Triangle Volume 98 Issue 9 by cnhsmedia

Columbus North High School 1400 25th St. Columbus, IN

who we are Editors in Chief Madi Beck Hannah Long Suzanne Ward

Design Editor Emma Cooper

Photo Editors Anna Hatton Jalynn Perry

Web Editor Hailey Andis

Indepth Team Lucy Beck Salome Cloteaux Coral Roberts Erica Song

whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important Students share experiences with cultural awareness

1. whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside

Social Media Editor Jasmine Austin

Staff Members

Curtis Abendroth Alyssa Ayers Abby Bodart Katie Castaneda Valeria Castillo Gracie Davis Paola Fernandez Dayana Franco Ruiz Riddhi Garg Angenzi Gonzalez Sydnee Guthrie Lydia Hammons Zoey Horn Lily Hruban Alli Lay Nadia Lomax Katie Long Alexander Marsh Ruth Anne Mayer Aidan McAlister Jessica McAninch Kerrianna McCloskey Jaxon McKay Nathaly Munnicha Thomas Neely Kurt Nusterer Cheyenne Peters Owen Poindexter Zoe Preston Katie Richards Nela Riddle Ashley Sturgeon Braden Taylor Emy Tays Caitlin Ward Christina Westbrook

Advisers

Roth Lovins Rachel McCarver

news

opinion sports

student life

what we stand for Our Editorial Policy

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what’s going on april 22 april 22 -26

Voting for prom queen and king opens for seniors on ItsLearning.

Environmental Club is holding an Earth Week with themes that students can participate in.

april 24

Girl’s Tennis is versing Greensburg at 5 pm on our tennis courts.

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Sophomore Reese Harmon pitches the ball during the game Tuesday, April 9 against Batesville High School. The Bull Dogs won with a score of 6-3. photo by jalynn perry

CONTENTS

earth day, every day project procedure: 1. Research five areas of purpose of the project: To create an environmental health profile for our local community

environmental concern Water Quality

Hazardous Waste Management

Health Status

2. Decide on a plan of action for what the group saw as the biggest environmental problem in the community

Industry History Air Quality by alyssa ayers design by zoey horn

FINAL ACTION PLANS Stickers for

trash cans around the school telling students what NOT to throw away

Earth day video for air quality education to be played during bull dog time during the week of earth day

Development of

social media

for Bartholomew County Hazardous Waste Management Program

Infographic handout to spread education on research

Biomedical Innovations discuss the impact humans have on the environment

he environment: a topic of world wide debate. In Biomedical Health studies, taught by C4 teacher Stacey Horn, students went out and researched specific topics in our community concerning the environment. “Students compiled a comprehensive environmental health profile for our local community and organized their findings into an easy-to-follow report for any citizen in the community who would like to become more aware,” Horn said. “The final product included research of five areas of concern: Hazardous Waste Management, Air quality, Water quality, Health status, and Industry history.” Before this project could began, students needed background information. “In the beginning, we had this guest speaker come in and tell us all the things we could not throw in the trash and we were like ‘we did not know that,’” senior Amanda Wissmann said. The goal for the class was more than just a passing grade.

“The real goal was independent learning and also informing the community,” Wissmann said. The results of this project can be seen around North. Horn said the results came in a variety of forms. “[Some products were] stickers for trash cans around the school for what not to throw away, an Earth Day Video for Air Quality Education to be played during Bulldog Time week of Earth Week and the development of social media (Instagram and Facebook) for Bartholomew County Hazardous Waste Management Program,” Horn said. The education these students received inspired their passion for others to become more aware. “Learning all the ways what we throw away or put in our water affect our health and the environment made me realize that there are so many things that people do not know about environmental health that they need to be educated about,” Wissmann said.

earth day at the recycling center What is going on in our community on April 22?

Columbus Recycling Center 720 S. Mapleton St., Columbus IN 47201 The Book Express: Donate a new or gently

Plant Swap:

Bring a plant to trade

used book and find one to take home

Document

Shredding: Sponsored by Speedy Shred

source: therepublic.com

Electronics Recycling Program: Recycle corded electronics

Columbus, Indiana

NEWS

beginning of the end

One of Marvel’s many fans talks about the series’ upcoming movie

ot all movies take over 10 years to build up to, but that is exactly the case for the upcoming Avengers movie, Avengers: Endgame. Freshman Michaela Brown talks about the anticipated Marvel flick and all the hype and theories surrounding it. “After Infinity War the whole fandom like tripled in size and I don’t even know why. I do feel like the hype for it is justified just because the hype for Captain Marvel increased everyone’s excitement for Endgame,” Brown said, “I really want to just see what happens, I mean after Infinity war I have just been going crazy.” Captain Marvel, Marvel’s newest

movie, being added to the Marvel cinematic universe will add even more to Endgame. “Some of the directors were talking about how Captain Marvel was supposed to be added in Age of Ultron so I feel like they did not want to add her in there because they knew a bigger event was going to come now. Especially when the Avengers are at such a low,” Brown said.

