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CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL NEWSMAGAZINE Vol. 80, No. 9 | April 21, 2016

BALANCING

SUCCESS

Being successful is a major concern for most CHS students. But what happens when a student’s passion does not fit the what society defines as “success”?

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CONTENTS

VOL. 80, NO. 9

NEWS // 6

STUDENT SECTION // 22

NEWS BRIEFS | 6

BEST BUDDIES FOREVER | 22

Take a look at upcoming events at CHS.

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SPORTS // 40

Best Buddies Club will participate in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk on April 24 at White River State Park.

MIXED MARTIAL MANIA | 40 An inside look on Mixed Martial Arts and the CHS students involved.

TAKING A PART IN HISTORY | 7 Several students will participate in the National History Day at the Indiana State Contest on Saturday.

A FLIGHT DOWN MEMORY LANE | 8 CHS students and teacher will participate as guardians for veterans with Indy Honor Flight on a trip to Washington, D.C. on April 23.

BROADCASTING ATHLETES | 42 PRACTICAL PROM PREP | 24 In order to avoid costly prom preparations, CHS students look for ways to spend less on the most costly CHS event of the year.

COVER // 26 FINDING THE PERFECT BALANCE | 26 When it comes to decisions for the future, CHS students must find the balance between passion and job demand.

ENTERTAINMENT // 32 In honor of Earth Day tomorrow, STEM Club and Environmental Action Club will co-host the Earth Fair on Saturday.

FROM PANIC TO PROTOCOL | 12 Students and teachers reflect on advances in school safety since Columbine shootings.

SPORTS BRIEFS | 47 Take a look at the most anticipated CHS sporting events of the next month.

COMMENDING CAPSTONE | 50 OLD AND NEW | 32 CHS students weigh advantages, and disadvantages of modern spring musical.

NATIONAL JELLY BEAN DAY | 34 Celebrate this sweet day with some savory statistics.

Free Kesha Movement helps bring awareness of societal norms for CHS students.

BATTLE ON | 38 CHS Students believe this is the year of video games with multiple popular releases

Students and teachers want to spread awareness about the real meaning of Cinco de Mayo.

PLAYER PROFILE: RYAN LIPE | 46

The HiLite staff discusses issues with, and suggests revisions to, the current Skip-A-Final program.

#FREEKESHAMOVEMENT | 36

CINCO DE MIX-UP | 16

CHS men’s rugby: As one of the fastest growing sports, rugby is also of the most dangerous.

SKIPPING SKIP-A-FINAL | 48

PAINTING WITH A GREEN THUMB | 11

FEATURE // 12

RISKY RUGBY | 44

PERSPECTIVES // 48

A MATCH MADE ON EARTH | 10

Carmel Green Initiative will announce the winners of its annual Earth Day art contest May 1.

Student broadcasters help develop CHS athletics through their coverage of CHS sports.

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS | 39 Take a look at some upcoming movies, video games and television shows.

Photographer Divya Annamalai applauds CHS’s introduction of the AP Capstone pilot program.

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES | 52 Reporter Bethlehem Daniel discusses the implication of gender stereotypes in the court.

15 MINUTES // 54 FURY ON WHEELS | 54 Sophomore Chloe Wiser is a junior team member of the Indianapolis Naptown Roller Girls.

AKSHAR PATEL // COVER GRAPHIC

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SPOTLIGHTS

SPOTLIGHTS

CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address: 520 E. Main St., Carmel IN 46032 Phone: (317) 846-7721, Ext. 7143 Website: www.hilite.org Email: Staff members may be contacted by using their first initial and their last name appending @hilite.org,

RESPONDING TO THE HILITE Letters to the editor will be accepted for the May 15 issue no later than May 5. Letters may be submitted to Room C147, placed in the mailbox of Jim Streisel, emailed to letters@hilite.org or mailed to school. All letters must be signed. Names will be published (Letters sent via email will be taken to a student’s SRT for him to sign). Letters must not contain personal attacks against an individual and may be edited.

PURPOSE

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The HiLite is a student publication distributed to students, faculty and staff of Carmel High School, with a press run of 4,500. Copies are distributed to every school in the Carmel Clay district as well as the Chamber of Commerce, City Hall and the Carmel Clay Public Library.

The paper serves as a public forum and two way communication for both the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the newspaper are not necessarily those of CHS nor Carmel Clay system faculty, staff or administration.

CREDENTIALS The HiLite belongs to the Indiana High School Press Association, Quill & Scroll and the National Scholastic Press Association.

ADVERTISING Businesses may advertise in the HiLite if their ads adhere to guidelines. The advertising policy is available in Room C147 or at www.hilite.org/ads-info.

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Editor in Chief

Perspectives

Lianne Yu

Sarah Liu Cynthia Yue

Managing Editors

Web

Miles Dai Gayatri Balasubramanian

Olivia Jacko Tiffany Xie

Front Page

Acumen

Matthew Han Akshar Patel

Stephanie Zhang Selena Qian Annika Wolff

Natalia Chaudhry Laxmi Palde

Ellen Peng Jenny Zhao

Feature Asim Dhungana Melissa Yap

Student Section Angela Sun

Cover Katie Long

Entertainment Grace Zhang Matthew Zheng

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS The HiLite strives to correct its errors. If you notice any inaccuracies in this or past issues, please contact management@hilite.org.

Graphics

Christine Fernando Emma Love Aaron Shi Shakeel Zia

News

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Pranav Sriram Lilly St. Angelo Adam Stockholm

Sports Ally Russell Shiva Vallabhaneni

Ads Team Jasmine Lam

Calendar/Beats Lizzie Barker Kalea Miao Jessica Mo Gabby Perelmuter Cory Steele Rachael Tan Amy Zhou

Photographers Divya Annamalai Michael Johnson Swetha Nakshatri Shraddha Ramnath Shreeram Thirunavukkarasu Sara Yung Vishnu Vaid

Copy Editor Bethlehem Daniel Mary Salzmann Aaron Seals

Writing Coaches 15 Minutes Kyle Crawford

Online Directors Sreya Vemuri Alex Yom

Social Media Danny Goldberg Jessica Tao Kari Truax

Accountant Brian Shaffer

Reporters Kelsey Atcheson Aditya Belamkar Jordyn Blakey Teresa Chen Bryce Cheng Darrell Cheng Lucus Cheng Ellie Clark Richard Du Luke Gentile

Hannah Glazier Adam Gostomelsky Janzen Greene Alina Husain Olivia Jacko Ray Jiang Sydney Jordan Julianna Kessilyas Joyce Lam Daniel Lee Allison Li Sabrina Mi Manahil Nadeem Gillian Paxton Nyssa Qiao Rebecca Qin Lauren Reilly Jai Sanghani Summer Snyder Deepthi Thadasina Sitha Vallabhaneni Emily Worrell Tiffany Xie Carolyn Zhang Allen Zhang Allen Zheng

Adviser Jim Streisel

Principal John Williams

Superintendent Nicholas Wahl

SUPREME DECISION Since the death of Antonin Scalia, there has been much controversy over the nomination of the next Supreme Court justice. Take a look at the process of nomination as well as how it impacts the system:

THE GENERAL PROCESS 1 PRESIDENT Nominates a candidate of his choice to fill the justice position (often chosen based on shared political beliefs and ability to appeal to the opposing side)

President Obama nominated

Merrick Garland

a moderate liberal U.S. Court of Appeals judge, to fill the vacancy Garland is currently the Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit court and has 19 years of experience being a federal judge.

2 SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Reviews candidate’s background, interviews him/her and then votes (even if majority rejects, nomination is passed to the Senate with the recommendation of rejection)

Nominee may withdraw from the process

PAST SENATE SELECTIONS Over the last few years, the difference in votes for nomination has fluctuated

3 SENATE DEBATE Full Senate debates decision to nominate or reject the candidate

John Roberts (2005) (56-vote difference)

NO FILIBUSTER*

FINAL VOTE

FILIBUSTER*

Samuel Alito (2006)

VOTE

(16-vote difference)

60 votes required to overcome filibuster and continue the process

51-vote majority required

Sonia Sotomayor (2009) (36-vote difference)

NOMINATION CONFIRMED

NOMINATION DENIED

(26-vote difference)

KEY: SUCCESSFUL NEUTRAL UNSUCCESSFUL

Elena Kagan (2010)

*FILIBUSTER:

A tactic a senator uses to stall the debate by refusing to yield to the consensus

HIS VIEWS ON KEY ISSUES DEATH PENALTY Supports in extreme cases

LABOR UNIONS Supports mandatory joining of unions for workers

TRANSPARENCY Has sided with both arguments on different cases

JUDICIAL ACTIVISM Against allowing societal problems to enter judiciary decisions

HOW GARLAND COMPARES TO THE MOST EXTREME STANCES CONSERVATIVE

LIBERAL

Punishment that fits murder; ban would encourage crime

Death Penalty

Abolish the “cruel and unusual” punishment

Against unions; workers should not be forced to join

Labor Unions

Favor unions; workers should be forced to join

Transparency allows trust in government and people to live their lives without too much regulation Simply apply the law; issues outside the case have no place in the courtroom

11 Republicans hold majority over the 9 Democrats in the Senate judiciary committee

Transparency

Government should not be transparent, has to protect the people

Role of Judges

Laws can be interpreted differently; background issues are important in a case

HOW GARLAND COMPARES TO THE CURRENT JUSTICES

The Republicans have decided to deny hearing Garland due to the fact that this is an election year

Mo co

MOST LIBERAL TO MOST CONSERVATIVE

Merrick Garland Sonia Sotomayor Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Senate 54-46

If the Republicans pulled a filibuster, the Democrats would need 14 Republicans to stop the move

John Roberts

Stephen Breyer

Elena Ruth Kagan Ginsburg

Anthony Kennedy

Clarence Thomas

Samuel Alito

If Garland is appointed as justice, the Supreme Court would be the most liberal it has been in over 50 years ADITYA BELAMKAR, LIANNE YU // GRAPHIC NYTIMES.COM, WHITEHOUSE.GOV, WASHINGTONPOST.COM // SOURCES

NEWS

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NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS

RACHAEL TAN // BRIEFS

TODAY AND TOMORROW

MAY 2 TO 20

ComedySportz Matches will take place in the Studio Theater. Tickets will be sold at the door for five dollars.

AP and IB Exam Testing will take place at the school.

Remember to check your starting times and locations for each test.

TODAY TO MAY 6 Freshmen and sophomores will take ISTEP Part II. The school will only run on an adjusted schedule tomorrow, Monday, Thursday and April 29.

MAY 7 ISSMA State for Band and Orchestra will take place at their announced locations if those groups have qualified.

ISTEP SCHEDULES Tomorrow and Thursday B1

B2

B3

B4

7:50 to 9:27

9:37 to 11:13

11:23 to 1:18

1:28 to 3:05

Monday and April 29

DIVYA ANNAMALAI // PHOTO

G1

G2

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English

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4/27

4/28

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English

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Science

Science

5/2 Math Book II

5/3 Math Book II

5/4 English Book II

5/5 English Book II

5/6 Make up tests

ELLEN PENG // GRAPHIC

BRADLEY SEVER // SOURCE

PRACTICE, PRACTICE: Justus Schumann, member of Wind Symphony I and senior, plays his trombone during the performing arts convocation.

Schumann, along with other members of Wind Symphony I, will participate in the ISSMA State competition if the group qualifies.

MAY 7 Prom will take place at 8 p.m. at 502 East Event Centre.

MAY 9 TO 19 Sophomores will take the Algebra I and English 10 ECA. For more information about the ECA schedule, go to hilite.org.

MAY 12 TO 15 Cast members of Godspell will perform in the auditorium at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the bookstore and online.

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TAKING A PART IN HISTORY

National History Day (NHD) club members to compete in NHD state competition NYSSA QIAO // STORY

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n Saturday, 12 chs students will compete in the National History Day (NHD) state contest at Ivy Tech Community College.

Finalists from the regional competition were selected as one of the top three in their category. The categories include documentary, exhibit, paper, performance and website. According to Katie Kelly, NHD club sponsor and social studies teacher, each year students look at and base their projects off the national theme. This year the theme is exploration, encounter and H exchange in history.

PEOPLE OF THE PAST As part of their NHD projects, students choose a historical figure to research. Check out who some have chosen as part of their projects.

ELLEN PENG // GRAPHIC NYSSA QIAO // RESEARCH

GRACE HONG, JAY NATARAJAN, BAILEY WARD // SOURCES

SPEAK UP!

Baseball player Jackie Robinson Students: Jay Natarajan, Ethan McAndrews and Max Toubin Project: Film

U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

Physicist Marie Curie

Student: Bailey Ward

Students: Grace Hong and Jessica Zhang

Project: Exhibit

Project: Website

SWETHA NAKSHATRI // PHOTOS

“I think one of the biggest things (taken away from the projects) is students learn a lot of how to motivate themselves and how to work on time management.

I think that just carries over into so many different areas throughout high school and then beyond.”

Katie Kelly, NHD club sponsor and social studies teacher

“(My partner and I are) trying to bring out Marie’s personality and what kind of a person she is (to) show everyone that’s she’s worthy of respect…

Even though she’s not shown as someone who broke many gender barriers, she actually did a lot for her time.”

Freshman Grace Hong

“For anyone who thinks initially that ‘Oh, history’s boring’ ... just give it a shot...I was never the strongest history student... but as soon as I started doing more for National History Day club, I realized how much I loved learning about history...and there are really no boundaries as far as what you can learn.”

“History has...kind of been pushed to the side in the school system.

Not necessarily as much as other programs, but there’s not a lot of kids...(with) an interest in history. It’s really good to see the awareness out there because I’m always a firm believer that (society) can learn from the past.”

Junior Jay Natarajan

Sophomore Bailey Ward

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INDY HONOR FLIGHT

A FLIGHT DOWN MEMORY LANE

CHS students, teacher to escort veterans to war memorials in Washington, D.C. on Saturday JAI SANGHANI // STORY

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n saturday, three juniors in IB History of the Americas will accompany veterans as guardians to visit Washington, D.C. The veterans range from World War II to the Vietnam and Korean Wars.

Indy Honor Flight is an organization that honors veterans by sending them to the World War II monuments in Washington, D.C for a day. However, since not many veterans remain from World War II, Indy Honor Flight extended this event to Vietnam and Korean War veterans.

Guardian and junior Mitchell Adzema said, “(Indy Honor Flight) is a good way to instill that appreciation for everyone who did kind of very literally fight for our freedom. These veterans really did give everything they had to this country, so I think anything that we can do to give back to them is really beneficial and helpful.”

Will Ellery, CHS Indy Honor Flight coordinator and social studies teacher, said he believes it is important for students to understand the sacrifices veterans have made. For the event, the students will guide veterans around the monuments and get to know the veterans better.

Ellery said, “As responsible citizens, it’s important that our students understand the sacrifices people made for them and the shoulders they’re standing on; all their opportunities are available because of these veterans.”

