Cub Reporter Issue 6

Cub Reporter Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Band alliance?

In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a desire to increase minimum wage.

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Show Choir One student. Three season has kicked schools. Follow a off with the Hoosier day in the life of junior Star Swink as she attends Show Choir Classic. Read about Central Sound and The Sweet LC, LN and MCIT, on Pages Sensations’ results on Page 17.

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From hockey to rugby, Lawrence has a variety of club sports available to students.

Read about Lawrence club athletes on Page 21.

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NEWS

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Clear, concise reporting on the good, the bad and the ugly. Someone’s got to do it.

What’s Online German students take first at Staatskongress

Sophomore Nick Aktinson and junior Kara Hairston won best male and female respectively at Staatskongress, an annual German compeition, on Feb. 15. LC brought back the traveling trophy after their loss from last year.

Despite transportation cancellations due to inclement weather, students were still able to make it to the competition.

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Above: Spirit of Central performs “Shades of a Day” at varsity football’s senior night. Right: Senior Andrew Niemic has played in both the Regime and Spirit of Central marching bands in his high school career. Cub photos/Carley Lanich

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On the Cover Sophomore Hannah Frash plays the flute during a Spirit of Central (SOC) halftime performance. A proposal has been made to combine SOC with LN’s Regime. Cub photo/Carley Lanich

A proposal to combine the township’s two marching bands — LC’s Spirit of Central and LN’s Regime — to create one township-wide band has been made.

LC marching band director Matt James says that if the merger between the two bands is made, it would be a great way to tear down barriers between the two high schools.

“The township has been looking at ways to create a better set up for all the kids,” James said. “We want our students to have the best possible curriculum; in order to do that we need to tear down some barriers. Combining the marching bands would be a really cool way to do that.”

Spirit of Central member sophomore Charles Mack and Regime member junior Megan Ellsworth are excited about the idea of the two bands potentially coming together.

“I think that it would be really good for both bands if we end up combining,” Mack said. “We would be able to successfully compete against bands such as Carmel who have about 300 people.”

Last year, there were about 120 Regime members and 160 Spirit of Central members.

If the bands do combine, Ellsworth is excited about being able to play with a

new group of people.

“I'm excited that I'll get to march with my friends that I haven't seen since middle school or even elementary school,” Ellsworth said. “It'll also be a great opportunity to form new friendships that the marching band environment provides. It will give the students, staff and directors the opportunity to overcome adversity and work together.”

Sophomore Sarah Hayth is on the fence about the potential merge.

“I’m a little hesitant about joining with LN,” Hayth said. “There would be a lot of new people to get used to, but I know in the end it will be better for both programs.”

James says that if the two bands are combined, the programs might run into problems such as transporting students from school to practices or competitions, funding and transitioning from two separate bands from different schools to one band. Problems involving student leadership might also arise.

“The problem that I know several marchers at LN are struggling with is giving up the identity we've formed as a band,” Ellsworth said. “I'm sure the marchers at LC are probably experiencing similar feelings.”

“We need to let go of our individual past to create one collective future,” James said.

James expects there to be a decision made about a merger sometime in

Band by the numbers Carmel Marching Greyhounds

LC Spirit of Central

LN Regime

= 40 marchers Cub graphic/Carley Lanich

March.

Combining bands could create problems on an organizational level with Bands of America and ISSMA.

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Robotics team begins competing AliDuff

The Kil-A-Bytes’ first competition is in South Carolina this weekend, at which aliduffcub@gmail.com they will be the only Indiana team comThe 1070 Kil-A-Bytes robotics team peting. After that, further competitions will be in Terre Haute at Rose-Hulman has begun its competition season.

Their design is a game of Aerial As- Institute of Technology.

Mosier said he believes the upcomsist, in which allied players use teamwork to try and get a large 2-foot ball on ing competition season will be a successthe other side of the playing field to earn ful one for the Kil-A-Bytes team.

“In my opinion, this year is going points.

The robot used in the game is built by to be one of our best years yet,” Mosier the Kil-A-Bytes team as one unit, despite said.

Recently, Indianapolis Mayor Greg the underclassmen and upperclassmen students being divided into two groups, Ballard visited to present the freshman the “Vex” group for the freshmen and Robotics members with a Marion County championship the “First Robottrophy. ics Competition “He came to (FRC)” group for “In my opinion, this year is give our Vex team sophomores, ju- going to be one of our best a trophy for winniors and seniors. years yet.”

“Vex teaches Zach Mosier ning the Mayor’s the fundamental senior event, which was a Vex event downbasics of robotics,” town during the senior Dawnyale fall of last year,” Mosier said.

Allen said.

Ballard applauded the group for Junior Zach Mosier is in the FRC their efforts and congratulated them on group.

“I am currently on the shooter team. their innovative studies.

“He was just really proud of our Vex My team has designed a six-cylinder pneumatic shooter that will shoot the members and impressed with all the difball into one of four goals,” Mosier said. ferent technology things we had to offer In addition to working with the here at MCIT. He told us that we were shooter team, Mosier is also a member very fortunate the programs we have,” Mosier said. of the cradle team.

While Ballard presented his award “The cradle team is working on the cradle mechanism that will hold the ball to the Vex members, the team also had in position when either shooting, driv- an award to give the mayor, a glass laing across the field to score, or playing ser engraved by the computer integrated manufacturing systems (CIMS) class. defense,” Mosier said.

The Robots’ Mission Each year, robotics teams create robots to accomplish a certain mission and earn points along the way. This year’s mission is titled ‘Aerial Assists,’ and is played by two competing alliances of three robots. The alliances compete on a 25-by-54 foot field with the goal of scoring as many goals as possible during a two and a half minute match. Points are earned for scoring goals and for the robots working together.

Left: One of three finished Kil-A-Bytes robots waits on the MCIT practice field to be packaged for transport to the team’s first competition in South Carolina. The three robots constructed by the Kil-A-Bytes team are used in alliances to score points in this year’s Aerial Assist FIRST Robotics Competition. Far above: The Kil-A-Bytes’ intake robot holds the 2-foot ball used in the Aerial Assist competition. Near above: Two Kil-A-Bytes robots hold the Aerial Assist FIRST Competition ball in place at the MCIT practice field. The team will use these robots throughout the competition season, including competitions in Terre Haute at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Courtesy photos/Zach Mosier

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News to Use Mark Your Calendar

Feb. 28: Teen Court training, 2:30 p.m., Studio Theatre Feb. 28: Comedy Sportz, 7 p.m., Studio Theatre March 3: Extended schedule begins; school day 8:30 a.m.-3:50 p.m.

March 7: Variety Pops, 7 p.m., auditorium March 19: Meeting of Minds, 7 p.m., Studio Theatre March 28: Spring break begins at 3:50 p.m.

April 7: Classes resume after spring break, at 8:30 a.m.

April 10: Last day for extended schedule April 19: Prom, 7 p.m., Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St., Indianapolis

News Briefs Van Wye captures state Shakespeare title Senior Scott VanWye captured the 2014 Indiana Shakespeare crown Sunday. With his interpretations of “Sonnet 55” and a monologue from “Much Ado About Nothing,” he received a cash prize and an all-expense paid trip to New York for the National Shakespeare Competition in early May. This is the ninth time LC has had the state winner.

Senior in national magazine Senior Caroline Varie’s essay, “Graffiti Protest,” was published in the November issue of Teen Ink magazine. It described the practice of spray-painting messages on buildings in Chili, where Varie spent one semester of her junior year. Teen Ink is a monthly tabloid-format magazine marketed to, and written by, teenagers. It is based in Newton, Mass., and published by the Young Authors Foundation.

For Parents

Intra-district transfers OK’d

The school board has moved to allow intra-district transfers, meaning a 6th grader could choose to go to either Belzer or Fall Creek Valley and an 8th grader could choose to go to either Lawrence Central or Lawrence North.

Information compiled by Cub Reporter staff

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30 more minutes Program aim: Based on survey results, board opts for 30-minute addition to school day ChadSharp chadsharpcub@gmail.com Starting Monday, the school day will begin 20 minutes earlier and end 10 minutes later to make up for the snow days at the start of the semester. Students will continue to report to their bus stops at the normal time and will be instructed to go directly to class when they arrive at school.

The decision was made after asking Lawrence Township community members to respond to an online survey inquiring how they would prefer the snow days be made up. Of the 5,396 surveys submitted, 38 percent wanted to add days to the end of the school year and 62 percent wanted to add time to the school day. Among the 1,234 staff surveys submitted, responses were split between the two options almost equally.

“The board tried to make a decision that would have the least impact on students and families,” school board president Kathy Varie said. “Because the administration was creative in their recommendation to adjust the tardy bell in the morning, the morning schedule does not impact families who rely on the

Bell Schedule for March 3-April 10 Block G1/M5: 8:30-10:10 Block G2/M6: 10:17-11:54 Block G3/M7: 12:01-2:07 Lunch A: 12:01-12:31 B: 12:33-1:03 C: 1:05-1:35 D: 1:37-2:07 Block G4/M8: 2:14-3:50 school bus for transportation.” “(The school board’s) decision is fine,” junior Nia Birt said. “This is much better than adding days onto the end of school. This is the best decision they could have made.”

