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Students and teachers discuss the holiday that celebrates the most recognized math constant, national Pi Day on March 14 Pi Day was first celebrated in San Francisco in 1988.
Pi was first referenced by the Ancient Egyptians at around 1650 BC.
“In some of my architecture classes Pi, I use pi when working super hard to calculate, with circles.” but effective for calculating other
things. It is extremely senior swan precise.cameron For each 25,000 miles, if rounded to 9 digits after the decimal, pi would be off by one fourth of an inch.
“I really like watches, and I know to produce circular faces watch companies need to use pi.”
Pi, super hard to calculate, but effective for calculating other things. It is extremely precise. For each 25,000 miles, if rounded to 9 digits after the decimal, pi would be off by one fourth of an inch. Stephen Hawking died on Pi day 2018.
The first million decimals of pi has 99,959 zeros, 99,758 1s, 100,026 2s, 100,229 3s, 100,230 4s, 100,359 5s, 99,548 6s, 99,800 7s, 99,985 8s, and 100,106 9s.
The most digits of pi Nicholas Sze, used 1,000 Albert recited was 100,000 computers for 23 days to Einstein digits by Akira Haragu- calculate 2 quadrillion was born chi in 2006. digits of pi. That’s on Pi day in 2,000,000,000,000000. 1879.
source: piday.org Since humans don’t know the value of pi, the circumference of a circle can never truly be determined.
Pi is the 16th letter in the Greek Alphabet. In the English alphabet, p is also the 16th letter.
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Since pi is an infinite number, humans will never fully know it.
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4 reasons “you need pi” by math teacher jason perry 1.) Want to plant a semicircular (or quarter circle) flower bed and need to know how many bricks to buy to create the border? You need pi. 2.) Going to buy the right amount of fertilizer or mulch for that flower bed? You need pi.
3.) Trying to tune your guitar or piano? Those tools you need are on pitch because of the sound waves they create. Without pi, pitches are just guess and check. You need pi. 4.) Need bigger tires and a lift kit on your Jeep? You have to recalibrate your speedometer. You need pi. by kurt nusterer
a musical journey Headed to Italy, students in band and choir will by nadia lomax design by katie long explore different cities
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hat do Orlando, Phoenix, Honolulu, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Fort Myers, New York City and Los Angeles all have in common? According to a travel insurance company, Allianz Global Assistance, they’re the most popular places to visit during spring break. Cancún, Mexico, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Higuey, Dominican Republic are also the most popular international destinations for spring break. However, the choir and band of Columbus North are taking their biannual trip to Italy to perform. They are planning to visit Venice, “I am most Rome and excited to go to Florence to share their Florence, where music and we will have a perform their cooking class own pieces, as well as a set and be able to together. For a learn to cook Florence
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junior boston gilpin “I’m excited Rome to go to the Colosseum in Italy, [but] I’m most excited to go to the art museums because they’re my favorite.”
few of them, including junior percussionist Christina Ortiz, it’s their first time out of the country. “I’ve never been on a plane. The furthest I’ve [traveled] is Florida, Tennessee a few times and Georgia with family, but never further than that,” Ortiz said. Junior Drake Hershberger is also a newbie when it comes to traveling outside the United States. A new experience of going on tours and participating in various activities awaits. “I’m mostly excited for Venice because of all the canals and how beautiful the city is,” Hershberger said. “I know we’re going to see some churches and some of the historical sites.” Looking forward to a new place and experiencing new types of art and music, Junior Boston Gilpin is hoping to bring back an amplified passion for music. “I think the experience will enhance my love and passion for music as the pieces that we are playing are fun, and some are a tiny bit challenging,” said Gilpin. “It’s an awesome opportunity to be able to play and go out of the U.S. with the band, who I consider my Venice second family.”
“We are going to Florence, Rome, the Vatican and Venice. I’m most excited about Venice because of all the canals and how beautiful the city is.” junior drake hershberger
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For those not leaving town, there are many attractions to visit during spring break
ithout a plane ticket, hotel room, or a cruise, it may seem hard to have an fun week off of school. However, the town of Columbus actually contains numerous attractions that anyone can visit to add some enjoyment to an otherwise uneventful week. One potential place to go is Columbus Rock Gym. Junior Eric Le is one student who frequents the local rock climbing venue. “Since it’s a rock gym you go rock climbing, and every Saturday morning there’s a yoga class that anybody can attend,” Le said. “There’s a weight room upstairs for members.” Compared to a regular gym, Le feels rock climbing is more entertaining than a typical gym while providing the same benefits. “Most of the time that I was working out at a regular gym it wasn’t very fun,” Le said. “I’m not the type of person to sit down at a machine.” In addition to going for the physical impacts, Le has began to use the rock gym as a destressing mechanism.