Prior to departure, the veterans and guardians will attend a banquet honoring the veterans. Upon arrival, the guardians and veterans will attend a celebration at 10 p.m. where the veterans will be commended for their service.

Adzema said, “I’m just excited, because from what I understand, the veterans get a lot out of it and they

BY THE NUMBERS

159,703 veterans flown since the Honor Flight Network began in 2005

107,527

guardians flown since 2005

21,032

veterans in the U.S. on the waiting list for an Honor Flight

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Honor Flight hubs in the U.S. HONORFLIGHT. ORG // SOURCE

get to go to those memorials which they contributed to, that a lot of them do not get a chance to do. So (Indy Honor Flight) is very unique.”

On this trip, the guardians and veterans will visit the World War II Memorial, Mall of America, Arlington National Cemetery and the Korean War Memorial. Adzema said he is excited to go see the veterans travel to these places and see the history they helped create.

Guardian and junior Gracie “Grace” Coleman said, “I think it’s just something good to do for the veterans. I think they really deserve this and it’s just a really great opportunity for us as students to help that cause.”

Matthew Dillon, guardian and social studies teacher, will accompany the students on the trip. Dillon said it is necessary for students to know to be thankful for what they have.

Dillon said, “Students need

MONUMENTAL TRAVELS On Saturday, three CHS students and a teacher will escort WWII and Korean War veterans to memorials in Washington, D.C. Here’s a look at the places they will visit.

BRYCE CHENG, JASMINE LAM // GRAPHIC HONORFLIGHT.ORG // SOURCE

ATLANTIC

National WWII Memorial Where: West of the National Mall What: A memorial dedicated to American WWII veterans with 56 pillars and two triumphal arches surrounding a fountain plaza

14,126

number of WWII veterans living in Indiana

430

number of WWII veterans who die every day

20

percent of veterans on the Honor Flight waiting list who are WWII veterans

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to understand that a lot of their personal freedoms and personal liberties came at a cost. That cost was with American blood. . . I think it’s important that kids make the connection that what happened in the past does influence them today even though it is 60 or 70 years ago.”

Similarly, Ellery said he believes it is an honor for these students to be able to have the opportunity they have and that it is an important life lesson for them.

Ellery said, “It’s important to nurture in our students a compassion, an appreciation for others and a desire to do more for others to demonstrate our appreciation for the things (the veterans) have done.”

Indy Honor Flight worked with CHS for the first time last year.

CHS is the only high school that participates in this program because Indy Honor Flight prefers to send adults along with the veterans.

Dillon will experience his first trip with Indy Honor Flight, and he said he is grateful to have the chance to honor these veterans.

Dillon said, “Our World War II generation, they’re called the ‘Greatest Generation.’ I think that title was earned by them for what they did for what they did during World War II. It’s amazing,

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INDY HONOR FLIGHT

SELENA QIAN // PHOTO

especially when you study the kind of environment that many of these men and women went through during the crisis that they were in. I never (take) for granted meeting any of these individuals. They all have a unique and interesting story. They’re all people that easily could be in the history book that we have, that we use for junior year U.S. history. I really wanted to make a connection with people who have done things that in my opinion are truly worthy of acknowledgement.”

Coleman said she wanted to be

Korean War Veterans Memorial Where: Southeast from the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool What: A memorial commemorating veterans of the Korean War; each of the 19 steel soldiers represents a different squad on patrol Arlington National Cemetery Where: Across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. What: A national cemetery honoring those who died in warfare, home of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which honors American service members who have died with their remains still unidentified

TENACIOUS TEACHING: Social studies teacher Matthew Dillon lectures his English 11 / U.S. History block class about Malcolm X. Dillon will be accompanying three CHS students as a guardian on the Indy Honor Flight on Saturday.

a part of Indy Honor Flight because of a past experience she had with her family and Ellery’s class.

“Through Mr. Ellery’s class I have learned the importance of giving back to veterans and showing respect to them,” Coleman said. “I had heard about Indy Honor Flight a couple of years ago. (My family and I) had gone to the airport to greet (the veterans) as they came home (from a trip) two years ago and it was really neat seeing how happy they were; it obviously H affected them positively.”

World War II Memorial

Potomac River Arlington National Cemetery

Korean War Veterans Memorial

KEY Bridge Memorials

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NEWS

EARTH FAIR

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A MATCH MADE ON EARTH

Environmental Action Club, STEM Club team up to host Earth Fair on Saturday RACHAEL TAN // STORY

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environmental action Club and STEM Club will co-host an Earth Fair at the Eleven Fifty Academy on Saturday. The event is open to all ages, according to STEM Club adviser Fran Rushing.

Elizabeth Baach, co-president of Environmental Action Club, STEM club member and senior, said the idea came from brainstorming for the Carmel Green Team Micro-Grant.

“Last year we heard about the Carmel Green Team Micro-Grant and we really wanted to find a way to use some of that money, so we were debating between finding recycling opportunities and then someone suggested a carnival, and we thought that was a really good idea,” Baach said.

Baach said Environmental Action Club will team up with STEM Club this year in order to get more support. The Carmel Green MicroGrant empowers young people to take action by funding youth-driven projects that help make Carmel a more sustainable community.

The clubs did not receive the grant this year, but Kimaya Raje, STEM Club president and senior, said the absence of the grant will not affect the Earth Fair much.

“We’re probably going to look for in-kind donations and just donations in general. A lot of the events actually don’t need money. We’re doing it at Eleven Fifty Academy and techrelated events are pretty much free, and hopefully some corporations will volunteer their time to show us pretty cool things,” she said.

Yutian “Jackie” Hu, STEM Club member and senior, said she is excited for the activities at the Earth Fair.

Hu said, “So far we’ve talked to the

PLANTING ACTIVITIES: Elizabeth Baach, co-president of Environmental Action Club, STEM club member and senior, works on filling a container with soil for a plant to be used at the Earth Fair. The club is planning to have a booth where guests can choose a specific seed and plant it in their own decorated cups.

SHREERAM THIRUNAVUKKARASU // PHOTO

IU School of Informatics, we’ve talked to some of Purdue’s physics majors and they have a class for outreach, and then in the computer science majors they also have a few classes in outreach…(There is also) quite possibly a LittleBits booth, and we actually have some of our own kits in the media center as well.”

LittleBits, a branch of Makerspace, is a platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks that encourages people to use their creativity to build and create what they want. The Bits come in kits and snap together with magnets, so there is no wiring or programming experience needed.

Other organizations and clubs are welcome to have booths at the fair alongside the other events planned, according to Baach. Baach was a board member of Carmel Green Initiative, which will be at the event

to promote different outreaches.

Laura Lentz, public relations officer of Environmental Action Club and senior, said her passion for environmental issues drew her to these clubs. She said she is excited to see what the club partnership has in store for the Earth Fair.

“One reason I joined (the club) is because I’m very passionate about the environment. I used to be on the varsity women’s soccer team, and everyone on the team knows I’m a very big recycler; I would go around and pick up bottles and put them in my bag because I knew they could be recycled at my house,” Lentz said. “(STEM Club has) been really good for us because we’re able to get a lot more done this year. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how we collaborate it, and I think we’ll H get a bigger audience.”

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EARTH DAY ART CONTEST

PAINTING WITH A GREEN THUMB

Carmel Green Initiative to host annual art contest in celebration of Earth Day MANAHIL NADEEM // STORY

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n may 1, the carmel Green Initiative will recognize the winners of the Earth Day Art Contest at the Carmel Clay Public Library.

According to Leslie Webb, president and co-founder of the Carmel Green Initiative, the contest’s main goal is to teach youth about energy conservation and environmental service through art.

“Every year we try to broaden the scope of the contest in the hopes that as many children as possible can learn about caring for the earth,” Webb said.

The contest usually receives around 1,000 submissions every year.

“Although most of our submissions come from elementary schoolers and middle schoolers, we’re trying to expand the age group because (the contest) is such an easy thing to do,” Webb said.

According to Webb, the winner of the contest is determined by a panel of judges, which includes two artists from the Arts and Design District and one environmental judge from the Green Team at the Monon Center.

“The panel of judges combines both the environmental aspect of the competition, as well as the artistic part,” Webb said.

Webb said she believes the contest

DID YOU KNOW? The Carmel Green Initiative, founded in 2008, reaches out to schools, youth groups and scout troops.

LESLIE WEBB // SOURCE

THE RE(CYCLE) The Carmel Green Initiative actively endorses ways to care for the Earth, such as recycling. Here’s a look at what happens to the things you recycle.

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Materials Extraction

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End-of-Life Management

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Reuse

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ELLEN PENG // GRAPHIC CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, EPA // SOURCES

Compost

Distribution

Usage

4

Energy Recovery

5

Landfill

is an easy way for kids to get involved in helping the environment.

“The contest is a way to give young people a voice. This generation is going to have to deal with climate change very seriously, and so this program spreads the word about these issues and celebrates Earth Day at the same time,” Webb said.

According to Webb, the contest tries to connect the community with the environment.

“At its core, the contest is an education project that tries to inspire families to live more sustainably and treat the earth better,” Webb said. “It does not take much to do your part for the environment. Planting a vegetable garden, carpooling, or conserving water are just some of the easy things that we can do.”

Elizabeth Baach, Carmel Green Initiative high school chair and senior, said she agrees with Webb in that the contest is a great way to get involved in the community and help the environment at the same time.

“The kids are our future and if we do not educate them what’s wrong with the environment at an early age, then they won’t have any idea what to do when they grow up,” Baach said.

According to Baach, the lack of knowledge about these issues is causing more issues in the environment.

“I know when I was younger, I wasn’t really aware with any of these problems, but now that I am I’ve been able to become passionate about the environment,” Baach said. “If we teach just one kid the importance of caring for the environment, they can tell their parents, their friends and their relatives and that one student will be able to make a huge difference H in the environment.”

FEATURE

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SCHOOL SAFETY

FROM PANIC TO PROTOCOL

Students, teachers reflect on advances in school safety since Columbine shootings LILLY ST. ANGELO // STORY

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eventeen years ago yesterday, a grainy image captured on a 1999 surveillance camera froze a moment in history that marked the beginning of a new era in American schools. The picture showed Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, both seniors at Columbine High School in Colorado, standing in their school cafeteria, their hands gripping guns. Just minutes away from committing suicide after killing 12 students and one teacher as well as injuring 21 people, the two high schoolers had no idea what the repercussions of their actions would be, both on fellow teens across the country and their own families.

In February, Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan, one of the shooters, released her memoir,

POLICE PREDILECTION: Officer Shane VanNatter leads a meeting for Explorers, a club that helps students explore the possibility of becoming a part of law enforcement in the future.

The club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Carmel Police Department at 7 p.m.

REBECCA QIN // PHOTO

A Mother’s Reckoning. In it, she reflects on how she coped with the aftermath of the terrible tragedy that her son caused and what could have been done to prevent it. Klebold’s life changed forever after Columbine, causing her own mental and physical health to decline, but after a battle with breast cancer, Klebold devoted herself to suicide prevention. She wrote this memoir to educate people about mental illness and how it can, if undetected or untreated, cause very tragic events to occur.

Senior Wes Kidwell, member of the Explorers program at CHS, a group for students interested in going into law enforcement, reflected on the Columbine shooting, attempting to look at it from the students’ perspective.

“I think, in a way, Columbine was not only an absolute tragedy, but it was a way of expression for the individuals that took out that horrific act,” Kidwell said.

The causing of harm to others was an expression that seemed to set an example for many students in subsequent years.

In the 17 years following the tragedy at Columbine, the United States has seen 270 attempted school shootings—52 of them in 2015 alone according to ABC and RT News. The persistence and increased frequency of these shootings has caused schools across the country, including CHS, to take a closer look at the causes for violence and drastically change their strategy for keeping students safe.

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Amy Skeens-Benton, assistant principal and head administrator in charge of school safety, said she has seen the progression firsthand from before Columbine, the deadliest high school shooting in history, to now. “(Before Columbine) we never ever worried about someone doing that. When I was in my classes, I was concerned about student violence like a student getting angry and taking it out on the teacher, but I never comprehended the idea that someone would just shoot and randomly kill people for essentially points like a video game,” Skeens-Benton said.

Prior to Columbine, the intruderresponse program in place in 1999 was based on prison lockdowns, used when a prisoner would escape his cell. The procedures included keeping everyone in the building, locking the doors and staying put.

Skeens-Benton said this method proved completely inappropriate in a school setting. In multiple examples of school shootings, such as at Virginia Tech in 2007, this method resulted in many more deaths than if students were told to escape or defend themselves.

In response to these incidents,

“Security is a living, breathing document, and it’s something that we have to evaluate daily and definitely annually. So we are always looking to improve on security and address security issues.”

Sergeant Phil Hobson

SCHOOL SAFETY

schools have adapted their security protocols. For example, a few years ago, CHS became the first high school in Indiana to adopt the Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate (ALICE) program. This procedure, now very familiar to students in the Carmel Clay School System, involves a much more proactive response. Information is given over the loudspeaker of the whereabouts of the intruder and students and teachers have a choice of whether to stay put or run out of the building. Students can also protect themselves by barricading the door and, if the intruder enters a room, throwing heavy objects at the intruder.

Skeens-Benton said, “We were afraid that kids would be scared by our drills, and what we found out was that they were more scared by the whole traditional lockdown drill than they were with the new drills, because the new drills empowered them and made them feel like there was a way to get out, that they had some control.”

School resource officer D.J. Schoeff said empowerment is the most important aspect of the new safety procedures.

“If you look at all the school shootings that have happened across the country or across the world, the majority of them, when they are faced with conflict, when they are confronted in some way, they often stop, because that’s not their plan,” Schoeff said. “They don’t plan on a confrontation, they don’t want a confrontation, which is why our ALICE program is so effective.”

Explorer and junior Tyler Bickel said he agreed that the new drills put students more at ease because of the power they give to the students to defend themselves and get out the of the situation. However, Bickel and Kidwell said they were both skeptical of how seriously students take the drills.

“I mean, everyone should (take the drills seriously), but you know, the typical high school student is here as long as they need to be not because they want to be. It’s like

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THE DOMINO EFFECT Here is a list of deadly school shootings by school and state beginning with Columbine.

Columbine High School (CO) Shooters kill 12 and wound 20 students before committing suicide in the school library.

Theo J. Buell Elementary School (MI) A 6-year-old boy shoots and kills a classmate, but he is not charged because of his age.

Ricori High School (MN) A freshman student shoots and kills two classmates and is sentenced to life in prison.

Orange High School (NC) A student obsessed with the Columbine shootings is arrested after murdering his father and opening fire in a school parking lot.

He is sentenced to life without parole.

Virginia Tech (VA) A student kills 32 people on campus before killing himself. This is currently the deadliest US shooting to date.

Sandy Hook Elementary School (CT) A man kills 20 first-grade students and six adults before killing himself.

