Cub Reporter Issue 1 by Elizabeth Granger

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REPORTER September 7, 2012

Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

Volume 64, Issue 1

Beware the

Bears

Witness the winners on page 25

Cub photo/Katie Billman

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Lawrence Central High School 7300 E. 56th St. Indianapolis, IN 46226 (317) 964-7400

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What’s inside

3 opinions 8 features 12 news

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

Students’ perspectives on problems affecting Lawrence Central’s halls and the world beyond 56th Street.

In-depth coverage of students, global issues, rising trends and the not-so-average Bear.

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arts+entertainment

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

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

New this year are classified ads. Students and businesses may purchase classified ad space for a nominal fee. Ads must follow Cub Reporter guidelines and must be submitted at least 10 days before the next publication date. Forms are available in Room 132 or by sending an email to elizabethgranger@msdlt.k12.in.us.

Staff. Editor-in-Chief Samantha Strong News Editor Carley Lanich Features Editor Katie Billman Sports Editors Alex Kryah Jacob Helmus

Reporters Darian Benson Ali Duff Haley Hamilton Viola Heidorn Glynnis King Coleman LaBarr Meredith Nordmann Mitch Prather Anna Zanoni

Web Master Leah Arenz

Adviser Elizabeth Granger

Foreign Correspondant Caroline Varie

Principal Rocky Valadez

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‘That’s my dream job’ SamanthaStrong

ways that we put information out there,” he said. “I don’t want any samanthastrongcub@gmail.com of our teachers to be dispensers of information; I want our teachers A new face has settled into to be facilitators of learning.” the main office this year. Valadez said he has aspiraAgain. tions to bring LC to everyone’s atRocky Valadez is LC’s tention as a great place to be. And newest principal, the fourth in he has one plan of action: “Get four years. However, it is not better every day.” his first time walking through “I want this to be a school these halls. Valadez began his where people outside of these career in education here in walls hear about it and want to be January 2001 as an art teacher a part of it,” he said. and cross country coach. “When I walk away from be“This is a very special ing the principal of Lawrence Cenplace; this is where I learned tral High School, I want people to the possibilities of what teachfight over this job, the way that I ers could do, and the staff Rocky Valadez, no stranger to Lawrence Township, has worked at fought for it. It didn’t take me two that is here is still very similar Lawrence Central, Lawrence North and Fall Creek Valley before beseconds to realize, ‘I’m going for to the staff that was here in coming Lawrence Central’s principal. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr that, that’s my dream job, that’s 2001… the people that guided me along that path (of educa- think we limit ourselves a lot; “The things that I want where I want to be.’ That’s the way tion) are still in this building, we think about school in the to keep are the things that I want everyone to feel about this and the opportunity to work same way we’ve thought about work well for the building,” building, ‘I want to be a part of with them again was just too school for so many years. With he said. “It’s a matter of is it that building.’” The position of principal has sweet to pass up.” the exception of block sched- working regardless of who been a conValadez was here until ule, the high school today looks initiated it, stant churn of the summer of 2008 when he very similar to what it was and if it is and I want... to live this dream educators as moved to Fall Creek Valley when I was in high school, and it’s benefiting the position Middle School as an assistant when my parents were in high students, then as long as I can. Rocky Valadez continues to principal. Three years later school. I think now more than let’s keep it.” principal be held for one he became Lawrence North’s ever, we have the opportunity Va l a d e z year, no more freshman principal. to embrace not just technology said his goal and no less. While Valadez has aspira- but a different way of thinking is to turn posHowever, Valadez said he is here tions of changing Lawrence about what is education.” sibility into reality, and he to not only lead Lawrence Central, Central, he said he is not lookValadez said he will keep plans to start with the mindbut to live his dream. ing for drastic changes, simply things that were put into place set in the classroom. “There are no guarantees in to improve. last year that benefit the stu“I want to make sure we “I don’t know necessarily dents, such as the school’s are thinking about having an this field, but this is my dream. I that I will change things, but I Twitter feed, @LCHSBears, and open mind when it comes to want the opportunity to live this want to get better,” he said. “I the tipline. the way that we teach and the dream as long as I can.”

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LC welcomes new athletic director GlynnisKing glynniskingcub@gmail.com

This year there have been many new and exciting changes. Many of these changes have not only brought about new policies, expectations or rules, but also new faces. One of them is LC’s new athletic director (AD), Jeff Irwin. Irwin has been a high school athletic director for six years at two separate high schools. He was the AD at South-

Jeff Irwin, athletic director mont High School in Crawfordsville from 2007 to 2009; then from 2009 to 2012 he held the same position at Western Boone High School in Thorntown. Prior to being a high school athletic director, Irwin was a part of the athletic administra-

tion at Purdue University for six years. There he oversaw game operations for the athletic department and was also project manager for athletic facilities. Now at LC, Irwin is looking forward to making the athletic program even better. “It’s great! I’m excited to be here. Everyone’s welcoming,” Irwin said. “LC has always been a place that I knew had great potential in athletics, and it’s one of the top big schools in Indy,”

he continued. Irwin’s role as athletic director consists of hiring officials and scheduling buses, just to name a few. Most importantly, Irwin is looking to move forward with the program. “I want to be more of a leader as much as I can be rather than manage,” Irwin said. “We want to have as much success as possible in all of our athletics. Our goal is to have great sportsmanship and represent LC in the best way possible.”

Counselors available after grad’s death CarleyLanich

carleylanichcub@gmail.com

Grief counselors were at LC on Tuesday to help students cope with the unexpected death of Xavier Somerville. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), the 2012 LC graduate fell from the fifth floor balcony of the Avenue Apartments near the IUPUI campus. At 3 a.m. Monday, an IMPD officer responded to a report of loud music within the Avenue Apartments. “Frantic people” informed the officer that someone had fallen from the balcony, according to the IMPD report. The officer immediately called for an ambulance and Somerville was transported to Wishard Hospital, where he “succumbed to his injuries a short time later,” according to the IMPD report. It calls his death “an unfortunate accident.” According to the police, “The subject got scared when told there was a police officer at the door, and tried to swing down from the fifth floor balcony to the fourth floor balcony below. He lost his grip and fell.” LC students and friends of Somerville gathered Monday night at the Avenue Apartments for a candlelight remembrance. Guidance counselors and members of LC’s crisis team were here Tuesday to help students. “Shock. There’s a lot of shock,” counselor Robin Holden said. “There’s a lot of ‘I can’t believe it. I was just talking to him the other day.’” Somerville, who graduated from LC in May, was a freshman at Purdue University. “The biggest thing I’d like people to focus on are the good memories,” Holden said. “His smile, being homecoming king, (we should) focus on the memories.”

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Spirit of Central kicks off its season

The Spirit of Central marching band performs at the Perry Meridian game last Friday. The band’s competitive season begins on Sept. 29 when LC

hosts the ISSMA District competition. But it will perform on Sept. 15 when it hosts the Spirit of Central Invitational. Courtesy photo/Makayla Johnson

that means literally, “to hit with the wood.” Though the term is usually only applied to stringed instruments, the band plans to incorporate the use of sticks into their show this year. With enrollment in the band being up, ﬁnding people willing to work with the sticks should not be a problem. Band director Matt James said he wants his students to “work

hard and enjoy performing.” In addition, the band has The Spirit of Central is a also lent their talents to the two-time Bands of America Tournament of Roses parade in G r a n d Pasadena, Calif. Champion This year, Bigger bands place and has the band will also per- higher in competition. be taking a trip Dana Oakes formed in over Thanksgivjunior the Macy’s ing break to perThanksgivform in a special ing Day parade and the Fiesta holiday event in Disneyland, Bowl parade. along with members of the LC

AliDuff aliduffcub@gmail.com The LC Spirit of Central marching band’s competitive season will begin Sept. 29 when LC hosts the ISMAA (Indiana State School Music Association) district contest. The band’s theme this year is Col Legno, an Italian phrase

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choirs and orchestra. In order to further ensure the band places well in competitions and invitationals, James said he plans to spend more time in rehearsals. The members of Spirit of Central spend the first 12 weeks of school in daily rehearsals, along with the Guard team. In addition to their practices after school, band members participate in summer band camp during August. Junior Dana Oakes, who plays mellaphone, said she is looking forward to learning the closer piece of music for their field show, and she adds that the band’s ultimate goal this year is to make it to the top three in the state. “It’s good that we have more people in the band this year,” Oakes says. “Bigger bands place higher in competitions.” Placing high is certainly not a rarity to Spirit of Central. The marching band is a four-time ISSMA State Marching Band Champion and has been a consistent finalist in the Bands of America Grand Nationals competition every year since 1996. The Spirit of Central performs at every home football game. In addition, they will perform when they host the Spirit of Central invitational on Sept. 15. Prices for the invitational are $7 for adults and $5 for children 6 or younger.

@LC_BearClaw informs on LC sports AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com Senior Mitch Prather has a passion for sports broadcasting. It’s what he wants to major in when he goes oﬀ to college next year. He has such a passion that he has created the Twitter account Bear Claw, or @LC_ BearClaw, to give updates on

Twitter about diﬀerent sports at Prather said. “I also created it to the school. promote sports “Because here at LC. I’m I want to spread the a swimmer here, I want to major in sports word about other sports and I know that broadcasting here that don’t get as doesn’t always in college, I get the most thought do- much publicity. recognition, so I Mitch Prather ing somewant to spread senior thing like the word about this would other sports give me good experience,” here that don’t get as much

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publicity.” Prather attends diﬀerent sporting events and tweets about what is happening in the matches or meets to the accounts’ followers. He said he wants to attend diﬀerent kinds of sports so everyone can get publicity. “This will be a lot easier, too, when there are more people involved,” Prather said.

“When we can get updates about every sport, that will be great.”

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More students despite same enrollment

Sept. 8: ACT, Student Life Center, 8 a.m. Sept. 12: Rookie Show, 7 p.m., auditorium Sept. 15: SAT/ACT test prep, 8 a.m., Rooms 410,411 Sept. 17: Fall play auditions, auditorium, 4 p.m. Sept. 19: Greater Indianapolis Northeast College Fair, 6:30 p.m., Fishers High School (13000 Promise Road in Fishers) Sept. 28: Homecoming (LC vs. Southport), 7 p.m. Sept. 29: ISSMA district marching band competition, all day, entire LC campus

Diploma Plus, transfers and new students have been adding to this year’s student body, but LC’s enrollment has stayed consistent

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Senior pics by Oct. 22 Seniors are to have their yearbook pictures taken at Prestige Studios by Oct. 22. They are to call 890-2900 to make an appointment. Only Prestige photos will be allowed in the senior section of the book. Students are not required to purchase these photos.