“Mentally it’s the only thing that keeps me going, knowing that I can go there when I’m tired, stressed, or feeling down.” While Columbus Rock Gym provides a primarily physical workout, Escape 812 is one Columbus location that provides more of a mental challenge. “At Escape 812, you go into a
“It’s fun to do things you don’t really do on a daily basis” sophomore murtaza saifuddin
room and try to solve a bunch of puzzles to try and escape,” sophomore Madi Roop said. For those who enjoy logic or math, Escape 812 would be a fitting place to visit. According to escape812.com, “you and your team are locked in a room to discover multiple puzzles, games, and brain teasers that will lead you out of the room.” Contrary to other activities, Escape 812 is more entertaining if done with other people.
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“I would recommend doing the Escape 812 in a bigger group because it would be easier to solve the puzzles,” Roop said. For a more traditional activity, the Columbus Bowling Alley is always an option. “I recommend that everyone who lives in Columbus should go to the bowling alley because it’s a fun activity and a great way to spend your time,” sophomore Murtaza Saifuddin said. For those who enjoy being in nature, Anderson Falls, which is in nearby Hartsville, provides an outdoor activity. “I went to Anderson Falls a few years ago because a friend asked if I wanted to go just for fun,” sophomore Adeline Rush said. Whether you are leaving the country or staying in Columbus, there are several ways to do something out of the ordinary to enjoy your break. “It’s fun to do things you don’t really do on a daily basis,” Saifuddin said.
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ith hunger begins a roughly 53hour journey through the twists and turns of the digestive system. As food navigates its way through the esophagus to the stomach and then the small intestine and large intestine, it is broken down and converted into energy for the body. While this automatic
process takes no conscious thought, freshman Jenna Lang is aware of the influences her diet has on her health both at school and in sports. “When I eat better, I have more energy, and I can do more throughout the day. Whenever I have sports, I have more energy to play sports,” Lang said. “I play soccer, and I usually have to eat pretty healthy for that, so I try to eat more foods with protein and more food that is
comparing calories
Popular meals from restaurants around Columbus have varying calorie counts. Mac & cheese: 980 calories Rice Krispie: 540 calories Total: 1520 calories
Chicken sandwich: 440 calories Small fries: 280 calories Total: 720 calories
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nutritious for me.” Lang has found a diet that works for her body and her schedule. “I usually try and stick to a calorie count that’s acceptable for my height, my weight and my age, so I have researched that,” Lang said. “I don’t necessarily stick to it all the time.” Senior Cody Mudge also tries to keep a consistent diet but has found that having off-campus lunch can making keeping a balanced diet both harder and easier. “I do think that it is a good thing that we have off-campus lunch. If you have a car, you can go to different places; it makes it easy,” Mudge said. “It can also be bad for diets because there are definitely more unhealthy options in Columbus.” Even with multiple eating options during lunch, time constraints can limit the food available to some students, which sophomore Kate Kolhouse believes can negatively influence their health. “Most students don’t have time to cook a meal, so they buy packaged food, which is really bad calorie-wise and also with the sodium content. If people had more time, they would focus more on their healthy eating, but since we don’t have that much time, a lot of [the] time it’s just grab and go, which isn’t as healthy,” Kolhouse said. “In the long run, school [has] a negative impact on students’ diets, but most people don’t look at the big picture; they just look at it a day at a time.” For Mudge, eating habits not only have physical effects, but can also influence mood and self-esteem. “If I eat a bunch of junk, I just feel worn down, even if it wasn’t a lot. I just feel disappointed in myself because I have been telling myself for ages to watch what I’m doing. I’ve been getting better with it, but I still feel uncomfortable,” Mudge
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said. “I know that I am a bit overweight, so it is just something I need to watch for and work on because it makes me feel really uncomfortable with my body.” Mudge’s personal discomfort extends into social situations involving food, as well. Breakfast foods provide nutrients and energy “I don’t like eating more than other people when I am around them, [but] around my to the body family, I don’t care,” Mudge said. “If I am around a couple of my friends, I will eat less than [them] because it just makes me really uncomfortable with myself and my body when I eat more than people. It is just something that has always bothered me.” Mudge is not alone in feeling the psychological effects of dieting. Junior Molly Nelson sees how health promotion and food labeling can have negative consequences on people. “In our society, we have been scared to death about the harms of obesity,” Nelson said. “Kids don’t want to be bullied about their weight so they take these lessons about eating healthy and over-incorporate them into their lives, leading to lethal eating disorders.” According to Nelson, self-image is not the only factor that influences the development of eating disorders; she believes education can also have