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Students practice career skills through internships, page 4

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Activists make a difference in the community, page 5

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Counselor provides tips for filling out applications Emma Russell emm3r99@gmail.com Colleges have begun accepting applications for the fall of 2017, but the application process is much more than just the application itself. Students must take standardized tests, request college recommendation letters and plan with counselors to meet specific deadlines.

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Boys soccer supports unified track and field team with check

Blood drive provides students with opportunity to help others

Key Club provides volunteering opportunities

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o begin the application process one should first determine where they would like to apply. There are many factors involved in picking a location to study. Students must consider location, majors and minors offered, meal plans, school size and cost of tuition.

College websites offer this information and offer other valuable resources for students. Many sites offer virtual tours and scheduling for school visits.

Schools often send college reps to high schools to give out information.

“I was actually in Louisville to visit a different college but I figured I might as well visit [The University of Louisville] while I was there. I really had no interest in going there until I visited,” senior Brittany Potts said.

Using Naviance and College Board can help aid in comparing schools.

“Student should take advantage of the resources that we [guidance counselors] provide to help them discover what colleges they want to apply to.

Naviance is a great tool to help with college and career searching,” College and Career counselor Linda Brown said.

Both websites offer college major and career searches so students can see and contrast the difference between their top colleges. These websites also display which tests [SAT and ACT] schools require for admission and their recommended test scores for each.

“I like how [College Board] breaks down what I scored specifically on each section on the SAT and its really easy to send my test scores through them,” senior Sarah Nicholas said.

Students are required to personally send their test scores through College Board to their colleges of choice. Guidance does not include your testing results when they send transcripts.

Next, seniors research which kind of applications each college requires. Many colleges accept the Common Application which can be filled out on www.commonapp.org but some require students to complete a separate electronic application

through their website.

When filling out the Common App students will create an account and submit the application to their schools of choice. Then if colleges would like more information they can contact the students and request more. Transcripts should also be requested though Naviance; guidance counselors are unaware of need for transcripts to be sent until the forms online are completed.

Students should check for application fees. The average cost of applications is between $35 and $50. Many colleges offer application fee waivers to reduce pricing. Students seeking economic help should alert their guidance counselor if they require financial assistance.

For art students looking to continue their works, most colleges will require a portfolio to be completed with the application. This portfolio should contain a student’s best works, showcasing the individual’s artistic capabilities.

Most colleges require at least one letter of recommendation. Though it can be created by anyone not related to the applicant, it is in one’s best interest to ask a teacher, guidance counselor, or an authoritative figure that knows about his or her activities he/she is involved in, along with his or her academic standings.

College Board recommends students request letters of recommendation at least one month prior to their early application date.

“I think it’s important to be as organized as possible to make sure you stay on top of deadlines.

I typically spent any free time I had to work on applications, working on the a little bit here and there made it seem less overwhelming,” senior Potts said.

Once applications are submitted and applicants begin to receive acceptance letters it is important that they not only notify the college they will be attending, but the other colleges they will not be to alert them about their decision. This way the individual confirms where they will study so colleges know for sure if the student is attending.

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CCA windows shatter safety concerns

Carolina Puga Mendoza carox29@gmail.com

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ith multiple tornado alerts at the beginning of the year, students have needed to find for a safe area.

Although teachers have told them it is safe to stay in the CCA, many students still have doubts about the safety of the building.

“There are so many windows that it can just break and crash and I could get glass in my arms. It is just a dangerous place,” sophomore Jason Nguyen said. “I do want

to know from a professional or Mr. Urban that these windows are safe and you can stay here when there is a tornado.”

The windows in the CCA have a coating that makes them safer than regular glass.

According to assistant principal Ryan Taylor, if something were to strike the glass, it would not fall or harm any students. The CCA glass acts like a windshield and does not shatter, protecting students from falling glass that could cause injuries.

“You can take a baseball, throw it as hard

Students wait for teacher English Ben Beasley in room H119, an area with a glass on as well as three windows, on Aug. 31. Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

as you want against it, again it will show impact where it hit, but is not going to break it. It is very strong, it’s much stronger than the dry wall we have in the rooms,” Taylor said.

The architect who designed the CCA was asked to identify the safest areas of the building in case of tornado. He confirmed the CCA is the safest are in the school.

“In case of tornado I would go right by the lockers, I would not consider going to the CCA just because of all the windows. I don’t feel safe no matter what the windows are made of,” junior Shaika Al Qahtani said.

Taylor is working on revising all of the school’s maps with the new safe locations for future tornado alerts.

“Since they [windows] have strong protection in the CCA I would feel safe to be there when there’s tornado warning.

Also for the teachers, they could check the students who are missing so they can bring them to the CCA,” Junior Yunsun Lee said.

It is recommended for students and staff to stay away from wide open areas during a tornado, because the added space can end up filtering extra air into the area, causing a greater amount of damage.

However, the glass is not resistant enough to stop an active shooter. The

tests done to the glass will only change the trajectory of the bullet but still create damage.

“A bullet will pass through that glass; it doesn’t collapse, it just creates a hole,” Taylor said.

empathize more. In my opinion if everyone volunteered, there would be a lot less hate in our society.”

One source for service hours and opportunities is Volunteermatch.org. This website allows people to use keywords, categories, desired communities and organizations to find the right volunteer opportunity for them. Volunteer Match is a free website that accesses volunteer opportunity listings from organizations and matches them with members who have shown interest in the organization or cause.

“I volunteer at a nursing home and also with refugees. I want to give back to the community to the less privileged which is why I like working with refugees and senior citizens,” Noorani said.

Volunteering is not only a way to give back to the community, but it is also looked at by college admissions officers. According to a Do Something survey that questioned college admissions officers from 32 of the country’s top universities, 92 percent were more impressed with a candidate who spent four years volunteering at a single organization than with one who volunteered only for a short period of time at multiple organizations. Universities are looking for students who are passionate about they volunteer for, even if it is only for a short

time.

“Admissions officers want well-rounded applicants who take their studies seriously, are engaged in a cause or two they are passionate about, and are involved in extracurricular activities,” James Elbaor, head of special projects at DoSomething. org said.

Junior Zach Ghera and junior Elissa Tam study after school in the CCA on Aug. 31.

Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

Students make difference within community Alex Pope alexpope606@gmail.com

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n the wake of an EF3 tornado in Kokomo, citizens stand in the familiar rubble that they witnessed only three years ago. The disaster that occurred on August 24 has brought Hoosiers together in order to give back to the community, but many who are unable to travel to Kokomo wonder what they can do to help in their own communities.

Since Indianapolis is the 14th largest city in the U.S., it has numerous volunteer programs such as Wheeler Mission, Second Helpings Soup Kitchen and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. However, there are several volunteer programs in Hamilton County that need people who want to give back.

“I think the best place to start is to listen to your community,” Pastor Kelley Dick from Geist Christian Church said. “We provide canned food and fresh vegetables to Faith United Methodist Food Pantry and are sponsoring a refugee family through Exodus Refugee Ministry. We are always on the lookout for new ideas and volunteers.”

To get involved, students can email Kelley.

Dick@geistchristian.org who is the Youth Pastor or Kyle.Brown@geistchristian.org who is the Outreach Pastor.

If students want to give back without working through a church, there are secular organizations that are in need of volunteers.

Good Samaritan Network, based in Hamilton County, is a collaborative network of non-profit organizations that offer both direct and indirect services. They also work with 268 Agencies, 280 Churches, 43 Food Pantries, 69 Schools, and 5 Hospitals, which means citizens have a wide range of volunteer opportunities within one single organization.

“We work a lot with the Good Samaritan Network of Hamilton County, and provided over 90 backpacks complete with school supplies to GSN this year,” Dick said.