Senior Matt Pickle said, “(The school administration) needs to realize that no matter what they do, seniors are not going to accommodate them. We just don’t care. I’m going to be late to school every day.”

The additional 30 minutes per day will be in effect March 3-April 10.

School will also be in session on March 27 and 28.

It means the last student day of the school year will be May 30.

Diagnostic tests to lead to meaningful interventions AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com To address the problem of some students failing End of Course Assessments (ECA), the Indiana General Assembly passed a law that requires public and state-accredited non-public school students to take a college and career readiness exam. “The assessment selected to meet the requirements of this law for the 2013-2014 school year is ACCUPLACER Diagnostics,” associate principal Kristie Corn said. ACCUPLACER Diagnostics are internet-based computer adaptive tests that assess skills in math, reading and writing. Indiana schools will use the math and reading assessments of ACCUPLACER. “The Diagnostic tests are used

to ‘drill down’ and identify students’ strengths and weaknesses in specific skill areas. The results from the ACCUPLACER Diagnostic tests provide schools with a detailed assessment of students’ skills, which will assist in course selection and remediation plans for students,” Corn said.

Juniors who have PSAT scores of 46 or below or do not pass the ECA within two tries are required to participate in ACCUPLACER Diagnostics. Seniors and sophomores will eventually be fazed into the assessment program but only juniors will participate in ACCUPLACER diagnostics this year.

“The intent of (using ACCUPLACER Diagnostics) is to inform student remediation needs and to provide time for intervention to take place,” Corn said.

graduation AnnaZanoni

annazanonicub@gmail.com LC has rolled out a new program called Save-a-Senior to help seniors graduate.

Forty-five teachers have volunteered to act as mentors for 69 seniors who are in danger of not graduating.

“The purpose of the program is to identify seniors who are at risk of not graduating in term of credits,” social studies teacher Drew Horvath said.

“We want these students in particular, as well as all students, to know that teachers care about them and that there’s somebody out there that wants them to be successful.”

Horvath is in charge of the program.

According to the Indiana Department of Education, the statewide graduation rate in 2012 was 88.38 percent.

“Every year the counselors concentrate on (seniors) that may not graduate, so something similar to this happens every year,” Horvath said.

“However, the counselors have a lot of different responsibilities. So having teachers paired with specific students in the Save-a-Senior program will allow more contact relative to what traditionally happens.”

“My first hope is that every teacher that wants to mentor a student can,” Horvath said. “From there any teacher that wants more than one senior can possibly mentor more.”

All 45 teachers involved in this program volunteered. Once teachers are assigned to a particular senior, they’re expected to speak with their student multiple times a week to discuss topics such as grades. Horvath recommends teachers chose to mentor students they see on a regular basis.

“We’re going to holding meetings with teachers involved in the program a couple times a week to gauge our progress, discussing strategies in terms of working with their students and how to better motivate students to achieve success,” Horvath said.

The program will run until the end of the year. During the pilot year of this program, teachers will log when and how much time they spend mentoring in attempts to collect data to gauge if the program is successful.

“Our goal is to help students achieve their goal of graduation,” Horvath said.

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In the CLASSROOM, through the decades

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U.S. history teacher Michael Burr shows junior Dre Davis the ropes. Students in Burr and Richard Phillipy’s interdisciplinary history/English 11 class had the opportunity to lasso ‘Skinny’ the cow during their study of the post-Civil War West, 1865-85. Cub photo/Samantha MacNeur

The interdisciplinary U.S. history/English 11 classes of Nick Derado and Shari Jacobs created huge 3-D posters representing decades from the 1860s to the present. Juniors Chance Williams and Luke Poynter, in the 1980s, put together a picture of Michael Jackson made up of collector cards. Cub photo/Danica Minor

Yearbook sales re-open; delivery in fall LoganYoung loganyoungcub@gmail.com Yearbook adviser Elizabeth Granger said she has good news and better news about the 2014 yearbook.

The good news is that the Bears’ Den yearbook will have material from the entire school year, so a fall supplement will not be necessary. That means the book will be out at the end of July instead of in May.

“Our work schedule has been hit by the large number of snow days, too,” Granger said. “We weren’t here to gather news or take pictures or lay out pages.”

The better news, she said, is that yearbook sales have re-opened. Books may be ordered online from Herff Jones (at www.YearbookOrderCenter.com) any day through May 17. The cost is $70, plus $5 for the student’s name on the front cover. LC’s ID number is 8457.

But on March 20, the staff will have

a One-Day Yearbook Snow Day Sale. On that day, and that day only, the book may be purchased at school for $60, plus $5 for the student’s name on the front cover. Sales will be in Room 141; the staff will accept cash or check made out to LC. The 2013 yearbook has been named a Hoosier Star finalist by the Indiana High School Press Association. Winners will be announced at the state journalism convention in October. Co-editors in chief were Stephanie Solenberg, now

You can still order a yearbook!

Online: www.YearbookOrderCenter.com LC’s ID: 8457 Cost: $70, plus an additional $5 for student name on the cover But on March 20, the base cost is just $60 at the One-Day-Only Snow Day Sale at LC.

an LC senior and editor in chief of this year’s publication, and Ashton Meares, now an Indiana State University freshman. The adviser was Ed Poe.

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Teen Court training takes off BrittannieTravis

brittannietraviscub@gmail.com Lawrence Central and Lawrence North high schools recently established a partnership with Reach for Youth’s Teen Court program. Training for Teen Court begins today.

“Teen Court has had successful experience doing this program in other high schools,” dean of operations Ryan Banas said.

The Teen Court program, currently in use at Warren Central, offers teenage offenders who commit an offense at school that would typically result in suspension, such as truancy, a second

1. On the date of the hearing, the child must show up with a parent or guardian.

chance.

Banas says more than 25 students of a select group of upperclassman have volunteered to be a part of the program.

This month those students attended a training session lead by Reach for Youth representatives. These volunteer students will determine consequences that are fair and appropriate to each individual case. Consequences can include community service, restitution, written apologies to all wronged parties, counseling and other practical penalties.

“I wanted to find out what it was all about,” senior Veronica Clark said about Teen Court. “Plus, it seems beneficial to LC and I wanted to be a part of that.”

Trained student volunteers can also

serve as the defense and prosecuting attorneys, but to avoid student biases a pre-trial hearing occurs where jurors are asked if they know the student in question.

The ultimate verdict is decided by an actual judge rather than by students.

“I thought it (Teen Court) seemed like an interesting opportunity,” junior Sarah Rodenbeck said. “I think it will be good to help me think critically.”

Reach for Youth has confirmed use of the Lawrence Small Claims Court for Teen Court sessions. The atmosphere will be similar to that of real cases and students who do not appear on their court dates can risk expulsion from school.

Order in the Court: What’s the process?

2. The child is assigned a teen attorney to discuss the case prior to the proceeding.

3. During the hearing, the youth and sometimes his or her parent or guardian will be questioned by the attorneys.

4. The judge and teen jurors are allowed to ask questions for a better understanding of the case.

5. The jurors deliberate, deciding what consequences are appropriate.

6. The decision is read in court and all parties involved review the consequences, address questions and clarify dates.

Source/reachforyouth.org

Registration opens online ChloeFeyock

chloefeyockcub@gmail.com While preparing schedules for the 2014-15 school year, the LC guidance department is trying something different. Skyward, which is used to check grades at home, will allow students to create their own schedules through the computer system.

Instead of going to their counselors, students are going to computer labs with their English classes. From there the students enter Skyward and add their prospective classes for next year.

“We’re trying something new, giving more freedom for students,” guidance counselor Deena Fogle said. “We will still be meeting with students who have questions.” For the students who have already done this procedure, Fogle said “it seems to have gone pretty smoothly in the labs.”

Junior Danica Minor, however, called the new process “frustrating.”

“Everyone was flipping out. We need our counselors with us,” she said.

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IOA classes to come with price tag CarolineHarris carolineharriscub@gmail.com Online courses will no longer be free of charge to LC students this summer. Taking an online course will come along with a $50 price tag due to a recent change in the programs LC is a part of.

Although online classes have been free to LC students for the past two years, the privilege of either retaking a class or simply getting credits out of the way will no longer be as easy for students.

In the past, LC was a member of the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC), which is an organization that supports schools and gives them money to fund programs like the Indiana Online Academy. Since LC is no longer a part of this organization, the school will not receive the benefits for funding online classes as they have in the past two years.

The rise in online class costs raises questions as to whether this may take

“I’m definitely expecting a decline in students who enroll in (online) courses.”

Suzanne Oakes

counselor

a toll on students.

“I’m definitely expecting a decline in students who enroll in (online) courses,” guidance counselor Suzanne Oakes said.

Not every student is able to afford this expense, so it is expected that many will skip out on the summer class opportunity and wait until the school year to take courses.

But the new expense is not necessarily a negative predicament.

“I think students will be more responsible,” Oakes said. Seeing the price that comes along with taking an online class may show students that it is vital to stay on track during their summer classes.

“The problem is that some students would just blow off their classes, so this will show them the importance of really taking it seriously,” Oakes said.

