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dolescents around the country are facing a widespread chronic health problem: sleep deprivation.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need nine and one quarters hours of sleep to function properly but only get around seven on average.

NSF reports that teenagers who suffer from sleep deprivation are at an increased risk of drowsy driving, emotional and behavioral problems, as well as tobacco and alcohol use.

The report also shows sleep deprived students face impaired cognitive function and decision-making, and lower overall performance in everything from academics to athletics.

One student wants to find a solution to this sleep deprivation. Junior Blake Robinson is currently asking for signatures on a petition for a later start time at both HSE and FHS, two schools he believes are ignoring a serious student health problem.

“I started this petition so that our high schools could start an hour later at 8:35,” junior Blake Robinson said. “I want the school to be on a late start schedule

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because it has been scientifically proven that the circadian clock in teenagers, which is the cycle that your body runs on, will not begin to properly function until 8:30 A.M., and repeatedly neglecting this cycle damages students mental and physical health.”

According to the National Education Association, less than one third of U.S. students are sleeping at least eight hours on school nights and four out of five middle and high schools start their day before 8:30 a.m.

“I think school should start later because students can’t learn effectively before 8:30,” junior Thad Rasberry said.

In 2014, the University of Minnesota released a study that examined data collected from more than 9,000 students attending eight high schools in three different states. The study found that attendance and academic performance in math, English, science and social studies improved overall at schools with later start times, while tardiness, substance abuse and symptoms of depression simultaneously declined.

“High school students should not be expected to succeed and focus if they physically cannot function properly because of a school start time that has been proven to be too early,” Robinson said.

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start time, elementary students would have to start school earlier or the district would have to spend millions of dollars to increase transportation resources for students, which also raises parent concerns. If school start times were switched for elementary and high school students, problems with daycare and afterschool programs would surface due to the fact that younger children would get home before high school students. A shift in start time would also impact school athletics.

“A later start time could impact after school activities where transportation to another is school is required,” boys basketball coach Daniel Reddan said. “Right now, as a basketball coach, it can be difficult to get to an away game at Brownsburg or Avon and be ready to go on time if there is any type of traffic. A later start time could have a direct impact on competitions.”

Currently Robinson’s petition has 859 signatures, and he aims at getting 1,600 signatures, accounting for half of FHS’s student body. However, for a late start schedule to be considered, schools from all over the district would have to sign on to the idea. Students, parents and educators have to make their voices heard at school board meetings.

“I plan on calling the Lawrence school district who operates on a late start and asking them how they made it happen and how successful it has been,” Robinson said. “With that information I plan on also writing an essay over how a late start would be possible and why it needs to happen, which Mr. Urban said that he would sign if I convinced him with it. If that happens then I will send the essay to other schools in the district in hopes of bringing the topic into consideration.”

Robinson hopes to improve high school education for future students with his late start petition, and is asking for additional support to complete the task. Robinson urges fellow students to spread the word of his petition and its purpose, and for parents and educators to push the idea forward at school board meetings.

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and try to protect them. It got very intense between the KKK and the community that day, but nobody got hurt.” wenty-six hate groups call Indiana In July 2016, several Fishers residents home, including the KKK and white nationalist, black separatist, neo-Nazi, found bags containing messages promoting the KKK on their lawns, according to the radical traditional Catholic and anti-LGBT Indystar. Since no laws were broken, police groups, according to the Southern Poverty did not investigate the situation.

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“We all know about the way that the These contribute to the 917 active hate groups across the U.S., according to Southern KKK threw messages on people’s lawns and as a history teacher I can tell you all about Poverty Law Center’s annual census. This the way the KKK ran the [Indiana] state grew from 892 in 2015, with a 197 percent government for a decade,” history teacher increase in anti-Muslim groups. The only Indiana-based anti-Muslim group, Soldiers of Matt Bockenfeld said. “But I would argue even more, there’s a legacy of racism that we Odin, was newly identified in 2016. have not confronted yet.”

The SPLC defined hate groups as active Bockenfeld hopes that protections against groups whose “beliefs or practices attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for hate speech will be added to the school’s handbook as a step toward furthering their immutable characteristics.”

“When I was a cop up in South Bend there acceptance of all students and protecting vulnerable groups within the community. was a time where the KKK had a rally at the “We just want to work together as a courthouse and we had to have our riot team community to address the problems that out there to stop the potential protests and we have here, so we think one of the things riots and everything,” Fishers police officer that might help is to introduce hate speech Matt Ruhnow said. “It was really tough language into the handbook,” Bockenfeld because obviously I don’t agree with what the KKK was doing, but we had a job that we said. “The U.S. government views hate speech as different than regular speech, so if we’re had to do, and it was frustrating to sit there

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preparing people for the real world, we should treat hate speech differently than we treat bullying or other things.”

In February, a proposed bill that would have allowed judges to impose tougher sentences on hate crimes died in the Indiana legislature, leaving the state one of five without such a law. Hate crimes, or crimes motivated by the victim’s unchangeable characteristics, can also be punished more harshly than similar crimes on a federal level.

Hate speech itself is generally considered free speech, which is protected by the First Amendment. Potential exceptions to First Amendment protections are face-to-face personal insults likely to start a fight, threats of illegal conduct, libel against groups and speech that creates hostile environments in workplaces, universities and places of public accommodation. However, each of these is not necessarily specific to hate speech.

“It’s very controversial because I believe in freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but it’s very sad that these types of groups exist and there’s so much hate towards people,” junior Drew Jarvis said.

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“Disability awareness”, taught by special services teacher Susan Eickstead, simulated how certain disabilities affect people. These ranged from physical like blindness, to mental, such as autism.

“This class can help me in the future. If there is a student with a disability you can help them learn,” senior Morgan Lusby said.

Sponsored by performing arts teacher Jon Colby and English teacher Paul Kennedy, students watched fellow students perform skits and play improv games.

“I had a really good time. I liked how the audience could participate, it really made it fun for us and the people on stage,” junior Gillian McCann said.

Yoga was a class taught by biology teacher James Fagan, French teacher Alyssa Ginter and science teacher Mikala Hansen.

Students learned how to relieve stress by using yoga and different breathing methods.

“I took yoga because I thought it would be fun and I was expecting it to be relaxing,” senior Haven Jackson said.

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iley Week ended with Student Choice Day, during which students could choose what classes they wanted to take that interest them.

“In my opinion, the Day with no Bells went really well. Student feedback was great and I think it was a success,” assistant principal Steven Loser said.

Many options were available for students to take. Classes ranged from sports to helpful information for the future.

“Going by which ones filled up the quickest, Water Volleyball and the Breakout sessions were the most popular. But most classes filled up,” Loser said.

According to Loser, Water Volleyball and the Breakout sessions in the media center were some of the most popular. However, most classes filled up.

Taught by math teacher Carly Allen, “Danger of a Single Story” was about how stereotypes affect people see different races and cultures.

Student also played games about stereotypes.

“The class sounded interesting to take. I was expecting to learn about how a single story could impact what people thought about different people and cultures,” freshman Thomas Steigerwald said.

Taught by social studies teacher Matthew Stahl, students make their own personalized letters to show their appreciation for the veterans of the military.

“I knew this class was available for multiple periods and I had family that had been in the military and are currently in the military. That’s why I decided to take the class,” sophomore Safina Beatty said.

Taught by social studies teacher Adam Nelson, students discussed how to prepare and plan for a trip to Europe.

“I took this class because later in life when I feel like I have more opportunity to travel, I really do want to explore Europe and experience new cultures and have an adventure throughout those countries,” junior Julia Momper said.

Students see what it is like to have a disability through different activities.

Sophomore Aries Williams and freshman Lexi Stricker play games to learn about each other.

Sophomore Morgan Woodring writes her letter for a soldier.

Different tools and materials were shown during the Backpacking through Europe class.

Photo by Hallie Gallinat.

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“I feel like there is more to do outside than the inside because I find myself being able to go and explore,” junior Camryn Hattiex said.