With the newest Marvel movie comes along new theories and suspicions about Endgame. “All the theories are just really crazy for a movie like this, there is the whole antman theory that I probably shouldn’t talk about, but there is one that could actually make sense. The whole travel through time thing, I agree with that because if you look at the set pictures from previously the Avengers are wearing these wrist things. Plus Samuel L. Jackson talked about how Captain Marvel was able to travel through time. So that created the theory that everyone was going to travel through time and stop everything that had happened,” Brown said, “I think it is possible but I really don’t know,” Brown said.

by curtis abendroth design by caitlin ward

making history

by curtis abendroth design by caitlin ward

North’s new social studies teacher talks about how he came to work at the school

olumbus North High School has gained many new teachers throughout the school’s history and this year is no exception. The history hallway has gained a new face. Mr. Decker goes into detail about himself and his life. “I’m from Brownsburg Indiana, just on the west side of Indianapolis,” Decker said, “I’m a huge IU fan because that’s where I graduated from.” Decker’s multiple years at Indiana University has shaped him and his personality into what he is like today.

“I’m pretty laid back and I’m super into sports. I really love College basketball, I’m a pretty big hockey fan, and I enjoy watching the Eagles for football,” Decker said. Along with liking sports, Decker has also developed his own style of teaching and environment for his classroom. “I try to do more hands on activities, I like looking at primary sources, whether that it pictures, videos, or anything like that. I like to have a relaxed environment in the classroom,” Decker said, “I became a teacher because I have always had a love for history. I had some really good history teachers growing up, and I had an English teacher in High School who really encouraged me

Social Studies teacher Mr. Decker when I was having a rough personal time, they really motivated me to become a teacher.”

titles are changing New option created for gender markers on IDs for trans and gender nonconforming citizens

by nadia lomax design by christina westbrook

“of 27,000 trans people in the United States, only 11 percent of them have a consistently correct name on all legal documents”

States, only 11 percent of them have a consistently ransgender and gender nonconforming correct name on all legal documents including legal people now have the option to legally identification and/or a birth certificate. document their prefered gender identity “It just goes to show how backwards things are. It can in Indiana as of this year. This third take years for people to get the correct information on option is “nonbinary.” As defined by their papers,” Corbeels said. the Parents and Friends of Lesbians Current and accurate gender markers can be a deterrent and Gays (PFLAG), nonbinary refers to to discrimination and violence by preventing the “Individuals who identify as neither man or woman, possibility of being outed. both men and women, or a combination of man “If you are a man and are perceived as a man, but are or woman. Individuals who identify as nonbinary, listed as a female on a form of identification, it can cause may understand the identity as falling under the you to be outed as a transgender each time you transgender umbrella and may present your identification. thus identify as transgender.” This might be at an airport, Before this year, transgender when applying for a job, or and gender nonconforming when pulled over or stopped people often had to select one by the police,”A staff attorney gender over the other when from the ACLU, Chase Strangio, they didn’t identify as either. said. According to World Economic “Particularly for immigrants, Forum, currently, 7 states have trans people of color, formerly “nonbinary” as a third option incarcerated trans people and for gender on an ID. others who are surveilled and targeted “I think it would make by law enforcement, it can be an people feel more comfortable important shield against some forms of for those people that fit into discrimination. that nonbinary category. According to The Indiana It might make people more Arkansas, California, Colorado, Transgender Network, the process comfortable when getting legal of changing one’s gender on ID documents and stuff like that,” Indiana, Oregon, Maine, documents requires paperwork of sophomore Erica Corbeels said. Minnesota, and Washington D.C. all kinds. For the passport, one Processes like this can vary are currently the only areas that would need the following forms: a from state to state and others allow for a third gender option on completed US passport application, may be dealt with on a federal driver’s license. Photo ID, Current photo that reflects level. This process includes high source: weforum.org current appearance, and a signed fees, multiple steps, and any time letter from your physician. Similar from a day to multiple months (or longer) to be able to successfully change the gender on items are needed for changing the gender markers on other documents such as a driver’s license or birth any legal document. This can cause misrepresentation certificate gender marker. among many transgender and gender nonconforming “The process to change the information needs to be people across the nation. streamlined and easily accessible for those who need it,” “Unfortunately, it’s very common for trans people Corbeels said, “I think it would make people feel more to have a mix of different names of their legal comfortable that fit into that nonbinary category.” documents,” Aubri Drake, a researcher at the Trans Relief Project, said. A survey completed by the Trans Relief Project revealed that of 27,000 trans people in the United

