Cub Reporter Issue 4

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Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

November 21, 2012

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Muston fills school board position Jacob Helmus Jacobhelmus@gmail.com W e n d y Muston was elected to the Lawrence Township school board on Nov. 6.

She defeated previous position holder Adam Goldstein and Kent Jackson as the District One board member. She will join the other four members of

Students practice bus evacuation

Cub photos/Carley Lanich

Three from LC visit China Meredith Nordmann

Varie and president Carol Helmus.

Muston has two daughters who have been a part of Lawrence Township schools; one is a student at Lawrence North.

“I wanted to get involved in the school board due to my belief that every child is entitled to an excellent public edu-

The intention of the trip was to educate schools in different methods of learning. In China there’s been an education reform because all of the students there take the same classes and are all on the same course in school. The educators

Muston said she is eager to get down to business on the current issues in the township and has many goals that she wants to accomplish in her time as a school board member.

“As a professional harp-

China.

The trip was from Oct. 16 their method of counseling. to Oct. 24. three days of Corn used the seven-night to be a memstay was in ber of Glob- outstanding cultural

my resources in Indianapolis’s arts community to encourage improved access to the arts for both our students and our

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Conference invited associate with guidance counselors Chris

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which is a consortium for student foreign exchange. Six

Chris McClatchy guidance counselor

pals and teachers also traveled to China.

Jessica Lu Chin from the China Connection accompanied them on the trip as well.

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Muston said she believes communication among par-

they visited the Olympic

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Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The following two days were spent in Shanghai visiting The Bund and the Hungpao River. The last two days they had dinner with the Gen-

tion. Courtesy photo/Chris McClatchy

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form Forum.

“It was a very outstanding cultural experience seeing how they live and learn with such a Clatchy said.

hopes to lobby the General Assembly to mandate kindergarten and fund pre-kindergarten.

Mainly Muston said she paigning and excited to get to work with the other board members. “I already feel like part of the team that will continue to propel our district into

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ERNIE’S PLACE The place to be

The culinary arts classes at McKenize Center for Innovation and Technology run Bernie’s Place, a restaurant open to the public Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. year culinary arts students and on Gray days by second year culinary arts students, features a variety of lunch options. Students make and serve sandwich and a Sante Fe salad. ent deserts that change regularly. Most recently sophomore and baker Kaitlin Owens baked pumpkins rolls.

“I love to cook,” Owens said. “I think (the class) is a great way for students to learn about the restaurant industry.”

On Mondays and Tuesdays Bernie’s Place is closed and culinary arts students have class. On these days, students have bookwork that corresponds with labs. One particular book unit may be over international foods. The students would learn about the topic in their books and then prepare that particular type of food in the lab. at MCIT that spans three blocks of the day, M5year students.

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I love to cook. I think

students to learn about the Kaitlin Owens senior

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In the back of the kitchen, senior Kaitlin Owens (above) prepares dessert, a pumkin roll with cream cheese icing. Outside

(far left) sets and waits tables for the local line, senior Jasmine Spencer (near left) prepares a grilled panini for presentation as she manages the orders coming into the kitchen. Cub photos/Sara Heiny

LC earns ‘B’ ranking in state DOE assessment

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Band finishes season strong Haley

The Spirit of Central Marching Band nals of the state ISSMA ( Indiana State Schools Music Association) and the BOA (Bands of America) Grand Nationals marching band competitions earlier this month.

They competed Nov. 3 in the state

Col Legno. Cub photo/ Makayla Johnson

placement but all the bands were great.

For being small, we were great and so lucky to make it that far. A season like this is one of the reasons to miss the nior Roselly Aguilar said.

The marching band season has concluded and the band is currently on the performing arts department’s trip to Disney World.

They will be part of the Disney Performing Arts and Candlelight Processional.

they moved on to the Grand Nationals

out of the 12 bands that made their way

“Col Legno was one of the best shows we have done. The ending was amazing.

Some people did not necessarily like our

hour bus ride each way as well as a fourday stay at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

LC has been awarded a “B” ranking in the State Accountability Assessment conducted by the Indiana Department of Education (DOE). This is an improvement from last year’s “C” ranking.

Only two other high schools in Marion County, Speedway and Franklin Central, earned a higher score than LC. Principal Rocky Valadez believes this is because LC is concentrated on the right science and English classes.

“I think that we’re really concentrating on writing skills and on spending more time reading and really developpected of us on those high stakes tests,” Valadez said.

He also credits the hard work of teachers, who have been working together and communicating in Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings outside of class tutoring students.

Results from the State Accountability Assessment are calculated through

Valadez named ‘Transformational Leader’

into account. Much like students’ grades are calculated, the school is given a GPA

nominated him because he saw Valadez

rate, ECA scores for Algebra I and English 10, number of students taking and passing advanced classes and opportunities for technical classes like those offered at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology (MCIT).

Valadez believes in order to improve portant to focus on students’ schedules.

Katie Billman The Indiana School of Education has named principal Rocky Valadez a Transformational Leader in Education pact he has made in Lawrence Township.

The program honored one teacher and one administrator from a group of the school’s alumni that had been nominatof their careers.