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watching those videos in driver’s ed and thinking, ‘Oh, that’s never going to happen to me,’” Bickel said.

Schoeff said he worries students will not be mentally prepared if an incident was to happen. He equated it to flying an airplane; no one really knows until they’re in that moment how it’s going to go.

In addition to an updated intruder drill, CHS recently won an award in July 2015 from the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) for after-school safety. This award not only recognized the visible procedures at CHS but also much more, according to Skeens-Benton.

“There’s stuff that goes on behind the scenes that

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SCHOOL SAFETY APRIL 21, 2016 Since the mass school shootings at Columbine High School in 1999, K-12 schools across the nation have significantly altered their safety and security protocols. Let’s take a look at how school safety has evolved since the tragedies at Columbine.

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What is the annual number of school-associated violent student deaths?

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A large fraction of mass shooting cases end in suicide. Identifying negative sentiments early on can help prevent such cases from falling out of hand. CHS has a variety of counseling services available to help students who may experience either personal or social issues.

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RESPONSE PROGRAMS The first active shooter response program, Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate (ALICE), began a tradition of preparedness in school safety.

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Buzz-in Door System and Guardian Software Introduced: Guardian Software documents who is in the building, where they are going, prints out photo identification badges for them, runs them through sex-offender database

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lot of students don’t know about.

For instance, we do a full security sweep before any large gathering.

Like for Homecoming, we do a full campus sweep so we have the police come out and sweep the entire outside grounds before we even release students out,” SkeensBenton said.

CHS also requires that every adult who works with students including coaches, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and even people who take tickets at sporting events, be trained to respond to situations that involve students’ safety.

Sergeant Phil Hobson, superviser of all resource and uniformed officers at CHS, stressed the importance of taking the practices used during school and using them at afterschool events.

“We have a lot of very important events that occur at our facility that are after-hours and we have an obligation to really look at those, and are we are providing adequate training to the people running those events,” Hobson said.

Although plans and procedures can prevent disasters from spreading, preventing tragedies from happening in the first place is just as important to police officers Schoeff and Hobson. According to them, understanding the causes behind the school shootings such as mental

Murder-suicide is the act of killing others immediately before killing oneself.

Roughly 35 percent of mass murders and 6 percent of school shootings end in murdersuicide cases.

Men are much more likely than women to commit murdersuicide.

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A firearm is the weapon most often used to murder victims.

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“The freedom we have in our country is such that we have so much free will that people can make decisions that impact other people, and we really can’t do much about it until after it’s done,” Schoeff said. “ I believe that our issue of violence in our society really has little to do with violence or weapons or whatever. I think it has everything to do with mental health.”

Hobson said he constantly worries about all the kids who are hurting.

“I think there are a lot of people that are in pain for various reasons, and another quote I like to tell kids about is ‘every single person you meet is fighting a battle that you don’t know anything about,’” Hobson said. “I always worry about kids who are in crisis because a lot of times the way they deal with that is through self-harm or attempting to complete suicide or trying to hurt other people; so I really try to be in tune to working with our students and our staff to saying ‘hey, let’s really take a look at each other and let’s treat each other with care’, and if we know something, (say something).”

According to NPR, all profits made from Klebold’s book are going directly to research and charitable foundations focusing on mental health issues.

While Schoeff’s and Hobson’s jobs include the usual school resource duties

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such as staff training, responding to theft and child abuse and neglect cases, according to both officers, the most important responsibility they have is building relationships with students and staff. Schoeff compared his own high school resource officer to what he tries to accomplish in his job daily.

“He was more of a mentor to us. He actually motivated me to do what I’m doing today. He wasn’t a disciplinarian, he wasn’t yelling at us for silly things.

He was just real with us,” Schoeff said.

Identifying kids who are hurting and getting them the support and help they need so that they don’t harm themselves or other people is one of the things that relationships between students and officers can help to do, Hobson said. Schoeff also referred to the fact that in a student-police officer relationship, it’s the possible disappointment of the officer that sometimes prevents students from making bad decisions.

“It’s to help with that whole society effect of getting good rapport between students and officers, getting that comfortable feeling of having officers around your daily life,” Bickel said.

Kidwell and Bickel both said that if they ever worked in schools as police officers, building relationships would definitely be a large part of how they would prevent violence.

Despite the frequency of school shootings today, Bickel and Kidwell both said they feel very safe on campus, and Hobson praised the student body here for its valuing school safety as much as they do. However, as Bickel said, there is always a chance something could go wrong.

With the constant threat of safety in a school where hurting students easily can go unnoticed, safety administrators are persistent in their attempts to better our response to intruders and simultaneously prevent at-risk students from falling through the cracks of support systems. Hobson said, “I think that in Carmel schools, specifically, I truly believe we lead the way in how to be proactive and encourage our kids, and help people understand that we’re H not just going to take it.”

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CINCO DE MAYO

APRIL 21, 2016

CINCO DE MIX-UP

Students, teachers find many don’t know true meaning of Cinco de Mayo, seek to spread awareness CORY STEELE // STORY

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unior bella layman said she wants more people to know the real history behind Cinco de Mayo before they celebrate this year.

“I think the general American thinks that Cinco de Mayo is Independence Day (for Mexicans).

They haven’t researched it; they just assume,” Layman said.

According to a May 2015 CBS Washington article about Cinco de Mayo, celebrating the holiday in America is a common occurrence, but many people often have little knowledge regarding its actual history and why the holiday is celebrated.

The commercialization of the holiday in the United States has led many Americans to celebrate, despite having several misconceptions of what the holiday actually stands for.

As such, American celebrations often consist of eating tacos and drinking margaritas.

Because of this, some people believe that Cinco de Mayo represents the day Mexicans gained their independence from Spain.

In fact, Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates an unexpected victory in battle against the French in 1862 in the city of Puebla, which is located in East-Central Mexico.

Following the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, the French forces occupied Mexico.

On May 5 that year, a French army of 6,000 attacked a poorlyequipped and vastly outnumbered Mexican army of about 2,000.

The battle ended with a Mexican victory, against all odds.

Though the series of battles eventually culminated in a

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: Spanish teacher Gabriela Mendoza works on a class exercise. She said while many Americans who celebrate Cinco de Mayo don’t celebrate for the Mexican victory at Puebla, the CHS Spanish curriculum teaches the true story behind the holiday.

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French victory that established the Austrian-born Maximilian as emperor of Mexico, the Mexican success at Puebla provided a source of unity and spirit for the Mexican people during the war.

Today, Cinco de Mayo celebrations do occur in the Puebla area.

In contrast, today, most other regions of Mexico don’t often celebrate the holiday.

Layman said, “(Cinco de Mayo is) like the battle of the Alamo for Americans. That’s what Cinco de Mayo is for Mexicans. It doesn’t really bother me, but I kind of wish that people would do more research on Cinco de Mayo instead of assuming things.”

According to Spanish teacher Gabriela Mendoza, who is a native Mexican, Americans commonly assume Cinco de Mayo is a countrywide celebration in Mexico.

This, however, is not the real case, Mendoza said.

Mendoza said she and her family also do not celebrate Cinco de Mayo, even though they live in the United States.

“The thing that’s interesting about (celebrating Cinco de Mayo) is that in Mexico, it’s not really something that’s widely celebrated apart from (in) that (Puebla) area,” Mendoza said. “I’m from Michoacán, and most of my family lives here in the (United States), but for us, Cinco de Mayo is not really a big holiday. We don’t really acknowledge it; we just kind of go about our day (as normal).”

In fact, Mendoza said she did not learn about Cinco de Mayo until her school taught her about it.

“I learned about Cinco de Mayo when I was in elementary school here in the United States,” she said.

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Layman said her family does not celebrate the holiday extensively as well.

She said, “(My family and I), we celebrate it just as a battle. But, we don’t really go too far. We just acknowledge it. We don’t celebrate it like Thanksgiving or anything. We just acknowledge that it was a really important battle in Mexican history.”

Mendoza and Layman said in their previous experiences, it’s pretty common that Americans are generally not too knowledgeable about the true history and meaning of the holiday.

According to Mendoza, CHS Spanish classes include lessons about Cinco de Mayo as part of the school’s curriculum.

Mendoza said usually, her students do not have much prior knowledge regarding the actual Cinco de Mayo story.

“It varies,” Mendoza said. “Some students know that it’s not the Mexican independence day, so I think that’s a good start, and some

FESTIVAL FALLACIES

INDIANA CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATIONS Civic Plaza in Elkhart: face painting, traditional Mexican food, folk dances and parades St. Adalbert Parish in South Bend: traditional dances, mariachi bands and jalapeño eating contest Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr’s Annual Festival in Hammond: folklore ballet, mariachi bands, traditional food and drinks FESTIVALNET. COM. FOX28.COM, GOHAMMOND.COM // SOURCES

of them just know it as a Mexican holiday. They don’t know exactly what it is. And then, some students do know that it was a battle that took place in Puebla against the French.

That’s all they usually know.”

Mendoza said she thinks Americans as a whole have become more aware of the real story behind the holiday in recent years.

“I think it is getting better, or maybe people are talking about it more. I think people are starting to realize that it’s more than just a holiday to go out and eat tacos and go out to restaurants because it’s being promoted, and people are telling you that they have Cinco de Mayo specials going on,” Mendoza said. “I’ve seen a lot of things online, people trying to educate other people; so they’ll share links about what Cinco de Mayo is, and why maybe if you don’t know what you’re really celebrating, maybe don’t just go out and celebrate a holiday because it might turn out that it’s

LA BATALLA DE PUEBLA [THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA]

Americans celebrate thousands of holidays.

However, many people are uninformed regarding the origins of these holidays and often have the facts wrong. Here are some common misconceptions.

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not something that people of that country or culture should celebrate.”

According to Mendoza, social media has played a major part in the recent increased knowledge about Cinco de Mayo and other ethnic holidays.

“It’s really easy for everyone to get their opinions out there. People have easy access to the internet; they can look up their own information on what they want to learn about, so some awareness has changed over time,” she said.

Mendoza said she believes Americans celebrate the holiday because of a strong influence of consumerism today.

“I think that in general, we have a very (consumer-oriented) society overall, so anytime there’s anything that can be celebrated, the food industry and everything just kind of pushes for it. I think it’s just to up the sales of food and beverages.”

Tracy Kurker, owner of the Twenty Tap restaurant

THE FIFTH OF MAY— TACO TIME? Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory against the French at Puebla. Most people eat tacos and drink margaritas, but traditional foods include lamb barbeque, corn tortillas and green salsa.

SHAMASH

WEAR GREEN, OR ELSE? Irish tradition actually doesn’t involve drinking for St. Patrick’s Day. In Ireland, it’s a religious and somber holiday to commemorate when the British St. Patrick brought Catholicism to the country. The color traditionally symbolizing the holiday is blue, not green. Green was actually used to symbolize the Irish Nationalists’ separation from Britain.

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1. What day is Cinco de Mayo celebrated?

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in Indianapolis, said she often does specials at her restaurant during holiday seasons.

According to Kurker, the restaurant business is often at its busiest during holiday weekends like Cinco de Mayo.

“On holidays like that, people go and drink, first and foremost.

The food does go along with it,” Kurker said.

Layman said she herself has witnessed this during Cinco de Mayo.

“Oh yeah, the thing is a lot of Mexican restaurants, too, go along with it; they sell more things that way,” Layman said.

Layman said she has observed Americans who celebrate the holiday by drinking and going to Mexican restaurants, but this situation does not truly reflect how people in Puebla celebrate.

“My mom said that (lots of Americans) have a party and a festival, and they all get together in the town and eat dinner and celebrate,” Layman said. “It was one of the wars that led to their independence.”

Mendoza said, “I think as people are starting to realize that (although) it is a holiday in Mexico, it’s not something that is as widely celebrated as is publicized by the media or restaurants; then they kind of start to feel fooled by these places, just to kind of have another excuse to go out to eat. I don’t think people like being tricked like that.”

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2. When and by whom was the city of Puebla founded?

4. Which phrase do people say at the end of Cinco de Mayo?

A) 1521 by Hernán Cortés B) 1531 by Spanish colonists C) 1808 by Napoleon Bonaparte D) 1810 by Manuel Hidalgo

A) Viva Puebla!

B) Viva México!

C) Viva España!

D) There is no such phrase.

3. Why did Napoleon want to invade Mexico?

5. Which Native Americans did the Mexicans ally with to fight at Puebla?

A) To establish an American empire B) To overthrow the Spanish empire C) To make new trade routes D) To find a western route to Asia

However, Mendoza said she thinks there are indeed some positives to Americans celebrating the holiday.

She said she thinks that going to ethnic restaurants can be a positive way to learn new things about a different culture.

“Social media has really given people an opportunity to see things from other people’s perspectives. So, maybe some people will think about going out to a restaurant and having (Mexican) food because it’s Cinco de Mayo, and maybe they’ll post something about it, and someone else would see it who knows a little bit more about it and maybe just have a conversation about why they’re celebrating it and what the real holiday is about,” Mendoza said. “It’s a real opportunity for people to talk about it, and it’s so easy now for everyone to communicate that. We can all kind of learn a bit more about each other.”

Mendoza said there is one thing that bothers her about Americans who celebrate the holiday, though.

“On Cinco de Mayo, there’s a lot of support for going out and eating Mexican food and dressing up like Mexicans and wearing ponchos and sombreros. Why do we support holidays like Cinco de Mayo, but then when we’re trying to have a conversation about what to do with a lot of immigrants that are here without legal status, why are people not still going to talk about that and be open to (other) ideas?” Mendoza said.

Mendoza said she finds this to be somewhat incongruous.

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A) Toltec Indians B) Pueblo Indians C) Acatec Indians D) Zapotec Indians

ROAD TO MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE August 1521 Hernán Cortés conquers Aztec Mexico, establishing the country as a colony of Spain.

1808 Napoleon occupies Spain, causing a war between France and Spain, weakening Spain’s colonial government.

September 1810 Native Mexicans seek to overthrow Spanish rule. Priest Manuel Hidalgo famously calls for independence.

Native Mexicans rally to capture major cities.

1814 Priest José Morelos succeeds Hidalgo. He establishes the Mexican republic.

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Answers: 1. C, 2. B, 3. A, 4. B, 5. D

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DID YOU KNOW? Traditional Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Puebla feature parades where citizens dress up in Mexican and French military uniforms. Often, there is a reenactment of the battle where the Mexicans defeated the French.

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“It’s kind of choosing and picking what you want from other groups of people that are represented in the (United States). I think that’s a little offensive. Seeing everyone post about ‘Oh, Cinco de Mayo!’ So, everyone’s Mexican now? When you see all these news reports about children being here from Mexico and families being separated and deported, but (it’s) not from everyone who was out celebrating Cinco de Mayo,” she said.

Layman said she ultimately wishes that Americans knew more about the holiday and Mexican history.

