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modernfamily The number of nontraditional families has risen over recent decades. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, is the definition of “family” changing?
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Offbeat Turkey and tradition: Take a look at how our most cherished Thanksgiving customs came to take place.
Inside this issue: NEWS
FEATURE
ENTERTAINMENT
COVER STORY
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Traveling
Despite the media’s focus on Thanksgiving travel throguh airports and train stations, 9 out of 10 travelers use personal vehicles.
5 The Feast An estimated 46 million turkeys were consumed last Thanksgiving.
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More Carmel students skip up to three grades of math.
Dynamics 10 Family As the structure of American households
Students are less mannered than previous generations.
trends away from the traditional nuclear unit, young Americans embrace the challenges and benefits of increasing diversity.
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As the new Twilight movie release date is approaching, students discuss how the vampire movies have changed over time.
Students will find deals through online shopping this Cyber Monday.
The Wishbone This tradition originates from the Romans and is known as a “lucky break.”
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STUDENT SECTION Football
Physics teacher David James saves the world with his magical beard essence from equinox to equinox 15
The first intercollegiate football championship was held on Thanksgiving Day in 1876.
The Parade The first Thanksgiving Day parade was not organized by Macy’s but by Gimbel’s Department Store in Philadelphia in 1920.
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GMN coordinator James Benedict discusses problems caused by the new RISE standards 30
The women’s basketball team begins their quest for a its State title.
Senior Axel Masquelin is an indoor and outdoor rock climber. Masquelin encourages others to rock climb for the unique thrill it provides.
Reporter Lindsey Walker encourages learning outside of the classroom through a foreign education 30
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Did you know?
‘What are you thankful for?’ With break around the corner, you’re likely to be asked this question in some form before digging into Thanksgiving dinner. But why should you be thankful? As we’re about to find out, gratitude is both good to do and good for you.
The phrase “silver lining” originated from John Milton's "Comus" in the 17th century. The famous lines: Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?
How do you best receive gratefulness? Charitable Instincts
According to Cicero, ancient Roman philosopher,
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues but the parent of all others.” Daily self-guided gratitude exercises have been reported to increase levels of alertness, enthusiasm and determination in young adults.
Researchers at Harvard University have found that people are naturally predisposed to give, and only upon reflection do they become greedy. In their experiment, four participants were told they could donate as much as they wanted into a common pot, whose sum would be doubled and evenly distributed to all. The quickest to act were considerably more willing to give. When the researchers added time limits, forcing some subjects to make up their minds within 10 seconds and others to wait for at least 10 seconds, they found that those who thought the longest gave the least.
Gratitude Gives Back
Author Dr. Gary Chapman wrote the New York Times bestseller The Five Love Languages. He encourages individuals to find how they best express and receive thanks.
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People who practice thankfulness every day are more likely to help others with personal problems and offer emotional support.
Thankful teens have higher grades and make more progress towards important personal goals than under any other experimental condition.
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People who write in gratitude journals weekly have been shown to exercise more regularly and report fewer physical symptoms.
For these people, actions don’t always speak louder than words! They like unsolicited compliments, but are deeply hurt by insult.
PHYSIC AL TOUCH
Simple gestures such as hugs or pats on the back show concern and care for people of this “love language.” Physical presence is really important.
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NEWS Beat Box Here are a few news beats from from hilite.org:
Tomorrow The CHS Thespian Troupe will compete in the Indiana Thespian Conference. Members will compete against other schools by performing group and individual scenes.
Saturday UNICEF Club will face paint and sell baked goods at the International Fair, set to take place at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds.
Wednesday Lifelines will meet in the Community Room at 7 a.m.
Thursday Thanksgiving Break begins. Break will continue until Monday. See page 3 for more Thanksgiving coverage.
Friday, Nov. 24 Shop ‘til you drop. Black Friday sales will begin at midnight.
Monday, Nov. 26 Black Friday’s online twin, Cyber Monday, will offer web deals on items purchased.
Wednesday, Nov. 28 All seniors will take their Class of 2013 panoramic photo in the varsity gym during SRT.
Friday, Nov. 30 There will be a GKOM connection session during SRT. GKOMs meet in the freshman cafeteria.
What’s a beat? A beat is topic, event, or club that is covered throughout the year. Scan this QR code to visit hilite.org, where you’ll find even more beats on your clubs and activities at CHS.
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Students consider benefits of online shopping sales this season to shop on Cyber Monday. According to PSFweb, an online business analysis group, the number of shoppers on Cyber Monday has been growing since 2006. As the holiday season approaches, many Tamika Liebig, the customer solutions students are saving their money for Black manager at Best Buy in Westfield, said she Friday, which is on Nov. 23. But junior agrees that more people may prefer Cyber Charles Binion is not one of these students. Monday because it’s more convenient. Instead of saving up for Black Friday, he “Once you shop online, the item’s prefers to shop on Nov. 26, Cyber Monday, picked and it’s held for you in your name,” the Monday after Black Friday. Liebig said. “If you’re at your home and you “There’s more of a quantity (on Cyber decide to come over to purchase product, it Monday),” Binion said. “They may have may not be here.” overstocked or over-gotten things, which is Binion, who says he shops online two easier, because now they have a guaranteed to three times a day, said he thinks Cyber TV or guaranteed clothing.” Monday is especially gaining popularity Black Friday is often considered one of among students. the busiest shopping days of the year, but “More teenagers are getting jobs, so while it is still expected to attract many they have their own money now, and customers, more people are beginning getting their own either debit or credit card really helps because they can now online shop better,” Binion said. This year, however, brickand-mortar stores, such as Best Buy and Target, are starting to compete with Cyber Monday sales by lowering in-store prices to match online competitors. “Cyber Monday will probably be even bigger for (Best Buy in-stores) this year over our past years since now we match online competitors,” Liebig said. “(It will bring) increased traffic, and then once our consumers are aware that we’re matching online competitors, then I think that it will get us more traffic throughout the year.” As for prices, Binion said he expects a little more of a discount than last year because of economic conditions and the fact that online and brick-andmortar stores are competing with each other. However, he said he does not believe that prices are as low as stores advertised, and that Cyber Monday and Black Friday are ANNI ZHANG / PHOTO not as big of sales as people DELIVERY: Junior Charles Binion opens a package he expect them to be. ordered from Amazon. Binion said he is a frequent online “People dramatize how shopper and will take full advantage of Cyber Monday.
BY CYNTHIA WU cwu@hilite.org
Did you know? Here are a few facts about Cyber Monday: • From 2006 to 2010, there was a 10.8 percent increase shoppers • Last year, total sales amounted to $1.3 billion • In 2011, 10.8 percent of shoppers used a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site • Cyber shopping hits its peak at approximately 2:05 p.m. • The first Cyber Monday was Nov. 28, 2005 • Online sales on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday combined have the same revenue as Cyber Monday sales • The average price of items purchased during Cyber Monday last year was $198 PSFWEB.COM / SOURCE
I shop on Cyber Monday because I don’t have to stay in the cold... and it’s not dark. Charles Binion
Cyber Monday shopper and junior prices are so low and then when you actually get to the store, they’re only $100 or $200 off versus how they say it’s going to be like $1000 or $2000 off,” Binion said. “I would consider (Cyber Monday and Black Friday) fake as being they’re not as good as people think they really are.” Nevertheless, he said he still plans to participate in Cyber Monday. “I’ll probably still use Cyber Monday and not really Black Friday,” Binion said. “I shop on Cyber Monday because I don’t have to stay in the cold, I’m not annoyed by other H people being there and it’s not dark.”
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Record number of middle schoolers attend CHS for advanced math, science courses BY CHRISHAN FERNANDO cfernando@hilite.org
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he number of eighth graders coming to CHS to take a math class has increased over the years. This year, 19 students are here, and, according to counselor Linda Skafish, that number is expected to rise next year. Skafish said that the head counseling department for the school district won’t announce a definite number of such students until next spring. “I wouldn’t be surprised by it,” Skafish said. “We have lots of kids who come to the Carmel Clay Schools who are very talented.” Last year, now-freshman Swetha Nakshatri came to the high school as an eighth grader to take honors Algebra II and honors Biology I. She said that she has noticed the trend of more middle school students here and believes the cause lies with students’ parents. “Parents are becoming more aware,” Nakshatri said. “I know my parents didn’t know anything about (taking classes at CHS), but now that they do, they’re going to push my younger sister into getting into one.” Currently, the most advanced math class offered at the middle schools is tenth-grade level math. Students who are at a higher level must come here for classes. Math teacher Megan Cogswell, who teaches the eighth graders who come here to take honors Algebra II, said that the rising number of students could be attributed to a push in fifth grade to allow more students to begin taking higher level math classes. “We’re offering more opportunities at the fifth grade level (to skip to higher levels of math),” Cogswell said. By the time these advanced math students come to eighth grade, the math classes on their level are only offered at the high school. Eighth-grader Drew Seketa, who currently comes here to take advanced math classes, said the opportunity comes with a few setbacks. He said that the eighth graders’ adjusted schedules can draw negative attention.
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PROBLEM SOLVER: Eighth-grader Anthony Ji works on an assignment in his pre-calculus class. Ji is one of 19 middle schoolers who come here for advanced math and science classes that are not offered at the middle schools.
“You almost feel like people are staring at you like, ‘Look at those nerds. Oh. Losers,’” Seketa said. Nakshatri said that people don’t think of the eighth graders as such. She is in the same honors pre-calculus class as eighth-grader Anthony Ji, who skipped four grades of math, and she said that people in the class accept Ji. Ji said he agreed with Nakshatri. “Other students view me as a peer and not as a weird, smart kid,” Ji said. “At the beginning, people were like, ‘Oh my gosh. There’s an eighth grader in our class,’ but now he’s just like another person (in our class),” Nakshatri said. “I don’t think age really matters in a class.” Cogswell said she believes it’s understandable that the eighth graders would feel uncomfortable about coming here to take math classes. “It’s intimidating coming to the high school with all these older students, but I think that (the eighth graders) are treated well and I think they are accepted,” Cogswell said. Despite his complaints, Seketa said overall, he felt good about coming here for math classes. “I think it’s the right math course for me to be taking,” Seketa said. Cogswell said she felt good about teaching AMIRA MALCOM / PHOTO eighth graders and looks forward to continuing ALL ABOARD: Standing outside the freshman center, eighth to do so with more students in the future. graders who come here for classes wait for the bus that “(The eighth graders) are where they belong, transports them back to their middle schools. These students and they’re really awesome math students,” have unique schedules that accommodate for having to H Cogswell said. simultaneously attend two schools.