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Sellars’ streak ends on ‘Idol’

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to happen. I am so ready for the next door to open,” Sellars said. meredithnordmanncub@gmail.com Now without Idol to focus on, SelSenior Marialle Sellars has been sent lars is continuing classes at LC and plans home after competing in the Top 15 on working to get an album out. But she will not be performing in Central Sound American Idol for girls.

To get to the live rounds, Sellars beat this year.

“I am never giving up on my dream, 212 other Golden Ticket winners in Hollywood Week, but she was sent home I am now working on getting demos out after being one of the 10 chosen out of 15 to producers and keep going,” she said.

Sellars said that after surviving Holto perform live on Jan. 18.

Sellars’ performance of Katy Perry’s lywood Week and all of the curve balls song “Roar,” in front of a live crowd and that Idol had to throw at her, she is ready millions of viewers at home, was the first for whatever comes next in her life.

She said her round of live comfavorite part of the petition among “This is a starting platform experience was the female contesnetworking and tants. Her perfor- for more to happen. I am so getting her name mance received ready for the next door to out there as well laughs and praise open.” as performing. She from the judges afMarialle Sellars says that no one ter she gracefully senior could have prerecovered her loss pared her for Holof one of her high heels at the end of the performance. lywood Week and how little sleep and However, they agreed the song did not vocal stress comes with preparing for showcase her talent as well as it could the group and solo performances.

“I learned what the music industry have.

“I would love to see you come out expects from you, to stay on your toes and do that with your guitar so people and active in all aspects of music like would see what we saw in you,” said choreography,” Sellars said. “This exjudge Jennifer Lopez. “This is not the perience opened up my style of music best showcase of who you are. But the and me as an artist personally to a whole tremendous poise in the end was crazy. new ceiling spectrum, and I am grateful for all of the help I couldn’t have gotten You won my heart in that.”

Even though America did not vote on my own.” to continue her stay on the show, Sellars Senior Marialle Sellars receives advice from returned home with her foot in the door former Amercian Idol contestant Adam Lambert of the music industry and a positive at- as part of the Randy Jackson intensive workshop, titude. which aired on Feb. 18 on FOX. Source/ Michael Yarish “This is a starting platform for more

Howser, Hairston to study abroad through IU Honors ChloeFeyock

chloefeyockcub@gmail.com

Howser

Hairston

Two LC students have been selected to participate in the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Language.

During the months of June and July, juniors Drew Howser and Kara Hairston

will be traveling to Spain and Germany, respectivley. They will live with a host family, study, and commit to speaking only the language of the country they are traveling to. They’ll be able to connect with their families and friends in America on a very limited basis.

To be able to apply to the program, a language test to prove the student’s skills must be passed. Then IU either directly accepts the student, or an interview is conducted. If the student impresses IU during the interview, they are finally accepted.

“When my German teacher (Carol Heckman) said, ‘You’re in,’ I started hugging everyone around me, and I called my mom,” said Hairston.

“”I am so proud of Kara and know she will be a great ambassador for LC,” Heckman said. “Her German is already excellent, but she will speak with nearnative fluency when she returns.”

Howser said, “I was really excited to hear that I was accepted outright and that I was going to be able to experience this unique adventure. It’s a once-in-alifetime opportunity.”

Spanish teacher Tony LaGrotto said, “He is a very conscientious student. He speaks Spanish very fluently and he will only get better after seven weeks abroad.”

Howser plans to minor in Spanish during college and plans to use it along with business.

Hairston may study German in col-

lege, but since taking the classes in high school, she will be able to get out of taking many of the college German classes.

According to LaGrotto, the IU program is an extremely competitive and selective program.

“Not even half who apply get to go,” LaGrotto said. “They have gone through a pretty fine filter to be selected.”

In addition to living with a host family, the students will study the politics, history and geography of the country they are living in.

“It’s definitely a maturing program,” LaGrotto said. “They grow up a lot. They see life in a much different culture, different language. They all come back quite changed through this experience.”

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Adviser Elizabeth Granger Student Teacher Adviser Samantha Deane Principal Rocky Valadez

This winter has been unusually harsh, forcing six school day closings and numerous delays this school year. One missed day was waived by the state, and another was made up on Presidents’ Day. Two additional days will be made up before spring break, on March 27 and 28. This leaves two additional missed days that must be factored into the 2013-2014 schedule.

The school board voted on Monday to add 30 minutes to the student day beginning next week.

High school students will attend school from 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. lasting until April 10.

Others options considered by the school board included adding an hour to the student day over a period of 12 school days, or adding two additional school days in June.

Any potential plan to make up missed school days has inconveniences. Changing class start times to 8:30 will not be a stretch for student schedules. Currently LC doors open at 8:30 a.m. with students typically waiting to enter the school. Morning bus routes will not change. Students will simply be asked to go promptly to class, as opposed to have a 20-minute period of free time before classes begin.

In theory, the only real inconvenience to students will be being released at 3:50 p.m. instead of 3:40 p.m.

But remaining at school for 10 extra minutes a day for just 24 days is a fair trade given the entire week-long snow break students enjoyed in January.

In choosing to add 30 minutes to the student day, the school board has chosen an option with minimum impact to students’ daily schedules, while also allowing missed educational time to be made up before

Cub photo/Leah Arenz

crucial end-of-year testing begins.

While adding only an average of 10 minutes to three classes each day, this new make-up schedule allows for roughly 10 extra minutes of valuable time in classes that can be used as See related story on review for upcoming class Page 4 finals, Advanced Placement testing and End of Course Assessments.

Adding on days in June would not allow for such review. Although seemingly insignificant, these minutes add up.

Given a challenging situation, the school board has come up with the most educationally sound solution.

30-second editorials

• Baby-sitting has become more of a lost art. Parents are tighter on cash and therefore more likely to bring their kids along with them. For those who do decide to employ a baby sitter, it is nice to see that an organization has the baby sitters trained.

• Teen Court is going to be a successful program at LC. Students who feel they aren’t a part of the school can be involved. Plus, students who plan to have a legal career can also get experience with similar cases in a real court atmosphere. Some students, however, might believe their trial wasn’t fairly conducted.

• Online classes no longer being free this summer may have a negative impact on LC students. $50 is a hefty price tag for many students and their families; it’s likely that not many students will make the

investment to take the online courses. This additional cost will be inconvenient for people trying to get P.E. or health classes out of the way.

• Vegetarianism and veganism are great ways to eat healthy while not being worried about the health risks of eating meat and animal products. While it might seem difficult to See related stories on transfer to veganism or Pages 16,6,6,11,7 vegetarianism from a normal, meat-filled diet, it may actually be easier than you think.

• Studying abroad is a great way to become fluent in a language. Two LC students have been chosen for the prestigious IU program; it is a tribute to the students as well as to LC’s world languages department.

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Not sweating the small stuff

The Life Obscura

High school. It’s a confusing time in most people’s lives. We’re finding out who we are, the realities of the real world and what we want out of life. Although graduating high school is thought to be a great feat, most would say that high school is the easiest time of our lives and what follows is only harder.

Although that may be true, I’ve learned things in high school that I’ll be able to apply to the “big

by Katie Billman girl world” from here on out. For example, share. Work hard. Be nice. It’s the simple things that end of the world, but in reality, it’s we’ve learned throughout our high not. I’ve learned to take a situaschool careers that will prove to be tion, whether it’s with friendships, the most important ones, not how heartaches or a bad grade on a test, to apply the second and ask myself if fundamental it will honestly theorem of intematter in a year ...the most important gral calculus to from now, or lessons we’ve learned everyday life (soreven five. If the have been the ones that answer is no, ry, Mrs. Weber).

One of the biggest aren’t in our textbooks. then let it go. pieces of advice Handle it and I’ve learned in don’t blow it out high school is to of proportion, not sweat the small stuff, and that because it’ll only do more harm it’s all small stuff. than good. Abiding to that advice We’re teenagers. It’s normal has made high school a lot smoothfor everything to seem like it’s the er than it was made out to be. If

Organized Chaos

by Ali Duff

1,000 bodies dug up near Medical Center On Feb. 11, a grisly discovery put a stop to construction of a parking garage for the Medical Center at the University of Mississippi. After testing the area, workers found there were nearly 1,000 bodies buried on the premises, presumably patients from the old Mississippi Lunatic Asylum that used to stand on the site. During the time when the asylum stood, moving the deceased patients would have been expensive, so the mental institution settled for the gruesome practice of simply laying the dead to rest on the asylum grounds. Upon the discovery of the patients’ bodies, all further construction on the project was halted because other bodies may lie farther underground, including those of former slaves and Civil War dead.

But ancient corpses from an old mental asylum are a little too even by But ancient corpses from creepy, my standards. an old mental asylum Why not check out some music are a little too creepy, and TV shows? even by my standards.

A singer I recently discovered (yes, I know I’m a little late to the party) is a New Zealand vocalist named Ella Yelich O’Connor aka Lorde, who released her second album, Pure Heroine, my favorite studio album of hers. With Lorde’s modern, restrained yet smoky vocals and effervescently feminist air, Pure Heroine oozes effortless chic and charm. “Tennis Court,” “Royals” and “Team” are my recommendations from the Pure Heroine album.