Reminder of dress code Students and their parents are reminded that LC’s dress code is in effect. Items include: - shorts and skirts need to be at lease at fingertip length - no midriff is to be showing, and no spaghetti straps on tops - no excessive cleavage - no excessive sagging in pants - no “muscle” shirts for males - no basketball jerseys without a shirt underneath

Counseling info online Students and their parents can find valuable information from the guidance office online at LC’s home page: www. lawrencecentral.ltschools. org/.

Students by the numbers as of Sept. 4

HaleyHamilton

Last year the DP program was located at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology. AnnaZanoni Even though those DP students annazanonicub@gmail.com attended classes at McKenzie, they were still considered LC Sophomore Courtney Swan- students and thus, included in son was convinced that LC’s en- LC’s enrollment count. But now that DP has been rollment had exploded. “I’ve noticed that the hallway and cancelled, the DP students are lunchroom are ridiculous,” she here. Forty-nine attend classes said. “Crowdedness has been in Room 147; others merge into regular classes throughout the up 10 notches.” Fellow Sophomore Taylor building. LC also Venable-Gamhas 257 transmon agreed. Students should not fer students “You have to this year. Some literally push be stuck, in essence, have moved people out from getting the to Lawrence of the way to To w n s h i p ; get to class education they want. others live on time now,” Carol Helmus outside the she said. School Board President district but apBut LC’s plied to come enrollment here – like junumbers are nior Jordan close to last year’s. Enrollment this year: 2,516. Enrollment on Williams, who attended John Marshall Community High Sept. 9 of last year: 2,529. School last year. So what’s going on? “My mother thought it It turns out there are more student bodies in the building, would be better for me if I went even with similar numbers. The to a different school,” Williams explanation revolves around said. Marshall was facing a poDiploma Plus. haleyhamiltoncub@gmail.com

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tential state takeover similar to that at Arlington, Manual and Howe high schools. The Indianapolis Public Schools district must turn Marshall around this year or it could be taken over by the state and handed to an outside operator. During the summer Williams went through the official process of applying to come to LC. That included providing MSDLT with his grades, ECA scores, medical and discipline records. He learned in mid-August that he’d been accepted to LC. Meeting the district’s criteria, however, does not assure an out-of-district student’s acceptance. There also has to be room in the school buildings here. School board president Carol Helmus said, “We must also have adequate space available in our schools. We don’t want to be overwhelmed.” Nevertheless, accepting students from other districts is a plan that Helmus endorses. “Students should not be stuck, in essence, from getting the education they want (due to boundary lines),” she said. “Quite often students who seek

Total Enrollment

2,516 Seniors

702

627 Juniors Sophomores

587

Freshmen

600

(transfer/enrollment) waivers are motivated to succeed and appreciate the opportunity. So they deserve an acceptable type of environment (in which to do so).” Helmus continued, “Lawrence teachers are very adept to teaching students with a variety of needs. I believe they are equipped to handle all the students who come through our doors.”

Alternative Instructional Setting replaces Diploma Plus DarianBenson darianbensoncub@gmail.com Lawrence Township’s alternative education program, Diploma Plus, did not return for the 2012-2013 school year due to township-wide budget cuts. Diploma Plus was an alternative school for students who did not benefit from the traditional settings of the district’s middle and high schools. Through this program, located at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology, students

were able to take classes in a Starting this school year, smaller classroom setting and each school will have a proalso make up credits needed for gram called Alternative Instrucgraduation. tional Setting (AIS) in place of “By removDiploma Plus. ing Diploma By removing Diploma At LC, AIS Plus, the disis located in trict should Plus, the district should Room 147 and save about $1 save about $1 million... is run by Debomillion in the Ron Davie rah Messinger. next couple of assistant principal Like Diploma years,” said Plus, AIS alRon Davie, aslows students sistant principal and leader of to complete courses and credits the program here that is replac- through a computer-based moing Diploma Plus. dem.

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“Because the majority of work is done through the computer, this program is really self-paced. A student can basically do their work on their own time,” Davie said. There are 49 students currently enrolled in the program this semester. Based on their individual needs, students could be in AIS all day or only in the morning or afternoon. Other previous Diploma Plus students have also returned to LC and are in regular classes.

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Cafeteria revamps image Healthier food options follow new USDA regulations CarleyLanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com The cafeteria has seen a dramatic facelift over the summer. New signs are present in the serving area, as well as healthier food options. Earlier this year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new standards for school lunches, designed to promote healthier meals sold in schools nationwide. LC’s cafeteria menu has been altered to ﬁt these new regulations. Students may now choose milk, an entrée and four sides to complete a plate lunch costing $1.60. One of these sides must be a fruit or vegetable. A new dot system has been implemented throughout the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township (MSDLT) to help students create a healthy and balanced meal. Cafeteria manager Robin Belcher explained how to use the new system. “The dots will tell you which (foods) are grain, which are protein, which are a fruit, which are a vegetable, and then you select from those dots to create your plate lunch,” Belcher said. The MSDLT Food Service staﬀ is bringing new fruit and vegetable side items to lunch lines so students have more options to complete their meals. Already new spinach side salads are available. Other items such as hummus dip and sweet potato fries are being consid-

Lawrence facing budget problems Meredith Nordmann meredithrnordmanncub@gmail.com

Students serve themselves lunch in the revamped serving area. New signs have been installed to improve the appearance of the serving area and to draw in more student interest. Last year’s signage was more than a decade old. Cub photo/Carley Lanich

ered, according to registered dietitian and director of food services Stephanie Tragesser. “We’re trying to play with (the menu) to see what works and to see what kids like,” Tragesser said. “Because our ultimate goal is to feed kids that are hungry and to feed them healthy, nutritional foods.” By offering more nutritious foods, the cafeteria staff and MSDLT Food Service staff hope to lure kids away from vending machines. Tragesser made the point that cafeteria lunch often outweighs the food offered in the Commons in price as well as nutritional value. Large Dasani waters have been reduced in price to $1, Vitamin Water is no longer sold and the price of

a large Powerade remains at $1.50. While the current lunch menu is facing changes, the cafeteria staﬀ is ﬂexible and is accepting students’ suggestions. “If a student sees something they would like added to the menu, talk to me and let me know,” Belcher said. “We’re willing to try to work with all of our students.” In addition to changes in the menu, the serving area has received an updated look designed to attract students to purchase school lunch. Menu boards have been moved outside of the serving areas to the beginning of lines so students can choose what they would like before picking a line. Also, the grill and pizza lines have

new equipment allowing more self-serve fruit and vegetable options in these particular lines. To finish off the serving area’s new look, new signs were installed. The former sign design was more than a decade old, causing the staff to seek a new, modern look. They hope to create a more appealing cafeteria environment to gain student interest. “It’s a goal of mine to try to highlight foods to students so that they see and think, ‘That looks appealing. I want to try it,’’’ Tragesser said. “I eat school lunch 95 percent of the time. In the schools’ cafeterias, I make sure that we’re serving quality product. “We’re not just Sloppy Joe lunch ladies.”

On Aug. 27 the City of Lawrence board approved a $65.2 million budget proposal. This is a $6 million raise from last year. This new budget focuses on adding frequency to high-demand traffic routes which will result on expanding bus services. It would double bus services and add a light rail line over 10 years. The city’s 2013 budget continues to be discussed by the Lawrence Town council. As of now the city is collecting $19 million in revenue while spending $21 million, creating a deficit of $2 million. Mayor Dean Jessup has proposed cutting approximately $600,000 from the Lawrence Fire Department and $30,000 from the Lawrence Police Department. If this were to happen, it would eliminate 24 civilian EMT positions, then replace them with firefighters. City Controller Kim Diller proposed in an earlier interview that if Lawrence were to use its rainy-day fund, it would decrease the $2 million deficit to about $1 million. This would result in the city being a little over $1 million in the red for 2013. Other savings propositions include a reduction in the retirement fund. City's general budget

Public Transportation

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What students and teachers are saying about cafeteria changes:

“You’re not going to change how people eat. You can try, but I don’t think it’ll work. It is nice, though, that they have more options.” Eric Black, 11

“To me it’s the same stuff, but they just tried to make it healthier by more salads.” Rachel Powell, 10

“I would rather take my lunch than buy school lunch. Some of the school foods break out my skin.” Perri Smith, 12

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BRIEFS

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Annual ‘Rookie Show’ on stage Sept. 12 LC’s annual “Rookie Show,” starring students who have never been in a stage production here before, is 7 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium. Three shows will be presented: “Freak,” “Drama Geeks” and “Next Actor, Please!” Each show is directed by senior Thespian officers. Directors this year are seniors Haylee Link, Ike Wellhausen and JZ Forbes.

Strong honored Senior Samantha Strong is LC’s recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for High School Juniors. She will be honored by Phi Beta Kappa in a ceremony Sept. 20.

2 from Cub Reporter win national awards Senior Alex Kryah, sports editor of the Cub Reporter, has won second place nationally from the National Federation of Press Women for his sports column, “Touch ‘Em All,” that ran in last year’s editions. And newspaper adviser Elizabeth Granger has captured first place from the same organization for advising scholastic publications. Both will be honored later this month at the organization’s national convention in Arizona.

Yearbooks in bookstore Copies of the 2012 yearbooks are available for pickup in the bookstore in the Commons. Students who did not order one may purchase an extra copy for $70. Yearbooks for the 2012-13 school year will go on sale in November.