There are also several food pantries, nursing homes and parks that are in need of volunteers. Fishers Parks and Recreation often have park clean up events planned that can be found at www.fishers.in.us. Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank is in need of volunteers for the upcoming holiday season, and local nursing homes are always looking for students to volunteer and interact with residents.

“It’s very important for students to volunteer because you learn a lot from it,” senior Omer Noorani said. “You learn about other people’s lives and you start appreciating your own and start to

Volunteers from Geist Christian Church make eggs to serve to the homeless at Good Samaritan Network. Photo by Alex Pope.

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Internship program immerses students in future careers Linda Chang lindachangkong@gmail.com

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earning how to fly airplanes, to work with doctors in emergency rooms, and to coordinate athletic events.

These tasks are only a few of the activities students can engage in through internships.

About 20 seniors currently participate in the internship program offered through the school.

This is the second year that the school has partnered with various professional locations around Fishers. Students can choose from a variety of career directions including health care, entrepreneurship, marketing, early childhood, aviation and computer science.

“I am doing the NetFor internship this year because it will help me develop a more diverse technical background that I’d like to go into as a career,” senior Ethan Harter said.

The NetFor Incorporation is a computer consultant business that helps customers with their tech problems. Harter takes technical support calls for companies.

The majority of the students involved in the program have five class periods at school and then spend two or more hours at their internship. Both Harter and senior Allison Hale attend classes from first to fifth period, then leave campus.

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Seniors Elle Silvey and Allison Hale look through a microscope in scrubs at the HSE Health Care Center. 3. Senior Kacey Mejias-Thompson sits on a medical cot during her internship. 4.

Senior Angelo Howze leans against an airplane during his aviation training on Aug. 30. Photo courtesy of Brandon Cloud.

practitioner and a few medical assistants.

I also do data entry,” Hale said. “I have gotten to see x-rays, listen to people’s hearts and lungs, and help with getting different equipment for the employees.”

Students wishing to be involved in this program have to complete an application and go through a screening process. Each

local partner has different expectations, and will conduct their own interview process to select the best candidate.

Counselors recommend students get involved in internships or other programs made to prepare students for their future.

“The philosophy is to make the students’ high school experience meaningful and

“Police officers in cities like Baltimore and Ferguson have more problems to deal with than we do,” Ruhnow said. “There’s more crime when you have a bigger population, and it results in more mistakes on the part of the officers.”

The FPD, however, does not want room for mistakes, so it has diversity training to assist inexperienced officers and takes steps to build bonds between the community and the department. For example, Ruhnow has a room in the Dean’s Office and wants to have an open relationship with students. He believes that in order to help one another, there must be mutual trust.

“One way we can improve is by ending police quotas for good,” Singh said.

Quotas entail police departments requiring a certain number of tickets to be distributed, which may result in unnecessary traffic stops. The practice is illegal in the U.S., although various metropolitan police departments have admitted to the institution of similar policies.

“We could organize police-student events in the community to show people that the police are here for us.” Picard said.

To promote better citizen-police interaction, the FPD assigns a dual purpose to the D.A.R.E program. While advocating against alcohol and illegal drugs, the programs also serve to give the school children of Fishers exposure to their police

officers.

Most recently, on August 2, the FPD took part in America’s National Night Out Against Crime, an annual event involving over 15,000 communities in the United States promoting cooperation between police and citizens. That same day, the FPD hosted a community open house in the Nickel Plate District where citizens could ask questions, examine equipment, watch demonstrations and take part in commercial activities.

Some communities might feel that their police departments are detached, because what little interaction that occurs between them often results in violence and unlawful actions on both sides. To counter this, the FPD places an emphasis on communication

valuable,” guidance counselor Brandon Cloud said. “I recommend that students take a close look at our new on-site Health Science Education program and Certified Nursing Assistant program, as well as many other vocational options offered through JEL. Internships are just one more option that the students have to possibly choose from.”

According to Cloud, the goal of these programs is to help students learn to be better prepared for their future occupations.

Harter encourages underclassmen to take advantage of the internship program and what it has to offer.

“This internship has given me many social and technological skills that I will no doubt have to use in the future. Talking through issues and working towards solutions is a key aspect of what I do,” Harter said. “I definitely recommend other students enroll in internships. It is a chance to get out in the real world and learn some life skills along with the possibility of furthering your knowledge of a subject you love.”

Underclassmen can talk with their counselor about joining the internship program their senior year. Internships typically run the whole year and the application process can be started at the end of junior year. If a student has any questions or wants more information, they can stop by guidance to meet with Cloud or e-mail him through the school website.

Police department constructs bonds with community Ethan O’Sullivan ethanext17@gmail.com

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nteractions between the police and citizens in America, predominantly in African American communities, have consistently made nationwide news.

As Fishers grows more diverse, its police department is making efforts to ensure that the relationship between its officers and citizens remains healthy.

“I do think the Fishers police do their job well,” sophomore Gabe Picard said. “You obviously don’t see them going around shooting innocent people.”

Picard, who has lived in Fishers for seven years, says he has never witnessed the FPD acting unlawfully.

“They do a better job than police departments in places like Baltimore and Ferguson,” sophomore Harsh’Deep Singh said.

In Ferguson, Michael Brown, an African American male, was fatally shot by police on August 9, 2014. In Baltimore, Freddy Gray, also an African American male, was fatally wounded in the back of a police van on April 12, 2015. Both incidents resulted in protests across the U.S. Resource Officer Matthew Ruhnow said location is among the biggest factors of the FPD’s success.

with the people of Fishers. Sergeant Tom Weger manages public information for the FPD, and is at the head of this effort.

Additionally, the department takes to social media to spread information about upcoming events and keep people up to date on other recent developments.

Above all, Ruhnow says the best way of maintaining peaceful relations is to respect each other like humans.

“Treat everyone like you want to be treated. We can not sit here and make judgments about anyone else because of their race or religion,” Ruhnow said.

“Sometimes, people see the gun and the badge and they don’t see us as human. I have a son that’s your [high school] age.

We’re like any of you.”

Freshman Marcus Roux and Officer Mike Johnson speak together at lunch on Sept. 12. Photo

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Students advocate for different causes in community Reily Sanderson reilysanderson@gmail.com

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alcom X, Gloria Steinem and Malala Yousafzai are well known activists. Some students are following their footsteps in hope to resolve issues.

Black Lives Matter

In 2014 Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer, and it sparked controversy over the issue of police brutality and racism. This July, there were at least 136 black people killed by the police in America according to the Guardian.

“I can think of all the times I’d lay in my bed, furious, ranting about what I had just seen in the news with my sister.” senior Tiffany Halliburton said. “My voice would raise and my heart would beat uncontrollably. I was livid. Black people were becoming hashtags all too quickly, and I began to fear for the lives of the people I

love, and the people I don’t even know,” Tiffany and her twin Jada Halliburton have gotten involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.

“I was able to reach deep down within myself and acknowledge the fact that some kind of change needs to be made, and that it had to start with me,” Tiffany said.

Both are in Fishers United, a club that works to promote diversity. The group participated in “Undoing Racism” workshops through the Peace Learning Center and work with the teachers on the Diversity Committee.

Jada also uses social media like Instagram to speak out on issues. She says students can get involved by voicing their opinions on the issues, or speaking out when they hear racially charged language.

“Please do not think that the Black Lives Matter movement is a hate group against police officers or white people. It is simply protesting the rights that the corrupt police officers who abuse their power need to lose

How the movements began Feminism

1848 with Elizabeth Staton’s Women’s rights convention Source: US Dept of State

their jobs for because trust me there are amazing police officers out there who don’t see color,” Jada said.