Outdoor education helps students with stress relief. While doing activities out of school, the brain releases serotonin which produces a feeling of safety, according to Bachelors Degree Online.

“I think just going to a different location help students refocus, to get out of the traditional classroom. Outside you have the sunshine and fresh air, that scenery is just refreshing for the students,” Samba said.

While science classes get the most chances of interaction outside the classroom, some other classes developed outdoor activities. Photography students have the opportunity to leave the school to look for an area of good composition for pictures. Certain math classes work is done outside to find a real world example. Social study class such as American Experience connect with nature.

Indoor education will not change because the access of technology has an important role in learning according to Children’s Nature. In-classroom learning connects students and teachers in the regular process of learning. It gives teachers feedback of student progress of their

learning adaptation according to Classroom Assessment.

“Learning in the classroom is important for education because it allows students to get a hands-on experience of the things they are learning and it allows them to get help from the teacher whenever they need it,” freshman Abbie Quesenberry said.

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ultiple studies have shown how the use of outdoor education increases the school performance of students according to the University of Wisconsin.

Modern outdoor education started back in 1907; debates on whether outdoor activities benefit students or create distractions continue to arise in schools today.

Eighty-four percent of students have more memories from elementary school related to activities they did outside the classroom according to Children Nature.

“I think outdoor activities give you more options as far as what you teach,” PE and FACS department chair Gretchen Shafer said. “I think it may improve education in a way that it improves student engagement and gives them more opportunities in things to learn.”

Shafer does outside activities such as flag football, soccer, softball, tennis and more. Once the weather is good enough for students, half the activities are moved outside.

One of the advantages of outdoor education is that it builds community according to Bachelor Degree Online.

Students communicate and work in

American Experience students do an observational journal activity that is focused on nature in the spirit of Henry David Thoreau for the transcendentalism unit. Photo used

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teams, according to English Door Council.

Teachers recognize an increment in student engagement towards the activity.

“When we go outside, I would see a 100 percent of student participation,” social studies teacher Gretchen Samba said. “They are more actively involved. Sometimes confined inside of the traditional classroom it’s hard to get every single student actively engaged.”

Samba brings her American Experience class out for yoga to teach transcendentalism and experience nature.

The activities take place during the fall in order to get good weather as well as observe the change of color leaves.

Advantages of outdoor activities

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ne angry spark can turn a heated argument into a brawl. After all is said and done, the list of consequences that follows may include anything from detention to prosecution.

Staying clear of injury and consequence requires learning how to mediate both verbally and physically. Before and during a fight, it means finding common ground, knowing when to involve a third party and being aware of how they can act defensively.

The first step lies in detecting where it began.

“Many of the conflicts that play out in the school, whether physically or verbally, often started online and then were brought into the face-to-face realm,” instructional assistant Jill Benvenutti said.

Since a large amount of drama tends to start out of school before moving in, the staff’s ability to detect violent behaviors has grown harder in the last few years.

Therefore, they encourage students to mediate conflicts that the staff may overlook.

“They are usually minor conflicts that evolve into something major,” dean Patrick Schooley said. “They can be solved by sitting two parties down in a room and letting them talk it out [before it becomes physical].”

Sophomore Joseph Kim surrounds himself with a variety of people, but he has made friends who roughhouse and make jokes that he finds insensitive. To keep any hard feelings from affecting the school day, Kim turns his personality into an olive branch.

“I’m a pretty fun guy,” Kim said. “Most of the time I’m fairly positive and try to make everything entertaining.”

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Benvenutti and Schooley agree that a good mediator listens to both sides impartially before coming to a final conclusion.

To minimize the risk of being punished themselves, a mediator should make the biggest impact prior to the fight.

Secondly, they encourage the mediator to clear the scene of onlookers and to involve a teacher immediately when a fight does break out.

The teachers believe that the highest likelihood for a student

to avoid being lumped into the trouble relies on them staying out of the violence. However, some students may still choose to intervene. Kim believes he would not hesitate to get in the middle of a fight if he sees no other way, and supports the person under attack to do the same.

“If someone’s harassing them, it’s right for them to fight back,” Kim said. “Teachers may not believe in their situation [if they do fight back], but that doesn’t mean they should be punished.”

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n a matter of seconds, a life can change forever. One moment senior Alex Miller was practicing a flag toss for winter guard auditions, and the next she was having trouble reading and putting thoughts together.

“Last year, after getting my concussion I didn’t go to school for the rest of first semester. Starting in January I did alternating half days until mid-February before I started doing full days,” Miller said. “All the while there were plenty of days I wouldn’t go to school at all. I had to medically withdraw from my entire junior year at the end of March.”

Like Miller’s, a concussion occurs

when the brain is knocked into the inside of the skull, which can cause brain damage depending on where the hit is located on the head. Concussions can happen in a variety of ways, from sports to car accidents to simply banging the head on something while standing up.

Depending on the severity, the symptoms can be relatively painless, like headaches, confusion or momentary lack of coordination. If it is a repeated or more serious concussion, the symptoms can be more severe.

“Because of where I hit myself I have experienced issues with memory, chemical imbalances, constant daily headaches, anxiety, low blood sugar, not being able to regulate my temperature and Junior Jackson Loomis plays lacrosse, the sport that caused his first concussion.

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insomnia, as well as issues with thinking,” Miller said.

According to Prevacus Facts, a site about the impact of concussions, students suffer an estimated 300,000 concussions per year. To allow these students to continue at school, there are ways for teachers and coaches to accommodate the recovery.

“In football, the player is removed from competition and is not allowed back until cleared by a medical professional,” football coach Keith Shelton said.

Most concussion recovery involves a lot of mental rest while the brain heals itself. Avoiding high-stress environments, electronic devices and taking medications can help with this according to Sanford Health.

“The concussion I suffered during the school year lasted for about five months and during that span I missed about a week of school,” junior Jackson Loomis said. “It made it difficult to concentrate and focus on my school work, but it also made me notice how willing my teachers were to work with me to

accommodate to my situation.”

Concussions can happen to anyone at any time. Medical help should be sought out immediately if a concussion is suspected. Once one concussion occurs, athletes are three to six times more likely to receive another according to Sanford Health.

“Just because you have a concussion or two doesn’t mean you have to stop playing sports or doing extracurricular activities,” Loomis said. “I know my parents were always concerned about me going back to lacrosse but as long as you’re careful, concussions shouldn’t hold you back from life.”

After months of rest, Miller has started to reclaim her life, but she still feels the long term effects on a daily basis.

“Just because people don’t look injured doesn’t mean they aren’t,” Miller said. “Don’t make fun of the girl who always passes out in class or never turns in her homework or is slow to the answer. You don’t know what she is going through.

Also don’t take your problems out on other people. Everyone has their crosses to bear.”

School policy guarantees the option of self defense to students. The guidelines are very specific, but there may be a case where physical contact is not punished, especially if it comes from someone who does not start the fight. According to the school handbook, “acting in an emergency involving the protection of a person or property from an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or substantial danger” is not a punished action, unless the defender does not take an opportunity to escape or escalates the fight. Self-defense is not simply for fighting back, but for protecting with absolutely no alternative.

However, Benvenutti’s experience taught her that self defense is rarely a reasonable excuse.

“I have a hard time wrapping my head around a situation where [a student] is actually in danger and does not have an alternative at school,” Benvenutti said.

Benvenutti’s idea is that the presence of an adult or officer leaves a constant escape. She does not want to rule out any outliers, but believes that violence should be diminished, not added to.

Concussion Quick Facts

The cerebrospinal fluid protects the brain from minor impacts but a concussion occurs when the fluid is not enough to stop the brain from forcibly hitting the inside of the skull.

Because a concussion cannot be seen on the outside, tests like balance and occulomotor testing must be performed in order to diagnose one and some symptoms take days to appear.

It is estimated that 40% of athletes begin to play their sport too soon after receiving a concussion which can be extremely dangerous.

Information from Sanford Health.

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IMA exhibits potential for student promposals can position themselves in front of their intricately designed walls and inform their significant other about the chemistry between them through promposing.

