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Homecoming proposals

Students get creative asking their dates to homecoming, which will be Oct. 18.

24 & 25 Bucket lists Students have a wide array of dreams.

National Honor Society president Yumi Rivas Goals: Expand the club and incorporate more fundraising ideas

Best Buddies president Erica Strum Goals: Pair buddies that connect and keep members involved

PRIDE president Antonia Cuevas Goals: Host more events in conjunction with other clubs and expand the club’s fundraising

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Interview with MLB player Alex Avila

The catcher shares his path to becoming a professional.

Clubs have bucket lists to achieve, just like individuals do. BY EMILY CHAIET ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

With a meticulously planned calendar and every minute budgeted, clubs strive to meet goals, as well as provide an enjoyable experience for members and ofĂ€FHUV 7KH %D\¡V FOXEV DUH HDFK PDGH IRU different purposes, yet they all have one thing in common: a list of ambitions for WKH \HDU :KHWKHU LW¡V YROXQWHHULQJ DW DQ orphanage or putting on three musicals, every club intends to achieve everything RQ LWV OLVW UNICEF and Make-a-Wish both hope to fundraise enough money to help chilGUHQ LQ QHHG 81,&() UDLVHV PRQH\ IRU FKLOGUHQ LQ 7KLUG :RUOG FRXQWULHV Its goal is to raise $10,000, because last

year it raised $7,000 and two years ago, “Our biggest ambition is to have even more fundraisers and to make the club JURZ LQ &\SUHVV %D\ DQG WR PDNH SHRple actually become aware of what the cause is,â€? UNICEF president junior HanQDK /HYLQVRQ VDLG ´/DVW \HDU ZH ZDQWed to raise even more than the year beIRUH ZKLFK ZDV :H UDLVHG more, so every year we want to keep inFUHDVLQJ WKH DPRXQW RI PRQH\ Âľ Make-a-Wish aims to help children with life threatening diseases by granting WKHP D ZLVK :KHWKHU WKH ZLVK LV WR JR WR Disney World or meet a celebrity, the club SODQV WR DVVLVW E\ UDLVLQJ DW OHDVW ZKLFK LV HQRXJK WR JUDQW RQH FKLOG¡V ZLVK “Since the club is all about help-

ing children with terminal illnesses, our greatest ambition is to make their dreams come true in any way possible,â€? said presLGHQW 6DPDQWKD 6WDURSROL D MXQLRU ´:H want to achieve this so children suffering with illness can have something to look IRUZDUG WR +RSHIXOO\ WKH\ ZLOO UHDOL]H that people out there care about them and Ă€QG LQVSLUDWLRQ DQG FRXUDJH Âľ %RWK FOXEV SODQ WR IXQGUDLVH WR DFKLHYH WKHLU PRQHWDU\ JRDOV 81,&() KDV D fundraising project scheduled for every PRQWK RI WKH \HDU ,WV ELJJHVW IXQGUDLVHU LV VHOOLQJ FKRFRODWH URVHV IRU 9DOHQWLQH¡V 'D\ “I have a passion for kids, and the PRQH\ IRU WKLV FOXE JRHV WR 7KLUG :RUOG Club Ambitions, page 16

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Approximately 80 people showed up for PRIDE and HOSA’s second annual Health Fair on Sept. 27. The event had free skin cancer screenings, eye exams DQG EORRG SUHVVXUH WHVWV OHG E\ FHUWLĂ€HG physicians, with HOSA and PRIDE club members assisting. “I think that the event went very well

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THE PRESSURE’S ON: Junior Isabela Rosa attended the Health Fair and got her blood pressure taken by senior Maria Vasquez. Throughout the event, students had the opportunity to have their vision checked, blood pressure taken and skin screened.

“The health fair is a really great community event because a large amount of people don’t have insurance,� Ms. Pascal said. “Even though the physicians weren’t treating anything on the spot, they gave the patients a chance to get checked out.� The dermatologists were looking for

any cancerous-looking areas such as discoloration or unusual markings on the skin and anything that the patients were worried about. Members of HOSA and a FHUWLĂ€HG FDUGLRORJLVW UDQ WKH EORRG SUHVsure station. Free samples of sunscreen and basic skin care products were given

out to anyone who visited the skin cancer screening station. “HOSA members took blood pressures with manual blood pressure monitors, but the cardiologists had professional machines to take patients’ blood pressures with,� Estrada said. “As an aspiring nurse, I thought it was awesome how they really let us get involved.� Senior Nicole Commisso, a member of HOSA, took part in assisting optometrists in the eye clinic station. In this station, patients were tested to see if they could potentially be color-blind. “I think it’s crazy that you could be color blind and not even know it. At least two people that I tested had no idea that they were color-blind,� Commisso said. To determine if a patient was potentially color-blind, she used a book to assess students’ vision. Each page had a number, and the patient would have to tell her what number it was. The numbers were all mixed in with different colors, so if the patient could not differentiate the number from the color then they were diagnosed as partially color-blind. HOSA sponsor Carol Warnock said that overall the physicians got to screen a lot of people, so she considers the event a success. PRIDE and HOSA would like to thank all of the doctors and volunteersfor their participation and help in the Health Fair.

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Families in need living in Weston and Sunrise will be provided food for Thanksgiving through the annual Harvest Drive to be held this year at the Bay in November. The collection for the drive will last until Nov. 14. The planned day for bagging and sorting the donations will be around Nov 17. On that same day, the families will come to the Bay to personally pick up their items. “A hundred of the families are from Weston and 75 families are from Sunrise, so it’s literally kids that go to our school and go to the surrounding schools in the area,� SGA adviser Danielle Nascimento said. “It’s kind of nice to provide for them. We give them enough food for Thanksgiving dinner, a week full of groceries and a gift card to buy the perishable items.� The Harvest Drive is organized by student governments across the county, which is why SGA plans it. The Broward

Association of Student Councils advises the student governments and lets them know what they should be doing to prepare for the Harvest Drive. “I think it’s a really good cause,â€? said SGA service chair Anya Berry, a sophomore. “A lot of people in Weston and the surrounding area assume that everyone in places like Weston and Sunrise are wealthy, but these are people in our own community who need help and it’s cool to reach out to them.â€? Twenty-two clubs will be participating in the Harvest Drive. The clubs inYROYHG KDG D PHHWLQJ RQ 2FW WR Ă€QG RXW what supply they were assigned. “I think the Harvest Drive is important because there are lots of service projects that happen throughout the year, but this is the once service project that truly a majority of clubs get involved in, so it’s kind of nice to have,â€? Ms. Nascimento said. “It’s so hard because we all have our own philanthropic goals and this is the one service project a year that everyone really comes together for, and I think it’s because we’re helping local families.â€?

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Berry said planning for the Harvest Drive takes a lot of work, but the event is important because it aids families in the community. “There are a lot of families and a lot of people who need help, but it’s something they’re ashamed of,� Berry said.

“They’re afraid to reach out and ask for someone’s help, and this is a way that we can just give them help without them being ashamed, so it’s a great cause. Lots of people get involved, and it just brings our whole community together.�

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Superintendent talks SMART bond BY JENNIFER SCHONBERGER ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert W. Runcie and school board members Robin Bartleman and Laurie Rich Levinson visited the Bay’s auditorium on Sept. 17 for the “Conversation with the District� event, where they participated in an open discussion mainly about the upcoming General Obligation Bond Referendum. If voters approve the $800 million bond on the Nov. 4 ballot, the Bay will be allocated $18.4 million to replace the portables with a new building and receive other improvements in athletics, technology, and air conditioning. This is all part of the SMART Futures Initiative, which stands for: Safety, Music & Arts, Athletics, Renovation and Technology. The bond addresses school improvements to support student health and safety, technology infrastructure to support student learning, and facility renovation to ensure quality schools in the community. The Bay’s share of the $800 million would be the second largest total allocation in the district behind Nova High in Davie. If approved by voters, the impact of the bond for the average Broward homeowner would be about $50 per year, according to Broward County Public Schools’ website. Superintendent Runcie said it’s important for citizens of Broward County to be aware that the bond would provide students and teachers with an environment where they could be most successful. “My goal is to give every student in here the chance to have a world-class education,� Mr. Runcie said. “One where you can come to a classroom and have the appropriate amount of technology, where you don’t have to worry about water leaking from the ceiling or campuses that don’t drain properly. We want to give our kids what they deserve.� In 2009, Broward County Public Schools were forced to cut $1.8 billion in capital projects such as renovations, new construction and equipment for schools and district facilities. Dalia Quinones-Zayas, mother of senior Raquel Zayas, said her concerns about budget cuts are part of the reason why she has attended multiple school board events including the “Conversation with the District.� “There have been, over the last decade, so many cuts to the educational budget and missed opportunities to help the schools because we didn’t have access to funds,� she said. “This bond is a way to really get the schools what they need.� The “Conversation with the District� event is set up so that parents and members of the school district can go up on stage with questions to ask the board members. Mrs. Zayas took this opportunity to ask about the bond money and said she liked how the coffee table approach to

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THINKING SMART: (Above, from left to right) A Broward schools parent asks a question about improvement in ESE classrooms to Superintendent Robert W. Runcie, school board members Laurie Rich Levinson and Robin Bartleman. (Below left) Robin Bartleman answers question. (Below right) Principal Scott Neely introduces Mr. Runcie to audience.

the event made it interactive. “I wanted to know if they were to get the money approved, what their methodology would be for prioritizing which VFKRROV¡ SURMHFWV JR Ă€UVW Âľ 0UV =D\DV said. “Their response was that were going to look at the severity of the various projects and then create a project plan WR Ă€JXUH RXW ZKLFK VFKRROV JHW WKH ZRUN GRQH Ă€UVW Âľ Superintendent Runcie said the bond wasn’t the only issue discussed at the event, as parents who went on stage brought up issues such as ESE program improvements and school-policy related items having to do with valedictorians and honor cords worn at graduation. “There’s always going to be a question around our ESE population, which is an

area that we’re committed to making improvements on,� he said. The “Conversation with the District� event is held across all seven school districts of Broward County, and Mr. Runcie said recommendations brought up by parents at these events have been implemented in the past. “At the end of the day, this is really a forum to share some information with the community and most importantly listen to what they see as issues and concerns,� he said. Mrs. Zayas said what she learned at the event and found fascinating was that Broward County had the smallest administrative cost of any school district in the state of Florida. “Usually, a major complaint is that ad-

ministrative costs take up too much of the budget,â€? she said. “That’s amazing for us WR UXQ WKH Ă€IWK ODUJHVW VFKRRO GLVWULFW LQ the United States at those kinds of levels.â€? Reading coach Adrienne Maisel said she feels it is her role as the School Advisory Council (SAC) chair to attend the event and learn more about how the SMART Initiative would help the school. “We want to make sure the community and everybody that can vote knows what the bond is and then they can make the decision on their own of what they feel would be best,â€? she said. “You need to be knowledgeable in order to vote on something.â€?

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SGA prepares for homecoming week BY DANIELLE BUSH NEWS EDITOR

The Student Government Association (SGA) is busy planning for its biggest events of the year. The annual homecoming (HOCO) Spirit Week will take place Oct. 13-17 and will give students the opportunity to dress up in their best school spirit. This will lead up to the football game and pep rally on Friday, as well as the Twilight Zone themed dance on Oct. 18 at The Diplomat Golf and Tennis Club. SGA president Taylor Bakalar said she has over 80 SGA members running the events related to Homecoming Week. She is in charge of planning the dance as well as ensuring that each aspect of Homecoming is correctly planned and implemented. Bakalar said she has half of the students plan each of the different parts of homecoming, like the themed days and WKH SHS UDOO\ Ă RDWV DQG WKH RWKHU KDOI GR all the publication and announcements for homecoming. Planning the event is no small task for SGA member, sophomore Asher Michelson said. Michelson stayed after school for three days until 5 p.m. selling tickets and answering any questions students may have. “Ticket sales were crazy, especially because we have especially because we have a limit of 800 tickets to sell,â€? Michelson said. “Even though the planning for homecoming is stressful, it will be nice to see all of our hard work be put into place.â€? Throughout Spirit Week, students will

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WORKING HARD: (From left) Gabe Lozano, Asher Michelson, Allie Kosh and Dana Aponte stay after school to sell homecoimg tickets. They are among 80 SGA members working on the event.

dress according to designated themed days. Monday: students will dress like their favorite Marvel character. Tuesday: Twin Day. Wednesday: students will deck out in pink, which was inspired by Mean Girls. Thursday: rock-and-roll. The Pep Rally will conclude the week on Friday with students dressing in their class color.

Junior Rebecca Norman said although she will not be able to attend the dance, she is looking forward to dressing up during Spirit Week. “I’m looking forward to Twin Day the most because I think it is a cute idea to be able to match with a friend,� she said. Bakalar said she is excited to see the

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ESOL students increase in numbers BY ALEXIS SOBEL

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher Magdaline RuizRamirez has a record high of approximately 50 new students. This makes the number of active ESOL students over 250 this school year. “The amount of students this year is noticeably larger because they’re coming in every other day. I have to sit with these children and update them as much as I can, so they can work with the rest of the kids at the same pace,â€? said Mrs. Ruiz-Ramirez, who no longer has a planning period due to the number of students she has. Students come from all over the world including Korea, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Russia, Germany and India. Guidance counselor Carlos Fortun said there DUH PDQ\ ZD\V VWXGHQWV FDQ Ă€QG VXSSRUW if they are struggling in school. “Not a lot of the ESOL students speak English, so we have the ESOL lab in the cafeteria, and it helps them a lot. It is there for added support,â€? he said. “We also try to encourage them to watch TV and listen

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-reading specialist Adrienne Maisel to the radio so they get used to the language.� Reading specialist Adrienne Maisel said there are many different levels of ESOL students: those who speak minimal English in levels A1 and A2, and those students who are in regular classes with non-ESOL students.

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(1 5287( 72 (1*/,6+Üż (left to right) Seniors Maria Laura Gonzalez, Enrique Aylagas, Daniela Castro, and Valentina Valderamma and juniors Camila Arujom and Valeria Laguna practice their English skills in the Resource Center located in the Bay Cafe. Students from Korea, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Russia, Germany and India particapte in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to improve their English skills and to ease the transition into an English-speaking school in a new country.

:KHQ VWXGHQWV Ă€UVW JHW KHUH D WHVW is given to them if their forms say they speak another language at home. This test is called the IPT Oral Test, and depending on how they do, they may be placed in the developmental language arts class, where they receive a lot of support. Because students arrive on an ongoing EDVLV LW FDQ VRPHWLPHV EH GLIĂ€FXOW WR JHW newcomers acclimated with the group. “It has been challenging because I have to try to get these children to where the rest of the class is so they feel like they belong, because they are afraid and ORVW ZKHQ WKH\ Ă€UVW DUULYH Âľ 0UV 5XL] Ramirez said. “I try as best as I can to get them comfortable.â€? Mr. Fortun said the new ESOL students have to adapt to their new environments so it takes awhile for them to feel comfortable; they are also in the mainstream classes with English speakers. “It’s an adjustment process for the teachers, but really more so for the kids. A lot of the kids come from Venezuela,

and they were experiencing a lot of poverty and hardships there, so we sometimes send them to counseling,â€? he said. “It takes them about six months to get out RI WKHLU VKHOOV DQG IHHO FRQĂ€GHQW WR VWDUW engaging in class.â€? Senior Maria Elvira Sanz, an ESOL student, moved here from Venezuela a year ago to have to better life. “I moved to the United States because of the political condition of the country and to get a better education and jobs in the future,â€? Sanz said. “ESOL showed me how to write and speak English, and it gave me a great opportunity to learn language properly.â€? Mrs. Maisel said teachers in non-ESOL classes learn mechanisms to commuQLFDWH HIĂ€FLHQWO\ ZLWK VWXGHQWV ZKR GR not speak as much English as others. “Teachers utilize ESOL strategies when they have ESOL students in their classes,â€? she said. “Some of these strategies are pairing them up with other students who speak that language, showing

them pictures and providing textbooks that may be in a different language.â€? Mrs. Ruiz-Ramirez thinks that the ESOL students make the school better and more diverse as a whole. “These students enrich Cypress,â€? she said. “They come with a wealth of knowledge and culture that can only make us better, so we embrace that.â€? Mrs. Maisel also feels that ESOL students have a positive effect on the Bay. “I think it is a wonderful thing that we have many ESOL students. It brings more diversity and culture into Cypress, which is great because we can learn everybody’s culture,â€? she said. “Getting the student acclimated helps the school, and WKH VWXGHQWV EHQHĂ€W DV D ZKROH Âľ Mr. Fortun said the teachers who work with ESOL students are amazing with them. “Sometimes it’s hard because it is a juggling act, but we have a great team of Mrs. Maisel and Mrs. Ruiz-Ramirez,â€? he said.