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rowing up in the predominately white community of Scipio, junior Brennin Warnell rarely saw African American, Asian or Hispanic people as a young child, so the memory of the first time she saw an African American still sticks out in her mind. “My mom did something pretty awesome,” Warnell said. “She showed me their hand, and she said, ‘Look, we are the same. They just look a little different.’”

by erica song and salome cloteaux design by lucy beck and coral roberts

Warnell’s experience and exposure to different cultures has fostered her cultural awareness and sensitivity. Junior Carson Reedy also finds that such experiences are important to forging relationships in the modern world. “You could probably find someone from every country across the globe, and if you understand even a little bit about the culture that they hold onto from home, you can create a closer connection with them,” Reedy said. “[Cultural awareness] can create a stronger bond between the people within the country and then a stronger country in general. It would help unite people.” Reflecting on both the positive and negative aspects of his own experiences, senior Denver Shepherd has created a definition for cultural awareness. “Cultural awareness is being fully conscious of society: the good, the bad, the ugly [because] not everything in society perfectly contours to what we want,” Shepherd said. “There are parts of culture that could be deemed obscene [or] reprehensible, but all of it is culture, and we, as members of society, need to be aware.” Like Shepherd, sophomore Shivali Singireddy believes cultural awareness is based on knowledge, but along with that idea, she also has her own definition of cultural sensitivity. “Cultural sensitivity is respecting [others’] diversity and how they view life,” Singireddy said. “Cultural awareness is just knowing about it, but cultural sensitivity takes it to a new level, and it’s respecting that awareness.”

“Tolerance is not a oneway street, and if tolerance becomes a one-way street than it becomes a deadend street.” principal david clark

For Japanese teacher Elizabeth Bays, there is more to cultural sensitivity than just acknowledging and respecting different cultures. “Cultural awareness is a two-sided coin. The first part of that coin is being aware that there are other cultures out there besides your own. The second part is knowing your own culture. This is called the mirror and the window,” Bays said. “If nobody ever calls you out, if you’re always looking into the mirror, who’s to say you’re wrong? Unless we get out of our shells and look out those windows, it’s very difficult to ever know that we are being offensive.” Singireddy’s impressions of cultural sensitivity extends beyond just a definition; to her, it serves an important

purpose as well. “It is important because one of the skills that we as humans have is cultural sensitivity,” Singireddy said. “We can’t go around and have no respect for any other culture, because if you are not aware of other cultures, you can’t interact with other people. It is just a social skill that you need to have.” Accompanying cultural awareness and sensitivity is the opposite end of the tolerance: cultural insensitivity, and racism is a diminishing form of this discrimination, according to history teacher Chad Russell. “Racism is any stereotype or prejudice that is predicated upon ethnicity. I think that it is still out there, but with every successive generations, it is to a smaller degree. People who hold those views are more and more marginalized by society,” Russell said. “We are just becoming, as we have throughout all of our history, more enlightened and more aware, but if you are looking for [racism], you are always going to find it.” Starting from the origin of racism, senior Hunter Spalding attributed the right to determine what is offensive. “I don’t think anyone really has the power to decide whether somethings offensive or not,” Spalding said. “I think it’s just something that you as an individual have to know about your own self, your own boundaries and what you should or shouldn’t say.” On the other hand, Warnell sees the ability to discern between right and wrong as internalized in people. “As a society, you grow up knowing what’s offensive, but there’s really no way to specifically determine what is offensive because everyone’s offended by different things,” Warnell said. “We should all have some basic understanding of what is right and what is wrong.” According to Principal David Clark, racism sometimes stems from ignorance. “[Racism is] typically a result of just a lack of knowledge or understanding or caring,” Clark said. “I don’t think any communities, any states or any countries [are] immune to that.” However, Russell sees no excuse to be racist, although he also recognizes that escaping ignorance is not a simple process. “I don’t think ignorance is an excuse, but the problem is you don’t know when you are ignorant. Something has to happen to enlighten you,” Russell said. “That is not something you can force on somebody. That is something that takes place within an individual. They come to an understanding, and they experience something that opens their eyes.” Similarly, Spalding also believes ignorance is not an acceptable reason to be culturally insensitive. “I don’t think being ignorant is an accidental thing. I think it’s pretty intentional, especially when someone says something ignorant or rude to someone because of the color of their skin, who they are [or] where they come from,” Spalding said. “I think that it’s not an excuse, and that whatever they say was meant to harm somebody.”

fast facts

According to the 2017 Census, Bartholomew County’s population is made up of three major ethnicities.

