Tiger Topics: N the Red Volume XII Issue I

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VOLUME XII

ISSUE I

SEPT. 18, 2017

FHS vs. HSE

Photo by Mia Morales

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Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Features 4-7 8&9

10&11 12-15

New faculty joins FHS Upperclassmens School Survival Guide Pets or references? Fad pets need responsible owners HSE vs FHS Rivalry

Entertainment 16&17

18&19 20 21 22&23

Throw Back to Teachers favorite Movies Controversy over Conspiracies Meet the Musician Niko’s opens new week night attraction Dangers of anonymous social media

Sports 24&25

26&27 28&29 30&31

Football shakes up offense and defense in new season Girls Soccer kicks off the year Cross Country races towards competition season Athlete of the Month

Opinion 32&33 34&35 36&37 38&39

Head to Head: Capital punishment triggers argument New year, new newspaper Banned books teach character Dislike validating through social media

Monday Sept. 18, 2017 Editor-in-Chief: Mo Wood Copy Editor: Haley Thomas Web/News Editor: Ethan O’Sullivan Features Editor: Helen Rummel Entertainment Editor: Carolina Puga Mendoza Sports Editor: Claire Rosenthall Graphics Editor: Edmund Lewellen Reporters Seana Jordan, Sawyer Osmun, Hallie Gallinat, Sydney Greenwood, Zoie Soehnegen, Ellie, Albin, John Yun, Ethan Everett, Carson Lilley Photographers James Fortozo, Mia Morales, Hannah Nguyen, Josh Hoover, Kaylee Demlow, Mya Ball Videographers Kat Doan, Lauren Higginbotham Jason Urban Kristine Brown

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Associations IHSPA CSPA NSPA Quill and Scroll Printer Greenfield Daily Reporter Fishers High School 13000 Promise Road Fishers, IN 46038 317-915-4290 Ext. 21218 fishersnthered.com

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Art teacher David Rawlins talks to his Intro to 3D Art class on August 17. Photo by James

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New faces of FHS: Staff members welcomed to the building

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Previous teaching experience: West Lafayette and Chesterton High School

Class: JEL for EMT

Class: 9 and 12 English Coaches wrestling

Jason Cook

Ken Alling

Previous teaching experience: Math at DeKalb Middle School

Previous teaching experience: Orchestra Director at Pike High School

Class: Geometry and Algebra

Class: Assistant Orchestra Director

Julie Armey

Kasandra Dickman Previous teaching experience: RISE Learning Center and Middle school Life Skills

Previous teaching experience: Special education for six years at Westfield High School Class: Guidance counselor for students last names Dez-Grn

Colleen Doerr

Kristine Busack Helen Rummel

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HS opened its doors to 24 new teachers at the start of this school year. While freshman students studied hallway maps, freshly hired educators were occupied with new lesson plans and hectic preparation for the year ahead.

For special services teacher Laura Shelton, Fishers is a return home after teaching for seven years at a middle school near Dallas, Texas. Over the past few weeks she has adjusted to high school classrooms.

“I feel like high school students are a little bit more mature [than middle school students],” Shelton said. “Classroom management has been much smoother and easier to establish.”

One of the reasons for the increase in hiring is growth in student population. To facilitate the large number of students entering the school, a new teacher was added to nearly every department.

Spanish teacher Stephanie Gutting and English teacher Keith Shelton designed an “8th period social community” for this year.

The concept is similar to Tiger Fever and is added to PLC time which was required, an event that welcomes freshman before the onset of the new year. The social hour congregates all teachers that are able to attend.

“I have not experienced that before where we have time weekly to collaborate with other teachers, so I think that will be really beneficial for us and especially the students,” Laura Shelton said.

Meetings take place on Monday afternoons and

provide a time not only for teachers to connect, but for incoming teachers to learn from veteran teachers.

“We’ve found success with teachers who are new to our building recently, but have some experience,” assistant principal Steve Loser said.

“They can both talk about being new, but also guide and support with their own experience.”

Another reason for the increase in hiring is that former teachers found job opportunities elsewhere in the district. For example, former guidance counselor Brandon Cloud moved to the HSE Central Office as internship coordinator.

“Our teachers are talented and they’re getting new opportunities… People grow and they move onto other things,” Loser said. “It’s been a really positive hiring year.”

Social studies teacher Jamison Shuck worked as a substitute teacher at Carmel High School last year. For the eight years before that, he worked at a bilingual school in Santiago, Chile teaching English, literature and social studies. He uses this experience as a lesson for students in his world history classes.

“I think everybody should spend at least one year living abroad, because you learn more about the world, more about your own country,” Shuck said.

“Indiana isn’t the whole world.”

These educators come from as far as Southern U.S. to Southern America, but each one calls this school home. As they unlock their classroom doors each morning, they build the tradition that the intercom encourages us live up to every morning.

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Previous teaching experience: Kokomo High School / Mount Vernon Nazarene University Physical Education Courses

Class: Engineering Head Robotics Coach

Class: Credit Recovery PE teacher Head Boys Basketball Coach

Jeff Fronius

Matthew Moore

Previous teaching experience: 30 years of experience, last taught at Greenfield Central

Previous teaching experience: Taught science for 11 years at Noblesville HS, 7 years at Kokomo HS

Class: Biology and Chemistry I

Class: Honors and Regular Chemistry

Janeen Gill

Kari Morarity

Previous teaching experience: Special education at Pike HS for the last 15 years and one year at Raymond Park MS in Warren Township

Previous teaching experience: Advisor and counselor Class: Guidance counselor for students Keai-McB

Class: Resource

Jacob Hornberger

Scott Patterson

Previous teaching experience: Taught for the last four years at Lawrence Central teaching art

Previous teaching experience: Anderson High School Class: Geometry

Jake Julian

Class: Drawing I, Intro to 3-D and photography

David Rawlins

Previous teaching experience: Math at Madison-Grant High School and Marion High School for five years

Previous teaching experience: Fifth grade in Muncie and behavior therapist at an autism center Class: Special Education English

Jordyn Lemons

Class: Algebra I and Geometry

Evan Reynolds

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Previous teaching experience: Student taught in the spring at PlainďŹ eld High School

Class: Guidance Counselor for students with last names Mcc-Parn

Natalie Ridings

Class: Teaches choir and piano in the performing arts department

Tess Tazioli

Previous teaching experience: 7 years, four of which at FHS

Class: Business, Personal Finance

Class: Algebra II and PreCalculus/ Trigonometry

Sarah Riordan

Laura Torres-Castro

Previous teaching experience: Math, English, Social Studies and Science in middle school classrooms Class: English Resource and Co-teaches

Laura Shelton

Class: English as a new language and Spanish

Jeanie Wiesler

Previous teaching experience: Last year at Carmel HS, and the previous eight taught English language, literature, and social studies in Chile

Jamison Shuck

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Class: World History and geography

Mark Worrell

Previous teaching experience: Social Studies and theology for 31 years at Howe, Tech, Arlington and Cathedral High Schools and coached Cross Country and Track & Field for 25 years.

Class: U.S. History and Geography

Photos by Helen Rummel, Mo Wood, Ethan O’Sullivan and Ethan Everrett.

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Upperclassmen help freshmen adjust to high school

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ne student rushes through the halls on his way to class. Another student anxiously reads a school map. Another rummages through her backpack trying to locate her swimming schedule. Many freshmen encounter challenges like these during their first few months in high school.

New students may find themselves more immersed in clubs, school work, sports and jobs than they were in junior high. Upperclassmen have become accustomed to the demands of high school, and freshmen can learn by following their advice.

Junior Safina Beaty routinely stays after school to attend club meetings, and gets ready to go to work. She must find time between these commitments to finish her school work.