Getting Ahead Middle schoolers who attend classes here have unique schedules for the day: 7:50-9:20 a.m. : Classes at CHS 9:25-9:40 a.m. : Take a bus from CHS to middle schools 9:45 a.m.-3:10 p.m. : Attend classes at middle schools
The number of eighth graders who come to CHS to take courses reached a record high this year: 19
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Reroute the commute Students avoid gridlock on Keystone Parkway, 146th Street BY HELENA MA hma@hilite.org After dealing with several instances of a gridlock at Keystone Parkway and 146th Street that would add up to 15 minutes of commute time, senior Haley Scott is now trying to avoid the traffic altogether, going out of her way to reroute her commute. “I like to run a lot of errands and go to stores that are right by there, and since the construction changes every day, I have to reroute (my commute),” Scott said. “Often, I’ll just try to not even go over 146th...instead of coming (south) I
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will just go around to the other side of the neighborhood and take the long route. It’s very out of the way.” According to Indystar.com, a new ramp connecting Northbound Keystone Parkway to U.S. 31, south of 146th Sreet was opened up in early October, two weeks ahead of schedule. However, instead of alleviating traffic, the new ramp dumps more traffic onto the already crowded roads of U.S. 31, causing a gridlock. “Because the (Keystone ramp) is advertised as ‘convenient,’ people will exploit that and everyone will try to go that way,” Scott said. Sergeant Phil Hobson, the school resource officer here, said he agrees the ramp’s opening is not as beneficial as it first seemed. “When the ramp was first opened, it relieved a little bit of traffic because people could use that lane, but people then see that it’s open but don’t realize that’s it’s not finished. The yield sign is almost like a stop sign, and people on Keystone have to stop and wait for their turn because Meridian traffic is continuously moving,” Hobson said. “When you have a hundred or two hundred cars moving, that’s where the gridlock comes in.” Hobson said he strongly advises students and staff to take an alternate route. “Some of the distances are farther, but your time is going to be a lot shorter because you don’t have to stop and wait,” he said. The opening of the Keystone ramp is a small event in the overall process of construction along U.S. 31 scheduled for the next several years, according to Indystar.com. The state is planning more construction at several key intersections along U.S. 31, including 106th Street, 116th Street, 131st Street and 136th Street. Scott said although she believes the construction will be helpful in the future, the current situation continues to prove problematic for her, because she must deal with an irregular commute and wasted time. “I just wished we lived in a city with no construction,” H Scott said.
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Think you know the AP exams? Think again. Take note of these changes in order to be prepared. Compiled by Matt Del Busto Fee The fee is now $89 per exam in the United States but remains $117 for schools outside the United States, U.S. territories and Canada. Online By summer 2013, a new online score reporting system will be enabled where AP students can view, download, and print their AP score reports and order and pay for score sends. AP Spanish Literature and Culture AP Spanish Literature and Culture course revisions support the formal study of a representative body of literature, written in Spanish. AP Latin AP Latin course revisions promote reading Latin poetry and prose with historical and literary sensitivity. AP BIology The AP Biology exam now has a new grid-in question type and short free-response questions. AP US History The AP US History exam will have more, “emphasis on critical analysis and thinking as well as increased coverage of America from 1491-1607 and 1980-present (by the 2013-2014 school year),” social studies teacher James Ziegler said via e-mail.
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READY TO RIDE: Senior Haley Scott gets ready to drive home after school. She avoids the construction gridlock on her daily commute by taking a different route.
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BY KEVIN MI kmi@hilite.org As a result of the construction of the new fitness center, the number of parking passes available to students has decreased this year. According to Assistant Principle John Newton, the fitness center construction will mean the parking lot north of the fieldhouse will no longer be available for parking, limiting the number of parking passes that can be distributed.
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HEIGH HO, HEIGH HO: A construction worker helps build the new fitness center in the area that was formerly a parking lot. This construction limited the number of parking passes available this year.
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For example, while the National Merit Semifinalists used to get 10 passes to share, that number has been reduced to six this year. “There are (33) people that have to share six passes, so each person only gets a pass for one month,” Eleni Georgiadis, National Merit Semifinalist and senior, said. In addition to the parking changes for seniors, many people who would usually get a parking pass for injury or academic achievement have been unable to receive a parking pass this year. According to Newton, the changes would also affect parking for teachers and coaches who teach near the natatorium as well as parents and students who come to the natatorium to swim. “Those people had to move and go somewhere else,” Newton said. Newton said there are many other parking spots avialable for students, including the parking lot directly behind the natatorium, but parking would be tighter than usual. Despite the parking pass shortage, Newton said he still thinks that the school can handle its reduced parking situation. According to facilities and transportation director Ron Farrand, the construction of the fitness center is expected to end in May of 2013. “(The fitness center) will include two gym floors, a two-lane jogging track, (a) relocated Cardio lab (and) classroom,” Farrand said via email. H
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How safe is Carmel? Failed home robbery and shooting sparks questions about safety in this city BY PABLO PALIZA-CARRE ppaliza@hilite.org
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n Aug. 20, CNN’s Money Magazine rated Carmel as the number-one small city to live in America. Two months later, sophomore Steven “Stevie” Hall came home to “probably 20 cop cars” and “at least seven or eight police dogs” searching for the man who shot his sister, senior Shannon Hall, after attempting to rob their home. The HiLite contacted Shannon and her parents, but they declined to comment for this article. According to the Carmel Police Department news release, Shannon returned home unexpectedly and surprised the burglar, who then shot her in the leg and fled. The Carmel Police Department news release described the perpetrator as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, wearing a gray sweatshirt, jeans and a black mask. As of press deadline, the police have not captured him yet. “You don’t ever hear about shootings in Carmel on the news,” Stevie said. “I used to think something bad I’d hear on the news would never happen in Carmel.” The shooting involving Shannon near Clay Center Road was not an isolated incident — crime statistics show that violent and property crimes are on the rise in Carmel.
especially regarding violent crime and property crime. Also, following the recent trend, it predicted an increase in crime rates for 2012. Despite those projections, according to school resource officer Phil Hobson, statistics can be deceiving. “There’s so many factors that make statistics look different. In Carmel, if we went one year with no homicides in the whole year, then the next year we had a homicide, you could say, statistically, homicides increased by 100 percent,” Hobson said. “Statistics can make it look a lot worse.” Hobson added, “I think the fact of how big of a story this is, is a reflection on how safe our community is because, ‘Oh my god, something happened in Carmel.’ If you go down to Indianapolis, there’s shootings everyday and they might make the third page of the metro section.” Indeed, according to Citydata.org’s projected crime statistics for 2012, robberies, burglaries, larcenies and car thefts have been on the rise since 2010. Still, Carmel remains a staggering 81.36 percent below the state average for violent crimes and 58.85 percent below for property crimes. “It’s always been the types of crimes we deal with are usually property crimes such as theft, vandalism, and we’ll have some
financial crimes we also deal with (like) credit card frauds, check deceptions, those types of things,” Hobson said. “Most of the crimes against persons we investigate are people that are familiar with each other (and) they get in a fight, whether it be a domestic fight or two friends that get in a fight. We don’t have very much violence by unknown strangers who attack people in our community.” Stevie said he disagreed with Hobson and his assessment, citing the attempted robbery and another incident in which someone stole a navigational device from his older sister’s car on Black Friday in 2010. The theft was one of 748 incidents of larceny and theft committed that year in Carmel.
Taking Precautions
Before the attempted robbery, Stevie said, his family took several safety precautions. “We always made sure to lock all (our) doors and keep all (our) windows shut,” Stevie said. Because of the incident, Stevie said his family is now upgrading their home security system. However, according to Hobson, despite the relative safety of Carmel, people should still take the proper precautions.
Carmel Not Immune to Crime
Cityrating.com, which utilizes data from the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, reported that crime rates in Carmel had an overall increase in the past few years, CUT HERE
Important Numbers In an emergency? Clip out and save these important contact numbers. 911 Emergency Number
317-571-2580 Non-Emergency Central Carmel Police Office Dispatch
317-571-2500 Carmel Police Office Administration
317-571-2551 Carmel Police Criminal Investigations Department
317-571-2520 Carmel Police Accidents Report
I think that it can be dangerous to assume that just because it’s a safe area that you don’t have to take safety precautions. Phil Hobson
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317-571-2545 Carmel Police Drug Tip CARMEL.IN.GOV / SOURCE
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Home Safety Precautions Here is a side-by-side comparison of what you should and should not do to secure your house All doors and windows are secured and locked close to prevent entry.
Lights on in home can show that someone is home. Sounds coming from home can show the presence of homeowners inside.
What to Do
Sign showing that the home is equipped with a security system can deter burglars. Trimmed bushes allow homeowners to catch potential burglars.
“My boss teaches self-defense for ladies, and though a big piece of (it) is to physically defend yourself, (he also teaches) situational awareness, which means not trying to put yourself in a dangerous situation,” Hobson said. “Just being aware of situations, making personal safety a priority (and) not having a false sense of security (are important).” Hobson also emphasized locking doors, not being alone at night and “(not leaving) your garage door standing open so someone can just walk in and commit a burglary or a theft or something more violent.” Additionally, Hobson said many victims change their safety habits after an incident. “I think a lot of people in those situations obviously become a lot more alert of their surroundings and may be extra cautious in terms of making sure doors are locked and looking for any signs of someone trying to force entry into their house,” Hobson said. “Like if you came home and saw, obviously, a window broken or glass on the ground, or sometimes they’ll pry a door frame open or a door is open — knowing that you (would) think someone might be in the house.” Hobson said ‘liking’ the Carmel Police Department’s Facebook page will allow users to receive safety tips and other news from the Carmel Police. “That’s one venue of using social media to get information out to our citizens,” Hobson said.
Good to Be Prepared
Both Stevie and Hobson agree that although crime may not be as prevalent in Carmel as other places, safety precautions are still necessary. “If you live in a safe community, whether it’s a town of 50 people in a rural area in Indiana or it’s a big, more suburban area like Carmel, I think that it can be dangerous to assume
Lights off in home can show that no one is home.
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Overgrown bushes obstruct the view and prevent homeowners from catching potential burglars.
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Pile of newspapers indicate that homeowners are temporarily away on a trip.
that just because it’s a safe area that you don’t have to take safety precautions,” Hobson said. “I think that you can get a false sense of security when you live in a safe area and I think that’s something you have to overcome and still be safe.” Stevie said, “I disagree with how safe (people think) Carmel is. Things like this can really happen anywhere.” Hobson said another reason Carmel is considered a safe community is because of its lack of crime despite the large size of the city.
Spare keys hidden in obvious places such as under a welcome mat are easily found by burglars.