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or many students, weddings and engagements are still far ahead in the future. Therefore, when USA Today ranks the “LOVE” sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) number two on the best places in the world to propose, it may not resound with the ears of high schoolers. However, the IMA can also serve as a place for students to prompose, go on a date or hangout with friends.

“I would love to go to the IMA but I haven’t had the chance to visit yet. I heard it was interesting and full of cool art,” junior Ashleigh Powell said.

The IMA has been around for nearly 130 years and is one of the 10 oldest museums in the nation. The museum offers a collection of more than 54,000 works spanning 5,000 years and a calendar of public programs and events. There are many exhibits at the IMA and new ones being introduced every year.

The LOVE sculpture (left) and the Funky Bones sculpture (right), located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, are possible places for students to prompose. Photos by Linda Chang.

Great Hall. USA Today ranked this sculpture as the second best place in the world to pop the question, beating places such as the Eiffel Tower and the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

“The IMA is one of the most romantic places to propose or prompose, even though marriage is different than prom.,” senior Emma Rees said. “Add in the giant statue that spells love and it has the best background for cute pictures too.”

LOVE Sculpture Known for having the letter LO over the VE, the LOVE sculpture was created in 1970 by artist Robert Indiana and was obtained

by IMA in 1975. Although it has been displayed outside the museum free of charge for a long time, it has recently been restored and moved indoors into the Pulliam Family

Chop Stick Project A swing set crafted out of a 100-foot-tall tulip tree, Chop Stick invites people to sit, swing and enjoy refreshments in an outdoor pavilion located at the The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park on the grounds of the IMA. The tree was found in a forest near Anderson and was carved out by the

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Other retail stores such as Macy’s, Von Maur and JC Penny’s offer a wide variety of dresses and tuxes for shoppers. Prices range from $100-$600 and all offer a selection of accessories and shoes.

For the guys, tux shops and warehouses offer different rep and referral programs.

At Louie’s Tux Shop in Castleton, they offer a Prom Rep Rewards program. With every referral, a rep gets a certain amount taken off of a rental. More information is available at Louie’s Tux Shop in Castleton or their online store. Other tux shops such as Men’s Warehouse and Stephen’s Prom and Beyond offer similar rep programs for discounts and referrals.

“Prom is something fun to go to, and looking good is just one aspect of it,” senior RJ Potts said.

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In its entirety, the tree weighs more than six tons. Students can bring their possible date to prompose and say swinging into prom with them is something they wood highly enjoy.

Chemistry of Color Exhibit Built to display the relationship between chemistry and art over a period of more than 4,500 years, the Chemistry of Color Exhibit was introduced to the IMA in early December. With a painted timeline on the walls, this exhibit shows how artists discovered new ways to create color through the use of science over the years. This is one of a series of three IMA exhibitions part of Conservation Science Indianapolis, which focuses on how science and its work help progress the work of art. Students

Funky Bones Sculpture During the film “A Fault in Our Stars,” Augustus Waters may have had the right idea when taking Hazel Grace Lancaster on a picnic date at the Funky Bones sculpture at the IMA. Located in the The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park’s central meadows, the project is made up of 20 fiberglass and plywood benches to resemble a human skeleton. The project designed by artist Joep Van Lieshout is a site for resting, climbing and picnicking. This could be a potential location for students to tell their possible prom date they love every bone in their body.

“I have always wanted to go on a picnic with my friends at the Funky Bone sculpture.

It feel like it would be a fun, especially when the weather gets warmer,” senior Ryan Low said.

If students wish to visit the IMA, it is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursdays it is open until 9 p.m. Admission is $10 for students 17 and under and $18 for adults. However, there is free general admission on the first Thursday of every month from 4 to 9 p.m.

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his time of year holds promposals, dresses and tuxes for many students.

Prom is May 6 at the Indiana Rooftop Ballroom from 7 to 11 p.m. and tickets are $45.

Prom dress shopping can be a stressful event for girls looking to get the perfect dress. Many boutiques such as Windsor, Stephen’s Prom and Beyond and RaeLynn’s all offer a variety of dresses at different price points and styles. Senior Gabbie Payne works at Stephen’s Prom and Beyond and has experience with prom season.

“My best advice for getting your dress is come in super early,” Payne said. “We get around 3,000 different dresses every January and February, so your best bet for getting a dress that you’ll love is starting early.”

Stephen’s also tries to not sell the same dress to girls who go to the same school so anyone shopping at their store all have a different look. Some trends that have been popular at Stephen’s are dresses with pockets, long sleeved tops and two-pieces.

“I went to prom freshman year and spent so much money on my dress, so knowing that now there are discount programs and different alternatives to get a dress is really helpful,” junior Madi Emond said.

Seniors Hannah Latty, Sloane Rauschenbach, Kristen Kordesh & Kathryn Turner wear dresses after the Riley Fashion Show on March 4. Photo used with permission of

Hannah Latty.

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Louie’s Tux Shop

Price Range: $59.95-169.95 plus tax

Price Range: $49.99-$350 Offers 20% next purchase with No rep or referral program purchase of prom dress Offers accessories such as jewelry, shoes Has accessories such as ties , shoes and and handbags to go with dress. hanker chief to go with tux.

Trends: Two-pieces and halter neck Trends: Bow ties, all white and all black

Macy’s, Von Mar and JC Penny’s Price Range: $34.99-$450 Offers 20% next purchase with purchase of prom dress Has accessories such as jewelry, shoes and handbags to go with dress.

Trends: Short dresses and Sheer detailing

Men’s Warehouse

Stephens Prom and Beyond

Stephen’s Prom and Beyond

Price Range: $34.99-$450 Offers 20% next purchase with purchase of prom dress Has accessories such as jewelry, shoes and handbags to go with dress.

Trends: Red and maroon dress

Price Range: $99.99-$229.99 Offers prom rep program, 5 referrals gets a free rental Has accessories such as ties , shoes and hanker chief to go with tux.

Trends: Adding a pop of color to make tux unique

Price Range: $80.00-$220 Offers 40% off tux rental with purchase of a prom dress Has accessories such as ties , shoes and hanker chief to go with tux.

Trends: Vests, Cropped pants and pocket squares

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rom college professor to permanent high school substitute teacher, Dr. Fredrick Mehrtens steps into the doors of FHS as he fills in for social studies teacher Elizabeth Paternoster’s government and world history classes.

Mehrtens transferred at the beginning of the second semester when he decided to teach at a high school level. From his experiences of teaching students at different education levels and traveling to many different countries, he is able to counsel and share tips with his new students about college and career.

“I initially became a professor at the age of 20 because I wasn’t happy with what I was doing,” Mehrtens said. “I had a pretty good job but it wasn’t fulfilling, so it made me ask myself ‘if you don’t

like doing this then what would you like to do?' I didn’t do as well as I should’ve in high school or college so I wanted to prove to myself that I could profess and earn a Ph.D.” Mehrtens decided to become a professor and quit his past job in Southern California, where he ended up attending grad school at the University of Nebraska.

He taught at the University of North Carolina and, after finishing his dissertation there, he then taught at Miami of Ohio. His first job post-grad school was at the University of Las Vegas.

Having been a student pondering his career path, Mehrtens widely encourages students to discuss and clarify their future plans or college related questions with him.

Mehrtens teaches freshmen who still have time to consider their college and career path.

One of his students, freshman

Emma Julien hopes Mehrtens' advice can motivate her to work into the college of her choice.

He recommends students avoid beginning the first half of the school year strong and falling in the second half, but keeping consistence helps get the work done.

“Mehrtens is helpful with giving tips for different colleges and finding out the college choices that would fit best for our [his students] career,” Julien said.

“Other students should get advice from him because he was a college professor for 12 years and he has a lot of good information about college and improving studying habits.”

Mehrtens has attended numerous schools and countries teaching students at different learning levels. With that, he made his switch of teaching at a college level to a high school level because of

the experiences he has to offer to students who are beginning their careers.