an impact. “For those at risk for eating disorders, health promotion in schools is a strong trigger. These messages can be taken to the extremes,” Nelson said. “Health promotion may be beneficial for those in an unhealthy weight range, yet for those that are in a healthy place, this can cause them to second guess their eating choices and become obsessed with tracking calories and fat units, reading labels and exercising compulsively or secretively to gain muscle and lose body fat. These are all symptoms of an eating disorder.” Along with the promotion of healthy dieting, Nelson also think the labeling of food is often incorrect and harmful. “Many schools label foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ This is not scientific. This black-and-white thinking, along with using weight and BMI as a defining factor, is causing many students with perfectionist tendencies to develop severe eating disorders,” Nelson said. “All foods serve a purpose whether for nutrition, pleasure, celebration, or social bonding.” Nelson believes the solution is not restricting or limiting people’s eating habits, but finding a balance. “Instead of thinking in extremes, goals of health programs at schools should be to look for the gray. Aim for balance, variety and, most importantly, moderation in the eating sources: healthline.com today.com smoothiestatistics.com mobile-cuisine.com experience. Teach students to mindfully
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nourish themselves with foods they enjoy,” Nelson said. “[T] here isn’t a certain body shape they have to fit into in order to be accepted; all people are different.” Additionally, she views a change in the health education system as part of the prevention of eating disorders. “The goal of school corporations should be to get children to accept who they are and what they look like as well as supporting healthy habits,” Nelson said. “There should be no punishments or
exclusion for those that struggle to incorporate these habits into their daily lives. There should only be continuous support and acceptance.” Like Nelson, Kolhouse encourages students to find the foods that work for them by expanding, not limiting their diets. “Don’t be afraid to try something new,” Kolhouse said. “It is your body, so do what makes you feel good.” For students’ struggling to manage their diets, Nelson’s advice is not to follow all health
serving samples BREAKFAST: Oats with strawberries, tangerines, and almond butter followed by some metabolism boosting supplements. Late morning snack Toasted Ezekiel bread (a bread made with sprouted-seed flour) sandwich with almond butter. LUNCH: A light salad with lettuce, spinach, mandarin oranges, cherry tomatoes, lime juice, onions, pita croutons, and sliced almonds. Afternoon snack A fat burning drink such as lemon juice, matcha green tea, and cinnamon. She sometimes has some chicken as well to boost the protein content of her diet.
expectations and rules blindly, but to do what works and what is good for their body. “Recognize that everyone is different and different people will benefit or be harmed by different foods or amounts of exercise in different quantities at different times,” Nelson said. “Simply encourage students to eat and exercise in moderation. Not too little or too much of anything. After all, life is too short for worries and rules about food and exercise as well as self-hate.”
Columbus North tennis player junior Ally Parker compares her diet to that of professional tennis player Serena Williams.
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by lydia hammons ave you ever lost a pair of earbuds and found them three months later buried in pile of clothes? That used to happen to me all of the time. Instead of taking my time and hanging up a shirt, making my bed or matching my socks- I would throw them on the floor and not think anything about it. My room was an absolute mess, why would I start cleaning and organizing now? I thought that it would take me days and 20 trash bags to organize my whole bedroom and bathroom, I was correct. About a month ago, I watched a few clips of the Netflix show, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”. She is an organizing consultant based in Los Angeles, CA. She starts with sorting all of your items into piles and deciding what you want to keep and what you want to give away. I ended up having five trash bags of items to donate to goodwill and four bags of complete trash. I still had certificates of participation from my fifth grade basketball team. I then moved to my bathroom and had an additional two bags. I then began to organize my room. I hung my clothes by season, sorted books by alphabetical order and arranged other items by the amount of time I use them. After taking part in this lifechanging activity, I feel less stressed and less anxious. I also feel proud of myself for taking a step in the right direction. When I wake up in the morning for school, I feel more motivated to wake up and start my day in a clean and organized room. I now know where all of my items are placed and I don’t spend an hour searching for a math textbook. In my opinion, everyone should take a day or two and work on cleaning and organizing their room. Turn on your favorite playlist, wear a comfy outfit, and start by emptying all of your shelves, drawers, cabinets, and closet. Like I said before,
separate your belongings into piles and decide want you want to keep and want to donate. Do you really need 50 CNHS athletic shirts? “Don’t put your clutter on someone else,” Marie Kondo said. That is a very important quote. She is simply saying that you don’t want to declutter your life by cluttering someone else’s.
