC;? Coleman said.

One of Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main goals of this season besides winning the state title is becoming closer with the new freshman girls on the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Chloe is overall a great person and player. She works hard and always has a great attitude even when sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing bad,â&#x20AC;? sophomore Brianna Buck-

ley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honored to call her a teammate and a friend.â&#x20AC;?

Nelson said she now has long-lasting friendships from joining the golf team her freshman year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chloe is a big motivator of our team,â&#x20AC;? senior Mikaela Thibodeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is an exceptional golfer and has great potential of playing golf in college. Most of all, Chloe is a very caring and compassionate person and would do anything for anybody.â&#x20AC;?

Boys golf team tees off in annual Morrison Invitational

BY JAKE LEVY

The boys golf team participated in the 31st annual Morrison Invitational on 6HSW VKRRWLQJ D DQG Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ LQ fourth place. The Lightning was 3-7-2 as of Oct. 8.

The team teed off against American Heritage (274), St. Thomas Aquinas (293), the Benjamin School (301), University School (338) and Cardinal Gibbons (358) at Fort Lauderdale Country Club.

Junior Manuel Kent said this match was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best score to that point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a tough start, but at the end, we were able to put it all together,â&#x20AC;?

Kent said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially because two of our younger guys, [sophomore] Spencer Rheingold and [freshman] Johnny Cachon, shot under par on the back nine holes which will boost their morale for upcoming matches.â&#x20AC;?

Rheingold tied with junior Juan Pablo Arrazola for the best score for Cypress Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played good and shot a 75, but to play better, I need to hit my iron shots better,â&#x20AC;? Rheingold said.

Kent said his individual performance was not his best work, but it got better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the best start, but as the holes passed, my ball striking and putting improved,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Kent is always looking to improve his game and to get better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As golfers and athletes, the only way to improve is to have a consistent practice

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routine and working every day,â&#x20AC;? he said.

To prepare for the next match, Rheingold will go to the driving range as much as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am going to practice my iron game as many days as possible leading up to the match,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Lightning was getting ready take on Cooper City High on Oct. 8 at Weston Hills Country Club and look to keep improving its record.

Coach Grossi said the team is improving day by day and is a serious contender for the state title.

Hundreds or even thousands of screaming fans cheering for their team while the players are full of adrenaline is a site that cannot be compared to any other. Sports are so prevalent in our community because they bring us happiness.

There is no happier time than when the clock strikes one on a Sunday afternoon as it is the commencement of NFL games.

In some cities in Texas, the whole town revolves around the local high school football team and many parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dream is to have their child play for the team.

Some people spend their entire weekends watching football. Friday nights they watch high school football, Saturday they watch college, and Sundays they watch professional football.

Sports not only bring happiness, but it also has other impact on the world as a whole. Millions of people watch the Olympics, not just because they love the sport, but because it unites their country and the world. During this time there are no wars being fought. The countries are busy competing in the events UDWKHU WKDQ Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ HDFK RWKHU 7KLV is a time when there is peace among all the countries and we achieve this through sports.

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In high school, sports are the center of attention. There are pep rallies for the homecoming football game, district basketball games that the whole school attends, and even track meets that draw large crowds.

Many athletes can even be well known around their community just for their contributions to the high school team. The school advertises each game and even the smallest game feels like a huge event.

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The varsity football team started its VHDVRQ ZLWK D UHFRUG RI DV RI 2FW and was 2-1 in the division putting it at third in the standings behind Flanagan and Miramar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like we are still trying to make improvements,â&#x20AC;? senior defensive back Gavin Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are becoming more cohesive as a team.â&#x20AC;?

6HQLRU TXDUWHUEDFN /XFDV 7HOOHIVHQ has led his team to three victories, throwing 223 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushing for three touchdowns â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every day youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get better,â&#x20AC;?

Tellefsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not getting better, you are getting worse.â&#x20AC;?

7KH /LJKWQLQJ KDV PXOWLSOH SOD\HUV switching between offense and defense.

DB Deion Hallmon is also the leading receiver on the team with three receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The passing game feels good,â&#x20AC;?

Tellefsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have players going both ways that really came in and made an impact.â&#x20AC;?

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KEEPING THE SPARK: Senior Dylan Rupert (27) runs for a gain against Everglades on Sept. 27 while senior Elie Ackermann (18) blocks for him.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some injuries,â&#x20AC;? Coach G said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some young players step in and that was good to see.â&#x20AC;?

After the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24-13 victory against Cooper City High, Anderson said they played well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to be more discipline,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to go into the week with the mindset of we have to get better.â&#x20AC;?

