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APRIL 24, 2014 I VOL. 78 I ISSUE 9 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL I 520 E. MAIN ST. I CARMEL, IN I WWW.HILITE.ORG

Guns are the tool, not the evil. By Christine Fernando Page 16

Page 16 Guns are engineered for violence. By Caitlin Muller CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL I 520 E. MAIN ST. I CARMEL, IN I WWW.HILITE.ORG

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Inside this issue: News 6

Sports 25

Feature 8

Cover 16

Student Section 14

The Gun Issue The debate about guns is a divisive one, both nationally and locally. There are stories and reasonings behind all stances on the topic, particularly at this school. 16 Corrections and Clarifications In the “Confidence in coaches increases expectations for the baseball team” story, Elliot Shebek was identified as a pitcher, but he is actually a shortstop.

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

Studies show knitting eases stress, protects brain from aging and has similar effects as those of meditation 8

Student Section Today is the last day to vote for your 2014-2015 Student Body President and Speaker of the House 14

Entertainment Cutting Edge Comedies, a student directed group, aims to push the limits of controversial humor at its production this Saturday 21

Sports Carmel United plans merge with Westfield Youth Soccer Association to create Indiana Fire Juniors 25

Flip for these stories:

Feature

Perspectives

CHS students will make use of this school’s partnership with the Indiana Online Academy to offer summer school classes online 6

Reporter Jessica Tao examines the Ban Bossy campaign’s potential to change societal perceptions of female leaders 30

Perspectives

News

Reporter Kyle Walker discusses the issue of firearms on school property 31

15 Minutes

Entertainment 21

Junior Sophia Gould sails competitively every summer in Connecticut 32

THE CONTROLS

APRIL 24, 2014 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | JUST A MINUTE | PAGE 3 In 1957, Brenda Milner discovered that not only are there different types of memories, but that each of these genres is controlled by different parts of the brain Hippocampus Spacial, navigational and declarative learning memory

Frontal Lobes Prospective memory: association of an action with specific time Frontal Cortex Spacial, navigational and declarative learning memory

Cerebellum Procedural memory (i.e., muscle memory)

Basal Ganglia Implicit/subconscious memory (forms procedural memory) Amygdala Emotional “memory”/experiences

Mammillary Body Recognition memory

THE PROCESS

The three steps that take place in creating then recalling a memory

1

Encoding Attention to an event causes more neuron firing which induces a sensation. The hippocampus combines decoded sensations into one experience.

2

Consolidation/Storage Memories are “solidified” through potentiation They’re then stored and filtered to prevent floods of irrelevant information on a daily basis. Unlike books on shelves, memory storage is an ongoing process of reconstruction.

3

Recall/Retrieval Brain replays neural activity to echo a perception of the real event. *Note: New information is constantly incorporated into old memories over time; remembering is, in a sense, creative re-imagination.

THE IMPLICATIONS Memory is just creative re-imagination. Here’s a situation that demonstrates the true meaning of that statement

1

Meet John, 17, and Sally, 16.

They’re in love. On a particularly romantically charged night, they kiss for the first time.

2

A few weeks later, however, they choose to pursue separate paths, leaving behind their budding romance.

3.A

At this point, we can consider two theoretical situations. In situation A, the two spend every day for the next ten years thinking about that first kiss.

3.B

In situation B, John focuses on his writing career and Sally on her music career. Both choose not to think about the first time their lips touched.

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Ten years later, the two meet and suddenly recall that moment.

Contrary to popular belief, the memories from situation B are much more accurate: by constantly remembering the moment in situation A, both John and Sally twisted and reconstructed the moment – adding a thing or two here, taking this or that out.

Over four years ago, on April 7, 2010, British psychologist Richard Wiseman celebrated “Happy Memory Day,” writing that re-experiencing one’s happiest moment is beneficial. Recent discoveries have shown, however, that remembering may be no different than re-imagining. Here are a few quick refreshers and clarifications as to how memory operates.

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Did you know?

Seventy-seven percent of college professors say their college offers online courses.

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News Briefs April 24 to 25

CHS Jazz Bands will host Jazz a la Mode in Room P105 on Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m.

Indiana to replace Common Core with Indiana Academic Standards

BY CYNTHIA YUE cyue@hilite.org

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GETTING JAZZY: Danny Yount, Jazz Ensemble percussionist and senior, practices his skills on the drum set for Jazz a la Mode, a series of concerts on April 24 to 26. At each performance, desserts with whipped cream and drinks will be served.

May 2

The IB Film students will present their films at the CHS Film Fest, which will be at the Dale E. Graham Auditorium at 7 p.m.

May 3

CHS will conduct this year’s prom at the Fountains at 8 p.m.

May 3 to 6

DECA members will compete in the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta from May 3 to 6.

May 5 to 16

CHS will conduct AP exams in the Studio Theatre. Check the AP exam schedule for more information on dates and times for specific exams.

May 15 to 18

The Performing Arts Department will conduct its Spring Musical, Grease, in the Dale E. Graham Auditorium.

n March 24, Gov. Mike Pence signed Senate Bill 91, with some points focusing on the replacement of Common Core standards with Indiana Academic Standards and the deeming of the Indiana Academic Standards as college and career-ready.

Krishna Pathak, CHS Political Discussion Club president and junior, said, “I think it’s a great thing that our state approached (the withdrawal from the Common Core standards). It was something that our legislature can actually come together and work towards to really put education back in the hands of states.”

According to Glenda Ritz, Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Common Core is a set of student standards for English/language arts and mathematics, and Indiana adopted Common Core in 2010. However, the first draft of the new Indiana Academic Standards was put out in February, and several drafts of the standards have been created since then.

Ritz said the standards will be in a more final form when Indiana’s Education Roundtable votes on, revises and adopts the standards on April 21 in order to recommend the standards to the State Board of Education, which is expected to adopt the standards on April 28. The adopted set of standards will be in effect for six years.

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GETTING TO THE CORE: Krishna Pathak, CHS Political Discussion Club president and junior, works on an assignment in AP Computer Science. According to Pathak, Indiana will benefit from withdrawing from the Common Core and adopting its own standards.

Assistant Principal Brooke Watkins, who oversees curriculum in instruction and assessments, said the new standards as they currently are written are very similar to the Common Core standards.

Watkins said, “When you look at the new standards, very few things have changed.

We’ll do whatever the state tells us to do as far as meeting criteria and guidelines, but we’re also going to take it to the next level and make sure that we’re providing meaningful Common Core Across the US and rigorous experiences for our students.”

Indiana is one of only a few U.S. states that However, according to does not follow the Common Core standards Ritz, the first draft of the standards was created after a review of not only the Common Core standards but also Indiana’s previous standards as well as national standards for math and language arts. Ritz said the standards will be deemed college and career-ready.

Ritz and Watkins both said assessments will Rejected Common Core Adopted Common Core change as well.

CHRISHAN FERNANDO / GRAPHIC Ritz said, “It’s a different COMMON CORE / SOURCE type of question format.

It will make sure that kids are doing critical thinking, and so it’s not gonna be a typical multiple choice test, so students will be able to use technology-enhanced questions to manipulate and drop and drag and to solve problems rather than choosing the right answer.”

According to Ritz, the new assessments will be ready for the 2015-16 school year, and ISTEP+ testing and End of Course Assessments (ECAs) in their current formats will be in effect until the 2015-16 school year.

Pathak said, “Students such as myself, juniors or seniors, won’t be affected as we have already completed our ECA and (ISTEP+) testing. However students who have yet to take them, who end up taking the revised ones, should end up doing better because they have been revised to fit Indiana education, rather than the national education standards.”

Pathak said he supports having standards at the state level.

Pathak said, “As far as I believe, the new standards, which are purposed to be in place for the next six years, differ greatly from the national Common Core standards and will have a positive impact on students, as they have been tailored for the students and H teachers of Indiana.”

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Logging into Education CHS administration to allow students to take online summer school courses through Indiana Online Academy original grade. Not only will Sanders work at her own speed, but she will also be able to work on her class work anytime from anywhere with internet access.

“Now I don’t have to deal with the This summer, when students open up their laptops early times of summer school or changing at home, some of them may be studying and earning my schedule to be home,” Sanders said. credits instead of just roaming the internet. Since CHS “I would be able to learn better online, partnered with the Indiana Online Academy in order to anyways, because I can go at my own pace.” offer some summer school classes online, students will Counselor Stephanie Payne has helped have the opportunity to take over 35 different courses students sign up for summer school, with online between June 4 and July 26. registration dates ranging from April 9 Sophomore Juliet Sanders said she plans to take to May 31. While she said she sees the Chemistry I online this summer in order to replace her benefits of online classes, Payne said that such an arrangement puts much more responsibility on the students themselves.

Taking an Online Course “It creates an option that gives students more flexibility with not only You can follow these steps to SARAH LIU / PHOTO one but two summer school courses,” sign up for an online summer course THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY: Sophomore Juliet Sanders listens in class in her Payne said. “There is flexibility with chemistry class. This summer, Sanders will take a chemistry course online doing it online as the students are not 1. Ask your counselor for approval to take through the Indiana Online Academy in order to replace her current grade. stuck with coming (to CHS) everyday, an online summer course with the Indiana but it does mean you have to be a little Online Academy more motivated on your own.”

While Sanders said she would hold herself “The Indiana Online Academy program has been 2. Register for the course online accountable to stay on task and complete her work in offering these classes, and they have been available to the a timely fashion, freshman Jack Missler said his first school system for a few years to use as summer school,” preference is in-class courses.

Payne said. “As more schools have found themselves 3. Pay for your course online using credit “I am taking gym as of now, because I hurt my strapped for money, a lot of schools have taken up the card or mail by check by the 15th day of shoulder and may need to make up the credit,” Missler online courses as their summer school.” the class said. “I would learn better in the actual class; online, Payne also said that with the new online courses, there are too many distractions.” students would not have to set their schedules around 4. Receive an email from the instructor on the According to the Indiana Online Academy’s website, summer school.

She said this option would give them week of the first class the summer school class listing contains free classes the ability to work in their own free time. This is one varying from regular-weight courses to AP courses in a of the reasons Sanders said she is taking advantage of 5. Receive a user name and password for the variety of subjects. However, Payne said CHS does not online classes. course on the first day of the class offer all of the classes available online, such as the SAT “I will be traveling a lot. I’m going on a mission trip or ACT prep classes; it only picks those courses that for one week and a family vacation for another,” Sanders INDIANAONLINEACADEMY.ORG / SOURCE match with the curriculum. said. “Online school will be helpful because it doesn’t have the absence rules of regular summer school.”

While Missler will be staying in-state during the summer, he said he did recognize some benefits to the The Value of Online Courses new alternative.