“Realistically, we live in a pretty big community that’s safe. This is not a really small rural community. I think our last numbers were 80,000, I think, (in) population,” Hobson said. “You see the publications that rank our school, and our school has a lot to do with that, too, with how positive our community is viewed,” Hobson added. “I still feel Carmel is more safe than other cities,” Stevie said. “I feel this was a reality check for most people in Carmel.” H
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ophomore Patrick Hamilton waltzed his way through ballroom dancing classes at Rebecca’s Cotillion, a class that teaches etiquette, among other skills, to middle school students. He learned the foxtrot, swing dance and table manners when he was 11 and again at 14. “I had a blast,” he said. “I didn’t like it in sixth grade, but when I started again in eighth grade, I really embraced it... It wasn’t too formal for me.” Hamilton is a part of a dwindling group of students who learn etiquette early on and apply it later in life. According to an Oct. 18 TIME Magazine article titled “You Annoyed Me at Hello: Why Kids Still Need to Learn Manners,” teenagers in today’s society are less mannered than those of previous generations, especially in terms of not addressing adults by Rebecca Malenkos their proper title, a Rebecca’s Cotillion instructor habit seen as respect for their elders. “I’m not sure I would agree with the broad generality that all teenagers have no manners, but I think the lack of Mr. and Mrs. has come about because of athletics and coaching,” Rebecca’s Cotillion instructor Rebecca Malenkos said. “Many coaches refer to themselves on a first-name basis with their athletes.” However, Malenkos said the main cause of the shift to less courtesy in the younger generation is the rise of technology as the main means for communication. A 2011 survey by Intel reported that children ages 8 to 12 spend about two to three hours using their mobile devices per day. Malenkos said she believes bad social behavior begins when children spend time inside or on computers instead of going outside to play with their peers. “I don’t think that teenagers are rude,” Malenkos said. “I think they just don’t have as many interpersonal, social, faceto-face opportunities as they did in the past. They don’t have as many opportunities to learn as they used to. Technology, I think, is really to blame.” According to an Oct. 26 article in The New York Times titled “Let Your Smartphone Deliver the Bad News,” there is a recent upward trend of people canceling plans by text soon before the event starts. Malenkos also noted that teenagers don’t feel
uncomfortable or embarrassed about abandoning plans, etiquette to move forward in their lives, Hamilton said. she said, because they can’t hear the disappointment in the “My father is a businessman, and if the person he’s selling to host’s voice. says something bad about the product he’s selling, he can’t just “Sympathy and emotion don’t come through in a text, start yelling at that person,” he said. “He has to show manners, and you have no idea what’s on the other end,” she said. “You dress up (nicely), show that he cares.” don’t know what the person is feeling when they get that Hamilton also said that people who think good manners nasty email.” are too formal for today’s society are wrong. H Even though new forms of communication through He said, “Manners play a huge role in society.” technology are forming a more casual society, both Mobile Etiquette Malenkos and Hamilton said manners are still necessary for students and the general 100 public to function. Pet “In some respects, I think Peeves (teenagers are) too casual,” 75 Adults Malenkos said. She cited from ages the inappropriate dancing 18 to 54 50 at past Homecoming share their dances, saying, “I don’t like 79% top mobile that dancing has become a 25 etiquette of Americans representation of a sexual concerns wished they act. I think it’s ugly. practiced 0 “However, Malenkos said better phone students aren’t entirely to etiquette blame. “They see Beyoncé out there, and that’s what they see, SHEEN ZHENG / GRAPHIC so that’s what they do.” NEWSROOM.INTEL.COM / SOURCE Teenagers need good
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Teachers work to separate personal views from their public school classrooms After election, evaluation of political opinions’ importance in the classroom is necessary
BY KYLE WALKER kwalker@hilite.org Junior Blake Patteson carries his textbook every day to AP U.S. History. It is slightly worn at the corners, 1,248 pages of hard facts graced by a painting of an American flag-adorned winter landscape on the cover. But while the book is important, the course consists of much more than just reading. For decades, discussions about personal beliefs regarding politics, religion and morals have taken place in American schools. However, the Nov. 6 election presented the need to examine how and why opinions play a role in an academic setting as well as the obligation to draw a line between what is and is not suitable for the classroom. Patteson said students’ participation in conversations will benefit them long after graduation. “In the real world, what you know doesn’t matter so much as what you can convey and get others to believe,” he said. U.S. History teacher Will Ellery said discussion represents a transfer of skills. “From a larger perspective, education has changed drastically in the last several years from a bulleted list of, for example, in history, ‘They must know A, B, C, D and E’ to now, ‘It would be nice if they knew A, B, C, D and E, but what would be more important is ‘What they do with anything
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ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY: A sign promoting personal finance teacher Richard “Chard” Reid’s candidacy for U.S. Congress sits outside a window to the media center. The sign was part of a larger display of several signs from this year’s election.
they know, regardless of what A, B, C, D and E are?’” he said. “The development of skill that you get in discussion and debate is critically important now.” “We certainly need to talk about (politics) and let kids understand all sides of the issues,” Personal Finance teacher Richard “Chard” Reid said. Ellery said it is difficult to avoid political discussions in class. “All of life is political in some way. Everything comes down to politics at some point.” While political conversations are vital to Ellery’s classroom, he said teachers should be cautious when addressing sensitive subjects. “It’s something that teachers should be careful of in that you discuss your personal beliefs, but you are not pushing your beliefs on other people, so you’re offered often as a foil to kids to get them to examine their own beliefs and to be able to weigh in on beliefs,” he said. “One of the great things about (the) United States’ free and public education is that you can have a free and public and safe discourse about political issues,” Ellery said. “You can support Vermin Supreme through Ron Paul, and while I or anybody else in the room may be in disagreement with you, you are free and comfortable in saying it.” According to Principal John Williams, boundaries exist between what is and is not proper for discussion. “I could talk to you about a position on anything, and it might be a good conversation for a teacher and a student to have, but if it crosses over for the teacher using that as an opportunity to convince you or to change your mind or to influence you, that’s really not what we’re supposed to be doing,” he said. “There should be lines, and what those lines would be would be determined by the class and makeup of the class and intent.” Reid said that teachers should share their beliefs only if students want to hear them, but according to Ellery, everyone in the classroom should be able to speak up. “You may not agree with anybody’s perspective, but that doesn’t mean that that perspective should not have been offered. It only shouldn’t be offered if you’re not allowed to have your voice, and that’s never the case,” Ellery said. “That a teacher has a differing opinion doesn’t mean that your ideas are any more
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TWO HATS: Personal finance teacher Richard “Chard” Reid works closely with senior Christopher Bonta. Reid, who ran for U.S. Congress in the Nov. 6 election, said even though he ran for office, he tried to keep his personal political views out of the classroom. or less wrong,” Patteson said. “Words are words. It’s the person listening who gives them their meaning.” Patteson said he believes that some students will inevitably be offended by teachers’ words. “If you’re going to live in a society where people have free speech and expect to never get offended ever, then you’re ridiculous,” Patteson said. Williams said that occasionally, he experiences issues when students take offense at class conversations. “If somebody comes to me and says, ‘You know, so-and-so said this in class, and it really bothered me,’ my first reaction is, ‘Okay, should it bother them?’ You and I can have a good, intellectual conversation about something that we completely disagree on, and we can still respect each other and listen to each other and maybe even, from that respect, we learn from each other.” According to Williams, however, teachers respect the lines that separate appropriate conversation from inappropriate. “(Teachers) do a great job of making sure their role is not to tell you what to think but to help you get to where you can think on your own by exposing you to things you hadn’t thought about, and that’s H okay. That’s healthy,” Williams said.
Case in Point A look at court cases of teachers sharing viewpoints Epperson v. Arkansas The Supreme Court overruled an Arkansas statute that prohibited the teaching of evolution.
Edwards v. Aguillard The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required creationism to be taught with evolution as the law promoted a particular religion.
Garcetti v. Ceballos The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment does not apply in the workplace and can be the basis for discharge.
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STUDENT SECTION It’s No Shave November and we ‘mustache’ you a question:
Whose beard is better?
Juniors Ari Williams and Nathaniel “Nate” Slack are competing for the title of “best beard.” Vote and help decide Carmel’s first champion. Compiled by Taylor Acton
VOTE FOR ARI
VOTE FOR NATE
Reason for participation: I’m growing my beard for two reasons. One, to protest Mitt Romney’s (former) candidacy for president. And two, at parties, I can now dress up as Jesus. Advantage over opponent: I am more of a man than Nate. You should vote for me because I love everyone. A vote for Ari is a vote for peace.
Reason for participation: I’m growing out my beard because I look more sophisticated and hipster. My beard really reflects a hipster persona. I think people are really into that. Advantage over opponent: I am studying to become a lumberjack, and lumberjacks have awesome beards. Ari is a mean old sap, while I’m not.
NO SHAVE NOVEMBER: Juniors Ari Williams (left) and Nathaniel “Nate” Slack (right) stroke their beards in honor of No Shave November. While Williams has been growing his beard for the past few months, Slack started this month clean.
How to Vote
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Beards 101
Whoever receives more votes during the month of November wins the title of “best beard” along with a free shave, courtesy of Carmel Barber. Here’s what you have to do:
A stage-by-stage progression of beard growth, awkwardness included
“Babyface”
“Just Hit Puberty”
“Patchy”
“Sophisticated” “Lumberjack” “Dumbledore”
Draw your own
Step one: Evaluate the two potential candidates and decide who has the better beard. Step two: Go online to hilite.org or scan the QR code above to place your vote. Step three: Spread the word. Tell your friends to vote by tweeting the link above or using the HiLite Facebook page. Step four: Check back on Dec. 1 to hilite.org to see who won the competition.
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Ask the expert Physics teacher David James shaves the world one equinox at a time. Compiled by Rochelle Brual When did you start participating in No Shave Equinox? It’s not just No Shave Equinox—(it’s) equinox to equinox—because the equinox is just two days of the year, so it’s from fall to winter. I probably started at least ten years ago. I had a beard for a couple of years straight, and then I missed being shaved, and then I missed having a beard, so it was a happy compromise. Why did you choose to participate in equinox-toequinox shaving? If I don’t grow a beard by the fall equinox, the autumnal equinox, the earth will plummet to the sun. So I really do it to save all of humanity. Since you’re a physics teacher, can you explain how your beard prevents the earth from plummeting to the sun? There’s really nothing in physics that can explain this. It’s more magical than that. It’s very similar to how the Green Lantern’s ring will find a new Green Lantern after the death of a Green Lantern. So how does the Green Lantern’s ring work? I don’t know. That’s not really physics. So how does the beard keep us in orbit? I feel like it just does. I’m not willing to test it. How heavy of a burden is it to save the world? I don’t think about it daily, but it’s more of an honor bestowed upon me to have this beard that saves all of
humanity. There is a southern hemisphere counterpart because their seasons are opposite. I’m unaware of who he or she is—I’m assuming he—but with us together, (we) keep the earth orbiting. If the counterpart in the southern hemisphere was chosen but unable to grow a beard, what would happen? You would have to be able to grow a beard to be chosen, or perhaps once the beard chooses that person, they would then have the ability to grow the beard. That’s all speculation, though. I’m kept in the dark on that. In case if I flip out, you can’t go and attack the southern hemisphere. One would plummet the earth into the sun. So it’s a need-to-know thing, and I’m not allowed to know that. How do people who participate in No Shave November help in your quest? I think they help in the fact that they are growing beards. The more beards out there, the happier society is. Bearded people always look honest—happy folk. You know, you have Santa Claus. He has a beard. You know, the dwarves in general in Middle-earth, they’re always quite honorable. So I think beards just make people happy. It’s like a big bear, you know: bears have hair on their face, and they’re cuddly.
