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VOLUME 83, NO. 9 | APRIL 19, 2019 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL NEWSMAGAZINE

Lending a Hand CHS students take on additional responsibilities as a result of unexpected family circumstances PAGE 26 ANGELA LI

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Do Something Club’s Veterans Walk-a-Thon

CHS students go viral on social media

Making your own prom dress

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NEWS 6 6 NEWS BRIEFS 7 SPREADING TIMMY’S LEGACY New club, Timmy Global Health, aims to spread awareness for global health

8 DANCE FOR IDAI

UNICEF to host Charity Ball tonight to raise funds with help from other CHS charity-based clubs

10 A VETERAN’S WALK

Do Something Club to raise funds for veterans with Veterans Walk-a-Thon

11 A NEW CHALLENGE

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is challenged

by Hamilton City Councilor Fred Glynn in upcoming election

FEATURE 12 12 LEAVING VENEZUELA Check out a story about how Venezuelan students are adapting to CHS from the conflicts happening there

14 A GREENER TOMORROW Read a story about how students are going more green and becoming more active in protecting the environment

16 WHAT ARE THE ODDS? In light of the recent Boeing crashes, this story discusses odds of other rare things happening

18 MOVING FORWARD Look at this story to find out how some juniors are planning on graduating early

STUDENT SECTION 24 24 SAY YES TO THE DIY DRESS

Students adopt creativity and individuality through sewing their own prom dresses

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PERSPECTIVES 48

COVER 26 26 IN GOOD HANDS

48 KEEP IT CLEAN

CHS students reflect on additional responsibilities resulting from unforeseen family circumstances

Students should pay more respect to the bathrooms, use them properly

50 VIOLA LIVES MATTERS Pressures of playing in an advanced performing arts class are more harmful than beneficial to students involved

ENTERTAINMENT 32 32 VIRAL EFFECTS

Students explain how going viral on social media affected them

34 CARRYING THE BANNER “Newsies” the musical releases rights to the show; great opportunity for community theatre

36 TO ALL THE DIRECTORS THEY’VE SNUBBED BEFORE

With increasing female directors, CHS students consider impacts on their future, career

38 MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Q&A with senior Joseph Hsu, composer of his own concerto for competition

39 ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

SPORTS 40 40 DETAIL-ORIENTED

Baseball, golf teams evaluate importance of skill training during off-season

42 CHECK THE DIFFERENCES Look at seemingly similar sports, differences between them

44 THE LIFE OF A TRACK RUNNER Track athletes describe the extra measures they take to maximize performance

46 THE KEY TO RECOVERY

Frequently visited Recovery Room installs new cyrotherapy equipment

47 SPORTS BRIEFS

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51 PRANK TIME

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A long-time American tradition, senior pranks should be allowed at this school

52 MORE THAN A METHOD The stigma surrounding the birth control pill is unwarranted due to its many uses

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53 PAY THE SUBSIDY AP and IB classes are often too costly, changes should be made to subsidize

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15 MINUTES 54 54 A DOG’S BEST FRIEND

Q&A with junior Eshan Selvan, who works as a veterinary assistant

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With the release of “Avengers: Endgame” on April 26 and National Superhero Day on April 28, here’s an inside look at everything hero related JACKIE HUR, HEIDI PENG GRAPHICS, PHOTOS, SPEAK-UPS

Contracted appearances: 6 Movie appearances:

Contracted appearances: 6

The Incredible Hulk Physicist Bruce Banner was exposed to heavy radiation while saving the life of a teenager wandering through a Gamma Bomb testing site. As a result, he was transformed into a sevenfoot, superpowered giant.

Captain America Born in New York, Steve Rogers was repeatedly denied enlistment for WWII until Dr. Abraham Erskine took interest in him for his new military project. Rogers was injected with a special serum and turned into a super soldier.

ENDGAME THEORIES Read some fan theories about the conclusion of the Avengers films

CAPTAIN AMERICA DIES: As the Soul Stone requires a human sacrifice to use, fans theorize that Captain America will sacrifice himself.

IT ENDS WITH A WEDDING: Some fans are hopeful that “Avengers: Endgame” will close with a wedding between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts to wrap up the first three phases with a happy ending.

GOOSE THE CAT IS THE HERO: With Goose the “cat” actually being a Flerkin, a “living gateway” to another dimension, some believe there is a chance that everyone who died is still alive somewhere else.

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FAST FACTS Top 5 highest grossing hero films

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Here are some Marvel movies coming out soon

“SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME” STARRING: TOM HOLLAND RELEASE DATE: JULY 5, 2019

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NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES Take a look at some of the everyday heroes that work at CHS

Thor Thor is the Norse God of Thunder and the son of the King of Asgard. His father sent him to Earth as punishment for his arrogance.

Iron Man During a military field test, Stark was captured by terrorists.

The brilliant engineer constructed his first Iron Man suit to escape.

MCU v. DC Comics THE DC UNIVERSE has 168 characters and has produced 36 films THE MARVEL UNIVERSE has 2,561 characters and has produced 21 films...

Movie appearances:

Contracted appearances: Possibly renewed

“(I like) interacting with and helping the kids and staff.

Just making sure everybody is happy...I can’t describe it, but it’s just helping people and being able to help people.”

Movie appearances: CUSTODIAN WILLIAM CROWDER Contracted appearances: 10

A DAY IN THE LIFE: 7 a.m.

Get to school 7:30 Check and clean 11:30 a.m. restrooms and cafeterias 12 p.m.

Lunch 12:30 General maintenance 3 p.m.

3:30 p.m. Leave school

READY FOR MORE? Go to hilite.org/herointeractive for an interactive version of this graphic, equipped with animations, videos and other fun features!

But only 31 characters have appeared in movies

“I love the kids, and I love working with my team; we have a great time. We’re really proud of the food we put out, and (we) make sure all the kids have plenty of time to eat (by) keeping our lines moving fast. I just really enjoy the camaraderie.”

NUTRITIONAL SERVICES EMPLOYEE LAURA KNAUFF

“MORBIUS” STARRING: JARED LETO RELEASE DATE: JULY 31, 2020

“BLACK WIDOW” (unconfirmed) STARRING: SCARLETT JOHANSSON RELEASE DATE: NOV. 6, 2020

A DAY IN THE LIFE: 8 a.m.

Get to school 8:30 Prepare all the food: veg10:30 a.m. etables, fruits, main dishes 10:30 a.m. Lunch 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Serve lunch to students 2 p.m.

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NEWS BRIEFS JOSIE CRUZAN BRIEFS

TODAY

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First annual Carmel UNICEF charity ball benefitting UNICEF USA

Easter

Earth Day

Admission to selective schools panel in the Auditorium during SRT

Read a story about the UNICEF charity ball

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BASKETBALL DIRECTIONS Lauren Gartenhaus, Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council (CYMC) member and junior, gives directions to other teams during CMYC’s 3v3 Basketball event. This is the first year the council will host the upcoming STEM fair.

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APRIL 29 TO MAY 3 Pre-prom awareness week

MAY 4

Prom will take place at the 502 East Event Centre

MAY 12 Mother’s Day

MAY 18 SPREADING SCIENCE Olivia White, STEM fair chair, CYMC member and sophomore, talks to incoming freshmen about joining Science Olympiad at Frosh Rock. She said she wanted to create CMYC’s STEM fair to increase science outreach in the community.

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Carmel Mayor Youth Council STEM fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Freshman Cafeteria

MAY 20 TO 23 Yearbook distribution in C Hallway

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WEDNESDAY Administrative Professionals Day to recognize work of secretaries, administrative assistants and other office professionals

PROM FAST FACTS Juniors and seniors can purchase tickets for $40.65 on Eventbrite with Student ID number Students must bring Student ID and will be breathalyzed at the door Location: 502 East Event Centre Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

SPREADING TIMMY’S LEGACY New club, Timmy Global Health, raises awareness for global medical issues

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: TIMMY GLOBAL HEALTH What: A club that fundraises and spreads awareness for global health issues When: Every Wednesday until 4 p.m. in B202

PRANAV JOTHIRAJAH Q & A, SPOTLIGHT

Why did you start the club?

Where did the club get its name?

I am very passionate about helping others. I learned about Timmy (Global Health Organization) through my older brother who is a part of the club at IU, and I wanted to bring it to CHS.

It got its name from the founder who named it after his brother that passed away at infancy.

What projects and events do you have planned for this year?

Right now, we are planning a Mario Kart tournament that would raise funds for Timmy Global Health.

Student leaders: Sophomores Ameya Belamkar and Trevor Kolodkin

Q&A ameya belamkar, club president and sophomore

What kind of impact do you think the club will have on CHS? I think it will raise awareness of global health inequalities around the world and the problems of medical access. It will also benefit a great organization.

GLOBAL IMPACT Take a look at some of the services Timmy Global Health offers around the world

Indianapolis, IN Timmy Global Health Center

KEY FOR SERVICES OFFERED Medical Service Trip Patient Referral Program Employed Local Physicians

Eye Care

Xela, Guatemala `

Monte Cristi & Mao, Dominican Republic

Las Canas, Domincan Republic

Dental Care

Nutrition Program

ANUSHKA DASGUPTA, SAMEEN SIDDIQUI GRAPHIC TIMMYGLOBALHEALTH.ORG SOURCE

Uromi & Amachi, Nigeria Santo Domingo, Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador

Rivers State, Nigeria

Guangaje, Ecuador

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DANCE FOR IDAI

Carmel UNICEF invites students to charity ball tonight to fundraise for Cyclone Idai victims

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plans to host their first charity ball, which costs $10 to attend, today from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Freshman Cafeteria with booths from other humanitarian aid clubs at this school.

Kennedy Trypus, member of the fundraising committee in UNICEF Club and junior, said most of the money raised on behalf of UNICEF during the event will go toward helping those in South Africa who were affected by Cyclone Idai, which affected parts of the Southern Hemisphere in March.

According to UNICEF USA, in the 2018 fiscal year, UNICEF raised $598 million for those in need. Considered a “Next Generation” supporter, the UNICEF Club at CHS helped contribute to that amount by raising money primarily through fundraising efforts such as Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. The

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: CARMEL UNICEF WHAT: A club associated with the national UNICEF organization that raises money and awareness for children in need OPEN TO: Grades 9-12 WHEN & WHERE: Gold Tuesdays in Room F100 after school STUDENT LEADERS: Ayman Bolad, Viha Bynagari, Riya Chinni, Muskaan Ramchandani, Shubhi Sinha UPCOMING EVENTS: Carmel UNICEF members will be attending the UNICEF USA Indy Meetup on May 7

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The charity ball is Carmel UNICEF’s biggest spring event. Learn more about the club’s biggest fall event­, Trickor-Treat, by scanning the QR code below.

club generally gets new ideas from its fundraising committee, while other committees help to execute the plan; this charity ball was one such idea that was founded in the fundraising committee.

However, according to Maria Zweig, member of the Carmel UNICEF’s education committee and junior, the idea for the event was somewhat random.

She said, “I think originally, it just kind of came up when we were just kind of joking around. Then people started saying, ‘Oh, that’s actually a really good idea.’ Then we just started planning it. It kind of started out as a joke and then we realized it could actually work.”

In their original plans, the UNICEF Charity Ball was planned for March. Although the original date for the event didn’t pan out, Trypus said it still manages to have a unique way to draw people in.

MAPPING THE BALL

Activities: photo booth and photo backdrop with props

Here’s the layout for the dance CARMEL UNICEF CLUB SOURCE

Music: Member and junior Neharika Palivela will DJ, and various clubs will get shoutouts in between songs

Food: Pizza and popcorn are included in admission fees.

UNICEF Merchandise: The club will have UNICEF products to give out to attendees.