“I would like that they get maybe a history lesson in schools in the (United States) about Mexico and what (Cinco de Mayo) means. Our independence in Mexico is so important to us, and that people assume that Cinco de Mayo is (Independence Day), it can hurt Mexicans’ feelings. Just being aware that it’s not independence for Mexico is a big thing,” she said. “They celebrate it, but they don’t really know what they’re celebrating.”

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APRIL 21, 2016

BEST BUDDIES WALK

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Carmel Best Buddies members will participate in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk on Sunday TERESA CHEN // STORY

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embers of best buddies Club will participate in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk on Sunday at White River State Park. According to Grace Hamilton, club officer and sophomore, the purpose of this walk is to raise awareness for those with disabilities.

She said the Carmel team will join all of the Best Buddies Indiana chapters at this event. Participants also do not have to be in the club to register.

“The whole goal of this is to raise money for Best Buddies Indiana (and) to create lifelong friendships between people with special needs and their peers,” Hamilton said.

Club sponsor Dana Lawrence said she also enjoys seeing the efforts of the participants. “(Best Buddies has participated in this walk) for as long as I can remember. It’s just nice to see all of the kids walking together,” Lawrence said.

“A lot of good friendships develop.”

Hamilton said, “When I came to Carmel I didn’t know anyone, and Best Buddies is all about making friendships and I just really liked the idea of that because it’s literally a club where all you do is just focus on forming good relationships. It’s just such a wonderful club because I’ve made so many really great friends with just really great people.”

RUNNING AND WALKING FOR A CAUSE: Sydney Wilson, Unified Track partner and sophomore, runs at Unified Track practice with Unified Track member.

Marshall Kampenga. Kampenga intends on participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk that will take place on Sunday at White River State Park.

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CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES

Take a look at the most common disabilities celebrated at the Best Buddies Friendship 5K:

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1 in 11 children have ADHD

ADHD occurs more than twice as much in boys as it does in girls

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According to Bryn Walker, walk captain and sophomore, the walk promotes inclusion of everyone.

“I went to the Best Buddies conference downtown and one of the things that stuck with me was, well, they told us the purpose of Best Buddies, which you don’t really hear this from non profits, is to put itself out of business—that the ideal goal is to not have a need for a club like Best Buddies anymore just because we’ll be so inclusive of everyone,” she said. “The Friendship Walk is really to promote inclusion in our community and in our world.”

Hamilton said she agreed with the idea of inclusion.

“I think inclusion is really important because there’s so much for everyone to learn,” she said. “Another way you develop as a person is to open yourself to other people who have different beliefs and different abilities and different foundations. By opening yourself to those people, it’s how you become your own developed person.”

Lawrence said the Friendship Walk is meant to recognize all people with different kinds of disabilities.

According to Hamilton, participants have individual fundraising pages for the event.

Money raised on these individual pages will go mostly toward the

programs but a small amount will also go toward fundraising and the administration, as the organization is nonprofit.

“I have a personal fundraising page with goals so if my page raises in total $50 I said I would wear Crocs for a week and then $100 was wear my clothes backwards for a day. (At) $500 I’m dressing like a boy to school and drawing on a beard and eyebrows and stuff. (At) $1,000 I’m wearing a prom dress to school. (For) $5,000 I said that I would dye my hair purple because that’s the Best Buddies color and $10,000 I’m going to shave my head,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton said she was inspired by another active participant of the Friendship Walk.

She said, “The person who’s in charge of the walk, every year they say, ‘This is our fundraiser goal for the total walk and if they break that goal then I’ll do this,’ so, like, last year’s person got a tattoo of Best Buddies, although I’d never do that.”

Walker said, “My goal is just to raise as much money as possible. I’m definitely going to ask adults in my life and just share how important Best Buddies is to me; that’s what I did last year to fundraise.”

According to Hamilton, apart from

PLANNING FOR A CAUSE: Grace Hamilton, Best Buddies club officer and sophomore, shares her activity ideas for the Best Buddies Friendship Walk to other club members.

Hamilton has been preparing CHS Best Buddies for this walk, which will be on Sunday.

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the actual walk, there will also be other activities at White River State Park.

When she went last year there were prize wheels, food trucks and a pony that made the event enjoyable as well.

Participants can stay for as long as they want or can leave the walk early.

“I think that Best Buddies has done so much for me just as a person and contributed so much to who I am today that I think it’s so important to give back as much as I can to them because I just love their mission statement and what they’re about,” Hamilton said. “And you don’t even have to be in Best Buddies to walk, so it’d be great if all of Carmel High School came and walked with us.”

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SAVING MONEY FOR PROM

APRIL 21, 2016

A PRACTICAL PROM

CHS students find alternative ways to spend less on costly prom preparations TERESA CHEN // STORY

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s much as junior aleck Belcher tried to be frugal with prom preparations, he found it was difficult to find practical ways to save money while still ensuring an enjoyable prom night. He said he understands why many teens choose to invest a lot of money to make prom special.

“I bet they have a lot of fun and I have nothing against that, but I just like to save my money,” Belcher said.

Prom is meant to be a night to remember, but there are limitations many teens like Belcher often experience: costly preparations.

According to a nationwide survey conducted by Visa, prom expenditures reached a high of $1,139 in 2013. The same survey was done in 2014 and showed that spending decreased to $978, a 14 percent decrease. Although a significant drop, teens look for ways to limit spending yet not detract from a special and memorable experience.

From his experience last year at prom, Belcher said the main issue was buying clothes. However, he said there are more reasonable ways to manage clothing costs since it is not necessary to spend a lot on something to use just for one event.

“I actually went out and bought a suit, which at first sounded like a bad idea,” Belcher said. “My mom was okay with it because it’s a suit so I can wear it anytime that I have to dress up instead of renting a tux, which I think if you rent a tux or suit every time you have something fancy, then eventually (the costs) are going to catch up to you.”

Assistant Principal Amy Skeens-

Benton helps with this prom attire issue by providing donated dresses and tuxedos. These are purchased by her with the help of the PTO and CHS students. Many dresses are also donated by local consignment shops at the end of prom season. “(The purpose) is so that everyone can go to prom, that money is not an issue,” Skeens-Benton said. “If they don’t want to go to prom that’s fine but if the reason that they can’t go to prom is because they can’t afford a dress or can’t afford to go, I take away that reason.”

More and more CHS students have been utilizing this resource.

According to Skeens-Benton, 15 to 20 students used donated dresses last year to attend prom.

“I think the number of students using this is (increasing each year) because more people are finding more about it,” Skeens-Benton said.

Senior Haleigh Overshiner attended prom her sophomore and junior year and said she did not make prom spending a significant issue.

She bought second-hand dresses each year. Her hair was professionally done the first time but she decided to do it herself the second time.

Overshiner said, “(To limit spending), you can buy a secondhand dress or reuse shoes because no one really sees them. You can do your own hair and your own makeup and your nails rather than paying someone else to do it.”

She said the reason she decided to make preparations this way was that investing a large amount of money into prom was not worth it.

PROM

BY THE NUMBERS $978

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$835

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44 percent

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$500

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14 percent

Amount the national average spending on prom decreased from 2014 to 2015

$4 billion

Estimated amount the prom industry made in revenue in 2012 USNEWS.COM // SOURCE

“I used to (feel pressured to spend a lot on prom), but when I got older I realized that no one really cares how much you spend; it’s just the end product that matters,” Overshiner said. “There are so many other important things that you can spend money on, like your wedding, and prom just pales in comparison.”

Skeens-Benton said there are also other ways to limit spending. “Many teens choose to spend a lot. There are ways just like not going out to dinner,” she said. “I love that kids are going to people’s houses and having dinner at their house instead of spending a lot on going to dinner.”

Belcher said he tries to take similar approaches. “You can make dinner yourself; you don’t necessarily need the limo that you paid a thousand bucks for two hours; you can drive yourself,” he said.

Skeens-Benton said that no matter the approach, she believes prom is an important rite of passage every student should experience and that money should not get in the way.

“You’ll think back in 20 years and say ‘This was my prom,’ and there are some young ladies that will never ever again get to wear a big dress or go all out and I want to make sure they have that opportunity,” she said.

Belcher said he recognizes the different approaches to prom preparations. “Limos are fun; nice dresses are fun; people do it because it’s fun, but they really don’t have to,” he said. “(So it’s)definitely not necessary to spend a lot of money to H make prom special.”

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M STANDING FOR MYSELF: Senior Haleigh Overshiner is posing in her prom dress that she bought second-hand for 100 dollars instead of buying it full-price for 600 dollars.

Overshiner has been finding ways to save money for prom ever since she went for the first time her sophomore year.

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FINDING THE PERFECT BALANCE

By Rachael Tan CHS students, when choosing a path for their future, must find a balance between what they are passionate about and what the job market demands.

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pril is jazz appreciation Month, one of the few months that gives music, or any art form for that matter, publicity. So, choosing to be a professional musician—a field that is not known for its job demand, much less its chances for success—can be daunting.

However, Xavier Searle, Jazz I trumpet player and junior, said he plans to major in music and has no intention of changing it any time soon.

“I don’t think that there’s a chance (my college major) will change, music is definitely something that I will be doing,” Searle said. “I’m planning to go to either IU or Ball State for music education and jazz for my undergrad studies so I can have that degree to also teach and then after my first four years SWETHA NAKSHATRI // PHOTO

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PERFORMANCE READY: Katriel Marks, Jazz Ensemble I piano player and senior, practices during a Jazz Ensemble rehearsal. Marks said although she is heavily involved in jazz, she does not plan to pursue it as a major in college.

I’ll go to either, hopefully, Juilliard or Berklee for grad school.”

The decision to pursue music, according to Searle, has full support from his parents.

“I would say (my parents) are supportive in the ‘do what you want’ way. They think that as long as I work towards it and as long as I’m happy doing it then that it’ll work out,” he said. “My dad is a musician; he plays a bunch of instruments and he went to school for recording engineering, and before him my grandpa was a piano player, so I’ve just been surrounded by music.”

But while Searle said he’s got support, Melinda Stephan, College and Career Coordinator, said peer pressure to be successful is common and can come from a multitude of sources.

“In my career I used to work as a career counselor at Butler so that’s pretty much what I did, helping people figure out what they want to do,” she said. “As an adviser at IU, same thing, and then as a counselor for high school students, absolutely there’s a lot of pressure (to choose a successful major or career path). I think that it’s one of those things that is hard because there’s so much out there in the media, and you hear from your peers and your parents about being productive members of society and being able to support yourself, and for a lot of our students it’s about being able to live in the manner they’ve accustomed.”

Stephan said she also sympathizes with parents being worried about the success of their child in certain majors.

“As a parent, I understand the desire to want our kids to be successful, to be happy is probably what we’re most worried about, but a lot of the times with the happiness comes the security and being able to provide for ourselves. There’s that tugging at you because you want your children to do well at school so that they have many opportunities and choices so they can be successful, but sometimes that is in direct conflict with what the student is passionate about or maybe sometimes it’s just about the parents not really understanding what that path of the student wants to follow is all about...

A lot of (parents) associate difficulty finding jobs with certain fields and so there have been multiple cases where the parents did not want their kid going into, for example, art.”

Soo Han, Director of Orchestras and Carmel Performing Arts Chair, said not many people within Carmel High School even pursue a music career, despite the very large student participation in the performing arts here.

“People have a lot of misunderstandings about the students in our program because we have such incredibly high achieving students in all of our performing arts programs,” he said. “I think people look toward our school and think, ‘Oh, Carmel High School must have tons of students that are going to be majoring in music,’ but that can’t be further from the truth.

The percentages of people who actually go into music as a profession is very low, so I would say less than 5 percent, and maybe even less than 3 percent.

From this graduating class I would say there’s about three or four people in the orchestra program who are pursuing a music degree. And (the percentage of students going into a music degree every year) is pretty consistent.”

For her part, Katriel Marks, Jazz I pianist and senior, said she has no intention to pursue jazz as a career despite her heavy involvement with the genre.

“I got started with jazz band in sixth grade actually. I heard it in fifth grade and I decided in middle school that I

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wanted to be a part of it so I auditioned and ended up making it and I’ve done it ever since. It’s just been something I’ve constantly been involved in and I really enjoy the people in it, some of my best friends are in jazz band and I say it’s more of a hobby than a passion,” she said. “I am going to go into biological engineering at Purdue, and I really have a passion for world hunger, so I’m going to use my engineering skills to make farming easier for subsistence farmers in the third world (countries).”

Despite the stark differences in their plans for the future, both Marks and Searle said they have felt compelled to choose career paths other than the one they are set on currently.

Searle said he has faced peer pressure to choose a path that has a better possibility for success.

“I have definitely felt (pressure to choose a major where getting a job is guaranteed) because I want to be a jazz trumpet player, and there are very many of ‘me’ and not a lot of bassists, trombonists or bassoonists or anything like that, so it’ll definitely be harder

PASSIONATE PLAYING: Xavier Searle, Jazz I trumpet player and junior, warms up during a Jazz Ensemble practice. Searle said he plans to pursue professional music after high school, despite doubts from others.

than any other major, but I think that as long as somebody has the drive for it they can at least make enough money to stay able to do what they love,” he said. “Even though it will be harder for awhile, it will eventually pay off and you’ll be able to be successful.”

Marks said she felt more pressured to continue her music career due to her skills and merit than her friends and bandmates’ peer pressure.

“Most of (the jazz band members) are very chill about (jazz). It’s fun to do, we enjoy the different styles and it’s very different from concert band which we all are also in,” she said. “I felt the pressure mostly from myself. I did independent study for piano my freshman year and those programs are supposed to be for people who are going to college for music and I loved that class...and at that time I saw myself majoring in music, like I had prepped myself for a Juilliard audition and I was like, ‘I can do this!’ but now I don’t want to. Also, being so involved in band, it was kind of inferred, and they always ask who’s

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going to major in music or who’s doing to study music in college and it’s kind of weird to see everyone else wanting to at least minor. I’m comfortable with it now but for a while I felt like I really should (major in music) because I had invested so much time in it here.”

If definition of success means the possibility of finding and maintaining a job, the most successful careers would be in the STEM fields. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, within the top 20 fastest growing occupations 90 percent of the jobs listed fit within the STEM category.

Senior Catherine Meador, who plans to major in human biology, is

MAGIC IN THE MODEL: Catherine Meador, Science Olympiad officer and senior, stands next to her model of neurotransmitter biosynthesis for Protein Modeling, a Science Olympiad event.

Meador said she joined Science Olympiad because she was passionate about science.

one of the students whose passion happens to be in a major falls under that definition. She said her love for the STEM field started before high school.

“I went to a private middle school, and in eighth grade we took anatomy and physiology and my teacher was so supportive and I realized that I really liked the material and she gave me a bunch of extra stuff to encourage me to like it. Coming into high school I took a bunch of science classes and junior year I doubled in science classes, and this year I have biology and physics, and then I joined Science Olympiad for my junior year into my senior year to get as much exposure and experience as possible,” she said.