One of Valadez’s former professors

who deserved the recognition.

Valadez began his role in Lawrence Township in January 2001 as a visual arts teacher here. He progressed to the position as Fall Creek Valley Middle School’s assistant principal in 2008 and then went on to lead the freshman school at LN in 2011. He became principal here last July.

Valadez said he felt most of the substance his award was being given for

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can be credited to his work at Fall Creek Valley, but his career has had a high rise since he came to LC. “What I see my job as is helping teachers get better every day so students can have opportunities,” Valadez said. “As we look to see where Rocky Valadez

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we have to make sure we are giving things the time and giving people the resources they need to get those things done.”

The award was presented on Oct. 26 at the IUPUI Campus Center.

The DOE takes into account a

classes at MCIT or Lawrence North.

“We’re really, at least in the eyes of this accountability model, doing some single day,” Valadez said.

“It’s a combination of great teachers and great kids.”

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In the CLASSROOM

Students receive Bear Hugs AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com A Nov. 8 ceremony honored students for their good character through the Bear Hugs program. Students, families and teachers were in

Freshman Hope Blanchard (left) participates in a game designed to help students learn and earn extra credit in Stacy Roeschlein’s Spanish Cub photo/Makayla Johnson

ing strength. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

Spare change going toward ‘a greater good’ KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com The Lawrence Township Schools’ Student Foundation (LTSSF) will be collecting change at LC’s away basketball game against Lawrence North 12. LTSSF is a student-led organization of juniors and seniors from both LC and Lawrence North that have come together township.

“Change for Change is change that students of Lawrence Township have and use it for a greater good. The program hopes to take the money that one would spend at the vend-

ing machine and use it to purchase a family a Christmas tree that they couldn’t otherwise af-

rivalry between LC and Lawrence North to fuel a competition to see which high school can raise the most money Dorsey is LC’s leading repre- through Change for Change. sentative on the LTSSF, alongChange will be collected side Lawrence leading up to North’s senior and during representative some of the (It’s) an effort to Audrey MusLC and Lawcollect the spare ton. rence North “This year, change... and use it for match-ups we hope to throughout a greater good. raise enough the rest of Matt Dorsey money durthe school senior ing Change for Change event where to fund MAC money will be hours at LC collected will and Lawrence North and to be the boys’ basketball game at help bring holidays to Law- Lawrence North. LTSSF memrence Township families,” Mus- bers will be collecting money ton said. LTSSF is using the during lunches that week lead-

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ing up to the game which will be combined with the money raised during the game to determine whether LC or Lawrence North “wins” the basketball Change for Change fundraiser.

LTSSF also plans to collect money during remaining township rivalry games in sports including girls’ basketball, swimming ball.

“I believe this fundraiser is important, because it’s using small amounts of money that one student won’t miss and using it for a greater cause,” Dorsey said. “Unlike many fundraisers which help kids in Third-World countries, this fundraiser is directly helping the people in need in Lawrence Township.”

students were presented character awards. “(Bear Hugs) speak to character such as honesty, perseverance and respect,” assistant principal Ron Davie said. He has been in charge of the Bear Hug awards since he transferred to LC three years ago. He added that awarding Bear Hugs is all about “giving a chance for students to shine that aren’t typically in the spotlight.”

Sophomore Rocio Torrez,

by AVID teacher Chris Harmon, said, “I felt proud to know I got recognized for havA heart-rending moment in the ceremony came when English teacher Christina Hunt shared a student’s story about how he lost both his par“It’s amazing how throughout his struggles he maintained his GPA, work ethic and overall persevered through life,” Davie said.

The student was sophomore Teodoro Robles Perez.

“He helps others, is encouraging, respectful and keeps a in what was clearly an emotional moment for her.

Perez said, “I’m successful with what I’m doing, and I’m proud that she chose me. It felt awesome. I’m thankful that I got nominated.” students “contributes positively to school spirit” and is what the award is about, Davie said.

Another ceremony will be held in the spring semester.

Seniors win awards in Links art competition Katie Seniors Lindsey Redifer and Emily Baca both won awards in the Links art competition on Nov. 3. The competition was held at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, located inside the Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis, where students displayed their art pieces for judging. Both award recipients art supplies, $100 for second place and

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Redifer place award for her colCub photo/Katie Billman

Courtesy photo/Vicki Shafer

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pieces, some that were part of class projects and some done over the summer.

“I’m not sure where I’m going to college yet, but wherever it is, I plan on taking a bunch of ing a way to make a career out of art, whether it be in painting

or something new that I learn,” Redifer said. “Any award that I win means a lot to me, because, if I decide to make a career out of painting, competitions can help build me into a more wellknown artist.”

Baca won second place for drawings and an abstract piece she made in her painting class.

Baca is currently in AP art and advanced 2D art, both with art teacher Vicki Shafer.

Redifer is enrolled in advanced 2D art, drawing and AP art with Shafer Emily Baca as well. The drawings Baca submitted were of two fellow classmates in her AP art class.

“This award means a lot to me; it’s shown me my ability and how, if I push myself, I can do amazing things,” Baca said.