Trypus said, “We couldn’t get (the ball) to be in March, which is World Water Month, so we were planning it throughout March.

Even though that didn’t work out quite right for us, we still were able to host the event in the spring.

People will be wanting to go to the prom, but underclassmen don’t usu-

Booths: clubs including TASSEL, Save the Children and Positive Impact Club will have flyers and info about them

Fundraising: Boba and chocolate will be sold to raise money

positive impact club president and junior lauren jacobson KASSANDRA DARNELL Q & A, PHOTO

Q&A

What is Positive Impact Club?

(It is) a hands-on, volunteer-based club focused within the community. It’s a great way to get involved as students who really enjoy making a positive impact.

Why is Positive Impact Club setting up a booth for the UNICEF charity ball?

ally go, so this event could act as a sort of substitute.”

While this event is intended to be one of the marquee fundraising events for UNICEF Club in years to come, Jill Noel, UNICEF club sponsor and business teacher, and Trypus said they aren’t sure if it will actually surpass the continual success the club has been having with Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Noel said, “We have other clubs that have also agreed to carry the (Trick-or-Treat boxes). Since I am in the business department, I always put Trick-or-Treat boxes in the (Carmel Cafe and Market). Students, when they come in and purchase an item, are able to donate because the box is just there. In general, that program has become pretty big for us, so I don’t know if (the charity ball) will surpass it.”

Similarly, Trypus said, “Trick-orTreat was our biggest fundraiser of the year. We raised almost a thousand dollars from Trick-or-Treat alone, so I am not anticipating that the (charity ball) will be as big.”

Noel said, “I just like to see all of the students come together and do something for a good cause. I know it’s not nearly as big as Dance Marathon, but UNICEF is a really great organiza-

BIG SPEECH: Shubhi Sinha, UNICEF club president and senior, gives a speech at the UNICEF USA Annual Summit in Washington D.C. Sinha is a member of the UNICEF USA national council this school year, and she and other Carmel UNICEF club members attended the conference from March 16 to 19.

UNICEF USA SUBMITTED PHOTO

It’s a good way to get our name out there. The great thing about the UNICEF ball is that the people that will come are the people who enjoy taking part and volunteering and making that difference so we’re hoping to get more members.

What do you have planned for the booth?

We are making a tri-fold which describes our past volunteer activities, our Positive Impact (Club) poster and our future goals and projects as well as flyers, decorations and smiles. We may possibly sell something or offer a service at our booth in order to replenish our club fund. tion that helps underprivileged kids. It is just so important to help raise money, so that is what I think I’ll really enjoy.”

Zweig said raising money will probably be her favorite part of the ball, but she will also enjoy how the ball can bring all of Carmel UNICEF’s members together to work on one event.

Zweig said, “Usually, our UNICEF events are split by the four subcommittees within the club. It’s usually just those subcommittees doing things by themselves. This charity ball could be a good way to bring everyone together in a way that we H have never done before.”

GET YOUR TICKET When: Tonight 7 to 10 p.m.

Who: Grades 9 to 12

Where: Freshman Cafeteria

Admission: $10

Dress Code: Semi-Formal, UNICEF blue Tickets: Now sold at the entrance to the ball

A VETERAN’S WALK Do Something Club to host Walk-a-Thon for Veterans ADAM SPENSLEY STORY

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n may 11, noon to 5 p.m. at the Carmel Stadium, the 22nd International Festival and Walk-A-Thon will take place through efforts from the Do Something Club. The main goal of the event is to generate funds in order to support veterans who are struggling with mental illnesses and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This event will be a continuation of the previous Walk-A-Thon organized by the club in November, but will be on a larger scale with more of a community focus rather than being centered around CHS. James Ziegler, Do Something Club sponsor and social studies teacher, said there will be more methods to participate in the fundraising.

“We’ll be accepting donations as people come in for the Walk-AThon," Ziegler said. "We’re also going to have nine food trucks so those businesses are going to provide a portion of their proceeds to our fundraising efforts, and then we’ll also have booths set up within the stadium where we will be selling shirts and other items to help raise funds.”

In addition to new methods of fundraising, Ziegler said the WalkA-Thon will include entertainment and services provided by the different branches of the military.

“Some of the various military branches are going to be coming to do performances, and we will also have some humvees and helicopters (at the event),” Ziegler said.

Despite the large impact made by the funds raised during the event, the most important aspect of the event will be raising awareness for the health of veterans in the

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community. Renuka Bajpai, student leader of the Veteran's WalkA-Thon and sophomore, said she agrees with this.

“It’s not just for donating and for raising money like any other ordinary event; the whole purpose of this event is to raise awareness for PTSD since 22 veterans commit suicide every day,” Bajpai said.

Staff Sergeant Kimo Anderson, recruiting and retention NCO (non-commissioned officer) in the Carmel National Guard, said he also believes the bigger goal is to bring more awareness to the veterans in the community.

Anderson said, “It will be a good eye-opening experience for those who do not know about military veterans or those with PTSD, because PTSD can come in many H different shapes and forms."

Read a club spotlight at hilite.org/dosomething.

ARMED FORCES Take a look at the different levels of military service and the branches of the armed forces Active duty Full-time soldiers and sailors Number: 1.3 million Reserve & Guard Forces Have another job, but can be called in for duty Number: 865,000 Veterans Served in the past Number: 18.2 million While on duty, members of the armed forces can serve on one of the five branches: Air Force, Army, Coast guard, Marine Corps, or Navy RHEA ACHARYA GRAPHIC MILITARY.COM, GOVERNING.COM SOURCES

BREAKFAST MUFFIN: Math teacher Kyle Cluver gets food from a breakfast event hosted by Do Something Club. The math department was awarded a free breakfast for collecting the most canned food for SENSE Charter School

A NEW CHALLENGE

Hamilton county councilor Fred Glynn to challenge Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard

ith the upcoming repub-

Learn how to vote for the mayoral position.

always a risk. Sometimes, some of (Brainard’s) projects are a little ambitious. Some people would like to see a little bit of a slow down.”

Although Robinson is waiting to make his final choice based off of Glynn’s stance on climate change, he said he would probably choose to vote for Glynn if given the choice. “(Brainard) has not been very forthcoming on the specifics of

budgets or deadlines,” Robinson said. “It is my understanding that the Palladium was supposed to cost maybe somewhere between $60 to $80 million, but it ended up costing over $100 million to create, and it was way off schedule as well.

The untruthfulness just turns me off. Fred Glynn is less so like that (and because of that) I am inclined H to like him.”

MEET THE CHALLENGERS Take a look at the differences between the new contender and the current mayor for the mayoral position Public health

Focuses

lican primary on May 7, all attention is on the two mayoral candidates: Mayor Jim Brainard and city councilor Fred Glynn. Glynn, who began his second term at the beginning of the year, plans to run against the incumbent mayor and win largely on a more conservative platform.

Joshua Brinkman, vice president of Young Republicans Club and sophomore, said, “Glynn proposes that instead of spending more than what we have in the budget, we spend what we can say that we will spend. The only problem is that we wouldn’t be able to expand as much in terms of infrastructure and the Carmel Arts District as Brainard has done.”

Similarly, Kian Robinson, vice president of Young Democrats Club and junior, said the balanced budget that Glynn proposes are unnecessary in Carmel right now.

He said, “(Carmel’s) outstanding debt isn’t really impacting us right now. (It’s not) necessary to cut down.

(Glynn’s policies) are just conservative economics that I’m not personally a fan of. As long as people we are indebted to aren’t angry about it, our economic development won’t really be affected. If the money is going toward infrastructure on a local basis, I’m fine with that.”

Government teacher Peggy Lehman had a different stance compared to Robinson and Brinkman. She said she believes that the current amount of infrastructure is enough.

Lehman said, “It’s good to be balanced. You don’t want to have too much debt going on with the chance that spending that will bring more money to the community. That is

JIM BRAINARD Mayor since 1996

Economic development

Key Accomplishments: City Center and Palladium

Social development

Main concerns: Climate change, economic development

Infrastructure

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Political experience Notable accomplishments

Was Hamilton county councilor Key Accomplishments: Funding recreational sites Main concerns: Affordability and public development

Controversial Decisions MICHELLE LU GRAPHIC JIMBRAINARD.COM, GLYNNFORCARMEL.COM SOURCES HILITE.ORG

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LEAVING

Moving from Venezuela to Carmel opens new doors for students KASSANDRA DARNELL STORY

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wo years ago, senior luisana

Rodriguez and her mother left their home in Venezuela and moved to the United States in order to avoid the growing political and economic crisis spreading across the country.

They first moved to Miami and then to Indiana, but at the time, the conditions in Venezuela were not as bad as they are now.

MAKING MONEY Senior Luisana Rodriguez checks how many seats are available in Red Robin.

Rodriguez has worked at Red Robin for a little less than a year. She said that her family sends money over to their relatives in Venezuela to help make their lives easier.

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THE VENEZUELAN CRISIS not receiving their 87% are registered treatments

of HIV-infected patients

Many citizens no longer have access to overthe-counter medicines and preventable diseases are on the rise in the last two years

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“You really can’t live there because it’s really hard to. When we came here, it wasn’t as bad as now, so we actually moved before everything was crazy. We didn’t have to live without food and medicines,” Rodriguez said.

“Everything is being imported. Nothing is being made in the country. Everything is being bought from the outside. So those people buy toilet paper, food for us, rice, and all that, they buy it outside of the country.”

According to the BBC, the economic crisis in Venezuela began with the introduction of a socialist government in 1999. The socialist policies to make basic goods more affordable for the poor failed and made it difficult for businesses producing these items to make a profit.

Poverty and inflation have increased in Venezuela since the 2010s. To make it all worse, last year Nicolás Maduro won the presidential vote, but those results were challenged by several countries, including the United States, who deemed it

fraudulent and moved to recognize Juan Guaidó as president.

Furthermore, one of the most recent challenges Venezuelans are facing is hyperinflation. Towards the end of 2018, the annual inflation rate rose to 1.3 million percent and prices began to double every 19 days on average, leaving many Venezuelans incapable of affording basic goods such as food. Because of this, nearly 3 million Venezuelans have left the country since 2014.

World history teacher Katie Kelly said while the current economic issues in Venezuela have gotten worse over the years, the country’s government was never ideal to begin with.

“They’ve had a history of crime (and) economic problems in Venezuela,” Kelly said. “But with the rise of the new government, they’re not fixing the problems, and in a lot of ways they’re making them worse.

And in the process, they are violating people’s human rights in Venezuela and there’s a danger of that continuing to spiral.”

Take a look at some of the problems facing Venezuela today Food prices have increased by 10 times due to the hyperinflation

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According to an informal 2018 study, 80% of households are food insecure

Hundreds of people wait for hours in “colas“ (lines) to get food from federalregulated markets

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Others rely on “bachaqueros“ who resell food on the streets at higher prices

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Four years ago, junior Luis Mi“I lived in Miami and the people lano moved from Venezuela to the are different there. (In Miami), everyUnited States in order to escape the one is more up to knowing everyone many hardships that Venezuelans and knowing more people,” Rodriguez must face due to the political and said. “Here, everyone has their social economic climate. group, and everyone has their own life “(The new president) led to a and their own business, and I feel like lot of problems and violent protests they don’t want to get involved. It’s not in the streets and it everyone, but I feel like wasn’t a really safe that’s a tendency here.” place to live there Milano said moving anymore. There was from Venezuela to CarIn Venezuela, we very little food. I’m mel has provided him pretty sure by now didn’t have good with new opportunities there is none,” Mi- teachers or (we had) in his education because lano said. “My fam- teachers who just of the poor quality of ily decided to move decided not to show education in Venezuela. here for those rea“I’ll say here at Carup. (Here), they show sons. There wasn’t mel High School, the really a future for up, you get a good education is really (great) me and my siblings education and compared to when I was in Venezuela for us all that. going to high school in to have a successful junior luis milano Venezuela. In Venezuand good life there. ela, we didn’t have good So my parents teachers or (we had) dragged me and my teachers who just decided two younger sisters here to America not to show up. (Here), they show up, for that same reason. So we can you get a good education, and all that,” have better lives.”