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A committee of SeQLRU &ODVV RIĂ€FHUV KHOG interviews in September for any additional seniors interested in holding an RIĂ€FHU SRVLWLRQ WKLV \HDU and through this process appointed four new vice presidents. President Chloe Nelson said that they wanted to expand the board because they felt they could always use more hands to improve the Class of 2015. They got the idea from class sponsor Robert Hosier. ´+DYLQJ QHZ RIĂ€FHUV was something Mr. Hosier mentioned to me because it was done in the

Lauren Babitz Vice President

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past,� Nelson said. “When he suggested it, I thought it was a great idea. More people means more hands and more people to help out and work to make our senior class even better.� Mr. Hosier assisted Nelson in the selection process, but Nelson said the voting was left completely to the executive board. Every person in the Senior Class was delivered an application, and those interested in running stayed after school to be interviewed by the current board. “The new vice presidents we chose excelled academically and socially, and in order to maintain their position, we re-

quire that they must keep a good GPA and get good grades,â€? Nelson said. Senior Class secretary Natalie Caudle said that when Nelson suggested that QHZ RIĂ€FHUV VKRXOG EH DSpointed by the senior committee, she supported the idea completely. ´,W¡V JRLQJ WR EHQHĂ€W WKH school because we can get more done and we can have a better year,â€? Caudle said. Lauren Babitz is one of the four new vice presidents. She said she ran because she’s been very involved in helping her class the past three years and felt this was a great opportunity to help make an impact at the Bay. ´7KH Ă€UVW WKLQJ ZH¡YH EHHQ working on is homecoming

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DQG EXLOGLQJ RXU Ă RDW DQG decorating our class’s hallwayâ€? Babitz said. “I know that throughout the year I FDQ PDNH VLJQLĂ€FDQW FRQtributions to grad bash, prom, and generally improving spirit.â€? Babitz said last year she was involved in running prom and also tried to help WKH RIĂ€FHUV RI KHU FODVV DV much as she could. “I’m excited to use my experience from last year to make this year as great and memorable as possible for the Class of 2015,â€? Babitz said. 7KH RWKHU QHZ RIĂ€FHUV are: Mariana Sasso, Maria Marin and Sarah Ramirez.

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Best Buddies hosts match party BY DANIELLE BUSH NEWS EDITOR

Over 100 members and 30 buddies gathered in the media center for the annual Best Buddies Match Party. The event was hosted on Oct. 2 in which three to four members were assigned to a special needs buddy. They were then given the opportunity to introduce themselves and participate in a welcome activity. “We love to do the match party because it is really the time where the friendships start,” president Erica Strum said. “It gives the members and buddies a chance to exchange numbers and estabOLVK WKH ÀUVW FRPPXQLFDWLRQ ZLWK WKHLU new friend.” At the start of the event, the members DVVLJQHG WR WKH VSHFLÀF EXGG\ ZHUH VHSarated into groups where they decorated picture frames and ate snacks. Sophomore Rachel Friedman said she was exFLWHG WR ÀQG RXW ZKR KHU EXGG\ ZDV DQG start spending time with her. “When I found out that I was buddied up with Kate I was really excited because I heard she was super sweet and she had cheered on the cheerleading team with me,” Friedman said. “At the match party, I was able to talk to her more and just have fun.” Best Buddies program manager Molly Brosius, attended the Match Party. Brosius works for Best Buddies International and is in charge of 14 chapters in Broward County. She is responsible for workLQJ ZLWK WKH RIÀFHUV WR HQVXUH WKH FOXE LV running smoothly and helping to come up

ships develop is the most rewarding part of my job.” Best Buddies adviser and ESE teacher Nichole Grillo-Santiago is in charge of WKH FOXE IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH WKLV \HDU 0UV Grillo-Santiago said she feels it is important to have events like the match party so people can realize these kids are as part of the school as anyone else. “These kids absolutely love Best Buddies and whenever there is an event that day, that’s all the kids can talk about,” Mrs. Grillo-Santiago said. “The kids really love socializing and love the aspect of being peered up with another student and making another friend.” Freshman Alexa Zuckerman was assigned to her buddy Gabe. Zuckerman VDLG VKH ZDV QHUYRXV DW ÀUVW WR VHH ZKHWKer she and her buddy clicked but soon realized he was very entertaining and had a great personality. “Gabe was super nice and funny and I am really looking forward to going to the various Best Buddies events throughout the year with him,” Zuckerman said. Strum said Best Buddies has many other events planned for the year for both members and buddies to enjoy. She said that every year the club hosts the Halloween Dance, a potluck dinner and the ValPHOTO BY DANIELLE BUSH entines Dance. BUDDYING UP: The Best Buddies match party was held on Oct. 2 with “Coming up we have the Halloween over 100 members and 30 buddies. Senior Gaby Soloway sits with her Dance which is really fun because it gives newly assigned buddy Gabe. the buddies and members an opportunity with fundraising ideas and activities. students to see how you interact with stu- to dress up and participate in fun, holiday “It is so important to support inclusion dents in the ESE department and see that activities,” Strum said. throughout all of the schools and I think they are not so different from the rest of having it start with Best Buddies allows us,” Brosius said. “Truly watching friend-

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PSAT/NMSQT offers preparation and scholarships BY OLIVIA OHAYON

All sophomores and 305 registered juniors at the Bay will be taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The testing will take place on Oct. 15 in classrooms around the school. For sophomores, the PSAT is a mandatory standardized test, paid for by the school. However, juniors taking the PSAT/NMSQT will be eligible to receive a National Merit Scholarship if they receive a certain score. “After one week of registration we already had 153 juniors sign up,â€? said Janice Fox, who oversees student assessments at the Bay. “It was a nice amount of students considering half of our total registered juniors signed up in such a short amount of time.â€? Junior Brooke Soloway said she plans on taking the PSAT because it is a useful tool to practice for the SAT, and she can Ă€QG RXW ZKHUH VKH QHHGV H[WUD KHOS “It’s my junior year, and I want to get as much exposure to the SAT as possible before I take it,â€? Soloway said. “I feel more prepared for the SAT now that I will know what types of questions they are asking and what answers they are looking for.â€? Like many other juniors, Soloway said

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she is hoping to get the score required for the National Merit Scholarship. “I want National Merit, but I know if I don’t end up qualifying for it then that does not mean I won’t strive to keep doing my best in the future,� Soloway said. The National Merit scholarship grants students $2,500 towards the student’s freshman year of college. The score required to acquire the scholarship differs each year. Sophomore Max Morales said know-

ACT tests damaged in transit, don’t arrive at testing center on time BY MEREDITH SHELDON ONLINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

With a cup of coffee and sharpened pencils in hand, senior Taylor Ward walked into school early on a Saturday morning prepared to take the ACT. Except, her test was nowhere to be found. Although she paid and registered for the test, her name was absent on the check-in list. Ward is among 72 registered students whose ACT exams did not arrive on Sept. 20. The test materials were damaged in shipping and returned to ACT. There was not enough time to ship out new booklets by the time the company was made aware of the situation, said Ed Colby, ACT director of public relations. Students who could not test on Sept. 20 were rescheduled to test the following week on Sept. 27. “If students are able to make this rescheduled test date, they will receive their ACT scores in the same time frame as if they had tested on the original test date,� Mr. Colby said. “If they cannot make the reschedule date, they have the option of changing to a future test date at no fee.� Instead of retaking the exam the following week, Sklar registered for the next national ACT on Oct. 25.

“I chose to do this because I would have more time to study,â€? he said. “I was reimbursed and had to pay for the next test like a regular one.â€? The 72 students were given a number to call to reschedule their test. Senior Cody Sklar said the number has not been working and this is delaying his college applications. “This was the score I needed to send to schools, so I hope that I’m still able to attach my delayed score,â€? he said. “This is an inconvenience because of the severLW\ RI Ă€QLVKLQJ P\ FROOHJH DSSOLFDWLRQV DV soon as possible. I’m annoyed by the situation, but I also feel lucky because I have more time to study and another chance to get a good night of sleep.â€? :DUG VDLG WKLV ZDV QRW KHU Ă€UVW IUXVtrating ACT testing experience. “I’ve had another experience where the air conditioning broke and made the test miserable, so I was thinking about going to a different testing center,â€? she said. Ward retook the ACT on Sept. 27 and has been taking ACT prep classes at College Experts three times a week to prepare for the exam. “Once I found out about my test missing, I was extremely frustrated,â€? she said. “From their mistake, I knew I would have to come back another week. It was annoyLQJ EHFDXVH , ZDV FRQĂ€GHQW DQG UHDG\ Âľ

ing what types of questions students should be expecting on the SAT is helpful not only for juniors, but also sophomores. “I feel a slight bit apprehensive for the PSAT, but I know it is a way to gauge where I stand academically,â€? Morales said. Morales said he knows what to expect going into the PSAT and believes there DUH EHQHĂ€WV KH FDQ UHFHLYH E\ WDNLQJ WKH test. “It can indicate my weaknesses so I

know what skills I need to improve,â€? Morales said. Morales feels prepared for the PSAT/ NMSQT because he has been taking practice tests in his English class. English 2 and AICE General Paper teacher Barbara Ehrlich said she has been giving her students practice PSAT questions and assessing which areas need improvement in each of her individual classes. “I think my classes need to practice more,â€? Mrs. Ehrlich said. “Students do as well as they choose to but it really all depends on how seriously they take the test.â€? Mrs. Ehrlich said she isn’t worried for her sophomores taking the PSAT this year because she has taught the same way in the past and her students had much success. “My former students didn’t stress about the PSAT, and most of them did fairly well,â€? Mrs. Ehrlich said. Mrs. Ehrlich understands the rigor of the test and hopes that her students do as well as they can. “They should be able to demonstrate what they do and don’t know about basic reading and math. It should not be difĂ€FXOW LI WKH\ KDYH EHHQ SUDFWLFLQJ Âľ 0UV Ehrlich said.

New rule requires College Readiness students to take PERT at end of year BY DIEGO CLAVIJO

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SAT in October. “I’ve been studying and taking a separate course for the SAT,â€? Castillo said. “I plan to do well and not have to take the PERT later in the year.â€? Ms. Ferreira helps prepare her students for the PERT throughout the year by using college textbooks. “I use the intermediate algebra book and the beginning algebra book from Broward College,â€? Ms. Ferreira said. “That’s how I map the course.â€? Ms. Ferreira said students who fail the PERT and haven’t scored high enough in or taken the SAT or ACT are mandated to enroll in beginner’s or intermediate algebra at Broward College and cannot attend a four year university. “Depending on their score, students ZLOO Ă€QG RXW ZKLFK DOJHEUD OHYHO WKH\ ZLOO take at BC or any community college they attend,â€? Ms. Ferreira said. Ms. Ferreira said only community colleges offer remedial courses that aren’t offered at the university or college level. Castillo said October is the most important month for him because of college applications and standardized tests. “I’m applying to FIU and UCF so I know I must perform well on the SAT to even be considered for acceptance,â€? Castillo said. “I’m always somehow studying for the SAT. I have many resources to study from so I should do well.â€?

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College Night gives insight to families BY ALYSSA LEVIN FEATURES COPY EDITOR

In order to explain the college admission process to parents and students, the annual College Night was held on Sept. 18 in the auditorium. More than 150 people had to be turned away because there wasn’t enough space. Another college night was held Sept. 23 for those that PLVVHG WKH ÀUVW RQH 3DUHQWV DQG VWXGHQWV

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-parent Michele Soloway from different schools also showed up. Shari Bush, the BRACE adviser, covered topics including applications, essays, letters of recommendation, Bright Futures and other scholarships and in-state versus out-of-state options. “College Night was where I walked all of the students through the college application process. Everything that they need to know about navigating the proFHVV DQG KRZ LW ZRUNV IURP Ă€OOLQJ RXW applications to applying for scholarships,â€? Ms. Bush said. Will Harold, an admissions counselor from the University of Chicago, also spoke. He said he wanted to get the point across that admissions counselors are real

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COLLEGE READY: The auditorium was packed with over 300 parents and students eager to learn about the college application process. In addition, admission counselor Will Harold from the University of Chicago spoke to the audience about what top schools are looking for.

people who care about the process. “Ms. Bush said she would love for me to come down and show that college representatives are actual human beings, and that I am a real person that cares about what’s in an application, and the students that are applying,â€? Mr. Harold said. “In WKH HQG WKH FROOHJH SURFHVV LV DERXW Ă€QGLQJ WKH ULJKW Ă€W IRU HDFK VWXGHQW Âľ

Junior Sabrina Rutner said she was hoping to learn about the college search and application process. “I now have a better understanding RI ZKDW WKH VSHFLĂ€F VFKRROV WKDW , DP LQterested in are looking for in my applications,â€? Rutner said. “The presentation helped to guide me in the right direction in my search for the right college.â€?

Michele Soloway, parent of a Bay junior, was hoping to get complete information regarding the college application process. “I learned that this process is something that you must approach calmly and thoroughly,� Ms. Soloway said. “It is important not to rush the process either.� Ms. Bush said students should learn all they can about the application process, because if they are prepared and understand how it works, then they will not be so nervous about it. “I think this event gives them an opportunity to feel calmer, and hopefully a little bit more comfortable with the application process,� Ms. Bush said. “They will have some of their questions answered, some of their fears allayed, and really just get comfortable with words like super score and rolling admissions, words that they might not be familiar with.� Rutner said the presentation really broke down the college application process, making it less intimidating. “I learned a lot about the common application process, and I am more comfortable with it, now that I know what schools are and aren’t looking for,� Rutner said. “The presentation showed me that colleges are not just looking at grades and scores, but also extracurriculars.� Ms. Soloway said that afterward she had time to go over her notes from the presentation, plus view the additional information on the BRACE website. “Going forward, I will use the tools I have been given from attending this presentation to help gather the information and help our daughter make the right choice,� Ms. Soloway said.

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Testing specialist takes on new challenges BY COLEMAN NELSON

This year, the Bay welcomed a new faculty member Janice Fox, the new Student Assessment Specialist (SAS), because of the large number of standardized tests that are administered. Being a new position, the job of the SAS was established to assist and coordinate student-testing processes. “I do anything associated with the testing process such as placing students into their correct testing centers and checking to see if students have passed their EOCs or FCATs,� Mrs. Fox said. “Right now I am organizing the PSAT, gathering all the kids together and getting them into their correct places.� Reading specialist Adrienne Maisel said the county school board created the position because of all the new demands on the testing process, and they felt that all schools needed someone to oversee all of it. “Due to our largely populated school, we give over 20,000 of either Cambridge, AP, FSA or EOC exams. This is why having a person such as Mrs. Fox as the new SAS is so extremely important at our school to help organize and distribute the tests,� Mrs. Maisel said. “The county felt it was important for the posi-

tion to be taken up by someone who has experience in teaching, and Mrs. Fox was the person for the job.â€? Mrs. Fox has experience in the implementation of the testing process before. She had been at the school for one year before assuming the title of SAS at the start of this year. Previously, she KDG EHHQ D Ă€IWK DQG WKLUG JUDGH JLIWHG WHDFKHU DW *ULIĂ€Q (OHPHQWDU\ DV ZHOO DV D Ă€UVW JUDGH teacher at Hollywood Elementary. “This year I just focus on testing, and the years before I was a teacher and only focused on stuPHOTO BY COLEMAN NELSON dents, and there is a lot more pa- NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER: (Above) The new Student Assessment Specialist (SAS) is in charge perwork now,â€? Mrs. Fox said. of assisting and coordinating over 20,000 of either Cambridge, AP, FSA or EOC exams. (Below) Due to the important tasks 0UV )R[Ň‹V RIĂ€FH LV ORFDWHG LQ IURQW RI WKH JXLGDQFH FRXQVHORU that Mrs. Fox takes on, guidance director Marlene Sanders said Mrs. Fox is important to the staff DQG Ă€OOV D QHHG DW WKH VFKRRO “I think she’s an excellent addition to our staff,â€? Ms. Sanders said. “The position is extremely helpful to the school at large.â€? Mrs. Fox said she was thrilled when she got the position of SAS Being a Student because she is now able to uti- Assessment lize her organizational skills and help as many students with the Specialist is a great challenge, but testing process as she possible. “Being a Student Assessment I’m always up for Specialist is a great challenge, PHOTO BY ROTEM BRONFMAN but I’m always up for challeng- challenges. es,â€? Mrs. Fox said.

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Requirements for club registration have changed BY COLE WINTON NEWS COPY EDITOR

Potential clubs at the Bay previously had to get approved by athletic director Bill Caruso, but now they have to be screened by the Student Government Association (SGA) in order to be RIĂ€FLDOO\ UHFRJQL]HG 0U &Druso said the change was implemented because there were too many clubs, so some are being combined while others are eliminated. “I have at least a dozen people every week that come in and want to start clubs,â€? Mr. Caruso said. “Some are good, and others are ridiculous.â€?