LGBTQ+

Sophomore Whitney Roberts advocates for the LGBTQ+ community through her passion for film. Roberts is currently making a film titled “Continuing the Path” through the Film Production Club. It is based partly on her life experience as a lesbian and what she feels the world needs to know about the LGBTQ+ community.

Roberts also participates in school clubs such as GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance, formerly known as Equality Alliance.) GSA lobbied for transgender bathrooms, writes letters of concern and has made pamphlets explaining gender and sexuality.

“I highly recommend G.S.A, not only because it is fun, but it is a safe space for all members of the LGBTQ+ community to be themselves, meet others and learn the

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history of equality that we don’t really learn about in school,” Roberts said.

Although marriage equality was achieved for same-sex couples in 2015, Roberts believes people can further advocate for equality by normalizing LGBTQ+ people.

Feminism

Sophomore Victoria Shlick became interested in feminism at the beginning of her freshman year after reading “Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters.” by Jessica Valenti. Shlick says explaining to people what true feminism is and speaking out on issues is important.

“I think it’s super important to know that feminism is not just to further women in society.” Shlick said. “Feminism is for everyone. We fight for all sexualities and genders,” Shlick makes a point to tell people the difference between a feminist and a misandrist, who is a person who is prejudiced to men according to the Oxford Dictionary.

Shlick often brings up topics such as the wage gap, the over sexualization of women, and other issues.

“The most important thing to know about feminism is that we are the underdogs who have decided that we want a chance in this life that for some reason we’ve been denied,” Shlick said.

Apple’s anticipated release of new iOS thrills students Helen Rummel hrum2526@gmail.com

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pple released iOS 10, the newest operating system for their mobile devices this Tuesday, and students’ anticipation has been building up ever since the first beta was released to the public over to summer of 2016. This system update for iPhone or iPad demonstrates many new modifications to go along with the iPhone 7.

According to Apple’s preview on the new system, it is their “biggest release yet” filled with design and accessibility modifications.

Some of the most noticeable alterations can be found in the new messaging app and Siri. Instead of only being able to utilize Siri with apps created by Apple, she has broadened her horizons and can now make a reservation for a table through a restaurant website or call a car through the Lyft or Uber apps. Apple has also allowed for a more customizable experience.

“You can delete the apps that come default with the phone, that way you can free up space and it helps with organization,” sophomore Jedryn Siemon said who has been using the Beta since August 2016 after downloading it from the website.

The music and photo apps have been redone, as well.

According to TechInsider, “the interface is

Sophomore Quinn Heiking reads his notifications on his iPhone with iOS 10 beta at the CCA gathering stairs on Sept. 12.

Photo by Helen Rummel.

much whiter with an emphasis on big, bold letters.”

Apple has added a “for you” tab which is reminiscent of Pandora Thumbprint Radio or Spotify’s Discover weekly recommendation. It provides music suited to the individual.

A favorite with students who had gotten the Beta version is the ability to change the way texts are sent and received. Invisible ink is one method of sending texts that requires the reader to open the app to read it. This way the receiver cannot just read a message through notifications.

“There’s no swipe to open feature. You just have to press the home button again; it’s pretty neat. Also, you can send lasers with a

text,” junior Race Ewing said.

Other new text features include handwritten texts, various new animations of text bubbles and word-to-emoji replacement.

“I can send Beyoncé GIFs to everybody and it’s so fun, because you can just look them up on the Internet,” sophomore Cora Mizimakoski said.

Glitches can be a concerns with new updates, whatever the system or device.

Some of the reports of faults are failure to FaceTime others with a different iOS and the messaging app crashing.

“Sometimes when you swipe down from a text it doesn’t actually display the message and you just have to get rid of it,” Siemon said.

However, not all of the glitches are in the messages app.

“Once in a while an app will go black and I have to hit the home button to leave and it will work again as soon as I press it,” Ewing said.

Many of the new changes will take time to perfect as has been seen in the past with the release of the iOS 9 update in September 2015.

The current update is compatible with the iPhone 5 and up and iPad 2 and up, so students can be prepared to install it now.

Favorite Feature?

“I like the Hidden texts,” junior Race Ewing said

“GIFs, the Beyoncé ones,” sophomore Cora Mizimakoski said.

“The ability to send messages with lasers,” sophomore Jedryn Siemon

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Students cash in on money-saving tips Seana Jordan seana.marie30@gmail.com

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esearch from Market Watch shows that nearly 80 percent of high schoolers work a part-time job. Most get paid biweekly; therefore, they need to manage their money wisely.

Junior Grace Williams only had a job over the summer. She has a very limited amount in her bank account so she tries to prioritize what she buys by how important the items are to her.

“I mostly spend my money on gas for my car, food and makeup, in that order,” Williams said.

Since she does not work during the school year, her parents offer to help out with things that are a necessity.

Some other things that will help save money is shopping sales, using coupons, or even shopping at a thrift store.

Williams would be able to save over half of the money she would initially spend on regular priced items if she shopped sales.

As reported by Fox Business, 83 percent of students do not know how to manage their money. As a result, most students have their parents help them manage the money they receive as well, whether that be monitoring what they spend or by physically keeping

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Junior Michael Warpool works at Zaxby’s.

He says he is not very good at saving his money because of how overwhelming advertisements and displays can be.

“Whenever I get my paycheck, I normally have my parents hold onto the money until I want to or need to use it. That way they are able to tell me if I am making the right decision in what I am spending it on,” Warpool said.

According to Seventeen, teens should give themselves an allowance. For example, teens can put half of their paycheck into their savings account that way they will not have the temptation of overspending.

Junior Jasmine Mercado works a parttime job at the YMCA. “You should balance out your money by your needs and wants. Don’t spend all your paycheck on things you know will not benefit you in the future. A good thing to set up is a budget for yourself,” Mercado said.

Teens should also think about making goals along with their budget. A tactic to use is to write down what they plan to use their money for. Doing this, encourages teens to be more independent and take more responsibility.

“I am able to give myself an experience

Separate money from needs & wants

of what life will be like when I move out by going to the grocery store and buying my own food... this saves my family time and money as well.” Warpool said.

For more information on money saving tips go to Money.usnews.com, Seventeen. com or TheMint.org.

Shop for things that are on sale Have a parent or trusted adult monitor the money Put half of the money earned into a savings account Set a budget up that includes goals

Junior Brooke Pflum answers calls at Texas Roadhouse on Monday Sept. 12. Photo by Brooke Keel.

Savvy students stay fashionable within the dress code Taylor Wagner taylornoellex@gmail.com

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allways can be a runway for some people, and what they are wearing is a creative outlet. At school, style may be hard to achieve due to dress code and specific guidelines, but it can be done.

“It is possible to still stay true to your style within the dress code. Just making sure that you’re conscious of what you’re choosing to wear is important,” academic dean Lydia Conley said. “I have seen a lot of very cute outfits that some students have worn that are within the dress code.”

Spaghetti straps, halter tops, sheer shirts and sleeveless shirts are all possible violations of the dress code. Wearing a cardigan or sweater over a strappy top or a cami under a sheer shirt can still allow for these types of clothes to be worn at school.

“If I’m wearing a tighter shirt or a cropped shirt, I’ll put a jacket of a different color over it and it also just makes it easier to accessorize my outfit that way too,” junior Katherine May said.

Clothes are not the only important things for some students. Accessories or shoes play an important role in putting together an outfit. Accessories can help make an outfit school appropriate with items such as a scarf or a jacket.

“I know that with the guys, shoes are a big thing. They really care about having the right shoes and matching those up either with their shirt or socks. All around though, style for boys is more about comfort in my opinion,” Dean Patrick Schooley said.

Problems involving dress code for boys are usually baseball hats or sagging pants.

With current trends, sagging pants are not common with males for dress code.