“I will treat it like regular school, but it allows me to Pew Research Center conducted a survey to determine whether people take extra electives next year,” Missler said. think an online course is equal or lesser in value to a traditional in-person course With the increased push to incorporate more technology into school curriculums, Payne said online Percent of people who believe a course courses will be available at the disposal of students in Percent of people who believe a course taken taken online is not comparable to a the future, as well. online is equal in value to a course taken in person course taken in person “With some state initiatives that are encouraging more technology integration into schools, there has been some discussion of requiring an online course as Americans under age 30 28% 67% a part of graduation by the state,” Payne said. “This will also prepare students for some college courses they may take in the future.”

While internet access may not be available to all students at their homes, CHS computer labs and those of Americans age 30 and older 30% 58% the Carmel Clay Public Library will be open to students during the summer.

Sanders said, “I think it is a good idea and very *Responses from people who said they don’t CHRISHAN FERNANDO / GRAPHIC PEW RESEARCH CENTER / SOURCE H know or they don’t want to answer aren’t included practical for the way our society runs now.”

BY NATALIA CHAUDHRY nchaudhry@hilite.org

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The ABCs of the New SAT College Board introduces reforms for spring 2016 including optional essay, different score

BY RYAN WOOCK rwoock@hilite.org

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ollege Board made some serious noise last month when it announced that it will roll out a redesigned SAT in spring 2016. The most notable changes include an overall score switch from 2400 to 1600, a shortened time length and a shift of focus to the three core sections: evidence-based reading and writing, math and the essay.

Additionally, the essay will become optional, and no penalty will be given for incorrect answers. The College Board has also partnered with Khan Academy ALEX YOM / PHOTO in order to provide affordable test NEW ESSAY, NEW EVIDENCE: SAT prep tutor Edgar Huang hosts an preparation materials to those students online class that trains students for the SAT. Huang said the biggest change is who are part of low-income households. how the essay will be tested because it now requires evidence.

Carly Lindauer, senior director of external communications at College Board, said a teachers,” Lindauer said via email. change was needed, and the test responds Zach Gartenhaus, who has already taken the test twice to those needs. and is part of the first freshman class to take the new SAT, “Our members, including admission officers, school said he cited some pros and cons to the sweeping reforms. counselors, teachers and students, have called on us to “I like the changes to the length of the test because I change the SAT and go beyond assessment to deliver think it will allow people to focus more and be able to opportunity. The redesigned SAT will ask students to really show what they can do,” Gartenhaus said. apply a deep understanding of the few skills and content Edgar Huang, who teaches a local SAT prep class, said areas most important for college and career readiness. he anticipates the biggest adjustment will be in the essay The questions will be more familiar to students because writing. However, he said, the most profound change is they’ll be modeled on the work of the best classroom

not actually in the optional component of it but rather the general stylistic format of the paper.

“The biggest change in the whole list is how the essay is going to be tested. Because in the old days you would be given a topic, you would write on it by using examples from books, from news, from wherever,” Huang said. “The new change insists that you must be evidence-based.”

However, Lindauer mentioned the preparation for these changes, essay included, is going to have a focus around strong work in the classroom.

“The redesigned SAT will reward productive use of classroom time and a focus on rigorous course work.

Rigorous course work will be, more than ever, the best preparation for the SAT. As test day approaches, students can access the free preparation materials provided by the College Board and Khan Academy to get to know the exam and to build on their preparation with targeted review and practice,” Lindauer said.

Gartenhaus said he is glad the changes were implemented and also said he expects everybody else to like them as well.

“I think the majority of kids will like it because it makes the test a lot less difficult. Kids will be able to guess on questions and narrow answers down by using logic which will help them,” Gartenhaus said.

Lindauer ultimately said the new SAT will provide opportunity to students in a variety of ways.

“Our goal is to support college readiness and success for more students and to make sure that those who are prepared take full advantage of the opportunities they’ve earned through their hard work,” Lindauer said.

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Changes in the SAT Here are all the changes to the SAT starting 2016

Major changes:

THE REDESIGNED SAT

Scoring:

400-1600 point scale, separate essay score

Length:

Three hours, with an added 50 minutes for the essay

No penalty for wrong answers

Digital version offered (in some locations)

Changes to occur the spring of 2016

Math Section: Focus on three areas

-Problem solving and data analysis -The heart of algebra -Passport to advanced math

Passages from wide range of sources (informational graphics, multiparagraph passages, etc.)

Selection of best supporting quote for answering a previous question

Three sections: -Evidence-Based Reading and Writing -Math -Essay (optional)

Partnership with Khan Academy for free test prep materials

Relevant vocabulary (no more obscure words) Words like “punctilious” will be replaced with words like “synthesis”

Excerpts from founding documents or texts about freedom, justice and human dignity

Essay:

Response to a provided passage

Application to the real world (in all sections)

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Indiana state law to allow guns in locked vehicles in school parking lots

BY STEPHANIE ZHANG szhang@hilite.org On March 28, Gov. Mike Pence signed a law allowing adults to keep guns locked in their vehicles in school parking lots. However, guns are still not permitted in school buildings or on school buses. This new law will take effect on July 1.

Police officer Phil Hobson said the new law will make it more convenient for people who legally carry firearms to protect their Second Amendment rights to bear arms.

Hobson said, “The basis of the argument is that I am constitutionally allowed to bear arms, and what’s going on now is if I need to go to a school or if I’m a parent dropping off my daughter’s lunch off to school and if I’m a legal gun owner, I currently am not allowed to even bring my gun with me, which is an inconvenience to someone who was maybe going to work or feel they need to have their right to carry their gun. They would have to leave it at home before coming onto school grounds.”

Although this new law could pose some concerns about students’ safety at schools, junior Celina Tragesser said she is perfectly comfortable with the new law.

Tragesser said, “I think (the new law) is nothing new, because we already have the right to bear arms as American citizens. I’m not against it in any way because it is our constitutional right to be able to bear arms. As long as the guns are locked in the cars, it doesn’t pose a threat to anyone at the school or the children at all.”

However, there inevitably is debate between the two political sides of the spectrum, and not everyone believes the new bill is the safest choice for students, including junior Blake Richardson.

Richardson said, “My opinion would be that this makes schools more unsafe, and it may actually lead to further problems. For example, with guns allowed on school property, if a potential gunman knows this fact, they could break into a car, and it would just bring

Indiana Gun Laws

SWETHA NAKSHATRI / PHOTO

SERIOUS SAFETY: Officer Phil Hobson discusses the issues of safety brought up by the new law that allows guns in school parking lots. The bill was signed by Gov. Mike Pence on March 26 and will go into effect on July 1. unnecessary violence onto school grounds. As a whole, more students would probably feel more unsafe at school.”

Despite contrary perceptions of what the law means in terms of students’ safety in school, Hobson said he doesn’t think the new law will impact or change students’ safety.

“I think that people that legally own firearms generally are not the threats that we are concerned about. I think that people who would bring firearms

Here is a synopsis of Indiana state laws on purchase, possession and carrying of firearms

Need Permit?

Additional Information

Purchase

Possession

Carrying

No

No

Yes

It is illegal to sell firearms to people with criminal history, drug abusers or people under 18

Children cannot posses firearms unless it is for recreation and there is adult supervision

An adult can carry a handgun without a permit if the gun is unloaded or in its case HELENA MA / GRAPHIC NRAILA.ORG / SOURCE

to a school to do harm probably don’t follow the other laws as well,” Hobson said. “But someone who is a law-biding citizen who has a weapon, I don’t think that makes the safety issue any more concerning to me, because if someone were coming to the school to hurt someone, they’re not going to worry about the laws that were here before or now.”

Tragesser said she also doesn’t think the new law changed students’ safety at CHS. “For me, personally, I believe that if an intruder really wanted to come and injure students, they could do so with or without this being legal, because they’re going to do it anyways whether or not it’s legal or not, and this law wouldn’t allow it to be easier or harder for them to come.

So I don’t feel any more or less safe with this new law,” Tragesser said.

Hobson said the intent of the law and the perception of its impact on students’ safety can be completely different.

“I hope we don’t have people perceiving that there’s an increase in danger, because I think that in our community, 99.9 percent of our citizens are doing the right thing and that there is not an increase threat to us because of this law,” Hobson said. “We’re still working every day to make sure that we’re safe before this law, and we will continue H to do so after this law.”

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Did you know?

World Wide Knit in Public Day, started in 2005, will take place from June 14 to 22 this year.

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Unraveling Stress

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Studies show knitting and crafting can help those with anxiety and depression, relieve stress and protect the brain from damage due to aging

BY CYNTHIA WU cwu@hilite.org

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hen she was 8 years old, senior Emma LaPlante learned how to knit at her aunt’s wedding shower. Since then, she said she has carried that skill with her and knits to make presents for others and primarily to ease stress.

“It’s a really good way to relax. Your mind isn’t really on (knitting) because once you get in the groove of it, you’re not really thinking about it,” she said. “You can just think and be in that sort of relaxed state of mind, but you’re still being productive, whereas if you’re just napping or lying down or watching TV, which are kind of comparable activities where you’re not really focusing that hard and it’s kind of just a break, you’re not actually making anything productive.”

Effects of Knitting and Crafting

Just as LaPlante uses knitting to relax, studies have increasingly shown these benefits of knitting and crafting. According to a March CNN article titled “This is your brain on knitting,” crafting can ease stress, increase happiness, help people with depression or anxiety and protect the brain from aging. In fact, a clinical trial by the National Institute on Aging, published in January, states that cognitive training can improve the brain’s processing speed for 10 years.

Dr. Cara Lewis, assistant professor of psychology at IU,

Mental Functions Various sections of the brain are used when knitting, each specializing in its own purpose

PARTS OF BRAIN USED

Creativity and problem solving Visuospatial processing

Frontal lobe

l

al

Tempor lobe

Occipita lobe

Working memory and attention span

said cognitive activities come with some benefits.

“One could extrapolate from research in other areas that staying cognitively active has positive effects, but there is also the potential that crafting and knitting in particular has benefit for fine motor skill maintenance,” she said.

As an Antidepressant

In addition, crafting may show effects similar to meditation and serve as an anti-depressant. In a study by the British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81 percent of knitters with depression said they felt happy after knitting.

Lewis agreed that these activities could help break the depression cycle.

“The cognitive behavioral models of depression suggest that increasing pleasurable activities in times of depression can be considered ‘anti-depressant’ in nature,” she said. “Behavioral models of depression suggest that in times of depression, people engage in fewer activities and therefore have fewer opportunities to receive reinforcement from their environment, which feeds the depressive cycle. Therefore, knitting and crafting may serve as one method to break the depression loop.”

AP Psychology teacher Robin Pletcher said, however, that while knitting and crafting may help with depression, it may only be effective to a certain extent.

“There is a strong chemical connection with depression,” Pletcher said. “(It’s hard to show that) if somebody is truly diagnosed with depression, that just doing an activity would take that depression away without having a medication involved.”

Outlet for Stress JEZEBEL.COM, SERENDIP.BRYNMAWR.EDU / SOURCE CONNIE CHU / GRAPHIC

“I think it’s imperative to have something like (knitting) to relieve the stress of everyday life,” she said.