2.3% 7.2% 88.3% white asian african american

No matter where it stems from, racism and stereotypes based on race are still part of some students’ lives, including freshman Matthew Liu. “All I see mainly are just stereotypes,” Liu said. “These people have these expectations that are already set based on what society has given them.” For Spalding, stereotypes are not the only instances of discomfort and racism that he experiences in school. “I feel uncomfortable sometimes with being in a class where I see a student wearing a Confederate flag on their shirt or hat or even just wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat,” Spalding said. “It also gets other people rallied up and going back and forth, and that makes me uncomfortable, seeing people fight over something that could have been avoided.” While some people may agree that racism has decreased throughout history, it remains an issue for others. “[Racism is] not what it used to be, but it’s too high for the time we live in,” Warnell said. “It’s always been terrible and always ended up affecting people, and in some ways, racism is killing people today, just like it did a hundred years ago.” Warnell also sees racism today in the form of white privilege. “White privilege is people getting certain opportunities that other cultures may not just because of their skin color,” Warnell said. “That is wrong, and it’s an implicit bias. Not everyone knows that they do it, but people do it.” Spalding sees the effects of white privilege in almost every aspect of his life. “You can definitely see it virtually everywhere. You might see your classmate get an opportunity that you might not get because of the color of your skin,” Spalding said. “Being a black male, it definitely impacts me. It’s not fair, but it’s what you make out of it that really makes your character.” Unlike Spalding, Reedy believes privilege is not related to race and all cultures in Columbus are treated equally. Looking at the opposite side of cultural sensitivity, one may come face to face with hypersensitivity. To Russell, hypersensitivity can even be dangerous and counterproductive. “There are people who have become very hypersensitive. When you do that, it also does a disservice to the real instances of racism, prejudice and cultural insensitivity.

That can be very dangerous,” Russell said. “In a hypersensitized world, it can do just as much damage to make false claims about those things. You don’t want to diminish the instances of real racism, because they do still exist.” Hypersensitivity, in Clark’s eyes, has divided the nation, but he also believes that it does not necessarily need to bring down the country. “We can’t agree to disagree anymore. Everybody wants us to be on the same side,” Clark said. “That’s not what made America great. The fact that we can disagree and still move forward for the positive good of all made us great, and that’s what has to make us great.” Singireddy believes as some topics have become more controversial because of hypersensitivity, it is even more important now to limit censorship when it comes to culturally sensitive material. “We should learn about things even if they can be offensive because if you only show good things about history, you will never know the bad things that happened,” Singireddy said. “You need to be shown what you are not supposed to do; it should define what is wrong and what is right.”

“We don’t shy away from mistakes made in history, even if it is based in cultural insensitivity. We don’t want to make those mistakes again.” social studies teacher chad russell

INDEPTH

current events

Cultural sensitivity extends past individuals to national news

economic growth

President Donald Trump claimed that immigrants were taking jobs from Americans, but has also deemed them an essential part of the American economy. Economists have found that immigration supports economic growth and the flow of workers.

building a wall During his presidential campaign, Trump promised to build a wall along the southern border to keep immigrants from coming in to the United States and said Mexico would pay for it.

Despite the risk of being offensive or causing discomfort, Russell is firm in his belief to protect freedom of speech. “Freedom of speech to me is sacred. I think some people confuse freedom of speech with supporting freedom of speech that agrees with them,” Russell said. “If we are really going to say that we believe in freedom of speech, we have to support all freedom of speech, otherwise we don’t really believe in it.” Thus, he practices this freedom of speech in class by teaching his students even topics that could potentially cause discomfort. “I don’t have any control over what people are made uncomfortable by. We talk about all sorts of different things, and people have all sorts of different opinions on those issues,” Russell said. “You have to teach about them nonetheless. You have to do that with the most culturally sensitive and aware attitude that you can, but we can’t whitewash our history. We can’t pretend that it didn’t happen.” Likewise, Reedy agrees that teaching students the whole story is important for a full understanding and education. “[Censorship] would be like inaccurate information, and it could twist people’s thoughts on things, but if you present all of [the facts] in full, it allows for people to create their own opinions,” Reedy said. “If you censor, then there [are] things that people are going to be missing, so then they can be misconstrued.” Shepherd has observed media censorship and bias, as well, and believes its effects can be powerful. “Students should be exposed to more information and be taught how they can be effective consumers and critically assess this information. Too often, we see a trend in modern media of news outlets just chewing and digesting all this raw information for you and trying to make an informed opinion for you,” Shepherd said. “Once someone censors one thing, they can always censor another thing, and if you give someone that power, then they have unlimited power essentially because they can shape the perceptions of so many people.” Along with altering perceptions, censorship can also distort meaning in Liu’s opinion. “Censoring someone’s speech can distort what they’re