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snow days vs. e-learning days The Triangle staff weighs the pros and cons of having snow days versus the prospect of having all e-learning days and a full Spring Break
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pring Break beckons us with the thought of our toes in sand and resting our heads past 6:30 a.m. and binging Netflix till unadvisable hours of the morning. However, as we look back at this past week, a week that could have already been filled with ocean views and staying up late if not for makeup days, a question arises: were our snow days worth it? Were the spontaneous days of sleeping in and catching up on homework worth the loss of half our Spring Break, or would we rather have an alternative? Recently the members of the Triangle discussed just this, having snow days versus an alternative; having all e-learning days and a full spring break. Members of the Triangle saw pros and cons for both options. The pros members saw for snow days were many. For one, snow days give them the satisfaction of getting a day off from school. In addition, unlike e-learning days, with snow days their days are actually free. They don’t have any work and they can do whatever they like. Hence, many viewed snow days as mini breaks during the school year. They appreciated that these “mini breaks” also allowed them to catch up on sleep and homework if they needed it. However, these same members also recognize the drawbacks that come with snow days. They recognize that having snow days takes away from their Spring Break, since we have to make them up. Additionally, because of snow days taking away from break, they also found it difficult to plan vacations when we have snow days because they never know the day we get off as it changes with each new snow day. Thus, their were pros and cons the members of Triangle saw towards snow days.
However, when asked about having all e-learning days and a full spring break, members also found pros to the alternative. A majority of members supported the idea of e-learning days over snow days because having all e-learning days would guarantee them two weeks off for break. Many members said they would prefer a full two weeks off rather than sporadic days off throughout the year and therefore they would prefer e-learning days. Not only that, but many people said they support e-learning days because they enjoy working from their house rather than from school. They also appreciate the flexibility from e-learning days to do their work on their own timeline. Although on the contrary, staff members also recognized the cons that would come with having all e-learning days. Staff members stated that the biggest draw back from having all e-learning days would be having to give up the lazy snow day ideal we are all used to. We would actually have to do work during our snow days. Another downside of e-learning days they stated was that if people do not have internet their house, they would not be able to complete the assignments. Not only that, but members also stated that having all e-learning days might prompt teachers to assign more work than they would if it were a normal school day. Hence, members of the Triangle also saw the drawbacks from having all e-learning days. Thus, the members of the Triangle recognized many pros and cons for both snow days and having all e-learning days. They saw snow days as mini breaks, although these “mini breaks” detract from Spring Break as a whole. And they saw e-learning days as a good solution that would let them have a full two weeks of break while also working from the comfort of their home, even if that means giving up their lazy day and possibly inconveniencing others without internet.
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swimming for state The North men’s swim team competed
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at the state competition on Feb. 22 he goal is simple. Swim fast, lose time and perform like you have not all season. The state swim meet was the final competition for the Bullfrogs, but according to sophomore DeShawn Austin, the road to state involved several requirements. “You qualify by either getting first in your event or by getting a state time,” Austin said. Conference was the first qualifier to get to state. “Conference was in the beginning of January, and that was a really exciting meet because we won that meet as a team,”Austin said. After winning conference, the next beast to conquer was sectionals, a meet that senior Jared Carroll enjoyed. “We won sectionals, and that whole meet was awesome,” Carroll said. “It was so much fun; there was so much energy, and everyone was cheering. It was a good time.” However, winning sectionals meant more to the Bullfrogs than just a single victory. “We also won sectionals for the first time in five years,” Austin said. “That [meet] was intense because it was before state, and we all really wanted to win.” Preparing for the state level competition, Carroll did not let his nerves get to him. “It was my fourth time there, so I [was] pretty calm and chill at state, while others may not [have been] as calm,” Carroll said. “I was like, ‘Sweet let’s swim fast.’” For other members of Carroll’s relay team, there
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were a couple of pre-game jitters. “The mental factor for other teammates was a challenge,” Carroll said. “After they got chilled out, it was all good.” Nonetheless, for one of Carroll’s teammates, sophomore Christopher Lee, the nerves stayed the entire competition. “I was nervous at state,” Lee said. “I really didn’t get over my nerves, and it didn’t help my performance.” Overall, the Bullfrogs outperformed several other high schools. “We got 17th out of all the schools in Indiana, as well as got eighth for our relay,” Carroll said.
