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TABLE OF CONTENTS JAM

FEATURE

4 UNWELCOME GUESTS

10 CLIMATE CONUNDRUM

Find out about common invasive species in Hamilton County

Student activists, science teacher continue conservation efforts despite challenges

NEWS

STUDENT SECTION

7 NEWS BRIEFS

14 BREW-TIFUL MIND

8 FINALS SEASON

In celebration of National Cappuccino Day, Carmel Cafe shares favorite coffee stories

9 NEW SITES SIGHTING

16 FEELING LIKE A FRAUD Students assess “Impostor Syndrome” within CHS’s competitive student body

12 EQUAL KITCHEN TIME

6 CLUB SPOTLIGHT

Trinity Free Clinic, CVS open new COVID-19 testing sites

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ENTERTAINMENT 22 LIGHTS, MASKS, ACTION

Theater classes prepare for annual fall production “Murder in Focus”

24 YOU’RE THE IMPOSTOR

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Tessa Collinson Josie Cruzan Calina He Lillian He Sarah Kim Gray Martens Grace Xu Wendy Zhu

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Managing Editors

FOR GOLD AND BLUE The Marching Greyhounds performed their last show of the season on Oct. 24. Their show, named Tribute, is a mash up of five of their championship winning shows throughout the years.

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Front/TOC/JAM News

32 VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS

26 COMBAT CONTACT

33 GROW IT OUT

Wrestling team adapt to new season overshadowed by pandemic, new protocols

28 VIRTUALLY LOCKED IN

PERSPECTIVES

Changes to accommodate transgender students at CHS are steps in the right direction

Sowmya Chundi Leah Tan

15 Minutes Litebox Ray Mo

Jim Streisel

Christian Ledbetter

Adviser

Principal

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Superintendent Michael Beresford

Emily Sandy

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Perspectives

Sam Hawkins Sarah Zheng

Feature

Student Section

15 MINUTES 34 VIRAL SCIENCE

Aniket Biswal Daniel Kim

Web

Maddie Kosc

@hilitenews

Science teacher James Hambley runs popular science YouTube channel

Sports

Cady Armstrong Christian Ledbetter

Ads Team

SPORTS

Entertainment

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BEST OF NOVEMBER 2020

UNWELCOME GUESTS With new invasive species data, see which invasive species plants are worst offenders in Hamilton County RILEY TERBUSH GRAPHIC

HAMILTON COUNTY INVASIVES PARTNERSHIP, ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE SPRUCE SOURCES

INVASION Without the competitive balance of their native ecosystems, invasive species easily overtake local ecosystems and crowd out native plants. See the five worst local invasive species according to the Hamilton Co. Invasives Partnership’s 2020 survey.

CALLERY PEAR The Callery Pear tree, also known as the bradford pear tree, is a popular landscaping tree native to China. The tree spreads rapidly, blocking out native plants.

CANADA THISTLE The Canada Thistle is a plant native to Europe, introduced to the U.S. in the 1600s. It grows to be five feet tall.

WINTERCREEPER This east-Asian native is a popular ground cover for landscaping homes.

The quick-growing plant overtakes existing plants.

GARLIC MUSTARD This plant originated from Europe and parts of Asia. It spreads into the undergrowth of forests, reducing the diversity of ground-level plants in wooded areas.

ASIAN BUSH HONEYSUCKLE These shrubs grow from six to 15 feet tall. They grow densely and block out other plants in the forest undergrowth.

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This graphic was originally published online on Nov. 14, 2020

THINK LOCAL

THE CURVE

Consider removing invasive plants and replacing them with these local, non-invasive species

Dogwood: a local flowering tree.

A similar alternative to Bradford Pear, the flowering dogwood grows to 20 to 30 feet tall.

Available at Home Depot for $82

Area infested

Public awareness

Land manager awareness

Purple Coneflower: a two- to five-foot tall perennial flower local to prairies. Needs watering and temperature protection in the first year of planting.

Root available for purchase at Lowe’s for $21

Introduction

Milkweed: This plant is essential to the endangered monarch butterfly. Tolerates a wide range of temperatures and does not need watering or fertilizer. Plant six to eight to attract butterflies.

Available at Home Depot for $12 to $15

Detection

See the invasion curve, which represents the journey of the invasive species

Local control only Eradication unlikely, would require intense effort

Eradication feasible

Eradication simple

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HOW TO HELP See how you can aid the local invasive species control effort Request an invasive species assessment: If you suspect you have invasive species planted in your yard, request an assessment to see which plants you should remove and replace.

Remove invasive species in your yard.

If you know of invasive plants on your property, replace them with local plants. You can hire plant removal contractors to aid the process.

Join a local invasive species partnership. You can sign up to be a part of the local Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) to become more informed on invasive species.

Volunteer to help handle invasive species.

Organizations like the Hamilton Co. Invasives Partnership host events where volunteers help to remove invasive species from parks or other local areas.

Prevent unintentionally spreading invasive species. When going outdoors, avoid travelling with firewood, use native fishing bait and clean hiking and fishing gear before and after use. Any outdoor gear can easily transfer invasive species and perpetuate their spread.

Scan this to see HIP’s information sheet on invasive species, and to sign up for the local CISMA

NEWS

BEST OF NOVEMBER 2020

CLUB SPOTLIGHT Q&As with Carmel Mini Marathoners club leader, sponsor

Q&A

These Q&As were originally published online on Nov. 15, 2020

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Lauryn Forster, Carmel Mini Marathoners copresident and senior

Why did you start Carmel Mini Marathoners Club?

Normally, every year after cross-country ends, we participate in the Monumental Mini Marathon, but because of (COVID-19), it is all virtual so Olivia (Lafferty, Carmel mini marathoners co-president and senior), and I decided to make our own club to have people to run together with.

What would you say to someone thinking about joining the Carmel Mini Marathoners Club?

I would definitely recommend this club if you like to run, even if you aren’t interesting in running a mini (marathon), training together is still fun and we are doing a 5k the same day for those who want to run less. It is so much fun to train with friends, and even if you can’t this year, I would still recommend it as something to do in (the) future.

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Katie Kelly, Carmel Mini Marathoners sponsor and social studies teacher What should someone know before deciding to train for a half marathon?

I would say that for anyone who has not been a runner before to definitely seek out a good training plan or seek out a coach that can help them get started. Because it takes a little bit of effort at a time, and you know you’re looking at between 10 and 20 weeks of preparation depending on which fitness you already have, I would say the biggest suggestion would be to seek out guidance or help.

RUNNING AWAY: Senior Lauryn Forster leads the call-out meeting for the Carmel Mini Marathon Club in Room H221. Forster said the club will be raising money for Gleaners Food Bank.

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What is the purpose of the Carmel Mini Marathoners Club?

We have a group of girls who for the last couple of years have trained to do the Monumental half-marathon after the crosscountry season and this year with Monumental being virtual, they weren’t able to sign up for that and with COVID-19 we had to change our post-season plans for the cross-country team, and they were still really excited about doing a half marathon, so they put together a club to do a half-marathon club together, so their idea is to just run the distance but they also want to raise money for Gleaners Food Bank in the process.

Why should people join Carmel Mini Marathoners?

The girls on the club’s whole plan is to have social runs so that they can run together. I think if someone wants to be involved in a group that just likes to run for fun, that would be a great opportunity for them to be able to train for something.

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NEWS BRIEFS News Briefs were originally published online on Nov. 10, 2020

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See a graphic of how CHS differs from other Indiana schools with standardized tests.

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December ACT Testing

SPRINKLES: Senior Jasmine Hsu (middle right) demonstrates to members of the club how to fold pouches for baked goods during the Sprinkle Of Joy meeting on Oct. 22. During the meeting, the club packaged baked goods for 68 faculty members from the CHS administration, art, business, communications and other departments.