“I feel like I chose this major first and then later on realized how much opportunity there is in the field, and it’s super nerdy and I love it; I’ve known that from the beginning.”

Marks, whose major also fits within the STEM field, said she finds comfort in knowing her major has a positive outlook, but her motives for choosing biological engineering are not entirely for success.

“Actually I had a biology teacher that I really connected with and I was in regular biology and regular chemistry, and I started to realize that I really like science and I went on a mission trip and had this ‘Aha!’ moment of using science skills to help people in the

third world,” she said. “(My biology that money and financial security is being in the arts. And of course we teacher) has helped me participate in happiness, and for me it isn’t.. Look need patrons in the arts as well, so if World Food Prize, which is a way for at the percentage of your life you you grow up and you end up being high school students to share their spend in your work, it’s enormous. just an avid patron of the arts program, ideas about world hunger, and that’s And you’re going to spend that much you’re important too.” really been the reason why I wanted to of your life being miserable just so Despite the hurtful comments participate in STEM fields. Of course, that you can make money? I don’t he has gotten from others about his it’s great that (the STEM categories) think that’s any way someone should choices for the future, Searle said he have a growing job field; it makes me live their life. Now, am I saying that will go through with his plans for feel more secure about my choices, but everyone should live a fun life and it’s majoring in music because passion is I think first it’s passion that made me all fun and games? By all means no. more important than success to him. choose (this field) first.”

Even if you pursue your passion, it’s “There have been people who No matter what the major is, Han work, and you have to be prepared have told me I’m not going to make said he believes pursuing the field that for that. any money doing what I want to,” he makes you happy is the best choice, If someone comes up to me and said. “It definitely affects me to some but if you are conflicted between the (is conflicted between going into the extent because it’s a really interesting performing arts and another field there STEM field or performing arts) I thing to hear that something you are always other options. would say congratulations and ask if really have a passion for is going to “(Choosing between success and they’re ok (with this decision), and get you nowhere. That’s never good passion) is tough because everybody’s usually a lot of individuals are. And then for a person. But recently one of my outlook on life is different,” he said. to satisfy their craving to be involved closest friends told me that if you “My philosophy in life is to be happy, the arts, there are lots of opportunities actually have the passion and drive for and money can’t buy you happiness. throughout every community here something don’t let anybody stop you Being an Asian-American child, that in America where individuals can get or tell you not to do it, so that’s pretty concept sometimes goes against the involved in community orchestras much what I’m doing now. I think philosophy of an Asian households. and community bands. There are no that passion should be the foundation My parents’ outlook on life was shortages of opportunities to continue and success will come soon after.” H http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2014/majors-that-pay-you-back

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MODERN MUSICAL

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OLD AND NEW

Students weigh advantages, disadvantages of modern spring musical EMILY WORRELL // STORY

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n sept. 4, 2015, the spring musical for CHS was announced to be “Bring It On,” a modern musical that premiered in 2011.

However, on Feb. 18, 2016, a change in musicals was announced: CHS would still be performing a modern musical, but instead of “Bring It On,” the musical would be the 2012 revised version of “Godspell.”

“The primary reason for the change is because ‘Godspell’ will give our students a greater opportunity to succeed than ‘Bring It On’ would have,” John Burlace, director of “Godspell” and choir director, said.

While many students said they were glad the school would still be performing a modern musical, Lauren Alexander, a thespian who

has performed in musicals for five years and sophomore, said she was confused about the choice.

“I was surprised just because we had ‘Grease,’ which has pop (music), and then we went to ‘Big,’ which was really fun and modern, and then ‘Bring it On,’ which got changed to ‘Godspell,’ which are actually both modern musicals,” Alexander said.

Alexander said she prefers traditional musicals, which she defines as musicals from or before the “Golden Age” of musical theater, which took place from the 1940s to the late 1950s.

“I grew up on Rodgers and Hammerstein and the traditional (musical) movies,” Alexander said.

“Growing up and watching them at home and just listening to that music, I think, just kind of made

JUST DANCE: Cast members of “Godspell” watch a choreographer in order to learn dance moves for the musical. They said they are looking forward to the five shows they will perform from May 12 to 15.

KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

me a little partial to the traditional over the contemporary (musical movies).”

CHS’s choice in musicals has been a controversial topic for many years, Alexander said. According to a list provided by Jim Peterson, last year’s musical director and drama

“Musicals brought people of the time closer together with themes that connected with the people of them ... Every era has great things to express, learn and explore and I anticipate CHS being able to do just that.”

Spring musical director John Burlace

MODERN MUSICAL

Dale E. Graham Auditorium

MAY 12, 13, 14 7 p.m.

MAY 14, 15 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at ticketracker. com, the CHS bookstore or at the door before shows CCS.K12.IN.US // SOURCE

in the choice of musical, which occurred just over a week before auditions. “Godspell” also features a much smaller cast size with only 14 company members, which left some students a bit shocked.

Alexander said, “At first it came as a surprise and many were disappointed, but I believe it made us come to understand the high competition so everyone worked even harder toward their audition.”

In regards to the ongoing modern versus traditional musical debate, Burlace said he will most likely integrate more traditional musicals in the coming years.

“I would imagine there’d be a fair amount of more traditional musicals (at CHS) in the future,” Burlace said. “However, we must not underestimate the power of doing material that is modern, current and relevant to teenagers today. After all, musicals were once one of the sole sources of live entertainment in America; they were what was used to express the concerns of the time. That hasn’t changed, and we would be missing out on a lot of we ignored the canon of repertoire that has been H developed by modern artists.”

THE GUIDE TO GODSPELL

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Take a look at this year’s musical and its plot:

Eight individuals join a communal society led and guided by Jesus.

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Chicago

14 people are in the cast while an additional 59 are involved in other parts of the musical, such as the technical crew

Mamma Mia!

The company INTERMISSION The play ends with Jesus plays games being crucified by Judas. and jokes to grow together.

A look at the top 5 musicals in Broadway by gross earnings (in millions)

Wicked

The play begins with a monologue from Jesus.

The community begins to prepare for the Last Supper.

The Lion King

teacher, 14 of the last 18 musicals performed at CHS have been modern musicals, which are musicals from after the “Golden Age.” Anja Reese, “Godspell” cast member and sophomore, said that although she prefers modern musicals, she still finds the lack of variety disconcerting.

“While I prefer modern musicals, I think it’s important to have a balance of traditional and modern because both types are important to musical theater, and you can’t really have one without the other,” Reese said.

However, the trend of modern musicals has not been isolated to CHS. Charles Isherwood, drama critic for The New York Times, said via email that he has also noticed a transition to more modern musical stylings.

“There are so many new shows like ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Spring Awakening’ and ‘American Idiot’ and smaller Off-Broadway works like ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ that really get younger audiences, and younger artists, inspired by the form,” Isherwood said.

“Hamilton,” which made its Broadway debut on Aug. 6, 2015, was

GODSPELL DATES

$ (millions)

ACT IT OUT: Sophomore Ben Heber (left) and senior Christian Viktrup rehearse their lines for “Godspell.” According to them, they prefer modern musicals over more traditional ones.

KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the same man who wrote “Bring It On: The Musical,” the original choice for this year’s show. Alexander said she has noticed a surge of new musicals like this one in the past few years.

“Nowadays it seems like every other week there’s a new musical coming out, and everyone’s on their Spotify or Pandora playlist listening to it,” Alexander said. “I love how musical theater is becoming really popular, but I definitely don’t want traditional musicals to be ignored.”

Reese and Alexander both said that modern musicals are a lot more popular among students.

“I think that really has to do with the fact that people want to see the new, fun stuff, and people want to see exciting, new shows,” Alexander said.

Reese said that although she thinks the music style does have to do with what students prefer, she believes the storylines are the main reason that modern musicals are more popular.

“I think that traditional musicals play it safe a little more in terms of ideas and storyline, while modern musicals are really out there with their music and their plot,” Reese said.

Many students said they were also surprised by the sudden change

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The Phantom of the Opera

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APRIL 21, 2016

NATIONAL JELLY BEAN DAY

NATIONAL JELLY BEAN DAY Learn about this sweet day with some savory statistics ALLEN ZHANG // STORY Dexter said, “When I was a little kid, I remember eating jelly beans a lot, until my mom wanted me to stop. Now, I don’t eat them as much but I’m still a big fan of them.”

According to Reader’s Digest, jelly beans have remained a popular treat for both adults and children for generations, although they prefer different flavors. “Grownups go for Buttered Popcorn, Coconut, Licorice and Strawberry Daiquiri; kids opt for Berry Blue, Green Apple and Watermelon.”

While for most people jelly beans may seem trivial, Dexter said he is proud of his unique aptitude H for the candy.

A SWEET LEGACY

Take a look at how much you know about jelly beans 1. How many jelly beans are sold each year at Easter? a) 400 million b) 1 billion c) 5 billion 2. How many calories are in an ounce of jelly beans? a) 24 b) 280 c) 100

3. How many days does it take to produce a single jelly bean? a) 1 to 5 b) 7 to 14 c) 20+ 4. What is currently the most popular Jelly Belly flavor? a) Very Cherry b) Buttered popcorn c) Piña colada JELLYBELLY.COM // SOURCE

Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. a

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very year on april 22, candy lovers across the United States celebrate the holiday that is known as National Jelly Bean Day. One such sweet tooth is senior Gregory Dexter, who said he enjoys eating jelly beans, especially around Easter and spring.

According to Holiday Insights, Boston confectioner William Schrafft introduced jelly beans to the public in 1861. Since then, the 50 official Jelly Belly flavors have been seen as an American icon, as even President Ronald Reagan was known for his love of the sweet treats, and had them sent to space.

SPILLING THE BEANS

April 22 is National Jelly Bean Day. Here are some surprising facts about jelly beans for you to chew on.

Tutti-Fruitti

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Very Cherry Lined up end to end, the total number of jelly beans eaten over the last year would go down the CHS trail

1.5 million times.

220,000 km

Berry Blue

Bubble Gum

Top jelly bean flavors by region The total weight of jelly beans produced per day is equivalent to the weight of

24 elephants.

The number of jelly beans produced for Easter was

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HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE IN THE JAR? Submit your guess to hilite.org/jellybeans for a chance to win a bag of jelly beans.

So, when can I pick up my

yearbook?

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1. Friday, May 13 SRT lunch 11:15-1:20 after school 3:10 - 5:30 2. Monday, May 16 lunch 11:15-1:20 after school 3:10 - 5:30 3. Tuesday, May 17 lunch 11:15-1:20 after school 3:10 - 5:30 4. Wednesday, May 18 lunch 11:15-1:20 after school 3:10 - 5:30

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CHS students reflect on the implications of sexual assault in the entertainment industry JESSICA MO // STORY

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hen sophomore reaghan Jokovich heard that a New York Supreme Court judge had denied singer Kesha’s request to be released from a contract with music producer Dr. Luke, who Kesha claims drugged and raped her, she said she felt awful.

Kesha’s contract with Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records states that she is obligated to record six albums with the producer. To date, Kesha has released two albums, the last one in 2012.

In 2014, the singer filed a lawsuit claiming Dr. Luke drugged, raped and emotionally abused her.

Dr. Luke denied the claims and filed a countersuit accusing Kesha of defamation.

Because Kesha’s request for a preliminary injunction was denied in February, she will not be able to record songs with other labels. The singer appealed the decision in late March; however, her appeal was tossed out in early April.

For senior Moira Kehoe, the outcome of the injunction wasn’t a huge shock.

“Honestly, I’m not surprised by

it,” she said. “As much as I would hope when women come forward on something so traumatic that people accept them and are there for them, I know that’s not realistic, and that’s why a lot of people don’t come forward.”

Jokovich said Kesha’s difficult situation may prevent other sexual assault victims from telling their stories.

“The one time she actually tried to come out and tell everyone that she was sexually assaulted, (she couldn’t get out of her contract),” she said. “People are going to be more timid of coming out if they’ve been sexually assaulted, because they think nobody will believe them, and they’ll just have to live with it.”

Kehoe said much the same.

“It’s harder to come out about it when you’re afraid of how people are going to look at you afterwards ... look at Kesha,” she said. “So I would say be brave about it, but also be smart about it. Because if you’re in danger coming forward, make sure you’re going to go to somewhere where you know you’re going to be protected.”

According to Susan Ferguson,

#FREEKESHA: Reaghan Jokovich, Kesha supporter and sophomore, holds up a sign demonstrating her support.

“I just want to help her (with) anything I can do,” she said.

“When she signed with (Dr. Luke), she didn’t know he was (going to do) this to her. This was the break that she was going to (get for her music). (The court just) didn’t see that he was guilty.”

KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

BY THE NUMBERS Here are some stats in Indiana about sexual assault to take into consideration.

Of Indiana females in high school, 17.3 percent reported rape as compared to the national average of 10.5 percent.

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10.5 Less women smoke than they are sexually assaulted.

One incident of sexual assault occurs every two minutes.

1 out of 5 women have been victims of rape at some point in their lifetime.

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executive director at Prevail, a Hamilton County organization that advocates for victims of crime and abuse, many sexual assault survivors keep quiet about their assaults because others question their choices and whether the assault actually happened.

“There’s a lot of victim blaming that happens around sexual assault.

You can imagine how our society makes it almost shameful for someone to have been a victim,” Ferguson said. “(Society) asks questions like, ‘What was she wearing? Did she lead them on?’ (Society calls sexual assault) something like next morning regret.”

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, most sexual assault cases go unreported—only 26 percent of assaults against females in the United States were reported between 1992 and 2000.

Ferguson said society should believe victims when they come forward.

“With sexual assault, instead of being, ‘Oh, are you sure that happened?’... To a survivor, start by believing what survivors say,” she said. “The more we have support for victims, the more likely people will be to report, and the more likely we are to have convictions and to send the message to perpetrators that they are the ones in the wrong.”

For her part, Jokovich said society needs to be more aware of sexual assault in general.

“You mostly hear about people getting murdered and kidnapped ... sexual assault, there’s just not a lot of awareness about it ... a lot of people are too scared to announce that they’ve been sexually assaulted,” she said. “I really think that we need to be more careful, we really shouldn’t be so naive to what’s going on. We should realize what’s happening.”

However, the situation may already be changing. From #FreeKesha and #SonySupportsRape on Twitter to petitions for Sony to release Kesha from her contract, celebrities and fans alike have taken to social media to support the singer.

In terms of celebrities, one of Kesha’s outspoken supporters has been singer Lady Gaga.

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PLACING A LIGHT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, these are some celebrities who have also experienced sexual abuse.

Lady Gaga She revealed on Howard Stern’s radio show that her song “Swine” was about the sexual assault she had endured in the past.

Queen Latifah When she was a child, Latifah was sexually assaulted by her male babysitter and turned to therapy afterwards.

DID YOU KNOW? Each year, there are about 293,000 victims of sexual assault.