blackface controversy Blackface is makeup used by nonblack people to represent a black person. In February Virginia Governor Ralph Northam confirmed he was the person in a yearbook photo dressed in blackface and KKK robes. actually trying to convey, and the meaning gets skewed, but at the same time, the school’s censoring just so they can protect the other people from the sensitive material, as well,” Liu said. In English classes, some books have been subject to the debate of censorship because of its language or content being deemed inappropriate. The English department chair Katie Chaplin, considers these factors as it selects books to be taught. “If there is obscene language, sexual content, we have a conversation about how it is portrayed and if it is something that we think is meaningful to the book,” Chaplin said. “We decide if this is something that we think is right for the students of Columbus North and is something that we feel comfortable teaching.” If students are uncomfortable with a book, it is the English department’s policy to provide them with an alternative reading option from which they can still learn and benefit from. “It is never our intention to make students feel uncomfortable or to offend. We want students to question the world around them and experience situations that they might not necessarily explore on their own,” Chaplin said. “There is a lot out there in the world that literature can help us experience outside of ourselves.” Instead of banning or removing books from school Liu suggests facing sensitive material in literature to gain a better understanding of the world. “You shouldn’t really ban books just because of the sensitive material because in some cases, the sensitive material actually helps give you a better understanding of what actually was going on,” Liu said. “If you were to blur out the sensitive material, then all you would have is a very fictionalized story, not something very representative of what actually happened.” Censorship in school does not change Bay’s belief that racism is rampant in America. However, she still holds hope for the future. “I don’t necessarily believe humans were born to hate, and if we’re taught how to hate,” Bays said. “Then we can be taught how to love.”

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prom pressures Junior Salome Cloteaux speaks on the social pressures surrounding prom

or many students, prom is a rite of passage. It is supposed to be the pinnacle of their high school years. However, from the promposals and finding a date to deciding what by salome cloteaux to wear and how to pay for it, many people have mixed feelings about prom. The question is, is it really worth the cost and all the hassle? One of the most stressful parts of prom is finding a date. People try to find creative and sometimes over-the-top ways to ask their date to prom. Promposals can take a lot of time and effort, and there is always the risk of rejection. Sometimes, just a simple text is enough. There is no need to go through so much preparation and social anxiety if you don’t want to.

Along with the promposal, there is also the issues of planning and getting dressed. According to money.com, the average American family spends about $919 on prom. When you add up the cost of the dress, shoes, ticket, tuxedo and maybe even a hair or nail appointment, it is not surprising how much people spend. There can also be a lot of stress in planning what to do before and after prom and organizing a group to go with. For some, prom ends up being a great night filled with memories and fun. But for others, it is an overrated dance that is just not worth the stress and pressure. In the end, prom is something that should be experienced once. If you go one time, you won’t have any regrets later on that you missed out on what could have been the most important night of highschool. Overall, worrying about the little details and trying to have the most extravagant outfit or promposal for just one night is unnecessary and expensive. It is not worth putting too much time and money into for just a few hours. There is nothing wrong with wanting to dress up and and go out with friends, but prom doesn’t have to be such a big deal if you don’t want it to. Without all the social anxiety and pressure that goes with preparing and planning it, prom would be much more enjoyable.

changing what matters

Growing up alters your values

cross my mind alking in anymore. freshman I focus my year, I thoughts on didn’t my job, the think college I’m that the attending in four the fall, my years would fly by so quickly. friends and my I vividly remember the first family. High day of high school and how school just nervous I was to have my doesn’t feel as phone out in class. Now it’s by lydia hammons important as it my senior year, and I’m used to be. on my phone all the time! I think It’s unbelievable how much about how students change during the four much drama I was part of during my years. The change in self-esteem, freshman and sophomore year, then responsibility and maturity is very something clicked, and I didn’t care noticeable. When I walk down the about what people thought or said hallway, I see underclassmen gossiping of me. and talking about topics that don’t even

I honestly don’t know when my outlook changed. It might have been when I connected with my best friend. Instead of gossiping about the latest breakup for hours, we have dance parties and movie marathons. It might have been when I got accepted into college, when I got my license or when I realized that my life would completely change in less than a year. Currently, I have less than five months left in Columbus before I move four hours away to Nashville, TN. When I leave for college, and start studying for my future job, I won’t be obsessed with little issues. I think that it’s hard for underclassmen to relate because they don’t realize how close college really is. I just find it crazy how much we mature and become who we are throughout our high school career.