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BEST OF NOVEMBER 2020

FINALS SEASON Semester finals schedule altered to accommodate hybrid, virtual students OLIVIA STOCK STORY

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This story was originally published online on Nov. 20, 2020

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the new hybrid and virtual programs, finals as well as finals week for the first semester this year will look different than have before in previous years.

According to Assistant Principal Toby Steele, the school will not adjust the daily schedule for finals and hybrid students will take finals—if they have them—during their normal class periods. Virtual students will take all their exams online. Additional changes include the lack of the Skip-a-Final program.

Despite these changes, Steele said there should be little change in the overall experience.

“Our focus remains unchangedcreate a supportive environment for students to complete final assessments that is free from disruption and/or distraction,” Steele said via email.

However, despite those assertions, sophomore Harry Zheng said the experience will feel different.

“You’re having more of (the finals) consecutively, so it’ll be more tiring,” he said.

Unlike previous years, hybrid students cannot leave the build-

ing if they do not have a final for a class. Both junior Sarah Warf and Zheng said they preferred having the ability to leave the building if they didn’t have a final.

“That’s one of my favorite parts of finals week,” Warf said. “So it’s a little disappointing that I can’t leave after my finals because normally I would take my finals and go downtown and get coffee or something. So that’s gonna be disappointing, but this year I feel like it’s for the best.”

According to Steele, teachers will continue to have the freedom to create their own final exams or projects. With this, they can ultimately decide whether or not to even have an exam or project at all.

“Much like in the past, teachers will be collaborating with their colleagues to create a final assessment that is appropriate for their students/course,” Steele said.

For her part, Warf said her math exam will likely be more conceptual this year than in previous ones due to the unique nature of this school year.

“I think it might be a little less stressful. If I don’t have to worry as much about solving everything and

TIME TO STUDY Check out what the schedule will look like for this year’s finals week

Carmel Cohort

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in-person days that Greyhound Cohort has during finals week, including one non-finals day this year CCS SOURCE

I get to focus more on what I actually know, and if there’s a couple finals I don’t have to take, that’d definitely be nice,” she said, “but I think it’ll definitely be less stressful on the students which is great in this whole period of time.”

In addition, students in the Greyhound Cohort will complete their Blue Day finals on Dec. 18. On the flipside, Carmel Cohort students will have a virtual “Orange” Day, meaning they will have no exams left and individual teachers will determine their students’ assignments on that day.

According to Steele, the administrators have already started working on the finals schedule for the second semester.

“We are currently working on the second semester schedule,” he said. “It is our intent to keep final assessment week like it is the first semester, adjusting as needed.”

Despite the changes, Warf and Zheng said they feel prepared to take their finals.

“I think (finals will) still be manageable,” Zheng said. “You’ve still got the full 90 minutes, so I think H it won’t be too bad.”

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TEST TIME: A volunteer at Trinity Free Clinic administers a COVID-19 test to a patient. The clinic is located in the Matthew 25 Center on the campus of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

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NEW SITES SIGHTING Q&A with Autumn Zawadski, Trinity Free Clinic Marketing Director about opening, operation of new Trinity Free Clinic COVID-19 testing site DARSHINI SHANKAR Q&A

How does the testing process work from there at Trinity Free Clinic?

How long have you been offering COVID-19 testing?

Everyone registers online. It’s really preferred that they register online before they come, but they can walk in and we can try to get (them) on to the schedule. After we go (over) the online registration process, (they) actually will go to the test room and they take a swab; it will either be a shorter swab that we (call) a lower nasal test or it will be a longer swab (that) is called a nasopharyngeal test. (Nasopharyngeal tests) go much deeper into the sinuses, and they’re pretty uncomfortable. The whole process from when you walk in the door, if you’re already registered online, is about two minutes.

We started on Sept. 30. Obviously, it’s a new service that is being offered through our organization. And we have still continued to offer the same services that we always have, (which is) free medical, dental and vision care for Hamilton County families.

How many COVID-19 testing sites does Hamilton county?

In Hamilton County, right now there are nine sites doing COVID testing. Four of them are CVS Pharmacies, (and) there’s also the Fishers Health Department. Then, there are two Hamilton County Community Testing Sites, one at Aspire (and) an Optum test site at Ivy Tech Noblesville.

And there’s us (at Trinity Free Clinic).

This Q&A was originally published online on Nov. 2, 2020

COVID CLINIC: The Trinity Free Clinic offers free COVID-19 testing.

There are five free community testing sites and four that cost money to get tested in Hamilton County.

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FEATURE

BEST OF NOVEMBER 2020

CLIMATE CONUNDRUM Student activists, science teacher continue conservation efforts amid pandemic ARCHIT KALRA STORY

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or maanya rajesh, green Action Club president and junior, environmental conservation has never been more important, even during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic hasn’t really made that much of a difference; if anything, it’s accelerated everything that’s happening because industries are needing to work harder to start employing people and get their output back up,” she said. “Emissions are only going higher and higher right now.”

Rajesh isn’t alone in her view. A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in October found that 70% of people in 14 countries said climate change was a major threat, while 69% said the spread of infectious diseases was a major threat, indicating that almost the same amount of people prioritize climate change equally with pandemic-level viruses.

According to Brandy Yost, IB Environmental Systems and Societies teacher, the pandemic demonstrated the massive impact humans have on the environment.

“I view what is happening with climate change as being very serious and

DID YOU KNOW? It is estimated that climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 due to malaria, diarrhea and heat stress IPCC SOURCE

something that—pandemic or no pandemic—we should not be taking lightly,” she said. “When the world did stop for a month, we did see improvements in carbon emissions, which shows how drastically humans are affecting carbon emissions just from driving.”

Rajesh said she agreed.

“There were a lot of stories that came out earlier this year saying that the lockdown has really helped the environment, air quality has improved and the beaches are cleaner. But really, once the lockdown ended, all those emissions just went back to normal,” Rajesh said. “It doesn’t really make a difference to be living our lives just

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Student activists create a “Climate Justice Now” banner during the Global Climate Strike at the Indiana Statehouse in September 2020.

Maanya Rajesh, Green Action president and junior, said this year’s strike was more difficult to organize than past years’.

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the way we were pre-pandemic. Now it really needs to be our priority to try to get our emissions down, regardless of whether there is or isn’t a pandemic.

The issue is still there.”

Geetika Chitturi, the president of SWENext (a women’s engineering club) and sophomore, said she hopes her club will participate along with other CHS clubs in a tree-planting project in downtown Carmel with TreePlenish, a nationwide environmental conservation organization, in the spring.

Chitturi said she hopes the project will help emphasize the teamwork aspect of conservation.

“Because we will be working with so many other clubs, I think this sends the message that we do have to work together in order for us to be able to help the environment; we can’t go on our own ways and expect that we will be able to have as positive of an impact as we would if we worked together,” Chitturi said.

“I just hope to bring the community together to work towards a bigger goal and to help the environment because it is struggling so much,” she added. “CHS, being a school with over 5,000 kids, definitely has a significant impact on the environment, so I hope that we can lessen that.

(Conservation) is still important during the pandemic because Earth is having an ecological crisis.”

Although efforts like tree planting have become popular in attempting to balance consumption with conservation, Yost pointed out that some of the

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most efficient efforts to stop climate change can be through public policy.

“I would love to see changes in policy really moving towards renewable energy—an electric car today is still coming from coal,” Yost said. “If we can make that switch over, that could really benefit the environment.

“With a lot of regulations we had, we were seeing improvement and we were on track to meet our goals. Politics plays a huge role in this, and the current administration rolled back a lot of the regulations, which put us behind (on our expected progress).”