“I’m either in a rehearsal or a meeting every day after

Nevertheless, LaPlante said she thinks such activities are still important for students, as it is necessary to have some outlet for stress.

MIKAELA GEORGE / PHOTO

CAREFREE CRAFTING: Senior Emma LaPlante works on her next knitting creation. She said knitting serves as both a stress reliever and a creative outlet throughout her time in high school.

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“It’s easy to get swallowed up in school and with the stress of grades and trying to get into college...but when you have that creative outlet, it keeps you more firmly rooted.”

Emma LaPlante Avid knitter and senior school until like 9:30 (p.m.), and then I get home and I do homework. So I feel like I very rarely have time to just not have to be worrying about anything and to just not have to be focusing, not have to be thinking, and so I really like the time that I spend doing music or knitting or just crafts at home because it’s just a nice way to wind down. I feel like kids who don’t have that in their lives tend to be a lot more stressed out.”

Similarly, Pletcher said she agrees that an outlet is important, but with moderation.

“Each person needs to have an effective outlet for stress, and the key (is) being effective. If knitting or crafting is your thing, then that could be an effective way for you to get an outlet for stress,” she said. “In psychology, a lot of times we’ll talk about how a lot of things done in moderation are good, but when they’re done in excess then it becomes bad. (Knitting and crafting) can be an outlet for stress, but if it becomes something that they have to do or they have to make something a certain way, and it has to be perfect, then they can become stressed about the thing that’s the outlet for stress.”

Inspired by her sister’s love for the activity, sophomore Taylor Darnley said she started crafting a couple of years ago and uses it to cope with stress.

“It builds a technique in my brain to relieve everything that’s going (on) around me so I can just focus on one thing,” Darnley said. “It doesn’t require a lot of work, and you can do it whenever you want. There’s no due date or anything like that, like homework.”

She said crafting has played a large role in her life, especially during the time when her parents divorced.

“A couple years ago, my parents got a divorce, so I just started making all (this) stuff,” she said. “My sister’s been doing it with me to cope with all the stress and all that, and I think it played a role by relieving me because I was pretty sad when it happened, and when I started weaving and crocheting and crafting and all that, it really helped me get the pain out of me.”

Apart from relieving stress, Darnley said crafting is a unique way to uplift people’s moods.

“It helps you get out of the zone. It’s a unique way

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF KNITTING

Benefits

The rhythmic and repetitive motions of knitting produce both health and mental benefits

Heart rate lowers by an average of about

More Ways to Relax Knitting produces effects comparable to the Activities With Similar Effects as Knitting following activities

to get yourself out there and show your art and all that. You can show your work (and) you can show how talented you are,” she said. “You can do whatever you want with it. You don’t have to follow everybody else. I think it’s a really good way to express yourself.”

In general, as students try to cope with stress from school and home, activities like knitting and crafting could act as effective relaxation tools.

“I think arts and crafting in general has always been there for me, and it’s part of my everyday life because I’m in choir and I’m in orchestra, and being artistic and using the (right) side of my brain is something that I’m doing constantly, and so I feel like there hasn’t been one time in my life where I feel like it’s pushed me through, but I feel like it’s constantly just been something that’s kept me grounded,” LaPlante said. “It’s easy to get swallowed up in school and with the stress of grades and trying to get into college, and it’s really easy to get really enveloped by that, but when you have that H creative outlet, it keeps you more firmly rooted.”

beats per minute

IN A STUDY OF OVER 3,500 KNITTERS WITH DEPRESSION

OF THEM REPORTED FEELING “HAPPY” AFTER KNITTING. IN THE SAME STUDY, OVER HALF REPORTED FEELING “VERY HAPPY.”

Crafting reduces COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT by 30% to 50%

THE RHYTHMIC/REPETITIVE MOTIONS OF KNITTING CAN: improve mental function/well-being of people suffering from DEMENTIA, STROKES AND OTHER BRAIN DISORDERS/DAMAGE

provide physical and mental distraction from some bad habits I.E. OVEREATING, SMOKING, ANXIETY AND EATING DISORDERS CNN.COM / SOURCE CONNIE CHU / GRAPHIC

produce a mental state of well-being, referred to as the “RELAXATION RESPONSE”

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Students to enter work force after high school Various facts about the cost of not going to college Congratulations, You’ve graduated from CHS...

Now what?

High school students today have a 82% chance of landing a full time job, compared to 87% back in 1965

A comparison between past generations and Millennials in college

Disparity in earnings of a high school diploma and Bachelor’s Degree

15000

$17500

10000 5000

1965 2013 Median earnings by 60% of Science/Math workers with at least majors relate very closely a bachelor’s degree to their careers compared were $43,300 to 43% to business and liberal arts majors 80 70

% of each education level who say schooling was “very useful” in preparing them for work

60

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Millennials % Graduates who say college has paid off in the long run

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For as long as he could remember, junior Ben Figueroa has been fascinated by fire.

“It’s something so mysterious yet also completely understood by science,” Figueroa said. “We know what it is, but there’s something about it that’s captivating and awe-inspiring.”

Figueroa said his fascination has led him to pursue a career involving fire. As of now, he is considering blacksmithing, which is working with metals, and film pyrotechnics, which is working with special effects such as explosions and fireworks. Because neither of these occupations requires a college degree, Figueroa has decided to not attend college after high school.

Figueroa’s post-high school plans might be seen as surprising due to the greater-than-ever cost of not going to college according to a 2013 Pew Research population survey.

Millennial college graduates between ages 25 and 32 who are working full time earn about $17,500 more annually than young adults with only a high school diploma. The pay gap between the two groups was significantly smaller in previous generations.

Todd Iler, Assistant Director of Admissions at Purdue, said there are many reasons for this phenomenon.

He said, “A big part of earning a degree is proving (to employers) that you’ve learned and that you can do what you say you want to do. It is proving that you can be presented with problems and information, and you can solve it and organize it in a logical fashion.”

In addition, Iler said that going to college allows students to connect with people they can network with in the future.

At Purdue specifically, students are also able to learn about other cultures and recognize how things work on a global scale due to the campus’ diversity, which is very important to the modern business world.

Figueroa said he does not know anyone else at CHS who does not plan to go to college like him and thinks this phenomenon is strange because there are many

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options, mainly blue-collar jobs, that don’t require college degrees.

While degrees are available in both blacksmithing and film, Figueroa said he thinks employers will judge prospective employees on their talent rather than a degree in the two fields.

He said, “In blacksmithing, if you are trained, know what you are doing, you’re a good craftsman, you’re talented, if you’re a good artist, then that is your measure of performance, not how you were trained or who trained you.

The same is true with film.”

Figueroa also said he decided to enter the work force after high school because of his personal learning style, which is suited towards more hands-on learning.

According to him, “The way I learn isn’t suited towards sitting in a classroom and being told what to think,” Figueroa said. “I am pretty narcissistic. If I’m sitting in class, and someone is just talking at me, I feel like, ‘Oh I’m so much smarter than this person. Why are they trying to tell me what to think or what to do?’ But in a situation where it’s hands-on, I can clearly see that they have a better grasp of what to do than I do, so I can respect that more.”

However, Iler said there are many hands-on learning experiences available to students in college.

“You’ll do an incredible amount of hands-on learning (in college), especially as you progress within your program,” he said. “At Purdue we have over 2,000 different types of undergraduate research programs and projects going on.

These use the skills and the programs you’re learning about in the classroom while you’re here to apply what you’re learning in the real sense.”

Figueroa also said he realizes that he will not be able to have the transition from being a teenager to adult that college students will have.

“I would have to go straight out into the labor pool,” Figueroa said. “I don’t get that transition period of college where you’re kind of an adult. College is good for the experience because you get to go and learn about the world and learn about what being independent is H before you have to rely totally on yourself.”

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Devon Richter

I’ve been a Riley kid for 14 years, and the doctors and nurses inspired me to want to give back. I believe I’m qualified because I have been a three–year student government member and a Cabinet member for the last two years.

I want to help provide options for our students and bring about change in our school. I believe that my experiences with different schools could also prove beneficial when bringing forth new ideas and opportunities for our school.

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Anna Katsis

I was inspired to run by my love for my school and by the opportunity to make CHS an even better place by helping facilitate the flow and implementation of ideas. I love working with others and collaborating on ideas.

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Get ready for prom night with this guide to current dress styles

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Silk: The most popular and expensive fabric. It comes in many textures and is a very elegant and classic choice.

Chiffon: A sheer, lightweight and delicate

Tulle: This is what tutus are made of. It is used as netting under skirts to add bulk.

Taffeta: It’s crisp and smooth with a slight rib. It’s a stiffer fabric choice but worth it.

Organza: Crisp and sheer, organza feels much like silk but is lightweight due to its blend of silk, polyester and nylon.

Charmeuse: Lightweight, fragile fabric that is satin-like to the touch. It has a floating appearance and drapes well.

fabric. It works well in skirts as it provides a floating appearance and gathers well.

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Features a high neckline that rests on or near the collarbones.

This dress type features a fitted bodice and a gradually flaring skirt. It’s similar to the mermaid silhouette but the mermaid has a gentler flare and is a more subtle silhouette overall.

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Peplum: Peplum has exploded in popularity over the last couple seasons.

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Lace: It seems as if lace is used

everywhere recently and it only makes sense that the elegant and classic fabric will be featured in formal wear this year. It is now used much more dramatically, instead of traditionally in small details; lace is seen in large insets and high lace necklines.

High-low: The high-low trend, a design

element in which skirts are short in the front and much longer in the back, or are accompanied by a long train, has been gaining popularity. This is a very versatile and distinct design.

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Guns were created for violence.

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We are responsible; guns are just tools.

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APRIL 24, 2014 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | COVER STORY | PAGE 18 unior Felicia Adkins woke up on Dec. 8, 2013 to tragic news from her mother. Aubrey Peters, a 16-year-old girl from Noblesville who was one of Adkins’s close childhood friends, was shot.

“Honestly, at first I didn’t believe it. I thought, ‘There’s no way. There’s just no

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way.’ I just broke down and cried,” Adkins said.

According to court documents, Peters died from wounds inflicted by a semiautomatic gunshot. The man who shot Peters pleaded not guilty, stating that the death was unintentional. He was charged with reckless homicide and pointing a firearm.

“There’s so much I never got to say to her; that’s probably my biggest regret. But I’ve learned that you can’t get angry or really hateful about this kind of stuff, if a loved one is affected by gun violence. It isn’t going to make the pain go away,” Adkins said.

However, Peters’ death is not unheard

of. According to americanprogress.org, two people die each day in Indiana due to a gunrelated incident. In fact, 2013 was the worst year yet for gun violence.

The future legality of firearms in Indiana is still an ongoing battle. Tomorrow, the National Rifle Association (NRA) will begin hosting its national convention in Indianapolis. The NRA expects a large turnout; however, not everyone will be supporting the event.