Milano said. “My friends, they graduDespite moving to the United ated high school, they’re not in college States and being able to live in a because there’s no good colleges to go country with a much more stable to. If they’re going, it’s really expensive economic system, Rodriguez said to go and they’re not getting the educashe has had some difficulty while tion they would get here, per se.” adjusting to life in a foreign counRodriguez said that while the try, specifically after moving to United States has exposed her to cerCarmel from Miami. tain negative experiences, she feels that LAASYA MAMIDIPALLI GRAPHIC

President Hugo Chávez dies, leaving Nicolás Maduro in charge of the nation.

JAN. 23, 2014

DEC. 6, 2015 Opposition party has majority in the National Assembly.

Maduro stacks Supreme Court justices to favor him.

MAY 20, 2018 Maduro is reelected despite claims of fraud. The United States condemns the election results as unfair.

CRISIS TIMELINE SARAH KIM, MADDIE KOSC GRAPHIC

Excessive spending leads to lack of basic goods.

Opposition leaders begin a campaign to remove Maduro from office.

APRIL 8, 2017

Mass demonstrations take place in response to the Supreme Court banning an Opposition leader from running for national office.

JAN. 10, 2019 Venezuelans call for Maduro to step down soon after his inauguration.

The United States supports opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

living in a new country has provided her with opportunities she wouldn’t have in Venezuela right now.

She said, “One of the good things in this country is you have the room to actually grow if you want, if you want to fight for your opportunities.

That’s why we’re here: for our future and our opportunities.”

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cared enough to show out and make speeches in a very public setting about their political views on climate change.”

Climate change has risen to become one of the most important issues in today’s society and politics. According to National Geographic, since 1906, the global average surface temperature of the Earth has increased by more than 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit. And scientists say the effects of climate change have begun to appear right now in the form of extreme weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats and rising sea levels, among other factors Fran Rushing, AP Environmental Science teacher, said the greenhouse effect—the process that traps greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

Kenyon spent his afternoon listening to speeches from students all over Indiana and participating in chants about climate change while marching around downtown Indianapolis. The event was the Indiana Climate Strike and it is just one example of how students like Kenyon have shown how they care about climate change.

“Most of (the speeches) were from students at various high schools, which I thought was very important because it showed how the youth cared,” Kenyon said. “It wasn’t just politicians and other officials, which are obviously also important, but I thought it was really important to show how the youth

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in order to keep the Earth warm— despite making possible for humans to live on Earth, is also what’s causing this global temperature increase. “(The greenhouse effect) happens because we have gases that know how to trap the energy, things like water vapor and carbon dioxide and a few other gases that know how to trap that energy and keep it here and not let it escape out into outer space,” Rushing said. “Climate change is occuring because we have more of these gases that are capturing this energy, specifically things like carbon dioxide and methane. They trap a lot of energy and we now have more of those in the atmosphere than we’ve had in

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the past. So we’re trapping more energy. That extra energy is impacting the climate globally.”

Junior Bennett “Ben” Ring said that as a member of Environmental Action Club, he feels it’s important for people to be aware of climate change and the effects it has on everyone as well as the environment.

“I think knowledge on climate change is essential because our generation is going to be more affected by this than any other generation so far,” Ring said. “It’s important that we understand what’s going on and what we can do to stop it or slow it down because this is what we’re going to be living with for the rest of our lives.”

Kenyon said he believes one of the best ways for students to combat climate change is through student activism.

“If you truly care about a cause, it doesn’t matter if you’re 17 or 16 or 15 even, that students voices matter and they can still affect real change,” Kenyon said. “For instance, I was just 10 days shy of being eligible to vote in the most recent election, but I still worked on campaigns for the democrats, because that’s the political party I affiliate with. I strongly believe that if a student wants to make a change in the world, that if they try, they can help in doing such.”

Rushing said Earth Day, which happens on Monday this year, has been a great way to show people that even if people don’t believe in climate change, they should still show the planet respect and be aware of how they treat it.

“Pay attention to your own impact. Pay attention to how many resources you use. If you did little things like carpool instead of everyone driving (your) own car, you could have an impact (on the environment),” Rushing said.

“Can you use energy in a more sustainable way? Can I minimize the amount of stuff I’m using or buying so that there’s not so much trash? If everybody makes those little changes, it could add up to a lot.”

PEACEFUL PROTEST: Sophomores Talitha Duckworth (left) and Keloe Sefo (right) stand outside holding up signs they made to protest the growing climate problem.

The event occurred on March 15 in front of the statehouse.

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Both Ring and Kenyon said they try their best to avoid actions that could harm the planet, such as avoiding plastic straws and styrofoam, walking when they can instead of driving, and several doing other activities that could contribute to pollution and climate change.

“If I was the only one in the world doing these things, it wouldn’t matter and my personal contributions are relatively insignificant to the whole,” Kenyon said. “But without people like me (who try to contribute), there would be no whole to H even contribute to.”

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WHAT ARE THE ODDS? Boeing 737 crashes exacerbate consumer fears, despite other everyday events being more dangerous HEIDI PENG STORY TYLER MILLER SUBMITTED PHOTOS CREATIVE COMMONS PHOTO

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takeoff on March 10, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed, killing all 157 people on board. This was the second crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in under six months.

While these crashes have caused widespread concerns about the safety

of different flights, Tyler Miller, pilotin-training and senior, said he is not worried. According to Miller, at any given moment hundreds of thousands of people are in the air, experiencing no problems at all. Furthermore, he said these recent crashes have not hindered his passion for aviation.

“I would say the statistics on the chance of dying in a plane crash is, (from what) I’ve heard, numbers such as 1 in 11 million, crazy numbers,” he said. “It’s a good thing that there’s awareness for these crashes, but what shouldn’t happen is being scared of flying because it’s not dangerous. There’s a higher chance of, if it’s rainy or thunderstorming, getting struck by lightning while getting into your car and driving to the airport, than dying while flying on that flight you’re (on).”

Moreover, in the Aviation Safety Network’s 2018 accident report, 2018 was reported to be one of the safest years for commercial aviation ever.

Nevertheless, with recent highprofile incidents, nations such as Canada, China and the United States have moved to ground the new aircraft, according to CBS News.

Miller said much of the fear and panic surrounding the Boeing 737 UP IN THE AIR: Tyler Miller, senior and pilot-intraining, flies a plane. Miller said he feels safe about flying because of his extensive pilot training.

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crashes may be attributed to widespread media coverage.

AP Statistics teacher Matt Wernke said while he personally does not know much about the recent crashes, he agrees with the statement that media may have a role in spreading fear.

“When a crash happens and when (157) people die at once, it becomes news apparently. It’s all over TV and the Internet and everybody talks about it and we do stories about it in the newspaper,” he said. “When two people die in a car crash, it may not even make it on the news station.”

Wernke also said the fear of flying may also stem from how rare flying is compared to activities like driving or being outside on a stormy day.

“I think we do have this fear of things that we don’t do often. Things that we do all the time, we overlook because we think, ‘I drove the car 1,000 times today or 1,000 times in a month; it’s unlikely that I’m going to (crash).’ But flying, we do so rarely that for some reason we’ve attached this stigma that (we could crash) even though it’s less likely (than crashing in a car),” he said.

The Association for Safe International Road Travel found in its annual global road crash report that nearly 3,287 deaths occur every day as a result of car crashes, with a total of 1.25 million deaths every year. In the United States alone, numbers can reach up to 37,000 a year.

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95.7% of plane passengers who experienced a crash from 1983-2000 survived

was the year the first known commercial passenger plane crash occurred, crashing just after takeoff

According to both Miller and Wercially with these new routes, that nke, this large disconnect between the fear is going to die down.” research and common perceptions of Miller said he believes passengers probability may be a result of not only should also understand the extensive media but also personal experience. training pilots go through.

“As a pilot, almost all of them “These pilots go through all this feel like they’re safe in an airplane training. They need at least 1,500 because they know how to fly. They hours of flying time before they’re know how the systems work or even allowed to fly for the airlines,” they’re flying themselves, so they Miller said. “It’s still a very safe have that perceived form of traveling, sense of control. and it’s continually When you’re a pasgetting better.” senger, especially if I think we do have Ullom said he beyou’re not educated lieves a potential way in how the airlines this fear of things to alleviate the stigma and aviation indus- we don’t do often. against flying is to try works, things can Things we do all the educate passengers. be (perceived irratio- time, we overlook. But “It’s really impornally),” Miller said. tant to just educate the flying, we do so rarely Zachary “Zach” public and take into Ullom, pilot-in-train- that for some reason consideration their ing and senior, said we’ve attached this fears and maybe exhe used to be terri- stigma that (we could plaining to them what fied of turbulence crash) even though could potentially mean and felt like the plane it’s less likely (than trouble so that they would crash because don’t have the same he didn’t understand crashing in a car). kind of fear I did,” Ulthe mechanics, but ap statistics teacher lom said. after learning how to matt wernke Wernke also said fly himself, that fear that it’s not only quickly dissipated. about educating the Furthermore, he said he believes public on the probability or methe more experience people have chanics of an airplane, but also enwith flying, the less negative stigma abling the public to recognize their will surround flying. own fears and overcome them.

“You generally see (with) people Wernke said, “I think a lot of that have a lot of business trips times it’s perception over reality. It (that) they’re not really (scared of doesn’t matter if it’s safe. (If ) nobody flying); they don’t have that irratiobelieves it’s safe, no one’s going to do nal fear because they fly out a lot,” it. People are more fearful (of ) flying Ullom said. “And I think the more than they are driving. It’s a fear of the often people are going to fly, espeunknown that gets people.”

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year marks the end of their high school experience and the beginning of a new chapter in their life, but for junior Holly Eschmann, her case sways away from the traditional path. During the end of her sophomore year, Eschmann made a big decision; instead of graduating with the Class of 2020, she would graduate a year early.

“I decided to graduate early so I could get a head start on my life since I’m doing nursing,” Eschmann said. “I just wanted to get it done early so I can get to college faster.”

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 3 percent of students in the nation gradu-

ate early, and only half of states have policies that allow for students to follow through with the process.

Being a part of that selective number of students, Eschmann said her school day looks different from most high-school juniors.

“In order to graduate early you just have to have the junior requirements and senior requirements. So I have U.S. History and then government. I have also English 11 and I also have the senior requirement, which is Advanced Composition and Speech.”

According to counselor Dianna Stringham, as long as a student has fulfilled the required credits for junior and senior year, they can gradu-

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HEAD START: Junior Holly Eschmann sorts through her materials during U.S. Government.

Eschmann said she wants to pursue nursing, so graduating early will help her get a head start on her career.

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ate early. However, Stringham said graduating early is harder for a student aiming for an Honors diploma.

“It’s usually someone who’s a Core 40 student (more) than an Academic Honors student. It would be a little harder because you would need 47 credits instead of 40,” Stringham said. “When students graduate early, they don’t get as much freedom in taking classes.

They can’t take as many electives because they have to fulfill their required courses.”

This is the case for junior Andrew Bacon, who, like Eschmann, plans to graduate this May. Bacon said he has fewer class choices because he has to fulfill both junior and senior credits.

UNUSUAL SCHEDULE: Junior Andrew Bacon studies for his W131 class. Bacon said he has to take classes such as U.S. History and W131 in order to graduate early.