Rajesh said the Green Action Club has been working with local governments to help write a policy that may be drafted by the end of the year.

“We’re working with the City Council and the Mayor on a climate action plan–kind of like the Green New Deal, but a little less aggressive,” she said.

“Our draft will be done in December, and we’re going to try to implement that next year. That’ll basically set a bunch of goals for Carmel.”

Rajesh said she hopes steps such as the climate action plan will continue to motivate students to vouch for conservation, despite the limitations incurred by the pandemic.

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Student activists walk the home stretch of the Global Climate Strike at the Indiana Statehouse in September 2020. Maanya Rajesh, Green Action club president and junior, said the activists, many of whom were CHS students, marched in support of climate policy reform and greater awareness of the global issue.

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“There are some positives, but getting people to turn out to our events, or having motivation for students in our club to continue pushing their projects, has been a little hard. We’re getting a lot of no’s right now, because the focuses are on the pandemic, and we totally get that. We’re trying to navigate around this whole situation,” she said. “We’re still able to work on the climate action plan, which is still in the stage of drafting it and writing it. We’re just trying to really get past this stage.”

Yost said, “I do think there is hope for change. There is a lot of activism here, and I think they’re doing a lot of good things. There are a lot of different organizations that have really stepped up. I see Carmel as being on the forefront. “(Carmel) Mayor (James) Brainard has been on board with making a lot of changes and being on board with environmental changes,” Yost added, “and he understands the importance of that and how it can benefit our community. I think what he has done with roundabouts has been brilliant. As a community, we are definitely ahead of the ball game.” H This story was originally published online on Nov. 16, 2020

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BEST OF NOVEMBER 2020

EQUAL KITCHEN TIME Students consider gender stereotypes in household cooking, cooking industry KRUTI SUBBANNAVAR STORY

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very first thursday of November, the United States recognizes a holiday called National Men Make Dinner Day. This year, it took place on Nov. 5.

Arthur Yeh, a student in Advanced Nutrition and Wellness: Baking and sophomore, cooks every other Gold day.

“Baking is one of my favorite classes.

At the end of the day when you need to unwind, it’s fun to create something with your own hands with help. While the finished product might not always look nice, it always tastes nice,” he said.

Yeh also said the reason he started baking was because he tasted something someone made during a baking class in his freshman year. He said he wanted the satisfaction of making something like that with his own hands.

Senior Matthew Arnold said he too enjoys cooking. Arnold, currently enrolled in Culinary 3-4, said, “I’ve done some volunteer things, and I cook for family. I do it a lot because I enjoy doing it. And also there’s always a rewarding feel-

ing of making something that others can enjoy and appreciate.”

Still, while Yeh and Arnold are in a largely female-dominated class, they both said they don’t feel any sort of gender bias. Arnold said because he is in an advanced cooking class, he knows most of the people from when he took his first culinary arts class during his freshman year. Yeh said that the teacher treated everyone the same and did not hover around the boys under the assumption that they did not know how to cook.

A study from Pew Research Center published in 2016, indicates that in homes, cooking and grocery shopping is a chore that is still female-dominated household chores, although the number of males that are now starting to cook is slowly increasing. According to the study, in homes with a child, the women do 80% of grocery shopping and cooking. In houses without kids, the women do 63% of the cooking and grocery shopping. But, further studies by the Nutrition Journal found that the percentage of men cooking

WHO’S COOKING? Take a look at the gender distributions in CHS culinary classes compared with national averages Gender distribution of CHS students in culinary classes 521 10%

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According to Stephen Cassidy, who teaches a cooking class and a baking class, he was never bullied for choosing cooking as a profession and Yeh and Arnold have echoed these sentiments.

Arnold said, “I feel like at least baseline cooking skills and culinary skills, especially learning it at the high school level, is something that can be useful for the rest of your life.”

But, on the flip side of the gender conversation, the number of women

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in home kitchens is larger than the men. The amount of men in a professional kitchen has always been significantly larger than the number of women. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that 77% of all chefs and head cooks are men, making them the dominating gender in this occupation, whereas the percentage of women occupying these positions is 23.9%. Regardless of existing stereotypes, the male chefs and head cooks have dominated positions of authority in the kitchen for a long time.

“I’m sure there’s gender bias with people not seeing women as leaders as much,” Yeh said. “I think it’s a combination of what people expect of men and women respectively and general trends of how they actually function in these positions.”

Arnold said he believed another reason why women were not given as many authority positions in restaurants was because women were more likely to take time off from working toward an executive position in favor of starting or looking after family. Senior Isabel Ros, who said she wants to own a restaurant, agrees. Still, Ros said that while going the family route as a female would give her a disadvantage and affect the time it would take to reach an executive position, she would work hard to get there.

Ros, who was inspired by her grandmothers to cook, said that she is preparing herself extremely well in order to be able to defend her position as a person of authority in a restaurant.

Ros said that she will focus on refining her skills to the point that it will not be questioned in comparison against a male chef, and so she can stand on her own abilities as a cook.

Gender discrimination and specific gender roles are still an ingrained part of society today. According to a study

by CNN from Feb. 26, adults are known to perpetuate traditional gender roles and ability of genders in performing certain tasks, which demotivates the opposite gender in performing the same. This can be seen in the culinary industry, as women are expected to be homemakers, and men in this industry have to reach the highest pinnacle of their career to be deemed successful.

But Cassidy said females are slowly getting to executive positions as well.

“Professionally, the culinary industry is a male-dominated profession, even

DID YOU KNOW? The sandwich was created by John Montagu. Montagu asked the cook to bring him something he could eat without leaving and was brought a sandwich.

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MUSHROOM DISH: (LEFT): Nutrition and fitness teacher Nicholas Carter demonstrates how to toss mushrooms to senior Matt Arnold. Carter told Arnold that he has to commit to the cooking and have confidence to go for it.

(RIGHT): Senior Matthew Arnold slices mushrooms in Culinary Arts and Hospitality for a dish Arnold named himself called “Mushroom de la mushroom.”

Arnold said he hasn’t worked with mushrooms much before, and this was just a practice dish.”

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with that stereotype as being kind of a female thing,” Cassidy said. “I think there is a paradigm shift, with more females becoming executive chefs and head cooks and resort owners, bringing it up to a 50:50 (ratio of males to females in an executive position).”

Gender issues aside, cooking is something that Yeh, Arnold and Cassidy all said they believe to be something necessary for a good life.

Cassidy said, “Cooking is definitely a very necessary skill. Being able to know your way around a kitchen is very important, especially getting older, budget-wise, it’s a lot cheaper to cook at home and eat at home vs going out to eat all the time, you get to be in your college age and out on your own. It’s also a great skill to have that’s impressive to other people. It teaches you a lot of things, you don’t just learn how to cook, it teaches you a lot of transferable skills.”

As the years go by, according to Cassidy, gender stereotypes are slowly beginning to fade. Cassidy said, “In this day and age and with how the food network is, I wouldn’t consider it a feminine thing anymore to cook.” H This story was originally published online on Nov. 5, 2020

STUDENT SECTION

BEST OF NOVEMBER 2020

BREW-TIFUL MIND Carmel Cafe staff shares impact of coffee in celebration of National Cappuccino Day SAUMYA SOMASI STORY

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offee affects students

and teachers’ lives all over the world. To honor the drink, coffee lovers celebrate National Cappuccino Day on Nov. 8.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 14.8% of all American high school students drink coffee on a daily basis. Nathan Seketa, senior who runs the Carmel Cafe, said he has seen the interest that CHS students and staff have in coffee through his daily interactions with them.