“In Mehrtens' class, I am not only learning how government works in our country and in others, but I think I will become more successful with the way he teaches,” senior Lamin Conteh said. “His teaching skills are more discussion-based and I think I need this because I should be able to talk and share my views clearly.”

Being a senior, Conteh plans on majoring in international studies and working outside the country, so he says he is able to ask Mehrtens about the different lifestyles in other countries.

“In my limited time now at the high school level, I had a few students stop by after class and ask me questions about certain colleges or college in general and I love to help people with that,” Mehrtens said.

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Dr. Mehrtens' tips for students • • • •

Read articles such as Times and The Economist.

Avoid slacking second semester.

Do what you are interested in as a profession.

Understand the reasoning behind your answers.

Online software connects classrooms together

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leepless nights pouring over textbooks find themselves replaced by ten minute instructional videos, monochrome review worksheets forgotten for colorful trivia games, homework exchanged for basic studying at home.

Classes can work simultaneously on Google Docs and OneNote. These are all provided, free of charge, allowing for students to be more independent than ever.

Quizlet at its most basic form is a place where users may create or use online flashcards. The system can also rearrange that information to create custom games that aid in memorization.

Quizlet was founded in 2005, so many students are quite familiar with its use and have been using it for school even as far back as elementary. Students such as sophomore Ben Fong rely on Quizlet for studying all of their vocab.

“For Spanish, we once had a test over 400 words, and for things like that Quizlet is just so much easier to type that,” senior Lisa Frishcosy said.

Spanish teacher Beth Jahns also uses Pinterest and Youtube in her classroom to get students even further immersed in the language.

She uses Youtube as a way she can easily and quickly show her students Spanish songs.

"Some students like the use of technology," Jahns said. "A lot of kids can connect with the language on a more personal basis if they hear the language used in popular songs. It's just a different way of viewing the learning."

Math teacher John Brooks has assigned an hour’s worth of time spent on the online site Khan Academy in the past. Students were given the freedom of choosing what they wanted to focus on every week.

“The great thing about [Khan Academy] was that it reinforces the idea of having the different formulas that algebra teaches, so it was good for helping me this year and it was a breeze to use,” said freshman Carrie Lause.

Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, referred to as “the messiah of math” by The Economic Times of India,

Desmos is an online graphing calculator founded in 2012.

A modified version has been used in The State of Texas Assessments.

Kahoot! was created with the help of Design Agency We Are Human, which strives to make educational tools that utilize behavioral science..

Students frequently use Quizlet as study aides for language classes. Photo by Helen Rummel.

started out tutoring his younger cousins over the internet just for convenience. He grew a non-profit business after raising millions of dollars from groups like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Khan has been on a mission to alter the design of the traditional classroom ever since the start of his company.

“These teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” Khan said on a TedTalk from 2011 titled, "Let's use video to reinvent education." The video discussed his plans for the company and how it changes school from its take off earlier that year.

The movement that online studying brings to education means personalized learning.

Students go home and learn at their own pace while teachers review at school.

Khan Academy has also teamed up

with many organizations to provide more specialized education. The site holds videos of curators from The Metropolitan Museum of Art analyzing pieces from the museum.

“LeBron asks” is a serious in which the basketball star provides a question that Khan answers using math and science.

NASA, 23 and Me, and Code.org provide resources that get students involved in the data they work with daily.

There are many more partnerships and content available as well as standardized test preparation. Although some parents and teachers may wonder whether or not these sources are an adequate substitute to traditional practice booklets, students feel differently.

“I think the [online standardized test practice] still works well because they’re super extensive and they have tons of information,” Fong said.

Kahoot! is an online game reminiscent of older trivia. Based in Oslo and London, they earned the title of the most innovative EdTech company in 2015. According to Wired UK, over 13 million people across 180 countries use the game.

Teachers may now use prizes as incentives to get students to learn. The feeling to prove themselves against classmates allows not just themselves to be their greatest competitor, but fellow students as well.

Ever since the incorporation of BYOD, students started to use the internet in more aspects of their education. From elementary education to colleges such as Purdue, schools open their doors to the online world.

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Concert open is made up of 18 people who are mainly percussionists who are not as experienced as those in the higher groups.

Concert Open is one of the two competitive groups of the drum line. At their first competition they placed third and the following week they went to the Indiana Percussion Association on March 4, landing in seventh place, which earned them a participation award.

“Our show is called ‘As Time Goes By’,” freshman Ruth Chikkala said. “It takes you through the different parts of your day and expresses the different feelings that you might encounter. This piece is very fun and energizing.”

Senior and center snare for the drumline Adam Beaupre plays the marimba for “La Mano” during Community Night at HSE on March 3. Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

Concert World is made up of older students and consists of the front ensemble; these are the instruments that are too large to move. They are performing the competition show “La Mano.”

“I personally do percussion because it gives me a chance to do something that is bigger than myself, junior Bennett Williams said.

“To be part of an organization that benefits the congregation and not just myself. I also do it because of the amazing family and sense of purpose it gives me.”

Concert World typically practices first period every weekday. On March 18. Concert World received second place at the Indiana Percussion Association state prelims.

Movement Open battery (snares, quads, and bass drums) perform “Lost” by drawing attention to sophomore and soloist Gabe Glover with their arms and faces at Community Night on March 3 in the HSE gymnasium.

Photo by Hannah Nguyen.

Movement Open is audition based, and involves front ensemble and instruments that are able to be moved.

The show titled“Lost,” is meant to symbolize how somebody can be physically or metaphorically lost.

The performers are lost in a dark forest, and metaphorically lost in their way in life, but at the end, they are shown the right path.

Junior Justin Heasley said he uses facial expressions in order to convey the emotions the character is going through.

“I do drumline because drumming is always something that I can find enjoyment in and I really want to make a career out of it and do it for the rest of my life,” junior Justin Heasley said.

To portray the imagery of being lost, they have specifically designed costumes, props and a backdrop.

The backdrop has an image of deformed trees, as the costumes are designed to make it appear as if performer has been lost for a long time.

Movement Open has been undefeated in all of the competitions they have competed in.

Quintet members Kyle Herke, Tommy Endicott, Max Harms, Ethan Lehman and Joe Boksa smile after landing a perfect score at state. Photo used with permission of Kyle Herke.

Brass Quintet performed for Indiana State School Music Association competitions several times in February. They performed at district ISSMA where they earned gold and they ended up with a gold and a perfect score at state. The ensemble played a classical piece called “Little Fugue” composed by J.S. Bach.

“We got our music a week and a half before our first performance, so we had to put together everything fairly quickly,” junior trumpet player Kyle Herke said. “We practiced a lot and we definitely improved with each rehearsal. “

The quintet is made up of two trumpets, a french horn, a tuba and a trombone. Other members include juniors Joe Boksa, Max Harms, Tommy Endicott and Ethan Lehman.

Another ISSMA performance that happened in February was by the Clarinet Choir. They scored a gold at both regionals and state.

“We took 74 events to ISSMA District Solo & Ensemble Contest this winter, representing 140 students,” band director Todd McCready said. “ Thirty-three qualified to perform at state and 32 of the events received a gold rating.”

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arch is Music In Our Schools Month designed by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). The month is meant to raise awareness on the importance of music education for students, and to remind people that school is where students should have access to music.

The month held events like Wintertainment, and groups like jazz band, the drum line sections and show choir have been in a number of competitions within the past two months.

According to PBS, music education can help students learn other subjects and enhances the skills students will use in other areas, not to mention that colleges often look for extracurricular activities on student’s applications. According to Campus Explorer, a college planning guide website, participation in performing arts shows colleges that the student displays a good amount of teamwork, cooperation, dedication and focus.

Composed of 17 members jazz band is a division of the performing arts. The group recently attended one of their first competitions, the Jazz Festival, at Ball State on March 4 where they placed third.

“Our overall goal would be to play more stylistically and learn to express ourselves more through the music that we play. ” sophomore Isabella Hooton said.