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How does having a beard affect your happiness? I love it in the fact that it insulates from the wind. It provides warmth. It also saves me time getting ready; I don’t have to shave, so I save five minutes on my prep time before the day. Is there anything else readers should know? I think that readers should try to grow a beard at least once in their life. It’s an enjoyable thing. You know, Abe Lincoln had a beard. He did great things. He’s on money, and I think he did a few other things in the Civil War era that were important. Also, everyone—beard or no beard, just a lover of beards— can join the Beards H Team. It’s free.
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COVER STORY
The New All-American Family
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After decades of increasing diversity in American households, students are more accepting of a definition beyond the nuclear family BY NAOMI REIBOLD nreibold@hilite.org
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hile most students will stay home or go to a relative’s house to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families, junior Shelby Spitz said this holiday her family plans to celebrate not only in Carmel, but all over the Midwest during the short four-day break. “I will be driving down to visit my grandpa, and then I will be driving to my dad’s house (where) we’ll have Thanksgiving with my dad’s girlfriend. Then we will probably drive to Springfield (IL) and have a big Thanksgiving dinner with my dad’s family. The next day, I’ll probably go down to Louisville and have a belated Thanksgiving with my step-family,” Spitz said. Spitz’s extensive travels are just one of the numerous unique components of her life in a nontraditional family. “I think of my family as the ‘(My) Big Fat Greek Wedding’ family because there are so many aspects of it (but), we never really all get together,” she said. Her immediate family consists of her sister, mother and her mother’s fiancé, who Spitz said she considers as her “step-father” even
though they aren’t married and, according to Spitz, most likely won’t get married. She also has older “step-siblings” who have children that she said she considers to be her own nieces and nephews. “It’s kind of weird, the age difference. So I guess that’s what makes us untraditional, the age gap as well as the (step-family) aspect of it,” Spitz said. Spitz’s unconventional family is not rare. According to a 2010 Pew Research Center poll and a new book called Counted Out by Brian Powell, the number of nontraditional families—not just a married heterosexual couple and their children—has risen greatly over the past 50 years. Many new forms of families have arisen, and along them, the definition CONTINUED of a family has changed. ON NEXT PAGE OMEED MALEK / PHOTO
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Definitions What constitutes a “family?” The answer matches the prevalence of each type of household in society say it’s
Same-sex couple with children
63% a family say it’s
Unmarried couple with children
80% a family
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86% a family
say it’s
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say it’s
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from the traditional model, the more they will recognize them as legitimate families. “It’s kind of the chicken and the egg problem,” Calarco said. “It seems like these trends in terms of (nontraditional families), they seemed to have started before the shift in (the definition of a family) and as those families have become more common, attitudes have started to shift to accept those households as families.” Like Spitz, junior William “Will” Arnold, who was raised in a single-parent family, said he has seen growth in the number of nontraditional families. “It’s becoming the new trend. You don’t see a lot of traditional families that much anymore,” Arnold said. This new attitude of acceptance, Calarco said, is the case especially with the families of same-sex couples. “People today are much more likely to know someone who is gay or lesbian and the more people you know that are in these types of same-sex relationships, the more open people seem to be to recognizing their families as families,” she said. While neither Spitz or Arnold said they know any same-sex couples with kids, both said they see them as families. “They are giving that child the love and care they need just like a traditional or nontraditional family would,” Arnold said. Calarco said the Millennial generation— those ages 18 to 29—are most open to these new family groups. She said this is because young people have been more exposed to these nontraditional families and therefore tend to be more open to them. Their views on marriage also reflect these ideas. “More young people are also more likely
unmarried partners—has doubled since 1990. These trends, according to the poll, are The definition of a said to have increased the number of new family has become arrangements in a family. more inclusive over time, according to Jessica Calarco said it’s hard to tell whether a Calarco, associate professor of sociology at IU. changing definition of family caused the “I think that our society is sort of influx in growth in nontraditional families, or if the terms of (how) the public is defining families,” increase in diverse households changed the Calarco said. “We’re seeing that both in terms definition. Ultimately, she said, the more of the shift away from a traditional family people encounter households that diverge where most people live and also in shifts of people’s attitudes towards those families.” According to Spitz, more people are choosing to define family by more than just genetic attachment. “I think it’s kind of moved from just your biological family to your friends are sort of considered your family, and people you’re close to are considered your family. So I don’t think it has to be like you share genetics with them for you to consider them family,” Spitz said. The rise in nontraditional families, according to the Pew Research Center poll, is because of several factors. For one, the number of children born to unmarried mothers has increased from five percent in 1960 to 41 percent in 2008, and is still rising. In addition, the number of married NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTO adults has decreased 20 MADE WITH LOVE: Junior Shelby Spitz and her mother bake cookies in the kitchen of their home, which they share with percent since 1960 while the Shelby’s sister and stepfather, Mrs. Spitz’s fiancee. According to Shelby, the nontraditional nature of her family structure has number of cohabitations— brought her closer to her mother. couples living together as CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
Evolving Views
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Food for Thought Although no longer relied on as a universal place of family gathering, the dinner table has not been abandoned Percentage of Americans who eat dinner with their families a few times a week occasionally 11% never 3%
89%
of Americans will share a Thanksgiving meal with more than one or two of their relatives
34%
every night 50% CONNIE CHU / GRAPHICS PEW RESEARCH CENTER / SOURCE
A New Normal
Despite what some might believe, nontraditional families do not inherently experience more or fewer challenges than traditional ones, Calarco said. She said researchers have found neither benefits nor harms associated with families of either same-sex or heterosexual parents. Children raised by either type of parents experience the same academic and psychological development, gender identity and sexual orientation. No arrangement of family is any “better” than another, Calarco said. But each family does have its own different problems and advantages. Spitz said one of her biggest challenges is distance. Especially around the holidays, in order to see all of her family, Spitz travels to many different places in the Midwest. “As I (get) older I see my dad less and less and all of his family and all my mom’s family lives in Illinois,” Spitz said. “Then my step-dad’s family is all in Kentucky and Warren (IN), so I feel like we’ve kind of lost some of that closeness.” The plus side to her situation, according to Spitz, is getting to experience each holiday in many different settings. “I think it’s kind of nice to go all over and see all the different ways you can celebrate
different holidays,” she said. Spitz also said she enjoys the large number of people in her family. She said that if she ever had a problem, before she could only go to her mother, father or sister. Now, she said, she can go to a number of different family members; there’s always someone to talk to. For Arnold, finances are one of the biggest problems for his family, he said. With only one parent to support his family income, he said, his mother has to work long hours to make up the difference. However, Arnold said, this obstacle has made his family stronger. “It gives me a better appreciation of the sacrifices that my mother has made for me everyday, and it also brings me and my mother closer together,” Arnold said. Spitz also attributes a closer relationship with her mother to her nontraditional family. Before her parents’ divorce, she said members of her family weren’t very open with one another. However, when Spitz met her stepfamily she said her family became closer. “(My step-family had) just a really open family environment,” Spitz said. “So I would say that kind of changed my relationship with my mom; I guess I became more trusting and more open with my mom.” While both Spitz and Arnold say their families are closer because of their unusual arrangement, this isn’t necessarily a trend in unconventional families. According to Calarco, there has not been any substantial research about the extent to which these new families promote closer relationships and greater happiness.
forms and new changes in the way that we think about family,” Calarco said. Spitz, whose parents divorced when she was young, said that she is now cautious about marriage and reluctant to divorce. Arnold’s views on marriage are also different because he has a single parent. “It does not matter to me if I am married or not, just as long as I can provide for my child, and they know I love them unconditionally,” he said. Also as a result of their atypical families, Spitz and Arnold said they are more accepting of diversity. “After, you know, meeting (my step-family) and interacting with them, I kind of see that people may be different than your family,” Spitz said, “but it doesn’t mean it’s wrong.” H
Modern Expectations New trends in family structure influence many young Americans’ plans for their own futures of Millennials believe both a mother and a father are necessary for a happy childhood
The Next Generation
Young Americans in nontraditional families typically have different views on marriage and how they want their family to be structured in the future, Calarco said, especially children whose parents have divorced. “(Divorce) can change their attitude somewhat in (marriage) and that also seems to be driving some of the young people’s attitudes towards not being married as central a component to family. It used to be with (mostly) divorced kids (but now all children are) more open to these family
44%
53%
of Millennials say marriage is becoming obselete
but
70%
of Millennials still say they want to get married someday
80 Percentage of adults
to say that marriage isn’t as important to the definition of a family as children are. For example they tend to focus much more on people wanting to be together and that marriage is becoming, in terms of young people’s definitions, less of a requirement, in terms of what makes the family,” Calarco said. Spitz said she does not believe marriage is a determining factor in defining a family, as did Arnold. “You don’t have to have two parents in the same household to be a family. Being loved and cherished by the people around is all the family you need,” Arnold said. From people in older generations, Spitz said she has seen less acceptance of her atypical family. “People of the older age are kind of discriminatory towards (my parents’ divorce),” Spitz said.
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ENTERTAINMENT
The Tastes of Autumn It’s fall, and that means your favorite restaurants have brought out their seasonal menu items. Here’s a guide to some of our favorites.
Pumpkin Spice Latte: Pumpkin-flavored latte with whipped cream and fall spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.
Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate: Hot chocolate with mocha and toffee nut syrup and whipped cream, caramel and sea salt on top.
Oktoberfest Steakburger: The usual Double Steakburger with Swiss cheese, onions and Black Forest Ham. Served on a pretzel bun.
Pumpkin Pecan
Peppermint Stick
Caramel Apple Milk Shake: Apple flavored shake with a thick layer of caramel, and of course, whipped cream and a cherry.
Pumpkin Ripple
Salted Caramel Mocha: Same as hot chocolate but with espresso.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin: Cream cheese-filled pumpkin muffin topped with candied pumpkin seeds.
S’mores Milk Shake: Chocolate milk shake with chocolate syrup, marshmallows and graham cracker pieces. Topped with whipped cream and a cherry.
Pumpkin White Chocolate: Pumpkin cupcake with a topping of white chocolate chips, white chocolate cream cheese frosting and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spices.
Apple Pie
Peppermint Stick
Roasted Turkey and Cranberry Panini: Roasted turkey with a garlic and herb cheese spread, cranberry mostarda sauce and spinach.
Pumpkin Pie Bagel: Pumpkin
A bagel with pumpkin and spices finished off with a crumb topping, cinnamon sugar and powdered sugar.
Dark chocolate cupcake with a creamy peppermint filling, finished off with a peppermint buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache and a peppermint patty.
Orange Cranberry Walnut: Cranberries and walnuts baked into an orange cupcake with orange cream cheese frosting and crystal sugar.
Chocolate Hazelnut: Chocolate hazelnut buttercream on top of a chocolate cupcake with hazelnuts baked in and filled with Nutella.