A TV show that I’ve been watching for years yet have never mentioned in this column is the hilarious sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The show focuses on five physicist friends living in Pasadena, Calif., two of whom reside in the apartment across from an aspiring actress named Penny. The physicists’ social awkwardness and geeky traits contrast with Penny’s common sense for much comedic effect, all of which you can see by watching the show at 8 p.m. Thursdays on CBS.

you haven’t applied this view on things, try it. If you’re a freshman and you’re becoming accustomed to all that high school challenges you with, try it. If you’re a senior and your time here is almost over, still, try it.

Although some of us are seniors and about to graduate from “the easiest time of our lives,” we’ve survived a period of rapid change that’s a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing. It’s tested us. It’s proved that regardless of the allnighters we’ve had to pull, the relationships that we’ve ended and the confusion that has taken over our minds and bodies, we’re stronger people than we were four years ago when we entered these halls.

What I’m getting at is that we should be proud of what we’ve accomplished these last four years.

And as we enter the final stretch, three final months to wrap up 12 years of primary education, we’ve honestly learned a lot. But in my opinion, the most important lessons we’ve learned have been the ones that aren’t in our textbooks.

Lessons that have taught us to not sweat the small stuff… and it’s all small stuff.

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LoganYoung Logan

Do you think minimum wage should be raised?

Yes, I do believe minimum wage should be raised. Prices are going up everywhere. If someone can’t even afford to get gas for their car, how do you expect them to afford things like rent?

loganyoungcub@gmail.com

I think the minimum wage could be raised a little, but I think raising it to $10 would disturb the economy.

A higher minimum wage would raise the cost of living which could cause some to lose their jobs.

How will this affect high school students?

I believe it will affect high school students the most.

Many high school students work. Whether it is for extra cash or saving up for college, students will benefit.

Raising minimum wage would make it much more difficult for high school students to find jobs. The retail business would eliminate employees to be able to afford to pay their workers.

Should minnimum wage be a federal or state decision?

It should be a state decision.

Prices on items vary from state to state. What costs $400 in Indiana may cost $600 in New York.

The decision should be made by the state because the economy in each state varies. Raising minimum wage in some places may not even be necessary.

Speak Your Mind: Should the minimum wage be raised?

Yes, to about $9 or $10.

Ariana Modlin, 12

Yes for small businesses, no for large businesses.

Matt Pickle, 12

Yes. I think they should because $7.25 is not enough.

Shala Pipes, 11

Yes, it should be raised to $9.50- $10.

Keondrick Streate, 11

Yes. Probably like a dollar or two more.

Delaney Casson, 10

No. Prices for everything else would go up.

Arturo Ruiz, 10

It should be raised.

More people should get money.

Makiah Lee, 9 Yes. It should be raised to $8.25.

Zedrick Johnson, 9

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“Once I got to high school and began involving myself in more activities, it was easier just to say, ‘I’ll have a slice of cheese pizza,’” Hairston said.

Both Legge’s and Hairston’s famiDarianBenson lies eat a traditional Western diet. However, they see no problem pleasing both darianbensoncub@gmail.com diets in their everyday meal plans.

Thirty years ago English teacher Ka“One could make a vegetarian meal, tie Legge visited her family in Iowa. As and then add a chicken breast or fish to Legge ate her sweet and sour chicken, it,” Legge said. her farming family was discussing the “Because animal-friendly substibest way to butcher a chicken. At that tutes are made for practically any nonmoment, she could no longer swallow vegan food you can think of, we eat as she came to the realization that she pretty much like every other family,” was at that moment Hairston said. “The chewing on the flesh of only difference is that a once-living thing. Her “They (vegans and while other families are journey in vegetarianeating hamburgers, I’m vegetarians) overall ism had begun. eating veggie-burgers.” are in better health.”

A vegetarian is Excluding meat in someone who excludes a diet has both pros Vandana Patel meat from their evand cons.

Deficiencies emergency room pediatrician eryday diet. There in calcium, vitamin D, are different forms of iron, zinc and protein vegetarianism, although the most comare a major concern for someone who is mon is a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet. This vegetarian or vegan. A vegan diet does type of vegetarian refrains from eating have greater risk of deficiencies in calall forms of meat, but does eat eggs cium, vitamin D and vitamin B12 since and dairy products. Vegans are people they are excluding dairy. who exclude any food product made Dr. Vandana Patel, an emergency by animals in their diet, including eggs room pediatrician at Peyton Manning and dairy.

Children’s Hospital, says there are Junior Kara Hairston is currently many benefits for someone who eats a transitioning back into veganism. Hairvegetarian or vegan diet. ston was a vegan for approximately “They (vegans and vegetarians) seven years before reintroducing cheese overall are in better health,” Patel said. and non-vegan baked goods into her “They have a decreased risk of certain diet. chronic diseases such as heart disease, “I don’t believe that an animal hypertension, diabetes and kidney should have to die or suffer in inhudisease. They also have a deceased risk mane factory farming conditions for my for certain cancers and are less likely to meals,” Hairston said. be obese.”

Once Hairston started high school, Patel suggests slowly introducing she started to stray from her strict vegetarian based meals into your everyvegan diet out of convenience. day diet before fully excluding meat.

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52% McKenzie students are from LN

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With a schedule that splits her classes between all three buildings, junior Star Swink is nothing short of a public transportation pro.

“I ride the bus about five times a day to get to class,” Swink said. “It’s calculated chaos.”

According to the American School Bus Council, there are 480,000 buses that carry 25 million children to school daily. Also, with every school bus on the road, the equivalent of 36 cars’ emissions are eliminated. In 2010, school buses saved the United States 2.3 billion gallons of gasoline.

From freshman to junior year, Swink went to LC. She became enrolled at Lawrence North after her family moved this past summer.

“Obviously I told my friends I was moving to a different school so we said our goodbyes and expected to see a lot less of each other,” Swink said.

However, with her classes split among the district’s three schools, Swink sees old friends often.

“When I got my schedule I was excited to have classes at LC so I could see my friends,” Swink said.

For some, it was a surprise to see Swink walking the halls of LC at the beginning of this school year.

“The first few weeks of school a lot of people came up to me at LC and asked me questions like, ‘I thought you go to LN now - why you are at LC?’” Swink said. “It was hard to answer this question without explaining my entire schedule so eventually I just answered that question by saying simply ‘I still go to LC.’” “Although I go to multiple schools, school district lines in my neighborhood require me to enroll at LN,” Swink said.

“Creating my schedule was a challenge because only certain classes that I took were offered at certain (schools),” Swink said. “My family had a meeting with LN principal Mr. (Brett) Crousore to go over my enrollment and schedule situation.”

Swink’s schedule is divided into “Green (LN)/ Grey (LC)” days and “Maroon (LC)/Red (LN)” days.

“LC and LN are pretty much the same in all areas - the way people act, teachers are, and how everything’s set up,” Swink said.

However, the former Bear still bleeds gray and maroon.

“I feel (that because) I’m going to LN I should have more spirit for that school.

On the other hand, I’ve been at LC so

long and been involved in so much more, so I have more pride for LC.” Swink takes two classes at MCIT, interactive media and study hall.

“I enjoy interactive media because I’m looking at a career in graphic design,” she said.

At LN she takes APLAC and physics. At LC Swink takes her two favorite classes, French IV and orchestra.

“I’ve made so many great friends, (in French), and my teacher, Madam (Jill) Hilgemeier, is amazing,” Swink said. “(Also) a pro for going to LC was the orchestra program.”

But with the expanded horizons a split schedule brings, it is difficult to manage the variety.

“I was supposed to go to orchestra right after school and I got on the LN bus instead of the LC bus,” she said.

Swink’s confusion happened during the week Indiana was experiencing “snowmaggeden.”

“If there’s a two-hour delay on my maroon days, in APLAC I end my day with no ride home unless I call to my parents for a ride,” Swink said. “However, I wouldn’t really change my situation. Yeah, sometimes I wish I would have stayed at Lawrence Central, but then again this is a new experience for me.”

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52% McKenzie students are from LN

AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com

With a schedule that splits her classes between all three buildings, junior Star Swink is nothing short of a public transportation pro.

“I ride the bus about five times a day to get to class,” Swink said. “It’s calculated chaos.”

According to the American School Bus Council, there are 480,000 buses that carry 25 million children to school daily. Also, with every school bus on the road, the equivalent of 36 cars’ emissions are eliminated. In 2010, school buses saved the United States 2.3 billion gallons of gasoline.

From freshman to junior year, Swink went to LC. She became enrolled at Lawrence North after her family moved this past summer.

“Obviously I told my friends I was moving to a different school so we said our goodbyes and expected to see a lot less of each other,” Swink said.

However, with her classes split among the district’s three schools, Swink sees old friends often.

“When I got my schedule I was excited to have classes at LC so I could see my friends,” Swink said.

For some, it was a surprise to see Swink walking the halls of LC at the beginning of this school year.

“The first few weeks of school a lot of people came up to me at LC and asked me questions like, ‘I thought you go to LN now - why you are at LC?’” Swink said. “It was hard to answer this question without explaining my entire schedule so eventually I just answered that question by saying simply ‘I still go to LC.’” “Although I go to multiple schools, school district lines in my neighborhood require me to enroll at LN,” Swink said.