Running back Dylan Rupert had 90 FDUULHV IRU \DUGV DQG Ă&#x20AC;YH WRXFKGRZQV The senior was second in all of Broward County in rushing yards after a 190 yard ZLQ DJDLQVW &RRSHU &LW\ RQ 2FW â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came out good,â&#x20AC;? said Tellefsen after the game against Cooper City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still made many mistakes. We have to go back and correct that, but overall we are VDWLVĂ&#x20AC;HG ZLWK WKH : Âľ

7KH /LJKWQLQJ ZDV VFKHGXOHG WR IDFH GLVWULFW ULYDO :HVWHUQ :LOGFDWV RQ 2FW to help improve its overall and district records. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This game means everything to us itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a district game and on top of that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing against our rivals,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A win will keep us alive in our playoff hopes.â&#x20AC;?

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The JV football team added a new member to the part of the team,â&#x20AC;? Coach Held said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are willing team this year and this time it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a player. Head coach to make the commitment to training that sometimes in Allen Held was hired this year after ex-JV head coach other places the students arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t willing to make.â&#x20AC;?

Fullback and defensive tackle Mateo Quijano said that Christopher Ulman left JV football to coach the defenthe team isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really doing anything that different than sive line for varsity. when Coach Ulman was the coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really like coaching the team,â&#x20AC;?

2QH thing Coach Held said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The players are â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really like coaching that working hard and it has been a real the team. The players positive experience for me.â&#x20AC;?

Coach Held had coached the are working hard and it team through two games as of the has been a real positive Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZHHN LQ 2FWREHU /LQHEDFNHU Rocco Jackintelle said Coach Held experience for me.â&#x20AC;? is coaching the team really well -Coach Allen Held and gets them prepared for games. hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t He always does whatever he can to changed is they still work hard. see the team succeed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach Held is doing a great job leading our team Also, Coach Held is trying to get the players to connect with each other, which they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really do last year. and pushes us to work hard every day,â&#x20AC;? Jackintelle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach Held this year compared to last year is really â&#x20AC;&#x153;He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take shorts cuts in his job and he gets the trying to make a connection with his players and team,â&#x20AC;? whole team prepared to play the opponent.â&#x20AC;?

Coach Held has been coaching for 27 years and has Jackintelle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has brought us very close as a unit had experience coaching offense and defense in the past. and created a new team and family.â&#x20AC;?

Quijano said Coach Held always has them going over He has been an offensive and defensive coordinator. Before the Bay, he was the head coach at South Broward plays and reviewing what they have to do. He said that this year they are conditioning a lot more and their pracHigh School as well as Hallandale High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cypress has many student athletes who want to be WLFH LV ORQJHU VR WKDW ZKHQ WKH\ JHW RQ Ă&#x20AC;HOG WKH\ DUH SUHpared to win.

PHOTO BY AMANDA MASARO

WINNING: JV football players drench their new coach in water after a 27-0 victory over Western on Sept. 11.

Visit CBHSCircuit.com for gameby-game coverage of all of the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports.

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for Breast Cancer

The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Professional teams show support by wearing pink socks, gloves, shoes, mouthguards, and towels. Cypress Bay athletics joined in on the support by donning their own pink gear.

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7KH /LJKWQLQJ路V YDUVLW\ IRRWEDOO WHDP SOD\HG &RRSHU &LW\ +LJK 6FKRRO RQ 2FW DQG players wore pink to help bring awareness. (clockwise from top) The defensive line rushes the quarterback as pink socks and mouthguards can be spotted. Junior Ryan Dugan wears pink socks and gloves to show his support.The varsity cheerleaders sport pink bows in their hair to show spirit. Senior Chris Maxwell goes out for a pass while wearing pink socks.

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Sophomore shines in cross country

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LEGS FOR DAYS: Sophomore Jairo Rodriguez (third from right), pictured racing in a meet last year, only has the month of December to rest because when the cross country season ends, he runs track from January to May.

BY EVAN KESSLER

Running has always been a part of sophomore Jairo Rodriguezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family.

His parents are runners and they inspired him to follow that path when he was growing up.

Rodriguez joined the Cypress Bay cross-country team when he was an eighth grader at Teques-

ta Trace Middle School, and he continues to participate run for the team today.

Rodriguezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom participated in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boston Marathon, and she has been involved in the sport since Rodriguez was young. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom is a runner and my whole family are runners,â&#x20AC;? Rodriguez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They got me in-

volved in the sport of running, and they were my inspiration for running.â&#x20AC;?