Students will submit more artwork for similar competitions in December.

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Cub Reporter is honored with Hoosier Star Leah The Cub Reporter has been named a 2012 Hoosier Star by the Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA). It was also a Hoosier Star last year.

“For many years we’ve been a Hoosier Star or we’ve been in the running if we haven’t been a Hoosier Star,” adviser Elizabeth Granger said.

The award is given to the “best of Indiana high school journalism,” according to the IHSPA. Editions of the Cub Reporter from the 2011-2012 school year were judged for this award. Senior Samantha Strong was editor-in-chief; she contin-

ues in the position this year. that desire more than anything This Hoosier Star title was else because I know we’ve got also awarded to Carmel High the talent.”

School’s newspaper HiLite and Granger said that practicing Crown Point solid journalHigh School’s newspaper hard with Inklings. news, always “ T h e linking stoCub, without ries to LC and a doubt, has never omitthe talent to ting stories in be a Hoosier opinions, feaElizabeth Granger Star, but we tures, sports have to keep and arts and working at entertainment it,” Granger was key in besaid. “Sometimes it’s harder to coming a Hoosier Star. stay at the top than it is to get to the top... Without a doubt they to have kind of a family feel to can do it, but they have to have it. People seemed to care about

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the paper, and they cared about each other, so they worked together to help every single section of the paper.”

The Cub has also won many other awards including Silver Crowns from Columbia University, Gallup awards from Quill and Scroll, and Pacemaker awards and All-American ratings from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA).

In 2004, the Cub Reporter was inducted into the NSPA AllAmerican Hall of Fame for achieving All-American ratings for 10 out of 11 consecutive years. LC’s was the second Indiana newspaper to be inducted into the Hall of Fame; Carmel’s

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A home away from home Junior Caroline Varie is spending

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Six hours north, and I felt like I was at home. Everything is faster. The people are colder, more diverse.

Chile’s capital, Santiago, hosts a population of more than 5 million. The state of Indiana has about 6 million inhabitants. I visited Santiago with my host family and found “home city,” Los Angeles, six hours south. Los Angeles is a small city, where everyone knows everyone, and 15 minutes is a long drive. Santiago reminded me of Chicago, with three times the people.

Strangers walk past each other without comment, unlike in Los Angeles where strangers can appear to be friends. Sundays are not a day for sleeping, and there is less patience for

waiting and long lines. Similar to the United States. However, there is still that sense of a simpler life. That was proved when I saw a boy swimming in a fountain in the main plaza.

We walked all day, every day. In the main street, I saw a man shouting aggressively

with a Bible in his hand; it reminded me of pictures of the Great Awakening in the APUSH book. There were Buddhists standing calmly passing black people I had seen in a long time. They get about as many stares as I do with my

blonde hair.

We went to an old mansion built in the 1500s, El gardens and fountains and beautiful old arches. From the top of El Cerro, the mountains are visible behind the city. It’s a strange contrast; those tall un-

inhabited mountains surrounding a city full of people. We visited a cathedral, the ceilings high and painted like I imagine them in Rome.

It’s amazing to think that such diversity can exist in a city and in the same country just six hours away.

The four people you find on Facebook Random Ramblings Darian Benson In this day and age of social networks such as Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, Facebook is becoming the new Myspace. Even though Facebook is so 2009, I still catch myself logging in and checking my newsfeed. Especially when I have something important to

do; like reading for APUSH… I have come to realize that there are a couple of groups that we can categorize our Facebook friends into: The Tweeter, the Commentator, Romeo and Juliet, and the Seeker.

The Tweeter seems to be confused as to which website they are actually on. Common symptoms of this Facebook user is multiple updates in one hour, or the use of hashtags in their statuses. Remember, if you want to give the world minute by minute updates about your life, just create a

The Commentator is someone who repeatedly comments on a status or picture replying to him. Is it just me,

commented on your status about tonight’s episode of How I Met Your Mother? However, what began as mutual agreePatrick Harris is soon becomes a 30 post long conversation between people you barely know. To say the least, it is annoying.

The Romeo and Juliet of Facebook are people who just can’t seem to stay in a relationship. In love with someone one day, they break up the next. Their relationship status is constantly changing, and updates about “love.” Word to net actually cares about your relationship problems.

The last Facebook group is posts statuses telling their friends that they will do a “Truth is…” or ask for a certain amount of likes on their status.

The Seeker may also take multiple photos of themselves and post them. This user is but it becomes embarrassing if nobody “likes” their posts.

Although Facebook is becoming less and less popular and Instagram, it is still my favorite way to procrastinate on school nights. I can plead guilty to nearly all of these at some time or another. I am sure you can, too. With that in mind, let’s make a pact as a society to stop annoying one another.

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OPINIONS

Bear it All “Holy cats!”

Rachel Hedlund, 11

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

Andy Floyd, 9

Kariann Boyd, 10

Phillip Turnley, 11

Marc Homlish, 12

“Eating with my whole family”

“Baking pie with my grandma”

“Visit family”

“Spending time with relatives”

Nykia Jordan, 9

Toni Johnson, 10

“Being around my familiy”

“The wishbone”

Stephen Mondy, 11 “Visiting family”

Alex Tubbs, 12 “Eating all the food”

Summits and satisfaction In a world where we are besieged every day by things to do and people to see and placcan be a tough thing. In fact, society that a lot of people may

Mitch Prather It’s a fantastical search for an old man on a mountain who has all the answers. It’s a desperate search for happiness and relief.