Whether students dress for comfort or for style, some incorporate more worldly trends into their everyday outfits.

Ripped jeans, Adidas, baggier shirts, earth tones and layering are all trends that students may incorporate into their style.

Layering, ripped jeans and many other trends can be incorporated into an outfit while still staying school appropriate.

“Ripped jeans ate very stylish with the girls this year,” Conley said. “They are very cute but the only problem would be how high the rip is or if the rip is too revealing or large.”

Pairing a long shirt to cover a possibly large rip or tying a jacket around your waist is a stylish and school appropriate way to wear ripped jeans.

With fall coming up trends will change and outfits will evolve with it. According to Vogue, trends to look out for include cropped jeans, bomber jackets and warm earth tones such as maroon, dark purples and tans. These trends can be worn at school

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Jacket over Crop Top No Sagging Pants or hat Katherine May (left) and Andrew Wilkins (right)

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without a problem with dress code.

“I consider my style fall chic, I go more for subtle dark colors with a light pant or vise versa, fall is a lot easier to dress for especially considering the dress code,” May said.

Many trends and fashionable pieces can be worn with the dress code. Adding simple elements to an outfit can be the difference in violating the dress code and having a cute outfit.

Find more guidelines on dress code at the Fishers High School website.

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well-known event for high school students is homecoming week. There are spirit days, powder puff and the football game, all leading up to the Saturday night dance. Changes have been made to homecoming since it first began. This year, homecoming week and the dance itself are earlier; it will take place from Sept. 12 through 17. Last year the dance did not take place until Oct. 3.

Powderpuff and the pep rally are traditional school homecoming activities, but the school has thrown in other activities in the past years. In 2014, students were given the opportunity to play Campus Golf, but it is not one of our activities this year. “[Powderpuff] a lot of students enjoy it, Ultimate Frisbee is a lot of fun too,” junior Olivia Strobel said. “It would be nice of more people participated.”

A tradition during homecoming spirit week is Red-out Day, but the other days of the week change annually. In 2006, students participated in Rodeo Day and Never Together Day. In 2010, students participated in Tacky Tourist day. This year homecoming week has new spirit days, such as Parent Day and Color Block Day. Every year, the pep rally set-up is differently. This year, a game of tug-of-war

against administrators and students, as well as skits performed by members of each class are planned. Before the pep rally, students get the chance to be featured in the Riley Lip Dub, which is a new project to draw attention to Riley Hospital.

“I hope through out the years the lip dub will be a tradition as it is a great way to get everyone involved and give everyone a chance to be represented,” junior Julia Drozd said Student Government is propelling students to get more involved in the activities, spirit days and the homecoming dance by having more seniors attend the dance and get involved during the whole week. Student government “As students get older, [the dance] becomes less cool because it’s more of a freshman thing,” Strobel said. “It’s nice if more people were involved in homecoming week because it brings the school together.”

Students race on tricycles at the pep rally in 2015. Photo by Tiger Tracks

What’s your favorite part about homecoming dance?

“I think my favorite part about homecoming is just being able to get dressed up and go have fun with friends, I don’t think it’s about how you get asked, the dates or anything. I think it’s fun just to have a night to celebrate,” sophomore Lauren Drew said.

Students jump for the win in a bean bag race at the pep rally in 2013. Photo by Tiger Tracks

What’s your favorite spirit day?

“Breaking out new dances moves, because I just learned how to dance,” freshman Zaria Young said.

“My favorite spirit day this week is probably parent day since so many people can do it because most of them already have the clothes,” senior Stephanie Curry

“I’d say my favorite spirit day is going to be the mom and dad day because its a new one. I know a lot of people have big plans for it and I’m excited to see how it turns out,” senior Carson Henley said.

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P WHICH AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY IS FOR YOU?

ainting faces at football games, creating a dream fantasy football team, competing in national math competitions and defending a nation are all possible activities that the 100 clubs of the school offer.

With so many options, almost any interest can be recognized. Academic clubs like Math Team have just started holding meetings.

“Math Team is a great opportunity for someone who likes mathematical problem solving that goes beyond what is typically explored in the classroom,”

Taylor Wagner taylorneollex@gmail.com

Academic Club

Lia Benvenutti lianbenvenutti@gmail.com

Activism Clubs

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Graphics by Taylor Wagner and Lia Benvenutti

“Unity” Clubs

Sport Club Physical Art

Artsy Club OR

Human or Worldly

Gender Sexuality Alliance

Spoken Art

Pro-Life Theater or Philosophical

Film or Physical

Art Club

Drama Club

Film Production Club FSN

Ski Club

L4F

Fantasy FB

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In or Out

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CLUB SPONSOR CONTACTS

Find an idea to base your club around.

Fine Arts

Make it something that you are interested in and something others would be interested in as well.

Spread the word about your club by making posters and creating social media accounts for people to follow.

We The People Speech Team Pinterest Club

Video or Board

Game Clubs

Find people who share a common interest and want to join.

You need three members minimum to be considered a club.

Model UN

Puzzle Club

Mens VB

Rec Sport

No

Robotics

Chess Club

Rugby

Analyzing or Doing

Discussion Clubs

HOW TO START A CLUB

Find a sponsor, it can be a teacher or administrator of the school.

Best Buddies

Video Game Club

Dodgeball

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Academic Team

Philosophy Club Lacrosse

Poetry Club

Coloring Book Club

Math Team

Yes or No

CRU

Scholarly Clubs

Club Med

Activism Club Hobby Club

Anyone interested in the fine arts has options as well, one of them being the Film Production Club.

“Whether you like writing, filming, editing, directing, anything, there’s a place for you,” said senior Peyton Digregory.

Sports fiends can join a variety of clubs as well, like Ski club.

“I do Ski Club because it’s a time to get away from the grind of life and just shred some snow,” senior Jace Parker.

If nothing else, it is possible to start a new club.

team sponsor Brent Freed said.

Activism clubs like Pro-Life club also are in full swing.

“Anyone who values human life and is interested in becoming a defender of preborn lives should join and learn more about us,” junior Lauren Metz said.

The school offers a variety of clubs focused around hobbies, like the Video Game Club.

“If you’re up for groups of people playing mass games, definitely come. It’s a greater sense of community,” junior Karen Farlow said.

Think of activities for the club to do as well as possible conventions or rallies to go to that involve the focus of the club.

Coloring Book Club: kmarr@hse.k12.in.us.

Drama Club: cripley@hse.k12.in.us.

Philosophy Club: cedwards@hse.k12.in.us.

Poetry Club: risom@hse.k12.in.us.

Art Club: ahorst@hse.k12.in.us.

Film Production Club: jcolby@hse.k12. in.us.

Sports

Dodgeball Club: lbanitt@hse.k12.in.us.

Fantasy Football: mswaim@hse.k12.in.us.

Lacrosse Club: rhoffman@hse.k12.in.us.

Ping Pong Club: hferguson@hse.k12.in.us.

Rugby: atrout@hse.k12.in.us.

Men’s Volleyball Club: cmathias@hse.k12. in.us.

Ski Club: rhoffman@hse.k12.in.us.

Activism/Service

Best Buddies Club: jpope@hse.k12.in.us.

Environmental Club: hferguson@hse.k12. in.us.

Equality Alliance: rvanlandingham@hse. k12.in.us.

Leaders for Fishers: kgoodwin@hse.k12. in.us.

FHS Students for Life Club: ekelly@hse. k12.in.us.

CRU (Student Venture): tsnyder@hse.k12. in.us.

Academic

Academic Team: at jdrozd@hse.k12.in.us.

We the People: lpaternoster@hse.k12.in.us.

Model UN: jgabbard@hse.k12.in.us.

Speech Club / Debate Team: mrund@hse. k12.in.us.