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cess is supposed to be simpler and more reasonable. Instead of having a constant back-andforth dialogue between Mr. Caruso and SGA, applications are submitted to SGA, and the clubs that meet requirements are sent to Mr. Caruso for further approval. “Mr. Caruso is very pleased with it, and I’m very pleased with it,� Quintana said. “I think it makes everything clearer. SGA would always be in charge of all the clubs, but people would report to Caruso.� Clubs have to meet certain

requirements to get approved, including having a club sponsor and being a unique club. New clubs can’t be too similar to existing ones. “We’re looking for originality,� Quintana said. “Unfortunately, we had to say no to a lot of clubs this year because there are so many [repeats] of the same club. We’re looking that you put effort into creating your club, not that you’re just making one because you want it put on your record.� Mr. Caruso said SGA should have the responsibility of deal-

ing with clubs, because it teaches the students values. “It gives SGA a way to be a part of the screening process and to be part of forming and monitoring them, which is the way it should be,� Mr. Caruso said. “Student Government should monitor the clubs. It gives them a part of the responsibility as well.� SGA adviser Danielle Nascimento said some clubs lack originality, suggesting clubs that would just be duplicates of existing ones. “We review the applica-

tions to make sure there are no other clubs doing the same thing, which was the biggest issue here,â€? Ms. Nascimento said. “Why work against each other? Let’s work together.â€? However, she also said it is important to make sure students are starting clubs for legitimate reasons. “I think people sometimes just start clubs because they ZDQW WR EH RIĂ€FHUV Âľ 0V 1DVcimento said. “I think students should want to come together for a common interest, or they should do something together for the common good. With such a tight-knit community and school that we are, we shouldn’t be competing against each other. We should be working together, so ultimately I think the process will make our current clubs stronger.â€? Mr. Caruso said it’s also important to differentiate between clubs that need accounts with the bookkeeper because they raise money and those that don’t. One of the reasons that the number of clubs needed to be cut down was because of a lack of available accounts. “Are they going to raise money? That’s the big thing,â€? Mr. Caruso said. “If they’re going to raise money then you have to have a sponsor that’s willing to be in charge of the club, be at every activity, every meeting, and be responsible for those fundraisers.â€?

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Study days removed from schedule After implementing professional study days last year, teachers voted not to have them again. BY EMILY CHAIET ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

Due  to  a  vote  by  faculty  members,  the  Bay  will  not  have  professional  study  days  for  the  2014-­2015  school  year.  Pro-­ fessional  study  days  are  shortened  days  which  teachers  use  to  plan  classroom  activities  and  collaborate  with  each  oth-­ er.  The  option  to  have  the  professional  study  days  was  put  on  a  ballot  for  faculty  to  vote  on,  and  it  had  to  pass  by  a  66-­2/3  majority.  â€œReally  it’s  been  pretty  seamless  be-­ cause  we  haven’t  had  professional  study  days  many  different  years,â€?  assistant  principal  Marianela  Estripeaut  said.  â€œWe  had  them  last  year,  but  I  believe  the  year  before  we  didn’t  and  I  believe  the  year  before  we  didn’t  prior  to  that.  So  it’s  been  on  and  off  throughout  the  years.â€? Ms.  Estripeaut  said  the  reason  that  teachers  voted  not  to  have  the  profes-­ sional  study  days  was  because  it  took  teaching  time  away  from  them.  Early  release  days  and  planning  days  are  used  for  professional  development,  and  the  professional  study  days  were  given  to  teachers  in  addition  to  these.   There  was  a  waiver  through  the  school  advisory  counsel  for  the  profes-­ sional  study  days.  Although  teacher  vot-­ ed  to  have  them  the  year  before,  they  vot-­ ed  against  them  this  year.  Reading  spe-­

the  faculty  voted  to  have  three  profes-­ sional  study  days.  English  teacher  Joyce  Seigel  said  the  study  days  took  time  away  from  teach-­ ing. “I  knew  that  even  without  the  profes-­ sional  study  days  we  would  still  be  us-­ ing  our  early  release  days  for  our  profes-­ sional  study,  so  we’re  still  targeting  pro-­ fessional  study  but  just  not  having  addi-­ tional  days  in  which  to  do  it,â€?  Ms.  Seigel  said.  â€œI  think  that  we  leaned  toward  that  because  we  miss  so  much  teaching  time  as  it  is  due  to  the  testing  schedules  and  other  reasons  that  we  wanted  to  maintain  our  classes.  And  more  so  with  the  seven  period  day,  since  the  classes  are  shorter.â€? Spanish  teacher  Paola  Barrera  want-­ ed  to  have  professional  study  days.  â€œI  voted  to  have  the  professional  study  days  because  I  think  sharing  among  pro-­ fessionals  is  important  to  our  careers  and  changing  or  modifying  what  needs  to  be  ¿[HG ´ VKH VDLG Junior  Nicole  Bowen  said  she  is  upset  that  there  will  no  longer  be  professional  study  days. “I  feel  like  we’re  overworked,  and  ILLUSTRATION BY JUANITA CASTRO the  study  days  gave  us  time  to  study  at  home,â€?  she  said.  â€œWe  need  days  at  home,  If  teachers  had  voted  to  have  the  pro-­ and  I  think  that  because  they  took  the  cialist  Adrienne  Maisel  said  now  that  the  school  is  no  longer  on  block  scheduling,  fessional  study  days,  they  would  then  be  days  away,  students  will  leave  school.  teachers  had  a  different  view  of  the  study  able  to  vote  on  the  number  of  days  the  I’m  going  to  give  myself  my  own  profes-­ school  would  have  that  year.  Last  year,  sional  study  days  this  year.â€? days.

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EOC number breaks record BY STEPHANIE STONE

This year, a record number of End of Course Exam (EOC) retakes were given to over 400 students. On Sept. 15, these students had to take the Algebra 1 EOC for several reasons, including if they had not passed the exam last year or transferred from another school that didn’t offer the EOC. The Algebra EOC is part of the graduation requirements for all students. Transfer students, new to the school for the 20142015 school year, were also required to take the September test. “Kids want to graduate high school with all of their credits and they need the math and FCAT’s to graduate,â€? student assessment specialist Janice Fox said. “If students pass the Algebra EOC, they don’t have to worry about taking the test over again, so it incentivizes them to GR ZHOO RQ WKH Ă€UVW WU\ Âľ Mrs. Fox said the Bay had to Ă€QG WKH SHUIHFW DYDLODEOH GD\ IRU all of the students to participate in the exam where every student

can take it. Furthermore, students have the option to take the PERT test at the Broward College campus and if they receive a score of 97 percent or higher, it is equivalent to passing the EOC. Students were also encouraged to participate in the review class, which covered everything on the exam. “We offered a remediation class,â€? Mrs. Fox said. “I suggested students to take a crash course if they don’t take the EOC or the PERT to satisfy the requirement.â€? The Sept. 15 EOC was the same test as the one offered last May, but with different numbers and reworded questions. ´,W FDQ EH D EHQHĂ€W EHFDXVH now some of the students know what to expect from the test,â€? math teacher Evonne Pankowski said. “They won’t have that fear anymore.â€? The Algebra 1 EOC, like most of the other standardized testing, is offered only online. “Problems can occur with taking tests on the computer which causes some students to get stuck causing anxiety, espe-

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cially with the word problems,� Ms. Pankowski said. Ms. Pankowski took extra steps to ensure that everyone was prepared. “Three of my students did not pass last year,� Ms. Pankowski said. “This year, I am doing more practice in class. This includes Algebra Nation, which is an Algebra review benchmark program from the county.�

Sophomore Justin Villalba said when he lived out of state, the Algebra EOC wasn’t a requirement for students to graduate. “I moved to South Florida from New Jersey, where we had no EOC’s. We just had to take a Ă€QDO IRU WKDW FODVV DW WKH HQG RI the year,â€? Villalba said. Villalba said he did not know how to study or prepare for

these types of exams. “My geometry teacher told me the day before because I wasn’t in class that week. However, I do think I was prepared because it was not that hard,â€? Villalba said. The Bay’s overall school grade that is shown includes Algebra 1 EOC scores. If students GR ZHOO RQ WKH H[DP WKLV EHQHĂ€WV the overall grade for the school.

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Connection (JSC) continues to welcome new members throughout the year, with the club’s mission being to help students who are Jewish learn more about Judaism. “With over 30 clubs across South Florida, Jewish Student Connection exists to help high school students explore what Judaism means to them, inspiring proud personal connections with our culture, our people, Israel and each other,� said adviser Florencia Schwarz, who oversees the organization throughout the county. “In order to accomplish our mission, experienced educators run after-school or lunch clubs in public and secular public high schools and encourage Jewish teens to become active members of the community.� Some typical events include

learning about Judaism in a fun way, such as playing “Jewpardy,� making edible sukkot, learning about the Holocaust, meeting survivors and discussing current events, Ms. Schwarz said. “One of our most exciting upcoming events for this year is the Passover Drive. Most people hold food drives during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, when it’s during the March-April time that food shelters need the most help,� copresident Lexi Goldstein said. “JSC wants to give everyone a wonderful Passover Seder, but we also want to make sure we help more than just Jewish people, so we will be donating to the We Care Pantry, which donates to all people in need.� JSC takes initiative in changing the world and doing tikkunolam, or social action, like do donating to Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options (JAFCO), Ms. Schwarz said. “Through our JSCares initiative, our teens choose two organizations to help throughout

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GET CONNECTED: (From Left) Lexi Goldstein, Shrin Rostamian, Courtney Silbernan, and Nico Schwarz attended the Jewish Student Connection board day to learn more about their board positions.

the year,� she said. “This helps them learn about the fact that there is need in our communities through the Jewish value of tikkun olam. We will see if we can help JAFCO.� Meetings are held every other Monday in portable 23. The club

gives free pizza while having programs that can allow Jewish teens to learn about other organizations such as High School in Israel and United Synagogue Youth. “My goals and ambitions for this club are to recruit more

members, eat more pizza and become more involved,� said vice president Shrin Rostamian, a junior. “We are going to help other organizations and help to raise money for charities and get JSC more out there.�

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Pinwheels for peace Students made pinwheels to support world peace during the week of Sept. 8. The pinwheels were just one of an assortment of activities that week. BY BROOKE MILLER

Art Honor Society asked students to make pinwheels to represent world peace throughout the week of Sept. 8. Over a thousand students made pinwheels and more than 30 were actively involved in the installation and creating a chalk mural under the catwalk.

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-art teacher Elizabeth Jenkins “The purpose of the project was to spread the message of world peace and that each person can be a part of creating peace,� said art teacher Elizabeth Jenkins, who coordinated the project. The project started during the week of Sept. 8 and the pinwheels and chalk mural under the catwalk were installed on Sept. 19, right before International Day of Peace on Sept. 21. “It was a great opportunity to spread the message of peace while advocating for the arts,� Ms. Jenkins said. The goal of the project was to spread peace, and Ms. Jenkins said she was very pleased with the outcome and the strong visual statement that the students produced. Two Broward County art teachers started the Pinwheels for Peace project in 2005. “The project is now global and a great accomplishment to have people all over the world doing something for peace on

the same day. We have particiSDWHG VLQFH WKH Ă€UVW \HDU Âľ 0UV Jenkins said. Ms. Jenkins said she thinks students can contribute to world peace every day. “Hopefully through the project students will stop and realize that their own actions should demonstrate tolerance, corporation, harmony and unity,â€? she said. English teacher Barbara Ehrlich required her students contribute to the project to bring awareness of world peace. “I feel like by making the pinwheels it brings awareness and attention. I have been making my students participate in the project for the past 10 years,â€? Mrs. Ehrlich said. Mrs. Ehrlich also asked her PHOTOS BY JUANITA CASTRO students to bring awareness of world peace in other ways. “I also had students write PEACE OUT: (above) Senior Robyn Mund poses in a construction made of pinwheels in poems and stories about world the shape of a peace sign. (below) A student-made pinwheel is displayed on the front lawn peace and how it affects them,â€? of the school, which is just one of over a thousand that were made. she said. Sophomore Kristina Duncan decorated her pinwheel with things she believed represented peace like a dove and a peace sign, and she also wrote about them in her poem. She said the project helped her understand more about what is going on in the world. “The project helped me understand the importance of peace and what has happened in the past which makes me want to do something in the future to encourage peace,â€? Duncan said. Sophomore Sara Paukkeri also participated in the project in her 2D Art class with teacher Amiee Sarajian. ´7KH SURMHFW ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ worthwhile because it made you think about world peace and the VLJQLĂ€FDQFH RI KRZ LW DIIHFWV RXU world,â€? Paukkeri said. Paukkeri also wants to help the world improve and to make a difference. “I feel like the project inspired me to want to participate in making the world a better place,â€? she said.

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Homecoming attendees search for the perfect attire BY SAIGE FISHER

Sophomore Charlotte Yeung is really excited for homecoming, but she is having trouble choosing her homecoming GUHVV 6KH KDV JRQH WR Ă€YH GLIIHUHQW VWRUHV in search of the perfect dress. “Although homecoming isn’t until Oct. 18, I am worried that I won’t be able to pick a dress,â€? Yeung said. “I have not purchased a dress yet and I am struggling to decide between two dresses, and they are both from Group USA.â€? Kyana Cajiga, a sales associate at Group USA in the Sawgrass Mills Mall, said most girls who have purchased their

homecoming dresses there have gone for short and poofy black cocktail dresses. “We have to make sure every girl buys a different dress because we don’t do returns,â€? Ms. Cajiga said. “Most girls come back to the store multiple times before buying a dress. The prices for a homecoming dress can be anywhere from $100 to $500.â€? Junior Ricardo Moncada purchased a black suit and a white dress shirt for homecoming, but the color of his tie is still undetermined. “I bought my suit at Jos. A Bank speFLĂ€FDOO\ IRU WKLV RFFDVLRQ Âľ 0RQFDGD VDLG Imani Jones, assistant manager at

Men’s Wearhouse in Sawgrass Mall, said a black Vera Wang tuxedo has been rented the most, and it is one of the most expensive tuxedos they sell. Renting a tuxedo can range from $59.99 to $240. “A lot of the guys come and they rent their tuxes because it is easy to pickup and drop off without a hassle,â€? Mr. Jones said. “Rentals come with the jacket, pants, shirt, shoes, tie, vest or cummerEXQG VWXGV DQG FXIĂ LQNV Âľ Mr. Jones said the boys that do not have a date to homecoming usually wear a bright colored tie or bowtie, such as bright green or orange, to draw more attention to themselves.

“When guys go shopping for their tuxedo, they come with their mom or their date. If they have a date they must match their tie or bowtie with their date’s,� he said. Junior Stephanie Farinas is running for homecoming princess. Farinas went to Aventura Mall to shop for a homecoming dress with two of her best friends. The dress she wants is short, tight and soft pink from Bebe. “I haven’t picked up my dress yet, but I plan on getting it soon,� Farinas said.

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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED FEATURING DANIELA RODRIGUEZ AND HER BACKPACK

“The Things They Carried” is a recurring segment that examines the personalities of individual students through the contents of their backpacks. This month, staffer Valeria Salgado interviews junior Daniela Rodriguez to discover the meaning behind six items.

Pink water cup Walking from class to class can get tiring, especially in the heat, so Rodriguez likes keeping herself hydrated. Having a water cup makes it easy for her to UHÀOO LW DW DOO WKH ZDWHU IRXQtains around school. “I don’t like the water they sell in the vending machines and the only other options are sodas which are unhealthy so I prefer to bring my own water. I also think that the water cup helps keep the water colder.”

keychain Rodriguez keeps her backpack messy so she kept that in consideration when she went to the mall and bought a pompom keychain. This keychain makes it easy for KHU WR ÀQG KHU NH\V “In summer when I got my Jetta, I lost my keys in a matter of a week. My dad told me if that happened again, I would get grounded, so I thought of something that would prevent me from losing my keys again. Not only does my pompom keychain make my life easier, but it also makes my keys unique.”

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Contacts Rodriguez keeps her contacts handy just in case one happens to fall out during class. Contacts make her eyes very red and itchy so she keeps eye drops to relieve her eyes. “One time my contact fell out during school and I had a really important test to take that day. I ended up doing really bad because I basically couldn’t even see the questions. I had to drive all the way KRPH ULJKW ZKHQ , ÀQLVKHG VR , could grab my contacts, come back to school, DQG ÀQLVK WKH GD\ EHing able to see.”

floss Rodriguez packs a lunch in the morning and constantly s n a ck s on it throughout the day. After every snack Rodriguez goes to the bathroom to make sure she has nothing in her teeth. “During fourth hour when I eat my carrots and a granola bar I always run to the bathroom to make sure nothing’s in P\ WHHWK DQG XVH P\ ÁRVV , KDWH ZKHQ , see people during school who have food in their teeth, and it’s obviously really embarrassing for them. So I just bring ÁRVV WR SUHYHQW WKDW IURP HYHU KDSSHQing to me.”

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umbrella Having classes in every building all around school and parking in the far lot in Vista Park, Rodriguez always needs to be prepared for the unexpected storms. It was essential for Rodriguez to buy the portable SLQN XPEUHOOD WR PDNH VXUH LW ZRXOG ÀW LQ her backpack and match her other accessories. “Being that there’s thousands of students at the Bay, when it rains, school gets really crowded under the overhangs, and having the umbrella allows me to walk wherever I want so I can be on time to class.”

uno cards Uno is Rodriguez’s favorite game to play when she has some spare time, so to keep herself entertained, she brings Uno cards. Also, during lunch she and her friends like to play Uno from time to time. “Uno is one of the only card games I know how to play and I don’t like using my phone for games because it wastes my battery. So I bring Uno cards instead.”