But it’s something we see only in cartoons.

to be, unfortunately, a legitimate option for sanity! It seems people just desperately want to be happy.

OK, well sure. Don’t you?

What is happiness, then?

That’s a really large question, I understand. I suppose that’s why most people would rather have the answer told to them

by a sage elder than have to The real key to unlocking Personally, I talked with some of the sage elders at my church during the fellowship hour. It’s safe to say that the happiness question remains unsolved, but the cookies did not remain uneaten…

Fortunately, I have some advice I have found to be pretabout achieving happiness is to

rooms aren’t freezing. Or, for me, our school spirit may have

happiness is to you. Essentially, that’s what you are doing when means you have decided that,

worth being fully happy. on: There are a few communities that have been discovered in the upper regions of mountain ranges around the world who have never had contact with the industrialized world before.

In some reports of these discoveries, these people were described as being the “happiest people in the world.”

No one had ever told them what being happy meant, so they just decided to be happy themselves.

It’s your choice to be happy or not. That’s all I’m saying.

If it helps at all, you can know that I believe in you, for what it’s worth. Just believe in yourself.

And I guess, if it suits you, taking a stay in the mountains may not be such a bad idea

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Teachers stranded by storm storm approached the coastline, the temperature steadily

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up.

On Friday morning, Nov. 2, math teacher Chad Sivertson was fully prepared to run the historical 26.2 miles through City. But at 5:57 that evening, his plans were dashed.

“There was just a lot of rain.”

Although there was no

gone just half an hour east, she would have seen major destruction. She also said that

the event, Sivertson intended

ing each other in any way they could, tensions still ran high in the midst of the destruction.

“On Staten Island, an of-

direct path to Virginia, citi“Most of us were upset that they waited until Friday at 5:57 p.m. to cancel the marathon.”

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they waited until everyone was Despite the race’s cancellation and the upset it caused, Siverston, along with many other runners who were in gathered in

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morning, they were up to 80 percent. People were helping each other.”

But even though the citi-

until Saturday. Staten Island The death toll from Hurricane Sandy is close to 200 people in seven countries, and the estimated damage cost is at least $20 The hurricane completely

on Sunday and ran their

Sivertson said. “There were gas shortages all over; people were waiting in line up to four hours to get gas. Some of the stations didn’t have electricity so they couldn’t pump it out of

Staten Island is centered Chad Sivertson

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where part of the New thon was supposed to

Hurricane Sandy hit the coast, Staten Island emerged as one of the worst places in terms of devastation and loss of life.

to miss school on Nov. 5.

English teacher Shari Jaas Siverston. hard to get a plane home in the missed school on Oct. 29, 30

means of transportation for much of the city’s population.

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Post-election, time to move ‘forward’ her opinions on the election LeahArenz Marisela Abel did not vote in the Nov. 6 election.

She wasn’t old enough. By just six days. She celebrated her 18th birthday Nov. 12.

“I’m 18 and I wish I could have voted.

I would have voted for Obama,” Abel said. ney, but overall, I agreed with Obama.”

Although Abel was not able to vote in this election, she stays informed and has strong opinions on political issues. ter education,” Abel said, “but there’s not as much of a view of helping other people as there ties need to work together to make decisions or there will be disastrous consequences.

Abel said she believes it was the infamous ney’s loss. “Because we’re the 47 percent,” she said. “We’re the ones who struggle because of that, not him. He’s been rich all his life.”

Before the national vote, Abel said, “If the

In the national election, 19 percent of the voters were between the ages of 18 and 29, one

Stein 3.7%

Johnson 3.1%

President (in electoral votes)

Romney 18.0%

tion.

While Abel thinks age decided the vote, U.S. government teacher Nicholas Derado said that demographics are the deciding factor. “A larger

Senator

voted than Caucasians (in the school election),” Derado said, “and based on demographics of cratic than Caucasians.”

This explains why Barack Obama took 75.1 percent of the school’s vote.

Many state maps by county show much

Governor

Romney 206

Obama 75.1%

Obama 332

strong hold in regards to what they believe.

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President

Boehner) was saying that this isn’t a mandate for President Obama and if you look at the Senator Cub graphic/Leah Arenz

Governor

Jordan Meenan senior

Now that the election is over, what do you want to see happen?

Cub photo/Leah Arenz

Superintendent of Public Instruction

lated areas, not that the lack of blue means that people don’t support Obama.

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Post-election, time to move ‘forward’ her opinions on the election LeahArenz Marisela Abel did not vote in the Nov. 6 election.

She wasn’t old enough. By just six days. She celebrated her 18th birthday Nov. 12.

“I’m 18 and I wish I could have voted.

I would have voted for Obama,” Abel said. ney, but overall, I agreed with Obama.”