“Everything is crammed together dered her full high school experience as throughout the year so it’s harder to she skipped out on many classes and manage all of my classes,” he said. many opportunities during her junior Eschmann said she agrees with year, that she would have had.

Bacon’s sentiment, Stringham said there were some drawshe agrees with this backs to her decision idea and said she beto graduate early.

You don’t know half lieves those who gradFor Bacon, he said uate early are missing the people in your because he is graduatout on the full high ing this year, he won’t classes because school experience. be able to gradu- everyone is a “You’re not getting ate with a lot of his senior. You don’t fully immersed in your friends. Despite this, know anyone you’re high school experiBacon said he has kept ence—prom, football graduating with, most of his friends games, basketball games, and you have to from previous years.

Dance Marathon— He said, “My take the ACT early. you’re kind of shorting friends mostly depend junior holly eschmann yourself on that expeon the classes I take so rience. I mean, you’re I just have a small group only in high school of friends per class.” once,” Stringham said.

Besides the unfamilDespite the drawiar faces that are associated with gradubacks of graduating early, Esating early, Eschmann said she also chmann said she believes her decithinks choosing to graduate early hinsion will be beneficial in the future.

“I think although there are drawbacks, the fact that I’m starting college a year earlier and getting a head starts balances out the negatives,” she said. “I’d rather focus on my pursuit in nursing then take another year of high school.”

Both Bacon and Eschmann said graduating early saves them a lot of time and allows them to pursue dreams beyond high school.

“I decided to graduate early because I don’t think there is anything left for me to do in high school,” Bacon said.

Although Bacon and Eschmann both made this decision that most would not, Stringham said there is a different case for each student and that students should make decisions suitable for their wants and needs.

“Overall, what it comes down to is what the student wants. If they want to pursue a different path then they can graduate early,” Stringham said. “In the long run, students should decide what they think is best for them.”

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gowns, there seems to be an endless number of prom dresses available to fulfill a high school girl’s image of the perfect dress.

However a few like Jessica Qu, advanced fashion student and senior, find that the perfect dress is in the hands of the creator. Qu, who plans to major in fashion in college, is among the minority who choose to plan, stitch and sew their own prom dresses from scratch.

“At first, the novelty of making a prom dress seemed really cool to me, but later on, I really enjoyed the creative aspect of it,” Qu said.

“As a person who’s also gone prom dress shopping, I feel like there are many instances where you’re like, ‘I love everything about this dress except…’, so it’s nice to be able to completely design your own.”

Qu is not alone, as Morgan Gibson, advanced fashion student and junior, also created her own prom dress this year.

Gibson said her dress is black and gold because she wants to feel bold at prom.

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something more different, difficult and elaborate. I think it’s empowering because you get to shape it to how you feel and your personality,” Gibson said.

Advanced fashion teacher Judy Fisher said her students get a little extra excitement when it comes to making their prom dress.

“It gives the student the chance to have exactly what she thinks of as the perfect prom gown, and there will be not a single other student at the prom that will have the same gown on that she has on,” Fisher said. “It shows her individuality, her creativity and I think it makes (students) feel fabulous.”

Qu said she finds it silly to spend a lot of money on some-

PROM READY: (LEFT) Senior Jessica Qu poses in her custom prom dress. Qu said she is one of the few students who decided to create their own prom dress this year, and said she really enjoyed the creative aspect of it.

(ABOVE) Senior Jessica Qu stitches fabric during advanced fashion. Qu said she plans to major in fashion in college.

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thing that is often of poor quality and will only be worn once.

“It’s empowering to wear something you made because it makes you feel proud and accomplished, like all your hard work paid off,” Qu said. “Sometimes, though, I think it’s difficult because as the person who made it, I tend to be hyper-aware of every flaw and im-

SUBTLE DETAILS (ABOVE) Junior Morgan Gibson trims the hem of her prom dress which she created in her advanced fashion class. Gibson said she spent about four months making this dress and said the work all paid off in the end when she had a completed product.

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perfection it has, even when they’re too small for anyone else to notice.”

Gibson said she contemplated buying her dress for convenience purposes, but said she chose to create her dress because she was inspired by her grandmother. “(Making my own dress) has more meaning to me because my grandmother used to make prom dresses herself, and after she was done she would always make it into something else,” Gibson said. “You can always make different garments after the event is over.”

Fisher said the techniques used in creating prom dresses enable students to advance their sewing career due to the high skill level needed to create such dresses.

“A lot of prom dresses are made with satin, and there is special hand stitching that is used with satin projects,” Fisher said. “The same thing (applies to) chiffon and lace, so there are more couture techniques used compared to making a sundress.”

Gibson said she took about four months both in and out of class time to finalize her dress.

“When you first make your dress, you think, ‘Wow, is this going to turn

Seamstresses can charge up to $200 to $250 for alterations.

In-country labor varies, while out-of-country labor costs only 1 percent of the actual garment.

Most accessories cost from $5 to $15 and supplies such as scissors, pins, etc. can add up to $20.

Fabric can cost anywhere from $5 per yard to $25 per yard, with the most expensive being silk.

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out good or turn out bad?’ You don’t realize how many hard hours are spent making it, I’m really impressed with what I made,” Gibson said.

Qu said she believes the process of making these elaborate gowns can require a lot of dedication and drive.

“I think everyone who has made their own dress agrees at times it can be very frustrating or stressful,” Qu said.

“But in the end, it’s really rewarding to know all the work paid off and be able H to wear something you made.”

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What are alternate ways to get prom attire? “(I’m considering thrifting my prom dress) because you can find a lot of unique dresses at thrift stores, and normally they’re a fraction of the cost of $300 to $400 dresses and a lot of them are still good quality.”

Senior Chae Haley

“We’ve had really generous people who’ve donated their prom dresses (to the Cinderella program). Whether you can afford it or not, or if you were asked or if you decided to go at the last minute and don’t have time, we have (dresses) available for you.”

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IN GOOD HANDS

In honor of International Day of Families on May 15, CHS students discuss additional responsibilities, resulting growth from unforeseen circumstances with parents ANGELA LI STORY

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enior samuel chen has a

passion not uncommon for others his age: cooking. However, what separates him from those who similarly share his hobby is his necessity to cook for his family every day. Three years ago, Chen’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer—for the second time.

“She had to go to chemotherapy, and she couldn’t really do anything, so it made me more dependent on myself,” Chen said. “I had to learn how to cook since she couldn’t cook because she had to stay in bed.”

Chen said in addition to cooking for his mom while she was sick, he also had to take care of her at home and keep the house in good condition.

“Some days, when she had to go to the hospital to take shots, she couldn’t drive, so I had to drive her there and back. After the shots, she was very weak, so she had to stay in bed all day. She could barely use any

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of her muscles, so all she did was stay in bed, so I had to cook for her and get her what she needed, including hot water, food and things to read and do,” Chen said. “In general, I had to help her around the house and do all the housework, like take care of the vegetable garden, vacuum and clean the toilets and the bathrooms.”

For Chen, however, having extra responsibilities as a result of his mom’s cancer diagnosis actually wasn’t a new experience for him.

Six years ago, Chen’s dad moved to Utah for work reasons, which already forced Chen to adapt to having many new responsibilities.

“I definitely felt an additional responsibility after (my dad) left to fill his role. Since he was the man of the house, he cut the grass and the trees and did a lot of the labor-intensive stuff,” Chen said. “After he left, I had to start cutting the grass, cutting the trees and fixing the house when something broke like the toilets and sinks.”

While Chen’s situation is somewhat unique—he still has both of his parents but had to serve as the primary caregiver of his household while his mother was sick because of his father’s work situation—the overall circumstance of students being in situations causing them to live with a single parent, and thus having additional responsibilities atypical for adolescents their age, is not unique to Chen. According to a 2016 report by the U.S. Census Bureau, since 1960, the number of children living with single parents has tripled, and 20 million children now live with a single parent, which is about 27 percent of all children in the United States under the age of 18.

In the 1980s, the United Nations began focusing more attention on issues related to the family, and in 1993, the U.N. General Assembly decided to observe May 15 of every year as the International Day of Families.

This day was created to reflect the importance the international community attaches to families and provide an opportunity to increase awareness and knowledge of issues and various social, economic and demographic processes that affect families.

Director of counseling Rachel Cole said it is not uncommon for students to face these unexpected circumstances and be living with single parents and said these students often have new responsibilities as a result of the absence of a family member.

“I’m sure that it changes the dynamic some depending on what their support system is just in general, and I’m sure you feel more an onus to some responsibilities that you may have not even thought about in the past,” Cole said.

Additionally, she said the school offers many resources for students in these situations.

“As a counselor, we do a lot of checkins with (students in these situations)

and actually reach out to the parent they’re with as well,” Cole said. “Our social workers have done groups, and then we just keep tabs on them all the way through here. For example, we transfer the information from their freshman to sophomore counselors and make sure they’re checking in, and then a lot of times they’ll see a social worker, too. We like to touch base with them just in case some things are coming up and they want support.”

In November of 2014, Murthy’s father died after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia, an aggressive form of blood cancer, for two years, leaving Murthy, her sister and her mom.

According to Murthy, the immediate effects of her father’s death were evi-

dent in the adjustments her family had to make when it came to her and her sister’s extracurricular activities.

“My sister and I were both in a sport around that time—my sister ran cross-country, and I had done gymnastics and had started up basketball that year—so my mom would either miss some of our meets and games, be late to pick us up, have to do something, or we’d have to ask a lot of neighbors or family friends to drive us if we forgot something. Just little things here and there,” Murthy said.

Like Chen, Murthy said she has had extra responsibilities that she didn’t have previously as a result.

“So now I can drive, and my sister goes to a different school—she

MASTER CHEF: Senior Samuel Chen cooks lunch for himself over the weekend. According to Chen, his passion for cooking stemmed initially from cooking for his mom while she was sick and eventually led him to take a culinary arts course during his junior year.

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goes to Brebeuf—so that doesn’t have school buses, so sometimes I’ll have to pick her up, like I am today.

Sometimes on late starts I’ll take her to school, but normally it’s just driving my sister around, or I’ve picked up groceries before, or when my mom travels, sometimes I have to be in charge of the house and just do the laundry and some of the small things that she would do.”

Murthy said while the adjustment was difficult at first, especially to keep the house in good shape while her mom was travelling, her family has adapted well to the circumstance.

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FAMILY TIME: Junior Meera Murthy poses for a photo with her mom, sister and dog. Regarding the period of time following her father’s death, Murthy said she felt additional emotional responsibilities as the older sibling.

“But, I’m more emotional than my mom and sister, so I’m actually the one that goes and lets it out more,” she said.

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in line. We have two animals, a dog and a cat, so we struggled with that. There was always garbage day, so sometimes we’d forget to put the garbage out,” Murthy said. “It’s just little things that over the years as I got older and she made that trip, I’d be able to keep in mind, ‘Oh, it’s Wednesday night, we have to put the garbage out,’ or ‘The dishes are piling up,’ ‘We’re out of cereal,’ something like that, just grocery shopping.”

Cole said although everybody finds different ways to cope with the absence of a family member, it is usually a growing experience for most teenagers.

“Students are different in how they handle (these situations) and what they need, but they’re pretty resilient,” Cole said. “I personally feel like it makes most of them stronger.”

Murthy said she has become more self-reliant and compassionate as a result of her situation.

“I’ve definitely become more independent. I also live in a house with three girls now, so it’s definitely a lot of girl power, and I think I’ve become more responsible and more aware of my time,” Murthy said. “I did have a friend that lost a parent, so I was able to understand and be more empathetic on a different level than most people, but there’s never really something you can say or do, just you know what it feels like.”

Chen, on the other hand, said he grew personally in terms of his ability to rely on himself to take care of both himself and his mom.

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“I think I became more dependable for other people,” Chen said. “You learn how to be very independent with everything you do and more resourceful by finding other ways to do things.”