“Start studying early for tests and don’t save it for the night before,” Beaty said. “It’ll help you when you’re a sophomore and junior, and eventually as a senior to be on top of things. If you never study, then you’re going to be behind.”

Senior Noah Baldwin had to find a balance between taking difficult classes and getting enough rest. In order to ensure he still pushes himself in school but is able to get enough sleep due to the demands of swimming, he created a schedule that allows him to finish the majority of his homework in class.

“Take advantage of all the time you get in class to get your homework done,” Baldwin said. “This way, when you get home you can rest and recover from practice.”

According to the Sleep Foundation, teenagers are supposed to get eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. However, students often find themselves staying up late to finish homework assignments.

“I think it’s a good indicator you’re overdoing it when you’re having to stay up past 10 o’clock,” junior Jillian Meyer said. “Set a deadline for yourself to be in bed at a certain time and do as much work as you can up until that point.”

Beaty regularly logs fifteen hours of work each week between Boombozz and Kona Ice. In order to stay on task at school, she must prioritize her day. She credits her daily planner for keeping her organized.

“I write down club meetings and the days I work so that I know when to start studying or getting ahead on stuff,” Beaty said.

This allows Beaty to visualize her activities and mentally map out when she should begin working on certain assignments. Similarly, Meyer keeps all of her class work and club dates lined up in Google Calendar.

“I’m a very forgetful person,” Beaty said. “But if I set reminders for myself and I have stuff on the calendar then I won’t forget.”

Beaty insists that with focus, students will be able to balance their academics, sports, jobs and clubs.

“I’ve learned that it’s doable,” Beaty said. “You can be in AP and honors classes and be in clubs all at the same time if you don’t procrastinate and you stay on top of things.”

Check out this video on surviving high school:

Working on homework, senior Kenny Gyaltshen and freshman Riley Gearhart collaborate together before school on Aug. 28. Photo by Carson Lilley.

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Safina Beaty • Junior • Works at Kona Ice and Boombozz • Works 15 hours a week • Member of Leaders for Fishers and Riley Dance Marathon Junior Safina Beaty works on homework before her shift at Boombozz on Aug. 30. Photo by Carson Lilley.

Noah Baldwin • Senior • Four-year swimmer • Swims 23 hours a week • Member of National Honor Society Competing at FHS, senior Noah Baldwin swims breastroke in a meet against Westfield on Nov. 29. Baldwin won the 100 breastroke. Photo used

with permission of Brian Richmond.

Jillian Meyer • Junior • President of CUB Club and Drama Club • Speech Team captain • Blogger Drama Club president junior Jillian Meyer and vice president senior Emma Trent lead the first meeting of the year on Aug. 30. Photo by Carson Lilley.

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Buyer’s remorse: Game of Thrones fans abandon huskies Ethan Everett

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Is this canine a husky or a wolf? It’s a husky.

You can tell from the softer and thinner face. The husky is generally much smaller than the wolf, too. Picture used with permission of Max

Pixel.

Peter Dinklage (left) and Jason Momoa (right), Game of Thrones actors, speak at Comicon, a popular convention. Peter Dinklage is a strong advocate of PETA, an active animal rescue program. Used with permission of Tribune News Service.

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any people are fans of dogs - especially big, cuddly ones - but adopting or buying dogs can be a very difficult exchange, especially for people who are new to the reality of taking care of a dog. Owners who are more acquainted to a relaxed living style at home may find that taking care of a dog is not quite the easy task they expected it to be, and this is evidenced by the increased number of huskies and malamutes appearing in shelters across the states.

Based on best-selling author George R. R. Martin’s book series “A Song of Ice and Fire,” the Game of Thrones television series first aired back in April of 2011, and has since produced a total of seven seasons with around 10.2 million fans.

One of the popular elements of the show are the “dire wolves,” a group of large wolves that are adopted by one of the families of the show.

It’s evident that these “dire wolves” quickly became popular with their early introduction into the series. Because of the love for these wolves, fans from across the country started purchasing huskies and malamutes from breeders, as these dogs look very much like the wolves from Game of Thrones.

The conflict is that many dog owners are not necessarily equipped to handle these high-energy dogs. According to Blue Cross, an insurance federation, the number of huskies being abandoned since the show began has increased by eight times the original statistic.

“Not only does this hurt all the deserving homeless dogs waiting for a chance at a good home in shelters,” GOT actor Peter Dinklage said while teaming up with PETA, an animal rescue organization, “but shelters are also reporting that many of these huskies are being abandoned - as

often happens when dogs are bought on impulse, without understanding their needs.”

This is not the first case where a popular film or TV show resulted in fans buying many pets then giving them up soon after. The New York Times said that in 1961, when the film “101 Dalmatians” first came out in theatres, the public increased buying this breed.

“Pets are companions; they’re family that’s a part of you,” junior and dog owner Bennett Snipes said. “They are not just an object that you can show off, and abandoning them shows a very superficial attitude.”

Buyer’s remorse is the emotional response a person gets after purchasing something they are not willing to keep. When fans of these films purchased animals and gave them up soon after, they were exhibiting buyer’s remorse.

“I’ve heard that it happens every Easter, where people get rabbits, then get rid of them,” English teacher and GOT fan Paul Kennedy said. “It’s a pattern I’m pretty familiar with.”

Buyer’s remorse is a more likely occurrence when buyers act on impulse. When buyers plan and do research before their purchases, there tend to be fewer cases of buyer’s remorse. This is even more frequent on higher commitment purchases, like dogs.

“Eventually I feel buyer’s remorse for a whole lot of what I buy, because I make a lot of impulse decisions,” senior Allison Hedberg said.

The Humane Society says that eight to 12 million dogs and cats enter their shelters each year, and they give a similar position to PETA: they hope to warn future dog owners from around the country to first educate themselves before they take on the responsibility of owning a dog.

Previous Animals Subject to Buyer’s Remorse: Dalmatians:

Reason for purchase: “101 Dalmatians” release in 1961, and all subsequent re-releases triggered popularity in the dalmatian.

Reason for “remorse”: High-maintenance, high energy dog.

Result of dalmatian purchases after release of film: 35% increase in dalmatian return to shelters.

Picture used with permission of Max Pixel

Clown Fish:

Reason for purchase: “Finding Nemo” movie release in 2003 and “Finding Dory” release in 2016.

Reason for “remorse”: Salt water fish: maintenance and cost.

Result of clown fish purchases after release of film: More than one million harvested from the wild each year.

Picture used with permission of Max Pixel

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FHS, HSE rivals since beginning John Yun

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Donavan McFarland runs away from HSE football players to score a touchdown on September 8, 2016. Photo by Mia Morales

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hile FHS was being created, there were many questions from the residents of the HSE district on whether it would become as good as the already existing HSE High School. As a result, when FHS opened in 2006, the rivalry between the two schools was born.

Principal Jason Urban believes that competition was easy for HSE in the beginning because FHS had no seniors for the first year and was smaller.

“Over time, as our programs have developed academically, athletically, in performing arts, across the board, it’s been a lot more competitive, so then the rivalry gets stronger,” Urban said.

Senior Zach Ghera believes that the rivalry has helped him work harder to beat HSE in many aspects of his school career, such as extracurricular activities.

“Specifically in winter percussion and indoor percussion, I always make sure that we’re doing our best and playing and improving the best so that we can not only beat HSE, but all the other schools,” Ghera said.

Urban also said that the rivalry has benefitted FHS by pushing students to try harder and become the best in the HSE district.

“One of the things I love about the rivalry is how it makes both schools better,” Urban said. “It makes all our programs better because we’re trying to measure up to HSE, and that’s a great school across the board.”

In sports, HSE has had a higher overall Mudsock score for the past 10 years. We have yet to win against HSE in boys track. The two schools also compete in academics and extracurricular activities. In the 2016 to 2017 school year, FHS was ranked the 8th best high school while HSE was ranked the 11th best high school, according to SchoolDigger, a school ranking website.