“Each day, we see over one hundred customers come through the cafe,” he said via email. “Students benefit from the cafe, as it is convenient to kickstart their day if they come in more drowsy than usual.”

Seketa believes that managing the cafe has given him a new perspective on coffee and how it can ON THE GRIND: Luciana Marquez, Carmel Cafe worker and junior, places an order in the computer system. Marquez said she enjoys working at the cafe.

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COSTS OF CAFFEINE Take a look at how caffeine affects different parts of the body

have an big impact on students, although he doesn’t drink it himself.

He said, “Ironic as it is, I actually don’t drink coffee. I have put together coffee tastings to make sure our product is the highest quality since my judgement of coffee provides no help. I do love the smell that makes its way through the cafe after it’s brewed each morning, though.”

Jill Noel, adult supervisor for the Carmel Cafe, has also seen the influence that coffee has had on students.

“I think there are (more positive impacts) of coffee (than negative),” she said. “From a social standpoint,

DID YOU KNOW? The Carmel Cafe started when a few DECA students decided to sell coffee in the back of their spirit shop (now the bookstore). In 2017, its revenue reached to over $90,000. Its purpose is to help students gain real-life business experience.

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM • Blocks adenosine molecules that induce sleepiness • Promotes brain’s production of the stimulants dopamine and glutamine, which boost your mood • Can improve focus • Can sometimes improve memory

DIGESTIVE, CIRCULATORY & RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS • Tells adrenal glands to flood the body with adrenaline, increasing irritability and emotion • May temporarily reduce appetite • Rapid heartbeat and risk of heartburn

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I see students that walk into (the cafe to) buy merchandise, and they see their friend getting a frappuccino and they’ll say, ‘Oh, I want that too.’”

Luciana Marquez, Carmel Cafe worker and junior, agreed with Noel and said coffee has had many positive impacts on her own life.

She said, “Usually, I drink coffee at night. It usually relaxes me. Not because it makes me energetic or anything but because it helps when I do homework.”

Noel said that in general she doesn’t think coffee makes students too energetic and mainly that it serves to rid drowsiness.

She said, “I really don’t see where (students) drinking coffee causes them to really be agitated or bouncing off the walls because I don’t think they drink enough (for that to happen).”

Seketa also said he doesn’t think coffee has a profound effect and he that has done fine without drinking coffee. He said even without coffee, he enjoys working at the cafe and seeing other people start their day off with a drink.

“Students can have a healthy relationship with coffee, or they can have a less sustainable relationship with it,” he said. “A daily coffee is a reasonable routine to have. In contrast, once someone gets dependent on that caffeine, it could become an issue.”

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Marquez said she prepares the cafe for the next day since she works in the afternoons, and has seen many people using the cafe.

“I usually clean the machines and the tables, and I make sure that if a class comes over, they are comfortable and they can always let me know if they need something” she said. “I basically just make sure everything is in order,” Noel said she wants people to keep utilizing the cafe as a place for morning coffee.

“The new fall special at the cafe is very good,” she said. “Our sales decreased this year and we would love to

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MUGNIFICENT: Luciana Marquez, Carmel Cafe worker and junior, cleans up one of the coffee pots at the end of her shift.

Marquez said that while she cleans up from the afternoon, she also has to prepare for the next day.

see more people coming into the cafe, although we can only accommodate a certain number (due to COVID-19).”

Seketa said he also wanted greater participation in the cafe as they have recently added dozens of new coffees and food products.

“The cafe is a great extra/co-curricular activity and more students should try getting involved,” Seketa said. “If getting directly involved in it doesn’t fit your schedule, feel free to come by the (Carmel) cafe to support H it like it’s a local business.”

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more Celia Watson moved to Carmel two weeks before the start of school with only a suitcase full of clothes and her guitar in her hand. Watson moved here from São Paulo, Brazil, but has lived in Cincinnati, Germany, Italy and Belgium, too.

“Moving is a part of who I am,” Watson said. But Watson’s scattered moves across the world point to a bigger unintended consequence.

“Strange feelings of internalized doubt hit me really hard with my move to Carmel,” Watson said. “I’m coming from a school where the entire high school was 120 people total.

The jump to Carmel has been huge, and of course there are many negative experiences along with that. I’m not sure if I belong here all the time.”

Watson’s feelings are just a small example of a larger phenomenon: impostor syndrome. Although this concept has experienced a revival in pop culture due to its literal applications in the upand-coming viral video game “Among Us,” the term imposter syndrome has actually been around since the 1970s.

First introduced by psychologists Su-

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SENIOR JACOB YOUNG “At a school like Carmel there are so many bright minds that some of what may be an academic achievement for some is considered horrible for others.

There isn’t (really) a way for people to know that they are being successful in a class. Also, at CHS it appears that what would be considered a good grade or gpa at another school is considered bad or just average at CHS.” KIERSTEN RIEDFORD SPEAK-UP

zanne Imes and Pauline Rose Clance, impostor syndrome is defined as a phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize and accept success, often attributing success or happiness to luck instead of their own ability, and fear others will suspect them to be a “fraud.”

A study conducted in 2011 by Dr. Jaruwan Sakulku found that as much as 70% of the total population has experienced some feelings of being an impostor at some point in their life. Similarly, a study commissioned by a career development agency “Amazing If ” found that younger

TIGHT CLUTCH: Celia Watson, Rugby Club member and sophomore, trains with women’s rugby coach Kelly Teresa during practice on Oct. 28. Watson said playing rugby was influenced by her experience playing flag football in Brazil.

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generations are more vulnerable to impostor syndrome as one-third of people from younger generations, particularly high school and college students, regularly experience it.

According to LifeSolutions therapist Laura Snyder, this syndrome is largely caused because of the natural competitive tendencies humans have, explaining why schools in particular are breeding grounds for such a mindset.

“Impostor syndrome is the fear that we are falling short and others aren’t, so anything that puts you in that com-

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parative mindset is the driving factor,” Snyder said. “That’s why it’s especially common among students because easy access to such a large demographic that often contains so many people who excel makes it really easy to compare and fall into those thoughts.”

Freshman Angelina Tan said she agrees with Snyder’s explanation based on her own observations and previous experiences.

“I think Carmel has always prided itself on being the best, but that pressure extends to its student body,” Tan said. “Academically, grades and GPA have often manifested themselves into being measures of self-worth, and that can be really damaging for mental health and stress.”

Watson said she also agrees with this explanation, as she has noticed differences in schooling environments with her experience in Brazil.

“In Brazil, sports fall second to nearly everything. They’re something to do on a day off, or to catch up with friends. This differs significantly from the American point of view, where the ideology is that if you are not winning, it isn’t fun,” Watson said. “I joined volleyball my freshman year in Brazil and ended up adoring it and actually being one of the starters on the team. I

DID YOU KNOW? Impostor syndrome is defined

by Harvard University as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. Frequently, those who are affected by impostor syndrome have chronic self-doubt that allows them to deny feelings of successes or achievements.

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know for a fact that this couldn’t have happened at Carmel High School, and I think that’s an issue. Hustle culture is good in small doses, as are many other things. Too little, and you don’t get pushed. Too much, and you’re losing sleep and using unhealthy ways to overcorrect and cope.”

This consensus would explain why both Tan and Watson say they are subject to impostor syndrome. For Tan, she said she participates in many school activities and classes that are particularly susceptible to competitive environments that often induce feelings of impostor syndrome, including AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science and debate, all of which can take a large toll on her well being.

BRAKING POINT: Krish Jayarapu, Science Olympiad member and junior, tests car brakes during the club meeting on Nov. 4. Krish said Science Olympiad is one of many extracurriculars he participates in.