Nicki McNally, Indiana Chapter leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots organization that has become one of the largest organizations to advocate for common-sense gun legislation,

said the NRA should not be supported in its quest to remove the limit on gun purchases.

“We need to have background checks for all gun sales and limit the amount of ammunition that can be purchased. It isn’t about taking away people’s rights to protect themselves; it’s about creating a generally more safe environment,” McNally said.

According to the NRA Institute for Legal Action, Indiana residents are not required to hold permits allowing them to keep handguns, shotguns or rifles. In addition, there is no law requiring Indiana residents to hold a permit to carry rifles or shotguns.

“The fact of the matter is that Aubrey’s

UNS ARE CREATED FOR VIOLENCE WITH GREAT POWER: Don Perkins, attendee of the upcoming NRA convention and owner of firearm store Bare Arms, converses with a customer about guns.

Perkins said guns, like other tools, may cause evil or good, but responsibility ultimately lies with the wielder.

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Ryker said tightening controls may have negative effects, especially in gun-free zones such as schools.

“Schools, I think, are especially vulnerable to gun violence just because they are gun-free zones, so there is no way for people to protect themselves,” Ryker said. “I can’t think of anywhere else where it would be easier for bad guys to come in with guns and do bad things, so I think the school was right in allowing guns in parking lots on school property. Now, we can feel safer.”

William Dowden, legislative director of the Indiana Rifle and Pistol Association, the statelevel chapter of the NRA, said tightening gun controls would not only prevent citizens from protecting themselves, but also undermine the second amendment rights granted to citizens by the U.S. constitution.

“It is our right that our forefathers gave us to carry firearms,” Dowden said. “Therefore, the Indiana Rifle and Pistol Association has

been very vocal in the preservation of these second amendment rights that we are legally given through the second amendment. We believe that our right to bear arms is one of the most important rights that we have been given, and so it is only right for us to protect our rights and, in turn, our state.”

Allowing licensed gun carriers their right to possess guns, according to Perkins, is only the first step towards reducing gun violence. Perkins said that instead of restricting gun usage, advocating better prosecution of criminals and training for firearm carriers are the best ways to create a safer environment.

“I think the prosecution of our criminals is one way to reduce gun violence in our

country,” Perkins said. “Secondly, I think being able to carry (guns) would help create an environment with reduced gun violence. Thirdly, training firearm users is very important.”

Perkins said that, as an owner of a gun store, he too has taken steps towards improving the training of gun bearers by sponsoring NRA classes, providing private training classes to customers and undergoing a “fitting process” for first-time gun owners.

“As a firearm provider, we encourage everyone to be trained,” Perkins said. “For first-time shooters, we don’t recommend that they just come in and buy a gun. We put them through a fitting process, so we spend

an hour to an hour and a half with them, teaching them about firearms and finding a firearm that fits them. We don’t just tell them to come and buy a gun. We find a firearm to fit them just like your favorite shoes.”

Guns, Ryker said, are merely tools. It is the person who wields the gun, not the gun itself, that causes violence and therefore, gun training, according to Ryker, is the most effective way to reduce gun violence.

“To me, guns are just a tool. It’s just a bit of metal. You can use them to kill food; you can use them to kill people, but that’s the choice of the person who’s using it, not the gun,” Ryker said. “So, training people who can possess guns can help them make the right choice and H choose to use guns for good, not evil.”

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without a background check. It needs to be tightened,” McNally said.

Whether or not guns should be allowed in school is an issue that has been debated continuously for many years. In light of the Newtown, CT school shooting that resulted in 20 elementary students’ deaths, the dispute has increased significantly.

“Thinking of my first grade daughter and her classroom, thinking about what those children faced in Newtown that day was too much for me. It pushed me over the edge.

These new gun laws could allow any random person to take a gun with them wherever

PAGE 19 | COVER STORY | HILITE | HILITE.ORG | APRIL 24, 2014 death could’ve been prevented. People want to have guns lying around, but they don’t know how to use them. If you don’t know how to manage a gun, you definitely shouldn’t be able to own one,” Adkins said.

The push for stricter gun control in Indiana is going backwards, according to McNally, due to the new bill that was signed in March, which allows adults to keep guns locked in their cars on school grounds.

“Our gun laws are incredibly loose. In Indiana, you can be a convicted felon, or you can have a restraining order against you, and you can go to a gun show, find an unlicensed dealer and purchase a gun 1990

they go, now even to schools,” McNally said.

However, according to McNally, change is possible for the future. Moms Demand Action regularly meets up in Indianapolis and participates in “stroller jams,” in which they hand out information on commonsense gun laws.

“We have to get the word out, how many guns get purchased without background checks.

That could have a huge impact. People need to contact their legislators, both state and federal, and let them know that we demand background checks for all gun sales. And tell them that you support ammunition limits and that you support the assault weapon ban,” McNally said.

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“Aubrey should be remembered for always (as) that outgoing girl, the fun girl,” Adkins said. “She was always happy and she always kept her head up, no matter what anyone said about her. And she went through a lot. She’s a strong girl, and she didn’t deserve what happened to her. But her death can’t be in vain. We need to use her story as a H drive for change.”

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ith a rifle in hand and clad in a blaze of orange, sophomore Aaron Ryker watched for squirrels hiding amidst the clusters of leaves as he crouched in the snow with his father seven years ago.

Although all of the squirrels evaded their shots, Ryker went home happy, knowing that his first hunting experience had brought him closer to his father.

“Hunting has become a big part of my relationship with my dad,” he said. “It’s something we share, something we both have in common and both love to do, so being able to share that with him has made us a lot closer. A lot of people may see guns as something that tears people apart instead of bringing them together, but that’s not always the case. When I hunt with my dad, it brings us together because it’s a hobby that we both love.”

However, gun legislation is moving even now, in a closely divided America. The

National Rifle Association (NRA) prepares to host its upcoming annual convention in Indianapolis tomorrow, and recent changes to the school’s gun policies have allowed licensed gun owners to carry firearms into school parking lots. Among these changes, America remains polarized over opinions on gun control. Despite Ryker’s positive views regarding gun usage, 50 percent of Americans favor increased gun control while 48 percent oppose it, according to a 2013 study by the Pew Research Center.

Ryker said he understands the reasons for opposition to gun usage, especially those regarding the violence that guns can be used for. However, Ryker said it is the wielder of the gun, not the gun itself that should be held responsible.

“Guns can be either beneficial or harmful to society,” Ryker said. “It all depends on the person carrying the gun. I mean, you can get food using guns. You can defend your loved

ones. You can use it for recreation, for sport, and unfortunately, you can also kill people using them. That all depends on the person wielding the gun, not the gun itself. People make the conscious decision as to whether they want to hurt someone or not. Guns can’t make that decision, so the guns aren’t the problem. It’s the people who are so sick and violent that they decide that it’s okay to hurt others and bring a bad name to guns and gun users who are actually responsible and good people.”

Senior Nicholas “Nick” Csenar, who also hunts with his family, said he agrees that guns are safe when in the hands of responsible people with good intentions.

“Hunting has taught me a lot about gun safety and gun control and that not everyone’s bad,” Csenar said. “If you know what you’re doing and you have good intentions, guns can be safe and fun and beneficial to society.”

Don Perkins, attendee of the upcoming NRA convention and owner of Bare Arms, a local firearm store in Noblesville, said he too agrees that guns themselves are not responsible for gun violence. Perkins also added that tightening gun regulations would not only hurt his business, but also lead to more gun violence.

“Criminals don’t care about law, or they wouldn’t be classified as criminals, so they’re going to be the only ones who have guns when they keep tightening gun legislation because many of our politicians are trying to create a utopian society that does not exist anywhere in the world,” Perkins said. “When people say they want to restrict guns or maybe even do away with guns completely, they are being overly idealistic. There will always be people with malicious intent that will get their hands on guns despite the law, and we need to be armed in order to protect ourselves, our loved ones and our country from them.”

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was selected to be performed again this year because of the roles it had to offer.

“Most important part in selecting (the musical) is looking at what show is right for the kids we have,” Kuskye said.

According to director Ann Conrad, this year’s cast has unusually strong male singers, so the directors looked for a musical that offered plenty of male roles.

Conrad said she and Kuskye will be leaving CHS next year. Muloma said this fact motivates the group to work harder and come out stronger.

“This is kind of their finishing stride.

I feel like there is an even higher amount of motivation among cast members and preshow members to leave it all on stage and to give it everything that they have. I’m really excited to work in that atmosphere,” Muloma said. “This is our last chance to give it back to (Conrad) and give it back to (Kuskye).”

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The cast and crew of the Spring Musical, “Grease” are preparing to perform for the Carmel community on May 15, 16 and 17 at 7 myself, and I’ve developed my skill.”

BY LAXMI PALDE p.m., and May 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. in the CHS Kuskye, who has been at CHS for lpalde@hilite.org auditorium, according to director Lamonte 15 years, will be moving on to teach at Kuskye. Online ticket sales have started and Park Tudor.

The spring musical “Grease” will be tickets may be bought at totalgatesolutions.

Kuskye said he likes to take new one of the last major performances com. Tickets range in cost from $8 to $18 opportunities and took the job at choir directors Ann Conrad and depending on the location of the seat.

Park Tudor for this reason. He said Lamonte Kuskye will oversee, as they According to Kuskye, this year’s musical he hopes his CHS students have will no longer teach at CHS after the will also feature a preshow, in which a learned valuable skills from him, most current school year. group of girls will performs songs outside importantly passion.

Conrad said she will be retiring the auditorium in the time preceding the “I hope (students I have had) have after 38 years of working here. performance of “Grease.” learned about passion, passion for She said, “Basically I left college He said, “Part of (the preshow) is just to doing what you love to do,” he said. and came here, so I’ve grown up here. get everyone in the mood for the show. We “And if it’s your passion, then you give I’ve learned a lot about life, a lot about had so many great people audition, and we H it everything you have.” could only use so many on stage, so we created another show.”

Kathleen Muloma, preshow cast member and junior said she and other members of the show will have to practice performing in a different environment, since the performance is held in front of the auditorium instead of on stage.

“You have to be very comfortable with performing when people are five feet away from you and staring you in your eyes,” she said.

Hannah Andrews, member of the women’s ensemble in the actual show and sophomore said “Grease” will be successful partly because of its familiarity to students.

“I think this (production) has a lot of high energy, and it’s very familiar to everybody, which is why this is going to be a sellout show.”

Andrews said the cast of the actual musical practices nearly everyday, especially the members who have speaking parts. She said watching more experienced cast members practice has helped her as a performer.

“You learn so much about how to act and sing and put on a show,” she said.

According to Kuskye, “Grease” CRYSTAL CHEN / PHOTO was performed at CHS more than GREASED LIGHTNING: Seniors Nicholas “Nick” Dunbar, Andrew Kathan, Kyle Caress and Eric Wiegand rehearse a number for the spring musical a decade ago. He said the musical “Grease.” Theater students will perform May 15, 16 and 17 at 7 p.m., and May 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. in the CHS auditorium.