Furthermore, 68 percent of assaults are not reported to police and therefore 98 percent of rapists will never spend a day in prison.

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Ashley Judd As a child and model, Judd was a victim of sexual assault. She is now a political activist against sexual abuse.

Tyler Perry He revealed that he was sexually abused on a 2010 episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Ozzy Osbourne Osbourne was regularly bullied as a child and sexually abused by two male school mates.

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Gaga’s performance of her Oscarnominated single “Til It Happens to You,” a song about suffering from sexual assault, at the Academy Awards also helped spark conversations about sexual assault.

The efforts from Kesha’s supporters may have paid off—according to The Wrap, Sony will cut ties with Dr. Luke.

However, Dr. Luke denied the reports, according to THE WEEK. “Public opinion of Dr. Luke and of the situation is so bad because artists like Adele are stepping up …(and) artists like Taylor Swift donating $250,000 to (Kesha),” Kehoe said. “When stars come out like that and say that they’re with her, that changes public opinion because those people have mass influence.”

Kehoe said Kesha’s contractual dispute could have implications for students at CHS. “For girls here at school, even if it’s this guy who’s older than you doing it, even if it’s your boyfriend who’s making you do things that you don’t want to do, even if you’ve done them before, it doesn’t matter,” Kehoe said. “Show women that they can step up; they can say no. Even if guys are

more powerful than them, older than them, stronger than them, they have the right to say no. Also teach boys that when girls don’t want to, you’re not allowed to. Teach girls that too, because ... boys on a smaller scale are (also) survivors of rape.”

For Jokovich, this case raised safety concerns. “She was such an inspiration to a lot of kids,” Jokovich said. “She used to be really famous; she used to have all these new pop songs. Seeing what she’s been going through for the past two years without knowing about it … really affects kids like us, not just in Carmel but around the world. I think especially at Carmel, we see that we have a lot of these things taken for granted. (This) makes us feel a different way when we hear about what’s been going on with a celebrity, because it H could happen to us as well.”

To read reporter Bethelehem Daniel’s position on the #FreeKeshaMovement, flip to Perspectives on page 52.

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According to Rotton Tomatoes, despite multiple video game movie failures in the past, four new video game movies are being released with high expectations for success.

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11. POKEMON THE MOVIE 2000

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2. PRINCE OF PERSIA

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12. NEED FOR SPEED

$17 MIL 22%

3. POKEMON:THE FIRST MOVIE

$31 MIL 14%

13. MAX PAYNE

$17 MIL 16%

4. RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE

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5. MORTAL KOMBAT

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15. MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION

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6. RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION

$23 MIL 22%

16. HITMAN

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7. RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE

$23 MIL 21%

17. DOOM

$15 MIL 19%

8. TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE

$21 MIL 24%

18. FINAL FANTASY: SPIRITS WITHIN

$11 MIL 44%

9. RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION

$21 MIL 30%

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What will make this successful?: The movie needs to keep pace and be entertaining while resembling to the video game’s plot, appealing to adults and children.

What will make this successful?: The movie needs to have a solid story, not just mimic the game. A comedy would be good for this type of film.

What will make this successful?: This movie needs to appeal to teens and adults, while fulfilling the action and the phenomenal story from the video game.

What will make this successful?: This movie needs to balance the many characters and plots to unify the giant world.

Plot: Ratchet and Clank tells the story of two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy.

Plot: After being bullied for most of his life because he is different, Red, the angry bird, isn’t happy.

When pigs come and secretly steal the birds’ eggs, it’s up to Red to get them back.

Plot: Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch discovers he is descended from, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge to take out the Templar organization.

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Release Date: June 10

Plot: Humans have to protect their home from the Orcs, which starts a war that challenges the identity of both humans and Orcs

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INDIANAPOLIS COMIC-CON! Where: Indianapolis Convention Center Dates: April 29 - May 1

The fourth and final installment in the “Uncharted” game series comes out May 10. The game takes place several years after the events of “Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception,” after Drake has retired. However, his world is turned upside-down by the arrival of his long-lost brother, Sam, who takes him on his biggest journey yet.

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ZUMBA Free Zumba will be held at the Carmel City Hall Gazebo on April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Zumba is a fitness dance class that is open to all ages. This class will be taught by a certified instructor with upbeat music. Don’t miss out on a chance to have some fun while getting a great workout!

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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

MIXED MARTIAL MANIA

CHS students participate in growing trend of mixed martial arts athletic training ALINA HUSAIN // STORY SOLEMN SUBMISSION: George Nae, mixed martial arts instructor and owner of the House of Martial Art, demonstrates a choke hold on a member of his class. Nae said he believes that MMA can be safer than other fighting disciplines if done correctly.

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“I just got into it because I was bored, and I had read some books that talked about martial arts, and I thought it was really cool so I went to check it out,” Tyler said. “Because I’m an only child, it’s really nice to go and hang out with people and get some physical contact, so it’s like I have brothers, and you get to mess around and wrestle with them.”

But, according to Tyler, although she enjoys MMA and would encourage others to do it, she is the only student from CHS who regularly attends classes at the House of Martial Arts, one of the few

MMA studios in Carmel. Tyler said she believes many people are afraid to try out MMA, and the cause of their fears range from safety to the environment of an MMA studio, to an uncertainty about what to expect, and part of that fear stems from the fact that MMA is so new.

Created only 26 years ago, MMA is one of the youngest sports around. Because of how new MMA is, there are still a number of misconceptions about what the sport is, and its safety.

George Nae, owner of the House of Martial Arts and MMA instructor said, “When you say mixed martial arts, it is exactly that; it’s a bunch of martial arts mixed together. If you say jiu jitsu or boxing or taekwondo or karate, they’re only specific to a certain criteria of fighting. Boxing,

obviously, is punches only, then you go a little further and you can do kickboxing, which is punching and kicking. Brazilian jiu jitsu is the art of fighting on the ground, and it’s all groundwork. So, they’re all totally different, and MMA just puts them all together and gets a little bit of everything.”

Nae said MMA, if done correctly, is not only safe, but it is significantly safer than boxing or other styles of fighting. Due to the nature of MMA, he said much of the fighting is done on the ground, allowing less room for athletes to fall or get knocked out. Additionally, many of the concerns people have about the safety of MMA are centered around concussions, which Nae said are few and far between.

Not only does the nature of MMA make it much safer than most people would expect, but according to Tyler Poulson’s father Mark Poulson, the atmosphere at the MMA studio actually makes him feel more assured about his daughter doing MMA, not the other way around.

“MMA could be a little rough, but I have seen that she is learning at a pace that is appropriate for her, and she enjoys the classes,” Mr. Poulson said via email. “I would encourage other parents to allow their children into MMA lessons, at least at this facility, because it doesn’t appear to push too much toward the more violent cage fighting.”

Tyler said she agrees with her father and loves the studio that she attends.

Tyler said she feels like the people with whom she trains have become like a family to her. According to Nae, one of his goals is to make his studio as welcoming as possible, in contrast to the common stereotype of all MMA

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NOT YOUR AVERAGE FIGHT MMA fighting possesses a unique set of rules that distinguish it from other types of professional fighting The Octagon Size: 750 square feet (30 feet across and 6 feet high) Shape: The shape of the ring eliminates advantages for different martial arts disciplines because boxing is fought in a square ring and wrestling in a circle. The shape’s wide angles also do not allow fighters to be trapped in a corner.

The Rules Fighters can win 3 ways: 1. Knockout 2. Submission - A fighter can get their opponent to submit by using a choke hold or joint lock.

3. Referee decision based on scores Each non-championship MMA contest is to last 3 rounds, each round no more than 5 minutes in duration, with a rest period of 1 minute between each round.

The 10-Point Must System is the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and 9 points or less must be awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored (10-10).

UFC.COM // SOURCE ALLY RUSSELL // GRAPHIC gyms being tough environments.

Nae said, “I get many people, and usually with a martial arts studio, what I’ve found is that people are afraid to come in. They’re intimidated, not necessarily afraid, but intimidated because they don’t know what to expect, but if someone’s on the edge, I tell them it’s very friendly. The camaraderie of it is awesome, I have a family atmosphere here. We all love each other, we all work with each other, it’s like a big family here.”

Both Tyler and Nae said the benefits of MMA strongly outweigh the negatives. According to Tyler, not only does she love MMA as a sport, but she also feels that it

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doubles as a self-defense class.

Poulson said, “I’m a girl and I’m going to college in two years, so it’s good to know how to defend yourself.”

Poulson is not alone in seeing MMA as a great way for girls to stay safe on the streets. Although MMA is still a male-dominated sport, according to Nae, who has taught many MMA based self-defense classes, girls would find many benefits to learning MMA. “Unfortunately (MMA) is still not a girl’s sport. More and more girls are interested in it, but it’s a combat sport, it’s a rough sport, and let’s face it girls really don’t want to get (rough). We have the other part of it where you can just do grappling and no striking, and

that’s a little bit more appealing to girls, for the self-defense aspect of it. I always tell everybody, if I had a girl, she must learn Brazilian jiujitsu,” Nae said.

Tyler said participating in MMA has not only increased her strength, but it has also served as an outlet for her to release all of her emotions.

Even more than that, Tyler said she has found a second family at her MMA studio and would push anyone who is interested to give it a try.

Tyler said, “I would totally tell anybody to do it. You don’t need to be an athlete for it, you just go and have fun, and they teach you how to do the technique.”

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BROADCASTING ATHLETES

Student broadcasters help develop CHS athletics through coverage of CHS sports KELSEY ATCHESON // STORY

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fter school in a hidden corner of the communications department, Brady Klain, WHJE student broadcaster and senior, unlocks a closet. He props the door open and pulls out two bulky, heavy suitcases filled with various different pieces of equipment used to allow someone to broadcast to a radio station from anywhere.

He then closes the door and leaves school with everyone else, heading to the game.

Klain later arrives at Murray Stadium for the varsity lacrosse game, along with many parents and other students there to support the team.

He walks past the bleachers and up to an empty room. Klain begins to set up, putting on a pair of headphones with an accompanying microphone.

Once the game begins, Klain and his partner begin to give playby-play detail of what’s happening on the field and add in information about various players. Throughout the entire game they remain focused on only the game, never losing the passion they began with. After the game ends, Klain returns the equipment and begins to prepare for the next one.

Klain is a part of a smaller demographic within CHS athletics,

sports broadcasters. At almost every varsity game, both CHTV and WHJE have a group of students present to broadcast the games for those unable to be there and also to gain professional-like experience.

“Sports broadcasting, for me, is covering everything Carmel sports,” Klain said.

Brian Spilbeler, WHJE station manager and adviser, said there are many different aspects when it comes to sports broadcasting.

“The first thing people talk about would be play-by-play and color of (the) game,” Spilbeler said. Playby-play entails describing what is happening on the field and “color” is adding in commentary regarding players, strategies and other details that will assist the listener in understanding the game.

Spilbeler also discussed the many other aspects included in sports broadcasting, like pregame, postgame and halftime shows and also sideline reporting.

“One thing we’ve tried to do is expand beyond just the play-by-play and color of games at this station,” Spilbeler said, “and really try to do more of the other things as well.”

For all intents and purposes, sports broadcasters become a part of the team. They go to practices,

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AIRING LIVE FROM THE TURF: JD Arland, CHTV Sports Director and junior previews a football game last year with CHS graduate ‘16 Adrian Jarding. Arland said he loves commentating on games.

team meetings and every game.

They also form relationships with everyone on the team, both players and coaches. Many times they are familiar with varsity sports, being athletes themselves, and already have existing relationships with players and coaches. “(The broadcasters) go to the away games, they are at the home games, they’re talking to the coaches, they’re

SHIVA VALLABHANENI // GRAPHIC QUANTUM, BEONAIR // SOURCES BROADCASTING HISTORY Take a look back in time to see how broadcasting developed

During a Kansas vs Missouri game, people gathered around in order to watch a reproduction of the game, miles away. After each play, people would announce what happened and telegraphed the plays.

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talking to the players and in some cases,” Spilbeler said, “(they) will go to practices.”

Klain said coaches are very accommodating and welcoming to the broadcasters, giving them many different types of information to assist in their broadcasts.

“I was able to sit in on (coaches’) meetings and listen to their game plans and see everything that’s going on in preparation for the upcoming games,” Klain said.

Klain said the coaches will give them information regarding players from both teams and also scouting reports. “We talk to them whenever we need to,” Klain said, “and they’re always awesome with information.” “(The broadcasters) connect with the team and identify with the team,” Spilbeler said, “and really what (they) try to be is an extension of that team.”

In addition to coaches, many athletes said they enjoy being involved in the interviews and different shows both CHTV and WHJE produce.

Jordan “JD” Arland, CHTV broadcaster and junior, said interviewing athletes allow for them to be seen in a different light than they normally are portrayed in.

“When they can see themselves grow and they can see themselves recognized because of what we do,” Arland said, “they’re going to grow as an athlete, and they’re going to grow as a person.”

“Athletes tend to be very accommodating when it comes to requests,” Spilbeler said. “They like being interviewed.” Spilbeler

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ABOUT: Everything High School, College and Professional Sports.

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explained how the station uses the different shows to highlight different student athletes and the work that goes into both training and maintaining their grades.

Klain said in order to get into contact with athletes, they talk to other athletes they know personally on the teams. “We’re really just friends with a lot of these athletes,” Klain said, “so it’s all about who you know.”

Broadcasting for CHS athletics allows broadcasters like Klain and Arland to travel all around the state, travelling to places like Lucas Oil Stadium or Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

AIRING LIVE FROM WHJE: Brady Klain, sports broadcaster and senior, discusses the NCAA tournament with other broadcasters during his sports show ‘WHJE Big Three Sports Talk’ in the morning on March 26.

“We’ll sit up in the press box or we’ll sit pretty much anywhere they’ll let us in an opposing stadium,” Arland said.

Klain said since CHS has a superior athletic program, many people from around the country will listen to their broadcasts of many different sports.

“We’ve had people from opposing schools contacts us being like, ‘Hey, how can we listen to the game? We know your station; we love listening to it,” Klain said.

“It takes a special type of person to be in (the sports) department,” Spilbeler said. “They are really dedicated to what they are doing.” H After this, broadcasting moved to HD video and the internet, and here we are today.

In September 29, 1951, the NCAA broadcasted the first nationwide broadcast, which was a game between the University of Pittsburgh and Duke.

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The first “Instant” Replay was shown in 1955 during CBS’s Hockey Night in a Canadian Broadcast, They used a “wet-film” replay, which aired several minutes later than the actual play.

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MEN’S TRACK

RUNNING DOWN THE COMPETITION Men’s track and field team hopes to defend State title EMMA LOVE // STORY

KEEPING UP THE PACE: Senior Ben Veatch runs along the track at practice. Veatch said he believes that, due to their hard work, the team will reach state and receive deserved recognition for their efforts.