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Clubs have their own bucket lists Club Ambitions from page 1 countries for vaccines, education and water pumps for the children, so I want to help in anyway possible,� Levinson said. Not all clubs aspire to fundraise. American Musical Theater [AMT] hopes to get more students involved in theater, while Best Buddies and Promoting Relationships In Diversity through Education [PRIDE] plan to promote a cause. “We are putting on three shows this year, so the ambition is huge,� AMT adviser Cynthia Lutwin said. “My goal is to get everyone in this school interested in theater, and coming to see these great productions, and also to have the kids in AMT be really proud about what they are doing.� Ms. Lutwin said she also wishes to put on more challenging productions. “I’m always trying to challenge myself and do shows that are harder,� Ms. Lutwin said. “That’s always going to be on my bucket list, to try and pick shows that challenge the students and challenge me, and hopefully that will challenge the audience.� Best Buddies targets creating friendships, and PRIDE plans to promote cultural diversity throughout campus. PRIDE sponsor Claudina Fernandez said she wants to promote diversity and include more diverse students in the club. “Our biggest ambition is to include every nationality represented in the school,� she said. Best Buddies hopes to keep its members involved throughout the entire year since people often stop participating after December. Best Buddies president Erica

Strum, a senior, said the club wants to make sure all members are paired with buddies with whom they can connect. “Our biggest ambition is to create friendships,â€? Strum said. “I hope that people can learn to stop making fun of people with disabilities and stop using the R-word and treat them as normal students.â€? PRIDE plans to promote its cause through events such as the International Fest on Oct. 24 and International Night in February. “The kids feel like they belong to a group when they come from another country,â€? Ms. Fernandez said. “They can make friends in the club.â€? The honor societies have hopes for the year, as well. Art Honor Society plans to raise awareness of the importance of the arts through different projects throughout the year such as Pinwheels for Peace, which occurred in September. The National Honor Society [NHS] plans to volunteer at His House Orphanage, a home for abused and neglected children in Miami Gardens. “We’re really trying to get involved with them, so around December we want to have a drive where you commit to a kid and buy them presents,â€? president Yumi Rivas said. “We want to go over there and visit for Thanksgiving and do a little party for them. Get more involved.â€? Even with more members than it’s ever had, NHS hopes to expand itself even more. Rivas, a senior, said she hopes that members come up with ideas for funGUDLVHUV LQ DGGLWLRQ WR WKH RIĂ€FHUV FRPLQJ

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up with ideas. “NHS stands for character, service, and leadership,� she said. “I think these are traits that every person should have, so I think it’s important that we get all the members to develop those traits, and being in NHS allows them to start becoming those type of people.� While NHS strives to demonstrate service and leadership, Art Honor Society intends to promote the value of the arts. “One of the main goals is to raise awareness of the important of the arts in education and to hold events to make those even more successful,� Art Honor Society adviser Elizabeth Jenkins said. “We have different projects so hopefully each project becomes a success and people really start to notice and appreciate the art around the school.� The Student Government Association [SGA] aims to bring more activities to the

Bay and get more students involved. “SGA’s goal for the year is to raise the level of spirit and pride for Cypress Bay, and to focus on even more on our community and to give back as much as we can,â€? SGA adviser Danielle Nascimento said. “We want to have a successful homecoming and Lightning Oscars, and to bring something big and new to the school which we’re working on.â€? Ms. Nascimento said the club has been SODQQLQJ DQ HYHQW IRU WZR \HDUV DQG Ă€QDOly plan to have it in March. The event is a secret for now and will be announced later in the year. “I think our No. 1 thing on our bucket list is to bring a cool new event in the spring which we’ve kind of been talking about and thinking about for the past two years,â€? she said. “Every year things get crazy, but this year our goal is for it to KDSSHQ 6R GHĂ€QLWHO\ VRPHWKLQJ WR ORRN forward to in about March.â€?

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senior Savanna Lipke senior Michael Murray (at right starting from left to right) sophomore Justin Liebman, seniors Ian Malbec, Francisco Angulo, and Juan Federico Trigo

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College dreams: thinking ahead BY MARIOLY CHACON

The moment students step into high school they are preparing and working towards one goal: going to college. The portrayal of college in movies or on television impacts students’ expectations. “I imagine college being like in the movies, where everyone is outside studying on the grass, because I’m sure in college you’re going to have to study a lot,â€? freshman Camilla Reis said. Freshman Alejandro Pereira said he imagines himself procrastinating a lot, followed by long, late night hours of cramming for tests and doing homework, eating and sleeping. “I think college is pretty much the same as high school, except you’re all on your own,â€? he said. Cypress alumna Angie Bowen, who is a sophomore at the University of Florida, said college exceeded her expectations. “I don’t think what I pictured college being like when I was a freshman compares to what it’s actually like,â€? she said. “I pictured it to be a little more glamorous, but once you get used to it, you realize its just school and you’re still living your everyday life.â€? Freshman Ana Cardenas doesn’t know what to expect in four years when she gets to college. “You don’t really know what you’re dealing with until you’ve experienced it Ă€UVW KDQG Âľ VKH VDLG ´6R IDU KLJK VFKRRO is different from what I thought it would be so that will probably be the same case when I go to college.â€?

Maria Daniela Cantillo, a Cypress alumna and sophomore at Florida International University, said the rigor of her classes in college is different than in high school, “My classes are extremely fast-paced, and it’s a lot more material and concepts to process, but they’re usually interesting and the professors are passionate about what they teach, which makes going to class more appealing and therefore VOLJKWO\ OHVV GLIĂ€FXOW Âľ VKH VDLG Bowen said in college she discovered her passion for electrical engineering, she was able to narrow her class selections. “I don’t think I study as much as I did in high school because I’m not taking as many classes, and I’m focusing on my major,â€? Bowen said. “When I’m studying for Calculus at the same time it helps me study for Physics because everything connects. Whereas if I studied for Chemistry it didn’t help for History in high school.â€? Becoming more independent is something Pereira said he could expect to gain from college. “With no one to take care of you you’re forced to look out for yourself or else you will just crash and burn,â€? he said. Cantillo said she didn’t imagine that having so much more independence would drive her to be more responsible and think for herself. “It has been a great experience,â€? she said. “It’s an environment where you basically have no other choice but to grow as a person and become more independent and responsible.â€?

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In this issue’s recurring segment that gives students an opportunity to learn more about the teachers they see every day, staff writer Jordan McGrew interviews social studies teacher, Jim Wurster. What do you feel most passionate about? It used to be politics, but now it’s my music. It allows me to tap into my creative energy. Otherwise, that energy would be trapped, and that’s not healthy. My last CD has received airplay in Europe, along with several positive reviews in European publications. What wise words do you guide your life by? You should always live in the moment. The moment is the only thing that exists. The past and the future are not in existence. Worrying about the future creates anxiety and fretting over the past brings on depression.

Who is your role model? Ric O’Barry. As a young man in the 1960s, Ric was a dolphin trainer at the Miami Seaquarium. Ric is still active today at the age of 75. He is currently in Japan to stop the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji. Two years ago, he was the center of the Academy-Award ZLQQLQJ Ă€OP ´7KH &RYH Âľ

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things. If I had to choose, it would probably be my electric 12-string Guild guitar, which I bought used at the old Banjo Shop in Hollywood years ago for $125. It’s now worth about four grand.

musicians, actors, writers. Most of the area is within a state forest. Lot’s of nature, there’s hiking trails and it’s only about 25 minutes from the strip in LA. I had the good fortune of playing at The Mint in LA during that week. What is your everyday addiction We got called back for an encore and (i.e. something that you cannot live they invited us back to play another without)? gig. Not an easy thing to do in LA. It’s Strawberries. When I was kid I was a tough town when it comes to music. always outside, a real nature freak. We KDG D Ă€HOG RI ZLOG VWUDZEHUULHV QH[W WR RXU What TV show/movie/book is the house here in South Florida, and I would last one that really impacted you? VLW LQ WKH Ă€HOG HDWLQJ WKH EHUULHV ZKLOH A movie called ‘Ledge’ impacted playing with caterpillars and beetles. We me pretty hard. It was about a police also had blackberries in the woods behind RIĂ€FHU WKDW KDG WR WDON D NLG GRZQ IURP us. Berries are superfoods. When I go to jumping off a ledge. :KROH )RRGV WKH\ DUH WKH Ă€UVW WKLQJ , pick up. I just love them. How do you think you’ve changed from when you were in high school? What do you think is your greatest More wrinkles, some gray hairs. strength? Perseverance. I never give up, at least How are you the same? QRW ZLWKRXW D Ă€JKW I have to say, my waistline is pretty much the same. What is your favorite place that you have ever traveled to? Anything else you want to add? This summer, I spent a week in An original quote by Jim Wurster: Topanga Canyon in Southern California Life is a beach, and then you drown. and fell in love with it. Historically, it has had a population of Bohemian types,

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Where are they now?

Alumni Strike

Class of 2010

‘I had to play a very clueless game’ Alumna Victoria Rafaeli competed on Season 16 of CBS reality show ‘Big Brother.’ BY ALYSSA LEVIN AND ABBY cially since everyone that lives in the house is not allowed to have MORGAN

Victoria Rafaeli, 22, is used to putting someone else under the spotlight for her local photography business in Weston, but this past summer she took center stage. Rafaeli chose to put her business on hold and be a contestant on the CBS network television show “Big Brother.â€? She was picked to participate on the Season 16 cast, which was shown throughout this past summer and into the beginning of the school year. She ended the VKRZ LQ WKH Ă€QDO WKUHH DQG Ă€Qished it in third place. “’Big Brother’ is an amazing experience. If I had the chance, I would go back on it as soon as possible. It’s huge, it’s life changing, it’s amazing. You learn so much about yourself. You meet such amazing people that you wouldn’t meet on a daily basis,â€? VKH VDLG ´, ZRXOG GHĂ€QLWHO\ SOD\ that game all over again, in a blink of an eye.â€? She said she was recruited to be on the show. The crew found her when she was eating at a restaurant in Miami. She never actually sent in an application to be considered for being a contestant. “They came up to me and I told them I was a huge fan of the ‘Big Brother’ version in Israel, because I’m there every summer,â€? she said. “They asked me if I’d like to be a contestant. Then I just went through the entering process that wasn’t that stressful because I was just found. I didn’t have to be noted out of a big pile of applications.â€? She said that it has always been a dream of hers to be on “Big Brother,â€? since she was such a fan of the Israeli version. She has been going since she was in seventh grade, generally during the summer, which was when the Israeli version always aired. “I would have never thought of applying, because it is such a crazy thing. I have my business here to look after,â€? she said. “I never thought that I would be on a reality TV show, but because it happened and I am such a huge fan, it was a dream come true. It’s something that every person dreams of. The fact that this happened to me makes me so grateful for the opportunity.â€? 5DIDHOL VDLG WKDW LW ZDV GLIĂ€cult adjusting back into real life after coming off the show, espe-

contact with anyone in the outside world. Now she is noticed whenever she goes out, always getting stopped by “Big Brotherâ€? fans. “I was locked up from the Ă€UVW GD\ XQWLO WKH ODVW GD\ ,W KDG been over 100 days all together, 97 days in the house, but of course there is a time before as well,â€? she said. “I am loving all of the love and support that I am getting. It’s fun going out and having people know who you are. It means a lot to me. I played this game with integrity and kept my morals.â€? She said her favorite teachers at the Bay really inspired her and taught her life lessons that she has always kept with her. “I do love Cypress Bay. I’m 22, though, so it has been a while since I was in high school,â€? she said. “I do have two favorite teachers. One being Mrs. Windloss, I love her, she is amazing. She always taught me something about balance and leaders. I love Cypress Bay, I love the teachers.â€? Math teacher, Lori Windloss, said that Rafaeli was a good student, she paid attention in class, she worked hard and she did what she needed to do to learn the math. Although, she never expected Rafaeli to do something of this magnitude. “Never pictured it, ever,â€? Mrs. Windloss said. “I was actually in shock, I didn’t know anything about ‘Big Brother.’â€? Mrs. Windloss said that she tried to watch as many of this season’s episodes as she could. “I did watch her on the show, I didn’t watch a lot of it though because unfortunately, as a math teacher, I didn’t have enough time,â€? Mrs. Windloss said. When Rafaeli went on the show she had to put her photography business, Victoria Rafaeli photography, located in Weston, on hold, but now that she is back she said that she has other plans. “Obviously photography is my passion, but as you saw on Big Brother, I love fashion, make up, hair and I love getting dressed up, clothes are everything. You might see something in the future with Victoria and fashion, that’s what I love,â€? she said. “But of course photography is my passion. My business means everything to me, so I am still working as a photographer.â€? 6KH VDLG WKDW VKH GHĂ€QLWHO\

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thinks the show portrayed her as a princess, but it was all a part of the game plan she and her ally, Derrick Levasseur, the season’s winner, concocted. “I had to play a very clueless game. Me and Derrick were working together the entire time, I knew a lot about the game and what was going on,� she said. “I had to walk around the house

like I had no clue. I didn’t want to be anyone’s target, so I know they portrayed me as a princess. The house would call me princess Jasmine, which soon changed to princess Victoria.� She said that she played a great game using all of the good morals that she learned. “I never attacked anyone personally. I stayed strong to my

morals and to who I am,� she said. “I am very proud of that because being in that house is very hard. People will do anything. The fact that I remained the person that I am and that I was able be proud while walking out that door, holding my head high, was a great feeling. I loved my game plan. I don’t regret anything.�

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Keene State College is a public, co-educational university grounded in the liberal arts located in Keene, N.H. Kyle Hastbacka, former president of CBTV, is now a sophomore there majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology. He spoke to The Circuit’s Adrianna Cole about It is a small, older campus his experiences via email. with brick buildings, and it’s less than a two-minute walk to What made you want to go downtown, which has a ton of to the school? small restaurants. The campus I really wanted to go to school is also located in a valley, so in New England. I am from New there are great views of all the Hampshire originally, and I mountains around us. knew people who went here and What do you do on the loved it. I love the campus. It’s lo- weekend/ free time? cated right on Main Street and is I am really involved with my the typical small New England fraternity, Sigma Pi, and I work school. in the student center as tech What makes the school VWDII ÀOPLQJ GLIIHUHQW HYHQWV unique? on campus. I am currently the

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scholarship chair of my fraternity, so I make sure all of our brothers are keeping up with their grades and are going to the library to study. We actually have the highest GPA of all the fraternities and sororities on campus. What is there to do in the area? The area, in general, isn’t really close to any major things. We are a little over an hour from Boston in a wooded area, but we host an annual Pumpkin Festi-

val that won a world record last year for the most lit jack ‘o lanterns in one spot. How does this school help with your major? The school really pushes hands-on learning and has a lot of professors that have real world experience. For my criminal justice classes, I’ve had a judge and jail warden as my professors. How have you gotten involved? I actually get involved in

a lot of events like shows that come on campus because I work tech team operating cameras. I have worked with some of the guys from the Buried Life, Mike Stud, 3lau, New Politics, Jake Miller, and Gabriel Iglesias. I have also gotten involved by going on the school’s international service trip last year to Panama and Costa Rica as the only freshman. While we were on the trip, we worked at a local school in the town of Bocas del Toro and P\ JURXS EXLOW D EDVHEDOO ÀHOG

Dream schools serve as motivation for seniors SABRINA GAGGIA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Having a dream school in mind motivates senior Yumi Rivas as she makes her way through high school. Determined to get into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Rivas has worked hard to reach her goal. “I think it’s a good thing that I have always had a dream school because it’s nice to see a goal in front of you,â€? she said. “That’s how I have managed to stay on top and stay motivated.â€? Rivas has taken part in extracurricular activities such as becoming the president of National Honor Society, cofounding the club Tech Savvy, becoming a youth group leader for her church and starting an organization that provides underprivileged girls free dance classes. “I guess I’ve just always thought the most important thing is education,â€? she said. “Neither of my parents went to college, so I think seeing them struggle and go from job to job has made me want to get a good education and eventually have a stable job and be successful.â€? 5LYDV YLVLWHG 0,7 IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH during a selective seven-week summer program. “I got to meet professors over there and go to classes,â€? she said. “Overall, I just really liked the environment, and it’s also nice because I want to go into engineering and they are number one in engineering.â€? Senior Marianne Aguilar also at-

tended the summer program at MIT along with placing at math and science competitions, joining Rho Kappa and participating in a medical school program at Cleveland Clinic. Aguilar’s dream school, however, is Harvard because she said it has really good opportunities. “Harvard is one of the best medical schools for pre-med,â€? Aguilar said. “It has a really high medical school acceptance rate and a good medical school on campus.â€? Aguilar said her dream is what keeps her working. “I’m open to other schools, but in general I just think something good will come out of studying and that’s where my motivation comes from,â€? she said. BRACE adviser Shari Bush said having a dream school does not necessarily keep students motivated. However, it does give them a sense of direction. “If they see that a certain school they are dying to go to is looking for certain criteria, that is obviously something they want to work towards. But I think at the end of the day, a student’s work ethic should be their work ethic,â€? Ms. Bush said. “Whatever school they are applying to, they should be working as hard as they can and do as well as they can and give themselves the best opportunity.â€? Mrs. Bush said even though stuGHQWV PD\ KDYH D VSHFLĂ€F JRDO VKH EHlieves where the students end up be-

comes their dream school. “I don’t have a concern with kids having a dream school and a school that is so near and dear to their hearts and the place where they think they are going to be happiest,â€? she said, “as long as they leave the possibility for the fact that the dream school is where they end up. And it might be that they end up in a SODFH WKDW LV DQ HYHQ EHWWHU Ă€W WKDQ WKH\ ever imagined.â€? Senior Gabbi Solovay said having a dream school, in her case the University of Florida (UF), allows one to have a goal in sight. “I think that you always end up where you’re supposed to be,â€? Solovay said. “Even if I don’t get in and end up going somewhere else, I don’t think it would be a bad thing because after some time you’ll realize why you didn’t get in.â€? Stu Schmill, the dean of admissions at MIT, gave his perspective on student goals. “I think having a dream school can help set a student’s idea of the type of school they would like to attend, and can be very motivating, as it can offer a good incentive for a student to work hard,â€? Mr. Schmill said in an email interview with The Circuit. “But I try to discourage students from focusing on only one school once they get to their actual college search.â€? +H VDLG WKHUH DUH PDQ\ JUHDW Ă€W schools for any student, and students should not limit the range of schools that they consider as good options for

themselves. “First, and most obviously, there is never any guarantee on where a student might be admitted. Second, and perhaps more important, is that once students explore other options, they may surprise themselves as to how many great schools there are out there where they would really thrive,â€? he said. Unlike Rivas who is still working on her MIT application, Solovay said she already sent her application to UF. “I think it went really smoothly. It was my No. 1 school, so I gave it special treatment,â€? she said. Mrs. Bush said students should treat every college application as if it is extremely important and put their best foot forward. “If they have the dream school and they want to give that school every opportunity, [schools] offer an early decision and early action deadline,â€? she said. “If they know it’s their one and only, they might want to consider applying early. They have to have done their due diligence and their homework on that school, so they know exactly how WR Ă€OO RXW DQ DSSOLFDWLRQ WKDW Ă€WV ZKDW the school is looking for.â€? Rivas said she is applying for early DFWLRQ DQG LV ZRUNLQJ RQ WKH Ă€YH VKRUW essays the school requires. “Yes, I am giving it special treatment because since it is my dream school and such a selective school,â€? she said. “I realized that if I want to get in, I have to put most of my effort into it and make sure my essays are on point.â€?