The instruments include drum sets, a piano, bass guitar, electric guitar, trumpets, trombones, saxophones and clarinets Their next concert will be the Jazz Cafe on May 5 which will include a night of food and other Jazz bands performing.

“The experience has been a lot of fun because Sophomore Jason Nguyen plays the you get to get out of your box and you have to trombone during jazz practice on Feb 27 know how to interpret stuff on the spot so it is a along with the rest of the jazz lab band. Photo little challenging,” Hooton said.

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Senior Maria Diebolt sings at Wintertainment on March 3 in the auditorium.

During Wintertainment students and teachers showcased talents ranging from singing and dancing to comedy sketches on March 3.

Senior Daniel Rodriguez covered “The Moon Song” by Karen O for his performance. He translated some of the song into Spanish because his father is from San Luis, Mexico. It was his first time doing Wintertainment.

“It was incredible to see what people do in their spare time and for them to take their passions and put them in front of an audience,” senior Daniel Rodriguez said. “ I loved every second of it! I had never done it before because I have always been very self conscious about my voice so I avoided it; I am very happy I was talked into it though.”

Senior Chrissy Newman practices her dance routine for Silver Electrum on Feb. 27. Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

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Silver Electrum and Silver Sound’s season kicked off with the Silver Spotlight Invitational on Jan. 28, where the choirs hosted.

Throughout the state of Indiana there are about 115 high schools that participate in over 30 different competitions according to showchoir.com.

Show choir attended four competitions over the past two months. They placed fifth twice, made finals once and placed seventh twice.

Set lists for both the choirs includes seven songs which are a variety of different genres like pop, hits of different decades, rock and a ballad. Also included are a girls-only number and a boys-only number.

“Since we have mixed classic and mixed show choir, we have been doing really well,”Silver Electrum and Sound choir member junior Kara Porzuczek said. “We for sure have more cooperation than in past years and mixing the two choirs has just made us one super strong choir.”

The choirs did not make it to state this year. They have not gone since 2015.

“I think we have achieved what we set our goal as which is to just make a name for ourselves as the new group Silver Electrum,” Porzuczek said. “If we don’t make state then that is okay because we have already done what we needed to do for this year.”

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etween his time scaling New York’s famous skyscrapers and wrestling giant snakes, King Kong has managed to climb into the hearts of movie lovers around the world. Multiple new versions and reboots starring this giant ape have been released over the years.

The gorilla figure first appeared in the 1933 film “King Kong” directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. This film received high praise due to its stop-motion animation and musical score.

Another major adaptation of the original film came out in 1976.

This monster film, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, became a modern remake about a giant ape that is imprisoned and shipped to New York City for exhibition.

The third large scale adaptation was released in 2005, co-written,

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produced, and directed by Peter Jackson. In this version, an adventurous filmmaker convinces a cast and crew to travel with him to mysterious Skull Island. There they meet Kong face to face and plot to capture and return with him to New York City.

“Reboots are kind of what people enjoy these days.

Sometimes it’s nice to bring old things back. It’s sort of nostalgic,” freshman Keely Murdock said.

Though previous adaptations

had some version of Skull Island, none of the older movies ever showed any sort of species similar to King Kong. However, in the 2005 adaptation, members of the film crew encounter remnants of large bones appearing to be other large apes.

The newest addition to the King Kong legacy, is “Kong: Skull Island.” The movie premiered in theaters on March 10 and has received generally positive reviews from critics thus far.

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trumming a variation of chords, Carter Null opens with, “Demons circle like vultures when you are vulnerable.”

The duo of the junior and his acoustic guitar lead into his original song “The Sun Will Explode.”

Null picked up guitar six years ago and attended a few lessons to start, but he remains a mostly self-taught musician. He has never taken a voice lesson and rarely uses a guitar pick. A selection of over 20 of his songs can be found under Null’s Soundcloud profile. The lyrics often

Junior Carter Null performs original “The Sun Will Explode” at The Well on Dec. 2.

Photo used with permission of Nathan Smalley.

originate from the collection of more than 100 poems he has written dating back to 2014.

“I think before saying I am a musician, I am a writer,” Null said.

Lyrics get copied down anywhere they can from personal notebooks to the notes app.

He writes improvised pieces without lyrics from time to time.

A frequent appearance at local coffee shops, particularly Mama Bear’s of Geist, Null finds the art of performance to be something he holds just as important as the music itself.

“I focus on the expressions behind the songs that I’m singing more than anything else,” Null said.

Making music is a natural process for Null and something that has lead him through his high school career.

“Writing is a way I keep myself sane, keep my thoughts organized,” Null said. “You can feel things that someone else has felt in a different age, on a different side of the world, maybe even in a different language, but you can understand that personally and to be able to initiate that, I think, is remarkable.”

Many of the themes in Null’s compositions revolve around his experience in school and leaving HSE like “Ode to HSE” and “IB Anthem.” He is in the process of putting together his next album which can be expected some time within this year.

“I thought that the movie was a great action film, which is luckily what it was meant to be,” sophomore Luke Dubec said. “The movie definitely wouldn’t have been as good without John C. Reilly because his character was very likeable and had a few funny lines.”

For the past few years Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. has been setting up what is being called a “MonsterVerse,” or in other words a cinematic universe

centered around a series of monster films.

“I don’t know if they’ll keep it going after that, they might just lead up the big one between King Kong and Godzilla and leave it there,” junior Connor Brosmer said.

The company first set the stage for this MonsterVerse with the 2014 reboot of “Godzilla,” and “Kong: Skull Island” will be the second part in the storyline. Fans can expect “Godzilla: King of Monsters” in 2019, and “Godzilla vs. Kong” in 2020 to continue this saga.

“As long as filmmakers can keep close to the base material while still making it a fresh experience, I think that reboots can make for a decent movie,” Dubec said.

Whether fans prefer the originals or the recent reboots, King Kong will not be dying out anytime soon.

For a full review on “Kong: Skull Island,” go to www.fishersnthered. com.

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hildren are exposed to gender roles practically at birth. Any classic Disney Princess movie little girls and boys watch solidifies the notion that women are meant to be beautiful, delicate and subservient to the men in their lives.

This message has been delivered to girls since Snow White, but the princesses in the last twenty years have begun the process of teaching girls a more modern message: girls can be smart, strong and independent.

Disney released its first princess in 1937 when America was on the verge of war and still battling the Great Depression. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is exactly the kind of tale no little girl should ever see.

Snow White does not accomplish anything.

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She cooks and cleans for seven men, is naive enough to be tricked by the wicked witch and spends her whole life looking for a prince to save her from her misfortunes.

“Cinderella” (1950) and Aurora of “Sleeping Beauty” (1959) were not any better. These girls also spend their lives suffering while waiting for someone to save them. They are rescued by handsome princes that ride in on horseback and take them to live “happily ever after.”

These incredibly sexist motifs thankfully did not continue past the 60’s. The next Disney films still had princes, but the main characters did something, seized the day, and took control of their lives. They were not flat characters. They had dreams and wishes and worked hard to achieve them.

Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” (1989) breaks rules and disobeys her father to follow her heart. She has dreams of witnessing the human world, her collection of human items is huge and spans a grotto, and she wanted to be around humans before she met Eric. Let us not forget that Ariel saved her prince when she brought him to shore after the storm.

Ariel’s spitfire personality is something girls could really learn and benefit from.

They learn to be go-getter’s, to chase their dreams and follow their hearts.

Jasmine is a true representation of a strong independent woman. She caused major political change by getting her father to remove the archaic rule that confined her.

Pocahontas also shows girls how to follow their hearts and do what is best for them. She shows kids how to pick their battles and how to handle tense situations peacefully. Mulan, of course, is an amazing role model, showing the strength of women literally and in character. Tiana shows girls the importance of working hard to get what you want, and that a prince is not needed to do so.

The latest royals, Merida, Elsa and Moana all represent these same kinds of ideals: bravery, strength, intellect and independence. These girls put an emphasis on independence since they do not end up married.