diet? hard pass

eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard that the key to getting fit is starting an exercise program and going on a diet. But choosing what diet to even start with is the real dilemma. Over half of the TRIBE staff has participated in a diet. Some of the recent ones have been the Keto diet and the Food Combining diet. According to healthline.com, the basis of the Keto diet is to cut out low-carb items and replace them with high fat foods such as avocado, dairy, and fish. Your body will go into a state of ketosis and begin to burn up the fat at a faster rate. Food Combining on the other hand deals with the different types of food groups. When broken down to the basics, there is starch, protein, fat, vegetables, fruit, and sugar. Food Combiningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foundation is how our bodies digests these different food groups. Placed in order of quickly our systems digest the groups, fruit is the quickest only taking about an hour, then starch around three hours, and finally protein at four hours. The idea is to only eat foods from one group per meal so your digestive system only focuses on one task at a time. Surprise, surprise sugar is cut out of this diet.

big fan

Vegetables are special and can be eaten with whatever food group your meal is from. Ultimately, choosing a diet requires research and if you are considering participating in one be sure you know what the potential health risks are before beginning.

Has TRIBE participated in a diet? 40% no

60% yes by thomas neeley

EDITORIAL

are athletics in college worth it?

Student athletes consider playing sports in college

by ruth anne mayer design by sydnee guthrie

ew high school athletes are selected to continue to play their sport in college. According to scholarshipstats.com, barely 7% of high school athletes are able to continue their sport in a college setting. However, these three students are considering pursuing sports in college. However, it can be a difficult decision to play in college since college sports are extremely timeconsuming. Junior Emma Tynan is still deciding what to do after

“I just like playing baseball so to keep going past high school would be fun.” sophomore austin bode

did you know?

softball was originally an indoor sport.

source: allaboutfastpitch.com

high school since there are so many options. She might want to play in college, but she has multiple interests outside of sports. “I’m open to a lot of things, so I don’t have one school I’m really zoned in on because I like a whole bunch of different things” Tynan said. At the same time, athletic scholarships can greatly help with covering college expenses. The average NCAA athletic scholarship was $12,090 in 2017. A sum of money that size can greatly help students pay for school.

“I’ve grown up playing volleyball and I love the game.” junior emma tynan

did you know?

the longest volleyball

game ever lasted for 75 hours and 30 minutes. source: volleywood.net

“I’d get some of my college paid for, so that’s a plus” sophomore Austin Bode said when asked about why he wanted to continue playing baseball in college. Students who continue to play their sports in college have to be committed to their sport because college sports take up more time than high school sports. Athletes have to still be able to enjoy the sport, like Junior Sierra Norman. “I just really like the sport. I think it’s really fun. It’s something that I’ve always enjoyed doing,” Norman said.

“I just want to continue doing what I love. It’s really cool to have the opportunity to be able to go to Marian.” junior sierra norman

did you know? the most stolen base in baseball is second. source: thealternativedaily.com

to the tee

Columbus North’s Men Golf team discusses how they are preparing for the upcoming season.

by cheyenne peters design by nathaly munnicha

eneration to generation, families usually pass down certain genes or talents and for senior Henry Keil was first introduced to golf at

six years old. “I started playing golf because my family got me into the game when I was younger,” Kiel said. To prepare for a season there are many things Kiel does. “I practiced throughout the fall and winter,” Kiel said. Preparing and improving can go hand in hand in sports. “By staying mentally strong and not worrying about the future when I’m not playing,” Kiel said. Last year the team missed out on going to state by one shot in the regionals. “I made it out of regionals and played in state as an individual,” Kiel said. As the season is just beginning, the team has high hopes for this season. “I think that we will do pretty well

this year. We didn’t lose anybody from “The only things I really need to work last years team and we have a couple of on this season is getting physically and good freshmen so I think that we’ll have mentally tougher and also scoring better a good chance of making it to state and on the course,” Vandeventer said. “I feel making a run for a state title,” Kiel said. like I’ve prepared myself pretty well for Sophomore Jacob Niedbalski has been this season my swing has been looking playing since he was seven years old. and feeling a lot better and I’m really “I started playing golf because my confident on the course and I know that dad got a pair of clubs for me for my I can play really well at a high level.” birthday. I went out on the course and fell in love with the game,” Niedbalski said. Some freshman do not have the opportunity to play on varsity, but some do get the chance. Mater Dei Invitational: Sat 4/13 “I played varsity all matches starting at 1:00 pm (Victoria National and tournaments but Golf Course) regionals,” Niedbalski said. vs Bloomington South: Mon 4/ 22 starting Sophomore Luke at 4:00 pm (Harrison Lake Country Club) Vandeventer has been playing vs Zionsville/BNL: Tue 4/23 starting at 4:30 golf for about four years and pm (Harrison Lake Country Club) he was first introduced to golf because his dad got him vs Hauser: Wed 4/24 starting at 4:30 pm into it and his brother played (Harrison Lake Country Club) as well. He has plans on Bedford Invitational: Sat 4/27 starting improving this season.