Chen and Murthy also said their parents think they are much more responsible now.

Murthy said, “I do think (my mom) has a different level of trust for me than most kids have with their parents, especially just being able to get myself from one place to another and trusting I’m at that place.”

Along these lines, Cole said students who experience the loss or absence of a family member typically develop a more sophisticated outlook on life earlier than others of the same age.

“I would say that they’re less judgemental on some things, but also, they just have a more mature perspective.

We’re all going to get there, but they get there a little quicker,” Cole said.

According to Chen, the results of him having increased responsibilities in the household while his mom was sick are evident and lasting; although Chen’s mom is now cancer-free, Chen said he still does more housework and cooking than he did before she was sick.

“I got used to doing most of the housework, and I still enjoy cook-

COMMON HOUSEHOLD CHORES Here’s a look at the percentages of CHS students who regularly complete common household chores that students who deal with family absences generally have to complete in place of their other family members COOKING MEALS MOWING THE LAWN

36.4 percent of students 1 hour per week

47.9 percent of students 4 hours per week

WASHING DISHES

70.7 percent of students 2 hours per week VACUUMING THE FLOOR

60 percent of students 2.5 hours per week

DOING LAUNDRY

71.4 percent of students 2.5 hours per week

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ing now. Most of the time I just cook for my mom and I, but I also cook for our youth group parties at church,” Chen said.

Cole said hearing these stories and, to an even greater extent, experiencing them firsthand, often remind people to be thankful for what they so often take for granted.

“I just think you never—all of us, not just teenagers—you never appreciate what you have until you see something like that happen,” Cole said.

“We need to take time for people more because we don’t know what’s going to happen. When things like that happen, it really brings that to the forefront.”

Murthy agreed with Cole and said her experiences have really shown her the importance of family time and the challenges single parents face.

“I’ve learned that family time is very important and having that time for them is really nice. I’m very social sometimes, so I’m normally out and

WIPING WINDOWS

27.9 percent of students 30 minutes per week

about and I’m out late and my mom’s asleep by the time I get home, so just having some time with them whether it’s just having dinner, that’s very important,” Murthy said. “I’ve learned that single parent life is not easy and it’s definitely a struggle for a lot of single parents, so just how to be more understanding when they mess up because one versus two is a lot.”

Ultimately, Chen and Murthy both said while each of their respective experiences presented difficulties they had never encountered before in their lives, they helped them grow as individuals in ways they had never previously expected.

“I’m grateful for the experience because it let me become more independent; I learned a lot from it and I think that not a lot of people go through it,” Chen said. “Although at the moment there might be pain that feels like it lasts forever, once you get through it, it H will help you grow stronger.”

CLEANING BATHROOM

53.6 percent of students 1.5 hours per week

CLEAN-UP TIME: Senior Samuel Chen washes the dishes he used to cook lunch. Chen said he has become more independent over the past few years.

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*Statistics for percentage of students who do each of these chores regularly was taken from a poll of 140 CHS students, while the time each chore takes weekly is from the online source WATERING PLANTS

BUYING GROCERIES

39.3 percent of students 20 minutes per week

30 percent of students 2 hours per week RAKING LEAVES/ SHOVELING SNOW

42.9 percent of students 4 hours per week

DRIVING SIBLINGS AROUND

29.3 percent of students 1 hour per week TAKING TRASH OUT

PAYING BILLS

7 percent of students 30 minutes per week

CONDUCTING MAINTENANCE CHECKS

79 percent of students 20 minutes per week

7.9 percent of students, 30 minutes per week

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VIRAL EFFECTS

Students who went viral on social media learn to deal with feedback CALINA HE STORY

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oing viral” was something

senior Brandon “Bino” Sandy and his friends never expected.

However, after creating a video on TikTok—an app for creating and sharing videos—in mid-February, Sandy noticed a countless number of notifications on his phone.

The video, which shows Sandy and his friends dancing to a song, reached over 100,000 views in the first couple of hours, and had over 700,000 views by the time Sandy woke up the next morning.

Sandy said, “I’m not really sure how the video went viral, my friends and I thought it would be really funny, and I guess everybody else did too.”

Sandy’s video, which now has over 459,100 “hearts” on TikTok and 8.7 million views on Twitter, is featured on many platforms of social media. Additionally, the feedback that Sandy and his friends have received has been all positive.

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Learn about TikTok’s influence at CHS and what students think of it, based on a survey sampling 312 CHS students Do you use the TikTok app?

Yes: 16%

No: 84%

Is your overall opinion of TikTok positive or negative?

Negative: 48%

Positive: 22%

Do you have friends who use the TikTok app?

No: 46%

Yes: 54%

Do you think TikTok is an important part of CHS culture?

No: 71%

No opinion

Yes: 26%

Sandy said, “The content that I post isn’t really subject to any negative comments; it’s just lighthearted comedy that everybody could find funny and could laugh at.”

However, while “going viral”— having something spread widely and TIKTOK TIME: Sophomore Bradley Snyder begins filming a TikTok on his phone.

TikTok has become a way for teenagers to entertain themselves or potentially, go viral. Snyder said he enjoys watching viral videos and wonders if he could go viral one day as well.

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No opinion: 30%

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quickly on the internet—has been positive for students like Sandy, school social worker James Dowell said going viral may not always be a good thing.

Dowell said, “I think it can be a little overwhelming just to have all that feedback: good, bad and ugly.”

According to Dowell, receiving attention on social media may not always be positive or helpful.

“I don’t think (going viral) ends up being helpful because it gives a warped sense of what people are thinking of them and what they should be thinking of themselves,” Dowell said.

“There’s so much out there and when you’re looking for validation from social media and from people you don’t know, you also invite that unwanted attention and unwanted feedback.”

Similarly, according to an article from Aspiria, a Canadian company that provides mental health services, the author has “seen the negative effects, including depression, severe anxi-

ety, and even suicide, that (viral) videos can have on a person’s mental health.”

For senior Joey Gutierrez, whose videos from a wedding went viral, feedback was generally positive. He said overall, his self-esteem was not affected. However, Gutierrez said there has been negative feedback, but he did not pay attention to it.

Gutierrez said, “I don’t really care what people are saying about the video because I think it’s funny and that’s what matters.”

Various people have posted the video of Gutierrez—which shows him dancing and crying at a wedding—to many different social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram and BuzzFeed. Gutierrez said the video went viral when his cousin posted the video to her Twitter account.

While both Sandy and Gutierrez have already experienced going viral, sophomore Bradley Snyder has aspirations to go viral. While Snyder has only made a couple of TikToks, he said he is motivated to continue making more, as Snyder said that TikToks such as Sandy’s have affected him.

Snyder said, “I’m constantly influenced by viral TikToks. Whether I am in class or at home, I can’t stop thinking about them; they just run through my head and I think, ‘How can I get viral like that?’”

Snyder said he believes that with consistent uploads and creative ideas, his videos will gain attention. He said, “Because TikTok is such a fun app, I get to just express my creativity and I get to come up with so many unique ideas to really express myself with any given song. I love just seeing all the different trends that viral videos have to offer and making them my own.”

Still, Dowell said even when one makes a video with the intent to go viral, the results may still be unfavorable.

Dowell said, “Even when you’re trying to (go viral), expecting it or that’s the goal, it’s a little overwhelming.”

Nevertheless, Snyder has anticipated the possible results of going viral, and that does not hold him back from continuing.

15 SECONDS OF FAME: Senior Brandon “Bino” Sandy watches a TikTok he and his friends filmed. His video received 459,100 “hearts” and 8.7 million views on Twitter.

For Sandy and Gutierrez, the results were indeed favorable. Sandy said sharing his content with the public was a positive experience.

Sandy said, “This has affected me positively because it is kind of a way to get your creative thinking out in the public. You can post whatever you want and most peoH ple will respect it.”

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CARRYING THE BANNER Civic Theatre’s new adaptation of “Newsies” production provides opportunities, lessons of character

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This line from the Disney-hit musical “Newsies” is exactly what Civic Theatre lives by this season.

“Newsies” is based off a true story of struggle and triumph over oppression and control, and it shows that the underdogs can prevail if they work hard enough and do not quit.

Residents of the Indianapolis area will have the opportunity to see the show like never before next Friday at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre. Civic Theatre is one of the first community theaters around Indiana to get the rights to “Newsies,” which first opened on Broadway on March 24, 2012 and ran for two years.

Sophomore Emily Chrzanowski is to play Les in Civic’s production.

She said getting to be in “Newsies” is special for her. “‘Newsies’ has just released their rights to the show, and a lot of theaters are deciding to jump on the opportunity and have decided to perform it,” Chrzanowski said.

“Civic Theatre is an amazing organization and we are really lucky to have this chance.”

Chrzanowski’s character, Les, is traditionally a 9-year-old newsie, a boy who delivers newspapers.

However, while casting, the directors at Civic Theatre decided to change the musical to include more female newsies.

The production’s choreographer Anne Beck said it was always their intention to cast females in the traditionally male roles.

“We didn’t want it to be just boys.

We ended up having a lot more boys audition than we thought (we would),” Beck said. “I think we originally thought that we would end up with half girls and half boys, but so many boys came out from the community. But, we still wanted it to be a mixed group, so we have four girls that are actually newsies and that play other roles in the show as well.”

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She said she feels honored the directors changed Les’ traditionally male role to be female.

In the original Broadway cast, there were only three females who played minor, traditional female roles. So for Civic Theatre to have a total of seven women in the show, four of whom are playing actual newsies instead of just the three traditional female roles, is a new spin on the musical.

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According to Chrzanowski, having the chance to play this unique part is just one of the many aspects she loves about theater.

“Theater has just really helped me open up a lot, and it really just relieves a lot of anxiety that I have from the average school day and from everyday life, really,” she said.

“It’s really great because I’ve gotten to meet some of my best friends through this community theater, and every show I get to be in is an amazing opportunity.”

Freshman Michael Geary, who plays another newsboy, Elmer, in the production, said “Newsies” is a great opportunity and a huge learning experience. Although Geary has been participating in theater for about four years, he said this show is unlike any he has been in before.

“It’s kind of been a new experience because I’ve never done a show with adults before,” he said. “It’s usually just been other teenagers, so it’s been kind of fulfilling and a really good time.

And, I honestly enjoy it more than doing (shows) with just kids my age be-

cause it’s fun to meet new people, and it feels more professional as well.”

Beck said not only is participating in community theater a fun experience, but it also teaches kids how to present themselves in their everyday lives.

Beck said, “I think that it helps them gain confidence, and it helps them gain speaking skills. I know that (for) a lot of kids that I have worked with, their parents always tell me they’re like a completely changed human being, and now they’re completely more outgoing and friendly and personable and can talk in large groups or (the parents) say that their reports at school are getting better.”

Geary said he agrees with Beck and said theater has improved his confidence and speaking skills. “(Theater has) taught me to be more confident in myself and just to be who I am and show others who I am. (I’ve learned) it’s okay to be myself in front of others. I think that’s the biggest thing—to just have my own image of who I am,” he said.

FIGHT CLUB: Michael Geary (right), a freshman playing Elmer in “Newsies,” practices fight choreography. He said this is his first time in a show with adults.

Geary said the lessons within the history of “Newsies” are important ones to learn.

“No matter who you are, you can make a difference,” Geary said. “If something (does not feel) right to you, you have the power to change that and fix that for yourself and H for others, too.”

CURTAIN CALL: Musical director Suzanne Fleenor talks to “Newsies” cast members before a rehearsal. She helped open the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis.

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TO ALL THE DIRECTORS

THEY’VE SNUBBED BEFORE

Lack of female Oscar nominees for best director highlights implications of discrimination for female students pursuing film careers JESSICA KONRAD STORY

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Bird.” “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Beyond the massive success of each of these films, there is another factor that unites them all.