Club Med: lkuhn@hse.k12.in.us.

Math Team: eingwersen@hse.k12.in.us.

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Model UN members debate about different topics at their meeting on Aug. 30. Photo by Jenna

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Japanime Club: kjacobs@hse.k12.in.us.

Puzzle Club: jpritchard@hse.k12.in.us.

Chess Club: rduffy@hse.k12.in.us.

Robotics: dmach@k12.in.us.

Pinterest Club: sgutting@hse.k12.in.us.

Video Game Club: scurtis@hse.k12.in.us.

For information on clubs not listed here, check the Fishers High School website.

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eople are walking far and wide, from parks to cities, playing Pokémon Go. Within hours of its release, Pokémon Go was the number one app in the App Store.

“Even my family members are playing Pokémon Go. I went to my grandma’s house and she was telling me how she chose Squirtle as her number one Pokémon,” junior Alex Leighton said.

The game uses a GPS system to track a player’s location. Pokémon are then put around the area for the user to catch. To gain Pokémon, trainers can throw a Pokéball at the Pokémon by swiping their finger across the phone screen. Catching more and more Pokémon increases the player’s level.

Some locations, depending on how large the player’s community is, may offer Pokéstops around the town. These are locations where players can obtain rare items or eggs. The items may help catch rarer Pokémon or make certain Pokémon easier to catch.

“The best Pokémon I caught was a Pidgeotto, and I caught it in Michigan. The best places to look are tourist areas, like big cities,” sophomore Julia Garrison said.

Gyms are locations where you can compete against other players. If the player

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n upbeat, energetic atmosphere and unique but delicious pizza is enough to pique almost anyone’s interest.

BoomBozz, which opened in August on 116th street near Cumberland Road, offers just that. It is known for its gourmet pizza, with a menu that ranges from brisket pizza to buffalo chicken pizza, and the franchise has five different awards from the International Pizza Championship for its unusual creations.

More than just the pizza deserves attention. The menu includes sandwiches, salads and a variety of appetizers. The toasted ravioli appetizer was like a mozzarella stick

Boombozz offers toasted ravioli as an appetizer. They cost $6.99 for 10 raviolis.

Photo by Lizzie Brown.

wins against the leader, the winner may claim the gym. This is optional, so the player does not have to take over gyms.

To get a gym, first the user much reach level five by catching Pokémon. Once the player reaches level five, they will be asked to join on of three teams: Team Valor, Team Instinct, or Team Mystic. After the user claims a gym for his or her team, they must leave a strong Pokémon there to defend it.

One of the biggest differences from the handheld Pokémon games is the battling system. Instead of taking turns in rotation, players tap the screen to attack. Pokémon have two kinds of attacks: regular and special. Special attacks can only be used when the attack meter, located below the health bar, is full.

“The best place to play Pokémon Go is downtown Carmel. It has so many gyms.

Noblesville is also a great place,” Leighton said.

Pokémon Go is getting many people to go outside. According to Business Insider, Pokémon Go players have walked 4.6 billion kilometers, which farther than the distance from the sun to Neptune, and this number is only increasing. Some Pokémon can only be found in certain countries, like Farfetch’d in Asia or Mr. Mime in Europe.

According to CNN, Pokémon Go has a positive impact on children with Asperger’s

Gourmet pizza with a twist arrives in Fishers in the shape of a ravioli, but since mozzarella sticks are a staple of my diet, I found them a nice surprise.

Former student Evan McBride waited on us, and when asked his opinion gave favorable reviews to quite literally everything.

“I’ve had everything in here and there’s nothing I don’t like,” McBride said.

We ordered the barbecue chicken pizza, fire roasted fajita pizza, and the Tuscan chicken pizza. The hand-tossed crust was very thin and the barbecue pizza was like any other pizza place’s, but the specialty fire roasted fajita pizza was what received International Pizza of the Year, and I understand why.

Overall, it has an excellent location, a nice atmosphere, and enough choices of pizza to keep me coming back.

The Tuscan chicken pizza gives a unique blend of flavors. A medium costs $17.99 and feeds 2-3 people. Photo by Lizzie Brown.

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syndrome, which is a form of autism that makes children less sociable. They typically have a harder time making friends and fitting in. However, Pokémon Go acts as something that they can use to connect and talk to each other about, making it easier for children with Asperger’s syndrome to socialize with others.

Though it was initially popular among people of all ages, Pokémon Go has since fallen to number 33 in the App Store.

“It was popular because it was a new idea and everyone really jumped on board. But it has since died down because it is not as new anymore and a lot of things that people wanted to happen did not happen,” Sean Garrison said.

A player battles a Arbok using his Ninetails in a gym battle. Photo used with permission

from Tribune News Service.

In University Park, downtown Indianapolis, a wide variety of Pokémon can be found.

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ociety has persecuted LGBTQ+ people for years. In the 1960s people began to reject this treatment and, since then, the world has come to be more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community.

It is still hard for the community to integrate with the rest of society, but the inclusion of SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Acceptance) themes in young adult literature has helped people accept the members of the community and LGBTQ+ people learn how to identify themselves.

Being an LGBTQ+ teenager has not gotten easier; many people are still not accepting of them. LGBTQ+ students are already three times more likely to commit suicide than other teenagers, eight times if they are not accepted at home, according to a GLSEN (Gay and Lesbian Straight Education Network) study.

These teenagers need more representation within literature. They need characters they can identify with to realize that it is okay to be themselves and that it will be hard, but it will get better.

Straight and cisgender people need more SAGA books in the media too. These books help promote acceptance and show relatability between LGBTQ+ people and straight people.

While the growth in acceptance of LGBTQ+ peoples has been great, publishing houses must still think the relationships taboo, as books with LGBTQ+ themes are only being released slowly, about 50 a year compared to the 30,000 others published annually.

Fifty books a year may seem like a lot for some, but it is only a small percentage of those published, .28 percent in 2012. There are only around 170 LGBTQ+ books.

Although the number of books on these topics is slowly increasing, the topics are not very diverse. Most of them feature gay or

lesbian characters, so the full spectrum is not strongly represented within literature.

Novels featuring transgender characters started being published in the early 2000s, but transgender characters were not usually the main character, they were secondary and therefore not focused on.

The media center has several LGBTQ+ titles. I have read four: “Beautiful Music for Ugly Children,” “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” “Carry On” and “Perks of Being a Wallflower.”

They were masterfully written and at times heartbreaking; they shared a common relatability.

Recently books have started to show more diversity among race, but the representation of minorities in LGBTQ+ literature is small. Books that include SAGA and people of color are often banned. From 2000-2013 52 percent of books banned had diverse content like non-whiteand LGBTQ+ main and secondary characters.

Teenagers struggle to find out who they are and have few characters in literature with issues they are experiencing. More literature featuring LGBTQ+ characters helps teenagers be more empathetic with LGBTQ+ people and accept them or to help teens discover how they identify.

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s administrators search for the most effective teaching methods, nontraditional strategies such as problembased and project-based learning (PBL) have held center stage. But while PBL can be beneficial, it is far from the most important factor in student success, and should not be pushed as much as other concepts.

At times, the effects of PBL seem almost miraculous. A British study published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education compared math achievement in two similar schools: one that had begun to use PBL and one that maintained traditional learning strategies.

After three years, three times as many students at the PBL school passed a national exam than students at the traditional school.

PBL students also had less math anxiety, more positive attitudes towards math and a smaller achievement gap between students of different socioeconomic class.

In other cases, PBL has little or no effect on student achievement. Studies from Iran, the Netherlands and the U.S. have found that PBL is no more effective at imparting knowledge than lecture-based learning.

A study on second-year medical students at University of Hong Kong even found that students taught by lectures got higher scores in knowledge, application and course satisfaction.