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“I’ll catch myself having not eaten an entire day, not slept for 36 hours, and just feeling exhausted more often than I’d like to admit,” Tan said. “It’s easy to say that I’ll just work harder, be more proactive and efficient, but it’s so much harder to execute those words.

The external pressures have ignited internal expectations of perfectionism, and when I don’t meet those external or internal standards, I can’t help but feel guilty, disappointed and useless.”

Similarly, junior Krish Jayarapu said the competitive atmosphere and unwritten hierarchy at Carmel can catalyze feelings of impostor syndrome.

Jayarapu said during his first two years of high school, he tried to take as many AP and STEM classes as possible to elevate himself. But academically challenging himself didn’t always lead to positive results mentally.

“I doubted myself and completely minimized the amount of work that went into getting into such a position. At Carmel, there will always be someone that is better than you in some way or form,” Jayarapu said.

“By human nature, we tend to compare ourselves to those who are better and put ourselves down.”

Snyder said she agrees with Jayarapu. In fact, Snyder said it is more likely to experience imposter syndrome than to never experience it.

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Learn more about impostor syndrome through the lens of psychologists

450 disorders are declared as official by the American Psychologist Association, but impostor syndrome is not one of them.

It is difficult for psychologists to diagnose people with impostor syndrome as it is emotion-based.

Many psychologists that diagnose impostor syndrome are subjective when they diagnose their patients.

People that come from minority backgrounds are more likely to suffer from impostor syndrome.

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sor), the only people who don’t feel shame are sociopaths,” Snyder said. “Therefore, if you have any sort of emotions, you’re going to ask yourself, ‘Am I good enough?’

And it’s hard to minimize the issue as a whole because you’re just surrounded by it; it’s particularly deeply rooted in America’s culture.

We’re founded by this idea that you should pull yourself up by your bootstraps and you are responsible for your own success. So people often think, ‘I have to be responsible for this and if I fail, it’s my fault.’”

Tan said she thinks one of the first steps to combating the impostor phenomenon is by being honest about it in the first place.

“I don’t think mental health is talked about enough,” Tan said. “I know that (because) in the Asian community it’s treated like a taboo, or something to be ashamed of, but I think we really need to start addressing it headon if we truly care for the well-being of the people in this school.”

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“Junior year, I made it on the Science Olympiad A team and I was convinced it was pure luck. Everyone around me felt like they knew what they were doing and worked really hard 24/7, and whenever I showed up to meets I expected the officers to realize I was getting lucky with the subject matter instead of being legitimately qualified.”

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While Tan commended the school for taking initiative to help address mental health, whether it be by having awareness weeks or emphasizing counseling services offered, she said she thinks more action is needed.

“The grading system treats students like workers, and their thoughts and efforts are boiled down to a letter grade that either tells them they’re doing good or not good enough. This has been said over and over again, but school isn’t about education or learning anymore; it’s just about memorizing things better than everyone else and having that on a diploma so hopefully colleges will choose you over your peers,” Tan said. “Small steps (to address the issue) could include having ‘catch-up’ days, where every class just gives you 90 minutes to ask questions, work on your own

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work, tell the teachers suggestions as a class, et cetera.”

Although such systemic change is harder to enact, Snyder said that there are actions individuals can take to mitigate the impacts of impostor syndrome.

Watson said she socializes to mitigate.

She said, “Nowadays, I’m taking more time to enjoy things even if others think it’s a waste of time. Having fun is never truly a waste of time.”

For Tan, she said she likes to set aside an hour to take a break from everything, whether it be by takWORKING OVERTIME: Sophomore Celia Watson sits in front of a laptop with her Canvas calendar open, showing everything she has to do over the course of the next couple of weeks in October. Watson said she isn’t alone in this, as many of her peers have a full schedule too.

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ing a shower, listening to music, or talking with friends.

Jayarapu takes a different approach; when he feels down, he said he uses those feelings to motivate himself to become better and stronger.

Additionally, he said he finds support from others to help erase any feelings of impostor syndrome. For him, building communities and finding friends who motivate him has helped improve his mental health altogether.

“When others notice and compliment your position, that’s when you realize you deserve to be where you are,” Jayarapu said. “I have realized that this culture—one where we form friend groups that build each other up—will actually benefit the future and how students deal with impostor syndrome in the long run.”

In general, Snyder said coping mechanisms can manifest in many ways, but connecting with others is the most effective.

“While there’s some value in things like writing or running or anything that you consider a hobby, the biggest thing you can do is find a couple of people you can trust,” Snyder said. “After all, impostor syndrome is telling yourself, ‘If people knew this about me, it wouldn’t be okay,’ so by letting those people you trust know the real you, it can really be healing.”

Additionally, Snyder said she recommends everyone to do some self-reflection in order to identify where the issue lies.

“Evaluate what you’re working towards,” Snyder said. “Ask yourself, ‘Do I actually want these things or am I just trying to look good?’ If it’s the latter, then realize that it’s not a meaningful value to base yourself on and you’re going to feel like an impostor because that’s not where you’re supposed to be. You should value this idea of ‘I may not be perfect at it, but it’s worth it for me’ versus ‘I want to get good at this because it looks good.’”

Above all, Watson said impostor syndrome and feeling insecure are not the be-all and end-all—but the initial experiences can be incredibly draining.

“Impostor syndrome can take so much away from one’s real potential.

Feeling like you don’t deserve what you have means you won’t push to get more and more, which is what growing and evolving as a person is all about,” Watson said. “But, you are not alone. You aren’t. It feels weird and cliche to say that, but I fully believe it’s true. These feelings, especially as teenagers, can feel overwhelming and suffocating. But knowing others feel the same way is integral to having change and making your well-being the utmost priority.”

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After all, impostor syndrome is telling yourself, “If people knew this about me, it wouldn’t be okay.”

So, by letting those people you trust know the real you, it can be really healing.

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POLICY PARTNERS: Celia Watson, Debate Club member and sophomore, and Zyrah Arulogun, Debate Club member and junior, prepare for an upcoming policy debate for the team’s tournament which took place on Oct. 31.

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LIGHTS, MASKS, ACTION Theater class prepares for fall production, implements new COVID-19 protocols PALLEVI PILLAI STORY

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T PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Theater cast members rehearse for their upcoming production “Murder in Focus” on Nov. 2. The cast expressed their excitement and enthusiasm to perform this production as many of the other shows were cancelled this year.

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so only having half of the group has definitely been diffall production, “Radio Mystery Theatre.” The ferent,” Hockins said. performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12, To compensate for the lack of group rehearsal, the 13, and 14 at the Dale E. Graham Auditorium. Tickets entire cast has been meeting after school twice a week in are $10 each and are available through order to work together. In addition to www.ticketracker.com. Although the “Murder in Focus,” the play “the Manfall and winter shows will still take hattan Strangler” will also be part of It has been a place this year, COVID-19 has caused this year’s fall production. Both plays challenge this year some setbacks for the theater departare radio shows. Jim Peterson, the with the cohorts to ment’s other annual performances. head of the theater department, said According to Sarah Warf, theater he decided the students should perrehearse because student and junior, “We would norform radio shows in order to adapt to we usually do some mally also be doing a show to take to the unpredictable nature of this year. rehearsals in class the Indy Fringe Festival, but that was “I had to take into consideration so only having half canceled this yea due to COVID. We the possibility that our production would also be starting up the Comedy might have to move virtual if the of the group has Sportz team, but that was also delayed school was forced to shut down durbeen definitely to the second semester due to complicaing the pandemic,” Peterson said. “If different. tions resulting from COVID.” that were the case, I wanted to make Despite these drawbacks, the desure that my production was flexile partment is continuing to work to enough to happen even if we had to SOPHOMORE AUDREY adapt to the new adjustments this shut down. That’s why I chose the RaHOCKINS school year brings. Audrey Hockins, dio Mystery Theatre. theater student and sophomore said the “Murder in Focus” is a play about most difficult aspect has been the inability to work with a group of radio actors who perform two suspense stories. the whole cast during rehearsal.