Information compiled by Cub Reporter staff

John Hall’s Lyceum class, a gifted and talented sophomore level English class, created and delivered “commercials” for their classmates Aug. 28. The students invented various products and had to use propaganda techniques in order to “sell” these products to their classmates. Kyndal Murray and Ernie Harshman, above, advertised anti-stingray-sting spray; Becca Green and Anna Angrick, right, invented neckware - silverware on a necklace. The students used props to illustrate the uses of products and humorous dialogue was included in the students’ scripts for the presentations. Cub photos/Coleman LaBarr

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They’re funny and you’re with another person... it’s a fun and easy way to learn how to speak in front of the class. Jessica Zaccardelli sophomore

Getting to know departments KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com

Math department Although LC lost four math teachers last year, four new teachers have been hired in their places for the 2012-2013 school year. In place of Ruth Meinen, Melanie Gleason, Mike Miller and Tod Degler, new staff have been added to bring the total number of math teachers to 15. Sheri Dowden and Martha Weber have taken Meinen and Gleason’s place as co-chairmen of the math department and said they hope to maintain and continue recent years’ suc-

cessful ECA (end of course assessment) scores. LC has also aligned all of their Algebra I and Algebra II curriculum with LN’s and plan to line up other math courses as well. New teachers are Julie Stephanoff, Matt Buczkowski, Shelley Rhinesmith and Lynda Sherer. Most of these teachers aren’t new to Lawrence Township, as Stephanoff was an LC graduate, and Rhinesmith and Sherer previously taught at Fall Creek Valley Middle School. Buczkowski moved to LC from Colorado and is also the head baseball coach.

Foreign Language department

French, Spanish, German, Japanese: Another world awaits on the second floor.

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And, according to department chairman Jill Hilgemeier, some changes have been made. In the Language Lab, an online approach is aimed to engage students in more interactive ways. Also, greater use of the Promethean boards and audio activities are ramping up this year’s curriculum. Two teachers, Nancy Schabel and Jamise Kafoure, retired in the spring; they’ve been re-

placed by Tilden Brown and Dale Darlage. Brown isn’t new to LC; he’s been here as part of the ESL (English as a Second Language) program. But now he is part of the foreign languages department. Darlage isn’t new to LC, either. He taught here for two years and then was transferred to Fall Creek Valley Middle School for a while before this year’s return.

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Home, sweet home Another new year, another new face. Multiple new faces, at that. Of course we have the budding young faces of the latest addition to LC, the Class of 2016, along with a handful of new teachers. But, more important, one face that has continually changed in the past four years, that of LC’s principal. The latest, Rocky Valadez. While Valadez is a new face to many of us, he is not a new face to Lawrence Central. In fact, Valadez began his career in education in 2001 as an art teacher within these halls. He continued to Fall Creek Valley Middle School in 2008, where he was assistant principal. He then continued his journey

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last year to Lawrence North as the principal of the freshman school. And while he is a new face to many of us, he is not a new face to Lawrence Township, and this rich history within our township provides a promising future. Valadez has tied the strings of his art apron yet again; however, this time he is not teaching students how to paint — he is painting a bright and promising future for Lawrence Central. After years of travelling across the township through various positions, Valadez has returned to where his journey started. Valadez has returned home, and it has never tasted so sweet.

Cub Reporter staff policy 2012-13

The mission of the staff of the Lawrence Central High School student newspaper, the Cub Reporter, includes the following: informing readers in an unbiased fashion of the happenings and issues in the school community; providing an opportunity for each student to have a voice; educating readers; and encouraging positive change. The Cub Reporter serves as a public forum through which its readers can express concern and gain insight into local, national and international issues as they relate to the Lawrence Central community. It provides coverage of Lawrence Central and its community, including events, situations and school policies. The Cub Reporter is governed by the same basic rights and responsibilities as the professional press. High school journalists have the right guaranteed in the First Amendment to free expression as interpreted by Supreme Court rulings such as Hazelwood and Tinker. The Cub Reporter staff realizes this freedom comes with

responsibility. Published items must not contain libel or obscenity, invade the privacy of individuals, ignore good taste or violate laws pertaining to its publication. With the right to freedom of expression comes an obligation to the highest standards of the journalistic profession. These include responsibility, accuracy, sincerity, integrity, impartiality, fair play, balance, decency and tact. Good taste should be exercised in all content. The publication shall be free of profanity, vulgarity and words which have acquired undesirable meanings, as judged by generally accepted standards of the community; shall contain no statements derisive to any race, religion or national origin; shall show no disrespect for law enforcement or the generally accepted ethics of the community; shall not advocate illegal acts of any kind. To maintain integrity, it shall not become involved in, or take sides with, rivalries or jealousies within the school community. It shall provide equal opportunity for both sides of an

issue to present its case. No person or organization is to be permitted to use the publication to his own ends, be that an editor, staff member, adviser, teacher, administrator or someone outside the school. It is understood that the Cub Reporter is designed primarily to serve as a training ground for students interested in learning the techniques of sound journalism. It is a class for which students earn credit. While staff members are expected to strive for professional quality, we recognize that they are engaged in an educational venture and as such, room for trial and error must be allowed. The three venues of the Cub Reporter — print, online and broadcast — are managed by the editor in chief who makes decisions about the content, after taking into consideration other staff members’ suggestions. All issues will be discussed with the adviser. The Cub Reporter accepts and encourages public input through letters to the editor. The letters are to voice opinions or concerns to the Cub Report-

er’s audience. Letters including libelous or obscene materials will not be printed. Like all materials printed in the publication, letters reflecting criticism should criticize issues, not individuals. No letter will be printed without positive identification. The editor in chief reserves the right to edit the comments for grammatical errors and for length if they exceed the allotted 200-word space as long as it does not alter the meaning of the comments. Letters must be signed and will be printed with the author’s name. All requests for anonymity will be denied. The Cub Reporter may consider guest columns or articles, but it reserves the right to deny printing any material. The Cub Reporter receives a portion of its funding through the student activity fee, which each student pays at the beginning of each semester. Other funds are generated through the sale of ads. The Cub Reporter may accept ads from any source, except those which promote an idea contrary to Lawrence Cen-

tral’s discipline code or community standards. Ads which may provoke controversy will be discussed by the editor in chief, adviser and business manager. If a student’s name or picture is used as an endorsement in an advertisement, a release form must be signed by both the student and his legal guardian before publication of the endorsement. Paid political advertisements will be accepted with the name of the payee clearly indicated in the advertisements. Additional funds are generated by staff fundraisers, which follow administration guidelines. An error in any edition will elicit a statement of correction or clarification in the following edition if deemed appropriate or feasible according to space limitations and other factors. The Cub Reporter is a member of the Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA), the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) and Quill & Scroll. Its adviser is licensed to teach journalism by the state of Indiana.

OPINIONS

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Speak Your Mind New underage drinking law

1. How do you feel about the new 2. Do you think this will only underage drinking law? encourage underage drinking?

See related story on Page 17.

3. Do you think this will help save lives in the future?

Bear it All “Ignorance is perceived by the mind of the intelligent.” Jonathan Macdonald, 11 “Class of 2013 is the best!” Stephanie Gamble, 12 “If you’re not first, you’re last.” Jacob Ford, 12 “Always be yourself unless you can be a unicorn, then be a unicorn.” Natalie McFadden, 9 “Today in Spanish I wore a peguin towel around my neck.” Jasper Smith, 9

Maria Dorsey, 9

Michaela Shanahan, 10

Gonzalo Ruiz, 11

Nicole Jones, 12

1) I do not support this rule because you shouldn’t have crossed your limits. 2) No, because everybody already has their limits. 3) Everyone should know their limits ahead of time so I think it will stay the same.

1) Yes, I do support and believe in this law. 2) No. It’s better to go to the hospital. 3) Yes, friends will be more likely to call 911 if they won’t get in trouble.

1) If you’re not going to be in trouble and you’re going to save a life, why not? 2) No, people drink anyway. 3) Yes, if there is no consequence any more, I think people would be more likely to make the right decision.

1) Yeah, I wouldn’t want someone to die at my house, but I wouldn’t want to get in trouble, either. 2) I don’t think it’ll encourage it but it may make teens think it’s OK. 3.) Yeah, because a lot of teens don’t know when to stop and it’s a good way to protect them.

30-second editorials

• It’s great that the cafeteria received a makeover this past summer. With the new menu changes, it is easier for students to enjoy a nutritious lunch during the school day. The updated serving area is more inviting, and the menu boards located outside the lunch lines allow students to see the healthier options available before choosing their food. • It’s good that the new drinking law was passed. It will save numerous lives because, if there is no penalty for calling 911 at an underage drinking party and someone were in a critical medical condition, more people will be likely to

make the call. This law doesn’t encourage more underage drinkers, but instead encourages them to save lives from alcohol poisoning. • The early death of Xavier Somerville is a tragedy. The death of any teenager is incredibly sad, but to lose a fellow Bear is especially harsh. Somerville was a bright individual who should be remembered for his life and friendship over his untimely death. Condolences go out to all of Somerville’s close friends and family. His life and legacy will live on within the hearts of his Lawrence Central family. • Milo Ellis is the new choir

director here. Hailing from Illinois, Ellis has been a voice coach for several years and has participated in choir himself since he was young. With his upbeat, positive vibe, Ellis hopes to coach the LC choirs to perfection while incorporating old traditions and new, bold music choices. As far as student feedback goes, he has received good reviews from beginning to advanced choir members alike. • Bear Claw is a great way to get information on sports out to LC and the public. Senior Mitch Prather did a very good job getting this together, and he continues to do a good

See related stories on Pages 6, 17, 4, 13, 4 and 12.

job keeping it updated. Bear Claw could be a great step for LC to make sure all sports are covered equally, and this could be an extremely informative source for sports information for the whole school. • Cub Online is getting a makeover. With new “Calendar” and “Submit Stories” features, the newspaper’s online site is brushing up its layout to encourage more visitors. To add to its appeal, Cub Online will also include a new feature that allows people to read the latest print issue online.

“Oh well, it’s gonna’ rain.” Nicole Jones, 12 “Hey, guess what? It’s really kind of hot.” Caroline Kocot, 10

Letters to the editor

The Cub Reporter accepts and encourages public input through letters to the editor. The letters are to voice opinions or concerns to the Cub Reporter’s audience. Letters including libelous or obscene materials will not be printed. Like all materials in the publication, letters reflecting criticism should criticize issues, not individuals. No letter will be printed without positive ID. The Cub reserves the right to edit comments for grammatical errors and for length as long as it does not alter the meaning of the comments. Letters must be signed and will be printed with the author’s name. Requests for anonymity of the letters’ authors will be denied.