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The Spread of K-pop Korean pop music gains popularity among students BY AINING WANG ainingwang@hilite.org With the popularity of “Gangnam Style” in the past couple of weeks, more and more students are exploring the world of Korean pop music, also known as K-pop. Senior Akshay Kumar is one of these students. He said a friend introduced him to K-pop his junior year. “The first song I ever heard from K-pop was ‘Hello’ by Shinee (a Korean boy band),” Kumar said. “Shinee is (now) one of my favorite groups.” According to Kumar, the bright, bouncy beats which embody many songs of the K-pop genre attracted him. Kumar also said that he thought “Gangnam Style” was a good introduction to get students interested in other K-pop songs. “‘Gangnam Style’ kind of introduced (the genre), and then as people saw (the video), they would go on YouTube and search up more songs out there by Psy or other artists like Shinee or Big Bang (another Korean boy band),” Kumar said. Choir director Lamonte Kuskye said he thinks Korean pop songs like “Gangnam Style” can help bridge the gap between different cultures. “I think anything like that helps people realize how much more alike we are than different,” Kuskye said. “That’s what performing arts are in the world; that’s why they’re so important.” Kumar said he personally noticed he is more accepting of other cultures. “It’s definitely opened me up a lot to the more eastern side of the world. I used to just stay in my own little western bubble,” Kumar said. While some students like Kumar enjoy K-pop for its unique characteristics, others believe that it lacks originality and development compared to other genres.
“Most (K-pop songs) I don’t really like,” junior Kyle Weaver said. “I feel like it’s artificial, just like American music is artificial. I feel like it’s really homogenous,” However, Weaver said he thinks “Gangnam Style” is an exception because it is so creative and different from other songs of the genre. “When ‘Gangnam Style’ came out, I feel like it greatly enhanced the popularity of K-pop,” Weaver said. “However, I think that (the enjoyment of K-pop) applies to a certain demographic of students.” Kuskye said he thinks CHS students are definitely accepting of this style of music because when students look at music, they tend to care more about the content than the country of origin. “If it’s something people like, they don’t care where it’s from. They think, ‘That’s cool. Oh, let’s go try it,’” Kuskye said. “(CHS students are) a generation that’s not nearly as narrow-minded as the older people; (students) are so open to new things. Everybody’s looking for things that are new and different.” H
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BREAK DANCE TO K-POP: Seniors Akshay Kumar and Leo Kim practice their break dancing. Both said they enjoy dancing to K-pop music as well as other genres of music.
Popular K-pop Groups It’s hard to pick just one favorite K-pop groups, so here’s a few to choose from
Girls’ Generation
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This girl group has nine members. They have attempted to reach out to more audiences with their new album, “The Boys,” which was released in Korean, Japanese and English. They first appeared in the U.S. when they debuted with a new album.
Big Bang
Shinee
2NE1
The members of this boy group are G-Dragon, T.O.P., Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri. The group is noted for their selfcomposed music and their fashion style. They are currently on their first world tour in which they will be visiting 25 cities in 16 different countries.
The group consists of 5 members: Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin. They are noted for their highly synchronized and complicated dancing. The group debuted in Japan with the Japanese version of their single, “Replay.” They have yet to debut in the U.S.
This girl group consists of four members. The group debuted in Japan in 2011 and are set to debut in the U.S. in 2013. They have been working on their English album beginning in 2010 with their producer Will.i.am.
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What’s your favorite ‘Twilight’ book?
The
‘Twilight’
Fans prepare for the final installment of the popular vampire series, to be released tomorrow
Zone
The Progression of the Vampire
We asked 50 fans. Here are their responses
Twilight (2005) 43%
New Moon (2006) 5%
Eclipse (2007) 20%
Breaking Dawn (2008) 32%
Vampire flicks have changed quite a bit since the 1920s. Compiled by Kyle Walker 1922: ‘Nosferatu’
1985: ‘Fright Night’ • The ancestor of modern vampire films • Traditional vampire, widely regarded as scariest vampire in movie history
• A lighthearted approach to the vampire series • Puts a comedic spin on the vampire motto
“Nosferatu,” the 1922 adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, is widely regarded as the ancestor of modern films about vampires. This silent and sinister masterpiece describes the experiences of Thomas Hutter, whose trip to Transylvania becomes a bit unpleasant when he discovers that his host, Count Orlok, is in fact the “Bird of Death,” Nosferatu. Orlok goes on to terrorize Hutter’s hometown, and the events that follow grip the audience’s attention until the story culminates in a chilling fashion.
A more lighthearted approach to the subject is seen in several movies in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly the 1985 “Fright Night,” which manages an appropriate mix of horror and humor. The movie follows the escapades of Charley Brewster, a horror movie-loving teenager who inadvertently enters a nightmare when he discovers that his new neighbor, Jerry Dandridge, is a vampire. Charley tries in vain but without success to convince everyone that Dandridge is a vampire.
‘Twilight’ in just over 300 words The books are big. We can save you some time BY ASTER SAMUEL asamuel@hilite.org
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pon moving to dreary Forks, WA, to live with her father, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has low expectations. That is, until she meets the attractive and elusive Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Edward isn’t just your average teenage guy – he’s a vampire. The Cullen family isn’t the usual horde of blood-sucking demon, either. Instead, the family values human life and lives on animal blood as a substitute. Bella unexpectedly falls in love with Edward. In the first movie, the pair meet and fall in love. While getting to know the Cullen family, Edward and Bella encounter a trio of nomadic vampires. The Cullens rescue her at the last second, killing the nomads in the process. In “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the second movie, Bella is almost killed again in an incident with Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), one of the Cullen brothers. Edward decides to leave her for her own safety. Though distraught
by his absence, Bella befriends Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), who turns out to be a werewolf. Through a series of miscommunications, Edward and Bella are reunited at the end of the movie. As the series continues into the third movie, the characters face an army of vampires created by Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard), the former lover of James. The Cullens ally with the werewolf pack to defend the townspeople and to kill Victoria. In the previous installment of the series, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1,” Bella marries Edward and discovers she is pregnant with his halfvampire child after their honeymoon. At the end of the movie, she gives birth to the child and nearly dies. She is revived by Edward and is reborn as a vampire herself. By the fourth movie, tensions have arisen between other vampires over Edward and Bella’s daughter, Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy). The Cullens once again ally with the werewolves and several other vampire clans to H defend their family.
2007: ‘30 Days of Night’ • Adapted from popular comic book series • For die-hard fans of vampire movies • Based on a true yearly event in Alaska
“30 Days of Night” is adapted from a comic book series by the same name. In it, the locals in a town far north of the Arctic Circle are accustomed to the 30-day period of darkness that comes once a year, but they are not prepared for the horrifying threats that arrive with it. The final installment in the saga will undoubtedly attract hordes of teenagers captivated by the storyline and the romance between Bella and Edward (not to mention Taylor Lautner’s abdominal muscles). More recent films tend to include more violence, more blood and mindless vampires whose favorite pastime is consuming human flesh. It’s important to remember that thousands of these films existed before “Twilight” did, even if some of them are best forgotten. While the second part of “Breaking Dawn” is expected to be the hottest new vampire flick, there are definitely more to come. Looking for more vampire movies? If so, then check out some other recommendations: • “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” - 1995 • “From Dusk Till Dawn” - 1996 • “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” - 1992
Want more? Scan this: • Link to the official ‘Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2’ movie trailer • Online version of ‘Twilight’ in fewer than 400 words • Exclusive student quotes regarding their opinions of Twilight • Link to the official ‘Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2’ website
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The great debate: Team Jacob or Edward? Students discuss which team they support and why
The case for Team Jacob
The case for Team Edward
“He really cares about Bella and cares about her safety. He’s also attractive. Edward left Bella in the second movie unprotected. That’s just being a bad boyfriend.”
“I like Jacob because he doesn’t seem as uptight and protective as Edward does. He just seems like a better guy. Edward is clingy; he’s really clingy. He tries to talk for her and he tries to speak for Bella.”
“I just think that Jacob is trying to take Bella away from Edward, and I’m not a fan of that. I think what Bella and Edward have is very special, and I don’t think Jacob should try to steal Bella away from Edward.”
Freshman Hallie Watson
Senior Nina Moore
Sophomore Vivian Heerens
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Superfan Spotlight:
Vivian Heerens Sophomore AMIRA MALCOM / PHOTOS
FANG FAN: Sophomore Vivian Heerens poses with a cutout of the Twilight main characters. The new movie will premiere tomorrow.
Sophomore Kristin Barnes FANPOP.COM / SOURCE
Think you’re excited about the final film? So are these fans of the series
I’m expecting it to be a great film. The second half of “Breaking Dawn” is arguably the most intense, emotional and surprising section of the entire series. I’m very excited to see it.
I’m just so excited to see all the new characters and the new cast members. I mean, what girl would not want a vampire and a werewolf fighting over her?
“I think that Edward and Bella’s love story is better and I feel that Jacob is temperamental and pushy and Bella does not want to be with him.”
Kristin Barnes Sophomore
I’ve been excited for (‘Part 2’) since I saw ‘Part 1.’ The first part ended in the middle with Bella taking care of her baby, but the second part has much more action and she’s an actual vampire so that’s going to be fun to see. Ariel Hune Senior
For the most part, I think the movie will follow the plotline of the books or at least it should. I think that there is a possible twist near the end especially, because filmmakers always like to add their own touch. Mariam Aziz Sophomore
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SPORTS
New Coach, Fresh Start Wrestling team, first-year coach prepare for their upcoming season, challenges BY CHRISTINE YANG cyang@hilite.org
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s the wrestlers come back for another season, many are hopeful for what seems a promising season led by a new coach, Edward Pendoski. For eight years, he has coached at CIA Wrestling Academy, which, according to Ben Krege, varsity wrestler and junior, produced half of the State finalists last year. According to Krege, in recent years, the wrestling team has not competed well against the other high school wrestling teams. Since 2005, the wrestling team has not produced an individual State champion, and the wrestling team has never won State as a team. “Last year we got sixth place in the MIC (Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference), so we have not been doing well,” Krege said. “I think sixth is the worst we’ve done in a while. And that’s MIC, not State. There’s a lot of more high schools in State than in MIC.” As the new wrestling coach, Pendoski intends to change how the wrestlers view their training. “Our most important goal for the team this year is to develop a culture of athletes (who enjoy) training. A perfect example of that is our girl’s cross-country team that won the IHSAA State Tourney last week,” Pendoski said via email. “They won their third in a row because there is a culture that enjoys training. We hope to develop a
Wrestlers This Year Sports editor Andrew Wang catches up with some of Head Coach Edward Pendoski’s top picks for the wrestling team Junior Drew Deaton “This is my second year on the team. Wrestling provides me with the means to fight competitively in a fair manner. I enjoy the violence without malice, and wrestling provides the means to fight as hard as possible.”
Junior Vic Roe “I have been wrestling for ten days. I enjoy (wrestling) because it gives me something to do and I get to go knock some people around while football isn’t going on.”