The characters get caught up in a mystery of their own “It has been a challenge this year with the cohorts to when one of their directors goes missing and a lunatic visrehearse because we usually do some rehearsals in class its the radio station. Warf plays two different characters in the play: Sid, one of the directors, and “The Raincoat Lady,” and escaped mental patient who, according to Warf “may or may not have a hand in a person going missing.” Hockins plays Sylvia Jarvis, a news telecaster.

In addition to social distancing and wearing masks during rehearsals, according to Peterson precautions will be taken to enure the safety of the cast, crew and audience during the performances. For example, the number of audience members had been limited to 150 people per performance.

Peterson said, “Families will be placed together in groups and distanced from other members of the audience. Seats will be assigned and marked as designated seats. Audience

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MICS UP: Sophomore Audrey Hockins recites her script for the CHS Theater production “Murder in Focus” and practices with part of the cast on Nov. 2. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the cast and theater department still rehearse and plan their performance.

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How has COVID-19 affected your likelihood of attending performing arts performances?

“I probably am going to avoid choir or band concerts but I feel like I would be willing to go to an orchestra concert because their instruments don’t involve them removing their masks.”

Senior Lauren Lee “I don’t think it has had that big of an impact. I know that the school does a good job of keeping people spread out at events like those so I think I would be just as likely to attend an event as I would be other years.”

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members, as well as the cast will be wearing masks through the entire production.”

The show will also be broadcasted online for those who want to see the show but are not able to in person. Despite this new format for performances, Hockins said she feels grateful to be able to perform for the community this year amid the pandemic.

She said, “It’s unfortunate that the year is turning out the way it is, but I am still very happy that we get to do

our regular shows this semester. Not all schools get to do that, so we are very lucky. The only thing that this will affect about performances is the amount of people that will get to see it, which is sad.”

Warf said she agreed with this idea and also discussed the difficulty of performing and conveying emotion while wearing a mask.

“I think it is challenging to express our characters from under our masks,” she said. “It is important to show emotions through the face and half our face is being covered up, so it will take extra work to make sure that our expressions read to the audience.”

“I think that going to see live theater creates a sense of normalcy in this troubling time.” Warf said, “For an hour or two, the audience can sit back, relax, laugh, and worry about the characters on stage instead of the world around them. It’s a chance to remind everybody that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that the show must go H on, even when it feels like there is no hope.”

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YOU’RE THE IMPOSTOR Learn about increasingly popular video game Among Us

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1. Before the game begins, players enter a lobby where they can personalize their characters’ colors

2. Players will then be taken to the Role Reveal screen where they will be told if they are an imposter or not

3. Crewmates must complete tasks and avoid being killed to win the game

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez streamed herself playing Among Us in an effort to encourage people to vote in the 2020 election

4. The imposter’s goal is to kill until the number of crewmates equals number of imposters

5. When a meeting is called or a body is reported, players discuss who they think is suspicious

6. Players vote out who they think is the impostor. If all impostors are voted out, the crewmates win

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including practices, games and matches has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Carmel wrestling team has also been adapting to new rules and regulations. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, there have been some changes made to the way practices are structured. One of these new changes includes keeping wrestlers in groups of six.

They do not wrestle outside of their assigned group.

Harel Halevi, varsity wrestler and senior, talked about some of the new procedures due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

“It’s like with every sports team, it’s a mask in and mask out, or mask going in and going out (when entering and exiting practice),” Halevi said.

Halevi also mentioned that the risk of contracting the virus for a physical sport like wrestling may not be as concerning as it may appear at first glance.

“I think it’s a lot less dangerous than it may seem because you’re really only in contact with one person during a meet,” Halevi said. “So the chance that someone like a 170-pounder like me would be dangerous to a 113-pounder on another team is very unlikely.”

Wrestling Head Coach Ed Pendoski also discussed what the team is doing in order to stay safe and how that affects practice. In addition to social distancing as much as possible at practice, the athletes are continuing their previous sanitation requirements such as cleaning the room before and after practice by mopping the mat and walls.

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“We are paying close attention to practice procedures. Practicing in groups of six isn’t always the best (way) to prepare for the state tourney in February, but we have to learn how to do the best we can within the situation we all are in right now,” Pendoski said via email.

He also mentioned since wrestlers mainly stay in contact only with other wrestlers in their weight class, it helps restrict the spread of the virus to wrestlers in different weight classes.

“Wrestling is a physical sport, and we can see how society would be quick to say that there are many challenges with being socially distant and wrestling,“ Pendoski said. “It’s kind of funny to think about socially distancing and wrestling at the same time, but after you look at our sport, we are an individual sport.”

He said he is looking forward to this season this year and believes the team has a lot of talented returning players. Although there

(Close contact) makes it difficult to social distance, although you only wrestle and interact with a few people, limiting the risk compared to interacting with everyone on the team.

T.J. BARRETT, VARSITY WRESTLER AND JUNIOR are many circumstances that make it difficult for athletes to have a “regular” season during a pandemic, he talked about the importance of trying to stay as optimistic as possible in the current situation.

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(BELOW) Wrestling Head Coach Ed Pendoski tells a wrestler what to work on during practice.

According to Pendoski, he reminds his athletes to stay safe as well as optimistic even when practices might not be ideal.

“Right now the biggest challenge is to remember to enjoy the process,” Pendoski said. “The stress of a global pandemic can be quite consuming, and we are trying to remind our room often that we need to be safe and follow procedures. After we do that, we sometimes have to remember to enjoy the journey. It’s not always easy to find in situations like this, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.

(We) just have to look harder for happiness sometimes.”

Like Halevi, T.J. Barrett, varsity wrestler and junior, said that although practices have changed in some small ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has not really affected the way he is preparing for the season.

“It has not impacted the way I prepare for the season as I just focus on one duel at a time and if we don’t have it due to COVID, then onto the next,” he said via email.

Additionally, Barrett shared some of the challenges of wrestling during a pandemic.

“Some of the challenges behind wrestling with COVID-19 (include) the risk of the close contact and the risk of sweating and breathing on each other. This makes it difficult to social distance, although you

only wrestle and interact with a few people, limiting the risk compared to interacting with everyone on the team,” Barrett said.

Barrett also shared his favorite part of being a wrestler and what he is looking forward to for this season.

He said, “I am most looking forward to state and the state tournament, as I am really hoping that it gets to happen. Those environments and the atmosphere is unforgettable.”

Halevi said that due to COVID-19 closing schools in the

spring of 2020, he was able to put on more weight during that time period.

He said that this year, he is focused on continuing to maintain that higher weight than he was previously. He also said that he is looking forward to competing again this year.

He said, “I’ve been dying for (this season) since last season when state was canceled. There was one tournament, but I think local competition is the thing I missed H the most.”

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Members of the wrestling team put on their gear before practice.

Harel Halevi, varsity wrestler and senior, said he believes contracting the virus while wrestling is less likely than it seems because athletes meet only a few people at each meet on top of the many new safety procedures.

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VIRTUALLY LOCKED IN Aspiring NCAA athletes react to changes to in-person college recruitment visits, scholarship decisions ALIVIA ROMANIUK STORY

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n sept. 16, the ncaa suspension of all Division 1 in-person recruiting went into place. This suspension is effective through Jan. 1 and prohibits coaches from meeting in-person with potential student athletes both on and off campuses.