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A ‘simpler’ life, a Chilean life Junior Caroline Varie is spending first semester of this school year in Los Angeles, Chile through a foreign exchange program. She speaks only Spanish, lives with a host family and goes to Chilean school every weekday. She left for the program July 24 and will return to the States Jan. 4.

CarolineVarie carolinevariecub@gmail.com I took my shoes off after I entered a friend’s house and received stares. “No necesitas sacar tus zapatos,” she said. “You don’t need to take off your shoes.” After one month in Chile, my most memorable experiences are ones like these, experiences that display two cultures colliding. It reminds me why I am here—to learn. I came here because I felt ignorant. We learn about other cultures in history and language classes, but learning through a book and learning through experience are vastly different. Although I have already learned so much, I still feel ignorant. Because this is one culture, in one city, in one country. What about the rest of the world? Until I travel to Azerbaijan or Lithuania or Ethiopia, I will focus on Chile, and aspects of the culture that are impossible

to find on paper. The collectiveness of the Chilean people is incomparable to the United States (I have learned not to say America— South America is an America, too). The first time I went to my “grandma’s” house, she welcomed me into her home with a kindness that is rare in the States. She took me on a tour of the house, describing every item from glass dolphins to toothbrushes. Although the houses would be considered small by United States’ standards, my grandma had managed to fill the house with more things than most people have in a house three times the size. But they are not just things—each item has a story. She showed me many collections (she calls herself a collector, but maybe organized hoarder would be a better description) of hats and angels and mugs and perfumes. The value of the items was not significant, it was the stories behind them. She then decided to take me on a “small tour” of the city. She continued to talk in rapid Spanish. I understood a few words here and there, and smiled and nodded. We went through the back door of a flower shop to a “peluqueria” (hair salon). My grandma went through the back door without

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hesitation and only a “permisio” (excuse me). In the peluqueria, I was introduced to several hair dressers who commented on my blonde hair and offered me a haircut. We then stopped at a gated house where “las monjas”

(nuns) live. At the time, I did not know what monjas were and had no idea whose house we were at. I enjoy the uncertainty of being here. Nothing is predictable, and I have learned to find

unpredictability in experiences that once were familiar. A tiny nun with glasses opened the door with an “adelante” (come in), and we were led into a room with a picture of the Pope and rosaries draped everywhere. The vast majority of Chileans are Catholic, and even if they’re not Catholic they still attend Catholic masses. Slightly older and shorter, the head nun shuffled into the room and greeted me with that Chilean kindness. For some reason I had expected her to question me about Catholicism, but she didn’t. She spoke with the calm familiarity that strangers do here. In the two-minute walk back to the house, my grandma made me feel a welcomeness that was priceless to me. “If you ever need anything,” she said, in Spanish of course. “Come to me. If you want to talk or need money, come to my house. You are always welcome.” That experience showed me how things are simpler here. Not less developed, but simpler. A simplicity in which I can walk through the back door of a flower shop to meet the owner of a salon. A simplicity in which I can visit with nuns. A simplicity in which taking off shoes is unnecessary.

will be so hard, after all I will see them again, but because I suddenly realize that these two people, who have given me life, who cared for and loved me unconditionally… Now I will be making my own world in a new world. A foreign country with a foreign culture, in a foreign house, in a foreign city. With people who are strange to me; I don’t know how, where, or when problems could arise. And yet I know that I can handle whatever situation that may come. Regarding situations like this, I have a lot of self-confidence. I have never

known differently about myself. My parents divorced relatively early, I was 8 when my mother decided to move out of our house. My parents have always trusted me and my older sister to be completely independent. We weren’t always picked up after school; instead my parents explained that we could ride our bikes or the bus home by ourselves. My parents worked during the day, which meant that my sister and I planned after-school time on our own. Today, I appreciate this because, as a result, I am not afraid to do things on my

own and would never panic and lose control. I have always been a talented, outgoing and curios child. This was especially evident when music was involved. I started piano lessons when I was 4 years old. At 6, I started playing the violin. I always loved to sing, and many people told me that I had a beautiful voice. I played tennis; I swam for years; I played in different orchestras; I did gymnastics; I basically tried everything that appealed to me. I quit when I was 13. Many problems cropped up. I stopped

making music. I gave up all hobbies, one after another. I didn’t want to accept help, be it school or at home, from my parents. I started to live my own life. And then I decided to do this. One year in America, living with a host family. And now I am standing here at the security gate at the airport, alone. The way I always wanted it. Some might think, is she not scared of such uncertainty? No, I am not now, and never was. All I feel is endless happiness, to escape and be whoever I want to be, for one year.

One day, a friend walked one of his rodeo horses down to the house and asked if I wanted to ride. I expected him to let me sit on his Chilean pedigree rodeo horse for a couple of minutes, but instead he told me to go. “Donde?” (where) I asked, and he just motioned toward the road. I had no idea what I was doing. But I started toward the road anyway. I rode about half a mile, a tunnel of trees on either side. Again, I yelled, “Donde?” down the road to the man. “Keep going down the road and then turn right,” he said. “Then you’ll see an arena that we call the Half Moon, where we hold our rodeos. You can run the horse there.” So I did what he said, and “ran” the horse in the arena, with the snow capped Andes beautifully intimidating in the background. And nothing mattered. Not that I might get lost, or the horse might take off, or I didn’t have a helmet, or that I had no idea what I was doing. It was simple.

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A year-long American ‘escape’ Senior Viola Heidorn is an exchange student from Hamburg, Germany. She lives here with a host family and will remain in America until the end of this school year.

ViolaHeidorn violaheidorncub@gmail.com I look into the faces of my mother and father. This is how it is, when you must say goodbye to your family for a year. I am strong enough, confident enough and mature. Nevertheless, I am fighting with the tears. Not because the separation

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Split Decision : Skip-a-final Carley Lanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com

Perfect attendance or grades? The policy once was that students could skip the final of a class if the student held a 92.5 percent or higher in that class. If a student has this high of a grade, they have obviously learned the core curriculum. This also allows students to aim for high grades in their classes all year long and not have to worry about diminishing this high grade by taking one bad test.

Perfect attendance skip-a-finals give students a reason to come to school every day. Improved attendance numbers make the school look good and improve the students’ grades as well. When students don’t have an incentive to go to school every day, they begin to find reasons to not show up. That will eventually hinder the students’ grades.

Senior privilege All grades at Lawrence Central offer tough classes. Skip-a-final should not be based on a student’s grade, but on their effort poured into a class. Skip-a-final should be based on ability, not seniority.

Skip-a-final should be a privilege exclusive to seniors. Seniors have worked their tails off for years and deserve to have some kind of perk that no one else in the school gets.

Number of finals Students should be allowed to skip as many finals as they apply for. After factoring in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests for some students, end of the year testing schedules can become quite hectic.

Students should only be able to skip one final. Students do need to learn how to take finals for college, so having the opportunity to skip all of their finals would be detrimental to them.

All classes? Students can take up to three tests for each class at the end of the year. If an AP student spends an entire year preparing for an intense, college-level exam, it’s safe to assume these students have learned that class’s core curriculum.

Every class, whether AP or regular, should have the option to skip a final. No matter who you are, to have the opportunity to skip a final takes work and all students should have the chance to be rewarded.

Teacher discretion If a teacher asks a student not to skip the final, they probably have a good reason. After all, scoring well on a final can really boost a student’s grade.

Teachers should not be allowed to veto a student’s opportunity to skip a final. If the student thinks the final could hurt his grade and can skip it, a teacher shouldn’t make him/her suffer.

Alex Kryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com

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New year, new Cub Online From the home page of Cub Online, you can see the most recent and most important news about LC. The “Featured” and “Recently Reported” elements allow you to see what’s going on at LC. Below the main elements, stories are sorted by section for easy browsing. The home page also allows you to see calendar events including sports and performing arts, multi-media reporting and who’s on the staff.

The Cub Reporter has a brand new “Suggest Stories” feature that allows you to submit your story ideas to the Cub. All you have to do is put in your name, email, story type and your idea. We may not be able to publish your idea, but we will consider everything.

The Calendar feature on Cub Online is brand new! Now you can see when your favorite sport is playing and when all the Performing Arts events take place. It includes days we don’t have school and when the Cub Reporter will be published. Sortable by month and category, you can see all of LC’s future events. A feature on the home page sidebar lets you know the next three events under “Upcoming Events.”

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Clubs making a ‘splash’ MitchPrather mitchprathercub@gmail.com

Business teacher Tom Corbett isn’t all business all the time. In his free time, he envisions a relaxing trip to the coast of Cozumel, complete with a tour of the underwater sights the island has to offer. This is not a trip he plans to make alone, however, but an adventure that would be available to members of the LC Scuba Club. Corbett and social studies teacher Michael Burr are co-advisers of the Scuba Club. The pair is looking for new students to join Scuba Club this year so they can make the exotic scuba trip a reality. Currently, the club offers a chance for previously landlocked students to “whet” their excitement for the first time by using the equipment at local pools such as the Lawrence North Natatorium. Club members learn how to use the equipment, places to use it, and then

This sea turtle is similar to one students in the Scuba Club may encounter on their diving trips to exotic locations. Courtesy photo/Michael Burr

are offered the hands-on opportunity to don the gear. Both Corbett and Burr expressed a desire for new club members. With more members and support, the trip the two teachers want to share with their students will be closer to a reality. “The main obstacle to the trip is the expense,” Corbett

noted. However, if a new wave of students join, he said he is optimistic. The Scuba Club is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has a flair for the exciting. Clubs are available for students with any concentration. For those with an interest in acting, Center Stage offers opportunities to be in the spot-

light; the world languages department has clubs for Spanish, German and French; students wanting to learn more about art can join the Art History club; and the list goes on. If a student wants to create a new club, they will need to find a teacher to act as the sponsor and see assistant principal Ron Davie for a form. The list of clubs this year is changing slightly. Chris Meguschar plans to close down the Magic and Games Club and Julia Barnes Duke no longer runs the Green Team, but at least two new clubs, the Happiness Club and Bear Claw, will be available on Club Sign-up Day on Sept. 19 and 20. Teachers encourage students to join clubs to gain new experiences and connections. Because club time is scheduled during school, there is generally no after-school time requirement. This leaves the evenings free for students also involved in other persuits that include performing arts and athletics.