Each one features a female director.

From the reception of each of these films, viewers can see that women have made tremendous progress in the film industry. Yet, in this year’s Oscar Awards, which occurred on Feb. 24, not a single woman received a nomination for best director, despite the fact that there were nearly 80 female-led films produced in 2018.

Creative Artists Agency conducted a study that found female-led films

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consistently outperformed male-led films at the box office of the highest grossing films from 2014 to 2017.

For Maria Saam, CHTV Director and senior, this disparity directly affects her future plans. Saam plans to pursue a career in film and said her goal is to work for the television and entertainment industry in Los Angeles. Saam said although she knows the odds are not in her favor, she still hopes to direct in the future.

Saam said, “It can definitely be intimidating when looking at the statistics, but being in a male-run industry is always intimidating. I definitely believe that my work needs

AND ACTION: Maria Saam, CHTV Director and senior, adjusts the camera angle during the morning SRT show. Saam is one of the main directors and in charge of stage setting, lighting and audio cuts during the show.

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to be fueled off of my creativity and that I’m not leading a movement, but I’m creating a pathway for hopefully more women after me (so) they see that it’s possible and that statistics can always change.”

Chendi Liu, student director of “Bring It On” and junior, said she agrees that seeing women succeed in Hollywood can inspire young girls to follow their own film aspirations,as well as prove the advantages of female directors to Hollywood.

Liu said, “Having women directing movies like ‘Wonder Woman’ and including women of minorities shows people the ability of women.

It’s one thing to just say that men and women are both capable of things, but (these successes) are a product that everyone can see, and it’s an inspiration to the next generation.”

Beyond creating popular movies, Liu said being in a position of leadership as a director empowers With the successes of female leadwomen on an individual level. ership in film, then, it’s unclear why Liu said, “(Being student direcwomen are still underrepresented as ditor) has shown me how one person rectors in the Hollywood film industry. can make a difference. A different IB Film Teacher Jim Peterson perspective shows me how one person said he is unsure why so few acbeing in charge is extremely tiring. It’s claimed film directors are female. interesting how people can work to“We’ve seen some progress being gether, and I think that it’s something made, but it’s really slow. It’s slower I like to do. I really enjoy giving other than I think a lot of people expect,” people opportunities and helping bePeterson said. “There is a lot of hind the scenes to produce something trust built already, and it seems to where they’ll shine.” be male-dominated. I’m not sure Furthermore, according to Women what is holding (women) back, and Hollywood, a website that focuses other than lack of opportunity.” on the achievements of women in HolIn terms of overlywood, of 2018’s top coming these setbacks, grossing films, only Peterson said the best four percent of directhing aspiring female tors were women. The I definitely believe directors can do is stay fact that these films that my work needs persistent and continue were more financially to be fueled off of to work hard. successful disproves the Peterson said, “Adcommon misconcep- my creativity and vice I’d give pretty tion that female-led that I’m not leading much to anybody is films are less profitable a movement, but I’m make your stuff. Just than male-led films. creating a pathway go out and make it.

Liu said some of that for hopefully more No one is going to financial success may ask you to. No one is come from women di- women after me (so) they see it’s going to give you perrectors’ point of view. mission, so you need She said, “Obvious- possible. to go out and do it on ly everyone in life offers maria saam, chtv your own.” a different view, and if Additionally, Peyou only have 50 per- director and senior terson said women cent of the population now have new opporpresenting their views, tunities to showcase it’s not a matter of if their work without male oversight. men view something differently than “We’ve got great platforms out women, but it’s allowing everyone to there between YouTube and Vimeo express their opinions.”

and Instagram. That’s kind of the new gatekeeper. There really is no gatekeeper out in Hollywood anymore. People are making their careers through YouTube or other social network platforms, and they don’t need a studio’s permission to make a movie.”

Determined to follow her dream despite the obstacles, Saam said she plans to continue to work hard and be persistent in her film pursuits.

“I’ve been given the advice to not have a back up plan in life because if you do it’ll make it that much easier to quit your goals and dreams,” Saam said. “‘Don’t settle’ is the biggest H thing that I’ve followed by.”

IN MY OPINION: Chendi Liu, student director of “Bring It On” and junior, gives advice to performers during rehearsal. She said having female directors allows for everyone to express their opinions.

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WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY Take a look at the percentage of women who worked on the top grossing films of 2018.

Women

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cinematographers

97%

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directors

96%

14%

editors

86%

15%

writers

85%

18%

producers

82%

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Q&A with senior Joseph Hsu, who composed his own concerto “Non Noire Memoire” HANNAH GRETZ Q&A

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How did you compose your concerto?

I compose my music on my computer. There is a free program called “MuseScore” that allows you to do music notation. So, I was able to write my music while playing the piano onto the computer. I wrote for five parts: the piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola and cello/bass.

kind of like a muse. Sometimes I had content droughts, where I didn’t really know what to do. Sometimes, it just naturally comes to you.

Honestly, we kind of call it ‘force writing.’

You can force write a couple of pieces to see what you like and then take that and develop it. Honestly, if you have a music idea that’s original, you can turn that into a whole piece.

What goes into the process of composing music?

What type of music do you typically like to compose?

Composing music is kind of hard because you kind of need to be in a mood to do it. It’s

(I think) my style is kind of a mix of classical piano and contemporary.

How long does it take to compose pieces?

This concerto took me a year to compose, so it varies on the piece. I composed one piece in two weeks and won first place at the Indiana State Fair last year. This one was a much bigger endeavor.

COMPOSING CONCERTOS: (ABOVE) Senior Joseph Hsu uses MuseScore, a computer program to compose. Hsu said composing music takes different times (RIGHT) Hsu rehearses his concerto in a practice room.

Hsu said he wrote his concerto for five parts.

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Scan this QR code to listen to the sound file of the concerto senior Joseph Hsu composed

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What is the showcase?

It’s just something that IB Film puts on. It’s a film showcase that allows students to be highlighted for their work and they can get credit (for their film).

What will be showcased?

Films, videos, work that (we’ve) done throughout the year. Work that has meaning to it.

What do you hope this showcase will achieve?

I think it will be cool to showcase something that (we’ve) made for people, and to get a reaction from the public—that’d be cool.

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SPRING MUSICAL May 9-10: 7 p.m.

May 11: 2 p.m., 7 p.m.

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REHEARSAL READY: Sophomore Gabriela “Gabi” Zalam sings during a rehearsal for “Bring It On.” The musical has showings from May 9-11. Tickets for “Bring It On” are currently on sale.

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DETAIL-ORIENTED Baseball, golf athletes put emphasis on fundamentals during off-season training

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varsity baseball player and junior, is at the batting range during offseason, he relies on both fundamentals—the basic motions of the sport— and repetition to sustain skill and endurance during the winter time.

“I’ve been playing sports since about third grade, and I have noticed that if I don’t practice during the offseason, I go into the baseball season either rusty or not able to compete at a high level,” Schroeder said.

The off-season allows time to dedicate resources to learning to move properly, build muscle and work on mobility and power training, all of which will help them become a better overall athlete.

Both baseball players and golf athletes are also met with the task or

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rigorous off-season practice to sustain both fundamentals and skill.

“The winter time is the best time to develop your game because you have much more time to practice whereas in the summer and fall there are many tournaments making it difficult to practice on a consistent basis,” Shoji Fujita, varsity golfer and sophomore, said.

Cade Kantz, junior varsity baseball player and junior, says he stresses the use of fundamentals but also adds the importance of technique, a player's timing and swing, during the off-season.

“Obviously, fundamentals are important but I think timing and working on your swing should be just as important for a baseball player because if you go into the season

with bad timing or you are trying to fix your swing, it just messes up your rhythm and doesn’t allow you to work on what is needed,” Kantz said.

Head Baseball Coach Matthew Buczkowski said he agrees with his players in regards to timing, repetition and fundamentals.

“A lot of our players usually have an off-season plan, whether it is going to a facility to work on conditioning or working with a swing coach to address timing and technique, all of this off-season preparation is working towards building a TAKING A SWING: Dryden Schroeder, varsity baseball player and junior, swings at a ball. Schroeder visited the batting range off-season to work on fundamentals and repetition.

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skill set that is dependable during our spring season,” Buczkowski said.

Instead of relying on coaches or parents to provide motivation or map out a structured activity, Buczkowski said players should create their own practice habits to coincide with organized games and team workouts. Buczkowski said he stresses to his players that any activities can help, regardless of how small or how large.

“Much of being a baseball player is within discipline and the will to get better, developing good practice habits and working towards goals makes (our) players successful,” Buczkowski said.

Although fundamentals and technique are a large part of success in both golf and baseball, Schroeder and Fujita both say they believe that working in the gym is a large part of their successes during the season.

“A lot of people don’t think that a golfer need to do work outside of swing work and practice, but golfers nowadays are lifting, running, and doing everything to make sure that they have some sort of advantage,” Fujita said.

Like Fujita, Schroeder also said he realizes the importance of training in the gym and trying to get an advantage over opponents.

“I used to not think a lot about gym training when trying to get better, but since I’ve made it a part of my

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weekly schedule it has really helped my strength and versatility when I am on the field,” Schroeder said.

While both the baseball and golf season are in full swing, players and coaches have made the necessary changes needed to compete at the highest level.

“As the season starts, you don’t want to be changing your swing or doing anything to mess yourself up, it’s all about trusting the work you have put in and just playing your H game,” Kantz said.

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How important is technique to you in your sport?

“Basic technique in baseball makes the difference in an error and an out (making an error or receiving an out). Without basic fundamentals you would not be able to make the plays you meed to help the team.”

DOWN THE FAIRWAY: Cole Harris, varsity golfer and senior, takes a swing at the ball using proper form. Form affected the outcome of the match with CHS beating both Westfield and Hamilton Southeastern.

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GOLF TECHNIQUE Take a look at all the specific details a golfer must keep in mind before a swing At top of swing, back of wrist should be parallel to club When club brought behind your head, bend elbows at a 90 degree angle Bend at the hips not at the waist

Place both hands in the correct position Face the ball and keep your eyes on it

Sophomore Andrew McGray “Golf requires a lot of basic techniques. You need to develop those first before you can focus on other things like strategy on the golf course and course management.”

Senior Akio Fujita

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CHECK THE DIFFERENCES Take a look at the differences between seemingly similar sports

WOMEN’S LACROSSE A women’s lacrosse stick is a tight net designed to move, pass or hit the ball, versus carrying it over long distances

Women’s lacrosse sticks are 35.5 to 38 inches long

Women only wear goggles and mouth guards. Only goalies wear protective padding.