“Creating my schedule was a challenge because only certain classes that I took were offered at certain (schools),” Swink said. “My family had a meeting with LN principal Mr. (Brett) Crousore to go over my enrollment and schedule situation.”

Swink’s schedule is divided into “Green (LN)/ Grey (LC)” days and “Maroon (LC)/Red (LN)” days.

“LC and LN are pretty much the same in all areas - the way people act, teachers are, and how everything’s set up,” Swink said.

However, the former Bear still bleeds gray and maroon.

“I feel (that because) I’m going to LN I should have more spirit for that school.

On the other hand, I’ve been at LC so

long and been involved in so much more, so I have more pride for LC.” Swink takes two classes at MCIT, interactive media and study hall.

“I enjoy interactive media because I’m looking at a career in graphic design,” she said.

At LN she takes APLAC and physics. At LC Swink takes her two favorite classes, French IV and orchestra.

“I’ve made so many great friends, (in French), and my teacher, Madam (Jill) Hilgemeier, is amazing,” Swink said. “(Also) a pro for going to LC was the orchestra program.”

But with the expanded horizons a split schedule brings, it is difficult to manage the variety.

“I was supposed to go to orchestra right after school and I got on the LN bus instead of the LC bus,” she said.

Swink’s confusion happened during the week Indiana was experiencing “snowmaggeden.”

“If there’s a two-hour delay on my maroon days, in APLAC I end my day with no ride home unless I call to my parents for a ride,” Swink said. “However, I wouldn’t really change my situation. Yeah, sometimes I wish I would have stayed at Lawrence Central, but then again this is a new experience for me.”

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Reacting to medical emergency Junior handles one of the disasters that can happen while babysitting KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com

Cooking macaroni and cheese. Playing basketball on the driveway followed by letting the 7-year-old win in Mario Kart. Making sure the kids brush their teeth and put on their pajamas before they crawl into bed, and then promising that their parents will be home a few hours after they fall asleep.

A typical night in the life of a baby sitter usually goes according to plan, but what happens when it doesn’t?

Junior Becca Green was baby-sitting three children in 2009 when the 5-year-old she was baby-sitting split his head open on exercise equipment.

“As I was telling them (the girls that were hanging onto my back) to come down, Luke jumped on as well and missed,” Green said. “He fell backward onto a dumbbell, split his head open a bit and started to cry.”

Green carried him upstairs and held a wet washcloth to his bleeding head while his sisters cried in horror of the situation.

“As it was happening, I noticed his eyes were starting to roll backward and he couldn’t quite focus, either, so I added more pressure to the splint,” Green said. She then called 911 as he was losing consciousness, and had his 7-year-old sister Grace call their parents to fill them in on the situation.

“The operator said that based on what he had heard, they thought sending the officials out would be the safest option,” Green said. “The am-

bulance came and from there director Barbara Stuckwisch they took care of the child and said. “In our course, students took tests, and we waited until learn first aid, rescue skills the parents came home to see if and behavior management he needed stitches or any other techniques as well as how to assistance.” handle household emergencies Situations like Green’s are that might occur while caring common, whether the kids for children.” get minor injuries or injuries Safe Sitter advises baby sitthat are more ters to look for serious. Estabdanger in the lished in 1980, “He fell backward onto area where the Safe Sitter is child is playa dumbbell, split his a nonprofit ing, remove head open a bit and organization the danger that teaches the started to cry.” when posresponsibilities sible, use child Becca Green safety aids, students take junior watch children on when they baby-sit and closely and how to be safe baby sitters. act quickly to rescue a child “The Safe Sitter program in danger. Each year, around teaches students how to pre35,000 students take the Safe vent injuries, but if an injury Sitter course, and there are occurs, sitters are taught to stay more than 150 documented calm, stay safe and provide cases of lives saved by graducomfort,” Safe Sitter executive ates of the program.

“I took the Safe Sitter course in seventh grade,” senior Nicole Moffatt said. “They teach you common precautions that help you keep the kids safe and know what to do if anything does happen.”

Moffatt nannies during the summer and occasionally baby-sits during the school year. She said it helped her learn how to keep the kids away from possible dangers like the stove top and hot pans, and how to act in case a child gets an injury from them.

Because Green was prepared for the situation, Luke’s injuries healed and she learned how to better react in a realtime emergency.

Safe Sitter courses are available throughout the country with the closest one to LC being offered at Cathedral High School. More information is available at safesitter.org.

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Things to tell the dispatcher when calling 911: 1. Address where you are baby-sitting 2. Your name 3. The problem 4. What you have done 5. Phone number where you are baby-sitting or phone number that you are calling from 6. Ask what more you can do until help arrives

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Parents hire an average of 2.4 different sitters over a 3-month period.

Parents love it when baby sitters:

Sitters think that they should get paid more for: Arrive on time - 78%

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A game that involves a .68-caliber paint ball projecting at 200 miles per hour. A game that requires guns, body pads and a face mask. A game that has become one of the biggest alternative sports in America. A game called paintball.

“Paintball is a fun game because you don’t want to get hit and it gives you an adrenaline rush,” senior Will Gordon said. Gordon has been playing off and on for the past four years.

Traditionally, a team needs 100 points to win. Teams receive 50 points for capturing the others team’s flag. However, if neither team captures the flag, they tally up how many live players each team has. Players are eliminated from the game when they’re hit by a paintball that breaks as it hits their body. One to three points are usually awarded to each player that is still alive. Players that have been shot can receive anywhere between 2 and 7 points depending on how many people are playing. Games usually last three to seven minutes, unless someone captures the opposing team’s flag and puts it on their own team’s base, which ends the game immediately. Junior James Chi, however, plays a version without points, one where whoever captures the flag first, wins.

“I love the rush I get playing,” Chi said. “There’s no way to describe how I feel when the game starts.”

It’s suggested that players wear some sort of mask to cover their eyes, such as an anti-fog mask. To avoid serious bruising on the knees, shoulders, chest, elbows, neck and throat, pads are also advised. If players aren’t sure if they were legitimately shot or if the paint had just been sprayed on them from another player, then the referee can be asked for a ‘paint check.’ While the referee examines the player, he is considered neutral. This means the player cannot shoot other players, and other players can’t shoot back.

“The advice I’d give to first-time paintballers is to not be afraid,” Gordon said. “It doesn’t hurt as badly as you’d expect, and it’s a lot of fun.”

Junior James Chi aims down the barrel of his gun in a backyard match of elimination paint ball.

Chi hides behind a barrier to avoid being hit. He is the only one left on his team to finish out the match.

In a game of capture the flag, Chi sprints toward his base, trying to take the first point in the game.

Refilling his hopper, Chi takes fire from his opponent trying to refill and return fire.

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RAISING minimum Possible increase in minimum wage could affect teen workers DaraMetcalfe darametcalfecub@gmail.com When senior Paige Harper works at the drive-thru window at Steak ‘n’ Shake, she makes $7.25 an hour. When she learned that President Barack Obama wanted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, she was elated. Her excitement, however, was short-lived.

“When I heard about the minimum wage increase I was happy at first,” Harper said. “I think it would be great for me because I have to pay for my bills. Then I was worried that I may be fired because a lot of employees will be cut.”

Last month Obama announced in his State of the Union address that he wants to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour.

He said that working people don’t deserve to live in poverty and debt. The decision is not official, however. And both workers and managers have strong opinions.

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“I will say that I am conprobably cut the associates and cerned that making the jump keep the important people in from $7.25 to $10.10 all at one Claire’s, because she doesn’t time might be difficult for want to pay the associates businesses,” economics teacher more,” senior Arnisha Bostic, Donald Weir said. “It might be who works at Claire’s, said. better to spread the increases “It would be hard for younger out over a three to five year people to find a job because all period. This might help in of the experienced people are keeping prices from rising all getting the jobs. ” at once and give companies a Several students at LC are chance to slowly adjust their employed at Incrediplex and operations so they do not have may be at risk of losing their to let staff go.” jobs.

Weir added that workers “It’s not fair for someone are not sure what will happen who’s new and working hard if the minimum to get cut while wage goes up. other people “It might be better to “The don’t,” senior reason why spread the increases Kevin Willis, citizens aren’t who works at out.” sure is because Incrediplex, Donald Weir every time the said. economics teacher government “We would changes the have to be realminimum wage, the economy ly strict on hours for workers,” always changes,” Weir said.

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Trends are changing, the popcorn’s popping and yesterday’s ‘in’ is tomorrow’s ‘out.’ Don’t worry, we’ll help you keep up.

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brittannietraviscub@gmail.com Opening their set with a combination of Avicii’s “Wake Me Up,” Maroon 5’s “Daylight” and Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page,” LC’s top show choir, Central Sound, competed last weekend at Franklin Central High School in the Hoosier Show Choir Classic.

“Show choir is a great experience for people who love music,” junior Brant Harris and Central Sound vocalist said.

“Just the feeling of stepping on stage and performing for thousands of people is amazing.”

Central Sound placed seventh out of nine while Sweet Sensation, LC’s all-female show choir, placed 10th out of 11.

“It’s the dedication to choir,” Harris said. “The more dedication you have the better the facial expressions, which is something we need to work on.”

Central Sound and Sweet Sensation have been competing in show choir competitions against other high schools since the beginning of February and will continue to compete until March 22.