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Cutting Edge Comedies pushes boundaries

BY LIANNE YU lyu@hilite.org Cutting Edge Comedies, a comedic CHS production that will show twice on April 27 at Studio 15, will consist of several shorts that aim to cover taboo topics while entertaining the audience. According to Michael Muldowney, student director and junior, the show is unprecedented in that it is completely student-directed and student-produced.

The production will include four skits in this respective order: “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” “The Pretense of Civility,” “Soup’s On” and “Paimon’s People.”

Muldowney said most of the humor in the shorts will revolve around death and religion.

Matthew “Matt” McDonald, student director and junior, said, “The overall premise is to push the boundaries of what we’re allowed to perform in high school as much as possible.”

Although the shorts cover controversial topics such as cults and teen drinking, Muldowney said performing arts teacher Jim Peterson approved all of the scripts, which were written

by Kinsey Erickson, student director and junior, Muldowney and McDonald, to be school-appropriate.

Peterson said, “Anything that would be offensive, that’s the main thing (I was looking for). So I was looking for things artistically, but (I was) just making sure we didn’t offend anybody because you lose audience sympathy. If you don’t have the audience on your side, then you’ll lose the audience.”

Muldowney said despite the controversial issues covered in the production, he hopes the audiences will laugh and find the skits interesting.

“We are striving for some controversy, trying to be somewhat provocative. We’re not trying to be so provocative that it’s off-putting,” Muldowney said. “We want to be provocative enough that it’s intriguing, that it’s fun and fresh

because...In my opinion, play humor is rarely honestly fun.”

According to Muldowney, all ticket sales and concessions According to McDonald, because the production will will also go to the All for a Cure Club, which works with include controversial issues, he is expecting some audience various cancer charities. Audience members can purchase members to react negatively but hopes that most will enjoy tickets at the door for $5. the sketches. “(The audience should look forward to) the fact that “Importantly for me, my goal, in terms of audience anything goes. These plays and part of the controversial response, would be mostly they love it and thought it was aspect is that they do not follow, conventionally, where high hysterical, and I wouldn’t mind getting two or three nasty school oductions would go,” Leagre said. “In that way, they are emails about how offensive we were. I would really love that,” cutting-edge.”

H he said.

Not only will Cutting Edge Comedies provide comic relief for the audience, but it will also bring current issues into focus.

Gus Leagre, cast member and senior, said, “I think one of the plays (‘Mama Told Me Not to Come’), in a way, encourages the (Lifelines Law) in that you, I believe, that if one of your friends passes out or something while you’re drinking, and you call an ambulance to help him, you will not get in trouble for drinking.

It’s a way to help prevent death and injury in those situations, and I think that these plays sort of promote ALLY RUSSELL / PHOTO that a little bit, and I think SENSATIONAL: Kinsey Erickson, student director and junior, directs students for a skit. that could be the main issue According to Matthew “Matt” McDonald, student director and junior, the goal of Cutting positively influenced.”

Edge Comedies is to push the limits of controversial humor in high school performances.

Jazz bands to host Jazz a la Mode from April 24 to 26

BY ANNI ZHANG azhang@hilite.org

The four Carmel jazz bands will perform at Jazz a la Mode in Room P105 from April 24 to 26, according to Director of Bands Michael Pote. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at totalgatesolutions.com or at the door.

THE JAZZ AGE: Jakub Walerstein, Jazz Band I member and junior (in purple), practices with the jazz band before school in preparation for Jazz a la Mode.

Band director Michael Pote said he expects this performance to be one of the best yet.

What Jakub Walerstein, Jazz Band I member and junior, looks forward to the most for the night is the dessert selection.

Pies and other sweets will be served “a la mode” at the event, which means “topped with ice cream” in culinary terms.

“I can’t wait to eat the pies,” he said.

Walerstein said Jazz a la Mode is a special event because it allows guests to view bands in a more intimate setting. Instead of being separated by a large stage, he said, Jazz a la Mode is more like a New York City jazz nightclub.

“They take the Carmel High School ALICE ZHU / PHOTO band room and turn it into a jazz club. They have all sorts of lights set up and there is tables and chairs and it is a very intimate and exciting setting for people to come and go.”

Before the official concert begins, there will be a series of jazz combo performances at 7 p.m., according to Pote.

“We’re having some special student-run

ensembles performing earlier in the night. So, little trios and quartets of jazz musicians performing before the event starts, with each night is a different group of kids performing,” Pote said.

Jazz bands began practice in November, and the ensembles have performed two concerts already. Pote said the ensembles worked extremely hard and this year’s Jazz a la Mode will be one of the best performances by the jazz bands.

“All the bands are better. We’ve got talent all the way from Jazz Band IV to Jazz Band I, so all the bands will sound amazing,” he said. “It’s a pretty fun concert; it’s usually one of our most popular concerts in the band division. I hope people have a great time, which they usually do.”

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Spider-Man: Peter Parker was a normal teenager before he was bitten by a radioactive spider, which gave him spider-like properties (including but not limited to web shooters, super strength and a sixth, “spidey” sense, allowing him to predict incoming danger).

The Rhino: In the comics, Aleksei Sytsevich is a living weapon with a powerful polymer grafted to his skin. In the movie, hoiwever, he is depicted as a street thug equipped with a mech suit. This change would be disappointing if it weren’t for the fact that the mech suit is so sweet.

It has been revealed Oscorp is spying on the Parker family.

The reason for this interest is made clear in an excerpt from the movie, in which Parker’s father, head scientist of the team that researched the spiders that gave Peter his powers, reveals he had a secret that he wanted to keep from Oscorp. However, since this secret relates to the origin of Parker’s powers, you can guess that Osborn, long-time enemy of Spider-Man, wants in on the secret too. Could we be seeing an Oscorp initiative to crush Spider-Man once and for all?

Electro: Maxwell Dillon, originally an electrical technician working for Oscorp, was given his powers when tumbled into a tank filled with altered electric eels, which stung him until the tank shattered. Ouch. This unfortunate event, while painful, gave him control over electricity. In the trailers for the upcoming movie, it appears that Dr. Ashley Kaftka, director of Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane, helps Dillon acquire his powers in a controlled experiment. Did Kaftka personally decide to experiment on Dillon or was he commissioned by a higher evil?

The Green Goblin: In the comics, Norman Osborn is the first Green Goblin, armed with superhuman strength and senses, along with an accelerated healing rate, deadly gadgets and a tricked-out glider that would make Batman jealous. In the upcoming movie, his son Harry takes this role.

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In the trailers, you can see Parker and Harry interacting as old friends. However, in all Marvel storylines, they inevitably end up as enemies. This trend seems to continue in the upcoming movie. The reason for this is still unclear. Could it possibly have something to do with the secret Parker's father tried to keep?

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Gender Equality. Directors should give women more protagonist character roles in the film industry.

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e’ve all grown up watching Disney films, and we’re all accustomed to the storylines as well. The princess is typically an attractive young woman whom the conflict is set around. Being the “damsel in distress,” she awaits to be saved by her prince. However, what one may not realize is that Disney actually participates in this continual trend of the film industry’s underrepresentation of female lead roles as well as female discrimination. According to a study by Hanover College, only 28 percent of all characters in Disney film productions are female, and the lead female role has often been the stereotypical woman in need of aid.

One of the main reasons why males have always dominated the film industry is that there is a serious deficiency in female protagonists.. Research conducted

by London’s Feminist Film Festival states that in the top grossing movies of 2011, 11 percent of protagonists were mixed ensembles, 11 percent of protagonists were women, and a whopping 78 percent were men.

In another study, New York’s Film Academy shows that the average ratio of female to male actors is 1 to 2.25.

Now, with more female participation in the film industry than ever, we still fail to see a lack of decent roles; many of the females meet the requirements of the typical woman needing her male counterpart hero to save her and the day.

Often times, we are disappointed when we do see a female appearance because of the lack of thought and effort put into her lines. This is probably because the audiences are used to the subdued female portrayals on the big screen. Female main characters seemingly only exist to serve as accomplices to the male protagonists.

On the other hand, there are exceptions. We are all familiar with Elsa, Queen of Arendelle, in Disney’s blockbuster, “Frozen.” Unlike the 20 typical female protagonist, Elsa stands out as a strong and independent seconds of woman who doesn’t need a man. Elsa courage, defied the Hollywood stereotype of that’s all the dependent girl who often is left as you need the sidekick of her heroic male savoir due to the fact that she was capable of overseeing Arendelle by herself. Setting her apart from the banal heroines offered to audience members by Hollywood producers, Elsa’s qualities are what many roles given to women lack. Another example of a stereotype-breaking female protagonist is Tris from “Divergent”. It’s apparent that Tris is a courageous individual who’s also defiant throughout the whole film. These are

necessary qualities that many female roles lack but are only obtained towards the end of the film production. With breakthroughs like Tris and Elsa, it could also mean that a new trend and an audience that demands more main roles to be portrayed by women could emerge.

It is time to acknowledge the fact that females are inadequately represented.

Directors have the tendency to stick to movie clichés. These clichés typically don’t include a woman as the central character because of the assumption that audiences wouldn’t be drawn to a female hero. Successful box offices from the “Frozen” and “Divergent” clearly exhibit that it is possible for motion pictures to be popular whilst having a female leading role. Since there isn’t really a risk at hand, movie makers should be encouraged to create more female protagonists. With this, a new trend consisting of more H female participation in this industry could appear.

The views in this column do not necessairily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Joyce at jlam1@hilite.org.

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DID YOU KNOW? Carmel’s House of Representatives led its own FIFA tournament on Dec. 6 and raised $455 for Riley Children’s Hospital.

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Professional soccer takes its place among top sports at CHS

BY JASON KLEIN jklein@hilite.org

following only the NFL. In the middle of this CHS In August of 2013, NBC mess sits Wilt, his wispy gray IndySoccer Eleven Schedule shelled out $250 million hair rippling off his head t 7:45 a.m. on a Saturday, junior Will Lentz woke to show English Premier like a net after a goal has Here are Indy Eleven’s next three home games. All up to the sound of his alarm buzzing raucously.

League matches for three been scored, his rounded games are played at the Michael A. Carroll Stadium While most of his fellow students were still lying years, a number over three face perennially lit up like Indy Eleven vs. FC Edmonton asleep in their beds, Lentz crept downstairs, times higher than the $80 floodlights over a stadium.

May 10, 7:30 p.m. fixed himself a bowl of cereal, brewed a cup of coffee and, million FOX had spent for Wilt, who has made Indy Eleven vs. Ottawa Fury FC after finding the TV remote, flipped to an English Premier the league’s rights the three a name for himself as a May 17, 7:30 p.m.