Urban notes many similarities between FHS and HSE. He believes that they are both top notch schools with outstanding teaching staffs and families who value education. However, Urban strongly believes that FHS is the best high school in the state.

“We are constantly pursuing the idea that we are going to be the best high school in the state and so that rivalry is great for that goal,” Urban said.

“That rivalry is great because HSE is a tremendous high school, and we want to be on their level.”

Junior Madison Richards, a recent transfer from HSE, now roots for FHS and believes that it is better than HSE. Richards prefers cheerleading here and believes everyone is nicer and calmer.

“One big benefit is the IB program for sure,” Richards said. “I’m in IB Psychology right now, and I really like it.”

Urban states that the rivalry can be full of emotion but is, at the end of the day, just fun and games.

“Sometimes people get carried away,” Urban said. “Rivalry invokes emotion. Sometimes people have trouble handling their emotion and putting it in the right perspective. It is just a game between the two schools or a competition between the two schools.”

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HSE continues to rival with FHS Katelyn Hartman

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he rivalry between FHS and HSE all began when HSE was built 1964 and when FHS opened for grades 9-12 in 2007. The yearly Mudsock game is a point of high tension on both sides, which is easily seen once the cheers begin.

Students rush to the stands each year in order to get the perfect view, and even those who are not in the school still come just to be a part of the action.

But what makes the hatred between these schools so intense?

Senior Chris Renzulli is a member of the Royal Command and Guard, the marching band. The marching band is a big part of the halftime show at every game, and as it is a competitive organization, it is a big deal to play at the Mudsock.

“Football games are always fun. So yeah, I would say I’m looking forward to it.” Renzulli said.

Even if you do not actively go to games or participate in sports, sometimes the excitement of the competition finds you. Cassie Barnhill is a senior at HSE who has founded and joined multiple clubs. She is not a huge fan of athletics, but she can still feel the effects of the competition that arises from them.

“It is my school, I want to like it and I want to be proud of it. Sure, there’s some stuff that kind of rubs you the wrong way, but I’m still proud of where I go.” Barnhill said. “The schools [Fishers and HSE] are almost exactly the same, on the inside at least. I’m pretty sure the design and academics is about the same.”

She said that while FHS has the IB program, that is probably one of the few differences, even though school spirit feels more intense at HSE. Standing in his office, varsity head coach Scott May, agrees that the Mudsock is no ordinary game.

“You know, for a long time, I was trying to make it just another game for the kids, just part of the conference and all that,” he said. “It’s obviously a big deal, it brings a lot of excitement, a lot of people out. So yeah, it’s a neat one to play in.”

Since the game is so popular and so full of energy, May talks about how the game affects the athletes.

“Well, I just think since these kids know each other, they grow up together, our youth league splits then they start playing for the junior highs, and kind of get funneled into the high schools, so I’m sure it’s fun for them to play against kids that they grew up with,” Coach May said.

Coach May also states that the rivalry becomes so intense because of bragging rights associated with winning the game, and how involved the town becomes in the score.

HSE students run after the FHS football player with the ball on September 8, 2016. Photo by Mia Morales.

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Graphic by John Yun.

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Photo by Josh Hoover.

Senior Gretchen Mills kicks the ball past the HSE defender on Sept. 6. Tigers lost 3-1. Photo by Hannah Nguyen.

Senior Matthew Wolff runs the ball dodging a tackle from the HSE defense on Sept. 8. Tigers won 2014. Photo by Mia Morales.

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Teachers reveal flicks that stole high school hearts Sydney Greenwood

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ights dim, velvet curtains recede, and screens begin to glow. Actors flash on the screen, speaking famous lines as characters that impact viewers. Movie theatres seem not to have aged. They continue to show genres of movies that influence people long after they leave.

“Good Will Hunting,” released in 1997, and “Unforgiven,” released in 1992, are two movies in the drama genre that influenced their high school viewers. Spanish teacher Julie Tobias’s favorite movie from high school is “Good Will Hunting,” which tells the tale of a simple janitor at M.I.T. who solves a complex math problem. Matt Damon plays Will, the janitor, and Robin Williams is Will’s mentor, Sean.

“It was that plot of somebody who comes from a life where he didn’t have a lot of opportunities and he fought his way up,” Tobias said. “He’s the hero in the end, and it’s exciting to watch how he wins in the end.”

Social studies teacher Dr. Chris Edward’s favorite movie in high school was “Unforgiven” and stars Clint Eastwood as an aged outlaw named Bill Munny who leaves retirement to catch criminals for a bounty. Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman costar as Munny’s partners.

While dramas and westerns are remembered for their plots and characters, “Ghostbusters” is remembered for its humor and is math teacher Alisa Vaughn’s favorite movie. Released in 1984, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis play three professors who exterminate ghosts from New York City.

“I remember laughing hysterically during the movie,” Vaughn said.

“Star Wars,” a science fiction movie, was named most popular by two teachers. Even though “Star Wars” was released before high school for Vaughn and math teacher John Carpenter, they agree that it remains a favorite because of its special effects.

“I like to go back and rewatch those again. I remember the special effects,” Vaughn said. “I go and watch “Star Wars” nowadays and I think

that they should go back and remake the ones I thought were very cool.”

Another of Carpenter’s favorite movies from high school is “Blues Brothers,” released in 1980.

It describes the story of two brothers who bring their old band back together to save the home where they grew up and stars Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Carrie Fisher, along with cameos from Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Ray Charles.

“I enjoyed it when I was a teenager and I still enjoy it now,” Carpenter said. “There’s some silliness to it that I am still fond of.”

For many teachers, it has been over five years since they last saw their favorite high school movie. For Edwards, it had only been a couple of months.

“Well, at the time, I was getting ready to go to college,” Tobias said about “Good Will Hunting,” “So, watching people that were in college seems exciting to see what their life was and then it was exciting to see him triumph over the difficulties he was dealing with.”

At the end of the movie, the lights shine, the curtains comes together, and the screen darkens.

While the movie may be finished, the impact remains.

“Good Will Hunting” stars Matt Damon as Will Hunting, Stellan Skarsgård as Professor Gerald Lambeau, and Robin Williams as Sean Maguire. Will is a janitor at M.I.T. who is unknowingly a mathematic genius. It was released in 1997 and directed by Gus Van Sant. It won two Oscars and one Golden Globe.

Graphic by Sydney Greenwood.

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“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” was released in 1977, and is the first movie in the “Star Wars” saga. It is the story of a young man who attempts to save the galaxy from the evil Empire with the help of a cocky pilot, a captured princess, an old mentor and a strange entity called The Force. It stars Mark Hamill as Luke Sykwalker, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa. It was written, produced and directed by George Lucas and won six Oscars and one Golden Globe.

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“Ghostbusters” was released in 1984 and directed by Ivan Reitman. Bill Murray stars as Dr. Peter Venkman, a scientist who is intent on stopping ghosts and ancient Sumerian gods from taking over New York City. Dan Akyroyd co-star as Dr. Raymond Stantz, and Harold Ramis play Dr. Egon Spengler. Akroyd and Ramis were also lead writers.

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“Blues Brothers” tells the story of two brothers who reunite to bring their old band back together. They hope to save the orphanage where they grew up, but cross the path of a neo-Nazi. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd play Jake and Elwood Blues. Guest stars include James Brown, Aretha Fanklin, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz and Steven Spielberg. It was directed by John Landis and released in 1980.

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The main theory that is centered around the Mandela Effect is the possibility of parallel universes. Photo used with permission of Lee Davy .

Students theorize on viral phenomenon: Mandela Effect Seana Jordan

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emory can be a tricky thing. Science has shown that the brain can create false memories and cause people to believe that they are factual.