Although Abel was not able to vote in this election, she stays informed and has strong opinions on political issues. ter education,” Abel said, “but there’s not as much of a view of helping other people as there ties need to work together to make decisions or there will be disastrous consequences.

Abel said she believes it was the infamous ney’s loss. “Because we’re the 47 percent,” she said. “We’re the ones who struggle because of that, not him. He’s been rich all his life.”

Before the national vote, Abel said, “If the

In the national election, 19 percent of the voters were between the ages of 18 and 29, one

Stein 3.7%

Johnson 3.1%

President (in electoral votes)

Romney 18.0%

tion.

While Abel thinks age decided the vote, U.S. government teacher Nicholas Derado said that demographics are the deciding factor. “A larger

Senator

voted than Caucasians (in the school election),” Derado said, “and based on demographics of cratic than Caucasians.”

This explains why Barack Obama took 75.1 percent of the school’s vote.

Many state maps by county show much

Governor

Romney 206

Obama 75.1%

Obama 332

strong hold in regards to what they believe.

Photo/MCT Campus

President

Boehner) was saying that this isn’t a mandate for President Obama and if you look at the Senator Cub graphic/Leah Arenz

Governor

Jordan Meenan senior

Now that the election is over, what do you want to see happen?

Cub photo/Leah Arenz

Superintendent of Public Instruction

lated areas, not that the lack of blue means that people don’t support Obama.

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Applying for the future

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Glynnis King glynniskingcub@gmail.com

It’s that time of the year again, when seniors start preparing for that next step in life.

They have several options to They can enter the work force, join the military or begin college.

Many employers require some form of post-secondary education, which is why getting into college is important.

The college application process can be hectic when it comes to cial aid; to make it worse there are time-crunching deadlines.

Guidance counselor Suzanne Oakes is in charge of all scholarship information. This year the goal for the class of 2013 is to get $9.5 million in scholarships.

“Finding scholarships is like a big research project,” Oakes said. “You have to get

scholarships for you.” Many scholarships are available on individual colleges’ websites as well as on scholarship websites such as fastweb.com. Oakes is also in charge of the LC Scholarship List Serve.

Although the college application process can seem overwhelming, it can be done.

One of the most important things to remember when going through this process is to choose a realistic college for you. Put yourself in the best position to have a chance at what colleges require; for instance, GPA, ACT and SAT test scores, high school transcripts.

LC uses an online transcript service called Parchment.

“Parchment makes it easier for students to request transcripts and send them electronically to colleges,” Oakes said. Students must go online to create a Parchment account before requesting transcripts.

Students should also have back-up schools in case they don’t get accepted into their

the College Board; it is used to

Other things to consider when approaching the college application process is how versity. The cost of college has gone up over the years mak-

However, it is strongly encouraged that

Common Application. The Common App provides an admission application online and print version for 488 universities. The application can be sent to any number of participating colleges and requires less time to complete.

The ComFinding scholarships mon App is available like a big research

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aid using the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student

Suzanne Oakes guidance counselor

by March 10. Students considalso have to create and submit ship Service). The CSS is part

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applications.

“I’ve applied to Ball State, Valparaiso, Hanover and IU,” senior Kelly Reinke said. “One ing out college applications

is writing all the essays,” she said.

Senior Derric Gowan has also started the application process. “I applied to Indiana Wesleyan,” Gowan said. “I think the applications are very time consuming.”

Senior Daisha Hall has schools. torically Black Colleges and Universities) college fair where you could apply right on the spot,” Hall said.

materials, it becomes a waiting game,” Oakes said. For seniors, it is extremely important to work on improving and maintaining good grades.

Even when senioritis strikes, students have to keep focus because colleges are always looking and could easily reconsider a slip-up in the last grading period.”

College Application Timeline Junior Year Aug.-Jun.

SAT/ACT Testing:

Year round

Year round Contacting coaches:

Year round College decisions:

SAT/ACT Testing:

Aug.-Dec.

Summer/Aug.

Common App:

Early Decision/Early Action Application Deadline: Regular Decision Application Deadline: Essays:

Aug. Oct. Oct.-Nov. Year round LC Scholarship List Serve:

Jan.-Mar.

FAFSA Deadline:

Year round Overnight visits:

May

Final decision:

Dec.-Apr. Admissions decision:

Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

Senior Year Indiana College and University Admission Info Ball State University:

Hanover College:

Butler University:

Indiana University:

Armed Forces Recruiting Centers

United States Army

United States Marine Corp.

United States Air Force United States Coast Guard IUPUI:

Purdue University: United States Navy

University of Notre Dame:

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The marching band and guard, concert band, jazz band, choir and orchestra are in Orlando, Fla., right now. As part of the Disney Performing Arts and Candlelight Processional programs, they will perform at Disney World Thursday and Friday. they will celebrate the holiday season with two concerts here.

The jazz band will perform Disney selections along with a variety of fast and slow songs during Jazz in the Commons on Nov. 28. Admission is free; for purchase during the show.

the holiday season

The night will also feature the Belzer Jazz Band.