League soccer match between Newcastle United and his previous years. soccer executive over the Indy Eleven vs. San Antonio Scorpions beloved Tottenham Hotspur.

That growth has been last two decades, said the May 31, 7:30 p.m.

“I’m not going to miss a minute of Spurs play if I can reflected in Indiana through sport has undergone a help it,” Lentz said. the success of the state’s new transformation in America INDYELEVEN.COM / SOURCE Thirteen minutes into the match, Newcastle forward professional soccer team, since he started the Fire.

Loïc Rémy controlled a sizzling pass upfield, touched Indy Eleven, which began “Soccer in this country the ball around the outstretched fingertips of Tottenham play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) on April has really changed in the last 16 years,” he said. “It’s more goalkeeper Brad Friedel and fired it into the back of the net 12. Created in January 2013, Indy Eleven has already sold mainstream, more people get it, there’s less antagonism with his left foot. One-nil. Unable to answer, Tottenham out of its 7,000 $25 season ticket deposits and has started a toward the sport, fewer obstacles.” ended up suffering a 1-0 defeat. waiting list for prospective season ticket holders.

Specifically, Wilt cited the last few years as the turning Still, this wasn’t a cue for Lentz to slump back into Inside team president Peter Wilt’s office, one might feel point for soccer. his bed. as if they’ve found the engine room of the revolution. The “There’s been this critical mass of kids playing soccer for “I was really disappointed, but I was really happy that back wall is lined with jerseys and scarves from teams for 30 years plus, but it wasn’t until the last five years that that’s there was still (English) Premier League on until 3 in the whom Wilt has previously worked, most notably Major translated into spectator interest,” he said. afternoon,” he said. Later, after the matches were finished, League Soccer (MLS) outfit Chicago Fire, which he started Moreover, Wilt cited a younger generation as the force Lentz took out his copy of the popular soccer video game in 1997. The Fire jerseys on the wall stand out among the pushing soccer onto center stage, amplifying the conclusion “FIFA 14” and continued to play well into the night. crowd, with names like those of former U.S. National Team reached by the “ESPN Sports Poll.”

Recently, Lentz’s story has begun to match those of captains Carlos Bocanegra and DaMarcus Beasley as well “It’s becoming cool for the young adults to follow more of his peers than ever before. Over the last few years, as ex-Barcelona forward Hristo Stoichkov adorning their (soccer),” he said. “If it’s cool with the Millenials, the professional soccer has soared in popularity in the United backs. On Wilt’s desk lies a business card from Chelsea F.C., 18 to 34-year-olds, it’ll be (inspirational for) the kids, States, as well as at CHS. According to the “ESPN Sports a biography of legendary baseball executive Bill Veeck, a especially the high school kids.”

Poll” released in December 2011, professional soccer is jet-black laptop with a worn Indy Eleven sticker affixed to This holds especially true for junior Parker Stewart, now the second-favorite sport of Americans aged 12 to 24, its corner, and countless papers. who said he started watching professional soccer in 2006.

“My brother started watching (English side) Liverpool in 2005, so I just carried on with him watching them for these Popularity Push past couple years,” Stewart said. “Any way I can see them, I’m there.”

Over the past couple of years, soccer has grown in popularity in America. Take a closer look at this surge in both the Since that time, Stewart said he’s fan base and the amount of people playing this game. noticed more and more students hopping Three soccer on what he calls the “soccer bandwagon” Soccer is the 30 percent of players—Lionel Messi, and joining him. second most American households David Beckham and “It’s definitely a growing sport here in popular sport for contain a soccer Christiano Ronaldo— Carmel and in Indiana,” he said. “I see a 12 to 24 year-olds player, more than rank among the 50 lot of people wearing the English Premier after football. any other sport. most popular athletes League jerseys now.” in America.

Participation is growing, too.

24.3 million Americans Carmel Dads Club president Jack Beery In 2012 Electronic The average tuned into the 2010 World confirmed that the organization’s teen Arts Sports’ FIFA ‘13 viewership of the Cup Final, making it the soccer numbers are up. sold 3.2 million copies, 2010 World Cup in most-watched soccer match “Where we have noticed increases making it the fastest America was 3.35 in American history. have been in our high school co-ed soccer selling sports video million people, up 64 leagues. I think the popularity of the ESPN.COM / SOURCE game of all-time. percent from 2006. leagues has just skyrocketed,” Beery said.

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APRIL 24, 2014 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | SPORTS | PAGE 25 “Using the spring (season) last year, our numbers went up 25 or 30 (players).”

Now that a new professional team is coming to town, Beery said he thinks things can only improve.

“With the Indy Eleven coming to Indianapolis it’s even going to maybe spark a bit more interest,” he said.

Wilt, meanwhile, said much of the job is done.

“We’re reflecting the growth that has already happened (in Indiana),” he said. “They’ve really embraced the fact that this is a team that’s going to represent Indianapolis and they want it to succeed and they are supporting it in a way I haven’t seen other teams that I have started.”

When Lentz finally retired to bed after his final FIFA 14 session, he’d had enough.

“It was a bummer,” he said. Fortunately, for his favored sport, it would seem as if its alarm is just now going off. And soccer has no intention of sleeping in. H

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SOCCER SKILLS: Laura Lentz, (second from the right) participant in Carmel United soccer and sophomore, goes to dribble by a defender. She said she thinks the merger will benefit player development, so she is optimistic about the merger.

Fast Facts Here is a breakdown of Indy Eleven’s first season Indy Eleven will be a part of the North American Soccer League, the second tier of U.S./Canadian soccer after Major League Soccer.

Lady Victory from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument is the focal point of the team’s crest.

The team name honors Indiana’s 11th Regiment from the Civil War.

The checkered background is a nod to Indianapolis’ racing culture.

The Brickyard Battalion, the official fan group of Indy Eleven has over 2600 members.

IUPUI’s Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, which seats 12,100 people, serves as Indy Eleven’s home field.

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Westfield Youth Soccer Association, Carmel United merge to make Indiana Fire Juniors

BY CHRISTINE FERNANDO cfernando1@hilite.org Carmel United Soccer Club, according to Carmel United president Ken Yerkes, is planning to merge with the Westfield Youth Soccer Association to form the Indiana Fire Juniors in affiliation with the major league team Chicago Fire. Yerkes said the Indiana Fire Juniors will look to the Chicago Fire for technical administration, but the day-to-day management will be in the hands of the people from the two existing clubs. The resulting organization, Yerkes said, will be composed of over 2,600 players and create the most comprehensive soccer club in the country.

Yerkes said he believes that despite potential challenges in combining the two clubs, the merger will be beneficial to the student-athletes.

“We think it’s going to have a really positive effect on student-athletes,” Yerkes said. “Our player pyramid will go from the recreational level on the bottom of the pyramid, all the way up to the semiprofessional level at the top of the pyramid. Thus, we think student-athletes will be able to participate in a way that will allow them to develop with the best coaching and against the best competition. This way, each participant will reach his or her desired level of soccer development.”

According to Yerkes, he is not alone in his support

of the merger because the Board of Directors and Operating Committee of Carmel United have unanimously voted in favor of the merger.

“The other club members have reacted very positively to the merger,” Yerkes said. “We really appreciate this tremendous support from players, family and administration.”

However, sophomore Laura Lentz, who has participated in Carmel United soccer for six years, said she sees a different reaction to the merger.

“People don’t seem very happy,” Lentz said. “We’ve been Carmel United for a long time, and we’ve earned a few national titles to our name, so people don’t want to lose that. I haven’t heard anything super enthusiastic.”

Despite the reaction that she has noticed from other players, Lentz said she agrees with Yerkes that the merger will benefit players.

“I think the merger will benefit player development because we’ll still have the good coaches coming from Carmel and from the other club as well,” Lentz said.

“Since having good coaches is necessary for player development, these new coaches should help us grow as players. I also think the merger will help bring in new players, which will give us better talent to play with and against. Also, it’ll give us better access to fields. All in all, I see a lot of benefits in the merger and I’m optimistic that this is the best choice for H Carmel United to make.”

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Out of the Rough After a disappointing 11th place finish at the State tournament last year, despite being a top five team, the men’s golf team aspire to win State this year

BY EMMA LOVE elove@hilite.org

every week and getting ready for the State tournament. I think at the State tournament we could really surprise some people this year.”

Hicks and Stone both said their team goal is to be State champions this season.

“If we stay focused, I know that we can do it if we all play as well as we can and work hard towards that goal,” Hicks said.

Similar to his players, Reid said that he has the same ultimate goal.

“Bottom line is, I hope we can win State,” Reid said. “I think we have the pieces there. It’s just a matter of if they fall into place the right way.”

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“We were a top five team all year. We had almost the most talent in the state, if not the most. We just couldn’t put it together at State,” Jon Hicks, varsity men’s golf player and senior, said.

Hitting the Green Compiled by Emma Love Hicks was a part of the men’s golf team that finished in 11th place in the 2013 State Finals. Hicks said the team is Golfer and freshman Kevin Stone shares his insight on the men’s golf team looking to win the State title this season.

Head Coach Richard Reid, in his first year of coaching Q: What is it like being on varsity as a helpful that everyone is playing together. I’m the CHS team, said this year’s team is a talented and freshman? just getting used to a team atmosphere, you competitive group.

A: I’m excited as a first year freshman. have to play for other people, and not give up “I think we have a really good shot to do well this year. We’ve Not many people expect a freshman to at all. got six guys with an average under 40 and with unfavorable be playing on a varsity Carmel sport. weather conditions. So, I’m really excited,” Reid said.

It’s a big deal, but being on a team is Q: How is Head Coach Richard Reid helping the Seeking improvement from last season, Reid said mental really helpful. Everyone supports you, team be successful this season? toughness will be the team’s focal point. Reid said increasing so there isn’t any added pressure.

A: “He’s really cool, gets along with all the the difficulty of practices and viewing adversity as a chance to kids, knows a lot about golf and helps us out get better will help the team accomplish this goal.

Q: How are you adjusting to playing on really well. He’s having us do more drills during “Physically these guys have all of the skills that they need a team for the first time? practice as a team. He’s trying to get us to A: It’s kind of hard because I’m usually work together as a team more, instead of to be successful, but golf is more about mental toughness than used to playing on my own. Now it’s individuals. That’s really what he’s pushing. most sports. We have a lot of drills that are intended to be tougher and more stressful than matches. I think NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTO the mistake you can make is just hitting balls, or just putting a little bit, and your practice activities are not authentic, so when you get on the course, it just falls apart,” Reid said.

In addition to mental toughness, Kevin Stone, varsity men’s golf team member and freshman, said the team is focusing on becoming closer and more team-oriented.

“I am a freshman, and I haven’t really been playing on a team. We’re just trying to get to know each other better, because we have four freshmen who made the team, and two are on varsity right now. We’re trying to get a better team atmosphere and work as a team not individuals,” Stone said.

Hicks agreed and said Reid is helping the team become closer.