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Campaigns attract young volunteers BY TARA BAGHERLEE ONLINE FEATURES EDITOR

Since the beginning of August, junior Cynthia Cosma has interned with the Charlie Crist campaign, putting in 15 hours a week of phone calls and knocking on doors to get people to the polls on Election Day and recruiting volunteers at the Crist FDPSDLJQ¡V 3ODQWDWLRQ RIĂ€FH “I feel like interning for politicians is very important in discovering how the legislative system works, how campaigning works and we can take examples from politicians we’re working ZLWK DQG Ă€QG D ZD\ WR EHWWHU improve the lives of Americans when we become politicians RXUVHOYHV Âľ &RVPD VDLG 6DLI +DPLGHK LV D Ă€HOG RUJDnizer for the Charlie Crist campaign and a Cypress Bay alumQXV IURP WKH &ODVV RI +H said the biggest advantage for high school students when they volunteer for political campaigns is that they have a voice in government, even if they can’t YRWH \HW “I would wake up the day after Election Day and if it didn’t go my way, I would be so angry because my voice wasn’t heard and I was now represented by someone who I didn’t want to UHSUHVHQW PH , GLGQ¡W UHDOL]H LQ high school that even though I couldn’t vote, I could have a huge impact on my political system,â€? VDLG 0U +DPLGHK ZKR JUDGXDWHG IURP )ORULGD 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ Cosma is not the only student at the Bay working with the Crist FDPSDLJQ 6HQLRU 5DWDQD )UDLhat has also been doing so for RYHU D PRQWK “The opportunity came to me when Saif came to school and asked us if we wanted to volunWHHU Âľ )UDLKDW VDLG ´, WKRXJKW LW was a really cool opportunity, so , ZHQW GRZQ WR WKH RIĂ€FH DQG , found out more about Charlie’s LGHRORJLHV $ ORW RI WKHP , DJUHHG with, so I thought it would be reDOO\ LQWHUHVWLQJ WR KHOS ZLWK WKDW Since I can’t vote, I’m making an impact by helping campaign for RWKHU SHRSOH WR YRWH Âľ 0U +DPLGHK VDLG WKHUH DUH about 20 active high school volunteers working with the Crist campaign, put in charge of “phone-bankingâ€? (calling up individuals to make sure they vote), canvassing (going doorto-door), doing data entry, recruiting volunteers and planning

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Personal goals aim high – possibly even all the way up to a mountain top BY ABBY MORGAN FEATURES EDITOR

Sophomore Maria Machado puts all of the money she makes in a piggy bank. She is trying to save up money as fast as she can in order to start completing things off of her bucket list, but without a job or steady income Machado said it may take her a while to actually collect the money needed. “I just want to go to Mount Everest and climb up there and just look off the top of the biggest mountain ever. It’s wonderful and beautiful,� Machado said. “I also have always wanted to go to Japan because there is so much there that I really want to enjoy, and it’s so pretty.� Right now it’s still a just a dream, though. “I have not completed anything on my bucket list because I want to save up to go to Japan, but so far I have only saved up $30,� Machado said. Students and teachers around the Bay have bucket lists that range from climbing to the top of Mount Everest to sharing food with celebrities. Senior Francisco Delgado’s list includes Mount Everest, too, but has other destinations and goals made up of experiences and achievements spanning from travelling to meeting his future wife. “My bucket list consists of visiting Russia, going to Mount Everest, driving a fancy car or playing poker in Monaco or in Macau, because it

sounds very interesting,â€? Delgado said. “Also, I want to go and see Rio de Janeiro because I think that it’s a place that everyone should visit in their lives since it is so beautiful.â€? Travel seems to be a common thread. Junior Ricardo Chavez has a whole itinerary. “On my bucket list, I want to backpack through Europe, starting in England, making my way to France, down from France to Spain and Portugal and then over to Italy and Switzerland, up to Germany,â€? said. “Then I want to head east to Russia and make my way down to Turkey and Greece. I want to do this right after high school.â€? Chavez’s aspiration to travel in Europe began when he was taking AP European History. He wants to go to Europe since his teacher made Europe seem so interesting and really created an huge interest because he believes that is the only way to fully assimilate a person into another. “I think that it would be a good experience to learn about all of these different FXOWXUHV Ă€UVW KDQG DQG EH D part of it,â€? Chavez said. “I hope to accomplish the things on my bucket list by the time I am 25, so that after that I can start living my real life, which will be more mature.â€? Machado has big plans of traveling not only inside the country but outside as well. She has always been inspired E\ VSHFLĂ€F SODFHV VXFK DV Mount Everest, because it has

such a unique personality and she has heard about the breathtaking experience. She aspires to go to Japan because she wants to become an animator or designer when she grows XS DQG VKH KRSHV WR Ă€QG LQVSLration in there. Although she really wants to travel to Japan, she said she would rather go to Mount Everest even more. “If I had one more day to do anything in the world, I would want to check off go-

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-sophomore Maria Machado ing and hiking up Mount Everest, because there is only one opportunity to experience something like that, and most people will experience mount Everest no more than one time in their lives,� she said. “I want to go to Mount Everest so badly because I want to see the top of the world from up there, and I want to experience seeing the landscape from a different perspective.� AP United States History and AP European His-

tory teacher Eric Adzima said he has a short bucket list that holds a lot of meaning to him. “As a musician, I would like to at least once crowd surf, and I would also love to share a pretzel with Dave Grohl at the Grammys,� Mr. Adzima said. “I hope to accomplish the things on my bucket list as soon as possible, since I would rather not crowd surf when I am 80.� Mr. Adzima said that he is proud of his accomplishments and what he has achieved. He has already put out an album full of music he wrote himself and produced. “I have completed a couple things on my bucket list. I have written an album, and now I am working on my second album,� he said. “I think getting a friend request from Green Day on Facebook will take the longest time to accomplish on my bucket list.� Machado said she has not completed anything on her bucket list yet, but has high hopes that she will in her future. “I hope to accomplish the things on my bucket list by age 20, because by that time I will probably be starting a job, and then I can start really saving up money to go to Japan,� she said. Delgado has not completed anything on his bucket list yet, but he has done some things that are cool, such as visiting Mexico. He said he is not going to put pressure on himself to complete the things on his bucket list before he is 30, because he has the rest of his life.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH BEFORE YOU GRADUATE? “I want to acquire the skills I’ll need later on in college and in life.� -junior Sophia Vargas

“Go to the Olympics for swimming, because of the money, fame and my love for swim.� -freshman Jorge Depassier

“Get accepted into FSU and Ă€QLVK RII VHQLRU year on a good note.â€? -senior Tyler Allen

“I want people to realize that we are really fortunate to go to this school.� -sophomore Paige Gordetzky

“I want to participate in many different clubs to make a difference in my community.� -freshman Olivia Landsman “I would like to become a good role model for my little brother.� -sophomore Samuel Castaneda

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Learning can happen anywhere BY CAMILA ZIADI ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT COPY EDITOR

Madison Kent likes to tan. But while she basks in the sun, she studies for her Advanced Placement (AP) English language class. Students have developed different study methods, and where they study has formed an important part of their routine. Kent discovered that she studies best when she can relax poolside while also memorizing vocabulary words. “I was studying in my room one weekend, but it was really nice out and I didn’t want to waste the beautiful day inside, so I decided to study outside,” she said. “I ended up being able to get everything done while also being able to tan and go in the pool.” Kent said that by being outdoors, she escaped from the distractions of her house and was able to enjoy the quiet of the outdoors. “The only downside to studying outside is when it rains, because I don’t want to get soaked,” she said. “Even when it rains, the sound of the rain is soothing to me and it doesn’t hinder my studying too much.” When she studies outside, Kent said VKH ÀQGV WKDW VKH GRHV EHWWHU RQ H[DPV than if she studies in her room. “There’s a lot of distractions in my room,” she said. “I always end up going on Instagram or Twitter on my phone, or I play some random game. It never really works out.” Freshman Ryder Kaplan, on the other hand, studies in his room because that’s

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where he can focus. “I study in my room because I feel safe in my room and because I can focus on just one thing, which is the key to studying,” he said. “I also like to listen to music, and I can do that in my room without annoying anyone else.” Kaplan said he has tried studying in other places, one of which was the library, but that it hindered his studying. “Studying at the library didn’t work out for me,” he said. “I got very distracted by all of the computers and noise around me. I just talked to my friends the whole

time I was there.” Any place where he can listen to music without wearing headphones is a place where Kaplan can study, he said. “Listening to music helps me zen into what I’m doing,” he said. “It helps me focus and retain information better.” While Kent gets a tan and Kaplan listens to his music, sophomore Hannah Krohn studies while enjoying a meal at Panera Bread. “It’s been proven that you study better with people, and that holds to be true for me,” she said. “I’m a lot more productive

when I have other people around to motivate me to do better. It’s good to be able to challenge ourselves.” Krohn said she can’t focus when it’s too loud or when the environment around her is too distracting, so the restaurant doesn’t always work, but most of the time it is quiet enough. “I can eat, hang out with friends and study at the best time, so honestly, it’s great for me,” she said. “Studying is really important to me because it determines my grades, so where I do it is also very important.”

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Sports are not just entertainment

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DOWN, SET, HIKE: The offensive line prepares for contact on each play. Center Justice Silvera (above with ball) makes the pre snap adjustments by communicating with the rest of the offensive line. (At right) Right guard Anthony Bennett and left guard Matt Bukovi (not pictured) start on the defensive line as well.

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What goes on in the trenches

The war of force to protect the quarterback can get physical and intense. BY EVAN KESSLER SPORTS EDITOR

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MLB player discusses pro career Alex Avila is currently the starting catcher for the Detroit Tigers. The Circuit’s Online Arts and Entertainment editor Carolina Bou got the chance to interview him via phone about his career and success as a professional athlete. What is it like to be doing something you love as a job every day? It’s amazing. To be able to do something that you dreamed of your entire life feels amazing. I’m very fortunate to have been able to do that every single day. What have been some of the peak moments of your career? Being in the All Star Game in 2011, winning the Silver Slugger Award (best offensive player at each position in both the American and National league) as a catcher, catching Justin Verlander’s no-hitter, and also playing in the ALCS the last four years in a row. In 2012 the Tigers played in the World Series against the San Francisco Giants. What was that experience like? It was incredible. The World Series is what we work so hard for, to get there and be able to have the opportunity to win it. Even though we didn’t play very well, the fact that we were able to get there was unbelievable. Just having the opportunity is a big deal. A lot of my friends that play baseball for a long time have never even gotten a chance to play in the playoffs, so just getting there was a big accomplishment. What is your favorite part about working as a professional baseball player? I love the fact that my job is basically a game. I prepare for something that I played as a kid, and I think that’s one of the coolest things. One of the good things, but also one of the bad things about my job is the traveling. I love traveling, and I love going to different cities, but the tough part is that we’re away from our families. What are your hopes for the Tigers going into this postseason? My hopes are to win the World Series. It would be great to bring a championship back to Detroit. The last time the Tigers won a World Series was in 1984 and the fans of Detroit are passionate fans who love baseball and really want a championship. As a baseball player, that’s what we play for. Another reason is because of our owner. Our owner has been very generous. He’s probably one of the best owners in sports, and it’s no secret that

he wants a World Series. A lot of us really want to do it for him as well. To be able to win that would be amazing. (The Tigers lost in the American League Division Series 3 games to 0 against the Baltimore Orioles) Do you think you have any room to improve as a player during the offseason? If so, what? There’s always room to improve. Most guys will tell you that if you’re not improving then it’s time to get out of the game because the game is constantly evolving. A lot of times if you’re not moving forward with the game, evolving and learning to improve with it, you are going backwards. Every year I always WU\ WR ÀJXUH RXW ZKDW , FDQ GR better as a catcher, and what I can do to help my pitching staff. Those are the things that I try to look at once the season is over and once spring training starts to

when we’re able to put together game plans and go into a game prepared. That’s a great feeling. I would say that’s one of the best things about it. One of the toughest things I have to deal with is the failure that comes with it. Baseball is a game of failure and at times it can be hard to accept, but once you learn to accept it, the successes that you are able to achieve are that much sweeter. What was it like being an all-star and playing in the AllStar Game? It was great. When I was voted in to be a starter in the AllStar Game, I couldn’t believe it. I always felt I was good enough to make it to the big leagues, and play and compete at that level, but to be able to be on the same team as the best players in the world, to be considered in that category was amazing. I think it was as much fun for my family as it was for me too. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ALEX AVILA

DREAM CATCHER: (above) After becoming the American League Central Division Champions in 2011, Avila and two-time AL MVP Miguel Cabrera celebrate in the Tigers dugout. (Left) Alex Avila has been the starting catcher for the Detroit Tigers for four years. During his career, he was elected as an All-Star for the American League and won the Silver Slugger award in 2011.

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make sure I can focus on those things going on in the following year. What are some of the best and worst parts of your job? A reason why a lot of guys get into sports is because they’re competitive and they love winning, and that’s one thing that I enjoy. I love competing. I love it

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Were there any players that you played with that you looked up to? If so, whom? We have a lot of guys on our team that are pretty unbelievable. I would say, Miguel Cabrera is one of the best players I will ever play with and ever get to see play. One guy though that has really helped me over the last four

years in my preparation of my overall game is Victor Martinez. He is a real student of the game. He knows baseball and he is a stud. He’s helped me not RQO\ RQ WKH ÀHOG EXW DOVR RII WKH ÀHOG LQ KRZ WR GHDO ZLWK D EDOance, going to work every single day and then also being there for your family.

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Athletes wear pink to raise awareness for Breast Cancer BY JOSE ORTEGA

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when people work fundraisers, telethons, and donate money to help raise DZDUHQHVV IRU EUHDVW FDQFHU DQG ÀQG D cure. Athletes at the Bay are playing their part in helping raise awareness. Thanks to Turnstyle, a fashion store in Weston, varsity girls volleyball, varsity football, and the varsity cheerleading teams will all be wearing matching pink socks in support for breast cancer. Turnstyle donated over 100 pairs of socks to athletes to show support. “It feels great to be able to help the school raise awareness for a great cause,” said Jacob Truske, long snapper for the varsity football team. His mother Margaret Truske owns the store.

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Freshman football player Nesta Silvera said he has always been supportive of the cause.