Junior John Theriot “I have been on the wrestling team for four years, and I am entering my fifth year this year. I enjoy wrestling because it is harder than any other high school sport. I love the competition, and I also love the feeling of breaking someone in a match and getting my arm raised because I won.”
culture of wrestlers (who) enjoy training for our sport.” Pendoski said he also wishes to alter the way the team competes and looks forward to a larger student audience at the wrestling matches. “Right now we’re working on training to wrestle at fast pace. We believe the pace that we want to compete will make it difficult for our opponents. The pace we wrestle also makes our sport enjoyable to watch, which is also important to us.” However, Pendoski said he will leave some aspects of the team untouched. “I’m not sure our staff is doing much different than we’ve done in the past,” Pendoski said. “We will evaluate the KYLE CRAWFORD / PHOTO athletes in the room and find the most productive way for each FRESH START: Head Coach Edward Pendoski coaches the wrestling team during a individual to put pressure on practice. Pendoski said he wants to develop a new wrestling culture in which athletes their opponents.” have a true passion for their sport. His goal for the team is to compete well. To do this, Pendoski has hired coaches Andy Simon and Tyrone Dixson to compliment the team’s current staff. Winter Sports Schedule “We really like our staff and their ability to coach the returning guys and the addition of new guys in the room Here are some of the upcoming matches, that are coming back to our sport,” Pendoski said. meets and games for all of the winter Pendoski has plans for the team members and sports teams coaches to “surround themselves with quality people doing quality things together.” Men’s basketball “We’re excited about our wrestling family at CHS (to) do Wednesday v. Brownsburg at home (7:30 p.m.) things together and become a presence in the community,” Pendoski said. “Doing things as a group and being part of a Women’s basketball program is the direction I wanted to go in life.” Tomorrow v. Terre Haute North at home (1:30 p.m.) Pendoski said one example of this was when a group of 25 wrestlers went to a volleyball game and did 20 push-ups Men’s swimming and diving in the bleachers every time Carly Skjodt spiked the ball. Nov. 27 v. Center Grove at home (6:00 p.m.) The wrestlers have also set personal goals for themselves. Krege’s goal is to make it to the State tournament or to be Women’s swimming and diving in the top sixteen wrestlers. In order to accomplish this, he Nov. 27 v. Center Grove at home (6:00 p.m.) said he will “train hard, drill hard, and practice moves a billion times.” Wrestling According to Pendoski, although he has had the luxury Nov. 28 v. Ben Davis at Ben Davis (6:30 p.m.) of training some of the best wrestlers in the nation at CIA CARMELGREYHOUNDS.COM / SOURCE Wrestling Academy, he is excited to coach this school’s wrestling team. “We (coaches at CIA Wrestling Academy) were Want more? training ‘other people’s wrestlers’,” Pendoski said. Scan the QR Code to the right if you “Coaching at Carmel gets me back into a ‘family’ setting. want to find out more information Carmel High School is the best place to coach...maybe about the wrestling team. H the best in America.”
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Managers help athletes, contribute to team’s success BY ANDREW WANG awang@hilite.org Senior Charles “Chuck” Albertson has been a manager for the men’s basketball team for the past three years. This year will be Albertson’s fourth year as a high school manager and his second year as a varsity team manager. According to Albertson, he started being a manager during eighth grade and has continued throughout high school. “I wanted to be a manager because I just felt like it wasn’t a bunch of work. I don’t have to go through practice, and it’s an easy way to get on the team,” Albertson said. Albertson is one of three managers for the men’s basketball team this year. According to Head Coach Scott Heady, the other two managers this year are seniors Holten Warriner and Matt Barnthouse. Barnthouse has been a manager since Freshman year, but this is Warriner’s first year as a basketball team manager. Heady said the managers are an important part of the team, and he said they are as much a part of a team as the players are. “They’re an important part of what goes on every day,” Heady said. “Their job is basically to assist the players and to handle things that we as coaches maybe don’t have time to do. It allows us to just concentrate on coaching, since we don’t have to deal with a lot of the equipment issues.” Although Heady said that managers play an important role for the team, Warriner said he thinks some people may have some misconceptions about managers. He said some people may not know what exactly they do for the team. “Of course there are misconceptions about managing,” Warriner said via email. “I think people who are not part of the team would be surprised about how much happens behind the scenes to have a successful team. I saw that when I was on the football team during my freshman year, and I certainly noticed and appreciated the managers and their hard work.” Megan Carr, manager of the wrestling team and junior, said she has different responsibilities than those of the basketball team managers. While the basketball team managers have to attend every practice and game, Carr said that she does not go to the practices, but she does attend the meets. “We score the matches, film and help out the coaches before meets,” Carr said via email. “Most people think we clean the mats and such or they think I’m a trainer, but we don’t tape ankles or anything.” According to Carr, managers receive the same accolades
What do they do? Here are some responsibilities of the basketball team managers • • • • •
Get the clock from the coach’s closet and set it up Fill up water bottles for the players during practices and games Raise and lower the baskets before and after practices Assist the coaches during practices and games or meets Return all of the equipment and clean up the gym after practice SCOTT HEADY AND CHUCK ALBERTSON / SOURCES
and achievements as players on the team. Carr, who has commitment)” Albertson said. “If I weren’t a manager, I been a manager since her freshman year, said that she got would still go to all of the games.” a varsity letter last year for being a varsity manager for the Warriner said he is looking forward to his first year as wrestling team. a manager of the men’s basketball team this year because Because of their status on the team, Heady said he is interested in learning more about coaching and more managers have many about basketball. Carr said she wanted to be a responsibilities to go manager because it sounded like something fun along with the awards. to do and she wanted to help out. “They’re required “There’s a lot of positives (to being a to be here just like manager),” Heady said. “You’re part of the everybody else, and they team, you have responsibilities within the have to go through the organization and you can develop relationships same processes as far that can last a lifetime.” as grade checks, having While Heady said that it is difficult to be a . manager and it is a big commitment, he also to have a physical form on file and all of the said that the managers they have had in recent Parker Bernhold years have helped out the team and contributed other things any student Men’s basketball player and junior athlete would need,” to their achievements, such as the State Heady said. championship last year. While they have According to Albertson, winning State was a to go through some of the same processes as athletes good experience for him last year. do, managers have different paths to get on the team. “It was really fun,” Albertson said. “We had four great Warriner said he sent an email to Assistant Coach Ryan seniors, and it was just a great team overall.” Osborn over the summer, and after a few conversations “We’ve been pretty fortunate, our managers have just been he accepted the role as a manager. Heady said that a big part of the success of our program,” Heady said. “I think although the position may be difficult, it isn’t too that we’ve been fortunate that we’ve had very good managers, H difficult to become a manager. because they are very important to what we do.” “(Managers are) just some guys who come in and more or less ask about the possibility of doing it,” Heady said. “We just tell them about all of the responsibilities would be, and then they make the decision.” There is also a considerable time commitment for most managers, so Heady said that not everyone can be a manager. “It takes a special kind of person to do some of the things they are required or asked to do. When you’re doing things to help your peers, whether it’s taking care of equipment or assisting your peers, it’s difficult, and a lot of people don’t really like it,” Heady said. “Young people don’t want to do that. I think it takes a special person to want to do that, and I also think our players do a great job too in making our managers feel like they’re part of the team.” Parker Bernhold, men’s basketball player and junior, said he agrees that the managers are a major part of the team. “We interact with the managers all the time,” Bernhold said via email. “I always joke around with them at practice, talk to them while we’re taking a break, or interact with them off the court. After the last few years as a basketball player, I found myself closer to the managers than I ever thought I would be.” While Heady said there are many responsibilities and time commitments in order to be a manager, Albertson said KATHLEEN BERTSCH / PHOTO he was willing to make the commitments and spend the time. TEAM PLAYER: Chuck Albertson, manager of the basketball team and “(Managing) is really important senior, fills up a water bottle during practice. Head Coach Scott Heady said to me. I can handle (the time the managers are an important part of the team.
After the last few years as a basketball player, I found myself closer to the managers than I ever thought I would be
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Shooting for a Championship New class of women’s basketball players looks to step into shoes of last year’s graduates BY MATT WEHNER mwehner@hilite.org
“I think it’s a completely different pair of shoes we are trying on this year,” Malone said. However, according to Bowen, team he women’s basketball team begins its season chemistry isn’t the only aspect that is going searching for yet another successful year. With the to bring this team to State. He said he is loss of several former seniors to college basketball also a big believer in working hard. programs around the country, the team has some Bowen said, “The big thing for us is to large shoes to fill on the varsity squad. work extremely hard. If One of those players we can get that we should stepping into these shoes is see ourselves making a forward and senior Katelyn tournament run.” Nordhoff. Nordhoff has Work ethic is the only varsity experience but aspect players can control, said she hopes to take on a according to Nordhoff. For leadership role this season. a successful season, players According to Nordhoff, must commit themselves this year’s season is completely. dependent on how well “We’re always expected the team’s chemistry to work hard on and off comes together in the next the court, and expected to few weeks. have a good attitude and “We have a pretty young, make good decisions,” inexperienced team when Nordhoff said. it comes to varsity playing To compete with the time. But once we all get best teams in the state, a used to playing together, good varsity team needs we could have a successful great senior leaders as Scott Bowen season,” Nordhoff said. demonstrated by the men’s Women’s basketball team head coach Head Coach Scott and women’s cross-country Bowen said he agrees teams this year, both of that team chemistry is which won their respective important for the team. “It might take us some time to state titles. The same is true for women’s develop our identity,” Bowen said. basketball, according to Nordhoff. According to guard and junior Amy Malone, team “There’s definitely a lot of pressure as identity is extremely important as is filling the former a senior to keep the team working well seniors roles. together,” Nordhoff said. MARY BROOKE JOHNSON / PHOTO Bowen said he agrees. “You look to your seniors first. And half of our varsity team is Upcoming schedule FOLLOW THE LEADER: Katelyn Nordhoff, varsity women’s basketball brand new,” Bowen said. player and senior, lines up for a shot during practice. Nordhoff said this The team’s senior leaders and returning Here are some opportunities to come year’s team is less experienced than previous teams. varsity players are forward Khaila Royster, support the team in their next games forward Stephanie Volkmar, guard Allison “Primarily right now it’s about working together and Tomorrow Silvius, guard Jeralyn Jeniece “JJ” Williams having enthusiasm,” Malone said. “But specifically, we need Home v. Terre Haute North (1:30 p.m.) and Nordhoff, according to Bowen. to play good defense.” But along with those seniors looking to lead comes And as the seniors look to pave the way for Carmel Tuesday Malone. According to Malone, she is one of two juniors on Home v. Noblesville (7:30 p.m.) basketball for years, this year’s team is just another varsity this year. Malone is not only a leader for her class building block. but a leader for the whole team because of her previous Nov. 24 “This year is a turning point for the program,” Malone varsity experience. Home v. Hamilton Southeastern (7:30 p.m.) said. “It’s not about us but about the next generation.” H “I’m the only junior except for a transfer (Kyree Freeman) and we’re all still fighting to make things Nov. 29 work. We’re just trying to find out what we are good at,” At Warren Central (7:30 p.m.) Malone said. Bowen said, “A lot of times your seniors are your best Want more Dec. 1 scorers, and a lot of times the next year somebody else information about At Crown Point (2:30 p.m.) must step into that role. It’s always a loss, but the cool thing Greyhound winter is every year someone must assume that role.” athletics? Dec. 7 As far as fundamentals, the team is working on defense Follow us on Twitter: Home v. Fishers (7:30 p.m.) and quickness due to the shorter and younger squad this @GMN_Sports year, according to Malone. CARMELGREYHOUNDS.COM / SOURCE
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A lot of times your seniors are your best scorers, and a lot of times the next year somebody else must step into that role. It’s always a loss, but the cool thing is every year someone must assume that role.