“I think (Reid) creates more of a team atmosphere. We’re not rooting against each other for roster spots; we’re all towards one goal. In practice we’ll play games as teams. Instead of always competing against each other, we’re playing with each other,” Hicks said.

Despite finishing 11th in the state, the men’s golf team went 12-0 in its 2013 regular season head-tohead matches.

However, Reid said he doesn’t care about the regular season head-to-head match records. In order to better prepare the team for the State tournament, Reid has increased the number of 18hole tournaments the team will compete in and the difficulty of their regular season matches.

“I’ve actually made (the regular season matches) a lot tougher this year. We’re going to be playing the KARTHIK THADASINA / PHOTO number one team in the state a couple of times in ON PAR: Jon Hicks, varsity golf player and senior, looks at the path the golf ball takes after his putt. After the men’s golf team finished the regular season,” Reid said. “It doesn’t matter the 11th in the State tournament last year, Hicks said that this is the year for the team to win the State tournament. result there. What matters is if they’re getting better

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CHS Students plan on participating in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon On to the Finish Line As the date for the annual Mini-Marathon gets closer, here are some fun facts about the event The Mini-Marathon had 30,059 finishers last year, making it the largest half marathon in America.

The marathon has reached 35,000 applicants for the past 12 years.

The Mini-Marathon was first held in 1977 making the event as old as NBA legend Vince Carter.

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FIRST TIME AROUND: Sophomore Molly Frank runs up and down the stairs in Coxhall Gardens in order to prepare for the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon on May 2. This is the first time that Frank will run the Mini-Marathon. She is one of many high school students running in the race.

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n May 2nd, in Indianapolis, IN, 35,000 runners and walkers will participate in the nation’s largest half marathon known as the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.

For sophomore Neil Shah will be participating in his 3rd mini-marathon.

“I have done 2 of them so far. This will be my 4th half marathon, but my 3rd mini-marathon,” Shah said.

Sophomore Molly Frank plans to participate in the mini-marathon this year. However for her it will be for the first time.

“I’ve always wanted to run in it and my dad said I was ready for it this year so that’s why I wanna run in it,” Frank said.

However, Frank and Shah are not the only high school students participating in the Mini-Marathon this year. According to communications manager Megan Bulla, there are currently 741 participants between the ages of 14-18.

“Registration is still open, so 741 is not a final number,” Bulla said via email.

In addition, Bulla said that the average age of the mini-marathon has decreased in recent years.

“Overall, our average age is 41. So younger people are becoming more involved with the event, but that may not necessarily correlate with more high school students participating,” Bulla said.

However, even though the average age may be lowering, the advertising plan is only meant to be 35-55 according to Bulla.

Shah said, “One of our friends was a big advocate of running and stuff and he just was a good influence on us, and then we my brother and I did it the first time and we really enjoyed it so we ended up doing it as a tradition now.”

Even though some of the participants may be participating in the mini-marathon for fun, practicing for it is still important.

“I have a running schedule and every other day I run a certain number of miles,” Frank said.

Shah as well has been training for the event.

“I kind of counted all of track as helping me prepare plus I do stuff on the weekends, such as doing longer runs, but track practice has definitely helped,” Shah said.

Shah said he decided to run in the mini-marathon because he enjoys running.

“I just enjoy it and it’s a really great event and 30,000 people are together and running together and there are people cheering you on the sides and it’s a really good H time.” Shah said.

The Mini-Marathon course record is 1:01:54

by Gabriel Muchiri in 2002, while the world record is 58:23 by Zersenay Tadese.

Muchiri Tadese

The Finish Line 500 Festival 5K draws 4000 participants every year.

100 entertainment groups line the course making the MiniMarathon one of the longest and largest music festival.

The Mini-Marathon includes a wheel chair race with the course record being 44:20 by Krige Schabort in 2005.

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DID YOU KNOW? Every year in the United States, nearly 60 percent of first-year college students discover that, despite being fully eligible to attend college, they are not ready for postsecondary studies.

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Administration should reconsider new restrictive lunch room policy for students

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hile CHS has always had stringent hallway policies, the administration has gone too far with the newest change. According to Principal Williams, the school has recently implemented a policy preventing students from leaving the cafeterias once the tardy bell has rung. Williams said that a number of kids were roaming around in the hallways during lunch, and the administration wanted to ensure the quiet and peacefulness of the hallways during academic instruction.

While the school has positive intentions when creating these security measures, these changes have unintended consequences. It is imperative for the school to maintain a safe and secure environment, but students’ lack of freedom and mobility in the school contributes to greater dependence on the school system and decreased readiness for college.

Inconvenient approach

Students’ lack of freedom and mobility in the school contributes to greater dependence on the school system and less preparedness for college.

A main problem with the change is that students are forced to choose between eating lunch in the cafeteria or working in the media center.

Previously students could go wait in the long lunch lines and bring their lunch to the media center, but now students are in

Speak Up!

a time crunch to get to the media center before the tardy bell.

By putting students in this predicament, the school is forcing students to prioritize one over the other, when they should actually be emphasized equally.

We live in a society where personal health is constantly sacrificed for academic ambition, and CHS should not perpetuate this trend. The school should not require students to choose between academics or health, but instead create an opportunity for students to focus on both.

Importance of freedom

Since it is the school’s responsibility to prepare students for future success, instead of creating strict limitations, the administration should give students more freedom. While schools such as Park Tudor allow seniors to leave campus for lunch, CHS students are not allowed to leave the school grounds unless it is for a schoolsponsored event or excused absence.

From the new change, CHS students do not even have the ability to leave the cafeteria during lunch as they please.

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Schools have an obligation to prepare students for the future, in which academics will only be one of many factors contributing to their success. Creating opportunities for students to make their own decisions will make the posthigh-school transition smoother.

Steps in the right direction

Despite the hallway security change created this semester, we commend the school for its efforts to ensure a safe and secure environment. The increase in hiring of instructional assistants (IAs) in 2010 has dramatically improved hall security and diminished the amount of students loitering in hallways.

Additionally, the introduction of security cameras around the school has also helped the school catch misconduct and ensure safety.

However, the administration must realize that in some cases, adding more security requirements will not enhance the safety of the school, but instead create an inefficient system. Past changes to this system have proven to be steps in the right direction, but the administration must strive to implement safety guidelines that will not hinder students’ freedoms.

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Do you agree with the new hallway regulation policy? Why?

Freshman Divya Annamalai

I agree with it because that way students won’t be wandering around in the hallways.

Sophomore Theodore Browning

I think the policy is a little too strict as it should be.

Junior Emily Huettemann

Senior William “Will” Baach

Assistant Principal Toby Steele

Sometimes I have to run to the library to quickly print off something but because of the regulations, I have to stay in the library, and I can’t get lunch. So it’s either lunch or printing off something.

They’re too restrictive on lunch, which should be a period for students to go to the library, eat lunch, maybe talk to their friends in the hallways because it’s lunch.

It’s a free period.

If we cannot monitor students traveling around the school in an efficient way, we have to take measures or implement policies to ensure students are where they’re supposed to be.

Student Services Teacher

Dave Romano

I would say unless there’s a good reason, I’m not sure why they would change it.

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OPINION

Managing Editor Hafsa Razi

There And Back Again: Post-Common Core education goals need to be more than a change in name, administration The story of Common Core in Indiana is about flip-flops. rather than practical ones—for example, emphasizing cold Back in 2010, Indiana was among the first states to implement reads over reading in context. They become the most that a the national standards, which promised to improve American teacher can cover, rather than the least a student should know. students’ chances in an increasingly competitive world. Four They were meant to be baselines, but they become brick walls. years later, we are the first state to drop out. Hoosiers on These problems are inherent in any standards-based both sides of the political aisle rallied in support of standards education model. So while opponents of Common Core created by Indiana for Indiana schools. Yet according to the decry its inability to meet individual states’ needs, they ignore Indy Star, education experts now say that the fact that any evaluation based on the replacement standards look awfully standards, federal or otherwise, cannot similar to the ones we have right now. accurately measure the effectiveness of All this back-and-forth proves that we a school’s teaching process. There are can’t improve the state of education in too many other factors that determine a Indiana without actually understanding student’s success, the most critical being the goals and methods we’re trying to poverty, which is undeniably correlated implement. If we don’t, we end up only to lower achievement. As an educational Time for some with nominal victories, without real method, standards don’t even begin to thrilling heroics change. Too much of the conversation address these factors, but somehow, they about the Common Core standards have become our sole focus, as though no has nothing to do with education at all. other program will work.

Instead, it rehashes old arguments about Whichever replacement standards federal overreach and intrusion on private Indiana develops, however distinct from lives by the Obama administration. It Common Core, won’t be the solution we asserts the need for Indiana to set and really need. The Common Core standards implement its own education goals were meant to level the playing field without addressing if and how Indiana between American students and their will do anything differently. international competitors, but America is But the fact is, it won’t make a only falling behind when we include the difference. Whether Indiana’s education poor, the disadvantaged, the struggling standards are determined by the state or students into our average test scores. national government will not matter if the These students won’t be helped by more standards do not work. And the standards standards or different standards or any don’t work, especially not the way we standards at all. They will be helped by implement them currently. On paper, research-based teaching innovation, by the Common Core standards don’t sound that bad—they are teacher training that responds to students with disabilities, by fairly rigorous and they tend to emphasize skills over content early health and education programs that catch disadvantaged memorization. But the standards aren’t just goals, and the tests students before they stumble. The solutions for education in the they produce don’t just determine how well students meet state and nation are out there; we just aren’t looking at them. H these standards. When standards-based tests decide which schools are failing and which teachers are fired, the standards The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of become test outlines. They increase focus on testable skills the HiLite staff. Reach Hafsa at hrazi@hilite.org.

We can’t improve the state of education in Indiana without actually understanding the goals and methods we’re trying to implement.

Indiana Standards Indiana was the first state to officially get rid of Common Core Why did Indiana get rid of Common Core?

The quick adoption of the national standards with a lack of Hoosier consensus-building failed to guarantee long-term support.

In 2012, Bennett lost the re-election to Democrat Glenda Ritz, who has favored a review of Common Core but doesn’t see eye to eye with conservative opponents of the standards.

There is strong opposition by a dedicated network of Tea Party conservatives, who see the national standards as a federal intrusion and less rigorous than what Indiana already had in place.

A smaller but growing number of liberals view Common Core as an attack on teacher autonomy.

What is next for Indiana education standards?

The Department of Education and the Center for Education & Career Innovation have been overseeing the creation of new K-12 math and English standards that are scheduled to be voted on by the State Board of Education on April 28.

Those two offices are working under a 2013 law that requires the board of to adopt “college and career readiness educational standards” by July 1.

The law also requires that Common Core standards be used as the “base model” to ensure the U.S. Department of Education will continue to grant the federal flexibility waiver.

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OPINION

Reporter Jessica Tao

#banbossy. Ban Bossy campaign has the power to change societal perceptions of female leaders.