Women’s games start with a draw, where the ball is flicked in the air between the two teams

1. Bench Area 2. Sub Area 3. Score Table 1 2 3 2 1

The goal is farther from the restraining lines

120 yards 70 yards

A shallow pocket with short sidewalls allows for frequent passing

110 yards

Men’s lacrosse sticks have a deep pocket to catch and carry the ball

The pocket design allows for the ball to stay in place within a greater range of movement

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Men’s lacrosse sticks are typically 37 to 42 inches

Regulations require men to have more padding as various moves such as cross-body checking are allowed

60 yards

MEN’S LACROSSE 3 4

The goal is closer to the restraining lines

1 2

3 4

Men’s games begin with a face-off, where the ball is on the ground between the teams

Two players stand behind these lines before a face-off

1. Score Table and 2. Men’s Sub Gate 4. Coaches’ Walk Penalty Area 3. Bench Area TESSA COLLINSON, BOWEN ZHOU GRAPHICS UNIVERSALLACROSSE.COM, FILACROSSE.COM, SPORTSPECTATOR.COM, WAYNESPORTINGGOODS.COM SOURCES

EQUIPMENT Baseball 9-inch circumference, much denser and heavier, travels faster in the air

Bats Longer, must be made of wood or wood composite

Gloves Smaller, but more solid because of ball density

BATTING TECHNIQUE

Home Run Fence: 190-250 ft from home plate

Step One Step Two Step Three Grip the Begin the Stride bat and swinging out and hold it motion; connect behind keep eye on with the your head the ball ball

Step Four Follow through to determine the path of the ball

Backstop: extends 25-30 feet behind home plate

2nd Base: 84 ft from home plate

Center Diamond: Normally 90 ft for each side

Coaches’ Box: About 90 ft from home plate On Deck Circle: 2.5 ft diameter, next batter up waits

BASEBALL VS. S FTBALL

PITCHING TECHNIQUE Center Diamond: 60 ft on each side of the diamond

Backstop: Approximately 30 ft behind home plate, no specific markings

2nd Base: 84 ft from home plate Open Field: Unrestricted field with little fencing Step One Step forward; bring ball up toward face

Step Two Step Three Step Four Swing ball Complete Snap wrist around and the circle; forward pivot so that cock wrist and hips face back release the outward ball

Pitcher’s Mound: 16 ft in diameter

Double Base: Different first base for fielder and runner

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EQUIPMENT

Softball 11 to 12 inch circumference, less dense, lighter, travels slowly in air

Bats Shorter than baseball bat, made of metal or composite materials

Gloves Larger than baseball gloves due to size of ball

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THE LIFE OF A

TRACK RUNNER

PACING OUT THE MILES: Track runners practice daily and run varying distances per practice. This can go up to 5-10 miles per day for long distance runners. For them specifically, it helps build up stamina and technique for meets.

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BEFORE TRACK

RACE TIME: Runners line up for the 400-meter run in a meet at Hamilton Southeastern High School on March 26. A normal schedule for a track athlete at a meet consists of a warmup and stretching, a moment to rest before the event, the event and a cooldown afterward.

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WALKING IN WATER: Members of the girls track team train in the swimming pool.

Water running is a form of cross-training for track runners, allowing them to expand their range of motion and decrease the wear and tear on their joints while also running in a higher-resistance setting caused by the water.

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START

Track runners go through cycle every meet, seeking to maximize their performance

FINISH

SUITING UP: Senior Ben Baines wears a NormaTec compression suit on his legs. The suit uses various pressure chambers to push lactic acid out of the legs, allowing the heart to deliver fresh blood to stimulate his recovery.

KELLY TRUAX PHOTO

AFTER TRACK Read a story on cryotherapy on page

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CHILLING OUT: Senior Ben Baines rests in a cryotherapy chamber with a temperature of -217 degrees. Cryotherapy soothes exhausted muscles and increases the flow of endorphins, making the runner feel refreshed after a hard or long run.

KELLY TRUAX PHOTO

LASER FOCUS: Senior Ben Baines receives laser therapy on his leg. This stimulates the cells in his body, allowing him to fight off tightness, tendinitis and lower leg injuries. This treatment allows him to return to full mobility quickly.

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THE KEY TO RECOVERY

Student athletes, local wellness center stress importance of cryotherapy, post-recovery treatment CALEB SHAFFER STORY

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ports

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recovery are used by various athletes across the nation, and are used frequently by athletes at CHS. A few of the athletes at CHS receive their postrecovery treatment at The Recovery Room, a wellness center with locations in Westfield and Carmel, that specializes in treating soreness and injuries.

Zach Gish, CHS football player, track sprinter and junior, said that post-recovery is very important for all athletes.

Gish said, “Post-recovery has really improved my level of play because my body isn’t sore all of the time, and whenever I use the postrecovery treatment, I leave feeling fresh and that just makes the next workout that much easier.”

Konnie Komarovsky, the owner of The Recovery Room, said that since there are a lot of athletes in

the Hamilton County area, there is a high demand for places like The Recovery Room.

Komarovsky said, “The number of active people in Hamilton County is high. That means that there is a natural demand for athletes looking to reduce their recovery time.”

A few of the services The Recovery Room offers are full-body cryotherapy, NormaTec (dynamic compression devices designed for recovery and rehab) and local cryotherapy. Full body cryotherapy uses liquid nitrogen, which helps to eliminate swelling from the entire body, while local cryotherapy, which also uses liquid nitrogen, can target specific parts of the body such as knees and ankles and also help eliminate swelling and soreness.

Dylan Downing, CHS football player, track sprinter and junior,

SELF CARE: Ben Baines, track athlete, Recovery Room employee and senior, receives treatment post-track practice. Baines was receiving treatment from a machine that used cold air and a laser to help the muscles. He had recently pulled one of his quads and used the machinery at The Recovery Room to help with his recovery.

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said using these services helped him recover from an ankle injury he suffered during his football season last year.

Downing said, “The local cryotherapy helped out with my ankle injury a lot by getting the swelling out of my ankle. The first part of the healing process is to eliminate all of the swelling before the ankle can start reconstructing, and so the local cryotherapy really helped out with that.”

Komarovsky said that a big part of his job involves identifying the newest post-recovery technology out there that he can provide for his customers.

Komarovsky said, “One of the neatest parts of our job is paying attention (to) the latest recovery tools available. Our goal is to always offer the best combination of services to our members. For example, the Game Ready Rapid Contrast machine offered to our members gives the opportunity to stimulate blood flow to any injured area.”

Post-recovery treatment was also beneficial for long distance runner and senior Ben Baines, who deals with Patellar tendinitis, otherwise known as jumper’s knee.

Baines said, “Post-recovery has really helped with it because usually I’ll do full-body cryotherapy to help my muscles feel better, and then I’ll do the local cryotherapy on my knees, which helps target the area in my knees by getting it cold, and then I’ll do the NormaTec which will help get some blood flowing through that area, and the compression really helps with H the healing process.”

SPORTS BRIEFS

TODAY SOFTBALL

WOMEN’S TENNIS

What: Carmel Invitational When: 5 p.m.

Where: Cherry Tree Softball Complex

TOMORROW BASEBALL What: Varsity vs Noblesville When: 1 p.m.

Where: Hartman Field

TUESDAY MEN’S LACROSSE junior lara staton FOCUSED SWING: Lara Staton, women’s tennis team member and junior, swings during a practice. Staton said the team will have to work harder this season to make up for players that graduated.

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Q&A

How will this season compare to last season?

It seems like we’re more focused this year since we lost a lot of good players last year. We have to be more focused to get up there again because other schools have gotten a ton of good players. We’re more focused but we’re still having a fun time.

What new things are the coaches implementing and how are they running the team?

What: Varsity vs Westfield When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Westfield

WOMEN’S TRACK What: Varsity vs Zionsville When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: Zionsville

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Last year, the coach was more lenient on, for example, phones.

This year, the coach doesn’t want us to have our phones at all during practice. He’s really wanting us to get more involved with the underclassmen and for the underclassmen to get more involved with the upperclassmen.

What: Varsity vs Cathedral When: 5 p.m.

Where: Todd Witsken Tennis Center

What is one goal that you have for yourself this season?

OLIVIA CHILDRESS BRIEFS

To make varsity!

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KEEP IT CLEAN

Students should consider others’ health, maintain cleanliness of CHS restrooms HILITE STAFF EDITORIAL

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or the most part at this school, students are to students as well. If students see problems beyond granted the privilege of using the restroom whentheir control, they should notify administration and ever they feel the need to. With the exception of some custodial services, who may become too busy to notice teachers’ judgements and bathroom passes, students these problems. In this way, the student community at will almost never come across strict adthis school can help promote a higher ministrative scrutiny for traveling to a standard of cleanliness.

OUR STANCE bathroom. However, with this freedom, For the students that feel the urge, Students should students should consider how they use feel free to use the restroom. However, as and treat the school’s restrooms—using a message for all students to consider, use use bathrooms them for hygiene and not for other purthe restroom responsibly and with others’ responsibly and H poses. Moreover, they should consider health and well-being in mind. for the purpose of the general health of the CHS community when using the bathroom. personal hygiene.

A major problem with student bathroom use is whether or not students truly use bathrooms for personal hygiene. In a study conducted by the Society for Women’s Health Research, up to 84 percent of school nurses reported that students leave the classroom “for reasons other than to use the bathroom” and that 58 percent of students misbehave in the bathroom. It is important that students recognize these problems. Students should not leave the classroom to socialize or meet up with their friends, nor should they go to the bathroom to avoid class, watch YouTube videos or even JUUL. The bathroom should be used solely for the purpose of cleanliness.

Furthermore, students should more than just consider themselves while using the bathrooms; these facilities are public for all students to use. In many restrooms across the school, it is a common sight to see unflushed toilets, strewn toilet paper, wet toilet seats and dirty sinks. These present health risks to other usLEFT BEHIND ers, who inevitably become exposed to germs due to the The bathrooms of CHS are poor quality of hygiene in restrooms. Moreover, in a often very tightly-packed school where potential illnesses can easclean thanks to ily travel from student to student, it is in each person’s the custodial best interest to maintain a higher standard of health, staff. However, which can begin by treating a frequented spot—a bathmany students room—with hygienic respect. tend to leave Of course, maintaining these standards may not be trash and waste behind in the easy for many students. The aforementioned sights can bathrooms. be sickening and even unhygienic for students to deal with. However, while the task of maintaining restrooms ANJALI often falls on this school’s custodial staff, the responsiNATARAJAN bility of dealing with these problems still partially goes PHOTOS APRIL 19, 2019

BATHROOM REVIEWS We ranked bathrooms in CHS based on the average of both male and female bathrooms, take a look at our standings

OUR RANKING: 1

Senior hall (door 3)

2

Natatorium 2nd floor

3 4

E halls 1st floor Adjacent to cafeteria

5

E halls 2nd floor

6 7 8 9

Performing arts hall B halls 1st floor Engineering hall E halls 1st floor

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OUR REASONING:

Freshman 3rd floor

for the top 3...

Freshman 2nd floor A halls 2nd floor

believe this bathroom is the 1 We best. It is always clean, always

A halls 2nd floor back corner Freshman 1st floor

2 There are so many stalls

smells nice and the temperature is always just right. which reduces the traffic and waiting time. This bathroom is convenient for those walking down the trail or to the busses.

B halls 2nd floor E halls 1st floor (ramp) Senior hall

3 This bathroom is spacious,

A halls 3rd floor

comfortable and conveniently placed.

Key bathrooms A rooms

E rooms

B rooms

F rooms

C rooms

G rooms

D rooms

H rooms

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2 5 14

3

12 9 13

8

17 7

FLOOR 2

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FLOOR 1

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VIOLA LIVES MATTER Students lose passion for extracurricular activities, result of pressures of maintaining this school’s reputation NATALIE KHAMIS COLUMN

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fter almost six years of an amazing experience, but it also playing the viola, performplaces a lot of pressure on the musiing in over 20 concerts, cians to keep up that reputation. and countless hours of Each rehearsal and practice practicing, I can consession seems like a chore fidently say orchestra rather than a time to fulfill holds a special place our passions of playing muin my heart. From sic. While concerts used receiving my to be a thrilling expevery first piece rience, it seems that of sheet music now us musicians to performfeel a sense of relief ing a whole after the last note is symphony, that played—the weight place in my of maintaining this heart grew school’s “superior” I HATE JUNIOR YEAR and my love reputation lifted off for the orof our shoulders. chestra proThis culture of begram became stronger. ing the best at everything isn’t only Over the years, the orchestra observed within the performing arts program has shaped me as a perdepartment. Basketball championson in many ways. I have met some ships, Science Olympiad invitaof my closest friends through the tionals, DECA competitions—the orchestra program, in which we stresses of preparing for events like spend every Tuesday night from 6 these can be suffocating to those to 9 p.m. and every Thursday afwho take part in them. We are told ter school from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. that winning isn’t everything—that making music and memories. My we should strive to be the best athlete, taste in music has also significantly musician, or debater we can be—but changed. Who needs the wild firein reality, we often only strive to do our spitting tracks of Travis Scott when best because we want to be the best, you can listen to the sweet melonot because we are passionate about dies of Tchaikovsky? what we want to accomplish.