“Conference was in the beginning of January and that was a really exciting meet because we won that meet as a team.” Junior Saad Azeem swims butterfly at the North vs East meet. photo by jalynn perry
sophomore deshawn austin by alyssa ayers design by caitlin ward
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nified Track is a program that pairs two students together to run traditional track events. It allows students to be involved in a team and create bonds with their partners. Senior Elizabeth Dwyer has been involved with Unified Track for three years now, and she’s excited for the upcoming season. To her, unified track is a way to have fun while doing something that she loves. “I joined it because I love to run. I wanted it to be fun and not a job,” Dwyer said. Students on Unified Track are paired up with a buddy to run with. Dwyer has had two different buddies the last season. “My first buddy was Ryan Farrell. By the end of the year he was able to run by himself with lots of encouragement so the coaches passed me off to Melissa Milvert. I’ve definitely enjoyed every practice with her,” Dwyer said. Even though they aren’t buddies, Dwyer’s brother, senior James Dwyer, is also on the team, and they have grown closer through unified track. “My mom told me about [unified track] after she got out of a meeting with the teacher for my brother. The teachers knew I ran in middle school and knew how strong James was, so they invited us to the call out meeting,” Dwyer said. Being a part of the team together has allowed for their relationship to grow. “I think our bond has become stronger by us not being around our parents. On the drive home, it’s just me and him in the car jamming out to music,” Dwyer said. “I think if we didn’t do track, then we wouldn’t have that bond outside of being at home. I think we’re more like best friends now than siblings.” While transitioning from school to school, the Dwyer siblings have enjoyed having each other’s company and seeing a familiar face at school. “James and I are 15 months apart. My parents raised us as twins, so I’ve been next to James my whole life. Since we are
Siblings share a final season on the track
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in the same grade it made us closer than just your average siblings,” Dwyer said. “We have gotten stronger as we went from Southside to Central then from Central to North. He was always my first person to sit with at lunch when I was making friends, and we would always walk in to school together.” Dwyer has been able to learn more about herself and grow as a person through track. “I definitely owe it all to unified track when it comes to ‘finding myself’. Track has taught me to try new things and to put myself out there. We all encourage each other at the meets and practices,” Dwyer said. “It has taught me to care more for people and to be optimistic. Track has given me life skills that I don’t think I could’ve gotten from other sports or experiences.”
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Freshman Guilherme Dos Santos participates in practice Thursday, March 7.
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Senior Hyrum Croft and junior Trevor Lirette are part of the men’s volleyball club
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uring the fall, there is no official men’s volleyball team, but there is a womens team. However, this did not stop a group of boys from creating their own volleyball club. Senior Hyrum Croft and Junior Trevor Lirette are in the mens volleyball club and talk about being on the club together. “Men’s volleyball is just a boys volleyball team at North. I’m a setter on the team, but I also play back row, so whenever a serve comes over, I will receive the serve and get it to the setter. There are two rows of people, three in the back row and three in the front row. We have two setters on our team,” Lirette said. However, their team is not recognized as an official team by the IHSAA, or the Indiana High School Athletic Association. “I’ve been on the mens volleyball team since my freshman year, and it’s technically not a school sport,
it’s just a club, but we use the school’s name,” Croft said. Due to Title IX t requires that women and men be provided equitable opportunities to participate in sports. Title IX does not require institutions to offer identical sports but an equal
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senior hyrum croft
opportunity to play. “Even though we’re not a school sport, we still compete against other schools like Rom Collie, Cathedral, Fishers and Franklin, so we still get the opportunity to compete against normal teams,” Croft said. To some members, the club still takes the same discipline and work as regular school sports, such as football or basketball. “We usually start practicing weekday nights in January, and our season lasts until near the end of the school year. We practice a lot in th Columbus North gym and the St. Bartholomew gym,” Croft said. “Since we are not actually a school sport, we have to find gym space to use.” This does not stop the members from playing volleyball together as a group. “The team is open to anybody with any kind of skill level,” Croft said. “It’s a lot of fun participating in the sport and getting to compete at a higher level.”