On Feb. 8 sophomore Christian Jennings, , Central Sound Cub graphics/Leah Arenz soloist, won ‘Best Male Solo in a Show’ at DeKalb High School.

Jennings’ win consisted of a full scholarship to the “Show Choir Camps of America” this summer.

“When they (judges) said best male soloist from LC, everyone screamed. I didn’t even know if it was even me,” Jennings said. “As they told us to get off stage, I screamed my

head off because I was just so excited.”

Next week both show choirs will perform at the Lafayette Jefferson Xtreme Show Choir Showdown, and on Feb. 8 at North Central High School.

“Honestly, I think we are amazing,” sophomore Aemon Helms and Sweet Sensation vocalist said.

“Everyone is so talented and we could definitely make finals if we all work together as a team this season.”

On March 14 and 15 the competition and awards ceremony will be held at LC. “There’s lots of people you get to know,” sophomore Rayonia Madison and Sweet Sensation vocalist said. “We wake up on some Saturdays just to spend time together and with the other show choir.”

“It is like a family away from home,” Harris said.

Upcoming Events Show Choir Classic Where: Auditorium When: March 14/15, Time TBD Ticket Cost: TBD

Variety Pops Where: Auditorium When: 7 p.m. March 7 Ticket Cost: $6

Variety Pops to showcase ‘energy,’ talent’ CarleyLanich Carley

carleylanichcub@gmail.com LC Performing Arts will host Variety Pops, a schoolwide talent show, at 7 p.m.

March 7 in the auditorium.

The show will feature performances from Central

Sound and Sweet Sensation show choirs as well as from LC Players, the LC Jazz Ensemble and LC dance classes.

Variety Pops also features students who auditioned for a chance to be in the show.

Senior Vencent Hill will be

performing a vocal solo.

“Variety Pops is an effective way to showcase all of LC’s talent, things you don’t typically get to see,” Hill said.

“I’m excited about the energy.”

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Artist: Cults Album: Static Genre: Alternative Song Suggestion: “I Can Hardly Make You Mine” Rating: 3 out of 5 Similar Artists: Best Coast, Tennis

Cults release satisfactory album LoganYoung

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Cults debuted their second album, Static, on Oct. 15, 2013. The vocals were very high, light and happy and the hooks being repetitive but enjoyable. Their first album, Cults, was released May 30 2011. In comparison to the first album, Static is much more angsty.

Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin formed the band Cults in 2012 in New York City. The band became popular by posting their EP Cults to their page on bandcamp.com. The song “Go Outside” was a hit and gave them a lot of the recognition they have today.

Follin takes the spotlight capturing you with her sugary vocals while Oblivion takes her side occasionally chiming in on vocals but mastering in guitar and percussion.

As musicians I don’t personally believe that they have evolved or developed very much since their first album. Characteristics of their first album repeated in this new one, such as some of the vocal techniques and some of the rhythmic beats.

The album lacks in a few ways, in that there isn’t a well distinction of songs. It seems sloppy, rather than well organized.

The indie pop duo decides to stray into the more reverbed sound with what sounds like a lot of keyboard and maybe even some synthetics. Follin’s vocals can be indistinctly heard and drowned out by the drone-esque harmonies in this album.

The sound in this album is more atmospheric and louder than their other music. It seems like this is their “let’s be heard” album.

Below zero? No problem

It has been one of the coldest winters ever in Indiana, and we’ve all been suffering. What is the point of feeling cute when it’s way too cold to even step outside in the morning? Some days I just want to leave my house in my pajamas with a blanket wrapped around me, but there are ways to still feel cute while braving this cold winter.

Everyone knows what leggings are, but do you know what fleecelined leggings are? They look like leggings, but on the inside they feel like a blanket. I wear them with almost anything. They’re comfortable, too. They also cover your feet, unlike leggings, so your feet will stay nice and warm as well. I got mine at Target, but you can get them almost anywhere.

Another thing I enjoy wearing when it’s cold is knee-high socks, when I want to wear tights

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but don’t want to be cold. They also look really cute with skirts and dresses. You can buy tights with a built-in knee sock at Urban Outfitters, but they can be pricey. I bought my socks off eBay and Amazon for around $3. They can be used year round, especially during the spring and fall when it starts getting a little too cold for shorts

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and skirts, but warm enough to still show some skin.

My last favorite thing to do is layer on jackets. Most of us have big winter coats, but they are too big for our lockers and you probably don’t want to carry them around all day. So most of the time I can get by with wearing two light jackets over each other to keep warm on the walk from my car to the Hall of Fame in the morning. I usually like to wear a plain hoodie underneath and then put a cooler looking jacket over the top, so it almost looks like it has a hood. This combo paired with a scarf is my favorite thing to do when it gets to negative temperatures.

Now we can all fight the urge to wear our pajamas to school, and look cute and warm in the morning and after school without bringing that big, annoying winter coat.

What’s H t in Indy

Hearthside Suppers at Conner Prairie

ISO performing LC orchestra piece

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is performing Igor Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” at 8 p.m. March 7 and 8 at Hilbert Circle Theatre downtown.

The LC Symphony Orchestra is performing the last two movements of the same piece at the Indiana State School Music Association competition on May 3.

The LC Symphony Orchestra will also be playing Aaron Copland’s “Buckaroo Holiday.” Tickets for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performance and more information can be found at www. indianapolissymphony.org.

Pacers play Utah Jazz

The Indiana Pacers will face the Utah Jazz at 6 p.m. March 2 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Tickets and more information can be found at www. nba.com/pacers.

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Art and Soul at the Artsgarden

“Art and Soul” is an annual event that features black artists in Indiana.

Going on now through March 29, several events will be taking place including musical performances, a living history performance, and art exhibits. Several events are free.

For more information, visit www. indyarts.org.

Conner Prairie is offering the opportunity to explore 19th century life in Indiana.

Participants will learn how dinner was prepared and eaten in the 19th century and the culture that surrounded it. Hearthside Suppers are 6-9 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday until March 23.

Reservations are required. This program is recommended for ages 10 and older. Admission is $60 per person or $55 for a member.

A menu is available at www. connerprairie.org.

Cats at Beef and Boards “Cats” is playing at Beef and Boards through March 30.

This year is the 25th anniversary of the musical, and “Cats” is the second-longest running musical. Showtimes vary.

For more information, visit www. beefandboards.com.

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Director Jonze makes you fall in love with Her Twombly’s connection with his OS, named Samantha and voiced by Scarlett Johansson (Lost In Translation), starts off as a friend but turns into something more as their relationship grows stronger,

By Logan Young eventually developing into a virtual romance.

The movie Her was released In Her, conflicts and internal Dec 18 by Spike Jonze (Being John battles are showcased. While the Malkovich), the film’s writer and film is based in the future, that director. future is not unrealistically covered Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line) in chrome and floating things. plays Theodore Twombly, a recentThe cinematography in the ly divorced, melancholy stricken, movie is very impressive. The style clean cut man in a time not clearly is hip and modern, but not too defined but in snobby. Comthe near future. mencing the film, In that future, Availability: In theaters it is very difficult Twomby is a to wrap your Rating: R writer who pens head around the “handwritten” idea of sharing a Running Time: 126 minutes love letters for connection and people. intimacy with an On the way home from work, inanimate object. However, further Twombly sees an advertisement on in the film, the idea of this love for the new O.S. 1, a personal is more believable because it’s operating system designed to help companioned by passion and other you organize files, read emails, and powerful emotions. share common day-to-day banter The most grounding scene in with a personal assistant, or somethe film is where Theodore is at his one like a friend, in a sense. goddaughter’s birthday party. His

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source: www.boxofficeprophets.com Source/www.indiewire.com Theodore shares a beauiful day on the beach with his girlfriend, Samantha.

goddaughter hears him talking to Samantha, and Theodore explains that his girlfriend is an O.S. When the goddaughter asks why his girlfriend lives in a computer, Samantha explains that it’s just a little detail that makes their relationship unique.

Throughout Her, the relationship between Theodore and Samantha grows on you as you learn to accept that apparently this is an acceptable thing in the future or at least is depicted as so in the film.

Spike Jonze does an exceptional job stitching this film together with exemplary cinemotography and intense emotional scenes, all in a futuristic setting. I wouldn’t doubt that this film is ahead of its time.

Divergent takes on a new twist feeling less self-assured about the faction she will have to commit the remainder of her life to be a part of than before.

Veronica Roth’s No. 1 New Along Tris’s journey into York Times bestselling novel the world she thought she knew Divergent is the latest escapade but never felt a part of, she must showcasing a captivating adoleschoose between family and faction, cent girl trying to find her path in friends and humanity. enemies, life Within a and love with dystopian verAuthor: Veronica Roth her instructor, sion of Chicago, Cost (on Kindle): $5.49 per book on Four, and even a stringent city Amazon herself to be a is divided into Length: 487 pages part of the new five factions: Abnegation the Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Action world she created for herself. selfless, Amity Roth’s fast-paced novel is enthe peaceful, Candor the honest, tertaining yet emotional. It also has Dauntless the brave and Erudite readers engaged throughout, and the knowledgeable. Sixteen-yearits sequel Insurgent and concludold Dauntless protagonist Beatrice ing book Allegiant leave readers “Tris” Prior is currently of age stunned with the conclusion. to take the aptitude test that will The adventure will continue in recommend the greatest possible the up-coming release of Divergent faction to suit her. Nevertheless, in theaters March 21, featuring Tris’s aptitude test leaves her BrittannieTravis

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Shaliene Woodley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) as Tris and Theo James as Four, as well as Miles Teller (21 & Over) as Peter and Zoe Kravitz (X-Men: First Class) as Christina.