But most of all, my orchestra For every school, first place is class is a time where I can leave the the goal. At this school, however, we weight of all my classes at the enare so used to claiming the top spot trance of P100. I look forward to orin any competition or event that we chestra every day because I know that enter, we have become greedy. This for 90 minutes, I can forget about all culture places an immense amount of the stresses accumulating in my of pressure on students and we start mind. At least, I used to. to lose sight of why we started doing Being able to play in the Symthe things that makes our school great. phony orchestra—one of the top We start to not care about the hobbies school orchestras in the state—is or activities we cared about in the past.

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Q&A

MARVIN FAN Q & A, PHOTO

How much time do you spend practicing?

senior cami roper

I’m in Wind Symphony I and Symphony Orchestra, so I have normal rehearsals in school and outside of school, I have four hours of orchestra every week. On top of that, if it’s a really busy audition season I’ll usually be practicing five hours a week. If it’s not as busy of a season, usually one-and-ahalf to two hours a week.

How stressed do the classes make you?

Leading up to ISSMA, I feel like the stress builds. During the week or so before ISSMA and then during quals week and state finals week, it’s really stressful. But most of the time we just have fun making music. I think it’s the nature of the competition that makes it stressful. Obviously we’re playing very difficult music and I think the directors really understand that we have so many other things going on in our lives. They definitely push us to be better and gives us really challenging music, but most of the time we just really enjoy making music together.

In order to bring back the excitement and love for any club, sport or activity, we must strive to reduce the culture of superiority that this school embraces. As competition season comes to a close, it’s important to remember that winning is great, but not if everyone isn’t truly interested in the activity itself. H The views in the column do not necessarily reflect the view of the HiLite staff. Reach Natalie Khamis at nkhamis@hilite.org.

PRANK TIME With the end of the school year coming up, faculty should consider allowing a senior prank APURVA MANAS COLUMN

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e seniors have spent

nearly four years at this school and current seniors have gone through seven finals weeks, SATs/ACTs, ISTEP exams and much more. Most of us have experienced high amounts of stress with academics and athletics consuming most of our time.

With that in mind, where is the time for joy? As we enter the final stretch of school, I wonder what I will truly remember as my favorite parts of high school. Sure, people remember prom and winning State as some of their most valuable experiences.

But those are stories that everyone from any school can tell. A senior prank, however, is different.

Senior pranks are stunts pulled to amuse the school and/or the

SENIORS RULE

community, and this school needs one. Most students have had almost the same mundane schedule since they entered this school. It is time for change. Seniors should be allowed to have one prank near the end of the year, one final triumph. And just this once—given that the prank is legal and doesn’t harm anyone— there should be no repercussions.

Many of the plans from previous years were shot down because administrators would not allow them even though the ideas seniors pitched were mostly harmless. In fact, last year students were so limited in their options that their “prank” was highly ineffective. All they did was park their cars in a square and play music while throwing around

CLASSIC PRANKS

beach balls. I hope a prank like that doesn’t happen again, as it barely can be considered a prank.

Senior pranks have been an American tradition for generations that many high schoolers participate in, but it is not something that students can do themselves. Therefore, CHS administrators should consider letting seniors to allow their creativity to soar once more to create a final memorable expeH rience of high school.

The views in the column do not necessarily reflect the view of the HiLite staff. Reach Apurva Manas at amanas@hilite.org.

ROBBIE GE GRAPHIC

Read a previous column on senior pranks here: hilite.org/seniorprank.

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Take a look at some classic senior pranks

Cover everything with sticky notes and or tape.

Hide alarm clocks to go off throughout the school day.

Make fake forms with false information to pass out to people.

Fill a classroom with balloons to surprise your teachers.

Fill the floor with cups with water to make it impossible to walk.

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In light of STD Awareness Month, stigma surrounding birth control pills is unwarranted due to their wide range of uses JOSIE CRUZAN COLUMN

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vention of pregnancy, but they face use it are shamed not only by their hile there are many an unnecessary burden in the form peers, but by staff as well. Their reaforms of birth control availof humiliation for their choices. sons for using the pill are often not able, one of the most common is The pill is a life-saving medicine disclosed, and so those around the birth control pill. It has many for many people, and those people them automatically assume that different forms and variations de(as well as the people who use it to they are sexually active, which pending on the hormone levels prevent pregnancy) don’t deserve to in of itself is not inherently of whoever is taking it and be subjected to judgment from those a bad thing as long as prethe contents of the pill itself. around them for taking it. The pill cautions are taken, as that There is a stigma surroundshould, overall, be treated with the is their choice as well and ing the pill, as those who same attitude that other medicines should be respected by take it are often regarded as students commonly take are, which those around them. promiscuous or “fast” and H is one of respect and maturity.

Students and staff should shamed for their choice.

The views in this column do not take care to remember that However, people take the MY UTERUS, MY CHOICE people take the birth con- necessarily reflect the views of the pill for a myriad of reasons HiLite staff. Reach Josie Cruzan at trol pill for many reasons, aside from sex, and so the jcruzan@hilite.org. only one of which is the prestigma surrounding the pill and those who use it is undue.

CALINA HE GRAPHIC According to the Guttmacher CONTRACEPTIVE BENEFITS Institute, 58 percent of people who Take a look at some positive benefits of use oral contraceptives use them for birth control beyond just pregnancy prevention more than just birth control, and 14 Birth Control percent of women use it for strictly One pill taken per day to prevent pregnancy medical purposes. In addition, among youth ages 15 to 19, 82 percent of users take the pill for non-contraceptive purposes. Those who take the pill for health reasons usually take it either due to severe menstrual issues or U TH R I other conditions such as endometrioAcne Control F T Prevents Anemia SA sis, in which the uterine lining grows Some hormones SUN Birth control outside of the uterus and can cause MON in birth control can can prevent iron T symptoms such as debilitating pain reduce sebum W UE ED deficiency anemia and mood swings. While the majorproduction, as periods are ity of these issues are not curable, the leading to more regular pill greatly reduces their impact and less acne is extremely helpful in treating them, allowing the user to be able to live a relatively unburdened life.

Prevents Infections Regulates Periods The unjust stigma around birth Birth control can prevent Birth control control often prevents potential infections in the ovaries, regulates hormone beneficiaries from using it due fallopian tubes and uterus levels, which causes to the fear of being shamed for more regular periods it. This is especially prevalent in PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG SOURCE schools, where teenagers who do U H I T FR T SA SUN MON T W UE ED

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PAY THE SUBSIDY

Because AP, IB tests are expensive, Indiana should consider subsidizing all standardized tests LIN-LIN MO COLUMN

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very spring, our school’s

ams. On the other hand, Indiana does gyms, theaters and classrooms not have any federal or state funding are lined wall-to-wall with beige allocated for IB exams. The Education and gray desks. Students stand Commission of the States has a nationin queues holding their student wide comparison for IB state proIDs, pencil cases and water grams and teacher funding. Out bottles in hand to spend of all 50 states and Puerto Rico, their morning or afternoon only seven states have definite inside those rooms taking funding for IB exams. standardized exams. I have As a public school falling been in those lines now for under state and federal polimy fourth year. Our school cies, our school does not have offers AP and IB exams any control over which exams which are meant to give to subsidize and which to not.

DM YOUR GLOW UP Taking students an opportunity this into account, I am to obtain college credit for appealing to the federal govDID YOU KNOW? their high school coursework, ernment—the one that cut established by the College funding towards exam subsiThe registration fee Board and International Bacdization—that does have confor each AP exam calaureate Organization. trol. The amount of exam fees before subsidization Among those exams, some I, and my peers, pay can cause are subsidized; some are not. In significant financial burden. is $94, with the simpler terms, subsidization is For example, this year, people exception of the AP financial coverage for exam fees. taking all six IB exams have Capstone courses, Despite cuts to federal fundpaid $1,000 alone. If they ing, the Indiana Department of also take any History, Music which cost $142.

Education 2017 guidelines state or World Language AP exams, that it provides subsidies for AP which are not subsidized, it COLLEGEBOARD.ORG English, Science and Math exwould only pile onto the cost.

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However, there is an exception for students who receive Free and Reduced lunch. The Indiana Youth Institute’s data shows that 47.1 percent of Indiana public school students are a part of this program. In contrast, Carmel’s socioeconomic demographic does not wholly represent this percentage. Mayor Jim Brainard says on our city website that we have “large cash reserves and reasonable debt levels.” So, most students at our school taking these standardized exams do not receive significant financial aid in paying for them.

Hopefully, the U.S. Department of Education will allocate funding so states like Indiana can provide their students with higher education credit beyond AP English, Math and Science.

While these are useful and crucial, it would be incredible to see growth in other subjects and types of standardized tests, as long as we live in an education system that functions on the existence of these tests.

H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff.

Reach Lin-Lin Mo at lmo@hilite.org.

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A DOG’S BEST FRIEND Q&A with junior Eshan Selvan, veterinary assistant NATALIE KHAMIS Q & A ESHAN SELVAN SUBMITTED PHOTOS

When did you first know you wanted to work with animals?

Ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to work with animals. I grew up watching “Animal Planet” and those types of shows, so I had the idea that working with animals was something that I wanted to do.

Would you want to pursue this as a career in the future?

I love being a vet assistant, but I don’t know if I would want to pursue it as a career. I don’t think (being a vet) is what I want to do.

I would rather work with people, just because being a vet is a lot of physical work, and you work a lot with dogs and people. I want to hone in on working with people more than with animals.

STAYING STEADY (ABOVE) Eshan Selvan, veterinary assistant and junior, performs a procedure on a dog. Selvan said he assists with surgeries and health exams and prepares vaccines and medications at Leo’s Pet Care.

What do you love most about your job?

I love that I get to work with animals and be part of the medical industry. I like the science part of being a vet, but I also like the practical side such as working with people and animals.

What inspired you to be a veterinary assistant?

I always wanted to be a vet growing up. I knew that I wanted to work with animals and do something like that, so I called a bunch of places, found (Leo’s Pet Care Carmel, where) I could volunteer and started there. After a couple of years they offered me the job.

What was your most memorable experience?

My most memorable experience was my first surgery. I walked into the clinic and they told me that I would be watching the surgery. I could assist the doctor in getting the right tools. I was about 13 years old, so that was pretty memorable for me.

A RUFF DAY Take a look at some of the most common veterinarian procedures SPINAL SURGERY

Dogs who develop degenerative discs often require spinal surgery

DOG CRUCIATE (ACL) SURGERY

The most common surgery in dogs is to repair the cruciate ligament Femur

Cranial cruciate ligament Patellar ligament Lateral meniscus

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STOMACH SURGERY

Dogs need stomach dilation surgery often after an accumulation of gastric fluids

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GROWTH-PLATE FRACTURE

Most common in puppies and larger breeds, typically fixed with a splint

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SWEET COMFORT Eshan Selvan, veterinary assistant and junior, comforts a dog that went through a procedure. While Selvan assists in procedures like surgeries and examinations, he also works with animals before and after their procedures.

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litebox BRING IT ON

From left to right, performers and seniors Taylor Gallagher and Morgan Goodrich, along with junior Elie Anania, rehearse stunts for the CHS production of “Bring It On.” The production brought in members of the cheerleading team to assist with stunting skills.

The cast’s shows will take place from May 9 to 11.

MADDIE KOSC PHOTO