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Makin’ it to State
Women’s volleyball was the latest of this year’s teams to earn a trip to the State Championship match Other contenders Women’s cross-country won its third consecutive State Title on Oct. 27 at the IHSAA State Meet in Terre Haute.
Men’s cross-country won its first State Title since 2008 on Oct. 27 at the IHSAA State Meet in Terre Haute.
Men’s tennis won its third consecutive State Title on Oct. 13 by defeating Bloomington South and North Central at North Central.
Women’s golf MARY BROOKE JOHNSON / PHOTO
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BUMP, SET, SPIKE: (Left) Junior Emily Stebbins goes up to spike the ball. (Above) Sophomore Carly Skjodt and junior Grace Muller go for a ball. The team lost to Avon 3-2 on Nov. 3 at Ball State University’s Worthen Arena. It was the team’s first-ever State Finals appearance.
finished second at the State Match on Sept. 29 at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin.
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No-cut sports deal with numbers issues Teams must balance openness with the spaces they are provided BY ISAAC WARSHAWSKY iwarshawsky@hilite.org After her morning practice ends, Lacey Locke, women’s varsity swimmer and senior, joins the rest of her 105 teammates in the locker room before school starts. Locke said, “It can get kind of hectic because there are a lot of girls screaming and running around; it gets kind of crowded.” According to women’s swimming Head Coach Chris Plumb, the team has gained around 25 swimmers from the previous year. “The large amount of athletes on the team can cause the management to become difficult at times,” Plumb said. Because the men’s and women’s swimming and diving seasons occur during the same time period, there is limited pool space for both teams, forcing them to share this school’s 24 lanes among one another. Plumb said, “Trying to get everybody in with the girl’s and boy’s team at the same time is definitely a challenge.” As a result, practice times in the pool are varied among the women’s swimming and diving team. According to Locke, the team is divided into four groups based on skill level. Locke said, “Some groups will be in the weight room
when some of the other groups will be swimming. There’s to Locke, by implementing cuts, the team won’t have the definitely a compromise of in the water and out of the water same chemistry as it does now. time amongst the groups.” Plumb said, “I think (having women’s swimming and Women’s swimming and diving is not the first sport at diving as a no-cut sport) gives everybody an opportunity in this school to experience issues related to too many athletes. the school to participate in varsity sports. The more people Men’s and women’s cross-country teams also faced the issue we have on the team, the more people there are that can of too many athletes, which caused management to become support each other and to make us the best that we can be.” difficult for coaches. According to Locke, not only do sports provide Athletics Director Jim Inskeep said, “We were up to 144 students with extracurricular activities, they also help boys in our cross-country program with only three paid students develop time management skills by learning to coaches, which creates a number handle all their school work of issues for supervision of those between attending practices student athletes. A number of and meets. our student athletes were treating Locke said, “I think it more as a run club, kind of an (having women’s swimming intramural sport, rather than and diving as a non-cut something that they are ready to sport) gives people a great be dedicated to, which makes it opportunity to get involved difficult to run a varsity program.” in something at the school.” The cross-country teams have According to Inskeep, a Chris Plumb already transitioned to cut sports key factor in determining Men’s and women’s swimming team head coach so that coaches can efficiently whether to make a non-cut manage the team. The cuts sport a cut sport is whether it were implemented two years ago and were based on time is in the best long-term interest of the program. Inskeep said standards per grade level. he looks at how many people there are in the Carmel Swim According to Inskeep, the idea of time standards is not to Club coming up through that level in order to foresee if a eliminate kids that are willing to participate in sports here, bigger issue is coming. but to reduce the team to a number that is more manageable Inskeep said, “For the 2012-2013 school year, we don’t for coaches. have any plans to change any non-cut sports to cut sports. Although changing women’s swimming and diving to a We’re not building another pool so that’s one issue, and we cut sport may improve the supervision and management of can’t stagger practice times because the pool is maxed out in H athletes by coaches, it has its drawbacks as well. According terms of its scheduling right now.”
Trying to get everybody in with the girl’s and the boy’s team at the same time is definitely a challenge.
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PERSPECTIVES Staff Perspective
With election over, beware of party bias, focus on issues After Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and President Barack Obama “reached across the aisle,” utilizing the power of both Republican and Democratic parties to help the area recuperate from the devastation. As a result, New Jersey was able to receive federal aid quickly. Christie, who had recently denounced Obama, praised Obama’s response for his efforts. In spite of their opposite parties and sometimes conflicting ideas, the Republican governor and the Democratic president were able to work together during a crisis and resolve it in a way that was much more beneficial to the people. Contrast this bipartisanship to the extreme conservatism of Richard Mourdock, the Indiana Republican nominee for Senate in the past election. Mourdock criticized the incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar for cooperating with the Democratic Party to pass certain pieces of legislation. Lugar is famous for having worked with Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn to sponsor the Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. Authored in 1991, it provided funding to help the former Soviet Union dismantle its nuclear stockpile. Mourdock decried the bipartisanship shown by Lugar’s cooperation with a Democratic senator and later alienated many voters with his extremist views.
When it comes to the political world, it seems as if there is always a new crisis to be considered. However, politics themselves often smother the issues. Regrettably, this is particularly accurate during election season, when party bias habitually overcomes the real matters at hand. With the Nov. 6 general election now behind us, it’s time to stop all of the party politics and focus on the pressing issues. Students should be wary of how representatives incorporate party bias in legislation, at both regional and national levels. Whether it’s in politics at large or in an election closer to home, it is important not to disagree simply for the sake of disagreeing. Bipartisanship is sometimes necessary to benefit the country as a whole. The ideals of leaders can either positively or negatively affect students. Students should be wary of the potential problems associated with strong inclination toward one political party. At the same time, strong ideals do not equate to immediate change. While elected representatives, notably the president, enter a “honeymoon period” right after the election, immediate change is unlikely. President John F. Kennedy coined the term “honeymoon period” in regards to the presidency when he requested that the Soviet Union extend him a “honeymoon period” as a goodwill gesture in 1960. During this time, Congress, the
Students should be wary of how representatives incorporate party bias in legislation, at both regional and national levels.
Speak Up!
media and the general public tend to give the president the benefit of the doubt; however, it quickly gives way to opposition. Any change the president wishes to make is associated with his party, and usually one of the tenets of his party. Thus, any changes run into opposition in the form of the opposing party. In reality, it is unfair to expect immediate change. Even in the smaller arena of the Carmel Clay School District, change is unlikely to happen as quickly as promised. Students must nevertheless keep an eye on both the regional and national arenas as new representatives take their roles in leading the nation and our schools. As new representatives draft legislation and implement new plans, students should remain cautious and question the credibility and motives behind it all. Party platforming and extremism can lead to detrimental effects, and goals are best achieved when working together. As the government strives to regulate the economy and the school board endeavors to continuously better the learning environment, these new leaders will direct our school and our communities in the direction we will eventually head. During this time of change, rather than disagreeing for the sake of opposing parties, it is better for all parties to work toward a common goal. When viewing politics through this tumultuous time, students should pay attention to important issues rather than to party bias and accept extreme legislation with extreme caution. H
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With the recent shooting, did your opinion of safety in the city of Carmel change? I think we’re still safe. I think it won’t happen again soon because (the shooting) was random.
Makayla Hornsby Freshman
No because the police responded quickly. It’s nice to know that they’re looking out for us.
Austin “A.J.” Taylor Sophomore
Yeah. I feel less safe knowing that getting shot is a possibility.
I feel like before I never worried about my safety but now when I’m home alone, I’m more likely to lock my door.
Clay Villegas Junior
Molly Pittman Senior
It doesn’t change my opinion because issues and accidents can occur at any time and at any place.
Bonnie Grimble Media specialist
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We meet again.
CAITLIN
MULLER reporter / cmuller@hilite.org
Giving back. Students should help those who are less fortunate this Thanksgiving season. Thanksgiving started when the original pilgrims decided to have a feast after celebrating their one-year anniversary of moving to America, and they invited the Native Americans who helped them throughout the year as a way of saying thank you. In today’s culture, we tend to associate Thanksgiving with very different things than the people did during the first Thanksgiving in 1621, with things like football games and Black Friday shopping. With the Thanksgiving season quickly approaching, it is easy to get caught up in the festivities, not to mention the delicious food. While the idea of spending time with family and friends is still a prevalent aspect of Thanksgiving in the modern era, the idea of actually taking time to be thankful for what we have, is not. Recently I joined the Outreach Club, a branch of the organization Outreach, Inc., which reaches out to homeless and at-risk teenagers in Indianapolis. Through the club, we have been able to tour a drop-in center, which acts as a shelter for the teens, and provides them with meals and laundry services. Along with helping them out in a physical sense, they lend a hand to teens by helping them earn their General Education Diploma (GED). As a result, many high-risk teens go on to attend college and have a career.
Visiting the drop-in center really opened my eyes to the hardships and poverty that occur so close to home; I even learned that there are teens without a home that attend Carmel High School. It is not uncommon for some people to disregard the problems that others are facing in the nearby areas. While many people, including myself, have been accustomed to donating and participating in relief fundraisers to places outside the United States, there is plenty of need for help within our own community. By no means am I discouraging helping other nations; in fact, I’ve witnessed the poverty of a few African countries firsthand. However, it is important to remember that there are people in our country who are in need of just as much help as those who are poverty-stricken in developing countries. According to the National Poverty Center (NPC), 15.1 percent of the American population, or 46 million people, lived in poverty in 2010, facing the hardships of hunger and uncertainty. This shocking statistic directly correlates with the message of giving back.
With all that being said, considering that it is the Thanksgiving season, there are many available opportunities to volunteer and donate to help benefit those in need. Now that the winter weather is quickly approaching, there are organizations here that help those who can’t afford winter coats, such as Hamilton County Kids Coats. Food pantries and soup kitchens are always looking for volunteers too. Second Helpings is an organization in Indianapolis that acts as both a food pantry and a soup kitchen. According to secondhelpings.org, Second Helpings relies on volunteers that “donate their time, food and money to fight poverty and hunger in central Indiana.” In today’s society, it is easy to get wrapped up in the materialistic aspects of this season. However, we must remember what is truly important this Thanksgiving— be thankful for all the things you have and give to those who may not be as fortunate as you are. To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, I encourage you not only to give H thanks, but also to give back.
It is not uncommon for some people to disregard the problems that others are facing in the nearby areas.