5RGULJXH] Ă&#x20AC;UVW UHDOL]HG KLV potential in eighth grade when he ran the 2011 Memorial Day . 7KLV ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW UDFH IRU Rodriguez. ´, Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG WKH . LQ Âľ Rodriquez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That showed me that I could run cross coun-

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Rodriguez joined Cypressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross-country team when he was in eighth grade and he has been part of the team for the last three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has obtained a strong sense of will to beat his previous times as well as possessing a strong sense of team camaraderie,â&#x20AC;? said sophomore Thom-

as Morin, who also joined the Lightning cross-country team with Rodriguez in eighth grade.

Rodriguez hopes to be able to use his talent to get an athletic scholarship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dream school to run cross country at is the University of Florida, because they are a Division 1 school for the sport,â&#x20AC;? he said.

In addition to running cross country for Cypress, Rodriguez also runs track. The cross-country season ends in November, and the track season runs from January to May, so Rodriguez does not get a long offseason to rest his body.

Rodriguez said the month of December is the month he gets to rest his body between the two seasons.

Running helps Rodriguez work on important physical and mental skills on the track and off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross country gives me endurance and it helps me work on my focus skills,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Though he is currently injured with shin splints, when he JHWV EDFN KH KDV D VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F URXtine before each meet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I bring a whole gallon of water to school and I like to listen to music that gets me ready for the meet,â&#x20AC;? Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said he hopes to be back on the course soon.

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Girls swim team moves to 4-1 after loss against Pines Charter

BY DYLAN PULITANO

The varsity girls swimming team reFHLYHG LWV Ă&#x20AC;UVW ORVV RI WKH VHDVRQ LQ D PHHW against Pines Charter, but previously defeated South Broward. The Lightning beat South Broward by a score of 122-45 on Sept. 25 and lost to Charter on Oct. 2 by a score of 158-142. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record improves to 4-1 on the season.

Although the Lightning suffered its Ă&#x20AC;UVW ORVV WKH WHDP PHPEHUV IHHO WKH\ swam well in the previous meets. Senior Emma Lincoln posted a time of 53.93 in the 100 free which was the best time in that event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think our team performed well,â&#x20AC;? sophomore Annika Ramnath said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as easy a meet as our previous ones, but we clearly had a better team.â&#x20AC;?

Junior Haley Wright was unable to

Spire told us we needed to work harder.â&#x20AC;?

According to Ramnath, the team struggled with endurance after multiple swimmers were forced to swim backto-back events due to the absence of key players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to work more on our endurance for longer events and the ability to swim back-to-back races without being tired,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The Lightningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were preparing for their next meet against Nova and Cardinal Gibbons on Oct. 9 as The Circuit went to print. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our next meet is against Cardinal SUBMITTED BY MEREDITH SHELDON Gibbons and Nova, which are both very ON YOUR MARK: The girls swim team had its four game win streak snapped good teams,â&#x20AC;? Ramnath said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to competing Pines Charter on Oct. 2.

PDNH D ELJ HIIRUW WR RQO\ JHW Ă&#x20AC;UVW LQ HYHU\ swim at the last minute and therefore othâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We were missing some of our top event like we do, but also have more peoHU VZLPPHUV RQ WKH WHDP KDG WR Ă&#x20AC;OO LQ IRU VZLPPHUV DQG KDG D OLWWOH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW\ RQ ple placing in second, third, and fourth for her events. the girls end,â&#x20AC;? Ramnath said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach these meets.â&#x20AC;?

Boys swim team continues strong winning streak at multiple meets

BY JESSICA SCHEIN GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Boys swimming continued its winning streak beating Pines Charter 163123 on Oct. 2 and defeating both Cooper City High, 130-40, and South Broward, 139-22 on Sept. 25.

Junior Mark Burnley swam the 200 freestyle event, 500 free, 200 free and the 400 free relays at the meet against 3LQHV &KDUWHU +H SODFHG Ă&#x20AC;UVW LQ ERWK KLV individual events, the 200 free, which he swam in 1:53.19 and the 500 free, swimming it in 5:05. In the two group events, the 200 free relay and 400 free relay, the WHDPV SODFHG Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG VHFRQG UHVSHFWLYHly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pines Charter was the toughest meet

so far. They had a couple of good swimmers,â&#x20AC;? Burnley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt more tired at the Pines Charter meet because they were pretty hard, so I gave 100 percent on all my events.â&#x20AC;?

Burnley said that the season is going great and hopes for the swimmers to do their best at the upcoming meets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The season is going well,â&#x20AC;? Burnley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won every individual event up until now. We have good swimmers and we might have a chance to go to states.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Bowie Suen swam the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06 and placed second.