“I have been wearing pink during my games in October ever since I played for the Weston Warriors,” Silvera said. “I love wearing pink because it looks good, and it’s helping promote a great cause.” Senior Anthony Bennett said he is going all out with his pink gear for October. “I am going to be wearing pink socks, a pink mouthpiece, pink chin guard, and I am even going to get taped in pink,” said Bennett, a lineman on the varsity team. Although the trend to wear pink during October was started by the NFL, the football team is not the only sport showing support for breast cancer research. The varsity and JV girls volleyball teams are also going to be sporting pink gear for the month. Senior Rachel Tomasiello said she and her teammates are preparing to deck out in pink. “Breast Cancer Month is a great way to support a great cause while looking good,” Tomasiello said. “Pink is one of my favorite colors, so I always take the opportunity to wear it.” Though raising awareness for breast cancer is important to many people, it really hits close for senior offensive lineman Thomas Mosca. Mosca lost his great grandmother to breast cancer when he was in the ninth grade. “I have made it a tradition to wear pink during Breast Cancer Month ever since I lost my great grandmother. She was very important in my life and meant a lot to me,” Mosca said. “I love having the opportunity to help raise awareness in her honor.”

PRETTY IN PINK: Football and volleyball players wear pink athletic sportswear during their games in October to support breast cancer awareness.

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Bucket full of Sports dreams )RU DWKOHWHV DQG VSRUWV IDQV DPELWLRQV RIWHQ LQYROYH D Ă€HOG pool or court. Here’s a bucket list: sports edition. “I want to go to a World Series Game 7.â€? -sophomore Brian Bosem

“I would love to get a scholarship for swimming for college.� -junior Baldwin Suen

“I want to see the World Cup live.� -sophomore Juan Eccheveri

“My dream is to watch the Yankees and Red Sox play at Fenway Park.� -freshman Paige Lewis

“I would love to go and watch the Super Bowl sometime in my life.� -junior Ben Kaner

“I want to go to the Olympics one day and see Usain Bolt run as the fastest man in the world.� -junior Jared Shapiro

“I play water polo for Cypress Bay, and I want to play water polo for San Diego and Washington D.C.� -senior Anneliesa Schultz

“I would love to go see the Seahawks play at CenturyLink Field.� -junior Vincenzo Emanuele

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Recruiting process starts to heat up BY JAKE FUHRMAN

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“My travel coach has helped me by making phone calls to college coaches and making videos to send to coaches,� Londos said. Wright was fortunate enough to be recognized by colleges when she made an effort to get scouted. Information about Wright can be found on the Internet on collegeswimming.com and beReruited. com. “Some colleges came to me through

online information they found out about me. Usually when you’re in a sport as competitive as swimming, your name gets out pretty quickly,â€? Wright said. South Florida is known to be a hub for high school football talent, so scouts are often in attendance at Cypress Bay games. Varsity football punter Alex Cassita tries to shine every time he gets on the Ă€HOG WR PDNH DQ LPSDFW RQ FROOHJH VFRXWV “As long as I do my job to help the

team, everything else should come,â€? Cassita said. Athletes have different motivations for wanting to play in college. ´7KH PDLQ UHDVRQ , ZDQW WR SOD\ IRRWball in college is for my mom,â€? Cassita said. “She works hard and I want to have her at the games watching me play, instead of her having to pay for me to go to school.â€? Londos has always dreamed of making it big in the basketball business. “My ultimate goal is obviously to play in the NBA, but I won’t be able to do that ZLWKRXW SUHSDUDWLRQ IURP 'LYLVLRQ DWKletics,â€? he said. Over the six-year span of his reign as varsity soccer coach at the Bay, Mauricio Lopez helped players get college scholarships. “Players need to stand out in some sort RI ZD\ ZKLOH EHLQJ VFRXWHG 7KH\ KDYH WR be to be able to play their position soundly with knowledge relating to the game,â€? Coach Lopez said. Lopez, also a teacher, knows the importance of academics in the recruiting process. “Of course all of the talents of a player can be dismissed if the player does not SRVVHVV D JRRG *3$ 6$7 $&7 VFRUH RU required course curriculum,â€? he said. He often preaches to his players that it LV FDOOHG D VWXGHQW DWKOHWH IRU D UHDVRQ 7KH academics always overshadow the athletics.

Athletes strive to be on their best behavior BY RYAN STERN

With all the speculation and arrests going on in the NFL, eyes are now turned to the behavior of not just football players, but all athletes. Between allegedly abusive child punishment, drug arrests and battery charges, questions come to surface about the discipline these players receive.

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and dedicating time are all requirements of athletes at the Bay. Whether it is football, basketball, soccer or any other sport, athletes must be on their best behavior when they come to school. Players are required to act and even dress a certain way on game day. “Our job is to stay out of trouble and focus on our grades,â€? said quarterback Jake Nudelberg, a junior who plays on the varsity team. “We have to keep up our JUDGHV LI ZH ZDQW WR SOD\ 7KDW¡V RXU 1R

MRE GXULQJ WKH VHDVRQ Âľ $WKOHWHV PXVW PDNH PDQ\ VDFULĂ€FHV to be on the team and be good citizens. Soccer forward Maria Munoz is one athlete who always dedicates her time to the sport she loves. “I travel a lot with this sport, so I don’t have time to go out at all. When I’m not traveling, I still have homework, so I don’t really have a social life,â€? Munoz, a junior, said. Emotions can run wild during a game

so players use tricks to keep calm to avoid saying or doing anything they might regret after the game. ´'LVSOD\LQJ JRRG EHKDYLRU LV MXVW DV critical on the court as it is off the court,â€? said junior Michael North, a varsity boys basketball power forward.

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What is your favorite part about cross country? I like the whole group because it’s a WHDP VSRUW DQG LW¡V PRUH XQLĂ€HG WKDQ track. Cross country is one event and the whole team races together, while in track everyone has their separate events.

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What do you do to train? The team trained all summer, and we are usually up six days a week at 7 in the morning. We did do long runs in the summer, which are 10 miles. When school starts, we do more speed training.

Do you want to continue running in your future or in college? I plan on running either on a club sport team or on my own in the future. In college not only do I want to keep in shape, but also I really would like to run at least twice a week.

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Women prove they can dominate in today’s music

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ONLINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Disney needs to ‘Let it Go’

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Fanworks create fun connections BY INES ACOSTA PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER

When she was 7, junior Riley Chadwick started imagining DC Comics’ iconic superhero Batman defeating his archenemy The Joker. Six years later, she was watching Cartoon Network’s “Teen Titansâ€? and, while researching it, found people who, just like her, like to draw their favorite characters doing things that aren’t considered canon, or RIĂ€FLDO LQ WHUPV RI WKH RULJLQDO work. Now, she spends her free time creating fanworks, character-based contributions made by fans for their favorite piece of media, such as a TV show, movie, book or comic. ´7KH Ă€UVW WKLQJ , UHDG ZDV a little webcomic for ‘Doctor Who’ and it was about how all the doctors got together and met up, and it was really good,â€? &KDGZLFN VDLG ´, GRQ¡W NQRZ LI it’s online anymore, but after that , ZDV KRRNHG Âľ These fanworks are mainly created for pieces of media that have generated a closely-knit group of fans, or a fandom. Junior Micaela Kraidelman said the creations are sometimes done to continue the work that the original author might not have written or published yet. “You can see the characters you love in different situations and a lot of them are in different time periods and different countries, and it’s amazing how the WZR FKDUDFWHUV Ă€QG ZD\V WR VWLOO be friends,â€? she said. Freshman Madeline Chadwick, Riley’s sister, also creates fanworks, but instead of doing it for herself, she likes to publish her work so that other fans can see it. ´, GR LW IRU RWKHU SHRSOH EXW WKHUH DUH WLPHV ZKHQ , VD\ Âś, ZDQW WR ZULWH WKLV , GRQ¡W FDUH ZKDW \RX VD\ ,¡P ZULWLQJ LW WKLV LV PLQH OHW PH WKLQN ZKDW , ZDQW to think,’â€? she said. One of these types of fanZRUNV FDOOHG IDQĂ€FWLRQ LV ZKHQ a fan writes a story that centers around the characters he or she chooses. They can be found WKURXJKRXW ERWK WKH ,QWHUQHW DQG pop culture, said Kiri Van Santen, Communications Co-chair for the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), which runs a popular fanworks website, Archive of Our Own (AO3). “Many people have only ever WKRXJKW RI IDQĂ€FWLRQ DV YHU\ SRRUO\ ZULWWHQ VHOI JUDWLĂ€FDWLRQ DQG , KRSH WKDW WKRVH SHRSOH Ă€QG

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out that there is a lot of amazing fan writing out there,â€? said Ms. Van Santen in an email interYLHZ ZLWK 7KH &LUFXLW ´,V Âś7KH 'DUN .QLJKW¡ IDQ Ă€FWLRQ" , WKLQN so. How about ‘Once Upon a 7LPH¡" )DQ Ă€FWLRQ DERXW WKH BBC’s ‘Sherlock’ is extremely SRSXODU EXW ,¡G DUJXH WKDW WKH VKRZ LWVHOI LV IDQĂ€FWLRQ EDVHG on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle.â€? AO3 currently hosts over 1 million fanworks on its website and has around 400,000 registered users, Ms. Van Santen said. The main subject of these fanworks is mainly CW’s “Supernatural,â€? BBC’s “Sherlock,â€? “Harry Potterâ€? and the most re-

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FHQW 0DUYHO Ă€OPV VXFK DV ´7KH Avengers.â€? “All the fan work is user-generated, and AO3 seems to attract particularly talented writers, SRGĂ€FFHUV >IRU SRGFDVWV@ DQG visual artists,â€? Ms. Van Santen said. Another type of fan-generated work is fanart, when the fan draws or paints the characters from a piece, or pieces, of media. Josh Wattles, adviser-in-chief of DeviantART, a website that has built a community of artists, said in a phone interview with The Circuit that fanworks oftentimes help the fans read a deeper level of connection with both the character and the story.

´,W UHDOO\ OHWV \RX WKLQN DERXW this thing that you’re very interested in thinking about, and in a way in which you feel as if you’re actively participating in the development of the character,â€? Mr. Wattles said. “Just for yourself, for your own satisfaction, for your own love of engagement.â€? DeviantART also hosts a third type of fanwork, called cosplay, when a fan dresses up as a character and acts in that role. Cosplay usually takes immense amounts of work, Riley said, because the fan usually has to make the costume from scratch. ´:KHQ \RX Ă€QLVK HYHU\WKLQJ DQG \RX VHH WKH Ă€QLVKHG UHVXOWV

and you see people going ‘oh my god that’s so good, that’s so awesome,’ it’s like ’wow people OLNH ZKDW ,¡P GRLQJ ¡¾ 5LOH\ VDLG ´,¡P MXVW EULQJLQJ SHRSOH KDSSLness sometimes and it makes me IHHO UHDOO\ JRRG DERXW ZKDW , GR Âľ Fanworks, however, can also FURVV OHJDO ERXQGDULHV ,I WKH IDQ is making money off his or her fanworks, or if the character or storyline is being portrayed in a way the original author or production company doesn’t like, the website hosting the work may have to take it down. “Frequently it’s because they object to the type of art,â€? Mr. Wattles said. “They obviously have a copyright claim, but it might be, you know, you’ve got %DWPDQ GRLQJ VRPHWKLQJ >WKH FRPSDQLHV@ GRQ¡W OLNH %DWPDQ doing.â€? Regardless of the legal issues, fanworks help aspiring writers and artists, said Ms. Van Santen, because writing in an existing universe is hard since the fan has to follow the stylistic choices the original author might have chosen. ´,Q WHUPV RI DUWLVWLF H[SUHVVLRQ DQG OLWHUDU\ PHULW , WKLQN that working within limitations makes people more creative,â€? she said. “Some of the world’s greatest art is created when talented people transform existing work into something challenging or relatable or revelatory or joyous.â€?

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Junior excels in competitive debate pared for his position this past summer by practicing and improving his speakJunior Ben Kaner has always liked to ing skills. argue with his parents, but he never would “He has worked hard and has gone have thought this trait would lead to him to summer camps over the past couple of becoming a co-captain of the Cypress summers, including National Debate FoBay debate team. Kaner has been part of rum in Boston at Emerson University and the team for three years. Florida Forensics Insti“My mom’s experience tute,” Mr. Miller said. with debate in high school When in these proshowed her that I would be grams and tournaments good at debate and I should throughout the year, Kantry it out in high school, so er gets the opportunity I did, “ Kaner said. to check out colleges and He is co-captain this hang out with friends year along with senior Aliacross the country that he son Huang. As captains, junior Ben Kaner usually wouldn’t be able to their job is to run the practices see. and decide where the team will be going “I’ve traveled more with my debate for competitions. team and seen more of America than I have with my parents,” Kaner said “I have competed and traveled to Harvard, Berkley and Emory throughout my years on I feel like I’m ready for the debate team.” this position. I love being Kaner and Huang have been working with my friends and doing very hard as captains to come up with which team members will be competing what I love. together. “The places where we would want to travel are probably one of the hardest things about being captain since it’s such -junior Ben Kaner a big decision,” Kaner said. “It’s hard to “I think Alison and I will work very pick but we do it based on which tournawell together and help lead the team to a PHQWV ZLOO EH PRVW EHQHÀFLDO WR IXWXUH great year,” Kaner said debate careers and learning.” Teacher Ben Miller said Kaner preIf Kaner receives a college scholarship BY SYDNI FREEDLANDER

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for debate, he would be interested in being part of the team. “I could see myself going to the University of Florida with a scholarship in debate,” Kaner said. “Debate would be a KXJH LQÁXHQFH LQ FROOHJH EHFDXVH RI WKH commitment to the team, and it would

DOVR ORRN JUHDW IRU LQWHUQVKLSV DW ODZ ÀUPV and other governmental jobs later in life.” Kaner is excited to be co-captain this year and to take on the responsibility. “I feel like I’m ready for this position,” Kaner said. “I love being with my friends and doing what I love.”

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“The Love Club” Lorde Indie Pop

“The Love Club” has a calming sound with Lorde’s melodious voice.

“Heartache on the Big Screen” 5 Seconds of Summer Rock

“Selene”

Written by all four members of the band together, “Heartache on the Big Screen” screams rock in the intro, but adds a little pop to the hook.

This song has an upbeat tune that makes listeners want to get up and rock out.

“Don’t Hold the Wall”

Imagine Dragons Alternative Rock

“Bounce”

Justin Timberlake Pop

Like all of Timberlake’s other tracks on Iggy Azalea this album, “Don’t Hold The Wall” mashes WZR WXQHV LQWR RQH VRQJ +H VWDUWV WKH ÀUVW Hip-Hop/Dance Like all of Iggy’s songs, “Bounce” is a very four minutes with a funky and upbeat jungle tune, and transitions into a hip-­hop upbeat and catchy song. rhythm for the remaining three minutes.

“West Coast” The Neighbourhood Alternative/ Hip-Hop This song combines old hip-­hop mixes and sounds to create a new type of head-­bobbing tune.

“Can’t Stop” One Republic Indie Pop

“Can’t Stop” incorporates the wonderful sounds of Ryan Tedder’s voice and a little bit of auto-­tune to make his voice sound more authentic.

“Who You Love” John Mayer ft. Katy Perry Soft Rock With the help of Katy Perry’s soft voice, John Mayer creates a song that causes listeners to sway to the beat with their arms raised in the air.

“Thinking Out Loud ” Ed Sheeran R&B This is a very soulful and moving song with a message of love.

“Knee Socks” Artic Monkeys Alternative Rock

With the rythmic sound of an electric guitar, “Knee Sock” makes listeners feel as if they are part of their own rock band.

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Fall into new shows

The Circuit’s staffers review television pilots of the newest season. Gotham

Red Band Society

Premiered Sept. 22 on FOX Airs Fridays at 9 p.m.

Premiered Sept. 17 on FOX Airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. BY ELANNA HEDA

BY INES ACOSTA

OPINION COPY EDITOR

PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER

“Gothamâ€? is a fun show that is enjoyable for anyone interested in crime dramas. While it is a prequel for Batman, a knowledge of the superhero’s history is not needed because the series explains everything that is going on and very clearly labels who is who. It stars Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and follows his efforts to clean up the city of Gotham from its current crime-riddled state. Through this, the show manages to give the backstory of well-known Batman villains and even the young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) himself. “Gothamâ€? manages to simply establish the rampant crime running through the city and gives Gordon and Wayne the foundation that helps them develop into the future characters we know and love. The only issue with the show is how crammed the HSLVRGH IHHOV WKH ZULWHUV WU\ WR Ă€W LQ DQG HVWDEOLVK WRR PXFK WRR IDVW 7KH\ FRXOG KDYH easily taken certain characters and waited to introduce them until the next episode. However, this does not detract from the episode overall. With a nice depth to characters and the typical overly cheesy writing of comic books, “Gothamâ€? is the prequel Batman deserves.

“Red Band Society,â€? which premiered Sept. 17, has a lot of promise but could potentially fall Ă DW EHFDXVH RI LWV ´*OHHÂľ OLNH VW\OH VLQFH LW IROORZV the lives of teenagers separately and when they interact with each other and the adults around them. What makes it different is that its characters have health issues, such as cancer and anorexia. They live in a hospital, but due to the narration from &KDUOLH *ULIĂ€Q *OXFN D FRPD SDWLHQW WKH SLORW manages to be funny, entertaining and emotional DOO DW RQFH %\ WKH HQG KRZHYHU WKH Ă€UVW HSLVRGH was a little too dramatic and predictable, despite the show’s potential. Although the start of the series successfully established the personalities and relationships of most of the characters, the negative is that those characters are stereotypes that have been shown on TV many times. This is represented by the soon-to-be love triangle between Emma (Ciara Bravo), Leo (Charlie Rowe) and Jordi (Nolan Sotillo). This technique is clearly being used to attract young viewers but is completely unnecessary and overused on television. While the plot idea has great potential, the concern is that the writing may veer away from the light-hearted humor it has now and turn into a drama-only mess.