The Mandela Effect occurs when a large group of people misremember a fact or an event. Many people share the same memories of things but those things could never have existed. Psychologists call the phenomenon of misremembering, confabulation, which is commonly seen in patients with severe memory loss after suffering brain trauma. The term Mandela Effect was created by paranormal consultant Fiona Broome after she experienced the false memory of Nelson Mandela dying in prison, according to the website Snope.

Broome is not alone. Since that information came out, many people have reported that they remember seeing it on the news and watching his funeral procession.

In recent years, people on social media sites such as Reddit, have reported false memories of other items such as films, books and company names. Chick-Fil-A, Kit Kat and Coca Cola are just a few of the brands people remember being spelled differently.

Chick-Fil-A is widely remembered as being spelled as, “Chik” or “Chic.” Kit Kat and Coca Cola are both thought to have a dash in

between the two words, but they actually do not.

Senior Tayllor Montez specifically remembers when she was a child and would go to Chick-fil-a after her grandparents took her to church on Wednesdays.

“I remember getting my little cup of waffle fries, holding the container in my hand and reading the spelling of the restaurant,” Montez said. “It was spelled the old way, so I just know it has changed.

Plus, I’ve seen the proof on Reddit that the name has changed.”

Another popular mis-remembrance is the spelling of the children’s book “The Berenstain Bears.” In 2015, Youtuber Shane Dawson posted a video talking about this anomaly. He remembers the title being spelled differently than it is now.

“I grew up seeing the spelling of ‘-ein’ so I was shocked when I found out that it was actually ‘-ain’,” senior Ali Carstens said. “I used to watch the movies and I swear it was not spelled this way when I was a kid.”

According to Dawson and threads like “r/ MandelaEffect” on Reddit, theorists say that this is happening because the world actually ended in the year 2000, which created a parallel universe. The same thing happened in the year 2012, that is why so many things are remembered differently among people.

Dawson says that when groups of people

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remember things that are not of that reality, it is because they are from a parallel universe where the certain happening was how they remember.

They take a sci-fi approach to this, while some people think that memory is just a tricky thing and one we can never trust.

On the opposing side, there are people who do not believe the Mandela Effect is a real occurrence due to the fact that they look at the phenomenon from a more scientific and logical standpoint.

The website debunkingmandelaeffects, offers common explanations as to why people are remembering things differently. For example, in Disney’s Snow White, there is a famous quote that many people remember as “Mirror, Mirror on the wall,” but the quote is actually “Magic mirror on the wall.” The website discusses how there is no credible evidence that this has actually changed.

The Grimm brother’s original story does say, “Mirror mirror, on the wall,” so it is possible that people can just be confusing the two.

“Your memory changes as you experience more things,” junior Jake Low said. “If you think about something that happened when you were four, you won’t remember it right because the person you are now is not the same person you were when you were four. So, you remember stuff from the point of view you have now. You’re remembering what you think would have happened if you were in that memory as yourself in present time.”

The theories as to why The Mandela Effect is happening have not been debunked. There is evidence for and against these theories on websites like Reddit, Youtube, Tumblr and Twitter that can potentially display false proof or false information “When you hear about a conspiracy theory like this, you should always research before you have a definite opinion on the topic,” Low said.

“You always want to have a second opinion and a professional opinion. You definitely don’t want to take everything you hear as gospel.”

Time line of Mandela Effects

The top line of each box is the event or item that people are misremembering. The bottom is the correct one.

Information from Reddit, Youtube, and Buzzfeed. Graphic by Mandy Lewellen

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Meet the Musician Shiver and the Shakes

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Junior Quinn Heiking rests as the Shiver and Shakes perform a local gig at Lister’s home on September 9. Photo by Ethan O’Sullivan.

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rashing percussion echoes across the bright walls, standing microphone tilts to the perfect angle. Smiles are exchanged as the atmosphere of the room turns energetic. Slowly, a pair of guitarists chime in, crescendoing into the opening.

Shiver and the Shakes is a group composed of junior Quinn Heiking on vocals and guitar, sophomore Thomas Lister on guitar, Bradley Lister on bass and junior Clayton Beehler on drums. The quartet has previously played at venues such as Mama Bear’s Cafe and Sam Ash music store’s open mic on Wednesdays.

Dating back to their springtime debut, the group has covered songs from artists such as Cage The Elephant and Band of Horses, but they have compositions of their own including an original titled “Who,” an upbeat anthem on guitar and percussion.

Beehler incorporates his knowledge of composition, learned from a previous year of AP music theory, in his song-writing. “[AP music theory] helped me a lot with knowing where to start, especially with melodic dictation, which is where you hear [notes] and write it down,” Beehler said. “That’s been very helpful when writing down what’s in my head on paper.”

The four work collaboratively, blending lyrics with melodic lines and critiquing their work when everyone is available.

“It’s different from anything else we’ve done,” Heiking said. “Writing a full song and playing it live feels really good because you know that this didn’t exist before we put our minds to it.”

Each member has other commitments including work and extracurriculars that they plan around in order to keep the group running and practices consistent.

“I think it’s important for students to do what they want to do because for seven hours a day, five days a week plus homework you’re doing things that you don’t always want to do,” Lister said. “So, there has to be time for you to do what you want and become who you want to be.”

As Beehler and Lister compose, Heiking works towards marketing the band in his spare time. He created a graphic mixing the use of photography and design for print on band t-shirts available for purchase from Heiking.

The group performed at The Hoosier Dome on Saturday with Take Four, Forget Yourself and Ross Matthew. For more on the band and benefits of music in education go to fishersinthered.com.

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amming to music and eating dinner under the lights sums up an ideal Wednesday night at Niko’s Open Mic night.

From local artists to volunteers of any age and any talent, the stage welcomes everyone to share their talents with the audience. Located in the Pinheads bowling alley, Alley’s Alehouse holds Mic Night in the Pinheads bowling alley off of I37.

Featured artists perform from 8:00-8:30 p.m. and any volunteer performs after 8:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. every Wednesday night, The live music is an easy attraction to bowlers, diners and volleyball players; with the volleyball court right outside the restaurant.

On Aug. 23, the featured artist of the night that performed was junior band, Take Four, consisting of singer Kate Michael, electric guitarist Jake Baldessari, bass guitarist Caleb Bopp and drummer Carmel High School’s Alex Turner. They jammed out at Niko’s to their own original music such as their EP “Take One.” The stage was visually pleasing with all of the

colorful lights and band posters hanging. which gives a picture-perfect appeal to the scene.

What really stuck out was the poor sound quality. The volume was excessively high, both close and far from the stage. The audience who seemed engaged in the performances sat near the front, while others sat further back from the stage.

Either way, the noise seemed uncomfortably loud, which could be tweaked.

The performances range between alternative rock to classic rock music. It was impressive to see many of the guests covering their own original pieces. One would think only musicians are featured, but dancers, poets, stand-up comedians and more can be found on the stage throughout the night.

The overall environment of Niko’s Open Mic Night contains a stress-free, yet entertaining night, for all ages welcome to watch and perform.

A great quality of Niko’s Open Mic night is how family oriented it is and how there is lots to see and be part of on a Wednesday night.

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Singer Jack Barkley performs his own songs on guitar at Niko’s Open Mic Night on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Photo by Sawyer Osmun.

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Anonymous social media creates negative environment for teenagers Carolina Puga Mendoza

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nonymity provides an escape from a straightforward society, a way to confess and share secrets with strangers. Starting in 2013, anonymous social media gained popularity among millennials and it is starting to make a comeback with Sarahah and TBH according to Fortune Tech.

Anonymous apps provide comments ranging from favorable compliments to cyber bullying.

Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo demonstrated in 1971 that people become more aggressive when they were in anonymous situations, because there were no more social norms to hold them back. His research was used to understand the behavior on today’s social media.

“Generally I think [anonymous apps are] more negative than positive because it just brings out the worst in people and a lot of times is usually traceable,” senior Riley Crump said.

Sarahah allow users to send and receive anonymous feedback. The Play Store and the App Store reported Sarahah as their most downloaded

Senior Pedro Yam Quiñones answer questions on TBH app while at lunch. Photo by Carolina Puga Mendoza.

app of 2017. Its designed purpose is to allow users to leave a “constructive” message anonymously to a person’s account. According to Fortune Tech, the main purpose of Sarahah was for employee feedback, but as its popularity grew it became popular among teenagers who would use it later as a source of compliments.

The website Ask.fm allows to ask questions and provide answers anonymously, according to WiseWeb. This site does not provide privacy settings or any control on identity; abusive language can be found with no way to stop it, anybody could the question, Business Insider states.

“I’ve definitely seen [cyber bullying], like on Ask.fm,” senior Stephanie Tran said. “If it’s about a certain person, there’s always that someone who will say something mean.”

TBH (To Be Honest) delivers general feedback from the student body. The app provides a set of 20 questions and the user must choose someone that resembles what the question is asking. TBH is a combination of Sarahah and Ask.fm that is only available in Georgia, Rhode Island, Indiana and Texas. The servers are working on expanding nationally, according to TBH support page.

Another popular app is After School which creates a private messaging board, targeting students in a specific school or area. According to Business Insider, the app made its debut in 2014 but was soon shut down because of excess amounts of cyber bullying, negative comments and vulgar language.

“I feel like if you are getting cyber bullied, don’t get offended by it or just get off the app,” freshman Spencer Kjar said.

Anonymity has also been a way to share positive feedback. According to The Economist, troubled individuals can find help and support from strangers on the web. People can find discussions that allow them to speak freely and encourage themselves and others, according to LovetoKnow, a networking news source.

“I don’t think it has to be [anonymous], I think a lot of compliments mean more if you know who they are from,” Crump said.

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Whisper made its debut in 2014, where it has become a highly grossing company having a net worth of $200 million. Users have a variety of pictures to use as a background, after finding the picture that fits the most; an idea or confession is later posted. The app creates a radius of the area to find ‘Whispers’ as close or far away from the user’s location. Anything posted is anonymous as well as the people who like it.

The TBH app provides 20 questions every hour or so. The questions are scenarios where the answers are people. The user can skip or select the person that fit the scenario best. The selection pool is based on area and/or phone contacts. If the user is chosen on a question, he or she will obtain gems that can be used to purchase more questions to answer.

Sarahah means “honesty” in Arabic and was created in Saudi Arabia by Zain al-Abidin. People share the link of their social media which grants access to their profile. Users have the choice to leave a constructive message as many times as wanted. The owner of the profile will not be able to see who left the messages by any means.

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Sliding for the first down, senior quarterback Matthew Wolff carries the ball against cross town rivals, the HSE Royals, on Sept. 8. Tigers win 20-14. Photo by Mia

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own, set, hike. The first snap of the football season has been made. Tackling changes have been made to the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

On offense, there are now two starting quarterbacks, junior Jonathan Vore and senior Matthew Wolff, each with different strengths. Vore is stronger with throwing the ball, and Wolff is stronger with running the ball, according to senior tight end Bryce Gee. Having two starting quarterbacks helps when it comes to injuries. For most teams, if the starting quarterback gets hurt, the backup would have to play. If Wolff were to get hurt, the offense still has a starter to play. While a backup can be good, they are not as good as the starter, so the offensive line has to step up to protect them inside and outside the pocket.

“The good thing about having two is when one goes down, you have one ready to go,” varsity football head coach Rick Wimmer said. “This was good for us because we have only played one game with both because Wolff was out against Pike, but I believe that Vore really stepped up, with some notable exceptions.”

This also means getting more offsides calls against the defense because they will not always be ready for whichever quarterback is out there.

“It is harder for defenses to be ready for two people instead of one,” assistant varsity football coach Keith Shelton said. “We can also utilize their different strengths because very few quarterbacks can do everything.”

While trying to get teams to jump off sides helps an offense move down field, winning games week by week to get the team into the state

championship is the main goal on Wolff’s mind.

“Personally, I want to help the team anyway that I can,” Wolff said. “Hopefully with a win against HSE, and a state championship, or as far as we can go in the tournament.”

For the defensive side of the ball, the tackling technique has been tweaked to increase a player’s safety and prevent concussions or other head and neck injuries that could keep players out of games.

“Basically what this type of tackling does is it makes it easier for players to see how to use their shoulder and keep their head out of the tackle,” Shelton said. “Hitting with the near shoulder keeps the head out of the tackle.”

This technique also follows initiative from USA Football, which is under the guidance of the NFL. Using this allows the team to be on the same page as the governing organization and prepares players for future careers in football.

“It is the way that the game is being played today,” Wimmer said. “It is a safer way to teach tackling, and I don’t think that our tackling is a part of the issues we are having on defense. I don’t think we have had as many problems this season with injuries as we have in the past by tackling though.”

This is also like the rugby tackling style. Rugby involves tackling, but players do not wear pads.

Some of the football players play rugby as well, so this type of tackling was not a new concept to them, according to senior cornerback Michael Prewitt.

The changes have improved the way that the team has been playing, according to Prewitt. The next home game is September 22 against the Avon Orioles.

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Senior cornerback Luke Uribe uses his arms to block an HSE player to keep him from running down ďŹ eld to catch the ball on Sept. 8. Photo by Kaylee Demlow.

Running around the HSE offensive line to get to the quarterback, defensive players Christian Miles and Cameron Fields go in for the sack on Sept.

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Junior quarterback Jonathan Vore runs away from North Central defenders trys to get the ball down ďŹ eld, and avoids being tackled for a sack on Aug. 18.

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Senior Gretchen Mills rolls the ball past a Zionsville player on August 23. FHS tied Zionsville 0-0. Photo by Kaylee Demlow.

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irls soccer takes to the turf as a new season has arrived. While the coming of the season brings goals, saves and long practices, it also brings something unique: 14 seniors graduating in May. Senior Sarah Bird’s accomplishments include earning a varsity letter and becoming a captain, along with recognizing the leadership it takes to be in her position. According to Bird, they play to lead themselves and teammates to victory.

“You can tell that a lot of the underclassmen look up to you, and it’s really important that you lead the example and make sure everyone is really trying their best, and make sure that you encourage people to be their best always,” Bird said.

Putting in best effort is not the only thing the seniors value. Even once the class of 2018 graduates, Bird says there is one thing she wants to last forever - the culture the girls have built. Bird claims that the culture and traditions of the program are a vital part to their identity and how this team wants to represent themselves.

“Our culture is very important. I want to make sure that they understand how we do things around the program, and how we really pride ourselves on being the best teammate we can be,” Bird said.

When the class of 2018 graduates, the team will have to present a new set of leaders for future seasons. Assuming a leadership role happens to be something that the non-senior players are preparing to do by modeling themselves after current seniors.

“All the seniors this year are such fun people to be around and they are also very good leaders, so next year the upperclassmen are going to have big shoes to fill,” sophomore Lauryn Arnett said.

Being a positive role model for incoming girls is something many of the players expect to do. The future upperclassmen plan on mentoring new players with encouraging attitudes and modeling themselves after the current seniors.

“I just want to mimic how they treated everybody who were underclassmen and how they stood for what they believed in,” sophomore Ellen Stump said.

The future of the program is not all the team is focusing on, as the girls are reflecting on the past and the impact the seniors have had on them.

“I’ll probably miss just how encouraging they are, and how much of a role model they are,” Stump said.