practice over spring break by cheyenne peters design by hannah long
“He’ll give me a workout plan before break that will be manageable to do on my own,”
junior kennedy kerber
“We will be practicing every day except Sunday when tryouts are finished,”
junior casper clark
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am! The ball bounced off of the bat and flew through the sky, landing far into the outfield. Junior Casper Clark is getting ready for baseball practices over spring break. “We will be practicing every day except Sunday when tryouts are finished. Practices are usually from four to seven,” Clark said. Since the school has been canceled four days students now have four make-up days during the first week of break. “The make-up days made it a little easier to get our work in, so we had more preparation time for the season. It was shorter this year than last so it kind of evened out,” Clark said. Some practices are mandatory, but some of the players already had plans for that week of break. “It is mandatory, but the people who go for vacation will have a separate and private tryout where their skills will be evaluated,” Clark said. Clark is not going on vacation, so he does not have to worry about missing practices. “I don’t go on vacation for break, but I’m sure I would have to stay in Columbus for it, which isn’t a problem,” Clark said. Michael Gambaiani is a golf player who is going on vacation. “I am going to Florida for spring break because I found a way to go for a week and still be able to practice,” Gambaiani said. The four days also have changed their practice schedule. “Now we have to play after
CNHS athletes discuss how their sports’ practices will affect their Spring Break plans school. We practice everyday after school and they are about three hours long,” Gambaiani said. Some coaches don’t want their athletes to go on vacation. “The coaches allowed us to go on vacation and still get our practices in on our own so it works out,” Gambaiani said. Junior Kennedy Kerber is a runner for the track team, and she is going on vacation, so she will be missing her practices. “I’m leaving for Siesta Key, Florida from March 15 to 24, so I’ll be gone for the protected week. I had to give my coach a heads up that I would be gone, but he’s very flexible and understands that our parents plan our vacations, so he allows it,” Kerber said. Since student have to make up for four school days some coaches are okay with their athletes missing the practices. “[My coach will] give me a workout plan before break that will be manageable to do on my own. When we had snow days, we still met up later in the day if the weather was better. The make-up days won’t be any different than normal practice days,” Kerber said. Time of practices may differ over break. “We meet up everyday to run except for Sundays. How long practice takes depends on if we have a workout or not that day, but it could be anywhere between an hour and a half to two hours,” Kerber said.
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aviation nation by riddhi garg design by paola fernandez
FAST FACTS ABOUT AVIATION NATION:
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Organization was founded in 2010.
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Is a project in 5 states: Indiana, Tennessee, Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa
Started in North Vernon, IN.
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The Van’s RV-12 is an American twoseat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane eligible for the U.S. E-LSA category.
It can take about 2-3 years to build the plane.
Sophomore Mehul Dhillon speaks on his involvement with Aviation Nation, a club centered around building and learning about planes and aircrafts
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veryday, people use many forms of transportation to get to places, whether it is a car, bus, or even an airplane. However, these forms of transportation did not just appear out of thin air. They were created by people who have made a an impact on the lives of people today. Not many people in the world can say that they created a mode of transportation and have had the chance to ride in it. But Bob Kelly, a former recreational pilot, has given many students across the nation a chance to create an airplane and ride in it. Kelly founded an organization named ‘Aviation Nation.’ “Aviation nation is a club where high school students meet to build a RV-12 aircraft,” sophomore Mehul Dhillon said. Not only do the students get to build a RV12 aircraft, they also get to fly it. Although flying an aircraft built by students may seem terrifying, Dhillon believes that instead of feeling scared he will feel proud. “I would feel proud flying the plane that I built. I would also feel safe flying the plane I
Deliveries of partial kits commenced in April 2008 and by November 2015, 425 aircraft had flown.
Richard
VanGrunsven, designed the RV-12.
built because I would be sure that the plane would not have any mechanical faults in it,” Dhillon said. Although the focus on the club is in aviation, anyone is welcome to join. According to Kelly, the club can help students discover the world of aviation, and help them learn about jobs they may not know about. “All students are welcomed to join aviation nation. Many of the students involved already are planning to go into an aviation related field, but there have been some students who enjoyed building the plane and are now planning to become an engineer, or a pilot,” Kelly said.