Scorpion

Madam Secretary

Premiered Sept. 22 on CBS Airs Mondays at 9 p.m.

Premiered Sept. 21 on CBS Airs Sundays at 8 p.m. BY WANDA MORA

BY ELANNA HEDA OPINION COPY EDITOR

“Scorpionâ€? on CBS proves to have an intriguing plot, however, the storyline often moves too quickly and can be incredibly confusing for viewers to grasp. Inspired by a true story, “Scorpionâ€? is about self-proclaimed genius and computer expert Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel), with an IQ of 197. He and his super genius friends KDYH WURXEOH Ă€WWLQJ LQ WKH ´QRUPDOÂľ ZRUOG RI SHRple who know how to be more social than smart. Agent Gabe Callo (Robert Patrick) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who has history with O’Brien, asks for help from the team to land airplanes because the communication system shut down. For a pilot, there is too much going on, making the scenes choppy and too fast paced. Some parts leave the viewer hanging on edge begging for more, but at the rate in which the pilot is going, this show is going to lack plot development. With an original plot, “Scorpionâ€? has a lot of potential to become popular. The show just needs better direction.

“Madam Secretary,â€? while not fantastic, is quite enjoyable and exhibits great potential. The episode starts off by establishing the character of Elizabeth McCord (played by Tea Leoni), her family and her life before it’s turned around when she accepts the position of Secretary of State. Conspiracies are introduced, hostage situations are dealt with and the McCords adjust to their new lives in DC. The writing has nice commentary on the bureaucracy and red tape of government work and of society’s obsession with women’s appearances. The episode creates a solid set-up for the season’s overarching plot while still establishing that each week’s episode will have its own issue. The lighting is so GDUN LW LV GLIĂ€FXOW WR VHH VRPHWLPHV EXW ZLWK WKH FXUUHQW SRSXODULW\ RI SROLWLFDO VKRZV “Madam Secretaryâ€? has a high chance of succeeding. The show premiered on Sept. 21 and new episodes air Sundays at 8 p.m.

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The Flash

Premiered Sept. 30 on ABC Airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

Premiered Oct. 7 on the CW Airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. BY ARIEL GRIFFIN

BY ZUE LOPEZ ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PHOTO EDITOR

$%&¡V QHZ 79 VKRZ ´6HOĂ€H Âľ ZKLFK LV D modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,â€? has the potential to be something worth watching, with bits of funny scenes throughout the episode. The show follows the life of Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan), who is a self-obsessed, Instagram famous sales marketer. She is so hooked on getting likes on her photos and receiving friend requests, but deliberately ignores the fact that she has no actual friends. After meeting Henry (John Cho), a marketing self-image guru and one of the many co-workers Eliza had never acknowledged before, she is determined to change her narcissistic outlook and try to get people to like her in real life. He helps her learn how to be considerate, polite and not so attached to her iPhone. With Henry’s cold nature and sarcastic humor and Eliza’s conFHLWHG DWWLWXGH ´6HOĂ€HÂľ EULQJV FRPHG\ URPDQFH DQG IULHQGVKLS WR WKH WDEOH 7KURXJKout the pilot, Gillan and Cho are able to portray the personalities of their characters without seeming awkward or too serious. Although the end result of Eliza and Henry’s plan is predictable, the positive about this show is that it displays the effects social media has on the modern-world.

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'& LV Ă€QDOO\ DEOH WR VKDUH VRPH RI 0DUYHO¡V limelight in the media with the premiere of “The Flash.â€? The CW channel gives a classic, wellknown DC comic superhero some screen time. 7KH Ă€UVW HSLVRGH RI ´7KH )ODVKÂľ FDPH RXW 2FW and it helped quell doubts about a Flash TV show KDYLQJ D WRR VSHFLĂ€F DXGLHQFH EHFDXVH WKLV VKRZ is perfect for anyone who enjoys action and heroism. Even though it is a spin-off of “Arrow,â€? another popular superhero show that is set in the same universe, viewers do not need to have watched “Arrowâ€? or have any previous knowledge about the Flash to understand it. Starting from before the main character Barry Allen turns into the Flash, the pilot does a great job of explaining what is going on and showing viewers a little bit of depth on the character – before he turns into a superhero. The pilot might was a little fast-paced because of everything that goes on during the episode, a nine-month coma included, but it is indicative of what’s to come and was easy enough to keep up with. “The Flashâ€? seems to literally be hitting the ground running. Visit cbhscircuit. com for more pilot reviews.

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Luke Bryan concert leaves fans wanting him to ‘Play it Again’ Tonight,� got the crowd singing along and on its feet early on. Brice’s songs tend to be more slow and sad, but his lyrics are very poetic and touching such as, “I Don’t That’s My Kind of Night Dance,� “A Woman Like You, “and “I Drive Your Truck.� Tour No other artist can run the show like Luke Bryan does. He loves to talk to the crowd and connect to the audience in beBY SAM KRAUSS tween songs. Songs from his latest album such Luke Bryan’s concert on Saturday as “Play It Again� and “Rollercoaster� Sept. 27 was as hot as the Florida humidiare slower paced but alty at the Cruzan Amplow Bryan to show off itheatre outdoor venue his exceptional vocal in West Palm Beach. Bryan’s voice, dance chords. Opened by Cole SwinBryan’s classics such moves and charisma dell and Lee Brice, the as “Do I� and “Drunk soldout event was full on stage always on You� never fail to get of crazed country mu- evoke a positive and his fans squirming with sic fans dancing and excitement as they sing loving response. singing along in the along to these hits. Brycrowd. an’s voice, dance moves Bryan’s opening and charisma on stage hit, “That’s My Kind always evoke a positive of Night,� instantly got fans excited and and loving response. into the show with his engaging energy Although the concert was packed on stage. The crowd was warmed up from and very hot, it was still a very enjoyable the previous opening acts of Swindell and place to be because of the excited energy Brice. and love from the fans for Luke Bryan. Swindell’s hit, “Hope You Get Lonely

‘THAT’S MY KIND OF NIGHT’: Luke Bryan plays guitar and sings to the crowd. He connected with the audience by talking in between songs.

Brown’s album, ‘X’, marks the spot

The Script’s new disk breaks silence

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BY ARIELA COHN

Chris Brown released his sixth album “Xâ€? Sept. 12 and shows how diversiĂ€HG KLV PXVLFDO WDOHQW LV ,Q VRPH RI KLV songs he displays a soft side, writing lyrics about love and happiness, and in other songs, he sings about cheating and girls who hurt him. Although Brown has an infamous past, with the beating of Rihanna and several arrests, this album shows that he is focused on starting over and ready to leave his bad baggage behind. “Xâ€? debuted as No. 3 on the Billboard charts and sold over 146,000 copies in MXVW WKH Ă€UVW ZHHN of sales, according to billboard.com. This album is different than his others, because he experiments with new sounds in the electronic dance music genre compared to his old sounds, which was R&B. Brown collaborates with 11 artists including Kendrick Lamar in “Autumn Leavesâ€? and Ariana Grande in “Don’t be Gone too Long.â€? Both of these songs display the connection between Brown and the respected artists because their voices harmonize perfectly. The lead single “Fine Chinaâ€? sets the

tone, which is a mesh between slow- and fast-paced music. Featuring Lil Wayne, this song has a chorus that is catchy and will keep listeners singing it for days. “Fine China� is about how girls go from

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one rich guy to another and do not stay loyal to them. “New Flameâ€? and “See You Aroundâ€? are two of the 10 love songs on the album. There is great passion and soul that is evident in Brown’s voice. He shows his broad vocal range, hitting every note perfectly. One of the upbeat songs on the album is “Came to Do,â€? featuring Akon, which displays a mix of unique beats that have never been heard before in Brown’s music. Akon adds excitement to the song by providing extra harmonies to Chris Brown’s voice. 7KH WLWOH WUDFN ´;Âľ LV D VRQJ WKDW Ă€WV the genre of Electronic Dance Music. EDM artist Diplo produced this track and made a distinct, energetic sound that will get listeners dancing.

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“No Sound Without Silence�

BY ELANNA HEDA OPINION COPY EDITOR

For fans of The Script, “No Sound Without Silenceâ€? is its best album yet. Those who don’t like the band’s poprock and rhythm-and-blues style, though, should stay away. Keeping with its typical themes, the band wrote just about every song about eternal or lost love or inspiring a change, but it manages to approach the topics in an atypical way. For example, “Man on a Wireâ€? is about getting over a breakup, but instead of taking the usual “I’m so sad and I’m just going to muddle throughâ€? approach, the writers choose to use a metaphor of walking on a tightrope: “As long as the wind blows, I’m counting on high hopes to get me over you cause I’m a man on a wire.â€? So while the theme of recovering from a lost love is trite, the presentation is so original that it makes it possible to look past the clichĂŠ and appreciate the message. “No Good in Goodbye,â€? the opening VRQJ GHPRQVWUDWHV 7KH 6FULSW¡V SURĂ€ciency for play-on-words and variation in

musical styles in a single song. The song is riddled with lines like “Where’s the ‘soul’ in soldier on?â€? and “But there’s no ‘fair’ in farewell.â€? As for the musical component, the best song is “Paint the Town Green.â€? With the guitar and drums of a rock anthem from guitarist Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Power, the song really gets the blood pumping. While every member of the band is from Ireland, they don’t really incorporate their culture into their music. However, this song changes that: It is the most “Irishâ€? one the band has put out, singing about how even though they aren’t home in Ireland, it will be okay because they can still “paint the town green.â€? It’s impossible not to tap a foot and nod along when this comes on. The most beautiful song lyrically, though, is “Without Those Songs.â€? This is the slowest song on the album, but it has one of the most original messages not only for The Script but also for more mainstream music. It’s about famous artists throughout history and how they shaped music and “the beauty of their lives is when they’re dead and gone the world still sings along.â€? The album has very few solos from members other than Danny O’Donoghue, the lead singer, which is unusual, and it leaves listeners familiar with the band feeling like something’s missing. However, “No Sound :LWKRXW 6LOHQFHÂľ VWLOO PDQDJHV WR IXOĂ€OO the hopes of The Script fans and proves to be a great success.

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New iPhones do not meet standards play, Apple’s newly announced iPhones are not as different as expected. Since last year’s release of the iPhone 5S and 5C, fans have been raving about what they hope is in store for the future technology. There is now a sapphire screen that ensures an unbreakable interface that covers the lens, home button and “onâ€? button. BY RACHEL SCHONBERGER However, it was rumored that the sapBefore Apple announced the iPhone 6 phire would be covering the entire screen, and the iPhone 6 Plus, rumors were circu- upsetting many of the company’s propolating all over social media about what the nents. Also, the newly thin screen is so new technology could encompass. The Ă H[LEOH WKDW LW EHQGV HDVLO\ 7KHVH SURPLdevices have nent obstasome obvicles build ous chang- The devices have some obvious a resilient es from the changes from the previous products, barrier bep r e v i o u s but the lack of improvements was tween the p r o d u c t s, new phones but the lack extremely disappointing. and the of improvefans. ments was extremely disappointing. Although the announcement was disOn Sept. 19, the new iPhones were re- appointing to some techies, there is alleased to the public, and, as Apple’s tech- ways a bright side. The newest iPhones nology always does, have been selling have an upgraded battery life, so users rapidly. The phones have increased in size will be able to enjoy the devices for a to such an extent that the iPhone 6 Plus longer amount of time without worrying has a longer and wider display than the DERXW Ă€QGLQJ D FKDUJHU 7KH SKRQHV DOVR famously massive Samsung Galaxy S5. come with the advantages of better camThe iPhone 6’s 5.4 x 2.6 inch interface eras, higher resolution and faster speeds and the iPhone 6 Plus’s 6.2 x 3.1 inch dis- when on Wi-Fi. play were overwhelming and unsettling Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus came with WR IDQV 6LQFH WKH SKRQHV ZLOO QR ORQJHU Ă€W exciting and displeasing surprises, but the easily into pockets or hands, many users new features will soon be normal to users, would rather stick with the older iPhones. and the new phones will likely become Despite the growth of the phone’s dis- household items all over the world.

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‘The Maze Runner’ draws in audience Novel provides an innovative heroine ie is set in a post-apocalyptic time and is very plausible. The fact that a giant high tech maze is built in the middle of a destroyed world is the only factor that is unbelievable. The set-up of the maze is very realistic, and gives viewers a creepy sense of awe. BY GILLIAN D’ONOFRIO The only downside to these scenes is that “The Maze Runner,â€? the newest dys- they mostly take place at night, causing the lighting topian movie, portrays to be dark, manipulation and imand this can SULVRQPHQW 7KH Ă€OP be confusadapted from the ing at times. young adult novel by T h e James Dashner, had camera anmuch potential but gles capture turns out to be a disapthe scenes pointment. Although nicely, usoverall it is a great acing closetion movie, readers ups when will not be happy that needed. The important plot factors background from the book are not music is a included. bit unnecThomas (Dylan essary durO’Brien), a teenage ing some boy, wakes up with no scenes and memory, in the midtakes away dle of a complex maze. from the exLuckily, Thomas is not citement of alone. Dozens of other the movie. young men are being Along held captive inside this WITH PERMISSION FROM FOX w i t h maze, with no idea of how O’Br ien, or why they are there. The boys roam the Will Poulter from “We’re the Millers,â€? maze searching for an exit, but will they Ă€WV KLV SDUW SHUIHFWO\ SUHVHQWLQJ KLV HPRĂ€QG D ZD\ RXW" Compared to his roles in “The Intern- tions in a realistic way. Unlike the main shipâ€? and “Teen Wolf,â€? O’Brien is tack- roles, some of the supporting actors give ling a new genre. He is very dramatic and off the impression that they are scripted he is able to express sadness, fear, and an- and somewhat fake. ´7KH 0D]H 5XQQHUÂľ LV DQ LQWHQVH Ă€OP ger in a realistic way. 7KH SORW RI WKH PRYLH LV GLIĂ€FXOW WR that will keep viewers on the edge of their follow at the beginning, but is explained seats, even though it is not quite true to WKURXJKRXW WKH UHVW RI WKH Ă€OP 7KH PRY- the book.

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“Throne of Glassâ€? by Sarah J. Maas takes readers on an epic journey of magical proportions that will captivate readers from VWDUW WR Ă€QLVK “Throne of Glassâ€? follows an 18–year-old girl named Celaena, who was raised to be an assassin and kill the king of Adarlan. She was trained to assassinate him because of his vicious conquest of the neighboring kingdoms and his banishment of magic from the world. This plan, however, goes awry and Celaena is sent to a harsh labor camp and left to die until the king’s son, Dorian, enlists her to be his champion in a competition to determine who will work for his father as a personal assassin. Celaena TXLFNO\ Ă€QGV KHUVHOI Ă€JKWLQJ IRU KHU OLIH and freedom. The world building of this story is incredibly detailed, and Maas does an imSHFFDEOH MRE RI FUHDWLQJ D Ă€FWLRQDO ZRUOG that will completely suck readers in. She structures her world in such a way that

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Society should refocus its priorities In an ever-changing world where Americans are always focused on the newest product or the latest gadget, a paradox exists. It seems that people are never VDWLVÀHG ZLWK WKHVH QHZ LWHPV :KHQ LV the newest upgrade good enough? Society is focused on indulging as opposed to beLQJ VDWLVÀHG ZLWK ZKDW WKH\ KDYH According to Globalissues.org, 20 percent of the world’s people in the highestincome countries account for 86 percent of total private consumption expenditures – the poorest 20 percent a minuscule 1.3 percent. If the priority is always the latest technology products like iPhones rather than appreciating the luxuries already in KDQG WKH EHQHÀW IURP WKLV JURZLQJ FRQsumption will be short lived and ultimately lead to the demise of society. It’s not that consumption and consumerism is a bad thing. People work and earn wages so they can subsist, support their families. Any money above and beyond sustenance should be spent on improving lives. This consumer cycle is supposed to help the entire economy, meaning it is supposed to improve the lives of more and more citizens. The problem is that in reality, massive consumerism and consumption has proven to be detrimental. Rather than raising the quality of life for most, it does the opposite.