LC Clubs Available Clubs: LC GEMS Art History Club Scuba Club Bear Claw Best Buddies Bowling Club Center Stage Teen Voices Guitar Club Girls Track Club Twilight Club LC Sounds of Praise French Club German Club Happiness Club Key Club LC Latinos SAC (Student Council) Spanish Club African Americans Expressing Pride Pick Two! Young Life Club Sign-up Dates:

Wednesday, Sept. 19 (all lunches) Thursday, Sept. 20 (all lunches)

Club Sign-up Location: Commons *Editor’s note: Club list as of Sept. 4

Choir moves to the beat of a new director lis has been in choirs almost constantly. Ellis graduated from Geneva High School in Geneva, Ill. In his mind Milo Ellis in 2008. He went on to major heard hundreds of people in music education at Indiana cheering for his work. He University where he was in the stepped to the middle of the International Vocal Ensemble stage and took a bow. and opera His dream choruses. is about to Since his come true. I found a passion sophomore As LC’s in standing in front of year in high new choir school, Ellis director, Ela group of musicians has worked lis will find working together. as a vocal himself standMilo Ellis coach, a voice ing in front Choir Director instructor, of the best a student performing conductor, show choirs. an audition pianist, a vocal He will be able to say that he director and a music director. was responsible for the musiHe has performed with four of cal prodigies that will stand the Indiana University choirs, behind him. as well as the IMEA all-state Since the 6th grade El-

HaleyHamilton

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honors Chorus, the Illinois allstate musical, the Geneva High School varsity and jazz choirs, and has starred in 31 musical theatre roles. “I always thought I was going to be a rock star,” Ellis said, “but instead I found a passion in standing in front of a group of musicians working together.” Ellis was attracted to LC because of it’s “amazing reputation for it’s performing arts program,” as he put it. Ellis plans to combine old and new traditions with “eclectic” music choices involving the mixing of popular, rock and opera music. Sweet Sensations and Central Sound will be competing in the Indiana State School Music Association show choir competitions, a recent change.

Milo Ellis, the new choir director, replaces Jena Adrianson, who retired. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

Ellis said, “I expect we will do well... Our competition is definitely going to be harder this year than it has been in the past, but I have confidence in us.” Junior Katreal Boone said,

“I think he is a pretty cool guy, but he is a little different than what I’m used to… His teaching style is a lot different than those of Mrs. Adrianson.” Many of the choir students agreed with sophomore Stephanie Wheeler when she said that “Ellis is just as qualified to help them win as Mrs. Adrianson.” Ellis does not plan on making any drastic changes in the way the choir does things. “I want all of my students to understand the basics and fundamentals of singing so that they can use music as a creative outlet. Music is everything; it is creative, academic, physical, emotional…I want all of my students to have the opportunity to know that, and learning the fundamentals is the only way for that to happen.”

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Matt Dorsey completes the anchor leg of the relay. Courtesy photo/Matt Dorsey

Seniors Cole Hester, Adam Turner, Matt Dorsey and Chandler Ball celebrate their victory with prize-winning smiles. Courtesy photo/Matt Dorsey

Chandler Ball, Adam Turner, Cole Hester and Matt Dorsey receive medals on the podium. Courtesy photo/Cole Hester

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My senior guys on the cross country and track team have been with me for the past four years in high school, and I don’t know what I’d do without them.

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Cole Hester, Matt Dorsey and Chandler Ball warm up on the track. Cub file photo

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National champs make LC history GlynnisKing glynniskingcub@gmail.com As senior Chandler Ball watched his fellow teammate Matt Dorsey round the corner on the last lap, he knew they had won. This past summer on June 15, 16 and 17 in Greensboro, N.C., members of the LC track team made history. Seniors Cole Hester, Adam Turner, Dorsey and Ball became National Champions in the men’s 4x1600 mile relay. Previous to becoming national champs, LC’s track and field team won their third state title, led by Coach Tim Richey. To prepare for success, the boys and the team had put in hard work on the track and in the weight room. “We just did our normal training leading up to state and after state,” Hester said. “We got lots of rest and did the little things every runner must do, but the main preparation that we needed came with the six years of training prior to the race; that put us in the position to do great,” Ball continued.

LC’s team had originally been seeded last, while the after we had stood on the podium that we had just beteam from California was seeded first and ended up come the best in the nation,” Ball said. placing second in the overall race. This, however, did “It was a surreal feeling,” Hester said in agreement. not stop the Bears from claiming The experience for the team victory. as a whole was a great one and “We just treated it like a has brought them much closer. We knew we had won it, but normal race,” Hester said. And The boys got the opportunity to in the end, the Bears were suctravel out of state and represent it didn’t sink in until after we had cessful. LC. stood on the podium that we “It was probably one of the “The whole trip altogether coolest things I’ve done,” Turner had just become the best in the was a fun experience; we all said about being a champion. stayed in a hotel and it was a nation. Chandler Ball “It’s hard to put in words,” good time,” Dorsey said. senior he continued. Dorsey, on the “It brought us super close,” other hand, felt otherwise. Turner added. “It honestly doesn’t feel any “My senior guys on the cross different, because the hard work that goes into it before- country and track team have been with me for the past hand makes you feel like a champion already,” he said. four years in high school,” Ball said. “I don’t know what As the boys stepped up on the podium to claim their I’d do without them.” For this year’s upcoming season, they all have one title, reality sank in. They were the 2012 Track National common goal: to win state and nationals again as a team Champions. not only in track but in cross country as well. “We knew we had won it, but it didn’t sink in until

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Matt Dorsey takes off as the Bears compete in Regionals. Cub file photo

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Matt Dorsey completes the anchor leg of the relay. Courtesy photo/Matt Dorsey

Seniors Cole Hester, Adam Turner, Matt Dorsey and Chandler Ball celebrate their victory with prize-winning smiles. Courtesy photo/Matt Dorsey

Chandler Ball, Adam Turner, Cole Hester and Matt Dorsey receive medals on the podium. Courtesy photo/Cole Hester

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My senior guys on the cross country and track team have been with me for the past four years in high school, and I don’t know what I’d do without them.

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Matt Dorsey takes off as the Bears compete in Regionals. Cub file photo

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Liza Smith (back row, fourth from left) and her family posed for a spring break 2010 photo. Courtesy photo/ Liza Smith

The Perkins family poses for a couple fun family photo shots.

Living with silence MeredithNordmann

meredithrnordmanncub@gmail.com

English, Spanish, French. When you think of a foreign language, these are typically the languages that pop into your mind. What about the language spoken by 15 million people in the United States? Sign language. For junior Liza Smith and sophomore Hannah Perkins, this is their second language. Both LC students are bilingual. This means that they can switch from English to deaf culture whenever they need to. Both of their parents are deaf, and they use sign language in their homes every day. “I grew up with sign language as my second language,” Smith said. In her home, signing is the main form

of communication. Since both of her parents are deaf, Smith was raised with sign language as a secondary language since Day 1. “I can switch from hearing and speaking English to deaf culture whenever I feel like it; it’s my second language,” said Perkins. Some may wonder how they do simple tasks such as communicating over the phone. Technology has come a long way. Many alerting devices have been made to signal their attention. Alarm clocks have flashing lights and vibrators, and there’s a shake and awake alarm clock. Instead of calling, the family members use videophones similar to a webcam on TV. Communication over the phone is usually done by lip reading. They can’t use regular

Courtesy photo/Hannah Perkins

Deafness is a genetic disdoorbells or a phone ringtone, order that cannot be repaired. so they use flashing lights or Some are born with deafness, ones that vibrate to alert them and others acquire it over their instead. lifetime. The Most people Perkins fambecome deaf ily commufrom old age; nicates the I can switch from however, gesame way. hearing and speaking netic factors “I don’t English to deaf culture account for at think that whenever I feel like it. least half of there’s very all cases. many chalHannah Perkins The problenges for sophomore ability that a them bedeaf person cause of new will have an technology. immediate child with the same Technology has allowed deaf disorder is very rare. This is people to get along with their why neither Perkins nor Smith everyday life as normal,” Perhas the same genetic disorder. kins said. Even though there is new Disorders such as deafness typically skip a generation. technology, there is still no For these families, having medical way to make a deaf deaf parents hasn’t changed person be able to completely their experiences because it is hear again.

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the way that they were raised. It is their only known way of life. “I think having deaf parents doesn’t really change my experiences,” Perkins said. “I’m just used to interpreting for them at restaurants and other events.” Learning to understand and interpret deaf culture for their families has enhanced both of their lives and has exposed them to other cultures. “Growing up as a KODA (kids of deaf adults) has benefited me by giving me the best of both worlds. I am able to be in the hearing world with my friends but at home I’m embraced in the best that deaf culture has to offer,” said Smith. Instead of being a burden to their family, both girls believe that being a KODA has been a blessing.

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Indiana senator creates Lifeline Law KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com On July 1, Indiana state Sen. Jim Merritt sponsored and helped enable the “Lifeline Law,” a law that provides legal immunity to underage drinkers under certain circumstances. After being approved by legislators and signed by Governor Mitch Daniels, the law has gone statewide in hopes of reducing the number of deaths related to alcohol poisoning. In essence, if a person calls 911 to seek help for someone underage who is ill from drinking too much alcohol, the caller can be exempt from getting in legal trouble. In order to receive the immunity, the caller must provide his full name and any other relevant information requested by law enforcement officers, remain with the person until emergency medical assistance arrives and cooperate with authorities on the scene. The caller can gain immunity, but the person intoxicated can not. “They (teenagers) can make poor choices, but losing a life over a poor choice is

Senator Jim Merritt blah blah blah. Courtesy photo/Jim Merritt

Accompanied by Sen. Jim Merritt, Gov. Mitch Daniels signs the Indiana Lifeline Law, which was put into effect July 1. Courtesy photo/Jim Merritt

not acceptable,” Merritt said. He plans to visit schools like Lawrence North and Carmel in order to “raise awareness that drinking alcohol underage is not acceptable, but if a poor choice is made, there’s a way out.” Merritt authored the Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 274 during the 2012 legislative session. The act received a final vote of 47-0 in the Indiana Senate

and 96-0 in the House of Representatives. It was a total buy-in from prosecutors, law enforcement and colleges. A student at Indiana University originally came to Merritt with the idea, and after the controversial aspects of it were worked out, Merritt was all for it. The law is designed so police officers must use their discretion when deciding if the immunity is granted or not.