“For a free, fun night come to Jazz in the Commons,” said junior Jaze Cayne, who plays Another event is the annual holiday concert, this year Dec. 6-7. It will feature all choirs including Central Sound and Sweet Sensation, concert bands, percussion ensemble, orchestra, LC players and all three dance classes.

“We will be trying to celebrations and ethnic groups through the music that we play,” said performing arts chairman Randy Greenwell.

“Since Lawrence Central is such a diverse school with such

a large variety of students and

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out and to include everybody.”

Junior Jimi Hargraves, in both orchestra and Sweet

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rehearsals and study my music not just right before the concert but from the day I receive the sheet music. Sweet Sensation will also be singing one of my favorites, ‘All I Want for Christmas is You.’” Sophomore Molli Loftus, symphonic band clarinet player, said, "Usually our holiday concerts are the coolest and my personal favorite because it gives the performing arts department the chance to

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showcase all of Lawrence Central’s musically talented groups together in one show."

“If you want to listen to great music and get ready for the holiday season, come support LC’s performing arts,” senior Whitney Shaw said.

“We are planning to have another great turnout for our

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holiday show this year. We excited about the upcoming holidays,” Greenwell said.

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Reel As far as Mexican cuisine goes, the staples are generally fundamental: tacos, burritos, enchiladas, etc. What sets apart restaurant quality, however, is how they’re prepared and what ingredients are used in the process. balls and using a tortilla presser to create instantly fresh tortillas. At Mexican restaurants I had been to in the past, they either had the tortillas prepared ahead of time or made all of the food in the kitchen.

Making fresh tortillas on the spot set Pancheros apart from the rest, and seeing them made in under two seconds was thing new.

The tortillas are then placed on a grill to heat them before they are made into the dish of your choice. The restaurant is set up assembly line style for making orders, and casual self-seating for dining.

Personally, I went with the standard choice of chicken tacos, because they’re a universal dish in Mexican cuisine and would be easiest to compare to ones I’ve had in the past. In addition to the chili-tamarind marinated chicken, I added cheese, not much of a spicy eater so the mild salsa suited mess similar to taco salad, and I had to resort to my fork as they fell apart. As my mom would say, “Messy... but good.” Of Cub photos/Katie Billman course, she didn’t have much room to talk considering she got an easy chicken quesadilla, but her point still reigned true.

Pancheros’ menu is simple. Their company is (the customers) will come.”

Thing Alex Kryah The 23rd installment to Ian Fleming’s James Bond: 007 series the 40-year history of the movie franchise. OK, so maybe that’s a stretch, but it’s still easily one of

Craig was cast.

change of pace from the previous that starred Sean Connery had

a goofy side to them and could and cool as the other side of the have been rated G, even back in pillow, but the silliness that Conthe ‘60s. There have been plenty nery put into the role is completely of Bond stars since, like Pierce Brosnan, who played Bond in the love it.

‘90s and early this century. There Skyfall have also been duds, like George surpassing Casino Royale and QuanLazenby, who was only allowed tum of Solace by eons. Director Sam to play Bond Mendes did a great once in On Her job of creating not Majesty’s Secret only a great story, Service, which but he also created was as big a great characters, dud as Ryan especially Silva, the Skyfall.

Leaf was with talented but villainthe San Diego ous former agent Chargers. If portrayed by Javier you don’t get the connection, just Bardem.

Google the name “Ryan Leaf” and The art direction in Skyfall is you’ll understand. stunning and breathtaking. The But, in my amateur opinion, I action is well shot and, for a lack believe Daniel Craig has cemented his place as the second best actor to ways important Bond girl Bérénice play Bond. No one is going to outMarlohe is gorgeous, as usual. The do Connery because (1) he played stacked cast, with Craig, Bardem, Bond for so long and (2) the goofy Judy Dench and Ralph Fiennes, all deliver fantastic performances. If the other hand, has taken a much there is ever a movie to spend 10 bucks on, it’s Skyfall.

Bond. He’s still as smooth as silk You won’t be disappointed.

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What’s H t in Indy ‘The Nutcracker’ at IMA

Circle of Lights tree lighting

The Indiana Ballet Conservatory is performing The Nutcracker on Dec. 14, 15 and 16 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Tobias Theater. For more information visit indianaballetconservatory. org/

The Circle of Lights tree on Monument Circle will be lit at 8 p.m. Nov. 23. Fireworks, toy soldiers and peppermint sticks will also be part of the tree lighting. This is the 50th annual tree lighting and the tree will stay lit until early January. The event is free. For more information visit www.indydt.com/

ISO Yuletide Celebration The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Yuletide Celebration will be held at the Hilbert Circle Theatre Nov. 30 to Dec. 23. The ISO will perform songs like “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and songs from “Elf: The Musical” with singers and dancers. For more information visit www.indianapolissymphony.org/

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‘A Christmas Carol’ at the IRT Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” will be performed at the Indiana Repertory Theatre Nov. 23 to Dec. 24. For more information visit www.irtlive. com/

Carrie Underwood Blown Away Carrie Underwod’s Blown Away Tour is coming to Indy. She will be performing at Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24. Additional information is available at www.livenation. com/ Compiled by Leah Arenz

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The Rhythmic Revolution Artist: Album: Born To Sing: No Plan B Genre: Pop/Rock

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Song Suggestion: “Open The Door” Ali Duff Born To Sing: No Plan B is the 35th studio album for 67 year old Northern Irish singer Morrison, who is known for both his 1967 hit “Brown Eyed Girl” and his stream-of-consciousness lyrics.