Projects can also take more time and resources than traditional learning, which could interfere with long-term implementation.

With so much conflicting evidence, it is necessary to look at all research and see how well PBL works on average.

Researcher John Hattie synthesized evidence from over 50,000 education studies on a variety of different topics to see what has the most effect on students’ achievement.

He then ranked them by “effect sizes,” a statistical measure of impact. As of 2015, the average effect size was a positive impact of about .50, with higher effect sizes meaning higher increase in student achievement.

Problem-based learning had an effect size of only .12. Out of the 195 factors studied, it was the twenty-ninth least effective.

Our schools are spending time and money pushing PBL when 165 other factors have shown more positive impact on students.

Instead, we should focus on peer-tutoring (ranked #36), giving worked examples (#30), having classroom discussion (#10) and encouraging self-reported grades (#3).

Proponents of PBL argue that some of the skills Hattie found most effective (challenging goals, #34; teaching problemsolving skills, #20; creativity programs, #17) are included in PBL, but its overall low ranking shows that it does not effectively

Effect size* of PBL compared to other learning strategies

According to John Hattie’s “Visible Learning”

#3 Self-Reported Grades ES 1.33

#10 Classroom Discussion ES .82 #18 Creativity Programs ES .65 #36 Peer Tutoring ES .55

#166 PBL ES .12

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#166 PBL ES .12

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*Effect size is a statistical measure of each factor’s impact on student achievement.

Larger effect sizes correlate to greater positive impact. Graphic by Haley Thomas. convey these skills.

That is not to say that PBL could never be useful in a classroom. Well-designed projects might be able to replicate the effects found in some schools. However, the benefits have not been shown consistently enough to warrant treating PBL as a catchall way to boost student performance.

Instead of pushing PBL, which has dramatic effects in a small number of cases, administrators should stress the larger concepts that have consistently been proven to boost student performance, such as the ones listed above.

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Lizzie Brown lizziebrown617@gmail.com

Reily Sanderson reilysanderson@gmail.com

ost voters, in this presidential election especially, will choose a third-party candidate because they do not like the Democratic or Republican options. Except for die-hard Green Party followers or Libertarians, most people’s train of thought is something along the lines of “I hate Trump, but Hillary is just as bad.”

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but neither Jill Stein nor Gary Johnson is going to win the presidential election.

According to Bloomberg Politics, no third party candidate has ever won the presidency. In the last three elections, all third party candidates got less than one percent of the popular vote.

The United States has a deeply-rooted two-party system that dates back to the second presidential election in 1796.

Since then, the two major parties have consolidated almost all the power and resources available, preventing third parties from breaking through. The Green Party or the Libertarian Party is not going to be successful on the national front if they have not built a base of support on the local and state levels.

There is only one independent in the Senate, one independent in the House, and one independent governor. There just is not enough support to have a third party elected president.

Voting for a third party in this election is a vote of apathy.

People do not like either candidate, yet they feel like it is their civic duty to vote in the presidential election, so they take the easy way out. First of all, according to the Indiana Voter Registration website, Jill Stein is not even on the ballot in Hamilton County. Gary Johnson is on the ballot, but he does not know where Aleppo, a war-torn city in Syria, is.

If those who say they hate Donald Trump really mean it, then they will not vote for a third party. According to the Huffington Post, Clinton’s numbers drop in the polls whenever people begin to threaten to vote third party. Voting for Jill Stein or Gary Johnson in this presidential election is, effectively, giving Donald Trump a vote.

Even though it is highly unlikely, there has been speculation that Gary Johnson may be able to win New Mexico, where he once served as governor. However, if Johnson does take New Mexico, Trump and Clinton end up in a dead heat with an even number of votes, then neither Clinton nor Trump would have enough electoral votes to secure the presidency. This then throws the decision to the Republican-dominated House of Representatives. It is not difficult to predict which candidate the House would elect.

If someone truly believes in the policy behind the Green or Libertarian parties, then I encourage them to follow their beliefs, but if they are going to vote third party to avoid voting for Trump or Clinton, then they are throwing their vote away. I know why many do not like Clinton, but she at least has actual experience with governing. If stopping Trump is the real goal, then voting for a third party is not a viable option.

epublican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are the frontrunners for the presidential election this year. According to the New York Times only nine percent of the population voted for Trump or Clinton. It seems as if no one likes the Democratic or Republican candidates for this year’s election.

Often third-party candidates like the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson or the Green Party’s Jill Stein, who is not on the ballot for Indiana, plans to have voters write her in.

According to Gallup, in 2015 42 percent of Americans identify as independents, while 29 percent identify as Democrats and 26 percent identify as Republicans. Gallup has been running these surveys for twenty years, and Americans identifying as Democrats and Republicans continue to decrease. Americans are looking for third party candidates more than ever. The thought of the lesser of two evils and wasting a vote, guilts Americans into voting for the main two parties. If Americans voted for the people they actually agreed with, there might be a chance of a third party winning.

According to Statistics Brain, almost 219 million Americans are eligible to vote. Out of that number; only 126 million people voted in the 2012 presidential election. Almost 13 percent said they did not vote because they did not like the candidates. That is about 16 million people.

Voting does actually matter. If Americans stuck to their beliefs and took the time to vote, there is a chance of a thirdparty candidate winning. Candidates like Gary Johnson show some conservative and progressive beliefs, which may represent the population more.

The “lesser of two evils” ideology is often brought up when a third party is mentioned, yet politicians like Clinton have often said to vote your conscience. Sticking to beliefs is important; a large third-party vote could show how citizens want different representation than what they have been receiving in the past.

Hillary Clinton does not fully represent the Democratic party’s beliefs, according to journalist Rush Belville. Belville says Clinton aligns with Republican beliefs. One of many examples is how Clinton supported the Patriot Act, designed to fight terrorism in 2001, this act was made by Republicans and most Democrats did not support it.

The Republican Party has received $102 million of donations by organizations this election cycle and the Democratic Party has received $81 million according to Open Secrets, a guide to money in American politics, The Green Party’s Jill Stein has received no money from Super PACS and Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson has received $5,000. They rely on the people instead of corporations. So if they did win, they are less likely to have as much outside influence from big businesses that do not represent the people.

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“It’s worth voting, because even if they don’t win the election, if they get enough percentage of the popular vote they are guaranteed debates in the next election cycle,” senior Zane Jud said.

“If they got more coverage in news and debates they would absolutely have a chance, without coverage there’s no way they can,” senior Raven Brenton said.

“Third parties aren’t a good idea with the way the electoral college is set up. If you think back to the Teddy Roosevelt election [in 1912] when he tried to go in as a third party, he ended up dividing the Republican party which caused the Democrat to win,” senior Ioni Tcholakova said.

“No, people know a lot more about the two main candidates and we never hear about the other candidates in any sort of news,” sophomore Eli Ball said.

“The main two political parties are most likely going to be getting the nomination, so it’s an unfortunate circumstance that everyone will be essentially throwing away their votes if they vote third party,” junior Mason Kleumper said.

“You kind of vote for the third party if you’re like ‘wow the other two options suck, I might as well just find something else,’ but that way you don’t really try to learn about them. People aren’t as educated about the third-party candidates,” junior Olivia Strobel said.

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uccess is something that must be earned. No one can expect the answer to all of their problems to magically appear if they do not work for it and set goals to accomplish it. However, academic laziness during one’s senior year seems to be typical as of late.

Though flex periods can be useful for accomplishing homework, they are often not used for their intended purpose: college preparedness. Many students who take flex periods do not spend them filling out college applications or working on their career skills through an internship. Instead, they tend to finish all of the homework that they did not complete the night before.