“They’re easy to go to if you need help...I’ll miss them having my back.”

Stump, a returning player, is currently in her second year of playing with the seniors. For sophomore Rebecca Lewis, however, this is her first season playing with the soccer team.

“The seniors were very welcoming to me even after I switched from a different sport,” Lewis said. “Even when I am out and about, like at the mall, they make a point to say ‘hi’ to me.”

Lewis, Stump and Arnett are all set to take leadership positions next year as they will become upperclassmen. For players like Bird, this is the end of their high school soccer careers.

The regular season will end in the last stretch of September, where the seniors will play their last regular season game on Sept. 27 at Harrison.

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oblesville, HSE, Pendleton Heights- all of these high schools have a cross country course to call their own. However, FHS has never had its own course for home meets or practice.

“We run through the neighborhoods on weekdays, but I think it would be nice to have a course because we never have a home meet here,” junior cross country runner Grace May said.

The surrounding neighborhoods, the FHS soccer fields and Christ Crossing Church often serve as courses for after school practice. On weekends, the teams sometimes travel to White River Elementary or Northview Church.

“A benefit to having a course could be that when you run it you are familiar with it,”athletic director Jim Brown said. “You also wouldn’t have to worry about where to turn or where to go when you travel to a new location to practice.”

According to Brown the biggest reason for no cross country course is space. A course needs to be 3.1 miles long for high school meets, which is not available at FHS due to building placement.

“When you have a cross country course to run

competitive races, or in our case to practice on, you need a minimum of a mile area to run,” Brown said. “Because of the way our campus is laid out with the facilities, there’s no big open area that doesn’t cross over parking lots or similar places.”

Brown has also said that if there was a course, it would cut into roads and would call for traffic cops to regulate the traffic for the meet.

“There isn’t a lot of room near the school to have a course,” senior cross country runner Daniel King said. “If there was one, I think it would be in the woods near the soccer fields. It has a lot of open space.”

Runners’ World, a website about running, has said that concrete is not a good material to run on.

Sidewalks and driveways found in neighborhoods can send a lot of shock through the runner’s legs.

Grass is the best material to run on due to it being soft, and it makes the muscles work more.

“A course would help with practice, mainly with time trials or things like that,” King said. “I don’t think it would have too much of a public impact but a runner and other course country teams

Senior Sam Kuhn and junior Ethan Meyer run on the White River Elementary course, hosted by Noblesville, for an away meet on Aug. 29th. The team placed second. Photo by Maya Ball.

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would definitely appreciate it. But I don’t think the school will be impacted that much. It would mainly be the cross country runners and teams that would be affected. ” Another disadvantage from running on streets or sidewalks is the risk of falling on the hard pavement. If the runner is not careful, they could get hurt during the run. Cars passing by also add danger because if the runner were to stray off the sidewalk, they could get hit.

“The team would definitely benefit from a course,” May said. “It would give us more practice with running on grass instead of running on streets. We can’t run through the path in Billericay because there is a law that is against it. Running through woods and grass is very different from running on streets.”

One of the main benefits to having a course is that traveling to another place just for practice would not be necessary. For practice, often the teams carpool or take mini buses to their practice locations. The upperclassmen often drive the underclassman to the practice location.

“We used to have a course a few years ago. It was a one mile loop around the soccer field, but it wasn’t very good,” King said. “The team could benefit mentally from having one, just by knowing we have a course to call our own and can say that this is our home course.”

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Boys XC Season Remaining Meets New Haven Classic- Sept. 23 HCC Championships- Sept. 30 IHSAA Sectionals- Oct. 7 IHSAA Regionals- Oct. 14 IHSAA Semi-State- Oct. 21 IHSAA State- Oct. 28

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Remaining Meets White River Elementary- Sept. 19 Delta Invitational- Sept. 23 HCC Championships- Sept. 30 IHSAA Sectionals- Oct. 7 IHSAA Regionals- Oct. 14 IHSAA Semi-State- Oct. 21 IHSAA State- Oct. 28 Photos by Maya Ball

White River Elementary’s course begins at the Noblesville sign and then continues into the woods. Photo by Hallie Gallinat

Northview Church has many large open fields for a variety of sports, including cross country. Photo by Hallie Gallinat

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Drew Gavit leads team as captain

s he dribbles the ball down the field, senior soccer captain Drew Gavit keeps his eyes locked on the goal in order to

score.

Being on varsity for his fourth year, Gavit makes sure he is leading his team whether that is during practices, game time or even off the field.

Being the captain means more to Gavit than just skills, it is also boosting everyone in order to make the team as a whole stronger.

“I encourage my teammates by giving them advice while still noticing their talents,” Gavit said. “Being a leader means having a voice for the team and fighting for them no matter what.”

Gavit started out the season by scoring two goals within their first three games, one against conference opponent Westfield. The other goal was scored against Harrison, who was number three in the state.

Soccer is a passion of Gavit’s and has been for a long time, as he has been playing it for as long as he can remember.

“My coaches and teammates mean everything to me; my teammates are like brothers and my coach is like a role model,” Gavit said.

“Whenever the coach isn’t there I am leading drills and leading the team.”

Teammates find themselves looking to Gavit for help on and off the field, whether that be words of strength and confidence or skills to help improve their soccer abilities. Gavits role as captain improves the atmosphere for the team.

“Drew brings a lot of good energy to all the players,” senior soccer player Brock Cornell said. “He always knows how to get us excited and pumped up for games but then he also knows the right time to get competitive and focus for our games.”

Boys head soccer coach Robert Pels sees Gavit as someone who has shaped the program over the past four years.

“Drew is consistently been a leader in the program and has done everything he can to help our program be successful on the field, but also through many community service projects as well,” Pells said. “Our program would not be the same without the work Drew has put in over four years, and I’m grateful to have been able to work with him.”

On Aug. 29 senior Drew Gavit dribbles the ball up and away from Noblesville opponent. Tigers won 3-2. Photo by Claire Rosenthall.

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Haley Soper takes team to victory

Junior Haley Soper serves the ball against Noblesville on Aug. 31. Tigers won 3-0.

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ith over 17 unreturnable attacks, also known as kills, and the second most blocks for the season, junior volleyball player Haley Soper has contributed to the team’s winning season. Soper is a middle blocker who serves and digs for the team.

“I’ve learned a lot from playing volleyball,” Soper said. “I get to build new friendships and it’s something that I can continue playing after high school.”

Team accomplishments mean more to the junior blocker than personal ones. It is more about the team improving as a whole and what she can do for that.

“By improving the things that I don’t do well, I will help my team by showing them I can do it,” Soper said. “I let them know I’m putting my full effort out on the court to make a change.”

Teammates and coaches see Soper as a positive and outgoing player on the court.

“Haley is one of the most energetic people on the team and that really helps everyone get motivated and excited for our games,” volleyball senior Ayslinn Roberts said. “She also knows when the right time is to get focused in order to be successful.”

The coaching staff appreciates the effort Soper has put in the past three years. Not only with the sport, but with the team atmosphere.

“She’s a great student and great friend.

It’s a lot of fun to be her coach and see her be a teammate to fellow varsity players, as well as to those on the JV and freshman teams,” head coach Steven Peck said. “Haley’s commitment to volleyball is evident in the passion she expresses during matches. It’s hard not to smile when you see her celebrate and see her teammates feed off that.”

Soper stays positive and keeps the team up no matter what is happening during the game.

“It’s important to be a leader because you can lead by example on and off the court, you have to step up when needed, and you have to step up by showing the underclassman what to do the right way,” Soper said. “Putting all that you have in during practice and games is the key to being successful.”

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Junior Will Wager: “If someone kills another person, it is morally justifiable for them to die too.