“As for me and my officers, we are all happy about anything that would save young lives, and this law will probably accomplish that many times over,” IMPD police officer Mark Dorsey, father of freshman Maria, junior Madison and senior Matt, said. “This new law seems to make a lot of sense, and we will be happy to abide by its restrictions.”

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! As the 2012-2013 school year kicks off, so does the printing of the Cub Reporter, LC’s award-winning student newspaper. The Cub is a great idea for parents, grandparents, and recent grads who want to keep in touch with LC. Be sure to get your copy, mailed directly to your door. Cost? Just $25 for a year’s subscription! Send your order form and check for $25, payable to Cub Reporter Lawrence Central High School 7300 E. 56th St. Indianapolis, IN 46226 Please PRINT legibly: Name of subscriber: __________________________________________________________ Street address: _________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________________________________ zip code

Sophomore Emily Mott said she thinks the law is a smart idea for people put under pressure in situations involving alcohol. “If you didn’t get in trouble for calling 911 for someone drinking too much, you might make the better decision about calling an ambulance,” Mott said. More information is available at http://www. indianalifeline.org.

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to U.S. Capitol once again student assistant and spends her free moments at her easel in the art room. “Lindsey is one of the best high school painters that I have GlynnisKing experienced in my 33 years of glynniskingcub@gmail.com teaching,” Shafer said. It’s no surprise that RediSenior Lindsey Redifer is fer’s preferred weapon of a National Congressional Art choice is oil paint, seeing that Contest winner for the second her contest-winning painting year in a row. Her 2012 entry, was done with it. However, she an oil painting titled “Sailboats also likes using watercolors. at Mackinac,” was judged “When painting I sort of a state winner in the spring just paint live observation, or and is now I visualize hanging in something the Capitol in that I’ve seen Washington, before,” she D.C. said. “I enjoy Last year it because I her winning get so focused piece was a and caught up painting titled in my work “Forest.” that I just lose “I was retrack of time, ally surprised especially that I won,” when I really Redifer said. Senior Lindsey Redifer spends her want to finish free time at her easel in the art room. something.” “But it feels Cub photo/Glynnis King good.” Redifer Redifer plans to study didn’t show an interest in art painting in college. “I’m lookuntil her sophomore year, ing for a school that’s a good when, she said, art teacher fit and offers what I like,” she Vicki Shafer “got me started said. painting.” Redifer has also won two “I didn’t know I was into Silver Keys from the Scholastic art until high school,” she Art and Writing Awards. continued. “I actually hated When she’s not absorbed it compared to all the other in her artwork, Redifer also subjects.” Now she’s Shafer’s swims for LC.

2012 painting another Congressional winner

Lindsey Redifer’s 2012 state-winning oil painting is titled “Sailboats at Mackinac.” Courtesy photo/Lindsey Redifer

Here are some of Redifer’s other class paintings.

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The Rhythmic Revolution Artist: Trey Songz Album: Chapter V (Deluxe Edition) Genre: R&B/Hip-Hop

Tremaine “Trey” Neverson, better known as Trey Songz, just released his fifth studio album, “Chapter V,” with Atlantic Records. The 27-yearold, Petersburg, VA native is an international, Grammynominated R&B superstar who continues to perfect his craft. Known for being popular with the ladies, he continues to woo them with romantic tracks like “Dive In” and “Without a Woman.” Songz also expresses his feelings of being in troublesome relationships in the popular hit single “Heart Attack.” Of course it wouldn’t be a Trey Songz album if he didn’t include a few club bangers like “2 Reasons” featuring

rapper T.I. and “Hail Mary” featuring Young Jeezy on the track. Other featured artists include Rick Ross, Diddy and Meek Mill. My personal favorite, “Simply Amazing,” is an upbeat track that sends a positive message to any couple in a relationship. Overall, I enjoyed Songz’ album. If you aren’t already a fan of this creative singer’s mesmerizing tunes, this album will definitely make you think twice about his potential as an artist.

Similar Artists: Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne

“The Soul Sessions Vol. 2” is the sixth album by English artist Joss Stone. Known for her soulful voice and jazzy sound, Stone first broke the UK album charts in 2003 with her second album, “Mind Body & Soul.” On her most recent album, “The Soul Sessions Vol. 2,” Joss turns up the volume and adds layers of vocal harmony to create a vintage, yet still fascinating sound. The album has everything from a

Artist: Joss Stone Album: The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 Genre: Rock

powerful, loud protest song (“For God Sakes’”) to a melancholy ballad about lost love (“The Love We Had”), yet the transitions between those songs are smooth and don’t seem forced. Songs to definitely check out include “While You’re Out Looking For Sugar” and “Teardrops.” There are a few songs on the album that seem to recycle the same sort of beat, but generally the rhythms are new, vibrant and engaging. Overall, the album is a terrific buy for anyone looking for a rock album with vintage undertones, but also a modern soulful feel.

Similar Artists: Adele, Amy Winehouse, Cristina Perri

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Song Suggestion: “Simply Amazing” Glynnis King

Song Suggestion: “For God Sakes” Ali Duff

Artist: Yellowcard Album: Southern Air Genre: Pop-Punk

Artist: Lil Wayne Album: Dedication 4 Genre: Rap

Yellowcard, best known for their songs “Ocean Avenue” and “Way Away,” released their latest album titled “Southern Air” on Aug. 14. After one week on the charts, “Southern Air” reached No. 10 on Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Billboard Alternative Albums. “Southern Air” is the band’s eighth studio album since forming in 1997. Since then, the band has gone through a number of member changes, although lead singer and writer Ryan Key has stayed with the band since joining in 2000. Yellowcard’s music is unique due to

the fact that the majority of their songs feature a violin, which is uncommon in other pop-punk bands. Although Yellowcard has matured since releasing their first album, a few of their songs are repetitive. Overall, “Southern Air” includes a variety of very good songs. Some tracks are upbeat and fun, while others slow down and consist of deeper lyrics, such as the acoustic track “Ten.”

Similar Artists: Mayday Parade, All Time Low, We Are The Incrowd

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With running the record label YMCMB and watching over some of the top rappers in the game, who knows when rapper Lil Wayne had the time to compile his new mix tape, “Dedication 4.” But he has, finally. Wayne fans and critics alike have been waiting with anticipation Wayne’s new mix tape. The interest is partly because rumors have been whirling in the music world that

Lil Wayne was no longer interested in rapping. But with the drop of “Dedication 4,” Wayne has come back with vengeance. The new album features favorites from J. Cole to Lil Wayne’s musical mentor, Birdman. In some songs, Weezy mimics the lyric style of other known artists, who rapped on the same beat. “Mercy” featuring Nicki Minaj, is a great example of that. This is not the strongest mix tape Lil Wayne could have put out, but it might be enough to get the public buzzing about his music again.

Similar Artists: Rick Ross, 2 Chainz,Nicki Minaj

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High praise for Perks of Being a Wallflower where Charlie finds the only people who truly accept him. From the main to the supporting characters, everyone is “We are infinite.” engaging, bold and relatable. Those three words have In terms of brilliant characinspired posters, bumper ters, Sam stands out as somestickers, and even tattoos. The quote is from Steven Chbosky’s one special. Her grip on life is tight, but not a chokehold. Sam debut novel, The Perks of Being values and understands the a Wallflower. freedom of being a teenager, Through letters addressed and she knows that not only is to an anonymous source, main life not fair, character it’s not easy, Charlie, a either. She has freshman in ... a defining, honest to terms high school, novel about finding your come with the fact tells of his life place in the world... that there will as a wallbe people flower. who will not At a truly love her, and there will be football game, the shy Charlie those who love her endlessly befriends the hilarious Patrick, and ask nothing in return. and Patrick introduces Charlie Another fascinating charto his stepsister Sam, whom acter is Charlie’s advanced Charlie instantly develops a English teacher, a character crush on. Patrick and Sam drag Char- referred to as “Bill.” Bill, seeing Charlie’s inlie into their world, the world trospective nature, gives him of the unpopular wallflowers,

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Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds are rocking today Over the summer I was able to attend Warped Tour and interview a variety of bands. There was one band I had been looking forward to interviewing all summer: Streetlight Manifesto. As I entered the trailer where the interviews took place, I noticed they weren’t on the list, and was told they never do interviews. However, I signed up for a band called Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds (TBS), a band I had never heard of. Moises Juarez, the lead singer, was one of the most down-to-earth musicians I met that day. “Warped Tour is super cool. You get to meet all kinds of bands you wouldn’t normally meet, make links with people you wouldn’t normally link with and get turned on to good types of music,” Juarez said. “It’s like a gypsy camp, one day we’re here, make to look like rock stars, and the next day we’re gone, in another city.” The band has a sort of Dirty Heads, Sublime feel to it, yet they’re unique. Dubstep is just not my thing; however, TBS mixes it into their music and it works like a charm. TBS consists of Moises Juarez, Andre Davis (bass), Sean Chapman (vocals/guitar), Matthew McEwan (vocals/ guitar) and Patrick Salmon (drums). TBS has just started their “Great Escape” tour for the release of their new album. “This is what I live for... I love coming out and seeing my fans, or people who have never heard of us. There’s really just nothing better,” Juarez said.

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books to read and movies to watch. Books like To Kill A Mockingbird and movies like Dead Poets’ Society. Through a love of such novels and films, Bill becomes one of Charlie’s closest friends and confidants. In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Chbosky perfectly captures the essence of teenage angst, drama and confusion in a short, easily readable novel through a maze of family

drama, drugs, sex and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The Perks of Being a Wallflower emerges as a defining, honest novel about finding your place in the world, and the moments along the way that make you feel truly infinite. The movie adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, is in theaters Sept. 21.