Disney has been producing positive female role models for the last 30 years, and their efforts have produced a stronger, more empowered female society. Disney princesses show girls how to behave, build their character, stand up to their fears, be strong and stand for the things they believe in.

Cafe Patachou in Carmel shows this sign, signifying it as a safe place for those who identify as transgender. Photo by Ioni Tcholakova.

Senior Lia Haza leads a meeting of Gender and Sexuality alliance, a club committed to equality for all members of the LGBTQ+ community. Photo by Tasnim Akbar.

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he new presidential administration has been very visible in the news as a result of the changes President Donald Trump has made during his short time in the White House. One of the more conservative and discriminatory changes has been the rollback of protections for transgender students in public schools President Obama established these protections during the last few months of his second term, saying that prohibiting a student from using the bathroom of the gender they identify with violates antidiscrimination laws. However, on Feb. 22, Trump removed these safeguards as one of his first acts as president.

President Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos claim that states should handle the issue of transgender students and it is not the responsibility of the federal government. Is the role of government not to protect its citizens? Even though our nation was established by the people and for the people, it has apparently come to the point where only a select group are privy to the protection.

Transgender students are citizens just like every other American, regardless of whether they identify with the same gender as their birth sex. LGBTQ+ kids are already subject to bullying and harassment, but President Trump’s actions only further the idea that transgender people do not have the same rights as cisgender people do.

According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, over 75 percent of transgender students feel unsafe at school.

Transgender kids also have the highest rate of suicide among LGBTQ+ youth: the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention reported that 41 percent of transgender people have tried to commit suicide.

By not allowing trans kids to use the

bathroom of the gender with which they identify, Donald Trump is trying to control the victims of abuse instead of the abusers themselves. This only encourages bullying and the idea that harassment of someone who does not choose to live the same way you do is acceptable.

As we have all read in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” children are not born discriminatory. They are not born with the idea that a girl should like pink and wear dresses and a boy should like blue and play sports. According to the Washington Post, a case in Minnesota of a trans girl being bullied only started when parents got involved. The students saw nothing wrong with the trans girl until the parents started saying it was wrong and unnatural, immediately targeting this girl as an outcast.

President Trump is supposed to be a role model, giving cues to children who otherwise would not have thought twice about having a transgender kid in their class. By rolling back these federal guidelines, Trump is perpetrating discrimination and further ingraining it into our society, a society that claims to be built on freedom.

The purpose of school is to prepare children for the future, to ready students for the real world that is waiting for them, but this cannot be done effectively if there exists a population of students that fear for their safety on a daily basis. If the school environment that the federal government endorses is based on discrimination and persecution, it will encourage discrimination throughout life FHS can be better than President Trump and Secretary of Education DeVos; we can protect all of our students regardless of gender orientation. The Hamilton Southeastern school board should recognize that all students are entitled to a learning environment in which they feel safe.

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hronically late people are often thought of as rude, lazy and disorganized. Admittedly, having to wait on a friend or classmate to show up is a huge inconvenience. However, it can simply be a symptom of certain personality types.

In fact, different personality types tend to judge time in an entirely different way. In 2001 a study made by psychology professor Jeff Conte divided people into type A (ambitious, competitive) and type B (creative, reflective, explorative). He asked them to judge how long it took for one minute to elapse without using a clock. Type A people, on average, estimated a minute after 58 seconds, while type B answered after 77 seconds.

This late tendency is not necessarily harmful. While punctuality is important in many professions, it makes little difference in others. And since those that always run late also tend to be creative and big-picture thinkers, they are more likely to have jobs where timing is less important than the quality of their work.

Forcing these types of people to stick to strict time tables can stifle their creativity, reduce the quality of their work and lead to anxiety.

For others, constant lateness is a sign of deeper psychological problems. According to cognitive behavioral therapist Harriet Mellotte, a normally punctual person constantly running late could signal anxiety, low selfesteem or depression. In these situations, typical responses to lateness only cause more harm. Instead of chastising the late person, others should ask them if they are okay and if there was a reason they were not there on time. They should be regarded with understanding, not punished for their lateness.

Concepts of lateness can also differ between cultures.

According to the Huffington Post, Hispanic cultures tend to place less value on punctuality. For example, showing up hours after the beginning of a party is not considered rude or disrespectful. Once the guest arrives, they are not asked why they are so late but rather welcomed to the celebration.

A more relaxed view of time is not restricted to Hispanic cultures. Many non-Western cultures take a more flexible view of punctuality as well. Americans focus too much on time while sacrificing creativity and quality of work. This obsession with punctuality is unsuitable for some personality types and cultures, and can cause serious harm to those struggling with mental illness. Americans can afford to focus a little less on punctuality and more on creativity and easing anxiety.

aking up at six am and racing to school is the worst.

Having to run across the school from the A hallway to H is annoying and terrible.

The problem is, a lot of things in life are annoying and terrible, but they are not going away. Part of living in this world includes responsibility, and to get ahead and do well, accountability is key.

This sounds like nagging, but I am only stating facts. High school prepares students for college, which prepares them for the workforce. Showing up late to high school enough times results in detention, showing up late or not attending class at all in college results in low test scores or the possibility of having to retake a expensive courses, and showing up habitually late to a job results in termination.

No one wants to go to detention, no one wants to retake a boring class and no one wants to get fired. So to avoid all of these annoying punishments, just be on time.

Johns Hopkins recently conducted a study and found that 15 percent of high school students are habitually late. Those who are habitually late, miss one out of 10 days of school. The New York Times also reported that attendance can show academic progress as effectively as test scores. Meaning, the more school someone misses, the lower their academic progress which affects test scores, which affects what colleges students get into. Employers care about colleges, and the better the college, the better the position.

The attitude of routinely late students seems to be one of nonchalance, which affects the attitudes of every other student in the class. Coming late disrupts learning and encourages other students to come late, according to Carnegie Mellon University.

Tardiness reflects lack of respect for the teacher and even the student’s fellow classmates. The student interrupts class and has no idea what is going on, and has to spend more time with the teacher trying to figure out what they missed. There are students in that class who were present for the whole class and have questions and need help that they can not receive when the teacher is assisting the habitually tardy. Tardy students do not just hurt their own grade, they can affect the grades of their classmates.

School can be annoying and repetitive - it is awful sometimes, but being selfish and trying to get out of it by showing up late negatively affects the class and teacher. Stop being selfish and get to class.

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Is it important to show up to class on time?

Photos by Mo Wood “You should get in the habit of doing it [showing up on time] now so that later you won’t get in trouble with your boss if you show up late for work,” junior Sierra Conley said.

“The consequences should be less because sometimes it is hard to get to get to class on time, but I think it’s still important to try to get to class on time,” junior Emily Owen said.

“It’s important that you show up to class around the right time, within two minutes, five at the most. I don’t think it’s that big of a deal missing like thirty seconds,” junior Sarah Hiatt said.

“I think it is important to come to class on time because you could miss important information. You might have a quiz or test the next day and you wouldn’t know because you were late,” freshmen Cameron White said.

“Classes can’t be flexible for everyone, so we have to at least adhere to the system that can provide for all the students at the same time,” junior Ethan Everett.

“It’s really hard because their classes might be really far away.

My first period is in the F hallway so its really hard to get to the CCA efficiently if I’m running late,” freshman Mia Stahl said.

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ticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Many grew up with this phrase as a response to bullying, but it never really made a difference. The words did hurt, and no matter how hard we tried to forget them, they have impacted us throughout our lives.

Though bullying is nowhere near the magnitude of hate speech, it produces many of the same effects on a larger scale.

Using oppressive language against groups of people simply for their existence is hate speech, not just an opinion.

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the number of hate groups in Indiana has increased from 16 to 26 since last year. These groups range from NeoNazis to anti-Muslim, but their message is the same: these people are not like us, and we do not accept them.

The United States is one of the few Western countries that has not instituted increased protections against hate speech.