He also participated at the Pines Charter meet in the 200 IM race, a group event that consists of backstroke, breaststroke, EXWWHUĂ \ DQG IUHHVW\OH â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Pines Charter meet was good

and bad,â&#x20AC;? Suen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good because the boys were able to win the meet, but bad because the girls lost.â&#x20AC;?

At the Cooper City-South Broward meet on Sept. 25, junior Carlos Niera swam in the 200 IM event, carrying the freestyle leg of the race and swimming a 23.4, along with his other events, which included 100 free, which he swam in 51.7 and 400 free relay, swimming the race in 1LHUD SODFHG Ă&#x20AC;UVW LQ DOO RI KLV UDFHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me the season has been going pretty good,â&#x20AC;? Niera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been racing really well and been able to contribute a lot to the team. After a race I always feel tired and out of breath, but also happy because I helped out the team or because I was able to drop my time.â&#x20AC;?

Junior Richard Soon also swam in the

200 IM event along with Niera, the 50 free event and the 200 IM at the Cooper City-South Broward meet. Soon swam the 50 free in 24.18 and placed second in this individual event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 50 freestyle swim is the fastest swim,â&#x20AC;? Soon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It goes by so quickly that once the swim is combined with the adrenaline of the meet you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even remember swimming. Because even the 10th of a second counts in a swim meet, improving oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technique is very important.â&#x20AC;?

The Lightning was scheduled to swim against Nova and Cardinal Gibbons on Oct. 9 as The Circuit went to print. For more details of this event and others, go to CBHSCircuit.com.

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When did you start swimming?

I started swimming in the third grade but WKLV LV P\ ÀUVW \HDU RQ WKH VZLPPLQJ team at Cypress.

When did you start swimming?

I have been swimming ever since I was a little girl. I guess I started when I was around 7, so I have been swimming for about nine years.

What is your favorite stroke?

My favorite stroke is freestyle and it also happens to be my best stroke. My fastest time for the 50 yards free is 23.9 seconds.

Do you have any inspirations in swimming?

Missy Franklin. She is a great person and an amazing swimmer. I can only dream of being as successful as her.

How is your schedule being on the swim team and having to balance school and after school activities?

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I wake up at 5 for swimming, shower and go to school.

After school I do homework and then go back to swim from 5-7 p.m. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays practices are two hours long in the afternoon. It’s hard to organize my life with homework and every thing but I manage.

Do you have any preferences for college?

I dream of going to Miami. I love their campus and I have always been a Hurricane fan. It would be great if I could attend there, and even better if I got the chance to swim there as well.

What if your favorite thing about swimming?

I love the team. The friendships I’ve made with the team I’m on is amazing. We all treat each other great and I never get tired of them.

-Dylan Pulitano

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FALL SEASON STATISTICS* Girls Varsity District 12-8A Standings (Football) Team Overall District Flanagan 6-0 3-0 Miramar 6-0 2-0 Cypress Bay 3-2 2-1 Everglades 3-3 1-2 Cooper City 2-4 1-1 McArthur 1-4 0-3

Varsity Football Schedule

Passing Leaders

Volleyball

Name

Comp

Att

Yds

TD

L. Tellefsen

16

43

223

3

Rushing Leaders Name

39

Rush Yds TD

D. Rupert

90

613

5

L. Tellefsen

35

181

3

C. Maxwell

7

54

0

M. Dudley-Gordon

11

51

1

J. Nesmith

10

37

0

Boyd Anderson (Home)

W, 27-0

Receiving Leaders

University School (Home)

L, 37-7

Name

Flanagan

L, 35-13

Everglades

W, 25-13

Cooper City

W, 24-13

Western (Home)

Oct. 11

St. Thomas

Oct. 18

Name

Score

Miramar (Home)

Oct. 25

J. Arrazola

+1

McArthur (Home)

Nov. 1

J. Cachon

+1

Northeast

Nov. 8

K. Anders

+3

Recpt. Yds

Piper

W, 3-0

Taravella

W, 3-1

South Plantation

W, 3-0

Western

L, 3-1

Cooper City

W, 3-0

Douglas

W, 3-0

Piper

W, 3-0

South Plantation

W, 3-0

Western

W, 3-0

JV Football Schedule West Broward (Home)

W, 41-0

TD

Everglades

Rain cancelation

D. Hallmon

3

76

1

Hollywood Hills

Rain cancelation

C. Maxwell

5

62

0

Miramar

Rain cancelation

K. Goulbourne

2

40

1

Golf Team Leaders

Flanagan

Oct. 8

Western (Home)

Oct. 16

Cooper City (Home)

Oct. 23

*All information as of Oct. 7, 2013

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