An interesting contrast in our society: Women who lead are considered “bossy,” while men who lead are considered commanding. Recall the last time you were in a classroom setting or worked in a group with a slightly overbearing student. In those situations, recall how you perceived the student and if your reaction would have been different if the student were a different gender.

Females often receive a negative connotation for taking charge, while males receive praise. This disparity in how we view different leaders based on gender is the foundation of the new Ban Bossy campaign.

On March 10, Beyoncé Knowles, COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg, and Girl Scout CEO Anna Chavez launched the Ban Bossy campaign.

They declared that it was dedicated to encouraging girls to be comfortable with leading and educating others of the negative connotation associated with the word “bossy.” The campaign consists of an extensive social media platform along with stories of girls who have overcome the stigmas associated with leadership.

According to the campaign’s website, banbossy.com, girls are twice as likely as boys to worry that leadership

roles will make them seem “bossy” and by middle school, girls are less interested in leading than boys are—a trend that continues into adulthood. Young girls are rarely encouraged to strive for powerful positions as adults and learn at a young age that if they speak too often, they won’t be liked.

Strive for “Bossy” is more than a word: it’s a frame of mind. We can see this in the yourself way girls and boys learn to lead from a young age.

In researching young children’s behavior while they play, it becomes apparent how differently girls and boys interact within their group. For example, girls often use language to maintain closeness by exchanging secrets and by emphasizing their similarities. These mannerisms stand in stark contrast to boys, who use language to emphasize their status in a group.

Women and men follow this trend into adulthood when they lead in the workplace. According to Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, when highly ranked female leaders speak to employees, they use less authoritative language to avoid sounding overbearing or bossy. For example, instead of saying “do this,” female leaders would say “let’s …” or

Women deserve to feel empowered to encourage young girls to do the same.

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“what you could do,” to soften their words. By making their statements sound like questions, female leaders sound less demanding. However, male leaders would not have to take this same precaution, and could follow childhood trends of using words to emphasize their status in the group.

From this example, we can see that women in leadership positions constantly face the dilemma of seeming either too unconfident or too aggressive. If they speak gently to their employees and avoid strong statements, they seem to lack confidence in their decisions.

Conversely, if they speak powerfully like someone in an authoritative position would, they seem too bossy. It’s a lose-lose situation for influential females in the workplace that needs to change.

Women deserve to feel empowered to encourage young girls to do the same. However, banning the word “bossy” requires a shift in our already engrained mindset. It can take months or years to change a habit or preconception, and an infinite time to, if ever, change an opinion.

Nevertheless, we can still educate ourselves and others of everything associated with the word “bossy” and think twice before we label a female leader as such.

Ladies, the next time you face that label, just remember H the words of Beyoncé: “I’m not bossy. I’m the boss.”

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Jessica Tao at jtao@hilite.org.

Reporter John Chen

Powerful Putin. Why we need to recognize Putin’s increased power.

In October of 2013, Forbes chose Russian president Vladimir Putin as the world’s most powerful man.

About two seconds after writing that sentence, I shifted my weight, knocking my hand into a pencil and sending it flying downward.

What do these two events have in common? Not that much, admittedly.

Putin is known for strong-arm control of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy and strong arms in outdoor photo opportunities. My pencil is known for poor handwriting during timed essays and poor flexibility when it snaps like a twig. However, in the moment it was hurtling towards the ground, it had at least one thing in common with Putin.

Something Putin knows how to harness.

Kinetic energy.

The trade-off between kinetic and potential energy is an interplay that governs infinite facets of our lives. A stationary object—in this case Russia—has potential energy—in this case its relation to a peace-desiring world that’s dependent on its energy exports. If this object is set in motion it loses potential energy but gains kinetic energy, enabling the moving object to impart force on other objects.

Russia theoretically may not be the most stable pencil in the pencil case. Looking at Russia’s economic tanking after years of energy export over dependence, or its high levels of

corruption or its internal ethnic unrest, it shouldn’t be able to twist the arm of the international community like it’s doing now. That is, unless Putin knows how to maximize whatever diplomatic leverage he can generate without putting himself at a disadvantage.

When he annexed Crimea, sure, the international community vilified him, but what else could it do? Tariffs are out of the question. As Germany conveniently pointed out, over 36 percent of its energy imports are from Choose Russia, a situation paralleled throughout Life Europe. Dependence on Russian energy exports proved too great to simply cut off at the tap, leaving European countries no choice but to adopt a more conciliatory stance. With this option stifled, where does the United States have to turn?

Other forms of intervention the United States can take are discouraged by continuing isolationist tradition and memories of the Cold War. For example, in December of last year the Pew Research Center found that American support for isolationism has reached a 50-year high. If our own people recoil from international involvement, this means most forms of American intervention are out of the question. With this near stupid level of diplomatic entanglement (the “potential energy”) Putin has found himself free to impart his “kinetic

energy,” go into Crimea and do virtually whatever he pleases, knowing that everyone will be hapless to stop him. His ability to take advantage of this situation earns him the title of “the world’s most powerful man.”

Some may say that this alone does not grant him the status as the world’s most powerful man. Some may say that Crimea is an isolated affair and holds little economic or political importance and that the leader of a more stable, more economically viable country deserves this title. The President of the United States, perhaps? However, while Barack Obama may wield the power of one of the most powerful countries in the world, it is what he chooses to do with that power on a world stage that determines its status. If Obama balks, it is Putin who ultimately comes out the winner. Here, Putin is able to get the acquisitions that Russia wants while ensuring that relative peace is kept. If he decides to apply this brinksmanship to future international affairs, what’s to stop him?

Crimea may be an isolated affair, but if Putin decides that this style of foreign policy is his sort of gig, he could easily use it elsewhere, knowing that, in nearly every scenario short of razing Switzerland to the ground, diplomatic entanglement will enable him to get at least some concessions. It is important to see that it is not the power of Russia that justifies Putin as the world’s most powerful man, but his foreign policy and the H conciliatory stances of other nations.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach John Chen at jchen@hilite.org.

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OPINION

Reporter Kyle Walker

Take a stand. Students must recognize and combat legislation allowing guns at schools.

On April 15, 2013, this school’s administration enacted a security system in which students must press a button and provide visual and verbal identification before they can be admitted into the school building.

This is one of many new measures taken by schools across the nation to ensure student safety, especially in light of the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. It is therefore perplexing that Governor Mike Pence recently signed into law a bill that allows legal gunpermit holders to keep guns in locked vehicles on school property, effectively setting back an effort to ensure student safety at Indiana schools. The bill, proponents explain, is designed to protect “law-abiding citizens” who could face felony charges as a result of having guns in their cars on school property— even those who may inadvertently be carrying guns while dropping off or picking up children at school.

Gun-rights advocates often discuss and bring up the impacts of more restrictive legislation on law-abiding citizens. The problem with this argument is that it cleanly categorizes all people as either “good guys” who would never think to break the law or “bad guys” who are determined to perpetrate evil no matter what laws stand in the way. This is the most convenient stance here; it divides Americans along a neat line in order to solve what is often a complex and complicated issue.

However, most of the time, dealing in absolutes unfortunately fails to solve problems, most of which are not simply matters of black and white. The law-abiding citizen, the champion of pro-gun rhetoric, is only lawabiding until he is not. This is the case for Adam Lanza, who murdered 27 people and committed suicide in the deadliest shooting at a grade school or high school in American history; for Seung-Hui Cho, who murdered

32 people and committed suicide in the deadliest mass shooting in American history; for many, if not most, perpetrators of school gun violence in the United States. Even barring shooters in highprofile cases, people who may truly have been hell-bent on acts of death and destruction, a 2014 report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns states that in 16 of You’ll 44 cases, at least one person was shot after a confrontation escalated and a thank me gun was available. School shootings are later sometimes the work of madmen, but they are also sometimes the result of a harmless argument that went horribly wrong due to the presence of a gun.

What ardent gun-rights supporters often fail to realize is that it is impossible to distinguish between who should be allowed to have a gun on school property and who should not. In arming today’s law-abiding citizens, we could very well be arming tomorrow’s school shooters.

Students come to this school to learn in a healthy and safe environment, not to worry more about becoming unfortunate victims in a society where random acts of gun violence are no longer shocking or necessarily newsworthy. It is time to take a stand against the transformation of schools in Indiana into battlegrounds of both the literal and political variety and to send a message to legislators that guns are not H at all conducive to education.

It is time to take a stand against the transformation of schools in Indiana into battlegrounds of either the literal or political variety and send a message to legislators that guns are not at all conducive to education.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Kyle Walker at kwalker2@hilite.org.

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To read more about news on gun legislation and the discussion of gun violence and legislation at Carmel High School, turn to Pages 7 and 16-19.

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DID YOU KNOW? While the spelling of the word is still debated between “away” and “aweigh,” the more appropriate spelling is the latter, which means “being weighed.”

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Anchors Aweigh Junior Sophia Gould discusses her experience as a competitive sailor

BY NAOMI REIBOLD nreibold@hilite.org Why did you start sailing?

Well, my dad was a sailor before, and since I grew up in Connecticut, our backyard was pretty much the ocean.

There’s a yacht club right next to it, so we got into lessons because my dad wanted me to sail and become a championship sailor.

When do you sail?

Every summer I go back to Connecticut, and I am on my sailing team there. We just go to different places in what’s called Long Island Sound, which is a body of water, and do races there.

Why do you continue to sail?

Well, I really, really love being out on the water. It’s so pretty out there. Plus, ever since I was younger, people always told me I was great at it, and I’d become something, and so I kind of continued it for that reason.

Plus, I just really, really love it. A bunch of the colleges I’m looking at, like the Ivy Leagues out there, have sailing teams. They are really good, and they compete all over the world, so I’d really love to get into that.

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HEELING OUT: Junior Sophia Gould leans over her boat to keep it from tipping, a technique called heeling. Gould said she has sailed since she was 5 years old.

Sailing Slang Many nautical terms have become part of everyday language.

Listed below are a few examples with their origins and what they mean now: “Boot Camp”

“Fathom”

“Anchors Aweigh”

On the sea, “fathom” is used as a nautical unit of length, but on land, it means to understand something or to “fathom it.”

An anchor that is aweigh is one that has just put weight on the rope when it is being pulled up. Now it is said in preparation for getting underway.

“Clean Bill of Health”

“Show His True Colors”

A document issued to ships proving that the port they sailed from did not suffer from an epidemic or infection. Now, it refers to being in good shape.

“Loose Cannon”

Early warships would fly flags from several countries to deceive the enemy.

However, before firing ships were required to raise their true flag. Now, it means to reveal one’s true personality.

Cannons had to be tied down to the decks of ships, or else they would roll around. Now, “loose cannon” is used to describe someone who is unpredictable.

During the SpanishAmerican War, sailors wore leggings called “boots,” which came to mean Navy recruits. These recruits trained at “boot” camps.

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