Recruitment, like most aspects of everyday life, has had to change due to COVID-19.

The NCAA also advised colleges to avoid both official and unofficial visitation and encouraged the use of virtual recruitment in order to maintain safety protocols.

With National Signing Days approaching for each sport, these restrictions have impacted the way senior athletes at this school make their college decisions.

Annie Christie, member of the varsity cross-country and track teams and senior, said COVID-19 has significantly altered her college decision process.

“It’s very different. With inperson recruitment you get to take official visits where you spend 48 hours with the team. You get

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a really good feel for what a day would be like if you were to be in that specific team,” she said.

“With online recruitment, you are very limited. You can really only talk to the athletes and coaches about what a typical week would look like, not experience it,” she said.

Maggie Love, member of the varsity women’s swim team and senior, said she committed to Purdue University in August.

“The recruitment process is completely different due to COVID-19 and it’s definitely very frustrating and pushed back my recruiting timeline,” she said.

Love said she had multiple college visits planned during April and May but were all canceled due to the new rules from the NCAA.

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She said she is committed to Purdue University but is frustrated with the changes to college recruiting. She said she wished she could meet the coaches faceto-face because so she could feel like a student athlete.

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According to Christopher Plumb, head coach of the women’s swim team, “The process has changed in that there are less college visits taking place this fall and there is much more recruiting being done online.”

Online recruitment takes the form of emails, texts and social media. It has been the principal form of recruitment since the national shutdowns in March.

“I’ve just been doing a lot of phone calls and doing some Zoom calls with both coaches and athletes in the team. Having a Zoom call with the team has been super beneficial because it has allowed me to ask questions and get to know the girls,” Christie said.

However with the widespread use of online resources for recruitment, Christie and Love both said that it is not as effective as in-person visitation.

Love said, “I got to participate in a virtual visit with the coaches, the support staff, and some of the girls on the team to just try and get a feel of the whole environment and all.

“I definitely would have loved to visit in person. Official visits have always been the best part about the recruiting process,” Love said.

She added, “I wasn’t able to take those official visits which are made so you can get the feel of exactly what it’s like to be a student athlete at each school.”

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According to Christie, the lack of official visits has been especially difficult, as athletes often rely on them to make their college decision.

She said, “I think (official college visits) are super important and really the deciding factor for whether or not you like the program. I really wanted to get the full recruiting experience but obviously that’s not achievable.

“A lot of athletes I’ve talked to said that their official visits are what decided it for them, so not being able to do that is really disappointing,” Christie said.

Plumb said he advises any senior athletes hoping to continue sports in college to, “be well rounded and cast a wide net.”

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Christie said there are still ways for senior athletes to get a better feel for certain campuses.

“I’ve gone to a few campuses unofficially. I walk around the campus and just get a feel for it and the surrounding area. I’ve met a couple of teams because you’re allowed to do that as long as the coach is not involved,” Christie said.

Love said she had a similar experience regarding visitation.

She said, “I got to visit (the Purdue University) campus a couple of weeks ago with one of my old friends/teammates who are currently on the team there and they showed me around and answered a H lot of my questions.”

This story was originally published online on Nov. 16, 2020

HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIPS Take a look at how college recruiting and scholarships have evolved SAMPLING.COM SOURCE ANIKET BISWAL GRAPHIC

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College recruitment of athletes began because college football was now seen as a professional activity rather than leisure

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Scholarships for other sports programs began to increase in number, allowing for diversity in colleges

NCAA split up into Divisions I, II and III. Divisions I and II can give athletic scholarships while Division III cannot

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DECEMBER DEADLINES Administration should institute second deadline for course decisions, allow students chance to change their minds HILITE STAFF EDITORIAL

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n oct. 19, the ccs district sent an email announcing that the deadline for students to choose their second semester learning plan—either virtual or hybrid—was due on Oct. 24.

This deadline is far too soon for students to make a final decision they’d have to live with for half the school year; there are still too many unknown factors that inevitably play a role in this decision.

While the HiLite staff recognizes that administration needs time to schedule and get organized for the second semester, students should get to change their decisions with a second deadline to finalize plans.

Although many students have become accustomed to COVID-19 and new changes to the school, the virus’ prevalence continues to fluctuate wildly. According to the Indiana State Department of Health, cases rose to over 6,000* in November. With infection rates currently rising, the virus could change situations. For example, if COVID-19 rates were to decrease, and a vaccine was successfully approved and distributed, some students may regret their decision to choose all-virtual. On the flipside, if infection rates were to increase, some may regret their decision to stay on the hybrid plan.

These are just some possibilities as to what can happen and with so much uncertainty, students should be able to change their minds closer to the end of first semester.

There are serious concerns for students who wish to change to virtual classes. The first issue is their desired class may not exist at all virtually. Students were issued a Google form to decide plans for the second semester. On the Google

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Do you think the school should extend the deadline for students to choose second semester learning plans?

“I think it can be really hard on students who may not feel comfortable making a decision right away based on the pandemic. It would also be pretty easy to implement since most people won’t change their decision.”

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form, administration informed students they would send schedules before January. However, they failed to give a specific date.

This is a problem as students may not know that their class isn’t available in the all-virtual format until it is too late to change their minds.

In this scenario, students would be forced to either drop out of one of their full-year classes they were already taking or switch one of their semester-long classes at the last second.

There is also the question of whether or not current virtual students will have the same teacher for their in-person classes. Students may not be able to continue with teachers whom they’ve known over the course of first semester.

With uncertainty inside and outside of school, the decisions students made on Oct. 24 could be premature.

It is essential they are able to plan out their academic future with the most up-to-date information.

Again, we understand offering a second decision deadline would result in more time and work for ad-

“Having a second deadline definitely puts a lot more pressure on the school to organize schedules and classes faster. But I think if it can benefit students in the long run. It might be worth it to extend deadlines.”

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ministration, and we appreciate all they have done for students and staff in light of changes this year.

However, many students have had to carry a heavier workload due to COVID-19, and at its core, administrators should understand that students will be much more successful and happy with a later deadline.

By offering a second deadline, administration will take a massive step forward in meeting that goal during this difficult school year. H *Data was found on Nov. 13, 2020.

This editorial was originally published online on Nov. 20, 2020

OUR STANCE Students should be given a second opportunity later in the semester to confirm plans for virtual or hybrid learning next year

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TRANSITION Changes to accommodations for transgender students at CHS are positive step forward, students deserve more support SAM HAWKINS COLUMN

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his year i fully came out Coming out as transgender is a at school as non-binary, difficult process. To question and dechanged my name to Sam clare who you are to a world that may and asked people to refer to me using not accept you, which judges harshly they/them pronouns. It is so much and which doesn’t always seem to easier to make affirming changes at have a place for you, is terrifying. school than I had thought possible.

At the same time, staying silent And recently, CHS made it easier. hurts. As such, it’s incredibly imAfter being in contact with my portant transgender students counselor about a name change have support systems and within my Canvas account, I comfortable spaces. For received an email from a sothose who are not out cial worker about a gender to our parents, school support meeting. might be the only I was invited to her place we can escape, office with my dad and this school to discuss changing has taken positive my name in Canvas, steps to ensure bathrooms, my new transgender stuID and the “preferred dents feel accepted. name” and “preThe system isn’t NO GENDER :) ferred pronouns” perfect, of course. sections in PowerFor example, the School, as well as any other concerns school could consider providing some I had. The next week, I received a kind of informational page to stunew ID featuring my preferred name, dents and parents. There is currently which was exciting for me. no information on the school’s webThis is a new initiative, and I’m site, on Canvas or anywhere else renot the only one who has been able garding name changes for students; I to change my name and receive a relied on experiences and advice from new ID. I’m confident other stufriends and had to shoot emails in the dents will be treated the same when dark, hoping changes were possible. they decide it’s time to transition.