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itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about commitment

CNHS baseball players commit to play in college by zoe preston design by paola fernandez

photos by owen poindexter and jalynn perry

Junior Homare Takauchi rounds third base during the Columbus North vs. Batesvile baseball game at the Columbus North baseball diamond on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

Sophomore Reese Harmon is preparing to drop the bat and run to first. “It was awesome to get out in front of our home fans and come out with a win, especially with it being our home opener,” Harmon said.

Junior Grant Trinkle winds up to hit during the Columbus North Varsity baseball game. This is Trinkle’s third year on the CNHS baseball team.

Trinkle committed during the summer of 2018, which fter years of tireless commitment to was between his sophomore and junior year. He uses their team, upperclassmen on the CNHS his success to further his determination on the field. baseball team are preparing forplaying “Committing is a confidence boost, but it is also a lot after high school. The aforementioned of weight off of my shoulders,” Trinkle said. “I can just dedication of the players did not go go out and have fun.” unrecognized, however, as multiple Meyer and Trinkle’s decision to continue their careers team members have been asked to play in baseball not only benefits them, but it provides the for universities. This idea is known as “committing”, underclassmen, likw with an example of a dedicated and though it is extremely applicable to team member, as well. Freshmen Will Baker senior members, like senior Jakob Meyer admires his teammates’ commitment. at the moment, they are not the only “I look up to the upperclassmen who “They play in the best members receiving offers. are already committed to college,” “Committing doesn’t really college baseball Baker said. “It makes me feel good mean anything. It’s just a that I can learn from them and do verbal thing, so you are just conference, and I felt what they do, so I can maybe get a telling the coach that you are chance to go to college.” an instant connection going to go there,” Meyer said. Similar to his teammates, Baker “Once you sign, however, you and relationship with does not allow the idea of being are fully committed, and you scouted by a university to affect the the coaching staff.” have to go to the university.” way he plays. Meyer has already agreed to play “I don’t play any different,” Baker for a university. “I committed last said. “I go out everyday with the same April for the University of Evansville,” idea of what I’m going to do, and that doesn’t Meyer said. “It just felt like home there, and really change.” I thought that it would be a good way to Despite the overwhelming pressure of playing get an education and still play baseball for for a university, the members of the Columbus four more years.” North baseball team continue to enjoy the Meyer is not the only athlete from the game, as well as display their commitment to CNHS baseball team that has agreed to the sport. play for a university. Junior Grant Trinkle, “I always have a blast out there just playing has committed, as well. against other people and playing with my teammates,” “I’m committed to the University of Meyer said. “It’s fun.” Kentucky,” Trinkle said.

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UPCOMING GAMES AT HOME: 4/23 Franklin Central 6 p. m. 4/25 Seymour 5:45 p. m. 4/26 Cathedral 5:30 p. m. 4/27 Jeffersonville 10 a. m. and Terre Heute North 3 p. m. 5/2 Greenwood 5:30 p. m.

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hosa state HOSA members share what HOSA is and what they do together

Biomedical teachers Ms. Behling, Ms. Steinwedel, and Ms. Horn.

by abby bodart design by katie richards n April 16, C4 teacher Stacey Horn and some of her students left for HOSA’s state competitions. Horn shares her past experiences with HOSA and what the experience is like as an advisor for the students. Seniors Julie Soda and Brianna Arreola share past experiences at HOSA and share some advice for future students involved in health care while explaining how they prepared for State this year. “HOSA is a national all health care club run by a group of advisors and students interested in the healthcare field,” Horn said. “HOSA’s mission is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration and experience.” The HOSA experience is for all students taking the healthcare classes to expand their skills in knowledge and leadership. “HOSA means Health Occupation Students of America. It is an organization where students, as well as those in college, have the opportunity to grow their leadership skills as well as their knowledge in the healthcare field,” Horn said. “They conduct state competitions to test their skills in certain categories and the winners have the opportunity to receive scholarships.” Past experiences have proven North to be successful in scoring for the state competitions while competing. “In the past, our students have been very successful at the competition level,” Horn said. “Many students have placed in the top 10 and even top 3 for a variety of events.” Arreola believes HOSA is a great experience for students to learn and grow their abilities in the healthcare field. “My past experiences have all been great. I had the chance to meet new people and decide what I would like best as my future job in the medical field,” Arreola said. “It was