On his new album, released on Oct. 2, Morrison speaks of economic troubles, greed and power. Money seems worthless in the song “If in Money We Trust,” and in “End of the Rainbow,” Morrison argues that there’s “no social ladder to climb around here.” It’s never said who the “they” are that some songs reference, but it’s clear that Morribums and so many years, Morrison still

has his trademark gravelly snarl that

“Open the Door (To Your Heart),” the tropical melody that features Morrison’s talents on the alto saxophone.

For regular fans, Born To Sing: No Plan B has all the charms of Van Morrison’s earlier albums and will be a welcome addition to any collection. Those who haven’t listened to him before

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album a perfect introduction to the singer’s unique, timeless pop rock style.

British singer Ellie Goulding, best known in America for her 2011 single, “Lights,” has released a new album.

Halcyon came out Oct. 9 and combines Goulding’s techno-pop roots with a

album.

Halcyon’s lead single “Anything Can Happen” is catchy and has already seen airplay on the radio.

Halcyon revolves mainly around Goulding’s unique vocals. Her voice is truly outstanding and unlike any

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pop artist that is currently popular.

Songs like “Figure 8” and La “Hanging On” have captivating beats that are bound to stick in your head.

Other songs like “Explosions” and “I Know You Care” are slower and provide good contrast to Goulding’s usually upbeat style.

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DJ Calvin Harris on the track “I Need Your Love,” which is a typical electronic-dance track.

Overall, Halcyon is a very wellrounded album with a variety of both fast and calm songs. The only drawback is that auto-tune is noticeable on several tracks.

Artist: Kendrick Lamar Album: Good Kid M.A.A.D City Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop

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to stray over more to the pop genre instead of country.

However, her songwriting topics still revolve around boys. Breaking up

Compton native Kendrick Lamar Good Kid M.A.A.D City on Oct. 22.

This highly anticipated album is hop fans. Lamar keeps listeners wanting more and more as every track tells a story.

The album is already being called a “classic” as Lamar delivers some of his most creative lyrics on

track that describes Kendrick’s relationship with a girl named Sherane.

Good Kid M.A.A.D City also features popular artists like Dr. Dre, Jay Rock, MC Eiht and Anna Wise.

Overall, I consider Lamar’s debut album a huge success and

beats. With hits like “Swimming Pools” and “Compton,” you can’t go wrong.

One of my favorite songs, “Poetic Justice” featuring Drake, is a catchy

forward to hearing more from this great lyricist.

Lamar’s album is available on iTunes and in stores.

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Red has become one of the top selling records by selling a total of 1.2 million albums in the debut week. It has also made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200.

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This makes the songs on Red previous albums,

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released from this album, “We are Together” rose to the top of the charts as well.

This album is unlike any other album with topics ranging from upbeat pop songs to slow country, leading it

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in her songs can easily appeal to a large number of audiences.

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What LC’s reading

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The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey

success with

Seriously … I’m Kidding DeGeneres

Passion by Lauren Kate

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

The Help On The Road The Ask and the Answer Ness

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Bone By Bone

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indie rock band Florence + The Machine. The British band, which consists of singers Florence Welch, Isabella Summers and a variety of backing musicians, blends rock with soul for a grand result. Welch’s mezzo soprano vocals are powerful and haunting, and the themes of the songs are darkly mysterious. Two good songs are “Dog

October came and went, and now it’s time for another column full of the strange and odd.

For starters, here’s a story out of Lungs, and “What the Water Gave Me” Albequerque that will make you want from the band’s second album, Ceremoto move all your deck furniture inside, nials. lock your doors and possibly demolish For an out-of-the-box TV show, your patio. look no further On Oct. 25, the than Oddities: San Dentandt family in Francisco. A spin...move all your deck furNew Mexico woke niture inside and possibly show, Oddities, furniture on their the show follows demolish your patio... outside patio had the daily happenbeen rearranged ings at the Loved during the night…for the second time.

To Death antique shop in San FranThe week before, the same thing had occurred, but the family had laughed Antiques, Loved To Death deals in… well, deathly things. Skeletons, taxiin their right places. But during the day dermy, and preserved two-headed and the night of Oct. 25, surveillance cameras recorded a mystery woman Audra Kunkle, model and saleswoman coming up on the Dentandt’s patio and Wednesday Mourning, and their stock moving around their furniture. Why boy, Korri Sabatini. With Audra’s the woman feels compelled to move the perfectionistic handpicking of items, Dentandt’s furniture remains unknown, Wednesday’s cheerful friendliness, and and the family says they really don’t Korri’s constant jokes and antics, Oddimind, as long as it doesn’t happen a ties: San Francisco is a great show for third time. fans of Oddities and anyone who loves Looking to spice up your playlist the weird and obscure.

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Bears State bound, again Alex The Bears have certainly had a season to remember.