The book does not disappoint.

Make sure you have tissues handy.

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Mind the App

by Chad Sharp

Photoshop Express fails to impress Both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store are filled with photo editors. Sometimes as consumers, it is difficult to sift through all this fluff to find a truly quality product. As Photoshop is nearly synonymous with photo editing on the desktop, I had very high expectations when I began reviewing Photoshop Express.

Unfortunately, nearly none of my expectations were met.

Appearance 8/10 This app may not be very functional but it sure is pretty. The app makes very good use of transparent elements and certainly is pleasant to look at. That being said, it just doesn’t feel like Photoshop. The app bears no resemblance to the desktop Photoshop. Perhaps this is a good thing because I do not really like the look of the desktop version of Photoshop. That being said, I’d expect more coherence.

Features 3/10 This is really where the app falls down. Photoshop is one of the most feature rich photo editors out there and I’d expect the mobile app to follow suit. I’d expect it to have at least some of Photoshop’s signature tools, but it does not.

I would have expected to Cost: Free see some more in the depth Rating: 17/30 of the toolset.

Platforms: iOS and Android For instance, I would have liked to be able to change the resolution of an image or edit layers. Even if the mobile tools were very limited, it would have been nice to see the corresponding tools be referred to by the same name between the desktop and mobile software. The app allows you to crop, apply filters, share the photos and not much else. I cannot understate how disappointing this is.

Usability 6/10 The app itself is dead-simple to use. The few tools it has are organized fairly well in a bar along the bottom. The effects have previews above them that show what the picture would look like if the effect were applied. I did find this very useful when editing pictures.

After using this app for an extended period of time, I have only one question for Adobe: Why? Why mar their extensive list of exceptional products with this app which is, at best, mediocre?

There are plenty of other photo editors for both iOS and Android. This app has provided another choice with no actual benefits.

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SPORTS

Scores, matches, games, meets and touchdowns. The Lawrence Central Bears are back and with a vengeance.

Four Bears get to Semi-State JacobHelmus

move on.

Jones, Folson and Vaughn all finished third in the regional The wrestling season end- while Stone finished fourth.

In the semi-state meet, Foled in disappointing fashion two weeks ago when the Bears son was the only wrestler to win failed to send any wrestlers to his first round match but was then defeated in the state meet. his next match LC had four “...This program by the eventual chances to send runner-up of a wrestler to could be heading in his weight class, state in senior a very bright Trent Pruitt Jonathan Foldirection.” from Warren son, juniors MaThomas Corbett Central. son Jones and head coach Stone also Justin Stone gave his first and freshman Datrion Vaughn, who all com- competitor a run for his money before losing in a fall after four peted in semi-state.

All four semi-state quali- minutes and 48 seconds.

Despite not being able to fiers barely made the cut to

send anyone to state this year, head coach Thomas Corbett said he still remained positive and upbeat about the season.

“This was a rebuilding year for sure,” Corbett said. “We had some young inexperienced wrestlers get some tough varsity exposure.”

He added, “I think everybody is prepared for next season.”

Next season looks promising for the Bears as they will return most of their varsity wrestlers. Folson was the only senior who had significant varsity time that will be graduating.

“Hopefully they learned what it takes so they put in the work to make it to state next year,” Corbett said.

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first-ever medals in women’s Men’s and Women’s Hockey.

Both teams were expected bobsled, as they won the silver and bronze medals. Erin Ham- to challenge for gold heading lin made U.S. Olympic history into Sochi. The women’s team as she became the first-ever did medal. However, while the American to win a medal in women received their silver Luge when she earned a bronze medals, they had to face defeat while doing it as well. Perhaps medal.

However, there were some the worst finish to a game in disappointments in these 2014 U.S. Women’s hockey history came when Winter Olymthe women pics as well.

The U.S. totaled lost to Canada American 28 medals over the in the Gold snowboarder course of the Games. Medal game Shaun White Feb. 20. was one of The U.S. led 2-0 with three the major disappointments, as he dropped out of the Men’s minutes to go in the game, then Slopestyle event in order to pre- Canada scored a goal. 2-1. The pare for the Men’s Halfpipe, in U.S. had a shot at an empty which he was attempting to be- net, it hit the post and missed. come the first American to win Canada scored on their next three straight gold medals in possession, forcing overtime.

In overtime, a penalty by the the halfpipe event.

White didn’t perform well U.S. gave Canada a powerplay opportunity to get the golden as he didn’t even medal.

Another event that was talk- goal. With five seconds left in ed about a great deal was both the powerplay, Canada scored,

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Junior Mason Jones looks to take down his opponent from Lawrence North. Jones was one of four Bear wrestlers to advance to semi-state. cub photo/Michael Rice

New sports bring added hype drewnixoncub@gmail.com Whenever the Olympic Games come around, both Summer and Winter, there is a sense of American pride that comes over me. As an American, I feel it’s my duty to follow our country as our athletes compete in one of the most prestigious sport events in the world.

Along with predictions, more hype for this year’s Olympic Games involved the 12 new events.

Several new events were added, the Ski Halfpipe (Men and Women), Ski Slopestyle (Men and Women), Snowboard Slopestyle (Men and Women), Snowboard Parallel Slalom, Women’s Ski Jumping, Biathlon Mixed Relay, Luge Team Relay and Figure Skating Team event. The U.S. fared well in a few.

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Americans Joss Christensen and Gus Kenworthy won gold and silver medals in Men’s Slopestyle skiing. Meryl Davis and Charlie White won gold in the mixed ice dance event along with getting a bronze medal in the Mixed Team event.

Sage Kotsenburg won gold for Men’s Snowboarding Slopestyle along with Jamie Anderson who won gold in Women’s Snowboarding Slopestyle.

Maddie Bowman also won Gold in Women’s Ski Halfpipe.

The U.S. also achieved

winning the gold 3-2 in overtime. The U.S. collapsed when they could least afford to.

The men lost to Canada in the semifinals 1-0 and played Finland in the bronze medal game. Obviously, the U.S. wasn’t focused, as they were walloped 5-0 by Finland, failing to medal. Patrick Kane also missed two penalty shots.

Overall, hockey didn’t go as well as planned.

The U.S. was able to place second in the medal count. The U.S. totaled 28 medals over the course of the Games, which gave them the “Silver” in medals earned over all the participating countries behind host country Russia, who totaled 33 medals.

While these Winter Olympics had its ups and downs, we now wait for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, where golf will be an event for the first time in 112 years.

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Defenseman Ernie Harshman fires a shot in the Bearcats game against Northrup on Dec. 15.

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Senior Sam Roeschlein pitches the ball down the line in one of the Claymores’ practices. Cub photo/Michael Rice.

Club sports up and running

DrewNixon drewnixoncub@gmail.com Although club sports don’t draw as much attention as school sports do, the athletes are putting in the same amount of work.

A couple of popular club sports are hockey and rugby and LC students participate in these club sports. So is there really a difference between a school sport and a club sport?

“Club hockey is unique because the team is not affiliated with the school in any way, which gives us a lot of flexibility in scheduling and the way the team is run,” junior Ernie Harshman said. “I participate in hockey because I love the sport and my teammates … there’s a lot of nonstop action and it’s a very strategic and challenging game which makes it fun.”

Club sports typically don’t

draw many students from a sin- club hockey is that class is gle school to participate in the ranked not by school size, but sports, so many teams feature by talent. So you always play a roster of athletes from differ- teams at equal skill level,” juent schools. And with some of nior Zach Wrightsman said.

The Lawrence Bearcats these club sports, athletes like Harshman are also involved in have a record of 31-11-2 in their 44 games played this season. school sports.

“Because of the small Wrightsman has no goals, but has nine asamount of sists on the players in “We want to win season, as dethe Lawrence more than ever and schools, we fensemen like draw from a him tend to asthis is our last year lot of other sist more than to do it. As seniors schools like score. we are pushing all We s t f i e l d Harshman and Heritage is also a defenour players to ... seman and has Christian, learn all aspects of six goals and which allows 13 assists. The you to meet the game.”

Bearcats are new people.

Daylin Williams ranked 13th in Being togethsenior the state and er with the guys for basically half a year al- second in the conference While the Bearcats’ season lows us to build great chemistry is almost over, the Lawrence together,” Harshman said.

“One unique thing about Claymores Rugby team’s sea-

son doesn’t begin until April, but it is one of the more popular club sports in the state of Indiana.

“The only real difference between rugby and one of LC’s sports is that it doesn’t get as much recognition,” senior Daylin Williams said. “We have daily practice, championship series, college opportunities, trophies and scholarships. … I grew up playing backyard football and loved it every day so I decided, why not get back into something similar?”

The Claymores will be competing against Pike, Arsenal Tech, Bloomington, Columbus, Secina, Roncalli and Noblesville, which are all in their conference.