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he death penalty may not deter common crime, but it can deter traitorous movements that threaten the safety of the Union. We owe it to our ancestors and children to ensure not only our Union’s survival, but also its stability. That obligation calls us to stamp out those threats uncompromisingly.

After the Civil War, for example, the traitorous ringleaders of the Confederacy escaped with little more than slaps on their wrists. Even worse, some of them continued down a trend of disobedience, like Nathan Bedford Forrest who went on to lead the KKK, one of America’s first terrorist organizations.

Treason, espionage and terrorism are the few crimes that we cannot treat with any measure of leniency. To do so would be to undermine the very foundation of this Union. Whether or not a traitor is capable of reconciliation is irrelevant, because the message sent by their deaths is more important than their lives.

Had the crimes of the Confederacy been properly punished, the KKK would not have reached the influence that it did without the old leadership there to give the rebels any false hope of rebuilding their insurrection. If the old leadership had been ruthlessly stamped out, the message that would have sent could have prevented some of the misery of the Reconstruction-era south.

The infamous Rosenberg couple was connected to a larger Soviet spy ring who assisted in their betrayal of atomic secrets to the USSR. As the Smithsonian Magazine reports, their co-conspirators settled down after the Rosenbergs’ executions. One conspirator, David Greenglass, faced with the prospect of a punishment as harsh as death and with his family in mind, changed his name and lived out the rest of his life in New York.

Although Indiana’s Legislative Services Agency found that cases resulting in the death penalty cost four times as much, the overall cost would be limited if the death penalty was reserved for the previously mentioned treason, espionage and terrorism because the majority of current death row inmates are convicted of murder.

The system does have room for improvement. The standard of evidence when elevating a life sentence to capital punishment must be higher. When a person is sentenced to life, they still have the chance to prove their innocence.

A person on death row has a much smaller chance of doing that. Even Ethel Rosenberg’s involvement in espionage has been scrutinized, and suspicions are that she was guilty by association with her husband and brother.

The death penalty is not pleasant and I will not so much as suggest that it is humane. That is precisely why it must be reserved for the most severe and uncommon of offenses. The only satisfaction one should derive from it should be that the country is safer as a result.

If our Union is to live in stability, it must guide its people with a gentle hand but rule its enemies with fear. When they are truly forced to consider it, there is nothing humans fear more than death.

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Capital punishment destroys lives, ends opportunities for redemption Carolina Puga Mendoza

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apital punishment has no place in modern society. According to Amnesty International, 102 counties have already abolished the death sentence.

People argue that keeping prisoners in jail is more expensive than killing them. According to Death Penalty Information Center, the death sentence is an expensive solution. The whole process includes more lawyers, more judges and more studies. A life in prison sentence costs an average of $740,000.

However, cases including the death penalty have an average cost of $1.26 million. To confine a person to death row, it would cost an average of $90,000 a year. California alone had 714 prisoners on death row on 2016. Do the math.

Humans are not perfect; we make mistakes. Sometimes judges and juries do not see the whole truth; wrongful convictions are still a reality in first world countries. According to The Baltimore Sun, Marcellus Williams was spared from death just an hour before his end. Usually convicts spend an average of 17 years on death row before their execution date according to Death Penalty Information Center, because of this new evidence was discovered, tying another person’s DNA to the murder weapon, postponing Williams’ death.

The drugs used on the inmates are experimental, which can cause painful and inhumane deaths according to the New York Times.

Executioners are not a reality anymore. Now doctors must administer the drugs, and many refuse to help because of their moral code. In 2006, California presented a case where technicians gave the paralytic injection to the inmates before they stopped breathing, this created feeling of suffocation and intense pain like being buried alive. The eighth amendment is against cruel and unusual punishment, because of this judges order the state to have anesthesiologist at the moment of death to supervise a painless execution according to Harvard University.

A way to help ex-convicts stay away from crime can be rehabilitation, according to Crime Museum, an educational resource on law enforcement.

Most prisons provide psychiatrists to help prisoners to overcome their mental and physiological disorders, which helps them return to society. According to Simmons, 70 percent of ex-convicts did not finish high school, and because of their criminal record, work is limited. By providing education, the job opportunities for former prisoners increases.

Everyone has the opportunity to rehabilitate. Providing education, a job where they can be supervised and an opportunity to interact will help prisoners to get the second chance everyone deserves.

Photos by Carolina Puga Mendoza and Ethan O’Sulivan

Senior Andrew Sabatowski: “Capital punishment doesn’t give the person a chance to be rehabilitated plus is kind of archaic.“

Sophomore Noah Norris: “I think there shouldn’t be death penalty, we have the right to live and nobody can take that right away.”

Senior Ronan Riley: “I don’t think capital punishment is a good because it indicates that if somebody murders another person, we show that is right murdering the murderer.”

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Junior news and web editor Ethan O’Sullivan makes edits to his Head to Head article on worksession night. Photo by Mo Wood.

Senior reporter Seana Jordan adds information to her infographic on the Mandela Effect, see pages 18 and 19. Photo by Mo Wood.

Senior graphics editor Edmund Lewellen and senior sports editor Claire Rosenthall discuss designs for a running headline for Rosnethall’s “Athlete of the Month” column on worksession night. Photo by Mo Wood.

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ewspapers are slowly becoming obsolete. As much as I hate to admit it, I know that the publication I have spent the past three years working for did not interest many of its readers.

Change is a natural part of life, and as such, the editorial board has decided to change the newspaper. As you have probably already noticed, our paper looks a little different. We look more like a magazine now, with a smaller size.

We also moved all of our news stories to our website, fishersnthered.com.

While all the news articles will be online, we will still update the website with other stories, like sports game coverage.

It was painful for the editors to decide whether to stay at the old format or change, and we decided to bring in the new size to make our publication look more professional, and help engage our audience more.

Moving our news to the website was an easier decision, especially considering we pitched a 40-page magazine for our first issue without news.

This may not seem so bad, thinking about the 300 some page yearbook that the other publications class puts together, but it is quite a feat for eighteen students to put together in one month.

Over the years, we noticed the difficulty with writing news stories that mattered. The point that made us realize how backwards it was to plan news stories three weeks in advance was Noah Alderton’s campaign against the unfair prices of Herff Jones last year. It was an interesting story, even the local news stations came to interview Alderton but we were too far in the cycle to cover it. With the growing immediacy for information, we decided it was best to put news online, so we do not miss the events that impact our readers most, which is hard to do with a rigid deadline for the print publication.

Along with this shift to the online website, we plan to do more with our social media - to engage our audience more. Two videographers have also joined staff to diversify our online content.

We realized that video might be a good route for us last school year when we did a series called “Humans of Fishers.” While we enjoyed the idea of adding video to our repertoire, asking a student with a print story to also go out and get a video was too much, so we scrapped it until we could get students with actual video training. Subscribe to our You Tube account FHS N the Red and follow our Twitter account @fhs_nthered to see more.

Because of the change in size we have to change the design of the paper to reflect this. We have decided to use this as an opportunity to spruce up the paper and to be creative with designs that will catch readers eyes.

Sophomores and upperclassmen might recall last year we distributed the magazine early on Friday mornings. Because of the format change, the magazine will not be ready until Friday. So, from now on the magazine will be distributed on Mondays during SMART period, rather than in the morning.

Some things changed, some things will not, we are keeping our writing to the best quality we can provide. Our goal is still to put out a quality publication that will entertain and inform our readers.

While our publication may be amateur, it is still something we take lots of pride in, and we still work to make it relevant to our readers. We still look for stories that will impact our readers and are timely. The changes we made were unannounced, but this was all to make our readers more interested and nothing turns more heads than a glow up.

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Freshmen Kasey Castro and Jordan Imes search for literary devices in “To Kill a Mockingbird” in their sixth period honors English 9 class on Sept. 7. Photo by Haley Thomas.