Along with being ranked No. 1 in the state, winning Conference Indiana and going undefeated, the boys earned their second State Championship game berth in three years.

However, the path to get son. The boys won Sectionals on Nov. 2 against North Central. The Bears high-powered 21 points on the evening due and one interception.

That was not the case at all in the Regional victory over Pike, and that made all the dif-

ference. overs,” head coach Jayson West said, with a laugh, about the team’s turnaround from the week before. “If we didn’t have those turnovers against North Central, in the red zone, we could have scored on any one of those and it could have been 28-7 and everyone would be feeling all warm and fuzzy.”

The 49-21 win over the Red Devils was marked by explosive plays, but not all of them

quarter punt for a touchdown while junior linebacker Brandon Lee returned a fumble and interception for two scores.

“It was surprising because I hadn’t scored since early in the season,” Lee said regarding

his two defensive touchdowns.

“When I got the ball, I knew what to do. My teammates, (seniors) Jalen Easler and Dethroughout both the plays.”

Though these were the points scored in a while for the Bears, they’ve hardly been a slouch on that end. In fact, the Bears’ defense has only allowed more than 10

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20 points on three of those occasions.

“Coach Rob (Robertson) and the guys have a lot of fun over there,” West said. “They’re

very athletic and very coachable. This is going to be the biggest challenge they’re going to have all year.”

“This” would be referring to the Semi-State game against Center Grove, one of the top teams in the state.

The powerful and disciplined Trojans were set to posJayson west sibly be the toughest test the boys would take on this season, but, Lee believed, the Bears are

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“They’re a strong team, but every team is strong right now,” Lee said. “They’re really disciplined but it’s not like they’re

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option, a powerful weapon the Bears have utilized the entire play from scrimmage against Pike. Senior Isaiah Townsend quarterback Drake Christen 80 yards to go up 7-0 early in the game. But Center Grove still presented some challenges to the Bears.

“Center Grove puts up a lot of points. Those kids have been running that same system since kindergarten,” West said. “It’ll because Pike is a spread-it-out team while Center Grove is a smash-ya, punch-you-in-the-

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quarter to put the Bears up 28-9.

The Bears will take on Fort Their perfection will be tested

the Trojans was, as West predicted, their toughest test of the

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That would be the closest the Bears the rest of the game.

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‘High hopes’ for wrestlers AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com season, the wrestling team has set sail on a new season. The boys will be anchored by a strong senior class that includes

weight class, said last week.

“We’ll be missing a lot of guys who are playing football if they (the football team) make it to

this year.

“We have some real high hopes this year,” head coach citing thing is that we could qualify for state and if we place them high enough, you know,

of these guys, especially the seniors, know that this is their last hurrah. They’ve put in the time The boys will look to carry over leadership and camaraderie from previous years, but

have some people make it all said, an improved “commitleast make it to state this year.”

year as there is no organized state champion will be crowned by the school whose individual wrestlers perform the best at the state competition. However, there are still many goals

all things go right for the wrestlers this year, a state championship isn’t out of reasonable sight for them.

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Winning from losing Column designs/Sara Heiny

Loss, or any variation of the word, is the enemy of all sports fans, the arch nemesis of all of those who have ever competed in any sport. Whether you get home run, the taste of defeat will stick to your taste buds until you get the opportunity home run could come on the

count at the end of a grueling at-bat. Either way, it’s tough to deal with.

Victory is as sweet a scent

as there could be, but it seems to last in the air for merely seconds. Defeat, on the other, cold hand, resonates in the air like that

ure is like a tar that sticks like a tumor to your insides, eating at you until you give in.

The lone light in failure, however, is that you don’t have to give in to losing. You can

you can’t get rid of, no matter how hard you try, or like Dan Dierdorf announcing

through your dungeon of depression from losing, you can rise from the ashes and come

failure. Failure is the epitome of disgrace, a feat that can only be accomplished by succumbing to your opponent. The Defeat...resonates in the feat don’t only elicit disgust,

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you can’t get rid of.

hard we try, he’ll always be gress…

Losing is synonymous with

disappointment from the fact that you weren’t good enough. The feeling of failure can hardly be put into words, but you know that once you taste failure, you can’t wait to brush it out of your mouth. Fail-

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straight victories to go on to Losing stinks. There’s noth-

all going to lose sometime in life, whether we play a game we love or just a simple board ous opportunity to come back to

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apart from each other at 106th

The LC Lady Bears basketwith an impressive win over by a score of 64-44.

Carmel.

the scoring load with 30 points lyn Hosea and Breanna Jones

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respectively.

The Lady Bears are coming record of 13-8. This season the team is expecting to get back to

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pace of 5:02 per mile.

Dorsey said. “They’re all my best friends. The relationships was honestly probably the best

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Swimmers anticpate success JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com

This season has started

The LC girls swimming team dived into the season with a disappointing loss to the Franklin Central Flashes by a score of 64-119. This was a dif-

have to practice at Lawrence

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The win over Northwest was a good start for the Lady Bears as it gave them an idea of where they are and what they need to improve on.

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Cub Athlete of the Issue:

Drake Christen Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

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