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ccording to theodore “Teddy” Browning, varsity men’s track team member and senior, many people do not believe the CHS men’s track and field team is anything special, despite winning the IHSAA State championship last June.

“It’s kind of weird because even though we won last year, and we were second two years ago, everyone still thinks we’re not a good track team and no one really has any respect for us,” Browning said. “So we constantly use that as motivation to keep beating everyone down and kind of burn the target on our backs and we work with that.”

In addition to Browning, Benjamin “Ben” Veatch, varsity men’s track team member and senior, said he agrees the team will have a target on its back this season, just as it does every season.

“We’ve always had a target on our backs. I don’t think a Carmel team ever hasn’t, so we’re kind of used to it.

We just have to stick to what we do best, run for ourselves and compete at the highest level. I think if we do those two things, we’ll get the result we want,” Veatch said.

Head Coach Kenneth Browner said he agrees CHS inevitably always has a target on any of its team’s backs. However, Browner said coming off of a State championship, it is important for team members to embrace this target, and wear it proudly.

“I’ve always told the guys, ‘I would rather be the one that everybody’s pointing up to as opposed to always trying to chase people.’ Let’s let people chase us now,” Browner said.

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In terms of getting the result they want, both Browning and Veatch said their goal is to bring home another State title. For many track and field teams, winning back-to-back State titles is challenging as the State meet itself is composed of many individual events. In addition, it can be hard for teams to continue their success after senior athletes who scored many of the team’s points graduate.

For the CHS men’s track and field team, Browning said the two most impactful athletes who graduated in 2015 were Vince Laconi and Isaac James. Laconi and James both scored points for CHS during the State meet last year, in shotput and various sprint events, respectively.

“I think that’s going to hurt our team a lot score wise. Our team’s going to look really different, we’re going to have different dynamics and we’re going to score points in different events without those guys,” Browning said.

Veatch said he agreed the loss of Laconi and James will impact the team, but said he thinks the team will do a good job of making up for these losses.

“They were senior leaders on the team. Losing guys like that is always tough, but we’ll definitely be really good this year. We’ve got a lot of guys that I think are going to step up and are just going to get better,” Veatch said.

Browner said he agreed and said younger members of the team, in addition to the leadership of the returners, will allow this year’s team to be successful.

“I think the program is at a point now where we can definitely reload and not hope that things work out. We’ve

got some good young people that will step in and help us out, and we’ve got good senior leadership. We’ve got returning State champions, so we’re in good shape, because I think they’re still driven,” Browner said.

Luckily, as Veatch said, the CHS men’s track and field team has many athletes ready to improve and many returners who scored a large number of its points during last June’s State meet.

Those returning scorers from last year’s State meet include: sophomore James “Jimmy” Snyder, juniors Mitchell “Mitch” Lipe, Ryan Lipe, Kenji Tomozawa, Jalen Walker, and seniors Nick Ash, Browning, James Griffin and Veatch.

Despite all of these returners and new hopefuls, Veatch acknowledged winning another State championship will take a lot of hard work.

“The hardest part is performing on the right day. The State track meet is really hard to win, because it’s just a lot of guys doing individual stuff,” Veatch said. “If one guy slips up, that’s five or six points down the drain and that can really mess with a team. It’s going to come down to being prepared, and our coaches will get us prepared, and being able to perform at our highest levels on the days it matters, like the Regional and the State meet.”

Both Browning and Veatch said strong leadership will be an important factor in helping the team achieve the goal of a State title.

“I’m going to try and set the tone for what we’re working for, and that we’re working for a State championship, and that every day counts. I hope that everyone kind of

DID YOU KNOW? Before the 1960s, running tracks were mostly made from natural materials such as asphalt and clay. Today’s tracks are often made from rubber, which improves safety for runners and their speeds.

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sees that I’m working hard day in and day out and that they should as well,” Browning said.

“We will just try to set a good model as our mentors did. A big mentor for me was Bobby Browning (‘14), he was a senior when I was a sophomore and I try to model my leadership off of him. We’re just going to try to keep the tradition going and we know what it takes to win so we’re going to instill that same message that we had last year,” Veatch said.

Although Browning and Veatch said there is a significant amount of work to be done before the team has the opportunity to win a State title, they both said they are eager to begin their senior season. Veatch said even though he still prefers cross-country to track, he has learned to love the team aspect of the track and field team, and that makes him even more eager for the season to begin.

“I’m excited just to start. We had a great team last year and I’m excited just to get out on the track and see the guys working out, see them run ridiculously fast times, dusting everyone away in their events. I’ve learned to love track,” Veatch said. “The team aspect is a lot different. Cheering for guys in other events that do completely different training than you, you see them doing completely different stuff in practice.

We’ll be running 12-mile long runs and they’ll be doing sprint workouts. So, seeing all the different guys compete and being able to cheer for them, that’s sort of the biggest difference. It’s a different team atmosphere. I think it’s going to be a really great season, and we’re really looking forward to it.” H

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PLAYER PROFILE

PLAYER PROFILE

Junior Ryan Lipe is a pole-vaulter for CHS men’s track KARI TRUAX // CONTENT

SHIVA VALLABHANENI, KELSEY ATCHESON // PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

Junior

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How did you start pole vaulting?

“I have been doing pole vault for about six years now. I went to a track summer camp and they had some people pole vaulting there. Usually you don’t start pole vaulting in middle school but it looked really interesting to me, so I decided to give it a try, and I was decent at it and have stuck with it since.”

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TAKE OFF: The vaulter hangs on the pole with the right arm and flexes the left.

IN THE AIR: The vaulter flexes his legs and raises his hips. He rocks back and forth into a handstand position.

LANDING / CLEARING THE BAR: The vaulter extends his back and pushes the pole away, then relaxes on the fall.

What are your goals in pole vaulting?

“I strive to get better each day. There are other kids that are good as well and I strive to be the best in the state. Thinking about that helps drive me to be better and to practice hard. In order to reach a higher height, I have to focus on form and technique.”

SPORTS BRIEFS

APRIL 21, 2016

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Sports Briefs UPCOMING GAMES

ADAM GOSTOMELSKY // BRIEFS

• HOME GAMES IN GREEN

COMEDYSPORTZ TODAY AND TOMORROW

WOMEN’S TENNIS

7PM STUDIO THEATER

TRACK AND FIELD

SOFTBALL

BASEBALL

TODAY

SATURDAY

TODAY & SATURDAY

SATURDAY

VS. ZIONSVILLE

@ NORTH CENTRAL

CARMEL INVITATIONAL

@ NOBLESVILLE

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO

The Dynasty beat Hog Nation 41-39 on April 15th “I’ve been working 4 years for this. We were down 10 but stayed resilient and I’m glad we were able to make history.”

Senior Jack Lorsen (41), ‘The Dynasty’ member and senior

BASEBALL

FINAL INTRAMURAL RANKINGS

“It’s a lot of pressure on you (when you’re pitching), but even though you are up there by yourself, you have to have confidence in your defense because most of the time you aren’t trying to get strikeouts, but groundballs and pop-ups.”

1. Hog Nation 2. Pearson Disciples 3. White Mambas 4. 6ft and Under 5. Aquaberry Hurricanes

6. 5 Guys 8 Knees 7. The Dynasty 8. Team Carlson 9. Roman Disiciples 10. Team Meat

Rankings based on record, strength of schedule and Carmel Bball (Kinda) Twitter

George Shebek, baseball player and senior SPORTS SPOTLIGHTS GISHL Standings

Points

1. Naptown Narwhals 2. Indianapolis Otters

14 pts 12 pts

3. Danglin’ Dugongs 4. Carmel Caribou 5. Carmel Ragin’ Reindeer 6. Circle City Gamecocks

9 pts 8 pts 7 pts 6 pts

7. Indy Silverbacks 8. Clay Township Bandits 9. Golden Ghetto Gophers 10. Monon Mammoths

4 pts 2 pts 2 pts 1 pts

PERSPECTIVES

APRIL 21, 2016

STA F F E D I TO R I A L

SKIPPING SKIP-A-FINAL

CHS needs to revise the current system of Skip-A-Final, which wrongfully penalizes students.

HILITE // STAFF EDITORIAL

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n 2009, chs decided to implement the skipA-Final policy to reward students who had few absences and tardy arrivals and prevent students from skipping school. However, now in 2016, the policy has major flaws and many unintended consequences.

The most important requirement to be eligible for skipa-final is that a student must have fewer than two absences in every class. This requirement wrongfully punishes students who get sick. When a student leaves school in order to see a nurse, the absence from class is counted as an unexcused absence. If a student goes home more than two times during the semester, they are no longer eligible for skipping a final.

Furthermore, according to the student handbook, a student should not come to school if they have had a fever within the last 24 hours, which basically means that the student would have to miss at least two days from having a fever. But let’s say that the student, instead of going to the nurse or staying home, decides to try to survive anyway: They are not only putting themselves at risk to get sicker but also becoming a risk to infect other students. If yet another policy does not allow students to come to school, it becomes almost impossible to meet the requirement to skip their final. Administrators must understand that students cannot control when they get sick and they should not get penalized for illness.

Despite what administrators think, the policy is not encouraging students to come to school. Once a student

ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES Determine if your attendance meets Skip A Final rules:

misses more than two days, they may tend to skip even more than they first planned to do. Administrators must realize once even one of the rigid rules in the policy is broken, students have no other incentive to come to school. Imagine a second semester senior who just missed their third absence; once they’ve missed that one extra absence, intended or not, they may have no real motivation to come to school anymore. The whole purpose of the policy was to increase attendance rates, but it seems like the policy is actually causing more absences.

Yes, we understand that the two-absence system has brought positive results for seven years. However, even small changes to open up the policy will make it even more effective, and students may be more inclined to participate in it. For example, if administrators could make a secondchoice option for which students who missed one or two extra days due to things they could not control could fill out some kind of appeal, the appeal could then be approved by administrators, and that student would be able to skip his or her final. Another way administrators can make this policy more attractive for students would be teacher approval forms.

This would also include students who missed one extra day due to an uncontrollable circumstance. Students could fill out a form for which teachers could recommend, from their grades and participation, if the students deserve to skip that final.

The current policy, while it works, brings to light unintended consequences that discourage students from participating. H

Have you ...

Your attendance meets the rules.

... had more than 2 absences per class?

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... had more than 1 tardy?

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SPEAK UP!

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Your attendance does NOT meet the rules.

... had suspensions or Saturday Detention?

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... missed school with 35% of class?

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SARAH LIU, GILLIAN PAXTON // SPEAK-UPS

Would you change anything about Skip-A-Final? If so, what would you change and why?

“I don’t think all absences should count against Skip-A-Final. Excused absences (should not count).”

Junior Karly Combs

“You should be able to be gone for more than two days, because when you’re sick, you’re sick for like a week. I don’t care though because I come to school sick anyway.”

Senior Kati Forbes

EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE

APRIL 21, 2016

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EVERY SINGLE THEY

We should accept and embrace the natural evolution of language.

GILLIAN PAXTON // COLUMN

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anguage is ever-changing. there’s a reason why you don’t hear Shakespearean English while walking down the street.

I’m not using “doth” or “thou” in my writing, and that’s because, over the years, words like these have fallen out of use. Language evolves as culture does. Regardless, controversy over new grammatical conventions is ongoing, especially now as technology necessitates the use of new slang and chatspeak. However, one linguistic controversy has existed for years under the radar. Indeed, even after making this common grammatical error, a person would have a hard time believing they had said anything wrong.

Some sharp-eyed grammar experts out there may have had a problem with that last sentence. For those not in the know, using the word “they” as a singular pronoun is considered incorrect by most standards.

In fact, the HiLite style manual itself prohibits using it in this way. However, for many reasons, using “they” as a singular pronoun is gaining acceptance; it was elected 2015’s Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society, for example, and is being included in the style guides of prominent newspapers like The Washington Post. The argument over “they” provides clarity for a larger point—that language evolves and that we should accept this as positive and inevitable.

The conventionally correct way to word a sentence is “a person would have a hard time believing he had said anything wrong.” Yet, the use of “he” as a gender-neutral pronoun is a rather controversial choice in its assumption that the default gender is the male one, a view not favored by a society progressing toward equality of genders. While “he” is traditionally the gender-neutral singular pronoun, using it makes it seem as though the person in this sentence is automatically male, despite that fact being unknown. “He or she” would also be correct, but that’s clunky. “They” is not only accurate for the situation, but also smooth and easily understood.

Acceptance of the singular “they” is not new. In Emma, Jane Austen wrote “Every body is in love once in their lives,” and in “Antony and Cleopatra,” Shakespeare wrote “No man goes to battle to be killed / But they do get killed.” The singular “they” is already commonly used in speech and in text. It also fills a gap in the English language, as we currently

FAMOUS USERS OF SINGULAR “THEY” • Geoffrey Chaucer • William Shakespeare • Jane Austen

FOREIGN EQUIVALENTS OF “THEY” Sweden he she they

han hon hen

Iceland he she they

hann hún paö

Norway he she they

han hun hin

ENGLISH GENDERNEUTRAL PRONOUNS Several genderneutral pronouns other than “they” have been proposed: • “thon” • “xe” • “ze”

• “zie” • “sie” • “ey”

have no gender-neutral pronoun. While we could follow the lead of the Chinese and Finnish languages by creating a new pronoun for this use, “they” has already come to fill this gap. It has also become a common pronoun for individuals who don’t identify with either gender. Because “they” has already been in use as a singular pronoun for many years, it’s an easy choice for expressing gender neutrality.

The acceptance of “they” reflects an ongoing process of linguistic evolution. Words and grammatical rules fall into and out of fashion all the time, yet it seems every single one is actively resisted in one way or another by older generations.

What we should take from the lesson of the singular “they” is that language tends to favor evolution.

“Thou” is no longer the singular form of “you,” saying “nice” no longer means “silly” or “foolish” as it did 500 years ago, and now we should let “they” refer to one person. As times change, our language has evolved as necessary. The English language has always lacked a truly neutral pronoun, and “they” has become that pronoun. The very purpose of language and grammatical conventions is to make communication concise and easy for all to understand, so if we accept new trends in language, we become more inclusive of all. Even if a person was particularly finicky about using language a certain way, they couldn’t argue with the merits of that, H could they?

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

Reach Gillian Paxton at gpaxton@hilite.org.

CYNTHIA YUE // GRAPHIC PEMBERLEY.COM, WSJ.COM, UWM.EDU // SOURCES

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PERSPECTIVES

AP CAPSTONE

APRIL 21, 2016

COMMENDING CAPSTONE

Students should consider the AP Capstone program for the academic freedom, exploration it provides.

DIVYA ANNAMALAI // COLUMN

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couple months ago, i remember sitting in an English classroom with limited knowledge of what I was doing. Everyone was in the same position as I was. We were some of the few students who took AP Capstone, a new pilot program that CHS introduced last year.

The Capstone program provides students with good opportunities to explore various fields and perspectives.