Schools should embrace commonly banned books Haley Thomas

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plethora of notoriously controversial books lines the walls of our library. Commonly banned novels fill our English classes and are a regular assignment for most of our students.

This is one of my favorite parts of FHS- the tact and dedication of its teachers to guide students through the difficult and important topics discussed in these commonly banned books.

Schools most commonly ban books, according to Arizona State University professor Sybil Durand, because of violence, foul language, sexual references or simply social taboos such as LGBT+ characters. In August, a HSE school board member challenged AP Literature’s required reading “The Kite Runner” because of themes involving “lying and distrust of adults” and a “graphic” rape scene. However, the school has remained rightfully steadfast in its acceptance of commonly banned books.

This acceptance is important because controversial stories provide students with unique learning opportunities. Books are usually banned because they discuss uncomfortable topics or challenge common ideals. Teachers or parents may think children should not be exposed to such scandalous ways of thinking; however, the opportunity to explore taboo topics and challenge social norms is an invaluable learning experience that can only help students.

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” which is taught in most of the school’s freshman English classes, is commonly banned because of its charged

language and depiction of racial tension, but this is exactly the reason the novel is so important and thought-provoking. It gives students the opportunity to examine the way racism has affected communities on a human level. It allows them to look past historical facts and see the emotional impact. Hopefully, it helps them see how these themes still affect them today.

If parents are worried about the novel having the opposite effect and catalyzing racial tensions, their fears should be quelled by their belief in thoughtful educators. Teachers at FHS and across the country should be trusted to guide students through controversial texts in a way that provokes mature and thoughtful analysis.

Concerns about corrupting a student’s innocence with novels that include explosives, sexuality, violence or social issues are, frankly, irrational. Simply by watching the news, browsing social media or walking through the halls, students will be exposed to such topics. Books that include similar subjects can only help students by allowing them to see their consequences in a controlled and scholarly environment. It allows them to learn about the implications of racism, sexuality and crime from the words of others, and with the guidance of their teachers. As Arizona State University professor James Blasingame put it, “If we’re preparing our young people to be adults then they’re ready to read about adult subjects.”

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that banning books disproportionately harms marginalized students. By banning books about characters of racial or sexual minorities, we tell minority students that their representation is not important. By banning books that include violent crimes, we tell victims of violence that their experiences are not worth talking about.

Undoubtedly, there are some situations in which a student understandably wants to avoid reading about a certain topic. Everyone’s experiences are different, and for some the issues discussed in a book may hit too close to home.

Luckily, our teachers are understanding of these situations and willing to provide students with a comparable alternative if a parent or student prefers. This accommodates students who are truly uncomfortable with a book’s content while still allowing other students to benefit from an impactful story.

We should not shy away from topics that are difficult, uncomfortable or controversial. Instead, we should strive to learn about these topics through books, so that we can discuss them with sophistication, sensitivity and maturity.

Commonly challenged classics taught at FHS “The Great Gatsby” has been banned from schools because of “language and sexual references,” but is taught in American Experience. It is often called the “Great American Novel” for artfully capturing the nature of American life in the 1920s, making it perfect for for AmEx, which combines American history and literature.

“The Picture of Dorian Grey” by Oscar Wilde was one of several classic novels threatened by a proposed bill that would that would prohibit public libraries and schools from containing books “recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.”

It is taught in AP English Literature. It is known for it’s philosophical musings on art and morality.

“The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding has been challenged for removal at least six times for violence and foul language. However, these controversial aspects are necessary to form Golding’s statements on savagery, civilization and the nature of man. “Lord of the Flies” is the summer reading assignment for honors English 10.

Photos by Haley Thomas.

“1984” by George Orwell was challenged in Jackson County, FL in 1981 because it was “pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter.” It has been taught in English 10 honors for several years. The New York Times described it as a “must-read” for 2017 because of its relevant depiction of misinformation as a political weapon.

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey has been challenged at least eight times since 1971, often because of sexual content or slleged promotion of violence. However, these controversial passages are purposeful and help develop the book’s insightful arguments authority and conformity. The novel is taught in AP English literature.

“The Catcher in the Rye” by JD Salinger has been challenged or banned at least 30 times in American schools, with the reasons ranging from violence to sexual content to “moral issues.” It has been a part of the English 10 honors curriculum in the past. According to Huffington Post, it can teach valuable lessons about growing up, channeling your frustrations into productivity and appreciating beauty.

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Social media teaches harmful coping skills

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ocial media is an excellent way to document life, to keep in touch with friends and family and to find fault in one’s self.

Looking around online communities, the influence from constant exposure to others subsists in every post. Trends pass quickly from celebrities to regular people; new fads become common knowledge in less than a day. The world is changing quickly and the prevalence of social media has influenced this change.

We constantly make ourselves available to the world around us, forgoing rest and relaxation for more time on Instagram or Twitter. These sites allow us to view anything we could wish to see - the glitz of celebrity life, our friends having fun without us.

This phenomenon, called social comparison, occurs when we determine our social and personal worth by comparing ourselves to the people around us, according to Psychology Today.

It seems natural to compare ourselves to the celebrities and popular people we see all over social media. If we were to ignore the call of social media and be able to spend more time with ourselves, finding solace within, we would be a stronger, happier community and country.

We seek validation online for the sadness we feel when we do not stack up to those around us. When we are not as smart as our classmates, when we are not as talented as our favorite artists and when we are not as beautiful as those around us, we find comfort in the compliments of others.

This is why apps like tbh and Sarahah are so popular, we seek affirmation that we are still relevant. This practice will only make us more insecure and depressed, according to Harvard psychology professor Ellen Braaten.

Part of being alive is learning how to cope with insecurities and depression. In the words of the great Chris Traeger of “Parks and Recreation,” “How we deal with tragedy defines who we are.” Finding healthy ways to cope with feelings is important, but an integral part of coping is be able to validate from within, according to Psychology Today.

The easiest way, according to Psych Central, is by changing the way one thinks, be a more glass half full person, and do not jump to self negativity.

Greet each emotion with a positive outlook, and know that no one is perfect and it is alright to think and feel that thought or emotion. Everyone makes mistakes; do not feel inclined to apologize for all of them. There is no reason to be ashamed of one’s self for the silly mistakes we all make.

Comparison is the thief of joy, and using apps to reel in compliments is not going to be a permanent solution for one’s lack of confidence.

Humans are social creatures, we thrive by feeling the encouragement of our peers, but their encouragement does not meet all of our needs. Validation can come from outside influences, but the positivity from within is the most valuable to staying a secure, happy person.

We are social creatures, but that does not mean social media is the best for us. If Steve Jobs were to look for approval from others for everything he did we would not have the iPhone. If Stephen King were to look for approval for every twisted scene in his movies and novels, we would not have “It” or “Under the Dome.”

We value these celebrities who have become famous for ignoring what others thought and following their own will. They lead by example, now it is time for people to stop getting hung up on their peers, throw caution to the wind and start living the life they want to live.

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Comic by Edmund Lewellen.

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3. What type of fish is Nemo?

1. Who is the head varsity football coach?

5. What is the name of the new staff position that was added this year?

2. What original song did Shiver in the Shakes produce?

7. How many new teachers are there?

3. What can be a potential downside to using anonymous social media?

8. What palliation does Jillian Meyer use to keep track of her assignments?

4. How many nonreturnable attacks has Haley Soper had?

6. How many seniors are on the girls soccer team?

Tweet a selfie with your completed crossword @FHS_NtheRed for a chance to win candy and recognition in the next issue!

The answer key will be uploaded to fishersinthered.com on Sept. 25.

Puzzle made by Ethan O’Sullivan, using crosswordlabs.com.