The Claymores will have three home games this season and will look to advance their way through the state tournament.

As for the players, six are

returning seniors who will look to carry the team as far as they can.

“We want to win more than ever and this is our last year to do it. As seniors we are pushing all our players to do their best and learn all aspects of the game, teamwork and passion … the seniors are helping all new players … so we can win as a team and as individuals,” Williams said.

While club sports are frequently overlooked, the athletes are putting in the same work, as they have opportunities to compete for a state championship just as all the school sports do. The Claymores’ first game is scheduled for April 12 at home against Bloomington.

Training for the Claymores is well under way, as team practices have been held in order for the team to prepare as much as possible for their upcoming season.

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Tucker makes LC history DrewNixon

As a team, the girls ended their season with a record of 3-17 and were ousted by RonSenior Kyra Tucker made calli in sectionals 69-35.

LC girls basketball history by Coach Stephanie Keller is scoring her 1,000 point as a already looking forward to next Lady Bear in sectionals against season, as a new class of freshRoncalli. man will bring Tucker paced their skills to “I have been spendthe team as the table along she averaged ing quite a bit of time with what is a team-high already here at at Belzer...hopefully 17.9 points LC. per game they will come here “There along with and continue to play are several averaging 7.8 eighth graders rebounds per as a Lady Bear.”

I am excited to game. hopefully be Stephanie Keller Over the coaching next head coach course of her year. I have four-year basbeen spending ketball career at LC, Tucker quite a bit of time with Belzer managed to be in the Top 100 supporting the coaches and getand All-County along with ting to know the girls and hopeeclipsing the 1,000 point mark. drewnixoncub@gmail.com

Senior forward and 1,000 point scorer Kyra Tucker puts up a jump shot in a game against Lawrence North. cub photo/Michael Rice

fully they will come here and continue to play basketball as a Lady Bear,” Keller said.

“We will start working on next season after spring break with individual morning workouts until June 1. We will start summer ball with league play including the IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University) Shootout on June 13 and Westfield Shootout June 14,” Keller said.

Although the Lady Bears will miss Tucker, she, along with Bria Rudolph, are the only seniors who will be graduating this season.

Next season, juniors Tyana Rogers, Samantha Buhle and Kyria Fischl, and sophomore Jasmine Shelt, will lead a young Lady Bears squad, who will look to improve in their second year in the MIC.

Bears look to next season AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com It’s here. Countless hours spent in the pool, day after day, month to month, has readied the team to take the next step toward distinction.

On Feb. 1, the boys team gathered to carry out a spirited tradition unique to swimming and backed by science.

What is this tradition? Hair bleaching, of course. “(The boys team) does this because it’s a great team bonding tradition. Most everybody on the team participates and personally, I find it hilarious some of the reactions I get (when people see my hair),” junior Alec Tuthill said. “So far this year, I’ve been called Slim Shady.”

Would returning LC swimmers please stand up?

Tuthill has been on LC’s swim team since his freshman year and was taught this tradition by seniors who have already graduated.

“(The boys team) always dyes their hair together to see the reactions of our teammates,” Tuthill said.

“Our hair is already so dead from the chlorine that we just decide to completely kill it (by bleaching), then eventually shave it off so new hair can grow back,” Tuthill said.

While the new hairdo shows a physical link among LC swimmers, the team shaves their locks right before sectionals to reduce drag.

“Shaving before sectionals makes the body more streamlined and usually makes your time faster,” sophomore Seth Johnson said.

“Personally I don’t like the tradition but everyone else on the team does so that’s why we all do it,” Johnson said.

In sectionals, the boys tied for 9th overall out of the 12 teams that participate.

“With no seniors, we are looking forward to next year already,” Coach Andrew Renie said.

Sophomore Spencer Ball leaps off the block. Ball finished fourth overall in the 200 yard IM and led the 200 yard medley relay to a sixth place finish. Cub photo/Kiaris French

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Above: Senior Jeff Powell shoots an open floater in the Bears 75-71 loss to Hamilton Southeastern. Cub photo/ Michael Rice. Right: Sophomore Mekhi Biffle drives in traffic for a lay-up. Biffle accounted for 16 of the Bears’ 71 points in their loss to the Royals. Cub photo/Michael Rice

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jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com After hitting the midway point of the season at a 4-5 record, the boys basketball team has won six of their last eight games to push their record to 11-7 heading into sectional play of the IHSAA state tournament.

The recent success started in dominating fashion with a blowout victory against Wayne High School from Fort Wayne, 74-43. LC outscored Wayne in the second quarter 26-9 and 22-2 in the fourth quarter, which heavily contributed to the 31-point victory margin.

The Bears also forced the Generals into committing 28 turnovers that led to easy fast break points. LC had a balanced scoring attack, with four players in double figures, led by senior forward Abdul McGraw with 13 points.

During their hot streak, the Bears have been playing stifling defense, allowing only 49.75

points per game while also av- turnovers, which led to offense on the other end, and the halferaging 8.5 steals per game.

“We have been focusing on time lead at 26-25.

The second half was a back defense in practice. Coach has been preaching the importance and forth battle and an offenof defense because we aren’t sive explosion that saw 3-pointgoing to outscore many teams,” ers being traded back and forth between the two teams. sophomore Kyle Guy said.

After three quarters the Perhaps the biggest game of Bears hung the second half on to a 41-40 of the season “We wouldn’t set a d va n t a g e . was one of the such a big goal if we The fourth Bears’ two losses. In front of a didn’t think we could quarter had raucous crowd many highdo it. We know what in LC’s gymnalight plays sium, the Bears it takes and will work from both fell to the No. 3 teams, espehard to get there.” ranked Hamilcially the two Devin Heath-Granger ton Southeastsenior point senior guards for ern Royals, 75both teams, 71.

Both teams started slow Tyler Jenkins of HSE and Devin and had trouble finding the Heath-Granger for the Bears.

In the end, the Royals were bottom of the net as the Royals jumped out to an early 11-5 lead able to knock down crucial free throws and the Bears couldn’t after one quarter.

In the second quarter, LC mount a comeback, which led turned up its defensive pres- to the final score. Jenkins led sure and forced the Royals into all scorers with 23 points and

sophomore Mekhi Biffle paced the Bears with 16.

“The loss was disappointing, but we were competitive with one of the best teams in the state and that’s good since we are heading into the state tournament,” Heath-Granger said.

The Bears have now wrapped up their regular season and are preparing for battle in Sectional 10. This sectional has been deemed one of the toughest to win by many of the Indianapolis area coaches and writers who cover high school basketball. Along with LC, Sectional 10, which will be played at Lawrence North, consists of Arsenal Tech, Warren Central, Roncalli, Cathedral and Lawrence North.

Tech is the No. 2 ranked team in the state, according to the AP poll, while Cathedral was last year’s state runner-up.

The Bears were one of two teams to draw a bye in the sectional and will await the winner of the Tech Titans and Law-

rence North Wildcats, who will play March 7.

Either match-up will be tough for the Bears, who beat Lawrence North 56-54 earlier in the season and Tech features 6-10 forward Trey Lyles, who is 6 inches taller than any of the Bears starters. The game will be Feb. 8.

“We know a lot of our competition from playing them a lot in AAU and in early season games. But I definitely think we play differently than we have in the past couple of seasons so that could help us against teams like Tech who have more size than us,” McGraw said.

In order for the Bears to get out of this sectional and advance further, it is going to take a total team effort from all 12 guys.

“We wouldn’t set such a big goal (winning state) if we didn’t think we could do it. We know what it takes and will work hard to get there,” HeathGranger said.

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Aiming for glory

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Freshman marksman sets sights on Colorado Olympic team AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com

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Freshman Gabrielle Raisor is shooting for Olympic glory. Literally. Raisor is a nationally-ranked marksman in shooting sports. Shooting sports’ purpose is to gauge shot accuracy with various types of guns, such as the air pistol or rifle.

“The term marksman is a rank of shooter by the NRA,” Raisor said.

Raisor’s interest in shooting sports was ignited at the age of 9.

“My mom saw I was a great shot after hunting with my dad and (we) decided to look into competitions,” Raisor said. “(Currently), I am ranked 67th in the nation in air pistol and fourth for Standard Pistol with my .22 through USA Shooting,” Raisor said.

USA Shooting, a non-profit corporation, is the National Governing Body for shooting sports since 1995 and is authorized to run Olympic trials in the sport of shooting.

Last spring, Raisor participated in her first National Junior Olympic trials. The trial lasted for three days in Colorado Springs and was run by USA Shooting.

“I finished 37th (out of 44) but I was 14 (years old) and shooting a g a i n s t “Long-term, I want to go girls in to the Olympics- not just college, so the Junior Olympics” I felt pretGabrielle Raisor ty good freshman about my finish,” she said.

Since the USA Shooting’s Olympic shooting trials last year, Raisor has participated in out-ofstate competitions to sharpen her skills and experience.

“I do this year-round to keep it in the black,” Raisor said.

“Black” refers to the bull’s-eye in the middle of a target.

“Long-term, I want to go to the Olympics - not the Junior Olympics,” Raisor said.

Raisor has been invited to compete for the 2014 Olympic Jr. Shooting team in Colorado Springs April 8-11.