When I was a freshman in high school, the College Board introduced the new two-year pilot program: AP Capstone. It consists of two full-year courses, AP Seminar and AP Research, which have been designed to develop and improve skills for research, argumentation and communication. Like everyone else, I was lost in what the new pilot program would be like. I enjoyed that aspect of uncertainty though. By partaking in the class for AP Capstone, I love how nothing is already established. The class is still in the trial and error process, which allows for flexibility with assignments.

For example, in my first semester of AP Capstone, we had to do an argumentative paper. Since we were spending more time learning and experimenting with other ideas, we ended up making the argumentative paper abridged. If this was a regular English class, we would have had to finish the whole argumentative paper because there was nothing new to learn.

Another reason why many students should join the Capstone program is because there is a lot more freedom with assignments. For many years, in most of my other classes, there has always been a set curriculum. Every year, all of us go by the same set of rules and standards.

By taking new pilot programs like AP Capstone, we are

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allowed the freedom to come up with new and creative ideas on our own. We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bound by the guidelines that are already set in place. This creativity is necessary because this is how new inventions and innovations arise. For instance, in the second year of Capstone, every student gets to pick his or her own topic and do a full research paper on it. By having each student pick what topic he or she wants to write about, this allows for various ideas and perspectives to get across rather the usual, standard responses that arise from non-Capstone programs, such as AP English Literature. Therefore, more students should engage in pilot programs to improve their creativity and think outside the box.

Looking at the various advantages presented by the AP Capstone course, I encourage everyone to participate in the program. Through my experience with AP Capstone, I am beyond satisfied with my choice. Using the ideas and concepts I learned through the pilot program, I can apply it to real-world applications. I have looked at problems with a new perspective and angle. H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Divya Annamalai at dannamalai@ hilite.org.

GO FOR IT JASMINE LAM // GRAPHIC

WHY EXERCISE?

APRIL 21, 2016

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DON’T DO IT FOR THE DONK

People should work out for the sake of being healthy rather than for changing their appearances.

GABBY PERELMUTER // COLUMN

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orking out and eating healthy is always a good idea regardless of any other facts or statistics. However, working out solely for the purpose of getting a bigger butt is completely ridiculous and can cause body image problems as well as unnecessary anxiety.

Today’s society has completely changed the view of an ideal body image, and this image seems to be changing faster than clothing styles. While last year the focus was on hardly eating three almonds a day and having the perfect body with a thigh gap and a small waist, within the past six months, a ridiculous amount of new standards have arisen. Celebrities promote these ever changing norms which creates obnoxious standards and poisoning the views young girls have about their bodies. It seems that every season this image is changing and it is so unnecessary and draining to keep up with.

As a teenage girl it is seemingly hard to ignore looks and the media when it comes to trendy topics but this is a topic that can mess with the mind and the body in dangerous ways.

The Kardashians in particular have always been known for their “donks.” Khloe and Kim have their favorite ways to show off their butts all over social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram and their own apps, which they released just last year. While Khloe advocates working out with her frequent gym posts on her social media, the truth is, along with these workouts, she has had an enormous amount of plastic surgery to go along with it. Kim, as well, enjoys showing off her “perfect” hourglass shape all over the web, but these bodies are not realistic or natural

YOUR BODY ON EXERCISE You’ll be more energetic.

Exercise can help increase the lungs’ air capacity, allowing for more oxygen to enter the body.

This additional oxygen intake also powers cellular respiration, which results in production of more adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energyproviding molecule of the body.

(Energy in ATP is stored here)

You’ll feel better emotionally, too.

Exercise triggers release of feel-good neurotransmitters such as endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin (to name a few), which help boost moods.

SARAH LIU // GRAPHIC

IT IS WHAT IT IS

FITNESS.MERCOLA. COM // SOURCE

results. Unless you have the genes of a mermaid or the luck of Jennifer Lopez, no amount of dieting or squats will allow you to achieve this goal; so why squat and starve yourself to death?

Celebrities always seem to post the most perfect pictures on their social media, but these pictures are simply highlights or are taken on a day when they have woken up less bloated, but the human body naturally fluctuates, disposes or holds onto water in different ways.

Recently, Essena O’Neil, a well known model on Instagram, changed all of the captions on her photos of her body to show what the caption really should have been. The captions were changed to quotes such as “For this photo, I hardly ate for a week...”. Just because a picture is posted, doesn’t mean the person looks that way or eats that meal all hours of the day. Pictures are posted to show themselves at their brightest hour in the most perfect lighting and the most perfect angle, this doesn’t mean they’re always perfect or lack flaws.

Not everyone will be completely lean all the time in a healthy way. Fat doesn’t just magically disappear from all the areas you want it to as soon as you start exercising. It takes time and consistency to see lasting results, and everybody’s body responds differently to different methods. Going to the gym and doing thousands of squats and butt raises will not make you perfect or Kim Kardashian. Everyone’s body is different and beautiful in its own way regardless of what society will ever tell you.

Just because the Kardashians have large “donks” doesn’t mean you have to in order to be perfect or the best version of yourself. Sure, work out, eat healthy, do it for your own cardiovascular health and sanity, but there is no need to do thousands of squats to achieve a perfect peach emoji butt in the process. Just because others are trying to do it does not mean you have to follow what society tells you to do. Dare to be different and healthy and work out to be the best you that you can be, not some plastic hourglass barbie doll.

H The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Gabby Perelmuter at gperelmuter@hilite.org.

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FREE KESHA

APRIL 21, 2016

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

Kesha controversy exposes the issues in today’s judicial system with regards to women.

BETHLEHEM DANIEL // COLUMN

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freekesha. it’s the hashtag we all have seen these past few weeks as the alleged abuse between Kesha and her producer, Dr. Luke, has been brought to light. According to an article released this past month

by Rolling Stone, the movement that has flooded social media outlets for weeks began with charges Kesha pressed against her producer after he “physically, verbally and emotionally abused [Kesha] to the point where [she] nearly lost her life.” The once active pop sensation has not been able to get out of her contract with her producer and, hence, is unable to produce the music­­—leaving her void of a steady income. Even though her inability to produce music has caused distress to her millions of fans worldwide, an even greater pressing issue that this tragic tale brings to light is the underlying suppression of women in our present-day society.

The subjugation of women is showcased in the court’s refusal to allow Kesha the ability to end her contract. Although Sony, the company at which Dr. Luke is employed, promised to separate Kesha from her abuser, this served as nothing but a mere passive action that did not satisfy her or her millions of fans.

However, it is important to note that although the nature of Kesha’s tale is one that has garnered much attention, sadly, it is not an anomaly in the spectrum of spousal violence cases in presentday United States. According to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), women are often victims of harmful speculations and assumptions, such as, in domestic violence cases, for example, the common belief that the woman has “asked for it” or could

#FREEWOMAN

THE CASE TIMELINE 2005 Kesha began her career working with Kemosabe. Dr. Luke was her record producer then.

2012 Fans noticed that her album, “Warrior,” seemed odd and suspected that Dr. Luke and Kemosabe records were controlling her.

2014 Kesha entered rehab for an eating disorder. Later that year, she filed a suit accusing Dr. Luke of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

2015 Kesha and her attorney filed a preliminary injunction in her case.

2016 New York Supreme Court denied the injunction, saying that Kesha’s allegations were vague and had no medical evidence.

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have prevented the actions from occurring. This, although subtle, shows the continual existence of traditional attitudes toward the gender that makes up approximately half of the world’s population today.

So, why does this attitude continue to exist in our progressive and accepting nation to this day?

To begin with, one key reason why false stereotypes about women continue to exist is the lack of awareness of the issue in our everyday lives.

Sure, there are organizations such as the National Organization for Women that are dedicated to the feminist fight for equality in all venues of life, but a significant gender wage gap of 21 percent showcases the work that is yet to be done in many outlets of society, as evident in Kesha’s tale. Although there are many who get away with abusing females in today’s judicial system, their stories often go unheard due to their lack of publicity and the fear of shame that being a victim of abuse brings to one’s emotional, physical and mental health. It is time for society to realize the stereotypes that it has placed on women in society facing violence and raise awareness not only for Kesha but also the ordinary American who has faced situations similar to hers as well.

I must note that change won’t come easily.

Although we live in a nation that prides itself on equality and freedom for all, several distinct groups are suppressed due to their age, ethnicity and, even now, there continues to be suppression of a person based on their gender. Our “progressive” nation has led to the point where a singer can’t even end a contract with her abuser. Our “progressive” nation has engraved into the brains of millions that women are inferior to their male Turn to Page counterparts; it is common to use 36 to read the word “victim” when describing the story women and domestic violence. So, about the are we truly as “progressive” as we impact of claim to be? As of now, we are not, Kesha’s case. but with dedication and activism, H change is sure to come.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Bethlehem Daniel at bdaniel@hilite.org.

I LIKE THIS

APRIL 21, 2016

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JUDGING AND SHAMING

People should not shame others over a difference in interests.

RACHAEL TAN // COLUMN

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s april 29, the date of indianapolis’s comic Con, inches ever closer and the fangirl in me burgeons, I’m reminded of that awkward feeling you get when someone shames you for what you like. Your hands get clammy, your face gets hot as you feel your heart drop to your stomach, and suddenly it’s so shameful to make that person listen to your interests. Now don’t get me wrong; there are plenty of cases where it’s actually a good thing to stop someone from liking something problematic or harmful, but what happens when it’s just not?

Despite the diversity in interests, majorities and mass culture still exist and are very apparent. Memes, trending TV shows and certain fashions are only the tip of the iceberg of what the common high school student needs to know to be in touch with the rest of the community and be considered “normal.” But there is growing popularity with what is considered “not normal”.

According to a The Pokemon Company survey, the age demographic of which people buy Pokemon games has been increasing within the high school and college groups. In music, the K-Pop genre, in stark contrast to the pop we listen to on the radio now, is taking a hold on our age and country’s interests, evident by the increasing number of international tours of groups such as EXO and Big Bang.

And yet, the shame for liking something considered foreign or childish, despite the contrasting evidence, still exists. I have to hold myself back from talking about my own interests even to the point of lying about my favorite shows and games so I can avoid public embarrassment. I can’t even keep

count of how many times I’ve heard the phrase, “Do you have anything normal that you like?” Though it may be said with a smile and a laugh, people tend to not realize exactly what effect it has. By something as simple as that, you indirectly tell the person what they like is invalid and that they should stop talking about it. That thought reappears whenever they want to talk about what they like, and before too long the person stops talking about what they like entirely, even lying about what they like to save face. Even online where you can find countless other fans to sympathize with, shame for liking certain things still exists. People are cyberbullied even to the point of suicide for enjoying something as petty as sharing opinions that do not agree with what most of the fandom says. Mass culture and the majority mind set forces those who do not fit within those parameters to lose their sense of self and follow what is considered the “right” choice.

I’m not saying I am only a victim in this, nor am I accusing everyone of being guilty for doing this. I myself have shamed someone before for liking something I did not like or had derogatory conceived notions about, and at least everyone has experienced being shamed at least once. Shaming is quite common, and it’s about time we start taking caution of it.

Keep your minds open, and allow yourself to learn more about things you’re not familiar with, no matter how out of your own interests it may seem. And if you can’t find it within yourself to enjoy what your friend likes, that’s fine. Next time when you talk with someone about disagreeing on what they like or decide to tell someone you think what they like is wrong, watch your words. Or even better, if you don’t have H anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Rachael Tan at rtan@hilite.org.

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hillary clinton

JASMINE LAM // GRAPHIC

a look into the candidates donald trump bernie sanders

ted cruz far left

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FURY ON WHEELS

APRIL 21, 2016

FURY ON WHEELS

Sophomore Chloe Wiser is a junior team member of the Indianapolis Naptown Roller Girls KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTOS PRANAV SRIRAM // Q&A

Q&A WITH CHLOE WISER How did you get into roller derby?

When I was in sixth grade, my friend Laney Thompson sat me down at her lunch table, and she said, “We are having tryouts for my roller derby team, and you should really come and try it out.” “Yeah, okay, sure.” I went, and thought “oh this is pretty cool,” and then I went to an adult game, and I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” I was hooked on it, so I had to try it.

What differentiates roller derby from other sports?

Well, it is one of the only female dominated sports we have in this country, in this world even, and it’s one of the only female full contact sports that you

Check out a video interview with Chloe Wiser and a POV video of her on the court. http://hilite.org/archives/

category/fame.

can play as a girl, unless you count hockey or rugby. So it’s very unique in that aspect. Also, there’s just something special about the camaraderie of it all. I am so close to the girls on my team, we are all like sisters, and I’ve never seen anything like that in other sports. I’ve played other sports, and I’ve never had the kind of emotional connection like I have with roller derby.

How exactly does a roller derby competition work?

You obviously have two teams, and from each team at a time, you have five people on the track. It’s played on an oval-shaped track, and the whole game is called a bout, and the bout is an hour long; you split up into two halves, two

30-minute halves, and in each of the halves you have jams, and the jams last two minutes. So within each same jam. I said before you have five people on the track at a time. You have four blockers and one jammer. The blockers are in charge of helping the jammer get through the pack and also stopping the other jammer. The pack is everyone together. Usually it starts with the blockers where they are a little ahead of the jammers and the jammers have to go through the pack, which is basically just a big blob of girls. So the jammers are the people who score the points. And the pivots are the people inside the pack.

They’re kind of the captains of the team of those four people and they tell everyone what to do and they

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direct what’s going on. Once you pass an opposing player’s hips that’s one point. So as a jammer I’m trying to get around the track as many times as possible so I can pass as many people as possible.

When I get through the pack, that’s five points for me.

What is the hardest part of a roller derby competition?

The hardest part of roller derby is the physicality of it. The position I play as a jammer and including being in charge of scoring all the points, so when I’m out and I’m in the first jam of the game and I’m in charge of scoring the first five or ten points, there’s a lot of pressure to be able to accomplish

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that for your team and also stay physically capable of being able to provide for your team.

If someone is interested in roller derby what would you recommend them to do?

I would definitely recommend that they go to a game, and see how it works because you can look at games on the internet, or get advice from other people, but it’s not the same unless you see it happen because you kind of get a feel for it.

Check out more of the Q&A at http://hilite.org/archives/category/ fame.

TRAINING RUSH: Sophomore Chloe Wiser works alongside her teammates during a Friday night practice. The team did several workouts, drills and scrimmages. Wiser commented on the relationship the team has, “I’m hanging out with 20 of my best friends twice a week and that’s something that’s just awesome.”

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STRICTLY BUSINESS

APRIL 21, 2016

LITEBOX STRICTLY BUSINESS

Jordan “JD” Arland receives his awards for his performance in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing event at the DECA State conference on March 1. This Saturday, Arland will join 130 other CHS students as they travel to Nashville, Tenn. to represent the CHS DECA chapter and to compete at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC).

KYLE CRAWFORD // PHOTO