frustrating not to place for my first time, but you live and you learn.” HOSA teaches students how to prepare for college and understand the workload college students do. “The hours I spent studying has definitely helped me in the real world because I learned things that I wouldn’t learn until college,” Arreola said. “It makes me feel more prepared for what is to come in college.” There are many C4 classes that include the healthcare field. “I joined HOSA last year when I began taking the veterinary careers class,” Soda said. “I think one of the best aspects of the club is that it gave me an opportunity to meet people who are also interested in the medical field but I usually don’t see during the school day because we’re in different C4 classes.” There are many teachers involved with HOSA as advisors for students. “Jennifer Steinwedel, Carol Behling, Kay Gorday and I are the HOSA advisors for C4-Columbus Area Career Connection chapter,” Horn said. “As advisors, we assist students with service activities, preparation for state events and support networking for future careers.” North has many different C4 healthcare classes that are offered to all students. In addition, as a part of HOSA, students experience many service activities. They also can compete in many different competitions at the state level. “We also host many events to help our community such as the Chalkguy LEGO Drive and Caps for the Cure. In April, we compete in the HOSA State Conference, where you get to meet HOSA members from different schools and compete against them,” Soda said. “I competed in CPR/First Aid, Medical Math and Medical Photography last year, and I think I was able to place because I studied and had some prior knowledge about them from the vet class as well as the science classes I have taken throughout high school.”

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The full title is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.

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very school year, the Columbus North Drama department does about two major productions. One of the major productions for this year is the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. “The play is about a 15 year old boy, named Christopher, who finds a dog that has been killed, and people think that he killed the dog, so he tries to find out who actually killed the dog,” freshman Jaime Garcia said. Garcia is the lead of the play, and he prepared for it in a variety of ways. “The play is based off of a book, so I read that first, and then began to memorize my lines,” Garcia said. Besides having to memorize a lot of lines, Garcia also had to perfect his British accent. To do so, he put in a lot of time and believes his hard work will show during the play. “I do have to do a British accent and I’ve had to work really hard on it because at first it wasn’t very good,” Garcia said. “I just did some research and Googled stuff on how to do a good British accent.” Garcia is not the only one who must try new things for the play. In fact, the background projections for the play are completely new to everyone involved. “This is the first time that we have started using projections

in our play. So we had to add a new role into staff to work it, but basically the visual part of it is more projections and special effects,” sophomore Ross Wenzler. “The set that I’m building is minimal, there’s not a lot of set work going on. It’s mainly the visuals and special effects.” Although Wenzler is backstage, his role in the play is just as important as the role of the people onstage. Wenzler has to think quick on his feet and be able to fix unexpected problems in a given period of time. “If something goes wrong during the intermission, then we have to go out and fix it or bring it backstage and figure out a way to fix it,” Wenzler said. “Because if anything goes wrong, it might be with the set.” Not only are students in the play and creating the set, two students are also assistant directors of the play. Junior Claire Baker is one of the assistant directors and has many responsibilities. “As assistant director, my job has been to lead warmups for the ensemble, block certain scenes and work with individual actors such as the principals on their scene,” Baker said. “I do what the director does on a smaller scale but it takes just as much effort and time. I have to be there for every rehearsal from start to finish, most times before and after it.”

Despite the tasks of being assistant director, Baker believes that all of the hard work of the members of the play will pay off. “They have tremendously proven themselves to be a forceful, moving group and will get to show that to the public,” Baker said. “This play is unconventional from the typical ones we’ve done in the past and has challenged them to open their minds to different interpretations and expressions of the text and scenes.”

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Freshman Jaime Garcia plays the part of Christopher Boone. Senior Lily Johnson plays the part of Siobhan. Senior Ben Dickerson plays the part of Christopher’s father, Ed.

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Junior Lucas Hayes plays the part of a police officer. Sophomore Eden Zaborowski acts in the ensemble. The ensemble portrays Christopher’s thoughts throughout the play.

7. Freshman Jaime Garcia and senior Caitlin Davey discover the dead dog.

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celebrating spring Their are many different ways to celebrate spring by katie richards

nowruz songkran celebrated march 21

celebrated april 13

Nowruz is celebrated throughout the Middle East. It celebrates the Persian new year. At the celebration, a table is laid with symbolic things beginning in the letter S.

Songkran celebrates the Thai New Year. People have water fights to symbolically wash away the previous year.

passover

sabzeh - sprouts samanu - pudding

seeb - apple somaq - sumac

celebrated april 19 -27

seer - garlic

Passover celebrates the liberation of the Hebrew people from the Egyptians in ancient Egypt. The celebration begins at sundown and lasts for a whole week.

VINEGAR

senjed - Persian fruit

serkeh - vinegar

holi

celebrated march 20 - 21 Holi celebrates the end of winter and honors the triumph of good over evil. Celebrants light bonfires, throw colorful powder called gulal, eat sweets and dance to traditional folk music.

source: nationalgeographic.com

how the holidays line up on the caldenar

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