New Bourne Legacy movie fails to electrify cally altered for government use. Projects like Cross were about to be terminated because The first three Bourne mov- the CIA felt these beings were becoming a threat. Their aties were some of the most extempts to kill Cross fail, as he citing films ever. Jason Bourne, is on a quest to find medication played by Matt Damon, was to keep him alive. A woman, a man who forgot everything Dr. Marta Shearing, who witabout his past life and would nessed a mass murdering at stop at nothing to try to find her pharmaceutical company, out who he was. He would do begins to help insane stunts Cross. The and beat two travel to down enIf you want to see a Manila to find emies by the traditional Bourne film, the medicadozens, shatdon’t see this. tion, while tering skulls escaping the and puncturCIA who is ing many trying to kill both Cross and lungs through three awesome Shearing. movies. Even the dialogue and The film is slow movthe story behind the first three ing. The action isn’t even that films were spectacular. The new Bourne movie, The original or cool. There are no witty one-liners we’ve come to Bourne Legacy, does not accomlove from the original trilogy. plish one of the things listed The dialogue drags on and on above. The main character, and, for the most part, means Aaron Cross, was like Bourne in the sense that he was geneti- absolutely nothing at all unless

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you had seen the first three movies directly before watching Legacy. There is also way too much science lingo. If a moviegoer also happens to be a biochemist, the movie may make a little more sense. But for an average high school kid, it’s difficult. I heard a radio show host say, “You can’t have a Bourne movie without Bourne.” This is a totally true statement. Aaron Cross is not the ruth-

less and sly schemer that Jason Bourne was. Cross doesn’t have the same “I-hate-the-world” attitude that Bourne had, but that’s what made these movies so interesting and exhilarating. You always knew Bourne was going to get his way. Bourne was awesome, and Cross was just kind of awesome. If you want to see a traditional Bourne film, don’t see this. Watch a real Bourne movie.

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What’s H t in Indy College Football at Butler University Asaka 6414 E. 82nd St. Indianapolis, IN 46250 317.576.0556 www.asakajapaneserestaurant.com/

KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com Asaka is a family-owned Japanese cuisine restaurant and sushi bar. Soon after the Takamure family opened the restaurant in 2009, they received a “best sushi” award from the Indy A-List in 2010 and were a finalist for one in 2011. Asaka has a regular dining area and party room in addition to their full service sushi bar. We sat at a table with a view of the sushi bar and were soon greeted by a bilingual server who spoke both Japanese and English. Everything in the restaurant added to the authenticity of it, from the servers to the variety of the food to the decor. Although I stepped out of my comfort zone by ordering the eel and cream cheese sushi roll, I decided to play it safe for my entrée by ordering the chicken teriyaki combination. For $12.95, it came with eight slices of a California roll, a salad with ginger dressing and miso soup. The California roll, which had sticky rice, avocado, crab and cucumbers, had a strong contrast to the eel and cream cheese rolls we split as a table. I surprisingly liked the change of taste. The eel sauce topped the sushi roll, which tasted like a thicker and sweeter form of soy sauce. Asaka offers more than 70 different sushi options ranging from their “tekka maki” roll to their spicy redsnapper roll. They have sushi happy hour Tuesday through Sunday from 5-7 p.m., where they sell sushi from $1.25 and up per piece. Even if you’re not a huge sushi fan, I’d recommend taking a trip to Asaka to check it out and see what you’re missing. I’m not one, either, but I can now said I’ve tried eel… and liked it.

‘Chicago the Musical’ at Beef and Boards Dinner Theater

Come watch the Butler Bulldogs take on Campbell University at noon Saturday, Sept. 22. The game will be held at Butler Bowl, adjacent to Hinkle Fieldhouse. For more info visit http://www.butlersports.com

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Colts take on Vikings at Lucas Oil Stadium On Sept. 16, watch new QB Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 of the 2012 NFL Season. The event will be at Lucas Oil Stadium at 1 p.m. For more information about tickets visit http:// www.colts.com

Check out the local production of the Tony and Grammy award-winning musical ‘Chicago.’ Hosted at Beef and Boards Dinner Theater, the musical performance will be from Aug. 30-Oct. 7. Show times will vary by performance date. For more info go to http://www. beefandboards.com

Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo is back...in 3D

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Disney Pixar’s hit ﬁlm is back and bigger then ever. That’s right, Finding Nemo is coming to theaters again starting Sept. 14 in 3D.

17th Annual Indy Irish Fest at Military Park

First Friday Food Truck Festival at Old National Centre

Come experience the luck of the Irish on Sept. 13-16 at the 17th Annual Indy Irish Fest at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. You can enjoy a variety of fun, family-oriented, Irish activities like music, dancing, food and culture. Tickets are on sale in advance for $10 for all adults and students with a student ID. Tickets are $15 at the gate. For more info visit http://www.indyirishfest.com

If you’ve got a big appetite and passion for trying new foods, then you’ll love the First Friday Food Truck Festival held at Old National Centre today. More than 30 of Indy’s best food trucks gather for this special event in the parking lot. The festival is from 5-9 p.m. Admission is $5 to get in the parking lot, plus pay-as-you-go to the food trucks. For additional info visit http:// www.oldnationalcentre.com

Penrod Art Fair comes to Indy The Penrod Art Fair will be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday. The non-proﬁt organization is a dime in Indianapolis’ art community. The over 40-year-old excursion spotlights local artists and encourages the community to get involved in Indy’s diverse art scene. More than 20,000 people attend the fair at the Indiana Art Museum grounds to experience the one-day magic of the Penrod Art Fair.

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Boys XC leading the pack Tough

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Hester finished in third place, with Dorsey right on his tail finishing in fourth place. Turner said he believes the For the boys, this season could not have started much boys’ current success is due to many things, such as focused better. With two meets under their training and hard work along belt, the Bears have earned two with senior leaders who know first-place finishes at Blooming- how to win. The boys’ expecton North and the Noblesville tations are to win State, where they finished fifth last year. Hokum Karem. The girls, though perhaps The Hokum Karem format is different than most other rac- overshadowed by the boys, es. Within your team, you are have also had a solid year thus far. The assigned partgirls finished ners to run six fourth at miles between After this race, we Bloomington the two, alterNorth, while nating at ev- know what kind of talent finishing severy mile. It is we have now. enth at the obviously difErin Ellefsen Kaferent, but the senior Hokum rem. runners enjoy “While it. it wasn’t our “Winning best meet is always exciting,” senior Adam Turner, overall, we had some runners who finished third overall step up big time for us,” senior with senior partner Chandler Erin Ellefsen said. “After this Ball, said. “The Hokum Karem race, we know what kind of talmakes running a much more ent we have now.” Ellefsen said she believes enjoyable experience, especially the goal for the team is to get when the team wins.” The winning pair, from LC, to semi-state, a place the ladies was seniors Matt Dorsey and haven’t run in for three years. The boys’ goal, however, is Cole Hester with times of 4:43, 5:02 and 4:50 by Dorsey and a state championship after their fifth place finish in the state 4:50, 4:53 and 4:48 for Hester . Dorsey and Hester also per- meet last year. Both boys and girls will run formed at a high level the week before. At Bloomington North, at Brown County Saturday.

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Senior Matt Dorsey runs the final leg of the Hokum Karem on Aug. 25. Dorsey and senior Cole Hester won the event. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

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The Lady Bears are off to a solid start as they have taken home five victories on the year. Led by senior Breanna Petrucciani, the golfers are on pace to have one of their better seasons in years. “We have a chance to go to Regionals this year, which is something we haven’t done for three years,” Petrucciani said.

“It’s not something we necessarily want to broadcast, but we want to try our best. The top three teams in our Sectional aren’t as dominant as they used to be. As long as we’re in the top three in Sectionals, we go to Regionals.” One of those formerly dominant teams is Park Tudor, a team that the Lady Bears took down this year, shooting a 195. Petrucciani, who shot a 41 in

that match, felt like that was one of the more satisfying victories of the year. There is still room for improvement for the girls, however. The biggest issue the girls need to tighten up on is the short game. “Chipping and putting is all about the feel,” head coach Andrew Renie said. “The more you play, the better your putting and short game will be, so

we have several girls that didn’t play that much this summer and they’re starting to get their feel back, and hopefully they will before Sectionals.” Improvement in the short game will be important for the girls as the Conference Indiana tournament approaches. The girls firmly believe that they will fare well in this tournament, which will be played on Sept. 10.

The Lady Bears soccer team has not started the way they had hoped with no wins and fivelosses. The first game of the season was a 0-6 loss against the Bishop Chatard Trojans and the next match was not any better as they lost to cross-town rival Lawrence North by a score of 0-11.The game was never in question as the Wildcats scored early and often as redemption for the shellacking the Bears’ football team put on LN’s team the night before. “We knew the team was going to take some time to gel. There are a lot of young players learning what it means and what it takes to compete at the varsity level,” head coach Chris Harmon said. The Lady Bears could not gel in time, however, as they lost their next two matches to Cathedral 0-3 and 1-5 against Castle. “We are hoping that they can learn how to play and learn the lessons with urgency,” Harmon said. The Lady Bears had the weekend and some practices to regroup and work hard to get their first win of the young season but they once again came up short in a 0-10 loss to the Pike Red Devils. The Lady Bears will next face off against conference match-up Bloomington South on Sept. 10. The next home game is against Southport, also a conference Indiana opponent, on Sept. 12.

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Loose strings for tennis CarleyLanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com The boys’ tennis team is off to a rocky start with a record of 3-7 matches. The Bears pulled out their only two season wins so far at the varsity invitational on Aug. 18. LC beat North Montgomery, 5-0, and Decatur Central, 4-1. Despite a strong performance in the varsity invitational, losing only to Fishers, the boys’ team has yet to win a match since. They lost 5-0 to Brebeuf, Perry Meridian and township rival, Lawrence North. Part of the Bears’ early season struggles have come from the growing pains of a new team. After losing four seniors last year, the team has recruited four new players to the team, completing the varsity roster and filling a few junior varsity positions. Returning sophomore and singles player Jacob Pluta has noticed the difference. “I thought we’d have enough players this year, but we have just enough for varsity,” Pluta said. “There are a lot

of upperclassmen that showed up, so we have a pretty small J.V.” Although facing various obstacles, the boys have continued to focus on improving their game. Overall match scores of 5-0 and 4-1 do not properly express the closeness of matches, which could easily have turned the other way. Many matches, such as the one against Perry Meridian, came down to late second and third set scores. This shows that the boys losses do not come without effort. Head coach Tim Taylor has noted that the team’s strategy is the same in years past, for each individual to perform at their maximum level, regardless of what their technical skill may be. “If somehow you can reduce errors that are being made and instill some confidence and teach mental toughness, (the team) will probably do better than they expect,” Taylor said. The Bears will face off against conference rivals Franklin Central at home on Sept. 11 and away against Bloomington North on Sept. 13.