If students have an internship or a job instead, colleges will be more likely to consider them for admission and they will be eligible for additional scholarships that will help them throughout their schooling.

Plus, they can gain valuable work experience and knowledge of the real world that will aid them in their adult life.

Even if a student worked incredibly hard for their first three years of high school and feels that they have pushed hard enough to take a break, colleges may believe otherwise.

The Tufts University “Guide to Admissions” page suggests that seniors avoid the temptation of early dismissal, study halls and easy A electives. If they are not being challenged, students will not make any progress.

According to Jeff Rickey, Dean of Admissions at St. Lawrence University, colleges expect to see not only rigorous academic courses in a student’s transcript, but also deep involvement in extracurricular activities like internships, volunteer work and jobs. Very few students actually utilize

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their flex periods for such tasks and instead focus primarily on their homework or catching up on sleep.

College Board’s Bigfuture advice blog recommends that students take at least five solid, challenging academic courses a semester in addition to electives and extracurriculars that will add to their college applications and resumes.

While, in theory, flex periods are a good way to show students what a typical college day would look like with time between classes, we must remember that we are still in high school and many people have not yet been accepted to college. At this point in their academic career, students have to focus on what they can do to add to their lists of achievements, not simply take the classes that make it easy for them to take a nap between lessons or skip out on homework.

High school is meant to be a challenge, and flex periods do not help accomplish that.

The appeal of relaxing and slacking off a bit is obvious, but students must remember that senior year is meant to be a stepping stone to a higher plane of learning, not the other side of a hill that they can coast down into the rest of their lives.

nstead of allowing students to slack off, flex periods can help seniors who would not normally take AP classes to push themselves academically.

In order to take a flex period, students must have a rigorous schedule of four AP classes, and maintain good grades in each of them. This is an intimidating course load, especially when students are forced to take three other classes on top of it, all while scrambling to finish application and stay involved in extracurriculars.

However, flex periods allow students to take challenging classes and keep up with the other demands of senior year.

Students have a lot to worry about between balancing school, a social life and having time to relax. Flex periods can help them manage all of that.

Even if they do not use flex periods to fill out application or work as an intern, it allows them to work on coursework and maintain good grades. This could be just as important as extracurriculars, especially for students who are not used to the demands of AP classes.

Flex periods are also much more like an actual college schedule than a traditional seven-period day. This will give students essential practice with time-management, and help them succeed at universities. The transition between high school and college is difficult, and flex periods could help give seniors the push that they need to start preparing.

Even if they are not used to finish applications or volunteer, flex periods can be valuable for students. The extra time can prepare them for college while helping them maintain good grades, which would boost their academic experience overall.

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HS and HSE are each other’s biggest rival. The schools are just 3.6 miles away from each other. Both have over 3,000 students.

The Mudsock Week gives the two high schools in the HSE school district the chance to go head to head in their athletics.

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Mudsock Week is when sports get some of their biggest attendance of the season for fans to see the two schools face off.

In the 10-year history of the school, HSE has a total of 51 Mudsock championships while FHS has 14, and the schools have five ties. Out of all of the sports, HSE has 124 wins and FHS has 78 and ties between the two schools is five.

Sports that do not compete in the same style of the Mudsock Week include boys and

for fans to come see the two schools face off competition with one another face off.

In the 10th history of the two schools for fall sports, HSE has a total of 51 Mudsock championships wins and FHS has 78 and ties between the two schools is five.

Sports that do not compete in girls cross country. Both teams face Hamilton Southeastern in many different meets that both attend.

Football

Varsity football has only won three of the nine Mudsocks in the series, but have won five of the seven last meetings with HSE when including sectional games.

On Sept. 9, the two teams went into OT with a score of 30-30. A rain delay postponed the game, but in the end HSE was able to defeat FHS 37-33.

Over 10,000 people attended the game.

“This is still a special game because you’re playing against kids that you were brought up with and lots of the time you don’t get an opportunity like that,” senior safety RJ Potts said.

Volleyball

Fishers and HSE go against each other Sept. 9 in the Mudsock game. Tigers lose 36-33. Photo by Tamera Sims.

Sophomore Rose Duffy hits the ball up over to the HSE side on September 8 Tigers lose 3-2. Photo by Claire Rosenthall.

Junior soccer player Gretchen Mills kicks the ball past HSE player on September 7. FHS falls to HSE 3-1. Photo by Claire

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Junior soccer player Makoy Forman kicks the ball away from HSE opponent on September 6. FHS lost 4-1 Photo by Claire

Like the girls, boys soccer got a win against HSE in the first of their Mudsock games and continued on to get three more wins.

On Sept. 6, HSE was able to come back from their loss last year and win 4-1. The record for FHS against HSE in boys soccer is now 4-3-3.

“The team had a really strong start with a couple chances to take lead; unfortunately we didn’t finish and fell short,” junior soccer player Drew Gavit said.

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Boys Tennis

Girls Golf

The girls golf team fell short to HSE every year in the Mudsock but have only been a couple strokes away from winning.

On August 16, FHS lost to HSE by three points. Last year the Tigers were also close to winning when the Royals beat them by just one point. Every year the lady tigers have been at most 30 strokes behind the royals but failed to defeat.

“To win means that we get a trophy and we get ultimate bragging rights. Although we have beaten HSE in times when it matters more,” junior golfer Sophia Challie said.

In Mudsock history, FHS has only been able to defeat HSE one time, in 2008.

On Sept. 8, the game against the two teams ended up going all the way up to the fifth set, but HSE was still able to clinch that award.

“Last year was completely different having HSE being one of the top ranked volleyball teams in the state. This year we were already 2-0 in conference so that gave us a lot of confidence and gave us a different mind-set going into the game,” sophomore volleyball player Rose Duffy said.

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer

Girls soccer started the Mudsock series against HSE with a win back in 2007. Since then they had one more win and two ties with the Royals.

On Sept. 7, the two teams went head to head and the Royals were able to top the Tigers with a score of 3-1.

“I thought we played a well-rounded game, but there are obviously some areas that we need to approve on. I believe that we will come back a better team after that,” freshmen soccer player Taryn McFarland said.

Girls golf and boys tennis are sports that do not compete in this week but still end up meeting with HSE at one point or another within their season. They also play against HSE more frequent than other teams do because of invitationals that both of them attend.

This year, HSE was able to defeat FHS and win every championship for its sport, some ended up going to the very last minute of the game like football which went into

Junior golf player Sophia Challie watches her put on August 16 against HSE. Tigers placed 2. Photo by Tamera Sims.

Senior Connor Sohalski prepares for the serve from HSE opponent on August 25.

Tigers fall 1-0. Photo by Claire Rosenthall

Ever since the Mudsock began, boys tennis has lost to HSE, except for the very first match between the two schools, where the Tigers won 3-2.

On August 25, FHS boys tennis team fell to HSE 4-1.

“We have a couple of young guys this year who are hoping to improve in their next years here at FHS so we will definitely be able to compete at the higher level that HSE is at right now soon,” senior tennis player Larry Jones said.

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ome sports have multiple team managers while others have one. Managers set up and tear down before and after practices and games, they run water, wash uniforms, keep the score during games and solve problems. Team managers are kept busy attending every game and most practices while making sure the team is ready to play.

“I basically grew up in this program. My brother was a freshmen the first year Fishers opened. He is seven years older than I am , so I always had to come to the games,” senior football manager Bri Morkal said.

Most team managers have not had a sibling in of the sport they are managing, but they have had a friend apart of it. Being a team manager comes with many different tasks.

“During the games we film and gives the players water whenever they are in a time out or in a huddle,” sophomore football manager Lourdes Legaspi said.

Many tasks are taken care of by team mangers during the games. The football team will tape the games and upload them while the volleyball

team manager will keep statistics. Both sports run water, and keep the team prepared and ready to go.