Fast Facts
Sources from Vans Aircraft
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Math chair Dale Nowlin discusses the monthly math competition, Math League
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by kerrianna mccloskey design by sydnee guthrie hose interested in math may find a special place in Math League. Math League is a statewide mathematic competition and North participates in, Dale Nowlin organizes Math League in Indiana. “This year we have 390 students participating. Not all of them are in an AP class or Honors class. Also in terms of Freshman, Sophomore, junior, senior it’s pretty well spread out, not as many freshman,” Dale Nowlin said. Math League doesn’t have practice this year. Last year, a senior project was set up to help those in Math League prepare for the contests. But even without practice sessions, CNHS Math League doing well. “We are currently in third place in the state and we’re only two points behind second place. We have two students on the list of top thirty in the state,” Nowlin said. Signing up for the league is simple, anyone is welcome. There is a variety of students within the league. “They sign up with their math teacher or they just show up at one of the contests and sign up. They’re right after school so even students who are doing sports, they will stay, do the contest and if they have after school practice they can go to the practice after math league and not be very
late,” Nowlin said. “They can sign up at anytime, even if they missed the first contest or the second contest, they can still show up,” The scoring isn’t exactly what most would think. Nowlin explained it simply. “We get a team score but everybody works on it on their own. To see in our competition against other schools, it’s a statewide contest, we send in the top five scores,” Nowlin said. “It doesn’t matter as long as we have at least five people taking it, but we have over 300 people taking it. Students can get on the state honor list by having some high acumliatives scores.” Math League offers students a chance to challenge themselves outside the classroom and to take pride in their mathematical abilities. “To me the bigger benefit is that they’re challenging problems and it’s good to be challenged,” Nowlin said. “The benefit is that you get a chance to look at a pretty tough math problem, you might not know how to do it but you have quite a bit of time to play with it and see if you can figure it out,” Third place is still a successful position to Nowlin, but he definitely would like to rise to a little bit more. “We’re hoping we might finish second, but third place in the state is still pretty good,” Nowlin said.
“To me the bigger benefit is that they’re challenging problems, and it’s good to be challenged.”
math department chair dale nowlin
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2nd Tuesday of every month
by zoe preston design by nathaly munnicha
Competition Essentials
photo by jalynn perry
ready, set, robots!
Members of the CNHS robotics team kick off their competitive season
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ll eyes are on the students, assemble that?’ or ‘Is it possible for a tool to as they anxiously wait for reach that bolt?’,” team coach Sam Geckler the competition to begin. said. “I also, along with other mentors, The team carefully places the prepare our students to speak with Judges at robot in its starting position, the competition for Judged awards. It is like and the tension in the room pitching your idea to Venture Capitalists; rises. Three, two, one. you need to convey your excitement for The buzzer sounds, and the first the design! There is a lot to do! competition of the season for Logistics, Strategy, Concept the Columbus robotics team Design, Stakeholder Outreach, is underway. Fundraising, Brand “I definitely recommend The robotics team Management and much joining robotics because it is attends multiple more!” competitions Though the competitive a whole different experience throughout the season. season occurs over a six from any other club you “We have two to three week span, members of local competitions,” the robotics team have a would join. It’s really fun, sophomore Yestika limited amount of time and it’s really rewarding in Nischol said. “We also to improve their robot. do two to three out of “We just build one terms of knowledge and the state competitions, and robot, but we also have junior rishab kurkarni opportunities that you have,” this doesn’t include state a practice robot because or worlds.” we are not allowed to junior rishabh On average, the team use our main one until the kulkarni practices about twice a week. competition,” Kulkarni said. However, the schedule becomes “There is also a rule where you more intense as the competitive season have to keep the robot in a locked bag, and approaches. so we are only allowed to take it out of the “On the non-competitive season we bag for six hours between competitions.” usually practice Tuesdays and Thursdays Despite the long hours of strenuous for three hours,” junior Rishabh Kulkarni work that competition season entails, the said. “During the build season, however, we members of the Columbus robotics team usually go three hours every week day and continue to enjoy building and competing seven hours on Saturdays.” their robots. Aside from the increased practice time, the “Robotics is really fun, and it’s just a coach uses additional methods to prepare fun group of people that work together on the team for competition season. the robot,” Nischol said. “We just make it “I ask a lot of questions. If I’m evaluating better, and it’s a fun experience.” a design, I might say ‘How would you
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