Britain, Canada, Denmark, Germany and New Zealand have all passed legislation punishing hate speech, according to a New York Times article by Michael W. McConnell. The majority of these laws define hate speech as oral or written messages that “incite hatred” against a person on the basis of their race, religion, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

While the Constitution allows membership in organizations like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), rulings on hate speech itself have been few and far between, as well as intentionally vague. Past decisions like Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire decided that insults intended to break the peace were restricted. However, in Snyder v. Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church, famous

for spreading hate speech about LGBT people, were granted the right to picket and continue their negative comments.

For the most part, people assume that they are allowed to call others whatever they want without legal consequence, so long as they do not physically assault that person.

What they do not seem to realize is the impact that words can have on people.

According to a 2004 study done by Dr. Megan Sullaway, hate crime victims can experience symptoms like those of PTSD: fear, anxiety, nightmares and more. These are not simply cruel words; they have a real effect on those who are targeted. Sullaway also found that victims of hate crimes were more severely traumatized than victims of crimes that were similarly violent. She notes that many victims have panic attacks because of hate speech from others.

We do not intend to infringe on anyone’s free speech. We recognize that we all have rights to voice our beliefs, but we also recognize that we must start holding each other accountable for the potential damage we do to other people. We sling insults and “opinions” without considering the impact our words will have, and it is time that the judicial system gave an official ruling.

Hate in any form should not be tolerated by society. However, laws prohibiting hate speech would set dangerous precedents in suppressing free speech without ending hate and bigotry.

The First Amendment protects free speech, no matter how offensive the content. Laws that restrict any type of free speech could be used to silence important ideas, like those of civil rights workers.

For example, The Espionage Act of 1917 authorized the state to punish individuals whose speech interfered with the war effort. The act was justified as essential to helping the U.S. win World War 1, but was used to prosecute political dissenters.

Laws restricting hate speech could be abused similarly.

In addition, laws that defend free speech for bigots also defend civil rights workers. In 1949, the American Civil Liberties Union successfully defended an ex-Catholic priest who had delivered a racist and anti-semitic speech. The precedent set by that case was also used in the ACLU’s defense of civil rights demonstrators. Had laws prohibiting hate speech interfered with the first case, important civil rights workers may have been convicted.

When white supremacist Matt Hale was asked to speak at the University of Illinois at Springfield, the university combatted his ideology without suppressing his freedom, according to the American Bar Association.

By allowing Hale to speak, the university recognized free speech rights without endorsing his racist claims. This is the model should be applied, as it clears the air in regard to hateful ideas without suppressing freedoms.

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Guard tosses, twirls, spins their way to state Alaina Gabbard alainagabbard@gmail.com

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tarting their season off placing high both JV and varsity guard groups are headed to state to compete. The shows from both groups are scoring higher at their performances than in years past.

“This season is going absolutely wonderfully for both groups,” guard director Kylee Hubbard said “They have exceeded all of our expectations. They are doing very well competitively and it is a very proud season for us.”

Each practice the girls will spend thirty minutes spinning flags and tossing riffles to help them catch them so they do not lose points at a competition.

“We definitely are doing way better than we could have ever expected and the fact

that we are all working together is making our process a lot faster and smoother,” sophomore JV member Kyra Mattice said.

With their show that is called “Blue Skies,” it is about waking up one day and appreciating how blue the skies are and realizing all the beauty that surrounds you in life. The costumes are blue to go along with the theme and the 19 girls on JV perform to the song “Never Saw Blue Like That.”

“I feel both groups need to work on portraying emotions and passions of our show concepts through performance so we can pull the audience in and make them engage in what our shows are before we head to state,” senior varsity member Mikayla Ortell said.

With their show “Where the Buffalo Roamed,” varsity guard girls have placed in the top three at every competition since their

season started. Their show is about the Trail of Tears and throughout the performance, they take that journey of going out West and perform it as if they were on the trail themselves. Their costumes are deer because it goes along with their song “Home on the Range.”

'The girls are expressing the hardships and pain when people pushed them away from their homes,” Hubbard said.

Not only is the varsity guard going to compete at state but they will also attend Winter Guard International for the first time to compete against other international guard groups.

The varsity girls have placed first at WGI Indy Regional finals and have been ranked first and second in the nation which will affect where they place when they go to complete the WGI international Finals.

“Going to WGI is an amazing opportunity because when you stay local it is hard to see what competitions are really out there,” Hubbard said “Our goal was to just go and get the experience of competing there. Then that slowly turned into ‘let’s try to make finals’ and now it is turning into ‘let’s try to make it in the top five groups.’ These girls have met our expectations and gone beyond.”

The girls also took home second place at semi-state for the first time.

“This year we are placing in top three when in the past we were not. Our fairly new staff is incredibly experienced and knows how to bring out the motivation every rehearsal and best performances out of all of the girls which is helping us accomplish more as a team this year over any of our last years,”Ortell said.

(1) Senior Emily Thompson dances with emotion, trying to convey what she believed the Native American people felt like going through that.(2) Sophomore Kyra Mattice introduces the show’s first flag work with a solo. (3) Freshman Keely Murdock spins and tosses her saber as she preforms up to the crowd as she runs to her next spot in the show at HSE preview night on March. 4.

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College: Cedarville “I love the sport because it is a game of inches which can make things very intense. I chose this college because it had the major I wanted, and it gave me a chance to play baseball.”

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College: Ball State “The thing that I enjoy most about this sport is the amount of talent and competitiveness there is.

Some advice I would give to underclassmen is to seize every opportunity.”

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College: Undecided “The advice that I would give to underclassmen is always work hard.

Hard work, along with being a good teammate, are the most important things when wanting to play.

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College: Virginia Tech “I chose Virginia Tech because of their nationally known engineering program as well as their competitive baseball program.”

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College: Cincinnati “I am joining the Marines, and then will be attending Cincinnati. I love playing the sport because I enjoy spending time with my brothers playing a game that we all love.”

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player stares straight at the pitcher, waiting on him to throw the ball towards home plate, and with the swing of a bat, the varsity baseball season begins.

This season, the varsity team is predicted to be number 20 in Indiana by MaxPreps, a company who ranks high school sports teams.

“The ranking isn’t that big of a deal. Our guys want to win,” varsity baseball coach Jeffrey Harkin said. “We play teams that are really good, and the guys use that as a motivation. They just want to compete.”

The team has 11 seniors. Most have already committed to a college for next year.

This has helped boost how the players view the season.

“Having mostly juniors and seniors gives us a lot of confidence and trust in each other,” senior pitcher and third baseman Evan Patrick said. “We can see that coaches at the next level can see that we have the ability to play.”

Working together and hard work is one of the main reasons the team believes it will be a successful season, according to Patrick.

“Our success depends on how well we prepare,” Harkin said. “We get such a short window from the time that we start until when we start playing games. It is all about how we started in January.”

If a player does not try in class, then that effort will carry to how hard they try in the weight room. This will cause a domino effect on the amount of hard work put into the season.

“There is a direct correlation to work ethic in the classroom and the weight room,” varsity baseball head coach Matt Cherry said. “The amount of work they put into the classroom and weight room should be the amount of work they put into playing on the field.”

The team prepares for a season by having open-field workouts two days a week in the fall. Then, starting in January, they have practice three days a week at 5:30 in the morning.

Whether it is rainy or sunny, the team has practice. If it is snowing, they just do more inside workouts. The hard work that the team puts into the preseason carries over into the amount of work and effort that they put into the regular season, according to Cherry.

Other seniors on the team include Taylor Soper, Luke Duermit, Justin Pope and Tony Hoffman.

College commitments include Soper who will be going to Kentucky Wesleyan University, Duermit will be attending Ohio State University and Pope has committed to Hanover, according to the Fishers Tigers Athletics website.

Their first home game is going to be against Noblesville High School on April 6.

Brendan Toungate #5

Zoie Soehngen zoiecoltspack@gmail.com

Trevor Newman #19

Baseball seniors commit to season, college

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College: Butler “I chose Butler because it was clearly the best fit for me. It is also close to my parents which allows them to watch me play. I love the sport because it is played at the best time of the year.”