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JAMES
BENEDICT You’re not going to publish this, are you? This year Carmel began implementing RISE standards into the classroom on a limited basis. Even with this controlled introduction, it has shown drastic and mostly negative effects on the school. Teachers and administrators are bogged down with the stresses of maintaining the new standards, which transfers directly into the classroom. While it is too early to determine the holistic success or failure of RISE, the issues presented this year must be addressed before continuing forward. RISE works by evaluating a teacher on their ability to direct a classroom and his or her students’ success. The data is collected by the teacher and two additional evaluators who then assign the teacher one of four possible evaluation ratings. If this description sounds over simplistic, that’s because RISE is; it tries to break down the education of thousands of students, all with unique circumstances, into two basic building blocks. With the current system of evaluation, it rewards teachers who focus on those two blocks, instead of the whole student. Teachers and administrators are further hampered by the slew of new requirements asked of them. It seems as if teachers have to document every step taken as a class in order to appease their evaluators. Since most of these evaluations are done in-
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Rising tension. New RISE standards have created problems in the classroom. house, administrators have less and less time to do their jobs. RISE tries to improve teacher accountability, but instead it has bogged down the system with bureaucratic red tape. These changes have created an anxious atmosphere where the staff is more focused on staying afloat and less on their students. This year, despite dedicated efforts, I have not had a teacher who was ahead of their grading and/or assessments. During passing periods and other downtime, they’re often hastily working to stay afloat, which constrains their ability to connect with students. RISE pushes these intangible aspects of teaching farther away, making the classroom less friendly to students. In all likelihood, if these policies remain as they are, teachers will tailor their classes to better fit RISE standards to the detriment of their students. RISE pulls attention away from the specific problems faced in each classroom and places it on a standardized set of goals. While there are universal underlying aspects in the challenges faced by students and teachers alike, standardization fails to appreciate the diverse specifics of them. It is important to point out that RISE did not come from thin air. There were some major problems with public education that needed to be addressed. Schools used standardized procedures as a crutch and some teachers were
just ineffective; however, RISE doesn’t solve these problems. Education is a complicated process which doesn’t translate well to standardized rubrics - what works for some may fail for others, but this shouldn’t eliminate the process. As I am obviously not a teacher, I cannot speak to their exact thoughts the last few months, but as a student I’ve seen fantastic teachers worrying about their job security and the rising general anxiety of the school. It has become harder to simply have a conversation with teachers since they’re too busy filling out paperwork. I’ve felt guilty for asking them for favors, such as a letter of recommendation, because I knew it would only add to their plate. RISE has put an unnecessary wall between teachers and students, damaging the classroom environment. At the end of the day, teachers, administrators and RISE share the ultimate goal to best educate students; however, the devil lies in the details, and in the past few months multiple problems have arisen. The additional workload has stressed the staff and discouraged interactions with students. The school system has problems, but RISE is not the solution. It places too much emphasis on bureaucratic tasks that diverts attention away from the classroom. Before fully implementing RISE next year, the state needs to address the problems it has created. H
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WALKER reporter / lwalker@hilite.org
Promoting education. Administration must acknowledge the importance of learning outside the classroom. “Only a life lived for others is a life worth living,” Albert Einstein once famously said, speaking of the importance of volunteer work, and I can now attest that to be true. Four weeks ago I traveled to Guatemala for eight days to serve on a mission trip with the Castleton United Methodist Church. Four weeks ago I saw poverty and pain like I never could have imagined. Four weeks ago the course of my life changed entirely. This was my first mission trip, and it was an experience so incredible that when I came home, I wanted to share it with everyone. I wanted to show my photos to the boys in my first period class sitting behind me, griping about the latest iPhone. I wanted to tell my stories to my Twitter followers amidst their complaints about going to work and not getting enough sleep (and I’ll admit, I used to be just like all of them), but then I thought— why not just let them go see it themselves? Learning outside of the classroom can be just as, if not more, beneficial as learning inside it. Thus, opportunities for high school students to work on service trips either here in
Indiana or across the globe need to be made more accessible. In fact, it should be a graduate requirement for all seniors to take part in activities like these, before going off and entering the “real world”. The benefits for the people that missionaries are serving are obvious—while in Guatemala, my team and I installed stoves in homes made out of mud, tin and sticks to provide families with a safe and easy-touse source of heat—but the benefits for the missionaries are oft-underestimated. The fact that people have so much less than we do, yet have so much more happiness and more genuine smiles, is incredible. The lessons of humility and graciousness—no doubt just as important as the lessons of writing a thesis statement or how to solve a logarithmic equation—can only truly be learned outside of the classroom. There is no lesson plan for how to be humble; no statewide curriculum says that all ninth-graders must pass an exam on empathy toward others. These lessons are learned through service, and will stay with you for the rest of your life.
Learning outside of the classroom can be just as beneficial as learning inside it
Despite all of the learning I did while abroad, when I returned to the United States, my main welcoming party was a stack of textbooks and a pile of worksheets that ultimately took me two weeks to get caught up on. If schools offered alternate make-up work related to the service trip, such as writing an essay or creating a presentation to teach others about the experience, students would be more able and willing to take a week or so off of school without the fear of drowning in make-up work. Administrators should be encouraging students to do trips like mine: not only to help other communities and families but also to help our own generation be more open and understanding of lives so different from our own, yet more similar than one would think. In history class we learn about third-world countries, and on the television we hear about starvation and malnutrition, but actually seeing it in person makes it so real that you can’t change the channel or tune out your teacher. Opportunities must be made available for students to experience what I experienced in order to be well-rounded, understanding of the plights of others and open to trying new things. After all, it takes being somewhere far from home to make you appreciate H all you really have.
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As the holiday season comes around, consumers prepare for Christmas, buying gifts and other holiday paraphernalia. Some buy those items in stores, while others have converted to shopping online, as it can be more convenient and supposedly less time consuming; however, what most people don’t realize is that there are more benefits to shopping in a store. Black Friday, which typically takes place on the last Friday of November, is a great opportunity for consumers to get gifts and items at extraordinarily low prices. This event allows for shoppers to buy normally expensive gifts for a fraction of the cost. For example, on Black Friday in 2011, Walmart sold Xbox 360s for $199 instead of the original $299 price tag. Apple offered its laptops for $101 less in stores and iPads for $40 to $60 less. I don’t know about you, but I would have liked to save hundreds of dollars on my electronics. These deals were only available in stores on Black Friday, so anyone who didn’t shop missed out on huge savings, and in this economic state who wouldn’t want to save a little more? In terms of savings, Black Friday provides much potential for anyone who is willing to put in a little bit of effort to research the items that they want to buy before they go into the store. If you put in some effort and make a plan to buy specific items at specific stores, you can get what you want quickly and efficiently at a low price. Not only will you get a good deal, but you’re also buying your gifts before the hectic rush of the holiday season, when some stores run out of certain items. People who shop after Black Friday sometimes find that they can’t locate that gift they wanted to buy. By shopping early, people can save time and spend more time with their families during the holiday season while still getting the gifts they want. Those who complain that Black Friday is hectic and dangerous fail to realize that these accidents are few and far between and are just isolated incidents that do not transfer to the behavior of every person on Black Friday. The majority of Black Friday shopping, in my personal experience, is orderly. Another benefit of shopping in a store on a day such as Black Friday is that you can actually see what you are purchasing. You can try on that sweater, inspect electronics for defects and see if the item you are buying is of good quality. Compare that to shopping online: you buy something, pay for shipping and wait for the item to come in the mail. Sometimes, when you open the item, you find that it is broken or damaged. After that you go through the same purchase again and hope that they don’t send you a broken item again. Isn’t that tedious? Going to a store and being able to see and inspect what you are buying solves this problem. While shopping online can be convenient, people should realize that opportunities such as Black Friday allow them to H efficiently get what they want at a cheap price in stores.
Every year, children and parents gather around to put on their double-duty coats, hand out peanut butter rations and wear Ushanka hats together at the local malls and get ready for one of the most unnecessary events of the year—Black Friday. This popular shopping event, however, is hardly significant with the advent of technology. The Monday after Black Friday is also a special event called Cyber Monday, during which certain online shopping websites like Amazon host bargain sales and deals. Why go through the hassle of waiting in a line that winds around the entire store, foregoing hours of sleep and enduring the freezing cold when you can quickly browse, click and purchase merchandise for bargain prices all in the comfort of your own home? Let’s not forget that in 2008, an employee was trampled to death and a pregnant woman miscarried as a flood of people broke in and rushed into a Long Island Walmart. In a civilized modern society like ours, these incidences should not be happening. Most of the Black Friday deals aren’t even worth it. Electronics, for example, that are sold during Black Friday are usually obscure, cheap brands that won’t last long. According to a 2011 Consumer Reports article, Black Friday prices weren’t always lowest for the recommended models like “quality” brands such as Apple and Microsoft. In fact, according to the article, many of the lowest prices in 2011 were on “secondary and tertiary brands such as Element, Sansui, Seiki and Dynex.” Recognize any of those brands? I don’t, and I wouldn’t want to be familiar with them either. Most of the merchandise bought on Black Friday just ends up being returned due to their eventual malfunction, at least for me. With these drawbacks, it’s safe to conclude that buying those items isn’t worth waiting in the cold for eight hours or more. It’s difficult to argue that it’s a “family experience” or “tradition.” It’d be a much rewarding experience for everyone if families just had more family time at home instead of participating in the hectic schedule of Black Friday. Shopping online also gives families the leisure to choose carefully among merchandises and consider what they really need instead of grabbing frantically in the chaos to secure a bargain. After all, do you seriously need that state-of-the-art 10-speed fruit blender? We currently live in the age of technology, and we need to revel in that fact. Online marketplaces are available for our use, and we shouldn’t waste this opportunity. So the next time you’re groggily waking up at 2 a.m. in order to grab that 42-inch HDTV, stop, turn on your computer and Google it. Who knows, you may find an even better deal H and a better TV all from the warmth of your home.
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Cliff Hanger
Senior Axel Masquelin is an indoor and outdoor rock climber BY HENRY JACKSON hjackson@hilite.org
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Why did you start rock climbing originally? I got into rock climbing because of my father. I started when I was only three. I basically learned how to climb as soon as I was able to walk.
Red River Gorge. I also like to climb indoors at Hoosier Heights because I am a lead climber, which means I climb without a harness and place safeties into the wall for other climbers. It’s a higher risk, but I enjoy it.
How often do you go climbing? I try to keep a schedule of once per week. Right now I don’t have a regular training schedule because of school.
Do you prefer indoor or outdoor climbing? I prefer outdoor (climbing) because it is a new experience every time. It is a different feeling than climbing indoors.
Where do you usually practice? I usually practice at Hoosier Heights Indy. It used to be called Climb Time Towers before it was bought out.
Have you climbed at any unique locations? I climbed all over Europe with my father. There was a spot at Red River Gorge called “Midnight Surf ” which is basically a giant cliff overhang that goes straight up.
Have you participated in any competitions? When I was in France I did two competitions. I placed in one, but I was really young and never tried again. What is your favorite rock climbing location? My favorite rock climbing location is in Kentucky. It is called
Is rock climbing an easy sport to learn? I would say it is easy if you are devoted. There is definitely a learner’s curve but you can overcome it. Rock climbing has a H unique thrill.