Going in for a volley, senior Alex Larsh battles it out in a two singles match against Lawrence North on Aug. 27. The boys would lose 0-5 to the Wildcats in a hard fought match on all courts. Cub photo/Carley Lanich

Soccer searching for offense JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com The boys’ soccer team has gotten off to a slower start than they wanted, accumulating a win, three losses and two ties. In the first game of the season LC took on the Royals from Hamilton Southeastern. The Bears suffered a tough defeat at a score of 0-1. Although the Bears controlled most of the game, the Bears were dealt a multitude of unlucky breaks, including a scorching shot from senior midfielder Matt Cobb that caromed off both the left and right posts only to trickle away into the hands of the Roy-

“We played with a lot of als goalkeeper. In the much anticipated energy but lost our formation battle between rival Lawrence at the end and it was a disapNorth, the Bears were looking pointment to tie,” senior goalie to avenge their heartbreaking Jonathan Specker said. The next loss to HSE match came by coming out against the and pummel...we have gotten betCathedral ing the Wildter as the season has Irish and the cats. To their outcome was d i s a p p o i n t - gone along... Ben Hilgendorf not in favor of ment, howjunior the Bears. LC ever, the Bears was in trouble were only able from the very to tie them, beginning, 0-0. Much like the HSE game, when the Irish scored their first the Bears had their chances but goal only a minute and 15 secthey just couldn’t put it in the onds into the match. It was all net. downhill from there as the Irish

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took the victory, 1-7. The Bears did find consolation in scoring their first goal of the season from senior Gustavo Sanchez. The boys finally broke through at Perry Meridian. Neither of the two teams could break the scoring drought in the designated two periods of playing time so they went into two, seven minute periods of overtime to try and break the 0-0 tie. Neither team could put the ball in the net, sending the match into penalty kicks The PK’s did not start off well with the Bears going down 2-4 with the win going to the team to get to five first, but senior goalie Joe Van Amburg made some

clutch saves to push the score to 4-4 with LC up and a chance to win. Senior Gustavo Sanchez stepped up to the ball and kicked a shot to the back of the net to give the Bears an exhilarating 1-0 win. “As a team, we have gotten better as the season has gone along, but we have to be more consistent in playing well and finishing out games,” junior midfielder Ben Hilgendorf said. A tough 1-2 loss to a talented Pike squad in double overtime set them back a bit, but the boys will put it behind them as they play Bloomington South in their next home conference match.

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Bears

runnin’ wild

In an impressive victory against North Central, senior quarterback Drake Christen eludes a Panther defender en route to a touchdown. The Bears would end up winning by a mar-

AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com The Bears wanted to make a statement on the first night of the season against Lawrence North. The boys wanted to show the Wildcats why they are ranked fifth in the state of Indiana. And, of course, the boys wanted to show who the superior team was in the township rivalry. They certainly accomplished all of those things in a 70-0 romping of Lawrence North on Aug. 17. The boys would run wild on the Wildcats, literally and figuratively, as they ended up with 515 rushing yards on the evening, led by senior back Alex Rodriguez, who ran for 36 yards on three carries with two touchdowns. His second touch of the night was a 31-yard spurt through the

gain of 38-3, while also putting up 350 yards of rushing. The ground game for the Bears thus far into the season has been key to their early success. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

heart of LN’s defense, breaking senior offensive lineman Tim tacklers with ease. Once the Gardner, an Ohio State comBears went up by 16 in the first mit, senior quarterback Drake three minutes on another TD Christen and senior running run by Rodriguez and a safety, back Isaiah Townsend have been stellar. Another one of the they never looked back. “Our line has been key reasons the offense has been so to our running success,” efficient, Christen believes, is head coach Jayson West said. the fact that they have a strong group of se“They’re all niors. so bought “We have in to what ...they can hopefully returning sewe do, and niors who all they’re such go down as a really speknow how to good kids cial group. Jayson West play and how and they head coach to win. When work hard. They have you have one such physiof the best fullcal gifts. We backs in the also have a good quarterback state, a quarterback who can who is making good play calls run and great wings, it makes and backs who are executing. our triple option that much It’s exciting to see our offense harder to stop.” It certainly was hard to stop when we run the ball well.” Along with Rodriguez, for North Central in the Bears’

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second game of the 2012 campaign. The boys once again ran at will for an impressive 350 yards on the ground, while also scoring on the opening kick of the game. Senior Trey White split the Panther kick coverage squad and dashed down the field for an 88-yard return for a touchdown. The Bears defense, while giving up its first 3 points of the year, was also phenomenal. The North Central ground game was almost non-existent, as the boys allowed only 10 rushing yards. A Bears goal line stand near the beginning of the fourth quarter sealed the deal in what was another overpowering Lawrence Central victory, 38-3. “Our defense is flying around and playing team football right now,” West said about his suffocating defense. “We’re playing fast and playing low,

and by the end of the year they can hopefully go down as a really special group.” With such an impressive start, it seems, from the outside looking in that no aspect of the boys’ game needs to be improved upon. But, West said, there’s always room for improvement. “We need to improve our discipline with penalties; I think we had 10 for 115 yards (against North Central). That’s not going to be the best team in the state come playoff time.” For the ground game and high-flying defense, West also believes the Bears need to get in better shape so they can go “100 percent every play.” Another victory over Perry Meridian last Friday gives the Bears momentum going into probably their biggest test of the season against Pike tonight.

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Volleyball on verge of breakthrough game the Bears came out and dominated the early going, jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com looking like they would be able The LC volleyball team has to push it to the tie-breaking kicked off the season with an fifth set, but the Wildcats made a strong surge and seized the 8-5 record. The Bears started off the game, ending the Bears hopes season in good fashion with a of an upset over their crosssolid 3-1 win over a tough Fish- town rival. “It was a really upsetting ers Tigers team. loss but I This was wasn’t coma monumenpletely disaptal win for the All the games were very pointed beteam as it was close and competitive. cause of how the first time in three years Leah Frischmann well our team Junior came together they defeated and played. Fishers. All the games The next were very game was the always anticipated rivalry close and competitive,” junior game against the Lawrence Leah Frischmann said. There were some questions North Wildcats. It was an electric atmo- on how the Bears would resphere as the first two games spond in the Park Tudor Invitawere taken by the Wildcats but tional coming off an upsetting were very close throughout the loss to Lawrence North, but they brought their “A” game entire way. The third game the Bears and ended up winning the inwere bending but refused to vitational on a tiebreaker over break and took the game to Warren Central. The Bears hoped to carry push the score to 2-1 in favor of Lawrence North. In the fourth over their strong performance

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Senior Allie Powell sets the ball up for fellow senior Krista Taylor for the kill as the Bears take on the Bulldogs from Columbus North. Powell leads the team with 109 assists as the setter. Cub photo/Meredith Nordmann

into a game against conference Indiana foe Perry Meridian, but they couldn’t pull out the win losing in three straight games. The Bears did not play their best volleyball and had some internal issues that led them to the loss. Their next match was against the Warren Central Warriors and they played well, just not enough to overcome the strength and talent of the Warriors, losing again in three straight games. Coming off a disappointing loss to the Falcons and Warriors, the Bears had a chance to rebound in the LC invitational and that is what they did, going 3-0 and claiming first place with wins over Heritage Christian, Pendleton Heights and Culver Military Academy. Following the LC invite championship, the Bears traveled to Pike where they lost 0-3. While the Bears were swept at this match, every game was intense and close. The next match for the Bears is at home against Southport on Sept. 11.

Life of a loyal fan Column designs/Sara Heiny

As my “vast” readership knows, I am a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. I, unlike many of the Boston faithful, didn’t have to suffer through most of the 86-year World Series drought that the Sox had. I remember watching my team win the 2004 World Series and instantly expected greatness from them. It was at this time when Peyton was still leading the Colts to great seasons, and Reggie Miller was draining 3’s in the former Conseco Fieldhouse. It was a great time to be a fan in the world of Alex Kryah Eight years later, my eu-

phoric sports world has taken a turn to the dark side. Though the Pacers are looking to be Eastern Conference contenders again, the Colts and Red Sox are going through Green Monster sized rebuilding processes. The Colts obviously drafted Andrew Luck and have a totally new look on both sides of the ball, and the Red Sox completely cleaned house two weeks ago by getting rid of Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and, thankfully, Josh Beckett. I feel like the M.C. Hammer of sports fans; one moment I’m on top of the world, and

the next I’m bankrupt. But the an insult to you as being called whole point of being a die-hard a “mud-blood” in the world of fan is truly living and dying Harry Potter. When you are a with your team. “fair-weather” fan, you essenAs Bluto tially root for Blutarski once any team that I feel like the MC said, “When is winning. the going gets Hammer of sports fans... For example, tough, the a fair weather tough get gofan would be ing!” There is someone who nothing greater in fan world begins to root for the Miami than staying true to your team, Heat simply because they won and not leaving them for the the Finals. It’s absolutely despicable. It’s like being that kid team with success. If you call yourself a true who takes his ball home just besports fan, being called a “fair- cause he’s losing. Nobody likes weather” fan has to be as big of that kid. Unless you are that

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kid. Then I’m sorry. A true fan bleeds the colors of their team. Their loyalty is ingrained in their DNA. It is their destiny, formulated by the gods of fans, to stay and follow their team through thick and thin. For those of you out there that fit this description, I salute you. Right now I have to live through tough circumstances. Being a fan is tough sometimes. Losing always stinks, but there is no better reward for being a die-hard fan than seeing them rise from the ashes and win a title. Unless you’re a Cubs fan; then you’re screwed.

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Cub Athlete of the Issue: Breanna Petrucciani Grade: Senior Sport: Varsity Golf Years on Team: Four Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

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Breanna Petrucciani has been a member of the Lady Bears golf team since her freshman year. Petrucciani is the No. 1 golfer on the squad, leading the team this year with the lowest 9-hole and 18-hole rounds of 40 and 89, respectively. She also has a fervent passion for the sport. “It’s just my thing,” she said. “No matter what mood I’m in, I can go out there and it’ll put me in a good mood. I like to call it my ‘sick obsession.’” Petrucciani says her favorite LC golf memory was from just last year when the Lady Bears tied for third in Sectionals and had an opportunity to play in a playoﬀ to go to Regionals. Petrucciani intends to play golf in college at Grand Valley State University.