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Letters to the Editor Article proves TV tropes are not great attributes, I do have a small critique college acceptances and schoolwork. VHQLRU )UDQFKHVFD 0H]D on the sports section. I am very involved representative of high school in volleyball and am currently one of the In the Arts and Entertainment story, Student parking lot needs two “Real High School Doesn’t Match TV,â€? &% JLUOV YROOH\EDOO WHDP PDQDJHUV VR , NH[LZ [V LHZL [YHMĂ„J WYVISLT ZDV VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ ORRNLQJ WR VHH ZKDW WKHUH an interesting point is brought up. T.V. shows demonstrate the life of a teenager. It’s true between students their lives vary, but compared to television show lives the variety isn’t that great. Being an undercover rock star is one thing, but constantly breaking out into song and dance is majorly overreacting. Also to say that everyone is divided into social groups is a way WR DWWDLQ GUDPD :KHQ \RX¡UH LQ VFKRRO just be yourself and you will eventually Ă€QG WKH SHRSOH ZKR DFFHSW \RX IRU ZKR you are. Even though the article makes an excellent point, viewers must remember that it’s just a show. None of the drama created is real. Some may think it is, but in reality, singing and dancing through the halls isn’t going to happen. The article overall explains the difference between reality an expectations. Reading this article will majorly put those expectations to rest. That’s why I think this was a good DUWLFOH DQG ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ WKULOOHG WKDW WKLV piece was put in. -freshman Naomi Hall

was to say about the team, their games and their undefeated record. I understand it takes a lot of hard work, effort and planning to make the newspaper, but the dates given for one of the upcoming games had DOUHDG\ SDVVHG ZKHQ WKH Ă€UVW LVVXH ZDV distributed throughout the school. Aside from this, I think that the newspaper was well written and thought out. -freshman Kayla Fernandes 1RWH IURP HGLWRUV <RX¡OO Ă€QG FRYHUDJH RI WKH XQGHIHDWHG JLUOV YROOH\EDOO WHDP RQ ZZZ FEKVFLUFXLW FRP

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7KH WUDIĂ€F JHWWLQJ LQWR &\SUHVV DQG OHDYLQJ &\SUHVV KDV EHHQ RXW RI KDQG these past weeks. In the mornings it’s a VHULHV RI OLQHV WR Ă€QDOO\ UHDFK WKH VWXGHQW SDUNLQJ ORW DQG ZKHQ \RX Ă€QDOO\ JHW WR WKH ORW WKHUH¡V DOVR WUDIĂ€F WR Ă€QG D VSRW closer to the school. If I don’t leave my KRXVH DV HDUO\ DV , GR LW¡V H[WUHPHO\ GLIĂ€cult to have enough time to walk patiently to class. In the afternoon it’s worse. The bell rings at 2:59 and there’s already trafĂ€F WR OHDYH WKH ORW DW ,I \RXU HLJKWK period class is in the 800s or the portables it’s nearly impossible to leave quickly. This can be solved with the only reasonable option I envision. This option would be to open at least another gate so there could be two exits rather than only one. Even if the school created a WKLUG H[LW WKH WUDIĂ€F ZRXOG LPSURYH LPmensely. It’s frustrating having to sit in your car for 15 to 20 minutes just to leave your school. I see this as a greater problem than past years because the amount of students has increased. Even walking through the halls is a struggle. I believe WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ DW RXU VFKRRO KDV WR Ă€[ this issue as soon as possible. -junior Simon Santurian

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the ALS challenge was great because this was a trend born online that the school is recognizing. Also, one problem I saw was the conventions. I found two mistakes on one of the pages and although I know that’s not much, I just wanted to bring it to attention. One thing I really liked was the amount of pictures. On almost every story there was at least one photo or graphic and I thought this was great because it really contributed to the look of a newspaper. It appeared very put together and professional. It was also great how they included events going on around the ZRUOG , WKRXJKW WKH IHDWXUH VWRU\ ´:KHQ Global Becomes Localâ€? was really cool. It’s important to spread awareness about events that are occurring on the other side of the world. Last, I thought it was super great that the newspaper had sections for the different subjects like sports, arts & entertainment and features. All in all, I found this paper fun and educational at the same time. I loved how it was so diYHUVH WKDW HYHU\ VWXGHQW FRXOG Ă€QG PXOtiple topics in it that they wanted to read DERXW &DQ¡W ZDLW IRU WKH QH[W RQH -freshman Larissa Jordon Letters to the editor are encouraged as part of The Circuit’s mission as a public forum. Submissions should not exceed 300 words;Íž 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€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 writer’s identity ZLOO EH FRQĂ€UPHG SULRU WR WKH SXEOLFDWLRQ Any material deemed libelous, obscene, disruptive or unlawful to minors will not be published.

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Aspirations can =PL^Z VM PU[YV]LY[Z WVZP[P]LS` PUĂ…\LUJL SPML HYL KPZX\PL[PUN What do having kids, Michael Phelps and motivation to live. This will introand “Cosmopolitanâ€? magazine have in duce bigger and better possibilities in the common? To the average person read- future. ing this, nothing. But to me, these three Since I became aware of what I wantthings mean everything. HG WR GR ZLWK P\ OLIH , KDYH EHHQ Ă€OOHG Some of my biggest goals in life in- with motivation to strive in all things clude having a family to call my own, journalism. Having ambition to succeed marrying the most decorated athlete in LQ WKLV Ă€HOG KDV OHG PH WR EH WKH EHVW YHUthe world, and becoming the editor-in- sion of myself in relation to journalism. chief of my favorite magazine. From climbing up the editorial ladder of Yes, some of my goals are clearly my publication to getting professionally more realistic than others, but whether published, having goals has allowed me they are pragto get this far matic or not, at such a young Bottom line: they do their age in my life. job of keeping Knowing what one wants out Since seeme ever-so-deing results also of life is an asset that can be aids in keeping termined and motivated. Out used as an advantage when one motivatof sight, yet not it comes achieving that goal ed and deterout of mind. mined, breakK nowi ng ing up goals what one wants out of life is an asset into smaller steps will make achieving that can be used as an advantage when them a more enjoyable process because it it comes achieving that goal. This is why will consist of a lot of little results as opI am a big proponent of having bucket posed to waiting for the long-term goal. lists, goals and aspirations, whether they While I am well aware Michael Phelps are mental or tangible. They allow us to is most likely not going to be in my fustay ambitious, and in my eyes, that is the ture, a girl can dream. Having unrealistic best trait people can ever have. goals and expectations is not a problem, There is always something people so as long as the fact that they are improbadesperately want, a dream they have al- ble is clear. I would love for nothing more ways had or a goal they are working to- than to change my last name to Phelps, ward. Developing the want and/or need however, in the probable occurrence that to achieve that goal is only 50 percent of it won’t happen, I will not be discouraged. the process. The sense of satisfaction that comes The rest comes with talking about the from a reached goal is an indescribable goal, thinking about what one is aim- feeling, but the process of getting there is ing for, setting a time frame, developing the real motivational test, because there a positive atmosphere and staying hon- will be struggles and bumps. Giving up is est with oneself. Whether it is a dream the easiest way out but will leave one with school, a dream job or a dream physique, a longer way to go, so stay strong, stay aspire, dream big and stay motivated. motivated and stay determined. These I believe aspirations strongly correlate three things have allowed me to achieve with ambition, which will positively in- my goal, check it off my bucket list, and Ă XHQFH OLYHV E\ DOORZLQJ GHWHUPLQDWLRQ say to myself, “I did it.â€?

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It’s Socratic Seminar day in my English class, and, incidentally, my worst nightmare. The desks are arranged in a circle to better facilitate the group discussion, and the classroom is abuzz with the voices of my classmates, all piping up with their penetrating insights on the themes and symbolism of our assigned reading. Strangely absent from the discourse? Me. Somebody far more articulate than I shares her observations on a recurring motif in the novel. I look into the notes I scrawled into my copy of “Pride and 3UHMXGLFHÂľ DQG Ă€QG WKDW , KDG SURGXFHG a compelling counter-argument, replete with a gold mine of page numbers and textual evidence to use as support. Do I speak up? Do I regale the class with my literary prowess? Do I dare disturb the universe? No, no and no. Whoops, time’s up! I have gone the entire hour without so much as mumbling a word. In my head, I feel a pang of disappointment, which is only exacerbated when I check Pinnacle that night and discover that my class participation grade has plummeted. If you can relate, odds are you, too, belong to the 40 percent of the U.S. populaWLRQ WKDW LGHQWLĂ€HV DV VK\ D VWDWH RI LQKLELtion faced when talking to new people or being plunked into unfamiliar situations. This is not to be confused with introversion, a personality trait in which a person recharges by himself rather than with other people. There are plenty of introverts who are not shy, but I happen to embody both characteristics. And it’s become increasingly apparent to me that I typify the exact opposite of the bold, EUDVK H[WURYHUWHG LGHDO VDQFWLĂ€HG E\ American culture. Shy introverts like me occupy one of the lowest rungs on the social desirabil-

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ity hierarchy, presumably above only psychopaths and people with really strong B.O. If it weren’t enough that society’s inKHUHQW DYHUVLRQ WR WKH TXLHW LV FRGLĂ€HG into every social sphere, this prejudice is starting to seep into the educational system. Group work is held to the highest esteem in the classroom, with Socratic Seminars reigning as a beacon of group collaboration and exchange of ideas. Participation points are doled out as the supposedly “easyâ€? grades, only to have an adverse effect on shy students’ academics and self-esteem. Teachers are well intentioned in their actions, of course. But too often they fail to realize they are alienating the more quietly inclined students by subjecting them to activities that are oriented toward more vocal students. Likely, many of these teachers will contend that they are preparing students for a world that is not as forgiving to peoSOH ZKR VWUXJJOH WR Ă€QG WKHLU YRLFH DQG that these exercises prepare those students to be part of a work force where extroversion is nearly always a prerequisite. But they’re wrong. Introverts can carve out a niche for themselves in the world, even if they have come to terms with their limitations. I know that I have no business in a boardroom, that I should steer clear of a career in litigation. By forcing introverts to change something as innate as their temperament, teachers are doing students a disservice by curbing something that is inherent to their nature. I’ve come to terms with the fact that my shyness is as unshakeable as a second skin. But there is no reason for my education to be assessed not by the quality of my ideas, but how loudly I am able to express them.

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‘This Is Me’ meeting Demi Lovato

Standing inches away from my idol Demi Lovato, I nearly had a “Heart Attack.â€? Maybe I should start from the beginning. Over the summer, my parents surprised me with the best gift I could ask for on my 16th birthday: meet-and-greet WLFNHWV DQG Ă RRU VHDWV WR 'HPL /RYDWR¡V concert. Immediately, I began counting down the days until I would meet my role model. Finally, the day arrived on Sept. 14, and I could not wait to meet Demi. I had EXWWHUĂ LHV LQ P\ VWRPDFK DQG IHOW D PL[ RI QHUYHV DQG H[FLWHPHQW ,¡G EHHQ D IDQ RI Lovato since I saw her in “Camp Rockâ€?, but she became my role model after she overcame an eating disorder and depression and still managed to restart her singing career. I tried to come up with what I would say to her once I met her. What could I say to the person who has been my LGRO IRU WKH SDVW VL[ \HDUV" As I waited in line, I heard stories from other girls Demi had inspired. One girl said Demi helped inspired her to go to college even though she had a learning disability. She found comfort in Demi because she is so open with her struggles, and shows her fans that they are never alone. Through songs like “Warriorâ€? and “Skyscraperâ€? Demi sends messages to her fans on how they can overcome and GLIĂ€FXOW\ LQ WKHLU OLYHV ZKHWKHU LW EH EXO-

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lying or a disability. , GLGQ¡W KDYH DQ\ SRZHUIXO HPRWLRQDO stories to share with Demi, but I wanted to let her know how she inspires me every day. I have always admired how she shows her fans how to stay strong by sharing her stories on how she overcame her own struggles. As I neared the front of the line, girls were already returning from their meetand-greet with tears streaming down their faces. Clearly, meeting Demi was DQ HPRWLRQDO H[SHULHQFH IRU PDQ\ RI KHU fans. Seeing the wave of emotional fans PDGH WKH EXWWHUĂ LHV Ă XWWHU HYHQ PRUH LQ my stomach. Finally, after waiting about an hour and a half it was my turn to meet her. The only thing standing between my role model and me was a thin, bright pink curtain. Then, it was time to walk through. Seeing Demi in person was surreal. I had seen her so many times on television on “Camp Rock,â€? “Sonny With a Chanceâ€? and “X-Factor,â€? but seeing her outside of a television screen was completely different. She greeted me with a friendly hello, and I could barely get out the words to say hi back. We posed for a picture, and I did not

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even have to feign a smile for the cameras since one was already plastered on my face. As I walked out, I thanked her for everything and she gave a warm thank you back to me. Once the meet-and-greet was over, I ZDV DEOH WR H[SHULHQFH KHU FRQFHUW ZLWK à RRU VHDWV 6HHLQJ 'HPL VLQJLQJ RQ VWDJH DIWHU PHHWLQJ KHU ZDV D VXUUHDO H[SHULHQFH , VWLOO FRXOGQ¡W UHJLVWHU WKH IDFW WKDW I had met the girl who was now singing my favorite song on stage in front of thousands of people. 7KH FRQFHUW H[SHULHQFH ZDV MXVW DV great as the meet-and-greet because I ZDV DEOH WR H[SHULHQFH LW ZLWK WKRXVDQGV of other fans. Hearing Demi sing all of my favorite songs reminded me why I am such a big fan of hers. The concert was almost like a meetand-greet for all her fans since Demi was able to become so personal with them during the concert. She even gave a shout

out to a fan who recently lost her father before singing “Nightingale.â€? Demi had also faced the death of her father, so she FRXOG UHODWH WR WKLV IDQ¡V JULHI Every fan in the arena felt connected to Demi through her music. With lyrics VXFK DV ´1RZ ,¡P D ZDUULRU , KDYH WKLFNHU VNLQ DQG ,¡P VWURQJHU WKDQ ,¡YH HYHU been,â€? it was impossible for fans not to see her as an inspiration. My favorite part of the concert was when she talked about her trip to Africa where she performed charity work such as building houses. Getting to see my idol in person was LQFUHGLEOH 7KH ZKROH H[SHULHQFH IHOW Ă€YH seconds long, yet I will remember it for my entire life. Meeting Demi Lovato had always been a dream of mine, and to this day I still cannot believe it came true. I had always hoped I would get the chance to meet her and thank her for inspiring me along with the rest of her fans. PHOTOS BY EMILY CHAIET

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GU courses deliver new experiences

College: every senior trembles before that word and its meaning. The word brings up thoughts about applications, the need for the perfect GPA, and quite possibly, the start of gray hairs. But what if instead that word brought forward feelings of freedom, joy and focusing only on what was important to each person? That’s what happened to me when I spent a summer at Georgetown University. It’s no secret that I enjoy writing and news, so when I heard about two summer programs involving what I loved at one of the nation’s top universities, I packed my bags and set off. The creative writing camp and the broadcast camp each had over 70 people, all with different experiences with the craft. There were those in broadcast news that have produced local cable news station and those who had never done anything news-related but wanted to try it. In creative writing, there were those who were published in poetry books and had won awards and those who have never written a word before but wanted to learn. The creative writing camp, although not strong in the keynote speakers, provided fun activities for writing, such as taking on different perspectives and continuing with someone else’s ZULWLQJ VW\OH DQG IXQ ÀHOG WULSV to places like the Postal Museum and Shakespeare Theatre. Despite these fun trips and cool writing exercises, the creDWLYH ZULWLQJ FDPS ZDV GHÀQLWHly the weaker of the two. With over 70 students from around the world participating in it, it felt like the staff for this program didn’t always know what high schoolers liked to do over the summer and made it seem too much like regular school. The broadcast journalism camp, however, exceeded my expectations. The main teacher was Vija Udenans from ABC News and Steve Taylor from ABC News and FOX News. And the guest speakers came from all different news stations and varied from radio to TV to even newspaper and web journalists. Also, the trips were far more exciting than those from the creative writing camp: historic Washington, D.C. monuments, the Newseum, National Public Radio, National Press Club and more. To top it off, the news camp KDG D ÀQDO SURMHFW 7KH 6XPPHU Hoyas (as we were called in ofÀFLDO *HRUJHWRZQ OLQJR ZHUH

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put into groups of four and we had to produce a news segment. My group decided to do a manon-the-street about the different dialects and pronunciations to portray the diversity on the campus. We traveled to monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Iwo Jima memorial, and the National Mall to capture beautiful shots. (YHU\WKLQJ ZDV JRLQJ ÀQH IRU our project until my partners and I disagreed on how to edit it, so

we each edited our own. But the surprise of my life came when two days after I left the camp, I got an email from the activities director telling me that she ZDQWHG P\ SURMHFW RQ WKH RIĂ€FLDO Georgetown Geraldine Showcase website for everyone to see. The one complaint I have about the Georgetown experience was the lack of organization. Waiting in line to get my dorm room key took over three hours, and they even stopped the

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line in order to try to get themselves together. It was also set up so that though some participants were there for more than one week, like me, we still had to move out of our dorm after the ÀUVW ZHHN RQO\ WR JR WKURXJK WKH entire process again for a new room. Georgetown University’s summer programs, although they had their faults, provided a new perspective on college life, relieving most of us who went

there to avoid the stress and frustration of college. This program helped me realize that college isn’t as daunting as people make it out to be. The program’s sole purpose was to illustrate college life through our interests, and that’s what made me feel less stressed about the college applications. This H[SHULHQFH GHÀQLWHO\ HDVHG P\ nerves about what to expect.

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