“I get to help the coaches and take a little bit off them. I get to have fun with the team and keep them loose while keeping them ready,” senior girls volleyball manager Alex Hale said.

Managers help set the equipment up for practices so the team is ready to go and are the very first and last ones there setting up and tearing down. The volleyball manager also is in charge of audio, allowing the overhead system to play music during practices.

“We hold [the team managers] to the same expectations and standards academically. We make sure that our players understand the respect that they need to show towards them. They are a part of our program, apart of our team and they need to be treated as such,” football coach Michael Kelly said.

Although, the managers cannot always make it to every practice, they go to as many possible. The managers show up to all the games to be there for their teammates.

“I am a part of a family with the other managers. It is a team of us.

We all make sure that everything runs smoothly,” Morkal said.

Football managers will set up all the pads at the beginning of practice so that the team can use them during practice.

The team mangers grab any other necessary equipment that the players may need for that day,

Team managers will wash all the uniforms and make sure they are clean and ready to go so that the team does not have to practice in dirty uniforms.

Team managers will run water to each team player whenever they are thirsty and on breaks.

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Young runners make place on XC teams

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ith more than 100 runners boys and girls cross country, they all look forward to one goal, to be the top team at state. Several runners in the top seven of the teams are freshman and sophomores.

“We have some new freshman that are going to be pretty important for us to advance to the next level,” girls coach Elizabeth Jahns said. “It’s good for the future of our program.”

In order to get stronger, the practices change, based not only on ability but also experience, as well as the time spent at the summer training.

“Sometimes I feel some pressure, but it’s

Sophomore Natalie Segura at the county meet on White River Elementary on August 30. Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

junior Sam Kuhn in fourth. The team placed fifth with 217 points at the Peoria invitational in Illinois on Sept. 10. The meet featured 47 teams and 431 runners. Roth finished in 15th overall on the 3 mile course, Meyer in 40th place and junior Sam Kuhn at 41st.

Girls JV obtained second place with 51 points at the state preview meet held on the IHSAA course at Terre Haute on Sept. 3. FHS had seven runners in the top 20, with junior Abby Celentano placing eighth, junior Sawyer Osmun ninth, sophomore Natalie Segura 10th, junior Haley Thomas 11th, freshman Haley Jordan 13th, freshman Emma Julien 14th and sophomore Caroline Riebe 17th.

JV runners finished in first place with 67 points at the Ben Davis Invitational Sept. 10.

Sophomore Margaret Saul won the race with ten other FHS ladies finishing in the top 20.

Varsity had second place with 51 points at the state preview on Sept. 3. There were a total of 220 runners in the race, and three Tigers placed in the top 20 with sophomore Miya Wai in seventh, junior Kamya Lapsley in 17th and freshman Abby Carter 18th.

On Sept. 10 the varsity team placed first with 67 points at the Ben Davis Invitational.

FHS won with 69 points against West Lafayette with 114 points. FHS lady Wai finish in sixth Boys cross country warm up before race at place, and following in the top 20 were Carter, the county meet in White River Elementary on freshman Corrine Yorkman and Lapsley.

August 30. Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

“Even though cross country is an individual

kind of a motivation. I try to work harder and do better in practice,” sophomore Ethan Meyer said.

Runners get extra mileage depending on the time invest on the team.

“The better you are the more [miles] you do.

It varies; we have boys that run 56 miles a week, and we have boys who run 32 miles a week, all depending on their skill level,” boys coach Nathan Warnecke said.

Boys JV placed second in the state preview with 55 points on Sept. 3. Senior Aaron Wordley and senior Eli Hagedorn finished in sixth and eighth places. The team competed against 17 high schools.

Varsity finished second in the state preview on Sept. 3 with 80 points. In the first varsity 5k race, senior Josh Roth finish in third place and

Cross country top seven runners Girls

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Liz Rogers

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Corrine O’Leary

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Tessa Kraft

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Lilia Bodnar

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Sam Kuhn

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Josh Roth

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Peter Werling

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Ethan Meyer

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Andrew Runion

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Seth Foutty

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Ashton Murray

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Corinne Yorkman Tori Kalman

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sport, in order to be successful they have to work as a team,” Jahns said.

The boys and girls teams have the Flashrock Invitational at Northview Christian Life Church on Sept. 17 against Westfield High School.

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Corner: Coaches talk about upcoming season Rick Wimmer Head football coach

What was your preseason goal starting out?

“We always make it our goal to win Mudsock, win the HCC, win our sectional and win the state championship.”

What did you learn from last season?

“We learned that we needed to get stronger and faster. We learned that Coach Rick Wimmer checks on an in- everyone needs to be committed to jured player in the game against HSE the process of becoming their best and on Sept. 9. Tigers lost 36-33. Photo by becoming a champion.”

Tamera Sims.

What are your strengths as a team?

“Our special teams units have been very good to this point. It starts with having an excellent kicker [Ben Norton] and punter [Taylor Soper] but you don’t have great special teams without many other players doing their job and taking pride in their effort. We have starters and non-starters who contribute to the success of these units.”

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Ben Beasley Head girls soccer coach

What was your preseason goal starting out?

“We asked the girls to be great teammates which includes improving individually and helping teammates develop skills.”

What did you learn from last season?

“Last season was a great experience.

So many girls were able to step up and Coach Ben Beasley instructs his team fill roles of injured players. The girls against HSE on Sept. 7. Tigers lost 3-1. were very positive of one another.”

Photo by Claire Rosenthall.

What are your strengths as a team?

“The team is very athletic, however they have little experience playing together as a group. I anticipate the team having more success later in the season as they begin to develop a rhythm and better understanding of one another.”

Athletes’ Angle: Athletes talk about their sport struggles and goal setting Trevor Newman Senior running back What got you involved with your sport?

“When I was little I started watching football all the time and decided it would be fun to try out and now I’ve been playing since third grade.”

Senior running back Trevor Newman in the game against HSE Sept. 9. Tigers lost 36-33. Photo by Tamera Sims.

What is your favorite thing about being part of a team?

“There is no other sport quite like football. It is the best example of a team sport I can think of. The guys out there playing with you aren’t just your teammates they are your brothers.”

What are individual goals you set for yourself?

“I have several goals set for myself; most are in the weight room. The stronger and faster I am, the better I will be on the field. So I continue to work hard in the weight room to improve my strength.”

What is the biggest challenge you face with your sport?

“In football you have to be tough. I’m not just talking about physically but mentally tough. There is a lot to remember and a lot that can go wrong. So we have to stay focused with every thing going around us.”

What kind of influence does your coach have on you?

“Our head coach, Coach Wimmer, is a very dedicated man. He has taught me a lot about being a man.”

Maddie Essick Junior soccer player

What got you involved with your sport?

“I started playing soccer at a very young age, which was around five years old and I have been playing ever since and loved every moment.”

What is your favorite thing about being part of a team? ““My favorite thing about being part of a team, especially the Fishers soccer Junior Maddie Essick kicks the ball team, is the unconditional support I towards the goal against HSE on Sept. get from my teammates on and off the 8. Tigers lost 3-1. Photo by Claire field.”

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What are individual goals you set for yourself?

“An individual goal I have set for myself is to be a great teammate/role model.

Another goal of mine is to always give 100 percent in both practice and games, which the soccer program has taught me how to accomplish both of those.”

What is the biggest challenge you face with your sport?

“My biggest challenge with my sport is when I make a mistake I instantly get down on myself, and am constantly worrying why/how I did it. I need to know I am not going to be perfect.”

What kind of influence does your coach have on you?

“Coach Beasley has had a huge impact on my soccer career. He not only has helped me grow as a soccer player but as a person too.”