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ccording to the NCAA, in the past six years less than 1.36 percent of people have had a perfect bracket.

In 2015, only .89 percent of people who filled out their brackets had all the teams who made it to the final four. The odds of having a perfect bracket are said to be 1 in 128 billion people.

Since 1985, men’s college basketball teams have been competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament. People all across the country fill out brackets to decide which team they think will win.

On Selection Sunday, according to CBS Sports, 70 million brackets were filled out to begin the time of year which is known as March Madness. The tournament is a single game elimination which has 67 games and features 68 Division I college teams.

“I’ve done a bracket ever since I was in high school,” marketing teacher Shawn Crull said. “It’s one of the best times of the sports year and everybody wants the chance to prove how much they know about college basketball. Competitive people, which most sports fans are, enjoy the challenge of trying to outwit others.”

According to Slate.com, the term “March Madness” originated in the state of Illinois from the statewide boys basketball high school state championship.

A reporter named Henry V. Porter wrote an article about the event which was called “March Madness,” which is where the tournament got its name.

One of the main reasons that the title stuck is because of all the upsets that occur during the tournament.

Sixty-four teams enter the championship based on their season record or by winning their conference championship which happens right before the tournament.

The teams are then given a seed number which is determined by these two factors.

Those teams that do not make it into the NCAA tournament have a chance to play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

The Indiana teams which made an appearance in the NCAA tournament this year are Purdue, Notre Dame and Butler University.

Notre Dame lost in the first round of the tournament, but Butler and Purdue are both still in the tournament.

In the first round the highest seed number 1, will play the lowest seed which is 16. The matching will then continue with the numbers coming into one another until the 11 and 12 seeds meet with the fifth and sixth seeds.

According to The Washington Post, from the start to the tournament to 2013 there have been 19 upsets per tournament on

average.

So far, there have been ten upsets in the tournament. This includes number eight Wisconsin beating the 2016 champions and number one seed Villanova. Seven seed South Carolina also upset number two seed Duke, same with number seven Michigan beating number two Louisville in the first round.

The most upsets occur between the 11 and sixth seeds occurring 47 times in the 32 years of the tournament.

“Upsets are probably one of the best part about the tournament,” senior Logan Weaver said. “They can either mess everyone up or help you in the long run but there is really no way you can prepare or take them into account when you are setting your bracket up.”

Multiple teachers have NCAA tournament bracket challenges within their classes; in sports marketing, students whose bracket scores higher than Mr. Crull’s receives extra credit.

Blue Bloods are some of the teams that have won multiple championships in the history of the tournament. Teams like the Duke Blue Devils or Connecticut Huskies have won the championship three or more times in the past fifteen years, so they would be considered a Blue Blood team.

The Blue Devils or Huskies are commonly predicted to go further in the tournament because of their history.

“Teams who always win are really helpful when deciding who I’m going to pick win in my bracket but sometimes it is nice to see a Cinderella story team come in and beat them,” junior McKenna Prauda said.

Favorites also come into play when people are filling out their brackets for the tournament.

Although a team might not be the best and has most of the odds against them, lots of people will be eager to move the team they usually cheer for farther in their bracket.

“My favorite team is UCONN so I don’t think I have been risking that much in past years when I advance them in my bracket, but this year they have not been doing as well and didn’t make it to the tournament so I won’t really have a favorite team who I will have go further this year,” Prauda said.

People are in leagues with their friends and family to see whose bracket is the closest to the actual results.

Sometimes there are rewards that are put in at the beginning of the games that are given to the winner of the league like money or an object prize.

However, some people who make brackets compete just for the fun of it and to see whose picks best within their league.

The four remaining teams of the tournament will play the final games on April 1 through 3 in Phoenix, Arizona for the NCAA championship title and trophy.

Photos by Claire Rosenthall.

Final Picks:

“I picked Arizona to win because their offense is really strong and they have a good defense. They are good around the perimeter and good at three point shots,” junior Donovan McFarland said.

“I picked Gonzaga to win because all season they have been really good and they’re a number one seed. Plus, they have really good players on their team which helps,” freshmen Lydia Stullken said.

Source of CBS Sports. Graphic by Claire Rosenthall.

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Coaches Corner: Coaches prepare for upcoming season Nathan Warnecke Boys track head coach

How have preseason workouts been going?

“Things have been going well since our official season began about three weeks ago We have about 100 boys on the team season with a good mix of experienced and new athletes.”

Is preseason necessary in your opinion?

“Yes, I feel preseason (preFebruary) workouts are important.

They help lay the foundation for the upcoming official season and allow us Coach Nathan Warnecke times runners to hit the ground running come that at track practice on March 7. Photo by first day of team practice.”

Carolina Puga Mendoza.

What were your results from last year?

“Four individuals qualified for the IHSAA State Meet last season, three of whom return this season. Peter Werling (800 meter run), Tyler Grace (pole vault), Cameron Kosegi (discus), and Noah Rogers (long jump & high jump).”

Why is coaching important to you?

“I have been involved in cross country and track either as an athlete or coach since I was 11 years old, some 29 years ago. So it’s a way of life for me to coach track and field every spring and cross country every fall. It’s also a way to stay involved in the school and the community a way to give back to a sport.”

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Andrew Belloli Girls track head coach

How have preseason workouts been going?

“Preseason workouts went really well this winter. We have a number of girls who look like they are going to have outstanding seasons. We are with 92 girls currently on the roster.”

Is preseason necessary in your opinion?

“Preseason is definitely necessary to get prepared for the upcoming season. The girls have been working Coach Andrew Belloli discusses times with really hard running and lifting weights assistant coach Lance Kuhn at practice this winter to get themselves in great on Feb. 27. Photo by Carolina Puga shape.”

What were your results from last year?

“In last year’s seasons we placed third at sectionals, fourth at regionals, and tenth at state. The tenth place finish at state was our highest finish we have ever had.”

Why is coaching important to you?

“Coaching is important to me, because I love the sport of track and field and enjoy spreading that to other people. I have remained a coach for so long because I have a great group of athletes to work with here at FHS, along with an amazing coaching staff.”

Pre-season benefits for track runners for the future

Thomas Brelage Sophomore boys track runner

What is your preseason like?

“Our preseason is very similar to cross country, we go from November to February while logging quite a bit of mileage. In track we have more mileage and have more speed specific workouts.”

Why is a good preseason important?

“A good preseason is important because meets start about two weeks after the actual season starts so we Sophomore Thomas Brelage runs at Noblesville Invitational on Aug. 28. Tigers use preseason as conditioning so we

place first. Photo used with permission are in shape to compete when the

of Thomas Brelage. actual season starts.”

What did you learn from last year’s season?

“From last year’s season, I learned that I need to try and be more consistent.

I personally think the track season is more intense than cross country so I’m trying to show as much improvement in track so I’m ready for cross country.”

What kind of impact does your coach have on you?

“I think Coach Warnecke has a positive influence on our team. When we are practicing he’s usually pretty serious which is nice but then when we are done with our workout he is cool. He also has very high expectations which push us to do our best because everyone looks up to him as a coach.”

Danielle Harrison Junior girls track runner

Junior Danielle Harrison competes in 4 x 100m relay at Wabash college. Photo used with permission of Danielle Harrison.

What is your preseason like?

“Preseason is very intense training as we get our bodies into shape for indoor meets. The coaches also push the importance of mechanics and the technical aspects of running.”

Why is a good preseason important?

“It is important to ensure that we have done all we can to prepare ourselves to compete in track meets.

Good performance in preseason translates to good performance on the track.”

What did you learn from last year’s season?

“Last year’s season taught me the importance of having a positive mental attitude and pushing myself just a little bit extra. Track is a very physical sport but the mental aspect of it can have an even larger impact.”

What kind of impact does your coach have on you?

“I love our coaches. They are there for you whenever you need them and they are an amazing support system, supporting us at meets but also pushing us to our limits behind the scenes to ensure we reach our maximum potential. The coaches are a big factor to the success of track athletes.”