I’ve also been told I can use whichCounselors have assured students ever restroom I prefer, including staff that—should our parents not be bathrooms. However, staff bathrooms on board with such changes—they can be difficult to locate, not to menwould be willing to work with us as tion that I’ve heard enough stories much as they can. from other transgender students Being transgender and non-binaabout being questioned in the bathry is a new and strange concept, but room to still be wary of them. As there I never felt my identity was invalid. I are no other gender-neutral bathroom never felt I was asking too much. I options at the school, I often end up never felt unsafe. Although I’ve had using the women’s restroom at times problems with technology or accepI know it will be empty. Perhaps the tance from teachers, I know if somecreation of a bathroom pass for transthing happens, I can ask for help. gender students is in order.

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That being said, I have faith the school will continue to improve throughout the next few years. We have made great progress this year in helping transgender students feel more comfortable, and those steps are imH portant, valuable and validating.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Sam Hawkins at shawkins@hilite.org This column was originally published online on Nov. 20, 2020

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VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS With applying to college during COVID-19, take time to relieve stress CALINA HE COLUMN

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ust like most seniors, I am in the process of applying to college.

Especially this year, when I wasn’t able to visit colleges in-person and had to rely on learning about colleges virtually, the stress of choosing schools and applying is ever-growing. I have watched campus tours and participated in virtual

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informational sessions for hours on end, worrying about applications and applying to the schools that are right for me.

In general, applying to colleges has made me compare myself to others countless times. I always find myself watching videos on YouTube of college students sharing their high school statistics, including their GPA, test scores and extracurricular activities. Listening to other classmates and friends talk about where they are applying adds on to the already-heightened stress.

Before this year, I avoided watching those college-decision reactions and high school statistics videos.

However, with COVID-19, when using online resources as one of the only ways to gain inspiration and gauge my chances of acceptance, I find it difficult to click off those websites and videos. I spend hours sitting in front of my laptop watching these videos and considering each person’s essays. But I realized that college is an extremely personal process—one that determines the next four years of my life. It’s not my place to judge anyone for their high school statistics or college decisions.

I encourage all seniors and those who are worried about college to take a step back and focus on the bigger picture. COVID-19 has definitely caused some setbacks in this process; however, it’s important to realize that, in the end, where you go to college is a decision that is personal to you and no one else. College is not just about ranks, rather it’s a decision that will affect every aspect of your life. Even though I am guilty of spending lots of my time in college application forums

Scan to see the college services CHS offers and blogs, I am trying to focus on myself and my own future, and encourage others to do the same.

If you feel stressed about the college application process, I want to reassure you that everything will work out. Try to take some time to relax and don’t overwork yourself in the process. Spend some time with your family or friends (safely) and find ways to relieve your own stress. Taking walks helps me clear my mind and get some fresh air, so I encourage you to find stress-relieving activities that are right for you.

Don’t sacrifice your own well-being by worrying about your future.

Because at the end of the day, college is your personal decision, and one that only you get to make. H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff.

Reach Calina He at che@hilite.org This column was originally published online on Nov. 18, 2020

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GROW IT OUT Women’s body hair standards are toxic, should be free to choose whether they shave RILEY TERBUSH COLUMN

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ast year, after experiencing painful razor bumps, irritation and itchiness after shaving, I decided to put down the razor for good. For over a year, I’ve left my leg hair alone even during shorts and swimsuit season. It was a decision that only came with benefits for me; I didn’t need to spend time or money shaving, and I didn’t care about the cosmetic aspect. I wasn’t at all bothered by my body hair, and that made me wonder why I had ever started shaving in the first place.

The origin of women’s shaving only weakens its argument for necessity. According to the Smithsonian Institute, advertisers were the ones who introduced the idea of women shaving as styles evolved in the 1920s to reveal legs and shorten sleeves.

Gillette and other companies at the time promoted

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the idea that body hair was masculine and a sign of bad hygiene. The motivation of these claims was not for the benefit of women, but to expand the shaving market. Nevertheless, their methods were effective, and the stigma of body hair on women persists even today.

Taking care of leg hair is incredibly inconvenient. To have stubble-free legs, women need to shave every one or two days. Waxing, which takes off a longer section of the hair follicle, is expensive and usually only lasts two weeks.

Shaving, and waxing especially, can cause skin irritation and inflammation. Alternatively, the only consequence to having leg hair is up to cosmetic preference.

It’s the middle of NoShave November right now, also known as Movember, the month of letting men grow out their facial hair. I

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Riley TerBush at rterbush@hilite.org This editorial was originally published online on Nov. 18, 2020

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NO SHAVE NOVEMBER EXPECTATIONS:

believe women right now should consider putting aside their shaving routines in honor of the no-shaving trend, and even consider quitting for good. These trends shouldn’t be restricted to a single month.

Instead, women should consider them as a starting point.

If nothing else, this month you should consider the reason why you are shaving; is it for yourself, or is it because everyone else does it? Do the positives really outweigh the negatives? If we could collectively decide that shaving is a thing of the past, maybe we could stop for good.

Maybe flaunting body hair could H even become the new normal.

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Could you briefly introduce what BeardedScienceGuy is and your social media presence?

BeardedScienceGuy started with some videos I made when I was teaching at the middle school on the west side of Carmel. Some of the labs we did in class were hard for a student who missed that day to understand what was going on, so I started filming some of it. Then, I decided that if I’m going to make them anyway, I might as well throw them up on YouTube and see how they do there. YouTube and Facebook are the big ones. I do have an Instagram, but it’s kind of just random science pictures I take. Facebook’s the one where I have half a million followers. On Twitter, I have pretty much no presence.

How long have you been a science teacher at Carmel High School?

At Carmel High School, this is my fourth year, and then I was at Creekside Middle School for three years before that. This year, I’m teaching chemistry, one of the astronomy sections and botany, but I’ve taught integrated chemistry/ physics (ICP), biology (and) zoology.

What do you like about teaching these classes?

I am a scientist at heart; I love the sciences. I love experimenting. I love using evidence to make claims and explore the world, so sharing that with students is kind of where my passion is.

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How do you think your YouTube career has extended your love for science and teaching?

I think YouTube really helped me focus on how to explain different phenomena to students, what kind of language to use so that an audience understands what’s going on and doesn’t lead to any misconceptions that they might have had. It helps me focus on making sure to explain things in a way that doesn’t further any misconceptions that might be widespread in certain types of science.

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What motivates you to keep creating content?

I would say it’s kind of a mixed bag. I enjoy explaining science and sharing that with others, but I also enjoy being able to spend my revenue from the videos on more science stuff. My channel doesn’t make a ton of money but it makes enough that I can buy things like thermal infrared cameras and pieces of tungsten and things that I wouldn’t purchase with my own personal paycheck, but now I have a source of income where I can buy some of these really cool things, make more videos with it and also share it with students in the classroom.

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What are your goals for the future of BeardedScienceGuy? I currently just started story boarding an experiment book but also just (for the future), I’ve got supplies for my next five or six experiments in my garage right now, but I (had) a baby in February, so I’m not sure how much free time I’m going to have until next summer to actually do any of that. But that’s kind of where I’m at now— making more videos, possibly getting a book out in the next couple years. *numbers based on data from Nov. 12, 2020 This Q&A was originally published online on Nov. 20, 2020

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THE LAST HURRAH Samantha Yarborough, color guard member and freshman, performs in the last show of the year on Oct. 24. The show, titled Tribute, was a medley of five different championship-winning shows performed by the marching band and guard in prior years.

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